UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark one)
x
 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
 
 ACT OF 1934
 
  For the Quarterly Period Ended January 31, 2011
or
o
 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
 
 ACT OF 1934
 
  For the transition period from ________________ to ________________
 
Commission File Number: 000-53861
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AURUM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
27-1728996
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
Identification No.)
   
Level 8, 580 St Kilda Road
 
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 001 (613) 8532 2800
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   x   Yes   o   No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).*     o   Yes   o   No
 
*       The registrant has not yet been phased into the interactive data requirements
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12-b2 of the Exchange Act.
 
(Check one):  Large accelerated filer   o  Accelerated filer  o   Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company   x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12-b2 of the Exchange Act).    o   Yes     x No
 
There were 105,600,000 shares of common stock outstanding on March 15, 2011.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Table Of Contents



   
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Exh. 10.1
2010 Equity Incentive Plan
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Exh. 31.1
Certification
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Exh. 31.2
Certification
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Exh. 32.1
Certification
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Exh. 32.2
Certification
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Introduction to Interim Financial Statements.

The interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by Aurum, Inc. (“Aurum” or the “Company”) without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (The “Commission”). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of January 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the three month periods ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2010 and for the cumulative period September 29, 2008 (inception) through January 31, 2011, and the changes in its cash flows for the three month periods ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2010 and for the cumulative period September 29, 2008 (inception) through January 31, 2011, have been included.  The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

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 certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
 
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AURUM, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Balance Sheet

   
January 31,
2011
US$
(unaudited)
   
October 31,
2010
US$
 
             
ASSETS
           
             
Current Assets:
           
Cash
    17,562       39,059  
Prepayments
    12,913       1,700  
Total Current Assets
    30,475       40,759  
                 
Non Current Assets:
               
Property & equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $8,226 and $5,390
    14,412       15,677  
Total Non Current Assets
    14,412       15,677  
                 
Total Assets
    44,887       56,436  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    35,852       26,969  
Total Current Liabilities
    35,852       26,969  
                 
Non Current Liabilities:
               
Advances payable to affiliate (Note 3)
    1,365,614       1,079,272  
Total Non Current Liabilities
    1,365,614       1,079,272  
                 
Total Liabilities
    1,401,466       1,106,241  
                 
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) :
               
Common stock: $.0001 par value
500,000,000 shares authorised, and
105,600,000 shares issued and outstanding at
January 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010.
    10,560       10,560  
Additional Paid-in-Capital
    798,020       11,040  
Accumulated (Deficit) during exploration stage
    (2,075,150 )     (981,396 )
Accumulated (Deficit) prior to exploration activities
    (90,009 )     (90,009 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
    (1,356,579 )     (1,049,805 )
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
    44,887       56,436  
                 
See Notes to Financial Statements
               
 
 
 
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AURUM, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
For the three
months ended
January 31,
2011
   
For the three
months ended
 January 31,
2010
   
For the period
from inception
September 29,
2008 to January
31, 2011
 
   
US$
   
US$
   
US$
 
                   
Revenues
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
                         
Cost and expenses
                       
Legal, accounting & professional
    29,679       29,058       139,889  
Administration expense
    36,698       21,138       177,032  
Stock based compensation
    786,980       -       786,980  
Exploration expense
    227,522       103,445       863,141  
Donations
    -       100,000       100,000  
Interest expense
    -       -       14  
      1,080,879       253,641       2,067,056  
                         
(Loss) from Operations
    (1,080,879 )     (253,641 )     (2,067,056 )
Foreign currency exchange (loss)
    (12,892 )     (5,957 )     (97,545 )
Other income - interest
    17       9       42  
(Loss) before income tax
    (1,093,754 )     (259,589 )     (2,164,559 )
Provision for income tax
    -       -       -  
                         
Net (loss)
    (1,093,754 )     (259,589 )     (2,164,559 )
                         
Basic and diluted net (loss) per common equivalent share
    (0.01 )     (0.00 )     (0.02 )
                         
Weighted average number of common equivalent shares (in 000’s)
    105,600       105,600       103,601  
                         
See Notes to Financial Statements
                       

 
 
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AURUM, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(Unaudited)


   
 
 
Shares
   
Common
Stock
Amount
   
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   
Accumulated
(Deficit)
During
exploration
stage
   
Accumulated
(Deficit) Prior
to exploration
activities
   
 
Total
 
         
US$
   
US$
   
US$
   
US$
   
US$
 
                                     
Inception, September 29, 2008
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Issuance of shares
    96,000,000       9,600       -       -       (600 )     9,000  
                                                 
Net (loss)
    -       -       -       -       (12 )     (12 )
                                                 
Balance, October 31, 2008
    96,000,000       9,600       -       -       (612 )     8,988  
                                                 
Issuance of shares
    9,600,000       960       11,040       -       -       12,000  
                                                 
Net (loss)
    -       -       -       -       (89,397 )     (89,397 )
 
Balance, October 31, 2009
    105,600,000       10,560       11,040       -       (90,009 )     (68,409 )
                                                 
Net (loss)
    -       -       -       (981,396 )     -       (981,396 )
 
Balance, October 31, 2010
    105,600,000       10,560       11,040       (981,396 )     (90,009 )     (1,049,805 )
                                                 
Issuance of employee stock options
    -       -       786,980       -       -       786,980  
                                                 
Net (loss)
    -       -       -       (1,093,754 )     -       (1,093,754 )
 
Balance, January 31, 2011
    105,600,000       10,560       798,020       (2,075,150 )     (90,009 )     (1,356,579 )
                                                 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
 
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AURUM, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three
months
ended
January 31,
2011
US$
   
Three
months
ended
January 31,
2010
US$
     
For the
period from
inception
September
29, 2008 to
January 31,
2011
US$
 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
 
Net loss
    (1,093,754 )     (259,589 )     (2,164,559 )
                         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used)
                       
in Operating Activities:
                       
Employee options issued for stock based compensation
    786,980       -       786,980  
Foreign currency exchange loss
    12,892       5,957       95,528  
Depreciation
    2,836       652       8,226  
                         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Prepayments
    (11,213 )     3,642       (12,913 )
Advances - affiliate
    -       (7,763 )     -  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    8,883       (8,661 )     35,852  
                         
                         
Net Cash (used) in Operating Activities
    (293,376 )     (265,762 )     (1,250,886 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                       
                         
Property & equipment
    (1,571 )     (6,030 )     (22,638 )
                         
Net Cash (used) in Investing Activities
    (1,571 )     (6,030 )     (22,638 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
                         
Issuance of shares
    -       -       21,000  
Advances payable - affiliate
    274,566       279,809       1,272,814  
                         
Net Cash provided by Financing Activities
    274,566       279,809       1,293,814  
                         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (1,116 )     (5,957 )     (2,728 )
                         
Net increase/(decrease) in cash
    (21,497 )     2,060       17,562  
                         
Cash at beginning of period
    39,059       189       -  
                         
Cash at end of period
    17,562       2,249       17,562  
                         
See Notes to Financial Statements
                       
                         
                         
 
 
 
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AURUM, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
January 31, 2011
(unaudited)

(1)         ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Aurum, Inc. ("Aurum” or the “Company") was incorporated in the State of Florida in September 2008 under the name Liquid Financial Engines, Inc. The principal stockholder of Aurum is Golden Target Pty Ltd., an Australian corporation (“Golden”), which owned 96.21% of Aurum as of January 31, 2011.

On January 20, 2010, the Company re-incorporated in the state of Delaware (the “Reincorporation”) through a merger involving Liquid Financial Engines Inc. (“Liquid”) and Aurum, Inc., a Delaware Corporation that was a wholly owned subsidiary of Liquid. The Reincorporation was effected by merging Liquid with Aurum, with Aurum being the surviving entity. For financial reporting purposes Aurum is deemed a successor to Liquid.

In July 2009, Golden acquired a 96% interest in Aurum from certain stockholders. In connection therewith, the Company appointed a new President/Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Secretary and a new sole Director. The sole director and stockholder of Golden is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

In 2009, the Company shifted its focus to mineral exploration for gold and copper in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao P.D.R or Laos).  Laos is known by the Company to have significant potential for gold and copper discoveries and is a highly under explored nation with respect to all mineral commodities.

In December 2010, the Company executed a Management and Shareholders Agreement with Argonaut Overseas Investments Ltd (“AOI”), an indirectly wholly owned Subsidiary of Argonaut Resources N.L., in respect to Argonaut’s 70% held Century Concession in Laos.

The agreement appoints Aurum as the manager of the Century Thrust Joint Venture Agreement and the Company has the right to earn 72.86% of AOI’s interest in the Joint Venture which is equivalent to a 51% beneficial interest in the Century Concession. The agreement between Aurum and AOI is includes a one year assessment period during which Aurum will conduct initial Exploration to assess the Tenement.

On February 10, 2011, the Company entered into a Deed of Agreement with the shareholders of the Laos Inter Mining Options Ltd (“LIMO”) which grants Aurum an option to purchase LIMO’s 20% interest in the Joint Venture. This Agreement in conjunction with the Management and Shareholders Agreement with AOI enables Aurum to acquire, at its option, 71% beneficial interest in the Century Concession.

The Company’s ability to continue operations through the remainder of 2011 is dependent upon future funding from affiliated entities, capital raisings, or its ability to commence revenue producing operations and positive cash flows.
 
(2)         RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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(3)         AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS

In August 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with AXIS Consultants Pty Ltd (“AXIS”) to provide management and administration services to the Company. AXIS is affiliated through common management. The Company is one of ten affiliated companies under common management with AXIS. Each of the companies has some common Directors, officers and shareholders. In addition, each of the companies is substantially dependent upon AXIS for its senior management and administration staff. It has been the intention of the affiliated companies and respective Boards of Directors that each of such arrangements or transactions should accommodate the respective interest of the relevant affiliated companies in a manner which is fair to all parties and equitable to the shareholders of each. Currently, there are no material arrangements or planned transactions between the Company and any of the affiliated companies other than AXIS.

The payable to affiliate at January 31, 2011 in the amount of $1,365,614 is all due to AXIS. During the three months ended January 31, 2011, AXIS provided services in accordance with the services agreement, incurred direct costs on behalf of the Company and provided funding of $286,342.  The Company intends to repay these amounts with funds raised either via additional debt or equity offerings, but as this may not occur within the next 12 months. AXIS has agreed not to call this loan within the next year and accordingly, the Company has decided to classify the amounts payable as non current in the accompanying balance sheet.
 
(4)         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 Aurum as a going concern. Aurum has incurred net losses since inception and may continue to incur substantial and increasing losses for the next several years, all of which raises substantial doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern.

In addition Aurum is reliant on loans and advances from corporations affiliated with the President of Aurum. Based on discussions with these affiliate companies, Aurum believes this source of funding will continue to be available. Other than the arrangements noted above, Aurum has not confirmed any other arrangement for ongoing funding. As a result Aurum may be required to raise funds by additional debt or equity offerings in order to meet its cash flow requirements during the forthcoming year.

The accumulated deficit of the Company from inception (September 2008) through January 31, 2011 amounted to $2,165,159.
 
(5)         INCOME TAXES

Aurum files its income tax returns on an accrual basis.

The Company follows the accounting requirements associated with uncertainty in income taxes using the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC 740, Income Taxes.  Using that guidance, tax positions initially need to be recognized in the financial statements when it is more-likely-than-not the positions will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities.  It also provides guidance for derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  As of January 31, 2011, the Company has no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

The Company is required to file tax returns in the United States.  The Company has available net operating losses carry forward aggregating approximately US$235,000 which would expire in 2030.

The Company’s tax returns for all years since 2008 remain open to examination by the respective tax authorities.  There are currently no tax examinations in progress.
 
 
 
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(6)         STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

In September 2008, 96,000,000 shares of common stock were issued to the Company’s founder raising $9,000.

In March 2009, the Company raised $12,000 in a registered public offering of 9,600,000 shares of common stock share pursuant to a prospectus dated January 30, 2009.

 On September 29, 2009 the Company’s Board of Directors declared an 8-for-1 stock split in the form of a stock dividend that was payable in October 2009 to stockholders of record as of October 23, 2009. The Company has accounted for this bonus issue as a stock split and accordingly, all share and per share data has been retroactively restated.

Issue of Options under Equity Incentive Plan

Effective December 13, 2010, the Company issued 2,500,000 options over shares of Common Stock to employees under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan that has been adopted by the Directors of the Company. The options vested 1/3 on December 13, 2010, and 1/3 will vest on November 17, 2011 and the balance on November 17, 2012. The exercise price of the options is US$1.00 and the latest exercise date for the options is November 17, 2020.

The Company has accounted for all options issued based upon their fair market value using the Binomial pricing model.

An external consultant has calculated the fair value of the 2,500,000 options using the Binomial valuation method using the following inputs:

Grant date
 
Dec 13,
 2010
Dec 13,
 2010
Dec 13,
 2010
Grant date share price
US$1.10
US$1.10
US$1.10
Vesting date
Dec 13, 2010
Nov 17, 2011
Nov 17, 2012
Expected life in years
4.5
5.0
5.5
Risk-free rate
1.91%
1.91%
1.91%
Volatility
95%
95%
95%
Exercise price
US$1.00
US$1.00
US$1.00
Call option value
US$0.78
US$0.81
US$0.83

 
   
Options
   
Option Price
Per Share
US$
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
US$
 
Outstanding at November 1, 2010
    -       -       -  
Granted
    2,500,000       1.00       1.00  
Forfeited
    -       -       -  
Outstanding at January 31, 2011
    2,500,000       1.00       1.00  

 
The exercise price is US$1.00 per option. The weighted average per option fair value of options granted during fiscal 2011 was US$0.81 and the weighted average remaining contractual life of those options is 9¾ years. There are 833,333 options currently exercisable.

The total value of the outstanding unvested options equates to $1,229,687 and is being amortised over the vesting periods.

For the three months ended January 31, 2011, the amortization amounted to $786,980.


 
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(7)           FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and advances to affiliates. The carrying amounts of cash and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their respective fair values because of the short maturities of those instruments. The fair value of advances to affiliates is not readily determinable as there are no specified repayment terms.


(8)           EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY

As a result the Company’s recent focus on mineral exploration, it is considered an exploration stage company and accordingly reports operations, stockholders deficit and cash flows since inception through the date that revenues are generated from management’s intended operations. Since inception, the Company has incurred an operating loss of $2,164,559. The Company’s working capital has been primarily generated through the sales of common stock as well as advances from an affiliated entity.


(9)           NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net profit (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share is similarly calculated using the treasury stock method except that the denominator is increased to reflect the potential dilution that would occur if dilutive securities at the end of the applicable period were exercised. There were no potential dilutive securities as of January 31, 2011.


(10)           CASH

The Company maintains cash deposits with financial institutions in Australia and in Laos.  Cash deposits maintained in Australian dollars are translated into US dollars at the period end exchange rate with the related adjustment recognized in statements of operations.


(11)           SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February 10, 2011, the Company entered into a Deed of Agreement with the shareholders of the Laos Inter Mining Options Ltd (“LIMO”) which grants Aurum an option to purchase LIMO’s 20% interest in the Joint Venture. This Agreement in conjunction with the Management and Shareholders Agreement with AOI enables Aurum to acquire, at its option, 71% beneficial interest in the Century Concession. The amount paid to date is $20,000.
 
 
 
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Item 2.        MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

General
 
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and plan of operation should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and accompanying notes and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report. This report contains numerous forward-looking statements relating to our business. Such forward-looking statements are identified by the use of words such as believes, intends, expects, hopes, may, should, plan, projected, contemplates, anticipates or similar words. Actual operating schedules, results of operations and other projections and estimates could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
 
Overview
 
Aurum, Inc. is an exploration stage company and was incorporated in Florida on September 29, 2008, to develop and market financial software. In July 2009, Golden Target Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation ("Golden") acquired a 96% interest in Aurum from Daniel McKelvey and certain other stockholders. Mr. McKelvey resigned as Sole Director and Officer of Aurum, Joseph Gutnick was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director and Peter Lee was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Commencing August 2009, the Company decided to focus on mineral exploration for gold and copper in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. The Company’s planned operations have not commenced and is considered to be in the exploration stage. On January 20, 2010, the Company re-incorporated in the state of Delaware through a merger involving Liquid Financial Engines Inc. and Aurum, Inc., with Aurum being the surviving entity.

In December 2010, the Company executed a Management and Shareholders Agreement with Argonaut Overseas Investments Ltd (“AOI”), an indirectly wholly owned Subsidiary of Argonaut Resources N.L., in respect to Argonaut’s 70% held Century Concession in Laos.

The agreement appoints Aurum as the manager of the Century Thrust Joint Venture Agreement and the Company has the right to earn 72.86% of AOI’s interest in the Joint Venture which is equivalent to a 51% beneficial interest in the Century Concession. The agreement between Aurum and AOI is includes a one year assessment period during which Aurum will conduct initial Exploration to assess the Tenement.

On February 10, 2011, the Company entered into a Deed of Agreement with the shareholders of the Laos Inter Mining Options Ltd (“LIMO”) which grants Aurum an option to purchase LIMO’s 20% interest in the Joint Venture. This Agreement in conjunction with the Management and Shareholders Agreement with AOI enables Aurum to acquire, at its option, 71% beneficial interest in the Century Concession.

We have incurred net losses since our inception and may continue to incur substantial and increasing losses for the next several years. Since inception (September 2008) we have incurred accumulated losses of $2,164,559 which was funded primarily by the sale of equity securities and advances from affiliates.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Three Months Ended January 31, 2011 vs. Three Months Ended January 31, 2010.
 
Costs and expenses increased from $253,641 in the three months ended January 31, 2010 to $1,080,879 in the three months ended January 31, 2011.

The increase in costs and expenses is a net result of:
 
 
a)
an increase in legal, accounting and professional expense from $29,058 for the three months ended January 31, 2010 to $29,679 for the three months ended January 31, 2011, which reflected an increase in legal fees related to the Century Thrust Joint Venture Agreement for which there is no comparable cost in the corresponding three month period, which was offset by decreases in audit and stock transfer costs during the period.
 
 
 
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b)
an increase in administrative costs including salaries from $21,138 in the three months ended January 31, 2010 to $36,698 in the three months ended January 31, 2011, primarily as a result of an increase in the cost of services provided by AXIS in accordance with the service agreement as a result of increased management activity related to the Century Thrust Joint Venture Agreement and costs of filing documents with the SEC.

 
c)
an increase in stock based compensation from $nil in the three months ended January 31, 2010 to $786,980 in the three months ended January 31, 2011. In December 2010, the Company issued options over shares of Common Stock to employees under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan for which there is no comparable cost in the corresponding three month period.

 
d)
an increase in the exploration expense from $103,445 for the three months ended January 31, 2010 to $227,522 for the three months ended January 31, 2011. The costs primarily relate to consultants providing preliminary reviews and advice on exploration targets in Laos, more particularly on the Century Thrust concession.

 
e)
a decrease in donations from $100,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2010 to $nil for the three months ended January 31, 2011. During the three months ended January 31, 2010 we donated $100,000 to the typhoon victims in Southern Laos. There is no comparable expenditure in the three months ended January 31, 2011.
 
As a result of the foregoing, the loss from operations increased from $253,641 for the three months ended January 31, 2010 to $1,080,879 for the three months ended January 31, 2011.
 
The Company recorded a foreign currency exchange loss of $12,892 for the three months ended January 31, 2011 compared to a foreign currency exchange loss of $5,957 for the three months ended January 31, 2010, primarily due to revaluation of amounts payable to affiliates.
 
The Company recorded an increase in interest income from $9 for the three months ended January 31, 2010 to $17 for the three months ended January 31, 2011.
 
The net loss was $1,093,754 for the three months ended January 31, 2011 compared to a net loss of $259,589 for the three months ended January 31, 2010.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the three months ended January 31, 2011, net cash used in operating activities was $293,376 consisting primarily of the net loss from operations of $1,093,754, which was offset by a non-cash costs charge relating to employee options issued for stock based compensation of $786,980. Net cash used in investing activities was $1,571 being the cost of additional equipment; and net cash provided by financing activities was $274,566 being advances from affiliates.

The Company’s ability to continue operations through 2011 is dependent upon future funding from affiliated entities, capital raisings, or its ability to commence revenue producing operations and positive cash flows.

The Company continues to search for additional sources of capital, as and when needed; however, there can be no assurance funding will be successfully obtained. Even if it is obtained, there is no assurance that it will not be secured on terms that are highly dilutive to existing shareholders.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplates continuation of Aurum, Inc. as a going concern. However, Aurum, Inc. has limited assets, has not yet commenced revenue producing operations and has sustained recurring losses since inception.
 

 
 
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Cautionary “Safe Harbour” Statement under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Certain information contained in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“the Act”), which became law in December 1995. In order to obtain the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Act for any such forward-looking statements, we wish to caution investors and prospective investors about significant factors which, among others, have in some cases affected our actual results and are in the future likely to affect our actual results and cause them to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements relating to future financial results. Actual results may differ as a result of factors over which we have no control, including, without limitation, the risks of exploration and development stage projects, political risks of development in foreign countries, risks associated with environmental and other regulatory matters, mining risks and competitors, the volatility of commodity prices and movements in foreign exchange rates. Additional information which could affect the Company’s financial results is included in the Company’s Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 3.

At January 31, 2011, the Company had no outstanding loan facilities that were interest bearing.

Item 4.

 
a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, such principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, the Company’s disclosure control and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report at the reasonable level of assurance.

 
b)
Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

  There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
c)
Other

  We believe that a controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. Therefore, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide such reasonable assurances of achieving our desired control objectives, and our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, as of January 31, 2011, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in achieving that level of reasonable assurance.
 
 
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1.

Not Applicable

Item 1A.

Not Applicable

Item 2.

Not Applicable

Item 3.

Not Applicable
 
 
Item 4.

Not Applicable
 
 
Item 5.

Not Applicable

Item 6.

(a)     
Exhibit No.
Description
     
 
10.1
2010 Equity Incentive Plan*
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act
 
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act
 
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002
 
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002

       * Employee Compensation Plan
 
 
 
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(FORM 10-Q)
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 

 
 
Aurum, Inc.
 
     
 
By:
 
     
     
   
__________________
   
Joseph I. Gutnick
   
Chairman of the Board, President and
   
Chief Executive Officer
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
     
     
 
By:
 
     
   
__________________
     
   
Craig Michael
   
Director and Executive General Manager
     
     
     
 
By:
 
     
   
__________________
   
Peter Lee
   
Secretary and
   
Chief Financial Officer
   
(Principal Financial Officer)
     
     
Dated March 16, 2011
 

 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
10.1
 
2010 Equity Incentive Plan*
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002

 
* Employee Compensation Plan
 
 
 
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Exhibit 10.1
 
 
AURUM, INC
 
2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 
Board of Directors Approval:  May 18, 2010
 

 
1.             Purposes of the Plan . The purposes of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and to promote the success of the Company's business. Options granted hereunder may be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the discretion of the Committee.
 
2.             Definitions . As used herein, and in any Option granted hereunder, the following definitions shall apply:
 
(a)          "Affiliate" shall mean any corporation or any other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company.
 
(b)          "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
(c)          “Change of Control” means and shall be deemed to have occurred if:
 
(i)  any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company;
 
(ii)  a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company is replaced during any 18-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors prior to the date of appointment or election;
 
(iii)  Joseph I. Gutnick is removed as the chief executive officer of the Company for reasons other than (A) Mr. Gutnick’s conviction of a felony or the determination by the Board that Mr. Gutnick has continued to engage in acts of gross misconduct involving the Company after written notice thereof and an opportunity to cure or (B) Mr. Gutnick’s death or permanent disability;
 
(iv)  one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or group), assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of the preceding clause (iv), there is no acquisition of assets if the assets are transferred to:
 
(A)  a shareholder of the Company in exchange for or with respect to its stock; or
 
(B)  an entity, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; or
 
 
 
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(v)  the stockholders of the Company approve (A) a definitive agreement for the merger or other business combination of the Company with or into another corporation or other entity pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company do not own, immediately after the transaction, more than 50% of the voting power of the corporation or other entity that survives and is a publicly owned corporation or other entity and not a subsidiary of another corporation or other entity, or (B) a definitive agreement for the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (C) any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company
 
(d)           "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
(e)           "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
 
(f)            "Company" shall mean Aurum, Inc, a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.
 
(g)           "Committee" shall mean the Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan. If the Board does not appoint or ceases to maintain a Committee, the term "Committee" shall refer to the Board.
 
(h)           "Consultant" shall mean any consultant, independent contractor or other person who provides significant services to the Company or any Subsidiary, but who is neither an Employee nor a Director.
 
(i)            "Director" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
(j)            "Employee" shall mean any person, including officers (whether or not they are directors), employed by the Company or any Affiliate.
 
(k)           "Fair Market Value" shall mean the price for the Shares determined by the Committee in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of any date is the last sale price of the Common Stock on the trading day prior to such date or, in case no such reported sales take place on such day, the average of the last reported bid and asked prices of the Common Stock on such day, in either case on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is admitted to trading or listed, or if not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange, the high per share bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, or if not so available, the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.
 
(l)            "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
(m)          "Incentive Stock Option" shall mean any option granted under this Plan and any other option granted to an Employee in accordance with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
(n)           "Nonstatutory Stock Option" shall mean an Option granted under the Plan that is subject to the provisions of Section 1.83-7 of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 83 of the Code.
 
(o)           "Option" shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
 
(p)           "Option Agreement" shall mean a written agreement between the Company and the Optionee regarding the grant and exercise of Options to purchase Shares and the terms and conditions thereof as determined by the Committee pursuant to the Plan.
 
(q)           "Optioned Shares" shall mean the Common Stock subject to an Option.
 
(r)            "Optionee" shall mean an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Option.
 
 
 
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(s)            "Plan" shall mean this 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.
 
(t)            "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
(u)           "Share" shall mean a share of the Common Stock subject to an Option, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.
 
(v)           "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain then owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
 
(w)           "Termination of Service" shall mean (a) in the case of an Employee, a cessation of the employee-employer relationship between the Employee and the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, including, but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death, disability, retirement, or the disaffiliation of an Affiliate, but excluding any such termination where there is a simultaneous reemployment by the Company or an Affiliate; (b) in the case of a Consultant, a cessation of the service relationship between the Consultant and the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, including, but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death, disability, or the disaffiliation of an Affiliate, but excluding any such termination where there is a simultaneous re-engagement of the consultant by the Company or an Affiliate; and (c) in the case of a non-employee Director, a cessation of the Director's service on the Board for any reason, including, but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, death, disability, retirement or non-reelection to the Board.
 
3.              Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 10% of the issued and outstanding shares (on a fully diluted basis) and the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued upon exercise of Incentive Stock Options is 20,000,000. The Shares may be authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Common Stock. If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, the Shares which were subject to the Option but as to which the Option was not exercised shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, became available for other Option grants under the Plan. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up, Share combination, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares, the Committee shall adjust the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan and the number, class, and price of Shares subject to outstanding Options in such manner as the Committee (in its sole discretion) shall determine to be appropriate to prevent the dilution or diminution of such Options. Shares issued under the Plan and later repurchased by the Company pursuant to any repurchase right that the Company may have shall not be available for future grant under the Plan; provided, that if unvested Shares of Common Stock are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, and the original Shares purchaser did not receive any benefits of ownership of those Shares (other than voting rights), then those Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.
 
4.              Administration of the Plan.
 
(a)            Procedure. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board may appoint the Remuneration Committee or another Committee of the Board of the Company to administer the Plan, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe, once appointed, the Committee shall continue to serve until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the Committee and, thereafter, directly administer the Plan.
 
 
 
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Members of the Board or Committee who are either eligible for Options or have been granted Options may vote on any matters affecting the administration of the Plan or the grant of Options pursuant to the Plan, except that no such member shall act upon the granting of an Option to himself, but any such member may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board or the Committee during which action is taken with respect to the granting of an Option to him or her.
 
The Committee shall meet at such times and places and upon such notice as the Chairperson determines. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. Any acts by the Committee may be taken at any meeting at which a quorum is present and shall be by majority vote of those members entitled to vote.
 
Additionally, any acts reduced to writing or approved in writing by all of the members of the Committee shall be valid acts of the Committee.
 
(b)            Powers of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority: (i) to determine, upon review of relevant information, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock; (ii) to determine the exercise price of options to be granted, the Employees, Directors and Consultants to whom and the time or times at which options shall be granted, and the number of shares to be represented by each option; (iii) to interpret the Plan; (iv) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (v) to determine the terms and provisions of each option granted under the Plan (which need not be identical) and, with the consent of the holder thereof, to modify or amend any option; (vi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate the grant of an Option previously granted by the Committee; (vii) defer an exercise date of any Option (with the consent of the Optionee), subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) of the Plan; (viii) to determine whether Options granted under the Plan will be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options; and (ix) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
 
(c)            Acceleration of Vesting. Notwithstanding the vesting period set out in an offer of options to an Optionee, in the case of a Change of Control all Options then outstanding will immediately vest for the purpose of such transaction.
 
(d)            Effect of Committee's Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and binding on all potential or actual Optionees, any other holder of an Option or other equity security of the Company and all other persons.
 
5.               Eligibility.
 
(a)            Persons Eligible for Options. Options under the Plan may be granted only to Employees, Directors or Consultants whom the Committee, in its sole discretion, may designate from time to time. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. An Employee who has been granted an Option, if he or she is otherwise eligible, may be granted an additional Option or Options.  However, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to one or more Incentive Stock Options grants that are exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar year (under all stock option plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000 (determined as of the grant date). Any options granted that exceed the foregoing limitation shall be deemed to be Nonstatutory Stock Options.
 
(b)            No Right to Continuing Employment. Neither the establishment nor the operation of the Plan shall confer upon any Optionee or any other person any right with respect to continuation of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall the Plan interfere in any way with the right of the Optionee or the right of the Company (or any Subsidiary) to terminate such employment or service at any time.
 
 
 
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(c)             Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate or have Employees, Directors or Consultants, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (i) determine which subsidiaries shall be covered by the Plan; (ii) determine which Employees, Directors or Consultants outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) modify the terms and conditions of any Option granted to Employees,  Directors or Consultants outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws; (iv) establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable (any such subplans and/or modifications shall be attached to this subplan as appendices); provided, however, that no such subplans and/or modifications shall increase the number of  Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan ; and (v) take any action, before or after an Option is granted, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any applicable foreign laws. If the terms of any Option Agreement delivered to a foreign Optionee conflict with the terms of this Plan, the terms of such Option Agreement will control.
 
6.             Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board or its approval by vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote on the adoption of the Plan (in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 hereof), whichever is earlier. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.
 
7.             Term of Option. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the term of each Option granted under the Plan shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant. The term of the Option shall be set forth in the Option Agreement. No Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option is granted; provided that, no Incentive Stock Option granted to any Employee who, at the date such Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 425(d) of the Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliates shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date such Option is granted.
 
8.               Exercise Price and Consideration.
 
(a)           Exercise Price. Except as provided in subsection (b) below, the exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to any Option shall be such price as is determined by the Committee, which shall in no event be less than: the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date the Option is granted; provided that, in the case of any Optionee owning stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the exercise price shall be not less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date the Option is granted.
 
(b)           Ten Percent Stockholders. No Option shall be granted to any Employee who, at the date such Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, unless the exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to such Option is at least equal to one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the grant date.
 
(c)           Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Optioned Shares shall be payment in cash or by check unless payment in some other manner, including by promissory note, other shares of the Company's Common Stock or such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Optioned Shares as is authorized by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Option. Any cash or other property received by the Company from the sale of Shares pursuant to the Plan shall constitute part of the general assets of the Company.
 
 
 
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9.               Exercise of Option.
 
(a)           Vesting Period. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Committee and as shall be permissible under the terms of the Plan, which shall be specified in the Option Agreement evidencing the Option. Options granted under the Plan shall vest at a rate of at least twenty percent (20%) per year.
 
(b)           Exercise Procedures. An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the option agreement evidencing the Option, and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company.
 
An Option may not be exercised for fractional shares. As soon as practicable following the exercise of an Option in the manner set forth above, the Company shall issue or cause its transfer agent to issue stock certificates representing the Shares purchased. Until the issuance of such stock certificates (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Shares notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of the transfer by the Optionee of the consideration for the purchase of the Shares, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan. The exercise of an Option by any person subject to short-swing trading liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of Rule 16(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
 
(c)            Death of Optionee. In the event of the death during the Option period of an Optionee who is at the time of his death, or was within the ninety (90)-day period immediately prior thereto, an Employee or Director, the Option may be exercised, at any time within one (1) year following the date of death by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent such Option was exercisable at the time of the Optionee's death  and subject to the condition that no option shall be exercised after the expiration of the Option period.
 
(d)           Disability of Optionee. In the event of the disability during the Option period of an Optionee who is at the time of such disability, or was within the ninety (90)-day period prior thereto, an Employee or Director, the Option may be exercised at any time within one (1) year following the date of disability, but only to the extent such Option was exercisable at the time of the termination of Optionee's status as an Employee or Director or the date on which Optionee first becomes disabled, whichever comes first, subject to the condition that no option shall be exercised after the expiration of the Option period.
 
(e)            Termination of Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant. If an Optionee shall cease to be an Employee or Director for any reason other than disability or death, or if an Optionee shall cease to be Consultant for any reason, the Optionee may, but only within ninety (90) days (or such other period of time as is determined by the Committee, but no greater than ninety (90) days in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) after such Optionee's Termination of Service, exercise his or her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination, subject to the condition that no option shall be exercisable after the expiration of the Option period.
 
(f)            Exercise of Option with Stock. An Optionee who wishes to exercise his Option may do so by either delivering:
 
(i)            a written notice to the Company in the form set out in the attachment to these plan rules specifying the number of Optioned Shares being acquired pursuant to the Option and cash or a certified cheque payable to the Company for the aggregate Exercise Price for the Optioned Shares being acquired; or
 
 
 
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(ii)           a written notice to the Company in the form set out in the attachment to these plan rules specifying the cashless exercise of the number of Options set out in the written notice.  Such presentation shall be deemed a waiver of the Optionee 's obligation to pay the Exercise Price, or the proportionate part thereof if the Options are exercised in part.  In the event of a Cashless Exercise, the Optionee shall exchange its Options for that number of Optioned Shares subject to such cashless exercise multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the difference between the then Current Market Price per share of common stock and the per share Exercise Price, and the denominator of which shall be the then Current Market Price per share of the common stock.  For purposes of any computation hereunder, the then Current Market Price shall be calculated on the date of the written notice.
 
The then “Current Market Price” per share (the "Current Market Price") as of any date shall be deemed to mean (i) if the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market or on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the closing sale price of the Common Stock, as reported by Nasdaq or an equivalent generally accepted reporting service, or (ii) if the Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as reported by the principal stock exchange on which it is listed, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company.  The term “closing sale price” shall mean the last sale price on the day in question as reported by Nasdaq or an equivalent generally accepted reporting services or (as the case may be) as reported by the principal stock exchange in which the Common Stock is listed, or if not so reported, as reasonably determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company.
 
(g)           Any shares delivered or withheld in accordance with this provision shall not again become available for purposes of the Plan and for Options subsequently granted thereunder.
 
(h)           Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares, the Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require an Optionee to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including the Optionee's FICA obligation) required to be withheld.
 
(i)            Withholding Arrangements. The Committee, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit an Optionee to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by (a) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares, or (b) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The amount of the withholding requirement shall be deemed to include any amount which the Committee agrees may be withheld at the time the election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Optionee with respect to the Option on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered shall be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.
 
10.             Non-Transferability of Shares. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option as it may deem advisable, including, but not limited to, restrictions related to applicable federal securities laws, the requirements of any national securities exchange or system upon which Shares are then listed or traded, or any blue sky or state securities laws.
 
11.             Limited Transferability of Options. No Option granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will, by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to an Option granted to an Optionee shall be available during his or her lifetime only to the Optionee.
 
 
 
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12.             Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Optioned Shares covered by each outstanding Option, and the per share exercise price of each such Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, the payment of a stock dividend on the Common Stock or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company. Such adjustment shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
 
 The Committee may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the number or class of securities covered by any Option, as well as the price to be paid therefor, in the event that the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings, or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and in the event of the Company being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation.
 
 Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or upon the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or upon any merger or consolidation of the Company if the Company is not the surviving corporation, the Options granted under the Plan shall terminate and thereupon become null and void. Each Optionee shall be given not less than ten (10) days notice of such event and the opportunity to exercise each outstanding option before such event is effected.
 
13.             Time of Granting Options. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, the date of grant of an Option under the Plan shall be the date on which the Committee makes the determination granting such option. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Optionee to whom an Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
 
14.             Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable.  However, except as provided in Section 12 relating to adjustments upon changes in Common Stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Exchange Act Rule 16b-3 or any Nasdaq or securities exchange listing requirements. Any such amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted, and such Options shall remain in full force and effect as if the Plan had not been amended or terminated. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any other amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval.
 
15.             Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with respect to an Option granted under the Plan unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
 
16.             Reservation of Shares. During the term of this Plan the Company will at all times reserve and keep available the number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. Inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction and authority deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the nonissuance or sale of such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
 
17.             Effective Date of Plan. This Plan shall become effective when adopted by the Company's Board of Directors and shall be submitted to the Company's stockholders for approval.
 
 
 
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18.             Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (a) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any Option, and (b) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
 
19.              Cancellation of Options For Improper Acts of Optionee. If, at any time during the course of an Optionee's service to the Company or any Affiliates or within six months after termination of Continuous Service (the "Forfeiture Period"), an Optionee engages in any activity in competition with any business activity of the Company of any Affiliates, or inimical, contrary or harmful to the interests of the Company or any Affiliates, including, but not limited to:
 
(a)            termination of the Optionee's employment for cause or conduct related to the Optionee’s employment for which either criminal or civil penalties may be sought, or commission by Optionee of acts of gross negligence or gross misconduct in the performance of his duties for the Company, as determined by the Company’s chief executive officer,
 
(b)            violation of the policies of the Company or any Affiliates, including, without limitation, personnel and insider trading policies,
 
(c)            accepting employment with or serving as a consultant, advisor or in any other capacity to an employer that is in competition with or acting against the interests of the Company or any Affiliates,
 
(d)            employing or recruiting any present, former or future employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
 
(e)            disclosing or misusing any confidential information or material concerning the Company or any Affiliates, or
 
(f)             participating in a hostile takeover attempt, tender offer or proxy contest involving the Company or any Affiliates,
 
then (1) all Options shall terminate and be forfeited effective the date on which the Optionee enters into such activity, unless terminated or forfeited sooner by operation of another term of condition of the Plan or an Agreement or by operation of law, and (2) any gain realized by an Optionee from the sale of any security acquired under any Option during the Forfeiture Period shall be paid by the Optionee to the Company.
 
 
 
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Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(a)


I, Joseph Gutnick, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Aurum, Inc. (“Registrant”);
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)   and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
 
 
(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s Board of Directors:
 
 

 
 
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(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Date:  March 16, 2011
 

__________________________________
Name:  Joseph I. Gutnick
Title:    Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
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Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(a)


I, Peter Lee, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Aurum, Inc. (“Registrant”);
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)   and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
 
 
(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s Board of Directors:
 
 
 
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(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
Date:  March 16, 2011
 

 
_______________________________
Name:  Peter Lee
Title:    Secretary and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
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Exhibit 32.1
 

 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Aurum, Inc. (the “Company”) for the three months ended January 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “report”), the undersigned, Joseph Gutnick, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

(1)           The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.


Date:    March 16, 2011

 ___________________________________
Joseph I. Gutnick
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
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Exhibit 32.2
 
 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Aurum, Inc. (the “Company”) for the three months ended January 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “report”), the undersigned, Peter Lee, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

(1)         The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)     The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
 

Date:    March 16, 2011

 _____________________________________
Peter Lee
Secretary and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)




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