A typical 'Risk" statement from a penny stock filing:
More precisely, what 'toxic financing' and 'death spiral convertibles' look like in a filing, fyi:)
RISKS RELATING TO OUR CURRENT FINANCING AGREEMENTS:
POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER DEFAULT ON OUR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
Prior to a restructuring on October 15, 2004, convertible debentures issued in 2001, 2002 and June 2003 aggregating $2,517,949 had matured and were in default. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in generating the cash flow or raising the funds necessary to retire these debentures now with maturity dates of October 15, 2007 and the additional debentures issued during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 with maturity dates of June 30, 2008 and March 22, 2009. The debentures are collateralized by all of our assets and, in the event we are unable to repay or restructure these debentures, there is no assurance that the holders of the debentures will not institute legal proceedings to recover the amounts owed including foreclosure on our assets.
THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SHARES UNDERLYING OUR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE SALE AND THE SALE OF THESE SHARES MAY DEPRESS THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
As of June 16, 2006, we had 310,956,826 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, outstanding convertible debentures and shares of convertible preferred stock that may be converted into an estimated 962,704,467 shares of common stock at current market prices, and outstanding warrants to purchase up to 17,000,000 shares of common stock. In addition, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the outstanding convertible debentures may increase if the market price of our stock declines. The sale of these shares may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
THE CONTINUOUSLY ADJUSTABLE CONVERSION PRICE FEATURE OF OUR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND PREFERRED STOCK COULD REQUIRE US TO ISSUE A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER NUMBER OF SHARES TO THE HOLDERS OF OUR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND PREFERRED STOCK, WHICH WILL CAUSE DILUTION TO OUR EXISTING STOCKHOLDERS.
Our obligation to issue shares upon conversion of our convertible securities is essentially limitless.
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The following is an example of the number of shares of our common stock that is potentially issuable to the holders of our convertible debentures and convertible preferred stock, upon conversion of such securities and their subsequent exercise of warrants, based on market prices 25%, 50% and 75% below a market price of $0.0115 per share on June 16, 2006:
Percentage Below Market Price Per Share Number of Shares
Issuable Percentage
of Outstanding
Shares
25% $ 0.0086 933,456,198 92 %
50% $ 0.0058 1,391,684,297 95 %
75% $ 0.0029 2,766,368,593 97 %
The issuance of shares upon conversion of the convertible debentures and convertible preferred stock and exercise of warrants may result in substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders since the holders of such securities may ultimately convert and sell the full amount issuable on conversion. Although the holders of our convertible debentures, convertible preferred stock and warrants may not convert and/or exercise such securities if such conversion or exercise would cause them to own more than 4.99% of our outstanding common stock, this restriction does not prevent them from converting and/or exercising some of their holdings and then converting the rest of their holdings. In this way, the holders of our convertible debentures, convertible preferred stock and warrants could sell more than this limit while never holding more than this limit. There is no upper limit on the number of shares that may be issued which will have the effect of further diluting the proportionate equity interest and voting power of all holders of our common stock.
IF WE ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY REASON TO REPAY OUR OUTSTANDING CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES, WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEPLETE OUR WORKING CAPITAL, IF AVAILABLE, OR RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS. OUR FAILURE TO REPAY THE CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES, IF REQUIRED, COULD RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION AGAINST US, WHICH COULD REQUIRE THE SALE OF SUBSTANTIAL ASSETS.
We entered into Securities Purchase Agreements for the sale of an aggregate of $800,000 of convertible debentures in fiscal 2004 and assumed $1,717,949 of convertible debentures in the merger and recapitalization transaction with ClickableOil.com, Inc. that, less an aggregate reduction of $1,834,758 through June 16, 2006 due to conversions into shares of our common stock, are due and payable, with 8% interest, at various dates commencing October 15, 2007. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, we closed on an additional $900,000 of convertible debentures on June 30, 2005 that are due and payable, with 10% interest, on June 30, 2008, and $1,000,000 of convertible debentures on March 22, 2006 that are due and payable, with 6% interest, on March 22, 2009. Unless sooner converted into shares of our common stock, we are required to repay the convertible debentures on such dates. To do so, we would be required to use our working capital, if any at that time, and/or raise additional funds. If we were unable to repay the debentures when required, the debenture holders could commence legal action against us to recover the amounts due. Any such action may require us to curtail or cease operations.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR COMMON STOCK:
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN ISSUE PREFERRED STOCK WITHOUT STOCKHOLDER CONSENT AND DILUTE OR OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE RIGHTS OF EXISTING STOCKHOLDERS.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our Board of Directors is authorized to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to and imposed upon any unissued series of preferred stock and the designation of any such shares, without any vote or action by our stockholders. The Board of Directors may authorize and issue preferred stock with voting power or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock. In addition, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control, because the terms of preferred stock that might be issued could potentially prohibit the consummation of any merger, reorganization, sale of substantially all of our assets, liquidation or other extraordinary corporate transaction without the approval of the holders of the outstanding shares of the preferred stock.
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