UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002
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[ ] 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 1-4668
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
BERMUDA NONE
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Clarendon House, Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda HM 11
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
441-295-1422
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (l) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
l934 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. |X| Yes |_| No
The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's single class of common
stock as of November 7, 2002 was 46,211,604.
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
Table of Contents
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 Financial Statements Page
Consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2002 and
December 31, 2001 3
Consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 and for the period from
January 31, 1953 (inception) to September 30, 2002 4
Consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine month periods ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001 and for the period from January 31, 1953
(inception) to September 30, 2002 5
Notes to consolidated financial statements 6
ITEM 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 9
ITEM 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk 12
ITEM 4 Controls and Procedures 12
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 5 Other Information 13
ITEM 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 14
Signatures 15
Rule 13a-14 Certifications 16-17
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
(A Bermuda Corporation)
A Development Stage Company
September 30, December 31,
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2002 2001
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ASSETS (unaudited) (Note)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 534,273 $ 609,024
Interest and accounts receivable 4,081 8,604
Notes receivable - 15,000
Prepaid expenses 476,534 353,596
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Total current assets 1,014,888 986,224
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Contingent litigation claim (Notes 2 & 4) - -
Deferred financing costs - 90,391
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Total assets $ 1,014,888 $ 1,076,615
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 1,415,314 $ 358,621
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Minority interests - -
Shareholders' equity (deficit): Common stock, par value $.12 per share:
Authorized - 250,000,000 shares
Outstanding - 46,211,604 and 43,468,329 shares, respectively 5,545,392 5,216,199
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Capital in excess of par value 32,067,811 31,497,362
37,613,203 36,713,561
Deficit accumulated during the development stage (38,013,629) (35,995,567)
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Total shareholders' equity (400,426) 717,994
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit) $ 1,014,888 $ 1,076,615
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Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2001 has been derived from
the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.
See accompanying notes.
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
(A Bermuda Corporation)
A Development Stage Company
(unaudited)
For the
period from
Jan. 31, 1953
Three months ended Nine months ended (inception)
September 30, September 30, to Sept. 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
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Interest and other income $ 2,034 $ 12,407 $ 6,173 $ 73,153 $ 3,875,728
Expenses:
Legal fees and costs 640,029 327,643 1,319,785 1,236,604 16,000,744
Administrative expenses 174,228 121,254 506,687 402,530 8,913,927
Salaries 37,950 37,950 113,850 113,850 3,486,278
Shareholder communications 8,225 12,170 24,666 98,000 3,910,161
Write off of unproved properties - - - 480 5,501,247
Exploration costs - - 59,247 - 247,465
Lawsuit judgments - - - - 1,941,916
Minority interests - - - - (632,974)
Other - - - - 364,865
Contractual services - - - 2,155,728
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860,432 499,017 2,024,235 1,851,464 41,889,357
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Net loss $(858,398) $(486,610) $(2,018,062) $(1,778,311)
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Deficit accumulated during
the development stage $(38,013,629)
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Average number of shares
outstanding (basic & diluted) 45,525,329 43,468,329 44,291,312 43,468,329
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Net loss per share (basic & $(.02) $(.01) $(.05) $(.04)
diluted)
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See accompanying notes.
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
(A Bermuda Corporation)
A Development Stage Company
(unaudited)
For the period from Jan.
31, 1953
Nine months ended (inception)
September 30, To Sept. 30,
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2002 2001 2002
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Operating activities:
Net loss $(2,018,062) $(1,778,311) $(38,013,629)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
Minority interest - - (632,974)
Write off of unproved properties - - 5,501,247
Common stock issued for services - - 119,500
Compensation recognized for stock option grant - - 75,000
Recoveries from previously written off properties - 252,173
Net change in:
Interest and accounts receivable 4,523 28,855 (4,081)
Prepaid expenses (122,938) (62,712) (476,534)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,056,693 86,509 1,415,314
Deferred financing costs 90,391 27,866 -
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Net cash used in operating activities (989,393) (1,697,793) (31,763,984)
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Investing activities:
Additions to oil, gas, and mineral properties
net of assets acquired for common stock and
reimbursements - (57,051) (3,621,688)
Proceeds from relinquishment of surface rights - - 246,733`
Notes receivable 15,000 - -
Purchase of fixed assets - (61,649)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 15,000 (57,051) (3,436,604)
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Financing activities:
Sale of common stock net of expenses 899,642 - 30,380,612
Shares issued upon exercise of options - - 884,249
Sale of shares by subsidiary - - 750,000
Sale of subsidiary shares 3,720,000
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Net cash provided by financing activities 899,642 - 35,734,861
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (74,751) (1,754,844) 534,273
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 609,024 2,958,674 -
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 534,273 $ 1,203,830 $ 534,273
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See accompanying notes.
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 Financial Statements
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include
the Company's 59.25% owned subsidiary, Coastal Petroleum Company (Coastal
Petroleum) and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do
not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Operating
results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December 31, 2002. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial
statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001.
Note 2. Litigation
Florida Litigation
Coastal Petroleum has been involved in various lawsuits for many years.
Coastal Petroleum's current litigation (Florida Litigation) now involves one
basic claim: whether the State's policy and denial of a permit constitute a
taking of Coastal Petroleum's property. In addition, Coastal Caribbean is a
party to another action in which Coastal Caribbean claims that certain of its
royalty interests have been confiscated by the State.
In 1990, the State of Florida enacted legislation that prohibits
drilling or exploration for oil or gas on Florida's offshore acreage. Although
the law does not apply to areas where Coastal Petroleum is entitled to conduct
exploration, the State of Florida has effectively prevented any exploratory
drilling by denying the Company's application for drilling permits. In addition,
in those areas where Coastal Petroleum has only a royalty interest, the law also
effectively prohibits production of oil and gas, rendering it impossible for
Coastal Petroleum to collect royalties from those areas. During 1998, Coastal
Petroleum exhausted its legal remedies in its efforts to obtain compensation for
the drilling prohibition on its royalty interest acreage.
Lease Taking Case (Lease 224-A)
On June 26, 2000, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed an
earlier ruling that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
could deny Coastal Petroleum a permit to drill an exploratory well about nine
miles south of St. George Island in the Florida Panhandle. While the appeals
court held that the DEP could take such action on the basis of a compelling
public purpose in not allowing offshore oil and gas drilling in Florida, the
court also found that the DEP's action would be unconstitutional "if just
compensation is not paid for what is taken."
ITEM 1 Financial Statements
The appeals court stated that whether the denial of the permit constituted a
taking of Coastal Petroleum's property should be determined by the Circuit
Court.
On January 16, 2001, Coastal Petroleum Company filed a complaint in the
Leon County Circuit Court in Florida against the State of Florida seeking
compensation for the State's taking of its property rights to explore for oil
and gas within its Lease 224-A.
On February 13, 2001, certain holders of royalties pertaining to Lease
224-A filed a Motion to Intervene as Additional Plaintiffs. On April 24, 2001,
the Leon County Circuit trial judge granted certain royalty holders with
overriding royalties, which aggregate approximately 4% on State Lease 224-A, the
right to intervene on a limited basis in the takings lawsuit.
Counsel for the royalty holders has advised Coastal Petroleum that the
royalty holders' position is that their interest is worth substantially more
than 4% of whatever judgment may be awarded to Coastal Petroleum in the
litigation and that they intend to make a claim against any recovery Coastal
Petroleum may obtain in the litigation. Coastal Petroleum has informed the
Circuit Court and counsel for the royalty holders that Coastal Petroleum is not
making any claim in the litigation on behalf of any interest the royalty holders
may have.
On October 8, 2002, the trial court in the takings litigation orally
ruled from the bench that the State's denial of a permit to drill on Coastal
Petroleum's Lease 224-A did not constitute an unlawful taking of Coastal
Petroleum's property. Coastal Petroleum has the right to appeal the court's
written order to the Florida First District Court of Appeal. As of the date of
the filing of this report, the trial court has not yet issued a written order.
Coastal Petroleum intends to appeal the trial court's decision after the written
order is issued.
Royalty Taking Case
The offshore areas covered by Coastal Petroleum's original leases
(prior to the 1976 Settlement Agreement) are subject to certain other royalty
interests held by third parties, including Coastal Caribbean. In 1994, several
of those third parties, including Coastal Caribbean which has approximately a
12% interest in any recovery, instituted a separate lawsuit against the State.
That lawsuit claims that the royalty holders' interests have been confiscated as
a result of the State's actions discussed above and that they are entitled to
compensation for that taking.
The royalty holders were not parties to the 1976 Settlement Agreement,
and the royalty holders contend that the terms of the Settlement Agreement do
not protect the State from taking claims by those royalty holders. The case is
currently pending before the Circuit Court in Tallahassee. On December 2, 1999,
the Circuit Court denied the State's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' claim of
inverse condemnation but dismissed several other claims.
On May 10, 2000, the State filed a motion for summary judgment but no
hearing date has been set for the motion.
ITEM 1 Financial Statements
Any recovery made in the royalty holders' lawsuit would be shared among
the various plaintiffs in that lawsuit, including Coastal Caribbean, but not
Coastal Petroleum.
Lease Taking Case (Lease 224-B)
On May 21, 2002, Coastal Petroleum filed a complaint in the Leon County
Circuit Court, Florida against the State of Florida seeking compensation for the
State's alleged taking of its property rights to explore for oil and gas within
its State Lease 224-B. The lease encompasses more than 400,000 acres off the
West Coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. On July 22, 2002, a motion by the
State of Florida to dismiss the case was heard. The court denied the State's
motion to dismiss the case on August 30, 2002. The case is currently pending and
is in the discovery stage.
Note 3. Loss per share
Loss per share is based upon the weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. The Company's basic and
diluted calculations of EPS are the same because the exercise of options is not
assumed in calculating diluted EPS, as the result would be anti-dilutive (the
Company has continuing losses).
Note 4. Going Concern
The Company's current liabilities exceed its current assets, the
Company has a limited amount of cash and cash equivalents, has incurred
recurring losses and has a deficit accumulated during the development stage. On
January 16, 2001, Coastal Petroleum Company filed a complaint in the Leon County
Circuit Court in Florida against the State of Florida seeking compensation for
the State's taking of its property rights to explore for oil and gas within its
Lease 224-A. On October 8, 2002, the trial court orally ruled from the bench
that the State's denial of a permit to drill on Coastal Petroleum's Lease 224-A
did not constitute an unlawful taking of Coastal Petroleum's property. The cost
of that litigation has been substantial and has required the Company to obtain
additional capital. On June 17, 2002, the Company commenced a rights offering
for the sale of its common stock to its shareholders. The offering was concluded
on July 31, 2002 and Company realized gross proceeds of approximately $1,372,000
($900,000 after expenses of the offering of approximately $472,000) on the sale
of 2,743,000 shares at $.50 per share.
With the amount of cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2002, the
Company should be able to fund its operations through March 31, 2003, provided
that the Company continues to defer the payment of amounts due to the directors,
certain of its officers, legal counsel and consultants for the past and current
salaries and fees. As of September 30, 2002, the amount of salaries and fees
deferred totaled approximately $1,184,000. Because the proceeds of the offering
of the Company's common stock are inadequate to fund the Company's capital
needs, the Company is exploring other possible funding sources, particularly
ITEM 1 Financial Statements
the other shareholders of Coastal Petroleum. These situations raise substantial
doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the
possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or
amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of
these uncertainties.
ITEM 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Forward Looking Statements
Statements included in Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations which are not historical in nature
are intended to be forward looking statements. The Company cautions readers that
forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the
forward looking statements. Among the risks and uncertainties are: the
uncertainty of any decision favorable to Coastal Petroleum in its litigation
against the State of Florida; and the substantial cost of continuing the
litigation.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Company follows the full cost method of accounting for its oil and
gas properties. All costs associated with property acquisition, exploration and
development activities whether successful or unsuccessful are capitalized. Since
the Company's properties were undeveloped and nonproducing and the subject of
litigation, capitalized costs were not being amortized.
The Company assesses whether its unproved properties are impaired on a
periodic basis. This assessment is based upon work completed on the properties
to date, the expiration date of its leases and technical data from the
properties and adjacent areas. These properties are subject to extensive
litigation with the State of Florida.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Short Term Liquidity
At September 30, 2002, Coastal Caribbean had approximately $534,000 of
cash and cash equivalents available. On June 17, 2002, the Company commenced a
rights offering for the sale of its common stock to its shareholders. The
offering was concluded on July 31, 2002 and the Company realized gross proceeds
of approximately $1,372,000 ($900,000 after expenses of the offering of
approximately $472,000) on the sale of 2,743,000 shares at $.50 per share.
With the amount of cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2002, the
Company should be able to fund its operations through March 31, 2003, provided
that the Company continues to defer the payment of amounts due to the directors,
certain of its officers, legal counsel and consultants for the past and current
salaries and fees. As of September 30, 2002, the amount of salaries and fees
being deferred totaled approximately $1,184,000. Because the proceeds of the
offering of the Company's common stock are inadequate to fund the Company's
capital needs, the Company is exploring other possible funding sources,
particularly the other shareholders of Coastal Petroleum. These situations raise
substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect
the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets
or amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of
these uncertainties.
Long Term Liquidity
On January 16, 2001, Coastal Petroleum Company filed a complaint in the Leon
County Circuit Court, Florida against the State of Florida seeking compensation
for the State's taking of its property rights to explore for oil and gas within
its state Lease 224-A. On October 8, 2002, the trial court orally ruled from the
bench that the State's denial of a permit to drill on Coastal Petroleum's Lease
224-A did not constitute an unlawful taking of Coastal Petroleum's property.
Coastal Petroleum intends to appeal the trial court's decision after the written
order is issued.
On May 21, 2002, Coastal Petroleum filed a complaint in the Leon County
Circuit Court, Florida against the State of Florida seeking compensation for the
State's taking of its property rights to explore for oil and gas within its
State Lease 224-B. The lease encompasses more than 400,000 acres off the West
Coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Company expects that the cost of the litigation will continue to be
substantial. Because the proceeds of the offering of the Company's common stock
are inadequate to fund the Company's long term capital needs, the Company is
exploring other possible funding sources, particularly the other shareholders of
Coastal Petroleum.
Results of Operations
Three months ended September 30, 2002 vs. September 30, 2001
The Company incurred a loss of $858,000 for the 2002 quarter, compared
to a loss of $487,000 for the comparable 2001 quarter.
Interest income and other income decreased 83% from $12,000 in the 2001
quarter to $2,000 in the 2002 quarter because of the decrease in funds to
invest.
Legal fees and costs increased 95% to $640,000 for the 2002 quarter,
compared to $328,000 in the prior period. Legal fees and costs were higher in
the 2002 period as a result of Coastal Petroleum Company's lawsuit against the
State of Florida seeking compensation for the State's taking of its property
rights to explore for oil and gas within its state Lease 224-A, particularly the
preparation for the trial in the litigation which commenced on September 30,,
2002. The Company expects that the cost of the litigation will continue to be
substantial for the remainder of 2002 and throughout the appeal process in 2003.
Administrative expenses increased 44% during the 2002 period to
$174,000 compared to $121,000 in the 2001 period. Accounting and administrative
expenses increased during the 2002 period to $42,000 from $24,000 in the 2001
period because of the costs associated with various filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. In addition, the cost of Directors' and Officers'
liability insurance increased to $76,000 in 2002 from $55,000 in the 2001
quarter.The monthly cost of Directors' and Officers' liability insurance through
July 31, 2003 is estimated to be approximately $26,000 compared to $17,000 per
month for the prior period.
Salaries did not change during the periods and remained at $38,000 in
the 2002 quarter.
Shareholder communications decreased 33% during the 2002 period to
$8,000 from $12,000 in the 2001 period because the Company reduced its
shareholder communications expenses to conserve its cash resources.
Nine months ended September 30, 2002 vs. September 30, 2001
The Company incurred a loss of $2,018,000 for the 2002 period, compared
to a loss of $1,778,000 for the comparable 2001 period.
Interest income and other income decreased 92% from $73,000 in 2001 to
$6,000 in 2002 because of the decrease in funds to invest.
Legal fees and costs increased 7% to 1,320,000 for 2002 from $1,237,000
in the prior period. Legal fees and costs were higher in the 2002 period as a
result of Coastal Petroleum Company's lawsuit against the State of Florida
seeking compensation for the State's taking of its property rights to explore
for oil and gas within its state Lease 224-A, particularly the preparation for
the trial in the litigation which commenced on September 30, 2002. The Company
expects that the cost of the litigation will continue to be substantial for the
remainder of 2002 and throughout the appeal process in 2003.
Administrative expenses increased 26% in 2002 to $507,000 from $403,000
in the 2001 period. Accounting and administrative expenses increased during the
2002 period to $149,000 from $103,000 in the 2001 period because of the costs
associated with various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
addition, the cost of Directors' and Officers' liability insurance increased to
$194,000 in 2002 from $150,000 in the 2001 period. The monthly cost of
Directors' and Officers' liability insurance through July 31, 2003 is estimated
to be approximately $26,000 compared to $17,000 per month for the prior period.
ITEM 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (Cont'd)
Salaries did not change during the periods and remained at $114,000 in
2002.
Shareholder communications decreased 74% during the 2002 period to
$25,000 compared to $98,000 in the 2001 period because the Company has not yet
held its 2002 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Exploration costs increased from $500 in the 2001 period to $59,000 in
2002. The $59,000 in exploration costs in 2002 represents the lease rentals paid
to the State of Florida to maintain Coastal Petroleum Company's offshore leases.
During the 2001 period, the $59,000 of lease rentals were capitalized and
included in unproved oil gas and mineral properties. During the year 2001, the
Company concluded that the value of its leases has been taken and its property
interests were impaired by the actions taken by the State of Florida and
therefore, recorded an impairment charge to reflect the write off of the costs
of unproved oil, gas and minerals properties to reflect the write off of these
costs. All future costs incurred in connection with the Company's Florida leases
are being expensed as incurred.
ITEM 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
The Company does not have any significant exposure to market risk as
the only market risk sensitive instruments are its investments in marketable
securities classified as cash and cash equivalents. At September 30, 2002, the
carrying value of such investments was approximately $398,600, the fair value
was $399,500 and the face value was $400,000. Since the Company expects to hold
the investments to maturity, the maturity value should be realized.
ITEM 4 Controls and Procedures
We, Benjamin W. Heath, the principal executive officer and James R.
Joyce, the principal financial officer have evaluated the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) adopted
under the Securities Act of 1934) within the ninety (90) day period prior to
the date of this report and have concluded:
1. That the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are adequately
designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
including its consolidated subsidiary, is timely made known to such
officers by others within the Company and its subsidiary, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; and
2. That there were no significant changes in the Company's internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these
controls subsequent to the date of our evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
September 30, 2002
ITEM 5 Other Information
On October 8, 2002, the trial court in the takings litigation of
the Company's majority owned subsidiary, Coastal Petroleum Company, against the
State of Florida orally ruled from the bench that the State's denial of a permit
to drill on Coastal Petroleum's Lease 224-A did not constitute an unlawful
taking of Coastal Petroleum's property. Coastal Petroleum has the right to
appeal the court's written order to the Florida First District Court of Appeal.
As of the filing of this report, the trial court has not yet issued a written
order.
Coastal Caribbean is currently a passive foreign investment company, or
PFIC, for United States federal income tax purposes, which could result in
negative tax consequences to a shareholder. If, for any taxable year, the
Company's passive income or assets that produce passive income exceed levels
provided by U.S. law, the Company would be a "passive foreign investment
company," or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For the years 1987
through 2001, Coastal Caribbean's passive income and assets that produce passive
income exceeded those levels and for those years Coastal Caribbean constituted a
PFIC. If Coastal Caribbean is a PFIC for any taxable year, then the Company's
U.S. shareholders potentially would be subject to adverse U.S. tax consequences
of holding and disposing of shares of our common stock for that year and for
future tax years. Any gain from the sale of, and certain distributions with
respect to, shares of the Company's common stock, would cause a U.S. holder to
become liable for U.S. federal income tax under section 1291 of the Internal
Revenue Code (the interest charge regime). The tax is computed by allocating the
amount of the gain on the sale or the amount of the distribution, as the case
may be, to each day in the U.S. shareholder's holding period. To the extent that
the amount is allocated to a year, other than the year of the disposition or
distribution, in which the corporation was treated as a PFIC with respect to the
U.S. holder, the income will be taxed as ordinary income at the highest rate in
effect for that year, plus an interest charge.
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
September 30, 2002
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements
and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for
the year ended December 31, 2001.
ITEM 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
99 (1) Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by Benjamin W.
Heath.
99 (2) Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by
James R. Joyce.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
On September 9, 2002, the Company filed a Current Report on
Form 8-K to report that on August 30, 2002, the Leon County Circuit
Court trial judge denied the State of Florida`s motion to dismiss the
lawsuit filed on May 21, 2002 by the Registrant's 59% owned
subsidiary, Coastal Petroleum Company. On May 21, 2002, Coastal
Petroleum filed a lawsuit against the State of Florida seeking
compensation for the State's alleged taking of its property rights to
explore for oil and gas within its state lease 224-B in the Gulf of
Mexico.
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2002
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.
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
Registrant
Date: November 7 , 2002 By /s/ James R. Joyce
James R. Joyce
Treasurer and Chief Accounting and
Financial Officer
Form 10-Q
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals, Ltd.
Rule 13a-14 Certification
I, Benjamin W. Heath, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Coastal Caribbean Oils
& Minerals, Ltd.
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report
is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 7, 2002
/s/ Benjamin W. Heath
Benjamin W. Heath
President
Form 10-Q
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals, Ltd.
Rule 13a-14 Certification
I, James R. Joyce, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Coastal Caribbean Oils
& Minerals, Ltd.
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report
is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 7, 2002
/s/ James R. Joyce
James R. Joyce
Treasurer and Chief Accounting and
Financial Officer