UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

 

☒     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACTOF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2017

or

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

 

For the transition period from

to

 

Commission File No.

000-55854

 

PETROGRESS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		27-2019626
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

757 Third Avenue, Suite 2110, New York, New York	10017
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(212) 376-5228

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class		Name of each exchange on which registered
None		None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001

(Title of class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (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 ☒ No ☐

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, 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 ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  ☐	Accelerated filer                ☐
Non-accelerated filer    ☐	Smaller reporting company ☒
	Emerging growth company ☒

                                     

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐No ☒

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates (30,795,807 shares of common stock) as of June 30, 2017 was $1,324,219 (computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold ($0.043) as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter). For purposes of the foregoing calculation only, directors, executive officers, and holders of 10% or more of the issuer’s common capital stock have been deemed affiliates.

 

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Common Stock as of March 26, 2018 was 344,607,672.

 

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page
INTRODUCTORY COMMENT		1
EXPLANATORY NOTE		1
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS		3
PART I		4
Item 1.	description of Business	4
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	7
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	17
Item 2.	Properties	17
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	17
ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	17
PART II		18
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	18
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	19
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 7A.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	31
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	31
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	31
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	31
Item 9B.	Other Information	33
PART III		34
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	34
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	35
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	37
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	38
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	40
PART IV		42
Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	42
Signatures		44

 

 

INTRODUCTORY COMMENT

 

Throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Report”), the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Petrogress,” or the “Company” refers to Petrogress, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiary companies. The significant subsidiaries are Petrogres Co. Limited, Petronav Carriers LLC, Petrogress Int’l LLC, and Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy Inc.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

The Company is including in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, amended and restated financial statements and other financial information for the year ended December 31, 2016. We refer to the foregoing restatements in this document as the “Restatement”.

 

We have not filed and do not intend to file amendments to any of our previously filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K or Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Restated Periods. Accordingly, with respect to all Restated Periods, investors and others should rely only on the financial information and other disclosures contained in this Form 10-K, or in our future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (as applicable), and not on any previously issued or filed reports, earnings releases or similar communications relating to these periods.

 

A comparison of the earnings effects of this Restatement to earnings from continuing operations, as previously reported, follows below under “Effects of Restatement”.

 

Background

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017 we adjusted the accumulated depreciation of our vessels to correct for errors in the respective calculations.

  

Effects of Restatement

 

The tables below set forth the effects of the Restatement on our previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company also made certain reclassifications to improve the presentation of the Financial Statements and the level of information users could obtain. The Restatement has no material effect on our cash flows or liquidity in any of the Restated Periods. See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Report on Form 10-K for additional information. 

 

 

Restated Consolidated Balance sheets as of December 31, 2016

 

		December 31, 2016				Restatement								December 31, 2016
		As filed				adjustments				Reclassification				As restated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	362,083			$	-			$	-			$	362,083
Accounts receivable, net			2,427,668				-				-				2,427,668
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			1,058,088				-				-				1,058,088
Marketable securities			20,940				-				-				20,940
Total current assets			3,868,779				-				-				3,868,779
Vessels and other fixed assets, net			5,919,067				102,218				-				6,021,285
Security deposit			8,775				-				-				8,775
Total Assets		$	9,796,621			$	102,218			$	-			$	9,898,839
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	148,269			$	-			$	-			$	148,269
Due to related party			234,600				-				-				234,600
Convertible promissory notes			44,887				-				-				44,887
Derivative liabilities			65,499				-				-				65,499
Total current liabilities			493,255				-				-				493,255
Total liabilities			493,255				-				-				493,255
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock			166,796				-				-				166,796
Additional paid-in capital			8,423,641				-				-				8,423,641
Accumulated comprehensive loss			15,660				-				-				15,660
Accumulated profit			697,269				102,218				-				799,487
Equity attributable to Owners of the Company			9,303,366				102,218				-				9,405,584
Non-controlling interests			-				-				-				-
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	9,796,621			$	102,218			$	-			$	9,898,839

 

Effect of Restatement on Net income and Earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2016

 

		Year ended
		December 31, 2016
Depreciation expense (as previously reported)		$	(676,328	)
Adjustments			(164,920	)
Depreciation expense (as restated)		$	(841,248	)
Net income (as previously reported)		$	223,144
Adjustments			(164,920	)
Net income (as restated)		$	58,224
Basic and diluted earnings per share (as previously reported)		$	0.002
Typo in previously reported earnings per share			(0.0006	)
Adjustments			(0.0010	)
Basic and diluted earnings per share (as restated)		$	0.0004

 

 

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

When used in this Report, the words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “intend,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) regarding events, conditions and financial trends which may affect the Company’s future plans of operations, business strategy, operating results and financial position. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties described herein and actual results may differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements. Additional factors are described in the Company’s other public reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

This Report contains certain estimates and plans related to us and the industry in which we operate, which assume certain events, trends and activities will occur and the projected information based on those assumptions. We do not know that all of our assumptions are accurate. If our assumptions are wrong about any events, trends and activities, then our estimates for future growth for our business may also be wrong. There can be no assurance that any of our estimates as to our business growth will be achieved.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes associated with them contained elsewhere in this Report. This discussion should not be construed to imply that the results discussed in this Report will necessarily continue into the future or that any conclusion reached in this Report will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future. The discussion represents only the best assessment of management.

 

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1.     DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Our Corporate History and Background

 

Petrogress, Inc. was incorporated on February 10, 2010 under the laws of the State of Florida as 800 Commerce, Inc. (“800 Commerce”) and was formed for the purpose of marketing credit card processing services on behalf of merchant payment processing service providers.

 

On February 19, 2016, 800 Commerce entered into an Agreement concerning the Exchange of Securities (“SEA”) with Petrogres Co. Limited, a Marshall Islands corporation, and its sole shareholder, Christos Traios, a Greek citizen. 800 Commerce issued 136,000,000 shares of restricted Common Stock, representing approximately 85% of the post- transaction issued and outstanding shares, to Mr. Traios in exchange for 100% of the shares of Petrogres Co. Limited. In connection with the transaction, Mr. Traios was appointed as a director of 800 Commerce, and it amended its constituent documents to increase its authorized capital to 490,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001, and 10,000,000 preferred shares, par value $0.001.

 

800 Commerce’s acquisition of Petrogres Co. Limited effected a change in control and was accounted for as a “reverse acquisition” whereby Petrogres Co. Limited was the acquirer for financial statement purposes. Accordingly, the historical financial statements of 800 Commerce are those of Petrogres Co. Limited and its subsidiaries from their respective inception and those of the consolidated entity subsequent to the February 19, 2016 transaction date.

 

On March 9, 2016, 800 Commerce’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to 800 Commerce’s Articles of Incorporation to change 800 Commerce’s name to Petrogress, Inc. On March 15, 2016, Mr. Traios was appointed Chief Executive Officer. On November 16, 2016, Petrogress, Inc. filed Articles of Merger and Plan of Merger in Florida and Delaware to change Petrogress, Inc.’s domicile by merging with and into a Delaware corporation formed solely for the purpose of effecting the reincorporation. Petrogress, Inc.’s name and capitalization remained the same, and the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Delaware corporation are the constituent documents of the surviving corporation.

 

The Company operates as a fully integrated international merchant of petroleum products, focused on the supply and trade of light petroleum fuel oil (LPFO), refined oil products and other petrochemical products to local refineries in West Africa and Mediterranean countries. The Company operates as a holding company and provides its services primarily through its four wholly-owned subsidiaries: Petrogres Co. Limited, which provides management of crude oil purchases and sales; Petronav Carriers LLC, which manages day-to-day operations of its beneficially-owned affiliated tanker fleet, currently consisting of four vessels; Petrogress Int’l LLC, which is a holding company for subsidiaries currently conducting business in Cyprus and Ghana; and Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy Inc., which is primarily focused on purchasing interests in oil fields in Texas and exporting liquefied natural gas.

 

The Company’s management team operates from its principal offices located in Piraeus, Greece.

 

 

Overview of Significant Subsidiaries

 

Petrogres Co. Limited, is a Marshall Islands corporation, incorporated in 2009 with the purpose of supplying crude oil and other oil products in West Africa. Since its inception, Petrogres Co. Limited has evolved its business from focusing solely on fleet and tanker ship operations to expand into the oil and gas industry as a trader and merchant of oil. Over the last five years, Petrogres Co. Limited has strengthened its position in the oil and gas industry by combining its regional market knowledge with over 25 years of experience to successfully establish both its midstream and downstream operations to serve markets primarily located in West Africa and the Mediterranean.

 

In 2014, Petrogres Co. Limited entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Platon Gas Oil Ghana Limited, an oil refinery and importer of various petroleum products based in Ghana (“Platon”). Pursuant to the terms of the JV Agreement, Platon would process crude oil and other products while Petrogres Co. Limited would sell those products and other raw materials directly to local refineries in Ghana. Due to management changes in Platon on August 2016, we decided to suspend operations conducted under the terms of the JV Agreement.

 

On March 20, 2018 Petrogres Co. Limited entered into a new Partnership Agreement with Platon that is intended to be renewed on an annual basis, pursuant to which Petrogres Co. Limited will supply crude oil for storage, refinement, marketing and distribution in Ghana by Platon. Under the Partnership Agreement, Petrogres Co. Limited is expected to deliver 3,000-5,000 metric tons of crude oil on a monthly basis for storage and processing by Platon into various petroleum products, including crude oil, blend stocks, cutter stock and other feedstock. Platon will also be expected to market and distribute the refined petroleum products.  Net profits from the sale of the petroleum products will be split evenly between Petrogres Co. Limited and Platon. As of the execution of the Partnership Agreement, Petrogres Co. Limited appointed its local commercial manager and its accountant to perform the daily supervision and monitoring of the storage, processing and of the sales of the refined products to local buyers, including the marketing and distribution.

 

In November 2016, Petrogres Co. Limited entered into an alliance agreement with Prometheus Maritime Ltd., a Nigerian corporation (“PML”), a crude oil and gas trading company (the “Alliance Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Alliance Agreement, Petrogres Co. Limited and PML agreed to cooperate on a petroleum project in Nigeria, with Petrogres Co. Limited acting as the lead party, which would facilitate the supply of oil commodities and the attending-servicing of our tankers fleet while they are trading and navigating in Nigeria territory.

 

In addition to the long term arrangements described above, Petrogres Co Limited also makes sales to individual buyers by supplying them crude oil, gas oil and other feedstock products on spot sales, either on Ship-to-Ship (STS) or Cost & Freight (C&F) terms.

 

Currently Petrogres Co. Limited operates as an international merchant of petroleum products specializing in crude oil and refined products trade within West African and Mediterranean countries, with a focus on the supply and trade of light petroleum fuel oil (“LPFO”), refined oil products and other petrochemical commodities to refineries in West Africa and Mediterranean. Such products are shipped and delivered to these refineries by its four beneficially-owned affiliated vessels. We are focused on increasing our sales and expanding our sales base by attempting to register Petrogres Co. Limited with large crude oil suppliers, as SOMO Iraq, NNPC Nigeria and NOC Libya, while we have obtained letters of interest from oil refineries for their supply with our products.

 

Petronav Carriers LLC, is a Delaware limited liability company, incorporated in March 2016 for the purpose of managing the day-to-day operations of four vessels, which are used to transport the Company’s petroleum products within various countries in West Africa.

 

In December 2016, Petronav Carriers LLC executed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with West Africa Fenders Ltd., a Nigerian company that provides ship-to-ship services to the oil and shipping industries. The memorandum contemplates that Petronav may purchase a 25% interest in the capital of West Africa Fenders Ltd., subject to execution of definitive agreements and customary closing conditions. Although we consider this transaction a priority for our plans of business expansion, it has yet to be consummated, subject to establishing the necessary financing.

 

Petronav Carriers LLC is actively exploring opportunities to expand its operations by identifying and acquiring additional vessels to expand its fleet. On these grounds, Petronav Carriers LLC is currently in negotiations with certain owners/ sellers based in Dubai to purchase two Aframax tanker vessels, subject to establishing the necessary financing.

 

Petrogress Int’l LLC, is a Delaware limited liability company, acquired by the Company in September 2017 with the purpose of acting as a holding company for conducting business across the world, including Cyprus, Middle East, and West Africa as an oil energy corporation.

 

In September 2017, Petrogress Int’l LLC acquired 90% of the shares of Petrogres Africa Company Limited from Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director. Petrogres Africa Company Limited holds a current Ghanaian business permit, and is authorized to conduct local sales of oil products and shipping business from the Port of Tema in Greater Accra. Port facilities in Tema will provide a service and operations hub for the Company tankers currently involved in West Africa and Nigerian oil trading and transport.  The Port of Tema also serves as a secondary hub for repair, supply and transport ship operators servicing Ghana’s Tano Basin offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Guinea. Through Petrogres Africa Company Limited, we strengthen our presence and position in a huge and promising market in West Africa and sub-Saharan countries with a population of more than 1.3 billion people designated as the next developing region.

 

 

In October 2017, through Petrogress Int’l LLC, the Company formed PG Cypyard& Offshore Service Terminal Ltd., to obtain a long term lease from Cyprus Port Authorities (CPA), the area that F&T Investment used as shipyard located at Limassol port. PG Cypyard& Offshore Service Terminal Ltd. is also expected to improve the leased area by providing facilities and services to offshore platforms that will be operating in the exploration and production of natural gas in Cyprus economy zone. The project is ongoing and we are in close negotiations with CPA.

 

On December 2017, Petrogress Int’l LLC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with EDT Agency Services, Ltd. to combine the companies’ operations at the Port of Limassol and in additional port facilities in Cyprus.  The memorandum covers shore-base and offshore support services from the Port of Limassol, as well as future developments at Vassiliko Energy Port, where the CPA has announced its plans for a $300 million investment for the creation of an industrial and energy harbor. The foregoing joint operations will be conducted under PG Cypyard& Offshore Service Terminal Ltd.

 

On February 2018, the Company through Petrogress Int’l LLC entered in a Partnership and Memorandum of Understanding agreements with A&E Petroleum Co. Limited, a Nigerian company who owns its own farm with oil storage tanks and private jetty for loading and unloading petroleum products. A&E Petroleum Co. Limited operates in sales and distribution of gas oil in the local market with available storage capacity for approximately 90,000 cubic meters, and is established for the last 8years as an oil wholesale company. The Partnership agreement anticipates that Petrogress Int’l LLC and A&E Petroleum Co. Limited will contribute to the capital and own 55% and 45% respectively, a new entity to be named P&A Nigeria Oil. Co. Ltd. (“PANOC”). This Partnership agreement anticipates among others that Petrogress Int’l LLC or any of its affiliated companies will supply PANOC with about 5-6,000 tons gas oil on a monthly basis; PANOX will then store and distribute and/ or sell the oil to local end-buyers.

 

On February 2018, Petrogress Int’l LLC executed a Representation/Agency agreement with Mr. Louizos George, with the aim of establishing its representation in Erbil, Iraq. Mr. Louizos is handling on behalf of Petrogress Int’l LLC the negotiations with SOMO (the Iraqi National Oil Company) to register the company as a buyer and obtain an allocation of Basrah Light Crude Oil for 1,000,000 barrels per month under a long term contract. The registration process is ongoing and we hope to finalize it within the second quarter 2018.

 

On March 2018, the company appointed Mr. Osy Adah as its representative in Nigeria. Mr. Adah is a Nigerian Citizen who has previously worked as a manager in major Nigerian oil companies. Through our representative, we have commenced the procedures for the registration of Petrogress Int’l LLC with Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) for an allocation for supplying half million barrels of Bonny light on monthly terms.

 

On March 23, 2018, Petrogress Int’l LLC, executed another Partnership agreement with a Nigeria Oil storing company Gonzena Hydrocarbons and Energy Co. Ltd (“Gonzena”), which is located in Koko Town of Delta River and operates in the store and distribution of oil products into local Nigerian market. A new entity will be formed which is to be named P&GNigeira Oil Company Ltd (“PEGNOC)” to which Petrogress Int’l LLC and Gonzena will participate in 55% and 45% respectively. PEGNOC will be assigned from Gonzena two oil tanks each with a capacity of 15,000 liters.

 

Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy Inc., is a Texas corporation, incorporated in December 2015 and is focused on identifying and acquiring suitable interests in oil fields in Texas to allow for the Company’s expansion of its operations to include oil refinery production based within the United States and to export liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) to Mediterranean markets.

 

On September 2017, Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy Inc. through its affiliated company Petrogres Africa Company Limited, commenced negotiations with Ghana National Petroleum Company (“GNPC”) for the exploration of the oil fields in Saltpond basin and the repairs of the oil rig-platform “APG-1” where a survey on the of the platform is carried-out by a US specialist, for the assessment of the repairs cost of the platform and the improvement of the oil production.

 

The Saltpond oil fields, including the APG-1 platform, were operated by the Texas corporation Lushann International Energy, Inc. (“Lushann”), under a Petroleum Agreement with GNPC since 2004 (the “Petroleum Agreement”). Due to financial and technical issues the Petroleum Agreement was suspended by GNPC on August 2017 and the operations in Saltpond ceased.

 

Based on our interest on re-commencing the operations and to continue the oil production, we conducted negotiations with Lushann, which were concluded on February 16 2018, with the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy Inc. and Lushann. Under the terms of this memorandum, Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy Inc. elected to play the role of a farm-in-partner in the crude oil and the associated gas production in the developing area of 12 km² of the Saltpond oil field. The parties have agreed to form a Ghanaian limited liability company to be named PG – Saltpond Offshore Oil Production & Development Co., Limited (“SODCO”). Subject to the removal of the suspension of the Petroleum Agreement, and the assignment of 65% of SODCO to Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy Inc., the latter intends to undertake the necessary repairs and improvements of the APG-1 platform, and arrange a cash investment of $3.5 million plus a credit line of $15.0 million. The agreement is expected to be finalized in May 2018.

 

Our business structure affords us with full control of the logistics involved in oil sourcing and the transportation of our products by our affiliated vessels, which we believe to be a competitive advantage in West African markets. By directly controlling all aspects of our operations, as opposed to engaging the services of third-parties at potentially higher costs, we are able to keep costs low and thus generate revenue from a number of different sources.

 

Competition

 

International seaborne transportation of LPFO and the supply of petroleum products is mainly conducted by two types of operators: independent fleet-owning companies and fleets operated by both private and state owned oil companies. Many oil companies and other oil trading companies also operate their own vessels and transport oil for themselves and third-party charterers in direct competition with independent owners and operators. Competition for charters is intense and is based upon price, vessel location, the size, age, condition and acceptability of the vessel, and the quality and reputation of the vessel’s operator.

 

The Company will compete in the transportation of petroleum products with much larger companies that have significantly longer operating histories and are much better capitalized. Most of these other operators are larger in size and with more vessels either under management or owned. They may also operate in a larger geographical area than the Company does at present and have significantly more capital and other resources from which to conduct their operations and as a result, face less risk in their operations.  

 

 

Employees

 

As of March 15, 2018, the Company employed: 10 employees located in Greece through Petrogres (Hellas) Co, a branch of Petrogres Co. Limited, incorporated in Piraeus Greece on March 2015; 6employees located in Ghana, through Petrogres Africa Company Limited, a subsidiary of Petrogress Int’l LLC; approximately 55 full-time laborers and crew members through Petronav Carriers LLC and 2 contract employees in Cyprus. In addition, there are 2 representatives in Iraq and Nigeria, respectively with commission and bonus compensation.

 

Additional Information

 

We file annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on a regular basis, and disclose certain material events in a current report on Form 8-K. The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the Public Reference Room at the SEC located at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public may also obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

 

We make available, free of charge on our website (http://www.petrogressinc.com), our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K (and any amendments to such reports) as soon as reasonably practical after such reports are filed. Information contained on or connected to our website is not incorporated by reference into this report and should not be considered part of this report or any other filing that we make with the SEC.

 

ITEM 1A.     RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following information about these risks, together with the other information contained in this Report, before investing in our common stock. Our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected by any of these risks, which could result in a decline in the market price of our common stock, causing you to lose all or part of your investment.

 

 

Risks Related to our Business

 

We are a holding company, and we depend on the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute funds to us in order to satisfy our financial obligations.

 

We are a holding company, and our subsidiaries, which are all wholly-owned by us, may conduct all of our operations and may own operating assets we may acquire in the future. We have no significant assets other than the equity interests in our wholly-owned subsidiaries. As a result, our ability to satisfy our financial obligations depends on the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute funds to us.

 

Our operating results may fluctuate significantly.

 

Historically, the tanker markets have been volatile as a result of the many conditions and factors that can affect the price, supply and demand for tanker capacity. Demand for crude oil and product tankers is historically well correlated with the growth or contraction of the world economy. The past several years were marked by a major economic slowdown which has had, and continues to have, a significant impact on world trade, including the oil trade. Global economic conditions remain fragile with significant uncertainty with respect to recovery prospects, levels of recovery and long-term economic growth effects. Energy prices sharply declined from mid-2014 to the end of March 2016 primarily as a result of increased oil production worldwide. In response to this increased production, demand for tankers to move oil and refined petroleum products increased significantly.

 

The demand for tankers capacity has generally been influenced by, among other factors:

 

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global and regional economic conditions;

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developments in international trade;

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changes in seaborne and other transportation patterns, such as port congestion and canal closures or expansions;

 

 

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supply and demand for energy resources, commodities, semi-finished and finished consumer and industrial products, and liquid cargoes, including petroleum and petroleum products;

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changes in the exploration or production of energy resources, commodities, semi-finished and finished consumer and industrial products;

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the globalization of manufacturing;

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carrier alliances;

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armed conflicts and terrorist activities, including piracy;

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natural or man-made disasters that affect the ability of our vessels to use certain waterways;

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political, environmental and other regulatory developments, including but not limited to governmental macroeconomic policy changes, import-export restrictions, central bank policies and pollution conventions or protocols;

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embargoes and strikes;

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technical advances in ship design and construction;

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waiting days in ports;

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changes in oil production and refining capacity and regional availability of petroleum refining capacity;

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the distance chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products are to be moved by sea;

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the changes in seaborne and other transportation patterns, including changes in distances over which cargo is transported due to geographical changes in where oil is produced, refined and used; and

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competition from alternative sources of energy.

 

The supply of vessel capacity has generally been influenced by, among other factors:

 

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the number of vessels that are in or out of service;

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the scrapping rate of older vessels;

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port and canal traffic and congestion;

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the number of newbuilding deliveries;

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vessel casualties;

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the availability of shipyard capacity;

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the economics of slow steaming;

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the number of vessels that are used for storage or as floating storage offloading service vessels;

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the conversion of tankers to other uses, including conversion of vessels from transporting oil and oil products to carrying dry bulk cargo and the reverse conversion; and

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availability of financing for new vessels.

 

We generate all of our revenues in U.S. dollars but may also incur a portion of our expenses in other currencies, and therefore exchange rate fluctuations could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.

 

We generate all of our revenues in U.S. dollars but may also incur a portion of our expenses in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. This difference could lead to fluctuations in our Net income due to changes in the value of the dollar relative to the other currencies, in particular the Euro. Expenses incurred in foreign currencies against which the U.S. dollar falls in value could increase, further decreasing our Net income or increasing our net loss and decreasing our cash flows from operations. Any declines in the value of the U.S. dollar could also lead to higher expenses payable by us.

 

An increase in operating costs could adversely affect our cash flows and financial condition.

 

Vessel operating expenses include the costs of provisions, deck and engine stores, lubricating oil, insurance, maintenance and repairs, which depend on a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. Some of these costs, primarily relating to insurance and enhanced security measures implemented after September 11, 2001 and as a result of acts of piracy, have been increasing. In addition, in the event any of our vessels suffer damage, our insurance may not cover the costs of repair. Such repair and maintenance costs are difficult to predict with certainty and may be substantial. Increases in any of these costs could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

 

 

Change to the price of fuel, or bunkers, may adversely affect profits.

 

An increase in the price of fuel beyond our expectations may adversely affect our future profitability. The price and supply of fuel is unpredictable and fluctuates based on events outside our control, including geo-political developments, supply of and demand for oil, actions by members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other oil and gas producers, war and unrest in oil producing countries and regions, regional production patterns and environmental concerns and regulations. Further, despite the recent low fuel prices, fuel may become much more expensive in the future, which may reduce the potential profitability and competitiveness of our business compared to other forms of transportation, such as pipelines. Alternatively, a prolonged downturn in oil prices may cause oil companies to cut down production which could negatively impact market demand for global transportation of petroleum products. Changes in the price of fuel may adversely affect our profitability.

 

The shipping industry is inherently risky and we may not have adequate insurance to compensate us or to compensate third parties if we damage or lose our vessels.

 

There are a number of risks associated with the operation of ocean-going vessels, including mechanical failure, collision, human error, war, terrorism, piracy, property loss, cargo loss or damage and business interruption due to political circumstances in foreign countries, hostilities and labor strikes. Any of these events may result in loss of revenues, increased costs and decreased cash flows. In addition, the operation of any vessel is subject to the inherent possibility of marine disaster, including oil spills and other environmental mishaps, and the liabilities arising from owning and operating vessels in international trade.

 

Changing economic, regulatory and political conditions in some countries, including political and military conflicts, have from time to time resulted in attacks on vessels, mining of waterways, piracy, terrorism, labor strikes and boycotts. These hazards may result in death or injury to persons, loss of revenues or property, environmental damage, higher insurance rates, damage to our customer relationships, market disruptions, delay or rerouting. In addition, more stringent environmental regulations have led in the past to increased costs for, and in the future may result in the lack of availability of, protection and indemnity insurance against risks of environmental damage or pollution. Any uninsured or underinsured loss could harm our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In addition, any insurance we may acquire may be voidable by the insurers as a result of certain of our actions, such as ships we may acquire failing to maintain certification with applicable maritime self-regulatory organizations. Further, we cannot assure you that insurance policies we may have will cover all losses that we may incur, or that disputes over insurance claims will not arise with our future insurance carriers. Any claims covered by insurance would likely be subject to deductibles, and since it is possible that a large number of claims may be brought, the aggregate amount of these deductibles could be material. In addition, insurance policies that we may have may be subject to limitations and exclusions, which may increase our costs or lower our revenues in the future, thereby possibly having a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

 

The operation of tankers has unique operational risks associated with the transportation of oil. An oil spill may cause significant environmental damage, and the associated costs could exceed the insurance coverage available to us. Compared to other types of vessels, tankers are exposed to a higher risk of damage and loss by fire, whether ignited by a terrorist attack, collision, or other cause, due to the high inflammability and high volume of the oil transported in tankers.

 

 

We carry insurance to protect against most of the accident-related risks involved in the conduct of our business. We currently maintain $25,000,000 in coverage for each of our vessels for liability for spillage or leakage of oil or pollution, and also carry insurance covering lost revenue resulting from vessel off-hire for all of our operating vessels. Nonetheless, risks may arise against which we are not adequately insured. For example, a catastrophic spill could exceed our insurance coverage and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. In addition, we may not be able to procure adequate insurance coverage at commercially reasonable rates in the future and we cannot guarantee that any particular claim will be paid. In the past, new and stricter environmental regulations have led to higher costs for insurance covering environmental damage or pollution, and new regulations could lead to similar increases or even make this type of insurance unavailable. Furthermore, even if insurance coverage is adequate to cover our losses, we may not be able to timely obtain a replacement ship in the event of a loss. We may also be subject to calls, or premiums, in amounts based not only on our own claim records but also the claim records of all other members of the protection and indemnity associations through which we receive indemnity insurance coverage for tort liability. In addition, our protection and indemnity associations may not have enough resources to cover our insurance claims. Our payment of these calls could result in significant expenses to us which could reduce our cash flows and place strains on our liquidity and capital resources.

 

Our results of operations could be affected by natural events in the locations in which our customers operate.

 

Many of our customers have operations in locations that are subject to natural disasters, such as severe weather and geological events, which could disrupt the operations of those customers and suppliers as well as our operations. Such geological events can cause significant damage and can adversely affect the infrastructure and economy of regions subject to such events, and could cause our customers located in such regions to experience shutdowns or otherwise negatively impact their operations. Upon such an event, some or all of those customers may reduce their orders for crude oil, which could adversely affect our revenue and results of operations. In addition to any negative direct economic effects of such natural disasters on the economy of the affected areas and on our customers and suppliers located in such regions, economic conditions in such regions could also adversely affect broader regional and global economic conditions. The degree to which natural disasters will adversely affect regional and global economies is uncertain at this time. However, if these events cause a decrease in demand for crude oil, our financial condition and operations could be adversely affected.

 

We are subject to international safety regulations and requirements imposed by classification societies and the failure to comply with these regulations may subject us to increased liability, may adversely affect our insurance coverage and may result in a denial of access to, or detention in, certain ports.

 

The operation of our vessels is affected by the requirements set forth in the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization’s International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and Pollution Prevention, or “ISM Code.” The ISM Code requires ship owners, ship managers and bareboat charterers to develop and maintain an extensive “Safety Management System” that includes the adoption of a safety and environmental protection policy setting forth instructions and procedures for safe operation and describing procedures for dealing with emergencies. We expect that any vessels that we acquire in the future will be ISM Code-certified when delivered to us. The failure of a shipowner or bareboat charterer to comply with the ISM Code may subject it to increased liability, may invalidate existing insurance or decrease available insurance coverage for the affected vessels and may result in a denial of access to, or detention in, certain ports, including United States and European Union ports.

 

In addition, the hull and machinery of every commercial vessel must be classed by a classification society authorized by its country of registry. The classification society certifies that a vessel is safe and seaworthy in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the country of registry of the vessel and the Safety of Life at Sea Convention. If a vessel does not maintain its class and/or fails any annual survey, intermediate survey or special survey, the vessel will be unable to trade between ports and will be unemployable, which will negatively impact our revenues and results from operations.

 

 

The risks associated with older vessels could adversely affect our operations.

 

In general, the costs to maintain a vessel in good operating condition increase as the vessel ages. All of the Company’s 4 operating vessels were built prior to 1995. Due to improvements in engine technology, older vessels typically are less fuel-efficient than more recently constructed vessels. Cargo insurance rates increase with the age of a vessel, making older vessels less desirable to charterers.

 

Governmental regulations, safety or other equipment standards related to the age of tankers may require expenditures for alterations or the addition of new equipment to our vessels, and may restrict the type of activities in which our vessels may engage. There is no assurance that, as our vessels age, market conditions will justify any required expenditures or enable us to operate our vessels profitably during the remainder of their useful lives.

 

If we do not set aside funds and are unable to borrow or raise funds for vessel replacement, we will be unable to replace the vessels in our fleet upon the expiration of their remaining useful lives, which we estimate to be 10 years from their transfer to the Company. Our cash flows and income are dependent on the revenues earned by our vessels. If we are unable to replace the vessels in our fleet upon the expiration of their useful lives, our revenue will decline and our business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flow would be adversely affected.

 

Consolidation and governmental regulation of suppliers may increase the cost of obtaining supplies or restrict our ability to obtain needed supplies, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

We rely on third-parties to provide supplies and services necessary for our operations, including brokers, equipment suppliers, caterers and machinery suppliers. Various mergers have reduced the number of available suppliers, resulting in fewer alternatives for sourcing key supplies. With respect to certain items, we are generally dependent upon the original equipment manufacturer for repair and replacement of the item or its spare parts. Such consolidation may result in a shortage of supplies and services thereby increasing the cost of supplies and/or potentially inhibiting the ability of suppliers to deliver on time. These cost increases or delays could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and result in downtime, and delays in the repair and maintenance of our vessels.

 

We could be adversely affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.K. Bribery Act, and other applicable worldwide anti-corruption laws.

 

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or “FCPA,” and other applicable worldwide anti-corruption laws generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. These laws include the U.K. Bribery Act which is broader in scope than the FCPA, as it contains no facilitating payments exception. We charter our vessels into some jurisdictions that international corruption monitoring groups have identified as having high levels of corruption. Our activities create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of our employees or agents that could be in violation of the FCPA or other applicable anti-corruption laws. Although we have policies, procedures and internal controls in place to monitor compliance, we cannot assure that our policies and procedures will protect us from governmental investigations or inquiries surrounding actions of our employees or agents. If we are found to be liable for violations of the FCPA or other applicable anti-corruption laws (either due to our own acts or our inadvertence, or due to the acts or inadvertence of others), we could suffer from civil and criminal penalties or other sanctions.

 

 

We could be negatively impacted by future changes in applicable tax laws, or our inability to take advantage of favorable tax regimes.

 

We may be subject to income or non-income taxes in various jurisdictions, including those in which we transact business, own property or reside. We may be required to file tax returns in some or all of those jurisdictions. We may be required to pay non U.S. taxes on dispositions of non U.S. property, or operations involving non U.S. property may give rise to non U.S. income or other tax liabilities in amounts that could be substantial.

 

Our tax position could be adversely impacted by changes in tax laws, tax treaties or tax regulations or the interpretation or enforcement thereof by any tax authority. The various tax regimes to which we are currently subject result in a relatively low effective tax rate on our worldwide income. These tax regimes, however, are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Moreover, we may become subject to new tax regimes and may be unable to take advantage of favorable tax provisions afforded by current or future law. For example, there have been legislative proposals that, if enacted, could change the circumstances under which we would be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which could materially and adversely affect our effective tax rate and cash tax position and require us to take action, at potentially significant expense, to seek to preserve our effective tax rate and cash tax position. We cannot predict the outcome of any specific legislative proposals.

 

We may be subject to litigation that, if not resolved in our favor and not sufficiently insured against, could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

We may be, from time to time, involved in various litigation matters. These matters may include, among other things, contract disputes, personal injury claims, environmental claims or proceedings, asbestos and other toxic tort claims, employment matters, governmental claims for taxes or duties, securities litigation, and other litigation that arises in the ordinary course of our business. Although we intend to defend these matters vigorously, we cannot predict with certainty the outcome or effect of any claim or other litigation matter, and the ultimate outcome of any litigation or the potential costs to resolve them may have a material adverse effect on us. Insurance may not be applicable or sufficient in all cases and/or insurers may not remain solvent, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

 

Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Common Stock

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to “emerging growth companies” may make our common stock less attractive to investors.

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we intend to take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

 

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allowance to provide only two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly Operations” disclosure;

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reduced requirements for our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosures;

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reduced disclosure requirements about our executive compensation arrangements;

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no non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements; and

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exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company on the date that is the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of our initial public offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have taken advantage of reduced reporting requirements in this Report. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you have beneficial ownership. We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act. This allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of our election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.

 

We cannot predict whether investors will find investing in our common stock to be less attractive to the extent we rely on the exemptions available to emerging growth companies. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

 

Notwithstanding the above, we are also currently a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a smaller reporting company and have a public float of less than $75 million and annual revenues of less than $50 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. In the event that we are still considered a “smaller reporting company,” at such time as we cease being an “emerging growth company,” the disclosure we will be required to provide in our SEC filings will increase, but will still be less than it would be if we were not considered either an “emerging growth company,” or a “smaller reporting company.” Specifically, similar to “emerging growth companies,” “smaller reporting companies” are able to provide simplified executive compensation disclosures in their filings, are exempt from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that independent registered public accounting firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and have certain other decreased disclosure obligations in their SEC filings, including, among other things, only being required to provide two years of audited financial statements in annual reports. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as an “emerging growth company” or “smaller reporting company” may make it harder for investors to analyze the Company’s results of operations and financial prospects.

 

The rights of the holders of common stock are impaired by the issuance of preferred stock.

 

Our Board of Directors has the right, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with voting, dividend, conversion, liquidation or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power and equity interest of the holders of common stock, which could be issued with the right to more than one vote per share, and could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change of control.

 

On July 14, 2017, Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director approved a resolution authorizing the establishment of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock consists of 100 shares in total with a re-designated par value of $100.00 per share; all of these shares were issued to Christos Traios as provided in his employment agreement. The holder(s) of the Series A shares have rights as a class to a number of votes equal to two (2) times the sum of: (i) the total number of shares of common stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of any election or vote by the shareholders; plus (ii) the number of shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding of any other class that has voting rights, if any. These voting rights may be exercised for any matter requiring shareholder approval by vote or consent, and may, if required, permit a number of votes in excess of the total number of shares authorized. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, either voluntary or involuntary, the holder(s) of the Series A shares will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company, prior to and in preference to any distribution of the assets or surplus funds of the Company to the holders of any other class of preferred stock or the Common Stock, the amount of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per share.

 

 

In light of the Series A Preferred Stock rights and additional rights that may be granted in connection with the designation issuance of additional preferred stock, the possible negative impact on takeover attempts could adversely affect the price of our common stock.

 

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company. These costs will adversely impact our results of operations.

 

As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that a private company does not incur. Such costs include the costs associated with having our financial statements prepared, audited and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) via EDGAR (the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system) and XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) coding costs. In addition, we have costs associated with corporate counsel and our transfer agent. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related rules resulted in an increase in costs of maintaining compliance with the public reporting requirements, as well as making it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain directors' and officers' liability insurance.

 

If you invest in our stock, your investment may be disadvantaged by future funding, if we are able to obtain it.

 

To the extent we obtain equity funding by issuance of convertible securities or common stock, or common stock purchase warrants in connection with either type of funding, you may suffer significant dilution in percentage of ownership and, if such issuances are below the then value of stockholder equity, in stockholder equity per share. Future increases in the number of our shares outstanding will have a negative impact on earnings per share; increasing the earnings we must achieve to sustain higher prices for our common stock. In addition, any debt financing we may secure could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital with which to pursue our business plan, and to pay dividends. You have no assurance we will be able to obtain any additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all.

 

U.S. investors may experience difficulties in attempting to effect service of process and to enforce judgments based upon U.S. federal securities laws against the company and its non-U.S. resident officer and sole director.

 

Our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director, Christos Traios, is not resident of the United States. Consequently, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process on Mr. Traios in the United States and to enforce in the United States judgments obtained in United States courts against Mr. Traios based on the civil liability provisions of the United States securities laws. Since substantially all of our assets are located in Europe and Africa, it may be difficult or impossible for U.S. investors to collect a judgment against us. Further, any judgment obtained in the United States against us may not be enforceable in those foreign jurisdictions.

 

We have assessed the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting and management concluded they are not effective. If there is a material weakness in either, there are no assurances that our financial statements will not contain errors which could require us to restate our financial statements.

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires public companies to establish disclosure controls and procedures and controls over financial reporting and to periodically assess the effectiveness of the controls and procedures. We are required to maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act and to report on a quarterly basis, in our quarterly and annual reports which we file with the SEC, our management’s conclusion regarding the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. As of December 31, 2017, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon this evaluation our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, at December 31, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective.

 

 

We are not subject to certain corporate governance requirements applicable to listed companies.

 

Because our securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, we are not subject to corporate governance requirements that are applicable to listed companies. For instance, we are not required to have a majority of independent directors, a separate audit committee comprised entirely of independent directors or a separate compensation committee comprised entirely of independent directors. In addition, we are not required to have our board nominees selected, or recommended for the board’s selection, either by a nominating committee comprised entirely of independent directors or by a majority of our independent directors. Accordingly, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to the corporate governance requirements applicable to listed companies.

 

The price of our common stock may be volatile as a result of factors that are beyond our control and if the price of our common stock fluctuates, you could lose a significant part of your investment.

 

The trading price of our common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. The stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies with securities traded in those markets. Broad market and industry factors may seriously affect the market price of companies’ stock, including ours, regardless of actual operating performance. All of these factors could adversely affect your ability to sell your shares of our common stock or, if you are able to sell your shares, to sell your shares at a price that you determine to be fair or favorable.

 

Our common stock is categorized as “penny stock,” which may make it more difficult for investors to sell their shares due to suitability requirements.

 

Our common stock is categorized as “penny stock.” The SEC has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) of less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. The price of our common stock is significantly less than $5.00 per share, and is therefore considered “penny stock.” This designation imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer buying our securities to disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities given the increased risks generally inherent in penny stocks. These rules may restrict the ability and/or willingness of brokers or dealers to buy or sell our common stock, either directly or on behalf of their clients, may discourage potential shareholders from purchasing our common stock, or may adversely affect the ability of shareholders to sell their shares.

 

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our common stock, which could depress the price of our common stock.

 

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require a broker-dealer to have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer before recommending an investment to a customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. Thus, the FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares of common stock, have an adverse effect on the market for our shares of common stock, and thereby depress our price per share of our common stock.

 

 

There is a limited trading market for our common stock and there is no guarantee of a liquid public market for you to resell our common shares.

 

Our common stock trades under the symbol “PGAS” on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Markets Group, Inc. OTC Pink is often highly illiquid, in part because it does not have a national quotation system by which potential investors can follow the market price of shares except through information received and generated by a limited number of broker-dealers that make markets in particular stocks. There is a greater chance of volatility for securities that are quoted on the OTC Pink compared to a national exchange or quotation system. This volatility may be caused by a variety of factors, including the lack of readily available price quotations, the absence of consistent administrative supervision of bid and ask quotations, lower trading volume, and market conditions. Investors in our common stock may experience high fluctuations in the market price and volume of the trading market for our securities. These fluctuations, when they occur, have a negative effect on the market price for our securities. Accordingly, our shareholders may not be able to realize a fair price from their shares when they determine to sell them or may have to hold them for a substantial period of time until the market for our common stock improves.

 

Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, our shareholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.

 

We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Declaring and paying future dividends, if any, will be determined by our Board of Directors (which is currently constituted entirely by Christos Traios, who serves as the sole member), based upon earnings, financial condition, capital resources, capital requirements, restrictions in our Certificate of Incorporation, contractual restrictions, and such other factors as our Board in its sole discretion deems relevant. There is no assurance that we will pay any dividends in the future, and, if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend. Unless we pay dividends, our shareholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.

 

The market price for our common shares is particularly volatile given our status as a relatively unknown company with a small and thinly traded public float.

 

The market for our common shares is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors. First, our common shares are sporadically and thinly traded. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our shareholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our common shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer which could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. Secondly, we are a speculative or “risky” investment due to our limited operating history and lack of profits to date, and uncertainty of future market acceptance for our potential products. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common shares, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common shares will be at any time, including as to whether our common shares will sustain their current market prices, or as to what effect that the sale of shares or the availability of common shares for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.

 

 

Shareholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price.

 

ITEM 1B.     UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.

 

ITEM 2.        PROPERTIES

 

The Company leases office space in Piraeus, Greece for monthly rent of €2,500 (approximately USD$2,998 at December 31, 2017). This lease expires on May 31, 2018. This office space is deemed adequate for Company’s current operations.

 

The Company leases a corporate apartment in New York City, to be used by Christos Traios, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director. Mr. Traios spends approximately 35% of the time he devotes to the conduct of business in New York. The monthly lease is for $4,100 and expires on July 12, 2018.

 

The Company leases a New York office space which is utilized for administrative purposes. The monthly lease is for $2,800 and expires on October 1, 2018.

 

ITEM 3.       LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

There are no material pending legal or governmental proceedings relating to our Company or properties to which we are a party, and to our knowledge, there are no other material proceedings in which any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or shareholders are a party adverse to us or that may have a material interest adverse to us.

 

ITEM 4.       MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5.     MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Market Information

 

Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (the “OTC Pink”) under the symbol “PGAS.” The following table shows the reported high and low closing bid prices per share for our Common Stock based on information provided by the OTC Pink. The over-the-counter market quotations set forth for our Common Stock reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

 

		Common Stock Bid Price
Financial Quarter Ended		High ($)				Low ($)
December 31, 2017			0.0478				0.0264
September 30, 2017			0.0650				0.0239
June 30, 2017			0.0720				0.0170
March 31, 2017			0.0490				0.0161
December 31, 2016			0.0730				0.0151
September 30, 2016			0.0600				0.0131
June 30, 2016			0.2900				0.0120
March 31, 2016			0.0515				0.0056

 

On March 23, 2018, the last closing bid price per share for our Common Stock reported by the OTC Pink was $0.021.

 

Holders

 

Records of Securities Transfer Corporation, our transfer agent, indicate that as of March 26, 2018, we had 56 record holders of our Common Stock. The number of registered stockholders excludes any estimate by us of the number of beneficial owners of shares of Common Stock held in “street name.” As of March 26, 2018, we had 344,607,672 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

Dividends

 

The Company did not declare any cash dividends for the year ended December 31, 2017. Our Board of Directors (which is currently constituted entirely by Christos Traios who serves as the sole member) does not intend to distribute any cash dividends in the near future. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the Board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, the results of our operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors as the Mr. Traios considers relevant. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid, and if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

The Company has no equity compensation plans.

 

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

All of the Company’s recent sales of unregistered securities within the past three years have been previously reported as required in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.     SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The Company is a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and as such, is not required to provide the information required under this Item.

 

ITEM 7.     MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, and the notes to those consolidated financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

 

Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Introduction

 

The Company operates as a fully integrated international merchant of petroleum products, focused on the supply and trade of light petroleum fuel oil (LPFO), refined oil products and other petrochemical products to local refineries in West Africa and Mediterranean countries.

 

Restatement

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017 we identified an error in the calculation of our previously reported depreciation expense. We adjusted the accumulated depreciation of our vessels to correct for errors in the respective calculations. Previous periods financial statements were restated accordingly.

  

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

Principles of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the consolidated accounts of the Company and its’ wholly owned subsidiaries. We list our significant subsidiaries below. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. 

 

Petrogres Co. Limited (Marshall Islands)

Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy, Inc. (Texas)

Petronav Carriers LLC (Delaware)

Petrogress Int’l LLC (Delaware)

 

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the 2012 JOBS Act. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. As an emerging growth company, we can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

 

Reclassifications

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016 we reclassified specific amounts of expenses in order to conform to current year presentations of our results. See Note 2 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the reclassifications performed.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

We consider all highly liquid investments with an original term of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Accounts Receivable, net

 

The amount shown as accounts receivables, net at each balance sheet date includes estimated recoveries from customers and charterers for sales of oil products, hires, freight and demurrage billings, net of allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts receivable involve risk, including the credit risk of non-payment by the customer. Accounts receivable are considered past due based on contractual and invoice terms. An estimate is made of the allowance for doubtful accounts based on a review of all outstanding amounts at each period, and an allowance is made for any accounts which management believes are not recoverable. The determination of bad debt allowances constitutes a significant estimate.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017 an allowance of $395,413 was recorded for doubtful accounts while no allowance for doubtful accounts was recorded as of December 31, 2016. This allowance was charged against trade receivables from specific customers as management estimated there is a probability that these balances would not be recovered by the Company in their entirety. This allowance is presented in the designated line on the Statements of Comprehensive Income.

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017, we wrote off balances of other receivables equal to $326,724, as management estimated there was a very remote probability these balances could be recovered. The amount of write-off is presented in the designated line on the Statements of Comprehensive Income.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, we wrote off Accounts Receivable balances of $373,371. This amount was included in General and administrative expenses in the filed Financial Statements for the year then ended. During the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company renamed General and administrative expenses to Selling, general and administrative expenses and the amount of write off for the year ended December 31, 2016 has been reclassified to its designated line in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income in order to conform with the current year presentation. See Note 2 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on reclassifications performed.

 

Inventories

 

The Company's inventories consist primarily of purchased gas oil in transit on a marine vessel at the respective balance sheet date, is valued at the lower of cost or market using the mark-to-market method of valuation.

 

Marketable Securities

 

We classify marketable securities as available-for-sale securities, which are carried at their fair value based on the quoted market prices of the securities with unrealized gains and losses, net of deferred income taxes, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income/ (loss), a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in net earnings in the period earned or incurred.

 

Vessels and other fixed assets, net

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, as mentioned above, we adjusted the accumulated depreciation of our vessels to correct for errors in the respective calculations. Previous periods financial statements that were filed in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 were restated accordingly. The effect of this adjustment to the respective figures is presented below:

 

●

Accumulated profit as of December 31, 2015 has increased by $267,138. Specifically Accumulated profit increased from a balance of $2,274,125 as stated in prior Financial Statements as of December 31, 2016 to a balance of $2,541,263 as restated.

●

Accumulated profit as of December 31, 2016 has increased by $102,218. Specifically Accumulated profit increased from a balance of $697,269 as stated in prior Financial Statements as of December 31, 2016 to a balance of $799,487 as restated. This variance is the cumulative effect of: the increase in Accumulated profit as of December 31, 2015 $267,138, and the effect the Restatement had in the depreciation expense for the fiscal year 2016, which was an increase by $164,920 leading to an equal decrease in Net income and Accumulated profit for the same period.

●

Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 was increased by $164,920. Depreciation expense as stated in prior Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $676,328 and as a result of the Restatement increased to $841,248, leading to an equal decrease in Net income and Accumulated profit of this period;

●

Net income of the year ended December 31, 2017 was decreased by $216,731 due to the increased depreciation expense for the same period.

●

Net book value of Vessels and other fixed assets, net as of December 31, 2016 has increased by $102,218. Specifically net book value of Vessels and other fixed assets, net increased from a balance of $5,919,067 as stated in prior Financial Statements as of December 31, 2016 to a balance of $6,021,285 as restated. This variance is the cumulative effect of: the increase in Accumulated profit as of December 31, 2015 $267,138, and the effect of the Restatement on the depreciation expense for the fiscal year 2016, which was an increase by $164,920 leading to an equal decrease in Net book value of Vessels and other fixed assets, net equal to $102,218 as of December 31, 2016 as of December 31, 2016.

 

 

●

Net book value of Vessels and other fixed assets, net as of December 31, 2017 has decreased by $216,731 due to the increased depreciation expense for the period;

●

Earnings per share, Basic and Dilutive, for the year ended December 31, 2016 were decreased by $0.001;

●

Earnings per share, Basic and Dilutive, for the year ended December 31, 2017 were decreased by $0.0013 and $0.0012 respectively;

 

The following table presents the adjustments performed to the figures affected from our adjustment on accumulated depreciations:

 

		Vessels				Furniture & equipment				Total
Cost
Balance at December 31, 2015		$	9,550,000			$	85,000			$	9,635,000
Additions			449,380				2,015				451,395
Disposals			-				-				-
Balance at December 31, 2016		$	9,999,380			$	87,015			$	10,086,395
Additions			172,550				6,763				179,313
Disposals			-				(483	)			(483	)
Balance at December 31, 2017		$	10,171,930			$	93,295			$	10,265,225
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at December 31, 2015 as originally reported		$	(3,440,000	)		$	(51,000	)		$	(3,491,000	)
Prior period adjustment		$	267,138			$	-			$	267,138
Balance at December 31, 2015 as restated		$	(3,172,862	)		$	(51,000	)		$	(3,223,862	)
Depreciation for the period as originally reported			(667,508	)			(8,820	)			(676,328	)
Depreciation due to adjustment			(164,920	)			-				(164,920	)
Depreciation for the period as restated			(832,428	)			(8,820	)			(841,248	)
Balance at December 31, 2016		$	(4,005,290	)		$	(59,820	)		$	(4,065,110	)
Depreciation for the period			(902,903	)			(15,263	)			(918,166	)
Balance at December 31, 2017		$	(4,908,193	)		$	(75,083	)		$	(4,983,276	)
Vessels and other fixed assets, net - December 31, 2016		$	5,994,090			$	27,195			$	6,021,285
Vessels and other fixed assets, net - December 31, 2017		$	5,263,737			$	18,212			$	5,281,949

 

 

We depreciate our vessels on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life which is 10 years from the date of their transfer to the Company. Depreciation is calculated based on a vessel’s cost less the estimated residual value. The estimated useful lives of vessels and equipment are as follows:

 

Vessels	10 years
Office equipment and furniture	10 years
Computer hardware	5 years

 

Organization costs

 

We have adopted the provisions required by the Start-Up Activities topic of the FASB ASC whereby all costs incurred with the incorporation and reorganization of the Company were charged to operations as incurred.

 

  

Income taxes

 

We file income tax returns in various jurisdictions, as appropriate and required. We were not subject to U.S. federal, state and local, as applicable, income tax examinations by regulatory taxing authorities for any period prior to January 1, 2012.

 

We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10, Income Taxes. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities to reflect the estimated future tax effects, calculated at the tax rate expected to be in effect at the time of realization. We record a valuation allowance related to a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of the changes in tax laws and rates of the date of enactment.

 

ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements and provides guidance on recognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition issues. We classify interest and penalties as a component of interest and other expenses. To date, we have not incurred any liability for unrecognized tax benefits, including assessments of penalties and/or interest.

 

We measure and record uncertain tax positions by establishing a threshold for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Only tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date may be recognized or continue to be recognized. Our tax years subsequent to 2011 remain subject to examination by federal and state tax jurisdictions.

 

Earnings/ (Loss) Per Share

 

We report earnings/ (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, "Earnings per Share." Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing Net income (loss), after deducting preferred stock dividends accumulated during the period, by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing Net income by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock, common stock equivalents and other potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period.

 

As of December 31, 2017, the basic and dilutive weighted average number of shares of Common Stock of the Company is 172,962,382 and 172,988,791 respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2017, the Company has 26,409 shares of Common Stock which could be deemed to be dilutive and are included in the calculation of dilutive earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

As of December 31, 2017, there were no anti-dilutive securities.

 

As of December 31, 2016, the basic and dilutive weighted average number of shares of Common Stock of the Company was 161,016,555.

 

Potentially dilutive securities for the year ended December 31, 2016 including outstanding convertible debt that is convertible into approximately 2,380,266 shares of Common Stock were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share because their impact was anti-dilutive.

 

 

Accounting for Equity-based Payments

 

We account for stock awards issued to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. The measurement date is the earlier of (1) the date at which a commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached, or (2) the date at which the counterparty's performance is complete. Stock awards granted to non-employees are valued at their respective measurement dates based on the trading price of our common stock and recognized as expense during the period in which services are provided.

 

Comprehensive Income

 

We adopted ASC Topic 220, "Comprehensive Income." This statement establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income and its components in a financial statement. Comprehensive income as defined includes all changes in equity (net assets) during a period from non-owner sources. Items included in Comprehensive loss consist of cancellation of available-for-sale securities and foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenue in accordance with FASB ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. ASC 605 requires that four basic criteria are met (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery of products and services has occurred, (3) the fee is fixed or determinable and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash, accounts receivable, inventory, marketable securities, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and convertible debt.

 

The carrying amount of cash, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and convertible debt, as applicable, approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these items and/or the current interest rates payable in relation to current market conditions.

 

Marketable securities are adjusted to fair value each balance sheet date, based on quoted prices; which are considered level 1 inputs. Our derivative liability is valued using the level 3 inputs. The estimated fair value is not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize in a current market exchange or from future earnings or cash flows.

 

Interest rate risk is the risk that our earnings are subject to fluctuations in interest rates on either investments or on debt and is fully dependent upon the volatility of these rates. We do not use derivative instruments to moderate its exposure to interest rate risk, if any.

 

Financial risk is the risk that our earnings are subject to fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates and are fully dependent upon the volatility of these rates. We do not use derivative instruments to moderate its exposure to financial risk, if any.

 

Fair value measurements are determined under a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, distinguishing between market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (“observable inputs”) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (“unobservable inputs”). Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or would be paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, we primarily use prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets (“market approach”). We also consider the impact of a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for an asset or liability when compared with normal activity to identify transactions that are not orderly.

 

 

The highest priority is given to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Securities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The three hierarchy levels are defined as follows:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets that is unadjusted and accessible at the measure ment date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2 - Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;

 

Level 3 - Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

 

Credit risk adjustments are applied to reflect the Company’s own credit risk when valuing all liabilities measured at fair value. The methodology is consistent with that applied in developing counterparty credit risk adjustments, but incorporates the Company’s own credit risk as observed in the credit default swap market.

 

The following table represents the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, for each fair value hierarchy level:

 

		Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
December 31, 2017
Loan facility from related party		$	297,400			$	297,400			$	-			$	-
December 31, 2016
Derivative liabilities		$	65,499			$	-			$	-			$	65,499

 

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of our Derivative Liability consideration Level 3 financial liabilities:

 

		Year ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Balance, January 1,		$	65,499			$	-
Additions to Level 3			-				65,499
Transfers into Level 3			-				-
Transfers out of Level 3			-				-
Change in fair value			-
Payments			(65,499	)
Balance, December 31,		$	-			$	65,499

 

  

Effects of Recent Accounting Pronouncements not yet adopted

 

We discuss new accounting standards which have been issued but not yet adopted, their required date of adoption and/or planned date to adopt, if earlier, and the anticipated impact that adoption of the standards are expected to have on our financial position and results of operations in Note 3– Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017, cash and cash equivalents increased by $788,916 compared to a decrease of $1,520,222 for the year ended December 31, 2016. Ending cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2017 was $1,150,999 compared to $362,083 at December 31, 2016.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017, net cash provided by operating activities was $714,921 compared to $730,369 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Our Net income excluding the non-cash items contributed $2,191,173 to cash from operating activities, reflecting the high gross profit margin of the Company through the year ended December 31, 2017. Assets included in the calculation of the Company’s working capital have increased by $2,859,188 mainly from the increase of accounts receivable and inventories which have increased by $2,803,354 and $171,500 respectively. This increase has been financed mainly by our Net income and the increase of our liabilities included in working capital, namely the increase in Accounts payable and Amounts due to related party which have increased by $1,100,419 and $266,153 respectively during the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Our Net income excluding the non-cash items contributed $1,156,097 to cash from operating activities, reflecting the high gross profit margin of the Company through the year ended December 31, 2016. This cash inflow from operating activities was supported by the amounts contributed to the Company by related party, equal to $234,600 and was used amongst other to repay outstanding accounts payable, equal to $667,203 as of the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, cash used in investing activities was a result of capital improvements of fixed assets of $179,313 compared to 450,591 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, cash provided by financing activities were the result of: $275,000 of funding provided by Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director under the terms of the Revolving Line of Credit agreement, presented in Note 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements below; offset by the repayment of the assumed Mammoth notes of $26,767.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, cash used in financing activities were the result of the dividend paid by Petrogres Co. Limited in February 2016 to its sole shareholder prior to the SEA, amounting to $1,800,000.

  

Our need for capital resources is driven by our expansion plans, ongoing maintenance and improvement of our vessels, support of our operational expenses, corporate overhead and the expenses we suffer in order to comply with the regulatory requirements of SEC. Specifically, Petrogress, Inc. which is the listed company of Petrogress, Inc. group of Companies, does not have revenues while it suffers all the necessary operating and general and administrative expenses in order to comply with the regulatory requirements of the SEC. These costs which equal $459,736 have produced along with the rest of the expenses Petrogress, Inc. suffers a Net income of $485,437 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Since the reverse acquisition of Petrogres on February 19, 2016, the Company’s principal sources of cash are a) net cash provided from operating activities, which includes the sale and shipment of petroleum products, and b) cash contributed to the Company by Mr. Traios.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, cash provided by operating activities amounted to $714,921. From this amount, $138,519 was provided from Petrogres Co. Limited to Petrogress Inc. –the listed company of the group-. This amount was deprived from the operations of Petrogres Co Limited in order to finance the needs of the listed entity, imposing additional difficulties in the efficient running of group’s cash generating activities, specifically the oil trading performed by Petrogres Co Ltd.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017 Mr. Traios lent the Company $275,000 under the terms of the Revolving Line of Credit facility presented in Note 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements below. As described in Note 10 below, Christos Traios advanced the Company $52,500 and he was repaid $24,652 during the year ended December 31, 2017. The amounts borrowed or advanced to the Company by Mr. Traios were necessary in order to cover among others, the expenses suffered by Petrogress, Inc. the listed company of Petrogress, Inc. group of companies.

 

Management seeks to secure the necessary financing for the expansion of Company’s operations, taking into consideration that any potential financing agreement should not deteriorate the investment of the shareholders in our Company, specifically the terms of a potential financing agreement should not cause dilution to the shares holdings of our investors. This effort becomes more challenging taking into consideration the low price our share is traded. The average price of our share for 2017 was $0.0032, significantly below $1. The conversion mechanism of a potential financing agreement in the form of convertible promissory note would require the issuance of additional shares in the option of the holder of the debt, which would deteriorate the investing position of our shareholders.

 

Based on our current plan, we believe our expected cash flows from operations will be sufficient to finance our present activities and capital expenditures for a period of at least 12 months after the date of this report. Our intention to expand our operations, increase the oil sales or go into new projects-operations will be subject to extra financing support.

 

Our liquidity may be adversely affected as described in “Risks Related to our Business” as described in ITEM 1A. “RISK FACTORS.”

 

Results of Operations

 

We operate a fully integrated oil commodity business, including upstream, midstream and downstream operations, primarily serving West African and Mediterranean countries. The Company operates primarily as a holding company and provides its services through four wholly-owned subsidiaries: Petrogres Co. Limited, which provides management of crude oil purchases and sales; Petronav Carriers LLC, which manages day-to-day operations of its beneficially-owned affiliated tanker fleet, currently consisting of four vessels; Petrogress Int’l LLC, which is a holding company for subsidiaries currently conducting business in Cyprus and Ghana; and Petrogress Oil & Gas Energy Inc., which is primarily focused on purchasing interests in oil fields in Texas and exporting liquefied natural gas.

 

Our main operations are managed by an experienced team, located in Piraeus, Greece. 

 

 

Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

 

Revenues

 

Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $9,163,356 and $18,075,327, respectively, a decrease of $8,911,971 or approximately 49%. Sales were comprised of the following:

 

		Year ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Crude oil net sales			6,539,346				9,226,800
Gas oil net sales			1,997,660				7,697,600
Other			626,350				1,150,927
Totals			9,163,356				18,075,327

 

The decrease in sales resulted primarily from the extensive period of repairs and improvements that two of our vessels underwent during this year, which consequently caused a reduction in shipments and deliveries of our products.

 

Costs of goods sold

 

Costs of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, were $5,619,978 and $14,957,417 respectively, a decrease of $9,337,439 or approximately 62%, and were comprised of the following:

 

		Year ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Oil purchase costs			3,406,503				9,349,473
Shipping and handling expenses			1,537,920				4,517,788
Direct vessels' operating expenses			675,555				928,803
Other			-				161,353
Totals			5,619,978				14,957,417

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017 we adjusted the classification of our expenses in order to improve the presentation of the Financial Statements and the level of information users obtain. We included in our Costs of goods sold the following categories of expenses: Oil purchase costs, Shipping and handling costs and Direct vessels operating expenses.

 

Oil purchase costs include the costs for purchasing the gas oil and crude oil that the Company then resells through its subsidiaries Petrogres Co Limited and Petrogres Africa Company Limited.

 

Shipping and handling costs include all the costs necessary to bring the commodity to the possession of the final customer. Most significant items in this category of expenses are crew wages, bunkers and port expenses.

 

Direct vessels operating expenses include all the expenses necessary to maintain Company’s vessels in a proper condition in order to be able to serve the Company and its final customers. These expenses mainly consist of maintenance & repairs expenses, provisions and management expenses.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016 we reclassified specific amounts of expenses in order to present our results of operations in accordance with the foregoing categories of expenses and to conform to the current year presentation.

 

Specifically, in relation to Costs of goods sold, we performed the following reclassifications of expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 as filed: a) an amount of $1,531,400 previously classified in Operating Costs, was reclassified to Shipping and handling expenses; b) an amount of $906,303 previously classified in Operating Costs, was reclassified to Direct vessels operating expenses; c) an amount of $22,500 was reclassified from Selling, general and administrative expenses to Direct vessels operating expenses.

 

Overall Costs of goods sold has decreased by 62% while revenue from sales of goods has decreased by approximately 49%, reflecting the continuous efforts we make in order to improve our cost efficiency and increase profits for our shareholders.

 

Corporate expenses

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, management established Corporate expenses as a separately identifiable category of expenses, in order to improve the presentation and the overall level of information users of the Financial Statements of the Company can obtain. Corporate expenses mainly include the expenses suffered from Petrogress, Inc. which is the listed company of our group in order to comply with all the regulatory requirements. These include compensation of Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director, consultants and professional services namely legal and audit fees, and travel expenses of Mr. Traios to our New York office. Expenses included in the filed Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 have been reclassified in different categories in order to improve overall presentation. Amounts of $418,604 and $100,160 previously included in Selling, general and administrative and Operating costs respectively, have been reclassified in Corporate expenses. Corporate expenses have been reduced by $53,491 or 10% reflecting our continuous efforts to allocate more efficiently our available resources.

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, management established Corporate expenses as a separately identifiable category of expenses, in order to improve the presentation and the overall level of information users of the Financial Statements of the Company can obtain. Corporate expenses mainly include the expenses suffered from Petrogress, Inc. which is the listed company of our group in order to comply with all the regulatory requirements. These include compensation of Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director, consultants and professional services namely legal and audit fees, and travel expenses of Mr. Traios to our New York office. Expenses included in the filed Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 have been reclassified in different categories in order to improve overall presentation. Amounts of $418,604 and $100,160 previously included in Selling, general and administrative and Operating costs respectively, have been reclassified in Corporate expenses. Corporate expenses have been reduced by $53,491 or 10% reflecting our continuous efforts to allocate more efficiently our available resources.

 

Specifically, Selling, general and administrative expenses were decreased by $636,403 as a result of the following reclassifications: a) an amount of $177,970 previously included in Operating Costs, was reclassified to Selling, general and administrative expenses; b) an amount of $373,271 previously included in Selling, general and administrative costs, was reclassified to the designated caption on the Statements of Comprehensive Income, Write offs of accounts receivable; c) an amount of $22,500 previously included in Selling, general and administrative costs, was reclassified to Direct vessels operating expenses and d) an amount of $418,602 previously included in Selling, general and administrative costs, was reclassified to Corporate expenses;

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017 Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $1,162,929 compared to $1,373,698 for the year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease of $210,769 or approximately 15%. This decrease is mainly due to the fall in sales activity due to the maintenance and improvements that two of our vessels underwent during the year ended December 31, 2017 and enhanced cost control efficiency during the same period.

 

Net income

 

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $293,427 compared to Net income of $58,224 for the year ended December 31, 2016 as restated. The contribution of Company’s significant subsidiaries to Net income of the group for the current year ended December 31, 2017 was as follows:

 

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Petrogres Co. Limited

 

Petrogres Co. Limited performs most of the trading of the oil products along with Petrogres Africa Company Limited. Petrogres Co. Limited contributed $8,315,356 or 90.7% of the Company’s revenues for the year ended December 31, 2017, net of intercompany eliminations. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Petrogres Co. Limited had a Gross profit of $2,014,105 equal to 21% of its revenues. Petrogres Co. Limited had a Net income equal to $611,780 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

High profitability of Petrogres Co Limited allows it to finance the necessary expenses for the maintenance and proper operation of the Company’s vessels. Petrogres Co Limited along with the amounts contributed by Mr. Traios are the two sources of capital of parent company Petrogress, Inc. which suffers all the expenses that are necessary for regulatory compliance and overall operation. The following table presents the results of operations of Petrogres Co. Limited for the years ended December 31, 2017 & December 31, 2016 before the intercompany eliminations performed. The table is included herein only for the purpose of management’s discussion over our results:

 

		Year ended december 31,
		2017				2016
Revenues		$	9,421,856			$	18,074,860
Costs of goods sold			(7,407,752	)			(13,163,204	)
Gross profit			2,014,104				4,911,656
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(1,094,943	)			(1,013,236	)
Provision for losses on accounts receivable			(395,413	)			-
Write offs of accounts receivable			-				(373,271	)
Depreciation expense			(8,500	)			(8,500	)
Total operating expenses			(1,498,856	)			(1,395,007	)
Operating income before other expenses			515,248				3,516,649
Other income, net:
Other income, net:			96,532				-
Total other income/ (expense), net			96,532				-
Net income			611,780				3,516,649

 

 

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Petronav Carriers, LLC

 

Petronav Carriers, LLC operates, manages and hires the beneficially owned vessels to Petrogres Co, Limited. A significant portion of Petronav Carriers, LLC’s expenses relate to crew expenses, repairs & maintenance of the vessels, insurance expenses, bunkers, port expenses and respective depreciation for vessels. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Petronav Carriers, LLC had a Net loss of $191,515. For the year ended December 31, 2017 Petronav Carriers LLC revenues consisted of $3,065,200 from the hires of the vessels to Petrogres Co Limited and $480,000 from the management fees from the affiliated ship-owning companies. The foregoing revenues have been eliminated for the Consolidated Financial Statements. The following table presents the results of operations of Petronav Carriers, LLC for the years ended December 31, 2017 & December 31, 2016 before the intercompany eliminations performed. The table is included herein only for the purpose of management’s discussion over our results:

 

		Year ended december 31,
		2017				2016
Revenues		$	3,545,200			$	2,314,700
Costs of goods sold			(1,928,392	)			(1,794,213	)
Gross profit			1,616,808				520,487
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(135,945	)			(314,019	)
Write offs of accounts receivable			(326,724	)			-
Depreciation expense			(902,903	)			(832,428	)
Total operating expenses			(1,365,572	)			(1,146,447	)
Gross loss before other expenses			251,236				(625,960	)
Other expense, net
Other expense, net			(59,721	)			-
Total other income/ (expense), net			(59,721	)			-
Net loss			191,515				(625,960	)

 

 

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Petrogress, Inc.

 

Petrogress, Inc. is the listed company of the Petrogres, Inc. group of companies. Petrogress, Inc. does not have revenues while it suffers all the necessary operating and general and administrative expenses in order to comply with the regulatory requirements of SEC. These costs equal to $459,736 primarily contribute to the Net loss incurred by the holding company of $485,437 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Net loss reflects the expenses necessary for the regulatory compliance of Petrogress, Inc. and its overall operation as a public company. This Net loss has been financed by the trading operations of Petrogres Co Limited which contributed $138,519 during the year ended December 31, 2017; and by the amounts the Company borrowed from Mr. Traios during the same period. The following table presents the results of Petrogress, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The table is included herein only for the purpose of management’s discussion over the results of the Company:

 

		Year ended december 31,
		2017				2016
Revenues		$	-			$	468
Costs of goods sold			-				-
Gross profit			-				468
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(9,653	)			(4,631	)
Corpotate expenses			(459,736	)			(518,764	)
Depreciation expense			-				(319	)
Total operating expenses			(469,389	)			(523,714	)
Gross loss before other expenses			(469,389	)			(523,246	)
Other expense, net:
Interest and finance expenses			(14,919	)			-
Other expense, net			(1,129	)			(48,974	)
Total other expense, net			(16,048	)			103,195
Net income			(485,437	)			(420,051	)

 

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Net income of the Company

 

After the intercompany eliminations, the Net income of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2017 amounts to $294,669. See Note 10 to Notes of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the eliminations that led to the foregoing result.  

 

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Acquisitions

 

Effective September 30, 2017, Petrogress Int’l LLC purchased from Mr. Traios 1,080,000 shares of Petrogres Africa Company Limited (“PGAF”), a Ghanaian limited company. The shares of PGAF acquired comprise 90% of its issued and outstanding shares. The acquisition is vital for the Company’s strategic objective to expand operations and its presence in West Africa. The initial consideration for the forgoing shares was $1,080,000 and Mr. Traios forgave an amount of $180,000 leading to a final consideration of $900,000 included in Amounts Due to Related party in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017.

 

Petrogres Africa Company Limited was incorporated in the summer of 2017 and holds a current Ghanaian business permit, and is authorized to conduct local sales of oil products and shipping business from the Port of Tema in Greater Accra. Port facilities in Tema will provide a service and operations hub for the Company tankers currently involved in West Africa and Nigerian oil trading and transport.  The Port of Tema also serves as a secondary hub for repair, supply and transport ship operators servicing Ghana’s Tano Basin offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Guinea. Through Petrogres Africa Company Limited, the Company will strengthen its presence and position a promising market in West Africa and sub-Saharan countries with a population of more than 1.3 billion people designated as the next developing region. 

 

Since the date common control was established, Petrogres Africa Company Limited has already contributed $725,500 of revenue to the Company.

 

Mr. Traios initially acquired 90% of PGAF shares at their par value for a consideration of $900,000, on August 17, 2017.  The Company has accounted for the purchase of shares of PGAF as a business acquisition under common control and as such, the assets have been transferred at carrying costs as of the date of acquisition, and the activity of the acquired entity has been combined as of the date common control as established in line with the provisions of ASC 805-50-25-2, on August 17, 2017.  The difference between the consideration paid by Mr. Traios, and the net assets of PGAF on August 17, 2017, has been allocated to goodwill. The Company has one year from the date of acquisition to finalize the valuation analysis and has engaged a third-party valuation specialist for this assessment. The business combination is not material for disclosure of pro-forma accounts.  The Company has recognized Non-controlling interests equal to $100,000 as of the date common control was established.

 

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

ITEM 7A.     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Our Company is a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and as such, is not required to provide the information required under this Item.

 

ITEM 8.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

All financial statements required by this Item are presented beginning on Page F-1, and are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

ITEM 9.     CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Christos Traios, our principal executive officer and Nikolaos Mourtzanos, our principal financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2017, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to the appropriate management on a basis that permits timely decisions regarding disclosure. Based upon that evaluation, the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017 were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic filings under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

●

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

 

 

●

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and

●

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

In connection with the preparation of our annual financial statements,  Christos Traios, our principal executive officer and sole Director and Nikolaos Mourtzanos, our principal financial officer, have assessed the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or the COSO Framework, and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments.  Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of those controls.  Based on this evaluation and qualified by the “Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls” set forth in this Item 9A below, management has determined that as of December 31, 2017, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective and there are material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

The Company’s management has identified a material weakness in the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting related to a shortage of resources in the accounting department required to assure appropriate segregation of duties with employees having appropriate accounting qualifications.

 

Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, wherein non-accelerated filers are exempt from Sarbanes-Oxley internal control audit requirements.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2017 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

 

Our disclosure controls and procedures provide our principal executive officer and principal financial officer with reasonable assurances that our disclosure controls and procedures will achieve their objectives. However, our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting can or will prevent all human error. A control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Furthermore, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are internal resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be weighed relative to their corresponding costs. Because of the limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide complete assurance that all control issues and instances of error, if any, within our company are detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur due to human error or mistake. Additionally, controls, no matter how well designed, could be circumvented by the individual acts of specific persons within the organization. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all potential future conditions.

 

 

Management is aware that there is a lack of segregation of duties due to the fact that the Company only has one director and one executive officer dealing with general administrative and financial matters. This constitutes a significant deficiency in the internal controls. Management has decided that considering the officers and director involved, the control procedures in place, and the outsourcing of certain financial functions, the risks associated with such lack of segregation were low and the potential benefits of adding additional employees to clearly segregate duties did not justify the expenses associated with such increases. Management periodically reevaluates this situation. In light of the Company’s current cash flow situation, the Company does not intend to increase staffing to mitigate the current lack of segregation of duties within the general administrative and financial functions.

 

ITEM 9B.     OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

 

PART III

 

 

ITEM 10.     DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following individuals currently serve as the sole director and executive officers of our Company.  All directors of our Company hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified.  The executive officers of our Company are appointed by our Board of Directors and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office.   

 

Sole Director and Executive Officer	Age	Date of Appointment	Position(s) Held
Christos Traios	58	March 15, 2016	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Nikolaos Mourtzanos	37	March 9, 2018	Chief Financial Officer

 

Christos Traios, age 58, was appointed to serve as a director and our President and Chief Executive Officer on March 15, 2016. Mr. Traios has been in the maritime industry for more than 25 years and has been in the oil business for eight years. Since acquiring control of the Company by virtue of the SEA with Petrogres Co. Limited, Mr. Traios has served as its sole director, President and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Navigas Carriers Inc., a sea transporter of liquefied natural gas, and Oceanus Natfiki LLC, a provider of vessel management services within the dry-bulk industry. Mr. Traios attended Master Mariner & Law Maritime School for three years and served as second captain in the shipping industry for three years. Mr. Traios is a citizen of Greece.

 

Mr. Traios’s experience as our President and in management generally, as well as his extensive experience in the areas of crude oil purchasing and selling, and tanker vessel shipping and management of operations qualify him to serve as a director of our Company.

 

Nikolaos Mourtzanos, age 37, was appointed on March 9, 2018 to serve as Chief Financial Officer in a consulting capacity on a part time basis. Mr. Mourtzanos has been the Finance Manager of Petrogress, Inc. since January 2018. From April 2017 through January 2018 he served as Financial Controller of Antares Shipmanagement SA (“Antares”), a company owning and managing a fleet of up to 4 product/ chemical vessels. His primary responsibilities with Antares included overseeing company’s financial functions and management reporting, and communicating with its stakeholders.

 

Prior to holding that position, Mr. Mourtzanos served from March 2016 until March 2017 as Financial Controller of Boston Carriers, Inc., (“Boston Carriers”) an OTC traded company, owning 1 drybulk vessel. As Financial Controller, Mr. Mourtzanos oversaw the company’s financial reporting, financial functions and communicated with the company’s stakeholders.

 

From September 2008 through March 2016 Mr. Mourtzanos served as an auditor with PwC. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master of Science in Finance & Accounting, from Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece and he is a Fellow ACCA member

 

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Neither our sole director nor any executive officer has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, nor has he been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past ten years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires each of our officers and directors and each person who owns more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the SEC an initial report of ownership and subsequent reports of changes in such ownership. Such persons are further required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms (including Forms 3, 4 and 5) that they file. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us with respect to fiscal year 2017, or written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe all of our officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of our Common Stock have met all applicable filing requirements.

 

Code of Ethics for Financial Executives

 

We adopted a Code of Corporate Conduct and Ethics for our employees, officers and directors to promote honest and ethical conduct and to deter wrongdoing. This code applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other employees performing similar functions. Our Code of Ethics is available on our website (www.petrogressinc.com).

 

Board Committees and Financial Expert

 

The Company does not currently maintain separate audit, nominating or compensation committees. When necessary, Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director performs the tasks that would be required of those committees. Furthermore, we do not have a qualified financial expert serving on the Board of Directors at this time, because we have not been able to hire a qualified candidate and we have inadequate financial resources at this time to hire such an expert.

 

ITEM 11.     EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth all compensation for the last two fiscal years awarded to, earned by or paid our chief executive officer and our only other compensated executive officer serving during the last completed fiscal year (collectively, the "Named Executives"):

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position	Year		Salary(1)				All other Compensation (2)($)				Total ($)
Christos Traios, Director, President and Chief	2017		$	270,000			$	--			$	270,000
Executive Officer	2016		$	330,000			$	--			$	330,000
Nikolaos Mourtzanos, Chief Financial Officer	2017		$	--			$	--			$	--
	2016		$	--			$	--			$	--

 

(1)

Reflects accrued salary payable by Petrogress, Inc. ($120,000 per year effective April 1, 2016) and its wholly owned subsidiary Petrogres, Co. Limited ($240,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and $150,000 for the year ended December 31, 2017).

(2)

Other than the remuneration discussed above, we have no retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or similar program for the benefit of the officers, directors or employees of the Company.

 

 

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table

 

Effective April 1, 2016, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Christos Traios and agreed on a monthly compensation of $10,000 ($120,000 per year) in recognition of his services to parent entity Petrogress, Inc. On January 12, 2018 the Company entered into an Amendment to Employment Agreement dated January 12, 2018 with Christos Traios pursuant to which Christos Traios Employment Agreement dated April 1, 2016 was amended to reflect that (1) Christos Traios’ Base Salary has been and will continue to be accrued by the Company until such time as either (a) Christos Traios is legally entitled to be gainfully employed in the United Stated and elects to receive payment of such accrued and payable Base Salary, or (b) such accrued and payable Base Salary is converted into shares of Common Stock of the Company. The Amendment also provided that Christos Traios accrued and payable Base Salary may be converted at Christos Traios election onto shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to the average closing price quoted on the principal trading market or securities exchange for the Company shares of Common Stock over the 5 trading days preceding delivery of a conversion notice.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company accrued $120,000 for services Mr. Traios provided to parent entity Petrogress, Inc. in line with the terms of the foregoing Employment Agreement and $150,000 for Christos Traios’s services to Petrogres, Co. Limited.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company accrued $90,000 for services Mr. Traios provided to parent entity Petrogress, Inc. in line with the terms of the foregoing Employment Agreement and $240,000 for Christos Traios’s services to Petrogres, Co. Limited.

 

Nikolaos Mourtzanos began his employment to the Company on January 15, 2018. The Company has agreed on a monthly compensation of $3,300 ($39,600 per year) in recognition of his services to parent entity Petrogress, Inc.

 

We do not presently have pension, health, annuity, insurance, profit sharing, or similar benefit plans; however, we may adopt plans in the future. There are presently no personal benefits available to our directors and officers.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards

 

The Company has no equity compensation plans.

 

Compensation of Directors

 

We do not pay fees to our directors for attendance at meetings of the board; however, we may adopt a policy of making such payments in the future. We will, however, reimburse out-of-pocket expenses incurred by directors in attending board and committee meetings.

 

 

ITEM 12.     SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The following table sets forth certain information as of the date hereof with respect to the holdings of: (1) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Common Stock; (2) each of our directors, nominees for director and named executive officers; and (3) all directors and executive officers as a group. To the best of our knowledge, each of the persons named in the table below as beneficially owning the shares set forth therein has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to such shares, unless otherwise indicated. Applicable percentages are based upon 344,607,672 shares of Common Stock and 100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of March 26, 2018. Unless otherwise specified, the address of each of the persons set forth below is in care of the Company, at the address of 757 Third Avenue, Suite 2110, New York, New York 10017.

 

Title of Class	Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner	Percent of Class
Common Stock
As a Group	Officers and Directors (1 person)	301,611,865(1)	87.52%
As Individuals	Christos Traios	301,611,865(1)	87.52%
	Nikolaos Mourtzanos	0	0.00%
Series A Preferred Stock
As a Group	Officers and Directors (1 person)	100	100.00%
As Individuals	Christos Traios	100	100.00%
	Nikolaos Mourtzanos	0	0.00%

 

(1) Represents 281,611,865 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and 100 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock owned directly and 20,000,000 shares for which the beneficial owner holds irrevocable proxies to exercise voting rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock held by certain third party stockholders.

 

There are no arrangements, known to the Company, the operation of which would result in a change in control of the Company.

 

 

ITEM 13.     CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Transactions with Related Persons

 

Officer’s advances

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director advanced the Company $52,500 in order to finance the Company’s working capital needs. As of December 31, 2017 there were no formal agreements for these specific financings. Of these advances, Mr. Traios was repaid $24,652.

 

Revolving Line of Credit

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017 Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director, provided finance to the Company of $275,000, under the terms of the Revolving Line of Credit facility, signed by and between Mr. Traios and Petrogress, Inc. on July 13, 2017. The aggregate advances were equal to $297,400 as of December 31, 2017.

 

Convertible Promissory Note

 

On May 12, 2017, the Company executed a Convertible Promissory Note in favor of Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director, in the principal amount of $134,600 reflecting advances made by Mr. Traios to the Company as of that date. The note bore interest at a rate of 8%. The principal of the note, along with interest accrued were settled by the conversion of a total amount of $139,880 of obligations thereunder into 139,880,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock on December 21, 2017.

 

 

Capital Transactions

 

Effective September 25, 2017, the Company entered into a Security Purchase Agreement under the terms of which the Company purchased from Christos Traios, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director, 100% of the membership units of Petrogress Int’l LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for a consideration of US$1.00.

 

Effective September 30, 2017, Petrogress Int’l LLC purchased from Mr. Traios 1,080,000 shares of Petrogres Africa Company Limited (“PGAF”), a Ghanaian limited company. The shares of PGAF acquired comprise 90% of its issued and outstanding shares. The acquisition is vital for the Company’s strategic objective to expand operations and its presence in West Africa. The initial consideration for the forgoing shares was $1,080,000 and Mr. Traios forgave an amount of $180,000 leading to a final consideration of $900,000 included in Amounts Due to related party in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017.

 

Petrogres Africa Company Limited was incorporated in the summer of 2017 and holds a current Ghanaian business permit, and is authorized to conduct local sales of oil products and shipping business from the Port of Tema in Greater Accra. Port facilities in Tema will provide a service and operations hub for the Company tankers currently involved in West Africa and Nigerian oil trading and transport.  The Port of Tema also serves as a secondary hub for repair, supply and transport ship operators servicing Ghana’s Tano Basin offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Guinea. Through Petrogres Africa Company Limited, the Company will strengthen its presence and position a promising market in West Africa and sub-Saharan countries with a population of more than 1.3 billion people designated as the next developing region. 

 

Since the date common control was established, Petrogres Africa Company Limited has already contributed $725,500 of revenue to the Company.

 

Mr. Traios initially acquired 90% of PGAF shares at their par value for a consideration of $900,000, on August 17, 2017.  The Company has accounted for the purchase of shares of PGAF as a business acquisition under common control and as such, the assets have been transferred at carrying costs as of the date of acquisition, and the activity of the acquired entity has been combined as of the date common control as established in line with the provisions of ASC 805-50-25-2, on August 17, 2017.  The difference between the consideration paid by Mr. Traios, and the net assets of PGAF on August 17, 2017, has been allocated to goodwill. The Company has one year from the date of acquisition to finalize the valuation analysis and has engaged a third-party valuation specialist for this assessment. The business combination is not material for disclosure of pro-forma accounts.  The Company has recognized Non-controlling interests equal to $100,000 as of the date common control was established.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company issued to Mr. Traios 100 Series A Preference shares with a par value of $100 each. As of December 31, 2017 this amount is due to the Company and was classified under Additional paid-in capital.

 

The table below presents the movement of the amounts due to Christos Traios during the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Balance December 31, 2016		$	234,600
Reclassification of amount due to Christos Traios as of December 31, 2016 related to advances made to the Company			(157,000	)
Advances from Christos Traios			52,500
Advances to Christos Traios			(24,652	)
Wages accrued to Christos Traios			270,000
Wages paid to Christos Traios			(21,695	)
Correction of wages accrued for 2016			(10,000	)
Value of shares of Petrogres Africa owed to Christos Traios from Petrogres Int'l LLC			900,000
Balance December 31, 2017		$	1,243,753

 

 

Director Independence

 

Our Board of Directors is currently composed of one member who does not qualify as an independent director in accordance with the published listing requirements of the NASDAQ Global Market.

 

ITEM 14.     PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

The Company does not currently maintain a separate audit committee. When necessary, Christos Traios, our President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director performs the tasks that would be required of an audit committee.  Our Board of Director’s policy is to pre-approve all audit, audit related and permissible non-audit fees and services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.  Mr. Traios pre-approved all of the fees described below.  Mr. Traios also reviews any factors that could impact the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm in conducting the audit and receives certain representations from our independent registered public accounting firm towards that end.

 

During the period between November 23, 2015 and March 2, 2016 the Company engaged MaloneBailey, LLP (“Malone”) as its independent registered public accounting firm.

 

During the period between March 3, 2016 and May 18, 2016 the Company engaged L&L CPAS, PA (“L&L”) as its independent registered public accounting firm.

 

During the period between May 18, 2016 to September 27, 2016 the Company engaged David S. Friedkin CPA (“Friedkin”) as its independent registered public accounting firm

 

During the period between October 31, 2016 through January 18, 2017 the Company engaged RBSM LLP (“RBSM”) as its independent registered public accounting firm.

 

The Company has since re-engaged Friedkin as of January 18, 2017 to serve as its current independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Audit Fees

 

No fees were billed by Malone for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for 2016 and the reviews of the financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q and 8-K, or services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings for such fiscal year.

 

The aggregate fees billed by L&L for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for 2016 and the reviews of the financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q and 8-K, or services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings for such fiscal year was $16,750.

 

The aggregate fees billed by RBSM for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for 2016 and 2017 and the reviews of the financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q or services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings for those fiscal years were $10,000 and $0, respectively.

 

The aggregate fees billed by Friedkin for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for 2016 and 2017 and the reviews of the financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q or services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings for those fiscal years were $11,500 and $47,500, respectively.

 

 

Audit-Related Fees 

 

We incurred neither fees nor expenses for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered by Malone, L&L or RBSM relating to performance of the audit or review of our financial statements, other than the fees disclosed above under the caption “Audit Fees”.

 

The aggregate fees billed by Friedkin for professional services rendered in the fiscal year 2016 and 2017, other than the fees disclosed above under the caption “Audit Fees” for assurance and related services relating to performance of the audit or review of our financial statements, were $0 and $5,000, respectively.

 

Tax Fees

 

We incurred neither fees nor expenses for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years for professional services rendered by Malone, L&L or RBSM for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning.

 

The aggregate fees billed by Friedkin for professional services rendered in the fiscal year 2016 and 2017 for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning, were $0 and $3,000, respectively.

 

All Other Fees 

 

We incurred no other fees or expenses for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years for any other products or professional services rendered by Malone, L&L or RBSM other than as described above.

 

The aggregate fees billed by Friedkin for products or professional services rendered in the fiscal year 2016 and 2017 other than as described above, were $0 and $500, respectively.

 

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15.     EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)

Financial Statements

 

The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K beginning on the pages referenced below:

 

	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-8 – F-35

 

(b)

Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K or are incorporated by reference as described below.

 

Exhibit	Description
2.1	Certificate of Conversion filed with the State of Florida, dated November 18, 2016 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on December 1, 2016).
2.2	Certificate of Conversion filed with the State of Delaware, dated November 18, 2016 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on December 1, 2016).
3.1	Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the Commission on October 17, 2012).
3.2	Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation filed October 11, 2011 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the Commission on October 17, 2012).
3.3	Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation filed March 15, 2016 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 as part of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8–K as filed with the Commission on March 3, 2016).
3.4	Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation filed March 10, 2016 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 as part of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8–K as filed with the Commission on April 1, 2016).
3.5	Certificate of Incorporation filed on November 16, 2016 with the State of Delaware (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on December 1, 2016).
3.6	Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock of Petrogress, Inc. dated July 13, 2017 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on July21, 2017).
3.7	By-Laws of Petrogress, Inc., effective November 30, 2016 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on December 1, 2016).

 

 

10.1	Agreement Concerning the Exchange of Securities, dated February 19, 2016, by and among the Company, Petrogres Co. Ltd., and the sole shareholder of Petrogres Co. Ltd. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 3, 2016).
10.2	Employment Agreement dated April 1, 2016 by and between Petrogress, Inc. and Christos Traios (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 13, 2017).
10.3	Amendment to Employment Agreement dated January 12, 2018 by and between Petrogress, Inc. and Christos Traios (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on January 12, 2018).
10.4	Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 23, 2018, by and between Christos Traios and Petrogress, Inc.(Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on February 26, 2018).
14.1	Code of Corporate Conduct and Ethics*
21.1	Significant Subsidiaries*

31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14a/Rule 14d-14(a)*
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14a/Rule 14d-14(a)*

32.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*

32.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
101.1		Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T*

* Filed herewith.

** Signifies a management agreement.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 28, 2018	PETROGRESS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Christos Traios
		Christos Traios
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
	By:	/s/ Nikolaos Mourtzanos
		Nikolaos Mourtzanos
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE		TITLE		DATE
/s/ Christos Traios
Christos Traios		President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)		March 28, 2018
/s/ Nikolaos Mourtzanos
Nikolaos Mourtzanos		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		March 28, 2018

 

 

PETROGRESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-8 – F-35

 

  

 

David S. Friedkin CPA
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
601 Haring Farm Court
River Vale, NJ 07675

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Petrogress, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Petrogress Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017. Petrogress Inc. and Subsidiaries management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Petrogress Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 

David S. Friedkin CPA
River Vale, New Jersey
March 29th, 2018                         

                         

 

PETROGRESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

PETROGRESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

PETROGRESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

PETROGRESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

  

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION 

 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

PETROGRESS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

F-35