UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q/A

Amendment No. 2

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended February 29, 2020

 

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 Number 000-55991

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Ontario   None
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     

15315 W. Magnolia Blvd,

Suite 120

Sherman Oaks, California

  91403
Address of Principal Executive Offices   Zip Code

 

(866) 571-9613

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

 

 
Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report

  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which
registered
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒    No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth 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 Act). Yes ☐   No ☒

 

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

 

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2020 was  203,036,092.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Petroteq Energy Inc. (“Petroteq” or the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No.2 to Form 10-Q/A (this “Amendment”) to amend the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended February 29, 2020 (the “Original Filing”), originally filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 8, 2020. This Amendment restates the Company’s previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related note disclosures as of and for the three and six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019.

 

Background of Restatement

 

On July 16, 2021, the independent members of the Audit Committee (with Mr. Alex Blyumkin abstaining, the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company, after discussion with the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, concluded that:

 

1. the Company’s previously-issued financial statements (the “Periodic Financial Statements”) contained in the following periodic reports should no longer be relied upon:

 

(a) the Company’s annual reports (each, an “Annual Report”) on Form 10-K for the financial years ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2020, originally filed on December 16, 2019 and December 15, 2020, respectively;

 

(b) Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report for the financial year ended August 31, 2020, originally filed on December 28, 2020; and

 

(c) the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended May 31, 2019, November 30, 2019, February 29, 2020, May 31, 2020, November 30, 2020 and February 28, 2021, originally filed on October 7, 2019, January 21, 2020, June 3, 2020, July 20, 2020, January 19, 2021 and April 20, 2021; and

 

  (d) Amendments to the quarterly reports for the periods ended February 29, 2020, and February 28, 2021, originally filed on June 8, 2020 and April 21, 2021.

 

2. the Company’s previously-issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended February 28, 2019 and 2018 (together with the Periodic Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”) contained in the original Filing should no longer be relied on.

 

The Board of Directors has concurred with the conclusions of the Audit Committee.

 

The Company had issued a secured promissory note dated December 27, 2018 (the “Note”) payable to Redline Capital Management S.A. (“Redline”) in the principal amount of $6,000,000, maturing 24 months following its date of issue, and bearing interest at the rate of 10% per annum based on a 360-day year. The Company’s obligations under the Note are purportedly secured by collateral consisting of the Company’s right, title and interest in certain federal oil and gas leases (the “Oil and Gas Leases”) relating to the Company’s Asphalt Ridge Project, pursuant to a security agreement between the parties dated December 27, 2018 (the “Security Agreement”).

 

The Note had been issued pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement between the parties dated December 27, 2018 (the “Settlement Agreement”) which purported to settle certain claims asserted by Redline against the Company. Shortly following the Settlement Agreement, in early 2019, Mr. Blyumkin, who was then the Company’s Executive Chairman, had indicated he undertook an internal review of the claims made by Redline and concluded that the Settlement Agreement, the Note and the Security Agreement are void and unenforceable, and that they did not have to be disclosed to the Board of Directors or to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Blyumkin has indicated he verbally advised Redline that the Company now considered the Settlement Agreement, and therefore the Note and the Security Agreement, to be void and unenforceable. However, no action was taken to document this position. Since maturity of the Note, on December 27, 2020, Redline has not filed any legal action to enforce payment of the Note.

 

 

 

 

In response to a request from Staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Blyumkin determined that it was appropriate to raise the Settlement Agreement, the Note and the Security Agreement for consideration by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee, and, in particular, to review his conclusion that they did not have to be disclosed in the Financial Statements. The Audit Committee has determined that, notwithstanding the results of the internal review of Redline’s claims undertaken by Mr. Blyumkin in early 2019, the Settlement Agreement, the Note and the Security Agreement should have been disclosed, and that the obligations referenced in the Note should have been disclosed in the Financial Statements regardless of the Company’s position of their validity and enforceability.

 

Special legal counsel was subsequently engaged by the Company to undertake a review of the Settlement Agreement, the Note and the Security Agreement with the view to determining whether they are enforceable (and, in particular, whether the Security Agreement has properly charged the Company’s right, title and interest in the Oil and Gas Leases as personal property, and whether any security interests purportedly granted pursuant to the Security Agreement have been perfected under applicable law), and whether the related liability should be classified as an actual or contingent liability. Based on the advice of such legal counsel, the Company has determined that the liability purportedly represented by the Note should be classified as a contingent liability.

 

In addition to the above, the Company added additional disclosure relating to Subsequent Events disclosed in Note 28, relating to deposits paid of $1,903,000 for the acquisition by the Company (acting through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TMC Capital LLC (“TMC”), of 100% of the operating rights under certain U.S. federal oil and gas leases administered by the U.S. department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management in Garfield and Wayne Counties and covering approximately 8,480 gross acres in P.R. Springs and the Tar Sands Triangle within the State of Utah, for a total consideration of $3,000,000.

 

In terms of a letter agreement dated April 17, 2020 (the “April 2020 Letter Agreement’) between the transferor of the oil and gas leases and TMC, as transferee, due to uncertainty as to whether all of the 10 leases which the Company had initially paid deposits for are available, an adjustment to the purchase price has been agreed upon as follows: (i) should all 10 of the leases be available, the Company will pay the additional $1,093,000 for the rights under the leases; (ii) if only a portion of the leases ranging from 4 to 9 of the leases are available, the Company will adjust the final purchase price of the leases to between $1.5 million and $2.5 million; and (iii) notwithstanding the above, if after a period of 7 years from April 17, 2020, if at least six of the leases are not available to the Company, then the Company may demand a refund of $1.2 million or instruct the Seller to acquire other leases in the same area for up to $1.2 million.

 

Through inadvertence, a copy of the April 2020 Letter Agreement was not filed as an Exhibit to the Original Filing as is being filed as an exhibit to this amendment.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures Considerations

 

As disclosed in the Original Filing, we do not yet have effective disclosure controls and procedures. Management has concluded that, due to a lack of segregation of duties, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are ineffective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In addition, as disclosed in our Annual Reports, we do not yet have effective internal controls over all aspects of our financial reporting, and we have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. The material weaknesses identified to date include insufficient number of staff to maintain optimal segregation of duties and levels of oversight. As such, our internal controls over financial reporting were not designed or operating effectively.

 

In connection with the restatement, management has re-evaluated the effectiveness of Petroteq’s disclosure controls and procedures as of February 29, 2020. As a result of that assessment, management has concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of February 29, 2020, due to the factors described in the Original Filing.

  

Items Amended

 

Each of the following items are amended and restated in their entirety in this Amendment: (i) Part I, Item 1. - Financial Statements; (ii) Part I, - Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; (iii) Part II, Item 1., - Legal Proceedings; (iv) Part II, Item 1A. - Risk Factors is amended to add certain additional risks factors associated with the addition of the obligations referenced in the Note as a contingent liability; and (v) Part II, Item 6. – Exhibits.

 

Except for the foregoing amended and/or restated information required to reflect the effects of the restatement of the financial statements as described above, and applicable cross-references within this Amendment, this Amendment does not amend, update, or change any other items or disclosures contained in the Original Filing. This Amendment continues to describe conditions as of the date of the Original Filing, and the disclosures herein have not been updated to reflect events, results or developments that have occurred after the date of the Original Filing, or to modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Accordingly, forward looking statements included in this Amendment represent management’s views as of the date of the Original Filing and should not be assumed to be accurate as of any date thereafter. This Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and our filings made with the SEC subsequent to the Original Filing date.

 

 

 

 

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “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”). In particular, statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to, the sufficiency of our cash, our ability to finance our operations and business initiatives and obtain funding for such activities; our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plan prospects, or costs and objectives of management for future acquisitions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to our future plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “targets,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “seeks,” “goals,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” and “continue” or similar words. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed, projected or implied in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

NOTE REGARDING COMPANY REFERENCES

 

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “Petroteq Energy Inc” (“PQE”),” Petroteq, the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Petroteq Energy Inc. and if the context requires, its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

On April 14, 2020 (the “Original Due Date”), Petroteq Energy Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, and is filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”), in reliance on the Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), dated March 25, 2020, pursuant to Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 modifying exemptions from the reporting and proxy delivery requirements for public companies (Release No. 34-88465)

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has required the Company’s management to focus their attention primarily on responding to the challenges presented by the pandemic, including ensuring continuous operations, and adjusting the Company’s operations to address changes in the oil and gas industry. This has, in turn, impacted the Company’s ability to complete and file this Quarterly Report by the Original Due Date.

 

 

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

 

Index

 

  Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) F-1
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 1
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks 9
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 9
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 10
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 10
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 13
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 14
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 14
     
Item 5. Other Information 15
     
Item 6. Exhibits 16

 

i

 

 

Item 1.

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

February 29, 2020

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 29,2020 (unaudited) and August 31, 2019 F-2
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss for the three months and six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 (unaudited) F-3
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 (unaudited) F-4
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, (unaudited) F-5
   
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements F-6 - F-42

 

F-1

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Expressed in US dollars

 

   Notes  February 29,
2020
   August 31,
2019
 
      (Unaudited)     
ASSETS           
Current assets           
Cash     $21,403   $50,719 
Trade and other receivables  4   16,830    144,013 
Current portion of advanced royalty payments  7   432,500    446,362 
Ore inventory  6   141,792    176,792 
Other inventory      39,085    39,038 
Current portion of notes receivable  5   87,233    85,359 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1   2,102,120    1,499,120 
Total Current Assets      2,840,963    2,441,403 
              
Non-Current assets             
Advanced royalty payments  7   331,667    421,667 
Notes receivable  5   637,437    760,384 
Mineral leases  8   34,911,143    34,911,143 
Investments  21   75,000    - 
Property, plant and equipment  9   35,644,292    33,613,650 
Intangible assets  10   707,671    707,671 
Total Non-Current Assets      72,307,210    70,414,515 
Total Assets     $75,148,173   $72,855,918 
              
LIABILITIES             
Current liabilities             
Accounts payable  11  $2,484,327   $2,081,756 
Accrued expenses  11   2,508,589    2,048,399 
Ore Sale advances      283,976    283,976 
Promissory notes      166,868    - 
Current portion of long-term debt  12   1,019,915    1,057,163 
Current portion of convertible debentures  13   7,140,924    6,188,872 
Derivative liability  14   1,018,738    - 
Related party payables  20(b)   299,622    50,000 
Total Current Liabilities      14,922,959    11,710,166 
              
Non-Current liabilities             
Long-term debt  12   129,654    215,695 
Convertible debentures  13   613,050    140,597 
Reclamation and restoration provision  15   2,970,497    2,970,497 
Total Non-Current Liabilities      3,713,201    3,326,789 
Total Liabilities      18,636,160    15,036,955 
              
Commitments and contingencies  24          
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY             
Share capital  16,17,18   141,036,814    135,472,795 
Subscription receipts      155,390    631,450 
Deficit      (84,680,191)   (78,285,282)
Total Shareholders’ Equity      56,512,013    57,818,963 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity     $75,148,173   $72,855,918 

 

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

 

F-2

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Expressed in US dollars

 

   Notes  Three months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Three months
ended
February 28,
2019
   Six months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Six months
ended
February 28,
2019
 
Revenues from hydrocarbon sales     $68,509   $21,248   $169,041   $21,248 
                        
Production and maintenance costs      728,309    -    1,405,772    - 
Advance royalty payments  7   111,591    137,995    203,862    171,745 
Gross Loss      (771,391)   (116,747)   (1,440,593)   (150,497)
Operating Expenses                       
Depreciation, depletion and amortization  9   11,522    16,343    85,842    32,516 
Selling, general and administrative expenses      1,545,023    2,305,020    3,927,105    6,111,009 
Financing costs, net      479,548    1,162,769    988,842    1,640,343 
Derivative liability movements      695,432    -    659,885    - 
Total expenses, net      2,731,525    3,484,132    5,661,674    7,783,868 
                        
Net loss from operations      3,502,916    3,600,879    7,102,267    7,934,365 
(Gain) loss  on settlement of liabilities      (265,360)   (14,482)   (427,907)   477,987 
Loss (gain) on settlement of convertible debt      -    20,137    (231,862)   99,547 
Interest income      (25,318)   (32,664)   (47,589)   (58,923)
Net loss before income tax and equity loss      3,212,238    3,573,870    6,394,909    8,452,976 
Income tax expense      -    -    -    - 
Equity loss from investment of Accord GR Energy, net of tax      -    50,000    -    100,000 
Net loss and comprehensive loss     $3,212,238   $3,623,870   $6,394,909   $8,552,976 
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding – Basic and Diluted  19   202,239,760    93,363,698    197,106,454    92,527,789 
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share     $0.02   $0.04   $0.03   $0.09 

 

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

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the three and six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

(Unaudited)

Expressed in US dollars

 

      Number of
Shares
   Share   Subscription       Shareholders’ 
   Notes  Outstanding   Capital   Receipts   Deficit   Equity 
Balance at August 31, 2019      176,241,746   $135,472,795   $631,450   $(78,285,282)  $57,818,963 
Settlement of acquisition obligation  21   250,000    75,000    -    -    75,000 
Settlement of debentures  13(b)   1,111,111    200,000    -    -    200,000 
Settlement of liabilities      3,243,666    705,687    -    -    705,687 
Common shares subscriptions  16,18   17,002,446    2,753,874    (259,130)   -    2,494,744 
Share-based payments  16(d)   90,000    28,500    -    -    28,500 
Share-based compensation  17   -    178,157    -    -    178,157 
Fair value of convertible debt warrants issued  18   -    310,422    -    -    310,422 
Net loss      -    -    -    (3,182,671)   (3,182,671)
Balance at November 30, 2019      197,938,969    139,724,435    372,320    (81,467,953)   58,628,802 
Settlement of liabilities      4,997,123    891,489    -    -    891,489 
Reallocation of subscription receipts      -    -    (216,930)   -    (216,930)
Share based payments  16(d)   50,000    6,943    -    -    6,943 
Share based compensation  17   -    229,059    -    -    229,059 
Fair value of convertible debt warrants issued  18   -    184,888    -    -    184,888 
Net loss      -    -    -    (3,212,238)   (3,212,238)
Balance at February 29, 2020      202,986,092   $141,036,814   $155,390   $(84,680,191)  $56,512,013 

 

      Number of
Shares
   Share   Subscription       Shareholders’ 
   Notes  Outstanding   Capital   Receipts   Deficit   Equity 
Balance at August 31, 2018      85,163,631   $93,901,521   $996,401   $(61,968,522)  $32,929,400 
Settlement of debentures     316,223    334,487    -    -    334,487 
Settlement of liabilities      681,151    654,167    -    -    654,167 
Common shares subscriptions      2,388,244    1,985,605    1,525,705    -    3,511,310 
Share-based payments      1,300,000    1,327,915    -    -    1,327,915 
Share-based compensation      -    229,060    -    -    229,060 
Fair value of debt settlement warrants      -    383,496    -    -    383,496 
Fair value of convertible debt warrants issued     -    514,327    -    -    514,327 
Net loss      -    -    -    (4,929,106)   (4,929,106)
Balance at November 30, 2018      89,849,249    99,330,578    2,522,106    (66,897,628)   34,955,056 
Settlement of debentures      145,788    90,117    -    -    90,117 
Settlement of liabilities      1,688,477    789,501    -    -    789,501 
Common shares subscriptions      14,476,335    6,050,299    (1,470,156)   -    4,580,143 
Share-based payments      25,000    10,263    -    -    10,263 
Share-based compensation      -    381,766    -    -    381,766 
Fair value of convertible debt warrants issued      -    664,246    -    -    664,246 
Net loss      -    -    -    (3,623,870)   (3,632,870)
Balance at February 28, 2019      106,184,849   $107,845,644   $1,051,950   $(71,050,372)  $37,847,222 

 

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

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Expressed in US dollars

 

   Six months ended
February 29,
2020
   Six months ended
February 28,
2019
 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Cash flow used for operating activities:        
Net loss  $(6,394,909)  $(8,552,976)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities          
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   85,842    32,516 
Amortization of debt discount   672,372    1,470,406 
Loss on conversion of debt   -    99,548 
(Gain) loss on settlement of liabilities   (659,769)   18,136 
Share-based compensation   35,443    61,198 
Shares issued for services   407,216    610,826 
Liabilities settled by issuance of share purchase warrants   -    383,496 
Mark to market of derivative liabilities   659,885    - 
Equity loss from investment in Accord GR Energy   -    100,000 
Other   153,182    54,352 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts payable   2,427,654    2,138,284 
Accounts receivable   127,183    235,000 
Accrued expenses   34,953    (147,758)
Prepaid expenses and deposits   503,267    (493,972)
Inventory   7,000    181,254 
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,940,681)   (3,809,690)
           
Cash flows used for investing activities:          
Purchase and construction of property and equipment   (2,116,484)   (7,203,834)
Mineral rights deposits paid   (610,000)   (1,800,000)
Investment in notes receivable   (697,585)   (2,492,000)
Proceeds from notes receivable   1,039,573    333,877 
Advance royalty payments   (100,000)   (200,000)
Net cash used in investing activities   (2,484,496)   (11,361,957)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Advances from related parties   249,621    - 
Repayments to related parties   -    (126,953)
Proceeds on private equity placements   2,277,814    8,091,453 
Proceeds from promissory notes   181,689    - 
Payments of long-term debt   (103,203)   (452,183)
Proceeds from long-term debt   -    517,000 
Proceeds from convertible debt   1,894,938    5,618,750 
Repayments of convertible debt   (105,000)   (400,000)
Net cash from financing activities   4,395,859    13,248,097 
           
Decrease in cash   (29,316)   (1,923,550)
Cash, beginning of the period   50,719    2,640,001 
Cash, end of the period  $21,403   $716,451 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information          
Cash paid for interest  $43,482   $53,030 
Shares issued to settle liabilities  $1,597,176   $1,868,272 
Shares issued on conversion of convertible debt  $200,000   $- 
Shares issued to settle acquisition obligation  $75,000   $- 
Value of shares issued for convertible debt funding  $495,310   $1,276,980 

 

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

 

F-5

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

1.GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Petroteq Energy Inc. (the “Company”) is an Ontario, Canada corporation which conducts oil sands mining and oil extraction operations in the USA. It operates through its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary company, Petroteq Oil Sands Recovery, LLC (“POSR”), which is engaged in mining and oil extraction from tar sands.

 

The Company’s registered office is located at Suite 6000, 1 First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1E2, Canada and its principal operating office is located at 15315 W. Magnolia Blvd, Suite 120, Sherman Oaks, California 91403, USA.

 

POSR is engaged in a tar sands mining and oil processing operation, using a closed-loop solvent based extraction system that recovers bitumen from surface mining, and has completed the construction of an oil processing plant in the Asphalt Ridge area of Utah.

 

In November 2017, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Petrobloq, LLC, to design and develop a blockchain-powered supply chain management platform for the oil and gas industry.

 

On June 1, 2018, the Company finalized the acquisition of a 100% interest in two leases for 1,312 acres of land within the Asphalt Ridge, Utah area.

 

On January 18, 2019, the Company paid $10,800,000 for the acquisition of 50% of the operating rights under U.S. federal oil and gas leases, administered by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) covering approximately 5,960 gross acres (2,980 net acres) within the State of Utah. The total consideration of $10,800,000 was settled by the payment of $1,800,000 and by the issuance of 15,000,000 shares at an issue price of $0.60 per share.

 

On July 22, 2019, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of the operating rights under U.S. federal oil and gas leases, administered by the BLM covering approximately 5,960 gross acres (2,980 net acres) within the State of Utah for a total consideration of $13,000,000 settled by the issuance of 30,000,000 shares at an issue price of $0.40 per share, and cash of $1,000,000, which has not been paid to date.

 

Between March 14, 2019 and February 29, 2020, the Company made cash deposits of $1,907,000, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets for the acquisition of 100% of the operating rights under U.S. federal oil and gas leases, administered by the BLM in Garfield and Wayne Counties covering approximately 8,480 gross acres in P.R. Springs and the Tar Sands Triangle within the State of Utah. The total consideration of $3,000,000 has been partially settled by a cash payment of $1,907,000, with the balance of $1,093,000 still outstanding.

 

F-6

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a)Basis of preparation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting policies (“US GAAP”) and have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for certain financial assets and financial liabilities which are measured at fair value. The Company’s reporting currency and the functional currency of all of its operations is the U.S. dollar, as it is the principal currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which the Company considers necessary, for a fair presentation of those financial statements. The results of operations and cash flows for the six months ended February 29, 2020 may not necessarily be indicative of results that may be expected for any succeeding quarter or for the entire fiscal year. The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of Petroteq for the year ended August 31, 2019, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 16, 2019.

 

All amounts referred to in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are in United States Dollars ($) unless stated otherwise.

 

The Company is an “SEC Issuer” as defined under National Instrument 52-107 “Accounting Principles and Audit Standards” as adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators and is relying on the exemptions of Section 3.7 of NI 52-107 and of Section 1.4(8) of the Companion Policy to National Instrument 51-102 “Continuous Disclosure Obligations” (“NI 51-102CP”) which permits the Company to prepare its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP for Canadian securities law reporting purposes.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on June 3, 2020.

 

(b)Consolidation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries in which it has at least a majority voting interest. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The entities included in these consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 

Entity  % of
Ownership
  Jurisdiction
Petroteq Energy Inc.  Parent  Canada
Petroteq Energy CA, Inc.  100%  USA
Petroteq Oil Sands Recovery, LLC  100%  USA
TMC Capital, LLC  100%  USA
Petrobloq, LLC  100%  USA

 

An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control over those policies.

 

The results and assets and liabilities of associates are incorporated in the consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, investment in associate is carried in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost as adjusted for changes in the Company’s share of the net assets of the associate, less any impairment in the value of the investment. Losses of an associate in excess of the Company’s interest in that associate are not recognized. Additional losses are provided for, and a liability is recognized, only to the extent that the Company has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payment on behalf of the associate.

 

The Company had accounted for its investment in Accord GR Energy, Inc. (“Accord”) on the equity basis since March 1, 2017. The Company had previously owned a controlling interest in Accord and the results were consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. However, subsequent equity subscriptions into Accord reduced the Company’s ownership to 44.7% as of March 1, 2017 and the results of Accord were deconsolidated from that date. As of August 31, 2019, the Company has impaired 100% of the remaining investment in Accord due to inactivity and a lack of adequate investment in Accord to progress to commercial production and viability.

 

F-7

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

(c)Estimates

 

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company continually evaluates its estimates, including those related to recovery of long-lived assets. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Any future changes to these estimates and assumptions could cause a material change to the Company’s reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Significant estimates include the following;

 

the useful lives and depreciation rates for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment;

 

the carrying and fair value of oil and gas properties and product and equipment inventories;

 

All provisions;

 

the fair value of reporting units and the related assessment of goodwill for impairment, if applicable;

 

the fair value of intangibles other than goodwill;

 

income taxes and the recoverability of deferred tax assets

 

legal and environmental risks and exposures; and

 

general credit risks associated with receivables, if any.

 

(d)Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

The Company’s reporting currency and the functional currency of all its operations is the U.S. dollar. Assets and liabilities of the Canadian parent company are translated to U.S. dollars using the applicable exchange rate as of the end of a reporting period. Income, expenses and cash flows are translated using an average exchange rate during the reporting period. Since the reporting currency as well as the functional currency of all entities is the U.S. Dollar there is no translation difference recorded.

 

(e)Revenue recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in terms of ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers and includes a five-step revenue recognition model to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration in exchange for those goods or services. The five steps are as follows:

 

i.identify the contract with a customer;

 

ii.identify the performance obligations in the contract;

 

iii.determine the transaction price;

 

iv.allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and

 

v.recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

F-8

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

(e)Revenue recognition (continued)

 

Revenue from hydrocarbon sales

 

Revenue from hydrocarbon sales include the sale of hydrocarbon products and are recognized when production is sold to a purchaser at a fixed or determinable price, delivery has occurred, control has transferred and collectability of the revenue is probable. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time. This occurs when control is transferred to the purchaser upon delivery of contract specified production volumes at a specified point. The transaction price used to recognize revenue is a function of the contract billing terms. Revenue is invoiced, if required, upon delivery based on volumes at contractually based rates with payment typically received within 30 days after invoice date. Taxes assessed by governmental authorities on hydrocarbon sales, if any, are not included in such revenues, but are presented separately in the consolidated comprehensive statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations

 

The Company does not anticipate entering into long-term supply contracts, rather it expects all contracts to be short-term in nature with a contract term of one year or less. The Company intends applying the practical expedient in ASC 606 exempting the disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less. For contracts with terms greater than one year, the Company will apply the practical expedient in ASC 606 exempting the disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if there is any variable consideration to be allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation. The Company anticipates that with respect to the contracts it will enter into, each unit of product will typically represent a separate performance obligation; therefore, future volumes are wholly unsatisfied and disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations is not required.

 

Contract balances

 

The Company does not anticipate that it will receive cash relating to future performance obligations. However, if such cash is received, the revenue will be deferred and recognized when all revenue recognition criteria are met.

 

Disaggregation of revenue

 

The Company has limited revenues to date. Disaggregation of revenue disclosures can be found in Note 23.

 

Customers

 

The Company anticipates that it will have a limited number of customers which will make up the bulk of its revenues due to the nature of the oil and gas industry.

 

(f)General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses will be presented net of any working interest owners, if any, of the oil and gas properties owned or leased by the Company.

 

F-9

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

(g)Share-based payments

 

The Company may grant stock options to directors, officers, employees and others providing similar services. The fair value of these stock options is measured at grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. Share-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period during which the options vest, with a corresponding increase in equity.

 

The Company may also grant equity instruments to consultants and other parties in exchange for goods and services. Such instruments are measured at the fair value of the goods and services received on the date they are received and are recorded as share-based compensation expense with a corresponding increase in equity. If the fair value of the goods and services received are not reliably determinable, their fair value is measured by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted.

 

(h)Income taxes

 

The Company utilizes ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes”. Accounting guidance addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the consolidated financial statements, under which a company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.

 

The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Accordingly, the Company would report a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company elects to recognize any interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense.

 

(i)Net income (loss) per share

 

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding. Dilutive securities having an anti-dilutive effect on diluted net income (loss) per share are excluded from the calculation.

 

Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method for stock options and share purchase warrants. Under this method, “in-the-money” stock options and share purchase warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period.

 

F-10

 

  

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

(j)Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original contractual maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

(k)Accounts receivable

 

The Company had minimal sales during the period and accounts receivable balances are minimal.

 

(l)Oil and gas property and equipment

 

The Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for its oil and gas properties. Exploration costs, such as exploratory geological and geophysical costs, and costs associated with delay rentals and exploration overhead are charged against earnings as incurred. Costs of successful exploratory efforts along with acquisition costs and the costs of development of surface mining sites are capitalized.

 

Site development costs are initially capitalized, or suspended, pending the determination of proved reserves. If proved reserves are found, site development costs remain capitalized as proved properties. Costs of unsuccessful site developments are charged to exploration expense. For site development costs that find reserves that cannot be classified as proved when development is completed, costs continue to be capitalized as suspended exploratory site development costs if there have been sufficient reserves found to justify completion as a producing site and sufficient progress is being made in assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If management determines that future appraisal development activities are unlikely to occur, associated suspended exploratory development costs are expensed. In some instances, this determination may take longer than one year. The Company reviews the status of all suspended exploratory site development costs quarterly.

 

Capitalized costs of proved oil and gas properties are depleted by an equivalent unit-of-production method. Proved leasehold acquisition costs, less accumulated amortization, are depleted over total proved reserves, which includes proved undeveloped reserves. Capitalized costs of related equipment and facilities, including estimated asset retirement costs, net of estimated salvage values and less accumulated amortization are depreciated over proved developed reserves associated with those capitalized costs. Depletion is calculated by applying the DD&A rate (amortizable base divided by beginning of period proved reserves) to current period production.

 

Costs associated with unproved properties are excluded from the depletion calculation until it is determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to such properties. The Company assesses its unproved properties for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances dictate that the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable.

 

Proved properties will be assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances dictate that the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable. Individual assets are grouped for impairment purposes based on a common operating location. If there is an indication the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered, the asset is assessed for potential impairment by management through an established process. If, upon review, the sum of the undiscounted pre-tax cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset, the carrying value is written down to estimated fair value. Because there is usually a lack of quoted market prices for long-lived assets, the fair value of impaired assets is typically determined based on the present values of expected future cash flows using discount rates believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants or by comparable transactions. The expected future cash flows used for impairment reviews and related fair value calculations are typically based on judgmental assessments of future production volumes, commodity prices, operating costs, and capital investment plans, considering all available information at the date of review.

 

F-11

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

  (l) Oil and gas property and equipment (continued)

 

Gains or losses are recorded for sales or dispositions of oil and gas properties which constitute an entire common operating field or which result in a significant alteration of the common operating field’s DD&A rate. These gains and losses are classified as asset dispositions in the accompanying consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. Partial common operating field sales or dispositions deemed not to significantly alter the DD&A rates are generally accounted for as adjustments to capitalized costs with no gain or loss recognized.

 

The Company capitalizes interest costs incurred and attributable to material unproved oil and gas properties and major development projects of oil and gas properties.

 

  (m) Other property and equipment

 

Depreciation and amortization of other property and equipment, including corporate and leasehold improvements, are provided using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives ranging from three to ten years. Interest costs incurred and attributable to major corporate construction projects are also capitalized.

 

  (n) Asset retirement obligations and environmental liabilities

 

The Company recognizes liabilities for retirement obligations associated with tangible long-lived assets, such as producing sites when there is a legal obligation associated with the retirement of such assets and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The initial measurement of an asset retirement obligation is recorded as a liability at its fair value, with an offsetting asset retirement cost recorded as an increase to the associated property and equipment on the consolidated balance sheet. When the assumptions used to estimate a recorded asset retirement obligation change, a revision is recorded to both the asset retirement obligation and the asset retirement cost. The Company’s asset retirement obligations also include estimated environmental remediation costs which arise from normal operations and are associated with the retirement of such long-lived assets. The asset retirement cost is depreciated using a systematic and rational method similar to that used for the associated property and equipment.

 

  (o) Commitments and contingencies

 

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation or other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Liabilities for environmental remediation or restoration claims resulting from allegations of improper operation of assets are recorded when it is probable that obligations have been incurred and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Expenditures related to such environmental matters are expensed or capitalized in accordance with the Company’s accounting policy for property and equipment.

 

  (p) Fair value measurements

 

Certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities are measured at fair value at each reporting date. Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. This price is commonly referred to as the “exit price.” Fair value measurements are classified according to a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs underlying the valuation techniques. This hierarchy consists of three broad levels:

 

Level 1 – Inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and have the highest priority. When available, the Company measures fair value using Level 1 inputs because they generally provide the most reliable evidence of fair value.

 

Level 2 – Inputs consist of quoted prices that are generally observable for the asset or liability. Common examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets not considered to be active.

 

Level 3 – Inputs are not observable from objective sources and have the lowest priority. The most common Level 3 fair value measurement is an internally developed cash flow model.

 

F-12

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

  (q) Comparative amounts

 

The comparative amounts presented in these consolidated financial statements have been reclassified where necessary to conform to the presentation used in the current year.

 

  (r) Recent accounting standards

 

Issued accounting standards not yet adopted

 

The Company will evaluate the applicability of the following issued accounting standards and intends to adopt those which are applicable to its activities.

 

On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)

 

Effective September 1, 2019, the Company will adopt the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard, Leases (Topic 842), as amended. The standard requires all leases to be recorded on the balance sheet as a right of use asset and a lease liability. The Company intends to use a transition method that applies the new lease standard at September 1, 2019 and recognizes any cumulative effect adjustments to the opening balance of fiscal year 2020 retained earnings. The Company intends to apply a policy election to exclude short-term leases from balance sheet recognition and also intends to elect certain practical expedients at adoption. As permitted under these expedients the Company will not reassess whether existing contracts are or contain leases, the lease classification for any existing leases, initial direct costs for any existing lease and whether existing land easements and rights of way, that were not previously accounted for as leases, are or contain a lease.

 

The Company has certain capital leases that meet the requirements of this ASU. These leases have historically been treated in line with the requirements of ASU 2016-02, therefore no adjustment is required.

 

The Company will continue assessing the impact of the adoption of this ASU on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740)

 

The Amendments in this update reduce the complexity in accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to accounting for income taxes and deferred taxes and simplifying the accounting treatment of franchise taxes, a step up in the tax basis of goodwill as part of business combinations, the allocation of current and deferred tax to a legal entity not subject to tax in its own financial statements, reflecting changes in tax laws or rates in the annual effective rate in interim periods that include the enactment date and minor codification improvements.

 

This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020.

 

The effects of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements is not considered to be material.

 

The FASB issued several updates during the period, none of these standards are either applicable to the Company or require adoption at a future date and none are expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

 

F-13

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

3. GOING CONCERN

 

The Company has incurred losses for several years and, at February 29, 2020, has an accumulated deficit of $84,680,191, (August 31, 2019 - $78,285,282) and working capital deficiency of $12,081,996 (August 31, 2019 - $9,268,763). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on obtaining additional financing, which it is currently in the process of obtaining. There is a risk that additional financing will not be available on a timely basis or on terms acceptable to the Company. These consolidated financial statements do not reflect the adjustments or reclassifications that would be necessary if the Company were unable to continue operations in the normal course of business.

 

4. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

The Company’s accounts receivables consist of:

 

   February 29,
2020
   August 31,
2019
 
         
Trade receivables  $4,000   $- 
Goods and services tax receivable   12,830    59,013 
Other receivables   -    85,000 
   $16,830   $144,013 

 

Information about the Company’s exposure to credit risks for trade and other receivables is included in Note 26(a).

 

5. NOTES RECEIVABLE

 

The Company’s notes receivables consist of:

 

   Maturity Date  Interest
Rate
   February 29,
2020
   August 31,
2019
 
                
Manhatten Enterprises  March 15, 2020   5%  $76,000   $76,000 
Strategic IR  August 20, 2021   5%   617,581    642,581 
Beverly Pacific Holdings  August 20, 2021   5%   -    117,000 
Interest accrued           31,089    10,162 
           $724,670   $845,743 
                   
Disclosed as follows:                  
Current portion          $87,233   $85,359 
Long-term portion           637,437    760,384 
           $724,670   $845,743 

 

F-14

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

5. NOTES RECEIVABLE (continued)

 

Manhatten Enterprises

 

The Company advanced Manhatten Enterprises the sum of $75,000 pursuant to a promissory note on March 16, 2017. The note, which bears interest at 5% per annum, matured on March 16, 2020. The Company is currently re-negotiating the terms of this note.

 

Strategic IR

 

The Company advanced Strategic IR a total of $642,581 during the year ended August 31, 2019. This was memorialized by a promissory note that bears interest at 5% per annum and is repayable on August 20, 2021. During the six months ended February 29, 2020, the Company advanced Strategic IR a further $125,000 and received repayments totaling $150,000. The balance owing at February 29, 2020 is $617,581 plus interest thereon of $19,855.

 

Beverly Pacific Holdings

 

The company advanced Beverly Pacific Holdings a net amount of $117,000 during the year ended August 31, 2019, memorialized by a promissory note that bears interest at 5% per annum and is repayable on August 8, 2021. During the current period, the Company advanced a further $572,585, which has subsequently been settled by Beverly Pacific. As of February 29, 2020, the balance owing to the Company is $0.

 

6. ORE INVENTORY

 

The mining and crushing of bituminous sands has been contracted to an independent third party.

 

Due to the current pandemic and the impact this has had on the country and the global economy, the Company has ceased production of hydrocarbon products and will resume production once oil prices return to sustainable profitable levels.

 

During the six months ended February 29, 2020, the cost of mining, hauling and crushing the ore, amounting to $0 (2018 - $0), was recorded as the cost of the crushed ore inventory. The Company used approximately 5,000 yards of crushed ore during the six months ended February 29, 2020.

 

7. ADVANCED ROYALTY PAYMENTS

 

Advance royalty payments to Asphalt Ridge, Inc.

 

During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company acquired TMC Capital, LLC, which has a mining and mineral lease with Asphalt Ridge, Inc. (the “TMC Mineral Lease”) (Note 8(a)). The mining and mineral lease with Asphalt Ridge, Inc. required the Company to make minimum advance royalty payments which can be used to offset future production royalties for a maximum of two years following the year the advance royalty payment was made.

 

Effective February 21, 2018, a third amendment was made to the TMC Mineral Lease. The amended advanced royalty payments required are a minimum of $100,000 per quarter from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020 and a minimum of $150,000 per quarter thereafter. Royalties payable on production range from 8% to 16% of adjusted revenues, dependent on hydrocarbon prices.

 

As at February 29, 2020, the Company has paid advance royalties of $2,350,336 (August 31, 2019 - $2,250,336) to the lease holder, of which a total of $1,586,169 have been used to pay royalties as they have come due under the terms of the TMC Mineral Lease. During the six months ended February 29, 2020, $100,000 in advance royalties were paid and $203,862 have been used to pay royalties which have come due. The royalties expensed have been recognized in cost of goods sold on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

As at February 29, 2020, the Company expects to record minimum royalties paid of $432,500 from these advance royalties either against production royalties or for the royalties due within a twelve month period.

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

8. MINERAL LEASES

 

   TMC   SITLA   BLM     
   Mineral   Mineral   Mineral     
   Lease   Lease   Lease   Total 
Cost                
August 31, 2018  $11,091,388   $19,755   $-   $11,111,143 
Additions   -    -    23,800,000    23,800,000 
August 31, 2019   11,091,388    19,755    23,800,000    34,911,143 
Additions   -    -    -    - 
February 29, 2020  $11,091,388   $19,755   $23,800,000   $34,911,143 
                     
Accumulated Amortization                    
August 31, 2017, 2018 and February29, 2020  $-   $-   $-   $- 
                     
Carrying Amounts                    
August 31, 2018  $11,091,388   $19,755   $-   $11,111,143 
August 31, 2019  $11,091,388   $19,755   $23,800,000   $34,911,143 
February 29, 2020  $11,091,388   $19,755   $23,800,000   $34,911,143 

 

  (a) TMC Mineral Lease

 

On June 1, 2015, the Company acquired TMC Capital, LLC (“TMC”). TMC holds a mining and mineral lease, subleased from Asphalt Ridge, Inc., on the Asphalt Ridge property located in Uintah County, Utah (the “TMC Mineral Lease”).

 

The primary term of the TMC Mineral Lease is from July 1, 2013 continuing for six years. During the primary term, the Company must meet certain requirements for oil production. After July 1, 2018, the TMC Mineral Lease will remain in effect as long as certain requirements for oil production continue to be met by the Company. If the Company fails to meet these requirements, the lease will automatically terminate 90 days after the calendar year in which the requirements are not met. In addition, the Company is required to make certain advance royalty payments to the lessor (Note 7). The TMC Mineral Lease was subject to a 10% royalty for the first three years and varying percentages thereafter based on the price of oil. An additional royalty of 1.6% is payable to the previous lessees of the TMC Mineral Lease. The TMC Mineral Lease also required the Company to make minimum expenditures on the property of $1,000,000 for the first three years, increasing to $2,000,000 for the next three years.

 

On October 1, 2015, the Company amended the TMC Mineral Lease to defer the requirements for oil extraction until July 1, 2016 and to include the oil extraction from the MCW Mineral Lease as well. The advance royalty payments required under the TMC Mineral Lease were also amended (Note 7). Production royalties were amended to 7% until June 30, 2020 and a varying percentage thereafter, based on the price of oil. Minimum expenditures were amended to $1,000,000 per year until June 30, 2020 and $2,000,000 thereafter if certain operational requirements for oil extraction are not met.

 

F-16

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

8. MINERAL LEASES (continued)

 

  (a) TMC mineral lease (continued)

 

On March 1, 2016, a second amendment to the TMC Mineral Lease amended the termination clause in the lease to provide for:

 

  (i) Automatic termination if there is a lack of a written financial commitment to fund the proposed 3,000 barrel per day production facility prior to March 1, 2018;
     
  (ii) Termination following cessation of operations or inadequate production due to increased operating costs or decreased marketability if production is not restored to 80% of capacity within six months of such cessation;
     
  (iii) Termination if the proposed 3,000 barrel per day plant fails to produce a minimum of 80% of its rated capacity for at least 180 calendar days during the lease year commencing July 1, 2020 plus any extension periods;
     
  (iv) The ability of the lessee to surrender the lease with 30 days written notice; and
     
  (v) A remedial provision whereby upon written notice by the lessor to the lessee of a breach of any material term of the lease, the lessor will inform the lessee in writing and the lessee will have 30 days to cure financial breaches and 150 days to cure any other non-monetary breaches.
     

The term of the lease was extended by the termination clause, provided that a written commitment is obtained to fund the 3,000 barrel per day proposed plant. The Company is required to produce a minimum average daily quantity of bitumen, crude oil and/or bitumen products, for a minimum of 180 days during each lease year and 600 days in three consecutive lease years, of:

 

  (i) By July 1, 2016 plus any extension periods, 80% of 100 barrels per day;
     
  (ii) By July 1, 2018 plus any extension periods, 80% of 1,500 barrels per day and
     
  (iii) By July 1, 2020, plus any extension periods, 80% of 3,000 barrels per day.

 

Advance royalties required are:

 

  (i) From October 1, 2015 to February 28, 2018, minimum payments of $60,000 per quarter;

 

  (ii) From March 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, minimum payments of $100,000 per quarter;

 

  (iii) From January 1, 2021, minimum payments of $150,000 per quarter; and

 

  (iv) Minimum payments commencing on July 1, 2020 will be adjusted for CPI inflation.

 

Production royalties payable are amended to 7% of the gross sales revenue, subject to certain adjustments up until June 30, 2020. After that date, royalties will be calculated on a sliding scale based on crude oil prices ranging from 7% to 15% of gross sales revenues, subject to certain adjustments.

 

Minimum expenditures to be incurred on the properties are $1,000,000 per year up to June 30, 2020 and $2,000,000 per year after that if a minimum daily production of 3,000 barrels per day during a 180 day period is not achieved.

 

On February 1, 2018, a third amendment to the TMC Mineral Lease amended the termination clause in the lease to:

 

  (i) Automatic termination if there is a lack of a written financial commitment to fund the proposed 1,000 barrel per day production facility prior to March 1, 2019 and another 1,000 barrel per day production facility prior to March 1, 2020;
     
  (ii) Termination following cessation of operations or inadequate production due to increased operating costs or decreased marketability if production is not restored to 80% of capacity within six months of such cessation;
     
  (iii) Termination if the proposed 5,000 barrel per day plant fails to produce a minimum of 80% of its rated capacity for at least 180 calendar days during the lease year commencing July 1, 2020 plus any extension periods;
     
  (iv) The ability of the lessee to surrender the lease with 30 days written notice; and 
     
  (v) A remedial provision whereby upon notice by the lessor to the lessee of a breach of any material term of the lease, the lessor will inform the lessee in writing and the lessee will have 30 days to cure financial breaches and 150 days to cure any other non-monetary breaches.

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

  

8. MINERAL LEASES (continued)

 

  (a) TMC mineral lease (continued)

 

The term of the lease was extended by the amendment, provided that a written commitment is obtained to fund the 3,000 barrel per day proposed plant. The Company is required to produce a minimum average daily quantity of bitumen, crude oil and/or bitumen products, for a minimum of 180 days during each lease year and 600 days in three consecutive lease years, of:

 

  (i) By July 1, 2018 plus any extension periods, 80% of 1,000 barrels per day;
     
  (ii) By July 1, 2020 plus any extension periods, 80% of 3,000 barrels per day; and
     
  (iii) By July 1, 2022, plus any extension periods, 80% of 5,000 barrels per day.

 

Advance royalties required are:

 

  (i) From July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020, minimum payments of $100,000 per quarter;
     
  (ii) From July 1, 2020, minimum payments of $150,000 per quarter; and
     
  (iii) Minimum payments commencing on July 1, 2020 will be adjusted for CPI inflation.

 

Production royalties payable are amended to 8% of the gross sales revenue, subject to certain adjustments up until June 30, 2020. After that date, royalties will be calculated on a sliding scale based on crude oil prices ranging from 8% to 16% of gross sales revenues, subject to certain adjustments.

 

Minimum expenditures to be incurred on the properties are $2,000,000 beginning July 1, 2020 if a minimum daily production of 3,000 barrels per day during a 180 day period is not achieved.

 

On November 21, 2018, a fourth amendment was made to the mining and mineral lease agreement whereby certain properties previously excluded from the third amendment were included in the lease agreement.

 

The termination clause was amended to provide for:

 

  (i) Automatic termination if there is a lack of a written financial commitment to fund the proposed 1,000 barrel per day production facility prior to July 1, 2019, and another 1,000 barrel per day production facility prior to July 1, 2020;
     
  (ii) Termination following cessation of operations or inadequate production due to increased operating costs or decreased marketability if production is not restored to 80% of capacity within six months of such cessation;
     
  (iii) Termination if the proposed 3,000 barrel per day plant fails to produce a minimum of 80% of its rated capacity for at least 180 calendar days during the lease year commencing July 1, 2021 plus any extension periods;
     
  (iv) The ability of the lessee to surrender the lease with 30 days written notice; and
     
  (v) A remedial provision whereby upon notice by the lessor to the lessee of a breach of any material term of the lease, the lessor will inform the lessee in writing and the lessee will have 30 days to cure financial breaches and 150 days to cure any other non-monetary breaches.

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

8. MINERAL LEASES (continued)

 

The term of the lease was extended by the amendment, provided that a written commitment is obtained to fund the 3,000 barrel per day proposed plant. The Company is required to produce a minimum average daily quantity of bitumen, crude oil and/or bitumen products, for a minimum of 180 days during each lease year and 600 days in three consecutive lease years, of:

 

  (i) By July 1, 2019 plus any extension periods, 80% of 1,000 barrels per day;
     
  (ii) By July 1, 2020 plus any extension periods, 80% of 2,000 barrels per day; and
     
  (iii) By July 1, 2021, plus any extension periods, 80% of 3,000 barrels per day.

 

Minimum expenditures to be incurred on the properties are $2,000,000 beginning July 1, 2021 if a minimum daily production of 3,000 barrels per day during a 180 day period is not achieved.

 

  (b) SITLA Mineral Lease (Petroteq Oil Sands Recovery, LLC mineral lease)

 

On June 1, 2018, the Company acquired mineral rights under two mineral leases entered into between the State of Utah’s School and Institutional Trust Land Administration (“SITLA”), as lessor, and POSR, as lessee, covering lands in Asphalt Ridge that largely adjoin the lands held under the TMC Mineral Lease (collectively, the “SITLA Mineral Leases”). The SITLA Mineral Leases are valid until May 30, 2028 and have rights for extensions based on reasonable production. The leases remain in effect beyond the original lease term so long as mining and sale of the tar sands are continued and sufficient to cover operating costs of the Company.

 

Advanced royalty of $10 per acre are due annually each year the lease remains in effect and can be applied against actual production royalties. The advanced royalty is subject to price adjustment by the lessor after the tenth year of the lease and then at the end of each period of five years thereafter.

 

Production royalties payable are 8% of the market price of marketable product or products produced from the tar sands and sold under arm’s length contract of sale. Production royalties have a minimum of $3 per barrel of produced substance and may be increased by the lessor after the first ten years of production at a maximum rate of 1% per year and up to 12.5%.

 

  (c) BLM Mineral Lease

 

On January 18, 2019, the Company paid $10,800,000 for the acquisition of 50% of the operating rights under U.S. federal oil and gas leases, administered by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) covering approximately 5,960 gross acres (2,980 net acres) within the State of Utah. The total consideration of $10,800,000 was settled by a cash payment of $1,800,000 and by the issuance of 15,000,000 shares at an issue price of $0.60 per share, amounting to $9,000,000.

 

On July 22, 2019, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of the operating rights under U.S. federal oil and gas leases, administered by the BLM covering approximately 5,960 gross acres (2,980 net acres) within the State of Utah, for a total consideration of $13,000,000 settled by the issuance of 30,000,000 shares at an issue price of $0.40 per share, amounting to $12,000,000 and cash of $1,000,000, which has not been paid to date.

 

F-19

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

9. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

   Oil
Extraction
Plant
   Other
Property and
Equipment
   Total 
Cost            
August 31, 2018  $23,101,035   $394,555   $23,495,590 
Additions   12,454,792    43,613    12,498,405 
August 31, 2019   35,555,827    438,168    35,993,995 
Additions   2,110,792    5,692    2,116,484 
February 29, 2020  $37,666,619   $443,860   $38,110,479 
                
Accumulated Amortization               
August 31, 2018  $2,148,214   $158,481   $2,306,695 
Additions   -    73,650    73,650 
August 31, 2019   2,148,214    232,131    2,380,345 
Additions   -    85,842    85,842 
February 29, 2020  $2,148,214   $317,973   $2,466,187 
                
Carrying Amount               
August 31, 2018  $20,952,821   $236,074   $21,188,895 
August 31, 2019  $33,407,613   $206,037   $33,613,650 
February 29, 2020  $35,518,405   $125,887   $35,644,292 

 

  (a) Oil Extraction Plant

 

In June 2011, the Company commenced the development of an oil extraction facility on its mineral lease in Maeser, Utah and entered into construction and equipment fabrication contracts for this purpose. On September 1, 2015, the first phase of the plant was completed and was ready for production of hydrocarbon products for resale to third parties. During the year ended August 31, 2017 the Company began the dismantling and relocating the oil extraction facility to its TMC Mineral Lease facility to improve production and logistical efficiencies while continuing its project to increase production capacity to a minimum capacity of 1,000 barrels per day. The plant has been relocated to the TMC mining site and expansion of the plant to production of 1,000 barrels per day has been substantially completed.

 

The cost of construction includes capitalized borrowing costs for the six months ended February 29, 2020 of $0 (August 31, 2019 - $2,190,309) and total capitalized borrowing costs as at February 29, 2020 of $4,421,055 (August 31, 2019 - $4,421,055).

 

As a result of the relocation of the plant and the planned expansion of the plant’s production capacity to 1,000 barrels per day, and subsequently to an additional 3,000 barrels per day, the Company reevaluated the depreciation policy of the oil extraction plant and the oil extraction technologies (Note 10) and determined that depreciation should be recorded on the basis of the expected production of the completed plant at various capacities. No amortization has been recorded during the six months ended February 29, 2020 and  February 28, 2019 as there has only been immaterial production during these periods.

 

F-20

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

10. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

   Oil
Extraction
 
   Technologies 
Cost    
August 31, 2018  $809,869 
Additions   - 
August 31, 2019   809,869 
Additions   - 
February 29, 2020  $809,869 
      
Accumulated Amortization     
August 31, 2018  $102,198 
Additions   - 
August 31, 2019   102,198 
Additions   - 
February 29, 2020  $102,198 
      
Carrying Amounts     
August 31, 2018  $707,671 
August 31, 2019  $707,671 
February 29, 2020  $707,671 

 

Oil Extraction Technologies

 

During the year ended August 31, 2012, the Company acquired a closed-loop solvent-based oil extraction technology which facilitates the extraction of oil from a wide range of bituminous sands and other hydrocarbon sediments. The Company has filed patents for this technology in the USA and Canada and has employed it in its oil extraction plant. The Company commenced partial production from its oil extraction plant on September 1, 2015 and was amortizing the cost of the technology over fifteen years, the expected life of the oil extraction plant. Since the Company has increased the capacity of the plant to 1,000 barrels daily during 2018, and expects to further expand the capacity to an additional 3,000 barrels daily, it determined that a more appropriate basis for the amortization of the technology is the units of production at the plant after commercial production begins again. No amortization of the technology was recorded during the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019.

 

11. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accounts payable as at February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019 consist primarily of amounts outstanding for construction and expansion of the oil extraction plant and other operating expenses that are due on demand.

 

Accrued expenses as at February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019 consist primarily of other operating expenses and interest accruals on long-term debt (Note 12) and convertible debentures (Note 13).

 

Information about the Company’s exposure to liquidity risk is included in Note 26(c).

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

12. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

         Principal
due
   Principal
due
 
Lender  Maturity Date  Interest
Rate
  February 29,
2020
   August 31,
2019
 
               
Private lenders  January 15, 2020  10.00%  $200,000   $200,000 
Private lenders  January 31, 2020  10.00%   373,885    567,230 
Private lenders  September 17, 2019  10.00%   100,000    100,000 
Beverly Pacific Holdings  On demand  5.00%   173,259    - 
Equipment loans  April 20, 2020 -
November 7, 2021
  4.30 - 12.36%     302,425    405,628 
                 
         $1,149,569   $1,272,858 

 

The maturity date of the long-term debt is as follows:

 

   February 29,
2020
   August 31,
2019
 
         
Principal classified as repayable within one year  $1,019,915   $1,057,163 
Principal classified as repayable later than one year   129,654    215,695 
           
   $1,149,569   $1,272,858 

 

  (a) Private lenders

 

  (i) On July 3, 2018, the Company received a $200,000 advance from a private lender bearing interest at 10% per annum and repayable on January 15, 2020. The loan is guaranteed by the Chairman of the Board. The loan terms are currently being renegotiated.
     
  (ii) On October 10, 2014, the Company issued two secured debentures for an aggregate principal amount of CAD $1,100,000 to two private lenders. The debentures initially bore interest at a rate of 12% per annum, were originally scheduled to mature on October 15, 2017 and are secured by all of the assets of the Company. In addition, the Company issued common share purchase warrants to acquire an aggregate of 16,667 common shares of the Company. On September 22, 2016, the two secured debentures were amended to extend the maturity date to January 31, 2017. The terms of these debentures were renegotiated with the debenture holders to allow for the conversion of the secured debentures into common shares of the Company at a rate of CAD $4.50 per common share and to increase the interest rate, starting June 1, 2016, to 15% per annum. On January 31, 2017, the two secured debentures were amended to extend the maturity date to July 31, 2017. Additional transaction costs and penalties incurred for the loan modifications amounted to $223,510. On February 9, 2018, the two secured debentures were renegotiated with the debenture holders to extend the loan to May 1, 2019. A portion of the debenture amounting to CAD $628,585 was amended to be convertible into common shares of the Company, of which, CAD $365,000 were converted on May 1, 2018. The remaining convertible portion is interest free and was to be converted from August 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019. The remaining non-convertible portion of the debenture was to be paid off in 12 equal monthly instalments beginning May 1, 2018, bearing interest at 5% per annum. On September 11, 2018, the remaining convertible portion of the debenture was converted into common shares of the Company and a portion of the non-convertible portion of the debenture was settled through the issue of 316,223 common shares of the Company. On December 13, 2019, the maturity date of the non-convertible portion of the debenture was extended to January 31, 2020 and the interest rate was increased to 10% per annum. The terms of this loan are currently being renegotiated. 
     
  (iii) On October 4, 2018, the Company entered into a debenture line of credit of $9,500,000 from Bay Private Equity and received an advance of $100,000. The debenture matured on September 17, 2019 and bears interest at 10% per annum. As compensation for the debenture line of credit the Company issued 950,000 commitment shares to Bay Private Equity and a further 300,000 shares as a finder’s fee to a third party.

 

  (b) Equipment loans

 

During April 2015, the Company entered into two equipment loan agreements in the aggregate amount of $282,384, with financial institutions to acquire equipment for the oil extraction facility. The loans had a term of 60 months and bore interest at rates between 4.3% and 4.9% per annum. Principal and interest were paid in monthly installments. These loans were secured by the acquired assets.

 

On May 7, 2018, the Company entered into a negotiable promissory note and security agreement with Commercial Credit Group to acquire a crusher from Power Equipment Company for $660,959. An implied interest rate was calculated as 12.36% based on the timing of the initial repayment of $132,200 and subsequent 42 monthly instalments of $15,571. The promissory note was secured by the crusher.

 

F-22

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

13. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES

 

          Principal
due
   Principal
due
 
Lender  Maturity Date  Interest
Rate
   February 29,
2020
   August 31,
2019
 
                
GS Capital Partners  January 15, 2020   10.00%  $143,750   $143,750 
Calvary Fund I LP  September 4, 2019   10.00%   -    250,000 
Calvary Fund I LP  October 12, 2020   10.00%   220,000    250,000 
SBI Investments LLC  October 15, 2020   10.00%   250,000    250,000 
Bay Private Equity, Inc.  January 15, 2020   5.00%   2,900,000    2,900,000 
Bay Private Equity, Inc.  January 15, 2020   5.00%   2,400,000    2,400,000 
Cantone Asset Management LLC  October 19, 2020   7.00%   300,000    300,000 
Calvary Fund I LP  August 29, 2020   3.30%   480,000    480,000 
Cantone Asset Management LLC  December 17, 2020   7.00%   240,000    - 
Cantone Asset Management LLC  January 14, 2021   7.00%   240,000    - 
Private lender  October 29, 2020   10.00%   200,000    - 
Petroleum Capital Funding LP  November 26, 2020   10.00%   318,000    - 
Power Up Lending Group, Ltd.  October 11, 2020   12.00%   158,000    - 
Power Up Lending Group, Ltd.  December 17, 2020   12.00%   81,000    - 
Petroleum Capital Funding LP  December 4, 2023   10.00%   432,000    - 
EMA Financial LLC  August 21, 2020   8.00%   150,000    - 
Crown Bridge Partners, LLC  January 20, 2021   10.00%   42,500    - 
SBI Investments LLC  January 16, 2021   10.00%   55,000    - 
Petroleum Capital Funding LP  March 30, 2024   10.00%   471,000    - 
                   
            9,081,250    6,973,750 
Unamortized debt discount           (1,327,276)   (644,281)
Total loans          $7,753,974   $6,329,469 

 

The maturity date of the convertible debentures are as follows:

 

   February 29,
2020
   August 31,
2019
 
         
Principal classified as repayable within one year  $7,140,924   $6,188,872 
Principal classified as repayable later than one year   613,050    140,597 
           
   $7,753,974   $6,329,469 

 

F-23

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

13. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (continued)

 

  (a) GS Capital Partners

 

On December 28, 2018, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $143,750 including an original issue discount of $18,750, together with warrants exercisable for 260,416 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.48 per share with a maturity date of April 29, 2019. The debenture has a term of four months and one day and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum payable at maturity and at the option of the holder the purchase amount of the debenture (excluding the original issue discount of 15%) is convertible into 260,416 common shares of the Company at $0.48 per share in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the debenture. During December 2019, the maturity date was extended to January 15, 2020. This note has not been repaid or converted as yet.

 

  (b) Calvary Fund I LP

 

On September 4, 2018, the Company issued units to Calvary Fund I LP for $250,000, which was originally advanced on August 9, 2018. The units consist of 250 units of $1,000 convertible debentures and 1,149,424 common share purchase warrants. The convertible debenture bears interest at 10%, matures on September 4, 2019 and is convertible into common shares of the Company at a price of $0.87 per common share. The common share purchase warrants entitle the holder to acquire additional common shares of the Company at a price of $0.87 per share and expired on September 4, 2019.

 

On September 9, 2019, the Company repaid $75,000 of principal and $1,096 in interest in partial settlement of the convertible debenture. On September 19, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Calvary Fund, whereby the remaining principal and interest of $200,000 was settled by the issue of 1,111,111 common shares and warrants exercisable over 1,111,111 common shares at an exercise price of $0.23 per share, expiring on September 20, 2021.

 

  (c) Calvary Fund I LP

 

On October 12, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with Calvary Fund I LP whereby the Company issued 250 one year units for proceeds of $250,000, each unit consisting of a $1,000 principal convertible unsecured debenture, bearing interest at 10% per annum and convertible into common shares at $0.86 per share, and a warrant exercisable for 1,162 common shares at an exercise price of $0.86 per share.

 

The warrants expired on October 12, 2019 unexercised.

 

During December 2019, the maturity date of the convertible loan was extended to October 12, 2020 and the conversion price of the note was reset to $0.18 per share.

 

  (d) SBI Investments, LLC

 

On October 15, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with SBI Investments LLC whereby the Company issued 250 one year units for proceeds of $250,000, each debenture consisting of a $1,000 principal convertible unsecured debenture, bearing interest at 10% per annum and convertible into common shares at $0.86 per share, and a warrant exercisable for 1,162 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.86 per share.

 

The warrants expired on October 15, 2019 unexercised.

 

During December 2019, the maturity date of the convertible loan was extended to October 12, 2020 and the conversion price of the note was reset to $0.18 per share.

 

F-24

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

13. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (continued)

 

  (e) Bay Private Equity, Inc.

 

On September 17, 2018, the Company issued 3 one year convertible units of $1,100,000 each to Bay Private Equity, Inc. (“Bay”) for net proceeds of $2,979,980. These units bear interest at 5% per annum and mature one year from the date of issue. Each unit consists of one senior secured convertible debenture of $1,100,000 and 250,000 common share purchase warrants. Each convertible debenture may be converted to common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $1.00 per share. Each common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional common share of the Company at a price of $1.10 per share for one year after the issue date. On January 23, 2019, $400,000 of the principal outstanding was repaid out of the proceeds raised on the January 16, 2019 Bay convertible debenture (Note 13(f)).

 

On September 17, 2019, the warrants expired, unexercised.

 

During December 2019, the maturity date was extended to January 15, 2020.

 

  (f) Bay Private Equity, Inc.

 

On January 16, 2019, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $2,400,000, including an original issue discount of $400,000, for net proceeds of $2,000,000. The convertible debenture bears interest at 5% per annum and matured on October 15, 2019. The convertible debenture may be converted to 5,000,000 common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.40 per share. $400,000 of the proceeds raised was used to repay a portion of the $3,300,000 convertible debenture issued to Bay Private Equity on September 17, 2018 (Note 13(e)).

 

During December 2019, the maturity date was extended to January 15, 2020.

 

  (g) Cantone Asset Management, LLC

 

On July 19, 2019, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $300,000, including an original issue discount of $50,000, for net proceeds of $234,000 after certain legal expenses and warrants exercisable for 1,315,789 common shares at an exercise price of $0.24 per share. The convertible debenture bears interest at 7% per annum and matures on October 19, 2020. The convertible debenture may be converted to 1,578,947 common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.19 per share.

 

  (h) Calvary Fund I LP

 

On August 19, 2019, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $480,000, including an original issue discount of $80,000, for net proceeds of $374,980 after certain legal expenses and warrants exercisable for 2,666,666 common shares at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The convertible debenture bears interest at 3.3% per annum and matures on August 29, 2020. The convertible debenture may be converted to 2,352,941 common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.17 per share.

 

  (i) Cantone Asset Management, LLC

 

On September 19, 2019, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $240,000, including an original issue discount of $40,000, for net proceeds of $200,000 and warrants exercisable for 952,380 common shares at an exercise price of $0.26 per share. The convertible debenture bears interest at 7% per annum and matures on December 17, 2020. The net proceeds of the convertible debenture may be converted to 952,380 common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.21 per share.

 

  (j) Cantone Asset Management, LLC

 

On October 14, 2019, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $240,000, including an original issue discount of $40,000, for net proceeds of $200,000 and warrants exercisable for 1,176,470 common shares at an exercise price of $0.20 per share. The convertible debenture bears interest at 7% per annum and matures on January 14, 2021. The net proceeds of the convertible debenture may be converted to 1,176,470 common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.17 per share.

 

F-25

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

13.CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (continued)

 

  (k) Private investor

 

On October 29, 2019, the Company issued a convertible debenture of $200,000 and a one year warrant, expiring on October 29, 2020, exercisable for 555,555 common shares at an exercise price of $0.18 per share. The convertible debenture bears interest at 10.0% per annum and matures on October 29, 2020. The convertible debenture may be converted into 1,111,111 common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.18 per share.

 

  (l) Petroleum Capital Funding LP.

 

On November 26, 2019, further to a term sheet entered into with Petroleum Capital Funding LP (“PCF”), the Company realized gross proceeds of $265,000 from the private placement of a convertible debenture in the principal amount of $318,000. The convertible debentures were offered and sold with an original issue discount (“OID”) of 20%. The debentures were offered with 100% warrant coverage on the proceeds raised, excluding the OID. The convertible debentures bear interest at 10% per annum. The proceeds raised, net of the OID, will be convertible into common shares, and mature 4 years from the date of the first closing.

 

The convertible notes are secured by a first priority lien on all bitumen reserves at the Asphalt Ridge property consisting of 8,000 acres.

 

The Company may force the conversion of the convertible debentures if certain trading conditions are met, and has agreed to certain restrictions on paying dividends, registration rights and rights of first refusal on further debt and equity offerings.

 

Warrants exercisable for 1,558,730 common shares, exercisable at $0.17 per share and maturing on November 26, 2023 and placement agent warrants exercisable over 124,500 common shares at an exercise price of $0.17 per share, maturing on November 26, 2023, were issued.

 

  (m) Power Up Lending Group, Ltd.

 

On October 11, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note of $158,000, including an original issue discount of $15,000, for net proceeds of $140,000 after certain legal expenses. The note bears interest at 12% per annum and matures on October 11, 2020. The note may be prepaid subject to certain prepayment penalties ranging from 110% to 130% based on the period of prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous fifteen prior trading days.

 

  (n) Power Up Lending Group, Ltd.

 

On December 17, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note of $81,000, including an original issue discount of $8,000, for net proceeds of $70,000 after certain legal expenses. The note bears interest at 12% per annum and matures on December 17, 2020. The note may be prepaid subject to certain prepayment penalties ranging from 110% to 130% based on the period of prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous fifteen prior trading days.

 

F-26

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

13.CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (continued)

 

  (o) Petroleum Capital Funding LP.

 

On December 4, 2019, the Company concluded its second closing in terms of the term sheet entered into with Petroleum Capital Funding per Note 13(l)  above for gross proceeds of $360,000, issuing a convertible debenture of $432,000. Warrants exercisable for 2,117,520 common shares, exercisable at $0.17 per share and maturing on December 4, 2023 and placement agent warrants exercisable over 169,200 common shares at an exercise price of $0.17 per share, maturing on December 4, 2023, were issued.

 

  (p) EMA Financial LLC

 

On November 21, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note of $150,000, including an original issue discount of $22,500, for net proceeds of $123,750 after certain legal expenses. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and matures on August 20, 2020. The note may be prepaid subject to a prepayment penalty of 130%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% of the two lowest average trading prices during the previous fifteen prior trading days.

 

  (q) Crown Bridge Partners LLC

 

On January 20, 2020, the Company issued a convertible promissory note of $42,500, including an original issue discount of $6,000, for net proceeds of $35,000 after certain legal expenses. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and matures on January 20, 2021. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest trading price during the previous twenty prior trading days.

 

  (r) SBI Investments, LLC

 

On January 16, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with SBI Investments LLC whereby the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $55,000 for gross proceeds of $50,000, bearing interest at 10% per annum and convertible into common shares at $0.14 per share, and a warrant exercisable for 357,142 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.14 per share. Expiring on January 16, 2021.

 

  (s) Petroleum Capital Funding LP.

 

Between January and March 2020, the Company collected gross proceeds of $392,500 and subsequently closed its third closing in terms of the term sheet entered into with Petroleum Capital Funding per Note 13(l)  above for gross proceeds of $392,500, issuing a convertible debenture of $471,000. Subsequent to February 29, 2020, on March 30, 2020 the Company issued warrants exercisable for 4,906,250 common shares, exercisable at $0.15 per share and maturing on March 30, 2024 and placement agent warrants exercisable over 392,500 common shares at an exercise price of $0.08 per share, maturing on March 30, 2024, were issued.

 

14.DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

 

The short-term convertible note issued to several lenders, disclosed in note 13(m)(n)(p)(q) above have conversion rights that are linked to the Company’s stock price, typically at a factor ranging from 70% to 75% of an average stock price over a period ranging from 15 to 30 days. The number of shares issuable upon conversion of these convertible notes is therefore not determinable until conversion takes place. In order to estimate the potential impact of the conversion of these convertible notes, we calculate what the expected gain or loss would amount to based on a Black Scholes valuation model which takes into account the following factors:

 

Historical share price volatility;

 

Maturity dates of the underlying securities being valued;

 

Risk free interest rates; and

 

Expected dividend policies of the Company.

 

This expected gain or loss gives rise to a derivative liability which is recorded as a gain or loss in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss with a corresponding liability recorded on the balance sheet.

 

The value of the derivative financial liabilities above was re-assessed at February 29, 2020 and a total of $695,432 was charged to the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss. The value of the derivative liability will be re-assessed at each financial reporting period, with any movement thereon recorded in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss in the period in which it is incurred.

 

F-27

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

14.DERIVATIVE LIABILITY (continued)

 

The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes valuation model:

 

   Six months
ended
February 29,
2020
 
Conversion price   CAD$0.095 to CAD$0.25   
Risk free interest rate   1.38 to 2.12% 
Expected life of derivative liability   6 to 9 months   
Expected volatility of underlying stock   93.9 to 108.7% 
Expected dividend rate   0%

 

The movement in derivative liability is as follows:

 

   February 29,
2020
 
     
Opening balance  $- 
Derivative financial liability arising from convertible notes   358,853 
Fair value adjustment to derivative liability   659,885 
   $1,018,738 

 

15.RECLAMATION AND RESTORATION PROVISIONS

 

   Oil         
   Extraction   Site     
   Facility   Restoration   Total 
Balance at August 31, 2018  $371,340   $212,324   $583,664 
Accretion expense   7,428    4,246    11,674 
Reevaluation of reclamation and restoration provision   119,716    2,255,443    2,375,159 
Balance at August 31, 2019   498,484    2,472,013    2,970,497 
Accretion expense   -    -    - 
Balance at February 29, 2020  $498,484   $2,472,013   $2,970,497 

 

  (a) Oil Extraction Plant

 

In accordance with the terms of the lease agreement, the Company is required to dismantle its oil extraction plant at the end of the lease term, which is expected to be in 25 years. During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company recorded a provision of $350,000 for dismantling the facility.

 

During the year ended August 31, 2019, in accordance with the requirements to provide a surety bond to the Utah Division of Oil Gas and Mining in terms of the amendment to the Notice of Intent to Commence Large Mining Operations at an estimated production of 4,000 barrels per day, the Company estimated that the cost of dismantling the oil extraction plant and related equipment would increase to $498,484. The discount rate used in the calculation is estimated to be 2.32% on operations that are expected to commence in September 2021.

 

Because of the long-term nature of the liability, the greatest uncertainties in estimating this provision are the costs that will be incurred and the timing of the dismantling of the oil extraction facility. In particular, the Company has assumed that the oil extraction facility will be dismantled using technology and equipment currently available and that the plant will continue to be economically viable until the end of the lease term.

 

The discount rate used in the calculation of the provision as at August 31, 2019 and 2018 is 2.0%.

 

F-28

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

15.RECLAMATION AND RESTORATION PROVISIONS (continued)

 

  (b) Site restoration

 

In accordance with environmental laws in the United States, the Company’s environmental permits and the lease agreements, the Company is required to restore contaminated and disturbed land to its original condition before the end of the lease term, which is expected to be in 25 years. During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company provided $200,000 for this purpose.

 

The site restoration provision represents rehabilitation and restoration costs related to oil extraction sites. This provision has been created based on the Company’s internal estimates. Significant assumptions in estimating the provision include the technology and equipment currently available, future environmental laws and restoration requirements, and future market prices for the necessary restoration works required.

 

During the year ended August 31, 2019, in accordance with the requirements to provide a surety bond to the Utah Division of Oil Gas and Mining in terms of the amendment to the Notice of Intent to Commence Large Mining Operations at an estimated production of 4,000 barrels per day, the Company estimated that the cost of restoring the site would increase to $2,472,013. The discount rate used in the calculation is estimated to be 2.32% on operations that are expected to commence in September 2021.

 

The discount rate used in the calculation of the provision as at August 31, 2019 and 2018 is 2.0%.

 

16.COMMON SHARES

 

Authorized unlimited common shares without par value
Issued and Outstanding 202,986,092 common shares as at February 29, 2020.

 

  (a) Settlement of loans

 

On September 19, 2019, the Company issued 1,111,111 common shares and 1,111,111 warrants to Calvary Fund, LP to settle the $200,000 unpaid principal and interest of the $250,000 convertible note issued on September 4, 2018. (see Note 13(b)).

 

  (b) Settlement of liabilities

 

Between September 24, 2019 and November 14, 2019, the Company issued 3,243,666 shares of common stock to several investors in settlement of $868,233 of trade debt.

 

Between December 6, 2019 and February 12, 2020, the Company issued a further 4,997,123 shares of common stock to several investors in settlement of $1,156,850 of trade debt.

 

  (c) Common share subscriptions

 

On September 19, 2019, the Company issued 6,091,336 common shares to various investors for net proceeds of $791,874, at an issue price of $0.13 per share.

 

On September 19, 2019, the Company issued 8,333,333 common shares to investors for net proceeds of $1,500,000 at an issue price of $0.18 per share.

 

On September 30, 2019, the Company issued 2,777,777 common shares and a warrant exercisable over 2,777,777 common shares at an exercise price of $0.23 per share to an investor for net proceeds of $500,000 at an issue price of $0.18 per unit.

 

On October 4, 2019, the Company cancelled 200,000 shares previously issued to an investor.

 

F-29

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

16.COMMON SHARES (continued)

 

  (d) Share based payments for services

 

Between October 28, 2019 and November 21, 2019, the Company issued 90,000 shares valued at $28,500 as compensation for professional services and labor rendered to the Company.

 

On February 21, 2020, the Company issued 50,000 shares valued at $6,943 as compensation for professional services rendered to the Company.

 

  (e) Shares issued to settle investment obligations

 

On October 28, 2019, the Company issued 250,000 shares valued at $75,000 to settle the outstanding investment obligation in First Bitcoin Capital. 

 

17.STOCK OPTIONS

 

  (a) Stock option plan

 

The Company has a stock option plan which allows the Board of Directors of the Company to grant options to acquire common shares of the Company to directors, officers, key employees and consultants. The option price, term and vesting are determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors, subject to certain restrictions as required by the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. The stock option plan is a 20% fixed number plan with a maximum of 40,597,218 common shares reserved for issue at February 29, 2020.

 

During the six months ended February 29, 2020 and the year ended August 31, 2019, the Company did not grant any stock options to directors, officers and consultants of the Company.

 

During the six months ended February 29, 2020 and 2019, the share-based compensation expense of $407,216 and $610,826 relates to the vesting of options granted during the year ended August 31, 2018.

 

  (b) Stock options

 

Stock option transactions under the stock option plan were:

 

   Six months ended
February 29, 2020
   Year ended
August 31, 2019
 
   Number
of Options
   Weighted
average
exercise
price
   Number of
options
   Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Balance, beginning of period   9,808,333   CAD$1.20    9,858,333   CAD$1.22 
Options granted   -    -    -    - 
Options expired   -    -    (50,000)  CAD$4.80 
Balance, end of period   9,808,333   CAD$1.20    9,808,333   CAD$1.20 

 

Stock options outstanding and exercisable as at February 29, 2020 are:

 

Expiry Date  Exercise
Price
   Options
Outstanding
   Options
Exercisable
 
February 1, 2026  CAD$5.85    33,333    33,333 
November 30, 2027  CAD$2.27    1,425,000    1,425,000 
June 5, 2028  CAD$1.00    8,350,000    5,050,000 
         9,808,333    6,508,333 
Weighted average remaining contractual life        8.2 years    8.2 years 

 

F-30

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

18.SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS

 

Share purchase warrants outstanding as at February 29, 2020 are:

 

Expiry Date  Exercise Price  Warrants
Outstanding
 
March 9, 2020  US$ 1.50    114,678 
May 22, 2020  US$ 0.28    678,571 
May 22, 2020  US$ 0.30    1,554,165 
June 7, 2020  US$ 0.525    1,190,476 
June 14, 2020  US$ 1.50    329,080 
July 5, 2020  US$ 0.35    200,000 
July 5, 2020  US$ 0.30    200,000 
July 26, 2020  US$ 1.50    1,637,160 
August 16, 2020  US$ 0.22    352,940 
August 28, 2020  US$ 0.94    1,311,242 
August 28, 2020  US$ 1.00    246,913 
August 28, 2020  US$ 1.50    35,714 
August 29, 2020  US$ 0.15    2,666,666 
September 6, 2020  US$ 1.01    925,925 
October 11, 2020  US$ 1.35    510,204 
October 11, 2020  US$ 1.50    10,204 
October 19, 2020  US$ 0.24    1,315,789 
October 29, 2020  US$ 0.18    555,555 
November 7, 2020  US$ 0.61    20,408 
November 7, 2020  US$ 0.66    300,000 
November 8, 2020  US$ 1.01    918,355 
December 7, 2020  US$ 0.67    185,185 
December 7, 2020  US$ 1.50    3,188,735 
December 17, 2020  US$ 0.26    952,380 
January 10, 2021  US$ 1.50    1,437,557 
January 11, 2021  US$ 1.50    307,692 
January 14,2021  US$ 0.20    1,176,470 
January 16, 2021  US$ 0.14    357,142 
Mar 29, 2021  US$ 0.465    1,481,481 
April 8, 2021  CAD$ 4.73    57,756 
May 22, 2021  US$ 0.91    6,000,000 
May 22, 2021  US$ 0.30    1,133,333 
May 22, 2021  US$ 1.50    65,759 
July 5, 2021  US$ 0.25    52,631 
July 5, 2021  US$ 0.28    131,578 
July 5, 2021  US$ 0.35    3,917,771 
August 16, 2021  CAD$ 0.29    120,000 
August 16, 2021  US$ 0.18    4,210,785 
September 20, 2021  US$ 0.23    1,111,111 
September 30, 2021  US$ 0.23    2,777,777 
November 26, 2023  US$ 0.17    1,683,230 
December 4, 2023  US$ 0.17    2,286,720 
          47,709,138 
Weighted average remaining contractual life         1.19 years 
Weighted average exercise price  USD$ 0.59      

 

F-31

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

18.SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS (continued)

 

Warrants exercisable for 25,327 common shares at an exercise price of CAD$28.35 and warrants exercisable for 1,618,356 common shares at exercise prices ranging from $0.86 to $1.10 per share expired during the three months ended November 30, 2019.

 

Warrants exercisable for 282,193 common shares at an exercise price of US$0.37 expired during the three months ended February 29, 2020.

 

From September 17, 2019 to October 29, 2019, the Company issued warrants exercisable for 4,367,635 common shares at exercise prices ranging from $0.17 to $0.26 per share, to convertible debt note holders in terms of subscription unit agreements entered into with the convertible note holders (Note 13(g) to 13 (l)). The fair value of the warrants granted was estimated using the relative fair value method at between $0.05 to $0.09 per warrant.

 

From December 4, 2019 to January 16, 2021, the Company issued warrants exercisable for 2,643,862 common shares at exercise prices ranging from $0.17 to $0.14 per share, to convertible debt note holders in terms of subscription unit agreements entered into with the convertible note holders (Note 13(r) and 13 (o)). The fair value of the warrants granted was estimated using the relative fair value method at between $0.03 to $0.08 per warrant.

 

On September 19, 2019, the Company issued warrants exercisable for 1,111,111 common shares in terms of a debt settlement agreement entered into with Calvary fund LP. (Note 13(b)). The warrants are exercisable at $0.23 per share. The fair value of the warrants granted was estimated using the relative fair value method at $0.07 per share.

 

On September 30, 2019, the Company issued warrants exercisable over 2,777,777 common shares in terms of a subscription agreement entered into with an investor. The warrants are exercisable at $0.23 per share. The fair value of the warrants granted was estimated using the relative fair value method at $0.06 per share.

 

The share purchase warrants issued, during the six months ended February 29, 2020, were valued at $744,865 using the relative fair value method. The fair value of share purchase warrants were estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation model utilizing the following weighted average assumptions:

 

   Six months
ended
February 29,
2020
Share price  CAD$ 0.21 to 0.385
Exercise price  CAD$ 0.22 to 0.34
Expected share price volatility  99.7% to 127.9 %
Risk-free interest rate  1.49% to 1.72 %
Expected term  1-4 years

 

19.DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

The Company’s potentially dilutive instruments are convertible debentures and stock options and share purchase warrants. Conversion of these instruments would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented and consequently, no adjustment was made to basic loss per share to determine diluted loss per share. These instruments could potentially dilute earnings per share in future periods.

 

For the three and six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, the following stock options, share purchase warrants and convertible securities were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as the results of the computation was anti-dilutive:

 

   Three and six
months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Three and six
months
ended
February 28,
2019
 
         
Share purchase options   9,808,333    9,808,333 
Share purchase warrants   47,709,138    20,996,998 
Convertible securities   36,590,875    10,068,231 
    94,108,346    40,873,472 

 

F-32

 

 

PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

20.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Related party transactions not otherwise separately disclosed in these consolidated financial statements are:

 

  (a) Transactions with directors and officers

 

During the six months ended February 29, 2020, no common shares were granted as compensation to key management and directors of the Company.

 

On September 19, 2019, the Chairman of the board subscribed for 696,153 common shares for gross proceeds of $90,500.

 

On October 31, 2019, a director advanced the Company $50,000 as a short-term loan. The loan is interest free and is expected to be repaid within three months.

 

  (b) Due to/from director and officers

 

On February 29, 2020, and August 31, 2019, the Company owed the chairman of the board $199,621 and $0,respectively, for short term loans advanced to the Company.

 

On February 29, 2020, the Company owed a director $100,000 for short term loans made to the Company. These loans are interest free and have no fixed repayment terms.

 

At February 29, 2020, $798,534 was due to members of key management and directors for unpaid salaries, expenses and directors’ fees (August 31, 2019 - $748,682).

 

21.INVESTMENTS

 

On November 1, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with First Bitcoin Capital Corp. (“FBCC”), a global developer of blockchain-based applications, to design and develop a blockchain-powered supply chain management platform for the oil and gas industry to be marketed to oil and gas producers and operators. On January 8, 2018, the Company paid the first instalment of $100,000 which had been applied to operating costs incurred by Petrobloq, LLC related to an office lease beginning March 1, 2018 and research costs related to payments to the development team consisting of four employees. During the year ended August 31, 2019, the Company incurred a further $152,500 in costs related to the agreement and on September 6, 2019, the Company issued 250,000 common shares, valued at $75,000 to FBCC as a final settlement of the agreement.

 

22.FINANCING COSTS, NET

 

Financing costs, net, consists of the following:

 

   Three months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Three months
ended
February 28,
2019
   Six months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Six months
ended
February 28,
2019
 
                 
Interest expense on borrowings  $148,632   $111,924   $291,940   $157,011 
Amortization of debt discount   319,277    1,054,709    672,372    1,470,406 
Other   11,639    (3,864)   24,530    12,926 
   $479,548   $1,162,769   $988,842   $1,640,343 

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

23.SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company operated in two reportable segments within the USA during the  six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, oil extraction and processing operations and mining operations.

 

The presentation of the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss provides information about the oil extraction and processing segment. There were limited operations in the mining operations segment during the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019.

 

Other information about reportable segments are:

 

   February 29, 2020 
   Oil   Mining     
(in ’000s of dollars)  Extraction   Operations   Consolidated 
Additions to non-current assets  $2,116   $610   $2,726 
Reportable segment assets   41,123    34,025    75,148 
Reportable segment liabilities  $17,636   $1,000   $18,636 

 

   February 28, 2019 
   Oil   Mining     
(in ’000s of dollars)  Extraction   Operations   Consolidated 
Additions to non-current assets  $7,204   $1,800   $9,004 
Reportable segment assets   36,516    10,747    47,263 
Reportable segment liabilities  $9,247   $169   $9,416 

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

23.SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

   February 29, 2020 
(in ’000s of dollars)  Oil
Extraction
   Mining
operations
   Consolidated 
             
Revenues from hydrocarbon sales  $110   $59   $169 
Other production and maintenance costs   1,406    -    1,406 
Advance royalty payments   -    204    204 
Gross Loss   (1,296)   (145)   1,441)
Expenses               
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   86    -    86 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   3,924    3    3,927 
Investor relations   41    -    41 
Professional fees   1,572    1    1,573 
Salaries and wages   495    -    495 
Share-based compensation   407    -    407 
Travel and promotional expenses   632    -    632 
Other   777    2    779 
                
Financing costs, net   989    -    989 
Other income   (707)   -    (707)
Loss on settlement of liabilities   (428)        (428)
Loss on settlement of convertible debt   (232)   -    (232)
Interest income   (47)   -    (47)
Derivative liability movements   659    -    659 
Net loss  $6,247   $148   $6,395 

 

   February 28, 2019 
(in ’000s of dollars)  Oil
Extraction
   Mining
operations
   Consolidated 
             
Revenues from hydrocarbon sales  $21   $-   $21 
Advance royalty payments   64    107    171 
Gross Loss   (43)   (107)   (150)
Operating Expenses               
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   33    -    33 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   6,558    13    6,571 
Professional fees   3,246    -    3,246 
Research and development expenses   113    -    113 
Salaries and wages   530    -    530 
Share-based compensation expense   611    -    611 
Travel and promotional expenses   1,702    -    1,702 
Other   356    13    369 
                
Financing costs, net   1,640    -    1,640 
Loss on settlement of liabilities   18    -    18 
Loss on settlement of convertible debt   100    -    100 
Other income   (59)   -    (59)
Equity loss from investment of Accord Gr Energy, net of tax   100    -    100 
Net loss  $8,433   $120   $8,553 

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

24. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company has entered into an office lease arrangement which, including the Company’s share of operating expenses and property taxes, will require estimated minimum annual payments of:

 

   Amount 
2020  $29,646 
2021   61,071 
2022   62,903 
2023   64,790 
2024   66,734 
    285,144 

 

For the six months ended February 29, 2020, the Company made $62,210 (2019 - $26,100) in office lease payments.

 

Legal Matters

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company executed and delivered: (i) a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Redline Capital Management S.A. (“Redline”) and Momentum Asset Partners II, LLC; (ii) a secured promissory note payable to Redline in the principal amount of $6,000,000 (the “Note”) with a maturity date of 27 December 2020, bearing interest at 10% per annum; and (iii) a Security Agreement (together with the Settlement Agreement and the Note, the “Redline Agreements”) among the Company, Redline, and TMC Capital, LLC (“TMC”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

After undertaking an in-depth analysis of the Redline Agreements in the context of the underlying transactions and events, special legal counsel to the Company has opined that the Redline Agreements are likely void and unenforceable.

 

The Company’s special legal counsel regards the possibility of Redline’s success in pursuing any claims against the Company or TMC under the Redline Agreements as less than reasonably possible and therefore no provision has been raised against these claims.

 

The Company is currently evaluating the options and remedies that are available to it to ensure that the Redline Agreements are declared as void or are rescinded and extinguished.

 

25.MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL

 

The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to maintain a flexible capital structure which optimizes the costs of capital. The Company considers its capital for this purpose to be its shareholders’ equity and long-term debt and convertible debentures.

 

The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may seek additional financing or dispose of assets.

 

In order to facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the Company monitors its cash flows and credit policies and prepares expenditure budgets that are updated as necessary depending on various factors, including successful capital deployment and general industry conditions. The budgets are approved by the Board of Directors. There are no external restrictions on the Company’s capital.

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

26.MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL RISKS

 

The risks to which the Company’s financial instruments are exposed to are:

 

  (a) Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk of unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet contractual obligations. The Company is exposed to credit risk through its cash held at financial institutions, trade receivables from customers and notes receivable.

 

The Company has cash balances at various financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any loss on these accounts, although balances in the accounts may exceed the insurable limits. The Company considers credit risk from cash to be minimal.

 

Credit extension, monitoring and collection are performed for each of the Company’s business segments. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current creditworthiness, as determined by a review of the customer’s credit information.

 

Accounts receivable, collections and payments from customers are monitored based upon historical experience with customers, current market and industry conditions and specific customer collection issues.

 

At February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company had $12,000 and $0 in trade receivables, respectively and $724,670 and $845,743 in notes receivable, respectively. The Company considers its maximum exposure to credit risk to be its trade and other receivables and notes receivable. The Company expects to collect these amounts in full and has not provided an expected credit loss allowance against these amounts.

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

26.MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL RISKS (continued)

 

  (b) Interest rate risk

 

Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the fair value or future cash flows of the Company’s financial instruments. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk as a result of holding fixed rate investments of varying maturities as well as through certain floating rate instruments. The Company considers its exposure to interest rate risk to be minimal.

 

  (c) Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities as they become due. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses.

 

The following are the remaining contractual maturities of financial liabilities at the reporting date. The amounts are gross and undiscounted and include estimated interest payments. The Company has included both the interest and principal cash flows in the analysis as it believes this best represents the Company’s liquidity risk.

 

At February 29, 2020

 

       Contractual cash flows 
   Carrying       1 year       More than 
(in ’000s of dollars)  amount   Total   or less   2 - 5 years   5 years 
Accounts payable  $2,484   $2,484   $2,484   $-   $   - 
Accrued liabilities   2,509    2,509    2,509    -    - 
Promissory notes   167    167    167           
Convertible debenture   7,754    8,846    8,119    727    - 
Long-term debt   1,150    1,248    1,108    140    - 
   $14,064   $15,254   $14,387   $867   $- 

 

27.RECONCILIATION OF IFRS DISCLOSURE TO US GAAP DISCLOSURE

 

The Company’s primary listing is on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”). The consolidated financial statements filed on that exchange are now filed in terms of US GAAP. Previously the consolidated financial statements were filed in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

 

The Company’s comparative consolidated financial statements were prepared using US GAAP, therefore a reconciliation of the comparative IFRS and US GAAP presentation was performed for the comparative period.

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

27.RECONCILIATION OF IFRS DISCLOSURE TO US GAAP DISCLOSURE (continued)

 

The main differences between IFRS and US GAAP are as follows:

 

For the three months ended  February 28,
2019
 
     
Net loss and comprehensive loss in accordance with IFRS  $2,682,650 
      
Share-based compensation   (248,912)
Debt issue costs   1,190,132 
      
Net loss and comprehensive loss in accordance with US GAAP  $3,623,870 

 

For the six months ended  February 28,
2019
 
     
Net loss and comprehensive loss in accordance with IFRS  $8,955,106 
      
Share-based compensation   (497,824)
Debt issue costs   95,694 
      
Net loss and comprehensive loss in accordance with US GAAP  $8,552,976 

 

   February 28,
2019
 
     
Total shareholders’ equity in accordance with IFRS  $37,942,916 
      
Components of share capital in accordance with IFRS     
Share capital   88,062,341 
Shares to be issued   1,051,950 
Share option reserve   13,931,650 
Share warrant reserve   5,820,603 
    108,866,544 
Adjustment for:     
Share-based compensation   31,050 
Share capital in accordance with US GAAP   108,897,594 
      
Deficit in accordance with IFRS   (70,923,628)
Adjustment for:     
Debt issue costs   (95,694)
Share-based compensation   (31,050)
Deficit in accordance with US GAAP   (71,050,372)
      
Shareholders equity in accordance with US GAAP  $37,847,222 

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

27.RECONCILIATION OF IFRS DISCLOSURE TO US GAAP DISCLOSURE (continued)

 

Share-based compensation

 

The Company granted certain directors, officers and consultants of the Company share purchase options with vesting terms attached thereto, 25% vested immediately and a further 25%, per annum will vest on the grant date of the share purchase options. These share purchase options were valued using a Black Scholes valuation model utilizing the assumptions as disclosed in note 16 above.

 

Under IFRS share-based compensation paid to certain directors, consultants and employees were amortized over the vesting period of the option grant using a weighted average expense over the vesting period, including the immediately vesting share purchase options.

 

Under US GAAP, the share purchase options issued to consultants were expensed immediately and the share purchase options issued to directors and officers were amortized as follows; (i) the value of the twenty five percent of the options that vested immediately were expensed immediately; (ii) the remaining value of the seventy five percent of the options which vest equally on an annual basis are being expensed over the vesting period on a straight line basis.

 

The difference in treatment between IFRS and US GAAP gave rise to a reversal of expense of $248,912 and $497,824 for the three months and six months ended February 28, 2019, respectively. There was no impact on the prior periods as all options issued during that period vested immediately and were accordingly expensed immediately.

 

Debt issue costs

 

The Company settled certain commitment fees and finders fees related to the issue of convertible notes by the issue of common shares valued at $1,276,980. Under IFRS, these debt issue costs were originally expensed in the three month period ended November 30, 2018 and subsequently recorded as a prepaid commitment fee in the six month period ended February 28, 2019. Under IFRS this commitment fee is not directly linked to the convertible debt and is amortized on a straight line basis over the commitment period.

 

In terms of US GAAP, the commitment fee and finder’s fee is regarded as directly related to the debt and is recorded as a debt discount which is amortized over the life of the debt, including any accelerated amortization due to repayment or early settlement of the debt.

 

The difference in treatment between IFRS and USGAAP gave rise to an additional expense of $1,190,132, including the reversal of debt issue costs of $1,276,980 under IFRS, and $95,694 for the three and six months ended February 28, 2019, respectively.

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

28.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Events after the reporting date not otherwise separately disclosed in these consolidated financial statements are:

 

  (a) Debt conversions

 

Between May 8, 2020 and May 27, 2020 a convertible debt holder converted $110,000 of principal into 4,224,964 shares at an average conversion price of $0.026 per share.

 

  (b) Financing Activity

 

On March 11, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note to a private investor who advanced the Company $100,000, guaranteed by the Chairman of the Board. The promissory bears no interest and was repayable on April 13, 2020. The promissory note has not been repaid as yet.

 

On March 30, 2020, the Company issued to Petroleum Capital Funding L.P., an arm’s length private lender, a secured convertible debenture in the principal amount of US$471,000, which after taking into account an original issue discount of US$78,500, or approximately 16.67%, resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of US$392,500. The proceeds of this debenture were received prior to February 29, 2020.

 

The Company’s obligations to the Lender under the Debentures have been secured by a first priority lien on all bitumen reserves at the Company’s Asphalt Ridge property, consisting of 8,000 acres.

 

  (c) Mineral Leases

 

As disclosed under Note 1, between March 14, 2019 and February 29, 2020, the Company, acting through its wholly-owned subsidiary TMC, made cash deposits of $1,907,000, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets for the acquisition of 100% of the operating rights under U.S. federal oil and gas leases, administered by the BLM in Garfield and Wayne Counties covering approximately 8,480 gross acres in P.R. Springs and the Tar Sands Triangle within the State of Utah. The total consideration of $3,000,000 has been partially settled by a cash payment of $1,907,000, with the balance of $1,093,000 still outstanding.

 

In terms of a letter agreement dated April 17, 2020, between the Transferor of the oil and gas leases and TMC, as Transferee, due to uncertainty as to whether all of the 10 leases which the Company had initially paid deposits for are available, an adjustment to the purchase price has been agreed upon as follows: (i) should all 10 of the leases be available, the Company will pay the additional $1,093,000 for the rights under the leases; (ii) if only a portion of the leases ranging from 4 to 9 of the leases are available, the Company will adjust the final purchase price of the leases to between $1.5 million and $2.5 million; and (iii) notwithstanding the above, if after a period of 7 years from April 17, 2020, if at least six of the leases are not available to the Company, then the Company may demand a refund of $1.2 million or instruct the Seller to acquire other leases in the same area for up to $1.2 million.

 

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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Expressed in US dollars

 

29.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS

 

Supplemental unaudited information regarding the Company’s oil and gas activities is presented in this note.

 

The Company has not commenced commercial operations, therefore the disclosure of the results of operations of hydrocarbon activities is limited to advance royalties paid. All expenditure incurred to date is capitalized as part of the development cost of the company’s oil extraction plant.

 

The Company does not have any proven hydrocarbon reserves or historical data to forecast the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows related to proven hydrocarbon reserve quantities. Upon the commencement of production, the Company will be able to forecast future revenues and expenses of its hydrocarbon activities.

 

Costs incurred

 

The following table reflects the costs incurred in hydrocarbon property acquisition and development expenses.

 

All costs were incurred in the US.

 

(In US$’000’s)  Three months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Three months
ended
February 28,
2019
   Six months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Six months
ended
February 28,
2019
 
                 
Advanced royalty payment  $40   $100   $100   $200 
Deposits paid on mineral rights   50    1,800    610    1,800 
Construction of oil extraction plant   223    2,449    2,116    7,204 
   $313   $4,349   $2,826   $9,204 

 

Results of operations

 

The only operating expenses incurred to date on hydrocarbon activities relate to minimum royalties paid on mineral leases that the Company has entered into and certain maintenance and personnel costs incurred.

 

All costs were incurred in the US.

 

In US$’000’s)  Three months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Three months
ended
February 28,
2019
   Six months
ended
February 29,
2020
   Six months
ended
February 28,
2019
 
                 
Advanced royalty payments applied or expired  $112   $138   $204   $172 
Production and maintenance costs   728    -    1,406    - 
   $840   $138   $1,610   $172 

 

Proven reserves

 

The Company does not have any proven hydrocarbon reserves as of February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019.

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis is intended as a review of significant factors affecting our financial condition and results of operations for the periods indicated. The discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes presented herein and the consolidated financial statements and the other information set forth in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2019. In addition to historical information, the following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ significantly from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors discussed herein and any other periodic reports filed and to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Overview and financial condition

 

Overview

 

Since our corporate reorganization and agreement to dispose of our interest in MCW Fuels, Inc., which was effective May 13, 2015 and for which regulatory approval was received on June 19, 2015, we have had one wholly-owned subsidiary, Petroteq Energy CA, LLC. (“PCA”), which has three wholly-owned active subsidiary companies, Petroteq Oil Sands Recovery, LLC. (“POSR”), TMC Capital LLC (“TMC”) and Petrobloq LLC (“Petrobloq”). We are now primarily focused on developing our oil sands extraction and processing business and related mining interests.

 

Through our wholly-owned subsidiary PCA, and its two subsidiaries POSR and TMC, we are in the business of oil sands mining operations on the TMC Mineral Lease, where we process mined oil sands ores and sediments using our proprietary extraction technology (“the Extraction Technology”) to produce finished crude oil and hydrocarbon products. Our primary extraction and processing operations are conducted at our Asphalt Ridge processing facility located on the TMC Mineral Lease in Uintah County, Utah, which is owned/operated by POSR. Our Asphalt Ridge processing facility uses the Extraction Technology in the extraction, production and upgrade of oil extracted from oil sands and was recently relocated to the TMC Mineral Lease (near our Asphalt Ridge Mine) to improve logistical and processing efficiencies in the oil sands recovery process. After relocating our processing facility from the site of its initial operation in 2015 as a pilot plant, we restarted our oil sands mining and processing operations at the end of May 2018 and completed our expansion project to increase production to at least 1,000 barrels of oil per day during the last quarter of fiscal 2019. We commenced commercial production in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 (the quarter ending November 30, 2019) and expect to generate revenue from the sale of hydrocarbon products produced during the second quarter of fiscal 2020. However, until we are at full production, our revenue will be limited. In addition, once our Asphalt Ridge processing facility is operating at or near capacity, we anticipate that we will need to hire additional personnel at various levels. We expect that we will require additional capital to continue our operations and planned growth. There can be no assurance that funding will be available if needed or that the terms will be acceptable.

 

PQE owns the intellectual property rights to the Extraction Technology, which is used at our Asphalt Ridge processing facility to extract, upgrade and produce crude oil and hydrocarbon products from oil sands utilizing a closed-loop solvent based extraction system.

 

Our indirect subsidiary, Petrobloq, was formed in November 2017 and is developing a blockchain-powered supply chain management platform for the oil and gas industry. We also own a 25% interest in Recruiter OGG, a recruitment venture that provides a website focused on careers in the oil and gas industry.

 

Our primary mineral lease, the TMC Mineral Lease, is held by TMC and covers approximately 1,229.82 acres of land in the Asphalt Ridge area of eastern Utah. In June 2018, we finalized the acquisition at auction of a 100% interest in the SITLA Leases, consisting of two oil sands mineral leases issued to POSR by the State of Utah’s School and Institutional Trust Land Administration (SITLA), encompassing a total of 1,311.94 acres of land that largely adjoin our TMC Mineral Lease in the Asphalt Ridge area. In April 2019 TMC acquired a 50% interest in the operating rights under five federal U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) onshore mineral leases encompassing a total of 5,960 acres (2,980 net acres) located in eastern and southeastern Utah.

 

1

 

 

On July 22, 2019, we acquired the remaining 50% of the operating rights under U.S. federal oil and gas leases, administered by the BLM covering approximately 5,960 gross acres (2,980 net acres) within the State of Utah. The total consideration of $13,000,000 was settled by the issuance of 30,000,000 shares at an issue price of $0.40 per share, and a cash consideration of $1,000,000, which has not been paid to date.

 

Between March 14, 2019 and February 29, 2020, we made cash deposits of $1,907,000, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets for the acquisition of 100% of the operating rights under U.S. federal oil and gas leases, administered by the BLM in Garfield and Wayne Counties covering approximately 8,480 gross acres in P.R. Springs and the Tar Sands Triangle within the State of Utah. The total consideration of $3,000,000 has been partially settled by the $1,907,000 cash deposit, with the balance of $1,093,000 still outstanding.

  

Results of Operations for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and the three months ended February 29, 2019

 

Net Revenue, Cost of Sales and Gross Loss

 

The Company is fine tuning its processes to ensure continuous production on its 1,000 barrel per day plant and continuing with its expansion project to increase production capacity by an additional 3,000 barrels per day. Revenue generation during the quarter ended February 29, 2020 of $68,509 represents the sale of hydrocarbon products to refineries of $31,731 and sales of asphalt to the State of Utah amounting to $36,778. Prior to August 31, 2019, we had only sold test production to determine the quality of our processed product. We commenced commercial production during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 (the quarter ending November 30, 2019). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the recent volatility in oil prices, the Company reduced operations to a single shift per day to maintain production with the intention of storing product until hydrocarbon prices stabilize.

 

The cost of sales during the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 consists of; i) advance royalty payments which expire at the end of the calendar year two years after the payment has been made; and ii) certain production related expenses consisting of labor and maintenance expenditure. During the current period, production related costs have been expensed as the plant expansion has been completed and we expect to generate commercial production when the oil markets stabilize.

 

Expenses

 

Expenses were $2,440,847 and $3,457,123 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $1,016,276 or 29.4%. The decrease in expenses is primarily due to:

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization was $11,522 and $16,343 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $4,821 or 29.5%. The decrease is primarily due to certain assets becoming fully depreciated during the current period.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses was $1,545,023 and $2,305,020 for the three months ended February 29,2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $759,997 or 33.0%. Included in selling, general and administrative expenses are the following major expenses:

 

a.Professional fees was $546,400 and $832,119 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $285,719. The decrease is primarily related to legal fees incurred in the prior fiscal period of $215,520 compared to $114,033 in the current fiscal period, a decrease of $101,487 related to the various fund raising initiatives undertaken by the Company in the prior fiscal period. Other professional fees was $432,367 in the current fiscal period and $616,599 in the prior fiscal period, a decrease of $265,523, the decrease is due to lower consulting expenses incurred on strategy and marketing efforts as we focused all of our attention on increasing our production capacity and readying the plant for commercial production.

 

b.Travel and promotional fees was $60,881 and $473,953 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $413,072, the decrease is due to a reduction in investor relations and public relations expenses of $100,616 due to a concerted effort to conserve cash; a reduction in marketing expenditure of $180,034 in an effort to conserve cash. In addition, travel related expenditure decreased by approximately $73,200 over the prior fiscal period due to our management concentrating resources on completion of the plant for commercial production during the current fiscal period.

 

c.Salaries and wages was $295,165 and $293,091 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, an increase of $2,074 or 0.7%. The increase was immaterial and in line with expectations, no increase head count was incurred over the prior period.

 

d.Stock based compensation was $229,059 and $305,413 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, a decrease of $96,207, primarily due to the vesting of certain options issued in the prior period.

 

e.General and administrative expenses was $413,518 and $400,444 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $13,074 or 3.3%. The overall increase is immaterial and in line with expectations of keeping costs under control to conserve cash.

 

Financing costs

 

Financing costs was $479,548 and $1,162,769 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $683,221 or 58.8%. Financing costs includes; (i) interest expense of $148,632 and $111,924 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $36,708, is attributable to the increase in debt and convertible debt outstanding over the prior fiscal period; (ii) amortization of debt discount of $319,277 and $1,054,709 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $735,432, primarily due to the significant debt discount incurred in the prior fiscal period on the Bay Private Equity debt placements and the subsequent amortization thereof; and (iii) other finance related expense of $11,639 and $(3,864) for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively.

 

Mark to market of derivative liability

 

The mark to market of the derivative liability was $695,432 and $0 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively. The derivative liability arose due to the issuance of convertible securities with variable conversion prices and no floor conversion price. The charge during the current period represents the mark-to-market of the derivative liability outstanding as of February 29, 2020, which depends on our current share price, risk free interest rates and the volatility of our common share price.

 

Net loss from operations

 

Net loss from operations was $3,502,916 and $3,600,879 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $97,963 or 2.7%. The decrease is primarily due to the reduction in expenses, offset by the increase in production and maintenance costs, as discussed above.

 

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Gain on settlement of liabilities

 

Gain on settlement of liabilities was $265,360 and $14,482 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $250,878. Several trade liabilities were settled during the current period at a premium to current market prices.

 

Loss on settlement of convertible debt

 

Loss on settlement of convertible debt of $0 and $20,137 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $20,137. No conversions at below market prices took place during the current period.

 

Interest income

 

Interest income was $25,318 and $32,664 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively. Interest income is currently earned on advances made to third parties. The overall balance due to the Company from third parties has declined over the prior period resulting in lower interest income.

 

Net loss before income tax and equity loss

 

Net loss before income tax and equity loss was $3,212,238 and $3,573,870 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $361,632 or 10.1%. The decrease is primarily due to the reduction in expenses, offset by the increase in production and maintenance costs, as discussed above.

 

Equity loss from investment in Accord GR Energy, net of tax

 

Equity loss from investment in Accord GR Energy, net of tax was $0 and $50,000 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively. We provided a 100% of the carrying amount of our investment on August 31, 2019 due to the lack of activity and adequate investment in this venture. The prior year charge represented an estimate of our share of the ongoing operating losses for the three months ended February 28, 2019.

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss was $3,212,238 and $3,623,870 for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $411,632 or 11.4% as discussed above.

 

Results of Operations for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and the six months ended February 29, 2019

 

Net Revenue, Cost of Sales and Gross Loss

 

The Company is fine tuning its processes to ensure continuous production on its 1,000 barrel per day plant and continuing with its expansion project to increase production capacity by an additional 3,000 barrels per day. Revenue generation during the six months ended February 29, 2020 of $169,041 represents the sale of hydrocarbon products to refineries of $73,541 and sales of asphalt to the State of Utah amounting to $95,500. Prior to August 31, 2019, we had only sold test production to determine the quality of our processed product. We commenced commercial production during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 (the quarter ending November 30, 2019). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the recent volatility in oil prices, the Company reduced operations to a single shift per day to maintain production with the intention of storing product until hydrocarbon prices stabilize.

 

The cost of sales during the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 consists of; i) advance royalty payments which expire at the end of the calendar year two years after the payment has been made; and ii) certain production related expenses consisting of labor and maintenance expenditure. During the current period, production related costs have been expensed as the plant expansion has been completed and we expect to generate commercial production when the oil markets stabilize.

 

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Expenses

 

Expenses were $4,954,316 and $8,302,479 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $3,348,163 or 40.3%. The decrease in expenses is primarily due to:

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization was $85,842 and $32,516 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $53,326 or 164.0%. The increase is primarily due to the accelerated amortization of leasehold improvements which were incurred at premises previously occupied by the Company, prior to relocating to the current corporate office in Sherman Oaks, California.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses was $3,927,105 and $6,111,009 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $2,183,904 or 35.7%. Included in selling, general and administrative expenses are the following major expenses:

 

a.Professional fees was $1,573,165 and $2,785,756 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $1,212,591. The decrease is primarily related to legal fees incurred in the prior fiscal period of $904,434 compared to $244,134 in the current fiscal period, a decrease of $660,300 related to the various fund raising initiatives undertaken by the Company in the prior fiscal period. Other professional fees was $1,329,031 in the current fiscal period and $1,881,322 in the prior fiscal period, a decrease of $552,291, the decrease is due to lower consulting expenses incurred on strategy and marketing efforts as we focused all of our attention on increasing our production capacity and readying the plant for commercial production.

 

b.Travel and promotional fees was $632,373 and $1,702,417 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $1,070,044, the decrease is due to a reduction in investor relations and public relations expenses of $421,699 due to a concerted effort to conserve cash; a reduction in marketing expenditure of $382,809 in an effort to conserve cash. In addition, travel related expenditure decreased by approximately $265,500 over the prior fiscal period due to our management concentrating resources on completion of the plant for commercial production during the current fiscal period.

 

c.Salaries and wages was $494,670 and $529,703 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, a decrease of $35,033 or 6.6%. The decrease is due to certain administrative expenses which were streamlined during the current fiscal period.

 

d.Stock based compensation was $407,216 and $610,826 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, a decrease of $203,610, primarily due to the vesting of certain options issued in the prior period.

 

e.General and administrative expenses were $819,681 and $482,307 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $337,374 or 70.0%. The overall increase was due to an increase in activity in the first quarter of the current fiscal year while the plant was preparing for commercial production. This has since reduced significantly due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the efforts made in keeping costs under control to conserve cash.

 

Financing costs

 

Financing costs was $988,842 and $1,640,343 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $651,501 or 39.7%. Financing costs includes; (i) interest expense of $291,940 and $157,011 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $134,929, is attributable to the increase in debt and convertible debt outstanding over the prior fiscal period; (ii) amortization of debt discount of $672,372 and $1,470,406 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $798,034, primarily due to the significant debt discount incurred in the prior fiscal period on the Bay Private Equity debt placements and the subsequent amortization thereof; and (iii) other finance related expense of $24,530 and $12,926 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively.

 

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Mark to market of derivative liability

 

The mark to market of the derivative liability was $659,885 and $0 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively. The derivative liability arose due to the issuance of convertible securities with variable conversion prices and no floor conversion price. The charge during the current period represents the mark-to-market of the derivative liability outstanding as of February 29, 2020, which depends on our current share price, risk free interest rates and the volatility of our common share price.

 

Net loss from operations

 

Net loss from operations was $7,102,267 and $7,934,365 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $832,099 or 10.5%. The increase is primarily due to the increase in production and maintenance costs, and the derivative liability movements, as discussed above.

 

(Gain) loss on settlement of liabilities

 

Gain on settlement of liabilities was $(427,907) and loss on settlement of liabilities was $477,987 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $905,894. Several trade liabilities were settled during the current period at a premium to current market prices.

 

(Gain) Loss on settlement of convertible debt

 

Gain on settlement of convertible debt of $(231,862) and loss on settlement of convertible debt of $99,547 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, an increase of $331,409. Convertible debt was settled at a premium to current market prices during the current period.

 

Interest income

 

Interest income was $47,589 and $58,923 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively. Interest income is currently earned on advances made to third parties. The overall balance due to the Company from third parties has declined over the prior period resulting in lower interest income.

 

Net loss before income tax and equity loss

 

Net loss before income tax and equity loss was $6,394,908 and $8,452,976 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $2,058,068 or 24.3%. The decrease is primarily due to the reduction in expenses, offset by the increase in production and maintenance costs, as discussed above.

 

Equity loss from investment in Accord GR Energy, net of tax

 

Equity loss from investment in Accord GR Energy, net of tax was $0 and $100,000 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively. We provided a 100% of the carrying amount of our investment on August 31, 2019 due to the lack of activity and adequate investment in this venture. The prior year charge represented an estimate of our share of the ongoing operating losses for the three months ended February 28, 2019.

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss was $6,394,908 and $8,552,976 for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, respectively, a decrease of $2,158,068 or 25.2% as discussed above.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As at February 29 2020, we had cash of approximately $21,403. We also had a working capital deficiency of approximately $12,081,996, due primarily to accounts payable, short term debt, convertible debentures and accrued interest thereon which remain outstanding as of February 29, 2020. During the six months ended February 29, 2020, we raised $2,277,814 in private placements, and a further $1,894,938 in convertible debt, which was offset by the repayment of convertible debt in the aggregate amount of $105,000. These funds were primarily used on to fund the expansion of the plant, the acquisition of mineral rights, the investment in notes receivable and for working capital purposes.

 

We have spent, and expect to continue to spend, a substantial amount of funds in connection with implementing our business strategy and do not have sufficient cash on hand to implement our business strategy. Our financial statements have been prepared assuming we are a going concern. To date, we have generated minimal revenue from operations and have financed our operations primarily through sales of our securities, and we expect to continue to seek to obtain our required capital in a similar manner. There can be no assurance that we will be able to generate sufficient revenue to cover our operating costs and general and administrative expense or continue to raise funds through the sale of debt. If we raise funds by securities convertible into common shares, the ownership interest of our existing shareholders will be diluted.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

We continue to incur capital expenditure on the oil extraction plant as we refine our processes and improve on our efficiencies. These expenses are at times unpredictable but we do not anticipate spending more than $2,000,000 on the existing plant.

 

We also intend to construct two new oil extraction facilities and expand the existing facility. Each facility is estimated to cost $10,000,000 each.

 

Other Commitments and Contingencies

 

In addition to commitments otherwise reported in this MD&A, the Company’s contractual obligations as at February 29, 2020, include:

 

 

Contractual Obligations

  Total
($ millions)
   Up to 1 Year
($ millions)
   2 - 5 Years
($ millions)
   After 5 Years
($ millions)
 
Convertible Debt[1]   8.8    8.1    0.7        - 
Promissory notes   0.2    0.2    -    - 
Debt[2]   1.3    1.1    0.2    - 
Total Contractual Obligations   10.3    9.4    0.9    - 

 

[1] Amount includes estimated interest payments. The recorded amount as at February 29, 2020 was approximately $7.8 million.

 

[2] Amount includes estimated interest payments. The recorded amount as at February 29, 2020 was approximately $1.15 million.

 

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Legal Matters

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company executed and delivered: (i) a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Redline Capital Management S.A. (“Redline”) and Momentum Asset Partners II, LLC; (ii) a secured promissory note payable to Redline in the principal amount of $6,000,000 (the “Note”) with a maturity date of 27 December 2020, bearing interest at 10% per annum; and (iii) a Security Agreement (together with the Settlement Agreement and the Note, the “Redline Agreements”) among the Company, Redline, and TMC Capital, LLC (“TMC”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

After undertaking an in-depth analysis of the Redline Agreements in the context of the underlying transactions and events, special legal counsel to the Company has opined that the Redline Agreements are likely void and unenforceable.

 

The Company’s special legal counsel regards the possibility of Redline’s success in pursuing any claims against the Company or TMC under the Redline Agreements as less than reasonably possible and therefore no provision has been raised against these claims.

 

The Company is currently evaluating the options and remedies that are available to it to ensure that the Redline Agreements are declared as void or are rescinded and extinguished.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

The recent Accounting Pronouncements are fully disclosed in note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have an effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Off-balance sheet arrangements

 

We do not maintain off-balance sheet arrangements, nor do we participate in non-exchange traded contracts requiring fair value accounting treatment.

 

Inflation

 

The effect of inflation on our revenue and operating results was not significant.

 

Climate Change

 

We believe that neither climate change, nor governmental regulations related to climate change, have had, or are expected to have, any material effect on our operations.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company has adopted and maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is collected, recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As required under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15, the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer, has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that due to a lack of segregation of duties the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Subject to receipt of additional financing or revenue generated from operations, the Company intends to retain additional individuals to remedy the ineffective controls.

 

Changes in Internal Control

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

Legal Matters

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company executed and delivered: (i) a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Redline Capital Management S.A. (“Redline”) and Momentum Asset Partners II, LLC; (ii) a secured promissory note payable to Redline in the principal amount of $6,000,000 (the “Note”) with a maturity date of 27 December 2020, bearing interest at 10% per annum; and (iii) a Security Agreement (together with the Settlement Agreement and the Note, the “Redline Agreements”) among the Company, Redline, and TMC Capital, LLC (“TMC”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

After undertaking an in-depth analysis of the Redline Agreements in the context of the underlying transactions and events, special legal counsel to the Company has opined that the Redline Agreements are likely void and unenforceable.

 

The Company’s special legal counsel regards the possibility of Redline’s success in pursuing any claims against the Company or TMC under the Redline Agreements as less than reasonably possible and therefore no provision has been raised against these claims.

 

The Company is currently evaluating the options and remedies that are available to it to ensure that the Redline Agreements are declared as void or are rescinded and extinguished.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

The following information updates, and should be read in conjunction with, the information disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” contained in our Annual Report Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 16, 2019. Except as disclosed below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on December 16, 2019.

 

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We face business disruption and related risks resulting from the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 (“COVID-19”), which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

In an effort to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many countries, including the United States and Canada, have imposed unprecedented restrictions on travel, and there have been business closures and a substantial reduction in economic activity in countries that have had significant outbreaks of COVID-19.

 

We have chosen to cut hours at the plant to reduce costs in a tumultuous market. Our Management believes it is important to keep our plant at the Asphalt Ridge facility operating to continue production, especially to demonstrate operations to the multiple parties currently completing due diligence on Petroteq as part of the technology licensing process.

 

We have scaled back to a skeleton crew and we intend to store production. Because of the effects of the recent decline in oil pricing, we are no longer operating (in terms of the cost to produce and sell oil, excluding G&A) on a breakeven basis.

 

Significant uncertainty remains as to the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations, and on the global economy as a whole. Government-imposed restrictions on travel and other “social-distancing” measures such restrictions on assembly of groups of persons, have the potential to disrupt supply chains for parts and sales channels for our products, and may result in labor shortages.

 

It is currently not possible to predict how long the pandemic will last or the time that it will take for economic activity to return to prior levels. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely, and intend to follow health and safety guidelines as they evolve.

 

We expect the ultimate significance of the impact of these disruptions, including the extent of their adverse impact on our financial and operational results, will be dictated by the length of time that such disruptions continue, which will, in turn, depend on the currently unknowable duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of governmental regulations that might be imposed in response. Our business could also be impacted should the disruptions from COVID-19 lead to changes in commercial behavior. The COVID-19 impact on the capital markets could impact our cost of borrowing. There are certain limitations on our ability to mitigate the adverse financial impact of these items, including the fixed costs of our operations. COVID-19 also makes it more challenging for management to estimate future performance of our businesses, particularly over the near to medium term.

 

We have suffered operating losses since inception and we may not be able to achieve profitability.

 

At February 29, 2020, August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018, we had an accumulated deficit of ($84,680,191), ($78,285,282), and ($62,497,396), respectively and we expect to continue to incur increasing expenses in the foreseeable future as we develop our oil extraction business. We incurred a net loss of ($6,394,908) for the six months ended February 29, 2020 and ($15,787,886) and ($15,641,029), as of the years ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018, respectively.  As a result, we are sustaining substantial operating and net losses, and it is possible that we will never be able to sustain or develop the revenue levels necessary to attain profitability.

 

Our ability to be profitable will depend in part upon our ability to manage our operating costs and to generate revenue from our extraction operations. Operating costs could be impacted by inflationary pressures on labor, volatile pricing for natural gas used as an energy source in transportation of fuel and in oil sands processes, and planned and unplanned maintenance.

 

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We have concluded that certain of our previously issued financial statements should not be relied upon and have restated certain of our previously issued financial statements which was time-consuming and expensive and could expose us to additional risks that could have a negative effect on our Company.

 

As discussed in the Explanatory Note, we have concluded that certain of our previously issued financial statements should not be relied upon. We have restated our previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related note disclosures as of and for the three and six months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019, and included them in this Amendment. As of the date of this Amendment, we have not yet completed the restatements of certain other Periodic Financial Statements identified in the Explanatory Note. We do not intend to restate our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related note disclosures as of and for the three and six months ended February 28, 2019 and 2018 which were included in our initial registration statement on Form 10 originally filed with the SEC on May 22, 2019, and amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on June 24, 2019 and by Amendment No. 2 thereto filed with the SEC on July 5, 2019, and such unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related note disclosures should not be relied on. The restatement process is time consuming and expensive and, along with the failure to file our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 31, 2021 with the SEC in a timely manner, could expose us to additional risks that could have a negative effect on our Company. In particular, we incurred substantial unanticipated expenses and costs, including audit, legal and other professional fees, in connection with the restatement of our previously issued financial statements. Our management’s attention was also diverted from some aspects of the operation of our business in connection with the restatement.

 

The restatement of our financial statements may in the future lead to, among other things, future stockholder litigation, loss of investor confidence, negative impacts on our stock price and certain other risks.

 

There can be no assurance that litigation against the Company and/or its management or Board of Directors might not be threatened or brought in connection with matters related to our restatements. As a result of the circumstances giving rise to the restatements, we have become subject to certain additional risks and uncertainties, including unanticipated costs for accounting and legal fees in connection with or related to the restatements, potential stockholder litigation, government investigations, and potential claims by Redline Capital Management S.A. as described under Part II, Item 1. - Legal Proceedings and elsewhere in this Amendment. Any such proceeding could result in substantial defense costs regardless of the outcome of the litigation or investigation. If we do not prevail in any such litigation, we could be required to pay substantial damages or settlement costs. In addition, the restatements and related matters could impair our reputation and could cause our counterparties to lose confidence in us. Each of these occurrences could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and stock price.

 

The failure to comply with the terms of our secured notes could result in a default under the terms of the note and, if uncured, it could potentially result in action against the pledged assets.

 

As of February 29, 2020, we had issued and outstanding notes in the principal amount of $1,158,640, promissory notes in the principal amount of $166,868 and convertible notes in the principal amount of $7,753,974 to certain private investors which have already matured and mature up until  March 30, 2024, and some are secured by a pledge of all of our assets.  If we fail to comply with the terms of the notes, the note holder could declare a default under the notes and if the default were to remain uncured, as secured creditors they would have the right to proceed against the collateral secured by the loans. Any action by secured creditors to proceed against our assets would likely have a serious disruptive effect on our operations.

 

There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

At February 29, 2020, we had not yet achieved profitable operations, had accumulated losses of ($84,680,191) since our inception and a working capital deficit of ($12,081,996), and expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, all of which casts substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We have incurred net losses for the past four years. The opinion of our independent registered accounting firm on our audited financial statements for the years ended August 31, 2019 and 2018 draws attention to our notes to the financial statements, which describes certain material uncertainties regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management’s plan to address our ability to continue as a going concern includes (1) obtaining debt or equity funding from private placement or institutional sources, (2) obtaining loans from financial institutions, where possible, or (3) participating in joint venture transactions with third parties. Although management believes that it will be able to obtain the necessary funding to allow us to remain a going concern through the methods discussed above, there can be no assurances that such methods will prove successful. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

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Issuances of common shares upon exercise or conversion of convertible securities, including pursuant to our equity incentive plans and outstanding share purchase warrants and convertible notes could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our shareholders and could cause our share price to fall.

 

We currently have share purchase warrants to purchase 47,709,138 common shares outstanding at exercise prices ranging from US$0.14 to US$1.50 and options to purchase 9,808,333 common shares with a weighted average exercise price of CDN $1.20 and notes convertible into 36,590,875 common shares based on conversion prices ranging from $0.14 to $1.00 per share. The issuance of the common shares underlying the share purchase warrants, options and convertible notes will have a dilutive effect on the percentage ownership held by holders of our common shares.

 

Our ability to use our net operating losses and certain other tax attributes may be limited.

 

As of August 31, 2019, we had accumulated net operating losses (NOLs), of approximately CDN $79.0 million. Varying jurisdictional tax codes have restrictions on the use of NOLs, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change NOLs, R&D credits and other pre-change tax attributes to offset its post-change income may be limited. An ownership change is generally defined as a greater than 50% change in equity ownership. Based upon an analysis of our equity ownership, we do not believe that we have experienced such ownership changes and therefore our annual utilization of our NOLs is not limited. However, should we experience additional ownership changes, our NOL carry forwards may be limited.

 

Our dependence on debt financing – the availability of which cannot be assured - may limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.

 

The incurrence of additional indebtedness could require acceptance of covenants that, if violated, could further restrict our operations or lead to acceleration of the indebtedness that would necessitate winding up or liquidation of our company. In addition to the foregoing, our ability to obtain additional debt financing may be limited and there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain any additional financing on terms that are acceptable, or at all.

 

We may incur substantial costs in pursuing future financing, which may adversely impact our financial condition

 

We may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, securities law compliance fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs.  We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue, which may adversely impact our financial condition.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

On November 21, 2019, we issued to a private investor a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $150,000. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and mature on August 21, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to 70% of the average of the two lowest bid prices over a period of 15 days prior to conversion.

 

On December 4, 2019, we issued to a private investor a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $432,000 together with a warrant to purchase 2,117,520 common shares at an exercise price of $0.17 per share. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and mature four years from the date of closing. In connection with the offering, we issued the placement agent warrants to purchase 169,200 common shares. The outstanding principal amount of the note is secured by a line on bitumen reserves at the Asphalt Ridge.

 

On December 17, 2019, we issued to a private investor a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $81,000. The note bears interest at 12% per annum and mature on December 17, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to 75% of the average of the three lowest bid prices over a period of 15 days prior to conversion.

 

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On January 16, 2020, we issued to a private investor a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $55,000 together with a warrant to purchase 357,142 shares of common stock at  an exercise price of $0.14 per share. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and mature on January 16, 2021 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.14 per share.

 

On January 20, 2020, we issued to a private investor a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $42,500. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and mature on January 20, 2021 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to 70% of the average of the two lowest bid prices over a period of 20 days prior to conversion.

 

On March 30, 2020, we issued to a private investor a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $471,000 together with a warrant to purchase 4,906,250 common shares at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and mature four years from the date of closing. In connection with the offering, we issued the placement agent warrants to purchase 392,500 common shares. The outstanding principal amount of the note is secured by a line on bitumen reserves at the Asphalt Ridge.

 

All offers and sales of securities within the United States and  to U.S. persons in each of the transactions set forth above were made in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the securities certificates issued in these transactions. All recipients had adequate access, through their employment or other relationship with us or through other access to information provided by us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising. The net proceeds realized from these transactions have been used by the Company on its extraction technology in Asphalt Ridge and for working capital purposes.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

We will commence open cast mining at our TMC site once our plant is fully operational. In terms of the additional disclosure required, we provide the following information.

 

1.TMC Mining Operations:

 

The TMC mining operation is conducted at the TMC Mineral Lease on lands situated in or near Utah’s Asphalt Ridge, an area located along the northern edge of the Uintah Basin and containing oil sands deposits located at or near the surface, particularly the acreage located in T5S-R21E (Section 25) and T5S-R22E (Section 31) where our Asphalt Ridge Mine #1 is located.

 

(i)The total number of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard under section 104 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 814) for which the operator received a citation from the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

 

None.

 

(ii)The total number of orders issued under section 104(b) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 814(b)).

 

None.

 

(iii)The total number of citations and orders for unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health or safety standards under section 104(d) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 814(d)).4.

 

None.

 

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(iv)The total number of flagrant violations under section 110(b)(2) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 820(b)(2)).

 

None.

 

(v)The total number of imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 817(a)).

 

None.

 

(vi)The total dollar value of proposed assessments from the Mine Safety and Health Administration under such Act (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.).

 

None.

 

(vii)The total number of mining-related fatalities.

 

None.

 

(viii)Written notifications received of:

 

a)A pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of coal or other mine health or safety hazards under section 104(e) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 814(e)); or

 

None

 

b)The potential to have such a pattern.

 

None, that we are aware of.

 

c)Any pending legal action before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such mine.

 

None

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), our Company has availed itself of an extension to file this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 29, 2020 (the “Quarterly Report”), originally due on April 14, 2020, in reliance of an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 25, 2020 (which extended and superseded a prior order issued on March 4, 2020) pursuant to Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Release No. 34-88465) (the “Order”), regarding exemptions granted to certain public companies.

 

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The Company’s operations and business have experienced disruption due to the unprecedented conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic spreading throughout the United States and the rest of world, and thus the Company’s business operations have been disrupted and it is unable to timely review and prepare the Company’s financial statements for the quarter ended February 29, 2020.

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which has spread throughout other parts of the world, including the United States. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic.” In an effort to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many countries, including the United States and Canada, have imposed unprecedented restrictions on travel, and there have been business closures and a substantial reduction in economic activity in countries that have had significant outbreaks of COVID-19.

 

The Company has been following the recommendations of local health authorities to minimize exposure risk for its employees for the past several weeks, including the temporary closures of its offices and having employees work remotely to the extent possible, which has to an extent adversely affected their efficiency. As a result, the Company’s books and records were not easily accessible, resulting in delays in preparation and completion of its financial statements. Further, the various governmental mandatory closures of businesses in these locations have precluded the Company’s personnel, particularly its senior accounting staff, from obtaining access to its subsidiaries’ books and records (including those of the Company’s indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, Petroteq Oil Sands Recovery, LLC) necessary to prepare the Company’s unaudited condensed interim financial statements to be included in the Quarterly Report.

 

As such, the Company has relied upon the 45-day grace period provided by the SEC’s Order to delay filing of this Quarterly Report. 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

10.1

 

Letter Agreement dated April 17, 2020 between Momentum Asset Partners II, LLC and TMC Capital, LLC(1)

31.1   Certification of R. Gerald Bailey, Interim Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (1)
31.2   Certification of Mark Korb, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (1)
32.1   Certification of R. Gerald Bailey, Interim Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
32.2   Certification Mark Korb, Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
101.INS   INS XBRL Instance Document (2)
101.SCH   SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (2)
101.CAL   CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (2)
101.DEF   DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (2)
101.LAB   LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (2)
101.PRE   PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (2)

 

(1) Filed herewith
(2) To be filed by amendment

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Petroteq Energy Inc.

 

/s/ R.G. Bailey

 
R. Gerald Bailey  
Interim Chief Executive Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  
   
/s/ Mark Korb  
Mark Korb  
Chief Financial Officer  
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  
   
Date: August 19, 2021  

 

 

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