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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q/A

 

 

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016.

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________.

 

Commission File Number: 0-17204 

  

 

 

INFINITY ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

 

 

 

Delaware 20-3126427
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

11900 College Blvd, Suite 310, Overland Park, KS 66210

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(913) 948-9512

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

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 Exchange Act.

 

  Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
  Non-accelerated filer [  ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of capital, as of the latest practicable date:

 

Class   Outstanding at August 15, 2016
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   7,712,569

 

 

 

   
 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to amend and restate in their entirety the following items of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, (the “Original Form 10-Q”): (i) Item 1 of Part I “Financial Information,” (ii) Item 2 of Part I, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” (iii) Item 4 of Part I, “Controls and Procedures,” and (iv) Item 6 of Part II, “Exhibits”, and we have also updated the signature page, the certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2, and our financial statements formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) in Exhibits 101. No other sections were affected, but for the convenience of the reader, this report on Form 10-Q/A restates in its entirety, as amended, our Original Form 10-Q. This report on Form 10-Q/A is presented as of the filing date of the Original Form 10-Q and does not reflect events occurring after that date, or modify or update disclosures in any way other than as required to reflect the restatement described below.

 

We have determined that our previously reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 included non-operating income from the derecognition of liabilities recognized upon the expiration date of their respective statute of limitations for collection purposes. Management has reconsidered this position and has determined that it should wait until a court has confirmed the extinguishment of the obligation to pay such liabilities through a judicial decree. The condensed statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 included in this Form 10-Q/A have been restated to remove the effects of derecognizing liabilities totaling $1,134,082 previously recognized as non-operating income. The condensed balance sheet as of June 30, 2016 included in this Form 10-Q/A have been restated to remove the effects of derecognizing liabilities totaling $1,134,082 which decreased accounts payable and accrued expenses as previously reported. The condensed statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 included in this Form 10-Q/A includes certain adjustments to correspond to the statement of operations adjustment as described in Note 12 of the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this filing. We have made necessary conforming changes in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” resulting from the correction of this error.

 

Amendment

 

This Form 10-Q/A sets forth the Original Filing, as modified and superseded where necessary to reflect the Restatement and related matters.

 

Specifically, the following items of the Original Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are amended by this Form 10-Q/A to reflect the Restatement and related matters:

 

Part I - Item 1. Financial Statements, note describing the Restatement (Note 12) and updates to selected notes impacted by the Restatement in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Part I - Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Part I - Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

   
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I Financial Information  
Item 1. Financial Statements  
Condensed Balance Sheets: June 30, 2016 (unaudited) and December 31, 2015 3
Condensed Statements of Operations: Three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited) 4
Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit: Six months ended June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) 5
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows: Six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited) 6
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited) 7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 29
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 40
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 40
PART II Other Information  
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 41
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 41
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 42
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 42
Item 5. Other Information 42
Item 6. Exhibits 42
Signatures 43
Exhibits 44

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

INFINITY ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

 

    June 30, 2016     December 31, 2015  
    (As restated)        
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,522     $ 3,734  
Prepaid expenses     84       420  
Total current assets     5,606       4,154  
                 
Total assets   $ 5,606     $ 4,154  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 5,997,373     $ 5,975,682  
Accrued liabilities (including $788,520 due to related party at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015)     3,023,238       2,642,227  
Income tax liability     150,000       150,000  
Accrued interest (including $11,458 and $8,446 due to related party at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)     244,178       403,205  
Asset retirement obligations     1,716,003       1,716,003  
Secured convertible note payable-current     67,805       130,345  
Line-of-credit with related party     68,303       68,303  
Notes payable-short term, net of discounts of $137 and $51,027 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively     1,084,863       1,033,973  
Total current liabilities     12,351,763       12,119,738  
                 
Secured convertible note payable-long term     77,868       135,584  
Derivative liabilities     93,466       210,383  
Total long-term liabilities     171,334       345,967  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)                
Stockholders’ deficit:                
Preferred stock; par value $.0001 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; No shares issued or outstanding as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015            
Common stock, par value $.0001 per share, authorized 75,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 7,547,900 and 3,125,570 shares at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively     755       313  
Additional paid-in capital     109,077,348       108,840,102  
Accumulated deficit     (121,595,594 )     (121,301,966 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (12,517,491 )     (12,461,551 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit   $ 5,606     $ 4,154  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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INFINITY ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

Statement of Operations
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
           (As restated)     
Operating expenses:                    
General and administrative expenses  $148,925   $122,310   $231,496   $228,179 
Stock-based compensation       42,612    7,598    100,972 
Total operating expenses   148,925    164,922    239,094    329,151 
                     
Operating loss   (148,925)   (164,922)   (239,094)   (329,151)
                     
Other income (expense):                    
Interest expense   (29,349)   (124,221)   (107,518)   (697,304)
Secured convertible note payable issuance costs       (1,302,629)       (1,302,629)
Change in fair value of secured convertible note payable   (11,578)   (168,100)   (64,784)   (168,100)
Issuance of warrant derivative in connection with secured convertible note       (8,034,007)       (8,034,007)
Change in derivative fair value   (743)   2,202,839    117,768    2,468,106 
Other income (expense)       3,440        174,457 
Total other income (expense)   (41,670)   (7,422,678)   (54,534)   (7,559,477)
                     
Loss before income taxes   (190,595)   (7,587,600)   (293,628)   (7,888,628)
Income tax expense (benefit)                
                     
Net loss  $(190,595)  $(7,587,600)  $(293,628)  $(7,888,628)
                     
Basic and diluted net loss per share:                    
Basic  $(0.03)  $(2.83)  $(0.06)  $(2.99)
Diluted  $(0.03)  $(2.83)  $(0.06)  $(2.99)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted    6,557,185   2,678,472    5,276,071    2,641,071 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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INFINITY ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit

Three months ended June 30, 2016

(unaudited)

 

    Common Stock     Additional Paid-in     Accumulated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Deficit  
Balance, December 31, 2015     3,125,570     $ 313     $ 108,840,102     $ (121,301,966 )   $ (12,461,551 )
                                         
Stock based compensation                 7,598             7,598  
                                         
Common stock purchase warrants issued for debt issuance costs                 904             904  
                                         
Common stock issued for principal payments on secured convertible note payable     4,248,068       425       219,615             220,040  
                                         
Common stock issued for interest payments on secured convertible note payable     174,262       17       9,129             9,146  
                                         
Net loss, As restated                       (293,628 )     (293,628 )
                                         
Balance, June 30, 2016, As restated     7,547,900     $ 755     $ 109,077,348     $ (121,595,594 )   $ (12,517,491 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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INFINITY ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

    Six months ended
June 30,
 
    2016     2015  
    (As restated)        
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net loss   $ (293,628 )   $ (7,888,628 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Stock-based compensation     7,598       100,972  
Change in fair value of derivative liability     (117,768 )     (2,468,106 )
Change in fair value of secured convertible note     64,784       168,100  
Amortization of debt discount     52,981       600,836  
Issuance of warrant derivative in connection with secured convertible note           8,034,007  
Warrant derivative issued for secured convertible note issuance costs           1,302,629  
Change in operations assets and liabilities:                
Decrease in prepaid expenses           12,483  
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities     252,821       8,138  
Net cash used in operating activities     (33,212 )     (129,569 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Investment in oil and gas properties           (27,784 )
Net cash used in investing activities           (27,784 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from issuance of secured convertible note payable     35,000       450,000  
Net borrowings under line-of-credit with related party           77,418  
Secured convertible note payable issuance costs           (231,428 )
Repayment of notes payable           (150,000 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     35,000       145,990  
                 
Net Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     1,788       (11,363 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents:                
Beginning     3,734       13,664  
Ending   $ 5,522     $ 2,301  
Supplemental cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest   $     $  
Cash paid for taxes   $     $  
Supplemental noncash disclosures:                
Conversion of note payables and accrued interest to common stock   $     $ 503,630  
Conversion of line-of-credit to common stock   $     $ 50,000  
Issuance of common stock for principal and interest payments on secured convertible note payable   $ 229,186     $  
Warrant derivatives issued in connection with notes payable and extensions   $ 851     $ 126,677  
Issuance of common stock purchase warrants for debt issuance costs   $ 904     $ 207,952  
Transition of derivative liability to equity   $     $ 329,849  
Issuance of common stock for extension of notes payable   $     $ 104,000  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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INFINITY ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

Note 1 – Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. (collectively, “we,” “ours,” “us,” “Infinity” or the “Company”) has prepared the accompanying financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting. These financial statements are unaudited and, in our opinion, include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals necessary for a fair presentation of our balance sheets, statements of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for 2016 due to various factors. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC.

 

Nature of Operations

 

The Company is engaged in the exploration of potential oil and gas resources in the Perlas and Tyra concession blocks offshore Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea (the “Nicaraguan Concessions” or “Concessions”), which contain a total of approximately 1.4 million acres. The Company sold its wholly-owned subsidiary Infinity Oil and Gas of Texas, Inc. in 2012 and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Infinity Oil and Gas of Wyoming, Inc., was administratively dissolved in 2009.

 

The Company has been pursuing exploration and development of the Nicaraguan Concessions, which represents its principal asset and only exploration and development project. On March 5, 2009 Infinity signed the contracts relating to its Nicaraguan Concessions. Infinity has conducted activities to develop geological information from the processing and evaluation of newly acquired and existing 2-D seismic data that was acquired for the Nicaraguan Concessions. Infinity has conducted activities to develop geological information from the processing and evaluation of 2-D seismic data that was acquired for the Nicaraguan Concessions. The Company has identified multiple sites for exploratory drilling and is planning the initial exploratory well on the Perlas Block in order to determine the existence of commercial hydrocarbon reserves, subject to receipt from the Nicaraguan government of authorizations for the drilling of up to five wells, financing and satisfaction of other conditions. In order to meet its obligations under the Perlas Block of the Nicaraguan Concession, the Company has to drill its initial exploratory well during 2016 or risk being in default and losing its rights under the Nicaraguan Concessions. The work plan on the Tyra block now requires the Company to shoot additional seismic prior to the commencement of exploratory drilling. The Company is seeking a waiver of the additional seismic mapping on the Tyra Block and extension of time to complete its initial well from the Nicaraguan government. There can be no assurance whether it will be able to obtain such waiver of the requirements. The current environment for oil and gas development projects, especially discoveries in otherwise undeveloped regions of the world, is very challenging given the depressed commodity prices for oil and gas products and the resulting industry-wide reduction in capital expenditure budgets for exploration and development projects. There can be no assurance whether the Company will be able to obtain adequate financing to fund the exploration and development of its Nicaraguan projects.

 

On May 7, 2015 the Company completed the private placement (the “May 2015 Private Placement”) of a $12.0 million principal amount Secured Convertible Note (the “Note”) and a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrant”) with an institutional investor (the “Investor”). At the closing, the Investor acquired the Note by paying $450,000 in cash and issuing a promissory note, secured by cash, with a principal amount of $9,550,000 (the “Investor Note”). Assuming all amounts payable to the Company under the Investor Note are paid, the May 2015 Private Placement will result in gross proceeds of $10.0 million before placement agent fees and other expenses associated with the transaction, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company will receive the remaining cash proceeds upon each voluntary or mandatory prepayment of the Investor Note. The Investor may, at its option and at any time, voluntarily prepay the Investor Note, in whole or in part. As of June 30, 2016 an additional $60,000 was funded under the Investor Note for a total of $510,000 advanced to the Company.

 

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The Investor must prepay the Investor Note, in whole or in part, upon the occurrence of one or more mandatory prepayment events. These include (i) the Investor’s conversion of the Note into shares of common stock upon which the Investor will be required to prepay the Investor Note, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, for each subsequent conversion of the Note and (ii) the Company’s delivering a mandatory prepayment notice to the Investor after it has received governmental authorizations from the Nicaraguan authorities necessary to commence drilling on at least five sites within the Concessions and the receipt of forbearance or similar agreements relative to its general creditors, among other conditions.

 

The Note matures on the three-year anniversary of its issuance, bears interest at 8% per annum, and is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at $5.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”). As a part of the May 2015 Private Placement, the Company issued a Warrant to the Investor giving it the right to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The Warrant is exercisable commencing six months from the date of issuance for a period of seven years from the date of issuance. The Note ranks senior to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness and is secured by all of the assets of the Company, excluding the Concessions.

 

In addition, the Company continues to seek offers from industry operators and other third parties for interests in the acreage in the Nicaraguan Concessions in exchange for cash and a carried interest in exploration and development operations or other joint venture arrangement.

 

Going Concern

 

As reflected in the accompanying statements of operations, the Company has had a history of losses. In addition, the Company has a significant working capital deficit and is currently experiencing substantial liquidity issues.

 

The Company has relied on raising debt and equity capital in recent years in order to fund its ongoing maintenance/expenditure obligations under the Nicaraguan Concession, for its day-to-day operations and its corporate overhead since it has generated no operating revenues or cash flows in recent history. The $1.0 million December 2013 Note (See Note 3) matured in April 2016 and is currently in technical default. The Company is seeking an extension of the maturity date; however there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such extension or what the final terms will be if the lender agrees to such extension.

 

The Company is in Sub-Period 3 of the exploration phase of the 30-year Concession for both Perlas and Tyra as of June 30, 2016. Sub-Period 3 of the Nicaraguan Concessions requires the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block during 2016 and the shooting of additional seismic on the Tyra Block. The Company is in process of identifying at least one potential drilling site on the Perlas Block as required in Sub-Period 3 and will have to perform supplemental EIA work prior to requesting and receiving the permit to drill from the Nicaraguan government. The work plan on the Tyra block for Sub-Period 3 requires the Company to shoot additional seismic, which is estimated to cost approximately $2,500,000 prior to the commencement of exploratory drilling. The Company is seeking a waiver of the additional seismic mapping on the Tyra Block and extension of time to complete its initial well from the Nicaraguan government. There can be no assurance whether it will be able to obtain a waiver of the requirements.

 

In accordance with the Nicaraguan Concession agreements, the Company has previously provided the Ministry of Energy with the required letters of credit in the amounts of $443,100 for Perlas (expired March 2014) and $408,450 for Tyra (expired September 2014). The Company has also made all required expenditures related to the Nicaraguan Concessions for training programs and as “area fees,” for each respective year for 2010 through 2015. In accordance with the Nicaraguan Concession agreements, the Company must provide the Ministry of Energy with the required letters of credit in the amounts which total $1,356,227 for the Perlas block and $278,450 for the Tyra block for exploration requirements on the leases as required by the Nicaraguan Concessions, to replace the expired letters of credit. The minimum cash requirements to maintain and comply with the minimum work program as defined in the Nicaraguan Concessions for the next twelve-month period will be approximately $5,500,000 for the Perlas Block, which includes all costs to prepare for and drill the initial exploratory well, and $280,000 for the Tyra Block, assuming the waiver is granted regarding the seismic mapping. If such waiver is not granted, the Company estimates it will require approximately $2,500,000 for the seismic mapping. Finally, the Company estimates it will need approximately $300,000 to prepare and submit an environmental supplement to the Nicaraguan government to identify and receive authorization to drill up to five wells in the Concessions.

 

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If the Company does not receive the funding anticipated under its May 2015 Private Placement, it must raise substantial amounts of debt and equity capital from other sources in the immediate future in order to fund: (1) the required letters of credit to the Nicaraguan Government; (2) the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block of the Nicaraguan Concessions during 2016; (3) the shooting of additional seismic on the Tyra Block of the Nicaraguan Concessions should it be unable to negotiate a waiver of such requirement from the Nicaraguan government; (4) the payment of normal day-to-day operations and corporate overhead; and (5) the payment of outstanding debt and other financial obligations as they become due including the $1.0 million December 2013 Note which currently is in technical default. These are substantial operational and financial issues that must be successfully addressed during 2016 or the Company’s ability to satisfy the conditions necessary to maintain its Nicaragua Concessions will be in significant doubt. The Company is actively seeking new outside sources of debt and equity capital in addition to the May 2015 Private Placement in order to fund the substantial needs enumerated above; however, there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such capital or obtain it on favorable terms or within the timeframe necessary to cure the technical defaults existing on the Nicaraguan Concessions or to meet its ongoing requirements relative to drilling the exploratory wells. The current environment for oil and gas development projects, especially discoveries in otherwise undeveloped regions of the world, is very challenging given the depressed commodity prices for oil and gas products, and the resulting industry-wide reduction in capital expenditure budgets for exploration and development projects. These may provide substantial impediments for the Company and its ability to obtain adequate financing to fund the exploration and development of its Nicaraguan projects.

 

Due to the uncertainties related to these matters, there exists substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Management Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates with regard to the financial statements include the estimated carrying value of unproved properties, the estimated fair value of derivative liabilities, secured convertible note payable, stock-based awards and overriding royalty interests, and the realization of deferred tax assets.

 

Oil and Gas Properties

 

Unproved properties are assessed periodically (at least annually) to ascertain whether impairment has occurred. Unproved properties whose costs are individually significant are assessed individually by considering the primary lease terms of the properties, the holding period of the properties, geographic and geologic data obtained relating to the properties, and estimated discounted future net cash flows from the properties. Estimated discounted future net cash flows are based on discounted future net revenues associated with probable and possible reserves, risk adjusted as appropriate. Where it is not practicable to assess individually the amount of impairment of properties for which costs are not individually significant, such properties are grouped for purposes of assessing impairment. The amount of impairment assessed is deducted from the costs to be amortized, and reported as a period expense when the impairment is recognized. All unproved property costs as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 relate to the Nicaraguan Concessions. In assessing the unproved property costs for impairment, the Company takes into consideration various information including: i) the terms of the Concessions, ii) the status of the Company’s compliance with the Nicaraguan Concessions’ requirements, iii) the ongoing evaluation of the seismic data, iv) the commodity prices for oil and gas products, v) the overall environment related to oil and gas exploration and development projects for unproven targets in unproven regions of the world, vi) the availability of financing for financial and strategic partners, and vii) other factors that would impact the viability of a significant long-term oil and gas exploration and development project.

 

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The current environment for oil and gas development projects, especially discoveries in otherwise undeveloped regions of the world, is very challenging given the depressed commodity prices for oil and gas products and the resulting industry-wide reduction in capital expenditure budgets for exploration and development projects. These may provide substantial impediments for the Company and its ability to obtain adequate financing to fund the exploration and development of its Nicaraguan projects. The Company has performed its impairment tests as of December 31, 2015 and has concluded that a full impairment reserve should be provided on the costs capitalized for the Nicaraguan Concessions oil and gas properties. All costs related to the Nicaraguan Concessions from December 31, 2015 through June 30, 2016 have been charged to operating expenses as incurred.

 

Concentrations

 

The Company’s business plan consists of developing the Nicaraguan Concessions and it expects to be active in Nicaragua for the foreseeable future, given sufficient capital. The political climate in Nicaragua could become unstable and subject to radical change over a short period of time. In the event of a significant negative change in political and economic stability in the vicinity of the Nicaraguan Concessions or of the inability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing, the Company might be forced to abandon or suspend its efforts and its rights under its Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

The Company accounts for derivative instruments or hedging activities under the provisions of ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging. ASC 815 requires the Company to record derivative instruments at their fair value. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and are recognized in the statement of operations when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges, if any, are recognized in earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge treatment are recognized in earnings.

 

The purpose of hedging is to provide a measure of stability to the Company’s cash flows in an environment of volatile oil and gas prices and to manage the exposure to commodity price risk. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and during the periods then ended, the Company had no oil and natural gas derivative arrangements outstanding.

 

As a result of certain terms, conditions and features included in certain common stock purchase warrants issued by the Company (Notes 2, 3 and 6), those warrants are required to be accounted for as derivatives at estimated fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in operations.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. This method requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between financial accounting bases and tax bases of assets and liabilities. The tax benefits of tax loss carryforwards and other deferred taxes are recorded as an asset to the extent that management assesses the utilization of such assets to be more likely than not. Management routinely assesses the realizability of the Company’s deferred income tax assets, and a valuation allowance is recognized if it is determined that deferred income tax assets may not be fully utilized in future periods. Management considers future taxable earnings in making such assessments. Numerous judgments and assumptions are inherent in the determination of future taxable earnings, including such factors as future operating conditions. When the future utilization of some portion of the deferred tax asset is determined not to be more likely than not, a valuation allowance is provided to reduce the recorded deferred tax asset. When the Company can project that a portion of the deferred tax asset can be realized through application of a portion of tax loss carryforward, the Company will record that utilization as a deferred tax benefit and recognize a deferred tax asset in the same amount. There can be no assurance that facts and circumstances will not materially change and require the Company to adjust its deferred income tax asset valuation allowance in a future period. The Company recognized a deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance, of $-0- at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

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The Company is potentially subject to taxation in many jurisdictions, and the calculation of income tax liabilities (if any) involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex income tax laws and regulations in various taxing jurisdictions. It recognizes certain income tax positions that meet a more-likely-than not recognition threshold. If the Company ultimately determines that the payment of these liabilities will be unnecessary, it will reverse the liability and recognize an income tax benefit. No liability for unrecognized tax benefit was recorded as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

Asset Retirement Obligations

 

The Company records estimated future asset retirement obligations pursuant to the provisions of ASC 410. ASC 410 requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred with a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Subsequent to initial measurement, the asset retirement liability is required to be accreted each period. The Company’s asset retirement obligations consist of costs related to the plugging of wells, the removal of facilities and equipment, and site restoration on oil and gas properties. Capitalized costs are depleted as a component of the full cost pool using the units of production method. Although the Company had divested all of its domestic oil properties that contain operating and abandoned wells as of June 30, 2016, the Company may have obligations related to the divestiture of certain abandoned non-producing domestic leasehold properties should the new owner not perform its obligations to reclaim abandoned wells in a timely manner. Management believes the Company has been relieved from asset retirement obligation related to Infinity-Texas because of the sale of its Texas oil and gas properties in 2011 and its sale of 100% of the stock in Infinity-Texas in 2012. The Company has recognized an additional liability of $734,897 related to its former Texas oil and gas producing properties (included in asset retirement obligations) to recognize the potential personal liability of the Company and its officers for the Infinity-Texas oil and gas properties should the new owner not perform its obligations to reclaim abandoned wells in a timely manner. In addition, management believes the Company has been relieved from asset retirement obligations related to Infinity-Wyoming because of the sale of its Wyoming and Colorado oil and gas properties in 2008; however, the Company has recognized an additional liability of $981,106 related to its former Wyoming and Colorado oil and gas producing properties (included in asset retirement obligations) to recognize the potential liability of the Company and its officers should the new owner not perform its obligations to reclaim abandoned wells in a timely manner.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying values of the Company’s accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and short term notes represent the estimated fair value due to the short-term nature of the accounts.

 

The carrying value of the Company’s debt under its line-of-credit with related party represents its estimated fair value due to its short-term nature, its rate of interest, associated fees and expenses and initially recorded discount.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), the Company utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, liabilities or a group of assets or liabilities, such as a business.

 

ASC 820 utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:

 

  Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
     
  Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities).
     
  Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value.

 

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The estimated fair value of the Company’s Note and various derivative liabilities, which are related to detachable warrants issued in connection with various notes payable, were estimated using a closed-ended option pricing model utilizing assumptions related to the contractual term of the instruments, estimated volatility of the price of the Company’s common stock, interest rates, the probability of both the downward adjustment of the exercise price and the upward adjustment to the number of warrants as provided by the warrant agreement terms and non-performance risk factors, among other items. The fair values for the warrant derivatives as of and June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were classified under the fair value hierarchy as Level 3.

 

The following table represents the Company’s hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

June 30, 2016   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Liabilities:                                
Secured convertible note payable   $     $     $ 145,673     $ 145,673  
Derivative liabilities                 93,446       93,446  
    $     $     $ 239,119     $ 239,119  

 

December 31, 2015   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Liabilities:                                
Secured convertible note payable   $     $     $ 265,929     $ 265,929  
Derivative liabilities                 210,383       210,383  
    $     $     $ 476,312     $ 476,312  

 

There were no changes in valuation techniques or reclassifications of fair value measurements between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the periods ended June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

Net Income (Loss) per Share

 

Pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common share equivalents included in the diluted computation represent shares issuable upon assumed exercise of stock options and warrants using the treasury stock and “if converted” method. For periods in which net losses are incurred, weighted average shares outstanding is the same for basic and diluted loss per share calculations, as the inclusion of common share equivalents would have an anti-dilutive effect.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in the prior period were reclassified to conform to the current period’s financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net loss or accumulated deficit.

 

Note 2 – Secured Convertible Note Payable

 

Secured Convertible Note (the “Note) payable consists of the following at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

    June 30, 2016     December 31, 2015  
Secured convertible note payable, at fair value   $ 145,673     $ 265,929  
Less: Current maturities     (67,805 )     (130,345 )
                 
Secured convertible note payable, long-term   $ 77,868     $ 135,584  

 

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Following is an analysis of the activity in the secured convertible note during the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 

    Amount  
Balance at December 31, 2015   $ 265,929  
Funding under the Investor Note during the period     35,000  
Principal repaid during the period by issuance of common stock     (220,040 )
Change in fair value of secured convertible note during the period     64,784  
         
Balance at June 30, 2016   $ 145,673  

 

The funded and unfunded portion of the Investor Note consists of the following at June 30, 2016:

 

    June 30, 2016  
Investor notes - Available funding (subject to limitations)   $ 10,000,000  
Unfunded amount of investor notes     (9,490,000 )
         
Investor notes - funded (prior to any repayments)   $ 510,000  

 

On May 7, 2015, the Company completed the May 2015 Private Placement of a $12.0 million principal amount secured convertible note (the “Note”) and Warrant to purchase 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value. The placement agent for the Company in the transaction will receive a fee of 6% of cash proceeds, or $600,000, if and when the Company receives the full cash proceeds. It received $27,000 of such amount at the closing. In addition, the placement agent was granted a warrant to purchase 240,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share, which warrant is immediately exercisable.

 

The Note and Warrant were issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 7, 2015, by and between the Company and the Investor. The May 2015 Private Placement was made pursuant to an exemption from registration under such Act. At the closing, the Investor acquired the secured convertible note by paying $450,000 in cash and issuing a secured promissory note, secured by cash, with an aggregate initial principal amount of $9,550,000 (the “Investor Note”). Assuming all amounts payable to the Company under the Investor Note are paid without any offset or default, the May 2015 Private Placement will result in gross proceeds of $10.0 million before placement agent fees and other expenses associated with the transaction, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company used the proceeds from this offering to retire certain outstanding obligations, including the 2015 area and training fees relating to its Nicaraguan Concessions, and to provide working capital. As of June 30, 2016, an additional $60,000 was funded under the Investor Note for a total of $510,000 advanced to the Company prior to any repayments.

 

The Company is to receive the remaining cash proceeds upon each voluntary or mandatory prepayment of the Investor Note. An Investor may, at its option and at any time, voluntarily prepay the Investor Note, in whole or in part. The Investor Note is also subject to mandatory prepayment, in whole or in part, upon the occurrence of one or more of the following mandatory prepayment events:

 

(1) Mandatory Prepayment upon Conversion – At any time the Investor has converted more than $2.0 million principal amount of the Note, representing the original issue discount of the Note, the Investor will be required to prepay the Investor Note, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, for each subsequent conversion of the Note.

 

(2) Mandatory Prepayment upon Mandatory Prepayment Notices – The Company may require the Investor to prepay the Investor Note by delivering a mandatory prepayment notice to the Investor, subject to (i) the satisfaction of certain equity conditions, (ii) the Company’s receipt of all Governmental Authorizations, as defined in the Purchase Agreement, necessary to commence drilling on at least five Properties, also as defined in the Purchase Agreement, within the Nicaraguan Concessions, and (iii) the Company obtaining forbearance agreements from certain third parties to whom the Company owes obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not request a mandatory prepayment if after giving effect to such proposed mandatory prepayment, the Company would hold more than $4.0 million in cash or if prepayment under the Investor Note for the preceding sixty calendar day period would exceed $2.0 million.

 

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The Investor Note also contains certain offset rights, which if executed, would reduce the amount outstanding under the Note and the Investor Note and the cash proceeds received by the Company.

 

Description of the Secured Convertible Note

 

The Note is secured to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness and is secured by all of the assets of the Company, excluding the Nicaraguan Concessions, and to the extent and as provided in the related security documents.

 

The Note is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at $5.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”). The Note matures on the three-year anniversary of the issuance date thereof. If the Company issues or sells shares of its common stock, rights to purchase shares of its common stock, or securities convertible into shares of its common stock for a price per share that is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, the then current Conversion Price will be decreased to equal such lower price. The foregoing adjustments to the Conversion Price for future stock issues will not apply to certain exempt issuances, including issuances pursuant to certain employee benefit plans. In addition, the Conversion Price is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, reverse stock splits, and similar capital changes.

 

On the first business day of each month beginning on the earlier of the (i) effectiveness of a registration statement the Company files to register the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Note or exercise of the Warrant, as defined below, or (ii) sixth month following the date of the Note through and including the maturity date (the “Installment Dates”), the Company will pay to the Note holder an amount equal to (i) one-thirtieth (1/30th) of the original principal amount of the Note (or the principal outstanding on the Installment Date, if less) plus (ii) the accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such principal plus (iii) the accrued and unpaid late charges (if any) with respect to such principal and interest. The Investor has the ability to defer or accelerate such monthly payments in its sole discretion.

 

Prior to the maturity date, the Note will bear interest at 8% per annum (or 18% per annum during an event of default) with interest payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock monthly in arrears on the first business day of each calendar month following the issuance date.

 

Each monthly payment may be made in cash, in shares of the Company’s common stock, or in a combination of cash and shares of its common stock. The Company’s ability to make such payments with shares of its common stock will be subject to various equity conditions, including the existence of an effective registration statement covering the resale of the shares issued in payment (or, in the alternative, the eligibility of the shares issuable pursuant to the Note and the Warrant, as defined below, for sale without restriction under Rule 144 and without the need for the Company to remain current with its public filing obligations) and certain minimum trading price and trading volume. Such shares will be valued, as of the date on which notice is given by the Company that payment will be made in shares, at the lower of (1) the then applicable Conversion Price and (2) a price that is 80.0% of the arithmetic average of the three lowest weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock during the twenty-trading day period ending two trading days before the applicable determination date (the “Measurement Period”). If the Company elects to pay such monthly payment in shares of the Company’s stock it is required to pre-deliver shares of the Company’s common stock and is required to deliver additional shares, if any, to a true-up such number of shares to the number of shares required to be delivered on the applicable Installment Date pursuant to the calculation above.

 

At any time after the issuance date, the Company will have the right to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding principal balance of the Note plus all accrued but unpaid interest and any other charges at a price equal to 125% of such amount provided that (i) the arithmetic average of the closing sale price of the common stock for any twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days equals or exceeds 200% of the Conversion Price and (ii) among other conditions, there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of the shares issued in payment or, in the alternative, the eligibility of the shares issuable pursuant to the Note and the Warrant for sale without restriction under Rule 144 and without the need for the Company to remain current with its public filing obligations. The Investor has the right to convert any or all of the amount to be redeemed into common stock prior to redemption.

 

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Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Note, the Investor may, so long as the event of default is continuing, require the Company to redeem all or a portion of its Note. Each portion of the Note subject to such redemption must be redeemed by the Company, in cash, at a price equal to the greater of (1) 125% of the amount being redeemed, including principal, accrued and unpaid interest, and accrued and unpaid late charges, and (2) the product of (I) the amount being redeemed and (II) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the greatest closing sale price of the shares of common stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the event of default and ending on the date the holder delivers a redemption notice to the Company, by (B) the lowest Conversion Price in effect during such period.

 

Subject to certain conditions, the Investor may also require the Company to redeem all or a portion of its Note in connection with a transaction that results in a Change of Control, as defined in the Note. The Company must redeem each portion of the Note subject to such redemption in cash at a price equal to the greater of (1) 125% of the amount being redeemed (including principal, accrued and unpaid interest, and accrued and unpaid late charges), and (2) the product of (I) the amount being redeemed and (II) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the greatest closing sale price of the shares of common stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of the Change of Control and (ii) the public announcement of such Change of Control and ending on the date the holder delivers a redemption notice to the Company, by (B) the lowest Conversion Price in effect during such period.

 

Description of the Warrant.

 

As a part of the May 2015 Private Placement, the Company issued a Warrant to the Investor giving it the right to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The Warrant is exercisable commencing six months from the date of issuance and the exercise prices for the Warrant is subject to adjustment for certain events, such as stock splits and stock dividends. If the Company issues or sells shares of its common stock, rights to purchase shares of its common stock, or securities convertible into shares of its common stock for a price per share that is less than the exercise price then in effect, the exercise price of the Warrant will be decreased to equal such lesser price. Upon each such adjustment, the number of the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant will increase proportionately. The foregoing adjustments to the exercise price for future stock issues will not apply to certain exempt issuances, including issuances pursuant to certain employee benefit plans. In addition, the Conversion Price is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, reverse stock splits, and similar capital changes. The Warrant will expire on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the date of issuance.

 

9.99% Restriction on Conversion of Note and Exercise of Warrant

 

The Investor has no right to convert the Note or exercise the Warrant to the extent that such conversion or exercise would result in the Investor being the beneficial owner in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s common stock. The Company was required to hold a meeting of its shareholders to approve increase the number of its authorized shares to meet its obligations under the Purchase Agreement to have reserved 200% of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Note and exercise of the Warrant. The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on September 25, 2015 and the shareholders approved the reverse split of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding shares, which satisfied this requirement.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the May 2015 Private Placement, the Company and the Investor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement under which the Company is required, on or before 45 days after the closing of the May 2015 Private Placement, to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) covering the resale of 130% of the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable pursuant to the Note and Warrant and to use its best efforts to have the registration declared effective as soon as practicable. The Company will be subject to certain monetary penalties, as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, if the registration statement is not filed or does not remain available for the resale (subject to certain allowable grace periods) of the Registrable Securities, as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company filed the required registration statement on Form S-1 on June 19, 2015 and the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the Form S-1 effective on October 9, 2015 and has thereby satisfied this requirement.

 

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Participation Rights

 

If, during the period beginning on the closing date and ending on the four (4) year anniversary of the closing date, the Company offers, sells, grants any option to purchase, or otherwise disposes of any of its or its subsidiaries’ equity or equity equivalent securities (a “Subsequent Placement”), the Investor will have the right to participate for 50% of any such future Subsequent Placement.

 

Description of the Financial Accounting and Reporting

 

The Company elected to account for the Note on its fair value basis, therefore, the fair value of the Note, including its embedded conversion feature, were estimated together utilizing a binomial lattice model on its origination date and the Black-Sholes model at June 30, 2016. Such assumptions included the following:

 

    Upon
Issuance
    As of
June 30, 2016
 
             
Volatility – range     102.6 %     190.2 %
Risk-free rate     1.00 %     0.71 %
Contractual term     3.0 years       1.8 years  
Conversion price   $ 5.00     $ 5.00  
Par value of note   $ 540,000     $ 155,952  

 

The Company received $450,000 of proceeds at the date of issuance and after repayments and additional funding the net principal balance was $129,960 as of June 30, 2016. The fair market value of the Note was estimated to be $682,400 as of the issuance date, $265,929 at December 31, 2015 and $145,673 as of June 30, 2016. The net $67,784 change in fair market value of the Note is included in change in fair value of secured notes payable in the accompanying statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

The Warrant issued to purchase 1,800,000 common shares in connection with the Note was treated as a derivative liability for accounting purposes due to its ratchet and anti-dilution provisions. Accordingly, the Company has estimated the fair value of the warrant derivative as of the issuance date of the Note was issued at $8,034,007, which has been charged to non-operating expense during the year ended December 31, 2015. The estimated fair value of the warrant derivative as of June 30, 2016 was $79,898, representing a change of $102,619 from December 31, 2015 which is included in changes in derivative fair value in the accompanying statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016. See Note 6.

 

The warrant issued to purchase 240,000 shares issued as part of the placement fee in connection with the Note was treated as a derivative liability for accounting purposes due to its ratchet and anti-dilution provisions. Changes in the fair value of the warrant derivative liability totaled $13,683 (reduction in the derivative liability) through June 30, 2016, which is included in changes in derivative fair value in the accompanying statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The warrant derivative liability balance related to such warrants was $10,653 and $24,336 as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. See Note 6.

 

The Company is required to make monthly installment payments in the form of cash, common stock or a combination of both. The Company elected to make such monthly payments in the form of common stock and has delivered a total of 4,248,068 shares of common stock representing required principal repayments ($220,040 principal balances) and 174,262 representing interest payments ($9,146 interest payments) during the six months ended June 30, 2016. A total of 317,154 common shares were issued to “true-up” previous installments which were included in the shares delivered during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

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Note 3 – Debt

 

Debt consists of the following at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

    June 30, 2016     December 31, 2015  
Line-of-credit with related party   $ 68,303     $ 68,303  
Notes payable, short term:                
Note payable, net of unamortized discount of $-0- and $50,527, of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively   $ 1,000,000     $ 949,473  
Note payable, net of unamortized discount of $85 and $262, as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively     49,915       49,738  
Note payable, net of unamortized discount of $52 and $238, as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively     34,948       34,762  
Total notes payable, short-term   $ 1,084,863     $ 1,033,973  

 

Line-of-Credit with Related Party

 

The Company entered into a line-of-credit facility on September 23, 2013 that provides it with borrowing capacity on a revolving basis up to a maximum of $50,000, which was increased to $75,000 at August 28, 2015 and an initial maturity of November 28, 2013. The line of credit is convertible to common stock at a rate of $5.00 per share. The entity providing the credit facility is owned by an officer of another corporation for which Infinity’s president and chairman of the board serves as president and chairman of the board. The facility is unsecured, bears interest at 8% per annum, and was renewed at its maturity several times with its current maturity date as May 28, 2016. In consideration for the origination of the line of credit facility and the various renewals, the Company granted the lender common stock purchase warrants. On February 28, 2016 the Company extended the line-of-credit expiration date to May 28, 2016 and issued a warrant to purchase 10,000 common shares at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, which warrants were immediately exercisable and expire on February 28, 2021. The Company estimated the fair value of the warrants at $774 as of the grant date, which amount was recorded as debt issuance costs and will be amortized to interest expense over the extended term of the line-of-credit. On May 28, 2016 the Company extended the line-of-credit expiration date to August 28, 2016 and issued a warrant to purchase 10,000 common shares at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, which warrants were immediately exercisable and expire on May 28, 2021. The Company estimated the fair value of the warrants at $130 as of the grant date, which amount was recorded as debt issuance costs and will be amortized to interest expense over the extended term of the line-of-credit.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, $1,240 and $243,787 of debt issuance costs amortized (including amounts immediately expensed) to interest expense, respectively and the remaining unamortized balance was $84 as of June 30, 2016, which is included in prepaid expenses.

 

Note Payable – Short-term

 

On December 27, 2013 the Company borrowed $1,050,000 under an unsecured credit facility with a private, third-party lender. The facility is represented by a promissory note (the “December 2013 Note”) with an original maturity date of March 12, 2014.

 

In connection with the December 2013 Note, the Company granted the lender a warrant (the “Warrant”) exercisable to purchase 100,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $15.00 per share. In connection with an extension to April 2015, the parties amended the date for exercise of the Warrant to be a period commencing April 7, 2015 and expiring on the third anniversary of such date. The Company issued no additional warrants to the lender in connection with the extension of the Note to the New Maturity Date. If the Company fails to pay the Note on or before its New Maturity Date, the number of shares issuable under the Warrant increases to 1,333,333 and the exercise price drops to $0.75 per share. All other terms of the Warrant remain the same. The Warrant has been treated as a derivative liability whereby the value of Warrant is estimated at the date of grant and recorded as a derivative liability and as a discount on the note payable. The warrant liability is revalued to fair value at each reporting date with the corresponding income (loss) reflected in the statement of operations as change in derivative liability. The discount is amortized ratably through the original maturity date and each of the extended maturity dates.

 

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In connection with an extension of the December 2013 Note to April 7, 2016, the Company agreed to enter into a definitive revenue sharing agreement with the lender to grant the lender under the revenue sharing agreement an irrevocable right to receive a monthly payment equal to one half of one percent (1/2%) of the gross revenue derived from the share of all hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead from the Nicaraguan Concessions and any other oil and gas concessions that the Company and its affiliates may acquire in the future. This percent increased to one percent (1%) when the Company did not pay the December 2013 Note in full by August 7, 2014. Therefore, the revenue sharing agreement is fixed at one percent (1%). The value of the one percent (1.0%) definitive revenue sharing agreement granted to the lender as consideration for the extension of the maturity date to December 7, 2014 was estimated to be $964,738. Such amount was recorded as a reduction of oil and gas properties and as a discount on the renewed note payable and amortized ratably over the extended term of the note.

 

In connection with the extension of the maturity date of the December 2013 Note to April 7, 2016, the Company also (i) issued the lender 20,000 shares of restricted common stock; (ii) decreased the exercise price of the warrant to $5.00 per share and extended the term of the warrant to a period commencing on the New Maturity Date and expiring on the third anniversary of such date; and (iii) paid $50,000 toward amounts due under the December 2013 Note. The Company issued no additional warrants to the lender in connection with the extension of the Note to the New Maturity Date. If the Company fails to pay the December 2013 Note on or before its New Maturity Date, the number of shares issuable under the Warrant increases to 1,333,333 and the exercise price drops to $0.75 per share. All other terms of the warrant remain the same. The December 2013 Note may be prepaid without penalty at any time. The Note is subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness, as such terms are defined in the Note. The December 2013 Note is in technical default and the Company is seeking an extension of the maturity date of this Note (See Note 11) from the holder. however there can be no assurances such efforts will be successful.

 

The Warrant has been treated as a derivative liability whereby the value of Warrant is estimated at the date of grant and recorded as a derivative liability and as a discount on the note payable. The warrant liability is revalued to fair value at each reporting date with the corresponding income (loss) reflected in the statement of operations as change in derivative liability. The discount is amortized ratably through the original maturity date and each of the extended maturity dates. The Company recognized the value of the 20,000 shares of common stock issued ($104,000) and the increased value of the outstanding warrants due to the decrease in their exercise price ($68,716) as an additional discount on the note payable to be amortized ratably over the extended term of the underlying note.

 

The discount recorded as of the December 27, 2013 origination date of the note and as a result of the amendments to the Note terms and extensions of the maturity date has been amortized ratably over the term and extended terms of the note. Discount amortization expense aggregated $50,526 and $68,336 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the remaining unamortized discount was $-0- as of June 30, 2016. The related warrant derivative liability balance was $1,694 at fair value as of June 30, 2016. See Note 6.

 

Other than the Note described above, during the six months ended June 30, 2016 the Company had short-term notes outstanding with entities or individuals as follows:

 

  On July 7, 2015 the Company borrowed a total of $50,000 from an individual under a convertible note payable with the conversion rate of $5.60 per share. The term of the note was for a period of 90 days and bears interest at 8% per annum. In connection with the loan, the Company issued the entity a warrant for the purchase of 5,000 shares of common stock at $5.60 per share for a period of five years from the date of the note. The terms of the note and warrant provide that should the note and interest not be paid in full by its maturity date, the number of warrants automatically increases to 10,000 shares and the exercise price remains at $5.60 per share. The ratchet provision in the stock purchase warrant requires that the warrant be accounted for as derivative liability. The Company recorded the estimated fair value of the warrant totaling $22,314 as a discount on note payable and as a derivative liability in the same amount, as of the origination date. On October 7, 2015, the note was extended for an additional 90 days or until January 7, 2016 and later to May 7, 2016 and ultimately to October 7, 2016. In consideration, the Company granted the lender common stock purchase warrants exercisable to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock on each extension date at an exercise price of $5.60 per share, which warrants were immediately exercisable and expire in five years. The value of the 5,000 newly issued warrants issued on January 7, 2016 totaled $379, and $131 on May 7, 2016 both of which are being amortized over the extension period (through October 7, 2016). Discount amortization totaled $687 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the remaining unamortized discount was $85 as of June 30, 2016. The related warrant derivative liability balance was $718 at fair value as of June 30, 2016. See Note 6.

 

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  On July 15, 2015 the Company borrowed a total of $35,000 from an individual under a convertible note payable with the conversion rate of $5.60 per share. The term of the note was for a period of 90 days and bears interest at 8% per annum. In connection with the loan, the Company issued the entity a warrant for the purchase of 3,500 shares of common stock at $5.60 per share for a period of five years from the date of the note. The terms of the note and warrant provide that should the note and interest not be paid in full by its maturity date, the number of warrants automatically increases to 7,000 shares and the exercise price remains at $5.60 per share. The ratchet provision in the stock purchase warrant requires that the warrant be accounted for as a derivative liability. The Company recorded the estimated fair value of the warrant totaling $11,827 as a discount on note payable and as a derivative liability in the same amount, as of the origination date. On October 15, 2015, the note was extended for an additional 90 days or until January 15, 2016 and later to May 15, 2016. In consideration, the Company granted the lender common stock purchase warrants exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 3,500 shares of common stock on each extension date at an exercise price of $5.60 per share, which warrants were immediately exercisable and expire in five years. The value of the 3,500 newly issued warrants on January 15, 2016 totaled $267 and $74 on May 15, 2016, both of which are being amortized over the extension period (through October 15, 2016). Discount amortization totaled $527 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the remaining unamortized discount was $52 as of June 30, 2016. The related warrant derivative liability balance was $503 at fair value as of June 30, 2016. See Note 6.

 

Note 4 – Common Stock

 

The Company has delivered a total of 4,248,068 shares of common stock representing required principal repayments ($220,040 principal balances) and 174,262 representing interest payments ($9,146 interest payments) during the six months ended June 30, 2016. A total of 317,154 common shares were issued to “true-up” previous installments which were included in the shares delivered during the six months ended June 30, 2016. See Note 2 – Secured Convertible Note Payable.

 

Note 5 – Stock Options

 

The Company applies ASC 718, Stock Compensation, which requires companies to recognize compensation expense for share-based payments based on the estimated fair value of the awards. ASC 718 also requires tax benefits relating to the deductibility of increases in the value of equity instruments issued under share-based compensation arrangements to be presented as financing cash inflows in the statement of cash flows. Compensation cost is recognized based on the grant-date fair value for all share-based payments granted, and is estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718.

 

In May 2006, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”), under which both incentive and non-statutory stock options may be granted to employees, officers, non-employee directors and consultants. An aggregate of 47,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance under the 2006 Plan. In June 2005, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”), under which both incentive and non-statutory stock options may be granted to employees, officers, non-employee directors and consultants. An aggregate of 47,500 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2005 Plan however such 2005 Plan has now expired and no further issuances can be made. Options granted under the 2005 Plan and 2006 Plan allow for the purchase of common stock at prices not less than the fair market value of such stock at the date of grant, become exercisable immediately or as directed by the Company’s Board of Directors and generally expire ten years after the date of grant. The Company also has issued other stock options not pursuant to a formal plan with terms similar to the 2005 and 2006 Plans.

 

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The Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on September 25, 2015 and the stockholders approved the Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. 2015 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2015 Plan”) and reserved 500,000 shares for issuance under the Plan.

 

As of June 30, 2016, 515,650 shares were available for future grants under all plans.

 

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected term of the option award, expected stock price volatility and expected dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. For purposes of estimating the expected term of options granted, the Company aggregates option recipients into groups that have similar option exercise behavioral traits. Expected volatilities used in the valuation model are based on the expected volatility that would be used by an independent market participant in the valuation of certain of the Company’s warrants. The risk-free 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’s forfeiture rate assumption used in determining its stock-based compensation expense is estimated based on historical data. The actual forfeiture rate could differ from these estimates. There were no stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 

    Number of Options     Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share     Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     Aggregate Intrinsic Value  
Outstanding at December 31, 2015     411,450     $ 38.04        4.8 years     $  
Granted                            
Exercised                            
Forfeited                            
Outstanding at June 30, 2016     411,450     $ 38.04        4.8 years     $  
Outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2016     411,450     $ 38.04        4.8 years     $  

 

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in connection with the vesting of options granted aggregating $7,598 and $100,972 during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

The unrecognized compensation cost as of June 30, 2016 related to the unvested stock options as of that date was $-0-.

 

Note 6 – Derivative Instruments

 

Derivatives – Warrants Issued Relative to Note Payables

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities, all of which are related to the detachable warrants issued in connection with various notes payable and the secured convertible note, were estimated using a closed-ended option pricing model utilizing assumptions related to the contractual term of the instruments, estimated volatility of the price of the Company’s common stock, interest rates, the probability of both the downward adjustment of the exercise price and the upward adjustment to the number of warrants as provided by the note payable and warrant agreement terms (Note 2 and 3) and non-performance risk factors, among other items (ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”) fair value hierarchy Level 3). The detachable warrants issued in connection with the secured convertible note (See Note 2), the December 2013 Note (See Note 3) and the two other short-term notes payable (See Note 3) contain ratchet and anti-dilution provisions that remain in effect during the term of the warrant while the ratchet and anti-dilution provisions of the other notes payable cease when the related note payable is extinguished. When the note payable containing such ratchet and anti-dilution provisions is extinguished, the derivative liability will be adjusted to fair value and the resulting derivative liability will be transitioned from a liability to equity as of such date. The derivative liability associated with the warrants issued in connection with the secured convertible note payable will remain effect until such time as the underlying warrant is exercised or terminated and the resulting derivative liability will be transitioned from a liability to equity as of such date.

 

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The Company has issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,174,000 common shares in connection with various outstanding debt instruments which require derivative accounting treatment as of June 30, 2016. A comparison of the assumptions used in calculating estimated fair value of such derivative liabilities as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

    As of
June 30, 2016
 
       
Volatility – range      148.7% - 190.2 %  
Risk-free rate      0.71% - 1.29 %  
Contractual term      1.83 - 5.83 years  
Exercise price      $5.00 - $5.60  
Number of warrants in aggregate     2,174,000  

 

The following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of the derivative financial instruments, measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs for both open and closed derivatives:

 

    Amount  
Balance at December 31, 2015   $ 210,383  
Warrants issued to originate or extend notes payable (recorded as discount on note payable) -Note 3     851  
Unrealized derivative gains included in other expense for the period     (117,768 )
Transition of derivative liability to equity      
         
Balance at June 30, 2016   $ 93,466  

 

The warrant derivative liability consists of the following at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

    June 30, 2016     December 31, 2015  
Warrant issued to holder of Secured convertible note   $ 79,898     $ 182,517  
Warrant issued to placement agent     10,653       24,336  
Warrant issued to holder of December 2013 Note     1,694       2,540  
Warrants issued to holders of notes payable - short term     1,221       990  
Total warrant derivative liability   $ 93,466     $ 210,383  

 

Note 7 – Warrants

 

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 

    Number of
Warrants
    Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share
 
Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2015     2,475,771     $ 5.34  
Issued for origination or extension of notes payable (Note 3)     17,000       5.60  
Issued for extension of line-of-credit (Note 3)     20,000       5.00  
Exercised/forfeited     (5,000 )     (15.00 )
                 
Outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2016     2,507,771     $ 5.35  

 

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The weighted average term of all outstanding common stock purchase warrants was 5.4 years as of June 30, 2016. The intrinsic value of all outstanding common stock purchase warrants and the intrinsic value of all vested common stock purchase warrants was zero as of June 30, 2016.

  

Note 8 – Income Taxes

 

For income tax purposes, the Company has net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $67,415,000 as of December 31, 2015, which expire from 2025 through 2030. The Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of realizing the tax benefits from its net deferred tax asset.

 

The Company has not completed the filing of tax returns for the tax years 2012 through 2015. Therefore, all such tax returns are open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

The Internal Revenue Code contains provisions under Section 382 which limit a company’s ability to utilize net operating loss carry-forwards in the event that it has experienced a more than 50% change in ownership over a three-year period. Current estimates prepared by the Company on a preliminary basis indicate that no ownership changes have occurred, and are currently not subject to an annual limitation, but may be further limited by additional ownership changes which may occur in the future.

 

Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company has not maintained insurance coverage on its U.S domestic oil and gas properties for several years. The Company is not in compliance with Federal and State laws regarding the U.S. domestic oil and gas properties. The Company’s known compliance issues relate to the Texas Railroad Commission regarding administrative filings and renewal permits relative to its Texas oil and gas properties that were sold in 2012. The ultimate resolution of these compliance issues could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Nicaraguan Concessions

 

In April 2011, we filed with the Nicaraguan government an Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) covering proposed seismic activities on our Nicaraguan Concessions. The filing of the EIA was followed by a comment period during which there was interaction between us the Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales de Nicaragua, an agency of the Nicaraguan government; and the autonomous regions of Nicaragua that are nearest to the Nicaraguan Concessions. In April 2013 the EIA was formally approved by the Nicaraguan government and we were cleared to commence 2-D and 3-D seismic mapping activities in the area. In late 2013 and early 2014, we contracted with a fully integrated Geoscience company that provides geological, geophysical and reservoir services to the global oil and gas industry, to conduct 2-D and 3-D seismic data covering selected areas within the boundaries of the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

The final approval of the EIA by the Nicaraguan government of our environment impact study on April 13, 2013, began Sub-Period 2 for both the Tyra and Perlas Blocks as defined in the Nicaraguan Concessions. The Company believes it has satisfied the acquisition, processing and interpretation of Seismic data required in Sub-Period 2 for both the Perlas and Tyra Blocks. Therefore, it is now in Sub-Period 3 of the exploration phase of the 30-year Concession for both Perlas and Tyra as of June 30, 2015. Sub-Period 3 of the Nicaraguan Concessions requires the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block during 2016 and the shooting of additional seismic on the Tyra Block. The Company is in process of identifying at least one potential drilling site on the Perlas block as required in Sub-Period 3 and will have to perform supplemental EIA work prior to requesting and receiving the permit to drill from the Nicaraguan government. The work plan on the Tyra block for Sub-Period 3 requires the Company to shoot additional seismic, which is estimated to cost approximately $2,500,000 prior to the commencement of exploratory drilling. The Company is seeking a waiver of the additional seismic mapping on the Tyra Block and extension of time to complete its initial well from the Nicaraguan government. There can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such waiver of the requirements.

 

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During late December 2013, we completed the 2-D seismic survey activities in the area as required under both of the Nicaraguan Concessions at that point. We believe that the newly acquired 2-D seismic data, together with the previously acquired reprocessed 2-D seismic, has helped us further evaluate the structures that were previously identified with 2-D seismic in the Eocene Zone. Our geological consultants have estimated that these Eocene structures may contain recoverable hydrocarbons (principally oil) in place. In addition, the new 2-D seismic acquired in 2013 provided our first geological information regarding the potential for oil resources in the Cretaceous Zone, which we could not evaluate using less precise older 2-D seismic mapping. We have identified multiple promising sites on the Perlas Block for exploratory drilling and are planning the drilling of initial exploratory wells in order to determine the existence of commercial hydrocarbon reserves, given sufficient financing. We believe that we have performed all work necessary as of June 30, 2015 to proceed to Sub-Period 3 for the Perlas Block as defined in the Nicaraguan Concessions, which requires the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block within the following one-year period. We must first prepare and submit a supplemental EIA to the Nicaraguan government before the drilling permit can be issued on the Perlas Block, which had not been completed as of June 30, 2016.

 

The Company has not yet submitted the EIA supplement to the Nicaraguan Government and therefore has not received a drilling permit; however, assuming that Government does accept the supplemental EIA and grant the drilling permit, the Company will be required to drill at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block during 2016 or risk being in default and losing its rights under the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

The Company is in technical default of the Nicaraguan Concession because it has not provided the required letters of credit to the Nicaraguan Government. In accordance with the Nicaraguan Concession agreements, the Company had previously provided the Ministry of Energy with the required letters of credit in the amounts of $443,100 for Perlas (expired March 2014) and $408,450 for Tyra (expired September 2014). The Company had also made all required expenditures related to the Nicaraguan Concessions for training programs and as “area fees,” for each respective year for 2010 through 2015. The Company is attempting to negotiate the renewal and increase of the required letters of credit, which total $1,356,227 for the Perlas block and $278,450 for the Tyra block with the Nicaraguan Government and its lenders; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in the regard. The Company considers it is fully in compliance with the terms of the Nicaraguan Concessions agreements, except for the renewal of the expired letters of credit.

 

The Company must raise substantial amounts of debt and equity capital in the immediate future in order to fund: (1) the required letters of credit to the Nicaraguan Government; (2) the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block of the Nicaraguan Concessions during 2016; (3) the shooting of additional seismic on the Tyra Block of the Nicaraguan Concessions if it is unable to negotiate a waiver of such requirement from the Nicaraguan government; (4) the payment of normal day-to-day operations and corporate overhead; and (5) the payment of outstanding debt and financial obligations as they become due. These are substantial operational and financial issues that must be successfully mitigated during 2016 or the Company’s ability to satisfy the conditions necessary to maintain its Nicaragua Concessions will be in significant doubt. The Company completed the May 2015 Private Placement in May 2015 in an effort to obtain its required capital. See Note 2 to the Financial Statements.

 

The Company is also seeking offers from industry operators and other third parties for interests in the acreage in the Nicaraguan Concessions in exchange for cash and a carried interest in exploration and development operations or other joint venture arrangement. Accordingly, it intends to finance its business strategy through external financing, which may include debt and equity capital raised in public and private offerings, joint ventures, sale of working or other interests, employment of working capital and cash flow from operations, if any, and net proceeds from the sales of assets.

 

The following charts set forth the minimum work programs required under for the Perlas and Tyra blocks comprising the Concessions in order for the Company to retain them.

 

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Minimum Work Program – Perlas

 

Block Perlas – Exploration Minimum Work Commitment and Relinquishments

Exploration Period (6 Years)   Duration (Years)   Work Commitment   Relinquishment   Irrevocable Guarantee  
Sub-Period1   2   - Environmental Impact Study - Acquisition & interpretation of 333km of new 2D seismic - Acquisition, processing & interpretation of 667km of new 2D seismic (or equivalent in 3D)   26km2   $ 443,100  
Sub-Period 2 Optional   1   - Acquisition, processing & interpretation of 200km2 of 3D seismic   53km2   $ 1,356,227  
Sub-Period 3 Optional   1   - Drilling of one exploration well to the Cretaceous or 3,500m, whichever is Shallower   80km2   $ 10,220,168  
Sub-Period 4 Optional   2   - Drilling of one exploration well to the Cretaceous or 3,500m, whichever is shallower - Geochemical analysis   All acreage except areas with discoveries   $ 10,397,335  

 

Minimum Work Program – Tyra

 

Block Tyra – Exploration Minimum Work Commitment and Relinquishments

Exploration Period (6 Years)   Duration (Years)   Work Commitment   Relinquishment   Irrevocable Guarantee  
Sub-Period1   1.5   - Environmental Impact Study - Acquisition & interpretation of 667km of existing 2D seismic - Acquisition of 667km of new 2D seismic (or equivalent in 3D)   26km2   $ 408,450  
Sub-Period 2 Optional   0.5   - Processing & interpretation of the 667km 2D seismic (or equivalent in 3D) acquired in the previous sub-period   40km2   $ 278,450  
Sub-Period 3 Optional   2   - Acquisition, processing & interpretation of 250km2 of new 3D seismic   160km2   $ 1,818,667  
Sub-Period 4 Optional   2   - Drilling of one exploration well to the Cretaceous or 3,500m, whichever is shallower - Geochemical analysis   All acreage except areas with discoveries   $ 10,418,667  

 

Contractual and Fiscal Terms

 

Training Program   US $50,000 per year, per block
Area Fee   Years 1-3 $0.05/hectare
    Years 4-7 $0.10/hectare
    Years 8 & forward $0.15/hectare
Royalties   Recovery Factor 0 – 1.5 Percentage 5%
    1.5 – 3.0 10%
    >3.0 15%
       
Natural Gas Royalties   Market value at production 5%
Corporate Tax   Rate no higher than 30%
Social Contribution   3% of the net profit (1.5% for each autonomous region)
Investment Protection   ICSID arbitration OPIC insurance

 

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Revenue Sharing Commitments

 

On March 23, 2009, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated effective as of March 23, 2009, with Off-Shore, an accredited investor, to issue a subordinated promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,275,000 and a one percent (1%) revenue sharing interest in the Nicaraguan Concessions. Off-Shore funded a total of $1,275,000 and subsequently converted the subordinated promissory note to common stock.

 

Under the Revenue Sharing Agreement (the “Revenue Agreement”), Infinity assigned to Off-Shore a monthly payment (the “RSP”) equal to the revenue derived from one percent (1%) of Infinity’s share of the hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The RSP will bear its proportionate share of all costs incurred to deliver the hydrocarbons to the point of sale to an unaffiliated purchaser, including its share of production, severance and similar taxes, and certain additional costs. The RSP will be paid to Off-Shore by the last day of each month based on the revenue received by Infinity from the purchaser of the production during the previous month from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The Revenue Agreement does not create any obligation for Infinity to maintain or develop the Nicaraguan Concessions, and does not create any rights in the Nicaraguan Concessions for Off-Shore. In connection with its dissolution Off-Shore assigned its RSP to its individual members.

 

On June 6, 2009 the Company entered into a Revenue Sharing Agreement with the officers and directors for services provided. Infinity assigned to officers and directors a monthly payment equal to the revenue derived from one percent (1%) of Infinity’s share of the hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The RSP will bear its proportionate share of all costs incurred to deliver the hydrocarbons to the point of sale to an unaffiliated purchaser, including its share of production, severance and similar taxes, and certain additional costs.

 

The RSP shall be paid by the last day of each month based on the revenue received by Infinity from the purchaser of the production during the previous month from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The Revenue Agreement does not create any obligation for Infinity to maintain or develop the Nicaraguan Concessions, and does not create any rights in the Nicaraguan Concessions for officers and directors.

 

The Company intends to seek joint venture or working interest partners (the “Farmout”) prior to the commencement of any exploratory drilling operations on the Nicaraguan Concessions. On September 8, 2009 the Company entered into a Revenue Sharing Agreement with Jeff Roberts to assist the Company with its technical studies of gas and oil holdings in Nicaragua and managing and assisting in the Farmout. Infinity assigned to Jeff Roberts a monthly payment equal to the revenue derived from one percent (1%) of Infinity’s share of the hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The RSP will bear its proportionate share of all costs incurred to deliver the hydrocarbons to the point of sale to an unaffiliated purchaser, including its share of production, severance and similar taxes, and certain additional costs. The RSP shall be paid to Jeff Roberts by the last day of each month based on the revenue received by Infinity from the purchaser of the production during the previous month from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The Revenue Agreement does not create any obligation for Infinity to maintain or develop the Nicaraguan Concessions, and does not create any rights in the Nicaraguan Concessions for Jeff Roberts.

 

In connection with the extension of the December 2013 Note with a $1,050,000 principal balance issued in December 2013, the Company entered into a Revenue Sharing Agreement in May 2014. Infinity assigned to the note holder a monthly payment equal to the revenue derived from one percent (1%) of 8/8ths of Infinity’s share of the hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead from the Nicaraguan Concessions and any other oil and gas concessions that the Company and its affiliates may acquire in the future. The RSP will bear its proportionate share of all costs incurred to deliver the hydrocarbons to the point of sale to an unaffiliated purchaser, including its share of production, severance and similar taxes, and certain additional costs. The RSP shall be paid by the last day of each month based on the revenue received by Infinity from the purchaser of the production during the previous month from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The Revenue Sharing Agreement does not create any obligation for Infinity to maintain or develop the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

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Letter of Intent to enter Exploration Services Agreement

 

On October 13, 2014 the Company announced that it had entered into a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Granada Exploration, LLC, which has agreed to join with the Company to explore for potential hydrocarbons beneath Infinity’s 1.4 million-acre oil and gas concessions in the Caribbean Sea offshore Nicaragua. Under the terms of the LOI, Granada Exploration will provide its services in exchange for a working interest in the Nicaraguan Concessions. The scope of such services will be more specifically described in a mutually acceptable Exploration Services Agreement (“ESA”), which is currently being negotiated. The ESA is anticipated to provide that Granada will earn an assignment from Infinity of an undivided 30% working interest in the Concessions, based on an 80% net revenue interest. Granada and Infinity are also anticipated to enter into a Joint Operating Agreement. Granada may, at its discretion, participate in an initial exploratory well for up to an additional undivided 20% working interest, on a prospect-by-prospect basis, with such additional interest to be based on an 80% net revenue interest.

 

The LOI is subject to Granada’s normal and customary due diligence, including the evaluation of the Company’s Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, documents showing that the Company is in good standing regarding the Nicaraguan Concessions and with the Nicaraguan government; negotiation and approval of mutually acceptable formal agreements; and final approval by a majority of the partners that comprise Granada Exploration, LLC. The parties continue to negotiate the terms of the ESA, but have not entered into definitive agreements. Granada has not completed its normal and customary due diligence with progress being delayed due to the current environment affecting oil and gas exploration projects and uncertainties involving the status of the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

Lack of Compliance with Law Regarding Domestic Properties

 

Infinity has not been in compliance with existing federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations for its previously owned domestic oil and gas properties and this could have a material or significantly adverse effect upon the liquidity, capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of Infinity. All domestic oil and gas properties held by Infinity – Wyoming and Infinity-Texas were disposed of prior to June 30, 2016; however, the Company may remain liable for certain asset retirement costs should the new owners not complete their obligations. Management believes the total asset retirement obligations recorded of $1,716,003 as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are sufficient to cover any potential noncompliance liabilities relative to the to the plugging of abandoned wells, the removal of facilities and equipment, and site restoration on oil and gas properties for its former oil and gas properties. The Company has not maintained insurance on the domestic properties for a number of years nor has it owned/produced any oil & gas properties for a number of years.

 

Litigation

 

The Company is subject to numerous claims and legal actions in which vendors are claiming breach of contract due to the Company’s failure to pay amounts due. The Company believes that it has made adequate provision for these claims in the accompanying financial statements.

 

The Company is currently involved in litigation as follows:

 

In October 2012 the State of Texas filed a lawsuit naming Infinity-Texas, the Company and the corporate officers of Infinity-Texas, seeking $30,000 of reclamation costs associated with a single well, in addition to administrative expenses and penalties. The Company engaged in negotiations with the State of Texas in late 2012 and early 2013 and reached a settlement agreement that would reduce the aggregate liability, in this action and any extension of this to other Texas wells, to $45,103, which amount has been paid. Certain performance obligations remain which must be satisfied in order to finally settle and dismiss the matter.
   
  Pending satisfactory performance of the performance obligations and their acceptance by the State of Texas, the officers have potential liability regarding the above matter, and the officers are held personally harmless by indemnification provisions of the Company. Therefore, to the extent they might actually occur, these liabilities are the obligations of the Company. Management estimates that the liabilities associated with this matter will not exceed $780,000, calculated as $30,000 for each of the 26 Infinity-Texas operated wells. This related liability, less the payment made to the State of Texas in 2012 in the amount of $45,103, is included in the asset retirement obligation on the accompanying balance sheets.

 

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Cambrian Consultants America, Inc. (“Cambrian”) filed an action in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, number CV2014-55719, on September 26, 2014 against Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. resulting from certain professional consulting services provided for quality control and management of seismic operations during November and December 2013 on the Nicaraguan Concessions. Cambrian provided these services pursuant to a Master Consulting Agreement with Infinity, dated November 20, 2013, and has claimed breach of contract for failure to pay amounts due. On December 8, 2014, a default judgment was entered against the Company in the amount of $96,877 plus interest and attorney fees. The Company has included the impact of this litigation as a liability in its accounts payable. The Company will seek to settle the default judgment when it has the financial resources to do so.

 

Torrey Hills Capital, Inc. (“Torrey”) notified the Company by letter, dated August 15, 2014, of its demand for the payment of $56,000, which it alleged was unpaid and owed under a consulting agreement, dated October 18, 2013. The parties entered into a consulting agreement under which Torrey agreed to provide investor relations services in exchange for payment of $7,000 per month and the issuance of 15,000 shares of common stock. The agreement was for an initial three month-term with automatic renewals unless terminated upon 30 days’ written notice by either party. The Company made payments totaling $14,000 and issued 15,000 shares of common stock during 2013. The Company contends that Torrey breached the agreement by not performing the required services and that it had provided proper notice of termination to Torrey. Furthermore, the Company contends that the parties agreed to settle the dispute on or about June 19, 2014 under which it would issue 2,800 shares of common stock in full settlement of any balance then owed and final termination of the agreement. Torrey disputed the Company’s contentions and submitted the dispute to binding arbitration. The Company was unable to defend itself and the arbitration panel awarded Torrey a total of $79,594 in damages. The Company has accrued amounts in accounts payable as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, which management believes is sufficient to provide for the ultimate resolution of this dispute.

 

Note 10 – Related Party Transactions

 

The Company does not have any employees other than the CEO and CFO. In previous years, certain general and administrative services (for which payment is deferred) had been provided by the CFO’s accounting firm at its standard billing rates plus out-of-pocket expenses consisting primarily of accounting, tax and other administrative fees. The Company no longer utilizes the CFO’s accounting for such support services and was not billed for any such services during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The amount due to the CFO’s firm for services previously provided was $762,407 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and is included in accrued liabilities at both dates.

 

On June 6, 2009 the Company entered into a Revenue Sharing Agreement with the officers and directors for services provided. Infinity assigned to officers and directors a monthly payment equal to the revenue derived from one percent (1%) of Infinity’s share of the hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The RSP will bear its proportionate share of all costs incurred to deliver the hydrocarbons to the point of sale to an unaffiliated purchaser, including its share of production, severance and similar taxes, and certain additional costs. The RSP shall be paid by the last day of each month based on the revenue received by Infinity from the purchaser of the production during the previous month from the Nicaraguan Concessions. The Revenue Agreement does not create any obligation for Infinity to maintain or develop the Nicaraguan Concessions and does not create any rights in the Nicaraguan Concessions for officers and directors.

 

In connection with its subordinated loan, Offshore Finance, LLC was granted a one percent (1%) revenue sharing interest in the Nicaraguan Concessions in connection with a subordinated loan provided previously which was subsequently converted to common stock. The managing partner of Offshore and the Company’s CFO are partners in the accounting firm which the Company used for general corporate purposes in the past. In connection with its dissolution, Offshore assigned its RSP to its individual members, which includes the former managing partner of Offshore.

 

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As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had accrued compensation to its officers and directors of $1,541,208 and $1,423,208, respectively.

 

The Company entered into a line-of-credit facility on September 23, 2013 that provides it with borrowing capacity on a revolving basis up to a maximum of $50,000, which was increased to $75,000 at August 28, 2015 and an initial maturity of November 28, 2013. The line of credit is convertible to common stock at a rate of $5.00 per share. The entity providing the credit facility is owned by an officer of another corporation for which Infinity’s president and chairman of the board serves as president and chairman of the board. The facility is unsecured, bears interest at 8% per annum, and was renewed at its maturity several times with its current maturity date as May 28, 2016. In consideration for the origination of the line of credit facility and the various renewals, the Company granted the lender common stock purchase warrants. On February 28, 2016 the Company extended the line-of-credit expiration date to May 28, 2016 and issued a warrant to purchase 10,000 common shares at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, which warrants were immediately exercisable and expire on February 28, 2021. On May 28, 2016 the Company extended the line-of-credit expiration date to August 28, 2016 and issued a warrant to purchase 10,000 common shares at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, which warrants were immediately exercisable and expire on May 28, 2021. The Company estimated the fair value of the warrants at $904 as of the grant date for both extensions combined, which amount was recorded as debt issuance costs and will be amortized to interest expense over the extended term of the line-of-credit.

 

Note 11 Subsequent Events

 

From July 1, 2016 through August 15, 2016, the Company issued a total of 164,669 shares of common stock to the holder of the secured convertible note payable in the form of interest payments aggregating $2,697. See Note 2 – Secured Convertible Note Payable.

 

The Company has not resolved the contingency related to the expired letters of credit for its Nicaraguan Concessions (See Note 9). The Company continues to negotiate the renewal of the letters of credit with the Nicaraguan Government and its lenders; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in that regard.

 

On December 27, 2013 the Company borrowed $1,050,000 under an unsecured credit facility with a private, third-party lender which facility has an outstanding principal balance of $1,000,000. The facility is represented by a promissory note (the “Note”) that matured in April 2016, and is currently in technical default. The Company is seeking an extension of the maturity date, however, there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain an extension or what the final terms will be if the lender agrees to such extension.

 

Note 12 Restatement to previously issued interim financial statements

 

Subsequent to the issuance of the June 30, 2016 interim financial statements, management determined that the Company should obtain court approval before derecognizing liabilities due to the expiration of their respective statute of limitations. The Company had previously derecognized liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2016 which resulted in other income totaling $1,134,082. This amount was reversed in the fourth quarter of 2016 which only affected the interim financial statements previously issued during 2016. As a result, the interim financial statements previously issued for the six months ended June 30, 2016, were restated.

 

The following tables reflect the corrections to the affected line items in the previously issued financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 

Effect on Balance Sheet items:

 

    As of June 30, 2016  
    As previously     Effect of        
    reported     Restatement     As restated  
Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit:                        
                         
Accounts payable   $ 5,478,209     $ 519,164     $ 5,997,373  
Accrued liabilities   $ 2,408,320     $ 614,918     $ 3,023,238  
Accumulated deficit   $ (120,461,512 )   $ (1,134,082 )   $ (121,595,594 )

 

Effect on Statement of Operations:

 

    Six months ended June 30, 2016  
    As previously     Effect of        
    reported     Restatement     As Restated  
Operating Expenses:                        
Gain on derecognition of liabilities   $ 1,134,082     $ (1,134,082 )   $  
Net income (loss)   $ 840,454     $ (1,134,082 )   $ (293,628 )
Net income (loss) per share   $ 0.16     $ (0.22 )   $ (0.06 )

 

Effect on Statements of Cash Flows:

 

    Six months ended June 30, 2016  
    As previously     Effect of        
    reported     Restatement     As Restated  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                        
Net income (loss)   $ 840,454     $ (1,134,082 )   $ (293,628 )
                         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                        
Gain from derecognition of liabilities   $ (1,134,082 )   $ 1,134,082     $  

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains certain 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, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “intends,” and other variations of these words or comparable words. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of events, circumstances or trends and that do not relate to historical matters are forward-looking statements. To the extent that there are statements that are not recitations of historical fact, such statements constitute forward-looking statements that, by definition, involve risks and uncertainties. In any forward-looking statement, where we express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the statement of expectation or belief will be achieved or accomplished. The actual results or events may differ materially from those anticipated and as reflected in forward-looking statements included herein. Factors that may cause actual results or events to differ from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements included herein include the risk factors described below.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. We believe the information contained in this report to be accurate as of the date hereof. Changes may occur after that date, and we will not update that information except as required by law.

 

Factors that could cause or contribute to our actual results differing materially from those discussed herein or for our stock price to be adversely affected include, but are not limited to: (i) we have a history of losses and are experiencing substantial liquidity problems; (ii) we have substantial obligations to a number of third parties, including our December 2013 promissory note in the original principal amount of $1,050,000 which matured in April 2016 and is currently in technical default and the $12.0 million Convertible Note due May 2018, which began amortizing in October 2015, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to meet them; (iii) we require working capital for our operations and obligations for the next 12 months and capital to continue our exploration and development efforts on the Nicaraguan Concessions, including compliance with the letter of credit and other requirements of the Nicaraguan Concessions to maintain our rights under the applicable agreements, and there can be no assurances we will be able to obtain it or do so on terms favorable to us; (iv) we and our independent registered public accounting firm have concluded that there exists substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern; (v) our Nicaraguan Concessions and planned future exploration activities are in a country with a developing economy and are subject to the risks of political and economic instability associated with such economies; (vi) exploration and development of our Nicaraguan Concessions will require large amounts of capital or a commercial relationship with an industry operator which we may not be able to obtain; (vii) we may not have sufficient resources to conduct required seismic mapping on our Nicaraguan Concessions; (viii) the oil and gas exploration business involves a high degree of business and financial risk; (ix) we will be subject to regulations affecting our activities with the Nicaraguan Concessions; (x) our operations may be adversely affected by changes in the fiscal regime of Nicaragua; (xi) we are continuing to negotiate with our creditors and may face additional claims in the future; (xii) oil prices may be affected by regional factors; (xiii) any future production will be contingent on successful exploration, development and acquisitions to establish reserves and revenue in the future; (xv) the oil and gas industry is highly competitive; (xvi) exploratory drilling is an uncertain process with many risks; (xvii) oil and gas prices are volatile, and declines in prices would hurt our revenues and ability to achieve profitable operations; (xviii) our common stock is traded on the Pink Sheets, which may not have the visibility or liquidity that we seek for our common stock; (xix) we depend on key personnel; (xx) sufficient voting power by coalitions of a few of our larger stockholders to make corporate governance decisions that could have significant effect on us and the other stockholders, including Amegy Bank, NA; (xxi) sale of substantial amounts of our common stock that may have a depressive effect on the market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock, including sales of shares of common stock issued to the holder of the Convertible Note upon its conversion of portions of the outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Note; (xxii) possible issuance of common stock subject to options and warrants may dilute the interest of stockholders; (xxiii) our ability to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Section 404 as it may be required; (xxiv) our nonpayment of dividends and lack of plans to pay dividends in the future; (xxv) future sale or issuance of a substantial number of shares of our common stock that could depress the trading price of our common stock, lower our value and make it more difficult for us to raise capital; (xxvi) our additional securities available for issuance, which, if issued, could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock; (xxvii) our stock price is likely to be highly volatile due to a number of factors, including a relatively limited public float; (xxviii) indemnification of our officers and directors; (xxix) whether we will be able to find an industry or other financial partner to enable us to explore and develop our Nicaraguan Concessions; and (xxx) whether we will be able to identify, acquire and finance domestic oil and gas properties with both proven and unproven reserves or whether such properties would provide positive cash flow.

 

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The following information should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Financial Statements and Notes presented elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. See Note 1 – “Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to the Condensed Financial Statements for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

2016 Operational and Financial Objectives

 

Corporate Activities

 

We hold a 100% working interest in any hydrocarbon deposits found under the Perlas Block (560,000 acres/2,268 km) and Tyra Block (826,000 acres/3,342 km) located in shallow waters offshore Nicaragua. The final approval of the EIA by the Nicaraguan government of our environment impact study on April 13, 2013, began Sub-Period 2 for both the Tyra and Perlas Blocks as defined in the Nicaraguan Concessions. We believe we have satisfied the acquisition, processing and interpretation of Seismic data required in Sub-Period 2 for both the Perlas and Tyra Blocks. Therefore, we are now in Sub-Period 3 of the exploration phase of the 30-year Concession for both Perlas and Tyra as of December 31, 2015. Sub-Period 3 of the Nicaraguan Concessions requires the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block during 2016 and the shooting of additional seismic on the Tyra Block. We are in process of identifying at least one potential drilling site on the Perlas block as required in Sub-Period 3 and will have to perform supplemental EIA work prior to requesting and receiving the permit to drill from the Nicaraguan government. The work plan on the Tyra block for Sub-Period 3 requires us to shoot additional seismic, which is estimated to cost approximately $2,500,000 prior to the commencement of exploratory drilling. The Company is seeking a waiver of the additional seismic mapping on the Tyra Block and extension of time to complete its initial well from the Nicaraguan government. There can be no assurance whether we will be able to obtain such waiver of the requirements.

 

During late December 2013, we completed the 2-D seismic survey activities in the area as required under both of the Nicaraguan Concessions at that point. We believe that the newly acquired 2-D seismic data, together with the previously acquired reprocessed 2-D seismic, helped us to further evaluate the structures that were previously identified with 2-D seismic in the Eocene Zone. Our geological consultants have estimated that these Eocene structures may contain recoverable hydrocarbons (principally oil) in place. In addition, the new 2-D seismic acquired in 2013 provided our first geological information regarding the potential for oil resources in the Cretaceous Zone, which we could not evaluate using less precise older 2-D seismic mapping. We have identified multiple promising sites on the Perlas Block for exploratory drilling and are planning the drilling of initial exploratory wells in order to determine the existence of commercial hydrocarbon reserves, given sufficient capital. We believe that we have performed all work necessary as of December 31, 2015 to proceed to Sub-Period 3 for the Perlas Block as defined in the Nicaraguan Concessions, which requires the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas concession within the following one-year period. We must first prepare and submit a supplemental EIA to the Nicaraguan government before the drilling permit can be issued on the Perlas Block.

 

We must prepare and submit the EIA supplement to the Nicaraguan Government, assuming that it accepts the supplemental EIA and grant the drilling permit, we will be required to drill at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block during 2016 or risk being in default and losing our rights under the Nicaraguan Concessions. We do not believe that we will drill a well on the Nicaraguan Concessions during 2016 given the current state of the oil and gas commodity markets, financing the drilling, and the challenging economics for any new exploration and development project, especially a project in an area of the world without historical proven reserves of commercial hydrocarbons. We believe that we will be able to negotiate extensions with the Nicaraguan government of the required date by which an exploratory well must be drilled; however, there can be no assurance in this regard.

 

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The Company is in technical default of the Nicaraguan Concession because it has not provided the required letters of credit to the Nicaraguan Government. In accordance with the Nicaraguan Concession agreements, the Company had previously provided the Ministry of Energy with the required letters of credit in the amounts of $443,100 for Perlas (expired March 2014) and $408,450 for Tyra (expired September 2014). The Company had also made all required expenditures related to the Nicaraguan Concessions for training programs and as “area fees,” for each respective year for 2010 through 2015. The Company is currently negotiating the renewal and increase of the required letters of credit which total $1,356,227 for the Perlas block and $278,450 for the Tyra block with the Nicaraguan Government and its lenders; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in the regard. The Company considers it is fully in compliance with the terms of the Nicaraguan Concessions agreements, except for the renewal of the expired letters of credit. The foregoing items remain as substantial operational and legal issues that we must resolve in order to maintain our rights under the Nicaraguan Concessions during 2016.

 

We are also seeking offers from industry operators and other third parties for interests in the acreage in the Nicaraguan Concessions in exchange for cash and a carried interest in exploration and development operations or other joint venture arrangement. Accordingly, we intend to finance our business strategy through external financing, which may include debt and equity capital raised in public and private offerings, joint ventures, sale of working or other interests, employment of working capital and cash flow from operations, if any, and net proceeds from the sales of assets.

 

Our ability to complete these activities is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to:

 

  The availability of the capital resources required to fund the activities;
     
  The availability of third party contractors for completion services; and
     
  The approval by regulatory agencies of applications for permits to conduct exploration activities in a timely manner.

 

The Company is considering the acquisition of domestic oil and gas properties with both proven and unproven reserves. Management believes that the current distressed state for oil and gas properties and the resulting decline in valuations may yield an opportunity for the Company to accumulate undervalued oil and gas assets which will produce positive cash flows even with the decline in natural gas and crude oil commodity prices. Management believes that there may be financing available for such cash generating oil and gas properties at reasonable cost of capital especially when compared to the Nicaraguan Concessions which may yield higher returns but at higher risk levels. This initiative may provide the Company with positive cash flows to address immediate working capital needs while the environment improves for exploration projects such as the Nicaraguan Concessions. No assurances can be given regarding the Company’s ability to identify, acquire and finance such domestic properties or whether such properties would provide positive cash flow.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet debt nor did we have any transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations) or other relationships with any unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have material current or future effect on financial conditions, changes in the financial conditions, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenue or expenses.

 

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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

 

Results of Operations, As restated

 

Revenue

 

The Company had no revenues in either 2016 or 2015 as it focused solely on the exploration, development, financing and maintenance of the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

Production and Other Operating Expenses (income)

 

The Company had no production related operating expenses in either 2016 or 2015. The Company sold its investment in Infinity-Texas in July 2012 and held no developed or undeveloped oil and gas properties in the United States in 2016 and 2015.

 

The Company has no current domestic exploration and development activities; however, it is seeking to identify and acquire domestic properties with both proven and unproven reserves, given sufficient financing. It is not actively working on any domestic property, focusing instead on the exploration, development and financing of the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses of $148,925 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 increased $26,615, or 22.0%, from $122,310 in the same period in 2015. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to an increase of $15,000 in Nicaraguan Concession costs incurred. The Company is no longer capitalizing Nicaraguan Concession expenditures due to its decision to fully impair the Nicaraguan Project at December 31, 2016 as a result of the difficult oil and gas economy and noncompliance issues with the requirements of the Concessions. The increase was also attributable to an overall increase in professional fees of $4,095 as the Company incurred increases in audit fees.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

Stock-based compensation expenses of $-0- for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $42,612, or 100% from the same period in 2015. The Company has had minimal resources to pay employees, consultants and other service providers. Therefore, it has issued stock options to compensate and motivate its officers, directors and other service providers in previous years that vest generally over a two-year time period. The Company did not grant any stock options during 2016 and 2015. The significant decrease in stock-based compensation expense during 2016 compared to 2015 is attributable to the full vesting of the January 2014 stock option grant in January 2016, which reduced the related amortization during the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to 2015. All outstanding stock options are fully vested as of June 30, 2016.

 

Interest expense

 

Interest expense decreased from $124,221 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 to $29,349 for the 2016 period. This significant decrease is attributable to the Company converting approximately $555,000 of its interest bearing debt to common stock during early 2015. The Company received loan proceeds of $450,000 from the Secured Convertible Note issued in May 2015 and $85,000 from two other convertible notes issued in July 2015, all of which bear interest at 8% per annum and remained outstanding at June 30, 2016. In previous years the Company issued short-term notes payable at various dates and extended their maturities by paying additional compensation to the lenders chiefly in the form of warrants. The fair value of the warrants issued to the note holders at the origination and extension dates of the short-term promissory notes was recorded as a discount on the related debt. Amortization of the value of the warrants and revenue sharing interests granted to the holders resulted in a substantial increase in the overall effective borrowing costs during the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2016. Discount amortization represents a non-cash expense and totaled $3,928 and $77,052 of total interest expense recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

The Company’s current financial condition has made traditional bank loans and customary financing terms unattainable; therefore, the Company may find it necessary to continue with these types of short-term borrowings with high effective interest rates.

 

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Secured Convertible Note Payable Issuance Costs

 

On May 7, 2015, we completed the May 2015 Private Placement of a $12.0 million principal amount Convertible Note and a Warrant exercisable to purchase 1,800,000 shares of our common stock, $0.0001 par value. We elected to account for and record such note on a fair value basis. Accordingly, all related debt issuance expenses, which totaled $1,302,629 (including $1,071,201 representing the value of the warrant to purchase 240,000 shares of common stock issued to placement agent and $231,428 of other fees and expenses), was charged to non-operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2015. No similar transaction occurred during 2016.

 

Change in Fair Value of Secured Convertible Note

 

We issued the Secured Convertible Note in the May 2015 Private Placement and elected to account for and record such Note on a fair value basis. We received $450,000 of proceeds at the date of issuance and the fair market value of the Secured Convertible Note was estimated to be $265,929 as of December 31, 2015 and $145,673 at June 30, 2016. After considering principal repayments and additional funding received the net $11,578 and $168,100 change in fair market value of such Note is included in the accompanying statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Issuance of Warrant Derivative in Connection with Secured Convertible Note

 

The Warrant issued in the May 2015 Private Placement contains various provisions that grant the holder ratchet and anti-dilution rights. Consequently, such Warrant is required to be treated on a liability basis at its estimated fair value and classified as a derivative liability in the accompanying financial statements. We recorded its origination date estimated fair value at $8,034,007 as a non-operating expense in the three months ended March 31, 2015. The value of the Warrant to purchase 240,000 shares granted to the placement agent in the May 2015 Private Placement was included in secured convertible note issuance costs in the statement of operations as previously described.

 

Change in Derivative Fair Value

 

The conversion feature of the promissory notes and the common stock purchase warrants issued in connection with short-term notes and the secured convertible note outstanding during 2016 and 2015 are treated as derivative instruments because the promissory notes and warrants contain ratchet and anti-dilution provisions. Accordingly, we adjusted the value of the outstanding derivative liabilities to their estimated fair value as of June 30, 2016 and 2015. The mark-to-market process resulted in a loss of $743 during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and a gain of $2,202,839 during the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in the gain recognized is primarily the result of the lesser reduction in the closing market price of our common stock between the December 31, 2015 ($0.16 per share) and June 30, 2016 ($0.07 per share) compared to the corresponding period in 2015 ($5.50 at December 31, 2014 versus $4.10 at June 30, 2015). Generally, the fair value of the derivative liability declines when the market value of the underlying common stock decreases compared to the derivatives exercise price.

 

Income Tax

 

For income tax purposes, the Company has net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $67,415,000 as of December 31, 2015, which expire from 2025 through 2030. The Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance against the resulting deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of realizing the tax benefits from its net operating loss carry-forwards.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company realized net losses. The Company anticipates operating losses and additional tax losses for the foreseeable future and does not believe that utilization of its tax loss carryforward is more likely than not. Therefore, because of the uncertainty as to the ultimate utilization of the Company’s loss carryforwards, any deferred tax asset at June 30, 2016 that resulted from anticipated benefit from future utilization of such carryforward has been fully offset by a valuation allowance.

 

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Net loss

 

As a result of the above, we reported a net loss of $190,595 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to a net loss of $7,587,600 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This represents an improvement of $7,397,005.

 

Basic and Diluted Loss per Share

 

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common share equivalents included in the diluted computation represent shares issuable upon assumed exercise of stock options and warrants using the treasury stock and “if converted” method. For periods in which net losses from continuing operations are incurred, weighted average shares outstanding is the same for basic and diluted loss per share calculations, as the inclusion of common share equivalents would have an anti-dilutive effect.

 

The basic and diluted loss per share was ($0.03) and ($2.83) for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, for the reasons previously noted. All outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase common stock were considered antidilutive and therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 because of the exercise price of the warrants being substantially higher than market price in 2016 and the net loss reported for both periods. Potential shares of common stock as of June 30, 2016 that have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share amounted to 2,919,221 shares, which included 2,507,771 outstanding warrants and 411,450 outstanding stock options.

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

 

Results of Operations

 

Revenue

 

The Company had no revenues in either 2016 or 2015 as it focused solely on the exploration, development, financing and maintenance of the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

Production and Other Operating Expenses (income)

 

The Company had no production related operating expenses in either 2016 or 2015. The Company sold its investment in Infinity-Texas in July 2012 and held no developed or undeveloped oil and gas properties in the United States in 2016 and 2015.

 

The Company has no current or planned domestic exploration and development activities at this time. It is not actively working on any domestic property, focusing instead on the exploration, development and financing of the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses of $231,496 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased $3,317, or 1.5%, from $228,179 in the same period in 2015. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to an increase of $27,952 in Nicaraguan Concession costs incurred. The Company is no longer capitalizing Nicaraguan Concession expenditures due to the decision to fully impair the Nicaraguan Project at December 31, 2016 as a result of the difficult oil and gas economy and noncompliance issues with the requirements of the Concessions. The increase in general and administrative expenses was offset by a decrease of $19,326 in Delaware annual report and franchise taxes for 2016 compared to 2015. The Delaware tax is based on our total assets which decreased substantially due to the impairment of our Nicaraguan oil and gas properties during 2015. The increase in general and administrative costs was also offset by reductions in expenses relating to the Company attending fewer investor conferences or similar forums during the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to 2015, which decreased such expenses by $13,003. The closing of the May 2015 Private Placement reduced the need to incur additional costs related to capital raising and investor relations activities during the 2016 period coupled with the poor investment climate for oil and gas companies during 2016 and 2015.

 

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Stock-based compensation

 

Stock-based compensation expenses of $7,598 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $93,374, or 92.5%, from the same period in 2015. The Company has had minimal resources to pay employees, consultants and other service providers. Therefore, it has issued stock options to compensate and motivate its officers, directors and other service providers in previous years that vest generally over a two-year time period. The Company did not grant any stock options during 2016 and 2015. The significant decrease in stock-based compensation expense during 2016 compared to 2015 is attributable to the full vesting of the January 2014 stock option grant in January 2016, which reduced the related amortization during the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to 2015. All outstanding stock options are fully vested as of June 30, 2016.

 

Interest expense

 

Interest expense decreased from $697,304 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 to $107,518 for the 2016 period. This significant decrease is attributable to the Company converting approximately $555,000 of its interest bearing debt to common stock during early 2015. The Company received loan proceeds of $450,000 from the Secured Convertible Note issued in the May 2015 Private Placement and $85,000 from two other convertible notes issued in July 2015, all of which bear interest at 8% per annum and remained outstanding at June 30, 2016. In previous years the Company issued short-term notes payable at various dates and extended their maturities by paying additional compensation to the lenders chiefly in the form of warrants. The fair value of the warrants issued to the note holders at the origination and extension dates of the short-term promissory notes was recorded as a discount on the related debt. Amortization of the value of the warrants and revenue sharing interests granted to the holders resulted in a substantial increase in the overall effective borrowing costs during the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2016. Discount amortization represents a non-cash expense and totaled $52,981 and $600,836 of total interest expense recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

The Company’s current financial condition has made traditional bank loans and customary financing terms unattainable; therefore, the Company may find it necessary to continue with these types of short-term borrowings with high effective interest rates.

 

Secured Convertible Note Payable Issuance Costs

 

On May 7, 2015, we completed the May 2015 Private Placement of a $12.0 million principal amount Secured Convertible Note and a Warrant exercisable to purchase 1,800,000 shares of our common stock, $0.0001 par value. We elected to account for and record such note on a fair value basis. Accordingly, all related debt issuance expenses, which totaled $1,302,629 (including $1,071,201 representing the value of the warrant to purchase 240,000 shares of common stock issued to placement agent and $231,428 of other fees and expenses), was charged to non-operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2015. No similar transaction occurred during 2016.

 

Change in Fair Value of Secured Convertible Note

 

We issued the Secured Convertible Note in the May 2015 Private Placement and elected to account for and record such Note on a fair value basis. We received $450,000 of proceeds at the date of issuance and the fair market value of the Secured Convertible Note was estimated to be $265,929 as of December 31, 2015 and $145,673 at June 30, 2016. After considering principal repayments and additional funding received the net $64,784 and $168,100 change in fair market value of such Note is included in the accompanying statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

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Issuance of Warrant Derivative in Connection with Secured Convertible Note

 

The Warrant issued in the May 2015 Private Placement contains various provisions that grant the holder ratchet and anti-dilution rights. Consequently, such Warrant is required to be treated on a liability basis at its estimated fair value and classified as a derivative liability in the accompanying financial statements. We recorded its origination date estimated fair value at $8,034,007 as a non-operating expense in the six months ended June 30, 2015. The value of the Warrant to purchase 240,000 shares granted to the placement agent in the May 2015 Private Placement was included in Secured Convertible Note issuance costs in the statement of operations as previously described.

 

Change in Derivative Fair Value

 

The conversion feature of the promissory notes and the common stock purchase warrants issued in connection with short-term notes and the Secured Convertible Note outstanding during 2016 and 2015 are treated as derivative instruments because the promissory notes and warrants contain ratchet and anti-dilution provisions. Accordingly, we adjusted the value of the outstanding derivative liabilities to their estimated fair value as of June 30, 2016 and 2015. The mark-to-market process resulted in a gain of $117,768 during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and a gain of $2,468,106 during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in the gain recognized is primarily the result of the lesser reduction in the closing market price of our common stock between the December 31, 2015 ($0.16 per share) and June 30, 2016 ($0.07 per share) compared to the corresponding period in 2015 ($5.50 at December 31, 2014 versus $4.10 at June 30, 2015). Generally, the fair value of the derivative liability declines when the market value of the underlying common stock decreases compared to the derivatives exercise price.

 

Other income (expense)

 

Other income (expense) decreased from $174,457 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 to $0 in 2016. The Company derecognized certain previously recorded liabilities in 2015 due to the expiration of the statute of limitations on collection of such obligations for the Company.

 

Income Tax

 

For income tax purposes, the Company has net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $67,415,000 as of December 31, 2015, which expire from 2025 through 2030. The Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance against the resulting deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of realizing the tax benefits from its net operating loss carry-forwards.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company realized net losses and the Company anticipates operating losses and additional tax losses for the foreseeable future and does not believe that utilization of its tax loss carryforward is more likely than not. Therefore, because of the uncertainty as to the ultimate utilization of the Company’s loss carryforwards, any deferred tax asset at June 30, 2016 that resulted from anticipated benefit from future utilization of such carryforward has been fully offset by a valuation allowance.

 

Net loss

 

As a result of the above, we reported a net loss of $293,628 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to a net loss of $7,888,628 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This represents an improvement of $7,595,000.

 

Basic and Diluted Loss per Share

 

Basic net loss loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common share equivalents included in the diluted computation represent shares issuable upon assumed exercise of stock options and warrants using the treasury stock and “if converted” method. For periods in which net losses from continuing operations are incurred, weighted average shares outstanding is the same for basic and diluted loss per share calculations, as the inclusion of common share equivalents would have an anti-dilutive effect.

 

The basic and diluted loss per share was ($0.06) and ($2.99) for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, for the reasons previously noted. All outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase common stock were considered antidilutive and therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 because of the exercise price of the warrants being substantially higher than market price in 2016 and the net loss reported for both periods. Potential shares of common stock as of June 30, 2016 that have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share amounted to 2,919,221 shares, which included 2,507,771 outstanding warrants and 411,450 outstanding stock options.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources; Going Concern

 

We have had a history of losses and have generated little or no operating revenues for a number of years as we concentrated on development of our Nicaraguan Concessions, which is a long-term, high-risk/reward exploration project in an otherwise unproven part of the world. Historically, we financed our operations through the issuance of redeemable preferred stock and various short and long-term debt financing that contained some level of detachable warrants to provide the holder’s with a level of equity participation should we be successful exploring our Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

During 2013 we borrowed approximately $1,825,000 on a short-term basis by issuing various subordinated promissory notes with detachable warrants to purchase common shares. The fair value of the warrants resulted in a substantial increase in the overall effective borrowing costs. We used the proceeds of these notes to repay previously issued notes, including the foregoing related party note, to meet obligations and conduct seismic mapping related to our Nicaraguan Concessions and to provide working capital. In addition, we entered into an unsecured line-of-credit with a related party that supplemented its working capital needs and also provided detachable warrants to purchase common stock that increased the overall cost of the borrowing.

 

In April 2013, we conducted a private placement of units composed of common stock and warrants under which we raised $890,000 in proceeds and exchanged $125,000 principal amount of an outstanding note plus accrued interest for units. We used part of these proceeds to retire notes issued earlier in 2013.

 

We were unable to raise long-term capital in 2014 to pay the majority of the outstanding short-term promissory notes on their respective maturity dates. We were able to negotiate extensions of the maturity dates on these short-term promissory notes by issuing additional warrants exercisable to purchase shares of common stock and, in one case, granting a revenue sharing interest in our Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

In the first quarter 2015, we were able to increase our line-of-credit to a maximum of $100,000, which provided us some liquidity, but were unable to obtain other sources of capital. On February 28, 2015, the short-term note holders of maturing debt exercised their right to convert principal balances totaling $475,000 and accrued interest totaling $28,630 into 100,726 shares of common stock at an exchange rate of $5.00 per share. In addition, on June 30, 2015, the lender who provides the line-of-credit facility converted a partial principal balance totaling $50,000 into 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $5.00 per share. Such debt to equity conversions helped to reduce our near term cash needs.

 

In July 2015, the Company issued two promissory notes for total cash proceeds of $85,000. The promissory notes have maturity dates that have been extended several times and currently mature in August 2016. In connection with the origination and extension of the notes, the Company issued warrants exercisable to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.60 per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable and terminate five years from their dates of issuance.

 

On December 27, 2013 the Company borrowed $1,050,000 under the December 2013 Note, which is an unsecured credit facility with a private, third-party lender. Effective April 7, 2015 the Company and the lender agreed to extend the maturity date of the December 2013 Note from April 7, 2015 to the earlier of (i) April 7, 2016 or (ii) the payment in full of the Investor Note issued in the May 2015 Private Placement in the principal amount of $9,550,000 (the “New Maturity Date”). All other terms of the Note remained the same and the remaining principal balance was reduced to $1,000,000 as of June 30, 2016 after the $50,000 principal repayment required by the extension agreement.

 

The December 2013 Note may be prepaid without penalty at any time. The December 2013 Note is subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness, as such terms are defined in the December 2013 Note. The December 2013 Note matured in April 2016 and is currently in technical default. The Company is seeking an extension of the maturity date; however there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such extension or what the final terms will be if the lender agrees to such an extension.

 

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On May 7, 2015 the Company completed the May 2015 Private Placement of $12.0 million Secured Convertible Note and a Warrant exercisable to purchase 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an institutional investor. At the closing of the May 2015 Private Placement, the investor acquired the Convertible Note by paying $450,000 in cash and issuing the Investor Note, secured by cash, with a principal amount of $9,550,000. Assuming all amounts payable to the Company under the Investor Note are paid, the May 2015 Private Placement will result in gross proceeds of $10.0 million before placement agent fees and other expenses associated with the transaction, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company used the initial proceeds from the closing to retire certain outstanding obligations, including the 2015 area and training fees of approximately $155,000 owed to the Nicaraguan government relating to its Nicaragua Concessions, and to provide additional working capital.

 

The Company will receive the remaining cash proceeds upon each voluntary or mandatory prepayment of the Investor Note. The investor may, at its option and at any time, voluntarily prepay the Investor Note, in whole or in part.

 

The Convertible Note matures on the three-year anniversary of its issuance, bears interest at 8% per annum, and is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at $5.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”). As a part of the May 2015 Private Placement, the Company issued a Warrant to the investor giving it the right to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The Warrant is exercisable commencing six months from the date of issuance for a period of seven years from the date of issuance.

 

The investor has no right to convert the Convertible Note or exercise the Warrant to the extent that such conversion or exercise would result in the investor being the beneficial owner of in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s common stock. The Convertible Note ranks senior to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness and is secured by all of the assets of the Company, excluding the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

WestPark Capital acted as placement agent for the Company in the May 2015 Private Placement and received a fee of 6% of cash proceeds, or $600,000, if and when the Company receives the full cash proceeds. It received $27,000 of such amount at the closing plus the reimbursement of legal fees totaling $7,500. The Company also issued WestPark a warrant exercisable to purchase 240,000 shares of common stock at a price of $5.00 per share. The warrant was exercisable upon from the date of issuance for a period of seven years.

 

In summary, as of June 30, 2016, we owed: (i) $68,303 on our line-of-credit, which is due August 28, 2016; (ii) the two promissory notes in the total principal amount of $85,000, which are due in August 2016; (iii) the Secured Convertible note with a fair value of $145,673, which is due in 26 monthly installment payments either in cash or stock; and (iv) and the December 2013 Note in the principal amount of $1,000,000, which was due in April 2016 and is currently in technical default. We are seeking to extend the maturity date in order to cure the technical default; however there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such extension or what the final terms will be if the lender agrees to such extension. We intend to seek additional funding under the secured convertible note and other short-term debt financing to provide the funds necessary to pay-off the line-of-credit when it comes due and to provide working capital to fund normal operations, although we can provide no assurances that we will be successful in this regard. Our current financial condition has made traditional bank loans and normal financing terms unattainable; therefore, we may find it necessary to continue with these types of short-term borrowings with high effective interest rates.

 

The Company is in Sub-Period 3 of the exploration phase of the 30-year Concessions for both Perlas and Tyra as of June 30, 2015. Sub-Period 3 of the Nicaraguan Concessions requires the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block during 2016 and the shooting of additional seismic on the Tyra Block. The Company is in process of identifying at least one potential drilling site on the Perlas Block as required in Sub-Period 3 and will have to perform supplemental EIA work prior to requesting and receiving the permit to drill from the Nicaraguan government. The work plan on the Tyra block for Sub-Period 3 requires the Company to shoot additional seismic, which is estimated to cost approximately $2,500,000 prior to the commencement of exploratory drilling. The Company is seeking a waiver of the additional seismic mapping on the Tyra Block and extension of time to complete its initial well from the Nicaraguan government. There can be no assurance whether it will be able to obtain a waiver of the requirements.

 

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In accordance with the Nicaraguan Concession agreements, the Company has previously provided the Ministry of Energy with the required letters of credit in the amounts of $443,100 for Perlas (expired March 2014) and $408,450 for Tyra (expired September 2014). The Company has also made all required expenditures related to the Nicaraguan Concessions for training programs and as “area fees,” for each respective year for 2010 through 2015. In accordance with the Nicaraguan Concession agreements, the Company must provide the Ministry of Energy with the required letters of credit in the amounts which total $1,356,227 for the Perlas block and $278,450 for the Tyra block for exploration requirements on the leases as required by the Nicaraguan Concessions, to replace the expired letters of credit. The minimum cash requirements to maintain and comply with the minimum work program as defined in the Nicaraguan Concessions for the next twelve-month period will be approximately $5,500,000 for the Perlas Block which includes all costs to prepare for and drill the initial exploratory well, and $280,000 for the Tyra Block, assuming the waiver is granted regarding the seismic mapping. If such waiver is not granted, the Company estimates it will require approximately $2,500,000 for the seismic mapping. Finally, the Company estimates it will need approximately $300,000 to prepare and submit an environmental supplement to the Nicaraguan government to identify and receive authorization to drill up to five wells in the Concessions.

 

The Company has identified multiple sites for exploratory drilling and is planning the initial exploratory wells in order to determine the existence of commercial hydrocarbon reserves, subject to receipt from the Nicaraguan government of authorizations for the drilling of up to five wells. In order to meet its obligations under the Perlas Block of the Nicaraguan Concession, the Company must drill its initial exploratory well during 2016 or risk being in default and losing its rights under the Nicaraguan Concessions.

 

We are negotiating the renewal and/or adjustment of the required letters of credit with the Nicaraguan Government. Further, we are seeking a waiver of the 3-D seismic mapping requirement because we do not believe it will be effective in providing additional information due the supplemental water depth and other factors. We plan to prepare the necessary information to submit to the EIA in order to obtain the necessary authorizations to drill up to five locations in the Concessions. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in any of the foregoing regards. Except for the foregoing items, we believe we are in full compliance with the terms of the Nicaraguan Concessions agreements.

 

The Company must successfully comply with the restrictions related to the secured convertible note in order to release the remaining $9.49 million in funding under the Investor Note or it must raise substantial amounts of debt and equity capital in the immediate future in order to fund: (1) the required letters of credit to the Nicaraguan Government; (2) fund approximately $300,000 to prepare and submit an environmental supplement to the Nicaraguan government to identify and receive authorization to drill up to five wells in the Concessions; (3) the drilling of at least one exploratory well on the Perlas Block of the Nicaraguan Concessions during 2016; (4) the shooting of additional seismic on the Tyra Block of the Nicaraguan Concessions if it is unable to negotiate a waiver of such requirement form the Nicaraguan government; (5) the payment of normal day-to-day operations and corporate overhead; and (6) the payment of outstanding debt and financial obligations as they become due including the $1.0 December 2013 Note which currently is in technical default. These are substantial operational and financial issues that must be successfully addressed during 2016 or the Company’s ability to satisfy the conditions necessary to maintain its Nicaragua Concessions will be in significant doubt. The Company is actively seeking new outside sources of debt and equity capital in order fund the substantial needs enumerated above, however, there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such capital or obtain it on favorable terms or within the timeframe necessary to cure the technical defaults existing on the Nicaraguan Concessions or to meet its ongoing requirements to drill the exploratory wells.

 

In addition to the minimum cash requirements related to the Nicaraguan Concessions, we estimate that we will require approximately $330,000 of working capital to maintain corporate operations for the next 12 months, but not including approximately $1,000,000 principal amount of a short-term promissory note which matured in April 2016 and is in technical default, plus accrued interest, the $85,000 principal due on the two promissory notes due in October 2016 and the $68,303 currently outstanding under a revolving line of credit due August 2016. We owe $4,945,000 in trade payables related to seismic activities already performed (in December 2013) but not yet paid; however, we believe such party has agreed to extend the time for payment of this obligation to until such time as we begin drilling operations on the Nicaraguan Concessions. We also owe other obligations to third parties as noted on our balance sheet, which we intend to pay, negotiate and/or settle prior to the beginning of any drilling operations, although there is no assurance that will be able negotiate settlements with venders or avoid collection activities.

 

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We plan to raise long-term capital to satisfy the foregoing needs through an offering of our equity or debt securities and/or through a commercial relationship with other industry operators, which may involve the granting of revenue or other interests in the Nicaraguan Concessions in exchange for cash and a carried interest in exploration and development operations or the creation of a joint venture or other strategic partnership. There can be no assurance that we will obtain such funding or obtain it on terms acceptable to us. Further, if we cannot meet our obligations respecting the Nicaraguan Concessions, we may lose our rights to them.

 

The Company does not believe that it will be able to meet all of the Nicaraguan Concession requirements in 2016, including proceeding to drill the required exploration well during 2016 given the current state of the oil and gas commodity markets and the challenging economics for any new exploration and development project especially a project in an area of the world without historical proven reserves of commercial hydrocarbons. The Company believes that it will be able to negotiate extensions with the Nicaraguan government relative to the required date by which any exploratory wells must be drilled as well as the other requirements for maintaining the Concessions; however, there can be no assurance in this regard. These are substantial operational and legal issues that the Company must resolve in order to maintain its rights under the Nicaraguan Concessions during 2016.

 

Due to the uncertainties related to these matters, there exists substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

(Not Applicable)

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as of the date of the filing of our Original Form 10Q on August 15, 2016, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure control and procedures to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the control objectives, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their evaluation as of June 30, 2016, the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in assuring that financial statement presentation and disclosure are in conformity with those which are required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.

 

Subsequent to the evaluation, in connection with the restatement discussed in Note 12 – “Restatement of Previously Issued Interim Financial Statements” to our unaudited financial statements, management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, re-evaluated the effectiveness of the design operation of our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures as of August 15, 2016 and our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, due to the material weakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of August 15. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Internal control systems, no matter how well designed and operated, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even a system which is determined to be effective cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues have been detected or prevented. Our systems of internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is currently involved in litigation as follows:

 

In October 2012 the State of Texas filed a lawsuit naming Infinity-Texas, the Company and the corporate officers of Infinity-Texas, seeking $30,000 of reclamation costs associated with a single well, in addition to administrative expenses and penalties. The Company engaged in negotiations with the State of Texas in late 2012 and early 2013 and reached a settlement agreement that would reduce the aggregate liability, in this action and any extension of this to other Texas wells, to $45,103, which amount has been paid. Certain performance obligations remain which must be satisfied in order to finally settle and dismiss the matter.
   
  Pending satisfactory performance of the performance obligations and their acceptance by the State of Texas, the officers have potential liability regarding the above matter, and the officers are held personally harmless by indemnification provisions of the Company. Therefore, to extent they might actually occur, these liabilities are the obligations of the Company. Management estimates that the liabilities associated with this matter will not exceed $780,000, calculated as $30,000 for each of the 26 Infinity-Texas operated wells. This related liability, less the payment made to the State of Texas in 2012 in the amount of $45,103, is included in the asset retirement obligation on the accompanying balance sheets.
   
Cambrian Consultants America, Inc. (“Cambrian”) filed an action in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, number CV2014-55719, on September 26, 2014 against Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. resulting from certain professional consulting services provided for quality control and management of seismic operations during November and December 2013 on the Nicaraguan Concessions. Cambrian provided these services pursuant to a Master Consulting Agreement with Infinity, dated November 20, 2013, and has claimed breach of contract for failure to pay amounts due. On December 8, 2014, a default judgment was entered against the Company in the amount of $96,877 plus interest and attorney fees. The Company has included the impact of this litigation as a liability in its accounts payable. The Company will seek to settle the default judgment when it has the financial resources to do so.
   
Torrey Hills Capital, Inc. (“Torrey”) notified the Company by letter, dated August 15, 2014, of its demand for the payment of $56,000, which it alleged was unpaid and owed under a consulting agreement, dated October 18, 2013. The parties entered into a consulting agreement under which Torrey agreed to provide investor relations services in exchange for payment of $7,000 per month and the issuance of 15,000 shares of common stock. The agreement was for an initial three month-term with automatic renewals unless terminated upon 30 days’ written notice by either party. The Company made payments totaling $14,000 and issued 15,000 shares of common stock during 2013. The Company contends that Torrey breached the agreement by not performing the required services and that it had provided proper notice of termination to Torrey. Furthermore, the Company contends that the parties agreed to settle the dispute on or about June 19, 2014 under which it would issue 2,800 shares of common stock in full settlement of any balance then owed and final termination of the agreement. Torrey disputes the Company’s contentions and submitted the dispute to binding arbitration. The Company was unable to defend itself and the arbitration panel awarded Torrey a total of $79,594 in damages. The Company has accrued amounts in accounts payable as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, which management believes is sufficient to provide for the ultimate resolution of this dispute.

  

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company entered into the following unregistered sales of equity securities:

 

  On May 28, 2016 the Company negotiated an extension of the line-of-credit facility to August 28, 2016 and granted the lender common stock purchase warrants exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, which warrants were immediately exercisable and expire on May 28, 2021. The Company used the loan proceeds for working capital and paid no compensation to any party in connection with the establishment of the credit facility and issuance of the warrants. It relied on the exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for issuance of the credit facility and warrants.

 

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  In May 2016, the Company negotiated an extension of the maturity date for each of the two promissory notes with an aggregate principal balance of $85,000. The promissory notes have extended maturity dates to October 2016. In connection with the extension of the maturity dates, the Company issued warrants exercisable to purchase 8,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.60 per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable and terminate five years from their dates of issuance. The Company relied on the exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for issuance of the foregoing notes and warrants. It paid no compensation in connection with the issuance of the notes and warrants.
     
  The Company is required to make monthly installment payments under its Secured Convertible Note which can be made in the form of cash, common stock or a combination at the Company’s discretion. In accordance with the Note provisions. The Company delivered a total of 2,263,622 shares of common stock to the Secured Convertible Note holder representing required principal repayments ($113,040 principal balances) and 62,873 representing interest payments ($3,140 interest payments) during the three months ended June 30, 2016. The 2,263,622 shares delivered to the holder of the Secured Convertible Note during the three months ended June 30, 2016 were issued under an exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Signature   Capacity   Date
         
/s/ Stanton E. Ross   Chief Executive Officer   May 17, 2017
Stanton E. Ross   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Daniel F. Hutchins   Chief Financial Officer   May 17, 2017
Daniel F. Hutchins   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    

  

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Index of Exhibits

 

31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)

 

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