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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002


Securities And Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

_________________

FORM 10-Q

_________________

(Mark One)

Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 For The Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2002; Or

Transition Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 For The Transition Period From ________ To _______

Commission File No. 333-88207

CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

98-0211550
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

7087 MacPherson Avenue, British Columbia, Canada V5J 4N4
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(604) 435-9339
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 registration was required to file such Reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

10,215,027 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, as of November 8, 2002


Introductory Notes

The information in this report is current as of the date of this report (November 8, 2002), unless another date is specified.

We conduct our transactions in the currency of both the United States and Canada, although we consider the United States dollar to be our functional and reporting currency. All references to "dollars" in this report refer to United States or U.S. dollars unless specific reference is made to Canadian or CDN dollars. The rate of exchange of Canadian dollars to United States dollars as of September 30, 2002, was CDN $1.5872 to U.S. $1. For information relative to the conversion of our accounts into U.S. dollars, see that section captioned "Foreign Currency Translation" contained in explanatory note 2 to the interim consolidated financial statements included in this report.

We prepare our interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of our prospective consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the full fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. The interim consolidated financial statements presented in this report as well as other information relating to our company contained in this report should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and more detailed background information relating to our company and our business contained in our annual report on form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

In this report we make a number of statements, referred to as "forward-looking statements", which are intended to convey our expectations or predictions regarding the occurrence of possible future events or the existence of trends and factors that may impact our future plans and operating results. These forward-looking statements are derived, in part, from various assumptions and analyses we have made in the context of our current business plan and information currently available to us and in light of our experience and perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors we believe to be appropriate in the circumstances. You can generally identify forward-looking statements through words and phrases such as "seek", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "plan", "budget", "project", "will be", "will continue", "will likely result ", and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this report would, for example, include statements relating to the timing and completion of pending or prospective projects and contracts and receipt of revenues.

When reading any forward looking statement you should remain mindful that actual results or developments may vary substantially from those expected as expressed in or implied by that statement for a number of reasons or factors including, by way of example and not limitation, (1) the various risks and uncertainties described in this special note or elsewhere in this report, and (2) our current and prospective financial requirements and current and prospective lack of capital; our inability to satisfactorily complete pending or new project proposals (including with prospective licensee or joint venture partners) and enter into binding revenue-producing contracts based upon those proposals; our overall inability or that of our licensees or joint venture partners, if any, to design, test, manufacture and sell pulse combustors on a profitable basis, including as a result of insufficient consumer acceptance of and demand for pulse combustors; regulatory constraints, and changes in our business plan and corpora te strategies or those of our joint venture partners. Each forward-looking statement should be read in context with, and with an understanding of, the various other disclosures concerning our company and our business made elsewhere in this report as well as other pubic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

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The various uncertainties and risk factors described in this special note or elsewhere in this report are not exhaustive, and new risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all risks and uncertainties on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from, those contained in any forward-looking statement. Consequently, all forward-looking statements contained in this report are fully qualified by this special note, and we can give you no assurance that the results or developments anticipated or predicted by us will be realized, or even if realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, us. Given these factors, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of actual results or developments.

We are not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this report to reflect new events or circumstances unless and to the extent required by applicable law. All forward-looking statements contained in this report constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, to the extent it may be applicable by way of the incorporation of statements contained in this report by reference or otherwise, section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, each of which establishes a safe-harbor from private actions for forward-looking statements as defined in those statutes.

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Table Of Contents

Page

Consolidated Balance Sheets

1

Consolidated Statements Of Operations

2

Consolidated Statements Of Capital Deficiency

3

Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flow

4

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

5

Management's Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations

16

 

Overview

16

 

Results Of Operations

16

 

Liquidity And Capital Resources

17

 

Other Matters

20

Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

21

 

Currency Fluctuations

21

 

Interest Rate Fluctuations

21

Uncertainties And Other Risk Factors That May Affect Our Future Results And Financial Condition

21

 

Uncertainties And Risks Generally Relating To Our Company And Our Business

21

 

Risks Relating To Our Securities

29

Legal Proceedings

32

Changes In Securities And Use Of Proceeds

32

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

32

Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders

32

Other Information

33

Exhibits And Reports On Form 8-K

33

Signatures

33

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

September 30,
2002

December 31,
2001


 

(unaudited)

 

ASSETS

   

CURRENT

   
 

Advances to an affiliated company (note 4)

$          353,245

$          370,716

 

Prepaid expenses

2,873

-


   

Total current assets

356,118

370,716


PATENTS

37,241

35,335


TOTAL ASSETS

$          393,359

$          406,051


LIABILITIES

   

CURRENT

   
 

Accounts payable

$          239,461

$            84,498

 

Accrued expenses (including accrued interest of $43,029 as of

September 30, 2002 and $8,084 as of December 31, 2002-note 6)


91,929


8,084

 

Advances from related parties (note 6)

503,422

190,729


   

Total current liabilities

834,812

283,311

Provisions and liabilities related to transfer of ownership of subsidiary (notes 3 and 8)

436,344

659,403


TOTAL LIABILITIES

1,271,156

942,714


Going concern (note 1)

   

Commitments and contingencies (note 10)

   

CAPITAL DEFICIENCY

   

Authorized (note 7)

   
 

Preferred stock; par value $0.0001 per share, 1,000,000 shares

   
 

Common stock; par value $0.0001 per share, 15,000,000 shares

   

Issued (note 7):

   
 

Series 'A' convertible preferred stock;
Liquidation preference $1 per share, or $1,000 total
1,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001



1



1

 

Series 'B' convertible preferred stock;
Liquidation preference $2 per share, or $500,002 total-166,668 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2002 and 175,001 as of December 31, 2001



167,175



175

 

Common stock;
10,215,027 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2002 and 10,206,694 as of December 31, 2001



1,028



1,020

Additional paid-in capital

1,821,816

1,821,816

Deficiency accumulated during the development stage

(2,700,809)

(2,359,675)


TOTAL CAPITAL DEFICIENCY

(877,797)

(536,663)


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL DEFICIENCY

$          393,359

$          406,051


The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated balance sheets

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Three months Ended
September 30,


 

Nine months Ended
September 30,


Jan. 1, 1999 to
September 30, 2002
(Cumulative)

 

2002

2001

 

2002

2001


 

(unaudited)

ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING EXPENSES

           
 

Accounting

$            900

$          2,401

 

$          9,387

$        29,641

$          77,952

 

Wages and benefits

27,197

63,886

 

94,306

130,590

584,199

 

Amortization

-

3,736

 

-

11,208

45,027

Communications

2,295

9,516

5,144

12,797

35,455

 

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

(36)

(20,092)

 

(152)

(12,732)

(27,572)

 

Interest

7,247

4,106

 

34,945

11,625

78,801

 

Legal and patent maintenance

11,466

5,351

 

18,284

49,906

172,396

 

Marketing

14,948

4,537

 

41,227

59,375

333,273

 

Occupancy

-

6,607

 

-

24,740

99,829

 

Office and miscellaneous

2,742

3,106

 

7,192

16,275

102,374

 

Professional fees

-

-

 

-

9,303

15,972

 

Transfer agent fees

-

-

 

520

2,460

34,402


   

Total administration and marketing

66,759

83,154

 

210,853

345,188

1,552,108


RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

           
 

Wages and benefits

-

84,588

 

-

188,182

768,339

 

Development

97,684

14,948

 

353,340

80,691

603,421


   

Total research and development

97,684

99,536

 

353,340

268,873

1,371,760


TOTAL EXPENSES AND NET LOSS BEFORE THE FOLLOWING:

(164,443)

(182,690)

 

(564,193)

(614,061)

(2,923,868)

REDUCTION OF PROVISION RELATED TO TRANSFER OF SUBSIDIARY (note 3)

121,268

 

223,059

223,059


TOTAL EXPENSES AND NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD

$    (43,175)

$   (182,690)

 

$   (341,134)

$   (614,061)

$   (2,700,809)


BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (note 2)

$        (0.00)

$         (0.02)

 

$         (0.03)

$        (0.06)

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING)

10,382,695

10,382,695

 

10,382,695

10,382,695

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these consolidated statements of operations

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
CONSOLIDATED OF CAPITAL DEFICIENCY

 

Series 'A'
Preferred Stock


Series 'B'
Preferred Stock



Common Stock


Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Accumulated During
The Development Stage


 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Period

Cumulative

 
 

(unaudited)

Issued on incorporation

1,000

$        1

-

$            - -

9,643,750

$     964

$            535

$                   - -

$          1,500

Private placement

-

-

250,001

250

-

-

499,752

-

500,002

Vesting of previously issued but unexercised
warrants granted to consultant (note 7)


- -


- -


- -


- -


- -


- -


2,000


- -


2,000

Net loss for the period ended December 31, 1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(639,404)

(639,404)

 

Balance, December 31, 1999

1,000

1

250,001

250

9,643,750

964

502,287

(639,404)

(135,902)

Vesting of previously issued but unexercised
warrants granted to consultant (note 7)


- -


- -


- -


- -


- -


- -


18,500


- -


18,500

Issued on conversion of promissory note

-

-

-

-

487,944

49

975,838

-

975,887

Net loss for the period ended December 31, 2000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(907,826)

(907,826)

 

Balance, December 31, 2000

1,000

1

250,001

250

10,131,694

1,013

1,496,625

(1,547,230)

(49,341)

Vesting of previously issued but unexercised
warrants granted to consultant (note 7)


- -


- -


- -


- -


- -


- -


30,601


- -


30,601

Conversion of series 'B' convertible preferred
stock to common stock


- -


- -


(75,000)


(75)


75,000


7


68


- -


- -

Disposition of subsidiary (note 3)

           

294,522

 

294,522

 

Net loss for the period ended December 31, 2001

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(812,445)

(812,445)

Balance, December 31, 2001

1,000

1

175,001

175

10,206,694

1,020

1,821,816

(2,359,675)

(536,663)

Conversion of series 'B' convertible preferred stock to common stock


- -


- -


(8,333)


(8)


8,333


8


- -


- -


- -

Net loss for the period ended September 30, 2002

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(341,134)

(341,134)

 

Balance, September 30, 2002

1,000

$        1

166,668

$       175

10,215,027

$  1,028

$  1,821,816

$  (2,700,809)

$    (877,797)

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are
an integral part of these consolidated statements of capital deficiency

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
CONSOLIDATED OF CASH FLOW

 

   

Nine-months Ended
September 30,

Jan. 1, 1999
to
Sept. 30, 2002
(Cumulative)

   

2002

2001


     

(unaudited)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

       
 

Total expenses and net loss

 

$        (341,134)

$       (614,061)

$       (2,700,809)

 

Adjustments to reconcile total expenses and net loss to
net cash utilized in operating activities:

       
   

Amortization

 

-

11,208

45,027

   

Non-cash consulting expense

 

-

30,601

51,101

   

Reduction of provision related to transfer of subsidiary

 

(223,059)

-

(223,059)

 

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

       
   

Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses

 

(2,873)

16,208

(21,192)

   

Accounts payable

 

154,963

306,038

723,870

   

Accrued liabilities

 

83,845

26,369

223,654

   

Payroll taxes

 

-

(27,293)

-


Net cash used in operating activities

 

(328,258)

(250,870)

(1,901,408)


INVESTING ACTIVITIES

       
 

Proceeds from sale of short-term investment

 

-

13,338

-

 

Additions to patents

 

(1,906)

(6,977)

(37,241)

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

-

(805)

(92,791)


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(1,906)

5,556

(130,032)


FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       
 

Advances to an affiliated company

 

17,471

2,543

(30,370)

 

Advances from shareholders (note 6)

 

-

-

273,779

Advances from related parties

312,693

243,397

312,693

 

Net proceeds from disposal of subsidiary

 

-

-

(2,051)

 

Proceeds from issue of common stock

 

-

-

976,887

 

Proceeds from issue of series 'A' convertible preferred stock

 

-

-

500

 

Proceeds from issue of series 'B' convertible preferred stock

 

-

-

500,002


Net cash provided by financing activities

 

330,164

245,940

2,031,440


NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

-

626

-

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

-

2,122

-


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$                      - -

$              2,748

$                        - -


NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

In December 2001, 75,000 shares of series 'B' preferred stock were converted into 75,000 shares of common stock.
In August 2002, 8,333 shares of series 'B' preferred stock were converted into 8,333 shares of common stock.
In August and October 2000, a significant shareholder converted the principal amount and all interest of a loan into 487,944 shares of common stock.

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are
an integral part of these consolidated statements of cash flows

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. Nature Of Business; Organization And Operations; Going Concern

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. Significant Accounting Policies

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. Disposition Of Subsidiary Company
  1. Advances To Affiliated Company

As at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, we had advanced $353,245 (CDN $553,886) and $370,716 (CDN $590,476), respectively, to Clean Energy Technologies. These advances are non-interest bearing, are repayable in Canadian dollars and have no specific terms of repayment.

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. Property And Equipment
  1. Advances From Related Parties

Share Capital and Stock Options

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. Related Party Transactions
  1. Financial Instruments
  1. Commitments And Contingencies

Ravenscraig Properties, the licensor of our pulse combustion technology, has the right to terminate the license if we do not obtain a listing of our common shares on The New York Stock Exchange, The American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq by March 5, 2004. Ravenscraig Properties also has the right to reacquire the pulse combustion technology if Clean Energy is declared insolvent or bankrupt. Should Ravenscraig Properties exercise its termination right, we can purchase full title to the pulse combustion technology by paying CDN $525,000 within ten business days of the ninety day 

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CLEAN ENERGY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

termination period, plus interest on such amount at the rate of 13% per annum, accruing as of January 1, 1999. On the purchase, Clean Energy will also be entitled to receive the return of 593,750 common shares as well as all outstanding series 'A' preferred shares. If Ravenscraig Properties is unable to deliver the full number of shares, the cash payment will be reduced pro-rata. Should the pulse combustion technology license terminate without our acquisition of full ownership of that technology, then our diesel fuel combustion technology license with Mr. John D. Chato shall expire concurrently.

We have entered into management services agreements with to JPT2 Holdings Ltd. and McSheahan Enterprise Ltd., management corporations controlled by Messrs. Thuot and Sheahan, respectively, providing for total annual payments of $120,000 (CDN $192,000), commencing April, 2001, plus additional common share purchase options as detailed in note 7. Each agreement provides for a one-year initial term, renewed automatically for successive one-year terms. This agreement was renewed for an additional year, commencing April 1, 2002, with annual payments of $130,000 (CDN $200,000).

We have entered into a consulting agreement with the HMJ Corporation, a company owned and controlled by William D. Jackson, a director of our company. The agreement obligates HMJ to provide the services of Dr. Jackson for a stipulated number of hours monthly and requires Clean Energy to pay a retainer of US$5,000 monthly, plus out-of-pocket travel costs associated with the contract work. This agreement commenced April, 2001 and expired March 31, 2002. A renewal of the agreement is currently under review with Dr. Jackson.

We have entered into a consulting agreement with an engineer with respect to our residential hot water heater project to provide a stipulated number of hours monthly. The agreement requires Clean Energy to pay a retainer of US$2,000 monthly, plus out-of-pocket travel costs associated with the contract work.

We have entered into a public relations services agreement whereby Clean Energy was obligated to pay a monthly fee of CDN $6,000 for a period of thirty-six months, commencing April 1999. Either party can terminate the agreement after one year. In April, 2001, the parties agreed to amend this agreement to reduce the monthly fee to CDN $3,000.

We have entered into an investor relations and communications services agreement whereby Clean Energy is obligated to pay a monthly fee of CDN $2,275 for a one-year period, commencing June 2001. The agreement is renewable annually unless terminated and may be cancelled upon sixty days written notice.

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Management's Discussion And Analysis
Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations

Overview

Clean Energy was formed on March 1, 1999, for the principal purpose of acquiring exclusive world-wide license rights entitling us to design, engineer, manufacture, market, distribute, license and otherwise commercially exploit our pulse blade combustion technology. This technology has completed the primary development stage and is in a position to be commercially exploited. Our objective is to enter into licensing, royalty, joint venture or manufacturing agreements with established national and international heat transfer industry manufacturers which will result in the introduction of a variety of different burner units based upon this technology into various selected market segments. We have no revenues to date, nor have we entered into any revenue producing contracts to date, although we are currently working on a number of proto-types under several proposal requests which could lead to development grants by manufacturers over the next four to six months, and contract revenues after twe lve months. Since we have not generated operating revenues to date, we should be considered a development stage enterprise. For additional and more detailed background information relating to our company and our business, see our annual report on form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

The consolidated results of operations for the three- and nine-month interim periods ended September 30, 2002 included in this report are not necessarily predictive of results to be expected for our full fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. Results of consolidated operations for the interim periods ended after December 31, 2001 included in this report may not be comparable to results for corresponding interim periods ended on or before December 31, 2001 due to the divestiture on December 31, 2001 of our research and development subsidiary, Clean Energy Technologies, to Mr. John D. Chato, the inventor of our technologies, our head of our research and development, and a director and principal shareholder of our company. As a part of that divestiture, Clean Energy Technologies entered into an agreement to provide continued research and development services to our company on a cost plus 10% contractual basis since December 31, 2001. See explanatory note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.

Results Of Operations

Operating Revenues

We had no revenues for our nine-month and three-month interim fiscal periods ended September 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001, respectively.

Operating Loss

We incurred an operating loss of $341,134 for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to $614,061 for the corresponding interim period in fiscal 2001, representing a $272,927 or 44.45% overall decrease. For our three-month interim period ended September 30, 2002, we incurred an operating loss of $43,175, as compared to $182,690 for the corresponding interim period in fiscal 2001, representing a decrease of $139,515 or 76.37%.

The 44.45% overall decrease in our operating loss for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002 over the corresponding interim period in fiscal 2001 was primarily attributable to:

partially offset by

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For our three-month interim period ended September 30, 2002, the 76.37% overall decrease in our operating loss over the corresponding interim period in fiscal 2001 was primarily attributable to:

The decrease in administration expense for our nine-month and three-month interim periods ended September 30, 2002 over the corresponding interim periods in fiscal 2001, respectively, and the increase in our research and development expense over the same periods, respectively, were both primarily attributable to the divestiture of our research and development subsidiary, Clean Energy Technologies, and our subsequent contracting of research and development services on a cost-plus 10% contract basis. Specifically, in divesting Clean Energy Technologies and its attendant research and development personnel and activities, we effectively shifted a portion of our wages and benefits, marketing expense, amortization expense and occupancy costs included in administration expense from that aggregate expense grouping to the research and development expense grouping, insofar as these costs are now indirectly recorded by us under the monthly cost plus 10% research and dev elopment fee that is charged to us under the research and development contract we entered into with Clean Energy Technologies.

As a consequence of this divestiture, we recorded a $49,868 overall net reduction in combined administration and research and development expense over our nine-month interim periods ended September 30, 2002, reflecting an overall reduction in our level of activities and attendant decreases in materials and labor costs for this period as compared to the corresponding prior period, and an $18,247 overall net decrease in combined administration and research and development expense over our three-month interim periods ended September 30, 2002, reflecting the same overall reduction in our level of activities and attendant decreases in materials and labor costs for this period as compared to the corresponding prior period.

Relationships And Transactions On Terms That Would Not Be Available From Clearly Independent Third Parties

We have not entered into any transactions during our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002 with any parties that are not clearly independent on terms that might not be available from other clearly independent third parties related parties.

Liquidity And Capital Resources

Sources of Cash

Our cash flow requirements from our inception through September 30, 2002 were principally funded by:

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Included in the $834,812 in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term advances by shareholders noted above are short-term advances by shareholders and other creditors in the aggregate amount of $503,422 relating to both cash advances and unpaid wages and fees. Pursuant to the terms of the underlying notes or agreements, the $503,422 in short-term advances are payable, together with interest accrued at 8.75% per annum, upon demand or, at the option of the noteholder, convertible into common shares at a conversion rate determined on or prior to the date that occurs two months after the date of listing on the OTC Bulletin Board, at a conversion rate equal to 80% of the average market trading price for the 30 day period prior to conversion, but not to exceed $2 per share. As the result of the commencement of trading of common shares on the OTC Bulletin Board on June 17 2002, the conversion price has been fixed at $0.20 per share, representing the closing price as of Augu st 16, 2002. No conversion rights have been exercised to date, and the parties to the loans are in discussions relative to effecting the conversion on terms more favorable to Clean Energy.

There are no guarantees, commitments, lease and debt agreements or other agreements that could trigger adverse change in our credit rating, earnings, cash flows or stock price, including requirements to perform under standby agreements, other than the following:

Current Cash Position and Historical Changes In Cash Position

Our cash and cash equivalents position as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 was $0. Our cash and cash equivalents position as of September 30, 2001 was $2,748, as compared to $2,122 as of December 31, 2000.

In the nine month period ended September 30, 2002, we generated $330,164 in cash from financing activities, offset by $328,258 in cash used in operating activities and $1,906 used in investing activities. The $626 increase in our cash position for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2001 as compared to December 31, 2000 was attributable to $250,870 used in operating activities, partially offset by $245,940 realized from financing activities and $5,556 realized from investing activities.

Our operating activities required cash in the amount of $328,258 for our nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to cash requirements of $250,870 for the corresponding interim period in fiscal 2001. The $328,258 of cash used in operating activities for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002 reflected our net loss of $341,134 for that period, as decreased for non-cash deductions and a net increase in non-cash working capital balances. The $250,870 of cash required for operating activities for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2001 was attributable to our net loss of $614,061 for that period, as decreased for non-cash deductions and a net increase in non-cash working capital balances.

We used cash in the amount of $1,906 for investing activities, which was comprised of additions to patents, for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to $5,556 of cash generated from investing activities for the corresponding interim period in fiscal 2001, representing proceeds from the sale of short-term investment of $13,338. There were no purchases of property or equipment for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to additions to patents of $6,977 and purchases of property and equipment of $805 for the corresponding interim period in fiscal 2001.

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We raised $330,164 in cash from financing activities for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to $245,940 in cash raised from financing activities for the corresponding interim period in fiscal 2001. The $330,164 in cash raised through financing activities for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2002 was principally comprised of $312,693 in funds advanced by shareholders and related parties, and $17,471 net recovery of advances to an affiliated company. The $245,940 in cash raised through financing activities for our nine-month interim period ended September 30, 2001, was principally comprised of $243,397 in funds advanced by shareholders, related parties and consultants and $2,543 of recovery of advances to an affiliated company.

Plan Of Operation And Prospective Capital Requirements

Our ability to continue as a going concern will be dependent upon our entering into revenue producing contracts and raising additional working capital to fund these contracts, conduct addition research and development activities through our contract with Clean Energy Technologies and fully implement our longer-term business plan and marketing strategies. We anticipate that we will need to raise at least $850,000 to fund our projected operating, research and development and project costs over the next twelve months assuming we continue to stay our China coal project, and at least $5,000,000 in working capital (including the $850,000 noted above) to fully implement our business plan and marketing strategies including the acquisition of the necessary plant, equipment and personnel to pursue larger scale research and development projects as identified in our business plan. These estimates will be subject to significant change based upon any contracts we may enter into and/or addi tional capital we may raise, including any grant monies we receive.

Our operating expenses are currently being funded primarily through:

Mr. Stinson has indicated that he would be willing to continue to make advances on these terms for the indefinite future, should his personal financial situation permit it. We cannot give you any assurance that Mr. Stinson will remain in a position to fund our operations notwithstanding his desire to do so. We have made no binding arrangements or received binding commitments to obtain additional working capital as of the date of this report other than the advances described above which Mr. Stinson may make.

Our research and development contractor, Clean Energy Technologies, has received or is entitled to receive CDN $60,000 to date in matching grants with respect to our Canadian natural gas-fueled industrial dryer project, and is filing grant applications for the purpose of funding an additional CDN $193,000 in project costs. Should it raise this capital, our industry partner has committed to fund the balance of the project costs of approximately CDN $193,000. These amounts, if and when received, will reduce or lever our research and development costs for the project.

We have also filed grant applications with government funding programs in Canada and in California to provide matching funds for our natural gas-fueled water heater project, and are currently in negotiations with prospective industry partners relative to advancing this project.

Our intent is to raise additional working capital to fund our ongoing capital and operational requirements in one or more increments through grants, contract advances, public or private sales of debt or equity securities, debt financing or short-term loans, or a combination of the foregoing. We currently are in contact with, and over the past year have also been in contact with, a number of financing sources, including investors, lenders and finders, relative to funding our ongoing 

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capital requirements. With the exception of the grant applications described above, we have not to date, however, received significant commitments from any of these sources on terms our board deems acceptable. Our ability to raise monies has also been adversely affected in part by general poor economic conditions and enhanced risks associated in investing in development stage ventures.

In view of our limited operating history and lack of revenues and profits to date, we cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to secure the additional capital we require at all, or on terms which will not be objectionable to our company or our shareholders, including substantial dilution or the sale or licensing of our technologies. Our failure or inability under these circumstances to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms or at all would have a material adverse effect on our company and our business, which would result in our being forced to materially scale back or even suspend our operations, or even force us to seek a merger with or to sell our business to a third party. In view of these considerations, note 1 of our financial statements states that if we do not raise sufficient capital there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

Other Matters

Research and Development Expenditures

Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred.

Foreign Exchange

We recorded no foreign currency translation gain or loss for our nine-month period ended September 30, 2002. We anticipate that our exposure to significant foreign currency gains or losses on our accounting records will decrease as the result of the disposition of Clean Energy Technologies. We cannot give you any assurance that our future operating results will not be adversely affected by currency exchange rate fluctuations. See that section of this report captioned "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk" for a description of other aspects of our company that may be potentially affected by foreign exchange fluctuations.

Effect Of Inflation

We do not believe that our operating results were adversely affected during the first nine months of fiscal 2002 or fiscal 2001 by inflation or changing prices.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial condition and results of operations are not currently subject to or impacted by critical accounting policies involving areas in which subjective or complex judgments are made in connection with methods, assumptions or estimates concerning the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a summary of the effect of recent accounting pronouncements on our company, see that section in explanatory note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included with this report captioned "Recent Accounting Pronouncements".

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Currency Fluctuations

One market risk that affects our company relates to foreign currency fluctuations between United States and Canadian dollars. To the extent we maintain our accounts in Canadian funds or enter into transactions denominated in Canadian currency, our financial position could be adversely affected by United States-Canadian currency fluctuations. We have not previously engaged in activities to mitigate the effects of foreign currency fluctuations due to the absence of Canadian revenues to date, and we anticipate that the exchange rate between the United States and Canadian dollar will remain fairly stable.

If earnings from our Canadian operations were to increase, our exposure to fluctuations in the United States-Canadian exchange rate would also increase, and we would have to consider utilizing forward exchange rate contracts or engage in other efforts to mitigate these foreign currency risks. We cannot give you any assurance that the use of exchange rate contracts or other mitigation efforts would effectively limit any adverse effects of foreign currency fluctuations on our Company's international operations and our overall results of operations.

Interest Rate Fluctuations

It is our policy to maintain the bulk of our available cash in U.S. dollar-denominated money-market accounts. Our interest income from these short-term investments could be adversely affected by any material changes in interest rates within the United States.

Uncertainties And Other Risk Factors That
May Affect Our Future Results And Financial Condition

Our future results of operations or financial condition may be affected by the uncertainties and other risk factors enumerated below as well as those presented elsewhere in this report and in other reports we periodically file with the SEC, including our annual report on form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and should be considered in context with the various disclosures concerning our company presented elsewhere herein and therein.

Uncertainties and Risks Generally Relating To Our Company And Our Business

As a recently formed company with a limited operating history, we are subject to all the risks and issues inherent in the establishment and expansion of a new business enterprise, and our failure to address these risks and issues will adversely affect our ability to complete pending project proposals, introduce our products to the market, generate revenues and profits, and raise additional working capital

We were only recently organized, on March 1, 1999, and have a limited operating history. We have not yet introduced our products commercially to the markets or entered into binding contracts to do so. We are, as a consequence, subject to all the risks and issues inherent in the establishment and expansion of a new business enterprise. Our failure to successfully address these risks would adversely affect our ability to:

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Our activities through the date of this report have been limited to:

completing our pending project proposals and introduce burner products using our technologies onto the market and to compete, with consequential delays in our ability to generate revenues and profits; and

Risks and issues inherent in the establishment and expansion of a new business enterprise which we face include, among others, problems of entering new markets, marketing new technologies, hiring and training personnel, acquiring reliable facilities and equipment, and implementing operational controls. In general, startup businesses are subject to risks and or levels of risk that are often greater than those encountered by companies with established operations and relationships. Startups often require significant capital from sources other than operations. The management and employees of startup business shoulder the burdens of the business operations and a workload associated with company growth and capitalization that is disproportionately greater than that for an established business. Our limited operating history makes it difficult, if not impossible, to predict future operating results. We cannot give you any assurance that we will successfully address these risks.

We have accumulated losses since our inception and our continued inability to generate revenues and profits would adversely affect our ability to complete pending project proposals, introduce our products to the market and raise additional working capital, and could ultimately force us to suspend our operations and even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company

We are a developmental stage company since we have not commenced commercial sales of our burner technologies and have no revenues to date. Our failure to generate revenues and ultimately profits would:

We do not anticipate that we will generate revenues for at least twelve months at the earliest, assuming that one or more of our pending projects lead to a commercial contract. We have, as a result of our lack of revenues, incurred operating losses in the amount of $2,700,809 from our inception through September 30, 2002, and we anticipate that we will continue to incur substantial operating losses for the foreseeable future, despite any revenues we may receive in the short-term from any of our pending projects, due to the significant costs associated with the development and marketing of our burner technologies. We cannot give you any assurance that we will generate revenues or profits in the near future or at all.

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If we do not raise additional working capital funds to pay our operating and project expenses, we will not be able to sustain our operations, and may even be forced to liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company

We currently have insufficient working capital to fund our projected operating and project costs for more than one month. Our inability to raise sufficient additional working capital in the near future would likely force us to suspend our operations, and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company.

Our operating expenses are currently being primarily funded for the indefinite future through advances made by one of our directors, principal shareholders and current President, Mr. R. Dirk Stinson. We cannot give you any assurance that Mr. Stinson will remain in a position to fund our operations notwithstanding his desire to do so.

We anticipate that we will need to raise at least $850,000 to fund our projected operating and project costs over the next twelve months, and at least $5,000,000, including the $850,000 noted above, in additional working capital to fully implement our longer-term business plan and marketing strategies. We have no current arrangements for obtaining this additional capital other than our current relationship with Mr. Stinson, and will seek to raise this amount in one or more increments through grants, Canadian research and development tax credits, contract advances, public or private sales of debt or equity securities, debt financing or short-term loans, or a combination of the foregoing. We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to secure the additional capital we require to continue our operation at all, or on terms which will not be objectionable to our company or our shareholders, including substantial dilution or the sale or licensing of our technologies.

Explanatory note 1 to our interim consolidated financial statements states that if we do not raise sufficient capital there is a substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Our independent auditors expressed a going concern opinion in their report accompanying our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

We have not entered into any revenue-generating contracts to date, and our failure to enter into revenue-generating contracts would force us to suspend our operations, and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company

Although we are working on proto-types under several pending proposals, we have not entered into any revenue-generating contracts to date, and our ability to do so will be dependent in primary part upon our ability to satisfactorily complete the proto-types, to raise sufficient capital to fund these efforts, and to otherwise successfully implement our various market strategies under our business plan. Our failure to enter into any revenue-generating contracts would:

Even if we enter into revenue-generating contracts, we cannot give you any assurance that we will attain or sustain operating profitability as a result of these contracts.

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Our burner products are based upon burner technologies that are new and unique, and the failure of these products to achieve or sustain market acceptance would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company

The failure of our burner products to achieve or sustain market acceptance would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company. Products using our burner technologies must compete with established conventional steady-state burner technologies and conventional "tubular" pulse combustion technologies which have already achieved market acceptance. The design for our burner technologies is new and unique, and no products based upon our technologies and configurations have been commercially produced or sold to date, either by our company or by any of our competitors. Additionally, although there is a market for pulse combustion burner products using differently configured pulse burner technology designs, these products are not widely accepted by the market, and therefore not particularly useful as a precedent for the introduction of our pulse combustion burner technology.

As is typical in the case of any new technology, demand and market acceptance for products based upon new technologies are subject to a high level of uncertainty and risk, including the risk that the marketplace may not accept, or be receptive to, the potential benefits of these new products. The extent and pace of market acceptance of new burner products based upon our burner technologies will ultimately be a function of many variables, including the following:

The extent and pace of market acceptance of products based upon our burner technologies will also depend upon general economic conditions affecting customers' purchasing patterns. Because the market for our burner technologies is new and evolving, it is difficult, if not impossible, to predict the future growth rate, and the size of the potential market. We cannot give you any assurance that a market for our burner technologies will develop or, if developed, will be sustainable.

Our inability to develop our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities either internally or through strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution companies would adversely affect our ability to introduce our products to the market, generate revenues and profits, and raise additional working capital, and may even force us to suspend our operations and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company

We currently have no internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities, and will likely be forced to rely extensively on strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution companies. Our failure to generate substantial sales through any strategic partners or distribution arrangements we procure or to otherwise develop our own internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities would:

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As a consequence of our prospective reliance upon strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution partners, our ability to effectively market and distribute our burner products will be dependent in large part on the strength and financial condition of others, the expertise and relationships of our strategic partners or distributors and marketers with customers, and the interest of these parties in selling and marketing our products. Our prospective strategic partners and marketing and distribution parties may also market and distribute the products of other companies. If our relationships with any strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution partners were to terminate, we would need to either develop alternative relationships or develop our own internal sales and marketing forces to continue to sell our products. Even if we are able to develop our internal sales, marketing and distribution capabilities, these efforts would require significant cash and other resources that would be diverted from other uses, if available at all, and could cause delays or interruptions in our product supply to customers, which could result in the loss of significant sales or customers. We can give you no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts to engage strategic partners or third party marketing and distribution companies to meet our sales, marketing and distribution requirements.

Our strategic partners' or third party suppliers' failure to satisfy our manufacturing requirements would adversely affect our ability to introduce our products to the market, generate revenues and profits, and raise additional working capital, and may even force us to suspend our operations and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company

We currently have no internal manufacturing capability, and will likely be forced to rely extensively on strategic partners or third party contract manufacturers or suppliers. A delay or interruption in the supply of components or finished products would:

Should we be forced to manufacture our burner products, we cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to develop or internal manufacturing capability or procure third party suppliers. Moreover, we cannot give you any assurance that any contract manufacturers or suppliers we procure will be able to supply our product in a timely or cost effective manner or in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements or our specifications.

Our inability to increase the amount of financial resources for our research and development requirements would adversely affect our ability to introduce our products to the market and to generate revenues and profits

Due to the early developmental stage of our business, we have expended only limited amounts on research and development of our burner products to date, including development of project proto-types, and currently have very limited resources to devote to future research and development. Unless we are able to obtain and devote resources to our research and development efforts, including project proto-types, we may only be able to develop limited product offerings in the future and our ability to procure contracts or otherwise achieve market acceptance for our burner products will be limited. As a result, we may fail to achieve significant growth in revenues or profitability in the future.

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Our inability to achieve or sustain market acceptance for our burner products as a consequence of the intense competition that is prevalent in the conventional burner industry would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company

Products based upon our burner technologies will face intense domestic and foreign competition in all markets in which they are introduced from conventional products and technologies already being sold in these markets. The failure of our burner products to achieve or sustain market acceptance would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company. Additionally, many of our prospective competitors have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources and trade name recognition than ours, which may enable them to successfully develop and market products based on technologies or approaches similar to ours, or develop products based on other technologies or approaches which are, or may be, competitive with our burner technologies. The development by our competitors new or improved products, processes or technologies may make our burner technologies less competitive or obsolete. We will be req uired to devote significant financial and other resources to continue to develop our burner technologies in view of potential competition. We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to initially penetrate or compete successfully within the heat transfer industry.

The loss of our technology licenses as a consequence of our failure to list our common shares on a national market would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company

The licensors of our pulse combustion and diesel fuel combustion technologies reserved several termination rights as a condition for their licensing these technologies to our company. The loss of either of our technology licenses would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company. Specifically:

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We can give you no assurance in the event of the potential termination of either of our technology licenses that we will be able to preserve the license through the exercise of any cures or other protective rights available to us under the applicable technology license.

Our inability to retain our key managerial and research and development personnel would adversely affect our ability to introduce our products to the market, generate revenues and profits, and raise additional working capital, and may even force us to suspend our operations and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company

Our success depends to a significant extent on the continued efforts of our research and development and senior management team, which currently is composed of a small number of individuals, including Mr. John D. Chato, the inventor of our licensed technologies who heads our research and development efforts on a contract basis through Clean Energy Technologies, Mr. R. Dirk Stinson, our President, and Mr. Barry A. Sheahan, our Chief Financial Officer. The loss of any of these management personnel would:

Although Messrs. Chato, Stinson and Sheahan have signed research and development or management services agreements, we cannot give you any assurance that one or more of these employees will not leave our company. We also do not carry key person life insurance on any of our key management personnel.

Our inability to attract the qualified personnel engineering, managerial, sales and marketing and administrative personnel required to implement our growth strategies would impede our growth

Our ability to implement our growth strategies will be dependent upon our continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified engineering, managerial, sales and marketing and administrative personnel. Our inability to attract and retain the necessary personnel would impede our growth. Competition for the type of personnel we require is intense and we cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to retain our key managerial and technical employees, or that we will be able to attract and retain additional highly qualified managerial and technical personnel in the future

Our inability to effectively manage our growth would adversely affect our ability to introduce our products to the market, generate revenues and profits, and raise additional working capital

Our success will depend upon the rapid expansion of our business. Our inability to effectively manage our growth, or the failure of our new personnel to achieve anticipated performance levels, would adversely affect our ability to:

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Expansion will place a significant strain on our financial, management and other resources, and will require us, among other things, to:

We cannot give you any assurance that our efforts to hiring or retain these personnel will be successful, or that we will be able to manage the expansion of our business effectively.

Our inability to protect our patents and proprietary rights would force us to suspend our operations and possibly even liquidate our assets and wind-up and dissolve our company

Our ability to compete effectively will be materially dependent upon the proprietary nature of our designs, processes, technologies and materials. The invalidation or circumvention of key patents or proprietary rights which we own or license would likely force us to suspend our operations, liquidate our assets, and wind-up and dissolve our company.

Although we protect our proprietary property, technologies and processes through a combination of patent law, trade secrets and non-disclosure agreements, we cannot give you any assurance that these measures will prove to be effective. For example, in the case of patents, we cannot give you any assurance that our or our licensors' existing patents will not be invalidated, that any patents that we or our licensors' currently or prospectively apply for will be granted, or that any of these patents will ultimately provide significant commercial benefits. Moreover, it is possible that competing companies may circumvent any patents that we or our licensors may hold by developing products which closely emulate but do not infringe our or our these patents, and accordingly market products that compete with our products without obtaining a license from us.

In addition to patented or potentially patentable designs, technologies, processes and materials, we also rely on proprietary designs, technologies, processes and know-how not eligible for patent protection. We cannot give you any assurance that our competitors will not independently develop the same or superior designs, technologies, processes and know-how as we possess.

We believe that the international market for our products and technologies is as important as the domestic market, and we will therefore seek patent protection for our products and technologies or those of our licensors in selected foreign countries. Because of the differences in foreign patent and other laws concerning proprietary rights, our products and technologies may not receive the same degree of protection in a number of foreign countries as they would in the United States.

We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to successfully defend our patents and proprietary rights. We also cannot give you any assurance that we will not be required to defend against litigation involving the patents or proprietary rights of others, or that we will be able to obtain licenses for these rights. Legal and accounting costs relating to prosecuting or defending patent infringement litigation may be substantial.

Our revenues and profits may be adversely affected by currency fluctuation, regulatory, political and other risks associated with international transactions

We intend to sell our products and technologies internationally as well as to the United States and within Canada. This will subject us to various risks associated with international transactions that may adversely effect our results of operations, including risks associated with:

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We do not currently engage in activities to mitigate the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, and we anticipate we will be paid in U.S. dollars with respect to any international transactions we may enter into. If earnings from international operations increase, our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currencies may increase, and we may utilize forward exchange rate contracts or engage in other efforts to mitigate foreign currency risks. We can give no you assurance as to the effectiveness of these efforts in limiting any adverse effects of foreign currency fluctuations on our international operations and our overall results of operations.

Risks Relating to Our Securities

There is only a limited public market for the common shares on the OTC Bulletin Board and that market is extremely volatile

There is only a limited public market for the common shares on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, and we cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for the common shares will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained.

The market price for the common shares on the OTC Bulletin Board has been and we anticipate will continue to be extremely volatile and subject to significant price and volume fluctuations in response to a variety of external and internal factors. This is especially true with respect to emerging companies such as ours. Examples of external factors, which can generally be described as factors that are unrelated to the operating performance or financial condition of any particular company, include changes in interest rates and worldwide economic and market conditions, as well as changes in industry conditions, such as changes in the cost of components and energy, regulatory and environment rules, announcements of technology innovations or new products by other companies, and quarterly fluctuation in our or in our competitors' operating results. Examples of internal factors, which can generally be described as factors that are directly related to our operating performance or finan cial condition, would include release of reports by securities analysts and announcements we may make from time-to-time relative to our ability to enter into contracts or other arrangement, our operating performance, advances in our technology or other business developments specific to our company. Any of these external or internal factors could have a significant impact on the price of our common shares or other securities on the public market.

Because we are a development stage enterprise with a limited operating history and no revenues or profits to date, the market price for the common shares is more volatile than that of a seasoned issuer. Changes in the market price of the common shares, for example, may have no connection with our operating results or business prospects. No predictions can be made as to what the prevailing market price for the common shares will be at any time, or as to what effect, if any, that the sale of shares or the availability of common shares for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.

Sales of substantial amounts of the common shares on the public market, or the perception that substantial sales could occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market prices for those shares and also, to the extent the prevailing market price for the common shares is reduced, adversely impact our ability to raise additional capital in the equity markets. In addition, employees, directors and consultants of Clean Energy currently hold vested options entitling them to acquire 429,305 common shares. Should these persons exercise these options, it is likely they would sell some or all of the underlying common shares on the public markets in order to procure liquidity to pay taxes as well as other reasons they may deem pertinent.

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You will be subject to the penny stock rules to the extent our stock price on the OTC Bulletin Board is less than $5

Since the common shares are not listed on a national stock exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq Market within the United States, trading in the common shares on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board is subject, to the extent the market price for the common shares is less than $5 per share, to a number of regulations known as the "penny stock rules". The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, to provide the customer with additional information including current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account, and to make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. To the extent these requirements may be a pplicable they will reduce the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the common shares and may severely and adversely affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell the common shares.

You should not expect to receive a liquidation distribution

If you hold common shares and were we to wind-up and dissolve our company and liquidate and distribute our assets, you would share ratably with our other common shareholders in our assets only after we satisfy the following obligations calculated as of September 30, 2002:

If our liquidation were attributable to our inability to profitably operate our business, then it is likely that we would have material liabilities at the time of liquidation or dissolution. We cannot give you any assurance that sufficient assets will remain available after the payment of our creditors and preferred shareholders to enable you to receive any liquidation distribution with respect to any common shares or other securities of our company you may hold.

Our current principal shareholders will continue to control our company, and will accordingly retain the power to substantially influence corporate actions that conflict with the interests of public shareholders

Our present executive officers and directors will, as a group, hold approximately 51% of our common shares and, as consequence, hold the power to substantially influence corporate actions that conflict with the interests of our public shareholders, including:

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While our series 'A' preferred shareholders generally do not have the right to vote, we cannot effectuate any of the following transactions or actions without their consent and approval:

An investment in our common shares or other securities will entail you entrusting these and similar decisions to our present management and principal shareholders subject, of course, to their fiduciary duties and the business judgment rule.

Our right to issue additional capital stock at any time could have an adverse effect on your proportionate ownership and voting rights

Our Certificate of Incorporation currently authorizes us to issue 15,000,000 common shares, and 1,000,000 preferred shares, including 248,999 serial or "blank check" preferred shares that will contain rights, preferences and privileges to be prospectively fixed by our board of directors at the time of issuance-without shareholder consent or approval-based upon any factors our board of directors may deem relevant at that time. Our board of directors and shareholders have also approved an increase in our authorized capital to 25,000,000 common shares and 1,500,000 preferred shares. It is likely that we will be required to issue a large amount of additional securities to raise capital to further our development and marketing plans, particularly our coal project. If you are a common shareholder, your proportionate ownership and voting rights could be adversely effected by the issuance of additional common, series 'C' convertible or "blank check" preferr ed shares, depending on their rights, preferences and privileges, including a substantial dilution in your net tangible book value per share. We cannot give you any assurance that we will not issue shares of capital stock under circumstances we may deem appropriate at the time.

A third party acquisition of our company would be difficult due to "anti-takeover" provisions contained in our charter documents and provided for under Delaware corporate law

Some of the provisions contained in our charter documents and Delaware corporate law may discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in control of our company, and may limit the ability of our shareholders to approve these transactions should they deem them to be in their best interests. For example, our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws:

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We are also subject to section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any of a broad range of business combinations with any ''interested shareholder'' for a period of three years following the date that shareholder became an interested shareholder.

Our Board of Directors also has the authority to fix the rights and preferences of and issue our "blank check" preferred shares without the approval of our common shareholder and, in some cases, our series 'B' and series 'C' preferred shareholders. Any "blank check" preferred shares we issue could also be utilized as a method for raising additional capital or discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of our company. We cannot give you any assurance that we will not issue "blank check" preferred shares under circumstances we may deem appropriate at the time.

Legal Proceedings

As of the date of this report, there are:

Changes In Securities And Use Of Proceeds

Not Applicable

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable

Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders

Our annual meeting of shareholders was held on October 18, 2002. At that meeting our common and series 'B' preferred shareholders voted as a class, by a unanimous vote of the 6,642,135 shares voting in person or by proxy, to re-elect Messrs. John D. Chato, John P. Thuot, Barry A. Sheahan, R. Dirk Stinson, L. Clive Boulton, William D. Jackson and John L. Howard as our seven non-series 'A' directors, with their term of office to extend until the next annual meeting of 

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shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. At that meeting our common and series 'B' shareholders as a class also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as our independent auditors for our pending fiscal year which will end December 31, 2002 by a unanimous vote of the 6,642,135 shares voting in person or by proxy. There were no broker non-votes with respect to any matter presented for vote at our annual meeting.

Other Information

Not Applicable

Exhibits And Reports On form 8-K

None

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this quarterly report on form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated at Burnaby, British Columbia, this 8th day of November, 2002.

 

Clean Energy Combustion Systems, Inc.

 

By: /s/ R. Dirk Stinson

   

R. Dirk Stinson
President
(principal executive officer)

 

By: /s/ Barry A. Sheahan

   

Barry A. Sheahan, C.A.
Chief Financial Officer
(principal accounting officer)

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