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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2010
FREEDOM
RESOURCES
ENTERPRISES,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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000-32735
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87-0567033
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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4265
San Felipe Street, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas
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77027
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (832) 327-7417
901
East 7800 South, Midvale, Utah 84047
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the
filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a
-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d -2(b))
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240.13e -4(c))
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FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
This current report contains
forward-looking statements as that term is defined in section 27A of the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements relate
to future events, including our proposed business plan and plan of operations,
or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”,
“intends”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”,
“predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other
comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the
risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page 8 of this current
report, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity
or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of
activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements.
Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we
cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or
performance. Except as required by applicable law, including the
securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the
forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual
results.
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
Unless otherwise specified, all dollar
amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common
shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this current report and
unless otherwise indicated, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” mean Freedom Resources
Enterprises Inc., a Nevada corporation, unless otherwise indicated.
INDUSTRY
AND MARKET DATA
Information about market and industry
data and statistics contained in this current report is included based on
information available to us that we believe is accurate in all material
respects. It is generally based on industry and other publications
that are not produced for purposes of securities offerings or economic
analysis. We have not reviewed or included data from all sources, and
we cannot assure potential investors of the accuracy or completeness of the data
included in this current report. Forecasts and other forward-looking
information obtained from these sources, including estimates of future market
size, revenue and market acceptance of products and services, are subject to the
same qualifications and the additional uncertainties accompanying any
forward-looking statements.
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ITEM
1.01 Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement
On May 6, 2010, we entered into a
subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with LIFE Power and Fuels
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LIFE”). Pursuant to the
Subscription Agreement, we sold an aggregate of 47,700,000 shares (the “Shares”)
of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (our “common stock”), to LIFE
for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000. The Shares represent
94.1% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock immediately following
the transaction, and the transaction resulted in a change in control of our
company.
At the closing (the “Closing”) of the
transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, Neil Christiansen
resigned as our President, effective immediately, and Edward Mooney was
appointed our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board
of directors (“Board of Directors”). At the Closing, Daniel Carlson
was also appointed our Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and
Treasurer.
We believe the issuance of our common
stock in connection with the Subscription Agreement was exempt from registration
under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A copy
of the Subscription Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current
report. This summary description does not purport to be
complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to,
the Subscription Agreement attached as an exhibit hereto.
Following the Closing, we relocated our
executive offices to the offices of LIFE located at 4265 San Felipe Street,
Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77027.
ITEM
2.01 Completion of Acquisition or
Disposition of Assets
The transactions contemplated by the
Subscription Agreement, as described above in Item 1.01 above, closed on May 6,
2010. We were a shell company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), before the
issuance to LIFE of the Shares, which at the time of issuance constituted over a
majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Following the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, we
abandoned our previous business plan and adopted a new business plan that
includes the acquisition and development of coal mining assets, initially in
Colombia, South America, and the mining and sale of coal and coal by-products
through traditional mining methods and through the employment of
recently-developed clean coal technologies. We anticipate that our
primary operations will include the mining of high-grade,
metallurgical coal, coal coking, power generation and alternative energy
production, such as coal gasification and coal-to-liquids.
Item
2.01(f) of Form 8-K provides that if a registrant is a shell company immediately
before a transaction disclosed under Item 2.01, then the registrant must
disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a
general form for registration of securities on Form 10. Our company
was a shell company immediately prior to the transactions contemplated by the
Subscription Agreement. Accordingly, we are providing below the
information that would be included in a registration statement on Form 10
if we were to file such a registration statement immediately following the
transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
BUSINESS
General
Overview
We are a development stage company, and
currently plan to engage in the business of acquiring and developing coal mining
assets, and the mining and sale of coal, coke and coal by-products using
traditional and clean coal technologies, initially in Colombia, South
America. We anticipate that our primary operations will include
the mining of high-grade, metallurgical coal, coal coking, power
generation and alternative energy production, such as coal gasification and
coal-to-liquids.
The address of our principal executive
office is 4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1100, Houston,
Texas 77027. Our telephone number is (832)
327-7417.
Our
Organizational History
We were incorporated in the state of
Nevada on November 6, 1996 to research and publish a self-improvement book based
on the insights and understandings of major world cultures. The
working title for the proposed book was Personal Freedom and
Prosperity. We did not publish the book, but instead used
materials gathered during our research to develop a series of eight self-help
workshops. Each self-taught workshop consisted of an audiotape and a
workbook. The workshops were sold online under a marketing agreement
with Life Discovery Institute, a related party that maintained a website
dedicated to self-improvement products and education. As of September
30, 2005, however, we had generated total revenue of only $3,560 since
inception. Because we had not generated the expected revenue, in
October 2005 we ceased all business operations and decided to pursue other
business opportunities.
From October 2005 to the time of the
Closing, we did not engage in any business activities. Prior to the
Closing, our management had been evaluating potential business
opportunities that might be available to our company to preserve our
shareholder’s investment in our common shares.
On May 6, 2010, we entered into the
Subscription Agreement with LIFE, pursuant to which we issued to LIFE 47,700,000
shares of our common stock, which shares currently represent approximately 94.1%
of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, elected one new director
to our board of directors and changed our management
team. Concurrently with the Closing, we ceased to be a shell company,
as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and adopted a new plan of
operations.
Our
Business Plan
We are a
currently a development stage company without significant assets, liabilities or
operating activities. However, concurrently with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, we abandoned our
previous business plan and adopted a new business plan to acquire and develop
coal mining operations and to mine coal and coal by-products using traditional
mining methods and clean coal technologies, initially in Colombia, South
America. Over time, however, we plan to build power generation and
alternative energy production, based on clean coal technologies. It
is currently contemplated that out primary operations will include mining of
high-grade metallurgical coal and coal coking.
We are
currently working to secure coal concessions in the Department of Santander,
Colombia, amounting to over 43,000 hectares (106,000 acres) and we have plans to
acquire additional concessions. Preliminary geological analysis of
the area has revealed multiple, continuous seams of high-quality metallurgical
coal and thermal coal. We estimate total potential resources to be
more than 500 million tons of metallurgical coal.
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According
to the World Coal Institute, Colombia is the world’s tenth largest producer and
fourth largest exporter of coal, having produced 79 million metric tons and
exported 74 million metric tons of coal in 2008. In addition,
according to Ingeominas Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining, Colombia has
one of the largest proven coal reserves in the world with over 7 billion metric
tons of recoverable reserves and 17 billion metric tons of potential
reserves. As the nation’s second largest export item after oil,
investment and development of sustainable coal mining is an important priority
for the public and private sectors to promote socioeconomic growth in
Colombia. Moreover, many of the concession contracts in Santander,
Colombia remain undeveloped. As a result, we anticipate that we will
be able to apply for and/or acquire several concession contracts at attractive
prices.
The
Coal Industry
Overview. Coal is
a fossil fuel and is the largest source of energy for the generation of
electricity worldwide. Coal is also used for fuel steel production,
cement manufacturing and as a liquid fuel.
According
to the World Coal Institute, in 2008, there was 6.7 billion metric tons of coal
consumed worldwide and 6.8 billion metric tons of coal produced. Coal
provides 26.5% of global primary energy needs and generates 41.5% of the world's
electricity. Also in 2008, 717 metric tons of coal was used for steel
production, which is 13% of the world’s hard coal production. Proven
world coal reserves are approximately 826 billion metric tons, which is enough
to last 122 years at current production rates.
According
to the BP 2009 Statistical Review of World Energy, since 2000, global
consumption of coal has grown faster than that of any other
fuel. Accelerating worldwide energy demand, particularly in rapidly
industrializing countries such as China, India and Russia, coupled with shifting
import/export markets and new clean coal technologies are continuing to drive
demand for coal. By 2030, coal is expected to fuel 44% of the world’s
electricity. Global consumption and production of coal are highly
concentrated. The five largest consumers - China, the U.S., India,
Japan and Russia - accounted for 74% of global coal use in 2008 and the five
largest producers - China, the U.S., Australia, India and Russia - accounted for
75% of global coal production in 2008. China alone produced 2.8
billion metric tons and consumed 2.9 billion metric tons of coal in 2008, 41%
and 43% of total, respectively.
Properties and Uses of
Coal. Coal is a combustible, sedimentary, organic rock
composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Coal seams are formed
from vegetation that has been consolidated between rock strata and altered by
the effects of pressure and heat over millions of years. Coal quality
will vary depending on the pressure, heat and length of time in
formation. There are four classes of coal depending on the amount of
carbon, oxygen and hydrogen present. The higher the carbon content,
the more energy the coal contains.
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Anthracite
is the highest value coal. It contains 86%-97% carbon and has
heat value of over 15,000 Btu per
pound,
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Bituminous
coal is the most abundant coal in the world. It contains
45%-86% carbon and has heat values of 11,000–15,000 Btu per
pound. It includes thermal coal, which is used to generate
electricity, and metallurgical coal, which is used in the steel and iron
industries.
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Sub-bituminous
coal lower heating value and higher moisture content that bituminous
coal. It contains 35%-45 % carbon and has heat values of
8,300–13,000 Btu per pound. It is used for power generation,
cement manufacturing and other industrial
uses.
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Lignite
or brown coal is the lowest value coal. It contains 25%-35%
carbon and has heating values of 4,000–8,300 Btu per
pound.
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Colombia Coal
Sector. Colombia is a major world supplier of coal and,
according to the World Coal Institute, it is the world’s tenth largest producer
and fourth largest exporter of coal, having produced 79 million metric tons and
exported 74 million metric tons of coal in 2008. Colombian coal is
recognized worldwide for its high BTU, low ash and low sulfur
contents. According to the Ingeominas Colombian Institute of Geology
and Mining, Colombia also has one of the largest proven coal reserves in the
world, with over 7 billion metric tons of recoverable reserves and 17 billion
metric tons of potential reserves. The Colombia Ministry of Mines and
Energy estimates that, at the current rate of exploration, Colombia has more
than 120 years of coal production.
Coal
mining is a high priority for Colombia. It is a substantial source of
foreign investment and employment and accounts for almost half of the country’s
mining activities. Coal is Colombia’s second largest national
exportation product after oil and it is estimated that under the current market
conditions, between the 2010 and 2015, it may exceed oil
exportation
Colombia
is known as Latin America’s oldest and most stable democracy. Most
presidents have been elected democratically, except for a short period of
military dictatorship, between 1953 and 1957. Moreover, Colombia is recognized
for its consistent and transparent government policies. Since 2002,
the reforms introduced by the government of President Álvaro Uribe have
contributed strongly towards the country’s development, attracting large foreign
investments, especially due to an effective public safety policy that weakened
the guerrilla groups and dismantled para-militarism. Colombia
privatized its coal sector in 2004 and appears to be committed to investing in
infrastructure to support increased mining. Foreign direct
investments in Colombia have exceeded $8.7 billion per year since 2007 and the
Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy estimates that $49 billion will be
invested in the mining/energy sector in Colombia between 2010 and 2015, 80% of
which is expected to come from foreign direct investments.
Colombia
has established tax and commercial benefits to promote foreign direct
investments, such as free trade zones, special exchange rate regimes available
for mining and hydrocarbon companies and free trade
agreements. According to a report published by the World Bank,
Colombia placed 5th in the ranking of 183 countries in regards to investor
protection with clear rules and contractual guarantees. In addition,
Colombia has a long history in the hydrocarbon industry and, as such, offers
many advantages to foreign companies setting up operations. Colombia
has many local mining companies, a significant pool of trained labor and many
highly-trained engineering and support services firms.
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In
Colombia, the state owns all hydrocarbon reserves and private companies operate
coal mines under concession contract agreements with the state. The
country’s reserves are concentrated in two regions: the Guajira peninsula in the
north (left) and the Andean foothills in the interior of the country (right) –
Santander is noted by the yellow star.
The
Guajira peninsula along the Atlantic coast contains the country’s primary coal
mining operations. It is dominated by large-scale thermal coal mines
that account for all of Colombia’s current production and
exports. Operations in this region consist of integrated, open-pit
steam coal mines with rail transport and coastal export terminals operated by
global mining companies. The largest coal producer in the country is
the Carbones del Cerrejon consortium comprised of Anglo American, BHP Billiton
and Glencore, which operates Cerrejon Zona Norte (“CZN”), the largest coal mine
in Latin America and the largest open-cast coal mine in the
world. CZN consists of an integrated mine, railroad and coastal
export terminal and produces approximately 30 million metric tons of steam coal
per year. Drummond Company, Inc. is the second largest operator in
the region and MPX Energia SA recently reported that it acquired 66,225 hectares
with 1.74 billion metric tons of resources to support a planned steam coal mine
in the region.
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contrast, the Andean foothills have small local operations and contain
substantial unexploited reserves of very high quality metallurgical
coal. Historically, violence, political turmoil and lack of
transportation infrastructure rendered the interior region difficult to
mine. However, recent governmental policies and programs supporting
mining and infrastructure, coupled with substantially increased safety in the
region, has made it possible to exploit this coal.
The
government established eight mining districts for the stewardship of mineral
resources and the advancement of the mining sectors. The table below
indicates the mining districts as well as the proven and potential reserves by
district:
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Reserves
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Barrancas
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La
Guajira
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T
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11,586 | 3,933 | 4,537 | |||||||||||||
La
Jagua de Ibirico
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Cesar
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T
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Montelíbano
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Córdoba-Norte
de Antioquia
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T
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9,280 | 381 | 722 | |||||||||||||
Northern
Region (Atlantic Coast)
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6,350 | 11,815 | ||||||||||||||||
Zulia
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Norte
de Santander
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T,M,A
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12,653 | 120 | 795 | |||||||||||||
Zulia
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Santander
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T,M,A
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12,790 | 56 | 464 | |||||||||||||
Paz
del Río
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Boyacá
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T,M
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12,781 | 170 | 1,720 | |||||||||||||
Zipaquirá
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Cundinamarca
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T,M
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11,862 | 236 | 1,482 | |||||||||||||
Amagá
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Antioquia-Antiguo
Caldas
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T
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10,336 | 90 | 475 | |||||||||||||
Jamundí
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Valle
del Cauca – Cauca
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T
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11,016 | 41 | 242 | |||||||||||||
Central
Region (Interior)
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714 | 5,178 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
Country
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7,064 | 16,993 |
T=thermal
(steam); M=metallurgical; A=anthracite
Source: Ingeominas
Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining.
In recent
years, coal and oil production has increased dramatically as the government has
privatized assets, implemented legislation, supported infrastructure development
and improved safety. Over the past decade, production of thermal coal
has more than doubled, reaching 86.7 million metric tons in
2008. Virtually all of the coal is exported because Colombia
generates its electric power from hydroelectric sources. In addition,
given past safety issues and subpar transportation infrastructure, mining in the
interior region has been limited and, as a result, production of metallurgical
coal has remained relatively flat. Future production of all coal in
Colombia is expected to rise, as exploration and profitable developments
continue throughout the north and interior of the country. According
to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Colombia’s coal consumption was
5.2 million metric tons in 2008, leaving most of the country's production
available for export.
We
believe the Colombian government is dedicated to investing in the future of the
coal industry, particularly in building infrastructure and promoting
environmentally safe solutions.
Proposed
Partners
We intend
to execute our business plan by contracting and partnering with several
companies in Colombia, China, the Unites States and other countries in South
America, including local service providers to provide geological services,
engineering services, mine development, mine operations, transportation and coal
coking.
Our
representatives are in various stages of discussions or negotiations with
several service providers and potential joint venture partners, and there can be
no assurance that we will be successful in establishing joint ventures or
reaching agreements with any potential joint venture partners.
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Initial
Proposed Operations
We
initially expect to develop coal mining operations in Colombia, South
America. Our primary operations are expected to include mining of
high-grade metallurgical coal and coal coking.
We are
currently working to secure coal concessions in Santander, Colombia, amounting
to over 43,000 hectares (106,000 acres) through application with the Colombia
Ministry of Mines and Energy as well as through
acquisition. Preliminary geological analysis of the area has revealed
multiple, continuous seams of high quality metallurgical coal and thermal
coal. We estimate total potential resources to be more than 500
million tons of metallurgical coal.
Santander,
Colombia was selected as the focus of our initial coal mining operations because
of its substantial coal reserves and relatively attractive
logistics. We believe Santander has vast, untapped reserves of very
high-quality metallurgical coal. The coal has high heat value, low
sulfur, low ash and low-to-medium volatility. It is very good coal
for coking and steel making and sells at a substantial price
premium. According to the Ingeominas Colombian Institute of Geology
and Mining, Santander is estimated to have over 240 million tons of recoverable
metallurgical coal resources. Santander also has attractive logistics
as compared to other interior districts. It is located on Magdalena
River with river access for shipping and unlimited water resources and is within
three miles of Colombia’s main pipeline and several other refined products
pipelines.
Coke. We have
identified a partner to provide coal coking services and plan to market and sell
coke beginning in the third quarter of 2010.
Surface Mine. We
plan to build a surface mine to produce 600,000 tons-per-year of metallurgical
coal. We have executed a letter of intent with a mining company in
Colombia to form a joint venture that will own the concessions and environmental
permits for this mine. The Colombian mining company has been granted
the environmental permits for this mine. We also are in discussions
with potential contract miners. The mine is expected to open in the
fourth quarter of 2010.
Underground
Mines. We also plan to build two one-million-ton-per-year
underground mines, which are expected to be operational in 2011.
Competition
As a coal exploration and development
company, we will be competing with other coal exploration and
development companies for financing and for the acquisition of new coal mining
properties. Many of the companies with whom we compete have greater
financial and technical resources than those available to
us. Accordingly, these competitors may be able to spend greater
amounts on acquisitions of coal mining properties of merit, on exploration of
their coal mining properties and on development of their coal mining
properties. In addition, they may be able to afford more geological
expertise in the targeting and exploration of coal mining
properties. This competition could result in competitors having coal
mining properties of greater quality and interest to prospective investors who
may finance additional exploration. This competition could adversely
impact on our ability to finance further exploration and to achieve the
financing necessary for us to develop our coal mining properties.
As we commence operations in our
proposed business, we are committed to complying with and are, to our knowledge,
in compliance with, all governmental and environmental regulations applicable to
us and our proposed properties. Permits from a variety of
regulatory authorities are required for many aspects of mine operation and
reclamation. We cannot predict the extent to which these requirements will
affect our company or our properties if we identify the existence of minerals in
commercially exploitable quantities. In addition, future legislation
and regulation could cause additional expense, capital expenditure, restrictions
and delays in the exploration of our properties.
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Research
and Development Expenditures
During the years ended December 31,
2008 and 2009, we did not incur any research and development
expenditures.
Employees
Currently, we do not have any full-time
employees. We are working with consultants and potential joint
venture partners to develop our business. We are actively seeking to
identify experienced, qualified industry professionals for senior executive and
operational positions. We have retained STM Associates, an executive
search firm specializing in the natural resources and energy industries, with
particular emphasis in the global mining and power sectors. We also
plan to engage contractors from time-to-time to perform specific tasks in
connection with our exploration and mining activities. LIFE, our
largest shareholder, will initially provide us with various management support
functions, including sales and marketing, contracting, business development,
finance, investor relations, and human resources.
Intellectual
Property
We do not own, either legally or
beneficially, any patents or trademarks.
RISK
FACTORS
Our proposed business operations are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to
those set forth below:
Risks
Associated With Our Company
Our
company has no operating history and therefore we cannot ensure the long-term
successful operation of our business or the execution of our business
plan.
We have only been engaged in our
current and proposed business operations since May 2010. As a result,
we have no operating history upon which you may evaluate our proposed business
and prospects. Our proposed business operations will be subject to numerous
risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties associated with early stage
enterprises. You should consider an investment in our company in light of these
risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties. Such risks
include:
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ability to purchase or lease necessary equipment when required and at
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Because we are subject to these risks,
you may have a difficult time evaluating our business and your investment in our
company. We may be unable to successfully overcome these risks which could harm
our business.
Our business strategy may be
unsuccessful and we may be unable to address the risks we face in a
cost-effective manner, if at all. If we are unable to successfully address these
risks our business will be harmed.
Our
independent registered public accounting firm has expressed substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability
to obtain future financing.
In their report dated February 24,
2010, our independent registered public accounting firm stated that our
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009 were prepared assuming
that we would continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as
a going concern is an issue that was raised while we were a shell company
operating under prior management as a result of recurring losses from operations
and then-current liabilities in excess of current assets. However,
our ability to continue as a going concern while operating under our current
management and with our existing business plan is subject to our ability to
generate a profit and/or to obtain necessary funding from outside sources,
including obtaining additional funding from the sale of our securities,
increasing sales or obtaining loans and grants from various financial
institutions where possible. Our recent adoption of a new business plan under
which we are effectively a start-up business operating under a new management
team increases the difficulty in meeting such goals and there can be no
assurances that such methods will prove successful.
We
will require additional capital to pursue our business plan.
We currently have no working capital
and will be relying on LIFE to fund our operating and capital requirements until
we raise funds for working capital and to acquire coal assets in the capital
markets. Accordingly, we will need to obtain additional private or
public financing, including debt or equity financing, and there can be no
assurance that such financing will be available as needed or, if available, on
terms favorable to us. Any additional equity financing may be
dilutive to shareholders and such additional equity securities may have rights,
preferences or privileges that are senior to those of our existing common
shares. Furthermore, debt financing, if available, will require
payment of interest and may involve restrictive covenants that could impose
limitations on our operating flexibility. There can be no assurance that
additional funds will be available when needed from any source or, if available,
will be available on terms that are acceptable to us. Also, the terms
of securities we may issue in future capital transactions may be more favorable
for our subsequent investors. Newly-issued securities also may be
issued with warrants or other derivative securities, which themselves may have
additional dilutive effects. Further, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing
future capital and/or financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees,
accounting fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. Our ability
to obtain needed financing may be impaired by such factors as the capital
markets, the lack of a market for our common stock, and our lack of
profitability, which could impact the availability or cost of future financings.
If the amount of capital we are able to raise from financing activities,
together with our revenue from operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our
capital needs, we may be required to reduce or cease operations.
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We
may undertake acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or other strategic
alliances, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to manage
our business. In addition, such undertakings may not be successful.
Our strategy includes plans to grow
both organically and through acquisitions, participation in joint ventures or
other strategic alliances. Joint ventures and strategic alliances may expose us
to new operational, regulatory and market risks, as well as risks associated
with additional capital requirements. We may not be able, however, to identify
suitable future acquisition candidates or alliance partners. Even if we identify
suitable candidates or partners, we may be unable to complete an acquisition or
alliance on terms commercially acceptable to us. If we fail to identify
appropriate candidates or partners, or complete desired acquisitions, we may not
be able to implement our strategies effectively or efficiently.
In
addition, our ability to successfully integrate acquired companies and their
operations may be adversely affected by a number of factors. These factors
include:
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in retaining customers of the acquired
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in retaining personnel of the acquired
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into unfamiliar markets;
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If we fail to integrate acquired
companies efficiently, our earnings, revenues growth and business could be
negatively affected.
If
other professional duties of our current management team interfere or conflict
with their duties for our company, our business, results of operations and
financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Edward
Mooney, our president and chief executive officer, and Daniel Carlson, our chief
financial officer, currently serve as the president and the chief financial
officer, respectively, of LIFE, a company that is currently our largest
stockholder and that is, itself, engaged in the business of identifying and
developing opportunities globally for clean energy, including clean coal
technologies, such as coal gasification. The duties of Messrs. Mooney
and Carlson as executive officers of LIFE may require the devotion of a
substantial amount of their professional time and attention. Similarly, our
success and the execution of our growth strategy will require their significant
efforts and the devotion of a substantial amount of their professional time and
attention. If the performance of their duties on behalf of LIFE
interfere or conflict with their duties as executive officers of our
company, we may not be able to achieve our anticipated growth and our business,
results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely
affected.
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Future
acquisitions are expected to be a part of our growth strategy, and could expose
us to significant business risks.
One of our strategies is to grow our
business through acquisitions. However, we cannot assure you that we
will be able to identify and secure suitable acquisition
opportunities. Our ability to consummate and integrate effectively
any future acquisitions on terms that are favorable to us may be limited by the
number of attractive acquisition targets, internal demands on our resources and,
to the extent necessary, our ability to obtain financing on satisfactory terms
for larger acquisitions, if at all. Moreover, if an acquisition
target is identified, the third parties with whom we seek to cooperate may not
select us as a potential partner or we may not be able to enter into
arrangements on commercially reasonable terms or at all. The
negotiation and completion of potential acquisitions, whether or not ultimately
consummated, could also require significant diversion of management’s time and
resources and cause potential disruption of our existing
business. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that the expected
synergies from future acquisitions will actually materialize. In
addition, future acquisitions could result in the incurrence of additional
indebtedness, costs, and contingent liabilities. Future acquisitions may also
expose us to potential risks, including risks associated with:
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diversion of financial or other resources from our existing
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inability to generate sufficient revenue to recover costs and expenses of
the acquisitions; and
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loss of, or harm to, relationships with employees or
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Any of
the above could significantly disrupt our ability to manage our business and
materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
If
we are unable to hire and retain key personnel, we may not be able to implement
our plan of operation and our business may fail.
Our existing management team, which was
appointed on May 6, 2010 concurrently with changing our proposed plan of
operations, are affiliated with LIFE, our largest and controlling stockholder,
and are performing services for us only on an interim basis as we develop our
new business operations, raise capital, acquire our initial assets and recruit a
new management team. Our success will be largely dependent on our
ability to hire and retain highly-qualified personnel. These individuals may be
in high demand and we may not be able to attract the management staff we
need. In addition, we may not be able to afford the high salaries and
fees demanded by qualified personnel, or we may fail to retain such employees
after they are hired. At present, we have not hired any key
personnel. Our failure to hire key personnel when needed will have a
significant negative effect on our business.
Our
principal stockholder owns a controlling interest in our voting stock and
investors will not have any voice in our management.
Our principal stockholder, LIFE,
beneficially owns and controls the votes of approximately 94.1% of our
outstanding common stock. As a result, this stockholder has the ability to
control substantially all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval,
including:
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of measures that could delay or prevent a change in control or impede a
merger, takeover or other business combination involving
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In addition, sales of significant
amounts of shares held by our principal stockholder, or the prospect of these
sales, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Such stock
ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or
otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could reduce our
stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock
price.
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Risks
Associated With Coal Mining
All
of the properties we currently are considering for purchase are in the
exploration stage. There is no assurance that we can establish the
existence of any coal on any of the properties we acquire in commercially
exploitable quantities. Until we can do so, we cannot earn any revenues from
operations and if we do not do so, we will lose all of the funds that we expend
on exploration. If we do not discover any coal in a
commercially exploitable quantity, our business could fail.
Despite preliminary exploration work on
our coal mining properties, we have not established that any of them contain any
coal reserve, nor can there be any assurance that we will be able to do
so. If we do not, our business could fail. A mineral
reserve is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its Industry
Guide 7 as that part of a mineral deposit which could be economically and
legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve
determination.
Even if we do eventually discover a
coal reserve on one or more of our properties, there can be no assurance that we
will be able to develop our properties into producing mines and extract those
resources. Both coal exploration and development involve a high
degree of risk and few properties which are explored are ultimately developed
into producing mines.
The commercial viability of an
established coal deposit will depend on a number of factors including, by way of
example, the size, grade and other attributes of the coal deposit, the proximity
of the coal deposit to infrastructure, such as a smelter, roads and a point for
shipping, government regulation and market prices. Most of these factors will be
beyond our control, and any of them could increase costs and make extraction of
any identified coal unprofitable.
Coal
mining operations are subject to applicable law and government
regulation. Even if we discover coal in a commercially exploitable
quantity, these laws and regulations could restrict or prohibit the exploitation
of that coal. If we cannot exploit any coal that we might
discover on our properties, our business may fail.
Both coal exploration and extraction
require permits from various foreign, federal, state, provincial and local
governmental authorities and are governed by laws and regulations, including
those with respect to prospecting, mine development, mineral production,
transport, export, taxation, labor standards, occupational health, waste
disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and
other matters. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
obtain or maintain any of the permits required for the continued exploration of
our coal mining properties or for the construction and operation of a mine on
our properties at economically viable costs. If we cannot accomplish
these objectives, our business could fail.
Once we come into compliance with all
material laws and regulations that currently apply to our proposed business
activities, there can be no assurance that we can continue to remain in
compliance. Current laws and regulations could be amended and we
might not be able to comply with them, as amended. Further, there can
be no assurance that we will be able to obtain or maintain all permits necessary
for our future operations, or that we will be able to obtain them on reasonable
terms. To the extent such approvals are required and are not
obtained, we may be delayed or prohibited from proceeding with planned
exploration or development of our coal mining properties.
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If
we establish the existence of coal on any of our properties in a
commercially exploitable quantity, we will require additional capital in order
to develop the property into a producing mine. If we cannot raise
this additional capital, we will not be able to exploit the resource, and our
business could fail.
If we do discover coal in commercially
exploitable quantities on any of our properties, we will be required to expend
substantial sums of money to establish the extent of the resource, develop
processes to extract it and develop extraction and processing facilities and
infrastructure. Although we may derive substantial benefits from the
discovery of a major deposit, there can be no assurance that such a resource
will be large enough to justify commercial operations, nor can there be any
assurance that we will be able to raise the funds required for development on a
timely basis. If we cannot raise the necessary capital or complete
the necessary facilities and infrastructure, our business may fail.
Our
mining production and delivery operations are subject to conditions and events
that are beyond our control, which could result in higher operating costs and
decreased production levels.
Our mining operations are planned to be
conducted in underground mines and surface mines. The level of our
production is subject to operating conditions or events beyond our control that
could disrupt operations, decrease production and affect the cost of mining at
particular mines for varying lengths of time. Adverse operating
conditions and events that coal producers have experienced in the past
include:
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geologic conditions, such as the thickness of the coal deposits and the
amount of rock embedded in or overlying the coal
deposit;
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mining conditions resulting from geological conditions or the effects of
prior mining;
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to acquire or maintain necessary permits or mining or surface
rights;
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in governmental regulation of the mining industry or the electric utility
industry;
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weather conditions and natural
disasters;
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mine water flooding;
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and processing equipment unavailability and failures and unexpected
maintenance problems;
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including fire and explosions from methane and other
sources;
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subsidence from underground mining, which could result in collapsed roofs
at our underground mines, among other
difficulties;
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due to transportation delays;
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unexpected
delays and difficulties in acquiring, maintaining or renewing necessary
permits or mining or surface
rights;
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of mining equipment and supplies and increases in the price of mining
equipment and supplies;
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or events occur in the future at any of the mines we plan to develop or affect
deliveries of our coal to customers, they may increase our costs of mining and
delay or halt production at particular mines or sales to our customers, either
permanently or for varying lengths of time, which could adversely affect our
results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. We cannot
assure you that these risks would be fully covered by our insurance
policies.
Inaccuracies
in our estimates of coal reserves and non-reserve coal deposits could result in
lower than expected revenues and higher than expected costs.
We will base our coal reserve estimates
and non-reserve coal deposit information on engineering, economic and geological
data assembled and analyzed by our contract workers, which will include various
engineers and geologists. The estimates of coal reserves and
non-reserve coal deposits as to both quantity and quality will be annually
updated to reflect the production of coal from the reserves and new drilling or
other data received. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in
estimating quantities and qualities of coal reserves and non-reserve coal
deposits and costs to mine recoverable reserves, including many factors beyond
our control. Estimates of economically recoverable coal reserves and
net cash flows necessarily depend upon a number of variable factors and
assumptions, all of which may vary considerably from actual results, such
as:
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geological
and mining conditions and/or effects from prior mining that may not be
fully identified by available exploration data or that may differ from
experience, in current operations;
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assumed effects of regulation, including the issuance of required permits,
and taxes by governmental agencies and assumptions concerning coal prices,
operating costs, mining technology improvements, severance and excise tax,
development costs and reclamation
costs;
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production from the area compared with production from other similar
producing areas; and
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concerning future coal prices, operating costs, capital expenditures,
severance taxes and development and reclamation
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economically recoverable quantities and qualities attributable to any particular
group of properties, classifications of coal reserves and non-reserve coal
deposits based on risk of recovery and estimates of net cash flows expected from
particular reserves prepared by different engineers or by the same engineers at
different times may vary substantially and vary materially from
estimates. As a result, these estimates may not accurately reflect
our actual coal reserves or non-reserve coal deposits. Any inaccuracy
in our estimates related to our coal reserves and non-reserve coal deposits
could result in lower than expected revenues, higher than expected costs and
decreased profitability.
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Defects
in title in the properties that we own or loss of any leasehold interests in
properties leased by us could limit our ability to mine these properties or
result in significant unanticipated costs.
We may conduct a significant part of
our mining operations on properties that we lease. A title defect or
the loss of any lease could adversely affect our ability to mine the associated
reserves. Title to leased properties and associated mineral rights is
not thoroughly verified until we make a commitment to develop a property, which
may not occur until after we have obtained necessary permits to mine the
property and completed exploration of the property. In some cases, we
rely on title information or representations and warranties provided by our
grantors or lessors. Our right to mine some reserves would be
adversely affected if defects in title or boundaries exist or if a lease
expires. Any challenge to our title or interest could delay the
exploration and development of the property and could ultimately result in the
loss of some or all of our interest in the property. In order to
obtain leases or mining rights to conduct mining operations on property where
title defects exist, we may have to incur unanticipated costs, which could
adversely affect our profitability.
A
substantial or extended decline in coal prices could reduce our revenues and the
value of our coal resources.
Our results of operations are dependent
upon the prices we receive for our coal as well as our ability to improve
productivity and control costs. Declines in the prices received for
our coal could adversely affect our results of operations. The prices
charged for coal depend upon factors beyond our control, including:
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supply of, and demand for, domestic and foreign
coal;
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demand for electricity;
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proximity to and the capacity and cost of transportation
facilities;
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regulations and taxes;
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emission standards for coal-fired power
plants;
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regulatory,
administrative and judicial decisions, including legislation to allow
retail price competition in the electric utility
industry;
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price and availability of alternative fuels, including the effects of
technological developments; and
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Decreased
demand for coal could result in declines in coal prices and require us to
increase productivity and lower costs in order to maintain our
margins. If we are not able to maintain our margins, our operating
results could be adversely affected. Therefore, price declines may
adversely affect our operating results for future periods and our ability to
generate cash flows necessary to improve productivity and invest in
operations.
The
coal industry is highly competitive and there is no assurance that we will
continue to be successful in acquiring coal concessions. If we cannot
continue to acquire properties to explore for coal, we may be required to reduce
or cease operations.
The coal exploration, development and
production industry is generally not-integrated. We compete with other
exploration companies looking for coal properties. While we compete with other
exploration companies in the effort to locate and acquire
coal properties, we will not compete with them for the removal or
sales of coal and coal by-products from our properties if we should eventually
discover the presence of them in quantities sufficient to make production
economically feasible. Readily available markets exist worldwide for
the sale of coal and coal by-products. Therefore, we will likely be
able to sell any coal or coal by-products that we identify and
produce.
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In identifying and acquiring
coal properties, we compete with many companies possessing greater
financial resources and technical facilities. This competition could
adversely affect our ability to acquire suitable prospects for exploration in
the future. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will
acquire any interest in additional coal properties that might yield
reserves or result in commercial mining operations.
Our operations
may impact the environment or cause exposure to hazardous substances, and our
properties may have environmental contamination, which could result in material
liabilities to us.
Certain of the coal mining operations
we acquire may currently or historically have used hazardous materials and, to
the extent that such materials are not recycled, they could become hazardous
waste. We may be subject to claims under federal and state statutes
and/or common law doctrines and their Colombian law equivalents for toxic torts
and other damages, as well as for natural resource damages and the investigation
and clean up of soil, surface water, groundwater, and other
media. Such claims may arise, for example, out of current or former
conditions at sites that we acquire, and at contaminated sites that have always
been owned or operated by third parties. Liability may be without
regard to fault and may be strict, joint and several, so that we may be held
responsible for more than our share of the contamination or other damages, or
even for the entire share.
Surface
mining is subject to increased regulation and may require us to incur additional
costs.
Our
business plan calls for the establishment of surface mining
operations. Surface mines generally are subject to numerous
regulations related to blasting activities that can result in additional
costs. For example, when blasting in close proximity to structures,
additional costs are incurred in designing and implementing more complex blast
delay regimens, conducting pre-blast surveys and blast monitoring and the risk
of potential blast-related damages increases. Since the nature of
surface mining requires ongoing disturbance to the surface, environmental
compliance costs can be significantly greater than with underground
operations. These regulations may cause us to incur significant
additional costs, which could adversely impact our operating
performance.
A decrease in the
availability or increase in costs of key supplies, capital equipment or
commodities could decrease our profitability.
Our mining operations will require a
reliable supply of steel-related products (including roof control for our
underground mines), replacement parts, belting products and
lubricants. If the cost of any of these or other supplies increases
significantly, or if a source for such mining equipment or supplies are
unavailable to meet our replacement demands, our profitability could be
adversely affected. In addition, industry-wide demand growth has
recently exceeded supply growth for certain underground surface and other
capital equipment. As a result, lead times for some items have
increased significantly. Significant delays in obtaining required
parts and equipment could cause our profitability to be reduced from our current
expectations.
Risks
Associated with Our Common Stock
Trading
on the OTC Bulletin Board may be volatile and sporadic, which could depress the
market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our stockholders to
resell their shares.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board service of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”). Trading in stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board is often
thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many
factors that may have little to do with our operations or business
prospects. This volatility could depress the market price of our
common stock for reasons unrelated to operating
performance. Moreover, the OTC Bulletin Board is not a stock
exchange, and trading of securities on the OTC Bulletin Board is often more
sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a quotation system like NASDAQ
or a stock exchange. Accordingly, shareholders may have difficulty reselling any
of their shares.
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Efforts
to comply with recently enacted changes in securities laws and regulations will
increase our costs and require additional management resources, and we still may
fail to comply.
As directed by Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules
requiring public companies to include a report of management on our internal
controls over financial reporting in their annual reports on Form 10-K. In
addition, the independent registered public accounting firm auditing our
financial statements must attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls
over financial reporting. The attestation requirements by our independent
registered public accounting firm are not presently applicable to us but we will
become subject to these requirements for the year ended December 31, 2010. If we
are unable to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial
reporting or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to
provide us with a report as to the effectiveness of our internal controls over
financial reporting as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our financial
statements, which could result in a decrease in the value of our
securities.
Our
common stock is a penny stock. Trading of our common stock may be restricted by
the SEC’s penny stock regulations and FINRA’s sales practice requirements, which
may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
Our common stock is a penny
stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9,
which generally defines a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a
market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less
than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities
are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice
requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established
customers and “accredited investors”. The term “accredited investor”
refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or
individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding
$200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse.
The penny stock rules require a
broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from
the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared
by the Securities and Exchange Commission which provides information about penny
stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock
market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current
bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the
broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account
statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s
account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and
salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in
writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in
writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the
penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not
otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written
determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser
and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the
transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of
reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock
that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny
stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our
securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor
interest in, and limit the marketability of, our common stock.
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In addition to the “penny stock” rules
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the FINRA has adopted
rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a
broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is
suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative
low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must
make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial
status, tax status, investment objectives and other
information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes
there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be
suitable for at least some customers. FINRA’s requirements make it
more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our
common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our
stock.
Our
common stock price may be volatile, which could adversely affect our planned
business and cause our stockholders to suffer significant losses
The volatility of our stock price
depends upon many factors including:
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in our operating results and failure to meet expectations of investors and
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A reduced common stock price will
result in a loss to investors and will adversely affect our ability to issue our
common stock to fund our activities.
Substantial sales of our common
stock could adversely affect our stock price.
We had 50,700,000 shares of common
stock outstanding as of May 6, 2010. Sales of a substantial number of
shares of common stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, could
adversely affect the market price of our common stock by introducing a large
number of sellers to the market. Such sales could cause the market price of our
common stock to decline. We cannot predict whether future sales of our common
stock, or the availability of our common stock for sale, will adversely affect
the market price for our common stock or our ability to raise capital by
offering equity securities.
We
do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock, and investors will be able
to receive cash in respect of the shares of common stock only upon the sale of
the shares.
We
have no intention in the foreseeable future to pay any cash dividends on our
common stock. Therefore, an investor in our common stock will obtain
an economic benefit from the common stock only after an increase in its trading
price and only by selling the common stock.
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Risks
Associated with Doing Business in South America
Adverse
economic and political conditions in Colombia affect our financial condition and
results of operations.
Most of our operations and property
will be located in Colombia and accordingly our business is subject to a variety
of economic, political, market and credit risks. The quality of our
assets, financial condition and results of operations significantly depend on
macroeconomic and political conditions prevailing in Colombia and the other
jurisdictions in which we operate. Colombia is subject to political,
economic and other uncertainties, including renegotiation, or nullification of
existing contracts, currency exchange restrictions, and international monetary
fluctuations. Furthermore, changes in monetary, exchange, and trade
policies could affect the overall business environment in Colombia, which would
in turn impact our financial condition and results of operations.
Furthermore, decreases in the growth
rate in the economies where we operate, particularly in Colombia, periods of
negative growth, or increases in inflation or interest rates could result in
lower demand for our services and products, lower real pricing of our services
and products, or in a shift toward lower margin services and
products. Because a large percentage of our costs and expenses are
fixed, we may not be able to reduce costs and expenses upon the occurrence of
any of these events, and our profit margins and results of operations could
suffer as a result.
The
economies of the countries where we operate remain vulnerable to external shocks
that could be caused by significant economic difficulties experienced by their
major regional trading partners or by more general “contagion” effects, which
could have a material adverse effect on their economic growth and their ability
to service their public debt.
Emerging-market investment generally
poses a greater degree of risk than investment in more mature market economies
because the economies in the developing world are more susceptible to
destabilization resulting from domestic and international
developments.
In the case of Colombia, a significant
decline in the economic growth of any of its major trading partners, such as the
United States, Venezuela and Ecuador, could have a material adverse impact on
Colombia’s balance of trade, and adversely affect Colombia’s economic
growth. In addition, a “contagion” effect, in which an entire region
or class of investment is disfavored by international investors, could
negatively affect Colombia or other economies where we operate.
The current global economic downturn,
which began in the U.S financial sector and then spread to different economic
sectors and countries around the world, has had, and is expected to continue to
have, adverse effects on the economies of the countries where we
operate.
Government
policies in the jurisdictions where we operate could significantly affect the
local economy and, as a result, our business and financial
condition.
Our business and financial condition
could be adversely affected by changes in policy, or future judicial
interpretations of such policies, involving exchange controls and other matters
such as currency depreciation, inflation, interest rates, taxation, laws and
regulations and other political or economic developments in or affecting
Colombia or the other jurisdictions where we operate.
In particular, the government of
Colombia has historically exercised substantial influence over its economy, and
its policies are likely to continue to have an important effect on market
conditions and prices and rates of return on securities of local issuers
(including our securities).
Future developments in government
policies could impair our business or financial condition or the market value of
our securities.
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Any
additional taxes resulting from changes to tax regulations or the interpretation
thereof in Colombia or other countries where we operate, could adversely affect
our consolidated results.
Uncertainty relating to tax legislation
poses a constant risk to us. Colombian national authorities have
levied new taxes in recent years. Changes in legislation, regulation
and jurisprudence can affect tax burdens by increasing tax rates and fees,
creating new taxes, limiting stated expenses and deductions, and eliminating
incentives and non-taxed income.
Additional tax regulations could be
implemented that could require us to make additional tax payments, negatively
affecting our financial condition, results of operation, and cash flow. In
addition, either national or local taxing authorities may not interpret tax
regulations in the same way that we do. Differing interpretations could result
in future tax litigation and associated costs.
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PROPERTIES
We do not own any real
property. Our executive offices are located in the offices of our
largest stockholder, LIFE, located at 4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1100,
Houston, Texas 77027. We currently use our offices on a
rent-free basis, but expect that we will either negotiate a rental payment to
LIFE, or move to our own office facilities at which we will incur rental
expenses, in the near future. We do not currently maintain any other
office facilities, and management believes our existing offices are sufficient
for our current operations.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of
May 6, 2010 after the Closing, certain information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of our common stock by each stockholder known by us to be
the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock and by each of our
current directors and executive officers. Each person has sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares of common stock owned by such
person. Beneficial ownership consists of a direct interest in the
shares of our common stock, except as otherwise indicated.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Amount
and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
|
Percentage
of
Class(1)
|
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Directors
and Officers
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Neil
Christiansen,
Director
901
East 7800 South
Midvale,
UT 84047
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593,398 | 1.2 | % | |||||
Edward
Mooney,
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
4265
San Felipe Street
Suite
1100, Houston, Texas 77027
|
47,700,000 | (2) | 94.1 | % | ||||
Daniel
Carlson,
Chief
Financial Officer
4265
San Felipe Street, Suite 1100
Houston,
Texas 77027
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— | * | ||||||
Directors
and executive officers as a group (two persons)
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48,293,398 | 95.3 | % | |||||
Greater
than 5% Stockholders
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LIFE
Power and Fuels LLC
4265
San Felipe Street, Suite 1100
Houston,
Texas 77027
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47,700,000 | 94.1 | % |
*
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Less
than 1%.
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(1)
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Under
Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who,
directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding,
relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes
the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment
power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of
shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than
one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power
to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be
beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the
shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the
date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage
ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to
include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only
such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the
percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in this table does
not necessarily reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with
respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding on
May 6, 2010. As of May 6, 2010, there were 50,700,000 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding.
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(2)
|
Represents
shares owned of record by Life Power and Fuels LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company of which Mr. Mooney is the sole managing
member.
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DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Our directors are elected to hold
office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors
are elected and qualified. Annual meetings of the stockholders, for
the selection of directors to succeed those whose terms expire, are to be held
at such time each year as designated by our board of directors. Our
officers are elected by our board of directors, which is required to consider
that subject at its first meeting after every annual meeting of
stockholders. Each officer holds his or her office until his or her
successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or
removal. Our directors and executive officers, their ages,
positions held, and duration as such, are as follows:
Name
|
Position Held with the
Company
|
Age
|
Date
First Elected
or Appointed
|
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Edward
Mooney
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
50
|
May
6, 2010
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Daniel
Carlson
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
42
|
May
6, 2010
|
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Neil
Christiansen
|
Director
|
74
|
1996
|
Business
Experience
The biographies of each of our
directors and executive officers below contains information regarding the
person’s service, business experience, positions held currently or at any time
during the last five years, and for each director the particular experiences,
qualifications, attributes or skills that caused our board of directors to
determine that such person should serve as a director of our company in 2010,
and the names of any other publicly-held companies for which such person served
as a director in the past five years.
Edward Mooney, President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director. Edward Mooney was appointed
to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and was elected as a
member of our Board of Directors, on May 6, 2010. For over the past
five years, Mr. Mooney has been a consultant to a number of investment firms and
private companies engaged in the development of natural resource and energy
projects worldwide. He is a director of Clean Coal Ltd., a firm
engaged in the global underground coal gasification industry, and is President
of its U.S. subsidiary Clean Coal Inc. Mr. Mooney is the sole
managing member of LIFE Power and Fuels LLC, a recently-formed company that
intends to develop clean energy products worldwide and is our largest
stockholder. Mr. Mooney has over 20 years experience in all aspects
of corporate development for publicly held and privately-held enterprises,
including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, strategic planning,
business development, investor relations, corporate communications and corporate
governance. Mr. Mooney also was a co-founder and is chairman of the
Global University for Lifelong Learning, a California not-for-profit
organization focused on educational initiatives for developing nations. Mr.
Mooney holds a Masters Degree in Education and a Bachelors Degree in Geography
from the California State University System.
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Daniel Carlson, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer. Daniel Carlson was appointed to serve as our Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer on May 6, 2010. Mr. Carlson is also
the Chief Financial Officer for LIFE Power and Fuels LLC, our majority
stockholder. Mr. Carlson has served as a Managing Director of European American
Equities, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, since January 2009. Prior
to joining European American Equities, Inc., Mr. Carlson worked with Primary
Capital for two years as Head of Institutional Sales, where he focused on
reverse merger and PIPE transactions in the United States for Chinese
companies. Mr. Carlson currently serves on the board of directors of
China Precision Steel, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed Chinese steel
processor. Previously, Mr. Carlson was a Managing Director at BayStar
Capital, a leading hedge fund in the PIPE space, where he was Head of Trading
from 2004 through 2006; he was the Head of Trading/Analyst at Azure
Capital Partners, a Venture Capital/Crossover fund investing in the technology
industry from 2000 through 2002; and, from 1995-2000, he was a Senior Trader for
RCM Capital Management, a 50+ billion dollar asset management firm, where he
specialized in trading small cap securities. Mr. Carlson holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Tufts University achieved in
1989.
Neil
Christiansen,
Director. Mr. Christiansen was elected a director of our
company in 1996. Neil Christiansen has been self-employed since
1998, and has devoted his time to research, publishing curricula,
leading seminars and directing self-improvement workshops and
conferences. In 1965, Mr. Christiansen founded Heartland Realty in
Salt Lake City, Utah. From 1976 to 1982, Mr. Christiansen served as the
Republican State Chairman for Utah. In 1983, Mr. Christiansen became the
founding director of Search for Common Ground, a Washington DC-based
organization established to engage leaders in the Soviet and U.S. governments
and business in meaningful dialogue. From 1984 to 1986, Mr. Christiansen
coordinated the international acquisition, shipment, and distribution of
multiple speed cassette copiers into various parts of the Soviet Union for The
Door of Hope. In 1986, Mr. Christiansen founded Free Indeed, a foundation
dedicated to developing personal growth programs.
Board
of Directors and Corporate Governance
Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement,
Mr. Christiansen resigned as our President, immediately upon the
Closing. At the Closing, Edward Mooney was appointed our
President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors,
and Daniel Carlson was appointed our Chief Financial Officer.
Board
Committees
We intend
to appoint to our board of directors and to various committees to be established
by our board such persons as are expected to be required to meet the corporate
governance requirements imposed by a national securities exchange, although we
are not required to comply with such requirements until we elect to seek listing
on a securities exchange. We intend that a majority of our directors will be
independent directors, of which at least one director will qualify as an “audit
committee financial expert,” within the meaning of Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation
S-K, as promulgated by the SEC. Additionally, our board of directors is expected
to appoint an audit committee, nominating committee and compensation committee,
and to adopt charters relative to each such committee, in the near future. We do
not currently have an “audit committee financial expert” since we currently do
not have an audit committee in place.
Family
Relationships
There are no family relationships among
our directors or executive officers.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, none of
our directors or executive officers has filed any bankruptcy petition, been
convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors, or has been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding
during the past five years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of
federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without
sanction or settlement.
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Related
Person Transactions
None of our directors or executive
officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors,
executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Annual
Compensation
Neither Neil Christiansen, our former
President, nor any other person, received any compensation from us during the
years ended December 31, 2009 or 2008.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
As at December 31, 2009, there were no
unexercised options or stock that had not vested in regards to our executive
officers, and there were no equity incentive plan awards for our executive
officers during the year ended December 31, 2009.
Director
Compensation
No compensation was paid to or earned
by any director during the year ended December 31, 2009.
Compensation
Plans
On
May 12, 2010, our board of directors adopted, and LIFE, the holder of
approximately 94.1% of our issued and outstanding common stock approved, our
2010 Equity Plan, which is described in this current report under the heading
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” below. We have not granted any
stock options or other similar compensation to our current executive officers or
directors.
Pension,
Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
There
are no arrangements or plans pursuant to which we provide pension, retirement or
similar benefits to our directors or executive officers. We have no
material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash
compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive
officers.
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Change
of Control
We
have no pension or compensatory plans or other arrangements that provide for
compensation to our directors or officers in the event of a termination of
employment or a change in our control.
COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
This
section discusses the principles underlying our proposed executive compensation
policies and decisions and the most important factors relevant to an analysis of
these policies and decisions. It provides qualitative information
regarding the manner and context in which we expect compensation to be awarded
to and earned by our named executive officers.
Compensation
Objectives and Philosophy
Our board
of directors will be responsible for overseeing executive and other employee
compensation. With respect to compensation matters, the initial
objective of our board of directors will be to establish a compensation program
that attracts and helps retain talented and experienced individuals for senior
level positions throughout our organization, as well as to authorize appropriate
compensation for our employees and key consultants.
Our board
of directors will oversee compensation programs also designed to:
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•
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Recruit,
retain and motivate executives and employees that can help us achieve our
core business goals;
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•
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Provide
incentives to promote and reward superior performance throughout our
organization;
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•
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Facilitate
stock ownership and retention by our executives and other employees;
and
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•
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Promote
alignment between executives and other employees and the long- term
interests of our
stockholders.
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Our board
of directors will seek to achieve these objectives by:
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•
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Establishing
a compensation program that is market competitive and internally fair;
and
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|
•
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Linking
performance with certain elements of compensation through the use of
equity options, stock grants, cash performance bonuses or other means of
compensation the value of which is substantially tied to the achievement
of our company goals.
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Components
of Compensation
Our
executive compensation program is expected to include the following
elements:
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•
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Base
salary;
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|
•
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Discretionary
and performance-based bonuses;
|
|
•
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Long-term
incentive plan awards; and
|
|
•
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Retirement
and health insurance
benefits.
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Our board
of directors will seek to set a competitive rate of annual base salary for each
executive officer in order to attract and retain top quality
executives. However, our board of directors has not yet committed to
the means by which it will determine competitive rates of annual base salary in
the market, which means might include executive officer and director input,
input from a compensation consultant and third-party information. We
do not have a specific formula for allocating total compensation between current
and long-term compensation or between cash and non-cash
compensation. However, we expect to vary the mix of our executive
officers’ compensation elements based on competitive practices and their
relative management level to recognize each individual’s operating
responsibilities and reward his or her ability to impact short- and long-term
results.
Elements
of Executive Compensation
We expect
to pay our executive officers the following compensation:
Base Salary. We
expect to pay base salaries in order to attract executive officers and provide a
basic level of financial security. We will establish base salaries
for our executives based on the scope of their responsibilities, taking into
account competitive market compensation paid by other companies for similar
positions. Base salaries will be reviewed (i) at the time of
renewal of an executive’s employment agreement, or (ii) annually, with
adjustments based on the individual’s responsibilities, performance and
experience during the year. This review is expected to occur each
year at the annual review.
Discretionary and Performance-Based
Bonuses. Our board of directors expects to adopt a formal
process for determining and awarding discretionary and performance-based annual
bonuses later in 2010.
Our board
of directors intends to utilize annual incentive bonuses to reward officers and
other employees for achieving financial and operational goals and for achieving
individual annual performance objectives. These objectives will vary
depending on the individual executive and employee, but will relate generally to
strategic factors, including establishment and maintenance of key strategic
relationships, advancement of our product candidates, and identification and
advancement of additional product or service offerings, and to financial
factors, including raising capital, improving our results of operations and
increasing the price per share of our common stock. Commencing in
2010, our board of directors will have authority to award discretionary annual
bonuses to, or enter into commitments for the award of an annual bonus with, our
executive officers.
Long-Term Incentive
Program. We believe we can encourage superior long-term
performance by our executive officers and employees by encouraging them to own,
and assisting them with the acquisition of, our common stock. We have
established our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Equity Plan”) to provide
our employees, including our executive officers, with incentives to help align
their interests with the interests of our stockholders. Our board of
directors believes the use of stock and stock-based awards offers the best
approach to achieving our compensative objective of fostering a culture of
ownership, which it believes will, in turn, motivate our executive officers to
create and enhance stockholder value. We have not adopted stock
ownership guidelines, but our 2010 Equity Plan provides a principal method for
our executive officers to acquire equity in our company.
Stock Options. Our
2010 Equity Plan authorizes us to grant options to purchase shares of our common
stock to our employees, directors and consultants. While our board of
directors currently administers our 2010 Equity Plan, it intends to delegate
that responsibility to a compensation committee of our board when that committee
is established. Our board of directors intends to annually review and
approve stock option awards to executive officers based upon a review of
competitive compensation data, its assessment of individual performance, a
review of each executive’s existing long-term incentives and retention
considerations. Periodic stock option grants may be made at the
discretion of our board of directors to eligible employees, including named
executive officers, and, in appropriate circumstances, our board of directors
may consider the recommendations of members of management. Under our
2010 Equity Plan, our stock options will generally be exercisable for a period
of five or ten years, have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of
our common stock on the day of grant or 110% of fair market value in the case of
incentive stock options and typically vest over a four-year period, with 25%
vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting 25%
per year on each of the next three anniversaries thereafter based upon continued
employment. Incentive stock options also include certain other terms
necessary to assure compliance with particular provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code.
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We expect
to use stock options as a long-term incentive vehicle because we
believe:
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•
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Stock
options align the interests of our executives with those of our
stockholders, support a pay-for-performance culture, foster an employee
stock ownership culture and focus the management team on increasing value
for our stockholders;
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•
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The
value of stock options is based on our performance, because all the value
received by the recipient of a stock option is based on the growth of our
stock price;
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•
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Stock
options help to provide a balance to the overall executive compensation
program because, while base salary and our discretionary annual bonus
program focus on short-term compensation rewards, vesting stock options
reward increases in stockholder value over the longer term;
and
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•
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The
vesting period of stock options encourages executive retention and their
efforts to preserve stockholder
value.
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In determining the number of stock
options to be granted to executives, we expect to take into account the
individual’s position, scope of responsibility, ability to affect profits and
stockholder value and the individual’s historic and recent performance and the
value of stock options in relation to other elements of the individual
executive’s total compensation.
Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units. Our 2010 Equity Plan
authorizes us to grant restricted stock and restricted stock units to our
employees, directors and consultants. To date, we have not granted
any restricted stock or restricted stock units under our 2010 Equity
Plan. We anticipate that in order to implement the long-term
incentive goals of our board of directors, we may grant restricted stock units
in the future.
Retirement
and Health Insurance Benefits. Consistent with our
compensation philosophy, we will consider implementing certain retirement and
health benefits for our executive officers, including medical,
dental, vision and life and disability insurance coverage and the ability to
contribute to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Recoupment
of Incentive Payments
We do not
have a formal policy regarding adjusting or recovering discretionary or
performance-based bonuses or long-term incentive plan awards or payments if the
relevant performance metrics upon which such awards or payments are based are
later restated or otherwise adjusted in a manner that reduces the actual size of
the award or payment. We will consider making such adjustments on a
case-by-case basis if any such situation arises.
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General
Tax Deductibility of Executive Compensation
We intend
to structure our compensation program to comply with Internal Revenue Code
Sections 162(m) and 409A. Under Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code, a limitation is placed on tax deductions of any publicly-held
corporation for individual compensation to certain executives of such
corporation exceeding $1,000,000 in any taxable year, unless the compensation is
performance-based. If an executive is entitled to nonqualified
deferred compensation benefits that are subject to Section 409A, and such
benefits do not comply with Section 409A, then the benefits are taxable in
the first year they are not subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture. In such case, the executive is subject to regular federal
income tax, interest and an additional federal income of 20% of the benefit
includible in income. We intend for our board of directors to
generally manage our incentive programs to qualify for the performance-based
exemption. Our board of directors also reserves the right to provide
compensation that does not meet the exemption criteria if, in its sole
discretion, it determines that doing so advances our business
objectives.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS,
AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
There have been no transactions or
proposed transactions in which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of
$120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the
last two completed fiscal years in which any of our directors, executive
officers or beneficial holders of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our
common stock, or any of their respective relatives, spouses, associates or
affiliates, has had or will have any direct or material indirect
interest.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
We are currently not a party to
any material legal proceedings, nor are we aware of any material pending legal
proceedings to which we are a party or of which our property is the subject. We
also know of no proceedings to which any of our directors, officers or
affiliates, or any registered or beneficial holders of more than 5% of any class
of our securities, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate or
security holder are an adverse party or have a material interest adverse to
us.
MARKET
PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT’S
COMMON
EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market
Information
Our common stock is quoted on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board and on the Pink Sheets under the symbol
“FRDR”. The table below sets forth for the periods indicated the
quarterly high and low bid prices as reported by the Pink
Sheets. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail
mark-up, mark-down, or commission and may not necessarily represent actual
transactions
Quarter
|
High
|
Low
|
||||||||
Fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008
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First
|
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | |||||
Second
|
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||
Third
|
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||
Fourth
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$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||
Quarter
|
High
|
Low
|
||||||||
Fiscal
year ended December 31, 2009
|
First
|
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | |||||
Second
|
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||
Third
|
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||
Fourth
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$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||
Quarter
|
High
|
Low
|
||||||||
Fiscal
year ended December 31, 2010
|
First
|
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 |
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Our common stock is considered to be
penny stock under rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Under these rules, broker-dealers participating in
transactions in these securities must first deliver a risk disclosure document
which describes risks associated with these stocks, broker-dealers’ duties,
customers’ rights and remedies, market and other information, and make
suitability determinations approving the customers for these stock transactions
based on financial situation, investment experience and
objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in
writing, provide monthly account statements to customers, and obtain specific
written consent of each customer. With these restrictions, the likely
effect of designation as a penny stock is to decrease the willingness of broker-
dealers to make a market for the stock, to decrease the liquidity of the stock
and increase the transaction cost of sales and purchases of these stocks
compared to other securities.
We have been a shell company since
approximately October 2005. As a result, we are subject to the
provisions of Rule 144(i) which limit reliance on Rule 144 by shareholders
owning stock in a shell company. Under current interpretations,
unregistered shares issued after we first became a shell company can not be
resold under Rule 144 until the following conditions were met:
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·
|
we
ceased to be a shell company;
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|
·
|
we
remained subject to the Exchange Act reporting
obligations;
|
|
·
|
we
filed all required Exchange Act reports during the preceding 12 months;
and
|
|
·
|
at
least one year had elapsed from the time we filed “Form 10 information”
reflecting the fact that we had ceased to be a shell
company.
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There are no outstanding options,
warrants, or other instruments convertible into shares of our common
stock. We have not granted registration rights for any of the
outstanding shares and there are no shares that are being, or that have been
publicly proposed to be, publicly offered by our company.
Holders
At May 6, 2010, we had 65
shareholders of record. The number of record holders was determined
from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of
common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers,
dealers and registered clearing agencies. We have appointed Interwest
Transfer Company, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, to act as our transfer agent for
our common stock.
Dividends
We have not declared or paid any cash
dividends on our common stock during the two fiscal years ended December 31,
2009 and 2008, or in any subsequent period. We do not anticipate or
contemplate paying dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable
future. The only restrictions that limit the ability to pay dividends
on common equity, or that are likely to do so in the future, are those
restrictions imposed by law.
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
The following sets forth certain
information concerning securities which were sold or issued by us without the
registration of the securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”) in reliance on exemptions from such registration
requirements within the past three years:
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Pursuant to the terms of a Promissory
Note dated August 25, 2006, issued to Neil Christiansen in the principal amount
of $5,000, on April 28, 2010, Mr. Christensen converted the full principal
amount of this note, together with accrued interest in the amount of $1,439,
into 200,000 shares of our common stock. This transaction was exempt
from registration pursuant to Sections 4(2) and 4(6) of the Securities
Act.
In connection with the Closing, on May
6, 2010, we sold an aggregate of 47,700,000 shares of our common stock to LIFE
for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000, pursuant to the exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act.
DESCRIPTION
OF OUR SECURITIES
General
Our authorized capital stock consists
of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.001 per share, and
5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.001 per
share. As of May 6, 2010, there were 50,700,000 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding that were held by approximately 65 stockholders of
record. As of May 6, 2010, we did not have any shares of
preferred stock issued and outstanding.
Common
Stock
We are presently authorized to issue
100,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value. All shares are
equal to each other with respect to liquidation and dividend
rights. Holders of voting shares are entitled to one vote for each
share they own at any stockholders’ meeting.
Holders of shares of our common stock
are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our board of
directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, and upon liquidation
are entitled to participate pro-rata in a distribution of assets available for
such distribution to stockholders. There are no conversion,
preemptive, or other subscription rights or privileges with
respect to any shares.
Our common stock does not have
cumulative voting rights which means that the holders of more than 50% of the
voting shares voting for election of directors may elect all of the directors if
they choose to do so. In such event, the holders of the remaining
shares aggregating less than 50% will not be able to elect any
directors.
Preferred
Stock
Our board of directors is authorized,
without action by our stockholders, to designate and issue up to 5,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, in one or more
series. Our board of directors can fix the rights, preferences and
privileges of the shares of each series and any of its qualifications,
limitations or restrictions. Our board of directors may authorize the
issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could
adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common
stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility
in connection with possible future financings, acquisitions and other corporate
purposes, could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying,
deferring or preventing a change in control of our company and could adversely
affect the market price of our common stock. We do not have any
shares of preferred stock outstanding, and we have no current plans to issue any
preferred stock.
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Dividend
Policy
We have never declared or paid any cash
dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain future
earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business. As a result, we do
not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes (the “Nevada Law”) permits a corporation to indemnify any of its
directors, officers, employees and agents against costs and expenses arising
from claims, suits and proceedings if such persons acted in good faith and in a
manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in an action by or in the right of the corporation, no
indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter, as to
which such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless a court of
competent jurisdiction determines that in view of all the circumstances of the
case, indemnification would be appropriate. The indemnification
provisions of the Nevada Law expressly do not exclude any other rights a person
may have to indemnification under any bylaw, among other things.
Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers or controlling persons of our company, pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of our company in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder,
we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
The following unaudited pro forma
information adjusts our unaudited condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 2010
to reflect subsequent event transactions wherein 47,700,000 shares of our common
stock were sold for $100,000; 200,000 shares of our common stock
were issued upon conversion of a $5,000 note payable and related
accrued interest of $1,439; and the proceeds of the $100,000 investment were
used to pay our outstanding liabilities. The unaudited pro forma
condensed balance sheet gives effect to such transactions, as if such
transactions had occurred as of the balance sheet date. Each
transaction was subsequently completed during May 2010.
The pro forma condensed combined
balance sheet should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial
statements at and as of March 31, 2010 and related notes thereto included in our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2010. This pro forma balance sheet is not necessarily indicative of
the financial position that might have existed had the transactions described
above actually occurred on March 31, 2010.
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FREEDOM
RESOURCES ENTERPRISES, INC.
PRO
FORMA CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
March
31, 2010
ASSETS
[Unaudited]
Freedom
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||||||||||||
Resources, Inc.
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Proforma
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Proforma
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||||||||||
March 31, 2003
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Increase
|
Balance
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||||||||||
(As Reported)
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(Decrease)
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Sheet
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ASSETS:
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||||||||||||
$ | 100,000 | [A] | ||||||||||
Cash
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$ | 169 | (100,000 | )[B] | $ | 169 | ||||||
$ | 169 | $ | -0- | $ | 169 | |||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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||||||||||||
LIABILITIES:
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||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
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$ | 10,664 | $ | (10,664 | )[B] | $ | - | |||||
Accrued
interest
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1,439 | (1,439 | )[C] | - | ||||||||
Advances
– related party
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119,500 | (119,500 | )[B] | - | ||||||||
Convertible
notes - related party
|
5,000 | (5,000 | )[C] | - | ||||||||
Total
Liabilities
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136,603 | (136,603 | ) | - | ||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
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||||||||||||
47,700 | [A] | |||||||||||
Common
stock
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2,800 | 200 | [C] | 50,700 | ||||||||
52,300 | [A] | |||||||||||
38,853 | [B] | |||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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95,218 | 6,239 | [C] | 192,610 | ||||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
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(234,452 | ) | (8,689 | )[B] | (243,141 | ) | ||||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
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(136,434 | ) | 136,603 | 169 | ||||||||
$ | 169 | $ | -0- | $ | 169 |
Proforma
adjustments include the following:
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[A]
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To
reflect the sale of 47,700,000 shares of our common stock for $100,000
resulting in a change of control of our
company.
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[B]
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To
reflect the payment of $100,000 to reduce our liabilities as
follows: $10,664 to pay accounts payable; $8,689 to pay
expenses incurred subsequent to March 31, 2010; and $80,647 to pay
advances to related parties. Related parties forgave $38,853,
which has been recorded as a capital
contribution.
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[C]
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To
reflect the issuance of 200,000 shares of our common stock upon conversion
of a note payable in the amount of $5,000 and related accrued interest of
$1,439.
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Item
3.02 Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities
See the disclosure under Item 1.01 and
Item 2.01 of this current report, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
5.01 Changes in
Control of Registrant
See the disclosure under Item 1.01
and Item 2.01 of this current report, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers
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At the Closing , Neil Christiansen
resigned as our President, effective immediately. At the Closing,
Edward Mooney was appointed our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a
member of our board of directors, and Daniel Carlson was appointed our Chief
Financial Officer.
Item
5.06 Change in Shell
Company Status
Management has determined that, as of
the Closing, our company is no longer a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2
of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Please refer to Item 2.01 of this current report for a
detailed description of the Subscription Agreement and the business of our
company following the Closing.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Exhibits required by Item 601 of
Regulation S-K
3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation of Freedom Resources Enterprises, Inc.
(1)
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3.2
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Amended
and Restated By-laws of Freedom Resources Enterprises, Inc.
(2)
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10.1
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Subscription
Agreement, dated May 6, 2010, by and between Freedom Resources
Enterprises, Inc. and LIFE Power and Fuels
LLC.*
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10.2
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2010
Equity Incentive Plan of Freedom Resources Enterprises,
Inc.*
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* Filed
herewith.
(1)
Incorporated by references from Exhibit 3.1 to our Annual Report filed on March
13, 2009.
(2)
Incorporated by references from Exhibit 3 to our Current Report filed on
February21, 2008.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Dated: May
12, 2010
FREEDOM
RESOURCES ENTERPRISES INC.
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By:
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/s/Edward Mooney
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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