Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-13596
Prospectus Supplement No. 4
(To Prospectus dated April 9, 2006)
GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION
This prospectus supplement supplements the Prospectus dated April 9, 2006, relating to the sale, transfer or distribution of up to of 21,525,685 shares of our common stock. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.
_________________Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
On February 14, 2007, we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the attached Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. The text of the 10-QSB is attached hereto.
_________________Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
See Risk Factors beginning on page 6 of the Prospectus.
_________________
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed on the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
_________________
The date of this prospectus supplement is February 21, 2007
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: December 31, 2006
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number: 333-127635
Gryphon Gold Corporation | |
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) | |
Nevada | 92-0185596 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
1130 WEST PENDER STREET, SUITE 810 | |
VANCOUVER, BC | V6E 4A4 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |
Issuers Telephone Number: (604) 261-2229
Check whether the issuer (1) 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 X No ___
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ___ No X
As of December 31, 2006 there were 42,129,645 shares of common stock outstanding.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one)
Yes ___ No X
GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION
December 31, 2006
INDEX
Page No.(s) | ||
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. |
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as of | 2 |
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December 31, 2006 | |
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Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006 | |
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and Audited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2006 | 2 |
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the | |
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three and nine months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 | 3 |
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity | 4 |
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the | |
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three and nine months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 | 5 |
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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | 6 |
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Item 2. |
Plan of Operation | 15 |
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Item 3 |
Controls and Procedures | 21 |
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings | 22 |
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Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 22 |
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Item 3. |
Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 23 |
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Item 4. |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 23 |
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Item 5. |
Other Information | 24 |
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Item 6. |
Exhibits | 25 |
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SIGNATURES | 27 |
i
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
As at |
As at |
|
December 31, |
March 31, |
|
2006 |
2006 |
|
$ |
$ |
|
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
Current |
|
|
Cash |
4,874,822 |
9,390,925 |
Accounts receivable |
54,576 |
81,250 |
Prepaid expenses |
123,973 |
110,090 |
Total current assets |
5,053,371 |
9,582,265 |
Reclamation deposit [note 8] |
111,900 |
59,800 |
Equipment [note 3] |
186,826 |
152,946 |
Mineral property costs [note 4] |
1,920,371 |
1,898,207 |
7,272,468 |
11,693,218 |
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|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
Current |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
710,527 |
1,197,823 |
Current portion of capital lease [note 10] |
35,217 |
10,058 |
Total current liabilities |
745,744 |
1,207,881 |
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|
|
Capital lease [note 10] |
20,661 |
19,324 |
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|
|
Commitments and contingencies [notes 8 & 9] |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity |
|
|
Common stock |
42,130 |
40,295 |
Additional paid-in capital |
22,199,292 |
19,669,399 |
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | (15,735,359) | (9,243,681) |
Total stockholders equity |
6,506,063 |
10,466,013 |
7,272,468 |
11,693,218 |
See accompanying notes
2
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
Period from |
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April 24, 2003 |
||||||
Three months ended | Nine months ended |
(inception) to |
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December 31, |
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
December 31, |
December 31, |
|
2006 |
2005 |
|
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
$ |
$ |
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Exploration [note 5] |
1,328,514 |
926,361 |
|
3,649,732 |
1,764,827 |
8,758,147 |
Management salaries and consulting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
fees [note 6c] |
855,562 |
478,582 |
|
1,746,164 |
919,525 |
4,356,522 |
General and administrative |
240,219 |
120,549 |
|
721,437 |
251,462 |
1,405,370 |
Legal and audit |
106,258 |
58,223 |
|
271,017 |
247,694 |
901,499 |
Travel and accommodation |
96,678 |
6,317 |
|
282,117 |
102,474 |
646,662 |
Depreciation |
14,625 |
5,421 |
|
40,107 |
9,565 |
72,169 |
Loss on disposal of equipment |
19,135 |
|
|
19,135 |
|
19,135 |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss |
25,776 |
(3,886) |
4,801 |
6,337 |
(1,677) | |
Interest income | (66,303) | (33,921) | (242,832) | (113,050) | (422,468) | |
Net loss for the period | (2,620,464) | (1,557,646) | (6,491,678) | (3,188,834) | (15,735,359) | |
Basic and diluted loss per share | $(0.06) | $(0.05) | $(0.16) | $(0.12) | ||
Basic and diluted weighted average | ||||||
number of common shares | ||||||
outstanding |
41,703,926 |
28,472,370 |
|
40,518,405 |
27,453,037 |
See accompanying notes
3
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
Deficit | |||||
accumulated | |||||
Additional |
during the | ||||
Common stock |
paid-in |
exploration | |||
Shares | Amount |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
# | $ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
|
||||
Balance, March 31, 2004 | 14,376,000 | 14,376 |
2,480,824 |
(1,115,925) |
1,379,275 |
Shares issued: |
|
|
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For private placements | 7,315,962 | 7,316 |
4,598,059 |
|
4,605,375 |
Share issue costs | | |
(156,015) |
|
(156,015) |
Compensation component of shares |
|
|
|
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issued | | |
150,000 |
|
150,000 |
Fair value of agents warrants issued |
|
|
|
||
[note 6[b]] | | |
45,100 |
|
45,100 |
Fair value of options granted to a |
|
|
|
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consultant [note 6[c]] | | |
34,300 |
|
34,300 |
Net loss for the year | | |
|
(2,525,420) | (2,525,420) |
Balance, March 31, 2005 | 21,691,962 | 21,692 |
7,152,268 |
(3,641,343) |
3,532,615 |
Shares issued: |
|
|
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||
For private placements | 11,505,408 | 11,505 |
9,762,404 |
|
9,773,909 |
Share issue costs | | | (489,013) |
|
(489,013) |
Initial Public Offering (IPO) | 6,900,000 | 6,900 |
5,029,597 |
|
5,036,497 |
Share issue costs (IPO) | | | (2,241,940) |
|
(2,241,940) |
Fair value of agents warrants |
|
|
|
||
issued on private placements |
|
|
|
||
[note 6[b]] | | |
111,640 |
|
111,640 |
Fair value of underwriters |
|
|
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compensation warrants on IPO |
|
|
|
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[note 6[b]] | | |
135,100 |
|
135,100 |
Exercise of warrants | 197,500 | 198 |
194,085 |
|
194,283 |
Fair value of options granted to |
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|
|
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consultants [note 6[c]] | | |
15,258 |
|
15,258 |
Net loss for the year | | |
|
(5,602,336) | (5,602,336) |
Balance, March 31, 2006 | 40,294,870 | 40,295 |
19,669,399 |
(9,243,681) |
10,466,013 |
Shares issued: |
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For private placements | 129,000 | 129 |
165,722 |
|
165,851 |
Share issue costs | | | (3,533) |
|
(3,533) |
Fair value of options granted |
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||||
[note 6[c]] | | |
779,747 |
|
779,747 |
Exercise of warrants | 1,658,275 | 1,658 |
1,548,894 |
|
1,550,552 |
Exercise of options | 47,500 | 48 |
39,063 |
|
39,111 |
Net loss for the period | | |
|
(6,491,678) | (6,491,678) |
Balance, December 31, 2006 | 42,129,645 | 42,130 |
22,199,292 |
(15,735,359) |
6,506,063 |
See accompanying notes
4
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
Period from | ||||||
April 24, 2003 | ||||||
Three months ended |
Nine months ended | (inception) to | ||||
December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||
Net loss for the period | (2,620,464) | (1,557,646) | (6,491,678) | (3,188,834) | (15,735,359) | |
Items not involving cash: | ||||||
Depreciation |
14,625 |
5,421 |
40,107 |
9,565 |
72,169 |
|
Loss on disposal of equipment |
19,135 |
|
19,135 |
|
19,135 |
|
Fair value of options, warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and other non-cash compensation |
529,683 |
7,560 |
779,747 |
7,560 |
1,133,680 |
|
Changes in non-cash working |
|
|
|
|
|
|
capital items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts receivable |
5,325 |
(36,129) |
26,674 |
(47,924) | (54,576) | |
Accounts payable and accrued |
|
|
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liabilities |
101,677 |
86,988 |
(506,431) |
543,192 |
691,392 |
|
Prepaid expenses | (54,536) |
707,300 |
(13,883) | (25,658) | (123,973) | |
Cash used in operating activities | (2,004,555) | (786,506) | (6,146,329) | (2,702,099) | (13,997,532) | |
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||
Reclamation deposit |
|
(28,400) | (52,100) | (28,400) | (111,900) | |
Purchase of equipment | (17,802) | (73,060) | (35,173) | (113,513) | (190,799) | |
Mineral property expenditures |
|
(250,000) | (22,164) | (849,865) | (1,920,371) | |
Cash used by investing activities | (17,802) | (351,460) | (109,437) | (991,778) | (2,223,070) | |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
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Capital lease principal payments | (5,437) |
|
(12,318) |
|
(12,318) | |
Cash received for shares |
662,053 |
5,036,497 |
1,755,514 |
8,956,262 |
23,317,278 |
|
Share issue costs |
|
(2,106,840) | (3,533) | (2,167,128) | (2,598,661) | |
Subscription receivables collected |
|
|
|
54,360 |
389,125 |
|
Cash provided by financing |
|
|
|
|
||
activities |
656,616 |
2,929,657 |
1,739,663 |
6,843,494 |
21,095,424 |
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|
|
|
|
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Increase (decrease) in cash during |
|
|
|
|
||
the period | (1,365,741) |
1,791,691 |
(4,516,103) |
3,149,617 |
4,874,822 |
|
Cash, beginning of period |
6,240,563 |
4,423,362 |
9,390,925 |
3,065,436 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
year |
4,874,822 |
6,215,053 |
4,874,822 |
6,215,053 |
4,874,822 |
See accompanying notes
5
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS
Gryphon Gold Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Borealis Mining Company (collectively, "the Company"), were incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2003. The Company is an exploration stage company in the process of exploring its mineral properties and has not yet determined whether these properties contain reserves that are economically recoverable.
The recoverability of amounts shown for mineral property interests in the Companys consolidated balance sheets are dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to arrange appropriate financing to complete the development of its properties, the receipt of necessary permitting and upon achieving future profitable production or receiving proceeds from the disposition of the properties. The timing of such events occurring, if at all, is not yet determinable.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial statements, applied on a consistent basis. These interim financial statements follow the same significant accounting policies and methods of application as those disclosed in Note 2 to the Companys audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended March 31, 2006 (the Annual Financial Statements), with the exception of Stock Based Compensation. Accordingly, they do not include all disclosures required for annual financial statements. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereon should be read in conjunction with the Annual Financial Statements.
The preparation of these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. In the opinion of management, these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal, recurring adjustments) necessary to state fairly the results for the periods presented. Actual results could vary from these estimates and the operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
Stock-based compensation
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 123R, Share-Based Payment, ("SFAS 123 (R)") a revision to SFAS 123. SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to be recognized in the financial statements based on their values using either a modified-prospective or modified-retrospective transition method.
Prior to March 31, 2006, the Companys stock-based employee compensation plans were accounted for under the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and related interpretations, as permitted by FASB Statement No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"). The Company did not recognize employee stock-based compensation costs in its statement of operations for the periods prior to March 31, 2006, as all options granted had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the grant.
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), using the modified-prospective-transition method. The Companys total employees are relatively few in number and turnover is considered remote, therefore the Company currently estimates forfeitures to be zero. Estimation of forfeitures will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. As a result of adopting FAS 123(R) the net loss for the quarter ending and for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 increased by $490,567 and $679,941 respectively. Both basic and diluted loss per share for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2006 increased by $0.01 and $0.02, respectively.
6
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
3. EQUIPMENT
December 31, 2006 | |||
Accumulated | |||
Cost | Depreciation | Net Book Value | |
$ | $ | $ | |
Office and lab equipment | 183,813 | 50,776 | 133,037 |
Trucks under capital lease | 71,319 | 17,530 | 53,789 |
Total | 255,132 | 68,306 | 186,826 |
March 31, 2006 | |||
Accumulated | |||
Cost | Depreciation | Net Book Value | |
$ | $ | $ | |
Office and lab equipment | 152,504 | 27,974 | 124,530 |
Truck under capital lease | 32,504 | 4,088 | 28,416 |
Total | 185,008 | 32,062 | 152,946 |
4. MINERAL PROPERTY
The Company initially entered into a property option agreement dated July 21, 2003 to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Borealis property in Nevada, USA from Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. for cash consideration of $125,000 and the obligation to make qualifying expenditures over several years. On January 28, 2005, the Company purchased outright the rights to a full 100% interest in the property for $1,400,000. A cash payment of $400,000 was made on closing. The Company paid the full outstanding consideration of $1,000,000, in four quarterly payments of $250,000 during the year ended March 31, 2006.
Total | |
$ | |
Mineral property costs, March 31, 2005 | 1,775,326 |
Expenditures during the year | 122,881 |
Mineral property costs, March 31, 2006 | 1,898,207 |
Expenditures during the period | 22,164 |
Mineral property costs, December 31, 2006 | 1,920,371 |
7
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
5. EXPLORATION
Period from | ||||||
April 24, 2003 | ||||||
Three months ended | Nine months ended | (inception) to | ||||
December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||
NEVADA, USA | ||||||
Borealis property | ||||||
Exploration : | ||||||
Property maintenance | 96,035 | 242,593 | 527,395 | 438,600 | 1,828,107 | |
Project management | 215,037 | | 490,281 | 8,393 | 1,098,506 | |
Drilling | 764,180 | 426,554 | 1,872,538 | 808,782 | 3,842,681 | |
Engineering | 123,777 | 147,168 | 275,646 | 215,381 | 723,195 | |
Geological | 109,950 | 41,612 | 445,978 | 223,797 | 1,011,941 | |
Metallurgy | 19,535 | 68,434 | 37,894 | 69,874 | 253,717 | |
Total exploration | 1,328,514 | 926,361 | 3,649,732 | 1,764,827 | 8,758,147 |
6. CAPITAL STOCK
[a] Authorized capital stock consists of 150,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share and 15,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.001 per share.
On April 4, 2006, the Board of Directors approved, reserving 1,000,000 common shares to be granted as Restricted Stock Units. On July 24, 2006 the plan name was revised to the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the Company completed private placements to an officer and an employee of 129,000 units at Cdn$1.35, with each unit comprising of one common share and ½ of one common share series D warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share at a price of Cdn$1.82 per share until June 10, 2007. Compensation expense in the amount of $7,740 was recorded in relation to the discount received by the participants of the private placement.
8
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
6. CAPITAL STOCK (contd.)
[b] Warrants:
The following table contains information with respect to all warrants:
|
Number of Warrants | Fair Value of Warrants | |
|
# | $ | |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants outstanding, March 31, 2004 |
|
|
|
Issued for: |
|
|
|
Private placements |
3,407,981 |
|
|
Agents compensation |
141,008 |
45,100 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
|
Warrants outstanding, March 31, 2005 |
3,548,989 |
45,100 |
|
Issued for: |
|
|
|
Private placements |
3,015,204 |
|
|
Agents compensation on private placement |
130,000 |
35,100 |
|
Initial Public Offering (IPO) Series A |
6,900,000 |
|
|
Underwriters compensation on IPO |
690,000 |
135,100 |
|
Private placements Series B |
2,737,500 |
|
|
Agents compensation on private placement Series C |
280,500 |
76,540 |
|
Exercised | (197,500) |
|
|
Warrants outstanding, March 31, 2006 |
17,104,693 |
291,840 |
|
Issued for: |
|
|
|
Private placements Series D |
64,500 |
|
|
Exercised | (1,658,275) |
|
|
Expired | (12,157,410) |
|
|
Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2006 |
3,353,508 |
291,840 |
The following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding and exercisable as at December 31, 2006:
|
Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable | |||
|
||||
|
|
Average Remaining Life |
|
|
|
Warrants |
Years |
Exercise Price |
Expiry date |
|
# |
# |
|
|
|
||||
|
280,500 |
0.2 |
Cdn$1.40 |
March 23, 2007 |
|
2,737,500 |
0.2 |
Cdn$1.65 |
March 23, 2007 |
|
130,000 |
0.3 |
$0.65 |
April 1, 2007 |
|
64,500 |
0.5 |
Cdn$1.82 |
June 10, 2007 |
|
141,008 |
1.1 |
$0.65 |
January 28, 2008 |
|
3,353,508 |
0.2 |
$1.01* |
|
* Based on the December 31, 2006 exchange rate of Cdn$1.1654 equals US$1.
9
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
6. CAPITAL STOCK (contd.)
[c] Stock options:
On April 4, 2006 (amended July 24, 2006), the Board of Directors approved the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which increased the number of reserved shares of common stock for issuance to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors, from 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 shares. On April 4, 2006, 1,570,000 options were granted to directors, officers and a consultant, of which 1,475,000 have been granted under the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan and 95,000 options were granted under the previous incentive plan. On vesting, the options granted are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share.
On April 18, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 290,000 stock options to an officer, employee and a consultant. The options vest over 12 to 30 months and are exercisable, once vested, for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share.
On May 26, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 30,000 stock options to an outside consulting firm who will be providing certain investor relations services to the company. The options vest over the next 24 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.60 per share.
On July 24, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 80,000 stock options to two outside consulting firms who will be providing certain investor relations and consulting services to the company. The options vest within 12 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.29 per share.
The 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan was ratified by the shareholders at the companys annual general meeting on September 12, 2006, along with all options previously granted that were pending such ratification.
On September 25, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 40,000 stock options to an employee of the Company. The options vest over 4 to 24 months and are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share.
On October 31, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 50,000 stock options to an outside consulting firm who are providing certain investor relations services to the company. The options vest over the next 15 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.34 per share.
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the individual grants, which generally equals the vesting period. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Stock-based compensation is expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
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Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
6. CAPITAL STOCK (contd.)
For the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2006, the Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units as follows:
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Three Months | Three Months | Nine Months | Nine Months | |
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Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |
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December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |
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2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |
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Management salaries | 490,567 | | 679,941 | |
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Consulting fees | 39,116 | 7,560 | 99,806 | 7,560 |
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Total stock-based compensation | 529,683 | 7,560 | 779,747 | 7,560 |
Stock option activity
The following table summarizes the Companys stock option activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2006:
Options | ||
Outstanding at April 1, 2006 |
2,879,000 |
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Granted |
2,060,000 |
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Exercised | (47,500) | |
Forfeited | (144,000) | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2006 |
4,747,500 |
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Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2006 |
2,587,500 |
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as at December 31, 2006:
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Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable | ||||
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Average | ||||
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Stock Options | Average | Stock Options | Remaining Life | Weighted |
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Outstanding | Remaining Life | Exercisable | of Exercisable | Average |
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(Years) | (Years) | exercise price | ||
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2,262,500 | 3.3 | 2,187,500 | 3.3 | $0.75 |
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215,000 | 3.8 | 120,000 | 3.8 | Cdn$0.85 |
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90,000 | 4.0 | 36,000 | 4.0 | Cdn$1.15 |
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50,000 | 4.0 | 50,000 | 4.0 | Cdn$1.25 |
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255,000 | 4.3 | 84,000 | 4.3 | Cdn$1.37 |
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1,715,000 | 5.3 | 30,000 | 5.3 | Cdn$1.37 |
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30,000 | 5.4 | | 5.4 | Cdn$1.60 |
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80,000 | 4.6 | 55,000 | 4.6 | Cdn$1.29 |
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50,000 | 4.8 | 25,000 | 4.8 | Cdn$1.34 |
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4,747,500 | 2,587,500 | $0.94* |
* Based on the December 31, 2006 exchange rate of Cdn$1.1654 equals US$1.
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Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
6. CAPITAL STOCK (contd.)
Valuation assumptions
Compensation expense recorded in the financial statements has been estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used in the pricing model include:
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2007 | 2006 | |
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Dividend yield | 0% | 0% |
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Expected volatility | 55% | 53% - 70% |
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Risk free interest rate | 4.54% - 5.21% | 3.38% - 4.7% |
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Expected lives | 3 years | 3 years |
The risk-free interest rate is determined based on the rate at the time of grant for US government zero-coupon bonds for a 3 year term on the grant date which is a term equal to the estimated life of the option. Dividend yield is based on the stock options exercise price and expected annual dividend rate at the time of grant. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate and therefore it is managements view that the existing models do not necessarily provide a single reliable measure of the fair value of the Companys equity instruments.
The Black-Scholes option-pricing model used by the Company to calculate option values was developed to estimate the fair value of freely tradeable, fully transferable options without vesting restrictions, which significantly differ from the Companys stock option awards. Options pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time until exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values.
[d] Restricted stock units:
On April 4, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 8,000 restricted stock units (RSU) to an officer of the company. The RSUs will vest over 12 to 24 months from the date of grant and once vested will entitle the grantee to 8,000 common shares in the Company.
On December 12, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 15,000 restricted stock units (RSU) to an employee of the company. The RSUs will vest over 12 months from the date of grant and once vested will entitle the grantee to 15,000 common shares in the Company.
The following table summarizes information about restricted stock units outstanding as at December 31, 2006:
RSUs | Weighted Average Fair | |
Value at Grant Date | ||
Outstanding at April 1, 2006 | | |
Issued April 18, 2006 | 8,000 | Cdn$1.37 |
Issued December 12, 2006 | 15,000 | Cdn$0.84 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2006 | 23,000 | $0.88 |
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Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations and are measured at their exchange amount as determined by management. All material transactions and balances with related parties not disclosed elsewhere are described below:
During the nine months ended December 31, 2006, the Company paid consulting fees to a non-independent director in the amount of $127,303 [December 31, 2005 - $70,484] for services rendered on the exploration of the Borealis property.
8. RECLAMATION DEPOSIT
During the nine months ended December 31, 2006, the Company increased the amount of their performance bond from $59,800 to $90,900 by purchasing a further performance bond in the amount of $31,100 from an insurance company. The total bond purchase is in support of the potential future obligations the Company may incur under a Plan of Operation for exploration within the brown-field area of the Borealis property filed with the U.S. Forest Service. The Company also deposited directly $21,000 with the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") in support of its potential future obligations for reclamation during the Companys exploration activities within the BLM area. At December 31, 2006, the Company recorded a reclamation liability of $5,600 (December 31, 2005 $10,000) representing future obligations related to its drilling activities completed to December 31, 2006. The Company continues to hold the bond in support of potential future obligations under the Plan of Operation for exploration filed with the U.S. Forest Service.
9. COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
[a] A portion of the Borealis Property is subject to a mining lease. The Company is required to make monthly lease payments of $9,094, adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index, for the duration of the lease term. In addition, production of precious metals from the Borealis Property will be subject to the payment of a royalty under the terms of the mining lease. The mining lease expires in 2009, but may be renewed by the Company annually thereafter, so long as mining activity continues on the Borealis Property. The Company has the option to terminate the mining lease at any time prior to expiry in 2009.
[b] The Company rents office space in Vancouver, BC for a 3 year term. The following are rental lease commitments in relation to the office lease:
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$ | |
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2007 | 8,537 |
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2008 | 34,149 |
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2009 | 14,229 |
[c] During December 2006, the Company closed its Lakewood, Colorado office and terminated certain office staff. Estimated closure costs in the amount of $96,964, which includes various lease buyouts, were recorded during the quarter.
[d] On January 18, 2007, the Company was served with a motion to compel arbitration regarding the nonpayment of severance totaling $228,511 to the former Chief Operating Officer. The Company believes the claim for severance is without merit and is investigating all legal options and intends to vigorously defend itself.
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Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
10. CAPITAL LEASE
The Company entered into a lease, maturing in May 2008, to acquire a second truck. The trucks are both accounted for as capital leases, with the present value of the required lease payments recorded as a liability and an asset at inception and thereafter lease payments reduce the liability and result in interest expense and the asset is depreciated. The actual combined lease payments are $2,371 per month with a residual payment of $12,000 due October 2007 and $13,854 due May 2008.
The present value of required payments during each fiscal year:
$ | |
2007 | 6,412 |
2008 | 32,158 |
2009 | 17,308 |
11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
[a] On January 10, 2007, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 240,000 stock options and 650,000 restricted stock units to officers, employees, directors and a consulting firm of the Company. The options vest over 6 12 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$0.81 per share. The restricted stock units vest over 3 18 months with 100,000 units vesting at the date of grant.
[b] On February 12, 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 5,000,000 units at Cdn$0.90 for net proceeds of approximately C$4,390,000. Each unit consisted of one common share and one series E warrant. Each series E warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share at a price of Cdn$1.10 per share in year one and Cdn$1.35 per share in year two until February 9, 2009. 85,050 compensation warrants (series F) were issued to agents and are exercisable until February 9, 2008 at a price of Cdn$0.90 per share. The Company has a right to force warrant holders to exercise warrants, if the common share price of the Company remains equal to or greater than, Cdn$1.85 per common share, for a period of twenty consecutive days. The proceeds will be used to continue exploration and development of the Borealis gold property.
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Item 2. Plan of Operation.
Overview
Gryphon Gold Corporation was incorporated in Nevada on April 24, 2003 and has corporate offices in Hawthorne, Nevada and Vancouver, British Columbia. Our objective is to establish a producing gold company through the development and extraction of gold deposits, beginning with the Borealis Property. Currently, our sole asset is a 100% interest in the Borealis Property, located in Mineral County, Nevada. We have not determined if the mineralized material from the Borealis Property can be economically exploited.
In July 2003, we initially acquired from Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. ("Golden Phoenix") an option to earn a 70% joint venture interest in the Borealis Property by incurring qualified development expenditures. On January 28, 2005, we acquired the remaining interest held by Golden Phoenix in the Borealis Property for $1,400,000. Our subsidiary, Borealis Mining, paid to Golden Phoenix $400,000 upon closing of the purchase on January 28, 2005, with four additional quarterly payments of $250,000 due to Golden Phoenix. On January 24, 2006, with a final payment of $250,000, Borealis Mining completed all of its financial requirements with respect to our acquisition of the interest held by Golden Phoenix.
As sole shareholder of Borealis Mining, we control all of the lease rights to a portion of the Borealis Property, subject to advance royalty, production royalty, and other payment obligations imposed by the lease. Our acquisition of the interest of Golden Phoenix in the Borealis Property terminated the July 2003 Option and Joint Venture Agreement.
In addition to our leasehold interest to a portion of the Borealis Property, through Borealis Mining we also own numerous unpatented mining claims that make up the balance of the Borealis Property, and we also own all of the documentation and samples from years of exploration and development programs carried out by the previous operators of the Borealis Property (totaling thousands of pages of data including, but not limited to, geophysical surveys, mineralogical studies and metallurgical testing reports).
A portion of the Borealis Property is subject to the mining lease. We are required to make monthly lease payments of $9,094, adjusted annually based on change in the Consumer Price Index. In addition, the production of precious metals from the Borealis Property will be subject to the payment of a royalty under the terms of the mining lease. The terms of the mining lease and royalty are described below under the heading "Borealis Property". We have also entered into lease arrangements for offices in Vancouver, British Columbia and Hawthorne, Nevada and recently we terminated our office lease in Lakewood, Colorado.
On June 10, 2006, we completed private placements to an officer and employee of 129,000 units for gross proceeds of Cdn$174,150. The units were sold at a price of Cdn$1.35 each and consist of one common share and one-half of one purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable until June 10, 2007 at a price of Cdn$1.82.
On June 26, 2006, we announced that the USDA Forest Service and the Nevada Bureau of Mining Regulation and Reclamation have both approved the Plan of Operations and Reclamation Plan, allowing Gryphon Gold to proceed with the development of a heap leach mine at the Borealis Gold Project. These approvals, combined with the previously approved operating permits from the State of Nevada, represent the key regulatory approvals required to place the Borealis gold mineralization into production.
On November 30, 2006, our board of directors concluded that we would not proceed with construction and production financing of the Borealis heap leach mine. The feed for the proposed mine was remnants from the previously mined open pits, and heap and dump material associated with the historical mining operations. The decision not to proceed was made due to the impact of certain technical corrections to the previously announced Feasibility Study and related NI 43-101 Technical Report, dated August 15, 2006. The technical corrections reduced the anticipated quantity of recoverable gold and silver over the project life, and resulted in a marginal projected return on investment. In light of the decision not to proceed with development of a mine, in December 2006, we closed our Denver office and terminated operations and engineering staff, including our Chief Operating Officer Mr. Allen Gordon and Mr. Matt Bender, our Vice President of Borealis Project Development. Mr. Steven Craig, our Vice President of Exploration, was relocated to Nevada. As of December 1, 2006, our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Michael Longinotti commenced working on a part-time basis. Under this agreement, his time spent in the office was reduced by 50% along with his salary.
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On January 11, 2007, we announced the results of the revised CIM compliant resource estimate in accordance with NI 43-101 which had been compiled by Mr. Alan C. Noble, P.E. of Ore Reserves Engineering. The results of the report were independently reviewed by AMEC to insure the methodology and assumptions used in the calculations were consistent with industry standards. The resource estimate includes the results of exploration drilling through February 28, 2006. The measured, indicated and inferred gold resource reported in January 2007 is:
Date |
Measured | Indicated |
Inferred |
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Tons |
Grade |
Ozs of |
Tons |
Grade |
Ozs of |
Tons |
Grade |
Ozs of Gold |
|
(000s) |
opt |
Gold |
(000s) |
opt |
Gold |
(000s) |
opt |
|
January, 11, 2007 |
16,360 |
0.031 |
503,700 |
24,879 |
0.029 |
709,800 |
30,973 |
0.020 |
609,200 |
The updated report confirmed a total gold resource (measured, indicated and inferred) of 1,822,700 ounces contained in the Borealis property.
The terms "proven mineral reserve" and "probable mineral reserve" used in this Quarterly Report are in reference to the mining terms defined in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Standards, which definitions have been adopted by Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The definitions of proven and probable reserves used in NI 43-101 differ from the definitions in the United States Securities and Exchange Commissions Industry Guide 7. In the United States, a mineral reserve is defined as a part of a mineral deposit, which could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time the reserve determination is made. Accordingly, information contained in this Form 10-QSB and the documents incorporated by reference herein containing descriptions of our mineral deposits in accordance with NI 43-101 may not be comparable to similar information made public by other U.S. companies under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
We expect to report a CIM compliant resource estimate in accordance with NI 43-101 by April 2007. This report will include the effect of drill results from March 2006 to date.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, our exploration work focused on extension and definition drilling and the broadening of district exploration and we expended $3.6 million on exploration of the Borealis property.
In December 2006, we completed the geophysical survey, which commenced in September 2006. The positive geophysical results obtained from induced polarization (IP) surveys identified multiple chargeability and resisitivity anomalies coincident with aeromagnetic lows which extended several kilometers (km) to the north and northwest of the Graben sulphide deposit. The IP surveys identified two new mineralized exploration targets located under the pediments 3.0 km (Central Pediments) and 5.3 km (Western Pediment) northwest of the Graben sulphide deposit.
During the remainder of fiscal 2007 and into fiscal 2008, we plan to continue extension drilling, focused on the expansion of the Graben deposit and exploration drilling for a new gold deposit within the two newly identified potentially gold-bearing hydrothermal systems in the pediments. This 72-hole, $4.5 million budgeted drilling program consists of a series of Graben deposit expansion drilling and extension drilling north of the successful G3 G13 fence of holes. The drilling of the Graben deposit will alternate with follow up exploration drilling in the Central and Western Pediments where 4 holes have intersected two distinct hydrothermal systems hidden beneath the pediments. The following activities are planned for the duration of fiscal 2007:
Managements Discussion and Analysis
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Unaudited Interim Financial Statements and related notes. The discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based upon the unaudited interim financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we review our estimates and assumptions. The estimates were based on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions, but we do not believe such differences will materially affect our financial position or results of operations. Critical accounting policies, the policies we believe are most important to the presentation of the financial statements and require the most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, are outlined below in "Critical Accounting Policies," and have not changed significantly.
We use words like "expects," "believes," "intends," "anticipates," "plans," "targets," "projects" or "estimates" in this quarterly report. When used, these words and other, similar words and phrases or statements that an event, action or result "will," "may," "could," or "should" occur, be taken or be achieved identify "forward-looking" statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, the risks and uncertainties outlined in Exhibit 99.1 titled "Risk Factors and Uncertainties" contained in our Form 10-QSB filed on August 14, 2006, which Exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Our management has included projections and estimates in this quarterly report, which are based primarily on managements experience in the industry, assessments of our results of operations, discussions and negotiations with third parties and a review of information filed by our competitors with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise publicly available. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
We qualify all the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report by the foregoing cautionary statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our unaudited interim financial statements is in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We do not reconcile our unaudited interim financial statements to Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. The following are critical accounting policies and estimates which we believe are important to understanding our financial results.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the revenues and expenses for the period reported. By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and the effect on the financial statements of changes in such estimates in future periods could be significant. Actual results will likely differ from these estimates.
Exploration of mineral property interests
We expense exploration costs as they are incurred. When we determine that a mining deposit can be economically and legally extracted or produced based on established proven and probable reserves, development costs incurred after such determination will be capitalized. The establishment of proven and probable reserves is based on results of final feasibility studies which indicate whether a property is economically feasible. Upon commencement of commercial production, we will transfer capitalized costs to the appropriate asset category and amortize them over their estimated useful lives and/or ounces produced, as appropriate. We capitalize the cost of acquiring mineral property interests (including original claim establishment) until we have determined the viability of the property. We expense capitalized acquisition costs if we determine that the property has no future economic value and ongoing claim maintenance costs. We will also write down capitalized amounts if estimated future cash flows, including potential sales proceeds, related to the mineral property are estimated to be less than the carrying value of the property.
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Stock-based compensation
As regulated by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment ("SFAS No. 123(R)"), commencing the quarter ended June 30, 2006, we have adopted the fair value method of accounting for share-based payments to employees and record compensation expense based on requisite service period of options and restricted stock units granted to its employees, directors and consultants.
Asset retirement obligations
We record the present value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period in which we incur a legal obligation associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development or normal use of the assets with a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. This amount is depreciated over the estimated useful life of the related assets. The liability is subsequently accreted through charges to expense over its expected life. Currently, we have no significant asset retirement obligations.
Tax valuation allowance
We have recorded a valuation allowance that fully reserves for our deferred tax assets because at this time we cannot establish that we will be able to utilize the tax loss carryforwards in the future. If in the future we determine that we will be able to use all or a portion of our deferred tax assets in the future, based on our projections of future taxable income, we will reduce the valuation allowance, thereby increasing income in that period.
Foreign currency translation
The United States dollar is our functional currency. Transactions involving foreign currencies for items included in operations are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates; monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date and all other balance sheet items are translated at the historical rates applicable to the transactions that comprise those amounts. Translation gains and losses are included in our determination of net income.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified the consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force that stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine are variable production costs that should be included in the costs of the inventory produced during the period that the stripping costs are incurred. This consensus is effective for the first reporting period in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, with early adoption permitted. To date we have not incurred any stripping costs. We have adopted the consensus effective April 1, 2006.
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Results of Operations
We are in an exploration stage and currently have no producing mineral properties and thus we had no revenues during all reporting periods.
Three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to three months ended December 31, 2005
For the three months ended December 31, 2006 we had a net loss of $2,620,464 or $0.06 per share compared to a net loss of $1,557,646 or $0.05 per share in the same period in the prior year, as spending on our exploration activities increased significantly, along with an increase in staffing levels and higher corporate administration costs.
Exploration expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2006 were $1,328,514 or 51% of our total expenses compared to $926,361 or 59% of total expenses in the prior year. The increase in spending was related to continuation of permitting activities, exploration drilling program and completing the feasibility study on our Borealis property, which commenced May 2005 and was completed in November 2006.
Management salaries and consulting fees in the quarter ended December 31, 2006 were $855,562 compared to $478,582 incurred in the quarter ended December 31, 2005 as staffing increased and the company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), "Stock-Based Payment", which resulted in additional non-cash compensation expense of $490,567 to be recognized in the quarter. Salaries and consulting fees are expected to decrease in future periods as we have reduced staff due to postponing the development of our heap leach mine on the Borealis property. Legal and audit fees for the period increased to $106,258 from $58,223 for the three months ended December 31, 2005, this is mainly due to costs associated with being a public company that reports in both Canada and the United States and is therefore subject to additional reporting and compliance requirements. Travel and accommodation during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 was $96,678, compared to $6,317 expended on travel in the prior years comparable quarter. The increase is due to greater corporate travel associated with investor relations and property site visits. General and administrative expenses totaled $240,219, compared to $120,549 in the prior years comparable quarter. The increase is due to higher spending on investor relations, rent related to our Lakewood and Hawthorne offices, related office support and insurance. For the quarter ended December 31, 2006 we have recorded $96,964 in anticipated closing costs of our Lakewood, Colorado office, this amount was included in general and administrative expenses. Travel and general and administrative expenses are likely to decrease due to the closure of our Lakewood, Colorado office. Interest income earned on cash deposits was $66,303 for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, compared to $33,921 in the prior year quarter due to higher cash balances held on average through the current quarter versus the prior quarter.
Nine months ended December 31, 2006 compared to Nine months ended December 31, 2005
For the nine month period ended December 31, 2006 we incurred a net loss of $6,491,678 or $0.16 per share compared to a net loss of $3,188,834 or $0.12 per share incurred during the same period in the prior year, as spending increased on our exploration activities, along with an increase in our staffing levels and higher corporate administration costs.
Exploration expenses during the nine month period ended December 31, 2006 were $3,649,732 or 56% of our total expenses compared to $1,764,827 or 55% of total expenses in the prior year. The increase in spending was related to continuation of permitting activities, exploration drilling program and completing the feasibility study on our Borealis property, which commenced May 2005 and was completed in November 2006.
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Management salaries and consulting fees in the nine months ended December 31, 2006 were $1,746,164 or 27% of our total expenses compared to $919,525 or 29% of total expenses in the prior year as staffing increased significantly and with the adoption of fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), additional stock-based non-cash compensation expense of $679,941 has been recognized. It is expected that salaries and consulting fees will decrease in future periods as we have reduced staff due to the postponing mine development at our heap leach mine on the Borealis property. Legal and audit fees for the nine month period increased to $271,017 from $247,694 incurred in the prior years comparable period. The higher costs reported in the nine months ended December 31, 2006 are associated to the legal and auditing costs associated to maintaining a public company that reports in both the US and Canada. Travel and accommodation during the nine months ended December 31, 2006 was $282,117, compared to $102,474 reported in prior year nine month period ended December 31, 2005. The increase is due to greater corporate travel associated with investor relations and property site visits. General and administrative expenses of $721,437, compared to $251,462 in the prior years comparable period. The increase is due to higher spending on investor relations, costs related to open our Lakewood, Colorado office during fiscal 2006, which was closed in December 2006, office support and insurance. Travel, general and administrative expenses will likely decrease due to the closure of our Lakewood, Colorado office and the reduction of staff due to the closure this will be somewhat offset with the continuing activity to support the exploration of our Borealis property and with the additional obligations as a public company in the United States and in Canada. Interest income earned on cash deposits was $242,832 for the nine months ended December 31, 2006, compared to $113,050 in the prior year comparable period due to significantly higher average cash balances during the nine month period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal source of liquidity is cash that is raised by way of sale of commons shares from treasury.
At December 31, 2006, we had working capital of $4,307,627, and we had current assets consisting of $4,874,822 in cash, $54,576 in accounts receivable and $123,973 in prepaid expenses. We had $745,744 in current liabilities at December 31, 2006, consisting of $710,527 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and $35,217 in current portion of capital leases.
On February 12, 2007, we completed a private placement of 5,000,000 units at Cdn$0.90 for net proceeds of approximately C$4,390,000. Each unit consisted of one common share and one series E warrant. Each series E warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share at a price of Cdn$1.10 per share in year one and Cdn$1.35 per share in year two until February 9, 2009. 85,050 compensation warrants (series F) were issued to agents and are exercisable until February 9, 2008 at a price of Cdn$0.90 per share. We have a right to force warrant holders to exercise warrants, if the common share price of the Company remains equal to or greater than, Cdn$1.85 per common share, for a period of twenty consecutive days. With the receipt of these funds we believe we have sufficient working capital to fund our drilling program, costs related to lease and claim maintenance fees and general and administrative expenses for the next 12 months.
Summary of any product research and development that the company will perform for the term of the plan.
We do not anticipate performing any product research and development under our plan of operation.
Expected purchase or sale of plant and significant equipment.
We do not anticipate any significant equipment purchases or sales.
Significant changes in number of employees.
We have reduced our staff by 3 employees to the current level of 9 employees. We do not expect a significant change in this number.
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, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
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Contractual Obligations
We make advance royalty payments of $9,094 per month to certain lease holders while exploration is proceeding on the Borealis Property. Also, to maintain its existing claims, we make payments totaling approximately $102,000 annually. These payments are contingent upon us maintaining an interest in the property.
As of December 31, 2006, we had the following non-cancelable contractual obligations:
Payments Due by Period |
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Total |
Less than 1 year |
2-3 Years |
4-5 Years |
More than 5 Years |
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Capital Lease obligations | $62,183 | $40,455 | $21,727 | $0 | $0 |
Operating Lease Obligation (1) | 59,916 | 34,149 | 22,766 | 0 | 0 |
Total | $122,099 | $74,604 | $44,493 | $0 | $0 |
(1) The capitalized leases is for the purchase of two trucks. |
(2) Obligation for the rental of office space in Vancouver BC with an initial 3 year term, terminating August 2008 and payments of approximately $2,839 per month. |
Certain information contained in this "Management Discussion and Analysis" constitutes forward looking information and actual results could differ from estimates, expectations or beliefs contained in such statements.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. As of the end of the period covered by this report, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and determined that we had a deficiency in monitoring and evaluating independent engineering reports. This deficiency resulted in an error in reporting mineral property resources during the third calendar quarter of 2006. These errors were discovered during an internal audit of the resource calculations. Based on the evaluation, the Company implemented additional disclosure and monitoring procedures to ensure quality assurance and to internally audit resource and other reports of outside consultants. After implementation of the new policy, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer believe that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective and that our disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms. In addition, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer believe that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that are filed under the Exchange Act are accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) or 15(d)-15(f)) that occurred during the companys most recent fiscal quarter and the period covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Except as provided below, neither we nor any of our property, including the Borealis Property, are currently subject to any material legal proceedings or other regulatory proceedings and to our knowledge no such proceedings are contemplated.
On September 16, 2005, our subsidiary, Borealis Mining Company, was named as a co-defendant in an ongoing civil action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, entitled
United States v. Walker River Irrigation District (Court Doc. No. In Equity C-125, Subfile C-125-B). The action seeks to determine the existence and extent of water rights held by the federal government in the Walker River drainage area for use on federally reserved lands such as Indian reservations, National Forests, military reservations, and the like. The suit does not dispute nor seek to invalidate any existing water rights (including ours); rather, it seeks to determine the extent and priority of the federal governments water rights. On May 27, 2003, the Court stayed all proceedings to allow the United States, the State of Nevada, the State of California, the Walker River Paiute Tribe, the Walker River Irrigation District, Mono County, California, Lyon County, Nevada, Mineral County, Nevada and the Walker Lake Working Group to attempt to mediate a settlement. Borealis Mining Company was named as one of several hundred co-defendants in this action because it owns water rights within a portion of the Walker River drainage area in Nevada, which were granted under a permit on September 16, 2005. We, like most private water right owners, do not intend to participate in the merits of the lawsuit. We do not believe that this civil action, which will determine the extent and priority of federally reserved water rights in the area, will have any effect on our planned business operations as we currently have permits to access water from two sites for our Borealis Property, one of which is not subject to this action and either of which, individually, would provide a sufficient water supply for our planned operations.On January 18, 2007, the Company was served with a motion to compel arbitration regarding the termination of its former Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Allen Gordon pursuant to his executive compensation agreement (ECA). Mr. Gordon claims breach of contract under his ECA by failing to make severance payments of $228,511. The Company believes the claim for $228,511 is without merit and is investigating all legal options and intends to vigorously defend itself.
Item 1A. Risks Factors.
Refer to Exhibit 99.1
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Since March 31, 2006, we have offered and sold the following securities in unregistered transactions pursuant to exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On April 4, 2006 (amended July 24, 2006), the Board of Directors approved a 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan reserving 1,000,000 common shares to be granted as Restricted Stock Units. On the date of adoption 25,000 common shares, which were later amended to 8,000 common shares on September 12, 2006, were granted to an officer of the company, which vest over 12 to 24 months, under section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The grant was subject to shareholder approval which was received September 12, 2006.
On April 4, 2006 (amended July 24, 2006), the Board of Directors adopted the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("the Plan"). Under the Plan a total of 3,000,000 options may be granted. On the date of adoption 1,590,000 options were granted to directors, officers and a consultant, of which 1,475,000 were issued under the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan and were subject to shareholder approval. The options are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share. Our 2004 Stock Option Plan authorized the grant of 3,000,000 options of which 2,990,000 were issued and 2,942,500 remain outstanding. The options were granted pursuant to an exemption available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Shareholder approval was received September 12, 2006.
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On April 18, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 290,000 stock options to an officer, employee and a consultant, 270,000 options were subject to shareholder approval. The options vest over 12 to
30 months and are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share. The consultant received 20,000 options which resulted in compensation expense of $2,553 being recorded for the portion which vested. The options were granted pursuant to an exemption available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Shareholder approval was received September 12, 2006.On May 26, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 30,000 stock options to an outside consulting firm who will be providing certain investor relations services to the company. The options vest over the next 24 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.60 per share. The options were granted pursuant to an exemption available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The grant was subject to shareholder approval which was received September 12, 2006.
On June 10, 2006, we completed private placements of 129,000 units at Cdn$1.35, with each unit comprising one common share and ½ of one common share warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share at a price of Cdn$1.82 per share until June 10, 2007. The private placement was made to accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) of regulation D) pursuant to an exemption from registration available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
On July 24, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 80,000 stock options, subject to shareholder approval, to two outside consulting firms who will be providing certain investor relations and consulting services to the company. The options vest within 12 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.29 per share. Shareholder approval was received September 12, 2006.
On September 25, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 40,000 stock options to an employee of the company. The options vest over 4 to 24 months and are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share.
On October 31, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 50,000 stock options to an outside consulting firm who are providing certain investor relations services to the company. The options vest over the next 15 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.34 per share. The options were granted pursuant to an exemption available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
On December 12, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 15,000 restricted stock units (RSU) to an employee of the company. The RSUs will vest over 12 months from the date of grant and once vested will entitle the grantee 15,000 common shares in the company.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders during the quarter ended December 31, 2006.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
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Item 6. | Exhibits |
Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
3.1(1) | Articles of Incorporation of Gryphon Gold Corporation, filed April 24, 2003 |
3.2(1) | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Gryphon Gold Corporation, filed August 9, 2005 |
3.3(1) | Bylaws of Gryphon Gold Corporation |
3.4(1) | Articles of Incorporation of Borealis Mining Company, filed June 5, 2003 |
3.5(1) | Bylaws of Borealis Mining Company |
4.1(4) | Specimen Common Stock certificate |
4.2(3) | Form of Warrant Indenture |
4.3(4) | Form of Underwriters Compensation Options |
10.1(1) | Investor Rights Agreement by and among Gryphon Gold Corporation and the Stockholders Party Hereto, dated as of May 1, 2003, as amended |
10.2(1) | Assignment of Borealis Mining Lease, dated January 10, 2005, between Golden Phoenix Mineral Company and Borealis Mining Company |
10.3(1) | Agreement and Consent to Assignment of Borealis Mining Lease, entered into as of January 26, 2005, between Richard J. Cavell, Hardrock Mining Company, John W. Whitney, Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc., Borealis Mining Company and Gryphon Gold Corporation |
10.4(1) | Escrow Agreement, dated January 10, 2005, between Borealis Mining Company, Gryphon Gold Company and Lawyers Title Agency of Arizona (Regarding Purchase Agreement dated January 10, 2005) |
10.5(1) | Purchase Agreement dated January 10, 2005, as amended, Seller: Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc., Buyer: Borealis Mining Company and Guarantor: Gryphon Gold Corporation |
10.6(1) | Agreement between Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. and Borealis Mining Company (Borealis Property, Mineral County, Nevada), dated July 21, 2003 |
10.7(1) | Agency Agreement/ Investment Advisory Retainer, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Desjardins Securities Inc., signed March 9, 2005 |
10.8(1) | Service Agreement between Gryphon Gold Corporation and The Kottmeier Resolution Group Ltd., dated May 17, 2005. Replaced by Contact Financial dated December 22, 2005. |
10.9(1) | Office Building Lease dated June 22, 2005, related to Lakewood, Colorado office |
10.10(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Allen Gordon dba Evergreen Mineral Ventures LLC |
10.11(1) | Assignment Assumption Agreement between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Allen Gordon |
10.12(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Albert Matter |
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10.13(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated February 1, 2004, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Tony Ker |
10.14(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated November 1, 2004, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Thomas Sitar |
10.15(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated June 1, 2005 between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Donald Ranta |
10.16(1) | Gryphon Gold Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan |
10.17(4) | Form of Escrow Agreement |
10.18(2) | Form of Lock Up Agreement Shareholders |
10.19(2) | Form of Lock Up Agreement for Executive Officers and Directors |
10.20(2) | Warrant Agreement dated August 10, 2005, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, Inc. (Golden, Colorado) |
14.1(2) | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics |
16.1(2) | Letter on Change of Certifying Accountant |
31.1 | Certification Required Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2 | Certification Required Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1 | Certification Required Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2 | Certification Required Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
99.1 | Risk Factors and Uncertainties |
(1) Previously filed on Form SB-2 on August 17, 2005.
(2) Previously filed on Form SB-2 on October 6, 2005.
(3) Previously filed on Form SB-2 on October 27, 2005.
(4) Previously filed on Form SB-2 on November 9, 2005
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION
By: | /s/ Anthony D.J. Ker |
Anthony D.J. Ker |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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(On behalf of the registrant and as |
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principal executive officer) |
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Date: | February 14, 2007 |
By: | /s/ Michael K. Longinotti |
Michael K. Longinotti |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(On behalf of the registrant and as |
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principal financial and accounting officer) |
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Date: | February 14, 2007 |