As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission December 29, 2006
File No. ____________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
98-0515445 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 4A2
(Address and telephone number of registrants principal offices)
Roderick Bartlett
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 4A2
604-629-2461
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
Cletha A. Walstrand, Esq.
1322 W. Pachua Circle
Ivins, UT 84738
(435) 688-7317
(801) 435-688-7318 fax
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box: S
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. £
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. £
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. £
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Common Stock |
2,000,000 Shares |
$0.25 per share |
$500,000 |
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The number of shares to be registered is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS
Subject to completion, ______________
$250,000 Minimum / $500,000 Maximum
TRANSACT ENERGY, CORP.
COMMON STOCK
This is Transacts initial public offering. We are offering a minimum of 1,000,000 shares and a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of common stock. The public offering price is $0.25 per share. No public market currently exists for our shares, and we do not plan to apply to have our shares listed on any national securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market.
See Risk Factors beginning on page 2 for certain information you should consider before you purchase the shares. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The shares are offered on a minimum/maximum, best efforts basis directly through our officers and directors. No commission or other compensation related to the sale of the shares will be paid to our officers and directors. Our officers and directors will not register as broker-dealers with the Securities and Exchange Commission in reliance on Rule 3a4-1 of the Securities Exchange Act. There is no public trading market for our securities, and if a market develops for our securities, it will most likely be limited, sporadic and highly volatile. If no market develops, you will not be able to resell your shares publicly.
The proceeds of the offering will be placed and held in an escrow account at Escrow Specialists, P. O. Box 3287, Ogden, UT 84405, until a minimum of $250,000 in cash has been received as proceeds from the sale of shares. We estimate expenses for this offering to be approximately $45,000. At any time prior to our receiving the minimum, you may revoke your subscription, which revocation must be in writing and addressed to our principal offices. At that time, your investment will be returned to you. If we do not receive the minimum proceeds by May 31, 2007, unless extended by us for up to an additional 90 days, your investment will be promptly returned to you without interest and without any deductions. Should we extend the offering, we will mail a notice to you no later than five business days after May 31, 2007. Our officers and directors may purchase additional shares for the sole purpose of meeting the minimum and breaking escrow; however we do not have any such arrangement with our officers and directors. We may terminate this offering prior to the expiration date.
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The date of this Prospectus is December 29, 2006.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Summary of our Company
We formed as a Nevada corporation on March 15, 2006 as TransAct Energy Corp. We intend to acquire and sell oil and gas lease interests, retaining a royalty on each lease. We anticipate we will secure oil and gas leases based on researched historical information and then partner with experienced industry professionals for further exploration and operations. Our revenues will be generated by retaining a royalty interest in the properties that are ultimately developed for production. Our initial focus will be the acquisition of oil and gas leases primarily in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.
We intend to research and select prospective leaseholds in or near areas with historical and proven resources and then procuring leases on such properties either through private transactions or through auction. We then expect to create additional value beyond the lease by completing an engineering review of existing seismic data and performing onsite evaluations if needed in order to determine an estimated level of probability. Once a property has been thoroughly evaluated, we intend to seek experience operators or joint venture partners who would then further explore and develop the property with TransAct earning a royalty from oil and gas production.
Because we are a development stage company and have no revenue from operations, our auditors have issued a going concern opinion. Our net loss from our inception on March 15, 2006 through September 30, 2006 was $4,887. Our principal executive offices and mailing address is 1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650, Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 4A2. Our telephone number is 604-629-2461.
About our offering
We are offering a minimum of 1,000,000 and a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of common stock. Upon completion of the offering, we will have 10,400,000 shares outstanding if we sell the minimum number of shares or 11,400,000 shares outstanding if we sell the maximum number of shares. At any time prior to us receiving the minimum, you may revoke your subscription, which revocation must be in writing and addressed to our principal offices, and your investment will be returned to you. If we do not receive the minimum proceeds by May 31, 2007, unless extended by us for up to an additional 90 days, your investment will be promptly returned to you without interest and without any deductions. Should we extend the offering, we will mail a notice to you no later than five business days after May 31, 2007. Our officers and directors may purchase additional shares for the sole purpose of meeting the minimum and breaking escrow but have no obligation to do so. We will use the offering proceeds over the next twelve months to implement our business plan and continue operations, which will consist of the following:
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Research and identify appropriate oil and gas lease opportunities
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Purchase oil and gas leases either privately or through action
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Provide working capital to operate, manage and maintain current and proposed operations
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our stock is very risky, and you should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment. Please read the following risk factors closely .
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We are a new business, and our Management has limited experience in oil and gas lease acquisitions, making an investment in TransAct is risky. If we are unable to successfully identify and purchase oil and gas leases, then we will not be successful as a business. It will be difficult for you to evaluate an investment in our stock since our operating history is limited to developing a business plan and obtaining 100% interest in a petroleum and natural gas lease in Alberta, Canada referred to as the MedHat Project. As a young company, we are especially vulnerable to any problems, delays, expenses and difficulties we may encounter while implementing our business plan. We have not proven the essential elements of profitable operations, and you will be furnishing venture capital to us and will bear the risk of complete loss of your investment if we are not successful.
Our independent auditor has expressed doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to implement our business plan and acquire oil and gas leases, we will be unable to move beyond the development stage. We are a development stage company as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 7. We are devoting substantially all of our present efforts in establishing a new business. We have not commenced any operations to date other than the purchase of our MedHat Project in Alberta, Canada, and have been limited to defining our business plan and initial research for future oil and gas lease properties in Canada. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
If we cannot absorb the costs associated with being a public company your investment may be jeopardized. In order to maintain our status as a public company, we must comply with the Securities and Exchange Commissions periodic reporting requirements. The periodic reports require legal and accounting expertise that is often costly. If we cannot maintain our public company status and keep our periodic reports current, you may not be able to liquidate your shares. Costs associated with being a public company are much higher than those of a private company. TransAct, a new start-up in early development, has chosen public registration before the business has developed a predictable cash flow. There are present registration expenses and future legal and accounting expenses, future reporting requirements to the SEC, future exchange listing requirements, and future investor relation costs that must be borne by a public company but not by a private company. These costs can be a burdensome expense and could adversely affect our financial survival. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 disclosure requirements are time consuming and burdensome. The onerous regulatory costs, reporting requirements, and management details, which must be met when registering and maintaining a public company may make the economic viability of TransAct very doubtful.
Investor funds will be held in escrow without interest until the minimum offering amount of $250,000 has been reached. Should we fail to reach the minimum, your funds will be returned in full without interest. If we achieve the minimum investment, the Company will not receive any interest on the funds held in escrow.
Our officers and directors, Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Forzley, may purchase shares in this offering for the sole purpose of meeting the minimum offering amount and breaking the escrow provision. If this is the case, our officers and directors would own a greater portion of the shares than shown on the beneficial ownership table.
If we are unable to acquire additional oil and gas leases we will have no further potential sources of revenue and will be unsuccessful in implementing our business plan. We currently have only one oil and gas lease with no assurance that we can find additional oil and gas leases for sale on reasonable terms. On September 7, 2006 we acquired 100% interest in a Petroleum and Natural Gas Lease from the province of Alberta, Canada for $12,051 cash, the MedHat Project. The lease is for a 5 year term and calls for annual rental and royalty payments. In order to continue our business, it is necessary that we identify and purchase additional oil and gas leases. Currently, we have not entered into any agreements for any additional oil and gas leases.
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If we are unable to compete in the oil and gas lease industry we will have to abandon our business plan and you may lose your entire investment in TransAct. We operate in the highly competitive areas of oil and natural gas lease acquisition, development, and exploitation. We face intense competition from both major and other independent oil and natural gas companies in seeking to acquire desirable producing properties or new leases for future exploration. Many of our competitors have financial and other resources substantially greater than ours, and some of them are fully integrated oil companies. Many of these companies not only explore for and produce crude petroleum and natural gas but also carry on refining operations and market petroleum and other products on a regional, national or worldwide basis. These companies may be able to pay more for development prospects and productive oil and natural gas properties and may be able to define, evaluate, bid for and purchase a greater number of properties and prospects than our financial or human resources permit. In addition, such companies may have a greater ability to continue lease exploration activities during periods of low hydrocarbon market prices. Our ability to acquire additional properties and to obtain leases in the future will be dependent upon our ability to evaluate and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in a highly competitive environment.
The prices of the Company's products are controlled by domestic and world markets. However, competition in the petroleum and natural gas exploration industry also exists in the form of competition to acquire the most promising acreage blocks and obtaining the most favorable prices for transporting the product. TransAct, and ventures in which it may participate, are very small compared to other petroleum and natural gas leasing companies. As a result, it may have difficulty acquiring additional acreage and/or projects, and may have difficulty arranging for lucrative leases on the oil or natural gas properties it identifies.
The leasing and management of oil and gas properties involves substantial risks that may result in a total loss of investment. The business of leasing and management of oil and gas properties involves a substantial risk of investment loss that even a combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to overcome. If any oil or gas properties we lease are not productive, we will not recognize any revenue from them. Leasing oil and gas wells involves the risk that the wells will be unproductive or that, although productive, the wells do not produce oil and/or gas in economic quantities. Other hazards, such as unusual or unexpected geological formations, pressures, fires, blowouts, loss of circulation of drilling fluids or other conditions may substantially delay or prevent completion of any well. Adverse weather conditions can also hinder operations. A productive well may become uneconomic in the event water or other deleterious substances are encountered, which impair or prevent the production of oil and/or gas from the well. In addition, production from any well may be unmarketable if it is contaminated with water or other deleterious substances. Our revenue will depend entirely on leasing oil and gas properties that are economically productive.
We may suffer losses or incur liability for events that we or the operator of a property have chosen not to insure against. Although management believes the operator of any property in which we may acquire interests will acquire and maintain appropriate insurance coverage in accordance with standard industry practice, we may suffer losses from uninsurable hazards or from hazards, which we or the operator have chosen not to insure against because of high premium costs or other reasons. We may become subject to liability for pollution, fire, explosion, blowouts, cratering and oil spills against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. Such events could result in substantial damage to oil and gas wells, producing facilities and other property and personal injury. The payment of any such liabilities may have a material adverse effect on our financial position.
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We may incur losses as a result of title deficiencies in the properties in which we invest. If an examination of the title history of a property that we have purchased reveals a petroleum and natural gas lease that has been purchased in error from a person who is not the owner of the mineral interest desired, our interest would be worthless. In such an instance, the amount paid for such petroleum and natural gas lease or leases would be lost. It is our practice, in acquiring petroleum and natural gas leases, or undivided interests in petroleum and natural gas leases, not to undergo the expense of retaining lawyers to examine the title to the mineral interest to be placed under lease or already placed under lease. Rather, we will rely upon the judgment of petroleum and natural gas lease brokers or landmen who perform the fieldwork in examining records in the appropriate governmental office before attempting to acquire a lease in a specific mineral interest. Prior to the drilling of a petroleum and natural gas well, however, it is the normal practice in the petroleum and natural gas industry for the person or company acting as the operator of the well to obtain a preliminary title review of the spacing unit within which the proposed petroleum and natural gas well is to be drilled to ensure there are no obvious deficiencies in title to the well. Frequently, as a result of such examinations, certain curative work must be done to correct deficiencies in the marketability of the title, and such curative work entails expense. The work might include obtaining affidavits of heirship or causing an estate to be administered.
The volatility of natural gas and oil prices could have a material adverse effect on our business. A sharp decline in the price of natural gas and oil prices would result in a commensurate reduction in our income from the production of oil and gas. In the event prices fall substantially, we may not be able to realize a profit from our leases and would continue to operate at a loss. In recent decades, there have been periods of both worldwide overproduction and underproduction of hydrocarbons and periods of both increased and relaxed energy conservation efforts. Such conditions have resulted in periods of excess supply of, and reduced demand for, crude oil on a worldwide basis and for natural gas on a domestic basis. These periods have been followed by periods of short supply of, and increased demand for, crude oil and natural gas. The excess or short supply of crude oil has resulted in dramatic price fluctuations even during relatively short periods of seasonal market demand. Among the factors that can cause the price volatility are:
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worldwide or regional demand for energy, which is affected by economic
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the domestic and foreign supply of natural gas and oil;
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weather conditions;
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domestic and foreign governmental regulations;
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political conditions in natural gas or oil producing regions;
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the ability of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
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the price and availability of alternative fuels;
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All of our natural gas and oil leases are currently located in, and all of our future natural gas and oil leases are anticipated to be located in, the province of Alberta, Canada. Factors that can cause price volatility for crude oil and natural gas within this region are:
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seasonal fluctuations in local demand for production;
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local and national gas storage capacity;
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interstate pipeline capacity; and
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the availability and cost of gas transportation facilities from the Alberta, Canada region.
It is impossible to predict natural gas and oil price movements with certainty. Lower natural gas and oil prices may not only decrease our revenues on a per unit basis but also may reduce the amount of natural gas and oil that our leases can produce economically. A substantial or extended decline in natural gas and oil prices may materially and adversely affect our future business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and ability to finance planned capital expenditures. Further, oil prices and natural gas prices do not necessarily move together.
Acquisitions may prove to be worth less than we paid because of uncertainties in evaluating recoverable reserves and potential liabilities. Acquisitions of oil and gas leases will be a significant component to our future growth. Successful acquisitions require an assessment of a number of factors, including estimates of recoverable reserves, exploration potential, future oil and gas prices, operating costs and potential environmental and other liabilities. Such assessments are inexact and their accuracy is inherently uncertain. In connection with our assessments, we perform a review of the acquired properties which we believe is generally consistent with industry practices. However, such a review will not reveal all existing or potential problems. In addition, our review may not permit us to become sufficiently familiar with the properties to fully assess their deficiencies and capabilities. We do not inspect every site. Even when we inspect a site, we do not always discover structural, subsurface and environmental problems that may exist or arise. We are generally not entitled to contractual indemnification for preclosing liabilities, including environmental liabilities. We typically will acquire interests in properties on an as is basis with limited remedies for breaches of representations and warranties. As a result of these factors, we may not be able to acquire oil and gas properties that contain economically recoverable reserves or be able to complete such acquisitions on acceptable terms.
Exploration and development drilling by Farmees or other third parties may not result in commercially productive reserves. The operators will not always encounter commercially productive reservoirs through their drilling operations. The seismic data and other technologies we use do not allow us to know conclusively prior to a well that oil or gas is present or may be produced economically. The cost of drilling, completing and operating a well is often uncertain, and cost factors can adversely affect the economics of a project. Our efforts will be unprofitable if the operator drills dry wells or wells that are productive but do not produce enough reserves to return a profit after drilling, operating and other costs. Further, the drilling operations may be curtailed, delayed or canceled as a result of a variety of factors, including:
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Financial difficulties encountered by our partners or third-party operators could adversely affect the exploration and development of our prospects. Liquidity and cash flow problems encountered by our partners may prevent or delay the drilling of a well or the development of a project. Our partners may be unwilling or unable to pay their share of the costs of projects as they become due. In the case of a farm-out partner, we would have to find a new farm-out partner or obtain alternative funding in order to complete the exploration and development of the prospects subject to the farm-out agreement. We cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain the capital necessary to fund these contingencies or that we would be able to find a new farm-out partner.
Any development project of our resource assets will be directly affected by the royalty regime applicable. The economic benefit of future capital expenditures for projects is, in many cases, dependent on a satisfactory royalty regime. There can be no assurance that the provincial/state governments will not adopt a new royalty regime that will make capital expenditures uneconomic or that the royalty regime currently in place will remain unchanged.
Environmental costs and liabilities and changing environmental regulation could materially affect our cash flow. Our operations are subject to stringent federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental protection. These laws and regulations may require the acquisition of permits or other governmental approvals, limit or prohibit our operations on environmentally sensitive lands, and place burdensome restrictions on the management and disposal of wastes. Failure to comply with these laws may result in the assessment of administrative, civil and criminal penalties, the imposition of remedial obligations, and the issuance of injunctions that may delay or prevent our operations. Any stringent changes to these environmental laws and regulations may result in increased costs to us with respect to the disposal of wastes, the performance of remedial activities, and the incurrence of capital expenditures.
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We are subject to complex governmental regulations which may adversely affect the cost of our business. Petroleum and natural gas exploration, development and production are subject to various types of regulation by local, state and federal agencies. The Operators may be required to make large expenditures to comply with these regulatory requirements. Legislation affecting the petroleum and natural gas industry is under constant review for amendment and expansion. Also, numerous departments and agencies, both federal and state, are authorized by statute to issue and have issued rules and regulations binding on the petroleum and natural gas industry and its individual members, some of which carry substantial penalties for failure to comply. Any increases in the regulatory burden on the petroleum and natural gas industry created by new legislation would increase our cost of doing business and, consequently, adversely affect our profitability. A major risk inherent in drilling is the need to obtain drilling and right of way permits from local authorities. Delays in obtaining drilling and/or right of way permits, the failure to obtain a drilling and/or right of way permit for a well or a permit with unreasonable conditions or costs could have a materially adverse effect on our ability to effectively develop our properties.
We may not be able to obtain adequate financing to continue our operations. We have relied in the past primarily on the sale of equity capital to fund working capital and the acquisition of our prospects and related leases. Failure to generate operating cash flow or to obtain additional financing could result in substantial dilution of our property interests, or delay or cause indefinite postponement of further exploration and development of our prospects with the possible loss of our properties. We will require significant additional capital to fund our future activities and to service current and any future indebtedness. Our failure to find the financial resources necessary to fund our planned activities and service our debt and other obligations could adversely affect our business.
We may have difficulty managing growth in our business. Because of our small size, growth in accordance with our business plans, if achieved, will place a significant strain on our financial, technical, operational and management resources. As we expand our activities and increase the number of projects we are evaluating or in which we participate, there will be additional demands on our financial, technical and management resources. The failure to continue to upgrade our technical, administrative, operating and financial control systems or the occurrence of unexpected expansion difficulties, including the recruitment and retention of experienced managers, geoscientists and engineers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to timely execute our business plan.
The offering price bears no relationship to our assets, book value, net worth or other economic or recognized criteria of value. We arbitrarily determined our offering price. In no event should the offering price be regarded as an indicator of any future market price of our securities. In determining the offering price, we considered such factors as the prospects for our products, our managements previous experience, our historical and anticipated results of operations and our present financial resources.
Our stock will become subject to the Penny Stock rules, which impose significant restrictions on the Broker-Dealers and may affect the resale of our stock . Our stock will become subject to Penny Stock trading rules, and investors will experience resale restrictions and a lack of liquidity. A penny stock is generally a stock that:
- is not listed on a national securities exchange or Nasdaq;
- is listed in "pink sheets" or on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board;
- has a price per share of less than $5.00; and
- is issued by a company with net tangible assets less than $5 million.
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The penny stock trading rules impose additional duties and responsibilities upon broker-dealers and salespersons effecting purchase and sale transactions in common stock and other equity securities, including:
- determination of the purchaser's investment suitability;
- delivery of certain information and disclosures to the purchaser; and
- receipt of a specific purchase agreement from the purchaser prior to effecting the purchase transaction.
Due to the Penny Stock rules, many broker-dealers will not effect transactions in penny stocks except on an unsolicited basis. When our common stock becomes subject to the penny stock trading rules,
- such rules may materially limit or restrict the ability to resell our common stock, and
- the liquidity typically associated with other publicly traded equity securities may not exist.
It is possible that a liquid market for our stock will never develop and you will not be able to sell your stock. There is no assurance a market will be made in our stock. If no market exists, you will not be able to sell your shares publicly, making your investment of little or no value.
If the offering is completed, you will have little or no ability to control operations. If the maximum number of shares is sold, then new investors will not possess the voting leverage to materially affect the operation of the business. Although you will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the price per share paid by current shareholders and will contribute a significantly higher percentage of the total amount to fund our operations, you will own a very small percentage, less than 15%, of our shares. As a result, you have little or no ability to control how management operates our business.
Our officers and directors are limited in the time they can devote to our operations . If management is unable to devote such time as is adequate to the successful implementation of our business plan, then we will not succeed in our operations. Our officers and directors currently maintains outside employment that is full time, which limits the amount of time they can devote to our operations. If the offer is completed, it is expected that our officers and directors will devote approximately 20 hours per week to our business. Further, regulatory requirements of a public company will require management attention to the details of public company governance and compliance that will take time away from TransActs daily operations. As only employees, Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Forzley are critical to our success. We do not intend to purchase Key Man Insurance for our officers and directors.
Shares of stock that are eligible for sale by our stockholders may decrease the price of our stock. If current shareholders sell substantial amounts of our restricted stock, then the market price, if any, of our common stock could decrease. Upon completion of the offering and if we sell the minimum number of shares, we will have 10,400,000 shares outstanding with 1,000,000 shares freely tradeable and if we sell the maximum number of shares, we will have 11,400,000 shares outstanding with 2,000,000 shares freely tradable. Regardless of the number of shares we sell, we will have 9,400,000 shares that are restricted but may be sold under Rule 144.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth above, as well as the other information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus contains forward-looking statements regarding events, conditions, and financial trends that may affect our plan of operation, business strategy, operating results, and financial position. You are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Cautionary statements in this Risk Factors section and elsewhere in this prospectus identify important risks and uncertainties affecting our future, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this prospectus.
Some of the information included in this prospectus contains forward-looking statements. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, including may, expect, anticipate, plan, project, believe, estimate, intend, will, should or other similar words. Forward-looking statements may include statements that relate to, among other things:
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Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that such expectations will occur. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from actual future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include among others:
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You should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements in this prospectus, as they speak only as of the date of this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. See the information under the heading Risk Factors in this prospectus for some of the important factors that could affect our financial performance or could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates contained in forward-looking statements.
DILUTION AND COMPARATIVE DATA
As of September 30, 2006, we had an audited net tangible book value, which is the total tangible assets less total liabilities, of $48,613 or a net tangible book value per share of approximately $.00517. The following table shows the dilution to your equity interest without taking into account any changes in our net tangible book value after September 30, 2006, except the sale of the minimum and maximum number of shares offered and offering expenses estimated to be $45,000.
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$455,000 |
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$48,613 $.00517 per share |
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$253,613 $.0246 per share |
$503,613 $.0441 per share |
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$.2059 |
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82.36% |
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The following table summarizes the comparative ownership and capital contributions of existing common stock shareholders and investors in this offering as of September 30, 2006:
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Shares Owned Number % |
Total Consideration Amount % |
Average Price Per Share |
Present Shareholders |
9,400,000 100% |
$53,500 100% |
$.006 |
|
|
|
|
New Investors Minimum Offering Maximum Offering |
1,000,000 9.61% 2,000,000 17.54% |
$250,000 82.37% $500,000 90.33% |
$.25 $.25 |
The numbers used for present shareholders assumes that none of the present shareholders will purchase additional shares in this offering. However, it is possible that our present shareholders will purchase additional shares in the offering.
The above table illustrates that as an investor in this offering, you will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the price per share paid by current shareholders. You will also contribute a significantly higher percentage of the total amount to fund TransAct, but will own a small percentage of our shares. Investors will have contributed $250,000 if the minimum is raised and $500,000 if the maximum is raised, compared to $53,500 contributed by current shareholders. Further, investors will own 9.61% of the total shares if the minimum is raised and 17.54% of the total shares if the maximum is raised.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to be realized by us from this offering, after deducting $45,000 in estimated expenses related to this offering is:
·
$205,000 if the minimum number of shares is sold; and
·
$455,000 if the maximum number of shares is sold.
The following table sets forth our best estimate of the use of proceeds from the sale of the minimum and maximum amount of shares offered. Since the dollar amounts shown in the table are estimates, actual use of proceeds may vary from the estimates shown.
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Description |
Assuming Sale of Minimum Offering |
Assuming Sale of Maximum Offering |
Total Proceeds Less Estimated Offering Expenses |
$250,000 (45,000) |
$500,000 (45,000) |
Net Proceeds Available |
$205,000 |
$455,000 |
Use of Net Proceeds |
|
|
Working Capital Future Lease Acquisitions Engineering & Seismic Costs |
60,000 95,000 50,000 |
150,000 175,000 130,000 |
TOTAL NET PROCEEDS |
$205,000 |
$455,000 |
The working capital reserve may be used for general corporate purposes to operate, manage and maintain the current and proposed operations including employee wages, professional fees, expenses and other administrative costs.
We intend to use the proceeds from this offering to identify and purchase oil and gas leases, primarily in the Alberta, Canada region. We will also use the proceeds to perform engineering and seismic reviews for potential leases. Working capital expenses which include accounting, legal, administrative, advertising, marketing and general office expense will be paid from the proceeds raised in this offering.
We expect that we should be able to commence our business and continue operations for 12 months from the proceeds raised in this offering.
Pending the purchase of leases, we may invest the proceeds of this offering in short-term, investment grade, interest-bearing securities, money market accounts, and insured certificates of deposit and/or insured banking accounts.
We do not intend to use any of the proceeds from this offering to purchase key-man insurance. We anticipate that costs associated with being a public company, including compliance and audits of our financial statements will be paid from working capital and revenues generated from our operations.
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
Our management arbitrarily determined the offering price of the shares. The offering price bears no relationship to our assets, book value, net worth or other economic or recognized criteria of value. In no event should the offering price be regarded as an indicator of any future market price of our securities. In determining the offering price, we considered such factors as the prospects for our products, our managements previous experience, our anticipated results of operations and our present financial resources.
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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Our History and Business
We formed as a Nevada corporation on March 15, 2006 as TransAct Energy Corp. Our activities have been limited to developing and writing our business plan and the purchase of an oil and gas lease. On September 7, 2006 we acquired 100% interest in a Petroleum and Natural Gas Lease from the province of Alberta, Canada for $12,051 cash, the MedHat Project. As of the date of this offering, we have not commenced operations other than to obtain rights to the MedHat Project. Management has primarily focused on preparation of this offering document along with contacting various entities and people in search of additional oil and gas leases for purchase.
We anticipate we will secure oil and gas leases based on researched historical information and then partner with experienced industry professionals for further exploration and operations. Our revenues will be generated by retaining a royalty interest in the properties that are ultimately developed for production. Our initial focus will be the acquisition of oil and gas leases primarily in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.
We intend to research and select prospective leaseholds in or near areas with historical and proven resources and then procuring leases on such properties either through private transactions or through auction. We then expect to create additional value beyond the lease by completing an engineering review of existing seismic data and performing onsite evaluations if needed in order to determine an estimated level of probability. Once a property has been thoroughly evaluated, we intend to seek experience operators or joint venture partners who would then further explore and develop the property with TransAct earning a royalty from oil and gas production.
Business Strategy
We are an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition and management of natural gas and oil rights in the United States and Canada. Our principal business activities include the identification, acquisition, and subsequent contracting out for exploration and development of natural gas and oil properties. Our emphasis is on prospective deep structures identified through seismic and other analytical techniques. We seek to reduce exploration risk and financial exposure by acquiring properties that have wells previously drilled in close proximity or into the targeted geologic horizons, joint venturing with knowledgeable industry partners or by farming out acreage to other industry participants on terms that reduce our economic risk to levels deemed appropriate.
Population growth is a key determinant of total energy consumption, closely linked to rising demand for housing, services and travel. In the Annual Energy Outlook 2006 presented by the US Energy Information Administration, the average energy use per person increases through to 2030, Coal and Petroleum lead the increases in primary energy use. New sources of coal and oil will come through exploration, we now find one barrel for every four we consume. The U.S. is currently highly dependent upon other nations for the oil that constitutes approximately 40% of our energy use. The United States is an enormous producer of energy. We are currently the world's largest producer of oil, nuclear, and hydro power combined, and the second largest producer of natural gas and coal. However, the United States alone uses approximately one quarter of the world's supply of energy, but has only about 5% of the world's population. As of early 2000, the U.S. consumes almost 12 million barrels daily more energy than we produce (in oil equivalent); the shortfall is made up by imported oil. Despite the most technologically advanced exploration and production systems in the world operating in a deregulated environment, U.S. oil and NGL reserves have decreased 30 percent from the high in 1970. The primary reason petroleum reserves have not fallen further is the technological advances in exploration and production that provide additional reserves through the phenomenon of reserve growth. According to the Energy Information Administration, over the past fifteen years an additional million barrels of oil per day has been required to meet world energy demands.
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Global demand for energy and growing recognition of Alberta's vast energy potential means increasing interest in Alberta as a place to invest in energy development. Alberta maintains competitive fiscal and regulatory regimes that are intended to attract industry investment and ensure that Albertans, the resource owners, benefit from resource development. Predictability, certainty, stability and a well-developed infrastructure are all features that make Alberta's resource development system a strong competitor for industry investment.
TransAct will initially focus on securing properties with high potential, low risk and energy resources in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Once properties are secured, we will attempt to establish agreements with exploration and/or development companies that are capable of successfully exploiting any leases under Farm Out Agreements. A Farm Out and Royalty Procedures Agreement is an industry standard which is governed by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen.
We believe our success depends on building and maintaining strategic alliances with exploration/development and joint ventures/partners and other industry related business affiliates to help exploit the properties we secure. Further, we believe that by obtaining resource rights in locations that historically have demonstrated high probabilities of recoverable energy resources, we will posture ourselves to be attractive to other industry participants.
We intend to differentiate ourselves by offering pre-researched and engineered properties to our customers. Our sales and marketing strategy will be a combination of targeted marketing techniques as well as a focused direct sales team approach. We plan to clearly communicate with potential customers as to the quality of the properties and research we have undertaken, thus reducing a potential customers development risk.
Markets and Customers
The success of our operations is dependent upon prevailing prices for natural gas and oil. The markets for natural gas and oil have historically been volatile and may continue to be volatile in the future. Natural gas and oil prices are beyond our control. However, rising demand for natural gas to fuel power generation and meet increasing environmental requirements has led some industry observers to indicate that long term demand for natural gas is increasing.
We expect our customers will primarily be small to medium sized oil and gas exploration/development companies. We anticipate that well researched properties secured under long term leases will attract quality exploration partners resulting in royalties back to TransAct. Industry analysis indicates the long term prospects of the oil and gas industry are favorable.
Exploration companies looking to Farm Out oil and gas leases typically make their decision and offers based on the probability of success. Well researched properties with a high probability of oil or gas reserves attract quality partners and terms. We intend to research and acquire those properties that we believe will hold high probability of success and in turn, enter agreements with those companies who will exploit the property and provide favorable royalties to TransAct.
Competition
Our natural gas and petroleum activities take place in a highly competitive and speculative business atmosphere. In seeking suitable natural gas and petroleum properties for acquisition, we compete with a number of other companies operating in our areas of interest, including large oil and gas companies and other independent operators with greater financial resources. We do not believe that our competitive position in the petroleum and natural gas industry will be significant.
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Governmental Regulation
Although we intend to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, we cannot assure you that we are in compliance or that we will be able to comply with all future laws and regulations. Additional federal or state legislation, or changes in regulatory implementation, may limit our activities in the future or significantly increase the cost of regulatory compliance. If we fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, criminal sanctions or civil remedies, including fines, injunctions, or seizures, could be imposed on us. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
The business of resource exploration and development is subject to substantial regulation under Canadian provincial and federal laws relating to the exploration for, and the development, upgrading, marketing, pricing, taxation, and transportation of oil sands bitumen and related products and other matters. Amendments to current laws and regulations governing operations and activities of oil sands exploration and development operations could have a material adverse impact on our business. In addition, there can be no assurance that income tax laws, royalty regulations and government incentive programs related to the oil and gas industry generally, will not be changed in a manner which may adversely affect our progress and cause delays, inability to explore and develop or abandonment of these interests.
Permits, leases, licenses, and approvals are required from a variety of regulatory authorities at various stages of exploration and development. There can be no assurance that the various government permits, leases, licenses and approvals sought will be granted in respect of our activities or, if granted, will not be cancelled or will be renewed upon expiry. There is no assurance that such permits, leases, licenses, and approvals will not contain terms and provisions which may adversely affect our exploration and development activities.
The operations on our leases are or will be subject to stringent federal, provincial and local laws and regulations relating to improving or maintaining environmental quality. Environmental laws often require parties to pay for remedial action or to pay damages regardless of fault. Environmental laws also often impose liability with respect to divested or terminated operations, even if the operations were terminated or divested many years ago.
The exploration activities and drilling programs on our leases are or will be subject to extensive laws and regulations governing prospecting, development, production, exports, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, protection and remediation of the environment, protection of endangered and protected species, mine safety, toxic substances and other matters. Exploration and drilling is also subject to risks and liabilities associated with pollution of the environment and disposal of waste products. Compliance with these laws and regulations will impose substantial costs on us and will subject us to significant potential liabilities.
Our business is subject to various federal, provincial and local laws and governmental regulations that may be changed from time to time in response to economic or political conditions. In British Columbia and Alberta, the legislated mandate for the responsible development of the provinces oil and gas resources is set out in the The Department of Energy and Mines Act that provides the Minister with the responsibility for the exploration, development, management and conservation of non-renewable resources. The Oil and Gas Conservation Act allows the orderly exploration for, and development of, oil and gas in the province and optimizes recovery of these resources. In Alberta, oil sands activities are legislated under the Mines & Minerals Act which governs the management and disposition of rights in Crown owned mines and minerals, including the levying and collecting of bonuses, rental and royalties. The Oil Sands Conservation Act establishes a regulatory regime and scheme of approvals administered by the AEUB for the development of oil sands resources and related facilities in Alberta. The Acts are supported by the following regulations: Oil Sands Tenure Regulation , Oil Sands Royalty Regulation 1984, Oil Sands Royalty Regulation , 1997, Experimental Oil Sands Royalty Regulation , Oil Sands Conservation Regulation , Mines and Minerals Administration Regulation .
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Employees
We have no employees other than our officers and directors and no formal employment agreements with our officers and directors. We do not intend to hire employees until our operations require expansion. Our officers and directors have agreed to devote such time as necessary for the development of our business. It is anticipated that upon completion of the offering, our officers and directors will devote approximately 20 hours per week as a part-time employees while maintaining outside employment. Our officers and directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred on our behalf. We do not have a formal agreements or arrangement to continue payment in the future.
Facilities
Our principal executive offices and mailing address is 1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650, Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 4A2. Our telephone number is 604-629-2461. We also have a satellite office for our operations located at Suite 445, 708 11th Avenue, S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2R 0E4 which is provided by Herb Miller, a shareholder, at no cost to TransAct. We have no plans to expand beyond our current facilities and we intend to maintain our current office situation for at least the next twelve months.
In September 2006, we purchased a 100% interest in a Petroleum and Natural Gas Lease from the province of Alberta, Canada for $12,051 cash. The lease is for a five year term and calls for annual rental and royalty payments in accordance with the Mines and Mineral Act of Alberta. The land consists of a one ¼ section Crown lease of Petroleum and Natural Gas rights.
Legal proceedings
We are not a party to any bankruptcy, receivership or other legal proceeding, and to the best of our knowledge, no such proceedings by or against us have been threatened.
PLAN OF OPERATION
We intend to use the proceeds from this public offering to purchase additional oil and gas leases, perform engineering and seismic assessments and provide working capital for ongoing corporate expenses.
Our plan of operation for the next 12 months is to identify and acquire oil and gas leases, initially in the Alberta and British Columbia provinces of Canada, perform the necessary engineering and seismic assessments, and enter Farm Out agreements with third parties for development and operation of properties.
Should we receive the minimum offering of $250,000, after offering expenses estimated at $45,000, we will realize net proceeds of $205,000. This amount will enable us to begin the above listed operations, plus, purchase necessary supplies, and will provide us with sufficient capital for the next twelve months. We believe we can acquire up to ten oil and gas leases in the next twelve months if we only raise the minimum. Should we receive the maximum amount of the offering, we will realize net proceeds of $455,000 after estimated offering expenses of $45,000. Receiving the maximum amount of the offering will enable us to purchase up to sixteen oil and gas leases and provide us with sufficient capital for the next twelve months. If we receive proceeds of more than the minimum but less than the maximum, we will adjust the number of oil and gas lease purchases.
We do not intend to use any of the proceeds from our offering to pay any salary or compensation to our officers or directors.
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Costs associated with being a public company are much higher than those of a private company. TransAct, a new start-up in early development, has chosen public registration before the business has developed a predictable cash flow. There are present registration expenses and future legal and accounting expenses, future reporting requirements to the SEC, future exchange listing requirements, and future investor relation costs that must be borne by a public company but not by a private company. These costs can be a burdensome expense which could adversely affect our financial survival. The onerous regulatory costs, reporting requirements, and management details, which must be met when registering and maintaining a public company, may make the economic viability of TransAct very doubtful.
MANAGEMENT
Our business will be managed by our officers and directors.
Name |
Age |
Position |
Since |
Roderick Bartlett |
50 |
Chief Executive Officer, President & Director |
March 15, 2006 |
Harold Forzley |
54 |
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer & Director |
March 15, 2006 |
Craig Robson |
54 |
Director |
December 20, 2006 |
Directors hold office until the next annual shareholders meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Officers hold office at the discretion of the Directors.
The following is a brief biography of our officers and directors.
Roderick C. Bartlett, CEO, President and Director. Mr. Bartlett is currently the President and a director of S2C Global Systems, Inc., a public company traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board. Mr. Bartlett has spent most of the past 10 years in his business development and his own ventures including a real estate development company, Triple R Developments, LTD (1991-2001) of which he was the President and majority shareholder. His public company experience includes the Reverse Take Over (RTO) of a Canadian Public Company, Claddagh Gold (August 1998 to August 2001). Mr. Bartlett through the RTO established a resort management company Resorts Unlimited Management (TSX-RUM) of which he was CEO and President. From December 2001 to April 2004, Mr. Bartlett was Vice President Sales and Marketing of ActionView International (OBTCC-AVWI). -Mr. Bartlett went on to accept the position of Director, President and CEO of Quest Oil Corporation (OTCBB-QOIL) which he held from February 2004 until June 30, 2005. Mr. Bartlett is responsible for the day to day operations and planning of S2C. Mr. Bartletts business experience over the past five years included business planning and execution, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, product development, resource development, project management, marketing strategies and execution.
Harold Forzley, CFO, Secretary, Treasurer and Director. Mr. Forzley is currently the Chief Financial Officer and a director of S2C Global Systems, Inc., a public company traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board. Mr. Forzley earned a BA Commerce while attending at Simon Fraser University and a Chartered Accountant designation while employed at Thorne Riddell (now KPMG). After an eight year tenure with Thorne Riddell, Mr. Forzley spent the next 20 years building a variety of companies primarily in the mining sector. Of note Mr. Forzley developed Continental Gold Corp. selling out to Placer Dome and El Condor Resources selling out to Royal Oak. Both companies were sold for substantial returns to their shareholders. Mr. Forzley has spent the past five years in his own consultancy, providing financial/business advice to a variety of small businesses. In September 2005, Mr. Forzley joined the board and became an officer of a mineral exploration company, Sonora Gold Corp. In September 2006, Mr. Forzley joined the board and became an officer of a mineral exploration company, Grande Portage Resources Ltd.
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Craig Robson, Director. Mr. Robson began his career as a stock broker and investment advisor in 1971. From 1975 to 1978, Mr. Robson was Deputy Sheriff of the British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General and was responsible for management of the Crown Counsel Office court securities and seizures. From 1980 to 1986, Mr. Robson was a Senior Investigator for the British Columbia Ministry of Finance where he investigated stock fraud and market manipulations. He continued his career as a consultant to private and public companies and as an investment advisor. Mr. Robson was a Director of Enternet, Inc. a publicly traded company from 2000 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Robson was a director and President of Ashlar Financial Service Corp. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Robson assisted regulators and legal counsel as a private consultant to uncover and pursue perpetrators of fraud regarding Ashlar Financial Services Corp. From 2005 to the present, Mr. Robson is a director of a private company, Shore Boards International, Inc. Mr. Robson also currently acts as a consultant to and sits as a director for Sonora Gold Corp., a public company, is Vice President of West High Yield Resources Ltd., a public company and sits as a director of Pacific Cascade Minerals, Inc., a company currently seeking listing as a public company.
From June 2001 to August 2002, Mr. Robson was a director and President of Ashlar Financial Service Corp., a publicly traded company which in February 2000, had acquired a wholly owned subsidiary, Ashlar Capital Corporation, a receivables factoring company. In July of 2002, Mr. Robson and others in the parent company, discovered that the president of the subsidiary along with other had withheld vital information and misrepresented the status of a large account receivable, which was delinquent and with no prospect or intention of being paid. Mr. Robson reported the discovery to the regulatory bodies and as a result the company became insolvent and was put into receivership. A cease trade order was issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission with respect to the company which has since been delisted.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, we are not a party to any legal proceeding or litigation and none of our property is the subject of pending legal proceeding. We do not know of any threatened or contemplated legal proceedings or litigation.
Code of Ethics
We have recently adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct authorizing the establishment of a committee to ensure that our disclosure controls and procedures remain effective. Our Code also defines the standard of conduct expected by our officers, directors and employees. The Code is filed as an exhibit to this report.
COMPENSATION
We do not have any formal employment agreements in place for our officers or directors. We anticipate entering into an employment agreement with our officers at such time as we generate sufficient revenue from the sale of our products. It is anticipated that upon completion of the offering our officers and directors will devote approximately 20 hours per week as part-time employees. We do not intend to the use any of the proceeds from our offering to compensate our officers and directors.
At such time as our business generates revenue sufficient to cover all other costs associated with our business and we recognize a profit, we may consider an appropriate compensation plan for officers, directors, employees and consultants.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
We utilize office space provided by our President, Roderick Bartlett and additional office space provided by one of our shareholders, Herb Miller at no cost to TransAct.
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the date of this prospectus which is 9,400,000, and as adjusted to reflect the sale of 1,000,000 shares should we sell the minimum amount and 2,000,000 should we sell maximum number of shares.
The table includes:
· each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding shares
· each director of TransAct Energy Corp.
· each named executive officer of TransAct Energy Corp.
Name & Address
|
# of Shares Beneficially Owned |
% Before Offering |
% After Minimum |
% After Maximum |
Roderick Bartlett (1)(2) 1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650 Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 4A2 |
1,875,000 |
19.94% |
18.03% |
16.45% |
|
|
|
|
|
Harold Forzley (1) 2236 Nelson Ave. BC Canada V7V 2P8 |
1,775,000 |
18.88% |
17.07% |
15.57% |
|
|
|
|
|
Richard P. Johnson 5008 Varsity Dr. N.W. Calgary, Alberta T3A 1A5 Canada |
1,075,000 |
11.44% |
10.34% |
9.43% |
|
|
|
|
|
Herb P. Miller 16 Arbour Estates Landing N.W. Calgary, Alberta T3G 3Z9 Canada |
1,075,000 |
11.44% |
10.34% |
9.43% |
|
|
|
|
|
Craig Robson (1) 6511 Houseman Pl. Richmond, BC V7E 4A8 Canada |
700,000 |
7.44% |
6.73% |
6.14% |
|
|
|
|
|
Chris Haugen #311 3333 W. 4 th Ave. Vancouver, BC V6R 4R9 Canada |
1,100,000 |
11.7% |
10.58% |
9.65% |
|
|
|
|
|
Peter Miele 2434 Nelson Ave. West Vancouver, BC Canada V7V 2P8 |
900,000 |
9.57% |
8.65% |
7.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
All directors and executive officers as a group: (3 people) |
4,350,000 |
46.27% |
41.82% |
38.15% |
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(1) Officer and/or director
(2) These shares are held in the name of B.P.Y.A. 966 Holdings, Ltd., an entity owned and controlled by Roderick Bartlett.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. As of the date of this prospectus, there are 9,400,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders. In the event of liquidation, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in the distribution of assets remaining after payment of liabilities, if any. Holders of common stock have no cumulative voting rights, and, accordingly, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares have the ability to elect all of the directors. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for shares. Holders of common stock are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefore.
We anticipate that we will retain all of our future earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001. Our preferred stock may be issued in series, with such designations, preferences, stated values, rights, qualifications or limitations as determined solely by our board of directors. As of the date of this prospectus, we have issued no shares of our preferred stock
Stock options
We do not currently have a stock option plan.
Transfer Agent
Interwest Transfer Company, Inc., 1981 East 4800 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84124, is our transfer agent.
SHARES AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE SALE
As of the date of this prospectus, there are 9,400,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. Upon the effectiveness of this registration statement, 1,000,000 shares will be freely tradable if the minimum is sold and 2,000,000 shares will be freely tradeable if the maximum number of shares is sold. The remaining 9,400,000 shares of common stock will be subject to the resale provisions of Rule 144. Sales of shares of common stock in the public markets, if any, may have an adverse effect on prevailing market prices for the common stock.
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Rule 144 governs resale of restricted securities for the account of any person, other than an issuer, and restricted and unrestricted securities for the account of an affiliate of the issuer. Restricted securities generally include any securities acquired directly or indirectly from an issuer or its affiliates which were not issued or sold in connection with a public offering registered under the Securities Act. An affiliate of the issuer is any person who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the issuer. Affiliates of the company may include its directors, executive officers, and person directly or indirectly owning 10% or more of the outstanding common stock. Under Rule 144 unregistered resales of restricted common stock cannot be made until it has been held for one year from the later of its acquisition from the company or an affiliate of the company. Thereafter, shares of common stock may be resold without registration subject to Rule 144s volume limitation, aggregation, broker transaction, notice filing requirements, and requirements concerning publicly available information about the company. Resales by our affiliates of restricted and unrestricted common stock are subject to the Applicable Requirements. The volume limitations provide that a person, or persons who must aggregate their sales, cannot, within any three-month period, sell more than the greater of one percent of the then outstanding shares, or the average weekly reported trading volume during the four calendar weeks preceding each such sale. A non-affiliate may resell restricted common stock which has been held for two years free of the Applicable Requirements.
MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
We have 12 shareholders. Currently, there is no public trading market for our securities. If a market develops for our securities, it will likely be limited, sporadic and highly volatile. It is possible a liquid market for our stock will never develop and you will not be able to sell your stock. There is no assurance a market will be made in our stock. If no market exists, you will not be able to sell your shares publicly, making your investment of little or no value.
Presently, we are privately owned. This is our initial public offering. Most initial public offerings are underwritten by a registered broker-dealer firm or an underwriting group. These underwriters generally will act as market makers in the stock of a company they underwrite to help insure a public market for the stock. This offering is to be sold by our officers and directors. We have no commitment from any brokers to sell shares in this offering. As a result, we will not have the typical broker public market interest normally generated with an initial public offering. Lack of a market for shares of our stock could adversely affect a shareholder in the event a shareholder desires to sell his shares.
Currently the shares are subject to Rule 15g-1 through Rule 15g-9, which provides, generally, that for as long as the bid price for the Shares is less than $5.00, they will be considered penny stocks under rules promulgated under the Exchange Act. Under these rules, broker-dealers participating in transactions in penny stocks must first deliver a risk disclosure document which describes the risks associated with such stocks, the broker-dealer's duties, the customer's rights and remedies, and certain market and other information, and make a suitability determination approving the customer for penny stock transactions based on the customer's financial situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing to the customer and obtain specific written consent of the customer, and provide monthly account statements to the customer. Under certain circumstances, the purchaser may enjoy the right to rescind the transaction within a certain period of time. Consequently, so long as the common stock is a designated security under the Rule, the ability of broker-dealers to effect certain trades may be affected adversely, thereby impeding the development of a meaningful market in the common stock. The likely effect of these restrictions will be a decrease in the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market in the stock, decreased liquidity of the stock and increased transaction costs for sales and purchases of the stock as compared to other securities.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are offering a minimum of 1,000,000 shares and a maximum of 2,000,000 shares on a best efforts basis directly to the public through our officers and directors. If we do not receive the minimum proceeds by May 31, 2007, unless extended by us for up to an additional 90 days, your investment will be promptly returned to you without interest and without any deductions. We may terminate this offering prior to the expiration date.
In order to buy our shares, you must complete and execute the subscription agreement and make payment of the purchase price for each share purchased either in cash or by check payable to the order of Escrow Specialists, P. O. Box 3287, Ogden, UT 84405.
Until the minimum 1,000,000 shares are sold, all funds will be deposited in a non-interest bearing escrow account at Escrow Specialists, P. O. Box 3287, Ogden, UT 84405. In the event that 1,000,000 shares are not sold by May 31, 2007, and we have not extended the offering for up to an additional 90 days, all funds will be promptly returned to investors without deduction or interest. If 1,000,000 shares are sold, we may either continue the offering until May 31, 2007 or close the offering at any time. Our officers and directors may purchase additional shares for the sole purpose of meeting the minimum and breaking escrow, however we do not have any such arrangement with our officers and directors.
Solicitation for purchase of our shares will be made only by means of this prospectus and communications with officers and directors who:
(i)
will not receive any commission in connection with the sale of any securities registered in this offering;
(ii)
are not and have not been associated persons of a broker dealer within the preceding 12 months;
(iii)
do not participate in selling an offering of securities for any issuer more than once every 12 months;
(iv)
have not been subject to any statutory disqualification as defined in section 3(a)(39) of the Securities Exchange Act; and
(v)
intend to primarily perform, at the end of this offering, substantial duties on behalf of the issuer otherwise than in connection with transactions in securities.
As a result, our officers and directors will not register as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Act in reliance of Rule 3a4-1 of the Exchange Act which sets forth the above mentioned conditions under which a person associated with an issuer may participate in the offering of the issuers securities and not be deemed a broker-dealer.
We have the right to accept or reject subscriptions in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason. All monies from rejected subscriptions will be returned immediately by us to the subscriber, without interest or deductions. Subscriptions for securities will be accepted or rejected within 48 hours after we receive them.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of the issuance of the shares offered hereby and certain other matters will be passed upon for TransAct Energy Corp. by the law firm of Cletha A. Walstrand, P.C., 1322 W. Pachua Circle, Ivins, UT 84738.
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EXPERTS
The financial statements of TransAct Energy Corp. as of September 30, 2006 appearing in this Prospectus and Registration Statement have been audited by Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, CPAs as set forth in their report appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with the SEC with respect to the common shares, warrants and options offered hereby. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, its amendments, schedules, and exhibits, certain portions of which are entitled as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further information with respect to TransAct Energy Corp. and the common shares, warrants and options, please see the registration statement and the exhibits thereto. The registration statement may be examined at, and copies of the Registration Statement may be obtained at prescribed rates from, the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 100 F Street, NL Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. The SEC also maintains a Web site ( http://www.sec.gov ) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information that public companies file electronically with the Commission. Additional information regarding the operation of the public reference room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
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TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
[ A Development Stage Company ]
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
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TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
[ A Development Stage Company ]
CONTENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public
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Balance Sheet, September 30, 2006
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Statement of Stockholders Equity,
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Notes to Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors
TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Transact Energy Corp. as of September 30, 2006 and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period from inception on March 15, 2006 through September 30, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Transact Energy Corp. as of September 30, 2006 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 5 to the financial statements, the Company was only recently formed and has incurred losses since its inception. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. Managements plans in regards to these matters are also described in Note 5. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
/s/ Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, P.C.
PRITCHETT, SILER & HARDY, P.C.
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 22, 2006
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
For the period ended September 30, 2006:
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements .
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TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
[ A Development Stage Company ]
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30,2006
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization Transact Energy Corp. (the Company) was organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on March 15, 2006. The Company plans to engage in the business of acquiring and selling oil and gas lease interests. The Company has not generated significant revenues and is considered a development stage company as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7. The Company has, at the present time, not paid any dividends and any dividends that may be paid in the future will depend upon the financial requirements of the Company and other relevant factors.
Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid debt investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Income Taxes - The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This statement requires an asset and liability approach for accounting for income taxes
[ See Note 4 ].
Loss Per Share - The Company computes loss per share in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings Per Share, which requires the Company to present basic and dilutive loss per share when the effect is dilutive [ See Note 7 ].
Accounting 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, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimated by management.
Recently Enacted Accounting Standards - Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 151, Inventory Costs - an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, SFAS No. 152, Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 66 and 67, SFAS No. 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets - an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections - a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3, SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140, SFAS No. 156, Accounting for the Servicing of Financial Assets, SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, and SFAS No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R), were recently issued. SFAS No. 151, 152, 153, 123 (revised 2004), 154, 155, 156, 157 and 158 have no current applicability to the Company or their effect on the financial statements would not have been significant.
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TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
[ A Development Stage Company ]
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30,2006
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [ Continued ]
Investment in leases All costs such as bid fees and lease rental payments related to the acquisition of oil and gas leases are deferred and amortized on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.
Foreign currency translation - Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at each balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and the weighted average exchange rate for each period for revenues, expenses, gains and losses. Translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) when material and foreign currency transaction gains and losses are recorded in other income and expense.
NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT IN LEASE
On September 7, 2006 the Company acquired a 100% interest in a Petroleum and Natural Gas Lease from the province of Alberta, Canada for $12,051 cash. The lease is for a 5 year term and calls for annual rental and royalty payments in accordance with the Mines and Mineral Act of Alberta.
NOTE 3 - CAPITAL STOCK
Preferred Stock - The Company has authorized 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value, with such rights, preferences and designations and to be issued in such series as determined by the Board of Directors. No shares are issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006.
Common Stock The Company has authorized 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, with such rights, preferences and designations and to be issued in such series as determined by the Board of Directors.
During April 2006, the Company issued 8,500,000 shares of its previously authorized, but unissued common stock. Total proceeds from the sale of stock amounted to $8,500 (or $.001 per share).
During August 2006, the Company issued 900,000 shares of its previously authorized, but unissued common stock. Total proceeds from the sale of stock amounted to $45,000 (or $.05 per share).
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TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
[ A Development Stage Company ]
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30,2006
NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 Accounting for Income Taxes. SFAS No. 109 requires the Company to provide a net deferred tax asset/liability equal to the expected future tax benefit/expense of temporary reporting differences between book and tax accounting methods and any available operating loss or tax credit carryforwards. The Company has available at September 30, 2006, an operating loss carryforward of approximately $4,887, which may be applied against future taxable income and which expires in various years through 2026.
The amount of and ultimate realization of the benefits from the operating loss carryforwards for income tax purposes is dependent, in part, upon the tax laws in effect, the future earnings of the Company, and other future events, the effects of which cannot be determined. Because of the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the loss carryforwards, the Company has established a valuation allowance equal to the tax effect of the loss carryforwards and, therefore, no deferred tax asset has been recognized for the loss carryforwards. The net deferred tax asset is approximately $975 as of September 30, 2006, with an offsetting valuation allowance of the same amount.
NOTE 5 - GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, the Company was only recently formed and has incurred losses since its inception. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. In this regard, management is proposing to raise any necessary additional funds not provided by operations through loans and/or through additional sales of its common stock. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising this additional capital or in achieving profitable operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
NOTE 6 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Management Compensation - The Company has not paid any compensation to its officers and directors, as the services provided by them to date have only been nominal.
Office Space - The Company has not had a need to rent office space. An officer/shareholder of the Company is allowing the Company to use his office as a mailing address, as needed, at no expense to the Company.
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TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
[ A Development Stage Company ]
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30,2006
NOTE 7 - LOSS PER SHARE
The following data show the amounts used in computing loss per share for the periods presented:
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NOTE 8 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock - The Company is proposing to make a public offering of 2,000,000 shares of common stock. The Company plans to file a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on Form SB-2. An offering price of $.25 per share has arbitrarily been determined by the Company. The offering will be managed by the Company without any underwriter. The units will be offered and sold by officers and directors of the Company, who will receive no sales commissions or other compensation in connection with the offering, except for reimbursement of expenses actually incurred on behalf of the Company in connection with the offering.
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Our companys charter provides that, to the fullest extent that limitations on the liability of directors and officers are permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes, no director or officer of the company shall have any liability to the company or its stockholders for monetary damages. The Nevada Revised Statutes provide that a corporations charter may include a provision which restricts or limits the liability of its directors or officers to the corporation or its stockholders for money damages except: (1) to the extent that it is provided that the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received, or (2) to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the proceeding that the persons action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding. Our charter and bylaws provide that the company shall indemnify and advance expenses to its currently acting and its former directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada Revised Business Corporations Act, except for liability for (i) breach of duty of loyalty, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iii) for the payment of distributions to stockholders in violation of section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit.
The charter and bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers and may indemnify our employees or agents to the fullest extent permitted by law against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with TransAct Energy Corp. However, nothing in our charter or bylaws of the company protects or indemnifies a director, officer, employee or agent against any liability to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of negligence or misconduct of the duties involved in the conduct of his office. To the extent that a director has been successful in defense of any proceeding, the Nevada Revised Statutes provide that he shall be indemnified against reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable.
ITEM 25. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the expenses in connection with this Registration Statement. We will pay all expenses of the offering. All of such expenses are estimates , other than the filing fees payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
The following is a detailed list of securities sold within the past three years without registering under the Securities Act. The shares were sold to accredited investors in a private transaction without registration in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. No broker was involved and no commissions were paid in the transaction.
During April 2006, the Company issued 8,500,000 shares of its previously authorized, but unissued common stock. Total proceeds from the sale of stock amounted to $8,500 (or $.001 per share).
During August 2006, the Company issued 900,000 shares of its previously authorized, but unissued common stock. Total proceeds from the sale of stock amounted to $45,000 (or $.05 per share).
ITEM 27. EXHIBITS.
Exhibits.
SEC Ref. No.
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Articles of Incorporation By-laws Legal Opinion included in Exhibit 23.1 Corporate Code of Ethics Consent of Cletha A. Walstrand, P.C. Consent of Pritchett, Siler & Hardy Subscription Agreement Escrow Agreement Offering |
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ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in this Registration Statement or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling persons of TransAct Energy Corp. in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to:
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File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
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Include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement; and notwithstanding the forgoing, reflect any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospects filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in the volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement.; and
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Include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution.
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For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering.
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File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, TransAct Energy Corp. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorizes this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on December 29, 2006.
TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
By :_/s/Roderick Bartlett
By :_/s/Harold Forzley
Roderick Bartlett
Harold Forzley
Principal Executive Officer
Principal Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roderick Bartlett and Harold Forzley, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments or any abbreviated registration statements and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) increasing the number of securities for which registration is sought) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/Roderick Bartlett Roderick Bartlett |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer and Director |
December 29, 2006 |
/s/Harold Forzley Harold Forzley |
Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director |
December 29, 2006 |
/s/Craig Robson Craig Robson |
Director |
December 29, 2006 |
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Exhibit 3.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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TransAct Energy Corp.
THE UNDERSIGNED , having associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation for the transaction of business and the promotion and conduct of the objects and purposes hereinafter stated, under the provisions of and subject to the requirements of the laws of the State of Nevada, do make, record and file these Articles of Incorporation, in writing, and we do hereby certify:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of this Corporation shall be: TransAct Energy Corp.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE
The purpose for which said Corporation is formed and the nature of the objects proposed to be transacted and carried on by it is to engage in any and all lawful activity, as provided by the laws of the State of Nevada.
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CAPITAL STOCK
The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Company shall have authority to issue is 110,000,000 shares (Capital Stock). The classes and the aggregate number of shares of each class of Capital Stock that the Company shall have authority to issue are as follows:
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100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value ("Common Stock");
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10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value ("Preferred Stock").
ARTICLE IV
GOVERNING BOARD
The members of the Governing Board of the Corporation are styled Directors. The initial board of directors shall consist of two members. The names and post office address of the First Board of Directors are as follows:
FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Name
Address
Roderick Bartlett
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 4A2
Harold Forzley
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 4A2
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ARTICLE V
INCORPORATOR
The name and address of the incorporator signing these Articles of Incorporation, who is above the age of eighteen (18) years, is as follows:
Name
Address
Cletha A. Walstrand
1328 East 600 North
Bountiful, UT 84010
ARTICLE VI
RESIDENT AGENT
The name and address of the Resident Agent is as follows:
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Address
Gateway Enterprises, Inc.
3230 East Flamingo Road, Suite 156
Las Vegas, Nevada 89121
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ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
No director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer (i) for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of law, or (ii) the payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Any repeal or modification of an Article by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation of the personal liability of a director or officer of the Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VIII
ACQUISITION OF CONTROLLING INTEREST
The Corporation elects not to be governed by the terms and provisions of Sections 78.378 through 78.3793, inclusive, of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as the same may be amended, superseded, or replaced by any successor section, statute, or provision. No amendment to these Articles of Incorporation, directly or indirectly, by merger or consolidation or otherwise, having the effect of amending or repealing any of the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to or have any effect on any transaction involving acquisition of control by any person or any transaction with an interested stockholder occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
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ARTICLE IX
COMBINATIONS WITH INTERESTED STOCKHOLDERS
The Corporation elects not to be governed by the terms and provisions of Sections 78.411 through 78.444, inclusive, of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as the same may be amended, superseded, or replaced by any successor section, statute, or provision.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto subscribed my name this 14th day of March 2006.
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Cletha A. Walstrand
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Exhibit 3.2
BYLAWS
OF
TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
ARTICLE I
OFFICE
Section 1.1 Office The principal office of the Corporation outside the State of Nevada shall be located at ______________________________. The Corporation may maintain such other offices, within or without the State of Nevada, as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate. The location of the principal office may be changed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
Section 2.1 Annual Meetings The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place within or without the State of Nevada as shall be set forth in compliance with these Bylaws. The meeting shall be held on the 1st day of April of each year beginning with the year 2007 at 10:00 a.m. If such day is a legal holiday, the meeting shall be on the next business day. This meeting shall be for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before it.
No change of the time or place of a meeting for the election of directors, as fixed by the Bylaws, shall be made within sixty (60) days before the election is to be held. In case of any change in such time or place for such election of directors, notice thereof shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote, in person, or by letter mailed to his last known post office address as shown on the Corporate books, ten (10) days before the election is held.
In the event that such annual meeting is omitted by oversight or otherwise on the date herein provided for, the directors shall cause a meeting in lieu thereof to be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be called, and any business transacted or elections held at such meeting shall be as valid as if transacted or held at the annual meeting. If the election of directors shall not be held on the date designated herein for an annual meeting of shareholders, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of shareholders as soon thereafter as may conveniently be called. Such subsequent meetings shall be called in the same manner as is provided for the annual meeting of shareholders.
Section 2.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of shareholders, other than those regulated by statute, may be called at any time by the President, or by a majority of the directors, and must be called by the President upon written request of the holders of not less than 10% of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at such special meeting.
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Section 2.3 Notice of Shareholders' Meetings. The President, Vice President and Secretary shall give written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, which shall be delivered not less then ten nor more than sixty days before the day of the meeting, either personally or by mail to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the books of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
Any meeting of which all shareholders shall at any time waive or have waived notice in writing shall be a legal meeting for the transaction of business notwithstanding that notice has not been given as hereinbefore provided.
Section 2.4 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given by these Bylaws, or the Articles of Incorporation, or by any of the Corporation Laws of the State of Nevada, a shareholder may waive the notice of meeting by attendance, either in person or by proxy, at the meeting, or by so stating in writing, either before or after such meeting. Attendance at a meeting for the express purpose of objecting that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened shall not, however, constitute a waiver of notice.
Section 2.5 Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Nevada, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting called by the Board of Directors. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the office of the Corporation, in the City of _____________________, _________________________ .
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Section 2.6 Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing Records Date. For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or shareholder entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may provide that the stock transfer books be closed for a period not to exceed in any case fifty (50) days. If the stock transfer books shall be closed for the purpose of determining shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten (10) days immediately preceding the date determined to be the date of record. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than sixty (60) days and in case of a meeting of shareholders not less than ten (10) days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice or to vote at a meeting of shareholders or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be deemed the record for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
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Section 2.7 Quorum of Shareholders. Except as herein provided and as otherwise provided by law, at any meeting of shareholders a majority in interest of all the shares issued and outstanding represented by shareholders of record in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum, but a less interest may adjourn any meeting and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice; provided, however, that directors shall not be elected at the meeting so adjourned.
If notice of such adjourned meeting is sent to the stockholders entitled to receive the same, such notice also containing a statement for the purpose of the meeting and that the previous meeting failed for lack of a quorum, and that under the provisions of this Section it is proposed to hold the adjourned meeting with a quorum of those present, then any number of stockholders, in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at such meeting unless otherwise provided by statute. When a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority in interest of the shares represented thereat shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which the express provision of law or of the Articles of Incorporation or of these Bylaws a larger or different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
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Section 2.8 Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the Corporation shall make a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each, which list shall be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during the whole time of the meeting. The original stock transfer books shall be prima-facie evidence as to which shareholders are entitled to examine such list or transfer books or to vote at any meeting of shareholders.
Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting of the shareholders.
Section 2.9 Voting. A holder of an outstanding share entitled to vote at a meeting may vote at such meeting in person or by proxy. Except as may otherwise be provided in the Articles of Incorporation, every shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share outstanding in his name on the record of shareholders. Except as herein or in the Articles of Incorporation otherwise provided, all corporate action shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon.
Section 2.10 Proxies. At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by his duly authorized attorney in fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation before or at the time of the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
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Section 2.11 Informal Action by Shareholders. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting of the shareholders, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 3.1 General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of their meetings and the management of the Corporation as they deem proper.
Section 3.2 Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The number of directors for the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be not less than one (1) nor more than seven (7). Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. Directors need not be residents of the State of Nevada or shareholders of the Corporation.
Section 3.3 Election of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of shareholders or at any meeting held in place thereof as provided by law.
Section 3.4 Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than by this Bylaw, immediately following and at the same place as the annual meeting of the shareholders. The Directors may hold their meetings and have one or more offices, and keep the books of the corporation outside the State of Nevada, at any office or offices of the Corporation or at any other place as they may from time to time by resolution determine.
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Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and participation in a meeting under this subsection shall constitute presence in person at the meeting, pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute, Section 78.315.
Section 3.5 Special Meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by order of the Chairman of the Board, the President or by one-third of the directors. The Secretary shall give notice of the time, place and purpose or purposes of each special meeting by mailing the same at least two days before the meeting or by telephoning or telegraphing the same at least one day before the meeting to each director.
Section 3.6 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by these Bylaws, or the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, or by any of the Corporation Laws of the State of Nevada, a director may waive the notice of meeting by attendance in person at the meeting, or by so stating in writing, either before or after such meeting. Attendance at a meeting for the express purpose of objecting that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened shall not, however, constitute a waiver of notice.
Section 3.7 Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present, whereupon the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. At any meeting at which every director shall be present, even though without any notice, any business may be transacted.
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Section 3.8 Manner of Acting. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, each director shall have one vote. The act of a majority present at a meeting shall be the act of the Board of Directors, provided a quorum is present. Any action required to be taken or which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, may be taken without a meeting of the Directors, if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all the directors. The directors may conduct a meeting by means of a conference telephone or any similar communication equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.
Section 3.9 Powers of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the responsibility for the entire management of the business of the Corporation. In the management and control of the property, business and affairs of the Corporation, the Board of Directors is hereby vested with all of the powers possessed by the Corporation itself so far as this delegation of authority is not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Nevada and with the Articles of Incorporation or with these Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine what constitutes net earnings, profits and surplus, respectively, and what amounts shall be reserved for working capital and for any other purpose and what amounts shall be declared as dividends, and such determination by the Board of Directors shall be final and conclusive.
Section 3.10 Specific Powers of Directors. Without prejudice to such general powers, it is hereby expressly declared that the directors shall have the following powers to-wit:
(1) To adopt and alter a common seal of the corporation.
(2) To make and change regulations, not inconsistent with these By-Laws, for the management of the corporation's affairs and business.
(3) To purchase or otherwise acquire for the corporation any property, rights or privileges which the corporation is authorized to acquire.
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(4) To pay for any property purchased for the corporation either wholly or partly in money, stock, bonds, debentures or other securities of the corporation.
(5) To borrow money and to make and issue notes, bonds, and other negotiable and transferable instruments, mortgages, deeds of trust and trust agreements, and to do every act and thing necessary to effectuate the same.
(6) To remove any officer for cause, or any officer other than the President summarily without cause, and in their discretion, from time to time, to develop the powers and duties of any officer upon any other person for the time being.
(7) To appoint and remove or suspend such subordinate officers, agents or factors as they may deem necessary and to determine their duties and fix, and from time to time change their salaries or remuneration, and to require security as and when they think fit.
(8) To confer upon any officer of the corporation the power to appoint, remove and suspend subordinate officers, agents and factors.
(9) To determine who shall be authorized on the corporation's behalf to make and sign bills, notes, acceptances, endorsements, checks, releases, receipts, contracts and other instruments.
(10) To determine who shall be entitled to vote in the name and behalf of the corporation, or to assign and transfer, any shares of stock, bonds, or other securities of other corporations held by this corporation.
(11) To delegate any of the powers of the Board in relation to the ordinary business of the corporation to any standing or special committee, or to any officer or agent (with power to sub-delegate), upon such terms as they think fit.
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(12) To call special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes.
(13) The directors shall have the right and the power to propose any amendment to the By-Laws of this corporation at any meeting whether called for that purpose or not and to submit to the next regular meeting of directors said proposal or amendment to the By-Laws of this corporation.
Section 3.11 Vacancies. A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist in case of death, resignation or removal of any director, or if the authorized number of directors be increased, or if the shareholders fail at any meeting of shareholders at which any director is to be elected, to elect the full authorized number to be elected at that meeting.
Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by an affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, unless otherwise provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors shall be filled by election at the annual meeting or at a special meeting of shareholders called for that purpose.
Section 3.12 Removals. Directors may be removed at any time, at a meeting called expressly for that purpose by a vote of the shareholders holding a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. Such vacancy shall be filled by the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, to hold office until the next annual meeting or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, except that any directorship to be filled by reason of removal by the shareholders may be filled by election, by the shareholders, at the meeting at which the director is removed. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of his term of office.
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Section 3.13 Resignations. A director may resign at any time by delivering written notification thereof to the President or Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall become effective upon its acceptance by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that if the Board of Directors has not acted thereon within ten days from the date of its delivery, the resignation shall upon the tenth day be deemed accepted.
Section 3.14 Presumption of Assent. A director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.
Section 3.15 Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors shall be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors, and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
Section 3.16 Emergency Power. When, due to a national disaster or death, a majority of the directors are incapacitated or otherwise unable to attend the meetings and function as directors, the remaining members of the Board of Directors shall have all the powers necessary to function as a complete Board and, for the purpose of doing business and filling vacancies, shall constitute a quorum until such time as all directors can attend or vacancies can be filled pursuant to these Bylaws.
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Section 3.17 Chairman. The Board of Directors may elect from its own number a Chairman of the Board, who shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.1 Number. The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by a majority of the Board of Directors. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may leave unfilled for any such period as it may determine any office except those of President and Secretary. Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute, Section 78.130 any two or more offices may be held by the same person, including the offices of the President and Secretary. Officers may or may not be directors or shareholders of the Corporation.
Section 4.2 Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation are to be elected by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as convenient. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 4.3 Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by delivering a written resignation either to the President or to the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery.
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Section 4.4 Removal. Any officer or agent may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights. Any such removal shall require a majority vote of the Board of Directors, exclusive of the officer in question if he is also a director.
Section 4.5 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, or if a new office shall be created, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.
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Section 4.6 President. The President shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, at meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall exercise such duties as customarily pertain to the office of President and shall have general and active supervision over the property, business and affairs of the Corporation and over its several officers. He may appoint officers, agents or employees other than those appointed by the Board of Directors. He may sign, execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation, powers of attorney, certificates of stock, contracts, bonds, deeds, mortgages and other obligations and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws.
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Section 4.7 Vice President. The Vice President shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the President. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice President designated by the board or the President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President. In the event there is more than one Vice President and the Board of Directors has not designated which Vice President is to act as President, then the Vice President who was elected first shall act as President. A Vice President may sign and execute contracts and other obligations pertaining to the regular course of his duties.
Section 4.8 Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors and to the extent ordered by the Board of Directors or the President, the minutes of meetings of all committees. He shall cause notice to be given of the meetings of shareholders, of the Board of Directors and any committee appointed by the Board. He shall have custody of the corporate seal and general charge of the records, documents and papers of the Corporation not pertaining to the performance of the duties vested in other officers, which shall at all reasonable times be open to the examination of any director. He may sign or execute contracts with the President or Vice President thereunto authorized in the name of the Corporation and affix the seal of the Corporation thereto. He shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws. He shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his duties. Assistant Secretaries shall assist the Secretary and shall keep and record such minutes of meetings as shall be directed by the Board of Directors.
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Section 4.9 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have general custody of the collection and disbursement of funds of the Corporation for collection checks, notes, and other obligations, and shall deposit the same to the credit of the Corporation in such bank or banks or depositories as the Board of Directors may designate. He may sign, with the President, or such other persons as may be designated for the purpose by the Board of Directors, all bills of exchange or promissory notes of the Corporation. He shall enter or cause to be entered regularly in the books of the Corporation full and accurate accounts of all monies received and paid by him on account of the Corporation; shall at all reasonable times exhibit his books and accounts to any director of the Corporation upon application at the office of the Corporation during business hours; and, whenever required by the Board of Directors or the President, shall render a statement of his accounts. Upon request by the Board of Directors, he shall give the corporation a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such amount and with such surety as the Board shall prescribe. He shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws.
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Section 4.10 General Manager. The Board of Directors may employ and appoint a General Manager who may, or may not, be one of the officers or directors of the Corporation. If employed by the Board of Directors he shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the directions of the Board of Direction, shall have general charge of the business operations of the Corporation and general supervision over its employees and agents. He shall have the exclusive management of the business of the Corporation and of all of its dealings, but at all times subject to the control of the Board of Directors. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors or the executive committee, he shall employ all employees of the Corporation, or delegate such employment to subordinate officers, or such division officers, or such division chiefs, and shall have authority to discharge any person so employed. He shall make a quarterly report to the President and directors, or more often if required to do so, setting forth the result of the operations under his charge, together with suggestions looking to the improvement and betterment of the condition of the Corporation, and to perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall require.
Section 4.11 Other Officers. Other officers shall perform such duties and have such powers as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.12 Salaries. The salaries or other compensation of the officers of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors except that the Board of Directors may delegate to any person or group of persons the power to fix the salaries or other compensation of any subordinate officers or agents. No officer shall be prevented from receiving any such salary or compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation.
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Section 4.13 Surety Bonds. In case the Board of Directors shall so require, any officer or agent of the Corporation shall execute to the Corporation a bond in such sums and with sureties as the Board of Directors may direct, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties to the Corporation, including responsibility for negligence and for the accounting for all property, monies or securities of the Corporation which may come into his hands.
ARTICLE V
COMMITTEES
Section 5.1 Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Executive Committee of not less than one (1) nor more than seven (7) members, one of whom shall be the President, and shall designate one or more of its members as alternates to serve as a member or members of the Executive Committee in the absence of a regular member or members. The Board of Directors reserves to itself alone the power to declare dividends, issue stock, recommend to shareholders any action requiring their approval, change the membership of any committee at any time, fill vacancies therein, and discharge any committee either with or without cause at any time. Subject to the foregoing limitations, the Executive Committee shall possess and exercise all other powers of the Board of Directors during the intervals between meetings.
Section 5.2 Other Committees. The Board of Directors may also appoint from among its own members such other committees as the Board may determine, which shall in each case consist of not less than two directors, and which shall have such powers and duties as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board. The President shall be a member ex officio of each committee appointed by the Board of Directors. A majority of the members of any committee may fix its rules of procedure.
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ARTICLE VI
CONTRACTS, LOANS, DEPOSITS AND CHECKS
Section 6.1 Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
Section 6.2 Loans. No loan or advances shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation, no negotiable paper or other evidence of its obligations under any loan or advance shall be issued in its name, and no property of the Corporation shall be mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or transferred as security for the payment of any loan, advance, indebtedness or liability of the Corporation unless and except as authorized by the Board of Directors. Any such authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.
Section 6.3 Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select, or as may be selected by any officer or agent authorized to do so by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.4 Checks and Drafts. All notes, drafts, acceptances, checks, endorsements and evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers of such agent or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine. Endorsements for deposit to the credit of the Corporation in any of its duly authorized depositories shall be made in such manner as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine.
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Section 6.5 Bonds and Debentures. Every bond or debenture issued by the Corporation shall be evidenced by an appropriate instrument which shall be signed by the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or by the Secretary, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation. The seal may be facsimile, engraved or printed. Where such bond or debenture is authenticated with the manual signature of an authorized officer of the Corporation or other trustee designated by the indenture of trust or other agreement under which such security is issued, the signature of any of the Corporation's officers named thereon may be facsimile. In case of any officer who signed, or whose facsimile signature has been used on any such bond or debenture, shall cease to be an officer of the Corporation for any reason before the same has been delivered by the Corporation, such bond or debenture may nevertheless be adopted by the Corporation and issued and delivered as though the person who signed it or whose facsimile signature has been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer.
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ARTICLE VII
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 7.1 Certificate of Shares. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates prepared by the Board of Directors and signed by the President or the Vice President, and by the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile. The signatures of such officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the Corporation itself or one of its employees. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the Corporation. All certificates surrendered to the Corporation for transfer shall be canceled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and canceled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms and indemnity to the Corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe.
Section 7.2 Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of the Corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by his legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation, and on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. The person in whose name shares stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed by the Corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes.
Section 7.3 Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors shall have power to appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars for the transfer and registration of certificates of stock of any class, and may require that stock certificates shall be countersigned and registered by one or more of such transfer agents and registrars.
Section 7.4 Lost or Destroyed Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate to replace any certificate theretofore issued by it alleged to have been lost or destroyed. The Board of Directors may require the owner of such a certificate or his legal representatives to give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such sureties as the Board of Directors may direct to indemnify the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars, if any, against claims that may be made on account of the issuance of such new certificates. A new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond.
Section 7.5 Consideration for Shares. The capital stock of the Corporation shall be issued for such consideration, but not less than the par value thereof, as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. In the absence of fraud, the determination of the Board of Directors as to the value of any property or services received in full or partial payment of shares shall be conclusive.
Section 7.6 Registered Shareholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder thereof in fact, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or on behalf of the Corporation, any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, and shall have power and authority to execute and deliver proxies and consents on behalf of the Corporation in connection with the exercise by the Corporation of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock. The Board of Directors, from time to time may confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
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ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1 Indemnification. No officer or director shall be personally liable for any obligations arising out of any acts or conduct of said officer or director performed for or on behalf of the Corporation. The Corporation shall and does hereby indemnify and hold harmless each person and his heirs and administrators who shall serve at any time hereafter as a director or officer of the Corporation from and against any and all claims, judgments and liabilities to which such persons shall become subject by reason of any action alleged to have been heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to have been taken by him as such director or officer, and shall reimburse each such person for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with any such claim or liability; including power to defend such person from all suits as provided, however, that no such person shall be indemnified against, or be reimbursed for, any expense incurred in connection with any claim or liability arising out of his own negligence or willful misconduct. The rights accruing to any person under the foregoing provisions of this section shall not exclude any other rights to which he may lawfully be entitled, nor shall anything herein contained restrict the right of the Corporation to indemnify or reimburse such person in any proper case, even though not specifically herein provided for. The Corporation, its directors, officers, employees and agents shall be fully protected in taking any action or making any payment or in refusing so to do in reliance upon the advice of counsel.
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Section 8.2 Other Indemnification. The indemnification herein provided shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer or employee and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 8.3 Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any liability in any capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against liability under the provisions of this Article 8 or the laws of the State of Nevada.
Section 8.4 Settlement by Corporation. The right of any person to be indemnified shall be subject always to the right of the Corporation by its Board of Directors, in lieu of such indemnity, to settle any such claim, action, suit or proceeding at the expense of the Corporation by the payment of the amount of such settlement and the costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.
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ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed, or added to by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of any director at an annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose, provided that a written notice shall have been sent to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meetings at least ten (10) days before the date of such annual or special meetings, which notice shall state the alterations, amendments, additions, or changes which are proposed to be made in such Bylaws. Only such changes shall be made as have been specified in the notice. The Bylaws may also be altered, amended, repealed, or new Bylaws adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Any Bylaws adopted by the Board may be altered, amended, or repealed by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote.
ARTICLE X
FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be December 31 and may be varied by resolution of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI
DIVIDENDS
The Board of Directors may at any regular or special meeting, as they deem advisable, declare dividends payable out of the unreserved and unrestricted earned surplus of the Corporation, such declaration shall be made in accord with Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.288 thru 78.300.
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ARTICLE XII
CORPORATE SEAL
The corporate seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
Adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors this ____day of _________, 2006.
_____________________________________
Secretary
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CLETHA A. WALSTRAND
ATTORNEY AT LAW
1322 WEST PACHUA CIRCLE
IVINS, UT 84738
OFFICE: 435-688-7317 FAX: 435-688-7318
cwalstrand@networld.com
December 29, 2006
The Board of Directors
TransAct Energy Corp.
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 4A2
Gentlemen:
We have been retained by TransAct Energy Corp., (the Company), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Registration Statement) relating to 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. You have requested that we render an opinion as to whether the common stock as proposed to be issued on the terms set forth in the Registration Statement will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
In connection with this engagement, we have examined the following:
1.
the articles of incorporation of the Company;
2.
the Registration Statement;
3.
the bylaws of the Company; and
4.
unanimous consents of the board of directors.
We have examined such other corporate records and documents and have made such other examinations as we deemed relevant.
Based upon the foregoing, and assuming that the common shares have been and will be issued and that TransAct Energy Corp. will fully comply with all applicable securities laws involved under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to said Acts, and in those states or foreign jurisdictions in which common shares have been and may be sold, I am of the opinion that the common shares have been and will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
This opinion opines upon Nevada law, including the Nevada Constitution, all applicable provisions of the statutory provisions, and reported judicial decisions interpreting those laws.
This opinion is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose without our prior written consent. This opinion is based on my knowledge of the law and facts as of the date of the registration statements effectiveness.
This opinion does not address or relate to any specific state securities laws. I assume no duty to communicate with TransAct Energy Corp. in respect to any matter that comes to my attention after the date of effectiveness of the registration statement.
We hereby consent to being named in the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement as having rendered the foregoing opinion and as having represented the Company in connection with the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reproduction of this legality opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/Cletha A. Walstrand
Attorney at Law
Exhibit 14.1
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for Officers, Directors and Employees of
TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
1.
Treat in an Ethical Manner Those to Whom TransAct Energy Corp. Has an Obligation
We are committed to honesty, just management, fairness, providing a safe and healthy environment free from the fear of retribution, and respecting the dignity due everyone.
For the communities in which we live and work we are committed to observe sound environmental business practices and to act as concerned and responsible neighbors, reflecting all aspects of good citizenship.
For our shareholders we are committed to pursuing sound growth and earnings objectives and to exercising prudence in the use of our assets and resources.
2.
Promote a Positive Work Environment
All employees want and deserve a workplace where they feel respected, satisfied, and appreciated. We respect cultural diversity and recognize that the various communities in which we may do business may have different legal provisions pertaining to the workplace. As such, we will adhere to the limitations specified by law in all of our localities, and further, we will not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind -- especially involving race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, and veteran or marital status.
Providing an environment that supports honesty, integrity, respect, trust, responsibility, and citizenship permits us the opportunity to achieve excellence in our workplace. While everyone who works for the Company must contribute to the creation and maintenance of such an environment, our executives and management personnel assume special responsibility for fostering a work environment that is free from the fear of retribution and will bring out the best in all of us. Supervisors must be careful in words and conduct to avoid placing, or seeming to place, pressure on subordinates that could cause them to deviate from acceptable ethical behavior.
3.
Protect Yourself, Your Fellow Employees, and the World We Live In
We are committed to providing a drug-free, safe, and healthy work environment, and to observe environmentally sound business practices. We will strive, at a minimum, to do no harm and where possible, to make the communities in which we work a better place to live. Each of us is responsible for compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations. Observe posted warnings and regulations. Report immediately to the appropriate management any accident or injury sustained on the job, or any environmental or safety concern you may have.
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4.
Keep Accurate and Complete Records
We must maintain accurate and complete Company records. Transactions between the Company and outside individuals and organizations must be promptly and accurately entered in our books in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices and principles. No one should rationalize or even consider misrepresenting facts or falsifying records. It will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action.
5.
Obey the Law
We will conduct our business in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Compliance with the law does not comprise our entire ethical responsibility. Rather, it is a minimum, absolutely essential condition for performance of our duties. In conducting business, we shall:
a.
Strictly Adhere to All Antitrust Laws
Officer, directors and employees must strictly adhere to all antitrust laws. Such laws exist in the United States, the European Union, and in many other countries where the Company may conduct business. These laws prohibit practices in restraint of trade such as price fixing and boycotting suppliers or customers. They also bar pricing intended to run a competitor out of business; disparaging, misrepresenting, or harassing a competitor; stealing trade secrets; bribery; and kickbacks.
b.
Strictly Comply with All Securities Laws
In our role as a publicly owned company, we must always be alert to and comply with the security laws and regulations of the United States and other countries.
i.
Do Not Engage in Speculative or Insider Trading
Federal law and Company policy prohibits officers, directors and employees, directly or indirectly through their families or others, from purchasing or selling company stock while in the possession of material, non-public information concerning the Company. This same prohibition applies to trading in the stock of other publicly held companies on the basis of material, non-public information. To avoid even the appearance of impropriety, Company policy also prohibits officers, directors and employees from trading options on the open market in Company stock under any circumstances.
Material, non-public information is any information that could reasonably be expected to affect the price of a stock. If an officer, director or employee is considering buying or selling a stock because of inside information they possess, they should assume that such information is material. It is also important for the officer, director or employee to keep in mind that if any trade they make becomes the subject of an investigation by the government, the trade will be viewed after-the-fact with the benefit of hindsight. Consequently, officers, directors and employees should always carefully consider how their trades would look from this perspective.
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Two simple rules can help protect you in this area: (1) Dont use non-public information for personal gain. (2) Don't pass along such information to someone else who has no need to know.
This guidance also applies to the securities of other companies for which you receive information in the course of your employment at TransAct Energy Corp.
ii.
Be Timely and Accurate in All Public Reports
As a public company, TransAct Energy Corp. must be fair and accurate in all reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and management of TransAct Energy Corp. are responsible for ensuring that all reports are filed in a timely manner and that they fairly present the financial condition and operating results of the Company.
Securities laws are vigorously enforced. Violations may result in severe penalties including forced sales of parts of the business and significant fines against the Company. There may also be sanctions against individual employees including substantial fines and prison sentences.
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer will certify to the accuracy of reports filed with the SEC in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Officers and Directors who knowingly or willingly make false certifications may be subject to criminal penalties or sanctions including fines and imprisonment.
6.
Avoid Conflicts of Interest
Our officers, directors and employees have an obligation to give their complete loyalty to the best interests of the Company. They should avoid any action that may involve, or may appear to involve, a conflict of interest with the company. Officers, directors and employees should not have any financial or other business relationships with suppliers, customers or competitors that might impair, or even appear to impair, the independence of any judgment they may need to make on behalf of the Company.
Here are some ways a conflict of interest could arise:
·
Employment by a competitor, or potential competitor, regardless of the nature of the employment, while employed by TransAct Energy Corp.
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Acceptance of gifts, payment, or services from those seeking to do business with TransAct Energy Corp.
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Placement of business with a firm owned or controlled by an officer, director or employee or his/her family.
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Ownership of, or substantial interest in, a company that is a competitor, client or supplier.
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Acting as a consultant to a TransAct Energy Corp. customer, client or supplier.
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Seeking the services or advice of an accountant or attorney who has provided services to TransAct Energy Corp.
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Officers, directors and employees are under a continuing obligation to disclose any situation that presents the possibility of a conflict or disparity of interest between the officer, director or employee and the Company. Disclosure of any potential conflict is the key to remaining in full compliance with this policy.
7.
Compete Ethically and Fairly for Business Opportunities
We must comply with the laws and regulations that pertain to the acquisition of goods and services. We will compete fairly and ethically for all business opportunities. In circumstances where there is reason to believe that the release or receipt of non-public information is unauthorized, do not attempt to obtain and do not accept such information from any source.
If you are involved in Company transactions, you must be certain that all statements, communications, and representations are accurate and truthful.
8.
Avoid Illegal and Questionable Gifts or Favors
The sale and marketing of our products and services should always be free from even the perception that favorable treatment was sought, received, or given in exchange for the furnishing or receipt of business courtesies. Officers, directors and employees of TransAct Energy Corp. will neither give nor accept business courtesies that constitute, or could be reasonably perceived as constituting, unfair business inducements or that would violate law, regulation or policies of the Company, or could cause embarrassment to or reflect negatively on the Companys reputation.
9.
Maintain the Integrity of Consultants, Agents, and Representatives
Business integrity is a key standard for the selection and retention of those who represent TransAct Energy Corp. Agents, representatives, or consultants must certify their willingness to comply with the Companys policies and procedures and must never be retained to circumvent our values and principles. Paying bribes or kickbacks, engaging in industrial espionage, obtaining the proprietary data of a third party without authority, or gaining inside information or influence are just a few examples of what could give us an unfair competitive advantage and could result in violations of law.
10.
Protect Proprietary Information
Proprietary Company information may not be disclosed to anyone without proper authorization. Keep proprietary documents protected and secure. In the course of normal business activities, suppliers, customers, and competitors may sometimes divulge to you information that is proprietary to their business. Respect these confidences.
11.
Obtain and Use Company Assets Wisely
Personal use of Company property must always be in accordance with corporate policy. Proper use of Company property, information resources, material, facilities, and equipment is your responsibility. Use and maintain these assets with the utmost care and respect, guarding against waste and abuse, and never borrow or remove Company property without management's permission.
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12.
Follow the Law and Use Common Sense in Political Contributions and Activities
TransAct Energy Corp. encourages its employees to become involved in civic affairs and to participate in the political process. Employees must understand, however, that their involvement and participation must be on an individual basis, on their own time, and at their own expense. In the United States, federal law prohibits corporations from donating corporate funds, goods, or services, directly or indirectly, to candidates for federal offices -- this includes employees' work time. Local and state laws also govern political contributions and activities as they apply to their respective jurisdictions, and similar laws exist in other countries.
13.
Board Committees.
The Company shall establish an Audit Committee empowered to enforce this Code of Ethics. The Audit Committee will report to the Board of Directors at least once each year regarding the general effectiveness of the Companys Code of Ethics, the Companys controls and reporting procedures and the Companys business conduct.
14.
Disciplinary Measures.
The Company shall consistently enforce its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct through appropriate means of discipline. Violations of the Code shall be promptly reported to the Audit Committee. Pursuant to procedures adopted by it, the Audit Committee shall determine whether violations of the Code have occurred and, if so, shall determine the disciplinary measures to be taken against any employee or agent of the Company who has so violated the Code.
The disciplinary measures, which may be invoked at the discretion of the Audit Committee, include, but are not limited to, counseling, oral or written reprimands, warnings, probation or suspension without pay, demotions, reductions in salary, termination of employment and restitution.
Persons subject to disciplinary measures shall include, in addition to the violator, others involved in the wrongdoing such as (i) persons who fail to use reasonable care to detect a violation, (ii) persons who if requested to divulge information withhold material information regarding a violation, and (iii) supervisors who approve or condone the violations or attempt to retaliate against employees or agents for reporting violations or violators.
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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form SB-2 for Transact Energy Corp., of our report dated December 22, 2006, relating to the September 30, 2006 financial statements of Transact Energy Corp., which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts".
/s/Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, P.C.
PRITCHETT, SILER & HARDY, P.C.
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 27, 2006
Exhibit 99.1
TRANSACT ENERGY CORP. COMMON STOCK
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Investment
I desire to purchase _____________________ shares of TransAct Energy Corp. at $0.25 per share for a total of $___________________________
Make Checks Payable to:
Escrow Specialists, TransAct Energy Corp., Escrow Account
Subscriber Information: Please clearly print name(s) in which Shares are to be acquired. All correspondence will go to the Investor Residence Address
Investor 1 (First, Middle I., Last):
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Investor 2 (First, Middle I. Last):
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Registration for the Investment (how the investment should be titled):
________________________________________________________________________________________
Investor Residence Address 1:
Check one of the following:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
£
U.S. Citizen
Investor Residence Address 2:
£
Resident Alien
____________________________________________________________________
City,
State
ZIP Code
£
Foreign Resident; Country ________
________________________________________, ________, _______________
£
U.S. Citizen residing outside the U.S.
Enter the taxpayer identification number. For most individual taxpayers, it is their Social Security Number. Note: If the purchase is in more than one name, the number should be that of the first person listed. For IRAs, Keoghs, and qualified plans, enter both the Social Security Number and the Taxpayer Identification Number for the plan.
Social Security Number
Taxpayer Identification Number (if applicable)
________-_____-_________
_____-________________________________
Form of Ownership (Individual, IRA, Trust, UGMA, Pension Plan, etc.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Subscriber Signature: The undersigned has the authority to enter into this subscription agreement on behalf of the person(s) or entity registered above.
Authorized Signature of Investor 1
________________________________________
Date:_____________________________________
Authorized Signature of Investor 2
________________________________________
Date:_____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Companys Acceptance (To be completed only by an authorized representative of the Company.)
The foregoing subscription is accepted this ____________ day of ________________, _____
___________________________________
Authorized Representative of the Company
Exhibit 99.2
PROCEEDS ESCROW AGREEMENT
PROCEEDS ESCROW AGREEMENT (Agreement) dated as of___________, 2005, by and between TransAct Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation (the Company) and Escrow Specialists of Ogden, Utah (the Escrow Agent).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company intends to engage in a private offering of certain of its securities (the Offering), which Offering contemplates minimum aggregate offering proceeds of $250,000 and maximum aggregate offering proceeds of $500,000;
WHEREAS, there will be deposited into an escrow account with Escrow Agent from time to time funds from prospective investors who wish to subscribe for securities offered in connection with the Offering (Subscribers), which funds will be held in escrow and distributed in accordance with the terms hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent is willing to act as an escrow agent in respect of the Escrow Funds (as hereinafter defined) upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable considerations, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.
Appointment of Escrow Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Escrow Agent as escrow agent in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment.
2.
Delivery of Escrow Funds .
(a)
The Company shall deliver to the Escrow Agent checks or wire transfers made payable to the order of Escrow Specialists, TransAct Energy Corp. Escrow Account together with the Subscribers mailing address. The funds delivered to the Escrow Agent shall be deposited by the Escrow Agent into a non-interest-bearing account designated Escrow Specialists, TransAct Energy Corp. Escrow Account (the Escrow Account) and shall be held and distributed by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms hereof. The collected funds deposited into the Escrow Account are referred to herein as the Escrow Funds. The Escrow Agent shall acknowledge receipt of all Escrow Funds by notifying the Company of deposits into the Escrow Account in the Escrow Agents customary manner no later than the next business day following the business day on which the Escrow Funds are deposited into the Escrow Account.
(b)
The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to enforce the collection or demand payment of any funds deposited into the Escrow Account. If, for any reason, any check deposited into the Escrow Account shall be returned unpaid to the Escrow Agent, the sole duty of the Escrow Agent shall be to return the check to the Company.
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3.
Investment of the Escrow Funds . The Escrow Account shall not bear interest and no other investment of the Escrow Funds shall be made while held by the Escrow Agent.
4.
Release of Escrow Funds . The Escrow Funds shall be paid by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the following:
(a)
Provided that the Escrow Funds total at least $250,000 at or before 4:00 p.m., Salt Lake City time, on May 31, 2007, (or August 15, 2007 if extended by the Company by written notice to the Escrow Agent given on or before May 15, 2007), or on any date prior thereto, the Escrow Funds (or any portion thereof) shall be paid to the Company or as otherwise instructed by the Company, within one (1) business day after the Escrow Agent receives a written release notice in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a Release Notice) signed by an authorized person of the Company and thereafter, the Escrow Account will remain open for the purpose of depositing therein the subscription price for additional securities sold by the Company in the Offering, which additional Escrow Funds shall be paid to the Company or as otherwise instructed by the Company upon receipt by the Escrow Agent of a Release Notice as described above; and
(b)
if the Escrow Agent has not received a Release Notice from the Company at or before 4:00 p.m. Salt Lake City time, on May 31, 2007, (or August 31, 2007 if extended by the Company by written notice to the Escrow Agent given on or before May 31, 2007), and the Escrow Funds do not total at least $250,000 at such time and date, then the Escrow Funds shall be returned to Subscribers.
In the event that at any time the Escrow Agent shall receive from the Company written instructions signed by an individual who is identified on Exhibit B attached hereon as a person authorized to act on behalf of the Company, requesting the Escrow Agent to refund to a Subscriber the amount of a collected check or other funds received by the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall make such refund to the Subscriber within one (1) business day after receiving such instructions.
5.
Limitation of Responsibility and Liability of the Escrow Agent . The Escrow Agent:
(a)
shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any act done or step taken or omitted by it in good faith, or for any mistake of fact or law, or for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith, except its own gross negligence and willful misconduct;
(b)
shall be authorized to rely upon all written instructions and/or communications of the non-bank Party which appear to be valid on their face;
(c)
shall have no implied obligations or responsibilities hereunder, nor shall it have any obligation or responsibility to collect funds or seek the deposit of money or property;
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(d)
may consult with legal counsel of its choice with regard to any legal question arising in connection with this duties or responsibilities hereunder, and shall have no liability or responsibility by reason of any action it may take or fail to take in accordance with the opinions of such counsel;
(e)
acts hereunder as a depository only, and is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the sufficiency, correctness, genuineness, or validity of any instrument deposited with it, or with respect to the form or execution of the same, or the identity, authority, or rights of any person executing or depositing the same; and
(f)
shall be entitled to comply with any final order, judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, and/or with the consistent written instructions from the non-bank Party.
6.
Costs and Expenses . The fee of the Escrow Agent is $150.00, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. In addition, if the Escrow Funds are returned to subscribers under 4(b), above, the Escrow Agent shall receive a fee of $_____________ per check for such service. The fee agreed on for services rendered hereunder is intended as full compensation for the Escrow Agent's services as contemplated by this Agreement; however, in the event that the conditions of this Agreement are not fulfilled, the Escrow Agent renders any material service not contemplated by this Agreement, there is any assignment of interest in the subject matter of this Agreement, there is any material modification hereof, any material controversy arises hereunder, or the Escrow Agent is made a party to or justifiably intervenes in any litigation pertaining to this Agreement or the subject matter hereof, the Escrow Agent shall be reasonably compensated for such extraordinary expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, occasioned by any delay, controversy, litigation, or event and the same may be recoverable only from the Company.
7.
Notices . All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when received, if deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, addressed as provided below; when transmission is verified, if telecopied; and on the next business day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery;
To the Company: |
Roderick Bartlett |
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TransAct Energy Corp |
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1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1650 |
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Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 4A2 |
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To Escrow Agent: |
Escrow Specialists |
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P. O. Box 3287 |
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Ogden, UT 84405 |
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Attn: Dennis Simpson |
Any party may change its address by providing written notice of such change to the other parties hereto.
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8.
Resignation by Escrow Agent . Upon thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to the non-bank Party delivered or sent as required above, the Escrow Agent shall have the right to resign as escrow agent hereunder and to thereby terminate its duties and responsibilities hereunder, and shall thereupon be released from these instructions. Upon resignation by the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall provide the non-bank Party with sufficient information concerning the status of the Escrow Fund to enable the non-bank parties to provide the same to a successor escrow agent.
9.
Termination of Escrow Agreement . The Escrow Agents responsibilities thereunder shall terminate at such time as the Escrow Fund shall have been fully disbursed pursuant to the terms hereof, or upon earlier termination of this escrow arrangement pursuant to written instructions executed by the non-bank Party. Such written notice of earlier termination shall include instruction to the Escrow Agent for the distribution of the Escrow Fund.
10.
Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire understanding by and among the parties hereto; there are no promises, agreements, understandings, representations or warranties, other than as herein set forth. No change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless the same is in writing and is signed by all of the parties hereto.
11.
Applicable Law, Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Utah, and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their respective hands to be set hereto with the intention of being bound effective in all respects as of the date and year first hereinabove written.
TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
By: Roderick Bartlett
Its: President
ESCROW SPECIALISTS
By: Dennis Simpson
Its: Owner
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EXHIBIT A
Release Notice
ESCROW SPECIALISTS
Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby authorize and instruct ESCROW SPECIALISTS, escrow agent, to release [$______________] of Escrow Funds from the Escrow Account and to deliver such funds as follows:
[Insert Delivery Instructions]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this release has been executed on ________________, 2007.
TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
_________________________________
By: Roderick Bartlett
Its: President
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EXHIBIT B
Authorized Personnel
The Escrow Agent is authorized to accept instructions and notices signed or believed by the Escrow Agent to be signed by any one of the following each of whom is authorized to act on behalf of the Company:
On Behalf of TRANSACT ENERGY CORP.
Name
Title
Signature
Roderick Bartlett
President
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