Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt

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Debt
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT
12. DEBT

              Principal due     Principal due  
Lender   Maturity Date   Interest Rate     May 31,
2019
    August 31,
2018
 
                       
Private lenders   December 2, 2018     10.00 %   $ 200,000     $ 200,000  
Private lenders   May 1, 2019     5.00 %     557,501       632,512  
Private lenders   September 17, 2019     10.00 %     100,000       -  
Private lenders   July 28, 2020     10.00 %     -       120,900  
Private lenders   August 31, 2020     5.00 %     -       70,900  
Equipment loans   April 20, 2020 –  November 7, 2021     4.30 - 12.36 %     455,032       602,239  
Total loans               $ 1,312,533     $ 1,626,551  

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


    May 31,
2019
    August 31,
2018
 
             
Principal classified as repayable within one year   $ 1,060,124     $ 1,027,569  
Principal classified as repayable later than one year     252,409       598,982  
    $ 1,312,533     $ 1,626,551  

(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 September 2, 2018. The loan is guaranteed by the Chairman of the Board. The loan was repaid on September 4, 2018. On October 30, 2018 the Company received a further advance of $350,000 from the same lender, bearing interest at 0% per annum and repayable on demand. On January 31, 2019, the Company repaid $150,000 of the principal outstanding.

(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 bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum, maturing 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 have been 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. 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.

(iii) On October 4, 2018, the Company received an advance of $100,000 from Bay Private Equity in terms of a debenture line of credit of $9,500,000 made available to the Company. The debenture matures 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.

(iv) The Company received advances from a private lender during the years ended August 31, 2018 and 2017 in the form of unsecured promissory notes. The promissory note matures on July 28, 2020, and bears interest at 10% per annum. The Company repaid the remaining private lender and advanced the lender a further $1,195,123 (see note 6).

(v) The Company received advances from a private lender during the year ended August 31, 2018 and 2017 in the form of unsecured promissory notes. This promissory note matures on August 31, 2020 and bear interest at 5% per annum. On May 31, 2019, in terms of a debt settlement agreement entered into, the Company issued 363,073 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.30 per share to settle the outstanding liability of $70,900 including interest thereon of $27,130.

(b) Equipment loans

The Company entered into two equipment loan agreements 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 timing on the initial repayment of $132,200 and subsequent 42 monthly instalments of $15,571. The promissory note was secured by the equipment financed.