SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
March 4, 2004
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
DEEP WELL OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada0-2401213-3087510
(State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
Suite 3175 246 Stewart Green SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3H 3C8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(403) 686-6104
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)
Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant.
On February 6, 2004, our sole officer and director and majority shareholder,
David Roff, sold: (a) 962,500 shares of our common stock to Nearshore Petroleum
Corporation, a private corporation registered in Alberta, Canada, which is owned
and controlled by Steven Gawne and his wife, Rebekah Joy Gawne, in exchange for
an aggregate of $481.25 or $0.0005 per share; and (b) 962,500 shares of our
common stock to 1089144 Alberta Ltd., a private corporation registered in
Alberta, Canada, which is 50% owned by Cassandra Doreen Brown and 50% owned by
Elissa Alexandra Brown, both of whom are the daughters of our Chief Operating
Officer, John F. Brown, in exchange for an aggregate of $481.25 or $0.0005 per
share. After David Roff's sales to Nearshore Petroleum Corporation and 1089144
Alberta Ltd., he holds 75,000 shares of our common stock. As a result of these
transactions, a change of the voting control of our common stock occurred.
Steven Gawne, our President, through his control of Nearshore Petroleum
Corporation, now controls 15.6% of our voting shares. In connection with these
transactions, David Roff resigned as our sole officer and director;
contemporaneous with his resignation and in accordance with the September 10,
2003 Order and Plan of Reorganization issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in and
for the Eastern District of New York,Inre:Allied Devices Corporationet.al.,
(Chapter 11, Case No. 03-80962-511), Champion Equities, a Utah limited liability
company controlled by Radd Berrett, an individual, appointed Steven Gawne,
Curtis Sparrow, Dr. Horst A. Schmid and Len Bolger to our Board of Directors. As
a result, a change in our Board of Directors also occurred. Our new Board of
Directors appointed Steven Gawne as Chief Executive Officer and President, and
Curtis Sparrow as Secretary and Treasurer.
In addition, from February 4, 2004 to February 6, 2004, in accordance with the
terms of the bankruptcy order, we sold 4,000,000 shares of our common stock to
22 purchasers in exchange for an aggregate of $50,000, or $0.0125 per share. We
relied upon Section 3(a)7 of the Securities Act of 1933 since the shares were
issued in accordance with a bankruptcy order.
MANAGEMENT.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The executive officers and directors of the Company are as follows:
Name Age Position Term of Office
Horst A. Schmid 70 Chairman of the 1 Year
Board of Directors
Steven Gawne 55 Chief Executive 1 Year
Officer, President,
Director
Curtis James Sparrow 47 Secretary, 1 Year
Treasurer, Director
Leonard F. Bolger 73 Director 1 Year
Brief biographies of the Executive Officers and Directors of the Company are set
forth below. All Directors hold office until the next Annual Stockholders'
Meeting or until their death, resignation, retirement, removal, disqualification
or until their successors have been elected and qualified. Vacancies in the
existing Board may be filled by majority vote of the remaining Directors.
Officers of the Company serve at the will of the Board of Directors. There are
no written employment contracts outstanding.
Steven Paul Gawne, 55, has been our Chief Executive Officer and a Director since
February 6, 2004. Since March 1998, Mr. Gawne has been the President and
Director of Nearshore Petroleum Corporation, a private corporation registered in
Alberta, Canada that conducts business in oil and gas exploration. From March
2001 to present, Mr. Gawne has been the President of Priority Exploration Ltd.,
a private corporation registered in Alberta, Canada that also conducts business
in oil and gas exploration. From September 1998 to January 2000, Mr. Gawne was a
Director and Vice President of Exploration of ENN Hydrocarbons, Ltd., a private
corporation registered in Alberta, Canada that conducts business in oil and gas
exploration in Alberta, Canada. Mr. Gawne attends the University of Waterloo
located in Waterloo, Ontario and majors in Geology.
Horst A. Schmid, 70, has been our Chairman of the Board of Directors since
February 9, 2004. From April 1996 to present, Mr. Schmid has been the President
and Chief Executive Officer of Flying Eagle Resources Ltd., an export firm,
located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From 1971 to March 1996, Mr. Schmid held
the following positions with the Government of Alberta: Minister of Culture and
Youth and Recreation; Minister of Government Services; Minister of State for
Economic Development; Minister of International Trade; and Commissioner General
for Trade and Tourism. Mr. Schmid received an Honorary Law Degree from the
University of Alberta in 1988 and attended the University of Toronto from 1958
to 1960.
Leonard F. Bolger, 73, has been one of our Directors since February 6, 2004.
From January 2000 to present, Mr. Bolger has been the Co-Chairman of Alberta
Energy Research Institute (AERI). From March 1990 to present, Mr. Bolger has
been the Chairman of the Board of Advatech Canada International, Inc., a private
housing export and construction firm located in Calgary, Canada. Prior to 1990,
Mr. Bolger had 31 years of oil and gas related experience, Mr. Bolger received a
Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the University of Toronto in May 1954.
Curtis James Sparrow, 47, has been one of our Directors since February 6, 2004.
Since May 1994, Mr. Sparrow has been a self employed management consultant
through Edmonton International Airport Hotel, Ltd., a private corporation
registered in Alberta, Canada, which is solely owned by Mr. Sparrow. Mr. Sparrow
received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree and Masters Degree in
Business Administration from the University of Alberta in May 1978 and May 1992,
respectively.
Significant Employees
John F. Brown has been our Chief Operating Officer and Vice President since
February 9, 2004. Since January 2000, Mr. Brown has been an independent
consultant to various heavy oil producers in Alberta, notably KOCH Exploration
Canada Ltd., Numac Oil & Gas Ltd., Devon Canada Ltd. and Blackrock Ventures Inc.
From February 1996 to January 2000, Mr. Brown was the President and Director of
Trophy Petroleum Corporation, a private corporation registered in Alberta,
Canada which conducts oil and gas related activities. Mr. Brown received a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the University of Alberta,
Edmonton, in 1979.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the number and percentage of the shares of our
common stock owned of record and beneficially by each person or entity owning
more than 5% of such shares and by all executive officers, officers and
directors, as a group at March 1, 2004:
Security Ownership of Beneficial Owners
Title of Name & Address of Amount of Beneficial Nature of Percent of
Class Beneficial Owner Ownership(1) Ownership Class (1)(2)
Common Steven Gawne (3) 962,500 Indirect 15.6%
President
Suite 3175
246 Stewart Green SW
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T3H 3C8
Common Cassandra D. Brown (4) 481,250 Indirect 7.8%
11423-78 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Common Elissa A. Brown (4) 481,250 Indirect 7.8%
Schaeffer Hall
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2H6
Common Horst A. Schmid (5) 325,000 Indirect 5.3%
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
Suite 712
21 - 10405 Jasper Ave
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 3S2
Security Ownership of
Beneficial Owners
as a group 2,250,000 36.5%
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(1) The security ownership tables in this Form 8-K do not reflect the two (2)
shares for one (1) share forward stock split, which will be effective March 10,
2004. All of the amounts in the security ownership tables reflect pre-split
amounts.
(2) Based on 6,168,578 common shares outstanding on March 1, 2004.
(3) Our President Steven Gawne's indirect beneficial ownership consists of
Nearshore Petroleum Corporation owning 962,500 shares. Nearshore Petroleum
Corporation is a private corporation registered in Alberta, Canada, which is
owned and controlled by Steven Gawne and his wife, Rebekah Joy Gawne.
(4) 1089144 Alberta Ltd. is a private corporation registered in Alberta, Canada,
which is 50% owned by Cassandra Doreen Brown and 50% owned by Elissa Alexandra
Brown, daughters of our Chief Operating Officer, John F. Brown. Cassandra Doreen
Brown is a director of 1089144 Alberta Ltd.; Elissa Alexandra Brown is a
director and officer of 1089144 Alberta Ltd.; and Diane Lynn McClaflin, wife of
our Chief Operating Officer John F. Brown and mother of Cassandra Doreen Brown
and Elissa Alexandra Brown, is an officer and director of 1089144 Alberta Ltd.
(5) Our Chairman of the Board of Directors Horst A. Schmid's indirect beneficial
ownership consists of Portwest Investment Ltd. owning 325,000 shares. Portwest
Investment Ltd. is a private corporation registered in Alberta, Canada, which is
owned and controlled by Horst A. Schmid.
Security Ownership of Management
Title of Name & Address of Amount of Beneficial Nature of Percent of
Class Beneficial Owner Ownership(1) Ownership Class (1)(2)
Common Steven Gawne (3) 962,500 Indirect 15.6%
Chief Executive
Officer,
President, Director
Common Curtis James Sparrow 0 Not Applicable 0.0%
Secretary, Treasurer,
Director
Common Horst A. Schmid (4) 325,000 Indirect 5.3%
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
Common Leonard F. Bolger 0 Not Applicable 0.0%
Director
All Directors and 1,287,500 20.9%
Executive Officers
as a Group
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(1) The security ownership tables in this Form 8-K do not reflect the two (2)
shares for one (1) share forward stock split, which will be effective March 10,
2004. All of the amounts in the security ownership tables reflect pre-split
amounts.
(2) Based on 6,168,578 common shares outstanding on March 1, 2004.
(3) Our President Steven Gawne's indirect beneficial ownership consists of
Nearshore Petroleum Corporation owning 962,500 shares. Nearshore Petroleum
Corporation is a private corporation registered in Alberta, Canada, which is
owned and controlled by Steven Gawne and his wife, Rebekah Joy Gawne.
(4) Our Chairman of the Board of Directors Horst A. Schmid's indirect beneficial
ownership consists of Portwest Investment Ltd. owning 325,000 shares. Portwest
Investment Ltd. is a private corporation registered in Alberta, Canada, which is
owned and controlled by Horst A. Schmid.
Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership
On November 18, 2003, we filed a Form 8-K, which we subsequently amended on
November 25, 2004, describing the bankruptcy matter referred to in Item 1 above.
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 27, 2004, our Board of Directors unanimously approved a forward
stock split of our common stock at a ratio of two (2) shares for every one (1)
share held. The forward split will become effective on March 10, 2004. After the
split, we will have 12,337,156 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Prior to the effective date of the split, we will have 6,168,578 shares of
common stock outstanding.
In connection with the stock split we increased our authorized common shares in
proportion to the forward stock split. Our authorized common stock after the
forward stock split consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock. Prior to the
split, we were authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock. In
connection with the forward split, we amended our articles of incorporation with
the state of Nevada. We did not obtain a shareholder vote of the forward stock
split and a shareholder vote was not required by Nevada law.
The information in Item 1 above, including the information in the security
ownership tables, in this Form 8-K do not reflect the two (2) shares for one (1)
share forward stock split, which will be effective March 10, 2004. All of the
amounts in Item 1 and the security ownership tables reflect pre-split amounts.
Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors.
On February 6, 2004, Mr. David Roff resigned from our Board of Directors.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
Not applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
None
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description
3.1 Amended Articles of Incorporation filed with the
state of Nevada on February 27, 2004 reflecting
our two (2) shares for one (1) share forward
stock split.
Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
See Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DEEP WELL OIL & GAS, INC.
DATED: March 4, 2004/s/ Steven Gawne
Steven Gawne, President