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I think I a;so added at .225 last week.
After a buck.....don't matter
YOU DOG. I paid .23 for my last block.Soon we will laugh about these stupid prices and getting in a penny cheaper. Good times are coming my friend.
CPPT 10/18: Fee/Participation in Congo Project
October 18, 2006 06:29 PM Eastern Time
CompuPrint Receives Payment from Multi-Billion Dollar Exploration Company for STeP® Technology Diamond Report on 1,000 Square Kilometer Prospect
Company Also Receives Free Participation Interest for STeP Report
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CompuPrint, Inc. (OTCBB:CPPT), an energy and natural resource exploration technology company, announced today that it has received an initial payment from an exploration affiliate of a multi-billion dollar company to provide its proprietary satellite-based STeP® technology report to locate diamonds in a more than 1,000 square kilometer area in the Republic of Congo. The September 2006 service contract also provides for the Company to receive, in addition to its undiscounted service rates out of project revenues, a 1% free participation interest and a 5% working interest in the project.
The Company has begun its preliminary analysis of the contracted prospect to determine the location of the kimberlite pipe(s) which is the potential source of the alluvial diamonds already found in the license area. Our co-venturer has already built a campsite to support the exploration activities.
In preparing its analysis, the Company utilizes proprietary STeP technology, which is based on interpretation of satellite data, to effectively identify kimberlite pipes containing diamonds, and for finding other natural resources subsurface, including oil and gas, gold and even water.
"We are proud that a substantial company in minerals exploration recognizes the value of STeP. Our technology will enable our client to more effectively and efficiently exploit its diamond exploration efforts and achieve substantial time and dollar savings,” said Roman Rozenberg, CompuPrint's Chief Executive Officer. “It has already been demonstrated that the technology we employ can help substantially in locating kimberlite pipes for diamond exploration. In addition, this project in Congo complements our now more than 1,000,000 acre off-shore Namibia diamond prospect for which we have obtained licenses from the Government of Namibia for diamond exploration. So, we are optimistic that our STeP technology will open more opportunities to work with this client and other major exploration companies. We are currently in negotiations to render other services to several potential clients of similar size."
About CompuPrint, Inc.
CompuPrint, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Terra Insight Corporation, provides subsurface surveying, and analytical services for exploration, drilling, and mining companies. The Company primarily uses satellite-based STeP technology, which facilitates the prediction and location of commercially viable deposits of hydrocarbons, gold, diamonds, and other natural resources. The Company interprets and quantifies geologic and satellite data to develop the assessment of natural resources for any given geographic area - on or off shore. The Company, through its subsidiaries and affiliates holds (1) six licenses to more than one million acres off-shore Namibia for diamond exploration, (2) a participation interest in a diamond prospect in the Congo, (3) a working interest in a one million acre Kurdistan oil prospect, (4) leases for oil and gas parcels totaling more than 16,000 acres of land in the Rail Road Valley and White River Valley areas of Nevada and (5) oil and gas leases in East and South Texas. For more information visit http://www.terrainsight.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. There are many factors that could cause the Company's expectations and beliefs about its plans to acquire additional exploration properties, plans to drill or drilling results to fail to materialize, inclusive but not limited to competition for new acquisitions; availability of capital; unfavorable geologic conditions; prevailing prices for oil, natural gas and other natural resources; and general regional economic conditions.
CPPT DD: Russia's ALROSA eyes Congo deals
Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:24 AM GMT
By Dmitry Solovyov
UDACHNY, Russia (Reuters) - Russian diamond giant ALROSA said on Wednesday that it was in talks to develop local diamond deposits in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ALROSA President Alexander Nichiporuk told a news briefing the company also planned to team up with Russian state-run oil firm Zarubezhneft to develop oil fields in Angola as part of a strategy to diversify its business away from diamond extraction.
"We have now launched work in Guinea and we have plans for other countries as well. As for Guinea, we have made real progress and we are now in talks with the government to obtain licences," Nichiporuk told Reuters after the briefing.
Nichiporuk, speaking in the northern town of Udachny in eastern Siberia, did not give further details on these planned deals or say how much they would be worth.
"The main thing is to have political stability in those countries. We're now considering possibilities of doing business in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are gearing up for an election right now and we hope for stabilisation there," he said.
Nichiporuk said the continuing rouble appreciation were hurting ALROSA's exports.
"As a whole, the situation in the world is stable but we are worried by the weakening of the dollar rate because we are an export-oriented company and therefore we suffer certain losses," he said.
"We hope that hedging our risks will help us stabilise the situation despite the further appreciation of the rouble rate."
LOOKING FOR PARTNERS
Nichiporuk said the company expected its share of world diamond output to stabilise at the current level of 25 percent, up from 18 percent a few years ago.
Taking into account its assets in Angola, ALROSA last year sold diamonds worth between $3 billion and $3.4 billion. ALROSA directly controls 97 percent of Russian diamond output.
Last year ALROSA made a net profit of 15 billion roubles.
Nichiporuk said ALROSA was actively looking for reliable partners "to offset potential losses" from smaller sales of rough diamonds to its main partner, South African giant De Beers.
In a sign of just how fickle market conditions can be, De Beers -- the supplier of half the world's diamonds -- will buy $600 million worth of Russian gems this year, $500 million next and just $400 million in 2008.
The reason for the falling sales to De Beers is a European Union market monopoly probe. Under a five-year deal signed in 2002, ALROSA had planned to sell $800 million worth of diamonds a year to De Beers.
ALROSA has appealed to the European Court of Justice, hoping to overturn a February settlement between the European Commission and De Beers, according to which the South African firm will stop buying Russian rough diamonds from 2009.
Nichiporuk said there was a glut in global diamond trade, and according to ALROSA's own estimate, the value of the total world supply of diamonds outsized demand by at least $500 million to $700 million.
He said that ALROSA's sales of Russian diamonds totalled $2.8 billion in 2005 including $160 million of cut diamonds. The company said in a statement that diamond sales in the first half of 2006 were worth $1.71 billion including $778 million of Russian domestic sales.
fyi: Alrosa S&P Rating Raised (4/06)
MOSCOW (Bloomberg) — Alrosa, Russia’s diamond monopoly, had its long-term credit rating raised one level by Standard & Poor’s, which cited the Siberian company’s improving financial results.
The rating was raised to B+ from B, four steps below investment grade, with a positive outlook, S&P said in a statement. Alrosa’s short-term rating remains B.
Alrosa, based in Mirny, eastern Siberia, is the world’s second-biggest diamond producer after De Beers. Alrosa said Dec. 28 that it expects sales to rise 12 percent to $2.9 billion this year, from an expected $2.5 billion last year.
The upgrade “reflects Alrosa’s strengthening profitability and cash flows,” Standard & Poor’s credit analyst Elena Anankina said in the statement. “The ratings on Alrosa could be raised by up to two notches if the full audited 2005 financials confirm positive operating and financial trends, and if the Russian government achieves direct majority control over the company.’’
http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=17214
yi: BW- Russia diamond monopoly to reorganize
SEP. 20 12:39 P.M. ET The head of Russia's state-owned diamond monopoly said Wednesday that the world's No. 2 producer of uncut gems will reorganize and become an open joint stock company within months, after it settles a property dispute with regional authorities.
"The most important goal today is the opening up of the company," Alrosa chairman Alexander Nichiporuk told reporters visiting the company's mines in the Siberian province of Yakutia. "We expect this to happen after solving the question of property and its listing as part of the company's capital."
Nichiporuk also said the company did not plan an initial public offering in the near future -- something that has long been rumored -- though he did not rule out the possibility.
"Today this question is not on the agenda," Nichiporuk said. "Which form of attracting investment the shareholders choose -- taking credit, issuing bonds or other forms -- lies in the future."
The federal government, the largest single owner of Alrosa, is seeking majority control of the company, the world's second biggest diamond miner. Yakutia's republican government owns 32 percent, 8 percent is owned by the republic's districts and 23 percent by other entities.
The federal government has now lodged an appeal with the Supreme Arbitration Court to redistribute the company's assets between it and the Yakutia government.
Alrosa is second in rough diamond production only to Anglo-South African concern De Beers.
Nichiporuk also told reporters the company plans to develop diamond deposits in Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Canada.
And in a move to diversify its operations away from the diamond business, he said Alrosa would be exploring oil fields in Yakutia as well as abroad -- in Angola -- in combination with state oil company Zarubezhneft.
Copyright 2006, by The Associated Press. All rights
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8K8MTCO0.htm
fyi: Kremlin Picks 'Strategic' Enterprises
August 10, 2006
The St. Petersburg Times
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin's official web site on Friday published a list of 1,063 enterprises - ranging from regional airports to the state oil pipeline monopoly Transneft - which the Kremlin considers strategically important.
The list was approved by presidential decree on Aug. 4.
The list included 514 enterprises that are wholly state owned, and 549 in which the state owns more than 25 percent.
In addition to Transneft,other enterprises on the list were the Alrosa diamond monopoly, the Gazprom natural gas monopoly, Rosgosstrakh insurance giant, Vneshtorgbank, the defense firm Sukhoi and a number of airports across the country, including in Murmansk, Sochi, Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg and Rostov-on-Don.
Also on the list was the government's 51.17 percent stake in national airline Aeroflot, its 52.68 percent state in United Energy Systems, the Mosfilm film studio, and Rosoboronexport weapons exporter.
The government said the list concerns enterprises that have "strategic significance for ensuring the defense and security of the state, (and) the protection of the morals, the health, rights and legal interests of Russian citizens."
Some of the companies on the list, such as Alrosa and Aeroflot, had previously been cited as possible targets for privatization.
But their inclusion on the list does not mean that their privatization is now "forbidden," said Arkady Dvorkovich, head of the presidential administration's Department of Experts.
"What this means is that any transactions involving these companies' shares would need to be approved by the president," he was quoted by RIA-Novosti as saying.
Every year, Russia privatizes a number of state-owned or state-controlled enterprises. Next year, about 1,324 enterprises are expected to be sold, Itar-Tass reported. Additionally, the state plans to sell about 566 share packets that it owns in various firms. In late July Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref said the government was likely to sell its shares in several companies including Aeroflot and Svyazinvest, as well as in several ports, but added that the final decision would be made by October.
http://www.sptimesrussia.com/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=1255
fyi: Kremlin aims to control Alrosa 8/30/06
http://www.finmarket.ru/z/anl/anlpgv.asp?id=520811&lr=0
Alrosa The federal government is seriously aiming to take a diamond monopoly under its control.
The federal government intensified its efforts to take Alrosa, the second-biggest diamond company in the world, under its control. At the beginning of the year, the company was not public with 37% of its shares in federal government property, 32% belonging to regional authorities and 8% to municipal authorities. The other 23% is dispersed among minor shareholders.
The idea to increase the federal share in the company to a controlling stake is not new - the issue has been discussed since the mid-1990. In 2001, President Putin targeted returning the monopoly to federal control while regional Yakut authorities have successfully used all opportunities to protect their 40% stake. However, the federal government had already managed to increase its share to 47% by 2H06 and is now aiming to expand it to 50% + 1 share. The federal government is looking to be very serious.
Yesterday, it submitted the amendments to the budget code to the Duma, which will be approved in September-October 2006. The proposed amendments are re-distributing Mineral Resource Tax on diamonds from federal to regional budget.
As a result, the regional Yakut budget will get an additional RBL2.6bn. The federal and regional sides have also agreed on a further compensation package as the Yakut budget may lose some more RBL9-11bn. This makes the project to take the company under federal control already in 2006 realistic. The deal itself could be positive for Russia in general:
* It is unlikely result in a further increase of government control over economic activity as in this case we should see asset redistribution from regional to federal government. This is not bad for transparency of the monopoly and thus for management efficiency.
* It should accelerate the IPO process.
* If/when the company becomes public, it should be positive for the market, and federal government investments.
* Previously, President Putin has discounted reports of a potential deal between Norilsk Nickel and Alrosa. However, we cannot rule out that the issue will be raised later, in our view. Investment implications: We believe the federal government may complete the deal on Alrosa in 2006.
As has been expected, the deal represents a compromise between regional and federal authorities. The deal should be positive for the market (it would bring a new stock there) and for Russia in general. The event should help to further curb the political power of regional authorities. Julia Tsepliaeva, Moscow (7 495) 755 5489 <<06.08.30.pdf>>
fyi: JP Morgan forecast gives thumbs up to Alrosa
By: John Helmer
Posted: '04-SEP-06 07:00' GMT © Mineweb 1997-2006
MOSCOW (Mineweb.com) --Weaker market demand for diamonds, suppressed by growing inventories, is hurting De Beers, but Alrosa, the Russian rival to the world leader, should continue strong growth, according to a new forecast by JP Morgan Securities in London.
De Beers has reported revenue growth in the six months to June 30 of 1%, with Ebitda rising by just 2%. Rio Tinto reported better growth performance from its Australian diamond mining operations, although on a smaller revenue base.
Alrosa has not issued a first-half summary yet; but according to the JP Morgan report, the 2005 performance should be sustainable this year. Last year, according to Alrosa company reports issued in June, total revenues, including sales of Alrosa's share of production from the Catoca mine in Angola, grew 26% to $3.4 billion. Cost of sales grew at 42%, compared with 2004, to $1.8 billion, fuelled mainly by rising energy charges, a stronger rouble, and elevated costs of operation in Angola. Ebitda was up 19% to $1.2 billion.
JP Morgan analyst and Russian specialist, Tatiana Tchembarova said she expects Alrosa to continue performing strongly, despite the current difficulties in the international diamond market and weakening prices.
"Revenue growth from continued liberalization of diamond prices in Russia," Tchembarova reports, "should outstrip the impact of weaker global markets, driving revenues and margins higher." She also noted that "once Federal [Government] control is formalized, we envision that the company will take a greater strategic role in the Russian mining sector overall."
The June shareholder vote indicated that the federal takeover target of 50% plus one share had not been reached. But court action to enforce it had been settled between the federal and Sakha governments. Formal control is expected to occur before the year's end.
Even if Alrosa may be holding larger inventories of rough out of the market, while cutting prices for smaller goods to encourage demand, the JP Morgan report suggests "prices for polished higher-range diamonds -- which represents most of Alrosa's production -- have remained robust. Contrasting what Tchembarova terms "disappointing" results from De Beers for H1 2006, the outlook for Alrosa is more positive, she said.
At the start of this year, Alrosa's long-term debt stood at $1.2 billion, up just $36 million on the 2004 level. Short-term debt was $596 million, up $243 million from the year before. About half of the latter figure was accounted for by debt financing related to the trading of Angolan diamonds. Fresh debt may be required, the report noted, since "we understand that any further share buybacks associated with the move to achieve Federal government control may be financed by Alrosa itself."
DeBeers is reporting that its current debt is at $2.5 billion, and this is projected to rise toward $3 billion in order to finance high-cost exploration for new diamond sources in Canada and South Africa. This year De Beers is projecting exploration spending of about $800 million.
Alrosa's cost of exploration -- mostly in Russia and Angola -- is significantly less, and is projected at about $110 million this year.
Alrosa's share of the global diamond mining market is now 25%, making it the largest diamond-miner in the world after De Beers.
http://www.mineweb.net/gems/991787.htm
fyi: AP ~ Russian Diamond Co. Looking Abroad
By MARIA DANILOVA , 10.03.2006, 01:46 PM
Just below the Arctic circle, amid sprawling tundra forests that are the only sign of life for hundreds of miles, geologists from Russia's state diamond monopoly Alrosa drill deep into grayish mud in search of precious gems.
But the world's No. 2 producer of raw diamonds after South Africa's De Beers Group is no longer content with mining gems alone - it plans to expand into coal and gold mining, as well as exploring oil and gas fields at home and abroad.
The Kremlin, which is increasingly consolidating its control over the country's key industries, is rumored to be eyeing Alrosa as a nucleus for a state-controlled mining holding company.
Once a closed and secretive entity, some of whose mines and towns were hidden off the map in Soviet times, Alrosa today is seeking to change its legal structure to enable it to list its shares on Russian and international markets.
"Yes, we do have ambitions, I can confirm that," Alrosa's president Alexander Nichiporuk said in response to a journalist's question about future plans, on a recent tour of the company's diamond fields and plants in the Siberian province of Yakutia.
Such a makeover won't be easy.
Before opening up the company, which it views as strategically important, the federal government wants to increase its share to majority control from the current 37 percent.
The Kremlin plans to raise its stake by redistributing the company's capital assets between the federal and the local government, which was handed most of Alrosa's physical property when the company was born out of its Soviet-era predecessor in the early 1990s. The Yakut government currently owns 32 percent, its provinces have 8 percent and the remaining 23 percent are held by other entities, including a government-owned bank and investors.
Moscow is promising Yakutia to fully reimburse the transfer by plowing more tax revenue into the provincial budget, as well as increase funding for social and environmental projects. The Yakut government, however, has fiercely opposed the move, fearing it would lose its say in the company and its share in profits.
In Yakutia, an India-sized, scarcely populated region of forested tundra and permafrost, diamonds are a source of living and pride, accounting for 99 percent of Russia's and up to 25 percent of the world's gems. Diamonds from Russia are popular because many buyers are wary of "conflict diamonds" from African countries.
A court is adjudicating the case. Nichiporuk, who has served in the country's Finance Ministry and is said to be a trusted confidant of President Vladimir Putin, predicted it would be settled after New Year.
Analysts say a public listing would be a logical move for Alrosa, which would make the company attractive to investors and raise capital for the much-needed, costly exploration work.
"After restructuring its capital and shareholders the company is very likely to conduct a public offering of their shares," said Denis Mushtayev, a metals analyst with Metropol financial investment company.
Government-hired experts have valued the company at $6.1 billion, while independent observers estimate it to be worth $8 billion to 10 billion once it is reorganized, Alrosa says. Mushtayev valued the company at $12 billion to $15 billion.
But an IPO would require a major image change for the secretive company, bringing higher transparency and corporate governance requirements, observers note.
Alrosa is also busy contesting a recent antitrust ruling by the European Commission, which ordered the company to scale down and eventually stop all trade with De Beers, its biggest client for decades, by 2009. EU regulators argue the trade between De Beers, which controls about 60 percent of the world's rough diamond supplies and Alrosa, which produces up to 25 percent, restricts fair competition.
The move is a major setback for the company, which currently sells 24 percent of its diamonds to De Beers, and Alrosa has challenged the decision with the European Court of Justice, which is expected to rule within six months.
Simultaneously, the company has also begun expanding its own marketing network by setting up trading companies abroad. The company recently signed a cooperation agreement with De Beers for joint research and exploration work in Russia and other countries.
Over the past several years, Alrosa has been showing robust growth, last year selling diamonds worth $3.4 billion, compared to $2.7 billion in 2004 and $1.8 billion in 2003. The company also boasts an average salary of some $1,080 a month - nearly three times the country's average monthly pay of $410.
Alrosa also heavily invests in the social sector, maintaining hospitals and kindergartens and building sport stadiums and churches in its Yakut mining towns.
The company has moved outside Yakutia too - mining for diamonds in Russia's northern Arkhangelsk region and owning stock in two major diamond fields in Angola. It also plans to develop diamond deposits in Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo and possibly Canada.
And it plans to explore oil fields in Yakutia and outside Russia - in Angola - in partnership with state oil company Zarubezhneft.
"One cannot rule out that the state will use Alrosa to cement its influence in the metals mining sector - the state already has such sectors in the oil and gas fields," said Mikhail Galkin, an analyst with MDM bank.
Rumors swirled earlier this year that Alrosa could be used by the state to take over Norilsk Nickel, the world's No. 1 palladium and zinc miner. Nichiporuk said the idea is not being discussed at the moment.
Observers note Alrosa's progress, but say it still has a long way to go before becoming an open and effectively-run Western company.
They also take a dim view of the company's plans to enter a swathe of noncore sectors at once: gold, coal, oil and gas. Timothy McCutcheon, a partner at DBM Capital corporate finance boutique and a specialist in mining called the plan "a value destroying activity."
"If you are a huge company building cars that's OK, but if 80 percent of what you make are diamonds and 20 percent is everything else, that raises the question - why bother?" he said.
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/10/03/ap3063591.html
who was the diamond company again - i missed that.
I'm introducing the AGGI guys to CPPT technology. Apparently they didn't know about this.
The ability to drastically cut down on those costly dry-holes, esp. in colder climates where the drilling season is short, is huge!
love CPPT!
need more monies/profits to buy more.
shortly!
Keith
I successfully guessed the Diamond company, but they are very secretive about their client list.
I threw a few options out there, but I haven't gotten the "bingo" signal yet.
I will, tho. Let me fish a bit more.
"* Just hired by a multi-billion dollar oil company, and is getting repeat business from them, and their competitors"
does anyone know who this company is?
People cannot even see the potential because this is so cheap.
It is really unbelievable to find a sub $1.00 stock that has this kind of nearly perfect setup for a run into dollars.
Unfortunately, most people don't know how to evaluate the facts, and will only realize this one after it starts to run hard.
I cannot make any promises, but I oersonally see CPPT a 10x bagger at the least...and that's using the most conservative of estimates, and imagining only a 10% profit margin.
CPPT: if you like GBDX, you'll like CPPT.
CPPT, top secret Russian cold war technology which locates sub-terranean metals, minerals, oil & gas, even water with over 75% accuracy.
* Just hired by a major diamond monopoly to locate diamonds in the Congo, and CPPT has a 6% participation in the project.
* Just hired by a multi-billion dollar oil company, and is getting repeat business from them, and their competitors
* Hired by a major Turkish gas company to locate gas, and CPPT has a 20% participation
* With fees alone, will probably top $100MM in earnings in the next year. (average fee $2.5mm)
* With 53MM OS, projected PPS minimum $2.00, higher with growth and multiples.
* Company indicates they are planning to hire aggressively in upcoming months, indicating growth in contracts
* Oil/gas/mining service industry one of the growth industries (Halliburton, Schlumberger earnings up)
* CPPT the potential to dominate their marketplace with proprietary technology the result of a decade of Russian military research.
* NO DEBT, LOW FLOAT, LOW OS, CORPORATE INSIDERS OWN THE MAJORITY OF THE FLOAT
Yea its really frustrating. Especially when they will let you buy any garbage stock. LOL
Just tried again on TDAmeritrade and still unable to buy
*&^$#%%^^^%
watching the oil industry is big business, no doubt in my mind that people in the industry are have heard of them and are watching.
here they are a partner in this dubai firm
http://www.gstdubai.com/partners.htm
I show 2400 shares going through at .23. Maybe you?
Put an order for 2400 at 0.23 through scotttrade and haven't got them yet...???
PAIM chart warming up
Sure, you can email me @ pnnymn@yahoo.com....FWIW I doubt if anyone really have heard of CPPT at least not until they change thier name and start to get some exposure. CEOCAST is doing a bit on them as per the email i got on Sunday. This is ground floor stuff here. Im talking about in the dirt prices. Is to early in the game to even call it early. Good Luck to ya.
thanks pnnymn. sounds similar to cad venture.
i mention ccpt to an oil industry person yesterday and he was generally sceptical about whether it was potential disruptive technology but he is not on the exploration side.
he said that in order for ccpt to have sound footing in the industry it would have to be mentioned in one of the oil and gas journals. maybe too late to get some share price expotential growth.
i have given ccpt details to three cad mineral exploration companies, one of which is or was going to undertake a VTEM survey - i will know soon if they like what they see.
i also have a corporate PPT (sales) - email me if you want me to send a copy.
Posted by: Stock Lobster
In reply to: None Date:10/22/2006 11:51:56 PM
Post #of 6713
fyi: CPPT New IR contact:
Dan Brecher
Phone: 212-286-9197
Email: info@terrainsight.com
Posted by: Stock Lobster
In reply to: pnnymn who wrote msg# 6699 Date:10/22/2006 10:07:15 PM
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No, the AS is 100MM, but they have only issued 53MM.
In the August 10q, it was 43MM, but after the conversion of the debentures into common shares, the 9.9MM was added to the OS, for a total of 53MM shares.
I will be speaking with a company representative tomorrow, and will confirm yet again, but that is the answer I received last week.
From the August 21, 2006 10Q
SHARES AUTHORIZED: 100,000,000
SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING: 43,008,338
PREFERRED STOCK; $.0001 PAR VALUE, 1,000,000 SHARES
Source: http://terrainsight.secfilings.com/FilingViewer.aspx?fid=12583303&id=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sec.gov%2f....
Anybody, including NYSE stocks can lie like dogs. Of course they will be B-slapped by the SEC. There ae no guarantees including CCPT. You could lose your shirt. At the same time you could buy a tux. The risk/gain is yours to take. FWIW in answer to several others questions I have sen on the board...A)The Company anticipates that its costs of revenue will ordinarily be approximately 60% of such revenue B)PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Under our past business model, we do not anticipate incurring significant research and development expenditures during the next twelve months. We are changing our business model to focus on utilizing our licensed technology in connection with the acquisition of royalties, ownership rights or land rights for purposes of oil or mineral exploration, and such exploration may involve significant development expenditures....C)Other deals...Exploration Agreement with Calik
On April 11, 2006, we entered into an Exploration Agreement with Calik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (“Calik”), a corporation formed under the laws of Turkey, to jointly explore eight onshore blocks in the Erzurum area of eastern Turkey, comprising approximately 961,875 acres. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will provide certain services to assist Calik in identifying hydrocarbon exploration targets. The Company will receive a 20% working interest in the project.
Licenses
Our Namibia subsidiary, Namterra Mineral Resources (Pty) Ltd., has been awarded by the Republic of Namibia five exclusive licenses for the prospecting of precious stones. The licenses expire in May 2009 and cover approximately 1,000 square kilometers of off-shore territory.
Participation Agreement with Whitmar
TexTerra Exploration Partners, LP entered into a Participation Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2006, with Whitmar Exploration Company. Pursuant to the Participation Agreement, TexTerra purchased a 2.5% working interest in a well project in Deweyville, Texas. TexTerra purchased this interest with the expectation of learning about the local geological conditions. TexTerra has been working with a landman to purchase leaseholds adjacent to the property. .......D)They need to take in some major cash to finance all the deals they have in place. It will be expensive. The real money will be for the long term holders and not the now until the end of 2006 holder IMHO.......Establishing ownership or other interests in natural resource exploration projects will likely require significant additional capital in addition to our available cash. We estimate that to fund three contemplated exploration projects just in the states of Nevada, Texas and Montana this year and next year, we will need a total of approximately $13 million of capital or other participation during the next twelve to twenty four months E) It is my understanding that they have 100 milion shares , but with still only about 6 million tradeable.If the deals are slower coming in than expected they could float some more shares but with the way things are going recently it is starting to look remote.....F) I hope this helps. Dont go in for a swim unless you have both your eyes open and after doing your DD you still feel like you can sleep at night holding it. Im hanging onto my shares. I think this is a ground floor opportunity here to get in on something that could end up being huge.
question for the board. i normally invest in the canadian markets (venture market mostly). where is some legally binding process regarding corporate press releases.
how much legal binding is there for .pk and otc stocks? if someone can point me to a web page where this is laid out i would most grateful.
cheers.
50 cents a share!!!!...September 22, 2006, we issued to Global Scan Technologies, LLC, in consideration for at-cost pricing for satellite data acquisition, processing and geophysical interpretation services, 250,000 shares of common stock and warrants exercisable into 250,000 shares of common stock for a period of one year at $0.50 per share.
I am in!~
how's the Level II, the chart?
Keith
If people only realized what a bullish indicator that is!
I guess they will, after CPPT is over $1.00...
Dang!!!
any preffered shares?
Even the insiders are getting in early with stock waarants ........On September 25, 2006, the Company granted stock warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable for a period of up to five years from the date of grant at $0.21 per share, to each of the following employees and consultant:
Ivan Railyan, Chairman of the Board
Roman Rozenberg, Chief Executive Officer
Dan Brecher, Managing Director
Dmitry Vilbaum, Chief Operating Officer
Alexander Fediaev, Consultant
No debentures, which to my pinkie pov is huge. Any debt they have is of the garden variety... like short term loans for operating expenses...
The company apparently convinced the investors who held the debentures, and now own common shares, to NOT sell at .50, but rather to hold tight for bigger numbers.
So, from my POV, looks like all systems go for CPPT takeoff soon
hi SL, looks like a winner with very little debt.
True, but I happen to think that CPPT has an ally in the Putin regime, not an adversary. Putin has already declared that natural resources like diamonds are of "strategic importance" to the country.
It is very telling for veteran Kremlin watchers to note that the Congo deal just PRed was no doubt with a certain well known Russian diamond monopoly. GBDX watchers will be familiar with the name.
None of this could happen if BOTH did not have the approval and blessing of the Russian government to the very highest levels.
Unfortunatley, Russia under Putin is not really much different than the Soviet Union was and has already demonstrated its willingness to commandeer industries and jail business owners. Not saying it would happen with CPPT but it's not out of the realm of possibilities. Best thing that could happen is for them to relocate to the good old USA ASAP.EOM.
EDIT....Just saw they have a NY office so I guess they're okay.
Statements like that make me conclude that many contracts are in the works, and they see a significant growth in business coming their way.
Yee-hah!!!!!!
The management is All-Star, and Ivan Railyan was with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. No doubt they still have excellent connections with the Kremlin.
In Putin's Russia, very little business gets done unless you have the blessing of the Kremlin. The oil/mining/resource industry in Russia is a huge and growing business, but only if you have the right contacts.
Seems like CPPT has all the necessary qualifications for succes, imho.
You can imagine why CPPT technology was developed...
hmmm, let's see, able to locate "resources" under the ground with deadly accuracy.
Let's just say, I imagine Terra Images (CPPT) can locate Uranium like a champ.... Can anyone say underground missiles and bases?
This is something the Soviet government would have thrown millions, perhaps billions of dollars of research into during the height of the cold war, taking advantage of their access to the country's best physicists and scientists.
The only reason CPPT's technology isn't under lock and key is the downfall of the old Soviet Union, and the fact that many of these scientists had the right (and the financial NEED) to peddle their discoveries on the open market.
This strategic level of software and technology is difficult for any small private company to duplicate, leaving CPPT pretty much unrivalled in their field. Unless of course a rogue scientist from Nasa, or the Los Alamos National Laboratories wants to go off and start their own company...which I can't see happening anytime soon.
Company Management
Ivan Railyan President and Chairman of the Board
Ivan Railyan became our President and Chairman of the Board on May 19, 2005. Mr. Railyan works on a part-time basis. From January 7, 2005 to the present, Mr. Railyan has been President and Chairman of the Board of Terra Insight Corporation. In 1997, Mr. Railyan joined the Institute of Geoinformational Analysis of the Earth Establishment, a Liechtenstein company as the Head of the Representative office in the Commonwealth of Independent States. From 2003 to the present, Mr. Railyan has served as Chairman of the Board of the Institute. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Railyan served as the Head of Research and Development team of the Russian Defense Ministry, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mr. Railyan received a Master of Science degree from the University of Patrisa Lumumby, Moscow in 1991, and an honorary Ph.D. from the Academy of Science, Arts of the CIS Countries, which he received in 2003. Since 2003 to the present, Mr. Railyan has served as the Vice President of the Academy of Arts and Science of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In September 2005, Mr. Railyan was elected as a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
Roman Rozenberg - Chief Executive Officer and Director
Roman Rozenberg became our Chief Executive Officer and a director on May 19, 2005. Mr. Rozenberg works on a full-time basis. From January 7, 2005 to the present, Mr. Rozenberg has been Chief Executive Officer and a director of Terra Insight Corporation. From March 2004 through January 2005, Mr. Rozenberg served as Vice President of TelcoEnergy, Inc. From February 2002 through March 2004, Mr. Rozenberg served as Chief Executive Officer of Syntaz, Inc. From September 1999 through February 2002, Mr. Rozenberg served as President and Chief Technology Officer of Biolink Technologies International, Inc. Mr. Rozenberg received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1986 and a Masters of Sciences degree in Information Systems Engineering in 1989 from Polytechnic University (formerly known as Polytechnic Institute of New York.
Dan Brecher Managing Director, Treasurer and Director
Dan Brecher became our Secretary and a director on May 19, 2005. On June 1, 2005, Mr. Brechers duties were changed from Secretary to Managing Director. Mr. Brecher works on a part-time basis. From January 7, 2005 to June 1, 2005, Mr. Brecher served as Secretary of Terra Insight Corporation, and as a director from January 7, 2005 to the present. Mr. Brecher is a practicing attorney. From 1998 through the present, Mr. Brecher has been the principal of Law Offices of Dan Brecher. Mr. Brecher received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from City College of New York in 1964, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Fordham University in 1969. Law Offices of Dan Brecher serves as our legal counsel.
Dmitry Vilbaum, Chief Operating Officer
On June 13, 2005, Dmitry Vilbaum was appointed the Companys Chief Operating Officer. From March 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Vilbaum was employed by Deutsche Bank where he held various positions in the bank's information technology department. From January 1996 through March of 2001, Mr. Vilbaum served as the president of Anyent, Inc., a consulting company providing information technology services to major Wall Street corporations, such as Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Newbridge Securities, Deloitte & Touche LLP., as well as technology companies, such as Compaq and MatchBlade Technologies. Mr. Vilbaum received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1995 from the City University of New York.
Eric Weiss Chief Financial Officer
From January 2006, Eric was a consultant and then Senior Vice President of the Company. In July 2006, he became our Chief Financial Officer. From January 2005 to August 2006, he worked as a consultant and then Chief Financial Officer of Ashley Reed Trading. From March 2004 to December 2004 he was the President of Big Fat Worldwide. From March 2003 through February 2004, Mr. Weiss was a Managing Director of Baytree Capital Associates, and from October 2001 until March 2003 he was the principal of his own legal and consulting practice. Eric Weiss began his career at Coopers & Lybrand and practiced law as an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Mr. Weiss received a BS from NYU, MBA from the University of Chicago and a JD from Duke Law School. He is a certified public accountant in New York State.
Kenneth Oh Secretary
On June 1, 2005, Kenneth Oh was appointed our Secretary. Mr. Oh serves works on a part-time basis. Mr. Oh is a practicing attorney. From 1998 through the present, Mr. Oh has been an attorney with Law Offices of Dan Brecher. Law Offices of Dan Brecher serves as our legal counsel. Mr. Oh graduated from Pomona College with a B.A. degree in 1993, and from Fordham University with a J.D. degree in 1997.
Ropert P. Jones - Senior Vice President of Exploration Operations
Robert has 37 years of oil and gas experience in drilling engineering and operations on land, inland waters, and offshore. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Jones worked for Gryphon Exploration, Cheniere Energy, and Houston Drilling Management in various senior executive positions. Mr. Jones began his career with Phillips Petroleum Company in 1969 and remained with Phillips until 1998. Initially in engineering and field supervision, Mr. Jones has been in drilling and operations management since 1978. His experience includes drilling, completions, and workovers in Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, Nevada, the North Sea (UK and Norway), offshore West Africa, and China. During his career, he has been involved with drilling, completing and working over hundreds of wildcat and development wells. While with Phillips, he supervised operations in water depths to 3,500' and supervised the first sub-sea dual frac-pack completion in the Gulf of Mexico
Michael A. Piotruszewicz - Senior Geologist
Mike has in excess of 25 years oil exploration and exploitation experience. Prior to Mike's employment with the Company, he worked for Whitmar Exploration, Bulldog Exploration and Petrogulf Corporation, where he served as the exploration manager. Mike started his fine career in 1979 with the Tenneco Oil Company. Mike's career continued in the 1980's with the Indexgeo & Associates, Inc. and Enron Oil & Gas Company. Mike's activities during the 1990's at the Torch companies resulted in recommendations and evaluation of more than 50
We anticipate the need to hire several management, technical, sales, and marketing employees in the next twelve months, depending on the rate of growth of our business. As of June 30, 2006, we had seventeen employees. We intend to hire additional management, technical, sales and marketing employees in the next twelve months, depending on the rate of growth of our business.
I have a few choice words for them also. LOL
CPPT L2: just soooo nice
This is a quality company, and a stock that has no business trading at these levels, imho.
Slow steady buying, bid strength keeps growing, and bid keeps getting raised. This is the slow boil phase, imho.
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