Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
29 Mar 2007director officer appointment▼ Bad
Daniel Schreiber left the board and Robert Fields replaced him on options struck at $0.37 - the third successive director grant at a lower price than the last. Schreiber's departure preceded litigation between him and the company.
This amendment clarifies how the Peace Oil purchase of March 2, 2007 is structured: Peace Oil is bought through Cold Flow Energy ULC, owned by 1294697 Alberta Ltd., which Surge owns entirely and formed on Canadian tax counsel's advice. Part of the price is four promissory notes; three are due by August 30, 2007, and once those are paid the security (including the gross overriding royalty) ends, leaving a fourth note of CDN$1.6 million due December 21, 2007.
8 Mar 2007asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor
Surge completed the Peace Oil acquisition for C$16.35 million - part cash, part exchangeable preferred shares in Cold Flow - giving it a direct 30% working interest in 86,400 acres of Red Earth oil sands leases. This is Surge's only wholly controlled asset since Signet slipped away, and it would hold it for less than four months.
The company formally finalised CFO William Greene's employment agreement on December 14, 2006, effective June 30, 2006 for a one-year term. He gets a $180,000 salary plus medical benefits and 400,000 options at $1.11 over ten years, vesting monthly over three years, with immediate vesting if he is terminated without cause or on a change in control.
4 Dec 2006capital raising announcement● NeutralMajor
Surge raised $1.35 million at $0.45 from hedge fund Gemini Master Fund and existing holder Mark Fritz - a third of the March price - and simultaneously agreed to buy Peace Oil Corp through a new Canadian subsidiary, Cold Flow Energy. Having been diluted out of Sawn Lake, Surge was buying its way back into Alberta oil sands with money raised on much worse terms.