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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-54306

 

RANGEFORD RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

NEVADA

771176182

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

301 Commerce St, Suite 3500, Fort Worth, Tx

76102

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

(817) 313-5005

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

 

Title Of Each Class

Name of Each Exchange In Which Registered

COMMON STOCK $0.0001 PER SHARE

NOT APPLICABLE

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   o Yes x No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  

o Yes x No

 

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 Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.4.05 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

x Yes o No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

x Yes o No


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company:

 

 

 

 

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 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

o Yes x No

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of September 30, 2017 (the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $20,545,534.

 

As of July 31, 2018 the Registrant has 15,860,832 shares of common stock outstanding.


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Rangeford Resources, Inc

10K March 31, 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

PART 15 

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.5 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS10 

ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.15 

ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.15 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.15 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.16 

PART II17 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.17 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.17 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.17 

ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.22 

ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.23 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.34 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.34 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION35 

PART III35 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.35 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.37 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.38 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.39 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.40 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.40 


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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This report contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

 

 

our ability to raise sufficient working capital necessary to continue to implement our business plan and satisfy our obligations,

 

 

our ability to continue as a going concern,

 

 

our ability to develop revenue producing operations,

 

 

our ability to establish our brand and effectively compete in our target market, and

 

 

risks associated with the external factors that impact our operations, including economic and leisure trends.

 

Forward-looking statements are typically identified by use of terms such as “may”, “could”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “project”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “pursue”, “target” or “continue”, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently.  The forward-looking statements contained in this report are largely based on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management.  These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors.  Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control.  In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate.  Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur.  Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.   You should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made herein.  You should also consider carefully the statements under “Risk Factors” and other sections of this report, which address additional factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and readers should carefully review this report in its entirety, including the risks described in "Item 1A. - Risk Factors".  Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.

 

Unless specifically set forth to the contrary, when used in this Report the terms “Rangeford,” "we", "our", the "Company" and similar terms refer to Rangeford Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation.  In addition, when used herein and unless specifically set forth to the contrary, “2017” refers to the year ended March 31, 2017, “2016” refers to the year ended March 31, 2016.

 


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PART 1

 

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.

 

General

 

Rangeford Resources, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated on December 4, 2007 in the State of Nevada.  The Company was organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on December 4, 2007 for the purpose of purchasing, developing and operating oil and gas leases.  On December 26, 2016, Rangeford Resources Inc. formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Cherryvale Kansas in order to execute potential purchase agreements.

 

Upon receipt of adequate capital, we intend to enter into oil and gas leases or acquire property. We intend to engage third parties such as a drilling contractor, a geologist and an engineer to direct the drilling of wells on any acquired leases. As of the date hereof, such third parties have not been engaged and there is no assurance that we will ever enter into contracts with any such third parties.

 

The Company has been issued a going concern opinion and requires additional capital to fund its operations.

 

The Company has never declared bankruptcy nor has ever been in receivership. We have a specific business plan to purchase, develop and operate oil and gas leases. We do not intend to engage in any merger, acquisition or business reorganization with any previously identified entity. We have no plans to change our business activities or to combine with another business and are not aware of any events or circumstances that might cause us to change our plans.

 

Operations

 

Cherryvale, Kansas Acquisition

 

On December 26, 2016, Rangeford Resources Inc. formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Cherryvale Kansas, LLC and executed a purchase and sale agreement on December 26, 2016 with Dog Day, Inc., a Texas Corporation (“DDI”), headquartered in Nacogdoches Texas for the acquisition of certain oil and gas leases covering approximately 800 gross acres of land and DDI’s interest in approximately 53 wells. DDI failed to obtain necessary consents by February 2017, and the purchase agreement was not consummated as of March 31, 2017.

 

Great Northern Energy, Inc.

 

On November 15, 2012, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Great Northern Energy, Inc. (“GNE”) to acquire a substantial non-operating working interest in oil assets in East Texas. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had issued 7,400,000 shares of common stock to GNE towards the purchase of the oil and gas properties. Due to the lack of any tangible results as contemplated in the Agreement, and to GNE's failure to uphold certain of its obligations under the Agreement, we determined it would be in our best interest to terminate the Agreement.  

 

In addition to issuing the aforementioned 7,400,000 shares of the Company’s stock, the Company also provided to GNE $700,000 in cash as part of the Company’s Agreement with GNE. In 2015, Joseph Brent Loftis, GNE Chairman, was named as a Defendant in United States vs. James Brent Loftis in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. He was charged by a Third Superseding Information with 5 counts of Wire Fraud (18 U.S.C. 1343) and 2 counts of Money Laundering (18 U.S.C. 1957). He was found guilty on March 29, 2018, on all counts and subsequent to conviction stipulated to forfeiture after trial of $1,662,749.10. On June 12, 2018, the Company filed a Victim Impact Statement in this proceeding, seeking $38,800,000, this figure combining the value of the 7,400,000 shares GNE had received, as well as the $700,000 cash payment made to it. To date, Mr. Loftis has caused the return of the 7,400,000 of the Company’s shares to be made, but has not provided the stock power needed for the cancellation of the shares. Sentencing is set for July 20, 2018. The 7,400,000 shares are considered issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017.

 

Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC 

 

Kansas – George Prospect

 

On June 1, 2015, the Company executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "George PSA") with Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“BGKP”).   Pursuant to the George PSA, the Company was to receive a 30% working interest and a 26.25 % net revenue interest in and to the George Prospect and the 4 drilled and completed wells located in Kansas.  In addition, the Company was to acquire a 75% interest in and to approximately 3,000 acres of land within Bourbon and Allen Counties that contained approximately 42 proved undeveloped (PUD) locations for drilling. Pursuant to the George PSA, the parties also entered


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into a Joint Exploration Agreement. On July 23, 2015, the parties also entered into an amendment and extension to the George PSA until October 1, 2015.

 

The Company was entitled to conduct due diligence of the properties prior to closing. Subsequently, after assessing the Purchase and Sale Agreements, we elected to not close on the transactions due to litigation between Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC and another working interest owner concerning the use of funds and operating control.

 

Geological and geophysical

 

We may engage detailed geological interpretation combined with advanced seismic exploration techniques to identify the most promising drilling sites within our leases.

 

Geological interpretation is based upon data recovered from existing oil and gas wells in an area and other sources. Such information is either purchased from the company that drilled the wells or becomes public knowledge through state agencies after a period of years. Through analysis of rock types, fossils and the electrical and chemical characteristics of rocks from existing wells, we can construct a picture of rock layers in the area. We will have access to the well logs and decline curves from existing operating wells. Well logs allow us to calculate an original oil or gas volume in place while decline curves from production history allow us to calculate remaining proved producing reserves.

 

We have not purchased, leased or entered into any agreements to purchase or lease any of the equipment necessary to conduct the geological or geophysical testing referred to herein and will only be able to do so upon raising additional capital through loans or the sale of equity securities.

 

Market for Oil and Gas Production

 

The market for oil and gas production is regulated by both the state and federal governments. The overall market is mature and with the exception of gas, all producers in a producing region will receive the same price. The major oil companies will purchase all crude oil offered for sale at posted field prices. There are price adjustments for quality differences from the Benchmark. Benchmark is Saudi Arabian light crude oil employed as the standard on which OPEC price changes have been based. Quality variances from Benchmark crude results in lower prices being paid for the variant oil. Oil sales are normally contracted with a purchaser or gatherer as it is known in the industry who will pick up the oil at the well site. In some instances, there may be deductions for transportation from the well head to the sales point. At this time the majority of crude oil purchasers do not charge transportation fees unless the well is outside their service area. The service area is a geographical area in which the purchaser of crude oil will not charge a fee for picking upon the oil. The purchaser or oil gatherer as it is called within the oil industry, will usually handle all check disbursements to both the working interest and royalty owners. We will be a working interest owner. By being a working interest owner, we are responsible for the payment of our proportionate share of the operating expenses of the well. Royalty owners and overriding royalty owners receive a percentage of gross oil production for the particular lease and are not obligated in any manner whatsoever to pay for the costs of operating the lease. Therefore, we, in most instances, will be paying the expenses for the oil and gas revenues paid to the royalty and overriding royalty interests.

 

Gas sales are by contract. The gas purchaser will pay the well operator 100% of the sales proceeds on or about the 25th of each and every month for the previous month's sales. The operator is responsible for all checks and distributions to the working interest and royalty owners. There is no standard price for gas. Price will fluctuate with the seasons and the general market conditions. It is our intention to utilize this market whenever possible in order to maximize revenues. We do not anticipate any significant change in the manner production is purchased; however, no assurance can be given at this time that such changes will not occur.

 

Acquisition of Future Leases

 

From time to time, we have targeted properties to acquire, but we do not plan to acquire any properties until funds are available to acquire properties for exploration and development.

 

Competition

 

The oil and gas industry is highly competitive. Our competitors and potential competitors include major oil companies and independent producers of varying sizes which are engaged in the acquisition of producing properties and the exploration and development of prospects. Most of our competitors have greater financial, personnel and other resources than we do and therefore have greater leverage in acquiring prospects, hiring personnel and marketing oil and gas.


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In addition, our ability to market any oil and gas which we might produce could be severely limited by our inability to compete with larger companies operating in the same area, which may be willing or able to offer oil and gas at a lower price.

 

We compete in Texas with over 1,000 independent companies and approximately 40 significant independent operators including Marathon Oil, Houston Exploration Company and Newfield Exploration Company in addition to over 950 smaller operations with no single producer dominating the area. Major operators such as Exxon, Shell Oil, ConocoPhillips, Mobil and others that are considered major players in the oil and gas industry retain significant interests in Texas.

 

We believe that we can successfully compete against other independent companies by utilizing the expertise of consultants familiar with the structures to be developed, maintaining low corporate overhead and otherwise efficiently developing current lease interests.

 

Government Regulation

 

The production and sale of oil and gas is subject to regulation by state, federal and local authorities. In most areas there are statutory provisions regulating the production of oil and natural gas under which administrative agencies may set allowable rates of production and promulgate rules in connection with the operation and production of such wells, ascertain and determine the reasonable market demand of oil and gas, and adjust allowable rates with respect thereto.

 

The sale of liquid hydrocarbons was subject to federal regulation under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 which amended various acts, including the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973. These regulations and controls included mandatory restrictions upon the prices at which most domestic and crude oil and various petroleum products could be sold. All price controls and restrictions on the sale of crude oil at the wellhead have been withdrawn. It is possible, however, that such controls may be re-imposed in the future but when, if ever, such reimposition might occur and the effect thereof is unknown.

 

The sale of certain categories of natural gas in interstate commerce is subject to regulation under the Natural Gas Act and the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 ("NGPA"). Under the NGPA, a comprehensive set of statutory ceiling prices applies to all first sales of natural gas unless the gas is specifically exempt from regulation (i.e., unless the gas is deregulated). Administration and enforcement of the NGPA ceiling prices are delegated to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). In June 1986, the FERC issued Order No. 451, which in general is designed to provide a higher NGPA ceiling price for certain vintages of old gas. It is possible that we may in the future acquire significant amounts of natural gas subject to NGPA price regulations and/or FERC Order No. 451.

 

Our operations are subject to extensive and continually changing regulation because of legislation affecting the oil and natural gas industry is under constant review for amendment and expansion. Many departments and agencies, both federal and state, are authorized by statute to issue and have issued rules and regulations binding on the oil and natural gas industry and its individual participants. The failure to comply with such rules and regulations can result in large penalties. The regulatory burden on this industry increases our cost of doing business and, therefore, affects our profitability. However, we do not believe that we are affected in a significantly different way by these regulations than our competitors are affected.

 

Transportation and Production

 

We can make sales of oil, natural gas and condensate at market prices, which are not subject to price controls at this time. The price that we receive from the sale of these products is affected by our ability to transport and the cost of transporting these products to market. Under applicable laws, FERC regulates:

 

·the construction of natural gas pipeline facilities, and 

·the rates for transportation of these products in interstate commerce. 

 

Our possible future sales of natural gas are affected by the availability, terms and cost of pipeline transportation. The price and terms for access to pipeline transportation remain subject to extensive federal and state regulation. Several major regulatory changes have been implemented by Congress and FERC from 1985 to the present. These changes affect the economics of natural gas production, transportation and sales. In addition, FERC is continually proposing and implementing new rules and regulations affecting these segments of the natural gas industry that remain subject to FERC's jurisdiction. The most notable of these are natural gas transmission companies.

 

FERC's more recent proposals may affect the availability of interruptible transportation service on interstate pipelines. These initiatives may also affect the intrastate transportation of gas in some cases. The stated purpose of many of these regulatory changes is to promote competition among the various sectors of the natural gas industry. These initiatives generally reflect more light-handed regulation of the natural gas industry. The ultimate impact of the complex rules and regulations issued by FERC since 1985 cannot be predicted. In addition, some aspects of these regulatory developments have not become final but are still pending judicial and FERC


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final decisions. We cannot predict what further action FERC will take on these matters. However, we do not believe that any action taken will affect us much differently than it will affect other natural gas producers, gatherers and marketers with which we might compete.

 

Effective as of January 1, 1995, FERC implemented regulations establishing an indexing system for transportation rates for oil. These regulations could increase the cost of transporting oil to the purchaser. We do not believe that these regulations will affect us any differently than other oil producers and marketers with which we compete.

 

Drilling and Production.

 

Our anticipated drilling and production operations are subject to regulation under a wide range of state and federal statutes, rules, orders and regulations. Among other matters, these statutes and regulations govern:

·the amounts and types of substances and materials that may be released into the environment; 

·the discharge and disposition of waste materials, 

·the reclamation and abandonment of wells and facility sites, and 

·the remediation of contaminated sites, and require: 

·permits for drilling operations, 

·drilling bonds, and 

·reports concerning operations. 

 

Environmental Regulations

 

General. Our operations are affected by various state, local and federal environmental laws and regulations, including the:

·Clean Air Act, 

·Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 

·Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 

·Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), 

·Toxic Substances Control Act, and 

·Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"). 

These laws and regulations govern the discharge of materials into the environment or the disposal of waste materials, or otherwise relate to the protection of the environment. In particular, the following activities are subject to stringent environmental regulations:

·drilling, 

·development and production operations, 

·activities in connection with storage and transportation of oil and other liquid hydrocarbons, and 

·use of facilities for treating, processing or otherwise handling hydrocarbons and wastes. 

Violations are subject to reporting requirements, civil penalties and criminal sanctions. As with the industry generally, compliance with existing regulations increases our overall cost of business. The increased costs cannot be easily determined. Such areas affected include:

·unit production expenses primarily related to the control and limitation of air emissions and 

·the disposal of produced water, 

·capital costs to drill exploration and development wells resulting from expenses primarily related to the management and disposal of drilling fluids and other oil and natural gas exploration wastes, and 

·capital costs to construct, maintain and upgrade equipment and facilities and remediate, plug and abandon inactive well sites and pits. 

 

Environmental regulations historically have been subject to frequent change by regulatory authorities. Therefore, we are unable to predict the ongoing cost of compliance with these laws and regulations or the future impact of such regulations on our operations.

 

A discharge of hydrocarbons or hazardous substances into the environment could subject us to substantial expense, including both the cost to comply with applicable regulations pertaining to the cleanup of releases of hazardous substances into the environment and claims by neighboring landowners and other third parties for personal injury and property damage. We do not maintain insurance for protection against certain types of environmental liabilities.

The Clean Air Act requires or will require most industrial operations in the United States to incur capital expenditures in order to meet air emission control standards developed by the EPA and state environmental agencies. Although no assurances can be given, we believe the Clean Air Act requirements will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

RCRA is the principal federal statute governing the treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes. RCRA imposes stringent operating requirements, and liability for failure to meet such requirements, on a person who is either:


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·a "generator" or "transporter" of hazardous waste, or 

·an "owner" or "operator" of a hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility. 

 

At present, RCRA includes a statutory exemption that allows oil and natural gas exploration and production wastes to be classified as nonhazardous waste. As a result, we will not be subject to many of RCRA's requirements because our operations will probably generate minimal quantities of hazardous wastes.

 

CERCLA, also known as "Superfund," imposes liability, without regard to fault or the legality of the original act, on certain classes of persons that contributed to the release of a "hazardous substance" into the environment. These persons include:

·the "owner" or "operator" of the site where hazardous substances have been released, and 

·companies that disposed or arranged for the disposal of the hazardous substances found at the site. 

 

CERCLA also authorizes the EPA and, in some instances, third parties to act in response to threats to the public health or the environment and to seek to recover from the responsible classes of persons the costs they incur. In the course of our ordinary operations, we could generate waste that may fall within CERCLA's definition of a "hazardous substance." As a result, we may be liable under CERCLA or under analogous state laws for all or part of the costs required to clean up sites at which such wastes have been disposed. Under such law we could be required to:

·remove or remediate previously disposed wastes, including wastes disposed of or released by prior owners or operators, 

·clean up contaminated property, including contaminated groundwater, or 

·perform remedial plugging operations to prevent future contamination. 

 

We could also be subject to other damage claims by governmental authorities or third parties related to such contamination.

 

Employees

 

As of March 31, 2017, we had two full time employees who also serve as our executive officers.

 

Company's Office

Our offices are located at 301 Commerce St, Suite 3500, Fort Worth, TX 76102 and our telephone number is (817) 313-5005.


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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS


Risks Related to Our Business

 

We have a history of operating losses; we incurred a net loss in both fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016. Our revenues are not

currently sufficient to fund our operating expenses and there are no assurances we will develop profitable operations.

 

Our auditors have raised substantial doubts as to our ability to continue as a going concern .

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. Since inception we have experienced recurring losses from operations, which losses have resulted in accumulated deficit of approximately $9,400,000 as of March 31, 2017. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. We anticipate that we will continue to incur losses in future periods until we begin reporting generating revenues. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise our revenues to a level which supports profitable operations and provides sufficient funds to pay our obligations. If we are unable to meet those obligations, we could be forced to cease operations in which event investors would lose their entire investment in our company.

 

We have not generated any revenues and our ability to pay our operating expenses is dependent upon advances from related parties.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, we reported a net loss of $1,253,662. We had a working capital deficit of $1,334,005 at March 31, 2017. We have not yet begun generating revenue from our operations and are dependent upon a line of credit or other informal advances from a related party to pay our operating expenses and the continued development of our business plan. There are no assurances this related party will continue to advance funds to us that will satisfy our working capital needs until such time as we are able to raise additional capital or generate sufficient revenues to fund our operating expenses. While we seek ways to continue to operate by securing additional financing resources or alliances or other partnership agreements, we do not at this time have any commitments or agreements that provide for additional capital resources. Our financial condition and the going concern emphasis paragraph may also make it more difficult for us to maintain existing customer relationships and to initiate and secure new customer relationships.

 

We have historically been, and may continue to be, heavily reliant upon financing from related parties, which presents potential conflicts of interest that may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We have historically obtained financing from related parties, including major shareholders, directors and officers, in the form of debt, debt guarantees and issuances of equity securities, to finance working capital growth. These related parties have the ability to exercise significant control over our financing decisions, which may present conflicts of interest regarding the choice of parties from whom we obtain financing, as well as the terms of financing. No assurance can be given that the terms of financing transactions with related parties are or will be as favorable as those that could be obtained in arms' length negotiations with third parties.

 

We will need additional financing which we may not be able to obtain on acceptable terms if at all.

Our current operations are not sufficient to fund our operating expenses and we will need to raise additional working capital to continue to implement our business model, to provide funds for marketing to support our efforts to increase our revenues and for general overhead expenses, including those associated with our reporting obligations under Federal securities laws. Generally, small businesses such as ours for which there is only a limited public market for their securities face significant difficulties in their efforts to raise equity capital. While to date we have relied upon the relationships of our executive officers and shareholders in our capital raising efforts, there are no assurances that these resources will continually be available to us or provide us with sufficient funding. We do not have any commitments to provide additional capital and there are no assurances we will be able to raise capital upon terms which are favorable to our company. Even if we are able to raise capital, the structure of that capital raise could impact our company and our shareholders in a variety of ways. If we raise additional capital through the issuance of debt, this will result in interest expense. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our company held by existing shareholders will be reduced and those shareholders may experience significant dilution. In addition, new securities may contain certain rights, preferences or privileges that are senior to those of our common stock. We cannot assure you that we will be able to raise the working capital as needed in the future on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we do not raise funds as needed, we may not be able to continue to implement our business plan.

 

We have a significant amount of debt which could impact our ability to continue to implement our business plan.

We have incurred indebtedness totaling $2,338,658 as of March 31, 2017, which is comprised of $1,227,425 in accounts payable, $17,100 in accounts payables related party, $76,637 in accrued interest, which principally includes accrued interest on our various debt obligations and accrued contingencies and $1,017,496 in notes payable. We do not have adequate funds to satisfy the outstanding obligations. The outstanding notes provide that as a result of a default - failure to pay when due, the note holders could declare the


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notes immediately due and payable. Unless we are able to restructure some or all of this debt, and raise sufficient capital to fund our continued development, our current operations do not generate sufficient cash to pay these obligations, when due. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be able to pay these or other obligations which we may incur in the future and it is unlikely we will be able to continue as a going concern.

 

We are delinquent in our tax filings.

We failed to file federal tax returns for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 through 2017 and they are open for review by the various tax jurisdictions. We are also required to file Franchise Tax Reports in Nevada and we have filed all the required tax forms in Nevada. We cannot assure you that we will not incur fines and penalties for failure to file such our federal tax returns.

 

We have limited history and we cannot assure you that our business model will be successful in the future or that our operations will be profitable.

Our company was formed in 2007 but we have yet to begin generating revenues from our operations. Accordingly, investors have no operating history upon which to evaluate our business model. There can be no assurances whatsoever that we will be able to successfully implement our business model, penetrate our target markets or attain a wide following for our services. We are subject to all the risks inherent in an early stage enterprise and our prospects must be considered in light of the numerous risks, expenses, delays, problems and difficulties frequently encountered in those businesses.

 

Our business and stock price could be adversely affected if we are not successful in enhancing our management, systems, accounting, controls and reporting performance.

We have experienced, and may continue to experience, difficulties in implementing the management, operations and accounting systems, controls and procedures necessary to support our growth and expanded operations, as well as difficulties in complying with the accounting and reporting requirements related to our growth. With respect to enhancing our management and operations team, we may experience difficulties in finding and retaining additional qualified personnel, and if such personnel are not available locally, we may incur higher recruiting, relocation, and compensation expense. In an effort to meet the demands of our planned activities in fiscal 2018 and thereafter, we may be required to supplement our staff with contract and consultant personnel until we are able to hire new employees. We further may not be successful in our efforts to enhance our systems, accounting, controls and reporting performance. All of this may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and growth plans, on our regulatory and listing status, and on our stock price.

 

We will be subject to risks in connection with acquisitions, and the integration of significant acquisitions may be difficult.

Our business plan contemplates significant acquisitions of reserves, properties, prospects, and leaseholds and other strategic transactions that appear to fit within our overall business strategy, which may include the acquisition of asset packages of producing properties or existing companies or businesses operating in our industry. The successful acquisition of producing properties requires an assessment of several factors, including:

· recoverable reserves;

· future oil and natural gas prices and their appropriate differentials;

· development and operating costs; and

· potential environmental and other liabilities.

 

The accuracy of these assessments is inherently uncertain. In connection with these assessments, we perform a review of the subject properties that we believe to be generally consistent with industry practices. Our review will not reveal all existing or potential problems nor will it permit us to become sufficiently familiar with the properties to fully assess their deficiencies and potential recoverable reserves. Inspections may not always be performed on every well, and environmental problems are not necessarily observable even when an inspection is undertaken. Even when problems are identified, the seller may be unwilling or unable to provide effective contractual protection against all or part of the problems. We are not entitled to contractual indemnification for environmental liabilities and acquired properties on an "as is" basis.

Significant acquisitions of existing companies or businesses and other strategic transactions may involve additional risks, including:

·diversion of our management's attention to evaluating, negotiating, and integrating significant acquisitions and strategic transactions; 

·the challenge and cost of integrating acquired operations, information management, and other technology systems, and business cultures with our own while carrying on our ongoing business; 

·difficulty associated with coordinating geographically separate organizations; and 

·the challenge of attracting and retaining personnel associated with acquired operations. 

The process of integrating operations could cause an interruption of, or loss of momentum in, the activities of our business. Members of our senior management may be required to devote considerable amounts of time to this integration process, which will decrease the time they will have to manage our business. If our senior management is not able to manage the integration process effectively, or if


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any significant business activities are interrupted as a result of the integration process, our business could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Future economic conditions in the U.S. and key international markets may materially adversely impact our operating results.

The U.S. and other world economies are slowly recovering from a global financial crisis and recession that began in 2008. Growth has resumed but is modest and at an unsteady rate. There are likely to be significant long-term effects resulting from the recession and credit market crisis, including a future global economic growth rate that is slower than in the years leading up to the crisis, and more volatility may occur before a sustainable, yet lower, growth rate is achieved. Global economic growth drives demand for energy from all sources, including fossil fuels. A lower future economic growth rate could result in decreased demand growth for our crude oil and natural gas production as well as lower commodity prices, which would reduce our cash flows from operation and our profitability.

 

Risks Related to the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

Estimates of oil and natural gas reserves are inherently imprecise. Any material inaccuracies in these reserve estimates or underlying assumptions will affect materially the quantities and present value of our reserves.

 

Estimates of proved oil and natural gas reserves and the future net cash flows attributable to those reserves are prepared by independent petroleum engineers and geologists. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved oil and natural gas reserves and cash flows attributable to such reserves, including factors beyond our control and that of our engineers. Reserve engineering is a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of oil and natural gas that cannot be measured in an exact manner. Different reserve engineers may make different estimates of reserves and cash flows based on the same available data. The accuracy of an estimate of quantities of reserves, or of cash flows attributable to such reserves, is a function of the available data, assumptions regarding future oil and natural gas prices and expenditures for future development drilling and exploration activities, and of engineering and geological interpretation and judgment. Additionally, reserves and future cash flows may be subject to material downward or upward revisions, based upon production history, development drilling and exploration activities and prices of oil and natural gas. Actual future production, revenue, taxes, development drilling expenditures, operating expenses, underlying information, quantities of recoverable reserves and the value of cash flows from such reserves may vary significantly from the assumptions and underlying information set forth herein.

 

We may not realize an adequate return on wells that we drill.

Drilling for oil and gas involves numerous risks, including the risk that we will not encounter commercially productive oil or gas reservoirs. The wells we drill or participate in may not be productive, and we may not recover all or any portion of our investment in those wells. The seismic data and other technologies we use do not allow us to know conclusively prior to drilling a well that crude oil or natural gas is present or may be produced economically. The costs of drilling, completing, and operating wells are often uncertain, and drilling operations may be curtailed, delayed, or canceled as a result of a variety of factors including, without limitation:

 

·unexpected drilling conditions; 

·pressure or irregularities in formations; 

·equipment failures or accidents; 

·fires, explosions, blowouts, and surface cratering; 

·marine risks such as capsizing, collisions, or adverse weather conditions; and 

·increase in the cost of, or shortages or delays in the availability of, drilling rigs and equipment. 

 

Future drilling activities may not be successful, and, if unsuccessful, this failure could have an adverse effect on our future results of operations and financial condition. While all drilling, whether developmental or exploratory, involves these risks, exploratory drilling involves greater risks of dry holes or failure to find commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.

 

Oil and gas prices fluctuate due to a number of uncontrollable factors, creating a component of uncertainty in our development plans and overall operations. Declines in prices adversely affect our financial results and rate of growth in proved reserves and production.

 

Oil and gas markets are very volatile, and we cannot predict future oil and natural gas prices. The prices we receive for our oil and natural gas production heavily influence our revenue, profitability, access to capital and future rate of growth. The prices we receive for our production depend on numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in global supply and demand for oil and gas, the actions of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the level of global oil and gas exploration and production activity, weather conditions, technological advances affecting energy consumption, domestic and foreign governmental regulations and tax policies, proximity and capacity of oil and gas pipelines and other transportation facilities.

 

Discoveries or acquisitions of additional reserves are needed to avoid a material decline in reserves and production.

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exploration and development activities or, through engineering studies, identify additional behind-pipe zones, secondary recovery reserves, or tertiary recovery reserves, or acquire additional properties containing proved reserves, our estimated proved reserves will decline materially as reserves are produced. Future oil and gas production is, therefore, highly dependent upon our level of success in acquiring or finding additional reserves on an economic basis. Furthermore, if oil or gas prices increase, our cost for additional reserves could also increase.

 

Our business involves many operating risks that may result in substantial losses for which insurance may be unavailable or inadequate.

Our operations will be subject to hazards and risks inherent in drilling for oil and gas, such as fires, natural disasters, explosions, formations with abnormal pressures, casing collapses, uncontrollable flows of underground gas, blowouts, surface cratering, pipeline ruptures or cement failures, and environmental hazards such as natural gas leaks, oil spills and discharges of toxic gases. Any of these risks can cause substantial losses resulting from injury or loss of life, damage to or destruction of property, natural resources and equipment, pollution and other environmental damages, regulatory investigations and penalties, suspension of our operations and repair and remediation costs. In addition, our liability for environmental hazards may include conditions created by the previous owners of properties that we purchase or lease. We expect to maintain insurance coverage against some, but not all, potential losses.. Losses could occur for uninsurable or uninsured risks, or in amounts in excess of existing insurance coverage. The occurrence of an event that is not fully covered by insurance could harm our financial condition and results of operation.

 

Our industry is subject to extensive environmental regulation that may limit our operations and negatively impact our production. As a result of increased enforcement of existing regulations and potential new regulations following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the costs for complying with government regulation could increase.

 

Extensive federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations in the United States affect all of our operations. Environmental laws to which we are subject in the U.S. include, but are not limited to, the Clean Air Act and comparable state laws that impose obligations related to air emissions, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 ("RCRA"), and comparable state laws that impose requirements for the handling, storage, treatment or disposal of solid and hazardous waste from our facilities, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA") and comparable state laws that regulate the cleanup of hazardous substances that may have been released at properties currently or previously owned or operated by us or at locations to which our hazardous substances have been transported for disposal, and the Clean Water Act, and comparable state laws that regulate discharges of wastewater from our facilities to state and federal waters. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations or newly adopted laws or regulations may trigger a variety of administrative, civil and criminal enforcement measures, including the assessment of monetary penalties, the imposition of remedial requirements, and the issuance of orders enjoining future operations or imposing additional compliance requirements on such operations. Certain environmental laws, including CERCLA and analogous state laws, impose strict, joint and several liability for costs required to clean up and restore sites where hazardous substances or hydrocarbons have been disposed or otherwise released. Moreover, it is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and other third parties to file claims for personal injury and property damage allegedly caused by the release of hazardous substances, hydrocarbons or other waste products into the environment. Environmental legislation may require that we do the following:

 

·acquire permits before commencing drilling; 

·restrict spills, releases or emissions of various substances produced in association with our operations; 

·limit or prohibit drilling activities on protected areas such as wetlands or wilderness areas; 

·take reclamation measures to prevent pollution from former operations; 

·take remedial measures to mitigate pollution from former operations, such as plugging abandoned wells and remedying contaminated soil and groundwater; and 

·take remedial measures with respect to property designated as a contaminated site. 

 

There is inherent risk of incurring environmental costs and liabilities in connection with our operations due to our handling of natural gas and other petroleum products, air emissions and water discharges related to our operations, and historical industry operations and waste disposal practices. The costs of any of these liabilities are presently unknown but could be significant. We may not be able to recover all or any of these costs from insurance. In addition, we are unable to predict what impact the Gulf oil spill will have on independent oil and gas companies such as our company.

 

The effects of future environmental legislation on our business are unknown but could be substantial.

Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner expected to result in stricter standards and enforcement, larger fines and liability and potentially increased capital expenditures and operating costs. Changes in, or enforcement of, environmental laws may result in a curtailment of our production activities, or a material increase in the costs of production, development drilling or exploration, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations or prospects. In addition, many countries, as well as several states in the United States have agreed to regulate emissions of "greenhouse gases." Methane, a primary


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component of natural gas, and carbon dioxide, a byproduct of burning natural gas, are greenhouse gases. Regulation of greenhouse gases could adversely impact some of our operations and demand for products in the future.

 

Should we fail to comply with all applicable FERC administered statutes, rules, regulations and orders, we could be subject to substantial penalties and fines.

Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, has authority to impose penalties for violations of the Natural Gas Act, up to $1 million per day for each violation and disgorgement of profits associated with any violation. FERC has recently proposed and adopted regulations that may subject our facilities to reporting and posting requirements. Additional rules and legislation pertaining to these and other matters may be considered or adopted by FERC from time to time. Failure to comply with FERC regulations could subject us to civil penalties.

 

Proposed federal, state, or local regulation regarding hydraulic fracturing could increase our operating and capital costs.

Several proposals are before the U.S. Congress that, if implemented, would either prohibit or restrict the practice of hydraulic fracturing or subject the process to regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Several states are considering legislation to regulate hydraulic fracturing practices that could impose more stringent permitting, transparency, and well construction requirements on hydraulic fracturing operations or otherwise seek to ban fracturing activities altogether. In addition, some municipalities have significantly limited or prohibited drilling activities and/or hydraulic fracturing, or are considering doing so. We routinely use fracturing techniques in the U.S. to expand the available space for natural gas and oil to migrate toward the wellbore. It is typically done at substantial depths in very tight formations.

 

Although it is not possible at this time to predict the final outcome of the legislation regarding hydraulic fracturing, any new federal, state, or local restrictions on hydraulic fracturing that may be imposed in areas in which we conduct business could result in increased compliance costs or additional operating restrictions in the U.S.

 

Risks Related to the Ownership of Our Securities

Outstanding notes and warrants may adversely affect us in the future and cause dilution to existing shareholders.

We may in the future issue our previously authorized and unissued securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of our present shareholders. We are currently authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of common stock and 3,000,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock with such designations, preferences and rights as determined by our Board of Directors. As of March 31, 2017, 20,545,534 shares of our Common Stock and 182,000 shares of our Series A convertible preferred stock are outstanding. As of March 31, 2017 there are additional warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 48,800 shares of our common stock with exercise prices $0.51 per warrant, and options to purchase up to an aggregate of 308,000 shares of common stock at exercise prices of $1.00 and $2.00 per share. Conversion of the preferred stock or exercise of the warrants may cause dilution in the interests of other shareholders as a result of the additional Common Stock that would be issued upon conversion or exercise. In addition, sales of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants could have a depressive effect on the price of our stock, particularly if there is not a coinciding increase in demand by purchasers of our Common Stock. Further, the terms on which we may obtain additional financing during the period any of the warrants remain outstanding may be adversely affected by the existence of these warrants as well.

 

Any further issuances that should be authorized and issued by the Company, and the conversion and exercise of any Preferred Stock and Warrants, respectively, will increase the number of shares of common stock outstanding, which will have a dilutive effect on our existing shareholders.

 

Substantial stock ownership by our affiliates may limit the ability of our non-affiliate shareholders to influence the outcome of director elections and other matters requiring shareholder approval.

As of the date of this Report, and until they submit the required stock power necessary to cancel their shares or otherwise dispose of same, GNE owns approximately 37% of the Company's currently outstanding common stock and therefore may have a significant influence in the election of our directors and, therefore, our policies and direction. This concentration of voting power could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control or discouraging a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock or prevent our shareholders from realizing a premium over the market price for their shares of common stock.

 

The Shares of Preferred Stock are subject to conversion by the Company at any time should the Company's common stock trade at or over $7.00 for forty-five (45) consecutive trading days, which could limit a holder's expected return on investment.

 

There is a lack of liquidity for our common stock.

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Our common stock is a "penny stock" and may be difficult to sell.

The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define a "penny stock" to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The market price of our common stock is less than $5.00 per share and, therefore, it may be designated as a "penny stock" according to SEC rules. This designation requires any broker or dealer selling these securities to disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities. These rules may restrict the ability of brokers or dealers to sell our common stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell their shares.

 

The market for penny stocks has experienced numerous frauds and abuses which could adversely impact investors in our stock .

Penny stocks are frequent targets of fraud or market manipulation. Patterns of fraud and abuse include:

·Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; 

·Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; 

·Boiler room" practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; 

·Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and 

 

Wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses.

Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market.

 

Our stock price is volatile, which could adversely affect your investment .

Our stock price, like that of other oil and gas companies, is highly volatile. Our stock price may be affected by such factors as:

·product development announcements by us or our competitors; 

·regulatory matters; 

·announcements in the software community; 

·intellectual property and legal matters; and 

·broader industry and market trends unrelated to our performance 

 

In addition, if our revenues or operating results in any period fail to meet the investment community's expectations, there could be an immediate adverse impact on our stock price.

 

Our publicly filed reports are subject to review by the SEC, and any significant changes or amendments required as a result of any such review may result in material liability to us and may have a material adverse impact on the trading price of the company's common stock .

The reports of publicly traded companies are subject to review by the SEC from time to time for the purpose of assisting companies in complying with applicable disclosure requirements, and the SEC is required to undertake a comprehensive review of a company's reports at least once every three years under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. SEC reviews may be initiated at any time. We could be required to modify, amend or reformulate information contained in prior filings as a result of an SEC review. Any modification, amendment or reformulation of information contained in such reports could be significant and result in material liability to us and have a material adverse impact on the trading price of the Company's common stock.

 

ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

None.

 

ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.

 

Corporate Office

Our principal executive offices are located at 301 Commerce St, Sutie 3500, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings relating to claims associated with its properties, operations or business or arising from disputes with vendors in the normal course of business.There are no known  liabilities that are deemed probable. All known liabilities are accrued when management determines they are probable based on its best estimate of the potential loss. While the outcome and impact of these legal proceedings on the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the resolution of these proceedings will not have a material effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

 

Market Price of and Dividends on Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Our common stock currently trades on the OTC Pink Market under the symbol, "RGFR."

The reported high and low last sale prices for the common stock are shown below for the periods indicated; pricing is not available for the time periods prior to September 30, 2012. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.

 

 

High

Low

Fiscal 2016

 

 

June 30, 2015

$2.10

$2.10

September 30, 2015

$1.85

$1.85

December 31, 2015

$1.75

$1.75

March 31, 2016

$0.65

$0.61

 

 

 

Fiscal 2017

 

 

June 30, 2016

$1.00

$1.00

September 30, 2016

$0.64

$0.60

December 31, 2016

$0.62

$0.51

March 31, 2017

$0.51

$0.51

 

The sale price of our common stock as reported on the OTC Pink Market was $.16 on August 29, 2018. As of March 31, 2017, there were approximately 82 recorded owners of our common stock.

 

Dividend Policy

 

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common shares and we do not plan on declaring any dividends in the near future. We currently intend to use all available funds to finance the operation and expansion of its business.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

Information regarding any equity securities we have sold during the period covered by this Report that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is set forth below. Each such transaction was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated by the SEC. Unless stated otherwise: (i) the securities were offered and sold only to accredited investors; (ii) there was no general solicitation or general advertising related to the offerings; (iii) each of the persons who received these unregistered securities had knowledge and experience in financial and business matters which allowed them to evaluate the merits and risk of the receipt of these securities, and that they were knowledgeable about our operations and financial condition; (iv) no underwriter participated in, nor did we pay any commissions or fees to any underwriter in connection with the transactions; and, (v) each certificate issued for these unregistered securities contained a legend stating that the securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and setting forth the restrictions on the transferability and the sale of the securities.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

 

Not applicable to a smaller reporting company

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operation for 2017 and 2016 should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements that are included elsewhere in this report. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-


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looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Item 1A. Risk Factors, Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this Form 10-K. We use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "project," "continuing," "ongoing," "expect," "believe," "intend," "may," "will," "should," "could," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

Rangeford Resources, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated on December 4, 2007, in the state of Nevada. The Company has never declared bankruptcy and it has never been in receivership. Since becoming incorporated, Rangeford Resources has not made any significant purchase or sale of assets, nor has it been involved in any mergers, acquisitions or consolidations. On December 26, 2016, Rangeford Resources Inc. formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Cherryvale Kansas in order to execute potential purchase agreements.

Upon receipt of adequate capital, we intend to enter into oil and gas leases or acquire property. The fiscal year end is March 31st. The Company has not had revenues from operations since its inception and/or any interim period in the current fiscal year.

 

Going Concern

 

We have incurred net losses of approximately $9,400,000 since inception through March 31, 2017. The report of our independent registered public accounting firm on our consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017 contains an explanatory paragraph regarding our ability to continue as a going concern based upon our operating losses and need to raise additional capital. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. There are no assurances we will be successful in our efforts to increase our revenues and report profitable operations or to continue as a going concern, in which event investors would lose their entire investment in our company.

 

Purchase and Sale Agreements

Cherryvale, Kansas Acquisition

 

On December 26, 2016, Rangeford Resources Inc. formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Cherryvale Kansas, LLC and executed a purchase and sale agreement on December 26, 2016 with Dog Day, Inc., a Texas Corporation (“DDI”), headquartered in Nacogdoches Texas for the acquisition of certain oil and gas leases covering approximately 800 gross acres of land and DDI’s interest in approximately 53 wells. DDI failed to obtain necessary consents by February 2017, and the purchase agreement was not consummated as of March 31, 2017.

 

Great Northern Energy, Inc.

 

On November 15, 2012, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Great Northern Energy, Inc. (“GNE”) to acquire a substantial non-operating working interest in oil assets in East Texas. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had issued 7,400,000 shares of common stock to GNE towards the purchase of the oil and gas properties. Due to the lack of any tangible results as contemplated in the Agreement, and to GNE's failure to uphold certain of its obligations under the Agreement, we determined it would be in our best interest to terminate the Agreement.  As noted previously, Joseph Brent Loftis, Chairman of GNE was convicted on March 29, 2018, of 5 counts of Wire Fraud (18 U.S.C. 1343) and 2 counts of Money Laundering (18 U.S.C. 1957). The Company has filed a Victim Impact Statement with the Court, seeking $38,800,000 in total restitution, the amount constituting the $700,000 in cash remitted by the Company to GNE and the value of the 7,400,000 shares remitted and, as yet, uncancelled.

 

GNE has returned the stock certificate for 7,400,000 shares, however, GNE did not submit an executed stock power which is required to cancel the GNE shares. As such, the 7,400,000 shares are considered issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017.

 

Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC 

 

Kansas – George Prospect

 

On June 1, 2015, the Company executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "George PSA") with Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“BGKP”).   Pursuant to the George PSA, the Company was to receive a 30% working interest and a 26.25 % net revenue interest in and to the George Prospect and the 4 drilled and completed wells located in Kansas.  In addition, the Company was to acquire a 75% interest in and to approximately 3,000 acres of land within Bourbon and Allen Counties that contained approximately 42 proved undeveloped (PUD) locations for drilling. Pursuant to the George PSA, the parties also entered into a Joint Exploration Agreement. On July 23, 2015, the parties also entered into an amendment and extension to the George PSA until October 1, 2015.


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The Company was entitled to conduct due diligence of the properties prior to closing. Subsequently, after assessing the Purchase and Sale Agreements, we elected to not to close on the transactions due to litigation between Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC and another working interest owner concerning the use of funds and operating control.

 

Plan of Operation

 

We have $1,334,051 in current liabilities as of March 31, 2017. From the date of inception (December 4, 2007) to March 31, 2017, the Company has recorded a net loss of $9,416,057 of which were expenses relating to the initial development of the Company, filing its Registration Statement on Form S-1, and expenses relating to maintaining Reporting Company status with the SEC. In order to survive as a going concern the Company will require additional capital investments or borrowed funds to meet cash flow projections and carry forward our business objectives. There can be no guarantee or assurance that we can raise adequate capital from outside sources to fund the proposed business. Failure to secure additional financing would result in business failure and a complete loss of any investment made into the Company.

 

Since August 15, 2008, the Company has issued 20,545,534 shares of common stock. Proceeds from the sale of common stock and Series A convertible preferred stock have been utilized by the Company to fund its initial development including administrative costs associated with maintaining its status as a Reporting Company as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. The Company plans to focus efforts on selling their common shares in order to continue to fund its initial development and fund the expenses associated with maintaining a reporting company status.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the Year Ended March 31, 2017 Compared to the Year Ended March 31, 2016

 

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not recognize any revenues from its operating activities. In part, because such activities were focused on identifying potential opportunities and properties.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company recognized a net loss of $1,253,662 compared to $901,966 for the year ended March 31, 2016. The decrease of approximately $352,000 was primarily a result of the reduction in professional fees of  approximately $687,000, an increase in professional fees related parties of approximately $365,000, an increase in general and administrative expenses of $772,000 of which approximately $530,000 is related to executive compensation, gain on extinquishment of debt of approximately $91,000, an increase in interest expense of approximately $14,000, and a decrease in investor relations of approximately $22,000.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2017, the Company had total current assets of $46, consisting solely of cash. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had total current liabilities of $1,334,051 which includes $1,227,425 in accounts payable, $17,100 in accounts payable- related party, note payable of $12,789, $76,637 in accrued interest, and, $100 in related party advances. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had a working capital deficit of $1,334,005.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company used cash of $278,333 in our operations compared to $57,608 during the year ended March 31, 2016. No cash was provided or used by investing activities during the year ended March 31, 2017 or 2016. During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company received funds of $278,269 from our financing activities compared to $57,679 during the year ended March 31, 2016.  Net cash decreased for the year ended March 31, 2017 totaling $64, and increased $110 for the period ended March 31, 2016.

 

At various times during the year ended March 31, 2017, a related party advanced funds to the Company for operating expenses. During the year ended March 31, 2017, the related party advanced a total of $258,269 to the company, and advanced a total of $57,679 during the year ended March 31, 2016.

 

 

Short Term

 

On a short-term basis, the Company has not generated any revenue or revenues sufficient to cover operations. Based on prior history, the Company will continue to have insufficient revenue to satisfy current and recurring liabilities as the Company continues exploration activities.


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Capital Resources

 

Other than the targeted acquisitions, the Company has no material commitments for capital expenditures within the next year, however if operations are commenced, substantial capital will be needed to pay for participation, investigation, exploration, acquisition and working capital.

 

Need for Additional Financing

 

The Company does not have capital sufficient to meet its cash needs. The Company will have to seek loans or equity placements to cover such cash needs. Once exploration commences, its needs for additional financing is likely to increase substantially.

No commitments to provide additional funds have been made by the Company's management or other stockholders. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that any additional funds will be available to us to allow us to cover the Company's expenses as they may be incurred.

 

The Company will need substantial additional capital to support its proposed future petroleum exploration operations. The Company has no revenues. The Company has no committed source for any funds as of the date hereof. No representation is made that any funds will be available when needed. In the event funds cannot be raised when needed, the Company may not be able to carry out its business plan, may never achieve sales or royalty income, and could fail in business as a result of these uncertainties.

 

Decisions regarding future participation in exploration wells or geophysical studies or other activities will be made on a case-by-case basis. The Company may, in any particular case, decide to participate or decline participation. If participating, the Company may pay its proportionate share of costs to maintain the Company's proportionate interest through cash flow or debt or equity financing. If participation is declined, the Company may elect to farm-out, non-consent, sell or otherwise negotiate a method of cost sharing in order to maintain some continuing interest in the prospect.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less and deposits in money market funds that are readily convertible to cash to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents were primarily concentrated in two financial institutions at March 31, 2017. The Company periodically assesses the financial condition of its financial institutions and considers any possible credit risk to be minimal.

 

Income taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 "Income Taxes" which codified SFAS 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" and FIN 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No.109.” Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  Under ASC 740, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period the enactment occurs.  A valuation allowance is provided for certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize tax assets through future operations.

 

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The Company follows the authoritative accounting guidance for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities in its consolidated financial statements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants who are independent, knowledgeable and willing and able to transact would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. The Company is able to classify fair value balances based on the observability of these inputs. The authoritative guidance for fair value measurements establishes three levels of the fair value hierarchy, defined as follows:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

 

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

 

Level 3: Significant, unobservable inputs for use when little or no market data exists, requiring a significant degree of judgment.

 

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 measurements and the lowest priority to Level 3 measurements. Depending on the particular asset or liability, input availability can vary depending on factors such as product type, longevity of a product in the market and other particular transaction conditions. In some cases, certain inputs used to measure fair value may be categorized into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. For disclosure purposes under the accounting guidance, the lowest level that contains significant inputs used in the valuation should be chosen.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets 

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.  Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets.  If such assets are considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets based on estimated future cash flows. No impairment charges were recorded for the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. 

 

Earnings Per Share Information

 

FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” provides for calculation of "basic" and "diluted" earnings per share.  Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity similar to fully diluted earnings per share.  Common stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation when a loss is incurred as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and expenses. The ability of the Company to continue operating is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease operations.

 

In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plan is to obtain such resources for the Company by obtaining capital from management and significant shareholders sufficient to meet its minimal operating expenses and seeking equity and/or debt financing. However management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements


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In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09: Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (ASU 2016-09). ASU 2016-09 is part of an initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. The areas of simplification in ASU 2016-09 involve several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. For public entities, ASU 2016-09 is effective for consolidated financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years; early application is permitted. The provisions of this accounting update did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02: Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02). The main objective of ASU 2016-02 is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. For public entities, ASU 2016-02 is effective for consolidated financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years; early application is permitted. The provisions of this accounting update are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), which is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The guidance addresses eight specific cash flow issues for which current GAAP is either unclear or does not include specific guidance. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, provided that all of the amendments are adopted in the same period. This ASU must be adopted using a retrospective transition method. The Company plans to adopt this guidance effective March 31, 2018. The Company has not identified any changes to this guidance that upon adoption will have a material effect on its cash flows.

 

ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable for a smaller reporting company.


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ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Rangeford Resources, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Rangeford Resources, Inc. (the Company) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended March 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended March 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the

Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s absence of significant revenues, recurring losses from operations, and its need for additional financing in order to fund its projected loss in 2019 raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. These 2018 financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.

 

Houston, Texas

September 10, 2018

 

7600 W. TIDWEL, SUITE 501 • HOUSTON, TEXAS 77040 TEL: (713) 800-4343

FAX: (713) 456-2408


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RANGEFORD RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

46

 

$

110

Debt Issuance Costs-net of amortization

 

-

 

 

-

Total current assets

 

46

 

 

110

Deposit (Note 3)

 

-

 

 

-

Total assets

$

46

 

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

1,227,425

 

$

1,249,654

Accounts payable- related party

 

17,100

 

 

17,100

Accrued interest payable-related party

 

76,637

 

 

43,462

 Note payable

 

12,789

 

 

 -

Related party advances

 

100

 

 

100

Total current liabilities

 

1,334,051

 

 

1,310,316

Related party notes payable

 

1,004,607

 

 

656,338

Total liabilities

 

2,338,658

 

 

1,966,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' deficit

 

 

 

 

 

Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, stated

value $5.00 per share, 3,000,000 shares authorized; 182,000

and 182,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

182

 

 

182

Common stock to be issued

 

787,000

 

 

     320,000

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares

authorized; 20,545,534 and 20,105,293 shares issued and

outstanding, respectively

 

20,545

 

 

20,105

Additional paid in capital

 

6,269,718

 

 

5,855,564

Retained Earnings

 

(9,416,057) 

 

 

(8,162,395)

Total stockholders' deficit

 

(2,338,612)

 

 

(1,966,544)

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit

$

46

 

$

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the audited consolidated financial statements.


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RANGEFORD RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Investor relations

$

10,557

 

$

32,905

Professional fees

 

107,459

 

 

794,340

Professional fees-related party

 

365,079

 

 

0

General and administrative

 

825,810

 

 

53,778

Total operating expenses

 

1,308,905

 

 

881,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(1,308,905)

 

 

(881,023)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

35,478

 

 

20,943

Gain on settlement of accrued compensation

 

(90,721)

 

 

 

Total other expense  (gain)

 

(55,243)

 

 

20,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(1,253,662)

 

 

(901,966)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income tax

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(1,253,662)

 

$

(901,966)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

(72,800)

 

 

(72,800)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

$

(1,326,462)

 

$

(974,766)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share

$

(0.06)

 

$

(0.05)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

20,408,707

 

 

 

20,105,293

 

 

See accompanying notes to the audited consolidated financial statements.


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RANGEFORD RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

Series A Convertible

Preferred Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional 

Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Payable

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Total

 

  Balance, March 31, 2015

 

 

182,000

 

 

$

182

 

 

 

20,105,293

 

 

$

20,105

 

 

$

80,000

 

 

$

5,855,564

 

 

$

(7,260,429)

)

 

$

(1,304,578

)

Common stock issued for services

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

240,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

240,000

 

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(901,966)

))

 

 

(901,966

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Balance, March 31, 2016

 

 

182,000

 

 

 

182

 

 

 

20,105,293

 

 

 

20,105

 

 

 

320,000

 

 

 

5,855,564

 

 

 

(8,162,395)

)

 

 

(1,966,544

)

Common stock issued for services

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

325,241

 

 

 

325

 

 

 

365,000

 

 

 

289,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

655,000

 

Settlement of accrued compensation

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

102,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

102,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrant expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,594

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances converted to common stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

115,000

 

 

 

115

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

114,885

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

115,000

 

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,253,662)

 

 

 

(1,253,662)

 

  Balance, March 31, 2017

 

 

182,000

 

 

$

182

 

 

 

20,545,534

 

 

$

20,545

 

 

$

787,000

 

 

$

6,269,718

 

 

$

(9,416,057

)

 

$

(2,338,612

)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the audited consolidated financial statements.


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RANGEFORD RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(1,253,662)

 

$

(901,966)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

   used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

655,000

 

 

240,000

Gain on settlement of accrued compensation

 

(90,721)

 

 

-

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

2,303

 

 

-

Warrant expense

 

80

 

 

-

Changes in operating liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

170,492

 

 

607,335

Accounts payable- related party

 

238,175

 

 

(23,920)

Accrued interest payable

 

-

 

 

20,943

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(278,333)

 

 

(57,608)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from related party payable

 

258,269

 

 

57,679

                           Proceeds from Senior Note payable

 

20,000

 

 

-

                           Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

-

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

278,269

 

 

57,679

Net (decrease) increase in cash

 

(64)

 

 

71

Cash at beginning of period

 

110

 

 

39

Cash at end of period

$

46

 

$

110

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of 115,000 shares of common stock in exchange for related party notes payable

$

115,000 

 

$

Related Party accounts payable converted to note payable

$

205,000 

 

$

Warrant issued with debt

$

9,514

 

 

-

Stock payable for accrued compensation

$

102,000 

 

$

Cash paid for interest

$

-

 

$

-

Cash paid for income taxes

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

See accompanying notes to the audited consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  

RANGEFORD RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Notes to Consolidated financial statements

March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

Note 1 -Nature of Business

 

Rangeford Resources, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated on December 4, 2007 in the State of Nevada.  The Company was organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on December 4, 2007 for the purpose of purchasing, developing and operating oil and gas leases.  On December 26, 2016, Rangeford Resources Inc. formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Cherryvale Kansas, LLC in order to execute a purchase and sale agreement. The agreement was not consummated and the subsidiary had no operations.

 

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

 

Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less and deposits in money market funds that are readily convertible to cash to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents were primarily concentrated in two financial institutions at March 31, 2017. The Company periodically assesses the financial condition of its financial institutions and considers any possible credit risk to be minimal.

 

Income taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 "Income Taxes" which codified SFAS 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" and FIN 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No.109.” Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  Under ASC 740, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period the enactment occurs.  A valuation allowance is provided for certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize tax assets through future operations.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments 

 

The Company follows the authoritative accounting guidance for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities in its consolidated financial statements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants who are independent, knowledgeable and willing and able to transact would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. The Company is able to classify fair value balances based on the observability of these inputs. The authoritative guidance for fair value measurements establishes three levels of the fair value hierarchy, defined as follows:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

 

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

 

Level 3: Significant, unobservable inputs for use when little or no market data exists, requiring a significant degree of judgment.

 

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market and other particular transaction conditions. In some cases, certain inputs used to measure fair value may be categorized into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. For disclosure purposes under the accounting guidance, the lowest level that contains significant inputs used in the valuation should be chosen.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets 

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.  Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets.  If such assets are considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets based on estimated future cash flows. No impairment charges were recorded for the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. 

 

Earnings Per Share Information

 

FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” provides for calculation of "basic" and "diluted" earnings per share.  Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity similar to fully diluted earnings per share.  Common stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation when a loss is incurred as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and expenses. The ability of the Company to continue operating is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease operations.

 

In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plan is to obtain such resources for the Company by obtaining capital from management and significant shareholders sufficient to meet its minimal operating expenses and seeking equity and/or debt financing. However management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09: Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (ASU 2016-09). ASU 2016-09 is part of an initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. The areas of simplification in ASU 2016-09 involve several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. For public entities, ASU 2016-09 is effective for consolidated financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years; early application is permitted. The provisions of this accounting update did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02: Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02). The main objective of ASU 2016-02 is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. For public entities, ASU 2016-02 is effective for consolidated financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years; early application is permitted. The provisions of this accounting update are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 


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In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), which is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The guidance addresses eight specific cash flow issues for which current GAAP is either unclear or does not include specific guidance. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, provided that all of the amendments are adopted in the same period. This ASU must be adopted using a retrospective transition method. The Company plans to adopt this guidance effective March 31, 2018. The Company has not identified any changes to this guidance that upon adoption will have a material effect on its cash flows.

 

Note 3 – Agreement to Purchase Oil and Gas Properties

 Cherryvale, Kansas Acquisition

On December 26, 2016, Rangeford Resources Inc. formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Cherryvale Kansas, LLC and executed a purchase and sale agreement on December 26, 2016 with Dog Day, Inc., a Texas Corporation (“DDI”), headquartered in Nacogdoches Texas for the acquisition of certain oil and gas leases covering approximately 800 gross acres of land and DDI’s interest in approximately 53 wells. DDI failed to obtain necessary consents by February 2017, and the purchase agreement was not consummated as of March 31, 2017.

 

Great Northern Energy, Inc.

 

On November 15, 2012, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Great Northern Energy, Inc. (“GNE”) to acquire a substantial non-operating working interest in oil assets in East Texas. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had issued 7,400,000 shares of common stock to GNE towards the purchase of the oil and gas properties. Due to the lack of any tangible results as contemplated in the Agreement, and to GNE's failure to uphold certain of its obligations under the Agreement, we determined it would be in our best interest to terminate the Agreement.  

 

GNE has returned the stock certificate for 7,400,000 shares, however, GNE did not submit an executed stock power which is required to cancel the GNE shares. As such, these shares are considered issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017.

 

Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC 

 

Kansas – George Prospect

 

On June 1, 2015, the Company executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "George PSA") with Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“BGKP”).   Pursuant to the George PSA, the Company was to receive a 30% working interest and a 26.25 % net revenue interest in and to the George Prospect and the 4 drilled and completed wells located in Kansas.  In addition, the Company was to acquire a 75% interest in and to approximately 3,000 acres of land within Bourbon and Allen Counties that contained approximately 42 proved undeveloped (PUD) locations for drilling. Pursuant to the George PSA, the parties also entered into a Joint Exploration Agreement. On July 23, 2015, the parties also entered into an amendment and extension to the George PSA until October 1, 2015.

 

The Company was entitled to conduct due diligence of the properties prior to closing. Subsequently, after assessing the Purchase and Sale Agreements, we elected to not to close on the transactions due to litigation between Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC and another working interest owner concerning the use of funds and operating control.

 

Note 4 - Note Payable

 

In December 2016, the Company issued a $20,000 8% Senior note with 40,000 warrants exercisable at $0.50 per share. The note matures on December 9, 2017, and accrued interest was $491 for the year ended March 31, 2017.  The fair value of the warrants was $9,514, and was reported as a debt discount with amortization of $2,303 for the year ended March 31, 2017.  The note payable balance net of the discount as of March 31, 2017 was $12,789.

 

Note 5 - Stockholders’ Equity

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 3,000,000 Shares of our Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Stated Value of the Preferred Stock is $5.00 per Share (the “Stated Value”). Each Share of Preferred Stock bears an eight percent (8%) cumulative dividend (the “Dividend”), due and payable quarterly as of July 31, October 31, January 31 and April 30.  The Company records cumulative dividends whether or not declared. Each share may be converted by the holder thereof, at any time, into one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and one warrant exercisable at $6.50 per share into one share of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrant”).  The Company may force


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conversion to common stock and one warrant if the Company’s common stock trades over $7.00 for forty-five consecutive trading days.

 

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had deemed dividends of $72,800 and $72,800.  No dividends were declared or paid.  Accumulated dividends in arrears as of March 31, 2017 is $194,266.

 

Common stock

 

The authorized common stock of the Company consists of 75,000,000 shares with par value of $0.001.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company issued 325,241 shares of common stock valued at $290,000, valued based on the price at close on the last trading day of each month which services were rendered for compensation and services as follows:

 

·125,241 shares issued for executive compensation valued at $110,000, with additional executive compensation due totaling $332,000, to be paid by common stock to be issued, and is included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations 

·200,000 shares issued for professional fees valued at $180,000.  

 

During the year ended March 31, 2017, consulting services totaling approximately $365,000 were accrued to common stock payable and are included in executive compensation and professional fees-related party in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2017, a related party converted advances totaling $115,000 to common stock at $1 per share, which was equivalent of the stock value on the date of conversion.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2016, consulting services totaling $240,000 were accrued to common stock payable are included in Professional Fees in the consolidated statement of operations.

   

As of March 31, 2017, there is $787,000 in common stock payable which is payable in 1,002,880 shares of common stock.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2017, 40,000 warrants were issued in relation to a note payable for $20,000 and were valued at $9,514. In addition, 8,800 warrants were issued for professional services valued at $80, and are included in Professional fees in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Net loss per common share

 

Net loss per share is computed using the basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period is used to compute basic loss per share.  Potential dilutive securities (stock options and warrants) have not been considered when their effect would be antidilutive. The potentially dilutive shares, including both stock options and warrants would have been 356,800 and 428,000 shares for the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

Options

  

On April 28, 2014, the Company granted 308,000 options to purchase the Company’s common stock with a three year term and an exercise price of $1 for 108,000 options and $3 for 200,000 options, pursuant to the terms of the board of director’s agreement. The options were immediately vested and had a fair value of $1,179,395 as the grant date. The options were outstanding for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

  

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities were based on volatilities from similar companies given our limited trading history.

   

The expected term of options granted is estimated at the contractual term as noted in the individual option agreements and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for the periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury bill rate in effect at the time of grant for treasury bills with maturity dates at the estimated term of the options. A summary of option activity as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and changes during the year then ended are presented below:

 


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Options

 

Number of Options

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)

 

 

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding March 31, 2015

 

308,000

 

$

2.299

 

2.3

 

$

-

Granted, exercised, expired

 

-

 

$

-

 

-

 

 

-

Outstanding and exercisable March 31, 2016

 

308,000

 

$

2.299

 

1.08

 

$

-

Granted, exercised, expired

 

-

 

$

-

 

-

 

 

-

Outstanding and exercisable March 31, 2017

 

308,000

 

$

2.299

 

0.08

 

$

-

 

No option expense was recognized  during the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

Warrants

 

The fair value of each warrant granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation. Expected volatilities are based on volatilities from the historical trading ranges of the Company’s stock. The expected term of warrants granted is estimated at the contractual term and represents the period of time that warrants are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for the periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury bill rate in effect at the time of grant for bonds with maturity dates at the estimated term of the options. The key assumptions used in evaluating the warrants and the estimated fair value are as follows for the year ended March 31, 2017 is as follows: 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

Expected volatility

 

190

 %

 

 

Expected dividends

 

 

0

 

 

 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

Risk-free rate

 

 

1.44

%

 

 

  

A summary of warrant activity for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are presented below:

 

 

 

Number of Warrants

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

Balance at March 31, 2015

 

300000.00

 

$

4.60

Granted

 

-

 

$

-

Exercised

 

-

 

 

-

Expired

 

(180000.00)

 

$

4.73

Balance at March 31, 2016

 

120000.00

 

$

4.40

Granted

 

48800.00

 

$

0.51

Exercised

 

-

 

 

 

Expired

 

(120000.00)

 

$

4.40

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

48800.00

 

$

0.51

Warrants exercisable at March 31, 2017

 

48800.00

 

$

0.51

 

Note 6 - Income Taxes

 

We did not provide any current or deferred U.S. Federal income tax provision or benefit for any of the periods presented because we have experienced operating losses since inception.  Under ACS 740 “Income Taxes,” when it is more likely than not that a tax asset cannot be realized through future income the Company must allow for this future tax benefit.  We provided a full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax asset, consisting of net operating loss carryforwards, because management has determined that it is more likely than not that we will not earn income sufficient to realize the deferred tax assets during the carryforward period.

  

The Company has not taken a tax position that, if challenged, would have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, applicable under ACS 740.

 

Net deferred tax assets consist of the following: 

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

Net operating loss carryforward

 

$

(3,201,459

)

 

$

(2,775,214

)

Valuation allowance

 

 

3,201,459

 

 

 

2,775,214

 


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Net deferred tax asset

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

A reconciliation of income taxes computed at the 34% statutory rate to the income tax recorded is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

Tax benefit at statutory rate

 

$

(426,245

)

 

$

(306,668

)

Change in Valuation allowance

 

 

426,245

 

 

 

306,668

 

Tax expense

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

The Company did not pay any income taxes during the years ended March 31, 2017 or 2016.

 

The effective tax rate for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 varies from the statutory rate primarily as a result of recording a valuation allowance. The net federal operating loss carry forward will expire in 2034.  This carry forward may be limited upon the consummation of a business combination under IRC Section 381.

 

Note 7 – Related Party Notes Payable and Advances

 

On November 28, 2012, the CE McMillan Family Trust (the "CE Trust") advanced the Company $100 to facilitate the opening of a new bank account in Irving, Texas. The trustee of the C.E. McMillan Family Trust is also the managing member of Cicerone Corporate Development, LLC ("Cicerone").  The advance had not been repaid as of March 31, 2017.  

 

On September 4, 2013, we received a $750,000 Revolving Credit Note (the "Revolving Note") from Cicerone for operating expenses.  The Revolving Note matured on February 1, 2015 and was extended to February 1, 2017 on the same terms and conditions and was reclassified to non-current liabilities. The note bears interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum. On March 1, 2016 the revolving note was increased to $1,250,000. On July 6, 2016, the note was modified to include conversion of any amount of the debt to common stock at a conversion price of $1, which was the market value per share and an extension to June 30, 2018. At this time the amendment was considered debt extinguishment with only a nominal gain on extinguishment.  On July 22, 2016 Cicerone converted $115,000 in advances to common stock. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the balance due was $799,607 and $656,338, respectively, with related accrued interest of $76,005 and $43,462, respectively. Interest expense related to this debt was $32,594 and $20,943 during the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

The Company has a consulting agreementwith Fidare to provide consulting services relating to corporate governance, accounting procedures and control and strategic planning. The managing member of Fidare is the C.E. McMillan Family Trust. Harry McMillan is trustee of the C.E. McMillan Family Trust. Fidare receives monthly compensation of shares of common stock valued at $10,000 based on the price at the close on the last trading day of each month. As of March 31, 2017, $150,000 was due in shares of common stock which is included in Common Shares Payable. For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded $110,000 and $40,000, respectively, in consulting fees related to this agreement.  

 

A promissory note totaling $205,000, included in related party notes payable, for an executive consulting agreement was executed for the year ended March 31, 2017. The note bears interest at 4% and matures on April 1, 2019. Accrued interest as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 totaled $91 and $0, respectively.   

   

Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

As seen herein, the Company has filed a Victim Impact Statement with the U.S. District Court in Montana in the matter of U.S. v, Joseph Brent Loftis (CR 15-11-BU-DLC D. Mont.) seeking $38,800,000 in restitution from GNE and Jospeh Brent Loftis. Sentencing in the matter is scheduled for July 20, 2018.

 

The Company has several consulting arrangements for services related to business development and accounting.  The agreements were for hourly and monthly services for less than 6 month periods.

 

Note 9 – Subsequent Events

 

Effective July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a new Consulting Agreement with Fidare to provide consulting services relating to corporate governance, accounting procedures and control and strategic planning. The managing member of Fidare is the C.E. McMillan Family Trust. Harry McMillan is trustee of the C.E. McMillan Family Trust. Fidare receives monthly compensation of shares of common stock valued at $10,000 based on the price at the close on the last trading day of each month.

 

On October 20, 2017, the Company received $30,000 for the purchase of 200,000 restricted common shares at $0.15 per share and 100,000 warrants at $.50 per share exercise price with a three-year term.

 


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On January 2, 2018, the Company converted a $20,000 promissory note’s principal and interest for 133,334 restricted common shares.

 

On February 6, 2018, management signed a repayment agreement with a creditor related to  its court approved judgment and bank account lien in the amount of $16,026. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has paid $15,434.

 

During  March, 2018, the Company received $50,000 from subscription agreements for the purchase of 333,335 restricted common shares and  250,000 warrants with a $0.50/share exercise price and three year maturity.

 

During April 2018, the Company issued 422,000 shares in settlement of executive consulting expenses incurred during prior years.

 

For the period ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 1,215,641 shares for compensation expenses, and 832,988 shares for consulting expenses.

 

On August 10, 2018 the Company was notified the government convicted Mr. Loftis, former executive of Great Northern Energy, to a forfeiture order of $1,662,749.10. Chief Judge Christensen futher ordered Loftis to pay $7,931,666.55 in restitution to the victims of his crimes. Rangeford Resources had filed a Victim Impact Statement “United States v. Joseph Brent Loftis CR-15-11-BU-DLC for restitution for its $700,000 cash investment and 7,400,000 shares of Rangeford Resources, Inc. Common stock was issued at a market price of $5.00/shares (contract date November 15, 2012) valued at $37,000,000.

 

On August 14, 2018, Rangeford Resources’ board of directors unanimously approved to retire 7,400,000 shares of common stock (stock certificate #1044 dated January 30 ,2013) issued to Great Northern Energy, Inc.  Great Northern Energy surrendered the stock certificate to the transfer agent on June 1, 2013 and wrote letters to the SEC an FINRA confirming the release of the stock certificate. However, management elected not retire the stock certificate at the request of federal law enforcement official pending the conviction and sentencing of Great North Energy’s Joseph Brent Loftis.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

 

During the period covered by this Report, there were no disagreements of the type described in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) or any reportable events as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304(b) of Regulation S-K.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act) required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b), our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as a result of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of March 31, 2017, due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Material Weaknesses

Our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of March 31, 2017 due to our inability to file timely reports and lack of subject matter expertise related to accounting for income taxes and related complex disclosures.

 

Nonetheless, we have concluded that this material weakness does not require a change in the consolidated financial results for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, nor does it require a restatement of or change in our consolidated financial statements for any prior annual or interim period.

 

Remediation Plan

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· Enhancing the use of third-party subject matter specialists for accounting transactions and related financial statement reporting treatment for significant and unusual transactions where we may not have in-house experience or expertise in those matters

 

· The addition of more experienced accounting staff  in order to file timely reports and become compliant in previous quarter filings

 

We believe that these measures, if effectively implemented and maintained, will remediate the remaining material weaknesses discussed above.

 

Changes in internal controls.  There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting due to permanent exemptions for smaller reporting companies.

   

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

 

There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers. Each director is elected at our annual meeting of shareholders and holds office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until his successor is elected and qualified. Also provided herein are brief descriptions of the business experience of each director, executive officer and advisor during the past five years and an indication of directorships held by each director in other companies subject to the reporting requirements under the Federal securities laws. None of our officers or directors is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us.

 

The following table and text set forth the names and ages of all directors and executive officers as of May 1, 2016.

 

Name

 

Age

 

Position

Thomas Lindholm

 

55

 

CEO

Marc Duncan

 

60

 

COO

 

 Mr. Lindholm brings more than thirty-three years of experience as a senior corporate executive, as well as a seasoned investment and merchant banker. Mr. Lindholm has direct experience in the oil and gas industry working for the past seven years in oil field services and E&P. Previously, Mr. Lindholm was Executive Vice President of Radiant Oil and Gas, Inc. and consultant to several other oil and gas companies in Houston, Texas. In Mr. Lindholm’s banking career, Mr. Lindholm was Managing Director of Victory Partners, LLC. a boutique investment banking firm in Dallas, Texas and Mr. Lindholm also served as Executive Vice President of KBK Capital Corporation, a publicly traded specialty commercial finance company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Prior to KBK, Mr. Lindholm was Senior Vice President of Bank One, N.A. (Acquired by Chase Bank). Mr. Lindholm holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of Denver.

 

Mr. Duncan previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Contango Oil and Gas and subsidiaries from 2005 until February 2014 which at it ‘peak had grown from a market cap of $200 million to $1.5 Billion. Mr. Duncan has over 35 years of experience in the energy industry and has served in a variety of domestic and international management positions relating to natural gas and oil exploration. Aside from his domestic experience, Mr. Duncan worked and resided in Dubai, Ecuador, Africa, Indonesia, China, UK and Ukraine developing the assets with local government entities and foreign partners. Mr. Duncan served as President and COO for USENCO International Inc. from 2000 to 2004 and with Hunt Oil Company from 2004 to 2005. He’s been an active member of The Society of Petroleum since 1981.

 

Corporate Governance & Board Independence

 

As of the date of this Report, our Board of Directors has two directors and has not established Audit, Compensation, and Nominating or Governance Committees as standing committees. The Board does not have an executive committee or any committees performing a similar function. We are not currently listed on a national securities exchange or in an inter-dealer quotation system that has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be independent and do not currently have any independent board members.

 


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Due to our lack of operations and size, we do not have an Audit Committee. Furthermore, since we are not currently listed on a national securities exchange, we are not subject to any listing requirements mandating the establishment of any particular committees.  For these same reasons, we did not have any other separate committees during fiscal 2017; all functions of a nominating committee, audit committee and compensation committee were performed by our whole board of directors.  Our board of directors intends to appoint such persons and form such committees as are required to meet the corporate governance requirements imposed by the national securities exchanges as necessary. Therefore, we intend that a majority of our directors will eventually be independent directors and at least one director will qualify as an “audit committee financial expert.”

 

We do not have a policy regarding the consideration of any director candidates which may be recommended by our shareholders, including the minimum qualifications for director candidates, nor has our Board of Directors established a process for identifying and evaluating director nominees. Further, when identifying nominees to serve as director, while we do not have a policy regarding the consideration of diversity in selecting directors, our Board seeks to create a Board of Directors that is strong in its collective knowledge and has a diversity of skills and experience with respect to accounting and finance, management and leadership, vision and strategy, business operations, business judgment, industry knowledge and corporate governance.  We have not adopted a policy regarding the handling of any potential recommendation of director candidates by our shareholders, including the procedures to be followed.  Our Board has not considered or adopted any of these policies as we have never received a recommendation from any shareholder for any candidate to serve on our Board of Directors.  Given our relative size and lack of directors and officers insurance coverage, we do not anticipate that any of our shareholders will make such a recommendation in the near future. While there have been no nominations of additional directors proposed, in the event such a proposal is made, all members of our Board will participate in the consideration of director nominees.  In considering a director nominee, it is likely that our Board will consider the professional and/or educational background of any nominee with a view towards how this person might bring a different viewpoint or experience to our Board.

 

Board Leadership Structure and the Board’s Role in Risk Oversight.

 

Our Board currently has two members, Tom Lindholm and Marc Duncan, who serve as our CEO and COO, respectively.  Our Board is actively involved in our risk oversight function and collectively undertakes our risk oversight function. This review of our risk tolerances includes, but is not limited to, financial, legal and operational risks and other risks concerning our reputation and ethical standards.

 

We are a small company which has yet to achieve operating revenues. We believe that our present management structure is appropriate for a company of our size and state of development.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we may be involved in various claims, lawsuits, and disputes with third parties, actions involving allegations of discrimination or breach of contract actions incidental to the normal operations of the business.  We may be named as a defendant in such lawsuits and thus become subject to the attendant risk of substantial damage awards. We believe that we have adequate liability insurance coverage. There can be no assurance, however, that we will not be sued, that any such lawsuit will not exceed our insurance coverage, or that we will be able to maintain such coverage at acceptable costs and on favorable terms.

 

Other than the lawsuits disclosed under Item 3 above, neither we nor any of our direct or indirect subsidiaries is a party to, nor is any of our property the subject of, any legal proceedings. There are no proceedings pending in which any of our officers, directors or 5% shareholders are averse to us or any of our subsidiaries or in which they are taking a position or have a material interest that is adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended, requires that our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of a class of our equity securities that are registered under the Exchange Act to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes of ownership of such registered securities.

 

To our knowledge, based solely on a review of such materials as are required by the SEC, none of our officers, directors or beneficial holders of more than 10% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock failed to timely file with the SEC any form or report required to be so filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.

 

Code of Business Conduct, Code of Ethics and Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals

 

The Company has not adopted a Code of Ethics which applies to our directors, officers, employees and representatives due to the fact that we are in the developmental stage of our operations and have a limited number of employees. We intend to adopt a code of ethics during this fiscal year.

 


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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

 

The following discussion summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our principal executive officer, each other executive officer serving as such whose annual compensation exceeded $100,000, and up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been made in the following table but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer of our company at March 31, 2017 for all services rendered in all capacities to us for the last two fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

The following table sets forth the compensation paid to our executive officers for services rendered during the preceding two fiscal years.   

 

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name and

 

Salary

Bonus

Stock Awards

Option Awards

No-Equity Incentive Plan    Compensation Earnings

Change in Pension Value and Non=qualified

Deferred Compensation Earnings

All Other Compensation

Total

Principal Position

Year

($)

($)

($)

($)

($)

($)

($)

($)

Thomas Lindholm, CEO

2017

110,000

 

220,000

 

 

 

 

330,000

Marc Duncan COO

2017

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

200,000

Colin Richardson, CEO

2017

-

 

122,000

 

 

 

 

122,000

Colin Richardson, CEO

2016

120,000

 

120,000

 

 

 

 

240,000

 

Employment Agreements

 

After completing an executive search, the Board approved and appointed, Mr. Thomas Lindholm as the Chief Executive Officer.

 In connection with his appointment as CEO, the Board entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Lindholm (the “Agreement”). The Agreement has a term of three years starting May 1, 2016. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Lindholm shall receive monthly compensation in the amount of: $10,000 in accordance with the Company’s regular payment schedule, shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $20,000 based on its price at the close on the last trading day of each month, and stock options for performance objectives over the next three years. This brief description of the Agreement is only a summary of the material terms and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Agreement as attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 9, 2016 as Exhibit 99 .

 

After completing an executive search, the Board approved and appointed, Mr. Marc Duncan as President and Chief Operating Officer of Rangeford Resources, Inc. In connection with his appointment as President and COO, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Duncan (the “Agreement”); the Agreement has a term of three years starting June 1, 2016. Pursuant to the Employee Agreement, Mr. Duncan shall receive monthly compensation in the amount of: $10,000 in accordance with the Company’s regular payment schedule, that number of shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $10,000 based on its price at the close on the last trading day of each month and stock options for performance over the next three years. The foregoing shares shall be issued as of the last business day of each month. This brief description of the Agreement is only a summary of the material terms and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Agreement as attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 20, 2016 as Exhibit 99.2.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

Outstanding equity awards at March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 includes both stock options and warrants totaling 356,800 and 428,000 shares, respectively.


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Director Compensation

 

Pursuant to our Amended and Restated Bylaws, Directors may be paid their expenses of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director.

 

The following table sets forth certain information concerning compensation paid to our directors for services as directors:

 

Name

Fees earned or

paid in cash

Stock awards

Option awards

Non-equity incentive

plan compensation

Non-qualified deferred

compensation earnings

All other compensation

Total

 

($)

($)

($)

($)

($)

($)

($)

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Farmer

24,000

 

 

 

 

 

 24,000

March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Farmer

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 20,000

  

Compensation Policies and Practices as they relate to Risk Management

 

We believe that our compensation policies and practices do not encourage excessive or unnecessary risk-taking and that the level of risk that they do encourage is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.  The design of our compensation policies and practices encourages our employees to remain focused on both our short- and long-term goals.

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of March 31, 2017 by (I) each person (or group of affiliated persons) who is known by us to own more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock, (ii) each director, executive officer and director nominee, and (iii) all of our directors, executive officers and director nominees as a group. As of March 31, 2017, we had 20,545,534 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and 182,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding that are convertible on a one for one basis.  

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. For purposes of this table, a person or group of persons is deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of any shares of common stock that such person has the right to acquire within 120 days of March 31, 2017.  For purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding shares of our common stock held by each person or group of persons named above, any shares that such person or persons has the right to acquire within 120 days of March 31, 2017 is deemed to be outstanding for such person, but is not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The inclusion herein of any shares listed as beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership.

 

 Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to the extent that power may be shared with a spouse.


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Title of Class

Name (1)

Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner

Percent of Class (2)

Common Stock

Great Northern Energy, Inc.

7,400,000 (3)

36%

 

 

Direct

 

Common Stock

Colin Richardson

1,102,720

5%

 

 

Direct

 

Common Stock

Austin Powers

1,500,000

7%

 

 

Direct

 

 

(1) Unless otherwise noted, the address for each beneficial owner is 301 Commerce St, Suite, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

 

(2) Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe that each of the stockholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned.

 

(3) These are the shares we issued to GNE pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, as amended and further modified we entered into with GNE (See "Company Overview" above).

 

 Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

The following table sets forth securities authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plans approved by our shareholders as well as any equity compensation plans not approved by our shareholders as of March 31, 2017.

 

 

Number of Securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights ( a )

Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights ( b )

Number of securities remaining available for future issuances under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) ( c )

Plan category

 

 

 

Plans approved by our shareholders:

 

 

 

2012 Stock Option and Award Plan

-

N/A

2,000,000

Plans not approved by shareholders:

-

N/A

N/A

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

Other than the relationships and transactions discussed below, we are not a party to, nor are we proposed to be a party, to any transaction since the beginning of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 involving an amount that exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years and in which a related person, as such term is defined by Item 404 of Regulation S-K, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

On September 4, 2013, we received a $750,000 Revolving Credit Note (the "Revolving Note") from Cicerone for operating expenses.  The Revolving Note matured on February 1, 2015 and was extended to February 1, 2017 on the same terms and conditions and was reclassified to non-current liabilities. The note bears interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum. On March 1, 2016 the revolving note was increased to $1,250,000. On July 6, 2016, the note was modified to include conversion of any amount of the debt to common stock at a conversion price of $1, which was the market value per share and an extension to June 30, 2018. At this time the amendment was considered debt extinguishment with only a nominal gain on extinguishment.  On July 22, 2016 Cicerone converted $115,000 in advances to common stock. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the balance due was $799,917 and $656,338, respectively, with related accrued interest of $76,005 and $43,462, respectively. Interest expense related to this debt was $32,594 and $20,943 during the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

The Company has a consulting agreementwith Fidare to provide consulting services relating to corporate governance, accounting procedures and control and strategic planning. The managing member of Fidare is the C.E. McMillan Family Trust. Harry McMillan is trustee of the C.E. McMillan Family Trust. Fidare receives monthly compensation of shares of common stock valued at $10,000 based on the price at the close on the last trading day of each month. As of March 31, 2017, $150,000 was due in shares of common


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stock which is included in Common Shares Payable. For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded $110,000 and $40,000, respectively, in consulting fees related to this agreement.  

 

A promissory note totaling $205,000 for an executive consulting agreement was executed for the year ended March 31, 2017. The note bears interest at 4% and matures on April 1, 2019. Accrued interest as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 totaled $91 and $0, respectively.

 

Promoters and Certain Control Persons  

 

Other than set forth herein, none of our management or other control persons were “promoters” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), and none of such persons took the initiative in the formation of our business or in connection with the formation of our business and received 10% of our debt or equity securities or 10% of the proceeds from the sale of such securities in exchange for the contribution of property or services, during the last five years.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

 

The following table shows the fees that were billed for the audit and other services for 2017 and 2016.

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Audit Fees

 

$

5,000

 

 

$

5,000

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Tax Fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

All Other Fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Total

 

$

5,000

 

 

$

5,000

 

 

Audit Fees — This category includes the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, review of consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with engagements for those fiscal years. This category also includes advice on audit and accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim consolidated financial statements. 

 

Audit-Related Fees — This category consists of assurance and related services by the independent registered public accounting firm that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements and are not reported above under “Audit Fees.” The services for the fees disclosed under this category include consultation regarding our correspondence with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other accounting consulting.

 

Tax Fees — This category consists of professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for tax compliance and tax advice. The services for the fees disclosed under this category include tax return preparation and technical tax advice.

 

All Other Fees — This category consists of fees for other miscellaneous items.

 

Our Board of Directors has adopted a procedure for pre-approval of all fees charged by our independent registered public accounting firm.  Under the procedure, the Board approves the engagement letter with respect to audit, tax and review services.  Other fees are subject to pre-approval by the Board, or, in the period between meetings, by a designated member of Board.  Any such approval by the designated member is disclosed to the entire Board at the next meeting.  The audit and tax fees paid to the auditors with respect to 2015 were pre-approved by the entire Board of Directors. 

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. 

 

 

Exhibit No

Description

3.1

Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Rangeford Resources, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 3, 2008)

3.2

Articles of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8K filed on April 9, 2013)

3.3

Amended and Restated By-Laws (Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit B of the Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on March 14, 2013)


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10.1

Orphan Holdings of Texas, Inc. Share Purchase Agreement, dated July 5, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2012)

10.2

Frederick Ziegler Consulting Agreement, dated August 1, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2012)

10.3

John Miller Consulting Agreement, dated September 1, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2012)

10.4

E. Robert Gates, Consulting Agreement, dated September 1, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2012)

10.5

Kevin A. Carreno Board of Directors Agreement, dated August 9, 2012 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2012)

10.6

Purchase Sale Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2012)

10.7

Premise Use Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2012)

10.8

Placement Agent/Investment Banking Retainer Agreement, dated November 13, ( Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2012)

10.9

Fidare Consulting Group, LLC Consulting Agreement, dated September 25, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2012)

10.10

Gregory Hadley, Board of Directors Agreement, dated November 15, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2012)

10.11

Fidare Consulting Group, LLC. First Amended Consulting Agreement, dated December 1, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2012)

10.12

Steven R. Henson Corporate Officer/Consulting Engagement Agreement, dated December 3, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2012)

10.13

Steven R. Henson Board of Directors Agreement, dated December 4, 2012, (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2012)

10.14

Corporate Officer Consulting Engagement Agreement with Mr. Colin Richardson (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 21, 2014)

10.15 

First Amended Corporate Officer Consulting Engagement Agreement with Mr. Colin Richardson (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on July 15, 2014)

10.16 

Form of Revolving Credit Note dated September 4, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 21, 2014)

10.17 

Letter Agreement with Pt Platinum Consulting, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 5, 2014)

10.18 

Albury Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 5, 2014)

10.19 

Hadley Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 5, 2014)

10.20 

Board of Directors Agreement with Michael Farmer dated as of January 28, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 5, 2014)


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10.21

Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Company and Black Gold Kansas Productions, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 filed on September 19, 2014)

10.22

Fidare Consulting Group, LLC. First Amended Consulting Agreement, dated July 1, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended March 31, 2014 filed on July 18, 2014)

10.23

Second Amendment, Extension and Ratification of Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Company and Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC for the George Project (Filed herewith)

10.24

Letter of Addendum and Extension to August 6, 2014 Purchase, Sale and Join Exploration Agreement By and Between Rangeford Resources, Inc. and Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC (Filed herewith)

10.25

Third Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Company and Black Gold Kansas Production, LLC for the George Project (Filed herewith)

10.26

Corporate Officer Consulting Settlement Agreement with Colin Richardson April, 2017 (Filed herewith)

10.27

Fidare Consulting Group, LLC Settlement Agreement, dated June 30, 2017 (Filed herewith)

10.28

Fidare Consulting Group, LLC Consulting Agreement, dated July 1, 2017 (Filed herewith)

10.29

Second Amendment to Revolving Credit Note date March 1, 2016 (Filed herewith)

10.30

Third Amendment to Revolving Credit Note date July 6, 2016 (Filed herewith)

16.1

Letter of Change of Accountants, LBB & Associates, Ltd., dated January 4, 2012  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 9, 2013)

21.1

Subsidiaries of Rangeford Resources Inc.

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Filed herewith)

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of principal financial and accounting officer (Filed herewith)

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and principal financial and accounting officer (Filed herewith)

 

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 


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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

Rangeford Resources, Inc.

By: /s/ Thomas Lindholm

Thomas Lindholm

CEO

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Positions

Date

/s/ Thomas Lindholm

CEO

September 4, 2018

Thomas Lindholm

  

 

 

 


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Settlement Agreement and Release

This Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Agreement") is made between Colin Richardson ("Colin Richardson") and Rangeford Resources, Inc., A Nevada Corporation ("Company"). Colin Richardson entered into several agreements and projects beginning in calendar year 2012 with the Company. Colin Richardson and the company recognize Colin Richardson earned the compensation and Company seeks relief and desires to negotiate the balances. In consideration of the foregoing and the promises and the covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Colin Richardson and the Company agree as follows:

1.The factual representations contained in the recital are incorporated herein and are true and correct. 

2. The Company hereby represents and warrants that Colin Richardson earned $410,000 cash compensation and 335,668 company common shares. To date, Colin Richardson was paid $5,000 cash and was issued 112,719 and is owned a net 222,949 company common shares.   

            

3.Colin Richardson and Company hereby accepts the following settlement for the earned $405,000 cash compensation and 222,949 company common shares as follows:  

 

a) $405,000 Cash Compensation earned is payable as follows: (1) a $205,000 Promissory Note due April 1, 2019. Principal and Interest due at Maturity. Noteholder agrees to subordinate to new investors and lenders. 4% interest rate per annum and (2) 200,000 company common shares valued at $1.00 per share for a total value of $200,000. Issued company shares are restricted and subject to Rule 144.

 

b) 222,949 Company common shares. Issued company shares are restricted and subject to Rule 144.

The parties agree and represent and warrant to the other that as of the Effective Date and upon giving effect to this Agreement: (i) neither party owes the other any money or property, for any reason, (ii) neither party has any property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, intellectual, or otherwise of the other, (iii) there are no other agreements whether written or oral between the parties other than Colin Richardson’s rights to indemnification under the Agreement.

4.The parties recognize that there is a possibility there could develop conflicts and disagreements; therefore in order to forestall any possibility of any such conflicts and disagreements and ensure peace between Colin Richardson and the Company, the Company, and its officer, and as a part of this Agreement and a condition to its execution and the transfer of the Radiant Interest, the parties agree as follows: 


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12.1 Company Release.

a.Released Party means Colin Richardson and anyone or any entity acting through or on his behalf, including without limitation any past, present, and future agents, employees, shareholders, partners, members, managers, trustees, directors, insurers, officers, heirs, administrators, executors, spouses, and attorneys; 

 

b.Claims means any and all claims or causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, direct or derivative, and whether accrued or unaccrued, including, but not limited to, any claims or causes of action arising under contract, judgement, award, or any law, common or statutory, that provides any sort of right, relief, recovery, benefit, claim, division, or partition that can be the subject of a release, acquittal or discharge under applicable law, and whether or not connected directly or indirectly in any way with the Released Subject; 

 

c.Released Subject means (A) actions, inactions, or omissions, whether directly or indirectly by, or attributable to, the Released Party prior to, or in connection with, the formation of the Company, or in any dealings through the Effective Date with, or involving the Company or (B) facts, circumstances, or conditions, whether or not now known as of the Effective Date, that after the Effective Date may become known with the passage of time or notice or both, that may form all or any part of the basis for a Claim; PROVIDED HOWEVER no release is given with respect to the obligations of Released Party under the terms of this Agreement. 

 

d.The Company for itself and anyone claiming through it or on its behalf, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES Released Party from all Claims involving the Released Subject. 

 

12.2  The Colin Richardson Release

 

a.Released Party means Company and anyone or any entity acting through or on its behalf, including without limitation any past, present, and future agents, employees, shareholders, partners, members, managers, trustees, directors, insurers, officers, heirs, administrators, executors, spouses, and attorneys; 

 

b.Claims means any and all claims or causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, direct or derivative, and whether accrued or unaccrued, including, but not limited to, any claims or causes of action arising under contract, judgement, award, or any law,  


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common or statutory, that provides any sort of right, relief, recovery, benefit, claim, division, or partition that can be the subject of a release, acquittal or discharge under applicable law, and whether or not connected directly or indirectly in any way with the Released Subject;

 

c.Released Subject means (A) actions, inactions, or omissions, whether directly or indirectly by, or attributable to, the Released Party in any dealings through the Effective Date and (B) facts, circumstances, or conditions, whether or not now known as of the Effective Date, that after the Effective Date may become known with the passage of time or notice or both, that may form all or any part of the basis for a Claim; PROVIDED HOWEVER no release is given with respect to the obligations of Released Party under the terms of this Agreement. 

 

d.The Colin Richardson for itself and anyone claiming through it or on its behalf, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES Released Party from all Claims involving the Released Subject. 

5.This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of any executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of an executed original counterpart of this Agreement.
 

6.This Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or similar transmission, and a facsimile or similar transmission evidencing execution shall be effective as a valid and binding agreement between all the signatory parties for all purposes. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Colin Richardson and Company hereby execute this Settlement Agreement and Release effective as of the Effective Date.

 

 

COLIN RICHARDSON:

 

 

By: _____________________

 

 

 

COMPANY:

Rangeford Resources, Inc.

 

 

By:______________________

Name: Thomas E. Lindholm

Title: Chief Executive Officer


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Settlement Agreement and Release

This Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Agreement") is made between Fidare Consulting Group, LLC ("Fidare") and Rangeford Resources, Inc., A Nevada Corporation ("Company"). Fidare entered into several agreements and projects beginning in calendar year 2013 with the Company. Fidare abated its compensation starting on April 1, 2015 but the Company seeks to recognize the services since May 1, 2016. In consideration of the foregoing and the promises and the covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Fidare and the Company agree as follows:

1.The factual representations contained in the recital are incorporated herein and are true and correct. 

2.The Company hereby represents and warrants that Fidare abated its compensation starting April 1, 2015 but supported the Company after the new management team was appointed starting in May 1, 2016. Based on Fidare providing consulting services since May 1, 2016 on a $10,000 monthly compensation payable in company stock based on the closing company stock price starting May 1, 2016, Fidare would have issued 232,047 RGFR common shares through June 30, 2017 with a cost basis of $140,000. See table below for monthly stock issuance calculations. 

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Rangeford Resources RGFR Stock Issuance Calculation

May 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017

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     3. Fidare and Company hereby accepts the following settlement for all past consulting contracts as follows:

 

a) Issuance of 232,047 company common shares representing past consulting services since May 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 calculated at $10,000 per month payable in company stock at the monthly closing company stock price. Issued company shares are restricted and subject to Rule 144.  

b)New Consulting Contract starting July 1, 2017. Compensation shall be $10,000 per month payable in company closing stock price. Issued company shares are restricted and subject to Rule 144. See attached Consulting Contract.  

The parties agree and represent and warrant to the other that as of the Effective Date and upon giving effect to this Agreement: (i) neither party owes the other any money or property, for any reason, (ii) neither party has any property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, intellectual, or otherwise of the other, (iii) there are no other agreements whether written or oral between the parties other than Fidare’s rights to indemnification under the Agreement.

3.The parties recognize that there is a possibility there could develop conflicts and disagreements; therefore in order to forestall any possibility of any such conflicts and disagreements and ensure peace between Fidare and the Company, the Company, and its officer, and as a part of this Agreement and a condition to its execution and the transfer of the Radiant Interest, the parties agree as follows: 

12.1 Company Release.

a.Released Party means Fidare and anyone or any entity acting through or on his behalf, including without limitation any past, present, and future agents, employees, shareholders, partners, members, managers, trustees, directors, insurers, officers, heirs, administrators, executors, spouses, and attorneys; 

 

b.Claims means any and all claims or causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, direct or derivative, and whether accrued or unaccrued, including, but not limited to, any claims or causes of action arising under contract, judgement, award, or any law, common or statutory, that provides any sort of right, relief, recovery, benefit, claim, division, or partition that can be the subject of a release, acquittal or discharge under applicable law, and whether or not connected directly or indirectly in any way with the Released Subject; 


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c.Released Subject means (A) actions, inactions, or omissions, whether directly or indirectly by, or attributable to, the Released Party prior to, or in connection with, the formation of the Company, or in any dealings through the Effective Date with, or involving the Company or (B) facts, circumstances, or conditions, whether or not now known as of the Effective Date, that after the Effective Date may become known with the passage of time or notice or both, that may form all or any part of the basis for a Claim; PROVIDED HOWEVER no release is given with respect to the obligations of Released Party under the terms of this Agreement. 

 

d.The Company for itself and anyone claiming through it or on its behalf, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES Released Party from all Claims involving the Released Subject. 

 

 

 

12.2 The Fidare Release

 

a.Released Party means Company and anyone or any entity acting through or on its behalf, including without limitation any past, present, and future agents, employees, shareholders, partners, members, managers, trustees, directors, insurers, officers, heirs, administrators, executors, spouses, and attorneys; 

 

b.Claims means any and all claims or causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, direct or derivative, and whether accrued or unaccrued, including, but not limited to, any claims or causes of action arising under contract, judgement, award, or any law, common or statutory, that provides any sort of right, relief, recovery, benefit, claim, division, or partition that can be the subject of a release, acquittal or discharge under applicable law, and whether or not connected directly or indirectly in any way with the Released Subject; 

 

c.Released Subject means (A) actions, inactions, or omissions, whether directly or indirectly by, or attributable to, the Released Party in any dealings through the Effective Date and (B) facts, circumstances, or conditions, whether or not now known as of the Effective Date, that after the Effective Date may become known with the passage of time or notice or both, that may form all or any part of the basis for a Claim; PROVIDED HOWEVER no release is given with respect to the obligations of Released Party under the terms of this Agreement. 


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d.The Fidare for itself and anyone claiming through it or on its behalf, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES Released Party from all Claims involving the Released Subject. 

4.This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of any executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of an executed original counterpart of this Agreement. 

 

5.This Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or similar transmission, and a facsimile or similar transmission evidencing execution shall be effective as a valid and binding agreement between all the signatory parties for all purposes. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fidare and Company hereby execute this Settlement Agreement and Release effective as of the Effective Date.

 

 

FIDARE CONSULTING GROUP, LLC:

 

 

By: _____________________

Name: Harry McMillan

Title:    Managing Member

 

 

COMPANY:

 

Rangeford Resources, Inc.

 

 

By: ______________________

Name: Thomas E. Lindholm

Title: Chief Executive Officer


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CONSULTING AGREEMENT

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective as of the 11th day of July, 2017, by and between Rangeford Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and Fidare Consulting Group, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the "Consultant").

WHEREAS, the Company is an oil and gas exploration and production company and desires advice regarding business strategies, and business planning;

WHEREAS, Consultant has expertise in the areas of corporate structuring, strategic planning and compliance;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage Consultant to provide consulting services relating to preparing and maintaining corporate books and records; implementing of accounting controls; preparing and maintaining accounting books and records; implementing internal procedures and controls to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley/404 compliance; implementing corporate governance controls and procedures; maintaining full reporting status; assisting with corporate strategies; and overseeing and maintaining shareholder matters (the "Consulting Services");

WHEREAS, this Agreement shall constitute a new separate and distinct agreement which shall nullify and replace any previous agreements entered into between the parties;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.Services to Be Provided, Scope of Agreement, and Relationship of the Parties 

(a)The Company hereby agrees to engage Consultant to provide the Consulting Services, and Consultant agrees to such engagement, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. In that regard, Consultant agrees to make itself available to the Company during normal business hours for reasonable periods of time, subject to reasonable advance notice and mutually convenient scheduling, for the purpose of attending meetings of management and the Board of Directors, as may be requested by the Chairman of the Board of the Company; assisting the Company in the preparation of reports, summaries, profiles, due diligence packages, and other material and documentation in connection with proposed acquisitions; and business planning, in each case as and to the extent requested by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 

(b)The Company acknowledges that Consultant has many other business interests and will devote as much time as in its discretion as necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement. In addition, the Company acknowledges that Consultant's efforts on behalf of his other interests arc the sole and separate property of Consultant. 


 

(c)The services rendered by Consultant to the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be as an independent contractor, and this Agreement does not make consultant, employee, agent, or legal representative of the Company for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation, participation in any benefits or privileges given or extended by the Company to its employees. No right or authority is granted to Consultant to assume or to create any obligation or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of the Company, except as may be set forth herein. In that regard, Consultant agrees that it shall act solely at the express direction of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and shall coordinate all contacts with third parties, including without limitation potential sources of capital, through the Chief Executive Officer. The Company shall not withhold for Consultant any federal or state taxes from the amounts to be paid to Consultant hereunder, and Consultant agrees that it will pay all taxes due on such amounts. 

(d)Consultant shall provide the Company with such other advisory and consulting services as the Company may specifically request. Specific fees for each separate service rendered by Consultant shall be established at the time Consultant is requested to undertake each service. 

2.Compensation 

(a)As compensation for its Consulting Services hereunder, the Company will issue to Consultant each month during the term of this Agreement shares of its common stock valued at $10,000 based on its price at the close on the last trading day of each month. The foregoing shares shall be issued as of the last business day of each month, and shall be delivered to Consultant as soon as reasonably practicable. 

(b)Other forms of compensation may occur depending on the nature of a specific transaction and only upon the mutual agreement of both parties. 

3.Expenses 

The Company shall reimburse Consultant for all pre-approved reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by it in providing the Consulting Services under this Agreement. Consultant shall submit related receipts and documentation with its request for reimbursement.

4.Renewal; Termination 

(a)This Agreement shall continue in effect until terminated by the parties. Either of the parties may terminate this agreement after 6 months by written notice 30 days in advance; however, any finder's fees due for cash raised shall remain due and payable. 

(b)Subject to the continuing obligations of Consultant under Section 5 below, either party may terminate this Agreement at any time if the other party shall fail to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement and shall not have cured the breach within 10 days after having received notice thereof. 

(c) Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not extinguish any rights of compensation that shall accrue prior to the termination.  


5.Confidential Information 

(a)"Confidential Information," as used in this Section 5, means information that is not generally known and that is proprietary to the Company or that the Company is obligated to treat as proprietary. This information includes, without limitation: 

(i)Trade secret information about the Company and its operations, plans, strategies, sources of capital, acquisition targets and financial results; 

(ii)Information concerning the Company's business as the Company has conducted it since the Company's incorporation or as it may conduct it in the future; and 

(iii)Information concerning any of the Company's past, current, or possible future products, including (without limitation) information about the Company's research, development, engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, accounting, marketing, selling, or leasing efforts. 

(b)Any information that Consultant reasonably considers Confidential Information, or that the Company treats as Confidential Information, will be presumed to be Confidential Information (whether Consultant or others originated it and regardless of how it obtained it). 

(c)Except as required in its duties to the Company, Consultant will never, either during or after the term of this Agreement, use or disclose confidential Information to any person not authorized by the Company to receive it. 

(d)If this Agreement is terminated, Consultant will promptly turn over to the Company all records and any compositions, articles, devices, apparatus and other items that disclose, describe, or embody Confidential Information, including all copies, reproductions, and specimens of the Confidential Information in its possession, regardless of who prepared them. The rights of the Company set forth in this Section 5 are in addition to any rights of the Company with respect to protection of trade secrets or confidential information arising out of the common or statutory laws of the State of Colorado or any other state or any country wherein Consultant may from time to time perform services pursuant to this Agreement. This Section 5 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. 

(e)Consultant hereby acknowledge, on behalf of its members, managers, affiliates, attorneys, advisors, agents and representatives ("Representatives"), that it is aware (and that its Representatives who are apprised of this matter have been advised) of Consultant's responsibility under the U.S. federal securities laws with respect to purchasing or selling securities of a company about which Consultant (or its Representatives) have material nonpublic information and agree that Consultant and its Representatives will not use, nor cause any third party to use, any information in contravention of such securities laws or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. 


    

6.False or Misleading Information 

The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Consultant with accurate financial, corporate, and other data reasonably requested by Consultant in connection with the performance with its services hereunder. The Company hereby indemnifies Consultant from any and all out-of-pocket costs, expenses or damages incurred, and hold Consultant harmless from any and all claims and/or actions that may result solely and directly from the Company's intentional breach of this covenant.

7.Miscellaneous 

(a)  Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding on and ensures to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns, all of which are included in the term the "Company" as it is used in this Agreement and upon Consultant, its successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any duty or right hereunder will be assignable or otherwise transferable by either party without the written consent of the other party, except that the Company shall assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, consolidation, assignment, sale or other disposition of substantially all of its assets or business. This Agreement will be deemed materially breached by the Company if its successor or assign does not assume substantially all of the Company's obligations under this Agreement.

(b)  Modification. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by both the Company and Consultant.

(c)  Governing Law. The laws of Texas will govern the validity, construction, and performance of this Agreement. Any legal proceeding related to this Agreement will be brought in an appropriate Texas court, and both the Company and Consultant hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of that court for this purpose.

(d)  Construction. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted so that it is valid under the applicable law. If any provision of this Agreement is to any extent invalid under the applicable law that provision will still be effective to the extent it remains valid. The remainder of this Agreement also will continue to be valid, and the entire Agreement will continue to be valid in other jurisdictions.

(e)  Waivers. No failure or delay by either the Company or Consultant in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement will waive any provision of the Agreement, nor will any single or partial exercise by either the Company or Consultant of any right or remedy under this Agreement preclude either of them from otherwise or further exercising these rights or remedies, or any other rights or remedies granted by any law or any related document.

(f)  Captions. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not affect this Agreement's interpretation.


(g)  Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all previous and contemporaneous oral negotiations, commitments, writings, and understandings between the parties concerning the matters in this Agreement.

(h)  Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted under this

Agreement shall be in writing and sent by registered first-class mail; postage prepaid, and shall be effective five days after mailing to the attention of the signatories to this Agreement at the addresses stated below. These addresses may be changed at any time by like notice.

In the case of the Company:            Rangeford Resources, Inc.

ATTENTION: Thomas E. Lindholm

556 Silicon Drive, Suite 103

Southlake, TX 76092

In the case of Consultant:

Harry McMillan, Manager/Member

Fidare Consulting Group, LLC.

1224 N. Highway 377

Suite 303, PMB 56

Roanoke, TX 76262

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

 

Rangeford Resources, Inc.

 

Fidare Consulting Group, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Thomas E. Lindholm

 

Name:  Harry McMillan

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

Title:  Managing Member