10QSB: Optional form for quarterly and transition reports of small business issuers
Published on August 9, 2007
U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-QSB
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For
the
quarterly period ended: June
30, 2007
o TRANSITION
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For
the
transitional period from __________________ to __________________
Commission
File No. 000-28543
THORIUM
POWER, LTD.
(Name
of
Small Business Issuer in Its Charter)
|
NEVADA
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91-1975651
|
|
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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8300
Greensboro Drive, Suite 800
McLean,
Virginia 22102
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703.918.4904
|
|
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(Address
of Principal
Executive
Office)
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(Issuer
Telephone No. Including
Area
Code)
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Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13
or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 x No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
o No
x
The
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity,
as of August 3, 2007 are as follows:
|
Class
of Securities
|
Shares
Outstanding
|
|
|
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
|
297,945,650
|
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No x
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Audited)
|
||||||
|
June
30,
|
December
31
|
||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
|
ASSETS
|
|||||||
|
Currrent
Assets
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
7,674,955
|
$
|
10,927,775
|
|||
|
Prepaid
expenses & other current assets
|
106,667
|
394,443
|
|||||
|
Total
Current Assets
|
7,781,622
|
11,322,218
|
|||||
|
Property
Plant and Equipment -net
|
17,148
|
21,290
|
|||||
|
Other
Assets
|
|||||||
|
Patent
costs - net
|
217,875
|
217,875
|
|||||
|
Security
deposits
|
2,049
|
2,049
|
|||||
|
Total
Other Assets
|
219,924
|
219,924
|
|||||
|
Total
Assets
|
$
|
8,018,694
|
$
|
11,563,432
|
|||
|
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
|
|||||||
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|||||||
|
Current
portion long term debt
|
$
|
4,516
|
$
|
4,739
|
|||
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
571,999
|
1,121,083
|
|||||
|
Other
current liabilities
|
0
|
347,690
|
|||||
|
Warrant
liability
|
0
|
1,132,440
|
|||||
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
576,515
|
2,605,952
|
|||||
|
Notes
Payable - long term
|
8,142
|
10,433
|
|||||
|
Total
Liabilities
|
584,656
|
2,616,385
|
|||||
|
Commitments
and contingencies - note 9
|
|||||||
|
Common
Stock with Registration Rights
|
|||||||
|
Common
Stock subject to continuing registration, $0.001 par value,
36,659,837
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006 - note
6
|
0
|
12,041,373
|
|||||
|
Stockholders'
Equity (Deficiency)
|
|||||||
|
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares, no shares
issued
and outstanding
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
|
Common
stock, $0.001par value, 500,000,000 authorized, 297,945,650 shares
issued
and 297,095,650 shares outstanding at June 30, 2007 and 257,292,000
shares
outstanding at December 31, 2005
|
297,946
|
257,292
|
|||||
|
Additional
paid in capital - stock and stock equivalents
|
39,754,503
|
23,148,560
|
|||||
|
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(32,423,591
|
)
|
(27,177,989
|
)
|
|||
|
Common
stock reserved for issuance, 1,000,000 shares at June 30, 2007 and
4,000,000 shares at December 31, 2006
|
350,000
|
1,200,000
|
|||||
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
19,518
|
18,861
|
|||||
|
Deferred
stock compensation
|
(308,489
|
)
|
(285,200
|
)
|
|||
|
Treasury
stock - 850,000 shares
|
(255,850
|
)
|
(255,850
|
)
|
|||
|
Total
Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
|
7,434,038
|
(3,094,326
|
)
|
||||
|
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
|
$
|
8,018,694
|
$
|
11,563,432
|
|||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
4
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
Three
Months Ended
June 30,
|
Cumulative
Period from
January 8, 1992
(Inception) to
June 30,
|
||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
Revenue:
|
$ |
$
|
$ |
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||
|
License
revenue
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
624,985
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
Revenue
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
624,985
|
|||||||||||
|
Operating
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
General
and administrative
|
2,793,733
|
346,795
|
1,265,340
|
15,822
|
15,974,363
|
|||||||||||
|
Research
and development expenses
|
155,471
|
10,000
|
129,402
|
10,000
|
4,055,960
|
|||||||||||
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
2,454,734
|
0
|
1,119,217
|
0
|
13,816,351
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
Operating Loss
|
5,403,938
|
356,795
|
2,513,959
|
25,822
|
33,221,689
|
|||||||||||
|
Other
(Income) and Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Gain
on fair value of warrant derivatives
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(1,902,286
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Other
income/expense
|
(216,936
|
)
|
5,553
|
(104,350
|
)
|
4,687
|
(363,765
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Stock
settlement expense
|
37,160
|
0
|
37,160
|
0
|
129,420
|
|||||||||||
|
Registration
right expense
|
21,440
|
0
|
21,440
|
0
|
375,146
|
|||||||||||
|
Warrant
expense
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
963,387
|
|||||||||||
|
Contribution
|
0
|
550,000
|
0
|
550,000
|
0
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
Other Income and Expenses
|
(158,336
|
)
|
555,553
|
(45,750
|
)
|
554,687
|
(798,098
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Net
Loss
|
$
|
5,245,602
|
$
|
912,348
|
$
|
2,468,209
|
580,509
|
$
|
32,423,591
|
|||||||
|
Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Unrealized
Gain Marketable Securities
|
657
|
0
|
(8,063
|
)
|
0
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
Comprehensive Loss
|
$
|
5,246,259
|
$
|
912,348
|
$
|
2,476,272
|
580,509
|
|||||||||
|
Net
Loss Per Common Share, Basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
|||||||||
|
Weighted
Average Number of shares outstanding for the period used to compute
per
share data
|
295,979,377
|
113,079,179
|
296,784,409
|
115,718,996
|
||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
5
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
6 Months Ended
June 30,
|
Cumulative amounts
January 8, 1992
(Inception)
|
|||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
to
June 30, 2007
|
||||||||
|
Operating
Activities
|
||||||||||
|
Net
Loss for the period
|
$
|
(5,245,602
|
)
|
$
|
(912,348
|
)
|
$
|
(32,423,591
|
)
|
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss from operations to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Shares
issued for other than cash for payment of expenses
|
2,645,051
|
0
|
14,094,916
|
|||||||
|
Gain
on fair value of warrant liability
|
0
|
0
|
(1,902,286
|
)
|
||||||
|
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
4,142
|
12,926
|
361,353
|
|||||||
|
Gain
or loss on disposition of assets
|
0
|
0
|
86,855
|
|||||||
|
Warrant
Expense
|
0
|
0
|
963,387
|
|||||||
|
Settlement
Expense
|
0
|
0
|
92,260
|
|||||||
|
Allocated
general and administrative expenses - contributed capital
|
0
|
0
|
290,769
|
|||||||
|
Changes
in non-cash operating working capital items:
|
||||||||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
287,776
|
5,290
|
10,717
|
|||||||
|
Accounts
payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities
|
(941,672
|
)
|
(464,814
|
)
|
79,296
|
|||||
|
Intercompany
receivable
|
0
|
(264,741
|
)
|
0
|
||||||
|
Other
assets
|
0
|
0
|
5,518
|
|||||||
|
Net
Cash (Used In) Operating Activities
|
(3,250,305
|
)
|
(1,623,687
|
)
|
(18,340,806
|
)
|
||||
|
Investing
Activities
|
||||||||||
|
Purchase
of equipment
|
0
|
(4,682
|
)
|
(285,145
|
)
|
|||||
|
Proceeds
from the sale of equipment
|
0
|
0
|
13,583
|
|||||||
|
Acquisition
of patents
|
0
|
(6,664
|
)
|
(411,669
|
)
|
|||||
|
Other
assets
|
0
|
0
|
(7,567
|
)
|
||||||
|
Net
Cash (Used In) Investing Activities
|
0
|
(11,346
|
)
|
(690,798
|
)
|
|||||
|
Financing
Activities
|
||||||||||
|
Proceeds
from Issue of common shares
|
0
|
2,193,774
|
14,498,016
|
|||||||
|
Capitalization
of Share Issue costs
|
0
|
0
|
(441,553
|
)
|
||||||
|
Payments
on notes payable and other
|
(2,515
|
)
|
(2,383
|
)
|
12,656
|
|||||
|
Proceeds
of loan - related party
|
0
|
0
|
384,690
|
|||||||
|
Repayment
of loan - related party
|
0
|
(28,430
|
)
|
(239,659
|
)
|
|||||
|
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
0
|
0
|
(255,850
|
)
|
||||||
|
Other
|
0
|
0
|
5,850
|
|||||||
|
Cash
acquired in recapitalization of Thorium Power Inc.
|
0
|
0
|
12,742,408
|
|||||||
|
Net
Cash Provided By Financing Activities
|
$
|
(2,515
|
)
|
$
|
2,162,961
|
$
|
26,706,558
|
|||
|
Net
Increase In Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
$
|
(3,252,820
|
)
|
$
|
527,928
|
$
|
7,674,955
|
|||
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, Beginning Of Period
|
10,927,775
|
285
|
0
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, End Of Period
|
$
|
7,674,955
|
$
|
528,213
|
$
|
7,674,955
|
||||
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
|
||||||||||
|
Cash
paid during the year:
|
||||||||||
|
Interest
paid
|
$
|
524
|
$
|
1,253
|
$
|
3,493
|
||||
|
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
|
Non-cash
transactions
|
||||||||||
|
Conversion
of liabilities to equity
|
$
|
1,410,884
|
$
|
4,100
|
$
|
1,514,084
|
||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
6
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
1. BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
The
unaudited financial information of Thorium Power Ltd. (the “Company”) and
subsidiaries furnished herein has been prepared by the Company pursuant to
the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and
reflects all adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary
to
fairly state the Company's interim financial position and the results of its
operations for the periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP
have
been condensed or omitted from these statements pursuant to such rules and
regulations and, accordingly, this report on Form 10-QSB should be read in
conjunction with the Company's financial statements and notes thereto included
in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The
Company assumes that the users of the interim financial information herein
have
read or have access to the audited financial statements for the preceding fiscal
year and that the adequacy of additional disclosure needed for a fair
presentation may be determined in that context. Accordingly, footnote
disclosure, which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in
the
Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, has been
omitted. The results of operations for the six and three-month periods ended
June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire fiscal
year ending December 31, 2007.
2. NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND MERGER WITH THORIUM POWER INC.
Radkowsky
Thorium Power Corp., incorporated in the state of Delaware on January 8, 1992
(“Inception”), changed its name to Thorium Power, Inc. in Apri1 2001. Thorium
Power, Inc. is engaged in the development, promotion and marketing of its three
patented nuclear fuel designs: (1) Thorium/uranium nuclear fuel, (2)
Thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel, and (3) Thorium/weapons-grade
plutonium disposing fuel. These fuels are designed to be used in existing light
water reactors. Presently, we are focusing most of our efforts on demonstrating
and testing our nuclear fuel technology for the Russian designed VVER-1000
reactors.
Once
our
reactor fuels are further developed and tested, we plan to license our
intellectual property rights to fuel fabricators, nuclear generators, and
governments for use in commercial light water nuclear reactors, or sell the
technology to a major nuclear company or government contractor or some
combination of the two. We anticipate having our technology fully developed
for
VVER-1000 reactors and our fuel tested in a VVER-1000 operating reactor by
the
end of 2010. Presently all our research, testing and demonstration activities
are being conducted in Russia. Our research operations are subject to various
political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in
Russia.
Our
nuclear fuel process is dependent on the ability of suppliers of the mineral
thorium, to provide it to our future customers on a timely basis and also on
favorable pricing terms. The loss of certain principal suppliers of thorium
or a
significant reduction in thorium availability from principal suppliers could
have a material adverse effect on the future operating results of the
Company.
7
We
participate in a highly regulated industry that is characterized by governmental
regulation. Our results of operations are affected by a wide variety of factors
including general economic conditions, decreases in the use or public favor
of
nuclear power, the ability of our technology, the viability to safeguard the
production of nuclear power and safeguarding our patents and intellectual
property from competitors. Due to these factors, we may experience substantial
period-to-period fluctuations in our future operating results.
Operations
to date have been devoted primarily to continued development of our fuel
designs, filing for certain patents relating to our technology, developing
strategic relationships within the nuclear industry, securing political and
some
financial support from the United States and Russian governments, and
administrative functions. We, therefore, based on our current operations,
prepare our accompanying consolidated financial statements as a Development
Stage Enterprise.
3. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a)
Consolidation
These
financial statements include the accounts of Thorium Power, Ltd. (a Nevada
corporation) and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Thorium Power, Inc. (a Delaware
corporation).
On
October 6, 2006, a merger took place between Thorium Power, Ltd. and Thorium
Power, Inc. For financial reporting purposes, this merger transaction was
recorded as a recapitalization of Thorium Power, Inc. , whereby Thorium Power,
Inc. is deemed to be the continuing surviving entity for accounting purposes,
but through reorganization, has deemed to have adopted the capital structure
of
Thorium Power, Ltd. Accordingly, all references to common shares of Thorium
Power Inc.’s common stock have been restated to reflect the equivalent number of
Thorium Power, Ltd.’s common shares.
All
significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation.
b)
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to
make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of
the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
These
consolidated financial statements include some amounts that are based on
management's best estimates and judgments. The most significant estimates relate
to valuation of stock grants, stock options and stock purchase warrants, and
various contingent liabilities. These above-mentioned estimates and others
may
be adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any adjustment
could be significant in future reporting periods.
8
c)
Prior
Year Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to our prior years' financial statements in
order to conform to the current year presentation. On our Statement of
Operations, certain general and administrative expenses were combined into
the
one expense caption called general and administrative expenses. These
reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations
or
accumulated deficit of Thorium Power, Inc.
d)
Warrants – Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement
Warrants
issued in conjunction with equity financing were accounted for under the
Emerging Issues Task Force FSP (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19, `Accounting for
Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in a
Company's Own Stock'. In December 2006, the FASB approved FSP EITF 00-19-2
Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements, which establishes the standard
that contingent obligations to make future payments under a registration rights
arrangement shall be recognized and measured separately in accordance with
Statement 5 and FASB Interpretation No. 14, Reasonable Estimation of the
Amount of a Loss. The Company has evaluated the effect of how FSP EITF 00-19-2
and FSP EITF Topic D-98 affected these accompanying financial statements. The
adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2 accounting pronouncement on January 1, 2007 changed
the classification of the warrant liability, total $1,132,440 at January 1,
2007, to stockholders’ equity (additional paid in capital).
4. Financial
Status and Going Concern Considerations - June 30, 2007
Management
anticipates, based on its current projected working capital requirements, that
it will have enough working capital funds to sustain its current operations
at
its current operating level, until sometime during the first calendar quarter
of
2008. The Company will therefore need to raise additional capital in 2007,
either by having future issuances of its stock or incurring debt in 2007 in
order to provide the additional working capital funds required to continue
its
operations into 2008 and beyond.
5. Research and
Development Costs
Research
and development costs, amounted to $ 155,471 and $10,000 for the six months
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively, and $129,402 and $10,000 for the
three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively, and $4,055,960 from
January 8, 1992 (Inception) to June 30, 2007
6.
Stockholders' Equity
Total
Common stock outstanding at June 30, 2007 was 297,095,650. There were also
850,000 shares that were held as Treasury stock at June 30, 2007, bringing
the
total number of shares issued to 297,945,650. At June 30, 2007, there were
21,779,544 stock purchase warrants and 33,869,910 stock options outstanding,
all
totaling 352,745,104 of total stock and stock equivalents outstanding June
30,
2007.
a).
Common Stock Issued With Registration Rights - Temporary Equity Reclassified
to
Permanent Equity at June 30, 2007
On
May 4,
2006, the Company completed a private placement with certain investors in which
it sold an aggregate of 36,659,837 units, consisting of 36,659,837 shares of
its
restricted common stock and 18,329,98 common stock purchase warrants for
$15,580,431. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half of
a
share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder of the warrant
to
acquire one additional share of common stock at a price of $0.65 per share
and
expires twelve months from the closing date of the subscription expiration
date
or term subsequently extended 6 months.
9
Under
the
terms of the sale, the investors were granted registration rights in which
the
Company agreed to timely file a registration statement to register the common
shares and the shares underlying the warrants, obtain effectiveness of the
registration statement by the SEC on or before September 1, 2006, and maintain
the effectiveness of this registration statement for a pre-set time thereafter.
In the event the Company failed to timely perform under the registration rights
agreement, the Company agreed to pay the investors liquidated damages in an
amount equal to 2% of the aggregate amount invested by the investors for each
30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which
the registration statement should have been effective. The initial registration
statement was timely filed, however it was not declared effective by the SEC
within the allowed time. Accordingly, the Company was liable to the investors
for liquidated damages under the registration rights agreement.
The
EITF
is currently reviewing the accounting for securities with liquidated damages
clauses as stated in EITF 05-04, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause
on a
Freestanding Financial Instrument subject to EITF 00-19. There are currently
several views as to how to account for this type of transaction and the EITF
has
not yet reached a consensus. In accordance with EITF 00-19, Accounting for
Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed To, and Potentially Settled in the
Company's Own Stock, and EITF 05-04, because of the potential liquidated damages
for failure to obtain and maintain an effective registration statement is
substantial, the value of the common stock subject to such registration rights
should be classified as temporary equity. Additionally, in accordance with
EITF
00-19 and the terms of the above warrants, the fair value of the warrants was
recorded as a liability, with an offsetting reduction to shareholders' equity.
The warrant liability is initially measured at fair value using the Black
Scholes option pricing model, and was then re-valued at each reporting date,
with changes in the fair value reported as non-cash charges or credits to
earnings reported as gain/loss on fair value of warrant
derivatives.
The
SEC
concluded that under EITF 00-19, common stock and warrants subject to
registration rights where significant liquidated damages could be required
to be
paid to the holder of the instrument in the event the issuer fails to maintain
the effectiveness of a registration statement for a preset time period, the
common stock subject to such liquidated damages does not meet the tests required
for shareholders' equity classification, and accordingly must be reflected
between liabilities and shareholders' equity in the balance sheet until the
conditions are eliminated. In analyzing instruments under EITF 00-19, the
likelihood or probability related to the failure to maintain an effective
registration statement is not a factor.
Based
on
the above interpretation, as of May 4, 2006, the Company classified $12,041,373
for the value of common stock subject to registration rights as temporary equity
instead of shareholders' equity. In addition, the Company measured the initial
fair value of the warrants on May 4, 2006 at $3,539,058 and classified at that
date the fair value of the warrants as warrant liability instead of
shareholders' equity.
10
At
the
end of each reporting period, the value of these warrants was re-measured based
on the fair value of the underlying shares, and changes to the warrant liability
and related “gain or loss in fair value of the warrants” was recorded as a
non-cash charge or credit to earnings. The warrant liability was reclassified
to
shareholders' equity when the Company adopted a new accounting pronouncement
FSP
EITF 00-19-2 as mentioned above in 2007.
The
SEC
has recently issued further guidance on EITF Topic No. D-98 (financial statement
classification of securities issued between permanent equity and temporary
equity), and this SEC staff guidance specifically mentions that registration
payment arrangements are considered to be a separate unit of account, and these
registration payment arrangements are now accounted for in accordance with
FASB
Staff Position FSP EITF 00-19-2 as a contingent obligation and not part of
the
classification of equity. Therefore the SEC staff has generally concluded that
the classification of financial instruments between permanent equity and
temporary equity should not take into account the registration payment
arrangement. The Company has no registration payment liabilities as of June
30,
2007. Based on the above, the Company classified $12,041,373 for the value
of
common stock subject to registration rights as permanent equity instead of
temporary equity at June 30, 2007.
b)
Share-based Compensation
The
Company has in place a stock-based compensation plan to reward for services
rendered by officers, directors, employees and consultants. On July 17, 2006,
the Company amended this stock plan. The Company has reserved 75,000,000 shares
of common stock of its unissued share capital for the stock plan. Other
limitations are as follows:
|
i).
|
No
more than 37,500,000 options can be granted for the purchase of restricted
common shares.
|
|
ii).
|
No
more than 8,000,000 options can be granted to any one
person.
|
|
iii).
|
No
more than 5,000,000 options can be granted to any one person for
the
purchase of restricted common
shares.
|
On
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted FAS-123R. In March 2005, the SEC staff
expressed their views with respect to FAS-123R in Staff Accounting Bulletin
No.
107, Share-Based Payment (“SAB 107”). SAB 107 provides guidance on valuing
options. Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based
payments under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No.
25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”), and related
Interpretations, as permitted by FAS-123. In accordance with APB 25, no
compensation cost was required to be recognized for options granted that had
an
exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on
the
date of grant. The Company adopted FAS-123R using the
modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition method,
compensation cost recognized in future interim and annual reporting periods
includes: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to,
but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value
estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FAS-123, and b)
compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January
1,
2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the
provisions of FAS-123R.
11
The
adoption of FAS-123R had no effect on cash flow from operations or cash flow
from financing activities for the three months ended June 30, 2007. FAS-123R
requires the cash flows from tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in
excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options (“excess tax
benefits”) to be classified as financing cash flows. Prior to the adoptions of
FAS-123R, excess tax benefits would have been classified as operating cash
inflows. The Company has not recognized, and does not expect to recognize
in the near future, any tax benefit related to stock-based compensation costs
as
a result of the full valuation allowance on our net operating loss carry
forwards.
The
Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for all service-based awards
with graded vesting schedules on a straight-line basis over the requisite
service period for the entire award. Initial accruals of compensation expense
are based on the estimated number of shares for which requisite service is
expected to be rendered. Estimates are revised if subsequent information
indicates that forfeitures will differ from previous estimates, and the
cumulative effect on compensation cost of a change in the estimated forfeitures
is recognized in the period of the change.
For
awards with service conditions and graded vesting that were granted prior to
the
adoption of FAS-123R, the Company estimates the requisite service period and
the
number of shares expected to vest and recognize compensation expense for each
tranche on a straight-line basis over the estimated requisite service period
of
the award or over a period ending with an employee's eligible retirement date,
if earlier. Adjustments to compensation expense as a result of revising the
estimated requisite service period are recognized prospectively.
Total
stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007 were 33,869,910 and 16,269,922 of
these total options were vested at June 30, 2007.
Stock
option transactions to the employees, directors, advisory board members and
consultants are summarized as follows:
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June
30, 2007
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||||
|
Stock
Options Outstanding
|
||||
|
Outstanding –
Beginning of Period
|
34,578,993
|
|||
|
Issued
|
5,686,412
|
|||
|
Expired
|
(6,395,495
|
)
|
||
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
|||
|
Outstanding
end of the period
|
33,869,910
|
|||
|
Options
excercisable at the end of the period
|
16,269,922
|
|||
The
above
table includes options issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2007 from Thorium
Power, Ltd. as follows:
|
i).
|
A
total of 4,700,000 non-qualified 10 year options have been issued
by
Thorium Power, Ltd., to advisory board members at exercise prices
of $0.25
to $0.64 per share.
|
12
|
ii).
|
A
total of 6,000,000 non-qualified 5 year options have been issued
to
advisory board members.
|
|
iii).
|
A
total of 17,403,654 non-qualified 2 year, 5 year and 10 year options
have
been issued to directors and officers of the Company, at exercise
prices
of $0.30 to $0.80 per share. From this total, 7,200,000 options were
issued to Chief Executive Officer who is also a director, on February
14,
2006, with a remaining contractual life of 8.8 years. On January
16, 2007
our Chief Executive Officer was issued 1,486,412 options to replace
the
same number of stock options he was granted from Thorium Power, Inc,
prior
to the merger, that were expiring January 2007. The exercise price
of
these options was increased from its original strike price of $0.39
per
share to $0.50 per share with a new contractual life of 2 years.
Also from
the total options cited above, 1 million options were issued to our
Chief
Operating Officer, pursuant to an employment agreement, on February
1,
2007 at an exercise price of $0.35 per share, vesting over 4 years
with
the first 6 months vesting on August 1, 2007, with a contractual
term of
10 years.
|
The
following table provides certain information with respect to the
above-referenced stock options that are outstanding and exercisable at June
30,
2007:
|
|
|
Stock Options Outstanding
|
|
Stock Options Vested
|
|
||||||||
|
Exercise Prices
|
|
Number of
Awards
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life – Years
|
|
Number of
Awards
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
||||
|
$0.16
- $0.25
|
|
|
8,266,256
|
|
|
5.08
|
6,432,924
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
||
|
$0.30-$0.39
|
|
|
3,192,242
|
|
|
5.94
|
1,010,299
|
|
$
|
0.33
|
|
||
|
$0.45-$0.51
|
|
|
13,211,412
|
|
|
5.92
|
5,593,363
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
||
|
$0.64-$0.80
|
|
|
9,200,000
|
|
|
8.68
|
3,233,336
|
|
$
|
0.77
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Total
|
|
|
33,869,910
|
|
6.15
|
16,269,922
|
|
$
|
0.47
|
|
|||
Assumptions
used in the Black Scholes option-pricing model are as follows:
The
aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007 was
$
790,016 of which $ 735,016 relates to vested awards. Intrinsic value is
calculated based on the difference between the exercise price of the underlying
awards and the quoted price of our common stock as of the reporting date ($0.28
per share as of June 30, 2007)
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|||
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
4.18%
- 4.45%
|
|
||
|
Average
expected life
|
5
years
|
|||
|
Expected
volatility
|
96%
- 275%
|
|
||
|
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
|
||
13
During
the six and three months ended June 30, 2007, $ 2,454,734 and $ 1,119,217
respectively was recorded as stock-based compensation expense in the statement
of operations. The result of all the above stock option grants included in
stock-based compensation in the statement of operations, totaled $2,128,023
and
$951,000 respectively, for the six and three months ended June 30, 2007
(non-deductible for tax purposes, may provide a tax deduction for the Company
when exercised). Stock compensation to executive officers totaled $29,167.
This
compensation was recorded as a result of the issuance of 1 million shares of
restricted stock to the Company’s new Chief Operating Officer, pursuant to an
employment agreement entered into effective February 1, 2007. These shares
vest
monthly over a 36 month period and the exercise price was $0.35 per share on
the
date of the agreement. This stock issuance resulted in a total stock
compensation expense of $350,000, to be recognized over a 36 month period
starting February 1, 2007. For the six and three months ended June 30, 2007,
$48,611 and $19,444 respectively of this total compensation amount was
recognized as stock compensation expense and the remaining amount $301,389
was
recorded as deferred stock compensation, a contra equity account on the balance
sheet. [Some stock volatility factors used by the Company for five option grants
in its fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 were calculated for Black Scholes using
the term of the option, which is general practice, as opposed to using the
announcement date of the merger, January 5, 2006, which was later determined
to
be a more applicable date range, as the announcement date was the date the
stock
market reflected the merger in the valuation of the Company's stock. This
difference in these volatility factors for these five option grants is not
material to these financial statements, therefore, no current adjustment to
the
volatility factors was made to these financial statements for these five option
grants and we have decided to continue to use these factors for future expense
recognition of options under SFAS #123R.
c).
Warrants
At
June
30, 2007, there were 21,779,544 warrants outstanding.
At
June
30, 2007 the range of warrant prices for shares under warrants and the
weighted-average remaining contractual life are as follows:
|
|
|
Warrants Outstanding
and Exercisable
|
|
||||
|
Warrants -
Exercise Price
|
|
Number of
Warrants
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life – Years
|
|
||
|
$0.39
|
|
|
1,345,460
|
0.65
|
|
||
|
$0.50
(Assumed from Thorium Power Ltd.)
|
|
|
2,104,166
|
0.25
|
|
||
|
$0.65
(Assumed from Thorium Power Ltd.)
|
|
|
18,329,918
|
0.35
|
|
||
|
Total
|
|
21,779,544
|
0.36
|
|
|||
14
The
investors in the March 30, 2006 and May 4, 2006 private placements received
detachable warrants for the purchase of 2,104,166 and 18,329,918 shares of
common stock, respectively, which were valued at $281,117 and $3,539,058,
respectively. For purposes of estimating the intrinsic fair value of each
warrant as of dates of the private placements, the Company utilized the Black
Scholes option-pricing model. The Company estimated the fair value of the
warrants assuming no expected dividends and the following weighted-average
assumptions:
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|||
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
2.86%
- 4.30%
|
|
||
|
Average
expected life
|
1
year
|
|||
|
Expected
volatility
|
142%
- 153%
|
|
||
|
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
|
||
d).
Common Stock and Warrants reserved for Future Issuance
Common
stock and warrants reserved for future issuance consists of:
|
|
|
Shares
of
Common
Stock
|
|
Stock
Purchase
Warrants
|
|
Amount
|
|
|||
|
Stock-based
Compensation
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
7. Income
Taxes
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting
and the amounts recognized for income tax purposes. The significant components
of deferred tax assets (at a 40% effective tax rate) as of June 30, 2007 are
as
follows:
|
|
|
Total
Amount
|
|
Deferred
Tax
Asset
Amount
|
|
||
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
4,472,034
|
1,788,814
|
|
||
|
Approximate
net operating loss
|
|
|
27,914,397
|
11,165,759
|
|
||
|
Less:
valuation allowance
|
|
|
(32,386,431
|
)
|
|
(12,954,573
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Management
believes that it is more likely than not that the forecasted taxable income
will
not be sufficient to utilize the tax carryforwards of approximately $27,914,397,
before its expiration in 2012 to and 2027 to fully recover the asset. As a
result, the amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable was reduced
100% by a valuation allowance. In the near term, if estimates of future taxable
income are increased, such an increase will change the valuation allowance.
The
Company has no other deferred tax assets or liabilities. The Company will also
be subject to limitations under Internal Revenue Code Section 382 regarding
the
use of its net operating loss carryforwards in future tax years.
8. Research
Agreement
The
Company has recently reached an agreement with Federal State Unitary Enterprise
“Red Star”, a Russian government owned entity, on all terms of a contract
whereby Thorium Power's seed and blanket fuel designs will undergo further
irradiation testing with the goal of moving toward deployment within full-sized
commercial reactors. The Company is also working on finalizing a
Cooperative Research Agreement and a Joint Venture agreement with Red Star.
These agreements are subject to approval by the Russian Federal Agency for
Atomic Energy (RosAtom), which the Company expects to be completed during 2007.
9. Commitments
and Contingencies
Firm
Price Commitments
15
The
Company entered into a firm price commitment agreement with the University
of
Texas of the Permian Basin (“UTPB”), in connection with its participation in the
pre-conceptual design phase for the construction of a high-temperature test
and
research reactor in Texas. The agreement had created a commitment by the Company
for a minimum of $1.25 million financial contribution toward the project. A
minimum payment of $50,000 on the agreement was due and paid on February 22,
2006, with 10 additional conditional contributions totaling $1.2 million due
by
December 31, 2006. A total of $550,000 has been paid as of December 31, 2006
and
these amounts were recorded as donations, under the caption general and
administrative expenses.
The
terms
of this agreement allow either party to terminate the agreement at any time
upon
giving written notice of termination. The Company, after having further detailed
discussions with UTPB regarding the use of the $550,000 donations that were
made
to UTPB in 2006 and the terms of the agreement, it was understood between the
parties that if future donations were to be given, they would be given at the
discretion of Thorium Power based on the future use of these funds.
Therefore, it is management's assessment and opinion, that under the terms
of
this agreement, the Company has no further obligations to fund the additional
$675,000 to UTPB project; any future funding will be made at the discretion
of
Thorium Power, subject to the condition that the proceeds are directed by UTPB
to the Company’s nuclear research or other development work related to its
Thorium based fuel designs, as agreed to by the parties.
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The
Company has employment agreements with its executive officers, the terms of
which expire at various times. Such agreements provide for minimum compensation
levels, as well as incentive bonuses that are payable if specified management
goals are attained. Under each of the agreements, in the event the officer's
employment is terminated (other than voluntarily by the officer or by the
Company for cause or upon the death of the officer), the Company, if all
provisions of the employment agreements are met, is committed to pay certain
benefits, including specified monthly severance.
16
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB 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”). The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“project,” “target,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “aim,” “will” or similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
include, among others, those concerning our expected financial performance
and
strategic and operational plans, as well as all assumptions, expectations,
predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. These statements are
based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and
information currently available to us and reflect our current view concerning
future events. As such, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among many
others: our significant operating losses; our limited operating history;
uncertainty of capital resources; the speculative nature of our business; our
ability to successfully implement new strategies; present and possible future
governmental regulations; operating hazards; competition; the loss of key
personnel; any of the factors in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB; other risks identified in this Report; and any
statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. You should also
carefully review other reports that we file with the SEC. The Company assumes
no
obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements,
except as required by law.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION.
The
following analysis discusses changes in the financial condition and results
of
operations of Thorium Power, Ltd. and it’s subsidiary, Thorium Power, Inc., at
and for the six months ended on June 30, 2007 and 2006, and should be read
in
conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes
thereto.
General
Overview
On
October 6, 2006, we acquired Thorium Power, Inc. through a merger transaction.
Thorium Power, Inc. has patented proprietary nuclear fuel designs for potential
future use in existing commercial nuclear power plants. The merger was accounted
for as a reverse merger and Thorium Power, Inc. is being treated as the
accounting acquiror.
We
are a
development stage company. We are primarily engaged in the development of
proprietary nuclear fuel designs which we intend ultimately to introduce for
sale into three markets: (1) nuclear fuel designs for use in commercial nuclear
power plants, (2) nuclear fuel designs for reactor-grade plutonium disposition,
and (3) nuclear fuel designs for weapons-grade plutonium disposition. These
fuel
designs are primarily for use in existing or future VVER-1000 light water
reactors. We have also been conducting research and development relating to
a
variant of these nuclear fuel designs for use in existing pressurized water
reactors (PWR).
Our
future customers may include nuclear fuel fabricators and/or nuclear power
plants, and/or the U.S. or foreign governments.
To
date,
our operations have been devoted primarily to the development and demonstration
of our nuclear fuel designs, developing strategic relationships within and
outside of the nuclear power industry, securing political and financial support
from the U.S. and Russian governments, the filing of patent applications and
related administrative functions. We do not currently have any revenues from
our
activities in this area and expect that we will not generate licensing revenues
from this business for several years, until our fuel designs can be fully tested
and demonstrated and we obtain the proper approvals to use our nuclear fuel
designs in nuclear reactors. Future revenues could be generated through the
licensing of our technology and also by providing other services in the nuclear
power industry. Accordingly, we prepare our financial statements as a
development stage company in accordance with FASB Statement No. 7, “Accounting
and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.”
17
Material
Opportunities and Challenges
We
believe that a major opportunity for us is the possibility that our fuel
designs, which are currently in the research and development stage, will be
used
in the manufacturing of nuclear fuel utilized in many existing light water
nuclear reactors. Light water reactors are the dominant reactor types currently
in use in the world and fuels for such reactors constitute the majority of
the
commercial market for nuclear fuel. Our focus is on three different types,
or
variants, of thorium fuel designs. The first is designed to provide reactor
owner-operators with an economically viable alternative fuel that will not
generate weapons-usable plutonium in the spent fuel. The second is designed
to
dispose of reactor-grade plutonium that has been extracted from spent fuel
from
commercial rectors and stockpiled in Russia, Western Europe, the U.S., Japan
and
other countries. The third is designed to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium
that is stockpiled in Russia and the United States. All three of these fuel
variants are expected to have additional benefits, including reduced volume
and
reduced long-term radio-toxicity of spent fuel for the same amount of
electricity generated, as compared with the uranium fuels that are currently
used in light water reactors and as compared with mixed
oxide (MOX) fuel, a mixture of uranium oxide and recovered plutonium oxide
which
is a recycling technology used by a small number of nuclear power
plants.
Our
nuclear fuel designs have never been demonstrated in a full-size commercial
reactor. Our planned demonstration of the fuels in a VVER-1000 reactor in Russia
would provide operating experience that is critical to reactor owners and
regulatory authorities. We believe that once the fuels have been demonstrated
in
the VVER-1000 reactor, this can help convince other light water reactor
operators around the world to accept our thorium fuel designs.
We
believe that our greatest challenge will be acceptance of these fuel designs
by
nuclear power plant operators, which have in the past been hesitant to be the
first to use a new type of nuclear fuel. In addition, our fuel designs would
require regulatory approval by relevant nuclear regulatory authorities, such
as
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the United States or its equivalent
agencies in other countries, before they can be used in commercial reactors.
The
regulatory review process, which is outside of our control, may take longer
than
expected and may delay a rollout of the fuel designs into the market. Management
believes that demonstration of one of the Company’s fuel designs in a commercial
nuclear reactor would make deployment of the other designs easier due to the
many similarities that exist among all of our fuel designs.
Plan
of Operation
At
June
30, 2007, our total assets were approximately $8,018,694 of which $7,674,955
was
cash. Liabilities as of June 30, 2007 totaled approximately $584,656. We had
a
working capital surplus of $7,205,107 at June 30, 2007.
Management
presently expects that our present working capital will meet our
foreseeable working capital needs for the next 8 to 10 months from the date
of
this filing of the Form 10-QSB. Our current average monthly projected working
capital requirements, excluding the $5 million of research and development
expenses we expect to incur in Russia over the next 12-15 months, as mentioned
below, is approximately $500,000 per month (including approximately $100,000
per
month for payroll and payroll-related fringe benefits). We will need to raise
additional capital by way of an offering of equity securities, an offering
of
debt securities, or by obtaining financing through a bank or other entity
sometime in 2007 in order to insure we have the necessary working capital
available to continue our operations in 2008. That financing, however, may
not
be available or we may not be able to obtain that financing on terms acceptable
to us. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities,
there may be a significant dilution in the value of our outstanding common
stock.
Over
the
next 12-15 months we expect to incur approximately $5 million in research and
development expenses related to the development of our proprietary nuclear
fuel
designs. Of the $5 million, the cost of seed and blanket fuel fabrication
equipment that would be purchased and used to fabricate trial seed and blanket
fuel rods is expected to be approximately $2 million and the cost of nuclear
materials used in fabrication of trial seed and blanket fuel rods is estimated
at about $850,000. We expect to incur these expenses after we have reached
a
formal agreement with Russian nuclear entities that will grant us licensing
and
other rights to use such technologies or intellectual property developed by
the
Russian entities. Any such agreement would require formal review and approval
by
the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy (RosAtom). We expect this agreement
to be finalized and submitted for formal approval to RosAtom within the next
several months and these research expenses to be in the range of approximately
$2 million to $2.5 million for fiscal 2007, but it is possible that such
expenses could be less or more than those amounts. We spent approximately
$35,000 for research and development in 2006 and $155,471 for the six months
ended June 30, 2007.
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Over
the
next 3 years, we expect that our research and development activities will be
primarily focused on testing and demonstration of our thorium/uranium and
thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel designs. The main objective
of
this research and development phase is to prepare for full-scale demonstration
of our nuclear fuel technology in an operating commercial VVER-1000 reactor
in
Russia. Key research and development activities will include: (1) Scaling up
the
fuel fabrication process to full length (10 feet) rods used in commercial
VVER-1000 reactors, (2) Validating thermal hydraulic performance of full size
(10 feet) seed and blanket fuel assembly, (3) Performing post-irradiation
examination of seed and blanket fuel samples that have been irradiated in a
research reactor to confirm fuel performance, and (4) Obtaining final regulatory
approvals for insertion of fuel in VVER-1000 commercial reactors. As this
research and development program relates to commercial applications of our
fuel
technology and retaining ownership or control over as much key intellectual
property as we possibly can is critical to the long-term success of our
licensing business model, our plan is to fully fund these research and
development activities ourselves. At the same time, we do not currently plan
to
fund research, testing and demonstration of our thorium/weapons-grade plutonium
disposing fuel, which can only be used in the U.S.-Russia
government-to-government weapons-grade plutonium disposition program and has
no
commercial applications. Hence, funding for any future research and development
activities on this fuel design would have to be provided by the U.S. government
or other stakeholders.
Additionally,
we anticipate increasing our payroll and related fringe benefits costs in our
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as we are looking to hire a permanent
Chief
Financial Officer in 2007 to add to our management team.
Results
of Operations
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2007
We
had no
revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Our
total
operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were
$5,403,938 consisting
of:
|
·
|
$2,454,734
of stock based compensation;
|
|
·
|
$1,185,030 in
professional fees consisting of
|
|
o
|
$320,625
of legal fees
|
|
o
|
$387,696
of public and government relations
|
|
o
|
$138,678
of audit and accounting fees
|
|
o
|
$338,031
of other professional and consulting
fees
|
|
·
|
$779,562 of
payroll and payroll related
expenses
|
|
·
|
$155,471
of research and development
expenses;
|
|
·
|
$829,141 in
other general and administrative
expenses.
|
Other
income and expense was $158,336 of net other income for the six months ended
June 30, 2007. This consists primarily of interest income earned of $216,936.
Our
net
loss was $5,245,602 and $912,348 for
the
six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our cumulative loss
from
January 8, 1992 to June 30, 2007 was $32,423,591.
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Six
Months Ended June 30, 2006
We
had no
revenues in 2006.
Our
total
operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was
$356,795 consisting
of:
|
·
|
$10,000
of research and development expenses
|
|
·
|
$346,795
in other general and administrative expenses consisting of
|
|
o
|
$147,400 of
payroll and payroll related
expenses
|
|
o
|
$306,822
of professional fees
|
|
o
|
$10,000
of research and development
expenses
|
|
o
|
$147,314
of other general and administrative expenses
|
|
o
|
The
above increases were offset by an allocation of these expenses to
Thorium
Power Ltd. by Thorium Power Inc., for expenses incurred on behalf
of
Thorium Power Ltd. by Thorium Power Inc. prior to the merger on October
6,
2006, total of $264,741
|
Other
income and expense was $555,553 of net other expenses for the six months ended
June 30, 2006. This consists primarily of contributions made to the University
of Texas of the Permian Basin of $550,000 and $4,500 of foreign currency
translation loss.
Three
Months Ended June 30, 2007
We
had no
revenues during the three months ended June 30, 2007.
Our
total
operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2007 were
$2,513,959 consisting
of:
|
·
|
$1,119,217
of stock based compensation;
|
|
·
|
$640,455 in
professional fees consisting of
|
|
o
|
$252,000
of legal fees
|
|
o
|
$200,381
of public and government relations
|
|
o
|
$58,477
of audit and accounting fees
|
|
o
|
$129,597
of other professional and consulting
fees
|
|
·
|
$301,882 of
payroll and payroll related
expenses
|
|
·
|
$129,402
of research and development
expenses
|
|
·
|
$323,003 in
other general and administrative
expenses.
|
Other
income and expense was $45,750 of net other income for the three months ended
June 30, 2007. This consists primarily of interest income earned of $104,350.
Our net loss was $2,468,209 and $580,509 for the three months ended June 30,
2007 and 2006, respectively.
Three
Months Ended June 30, 2006
We
had no
revenues during the three months ended June 30, 2006.
Our
total
operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was
$25,822 consisting
of:
|
·
|
$10,000 of
research and development expenses;
and
|
|
·
|
$15,822 of
general and administrative
expenses.
|
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, we had cash and cash equivalents of $
7,674,955 and
$10,927,775, respectively. During the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we set up
a
separate account (“R&D Account”) and designated $5 million of our total cash
to be held in this R&D Account. The following table provides detailed
information about our net cash flow for all financial statements periods
presented in this Report.
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Cash
Flow
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
|
Net
cash (used in) operating activities
|
$
|
(3,250,305
|
)
|
$
|
(1,623,687
|
)
|
|
|
Net
cash (used in) investing activities
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
(11,346
|
)
|
||
|
Net
cash provided (used by) financing activities
|
$
|
(2,515
|
)
|
$
|
2,162,961
|
||
|
Net
cash (outflow) inflow
|
$
|
(3,252,820
|
)
|
$
|
527,928
|
||
Operating
Activities:
Net
cash
used for operating activities was $3,250,305 for
the
six months ended June 30, 2007, which is an increase of $1,626,618 from
the
$1,623,687 net
cash
used for operating activities for the same period in 2006. This increase was
mainly due to an increase in our operating expenses and an increase in our
net
loss for the period.
Investing
Activities:
Net
cash
used for investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $0,
which is a decrease of $11,346 from
net
cash used for investing activities of $11,346 in
the
same period of 2006 due to a decrease in the purchase of equipment of $4,682
and
a decrease in patent costs of $6,664.
Financing
Activities:
Net
cash
used by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2007 totaled
$2,515 as
compared to $2,162,961 provided by financing activities in the same period
of
2006. This decrease of the cash provided by financing activities was mainly
attributable to the decrease in proceeds from the issuance of common stock
of
approximately $2.2 million.
While
management expects these proceeds will meet our foreseeable needs for the next
8-10 months, we will need to raise additional capital by way of an offering
of
equity securities, an offering of debt securities, or by obtaining financing
through a bank or other entity. If we need to obtain additional financing,
that
financing may not be available or we may not be able to obtain that financing
on
terms acceptable to us. If additional funds are raised through the issuance
of
equity securities, there may be a significant dilution in the value of our
outstanding common stock.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
We
do not
have any off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely
to
have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital
expenditures or capital resources that is material to an investor in our
securities.
Seasonality
Our
business has not been subject to any material seasonal variations in operations,
although this may change in the future.
Inflation
As
a
development stage company, our business, revenues and operating results have
not
been affected in any material way by inflation.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
The
SEC
issued Financial Reporting Release No. 60, "Cautionary Advice Regarding
Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies" suggesting that companies provide
additional disclosure and commentary on their most critical accounting policies.
In Financial Reporting Release No. 60, the SEC has defined the most critical
accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of
a
company's financial condition and operating results, and require management
to
make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the
need
to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this
definition, we have identified the following significant policies as critical
to
the understanding of our financial statements.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make a variety of estimates and
assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial
statements and (ii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods covered by the financial statements.
Our
management expects to make judgments and estimates about the effect of matters
that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions
affecting the future resolution of the uncertainties increase, these judgments
become even more subjective and complex. Although we believe that our estimates
and assumptions are reasonable, actual results may differ significantly from
these estimates. Changes in estimates and assumptions based upon actual results
may have a material impact on our results of operation and/or financial
condition. We have identified certain accounting policies that we believe are
most important to the portrayal of our current financial condition and results
of operations. Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 2
to
the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form
10-KSB filed with the Commission on March 20, 2007.
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities
We
will
recognize the expected future tax benefit from deferred tax assets when the
tax
benefit is considered to be more likely than not of being realized. Assessing
the recoverability of deferred tax assets requires management to make
significant estimates related to expectations of future taxable income.
Estimates of future taxable income are based on forecasted cash flows and the
application of existing tax laws in each jurisdiction. To the extent that future
cash flows and taxable income differ significantly from estimates, our ability
to realize deferred tax assets could be impacted. Additionally, future changes
in tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate could limit our ability
to
obtain the future tax benefits.
Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation, Stock Options and Warrants Granted to Employees
and Nonemployees
We
adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R, which requires the use of the fair value
method of accounting for share-based compensation. Under the fair value based
method, compensation cost related to employee stock options or similar equity
instruments is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and
is
recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. SFAS
123R also requires measurement of cost of a liability-classified award based
on
its current fair value. The fair value of the liability-classified award
will be subsequently remeasured at each reporting date through the settlement
date. Change in fair value during the requisite service period will be
recognized as compensation cost over that period. We determine fair value
using the Black-Scholes model. Under this model, certain assumptions, including
the risk-free interest rate, the expected life of the options and the estimated
fair value of our ordinary shares and the expected volatility, are required
to
determine the fair value of the options. If different assumptions had been
used,
the fair value of the options would have been different from the amount we
computed and recorded, which would have resulted in either an increase or
decrease in the compensation expense.
The
options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
assumptions used were as follows: volatility of 96% to 275%, a risk-free
interest rate of 4.18% to 4.45%, dividend yield of 0% and an exercise term
of
one to five years.
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ITEM
3A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our
management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, Mr. Seth Grae and Mr. Larry Goldman,
respectively, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other
procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required
to
be disclosed by a company in the reports, such as this report, that it 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. Disclosure
controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company
in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and
principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures,
no
matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance
of
achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment
in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Based on that evaluation, Mr. Grae and Mr. Goldman concluded that as
of June 30, 2007, and as of the date that the evaluation of the effectiveness
of
our disclosure controls and procedures was completed, our disclosure controls
and procedures were effective to satisfy the objectives for which they are
intended.
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified
in
connection with the evaluation performed that occurred during the fiscal
quarter
ended June 30, 2007 covered by this report 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
From
time
to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which
arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to
inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may
arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware
of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material
adverse affect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES OR USE OF
PROCEEDS
There
were no unregistered sales of equity securities in the six months ended June
30,
2007.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
There
were no defaults upon senior securities in the six months ended June 30,
2007.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No
matters were submitted to a vote of security holders in the six months ended
June 30, 2007.
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
N/A
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are filed with this report, except those indicated as having
previously been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference to another
report, registration statement or form. As to any shareholder of record
requesting a copy of this report, we will furnish any exhibit indicated in
the
list below as filed with this report upon payment to us of our expenses in
furnishing the information.
|
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed on December 17,
1999).
|
|
|
3.2
|
By-laws
(incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 18, 2006).
|
|
|
4.1
|
2005
Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of Custom Brand Networks,
Inc.
dated March 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 10,
2005).
|
|
|
4.2
|
2005
Augmented Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of the Company
dated
August 15, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 19, 2005).
|
|
|
4.3
|
2006
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21,
2006)
|
|
|
10.1
|
Employment
Agreement, dated February 1, 2007, between the Company and Erik Hallstrom
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current report
of the
Company on Form 8-K filed February 1, 2007).
|
|
|
31.1*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Executive
Officer
|
|
|
31.2*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Accounting
Officer
|
|
|
32*
|
Section
1350 Certifications
|
______________
*
Filed
Herewith
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the
Registrant caused this Report on Form 10-QSB to be signed on its behalf by
the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized individual.
Date:
August 9, 2007
| THORIUM POWER, LTD. | ||
| |
|
|
| By: | /s/ Seth Grae | |
|
Seth Grae |
||
|
Chief
Executive Officer,
President
and Director
|
||
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed on December 17,
1999).
|
|
|
3.2
|
By-laws
(incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 18, 2006).
|
|
|
4.1
|
2005
Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of Custom Brand Networks,
Inc.
dated March 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 10,
2005).
|
|
|
4.2
|
2005
Augmented Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of the Company
dated
August 15, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 19, 2005).
|
|
|
4.3
|
2006
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21,
2006)
|
|
|
10.1
|
Employment
Agreement, dated February 1, 2007, between the Company and Erik
Hallstrom
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current report
of the
Company on Form 8-K filed February 1, 2007).
|
|
|
31.1*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Executive
Officer
|
|
|
31.2*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Accounting
Officer
|
|
|
32*
|
Section
1350 Certifications
|
______________
*Filed
Herewith
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