UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[ x ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
December 31, 2010
[ ]
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to ____________
Commission file number
000-51612
_______________________________________
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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68-0542002
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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organization)
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2441 High Timbers Drive, Suite 120 The Woodlands, Texas
77380
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
281.298.9555
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and
former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [ x ]
No[ ]
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [ ] No [ ] (Not applicable)
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 definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated
filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer [ ]
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Accelerated filer [
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Non-accelerated filer [ ]
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Smaller reporting company [ x ]
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [
] No[ x ]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
43,309,367 common shares issued and outstanding as at
February 11, 2011.
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Our unaudited consolidated financial statements are stated in
United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles.
It is the opinion of management that the unaudited consolidated
interim financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 include all
adjustments necessary in order to ensure that the unaudited consolidated interim
financial statements are not misleading.
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Arkanova Energy Corporation
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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(unaudited)
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December 31,
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September 30,
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2010
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2010
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ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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517,714
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$
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1,656,634
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Oil and gas receivables
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144,181
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60,183
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Prepaid expenses and other
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73,482
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348,826
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Other receivables, net of
allowance of $nil and $103,000
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46,381
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Total current assets
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735,377
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2,112,024
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of
$100,344 and $80,216
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349,459
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369,586
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Oil and gas properties, full cost method
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Evaluated, net of accumulated depreciation of
$15,825,039 and $15,786,820
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1,148,308
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2,222,570
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Other Assets
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97,000
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97,000
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Total assets
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2,330,144
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$
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4,801,180
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY
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Accounts payable
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$
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343,778
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$
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1,893,769
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Accrued liabilities
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208,523
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739,482
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Due to related party
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794
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Notes payable
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12,341,703
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12,585,963
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Derivative liability
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51,059
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53,666
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Total short term liabilities
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12,945,063
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15,273,674
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Loans payable
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43,736
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50,250
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Asset retirement obligations
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133,932
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186,902
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Total liabilities
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13,122,731
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15,510,826
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Contingencies and commitments
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Stockholders (Deficit) Equity
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value,
1,000,000,000 shares authorized,
43,309,367 (September 30, 2010
39,722,168) shares issued and outstanding
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43,309
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39,722
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Additional paid-in capital
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17,733,273
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16,361,084
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Retained deficit
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(28,569,169
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(27,110,452
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Total stockholders (deficit) equity
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(10,792,587
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(10,709,646
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Total liabilities and stockholders
(deficit) equity
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$
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2,330,144
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$
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4,801,180
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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Arkanova Energy Corporation
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
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(unaudited)
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Three months
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Three months
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Ended
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Ended
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December 31,
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December 31,
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2010
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2009
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Revenue
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Oil and gas sales
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$
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264,799
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$
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301,851
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Total revenue
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264,799
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301,851
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Expenses
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General and administrative expenses
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823,417
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878,203
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Oil and gas production costs
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662,460
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412,289
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Accretion Expense
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4,430
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Depletion
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38,219
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1,836
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Operating loss
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(1,263,727
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(990,477
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Other income (expenses)
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Interest expense
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(197,597
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(209,871
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Interest income
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823
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Loss on extinguishment of debt
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(480,000
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Gain (loss) on derivative liability
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2,607
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(1,652
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Net loss
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$
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(1,458,717
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$
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(1,681,177
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Loss per share basic and diluted
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$
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(0.03
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$
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(0.05
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Weighted average common shares outstanding
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42,299,000
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37,289,000
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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Arkanova Energy Corporation
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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(unaudited)
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Three months
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Three months
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Ended
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Ended
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December 31,
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December 31,
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2010
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2009
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Operating Activities
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Net loss
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$
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(1,458,717
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$
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(1,681,177
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Adjustment to reconcile net
loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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Accretion
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4,430
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Depreciation
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20,128
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9,259
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Depletion
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38,219
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1,836
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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
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480,000
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(Gain) Loss on
derivative liability
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(2,607
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1,652
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Stock-based compensation
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397,026
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254,037
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid expenses
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275,345
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188,579
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Oil and gas receivables
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(37,616
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(24,885
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Other
receivables
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(119
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Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
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(1,539,216
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71,406
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Accrued interest
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178,267
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224,334
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Due to related parties
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(794
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(109,101
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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
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(2,125,535
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(584,179
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Investing Activities
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Purchase of equipment
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(50,998
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Purchase of pipeline
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(37,154
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Proceeds on sale of oil and gas property
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1,600,000
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Oil and gas property expenditures
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(621,357
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(13,679
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Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing
Activities
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978,643
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(101,831
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Financing Activities
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Principal payments on debt
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(10,778
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Proceeds from issuance of promissory notes
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1,168,729
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options
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18,750
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75,000
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Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
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7,972
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1,243,729
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Net Change in Cash
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(1,138,920
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557,719
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Cash and cash equivalents beginning of
period
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1,656,634
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11,022
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Cash and cash equivalents end of period
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$
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517,714
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$
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568,741
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Supplemental Cash Flow and Other Disclosures (Note 9)
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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Arkanova Energy Corporation
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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(unaudited)
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NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Arkanova Energy Corporation (formerly Alton Ventures, Inc.)
(Arkanova or the Company) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on
September 6, 2001 to engage in the acquisition, exploration and development of
mineral properties.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited
consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only
normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of financial position,
results of operations, and cash flows. The information included in this
quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010. The accounting
policies are described in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
in the 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and updated, as necessary, in this Form
10-Q. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data presented for comparative
purposes was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all
disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States. The results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2010
are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year or for
any other subsequent interim period.
NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN
Arkanova is primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration
and development of oil and gas resource properties. Arkanova has incurred losses
of $28,569,169 since inception and has a negative working capital of $12,209,686
at December 31, 2010. Management plans to raise additional capital through
equity and/or debt financings. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding
Arkanovas ability to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 3: OIL AND GAS INTERESTS
Arkanova is currently participating in oil and gas exploration
activities in Arkansas, Colorado and Montana. All of Arkanovas oil and gas
properties are located in the United States.
Proven and Developed Properties, Arkansas and Colorado and
Montana
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During the period ended December 31, 2010, the present
value of the estimated future net revenue exceeds the carrying value of
the evaluated oil and gas properties, therefore, no impairment is
required. The carrying value of Arkanovas evaluated oil and gas
properties at December 31, 2010 was $1,148,308 (September 30, 2010 -
$2,222,570).
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(a)
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On April 9, 2010, Arkanovas subsidiary, Provident,
entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Knightwall Invest, Inc.
(Knightwall). Pursuant to the agreement, Provident agreed to sell to
Knightwall 30% of the leasehold interests comprising Providents Two
Medicine Cut Bank Sand Unit in Pondera and Glacier Counties, Montana, and
the equipment, parts, machinery, fixtures and improvements located on, or
used in connection with, the Unit, for a purchase price of $7,000,000
(received). The $5,500,000 received prior to September 30, 1010 was
applied against the full cost pool as of September 30, 2010. The
$1,500,000 received during the quarter ended December 31, 2010, was
applied against the full cost pool.
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NOTE 4: NOTES PAYABLE
(a)
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On April 17, 2008, Arkanova received $300,000 and issued
a promissory note. Under the terms of the promissory note, the amount was
unsecured, accrued interest at 10% per annum, and was due on April 16,
2009. At April 16, 2009, accrued interest of $30,000 was recorded. On
April 17, 2009, this note was modified whereby the maturity date was
extended to April 17, 2010 and the accrued interest on the note at the
date of modification was added to the principal balance for a modified
principal amount outstanding of $330,000. On April 17, 2010, Arkanova paid
interest of $33,000 to the note holder and extended the maturity date to
July 17, 2010. On July 17, 2010, Arkanova repaid principal amount of
$30,000 and interest of $8,250 and extended the maturity date to October
17, 2010.On October 17, 2010, Arkanova further extended the maturity date
to January 17, 2011. On January 17, 2011, Arkanova further extended the
maturity date to April 17, 2011. Arkanova evaluated the application of ASC
470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments and ASC 470-60, Troubled Debt
Restructurings by Debtors and concluded that the revised terms constituted
a debt modification, rather than a debt extinguishment or troubled debt
restructuring. The promissory note bears interest at 10% per annum, is due
on demand at any time after April 17, 2011 and may be secured against
Arkanovas oil, gas and mineral leases in Phillips and Monroe County,
Arkansas, and any wells located on acreage covered by such leases that are
owned and operated by Arkanova, right-of-ways and easements and Arkanovas
share of production obtained from such wells, if any. The promissory note
may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time prior to April 17, 2011
without penalty. In the event that Arkanova completes a subsequent debt or
equity financing of $5,000,000 or more prior to April 17, 2011, Arkanova
is obligated to repay the promissory note, plus accrued interest, from the
proceeds of the financing. In the event that Arkanova defaults
on the promissory note, and unless such default is waived in
writing by the holder, the holder may consider the promissory note
immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or notice
of any kind. Under such circumstances, interest shall accrue on the
principal amount from the date of default at the rate of 16% per annum, or
the maximum rate allowed by applicable law, whichever is lower.
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(b)
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On October 1, 2009, our subsidiary borrowed $1,168,729
and consolidated its outstanding promissory note balances into one
promissory note in the principal amount for $12,000,000. The loan also
adds accrued interest of $818,771 to this principal amount. The note bears
interest at 6% per annum, is due on September 30, 2011, and is secured by
our guarantee and also a pledge of our wholly owned subsidiary, Provident.
Interest is payable 10 days after maturity in our common shares. The
number of shares payable will be determined by dividing $1,440,000 by the
average stock price over the 15 business day period immediately preceding
the date on which the promissory note matures. On October 22, 2010,
Arkanova issued 2,634,150 shares of common stock with a fair value of
$720,000 to Aton Select Funds Limited as an interest payment on the
promissory note of $12,000,000. (Refer to Note 5(b)).
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As further consideration for this new loan, Arkanova
issued the note holder 821,918 common shares with a fair value of $240,000
during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. On October 26, 2010,
Arkanova issued an additional 878,049 common shares with a fair value of
$240,000 (refer to Note 5(c)). Arkanova evaluated the application of ASC
470-50and ASC 470-60 by Debtors and determined the debt modification was
substantial and qualified as a debt extinguishment. The additional stock
due was valued at $480,000 and is expensed as a loss on extinguishment of
debt during the quarter ended December 31, 2009.
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NOTE 5: COMMON STOCK
Common stocks
a)
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On October 22, 2010, Arkanova issued 75,000 common shares
upon the exercise of 75,000 stock options by one of the employees at an
exercise price of $0.25 per common share for gross proceeds of
$18,750.
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b)
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On October 26, 2010, Arkanova issued 2,634,150 shares of
common stock with a fair value of $720,000 to Aton Select Funds Limited as
an interest payment on the promissory note of $12,000,000. Refer to Note
4(b).
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c)
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On October 26, 2010, Arkanova issued 878,049 shares of
common stock to Aton Select Funds Limited as further consideration for
loan obtained from Aton Select Funds Limited. Refer to Note
4(b).
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Stock Options
On April 25, 2007, Arkanova adopted a stock option plan named
the 2007 Stock Option Plan (the Plan), the purpose of which is to attract and
retain the best available personnel and to provide incentives to employees,
officers, directors and consultants, all in an effort to promote the success of
Arkanova. Prior to the grant of options under the 2007 Stock Option Plan, there
were 5,000,000 shares of Arkanovas common stock available for issuance under
the plan.
During the three months ended December 31, 2010, Arkanova
granted 1,725,000 stock options, exercisable at $0.25 per share and expire on
October 8, 2015. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options
granted during the three months ended December 31, 2010 was $0.25.
During the three months ended December 31, 2010, 75,000 of
stock options were exercised. During the three months ended December 31, 2010,
Arkanova recorded stock-based compensation of $397,026, as general and
administrative expense.
A summary of Arkanovas stock option activity is as
follows:
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Weighted Average
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Weighted Average
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Aggregate
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Number of
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Exercise Price
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Remaining
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Intrinsic Value
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Options
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$
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Contractual Term
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$
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Outstanding, September 30, 2010
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3,303,333
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0.38
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3.27
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96,000
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Granted
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1,725,000
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0.25
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Exercised
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(75,000
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0.25
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Outstanding,
December 31, 2010
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4,953,333
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0.33
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3.60
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111,500
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Exercisable, December 31, 2010
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4,828,333
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0.33
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3.59
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111,500
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The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date
of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
weighted average assumptions:
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Three months
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ended
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December 31,
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2010
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Expected dividend yield
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0.00%
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Expected volatility
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214%
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Expected life (in years)
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2.50
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Risk-free interest rate
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0.45%
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A summary of the status of the Companys non-vested stock
options as of December 31, 2010, and changes during the three month period ended
December 31, 2010, is presented below:
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Weighted Average
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Number of
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Grant Date
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Non-vested options
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options
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Fair Value
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$
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Non-vested at September 30, 2010
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125,000
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0.28
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Granted
|
|
1,725,000
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
Vested
|
|
(1,725,000
|
)
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested at
December 31, 2009
|
|
125,000
|
|
|
0.28
|
|
At December 31, 2010, there was $4,299 of unrecognized
compensation costs related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements
granted under the Plan. There was $111,500 intrinsic value associated with the
outstanding options at December 31, 2010.
NOTE 6: DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
In June 2008, the FASB ratified ASC 815-15,
Derivatives and
Hedging Embedded Derivatives (ASC 815-15).
ASC 815-15, specifies that a
contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative, but is both
(a) indexed to its own stock and (b) classified in stockholders equity in the
statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial
instrument. ASC 815-15 provides a new two-step model to be applied in
determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to
an issuers own stock, including evaluating the instruments contingent exercise
and settlement provisions, and thus able to qualify for the ASC 815-15 scope
exception. It also clarifies the impact of foreign currency denominated strike
prices and market-based employee stock option valuation instruments on the
evaluation. ASC 815-15 is effective for the first annual reporting period
beginning after December 15, 2008 and early adoption is prohibited.
The impact of ASC 815-15 for the period ending December 31,
2010 resulted in a decrease in the derivative liability of $2,607 with a
corresponding income of $2,607 on derivative instruments. The fair value of the
derivative liability was $51,059 at December 31, 2010.
The fair values of the warrants on December 31, 2010 and
September 30, 2010 were estimated using the following assumptions:
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December 31, 2010
|
|
|
September 30, 2010
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
196%
|
|
|
214%
|
|
Expected term
|
|
2.25 years
|
|
|
2.50 years
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Risk free rate
|
|
1.02%
|
|
|
0.64%
|
|
Expected dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value
|
$
|
51,059
|
|
$
|
53,666
|
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NOTE 7: COMMITMENTS
See Note 4.
(a)
|
On April 9, 2010, Arkanovas subsidiary, Provident,
entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Knightwall Invest, Inc.
Pursuant to the agreement, Provident agreed to sell to Knightwall 30% of
the leasehold interests comprising Providents Two Medicine Cut Bank Sand
Unit in Pondera and Glacier Counties, Montana, and the equipment, parts,
machinery, fixtures and improvements located on, or used in connection
with, the Unit, for a purchase price of $7,000,000 (the Purchase
Price).
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The Purchase Price is payable in installments, with the
initial payment of $1,500,000 being due on or before April 9, 2010
(received), a second payment of $2,000,000 being due on June 8, 2010
(received on July 2, 2010), a third payment of $2,000,000 ($369,365 of
which Knightwall is entitled to apply to the payment in full of a loan )
being due on July 8, 2010 (received on August 3, 2010), and the remaining
$1,500,000 was paid on November 23, 2010 completing the sale.
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|
|
|
On November 22, 2010, Provident entered into an option
agreement with Knightwall pursuant to which Provident granted an option to
Knightwall to purchase an additional 5% working interest in the leasehold
interests comprising Providents Two Medicine Cut Bank Sand Unit in
Pondera and Glacier Counties, Montana. The option is exercisable by
Knightwall until expiry on March 31, 2011. Upon the grant of the option,
Knightwall provided a $100,000 (paid) non refundable deposit, the payment
of which will not be applied against the purchase price in the event the
option is exercised. Knightwall may exercise the option prior to the
expiry date by payment of $1.5 million to our company. As of today, the
$1.5 million has not been paid to exercise the option.
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(b)
|
The Company, as an owner or lessee and operator of oil
and gas properties, is subject to various federal, state and local laws
and regulations relating to discharge of materials into, and protection
of, the environment. These laws and regulations may, among other things,
impose liability on the lessee under an oil and gas lease for the cost of
pollution clean-up resulting from operations and subject the lessee to
liability for pollution damages. In some instances, the Company may be
directed to suspend or cease operations in the affected area. The Company
maintains insurance coverage, which it believes is customary in the
industry, although the Company is not fully insured against all
environmental risks. The Company is not aware of any environmental claims
existing as of December 31, 2010, which have not been provided for,
covered by insurance or otherwise have a material impact on its financial
position or results of operations. There can be no assurance, however,
that current regulatory requirements will not change, or past
noncompliance with environmental laws will not be discovered on the
Companys properties.
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|
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(c)
|
On October 17, 2010, Arkanova extended the maturity date
on the $300,000 promissory note due to Global Project Finance AG to
January 17, 2011. On January 17, 2011, Arkanova further extended the
maturity date to April 17, 2011. The amount was unsecured, with an accrued
interest at 10% per annum. Refer to Note 4(a) and Note 9(a).
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(d)
|
On December 15, 2010, the Company entered into a lease
agreement for a period of six months at the rate of $6,500 per
month.
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NOTE 8: SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW AND OTHER DISCLOSURES
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Three months
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|
|
Three months
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|
|
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Ended
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|
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Ended
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December 31,
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December 31,
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|
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2010
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|
|
2009
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|
Supplemental Disclosures:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Income taxes paid
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncash Financing and Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable related to
capital expenditures
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
55,310
|
|
Cumulative effective of change in accounting
principal
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
59,546
|
|
Shares issued to extinguish
liability
|
$
|
960,000
|
|
$
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation revision
|
$
|
57,400
|
|
$
|
|
|
NOTE 9: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
During the period from December 31, 2010 through February 11,
2011, we did not have any material recognizable subsequent events, except as
disclosed below.
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(a)
|
On January 17, 2011, Arkanova extended the maturity date
on the $300,000 promissory note due to Global Project Finance AG to April
17, 2011. The amount was unsecured, with an accrued interest at 10% per
annum. Refer to Note 4(a).
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements.
These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as
may, should, expect, plan, anticipate, believe, estimate,
predict, potential or continue or the negative of these terms or other
comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the
section entitled Risk Factors, that may cause our companys or our industrys
actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by
applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not
intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these
statements to actual results.
Our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements are
stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles. The following discussion should
be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and
the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all
references to common shares refer to the shares of our common stock and the
terms we, us, our and Arkanova mean Arkanova Energy Corporation.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December
31, 2010
The following summary of our results of operations should be
read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements for the
three months ended December 31, 2010 which are included herein:
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December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Revenue
|
$
|
264,799
|
|
$
|
301,851
|
|
Expenses
|
$
|
1,528,526
|
|
|
1,292,328
|
|
Net Loss
|
$
|
(1,458,717
|
)
|
$
|
(1,681,177
|
)
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Revenues
During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we generated
$264,799 in revenue as compared to revenues of $301,851 during the three months
ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in revenues is a result of the completed
sale on November 23, 2010 of a net revenue interest of 24% to Knightwall Invest,
Inc of the Provident Energy of Montana, LLC. As a result of this sale Knightwall
will participate in a 30% working interest in Provident.
Expenses
Expenses increased during the three months ended December 31,
2010 to $1,528,526 as compared to $1,292,328 during the three months ended
December 31, 2009. The increase is largely as a result of increased depletion
expenses to $38,219 for the three months ended December 31, 2010 compared to
$1,836 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and an increase in oil and
gas production costs to $662,460 for the three months ended December 31, 2010
compared to $412,289 for the three months ended December 31, 2009. General and
administrative expenses decreased to $823,417 for the three months ended
December 31, 2010 compared to $878,203 for the three months ended December 31,
2009. The main components of our general and administrative expenses during the
three months ended December 31, 2010 included employment compensation expenses
of $244,522, stock based compensation of $397,026, professional
and audit fees of $43,740 and other general and administrative expenses of
$138,129.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased during the three months ended
December 31, 2010 to $197,597 as compared to $209,871 during the three months
ended December 31, 2009.
Loss on extinguishment of debt
During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we did not
incur any loss due to the early extinguishment of debt as compared to $480,000
during the three months ended December 31, 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
|
|
At December 31,
|
|
|
At September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2010
|
|
Current assets
|
$
|
735,377
|
|
$
|
2,112,024
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
12,945,063
|
|
|
15,273,674
|
|
Working capital (deficiency)
|
$
|
(12,209,686
|
)
|
$
|
(13,161,650
|
)
|
We had cash and cash equivalents of $517,714 and a working
capital deficiency of $12,209,686 as at December 31, 2010 compared to cash and
cash equivalents of $1,656,634 and a working capital deficiency of $13,161,650
as of September 30, 2010. In addition to funds required to eliminate our working
capital deficiency, we anticipate that we will require approximately $13,250,000
for operating expenses during the next twelve months as set out below.
Estimated Expenses for the Next Twelve Month
Period
|
|
Lease Acquisition Costs
|
$
|
5,600,000
|
|
Exploration & Operating Costs
|
|
|
|
Drilling Costs
|
$
|
6,000,000
|
|
Employee
and Consultant Compensation
|
$
|
900,000
|
|
Professional Fees
|
$
|
250,000
|
|
General and
Administrative Expenses
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
Total
|
$
|
13,250,000
|
|
Our companys principal cash requirements are for new infield
well drilling development and current well reactivations. We anticipate such
expenses will rise as we proceed to determine the feasibility of developing our
current or future property interests.
Our companys cash and cash equivalents will not be sufficient
to meet our working capital requirements for the next twelve month period. We
estimate that we will require approximately $13,250,000 over the next twelve
month period to fund our plan of operations. Our company plans to raise the
capital required to satisfy our immediate short-term needs and additional
capital required to meet our estimated funding requirements for the next twelve
months primarily through the private placement of our equity securities. There
is no assurance that our company will be able to obtain further funds required
for our continued working capital requirements. The ability of our company to
meet our financial liabilities and commitments is primarily dependent upon the
continued financial support of our directors and shareholders, the continued
issuance of equity to new shareholders, and our ability to achieve and maintain
profitable operations.
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern as the continuation of our business is dependent upon obtaining
further long-term financing, successful exploration of our property interests,
the identification of reserves sufficient enough to warrant development,
successful development of our property interests and, finally, achieving a
profitable level of operations. The issuance of additional equity securities by
us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests
of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans
would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash
commitments.
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Due to the uncertainty of our ability to meet our current
operating and capital expenses, in their report on our audited consolidated
financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2010, our independent
auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern. Our statements contain additional note
disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure by our
independent auditors.
Outstanding Promissory Notes
On October 1, 2009, our subsidiary entered into a Loan
Consolidation Agreement to consolidate its outstanding promissory notes. We
requested an additional loan in the amount of $1,168,729 to be consolidated into
one new promissory note in the principal amount of $12,000,000. Pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the agreement, the new loan provided for the
consolidation and cancellation of the former notes and the additional loan
amount. Interest of $818,771 on the former notes was consolidated to the new
principal amount of $12,000,000. The promissory note bears interest at 6% per
annum, is due on September 30, 2011, and is secured by a pledge of all of our
subsidiarys interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Provident Energy. Interest
on the promissory note is payable 10 days after maturity in shares of our
companys common stock. The number of shares payable as interest will be
determined by dividing $1,440,000 by the average stock price over the 15
business day period immediately preceding the date on which the promissory note
matures.
As inducement to the note holder to provide the additional loan
of $1,168,729, our subsidiary agreed to cause our company to issue 821,918
shares of common stock to the note holder. In addition, we agreed to issue
$240,000 worth of shares of common stock to the note holder on the first
anniversary of the execution of the Note Purchase Agreement. The new note is
secured by a pledge of all the membership interest of Provident Energy and a
guarantee of indebtedness by our company.
Our subsidiary also agreed to cause our company to issue an
additional 900,000 shares of common stock to the lender following the execution
of the Loan Consolidation Agreement, in accordance with our companys heretofore
unfulfilled obligation under Section 3 of the Note Purchase Agreement relating
to the $9,000,000 note. We issued the 900,000 shares on May 27, 2010.
On October 22, 2010, we issued 2,634,150 shares of common stock
with a fair value of $720,000 to Aton Select Funds Limited as an interest
payment on the promissory note and on October 26, 2010, we issued an additional
878,049 common shares with a fair value of $240,000.
Lease Acquisition Costs
We have recorded or paid for 31,258 oil and gas lease acreage
of the approximately 50,000 acres in the Phillips, Monroe and Desha counties in
Arkansas that we intend to acquire. We anticipate approximately $5,600,000 to be
the amount to acquire the balance of this acreage during the next twelve month
period. It remains uncertain that we will acquire the remainder of this acreage.
The decision to purchase the Arkansas acreage was made by prior management.
Drilling, Remediation and Seismic Costs
We estimate that our exploration and development costs on our
property interests will be approximately $6,300,000 during the next twelve
months, which will include drilling and, if warranted, completion costs for one
vertical well to the Bakken and potentially two horizontal wells. We expect that
the total cost of the additional wells which we plan to drill in the next 12
months will be $5,000,000 exclusive of completion and hook-up costs. The
increased per well cost reflects a horizontal component. We may require
additional capital in the event we complete some or all of these wells. We will
need to obtain additional equity funding, and possibly additional debt funding
as well, in order to be able to obtain these funds. Alternatively, we may be
required to farmout a working interest in some of our acreage to a third party. There is no guarantee that we will be
able to raise sufficient additional capital or alternatively that we will be
able to negotiate a farmout arrangement on terms acceptable to us.
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Estimated Timeline of Exploration Activity on
Property
Date
|
Objective
|
January, 2011
|
Drilled the MAX 1 2817
vertical test the Bakken and completed horizontal drill in Cut Bank.
|
July, 2011
|
Commence drilling the second Bakken test well.
|
September, 2011
|
Commence drilling the Cut Bank
horizontal well (MAX 2- Bakken or Cut Bank Warrior well).
|
Employee and Consultant Compensation
Given the early stage of our development and exploration
properties, we intend to continue to outsource our professional and personnel
requirements by retaining consultants on an as needed basis. We estimate that
our consultant and related professional compensation expenses for the next
twelve month period will be approximately $900,000. As of September 30, 2010, we
had seven employees, including Pierre Mulacek and Reginald Denny. We pay Mr.
Mulacek an annual salary of $240,000 and Mr. Denny an annual salary of $170,000.
On February 9, 2010, we entered into an executive employment agreement with
Lance Nelson to appoint him as field operations manager of our company. Pursuant
to the terms of the agreement, we agreed to pay Mr. Nelson an annual salary of
$120,000 plus a discretionary performance based bonus as determined by our board
of directors. Mr. Nelson replaced Mr. Cook who resigned as our chief operations
officer on October 20, 2009 and his executive employment agreement terminated.
As of the date of filing we did not renew Mr. Nelsons employment contract that
expired on February 9, 2011. We intend to contract his services when needed.
Professional Fees
We expect to incur on-going legal, accounting and audit
expenses to comply with our reporting responsibilities as a public company under
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in addition to
general legal fees for oil and gas and general corporate matters. We estimate
our legal and accounting expenses for the next twelve months to be approximately
$250,000.
General and Administrative Expenses
We anticipate spending $500,000 on general and administrative
costs in the next twelve month period. These costs primarily consist of expenses
such as lease payments, office supplies, insurance, travel, office expenses,
etc.
Cash Used In Operating Activities
Operating activities used cash of $2,125,535 during the three
months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $584,179 during the three months
ended December 31, 2009.
Cash from Investing Activities
Investing activities provided cash of $978,643 during the three
months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to investing activities using cash of
$101,831 during the three months ended December 31, 2009.
Cash from Financing Activities
Financing activities provided cash of $7,972 during the three
months ended December 31, 2010 as compared to financing activities providing
cash of $1,243,729 during the three months ended December 31, 2009.
Capital Expenditures
As of February 11, 2011, our company did not have any material
commitments for capital expenditures.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have
or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial
condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of
operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is
material to stockholders.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and
results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities.
We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments
involved in the accounting policies described below have the greatest potential
impact on our financial statements, so we consider these to be our critical
accounting policies. Because of the uncertainty inherent in these matters,
actual results could differ from the estimates we use in applying the critical
accounting policies. Certain of these critical accounting policies affect
working capital account balances, including the policies for revenue
recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory reserves and income
taxes. These policies require that we make estimates in the preparation of our
financial statements as of a given date.
Within the context of these critical accounting policies, we
are not currently aware of any reasonably likely events or circumstances that
would result in materially different amounts being reported.
Going Concern
Due to the uncertainty of our ability to meet our current
operating and capital expenses, in their report on the annual financial
statements for the year ended September 30, 2010, our independent auditors
included an explanatory paragraph regarding concerns about our ability to
continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note
disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure by our
independent auditors.
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern as the continuation of our business is dependent upon obtaining
further financing. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could
result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current
stockholders. Commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will
increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
There are no assurances that we will be able to obtain further
funds required for our continued operations or for our entry into the petroleum
exploration and development industry. We are pursuing various financing
alternatives to meet our immediate and long-term financial requirements. There
can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to us when
needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable
terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis,
we will not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in the reporting period. Our
company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to useful life and
recoverability of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation expense, deferred
income tax asset valuations and loss contingencies. Our company bases its
estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various
other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values
of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not
readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by our
company may differ materially and adversely from our companys estimates. To the extent there are material
differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of
operations will be affected.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, we consider all
highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of
issuance to be cash equivalents.
Foreign Currency Transactions
Our companys functional and reporting currency is the United
States dollar. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
are translated into United States dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the
balance sheet date in accordance with ASC 830,
Foreign Currency Translation
Matters.
Non-monetary assets, liabilities and items recorded in income
arising from transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated at
rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency
transactions are primarily undertaken in Canadian dollars. Our company has not,
to the date of these financials statements, entered into derivative instruments
to offset the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Our company computes net income (loss) per share in accordance
with ASC 260,
Earnings per Share
which requires presentation of both
basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the income statement.
Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common
shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding
(denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive
potential common shares outstanding during the period including convertible
debt, stock options, and warrants, using the treasury stock method, and
convertible securities, using the if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS,
the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of
shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants.
Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is
anti-dilutive. We had net losses as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, so the
diluted EPS excluded all dilutive potential shares in the diluted EPS because
there effect is anti-dilutive.
Financial Instruments
Our companys financial instruments consist of cash and cash
equivalents, oil and gas receivables, other receivables, accounts payable and
accrued liabilities, due to related party, deferred proceeds, loans payable and
notes payable Pursuant to ASC 820,
Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures
and ASC 825,
Financial Instruments
, fair value of assets
and liabilities measured on a recurring basis include cash equivalents
determined based on Level 1 inputs, which consist of quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets. Loans payable and notes payable are valued based
on Level 2 inputs, consisting of quoted prices in less active markets. We
believe that the recorded values of all of the other financial instruments
approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective
maturity dates or durations.
Oil and Gas Properties
Our company utilizes the full-cost method of accounting for
petroleum and natural gas properties. Under this method, our company capitalizes
all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and
natural gas reserves, including leasehold acquisition costs, geological and
geophysical expenditures, lease rentals on undeveloped properties and costs of
drilling of productive and non-productive wells into the full cost pool on a
country by country basis. As of December 31, 2010, we had properties with proven
reserves. When our company obtains proven oil and gas reserves, capitalized
costs, including estimated future costs to develop the reserves proved and
estimated abandonment costs, net of salvage, will be depleted on the
units-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. The costs of
unproved properties are not amortized until it is determined whether or not
proved reserves can be assigned to the properties. Our company assesses the
property at least annually to ascertain whether impairment has occurred. In
assessing impairment our company considers factors such as historical experience
and other data such as primary lease terms of the property, average holding
periods of unproved property, and geographic and geologic data. During the
three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, no impairment was recorded.
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Revenue Recognition
Our company recognizes oil and gas revenue when production is
sold at a fixed or determinable price, persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists, delivery has occurred and title has transferred, and collectability is
reasonably assured.
Asset Retirement Obligations
Our company accounts for asset retirement obligations in
accordance with ASC 410-20,
Asset Retirement Obligations
. ASC 410-20
requires us to record the fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a
liability in the period in which it incurs an obligation associated with the
retirement of tangible long-lived assets that result from the acquisition,
construction, development and/or normal use of the assets. Asset retirement
obligations consists of estimated final well closure and associated ground
reclamation costs to be incurred by our company in the future once the
economical life of its oil and gas wells are reached. The estimated fair value
of the asset retirement obligation is based on the current cost escalated at an
inflation rate and discounted at a credit adjusted risk-free rate. This
liability is capitalized as part of the cost of the related asset and amortized
over its useful life. The liability accretes until our company settles the
obligation.
Accounting for Derivative Instruments
ASC 815-24 (formerly SFAS No. 133,
Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
,), requires all derivatives
to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Our companys derivatives are
separately valued and accounted for on the balance sheet. Fair values for
securities traded in the open market and derivatives are based on quoted market
prices. Where market prices are not readily available, fair values are
determined using market based pricing models incorporating readily observable
market data and requiring judgment and estimates.
The pricing model we used for determining fair values of our
derivatives is the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Valuations derived from
this model are subject to ongoing internal and external verification and review.
The model uses market-sourced inputs such as interest rates, exchange rates and
option volatilities. Selection of these inputs involves managements judgment
and may impact net income.
Long-lived Assets
In accordance with ASC 360,
Property, Plant and
Equipment
, the carrying value of intangible assets and other long-lived
assets is reviewed on a regular basis for the existence of facts or
circumstances that may suggest impairment. We recognize impairment when the sum
of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount
of the asset. Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the
carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value.
Concentration of Risk
Our company maintains its cash accounts in a commercial bank
located in Texas, United States. Our companys cash accounts are uninsured and
insured business checking accounts and deposits maintained in U.S. dollars. As
at December 31, 2010, we have not engaged in any transactions that would be
considered derivative instruments on hedging activities.
Comprehensive Loss
ASC 220,
Comprehensive Income
establishes standards for
the reporting and display of comprehensive loss and its components in the
financial statements. As at December 31, 2010 and 2009, we have no items that
represent comprehensive loss and, therefore, has not included a schedule of
comprehensive loss in the financial statements.
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Income Taxes
Potential benefits of income tax losses are not recognized in
the accounts until realization is more likely than not. Our company has adopted
ASC 740,
Income Taxes
as of its inception. Pursuant to ASC 740, we are
required to compute tax asset benefits for net operating losses carried forward.
The potential benefits of net operating losses have not been recognized in these
financial statements because our company cannot be assured it is more likely
than not it will utilize the net operating losses carried forward in future
years.
Stock-based Compensation
Our company records stock-based compensation in accordance with
ASC 718,
Compensation Stock Based Compensation
and ASC 505,
Equity
Based Payments to Non-Employees
, using the fair value method. All
transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the
issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the
consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued,
whichever is more reliably measurable. Equity instruments issued to employees
and the cost of the services received as consideration are measured and
recognized based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On December 31, 2008, the SEC published the final rules and
interpretations updating its oil and gas reporting requirements. Many of the
revisions are updates to definitions in the existing oil and gas rules to make
them consistent with the petroleum resource management system, which is a widely
accepted standard for the management of petroleum resources that was developed
by several industry organizations. Key revisions include changes to the pricing
used to estimate reserves utilizing a 12-month average price rather than a
single day spot price which eliminates the ability to utilize subsequent prices
to the end of a reporting period when the full cost ceiling was exceeded and
subsequent pricing exceeds pricing at the end of a reporting period, the ability
to include nontraditional resources in reserves, the use of new technology for
determining reserves, and permitting disclosure of probable and possible
reserves. The SEC will require companies to comply with the amended disclosure
requirements for registration statements filed after January 1, 2010, and for
annual reports on Form 10- K for fiscal years ending on or after December 15,
2009. Early adoption is not permitted. The adoption of this accounting policy
did not have a material impact on our companys financial statements.
Our company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements
that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not
believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been
issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of
operations.
Risk Factors
Much of the information included in this quarterly report
includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other forward looking
statements. Such forward looking statements include any projections and
estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business
operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon
which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment
regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary,
sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions
or other future performance suggested herein.
Such estimates, projections or other forward looking statements
involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader
that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could
materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially
from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other forward
looking statements.
Risks Relating To Our Business And The Oil And Gas
Industry
We have a history of losses and this trend may continue and
may negatively impact our ability to achieve our business objectives.
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We have experienced net losses since inception, and expect to
continue to incur substantial losses for the foreseeable future. Our accumulated
deficit was $28,569,169 as at December 31, 2010. We may not be able to generate
significant revenues in the future and our company has incurred increased
operating expenses following the recent commencement of production. As a result,
our management expects our business to continue to experience negative cash flow
for the foreseeable future and cannot predict when, if ever, our business might
become profitable. We will need to raise additional funds, and such funds may
not be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable
to raise funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to execute our business
plan, take advantage of future opportunities, or respond to competitive
pressures or unanticipated requirements. This may seriously harm our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
We have a limited operating history, which may hinder our
ability to successfully meet our objectives.
We have a limited operating history upon which to base an
evaluation of our current business and future prospects. We have only recently
commenced production and we do not have an established history of operating
producing properties or locating and developing properties that have oil and gas
reserves. As a result, the revenue and income potential of our business is
unproven. In addition, because of our limited operating history, we have limited
insight into trends that may emerge and affect our business. Errors may be made
in predicting and reacting to relevant business trends and we will be subject to
the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered by early-stage
companies in evolving markets. We may not be able to successfully address any or
all of these risks and uncertainties. Failure to adequately do so could cause
our business, results of operations and financial condition to suffer.
Our operations and proposed exploration activities will
require significant capital expenditures for which we may not have sufficient
funding and if we do obtain additional financing, our existing shareholders may
suffer substantial dilution.
We intend to make capital expenditures far in excess of our
existing capital resources to develop, acquire and explore oil and gas
properties. We intend to rely on funds from operations and external sources of
financing to meet our capital requirements to continue acquiring, exploring and
developing oil and gas properties and to otherwise implement our business plan.
We plan to obtain additional funding through the debt and equity markets, but we
can offer no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional funding when it
is required or that it will be available to us on commercially acceptable terms,
if at all. In addition, any additional equity financing may involve substantial
dilution to our then existing shareholders.
The successful implementation of our business plan is
subject to risks inherent in the oil and gas business, which if not adequately
managed could result in additional losses.
Our oil and gas operations are subject to the economic risks
typically associated with exploration and development activities, including the
necessity of making significant expenditures to locate and acquire properties
and to drill exploratory wells. In addition, the availability of drilling rigs
and the cost and timing of drilling, completing and, if warranted, operating
wells is often uncertain. In conducting exploration and development activities,
the presence of unanticipated pressure or irregularities in formations,
miscalculations or accidents may cause our exploration, development and, if
warranted, production activities to be unsuccessful. This could result in a
total loss of our investment in a particular well. If exploration efforts are
unsuccessful in establishing proved reserves and exploration activities cease,
the amounts accumulated as unproved costs will be charged against earnings as
impairments.
In addition, market conditions or the unavailability of
satisfactory oil and gas transportation arrangements may hinder our access to
oil and gas markets and delay our production. The availability of a ready market
for our prospective oil and gas production depends on a number of factors,
including the demand for and supply of oil and gas and the proximity of reserves
to pipelines and other facilities. Our ability to market such production depends
in substantial part on the availability and capacity of gathering systems,
pipelines and processing facilities, in most cases owned and operated by third
parties. Our failure to obtain such services on acceptable terms could
materially harm our business. We may be required to shut in wells for lack of a
market or a significant reduction in the price of oil or gas or because of
inadequacy or unavailability of pipelines or gathering system capacity. If that
occurs, we would be unable to realize revenue from those wells until
arrangements are made to deliver such production to market.
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Our future performance is dependent upon our ability to
identify, acquire and develop oil and gas properties, the failure of which could
result in under use of capital and losses.
Our future performance depends upon our ability to identify,
acquire and develop additional oil and gas reserves that are economically
recoverable. Our success will depend upon our ability to acquire working and
revenue interests in properties upon which oil and gas reserves are ultimately
discovered in commercial quantities, and our ability to develop prospects that
contain proven oil and gas reserves to the point of production. Without
successful acquisition and exploration activities, we will not be able to
develop additional oil and gas reserves or generate revenues. We cannot provide
you with any assurance that we will be able to identify and acquire additional
oil and gas reserves on acceptable terms, or that oil and gas deposits will be
discovered in sufficient quantities to enable us to recover our exploration and
development costs or sustain our business.
The successful acquisition and development of oil and gas
properties requires an assessment of recoverable reserves, future oil and gas
prices and operating costs, potential environmental and other liabilities, and
other factors. Such assessments are necessarily inexact and their accuracy
inherently uncertain. In addition, no assurance can be given that our
exploration and development activities will result in the discovery of
additional reserves. Our operations may be curtailed, delayed or canceled as a
result of lack of adequate capital and other factors, such as lack of
availability of rigs and other equipment, title problems, weather, compliance
with governmental regulations or price controls, mechanical difficulties, or
unusual or unexpected formations, pressures and or work interruptions. In
addition, the costs of exploitation and development may materially exceed our
initial estimates.
We have a very small management team and the loss of any
member of our team may prevent us from implementing our business plan in a
timely manner.
We have two executive officers and a limited number of
additional consultants upon whom our success largely depends. Although we do
maintain key person life insurance policies on our executive officers or
consultants, the loss of such personnel could seriously harm our business,
financial condition and results of operations, and we may not be able to recruit
personnel to replace our executive officers or consultants in a timely manner,
or at all, on acceptable terms.
Future growth could strain our personnel and infrastructure
resources, and if we are unable to implement appropriate controls and procedures
to manage our growth, we may not be able to successfully implement our business
plan.
We expect to experience rapid growth in our operations, which
will place a significant strain on our management, administrative, operational
and financial infrastructure. Our future success will depend in part upon the
ability of our management to manage growth effectively. This may require us to
hire and train additional personnel to manage our expanding operations. In
addition, we must continue to improve our operational, financial and management
controls and our reporting systems and procedures. If we fail to successfully
manage our growth, we may be unable to execute upon our business plan.
Market conditions or operation impediments may hinder our
access to natural gas and oil markets or delay our production.
The marketability of production from our properties depends in
part upon the availability, proximity and capacity of pipelines, natural gas
gathering systems and processing facilities. This dependence is heightened where
this infrastructure is less developed. Therefore, if drilling results are
positive in certain areas of our oil and gas properties, a new gathering system
would need to be built to handle the potential volume of gas produced. We might
be required to shut in wells, at least temporarily, for lack of a market or
because of the inadequacy or unavailability of transportation facilities. If
that were to occur, we would be unable to realize revenue from those wells until
arrangements were made to deliver production to market.
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Our ability to produce and market natural gas and oil is
affected and also may be harmed by:
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the lack of pipeline transmission facilities or carrying capacity;
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government regulation of natural gas and oil production;
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government transportation, tax and energy policies;
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changes in supply and demand; and
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general economic conditions.
We might incur additional debt in order to fund our
exploration and development activities, which would continue to reduce our
financial flexibility and could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or results of operations.
If we incur indebtedness, the ability to meet our debt
obligations and reduce our level of indebtedness depends on future performance.
General economic conditions, oil and gas prices and financial, business and
other factors affect our operations and future performance. Many of these
factors are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will be able to
generate sufficient cash flow to pay the interest on our current or future debt
or that future working capital, borrowings or equity financing will be available
to pay or refinance such debt. Factors that will affect our ability to raise
cash through an offering of our capital stock or a refinancing of our debt
include financial market conditions, the value of our assets and performance at
the time we need capital. We cannot assure you that we will have sufficient
funds to make such payments. If we do not have sufficient funds and are
otherwise unable to negotiate renewals of our borrowings or arrange new
financing, we might have to sell significant assets. Any such sale could have a
material adverse effect on our business and financial results.
Our properties in Arkansas, Colorado and Montana and/or
future properties might not produce, and we might not be able to determine
reserve potential, identify liabilities associated with the properties or obtain
protection from sellers against them, which could cause us to incur
losses.
Although we have reviewed and evaluated our properties in
Arkansas, Colorado and Montana in a manner consistent with industry practices,
such review and evaluation might not necessarily reveal all existing or
potential problems. This is also true for any future acquisitions made by us.
Inspections may not always be performed on every well, and environmental
problems, such as groundwater contamination, are not necessarily observable even
when an inspection is undertaken. Even when problems are identified, a seller
may be unwilling or unable to provide effective contractual protection against
all or part of those problems, and we may assume environmental and other risks
and liabilities in connection with the acquired properties.
We are subject to ongoing obligations under our Acquisition
and Development Agreement.
Under the terms of our Acquisition and Development Agreement,
as modified by an agreement dated May 21, 2007, we will have to pay
approximately an additional $5,600,000 to acquire the remainder of the acreage
which we have committed to acquire, unless we elect to pay a majority of the
costs with shares of our common stock at $1.25 per share. In addition, we are
required to drill five additional wells within 24 months, from the date upon
which Arkanova Delaware makes the last of the lease bonus payments as required
in the agreement. We do not anticipate paying the final lease payment until the
balance of the leases are delivered which at this time is not known when this
may occur. We expect that the total cost of these wells, together with a seismic
program, will require approximately $5,600,000 in additional capital. We will
need to obtain additional equity funding, and possibly additional debt funding
as well, in order to be able to obtain these funds. Alternatively, we may be
required to farmout a working interest in some of our acreage to a third party.
There is no guarantee that we will be able to raise sufficient additional
capital or alternatively that we will be able to negotiate a farmout arrangement
on terms acceptable to us. In addition, while we anticipate that David Griffin
will be able to deliver the mineral rights for all 50,000 acres which we have
contracted for, we have no guarantee that he will be able to do so. We are also
evaluating the possible sale and expiration of said leases in order to
concentrate our resources on the producing Montana property.
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If we or our operators fail to maintain adequate insurance,
our business could be materially and adversely affected.
Our operations are subject to risks inherent in the oil and gas
industry, such as blowouts, cratering, explosions, uncontrollable flows of oil,
gas or well fluids, fires, pollution, earthquakes and other environmental risks.
These risks could result in substantial losses due to injury and loss of life,
severe damage to and destruction of property and equipment, pollution and other
environmental damage, and suspension of operations. We could be liable for
environmental damages caused by previous property owners. As a result,
substantial liabilities to third parties or governmental entities may be
incurred, the payment of which could have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition and results of operations.
Any prospective drilling contractor or operator which we hire
will be required to maintain insurance of various types to cover our operations
with policy limits and retention liability customary in the industry. We also
have acquired our own insurance coverage for such prospects. The occurrence of a
significant adverse event on such prospects that is not fully covered by
insurance could result in the loss of all or part of our investment in a
particular prospect which could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and results of operations.
The oil and gas industry is highly competitive, and we may
not have sufficient resources to compete effectively.
The oil and gas industry is highly competitive. We compete with
oil and natural gas companies and other individual producers and operators, many
of which have longer operating histories and substantially greater financial and
other resources than we do, as well as companies in other industries supplying
energy, fuel and other needs to consumers. Our larger competitors, by reason of
their size and relative financial strength, can more easily access capital
markets than we can and may enjoy a competitive advantage in the recruitment of
qualified personnel. They may be able to absorb the burden of any changes in
laws and regulation in the jurisdictions in which we do business and handle
longer periods of reduced prices for oil and gas more easily than we can. Our
competitors may be able to pay more for oil and gas leases and properties and
may be able to define, evaluate, bid for and purchase a greater number of leases
and properties than we can. Further, these companies may enjoy technological
advantages and may be able to implement new technologies more rapidly than we
can. Our ability to acquire additional properties in the future will depend upon
our ability to conduct efficient operations, evaluate and select suitable
properties, implement advanced technologies and consummate transactions in a
highly competitive environment.
Complying with environmental and other government
regulations could be costly and could negatively impact our production.
Our business is governed by numerous laws and regulations at
various levels of government. These laws and regulations govern the operation
and maintenance of our facilities, the discharge of materials into the
environment and other environmental protection issues. Such laws and regulations
may, among other potential consequences, require that we acquire permits before
commencing drilling and restrict the substances that can be released into the
environment with drilling and production activities.
Under these laws and regulations, we could be liable for
personal injury, clean-up costs and other environmental and property damages, as
well as administrative, civil and criminal penalties. Prior to commencement of
drilling operations, we may secure limited insurance coverage for sudden and
accidental environmental damages as well as environmental damage that occurs
over time. However, we do not believe that insurance coverage for the full
potential liability of environmental damages is available at a reasonable cost.
Accordingly, we could be liable, or could be required to cease production on
properties, if environmental damage occurs.
The costs of complying with environmental laws and regulations
in the future may harm our business. Furthermore, future changes in
environmental laws and regulations could result in stricter standards and
enforcement, larger fines and liability, and increased capital expenditures and
operating costs, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition or results of operations.
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Shortages of rigs, equipment, supplies and personnel could
delay or otherwise adversely affect our cost of operations or our ability to
operate according to our business plans.
If drilling activity increases in eastern Arkansas, Colorado,
Montana or the southern United States generally, a shortage of drilling and
completion rigs, field equipment and qualified personnel could develop. The
demand for and wage rates of qualified drilling rig crews generally rise in
response to the increasing number of active rigs in service and could increase
sharply in the event of a shortage. Shortages of drilling and completion rigs,
field equipment or qualified personnel could delay, restrict or curtail our
exploration and development operations, which could in turn harm our operating
results.
We will be required to replace, maintain or expand our
reserves in order to prevent our reserves and production from declining, which
would adversely affect cash flows and income.
In general, production from natural gas and oil properties
declines over time as reserves are depleted, with the rate of decline depending
on reservoir characteristics. If we are not successful in our exploration and
development activities, our proved reserves will decline as reserves are
produced. Our future natural gas and oil production is highly dependent upon our
ability to economically find, develop or acquire reserves in commercial
quantities.
To the extent cash flow from operations is reduced, either by a
decrease in prevailing prices for natural gas and oil or an increase in
exploration and development costs, and external sources of capital become
limited or unavailable, our ability to make the necessary capital investment to
maintain or expand our asset base of natural gas and oil reserves would be
impaired. Even with sufficient available capital, our future exploration and
development activities may not result in additional proved reserves, and we
might not be able to drill productive wells at acceptable costs.
The geographic concentration of all of our other properties
in eastern Arkansas, Colorado and Montana subjects us to an increased risk of
loss of revenue or curtailment of production from factors affecting those
areas.
The geographic concentration of all of our leasehold interests
in Phillips, Monroe and Deshea Counties, Arkansas, Lone Mesa State Park,
Colorado and Pondera and Glacier Counties, Montana means that our properties
could be affected by the same event should the region experience:
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severe weather;
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delays or decreases in production, the availability of equipment,
facilities or services;
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delays or decreases in the availability of capacity to transport, gather or
process production; or
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changes in the regulatory environment.
The oil and gas exploration and production industry
historically is a cyclical industry and market fluctuations in the prices of oil
and gas could adversely affect our business.
Prices for oil and gas tend to fluctuate significantly in
response to factors beyond our control. These factors include:
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weather conditions in the United States and wherever our property interests
are located;
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economic conditions, including demand for petroleum-based products, in the
United States wherever our property interests are located;
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actions by OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries;
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political instability in the Middle East and other major oil and gas
producing regions;
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governmental regulations, both domestic and foreign;
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domestic and foreign tax policy;
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the pace adopted by foreign governments for the exploration, development,
and production of their national reserves;
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the price of foreign imports of oil and gas;
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the cost of exploring for, producing and delivering oil and gas;
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the discovery rate of new oil and gas reserves;
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the rate of decline of existing and new oil and gas reserves;
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available pipeline and other oil and gas transportation capacity;
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the ability of oil and gas companies to raise capital;
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the overall supply and demand for oil and gas; and
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the availability of alternate fuel sources.
Changes in commodity prices may significantly affect our
capital resources, liquidity and expected operating results. Price changes will
directly affect revenues and can indirectly impact expected production by
changing the amount of funds available to reinvest in exploration and
development activities. Reductions in oil and gas prices not only reduce
revenues and profits, but could also reduce the quantities of reserves that are
commercially recoverable. Significant declines in prices could result in
non-cash charges to earnings due to impairment.
Changes in commodity prices may also significantly affect our
ability to estimate the value of producing properties for acquisition and
divestiture and often cause disruption in the market for oil and gas producing
properties, as buyers and sellers have difficulty agreeing on the value of the
properties. Price volatility also makes it difficult to budget for and project
the return on acquisitions and the exploration and development of projects. We
expect that commodity prices will continue to fluctuate significantly in the
future.
Our ability to produce oil and gas from our properties may
be adversely affected by a number of factors outside of our control which may
result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or
results of operations.
The business of exploring for and producing oil and gas
involves a substantial risk of investment loss. Drilling oil and gas wells
involves the risk that the wells may be unproductive or that, although
productive, the wells may not produce oil or gas in economic quantities. Other
hazards, such as unusual or unexpected geological formations, pressures, fires,
blowouts, loss of circulation of drilling fluids or other conditions may
substantially delay or prevent completion of any well. Adverse weather
conditions can also hinder drilling operations. A productive well may become
uneconomic if water or other deleterious substances are encountered that impair
or prevent the production of oil or gas from the well. In addition, production
from any well may be unmarketable if it is impregnated with water or other
deleterious substances. There can be no assurance that oil and gas will be
produced from the properties in which we have interests. In addition, the
marketability of oil and gas that may be acquired or discovered may be
influenced by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include the
proximity and capacity of oil and gas, gathering systems, pipelines and
processing equipment, market fluctuations in oil and gas prices, taxes,
royalties, land tenure, allowable production and environmental protection. We
cannot predict how these factors may affect our business.
We may be unable to retain our leases and working interests
in our leases, which would result in significant financial losses to our
company.
Our properties are held under oil and gas leases. If we fail to
meet the specific requirements of each lease, such lease may terminate or
expire. We cannot assure you that any of the obligations required to maintain
each lease will be met. The termination or expiration of our leases may harm our
business. Our property interests will terminate unless we fulfill certain
obligations under the terms of our leases and other agreements related to such
properties. If we are unable to satisfy these conditions on a timely basis, we
may lose our rights in these properties. The termination of our interests in
these properties may harm our business. In addition, we will need significant
funds to meet capital requirements for the exploration activities that we intend
to conduct on our properties.
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Title deficiencies could render our leases worthless which
could have adverse effects on our financial condition or results of
operations.
The existence of a material title deficiency can render a lease
worthless and can result in a large expense to our business. It is our practice
in acquiring oil and gas leases or undivided interests in oil and gas leases to
forego the expense of retaining lawyers to examine the title to the oil or gas
interest to be placed under lease or already placed under lease. Instead, we
rely upon the judgment of oil and gas landmen who perform the field work in
examining records in the appropriate governmental office before attempting to
place under lease a specific oil or gas interest. This is customary practice in
the oil and gas industry. However, we do not anticipate that we, or the person
or company acting as operator of the wells located on the properties that we
currently lease or may lease in the future, will obtain counsel to examine title
to the lease until the well is about to be drilled. As a result, we may be
unaware of deficiencies in the marketability of the title to the lease. Such
deficiencies may render the lease worthless.
Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control
over financial reporting were not effective, which may cause our financial
reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated to the
public.
Our management evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures
as of December 31, 2010 and concluded that as of that date, our disclosure
controls and procedures were not effective. In addition, our management
evaluated our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010
and concluded that that there was a material weakness in our internal control
over financial reporting as of that date and that our internal control over
financial reporting was not effective as of that date. A material weakness is a
control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the financial statements
will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
We have not yet remediated this material weakness and we
believe that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting continue to be ineffective. Until the issue is corrected,
our ability to report financial results or other information required to be
disclosed on a timely and accurate basis may be adversely affected and our
financial reporting may continue to be unreliable, which could result in
additional misinformation being disseminated to the public. Investors relying
upon this misinformation may make an uninformed investment decision.
Risks Relating To Our Common Stock
A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our
ability to raise further working capital and adversely impact our ability to
continue operations
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A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could
result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in
our ability to raise capital. Because a significant portion of our operations
have been and will be financed through the sale of equity securities, a decline
in the price of our common stock could be especially detrimental to our
liquidity and our operations. Such reductions may force us to reallocate funds
from other planned uses and may have a significant negative effect on our
business plan and operations, including our ability to develop new properties
and continue our current operations. If our stock price declines, we can offer
no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital or generate funds
from operations sufficient to meet our obligations. If we are unable to raise
sufficient capital in the future, we may not be able to have the resources to
continue our normal operations.
The market price for our common stock may also be affected by
our ability to meet or exceed expectations of analysts or investors. Any failure
to meet these expectations, even if minor, may have a material adverse effect on
the market price of our common stock.
If we issue additional shares in the future, it will result
in the dilution of our existing shareholders.
Our articles of incorporation, as amended, authorizes the
issuance of up to 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of
$0.001. Our board of directors may choose to issue some or all of such shares to
acquire one or more businesses or to provide additional financing in the future.
The issuance of any such shares will result in a reduction of the book value and market price of the outstanding
shares of our common stock. If we issue any such additional shares, such
issuance will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power
of all current shareholders. Further, such issuance may result in a change of
control of our corporation.
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Trading of our stock may be restricted by the Securities
Exchange Commissions penny stock regulations, which may limit a stockholders
ability to buy and sell our stock.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations
which generally define penny stock to be any equity security that has a market
price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than
$5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by
the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and
accredited investors. The term accredited investor refers generally to
institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth
in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly
with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a
transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a
standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which provides information about penny stocks and the
nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must
provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock,
the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and
monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in
the customers account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and
salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in
writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in
writing before or with the customers confirmation. In addition, the penny stock
rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt
from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination
that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the
purchasers written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements
may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary
market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently,
these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our
securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest
in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has
adopted sales practice requirements which may also limit a stockholders ability
to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the penny stock rules described above, FINRA
has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer,
a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment
is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced
securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make
reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customers financial status,
tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations
of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative
low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA
requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their
customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our
stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Our common stock is illiquid and the price of our common
stock may be negatively impacted by factors which are unrelated to our
operations
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Our common stock currently trades on a limited basis on the OTC
Bulletin Board. Trading of our stock through the OTC Bulletin Board is
frequently thin and highly volatile. There is no assurance that a sufficient
market will develop in our stock, in which case it could be difficult for
shareholders to sell their stock. The market price of our common stock could
fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, including market perception
of our ability to achieve our planned growth, quarterly operating results of our
competitors, trading volume in our common stock, changes in general conditions
in the economy and the financial markets or other developments affecting our
competitors or us. In addition, the stock market is subject to extreme price and
volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market
price of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their
operating performance and could have the same effect on our common stock.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk.
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms, and that such information
is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our president and
chief executive officer (who is acting as our principal executive officer) and
our chief financial officer (who is acting as our principal financial officer
and principal accounting officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and
procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no
matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of
achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to
apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible
controls and procedures.
As of December 31, 2010, the end of the three month period
covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and
with the participation of our management, including our president and chief
executive officer (who is acting as our principal executive officer) and our
chief financial officer (who is acting as our principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation
of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our president
and chief executive officer (who is acting as our chief executive officer) and
our chief financial officer (who is acting as our principal financial officer
and principal accounting officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures were ineffective as of the end of the period covered by this
quarterly report.
After conducting an evaluation under the Internal Control
Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission, our company determined that our internal control over
financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2010 due to three
material weaknesses that were indentified in our annual report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. During the quarter ended December 31,
2010, we rectified the following two material weaknesses: (i) lack of accounting
staff with sufficient U.S. GAAP expertise; and (ii) significant audit
adjustments discovered by our independent registered public accounting firm.
With respect to the first material weakness, we have increased the frequency of
review and the services provided by an outside accounting firm with certified
public accountant members. With respect to the second material weakness, there
were no material adjustments identified from our independent public accounting
firm for the period ended December 31, 2010 and our company has implemented
additional procedures to reduce the potential for fututure adjustments that may
be a result of accounting errors. However, due to the small size of our company
and our limited personnel, we continue to have insufficient segregation of
duties in our finance and accounting function. Our company anticipates hiring
additional personnel to segregate such duties when operations warrant.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Except as disclosed below, we know of no material, active or
pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a
plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no
proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any
registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material
interest adverse to our interest.
Provident Energy of Montana, LLC and Arkanova Energy
Corporation vs. Billie Eustice
On October 20, 2010, we and our subsidiary, Provident Energy of
Montana, LLC, initiated a lawsuit against Billie Eustice in the Circuit Court of
Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
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Factual Allegations
Provident Energy was bought by our company in its entirety from
a former corporation owned by Billie Eustice and the Gary Little Trust. In that
share acquisition, we acquired Provident Energy as a wholly owned subsidiary and
obtained the rights to existing leases and production on approximately 10,000
acres in Montana. After the sale was completed, Provident Energy learned of
violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act which had occurred on the property
the month before the closing date of the sale. Although Billie Eustice had
direct knowledge of the incident, she failed to disclose the information to us.
She also signed a sellers certificate acknowledging that no incidents had
occurred on the property prior to the sale which would have materially altered
the value of the property that had not already been disclosed to us.
As a consequence of the violations, Provident Energy had to
plead guilty to a federal class B misdemeanor and incurred fines and penalties
in addition to being put on 18-months probation.
In addition to this claim, we and Provident Energy have also
asserted that Billie Eustice committed fraud and conversion in withdrawing
monies from the account of Provident Energy after the sale of the company and in
representing herself as an agent of Provident Energy after the sale in order to
acquire royalty interest which she was not authorized to do. Provident Energy
had a one year consulting agreement with Billie Eustace wherein she was to
provide consulting services to Provident Energy in exchange for a $1,500,000.00
consulting fee that was paid up front as part of the consideration for the
company less a $250,000.00 retention for remediation and clean up of a spill
disclosed prior to closing. Provident Energy's costs far exceeded the $250,000
retention.
We and Provident Energy seek rescission of the consulting
agreement with Billie Eustace, the divesting of any royalty interests she
fraudulently obtained for herself, and reimbursement and indemnity of all
damages incurred as a result of her fraud and conversion.
Relief Sought
We and Provident Energy are asking for all amounts expended for
clean up, remediation, fines, attorneys fees, and any loss of opportunity or
profit attributable to the undisclosed "spill" resulting the death of birds
covered by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, rescission of the consulting
agreement, damages in the amounts of all profits derived from royalty interests
fraudulently obtained by Billie Eustace, $134,000.00 as the amount of Provident
Energys funds converted by Eustace to her own personal bank account, attorneys
fees, pre and post-judgment interests, and court costs.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Not Applicable
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
Effective October 8, 2010, we granted an aggregate of 1,725,000
stock options to five individuals who are either directors, executive officers
and/or key employees of our company. We issued the stock options relying on
exemptions from registration provided by Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D of the
Securities Act of 1933.
On October 22, 2010, one of our employees exercised 75,000
options to purchase common shares at an exercise price of $0.25 per common share
and, accordingly, we issued 75,000 common shares to one of our employees for
gross proceeds of $18,750. We issued the common shares relying on an exemption
from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
On October 26, 2010, we issued 3,512,199 shares of our common
stock to Aton Select Funds Limited. We issued the securities to one non-U.S.
person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933)
in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S and/or Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No advertising or general solicitation was
employed in offering the securities.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
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Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
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3.1
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Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from
our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on August 19, 2004)
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3.2
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Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed on August 19, 2004)
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3.3
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Articles of Merger filed with the Secretary of State of
Nevada on October 17, 2006 (incorporated by reference from our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2006)
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3.4
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Certificate of Change filed with the Secretary of State
of Nevada on October 17, 2006 (incorporated by reference from our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2006)
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(4)
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Instrument Defining the Rights of Holders
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4.1
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Debenture with John Thomas Bridge & Opportunity Fund
(incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
March 26, 2008)
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(10)
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Material Contracts
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10.1
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10% Promissory Note dated July 14, 2008 issued by our
company to Aton Select Fund Limited in the principal amount of $375,000
(incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed
on August 14, 2008)
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10.2
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 21, 2008, by and
between Billie J. Eustice and the Gary L. Little Trust, as Sellers, and
Arkanova Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference from our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 25, 2008)
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10.3
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Form of Note Purchase Agreement dated September 3, 2008
between our company and an unaffiliated lender (incorporated by reference
from our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on December 10, 2008)
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10.4
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First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated October
3, 2008, by and between Billie J. Eustice and the Gary L. Little Trust, as
Sellers, and Arkanova Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference
from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2008)
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10.5
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Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement dated
November 14, 2008 with Reginald Denny (incorporated by reference from our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2008)
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10.6
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Employment Agreement dated October 18, 2008 between our
company and Reginald Denny (incorporated by reference from our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 23, 2009)
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10.7
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Employment Agreement dated October 18, 2008 between our
company and Pierre Mulacek (incorporated by reference from our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 23, 2009)
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10.8
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Note Purchase Agreement dated April 17, 2009 between our
company and Global Project Finance AG (incorporated by reference from our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2009)
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10.9
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Promissory Note dated April 17, 2009 issued by our
company to Global Project Finance AG (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2009)
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10.10
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Note Purchase Agreement dated April 29, 2009 between our
company and Aton Select Fund Limited (incorporated by reference from our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2009)
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10.11
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Promissory Note dated April 29, 2009 issued by our
company to Aton Select Fund Limited (incorporated by reference from our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2009)
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10.12
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Loan Consolidation Agreement dated as of October 1, 2009,
between Arkanova Acquisition Corporation and Aton Select Funds Limited
(incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 7, 2009)
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10.14
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Note Purchase Agreement dated as of October 1, 2009,
between Arkanova Acquisition Corporation and Aton Select Funds Limited
(incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 7, 2009)
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10.15
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Promissory Note dated October 1, 2009, of Arkanova
Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference from our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2009)
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10.16
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Stock Option Agreement dated October 14, 2009 with Pierre
Mulacek (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on October 19, 2009)
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10.17
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Stock Option Agreement dated October 14, 2009 with Erich
Hofer (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on October 19, 2009)
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10.18
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Stock Option Agreement dated October 14, 2009 with
Reginald Denny (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form
8-K filed on October 19, 2009)
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10.19
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Purchase and Sale Agreement dated April 9, 2010, by and
between Provident Energy Associates of Montana, LLC, as Seller, and
Knightwall Invest, Inc., as Buyer (incorporated by reference from our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 12, 2010)
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10.20
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Executive Employment Agreement dated July 17, 2010 with
Pierre Mulacek (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form
8-K filed on July 22, 2010)
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10.21
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Executive Employment Agreement dated July 17, 2010 with
Reginald Denny (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form
8-K filed on July 22, 2010)
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10.22
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Note Purchase Agreement dated as of the 17th day of July,
2010, between our company and Global Project Finance AG (incorporated by
reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2010)
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10.23
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Stock Option Agreement dated October 8, 2010 with Pierre
Mulacek (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on October 14, 2010)
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10.24
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Stock Option Agreement dated October 8, 2010 with
Reginald Denny (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form
8-K filed on October 14, 2010)
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10.25
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Stock Option Agreement dated October 8, 2010 with Erich
Hofer (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on October 14, 2010)
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10.26
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Option Agreement dated November 22, 2010 between
Provident Energy Associates of Montana, LLC and Knightwall Invest, Inc.
(incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 26, 2010)
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Subsidiaries
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21.1
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Arkanova Development LLC (Nevada Limited Liability
Company)
Arkanova Acquisition Corporation (Delaware)
Prism
Corporation (Oklahoma)
Provident Energy of Montana, LLC (Montana
Limited Liability Company)
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*Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
ARKANOVA ENERGY CORPORATION
/s/ Pierre Mulacek
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By: Pierre Mulacek
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President, Chief Executive Officer,
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Secretary, Treasurer and Director
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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Dated: February 11, 2011
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/s/ Reginald Denny
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By: Reginald Denny
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Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Financial Officer and
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Principal Accounting Officer)
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Dated: February 11, 2011
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