NOTES
TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note
1 – Organization, Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
International
Western Petroleum, Inc. (“IWP” or the “Company”) was incorporated on February 19, 2014, as a Nevada corporation.
The Company was formed to conduct exploration, development and production operations in the oil and gas industry.
The
accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and should be read
in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended February 28, 2017. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for the interim
periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the unaudited interim financial statements that would substantially duplicate
the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year as reported in the Form 10-K have
been omitted.
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 as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expense
during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amount of the Company’s accounts payable and accrued expenses and advances from officer approximates its estimated
fair value due to the short-term nature of that financial instrument.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
The Company had $576,991 and $76,365 of cash and cash equivalents at November 30, 2017 and February 28, 2017, respectively.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include cash deposits placed with financial
institutions. The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits as guaranteed
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). At November 30, 2017, $326,991 of the Company’s cash
balances were uninsured. The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable typically consist of oil and gas receivables. The Company has classified these as short-term assets in the balance
sheet because the Company expects repayment or recovery within the next 12 months. The Company evaluates these accounts receivable
for collectability considering the results of operations of these related entities and when necessary records allowances for expected
unrecoverable amounts. To date, no allowances have been recorded.
Oil
& Gas Properties
The
Company follows the full cost method of accounting for its investments in oil and gas properties, whereby all costs incurred in
connection with the acquisition, exploration for and development of petroleum and natural gas reserves, including unproductive
wells, are capitalized. Such costs include lease acquisition, geological and geophysical activities, rentals on non-producing
leases, drilling, completing and equipping of oil and gas wells and administrative costs directly attributable to those activities,
and asset retirement costs. General and administrative costs related to production and general overhead are expensed as incurred.
Disposition
of oil and gas properties are accounted for as a reduction of capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustment
would significantly alter the relationship between capital costs and proved reserves of oil, in which case the gain or loss is
recognized in the statement of operations.
Future
development, site restoration, dismantlement and abandonment costs, are estimated property by property, based upon current economic
conditions and regulatory requirements, and are included in amortization of our oil and natural gas property costs.
Depletion
of capitalized oil properties and estimated future development costs, excluding unproved properties, are based on the unit-of-production
method based on proved reserves.
At
the end of each quarter, the unamortized cost of oil and natural gas properties, net of related deferred income taxes, is limited
to the sum of the estimated future after-tax net revenues from proved properties, after giving effect to cash flow hedge positions,
discounted at 10%, and the lower of cost or fair value of unproved properties, adjusted for related income tax effects. This limitation
is known as the “ceiling test,” and is based on SEC rules for the full cost oil and gas accounting method. There was
no ceiling test write-down recorded during the three and nine months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016.
The
Company assesses the carrying value of its unproved properties for impairment periodically. If the results of an assessment indicate
that an unproved property is impaired (which was assessed in connection with the Company’s evaluation of goodwill impairment),
then the carrying value of the unproved properties is added to the proved oil property costs to be amortized and subject to the
ceiling test.
Fixed assets
Fixed
assets are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the five-year estimated useful life of the
asset.
Asset
Retirement Obligations
If
a reasonable estimate of the fair value of an obligation to perform site reclamation, dismantle facilities or plug and abandon
wells can be made, the Company will record a liability (an asset retirement obligation or “ARO”) on its consolidated
balance sheet and capitalize the present value of the asset retirement cost in oil and gas properties in the period in which the
retirement obligation is incurred. In general, the amount of an ARO and the costs capitalized will be equal to the estimated future
cost to satisfy the abandonment obligation assuming the normal operation of the asset, using current prices that are escalated
by an assumed inflation factor up to the estimated settlement date, which is then discounted back to the date that the abandonment
obligation was incurred using an assumed cost of funds for the Company. After recording these amounts, the ARO will be accreted
to its future estimated value using the same assumed cost of funds and the capitalized costs are depreciated on a unit-of-production
basis over the estimated proved developed reserves. Both the accretion and the depreciation will be included in depreciation,
depletion and amortization expense on our consolidated statements of operations.
Revenue
Recognition
All
revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service or sale is complete, the price is fixed or
determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue is derived from the sale of crude oil and natural gas. Revenue
from crude oil and natural gas sales is recognized when the product is delivered to the purchaser and collectability is reasonably
assured. The Company follows the “sales method” of accounting for oil and natural gas revenue, so it recognizes revenue
on all natural gas or crude oil sold to purchasers, regardless of whether the sales are proportionate to its ownership in the
property. A receivable or liability is recognized only to the extent that the Company has an imbalance on a specific property
greater than its share of the expected remaining proved reserves. If collection is uncertain, revenue is recognized when cash
is collected.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic No. 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized
for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected
to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
ASC
820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements.
It defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price)
in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants
on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable
inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that
may be used to measure fair value:
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Level
1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
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Level
2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These
include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or
liabilities that are not active; and model-driven valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers
are observable. Valuations may be obtained from, or corroborated by, third-party pricing services.
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Level
3 – Unobservable inputs to measure fair value of assets and liabilities for which there is little, if any market activity
at the measurement date, using reasonable inputs and assumptions based upon the best information at the time, to the extent
that inputs are available without undue cost and effort.
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Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company measures stock-based compensation cost at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and recognize it as expense,
over the vesting or service period, as applicable, of the stock award.
Basic
and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
Basic
net loss per common share amounts are computed by dividing the net loss available to International Western Petroleum, Inc. shareholders
by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding over the reporting period. In periods in which the Company reports
a net loss, dilutive securities are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
For the nine months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s potentially dilutive shares, which include outstanding
common stock options to purchase 1,440,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, have not been included in the computation
of diluted net loss per share as the result would have been anti-dilutive.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to amounts in prior periods to conform to the current period presentation. All reclassifications
have been applied consistently to the periods presented.
Subsequent
Events
The
Company evaluated all transactions from November 30, 2017, through the financial statement issuance date for subsequent event
disclosure consideration.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
The
Company does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on its financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In
August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). ASU 2016-15 seeks
to reduce the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the
statement of cash flows. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods
within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of ASU 2016-15 and
assessing the impact, if any, it may have on its statement of consolidated cash flows.
Note
2 – Going Concern
As
reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has generated a net loss of $2,504,252 for the nine months
ended November 30, 2017, and had negative cash flows of $537,054 from its operations for the same period. Revenues generated
by the Company from oil and gas sales currently have not reached a level that allows the Company to support its ongoing business.
The Company remains dependent upon funding from non-operating sources, principally related parties and the sale of common equity
securities. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial
statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets
or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Management
has a reasonable expectation that the Company has access to adequate funding resources from related parties
to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future although there are no firm commitments to provide funding.
The Company will be required to raise additional funds to fully execute its business plan; however, the Company believes it
has sufficient cash on hand and limited near term obligations to sustain its current operations for the next twelve months.
Note
3 – Oil & Gas Properties
The
following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification for the nine months ended November 30,
2017:
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February 28, 2017
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Additions
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November 30, 2017
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Oil and gas properties, subject to amortization
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$
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946,878
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$
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-
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$
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946,878
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Asset retirement costs
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8,438
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-
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8,438
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Accumulated depletion
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(56,340
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)
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(7,384
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)
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(63,724
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)
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Total oil and gas assets
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$
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898,976
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$
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(7,384
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)
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$
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891,592
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For
the three and nine months ended November 30, 2017, the Company recorded depletion of $2,157 and $7,384, respectively, for production
on proved properties. For the three and nine months ended November 30, 2016, the Company recorded depletion of $5,124 and $19,459,
respectively, for production on proved properties. The Company recorded no impairment of its oil and gas properties during the
nine months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016.
On
August 28, 2017, the Company made a deposit of $168,000 to a Trust Fund account designated by Stober Oil and Gas Services, LLC
with the intention to acquire certain oil lease interests located in Texas. The deposit was returnable during a designated due
diligence period, at the determination of the Company. The deposit was returned in October 2017.
During
the quarter ended November 30, 2017, the Company made a deposit of $27,320 for a potential acquisition of certain oil and gas
properties.
Note
4 – Fixed Asset
The
Company’s fixed asset consists of a vehicle with estimated useful life of five years. Balance of the fixed asset consisted
of the following at:
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November 30, 2017
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February 28, 2017
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Vehicle
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$
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24,500
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$
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24,500
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Less: accumulated depreciation
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(11,854
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)
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(6,954
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)
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Total
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$
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12,646
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$
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17,546
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The
Company recorded depreciation expense of $2,456 and $3,249 during the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The Company recorded depreciation expense of $4,900 and $5,719
during the nine months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Note
5 – Asset Retirement Obligations
The
following table summarizes the change in the Company’s asset retirement obligations during the nine months ended November
30, 2017:
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Amount
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Asset retirement obligations as of February 28, 2017
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$
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10,045
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Additions
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-
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Revision of previous estimates
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-
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Accretion
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744
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Asset retirement obligations as of November 30, 2017
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$
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10,789
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During
the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized accretion expense of $254 and $232, respectively.
During the nine months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized accretion expense of $744 and $676 respectively.
Note 6 – Loan Payable
On
May 30, 2017, International Western Oil Corporation, a related party of the Company, sold its existing debt with the Company in
an aggregate amount of $379,428 to Riggs Capital, Inc., an unrelated third party of the Company. The debt was unsecured, had
no stated interest rate, was due on demand and had no conversion features.
On
August 2, 2017, the Company and Riggs Capital, Inc. consummated a Debt Conversion Agreement to convert the outstanding debt of
$379,428 into 5,900,000 shares of Common Stock which were distributed to Riggs Capital, Inc. and its related party Patrick Riggs.
The Debt Conversion Agreement provided for a one-year lock-up on the sale of shares issued in the transaction. The Company
recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1,228,322 to recognize the difference between the reacquisition price, (the fair
value of the stock issued) and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt. ASC Topic 470-50-40 provides for the difference
between the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt and the reacquisition price be recognized currently in the period of
extinguishment.
Note 7 – Loan Payable –
Related Party
On
April 7, 2017, the Company entered into a secured promissory note (the “Secured Promissory Note”) with JBB Partners,
Inc. (“JBB”). Pursuant to the terms of the Secured Promissory Note, the Company borrowed from JBB $200,000 (the “Loan”).
The Loan was funded on April 11, 2017. The Loan was secured by all of the Company’s assets until August 2, 2017 was additionally
secured by 17,920,000 shares of the Company’s common stock then owned by two of the then officers of the Company. The Loan
carried interest at the rate of 3% per annum and the maturity date was April 7, 2018.
On
July 27, 2017, to be effective as of August 2, 2017, JBB and the Company (a) modified the Secured Promissory Note and restated
the same to increase the loan principal to an aggregate of $750,000, which includes the advance made on April 11, 2017, and (b)
modified and added certain other provisions, including elimination of the share collateral that secured the Loan, changing the
maturity date to July 27, 2018, and adding a provision to automatically convert the outstanding principal and interest into 1,000,000
shares of Series A Preferred Stock once the Company creates a new class of Series A Preferred Stock. The stockholders approved
the creation of the new class of Series A Preferred Stock on November 30, 2017. The Company has yet to take action to create the
Series A Preferred Stock, which is expected to be completed by the end of March 2018.
During
the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized interest expense of $7,633 and $0, respectively. During
the nine months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized interest expense of $10,633 and $0, respectively.
As of November 30, 2017, the Company accrued interest payable
of $7,397 to JBB.
The
balance of this loan was $750,000 at November 30, 2017, plus interest that is due at maturity.
Note
8 – Equity Transactions
Common
Stock:
In
July 2017, effective as of August 2, 2017, the Company sold 34,500,000 shares of its common stock to Mr. Patrick Norris and
several individuals for $0.01 per share, and the Company received total cash proceeds of $345,000.
On
August 2, 2017, Ross Henry Ramsey, former CEO and current COO current of the Company, and Benjamin Tran, former Chairman
of the Company, sold 17,920,000 shares of common stock and 12,000,000 shares of common stock, respectively, to JBB Partners, Inc.
in a private transaction. A principal of JBB Partners, Inc. is Mr. Patrick Norris. The Company’s related party, International
Western Oil Corporation, also sold 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Mr. Patrick Norris in a private transaction.
At the same time, Mr. Norris was appointed the new CEO, President, CFO, Secretary and a director of the Company. Mr. Ramsey
continued as a director of the Company, and Mr. Tran resigned as a director of the Company effective September 15, 2017.
A
change of control event occurred as a result of these transactions.
On
August 2, 2017, the Company and Riggs Capital, Inc. consummated a Debt Conversion Agreement to convert the outstanding debt of
$379,428 into 5,900,000 shares of Common Stock which were distributed to Riggs Capital, Inc. and its related party Patrick Riggs.
The Debt Conversion Agreement provided for a one-year lock-up on the sale of shares issued in the transaction. The Company recorded
a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1,228,322 to recognize the difference between the reacquisition price, (the fair value of
the stock issued) and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt. ASC Topic 470-50-40 provides for the difference between
the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt and the reacquisition price be recognized currently in the period of extinguishment.
During
the nine months ended November 30, 2017, the Company issued 115,000 shares of its common stock for consulting services. These
shares were valued at their fair value of $115,000 on the date of issuance.
During
the nine months ended November 30, 2017, the Company received $20,000 for 20,000 shares subscribed by one investor. As of the
period end, these shares have not been issued and total outstanding stock payable is $32,000.
The
Company previously had a consulting arrangement with Odyssey Enterprises, LLC (“Odyssey”). This consulting agreement
was terminated by the Company and Odyssey on August 2, 2017. The Company obtained a general release from Odyssey in return for
the issuance of 200,000 shares of common stock. In September 2017, the Company issued these 200,000 shares to Odyssey. These shares
were valued at their fair value of $54,000 using the closing price of the Company’s stock traded in the open market on
the grant date.
During
the nine months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $737,361 and $331,755,
respectively.
Stock
Option:
Following
is a summary of option activities for the nine months ended November 30, 2017:
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Number of Units
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Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
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Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(in years)
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Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
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Outstanding, February 28, 2017
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-
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$
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-
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-
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-
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Granted
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1,440,000
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0.01
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2.00
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417,600
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Cancelled
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Outstanding, November 30, 2017
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1,440,000
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0.01
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1.67
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360,000
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Exercisable, November 30, 2017
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-
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-
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-
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-
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During
the nine months ended November 30, 2017, the Company granted two of its employees 1,440,000 options to purchase the Company’s
common stock with an exercise price of $0.01 per share, a term of 2 years, and a vesting period of 2 years. The options have an
aggregated fair value of $431,956 that was calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Variables used in the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model include: (1) discount rate range of 1.34%; (2) expected life of 2 years; (3) expected volatility of 482.51%;
and (4) zero expected dividends.
The
fair values of all options issued and outstanding are being amortized over their respective vesting periods. The unrecognized
compensation expense at November 30, 2017 was approximately $360,000. During the three and nine months ended November 30, 2017,
the Company recorded total option expense of $72,000.
Note
9 – Subsequent Events
On
December 28, 2017, the Company borrowed $1,550,000 from JBB Partners to complete the purchases of a series of oil and lease
leases. The loan has an interest rate of 3% per annum, has a maturity date of December 28, 2018 and is secured by all assets
of the Company. The loan is convertible to the Company’s common stock at the conversion rate of $0.20 per share.
Also
on December 28, 2017, the Company paid $1.6 million for 11 oils and gas leases, totaled 2,790.9 acres. These leases are located
in the Jack County and Palo Pinto County in Texas. These wells have existing production and the Company plans to invest additional
funds into the oil and gas production.
Subsequent
to November 30, 2017, the Company issued 32,000 shares of common stock for the stock payable of $32,000 previously recorded by
the Company is Stock Payable.