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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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Quarterly
report pursuant Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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For the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
¨
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Transition
report pursuant Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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For the
transition period from __________ to __________.
Commission
file number
000-50907
PURE
BIOFUELS CORP.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
(State
of Incorporation)
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47-0930829
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3811
Shadow Trace Circle
Houston,
TX 77082-5637
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1-281
540-9317
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨ (Do not check
if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).
Yes o No x
As of May
12, 2010, the Company had 236,387,893 outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $0.001.
PURE
BIOFUELS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page
Number
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PART
I.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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|||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31,
2009
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2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income for the three
months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)
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3
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|||
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the period ended March 31,
2010 (unaudited)
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and
2009 (unaudited)
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5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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6
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations
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24
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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31
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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31
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PART
II.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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32
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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32
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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32
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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32
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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32
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Item
4.
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(Removed
and Reserved)
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32
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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32
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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33
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SIGNATURES
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34
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PURE
BIOFUELS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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March
31,
2010
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December
31,
2009
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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1,208,822
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$
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735,352
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Use
restricted cash
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1,477,995
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6,830,717
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Accounts
receivable
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-
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155,093
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||||||
Inventories
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4,443,764
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355,531
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VAT
credits
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1,851,203
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1,051,185
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Deposits
and other assets
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316,133
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1,088,251
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TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
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9,297,917
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10,216,129
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||||||
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net
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40,691,624
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40,179,286
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DEBT
ISSUANCE COSTS, net
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3,106,957
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3,332,390
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||||||
GOODWILL
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7,849,922
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7,716,956
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DEPOSIT
GUARANTEE
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15,000,000
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15,000,000
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||||||
DEFERRED
TAX ASSETS
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528,051
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531,625
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||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
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3,238,693
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4,256,644
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||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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79,713,164
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$
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81,233,030
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$
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2,069,620
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$
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956,647
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Accrued
expenses
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2,643,475
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3,815,939
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Due
to related parties
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208,635
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438,026
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Notes
payable - current
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43,000,000
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43,000,000
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TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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47,921,730
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48,210,612
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CONVERTIBLE NOTES, net of debt
discount of $10,022,443 and $10,392,971 as of March 31, 2010 and December
31, 2009, respectively
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52,717,601
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48,795,662
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ACCRUED
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
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18,577,240
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21,556,300
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
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119,216,571
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118,562,574
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
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||||||||
Preferred
stock; $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued
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-
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-
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Common stock; $0.001 par value;
750,000,000 shares authorized; 236,387,893 shares
issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2010 and December
31, 2009
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236,388
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236,388
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Additional
paid-in capital
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61,537,366
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60,958,526
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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1,739,335
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1,157,588
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Accumulated
deficit
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(103,016,496
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)
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(99,682,046
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)
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TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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(39,503,407
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)
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(37,329,544
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)
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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$
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79,713,164
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$
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81,233,030
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
2
PURE
BIOFUELS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Three
Months Ended
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March
31, 2010
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March
31, 2009
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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REVENUE
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$ | 2,373 | $ | 413,348 | ||||
COST
OF REVENUE
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11,839 | 757,050 | ||||||
GROSS
MARGIN
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(9,466 | ) | (343,702 | ) | ||||
SELLING,
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
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2,002,614 | 2,036,072 | ||||||
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
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(2,012,080 | ) | (2,379,774 | ) | ||||
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSES):
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Interest
and financing costs
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(5,366,895 | ) | (6,084,539 | ) | ||||
Other,
net
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59,318 | (62,091 | ) | |||||
Gain
(loss) on change in fair value of accrued derivative
liabilities
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3,567,506 | (682,192 | ) | |||||
Foreign
currency transaction gain (loss)
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417,701 | (258,497 | ) | |||||
TOTAL
OTHER EXPENSE, net
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(1,322,370 | ) | (7,087,319 | ) | ||||
LOSS
BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
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(3,334,450 | ) | (9,467,093 | ) | ||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
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- | - | ||||||
NET
LOSS
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$ | (3,334,450 | ) | $ | (9,467,093 | ) | ||
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE GAIN (LOSS):
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Foreign
currency translation adjustment
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581,747 | 463,776 | ||||||
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS
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$ | (2,752,703 | ) | $ | (9,003,317 | ) | ||
NET
LOSS PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON EQUIVALENT
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SHARES
OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED
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236,387,893 | 172,374,699 | ||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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3
PURE
BIOFUELS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Accumulated
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Total
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Additional
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Other
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Stockholders'
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||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
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Paid-in
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Comprehensive
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Accumulated
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Equity
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Loss
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Deficit
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(Deficit)
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Balance,
December 31, 2009
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236,387,893 | $ | 236,388 | $ | 60,958,526 | $ | 1,157,588 | $ | (99,682,046 | ) | $ | (37,329,544 | ) | |||||||||||
Stock
compensation expense for options issued to employees
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- | - | 578,840 | - | - | 578,840 | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
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- | - | - | 581,747 | - | 581,747 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
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- | - | - | - | (3,334,450 | ) | (3,334,450 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
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236,387,893 | $ | 236,388 | $ | 61,537,366 | $ | 1,739,335 | $ | (103,016,496 | ) | $ | (39,503,407 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
4
PURE
BIOFUELS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three
Months
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Three
Months
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Ended
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Ended
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March
31, 2010
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March
31, 2009
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
loss
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$ | (3,334,450 | ) | $ | (9,467,093 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
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(used
in) provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation
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197,939 | 165,970 | ||||||
Stock
compensation expense for options issued to employees
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578,840 | 577,510 | ||||||
Fair
value of warrants and conversion options issued for financing
costs
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2,879,447 | |||||||
Amortization
of debt discounts, debt issuance costs and financing costs
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2,160,816 | 1,575,471 | ||||||
(Gain)
loss on change in fair value of accrued derivative
liabilities
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(3,567,506 | ) | 682,192 | |||||
Non-cash
foreign currency transaction (gain) loss
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(326,168 | ) | 729,068 | |||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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157,380 | 88,865 | ||||||
Inventories
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(4,072,130 | ) | 117,017 | |||||
VAT
credits
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(779,995 | ) | (9,212 | ) | ||||
Deposits
and other assets
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(189,024 | ) | (917,999 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
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1,093,810 | 335,823 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses
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2,366,330 | 1,775,422 | ||||||
Due
to related parties
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(236,360 | ) | 81,892 | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(5,950,518 | ) | (1,385,627 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Purchase
of equipment
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(18,410 | ) | - | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(18,410 | ) | - | |||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
from issuance of convertible notes
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- | 2,200,000 | ||||||
Funds
withdrawn on deposit
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1,036,015 | - | ||||||
Decrease
(increase) in restricted cash
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5,393,502 | (1,022 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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6,429,517 | 2,198,978 | ||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
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12,881 | (48,870 | ) | |||||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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473,470 | 764,481 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning of period
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735,352 | 579,241 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, End of period
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$ | 1,208,822 | $ | 1,343,722 | ||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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5
Pure
Biofuels Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note
1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Pure Biofuels
Corp. (the “Company”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The information furnished herein reflects all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) which are,
in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results
for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures
normally present in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are
not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year
ending December 31, 2010.
Organization and Line of
Business
Pure
Biofuels Corp., through its directly owned subsidiaries Pure Biofuels del Peru
S.A.C. and Palma Industrial S.A.C., processes, produces and distributes
biodiesel as an alternative fuel for freight and transportation fleets, marines,
farming, rail and aviation industries, and other industrial uses. The
Company’s products are sold in Peru.
Development Stage
Company
The
Company was in the development stage through July 31, 2009. During
the period that the Company was considered a development stage company, the
Company incurred accumulated losses of approximately $105,000,000, of which,
approximately $75,000,000 were non-cash expenses associated with debt and equity
financings and stock compensation expense for options issued to
employees.
Going-Concern
The
Company has continued to incur losses since exiting from the development stage
and has only recently begun principal operations. For the three months ended
March 31, 2010, the Company incurred a net loss of $3,334,450 and has an
accumulated deficit of $103,016,496. In addition, the Company is in technical
non-compliance with certain covenants under the Interbank Loan Agreement which
requires the $43,000,000 to be classified on the consolidated financial
statements as a current liability. Due to the current liability
classification, the Company has a negative working capital balance of
$38,623,813 at March 31, 2010. These circumstances raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The
Company has begun generating revenues from the sale of by-products of products
for the period after the Company ceased to be a development stage
company. During July 2009, the Company obtained $43,000,000 in
additional financing which will provide the Company with the available cash flow
during the coming year. The Company expects to negotiate a waiver of
its technical non-compliance and an overall modification of the loan
covenants. With the additional financing from Interbank, the Company
is able to fund working capital and expects to begin generating significant
revenues during the second quarter of 2010.
6
Pure
Biofuels Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis,
which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its
liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company is unlikely
to pay dividends or generate significant earnings in the immediate or
foreseeable future. The continuation of the Company as a going-concern is
dependent upon its ability to generate sustainable revenue and negotiate the
technical non-compliance with the Interbank loan. These consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and
classification of the recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities
that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a
going-concern.
Basis of
Presentation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pure
Biofuels Corp. and its subsidiaries as follows:
Subsidiary
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Place
Incorporated
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%
Owned
|
Parent
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||||
Pure
Biofuels Del Peru S.A.C.
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Peru
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99.9 |
Pure
Biofuels Corp.
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Palm
Industrial S.A.C.
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Peru
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99.9 |
Pure
Biofuels Corp.
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Pure
Biocarburantes S.A. *
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Argentina
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99.4 |
Pure
Biofuels Del Peru S.A.C.
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*
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Pure
Biocarburantes S. A. was disposed of during 2009. The
operations were insignificant to the operations of Pure Biofuels Del
Peru.
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The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
and have been consistently applied. The Company’s subsidiaries use their local
currencies, Peruvian Nuevos Soles (“PEN”) and the Argentinean Peso (ARS);
however the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated
and presented in United States Dollars (“$”).
Note
2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of
Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pure
Biofuels Corp. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. The significant estimates made in the preparation
of the Company’s consolidated financial statements relate to the determination
of depreciation rates for equipment, reserves for slow moving and obsolete
inventory, future tax rates used to determine future income taxes, and the
carrying values of goodwill and accrued derivative liabilities. The
Company’s actual results could differ materially from these estimates upon which
the carrying values were based.
7
Pure
Biofuels Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash in time deposits and all highly
liquid investments with original maturities of three months or
less.
Use Restricted
Cash
Restricted
cash consists of monies under a standby letter of credit as required by a vendor
and a deposit in guarantee. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31,
2009, total restricted cash related to the standby letter of credit amounted to
$0 and $141,852, respectively. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, total
restricted cash related to restricted working capital amounted to $1,477,995 and
$6,688,865, respectively. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, total
non-current restricted cash related to the deposit in guarantee under the
Interbank Financing amounted to $15,000,000. See Note 9 for details
on deposit in guarantee and restricted working capital.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts
receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable
and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit
worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to
evaluate the adequacy of the reserve. As of March 31, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, the Company determined that no reserves for accounts
receivable were necessary.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost has been determined by using the
first-in, first-out method. The Company periodically reviews its reserves for
slow moving and obsolete inventories. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31,
2009, the Company believes that no reserve was necessary.
Property, Plant and
Equipment
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at historical cost and are depreciated using the
straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. The useful lives and
depreciation methods are reviewed periodically to ensure that the depreciation
method and period are consistent with the anticipated pattern of future economic
benefits. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs which do not improve or
extend the respective lives of the assets are charged to operations as incurred
while renewals and betterments are capitalized. Gains and losses on disposals
are included in the results of operations.
The
estimated useful lives are as follows:
Building
improvements
|
10
years
|
Facilities
and equipment
|
10 years
|
Computer
equipments and licenses
|
4
years
|
Other
fixed assets
|
5-10
years
|
8
Pure
Biofuels Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Goodwill and
Impairment
The
Company applies Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350,
“Intangibles - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” to record goodwill and
intangible assets. In accordance with ASC 350, certain intangible
assets are to be assessed periodically for impairment using fair value
measurement techniques. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis as
of the end of the Company's fiscal year, or more frequently when impairment
indicators arise. The Company evaluates the recoverability of intangible assets
periodically and takes into account events and circumstances which indicate that
impairment exists. The Company believes that as of March 31, 2010 and December
31, 2009, there was no impairment of its goodwill.
Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets
The
Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant, and
Equipment,” which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the
impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. The Company evaluates the
recoverability of its long-lived assets if circumstances indicate impairment may
have occurred. This analysis is performed by comparing the respective
carrying values of the assets to the current and expected future cash flows, on
an undiscounted basis, to be generated from such assets. ASC 360 requires
impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when
indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated
to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. In
that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying
amount exceeds the fair value of the long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived
assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair
values are reduced for the cost of disposal. Based on its review, the Company
believes that as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there was no
impairment of its long-lived assets.
Accrued Derivative
Liabilities
The
Company applies ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” which provides a
two-step model to determine whether a financial instrument or an embedded
feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the
scope exception in ASC 815-10-15-74. This standard triggers liability accounting
on all instruments and embedded features exercisable at strike prices
denominated in any currency other than the functional currency of the operating
entity in Peru. Using the criteria in ASC 815, the Company determines
which instruments or embedded features that require liability accounting and
records the fair values as an accrued derivative liability. The changes in the
values of the accrued derivative liabilities are shown in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations as “gain (loss) on change in fair value of
accrued derivative liabilities.”
Fair Value
Measurements
For
certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted
cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term
debt, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short
maturities. In addition, the Company has long-term debt with financial
institutions. The carrying amounts of the line of credit and other long-term
liabilities approximate their fair values based on current rates of interest for
instruments with similar characteristics.
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to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
ASC Topic
820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the fair
value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 825, “Financial
Instruments,” defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation
hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure
requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported
in the consolidated balance sheets for receivables, certain other current assets
and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a
reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time
between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and
their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy
are defined as follows:
·
|
Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for identical
assets or liabilities in active
markets.
|
·
|
Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar
assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable
for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for
substantially the full term of the financial
instrument.
|
·
|
Level
3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to
the fair value measurement.
|
The
Company’s warrant liability is carried at fair value totaling $9,773,153 and
$11,169,503, as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively. The Company’s conversion option liability is carried at
fair value totaling $8,804,087 and $10,386,797 as of March 31, 2010 and December
31, 2009, respectively. The Company used Level 2 inputs for its
valuation methodology for the warrant liability and conversion option liability
as their fair values were determined by using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model using the following assumptions:
March
31,
2010
|
December
31,
2009
|
|||||||
Annual
dividend yield
|
- | - | ||||||
Expected
life (years)
|
2.05-6.34 | 2.3-6.6 | ||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.02%-3.28 | % | 1.14%-3.39 | % | ||||
Expected
volatility
|
140 | % | 140 | % |
Expected
volatility is based primarily on historical volatility. Historical volatility
was computed using daily pricing observations for recent periods that correspond
to the term of the warrants and conversion options. We believe this method
produces an estimate that is representative of our expectations of future
volatility over the expected term of these warrants and conversion options. We
have no reason to believe future volatility over the expected remaining life of
these warrants are likely to differ materially from historical volatility. The
expected life is based on the remaining term of the warrants and conversion
options. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury securities with
maturity terms similar to the expected remaining term of the warrants and
conversion options.
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Fair
Value
As
of
March
31, 2010
|
Fair
Value Measurements at
March
31, 2010
Using
Fair Value Hierarchy
|
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Liabilities
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
|||||||
Warrant
liability
|
$ | 9,773,153 | $ | 9,773,153 | ||||||
Conversion
option liability
|
8,804,087 | 8,804,087 | ||||||||
Total
accrued derivative liabilities
|
$ | 18,577,240 | $ | 18,577,240 |
The
Company recognized a gain of $3,567,506 for the three months ended March 31,
2010 and a loss of $682,192 for the three months ended March 31,
2009.
The
Company did not identify any other non-recurring assets and liabilities that are
required to be presented in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value in
accordance with ASC 825.
Concentration of Credit
Risk
Cash
includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained within Peru and
the United States. Certain financial instruments, which subject the Company to
concentration of credit risk, consist of cash and restricted cash. The Company
maintains balances at financial institutions which, from time to time, may
exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits for the banks
located in the Unites States. Balances at financial institutions within Peru are
not covered by insurance. As of March 31, 2010 and December 2009, the Company
had deposits in excess of federally-insured limits of approximately $17,278,316
and $22,551,847, respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in
such accounts.
The
Company’s operations are carried out in Peru. Accordingly, the Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the
political, economic and legal environments in the country, and by the general
state of the country’s economy. The Company's operations in Peru are subject to
specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with
companies in North America. These include risks associated with, among others,
the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange.
The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental
policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures,
currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation,
among other things.
Foreign Currency
Translations and Comprehensive Income
The
reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The Company’s subsidiaries
use their local currencies, the PEN as their functional currencies for the
three months ended March 31, 2010 and the PEN and ARS as their functional
currencies for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Assets and liabilities are
translated using the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet dates.
Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated
other comprehensive loss in the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.
Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on
transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are
included in the results of operations as incurred.
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(Unaudited)
Asset and
liability amounts at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were translated at
2.842 PEN to $1.00 USD and 2.890 PEN to $1.00 USD, respectively, for the
Company’s Peruvian subsidiaries. Equity accounts were stated at their historical
rates. The average translation rates applied to statement of operations accounts
for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were 2.849 PEN and 3.195 PEN
to $1.00 USD, respectively; and for the three months March 31, 2009 was 3.582
ARS to $1.00 USD. Cash flows are also translated at average
translation rates for the period. Therefore, amounts reported on the
consolidated statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in
the corresponding balances on the consolidated balance sheets.
Foreign Currency Transaction
Gains and Losses
Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions
denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the
results of operations as incurred. Historically, the Company has not
entered into any currency trading or hedging transactions, although there is no
assurance that the Company will not enter into such transactions in the
future.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income
Taxes.” ASC 740 requires a company to use the asset and liability method of
accounting for income taxes, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for
deductible temporary differences, and deferred tax liabilities are recognized
for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences
between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of
management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of, the
deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on
the date of enactment.
Under ASC
740, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than
not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax
examination being presumed to occur. The evaluation of a tax position is a
two-step process. The first step is to determine whether it is
more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination,
including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation based on the
technical merits of that position. The second step is to measure a tax position
that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold to determine the amount of benefit
to be recognized in the financial statements. A tax position is measured at the
largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being
realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet
the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first
subsequent period in which the threshold is met. Previously recognized tax
positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not criteria should be
de-recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which the
threshold is no longer met. Penalties and interest incurred related to
underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the year
incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes
have been incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
GAAP also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest
and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and
transition.
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(Unaudited)
Revenue
Recognition
In
accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 13, “Revenue Recognition,” the Company
recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. The Company
must meet all of the following four criteria under SAB 104 to recognize
revenue:
·
|
Persuasive
evidence of an arrangement
exists
|
·
|
Delivery
has occurred
|
·
|
The
sales price is fixed or
determinable
|
·
|
Collection
is reasonably assured
|
Basic and Diluted Losses Per
Share
Earnings
per share is calculated in accordance with the ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per
Share.” Basic earnings per share is calculated dividing income
available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based on the assumption
that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options and warrants were
converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock
method. Under this method, warrants and options are assumed to be exercised at
the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if
funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market
price during the period. All warrants, options and convertible notes were
excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation due to the anti-dilutive
effect. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the following
potential dilutive shares were excluded from the diluted loss per share for all
periods presented due to their anti-dilutive effect.
March
31,
2010
|
March
31,
2009
|
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Options
|
15,217,500 | 15,186,250 | ||||||
Warrants
|
135,980,665 | 74,305,666 | ||||||
Convertible
notes
|
209,133,479 | 127,955,458 | ||||||
Total
|
360,331,644 | 217,447,374 |
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718,
“Compensation – Stock Compensation.” ASC 718 requires companies to
measure compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation at fair value at
the grant date and recognize the expense over the employee’s requisite service
period. Under ASC 718, the Company’s volatility is based on the historical
volatility of the Company’s stock or the expected volatility of similar
companies. The expected life assumption is primarily based on historical
exercise patterns and employee post-vesting termination behavior. The risk-free
interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury
yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
The
Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which was developed for use
in estimating the fair value of options. Option-pricing models require the input
of highly complex and subjective variables including the expected life of
options granted and the Company’s expected stock price volatility over a period
equal to or greater than the expected life of the options. Because changes in
the subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimated value of the
Company’s employee stock options, it is management’s opinion that the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model may not provide an accurate measure of the
fair value of the Company’s employee stock options. Although the fair value of
employee stock options is determined in accordance with ASC 718 using an
option-pricing model, that value may not be indicative of the fair value
observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction.
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to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
On April
27, 2007, the Company’s board of directors amended and restated the Company’s
stock option plan to increase the number of available options from a total of
18,000,000 to 21,000,000 options that enables it to grant options to employees,
including its officers and directors, and its subsidiaries and other persons who
contribute efforts to the Company. The board of directors administers the
stock option plan. The stockholders approved the stock option plan on November
19, 2007.
Statement of Cash
Flows
In
accordance with ASC Topic 230, “Statement of Cash Flows,” cash flows from the
Company’s operations are calculated based upon the local currencies using the
average translation rates. As a result, amounts related to assets and
liabilities reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows will not
necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the consolidated
balance sheets.
Reclassification
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the 2009 consolidated financial statements
to conform to the 2010 consolidated financial statement presentation. These
reclassifications had no effect on net loss or cash flows as previously
reported.
Recent
Pronouncements
In
October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2009-15 ("ASU
2009-15") regarding accounting for own-share lending arrangements in
contemplation of convertible debt issuance or other financing. This
ASU requires that at the date of issuance of the shares in a share-lending
arrangement entered into in contemplation of a convertible debt offering or
other financing, the shares issued shall be measured at fair value and be
recognized as an issuance cost, with an offset to additional paid-in capital.
Further, loaned shares are excluded from basic and diluted earnings per share
unless default of the share-lending arrangement occurs, at which time the loaned
shares would be included in the basic and diluted earnings-per-share
calculation. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning on or
after December 15, 2009, and interim periods within those fiscal years for
arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of those fiscal years. The adoption
of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
On
December 15, 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures Topic 820 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value
Measurements”. This ASU requires some new disclosures and clarifies
some existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurement as set forth
in Codification Subtopic 820-10. The FASB’s objective is to improve these
disclosures and, thus, increase the transparency in financial
reporting. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on
the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
In
December 2009, FASB issued ASU No. 2009-17 Improvements to Financial Reporting
by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities. This Accounting
Standards Update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the
issuance of FASB Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R).
The amendments in this Accounting Standards Update replace the
quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which reporting
entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest
entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has the
power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most
significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (1) the obligation to
absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the
entity. An approach that is expected to be primarily qualitative will be more
effective for identifying which reporting entity has a controlling financial
interest in a variable interest entity. The amendments in this Update also
require additional disclosures about a reporting entity’s involvement in
variable interest entities, which will enhance the information provided to users
of financial statements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning on or
after November 15, 2009, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The
adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
In March
2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-10 Amendments for Certain Investment Funds. This
update defers the effective date of the amendments to the consolidation
requirements made by FASB Statement 167 to a reporting entity’s interest in
certain types of entities. The deferral will mainly impact the evaluation of
reporting enterprises’ interests in mutual funds, private equity funds, hedge
funds, real estate investment entities that measure their investment at fair
value, real estate investment trusts, and venture capital funds. The ASU also
clarifies guidance in Statement 167 that addresses whether fee arrangements
represent a variable interest for all service providers and decision makers. The
ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal year
beginning after November 15, 2009. The adoption of this ASU did not have a
material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On
February 25, 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 Subsequent Events Topic 855
“Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” effective
immediately. The amendments in the ASU remove the requirement for an SEC filer
to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both
issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include
financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or
retrospective application of U.S. GAAP. The FASB believes these amendments
remove potential conflicts with the SEC’s literature. The adoption of this ASU
did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
On March
5, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-11 Derivatives and Hedging Topic 815
“Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives.” This ASU clarifies the
guidance within the derivative literature that exempts certain credit related
features from analysis as potential embedded derivatives requiring separate
accounting. The ASU specifies that an embedded credit derivative feature related
to the transfer of credit risk that is only in the form of subordination of one
financial instrument to another is not subject to bifurcation from a host
contract under ASC 815-15-25, Derivatives and Hedging — Embedded Derivatives —
Recognition. All other embedded credit derivative features should be analyzed to
determine whether their economic characteristics and risks are “clearly and
closely related” to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract
and whether bifurcation is required. The ASU is effective for the Company on
July 1, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU will not
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
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(Unaudited)
Note
3 – Inventories
Inventories
consist of the following:
Description
|
March
31,
2010
|
December
31,
2009
|
||||||
Raw
Material
|
$ | 2,768,182 | $ | 147,635 | ||||
Work-in-Process
|
105,679 | 97,272 | ||||||
Finished
Goods
|
1,569,903 | 110,624 | ||||||
Inventories,
net
|
$ | 4,443,764 | $ | 355,531 |
Note
4 – VAT Credits
At March
31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company has value added tax (“VAT”) credit
of $1,851,203 and $1,051,185, respectively, in Peru. VAT is charged at a
standard rate of 19% of the purchases made by the Company and the Company
obtains VAT tax credits for VAT paid in connection with the purchase of capital
equipment and other goods and services employed in its operations. The Company
is entitled to use the VAT tax credits against its Peruvian VAT tax liability
generated from sales or service revenue or to receive a cash refund from the
Peruvian government after necessary approvals are obtained from the Peruvian
government. No significant penalties or interest relating to VAT taxes have been
incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
Note
5 – Property, Plant and Equipment
Property,
plant and equipment consist of the following:
March
31,
2010
|
December
31,
2009
|
|||||||
Land
|
$ | 3,559,882 | $ | 3,499,583 | ||||
Plant
under construction
|
818,194 | 4,873,475 | ||||||
Building
improvements
|
873,355 | 858,397 | ||||||
Facilities
and equipment
|
36,752,471 | 32,144,859 | ||||||
Computer
equipment and licenses
|
266,264 | 261,618 | ||||||
Other
fixed assets
|
203,318 | 97,969 | ||||||
42,473,484 | 41,735,901 | |||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(1,781,860 | ) | (1,556,615 | ) | ||||
Property,
Plant and Equipment, net
|
$ | 40,691,624 | $ | 40,179,286 |
Plant
under construction represents labor costs, material, capitalized interest
incurred in connection with the construction of plant improvements at the
Chorillo facilities. The Company estimates plant improvements to be
fully completed by the 2nd quarter
of 2010. The Company is waiting for the proper certifications for
completion of the project at which time the improvements under construction will
be reclassified to facilities and equipment.
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(Unaudited)
Depreciation
expense amounted to $197,939 and $165,970, for the three months ended March 31,
2010 and 2009, respectively.
Note
6 – Goodwill
Goodwill
represents the excess of the purchase price of businesses over the fair value of
the identifiable net assets acquired in accordance with ASC Topic 805, “Business
Combination.” Goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets are no longer
amortized, but instead tested for impairment on an annual basis or more
frequently when impairment indicators arise.
The
carrying value of goodwill is $7,849,922 and $7,716,956 at March 31, 2010 and
December 31, respectively. No impairment was noted on the goodwill at March 31,
2010 and December 31, 2009.
Balance
at
December
31,
2009
|
Change
in
Value
|
Balance
at
March
31,
2010
|
||||||||||
Interpacific
Oil S.A.C
|
7,716,956 | 132,966 | 7,849,922 |
In the
table above, the change in value of goodwill is related to the change in the
foreign exchange rates used to translate the balance sheet.
Note
7 – Performance Bond
On March
27, 2009, the Company entered into a performance bond agreement (the “Bond
Agreement”), with FDS Corporation (“FDS”). Under the Bond Agreement,
FDS agreed to open a financial bond (the “FDS Bond”) in the amount of up to
$2,500,000 required by the Peruvian Authorities to provide the regulatory and
other permits necessary to commercialize the Callao Facility as a terminal and
bonded warehouse under the laws of Peru for a term of up to twelve months,
subject to the Company’s option to extend the term for up to two additional
twelve month periods. The Company paid a fee of $30,000 to extend the
agreement to January 31, 2011. The Bond Agreement accrues interest on
a monthly basis in the amount of $31,250. As additional consideration for the
placement of the Bond Agreement, the Company issued to FDS seven year cashless
warrants (the “FDS Bond Warrants”) to purchase 62,500,000 shares of common stock
by which FDS will have the right to purchase one share of common stock at an
exercise price of $0.05 per share for every warrant issued. FDS has the right to
exchange all or any FDS Bond Warrants at any time after the Effective Date
(March 31, 2016), for a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of
shares that would have been issued upon the exercise of the FDS Bond Warrants
pursuant to Section 4 of the Bond Agreement divided by 1.2. FDS may
withdraw the FDS Bond at any time and terminate this Agreement if there is an
event of default and Plainfield accelerates the obligations in connection with
such event of default under the Loan Agreement dated as of September 12,
2007.
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to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
In
accordance with ASC 815, the Company determined that the FDS Bond Warrants
should be classified as a liability at fair value on the date the FDS Bond
Warrants were issued. On the date of issuance, the Company determined
the fair value of the FDS Bond Warrants to be $4,085,589 using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions:
·
|
Expected
life of 7 years
|
·
|
Volatility
of 130%;
|
·
|
Dividend
yield of 0%;
|
·
|
Risk
free interest rate of 2.28%
|
The fair
value of $4,085,589 was recorded as a prepaid asset and warrant liability in the
consolidated balance sheets. The Company will amortize the $4,085,589
over one year. The amortization expense for the three months ended
March 31, 2010 and 2009, was $962,632 and $44,774, respectively, and is included
in “interest and financing costs” in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations
Note
8 – Convertible Debt
In March
2010, the Company converted accrued interest from PIK Notes from September 15,
2009 through March 15, 2010 in the amount of $3,551,411 into PIK convertible
notes with an exercise price of $0.30 per share.
The
Company determined that the convertible notes contained an embedded conversion
feature as of the date of issuance. The Company recorded the fair
value of $588,446 as a debt discount to be amortized over the life of the notes
and as an accrued derivative liability. The fair value was determined
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model under the following
assumptions:
·
|
Expected
life of 2.5 years
|
·
|
Volatility
of 140%;
|
·
|
Dividend
yield of 0%;
|
·
|
Risk
free interest rate of 0.96%
|
The
following table summarizes the convertible notes:
Balance,
December 31, 2009
|
$ | 48,795,662 | ||
Conversion
of interest to principal
|
3,551,411 | |||
Discount
related to additional principal
|
(588,446 | ) | ||
Amortization
of note discount
|
958,974 | |||
Balance,
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
|
$ | 52,717,601 |
The
$52,717,601 is net of debt discounts of $10,022,443. The total
principal amount of $62,740,044 is due on September 12, 2012, has an interest
rate of 10% if paid in cash and 12% if paid in stock, and is convertible into
shared of common stock at $0.30 per share.
Total
interest related to the convertible notes amounted to $1,794,600 and $624,803
for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For
the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company amortized debt
discounts in the amount $958,974 and $906,791, respectively, which are recorded
in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as interest and
financing costs. The accrued interest payable related to the
convertible notes at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 amounted to $335,080
and $2,091,332, respectively, which is recorded in accrued expenses on the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
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(Unaudited)
Note
9 – Interbank Peru Financing
On July
16, 2009, the Company entered into a sale/leaseback transaction with Interbank
Peru (the “Financing”). Under the Financing, Interbank Peru acquired all
the assets that comprise the Company’s Supply Plant, and in turn leased the
Supply Plant back to the Company. However, the assets remain on the
Company’s books as still owned by the Company in accordance with accounting
standard ASC 840-40. Further, the Financing agreement allows a Purchase Option,
as defined, by the Company at the end of the six-year term of the
agreement. In addition, the Company pledged its land, with a carrying
value of $3,499,583, as collateral pursuant to the Interbank Peru Financing
agreement.
Also, a
Trust Management was established for the following Company assets: (i) the right
for collections, (ii) cash flows, (iii) a capital contribution (U.S. $15
million), (iv) a deposit in guarantees (U.S. $15 million), and (v) the cash
flows that the Company credited in a reserve account. The Company recorded the
capital contribution as “restricted cash” and the deposit in guarantees as
“deposit guarantee.” Restricted cash is released from restriction only to pay
working capital costs. The deposit guarantee will always hold 35% of the
principal outstanding and will be released on an annual basis as the principal
gets amortized over the term of the agreement. As of March 31, 2010 and December
31, 2009 the balance in restricted cash related to the capital contribution
amounted to $1,477,995 and $6,688,865. As of March 31, 2010 and
December 31, 2009 the deposit guarantee amounted to $15,000,000.
The
Company received proceeds of $51,170,000 in cash pursuant to the Interbank Peru
Financing. The Company recorded a note payable of $43,000,000 and
reduced VAT credits by $8,170,000 as part of the sale of VAT credits to
Interbank. The principal balance of the amount due to Interbank Peru
is $43,000,000 with an effective interest rate of 10.6% per
annum. The Company will make interest only payments for the first
year and then for years two through six, the Company will make both principal
and interest payments such that the loan is completely repaid at the end of year
six.
Pursuant
to the Interbank Peru Financing agreement, the Company is required to maintain
certain financial and nonfinancial covenants during the term of the Financing
agreement, including submission of financial statements to Interbank within
certain number of days after the close of periods, maintaining funds equivalent
to at least 35% of the note payable amount in a Trust Management Account, as
defined, and maintaining minimum Debt Service Coverage Rate, as defined, among
others. As of March 31, 2010, the Company was not in compliance with
certain financial covenants which triggered an event of default under the terms
of the agreement. Due to the non compliance, Interbank, at its
option, may assess a 2% penalty of the unpaid principal balance of the loan for
the time period that the bank deems the Company to be in default until the
waiver is granted. The Company has not received a waiver or
forbearance at the time the financial statements were issued, so the Company
recorded the $43,000,000 payable as a current liability. The Company
is currently negotiating a waiver of its technical non-compliance with certain
of its covenants under the Interbank Loan Agreement as of March 31, 2010 and
overall modification of the Interbank Loan Agreement and has not received a
notice of default from Interbank.
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Pure
Biofuels Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The
Company recorded interest expense of $1,010,241 for the three months ended March
31, 2010 related to the Interbank Peru Financing. The following table
shows the principal payments for the note payable per the contractual
agreement:
Principal
|
||||
Fiscal
Year
|
Amount
|
|||
2010
|
$ | 750,000 | ||
2011
|
4,150,000 | |||
2012
|
8,000,000 | |||
2013
|
10,900,000 | |||
2014
|
12,800,000 | |||
Thereafter
|
6,400,000 | |||
$ | 43,000,000 |
Note
10 – Stockholders’ Equity
Common
Stock
Effective
August 7, 2006, the Company effected a one and one-quarter (1.25) for one (1)
forward stock split of the authorized, issued and outstanding common stock,
without a change to the par value. As a result, the authorized share capital
increased from 75,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 to
93,750,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. On November 19,
2007, the stockholders approved an amendment to its articles of incorporation to
increase the number of authorized common shares to 250,000,000 and to authorize
1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001. On October 28,
2008, the stockholders’ approved an amendment to its articles of incorporation
to increase the number of authorized common shares to 325,000,000. On
May 22, 2009, the stockholders’ approved an amendment to its articles of
incorporation to increase the number of authorized common shares to
750,000,000.
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Pure
Biofuels Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Stock
Options
The
following is a summary of the option activity:
Number
of
Options
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2008
|
15,186,250 | $ | 0.60 | ||||||||
Granted
|
250,000 | 0.60 | |||||||||
Exercised
|
- | - | |||||||||
Forfeited
|
(175,000 | ) | 0.60 | ||||||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2009
|
15,261,250 | $ | 0.60 | ||||||||
Granted
|
- | ||||||||||
Exercised
|
- | ||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(43,750 | ) | |||||||||
Outstanding,
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
|
15,217,500 | $ | 0.60 |
7.35
|
-
|
||||||
Exercisable,
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
|
12,868,750 | $ | 0.60 |
7.31
|
-
|
Warrants
The
following summarizes the stock purchase warrant activity:
Number
of Warrants
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
|
|||||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2008
|
11,805,666 | $ | 0.39 | ||||||
Granted
|
124,174,999 | 0.26 | |||||||
Exercised
|
- | ||||||||
Forfeited
|
- | ||||||||
Forfeited
|
- | ||||||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2009
|
135,980,665 | $ | 0.27 | ||||||
Granted
|
- | ||||||||
Exercised
|
- | ||||||||
Forfeited
|
- | ||||||||
Outstanding,
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
|
135,980,665 | $ | 0.27 |
5.97
|
|||||
Exercisable,
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
|
135,980,665 | $ | 0.27 |
5.97
|
Note
11 – Related Party Transactions
The
Company entered into the following transactions with related
parties:
a)
|
On
August 1, 2009, the Company entered into a service agreement with
Challenge Capital Corporation, (“Challenge Capital”), a company controlled
by certain officers of the Company, to provide services related to the
handling of biofuels to the Company until August 1, 2010. This
agreement provides a monthly fee of $25,699. The Company
expensed $77,097 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and there is no
outstanding balance at March 31,
2010.
|
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Pure
Biofuels Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
b)
|
Plainfield is
a related party as it is a major stockholder of the Company. See
transactions with Plainfield in note
8.
|
c)
|
As
of March 31, 2010 and December 31 2009, the Company has loans due to
shareholders in the amount of
$208,635.
|
These
transactions were recorded at the exchange amount which is the amount agreed to
by the related parties.
Note
12 – Commitments and Contingencies
Under the
Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right to order and subsequently
purchase, and Trimarine is offering to supply and sell certain products to be
used in the manufacturing process of biodiesel fuel. The Purchase
Agreement states that the maximum unpaid purchase price cannot exceed
$40,000,000. The Company and Trimarine agreed that the consideration
for the supply of the product would be the greater of (i) 15.0% per annum or
1.250% per month of the total financial value of the product or (ii) 4.0% per
annum, or 0.333% per month of the total facility amount payable on a monthly
basis which is equivalent to $133,333 per month. Pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, the Company made a cash deposit to Trimarine of 10% of the
$40,000,000. The deposit is recorded as “deposits and other assets”
in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31,
2010.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company received proceeds of
$1,036,015 from Trimarine, which reduced the Company’s deposit of $4,000,000 at
December 31, 2009 to $2,963,985 at March 31, 2010. The Company was allowed to
make this draw on the deposit by Trimarine since the credit line of $40,000,000
was not drawn upon as of March 31, 2010.
For the
three months period ended March 31, 2010, the Company incurred fees related to
this facility with Trimarine amounting to $400,000. As of March 31,
2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had an outstanding payable owed to
Trimarine in the amounts of $1,200,000 and $818,000, respectively.
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Pure
Biofuels Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note
13 – Supplemental Cash Flow Information
The
following table contains the supplemental cash flow information for the periods
indicated.
For
the Three
Months
Ended
March
31, 2010
|
For
the Three
Months
Ended
March
31, 2009
|
|||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | 1,035,384 | $ | - | ||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$ | - | $ | - |
The
following table contains the supplemental information of non-cash investing and
financing activities for the periods
indicated.
For
the Three
Months
Ended
March
31, 2010
|
For
the Three
Months
Ended
March
31, 2009
|
|||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND
FINANCING
|
||||||||
Issuance
of convertible promissory note for interest payable
|
$ | 3,551,411 | $ | 2,178,647 | ||||
Issuance
of warrants as part of financing agreement
|
$ | - | $ | 2,365,145 | ||||
Beneficial
conversion feature on issuance of convertible debt
|
$ | - | $ | 2,925,520 | ||||
Debt
discounts from issuance of convertible debt
|
$ | 588,446 | $ | 2,411,218 |
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Forward-looking
statements
The
following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes
thereto included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. This quarterly
report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements and our future
operating results could differ materially from those discussed herein. Certain
statements contained in this discussion, including, without limitation,
statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects" and the
like, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). However, as we issue
“penny stock,” as such term is defined in Rule 3a51-1 promulgated under the
Exchange Act, we are ineligible to rely on these safe harbor provisions. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these
uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update any such
factors or to announce publicly the results of any revisions of the
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or
developments.
Overview
We were a
development stage company through July 31, 2009. During the period
that we were considered a development stage company, we incurred accumulated
losses of approximately $105,000,000, of which, approximately $75,000,000 were
non-cash expenses associated with debt and equity financings and stock
compensation expense for options issued to employees.
We have
completed the construction of our biodiesel processing plant on 4.7 hectares of
land owned by our company near the Callao Port in Lima, Peru (the “Callao Port
Facility”). The Callao Port Facility is designed for a continuous 24 hour
production of 150,000 gallons of biodiesel per day, equating to approximately
52.5 million gallons per year (“MMgy”). Approximately 6.5 million gallons of
crude glycerin is also expected to be produced from the
process. The Callao Port Facility also holds a liquid storage
terminal with a total capacity of 155,760 cubic meters and provides buoy mooring
for loading and discharging products by sea via underwater pipelines connected
to our storage tanks.
To date,
we have not generated significant revenues from the operations at the Callao
Port Facility. Our principal delays have been due to the uncertainty
of the approval of Peruvian law which dictates that all diesel fuel
commercialized in Lima, Peru will carry a mandatory biodiesel portion of 2% and
also be Ultra Low Sulfur diesel. Consequently, our biodiesel
production and our planned diesel imports were halted until the mandate was
approved. The Peruvian law was finally approved on December 31, 2009,
making Peru a significant importer of Diesel fuel since current local refineries
lack the capacity to produce Ultra Low Sulfur diesel. In addition,
our Company engaged Oil Tanking Andina S.A.C (“Oil Tanking”) to provide services
as terminal operators. As a result, Oil Tanking had to perform an
exhaustive Due Diligence to verify and certify that our storage terminal
facility complies with the highest international standards of safety and
quality. Thereafter, on February 12, 2010, our Company signed the
service agreement with Oil Tanking. We have finalized commercial
negotiations and are in the process of concluding others with several parties,
both local and international, and expect to generate revenues during the second
quarter of 2010.
Our
Interpacific Facility, which we purchased in 2007, will reach full production by
June 2010. In full production, the Interpacific Facility is
anticipated to operate 24 hours a day, 7 seven days a
week. Approximately 4-8 personnel will be required to fill four shift
rosters. The Interpacific Facility will be supplied with raw
materials from the Callao Port Facility.
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In
addition, we seek to generate additional revenue by leasing to third parties the
use of our storage tanks at the Callao Port Facility. There can be no assurance
that we will be able to lease any unused storage tanks on terms that are
favorable to us.
Results of
Operations
Comparison of the three
months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
Revenues: Revenues
were $2,373 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $413,348 for
the three months ended March 31, 2009. The decrease in revenue is
because during 2009, we were liquidating inventory because of our cash
shortage. With the financing that we received from Interbank in July
2009, we are in a better cash position and have been purchasing
inventory. We have begun making sales during April 2010.
Cost of
Revenues: Costs of revenues were $11,839 for the three months
ended March 31, 2010 compared to $757,050 for the three months ended March 31,
2009. The costs of revenue include the material and production costs
incurred during the testing of the Callao Port Facility. Cost of
revenue continues to exceed revenue because of the significant devaluation that
affected the prices of both raw materials and finished product.
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses consisted of the
following for the periods indicated:
March
31,
2010
|
March
31,
2009
|
Difference
|
%
Change
|
||||||||||||||
Consulting
fees
|
$ | 28,505 | $ | 3,807 | $ | 24,698 | 648.8 | % | |||||||||
General
and administrative
|
562,553 | 854,357 | (291,804 | ) | -34.2 | % | |||||||||||
Professional
fees
|
259,129 | 226,770 | 32,359 | 14.3 | % | ||||||||||||
Wages
|
1,152,427 | 951,138 | 201,289 | 21.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | $ | 2,002,614 | $ | 2,036,072 | $ | (33,458 | ) |
-1.6
|
% |
Consulting Fees: The change
in consulting fees is not significant.
General and Administrative:
General and administrative expenses decreased $291,804 or 34.2% primarily
due to a decrease of $189,000 in administrative support services, a decrease of
$133,000 in internet services, offset by small increases in various other
administrative accounts. During the latter period of 2009, as we were
exiting from a development stage company, we no longer required the consulting
services and outside administrative support. During the three months
ended March 31, 2009, we terminated our internet agreement with International
Business Machines and as a result, we were required to pay approximately
$133,000 as a termination fee.
Professional
Fees: Professional fees remained relatively consistent with a
small increase of $32,359.
Wages: Wages
increased $201,289 or 21.2% during the three months ended March 31, 2010
compared to 2009. During the latter part of 2009, we terminated the contract and
temporary employees; however, we hired some as full time employees, which caused
our general and administrative expenses to decrease and our wages to
increase. We have approximately 40 employees at March 31, 2010
compared to 35 employees at March 31, 2009.
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Interest and Financing Costs:
Interest and financing costs consisted of the following for the periods
indicated:
March
31,
2010
|
March
31,
2009
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
$ | 2,806,079 | $ | 1,629,621 | $ | 1,176,458 | 72.2 | % | ||||||||
Financing
costs
|
400,000 | 2,879,447 | (2,479,447 | ) | -86.1 | % | ||||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount and debt issuance costs
|
2,160,816 | 1,575,471 | 585,345 | 37.2 | % | |||||||||||
Total
interest and financing costs
|
$ | 5,366,895 | $ | 6,084,539 | $ | (717,644 | ) | -11.8 | % |
Interest
Expense: The increase of $1,176,458 or 72.2% in interest
expense is due to the increase in our debt in July 2009. Our average
debt was approximately $104 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010
compared to approximately $61 million for the three months ended March 31,
2009.
Financing
Costs: The financing costs decreased $2,479,447 or 86.1% from
2009 to 2010 because we did not have any new financing arrangements during the
three months ended March 31, 2009. The $400,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 relates to three months of financing costs related to the
Trimarine agreement.
Amortization of Debt Discounts and
Debt Issuance Costs: The increase in the amortization of debt
discounts and debt issuance costs is primarily due to the increase in debt
discounts related to warrants and convertible notes that have been issued after
March 31, 2009.
Accrued Derivative
Liability: The change in fair value of accrued derivative
liability for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was a gain of $3,567,506
compared to a loss of $682,192 for the three months ended March 31,
2009. The change was because the common stock share price decreased
from $0.09 per share at December 31, 2009 to $0.08 per share at March 31, 2010
and the decrease in expected life through the passage of time.
Foreign Currency Transaction
Gain: Foreign currency transaction gain was $417,701 for the
three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to a loss of $258,497 for the three
months ended March 31, 2009. The change is primarily due to the $43 million note
payable offset by the $15 million guarantee both of which were denominated in
U.S. dollars and the appreciation of the PEN in relation to the U.S. dollar for
the periods indicated.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
As of
March 31, 2010, we had $1,208,822 in cash and cash equivalents compared to
$735,352 at December 31, 2009. Our principal demands for
liquidity are purchasing raw materials and paying the day to day
operations. As of March 31, 2010, we have convertible debts
outstanding of $62,740,044 bearing interest at 10%/12% for interest paid in
cash/stock with a due date of September 12, 2012. We also have notes
payable of $43,000,000 bearing an effective interest rate of
10.6%. The Company will make monthly payments until all principal and
interest is fully paid on June 16, 2015. As of March 31, 2010, we had
a negative working capital of $38,623,813 compared to a negative working capital
of $37,994,483 as of December 31, 2009. However, as we are not in
compliance with our debt covenants with the note payable, the entire principal
amount of $43,000,000 is classified as a current liability. With the
$43,000,000 removed from current liabilities, our working capital for March 31,
2010 and December 31, 2009 is $4,376,187 and $5,005,517,
respectively.
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Net cash
flows used in operating activities was $5,950,518 for the three months ended
March 31, 2010 which was comprised primarily of our net loss of $3,334,450, non
cash gains of $956,079, and increases in inventories of $4,072,130, offset
primarily by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1,093,810
and $2,336,330, respectively.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2010, cash used in investing activities for the
purchase of equipment was $18,410.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2010, cash provided by financing activities was
$6,429,517 which was comprised of $1,036,015 from our deposit with Trimarine and
$5,393,502 as a draw down on our “Use restricted cash.”
We do not
anticipate significant capital expenditure in the foreseeable
future.
Uncertainties and
Going-Concern
We have
continued to incur losses since exiting from the development stage and has only
recently begun principal operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2010,
we incurred a net loss of $3,334,450 and have an accumulated deficit of
$103,016,496. In addition, we are in technical non-compliance with certain of
our covenants under the Interbank Loan Agreement which requires the $43,000,000
to be classified on the consolidated financial statements as a current
liability. Due to the current liability classification, we have a
negative working capital balance of $38,623,813 at March 31, 2010.
We have
begun generating revenues from the sale of by-products of products for the
period after we ceased to be a development stage company. During July
2009, we obtained $43,000,000 in additional financing which will provide us with
the available cash flow during the coming year. We are negotiating a
waiver of our technical non-compliance and an overall modification of the loan
covenants under the Interbank Loan Agreement. With the
additional financing from Interbank, we are able to fund working capital and
expect to begin generating significant revenues during the second quarter of
2010. The consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustment relating to the recovery and classification of recorded asset amounts
or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should
we discontinue operations.
Due to
the uncertainty of our ability to meet our current operating expenses and the
capital expenses noted above, in their report on the annual consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, our independent
auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding concerns about our ability
to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements contain
additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this
disclosure by our independent auditors.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
Performance
Bond
On March
27, 2009, we entered into a performance bond agreement (the “Bond Agreement”),
with FDS. Under the Bond Agreement, FDS agreed to open a financial bond (the
“FDS Bond”) in the amount of up to $2,500,000 required by the Peruvian
Authorities to provide the regulatory and other permits necessary to
commercialize the Callao Facility as a terminal and bonded warehouse under the
laws of Peru for a term of up to twelve months, subject to automatic extension
for up to two additional twelve month periods. The Company paid a fee
of $30,000 to extend the agreement to January 31, 2011. The Bond Agreement
accrues interest on a monthly basis in the amount of $31,250. As additional
consideration for the placement of the Bond Agreement, we issued to FDS seven
year cashless warrants (the “FDS Bond Warrants”) to purchase 62,500,000 shares
of common stock by which FDS will have the right to purchase one share of common
stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share for every warrant issued. FDS may
exchange all or any FDS Bond Warrants at any time after the Effective Date and
on or prior to March 31, 2016 for a number of shares of common stock equal to
the number of shares that would have been issued upon the exercise of the FDS
Bond Warrants pursuant to Section 4 of the Bond Agreement divided by
1.2. The fair value of the warrants on the date of grant was
$4,085,589 which is being amortized over one year. For the three
months ended March 31, 2010, we amortized the remaining $962,632 as interest and
financing costs. FDS may withdraw the FDS Bond at any time and
terminate this Agreement if there is an event of default and Plainfield
accelerates the obligations in connection with such event of default under the
Loan Agreement dated as of September 12, 2007.
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Critical Accounting
Policies
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires our management to
make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported,
including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and
contingencies, if any. We have identified certain accounting policies that
are significant to the preparation of our financial statements. These
accounting policies are important for an understanding of our financial
condition and results of operation. Critical accounting policies are those that
are most important to the portrayal of our financial conditions and results of
operations and require management's difficult, subjective, or complex judgment,
often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that
are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. Certain
accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to
financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting
the estimate may differ significantly from management's current judgments.
We believe the following critical accounting policies involve the most
significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our financial
statements.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the
determination of depreciation rates for equipment, reserves for slow moving and
obsolete inventory, future tax rates used to determine future income taxes, and
the carrying values of goodwill and accrued derivative liabilities. Actual
results could differ from these estimates upon which the carrying values were
based.
Accrued Derivative
Liabilities
We apply
ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” which provides a two-step model to
determine whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an
issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the scope exception in ASC
815-10-15-74. This standard triggers liability accounting on all instruments and
embedded features exercisable at strike prices denominated in any currency other
than the functional currency of the operating entity in Peru. Using
the criteria in ASC 815, we determine which instruments or embedded features
that require liability accounting and record the fair values as an accrued
derivative liability. The changes in the values of the accrued derivative
liabilities are shown in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations
as “gain (loss) on change in fair value of accrued derivative
liabilities.”
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Fair Value
Measurements
For
certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted
cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term
debt, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short
maturities. In addition, we have long-term debt with financial institutions. The
carrying amounts of the line of credit and other long-term liabilities
approximate their fair values based on current rates of interest for instruments
with similar characteristics.
ASC Topic
820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the fair
value of financial instruments held us. ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”
defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for
disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for
fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the
consolidated balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify
as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values
because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments
and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The
three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
·
|
Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for identical
assets or liabilities in active
markets.
|
·
|
Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar
assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable
for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for
substantially the full term of the financial
instrument.
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Level
3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to
the fair value measurement.
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We
analyze all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity
under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and ASC
815.
Concentrations
Our
operations are primarily in Peru and virtually all of our assets and liabilities
are giving rise to market risks from changes in foreign currency rates. The
financial risk is the risk to our operations that arise from fluctuations in
foreign exchange rates and the degree of volatility of these rates. Currently,
we do not use derivative instruments to reduce our exposure to foreign currency
risks.
Long-Lived
Assets
In
accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment,” the carrying
value of intangible assets and other long-lived assets is reviewed on a regular
basis for the existence of facts or circumstances that may suggest impairment.
We recognize impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash
flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any,
are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its
estimated fair value.
Foreign Currency
Translation
Our
reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Our subsidiaries use their local
currencies, the PEN, as their functional currencies. Assets and liabilities
are translated using the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date.
Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated
other comprehensive loss in the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.
Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on
transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are
included in the results of operations as incurred.
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Revenue
Recognition
In
accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 13, “Revenue Recognition,” we recognize
revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. The four criteria under
SAB 104 are:
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Persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists
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Delivery
has occurred
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The
sales price is fixed or
determinable
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Collection
is reasonably assured
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Stock-based
Compensation
We record
stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718 “Compensation – Stock
Compensation.” ASC 718 requires companies to measure compensation
cost for stock-based employee compensation at fair value at the grant date and
recognize the expense over the employee’s requisite service period. Under ASC
718, our volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock or the
expected volatility of similar companies. The expected life assumption is
primarily based on historical exercise patterns and employee post-vesting
termination behavior. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the
option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of
grant.
We use
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which was developed for use in estimating
the fair value of options. Option-pricing models require the input of highly
complex and subjective variables including the expected life of options granted
and our expected stock price volatility over a period equal to or greater than
the expected life of the options. Because changes in the subjective assumptions
can materially affect the estimated value of our employee stock options, it is
management’s opinion that the Black-Scholes option-pricing model may not provide
an accurate measure of the fair value of the employee stock options. Although
the fair value of employee stock options is determined in accordance with ASC
718 using an option-pricing model, that value may not be indicative of the fair
value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market
transaction.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income
Taxes.” ASC 740 requires a company to use the asset and liability method of
accounting for income taxes, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for
deductible temporary differences, and deferred tax liabilities are recognized
for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences
between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of
management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of, the
deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on
the date of enactment.
Under ASC
740, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than
not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax
examination being presumed to occur. The evaluation of a tax position is a
two-step process. The first step is to determine whether it is
more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination,
including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation based on the
technical merits of that position. The second step is to measure a tax position
that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold to determine the amount of benefit
to be recognized in the financial statements. A tax position is measured at the
largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being
realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet
the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first
subsequent period in which the threshold is met. Previously recognized tax
positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not criteria should be
de-recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which the
threshold is no longer met. Penalties and interest incurred related to
underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the year
incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes
have been incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2008. GAAP
also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and
transition.
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Recent
Pronouncements
On
December 15, 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures Topic 820 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value
Measurements”. This ASU requires some new disclosures and clarifies
some existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurement as set forth
in Codification Subtopic 820-10. The FASB’s objective is to improve these
disclosures and, thus, increase the transparency in financial
reporting. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on
the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On
February 25, 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 Subsequent Events Topic 855
“Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” effective
immediately. The amendments in the ASU remove the requirement for an SEC filer
to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both
issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include
financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or
retrospective application of U.S. GAAP. The FASB believes these amendments
remove potential conflicts with the SEC’s literature. The adoption of this ASU
did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
On March
5, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-11 Derivatives and Hedging Topic 815
“Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives.” This ASU clarifies the
guidance within the derivative literature that exempts certain credit related
features from analysis as potential embedded derivatives requiring separate
accounting. The ASU specifies that an embedded credit derivative feature related
to the transfer of credit risk that is only in the form of subordination of one
financial instrument to another is not subject to bifurcation from a host
contract under ASC 815-15-25, Derivatives and Hedging — Embedded Derivatives —
Recognition. All other embedded credit derivative features should be analyzed to
determine whether their economic characteristics and risks are “clearly and
closely related” to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract
and whether bifurcation is required. The ASU is effective for the Company on
July 1, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU will not
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market
Risk
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
The
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has evaluated
the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of
March 31, 2010. Based upon such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2010, the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective. This conclusion by the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer does not
relate to reporting periods after March 31, 2010.
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This
conclusion is based upon material weaknesses that relate to the
following:
1. Accounting and Finance
Personnel Weaknesses – Our current accounting staff is relatively small
and we do not have the required infrastructure of meeting the higher demands of
being a U.S. public company.
2. Lack of Internal Audit
Function – We lack sufficient resources to perform the internal audit
function.
In order
to mitigate these material weaknesses to the fullest extent possible, all
financial reports are reviewed by an outside accounting firm that is not our
audit firm. All unexpected results are investigated. At any time, if it appears
that any control can be implemented to continue to mitigate such weaknesses, it
will be immediately implemented. The Company is in the process of complying
with SOX 404 during 2010 and will be implementing additional internal controls
over accounting and financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
No change
in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the
first quarter ended March 31, 2010, that materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We know
of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against us, nor are we
involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There
are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any
registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material
interest adverse to our company.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
Not
applicable.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM
4. (Removed and Reserved)
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
(a)
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None.
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(b)
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There
were no changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend
nominees to our board of directors.
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Item
6. Exhibits
31.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1
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Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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32.2
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Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PURE
BIOFUELS CORP.
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Date:
May 14, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Carlos Alberto Pinto
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Carlos
Alberto Pinto
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/
Carlos Alberto Pinto
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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May
14, 2010
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Carlos
Alberto Pinto
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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/s/
Gustavo Goyzueta
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Chief
Financial Officer
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May
14, 2010
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Gustavo
Goyzueta
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(Principal
Financial Officer and
Principal
Accounting Officer)
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