UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1


ANNUAL REPORT PERSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011


COMMISSION FILE NUMBER      000-32629


PACIFIC GOLD CORP.


NEVADA

 

98-0408708

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

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


848 N. Rainbow Blvd., #2987, Las Vegas, NV

 

89107

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (416) 214-1483


Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

NONE

 

NONE


Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:


Common Stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000,000 shares authorized

(Title of Class)


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


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes o   No x


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.  Yes o   No x


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x   No o


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 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.  Yes o   No x


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer   o

  

Accelerated filer   o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer   o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company   x







Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 126-2 of the Exchange Act.  Yes o   No x


As of September 12, 2012 the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $2,726,254.32.


As of September 12, 2012, the Company had outstanding 1,090,501,728 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001.


Documents incorporated by reference: None


TABLE OF CONTENTS


ITEM NUMBER AND CAPTION

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PART I

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

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ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

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ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES

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ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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ITEM 4.

(REMOVED AND RESERVED)

10

ITEM 4(b)

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

10

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY & RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

11

ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

12

ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

12

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

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ITEM 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

32

ITEM 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION

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PART III

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

33

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

34

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

36

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

36

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

36

 

 

 

PART IV

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

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PART I


ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS


BUSINESS


Pacific Gold is engaged in the identification, acquisition, and development of mining prospects believed to have known gold and/or tungsten mineral deposits. The main objective is to identify and develop commercially viable mineral deposits on prospects over which the company has rights that could produce revenues. These types of prospects may also contain mineral deposits of metals often found with gold and/or tungsten which also may be worth processing. Development of commercially viable mineral deposits of any metal includes a high degree of risk which careful evaluation, experience and factual knowledge may not eliminate, and therefore, we may never produce any significant revenues.


Pacific Gold Corp. owns 100% of four operating subsidiaries: Nevada Rae Gold, Inc., Fernley Gold, Inc., Pilot Mountain Resources Inc., and Pacific Metals Corp., through which it holds various prospects in Nevada and Colorado. The Company intends to acquire through staking, purchasing and/or leasing arrangements additional prospects, from time to time, in which there may be gold, tungsten and/or other mineral deposit potential.


Gold Orientation


Throughout history gold has been a desired metal for monetary purposes and for jewelry. Because there is an active market for gold and consistent demand and use, we believe that if we find a viable mineral deposit, we will be able to sell any gold we produce with little difficulty.  Of course, there is no assurance that we will find any mineral deposit or one that is commercially viable. Whether or not a mineral deposit is viable depends on the cost of production versus the price at which we can sell the metal. We believe that alluvial and placer deposits are less expensive to operate to produce saleable product. We also believe that the required filings and permits are easier to obtain for these kinds of prospects than for underground mines.


We have obtained and in the future will seek prospects in areas where there have been previous mining operations.  We believe that this gives some indication that there may be mineral deposits within our prospects to justify the cost of staking, maintenance and development.


Tungsten Orientation


The word tungsten means “heavy stone” in Swedish. Tungsten is a grayish-white lustrous metal which exhibits many important physical properties including a high melting point and density, as well as good thermal and electrical conductivity, a low coefficient of expansion, excellent corrosion resistance, and exceptional strength at elevated temperatures.


Tungsten is an important strategic metal for which there is no known substitute. Tungsten is valued as the extremely hard carbide used in cutting and wear-resistant components, as the metal or alloy for lamp and lighting filaments and electrodes, electrical and electronic contact surfaces, heat and radiation shielding in high temperature furnaces and x-ray equipment, and electrodes in certain welding methods.


Tungsten is an essential commodity and offers versatility in many everyday uses such as: light bulbs, television sets, microwave ovens, other electrical consumer products; metal cutting tools, drill bits, mining tools, military tools; and wear-resistance parts for industries such as automotive and construction.




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Operating Subsidiaries


Nevada Rae Gold, Inc.


The prospects held by Nevada Rae Gold (“NRG”) are located among the Crescent Valley placer deposits, in the bullion mining district of Lander County, Nevada.  They are about two miles from the town of Crescent Valley, and some 50 miles west of Elko, Nevada.  The area is about 175 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada.


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The property consists of federal mining claims and leased private land. The federal mining claims are managed by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) and require annual renewal payments prior to September 1 of each year. The leased ground requires the Company to pay a royalty from production with a portion of the royalty paid in advance each year.


The area is accessible by state highway 306, an all-weather asphalt road and about 22 miles south from Interstate 80.  The property where the prospects are located has an all weather gravel road established in the 1970s for prior mining operations of barite.  The prospects also have access to electricity and water sufficient for exploration, development and later extractive and milling activities if warranted and undertaken.



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The climate is typically hot and semi-arid with temperatures rising to above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer to below freezing in the winter.  Freezing temperatures are only sporadically encountered in the winter months of December and January and are not likely to have a serious effect on operations.  Precipitation is minimal and offers little or no operational problems.


The nearby towns appear to have a supply of skilled workers familiar with earthmoving equipment and surface mining experience. Equipment also appears to be available for purchase or lease. We have acquired 100% of two existing wells in the area which can supply the necessary amounts of water for the operation as we intend to employ re-circulation methodologies. We have also acquired 13.67 acres of fee land available adjacent to the wells which can accommodate the screening plant, tailings ponds, workshop and on-site office.  The wells and adjacent land are approximately four miles from the mining claims.


Production History


Gold mineral deposit was first discovered in 1907 in the Crescent Valley area, and thereafter intermittent work was carried out up to World War II. In the 1930s an exploration program was carried out with a number of shafts sunk in the Mud Springs Gulch area. These studies identified quantities of gold mineral deposit situated close to the bedrock at the bottom of the alluvial areas. In the late 1970s there was barite mining and milling in the area using open pits. In the mid-1980s the barite mining operations were purchased and modified and there was some recovery of gold mineral deposit during the later 1980s and 1990s at low extractive rates.


History of Mining


Most of the historical work was carried out over a 3-4 mile section in Mud Springs Gulch, but there are older exploration pits throughout the company’s prospects. There appear to be about thirty exploration shafts sunk through the gravels to bedrock. This work was conducted in the 1930s, but there are no detailed results available. Little work was done in the Black Rock Canyon during the historical period.  


In 1978, Major Barite Inc. implemented an operation to mine and process barite from several small, open pits within the project area. In 1982, the barite market collapsed, and the company turned its attention to placer gold exploration and development. There was a program of bulk sampling in the drainages for gold. Trenches and pits were dug and processed from locations in Black Rock Canyon, Mud Springs Gulch, Tub Springs Gulch and Rosebud Gulch. A widespread occurrence of placer gold was discovered, but Major Barite Inc. ceased operations in 1984. In 1984, the area was taken over by Mr. John Uhalde who continued to explore and develop the placer gold resources in the project until his death in 2001. Mr. Uhalde operated his placer mine under a small miners permit.


Local Geology


The prospects are located among the easterly alluvial deposits of the Shoshone Mountain range and merge with the sediments of Crescent Valley.  It is posited that this area is the remains of a large, ancient lakebed.  The project consists of three main drainages: Black Rock Canyon, Mud Springs Gulch and Tub Springs Gulch.  The alluvial deposits are typically 100 to 300 feet wide and with depths of up to 90 feet, but the alluvial – sedimentary material can reach thicknesses in excess of 500 feet thick in areas.  The thickness of the gravels is judged to become progressively greater as one moves eastwards from the mountains.  It is estimated that the gravels are between 16 and 90 feet below the surface with an average thickness of about 30 feet.  The gravels are typically dry and light brown pebble and occasionally boulder gravels. Oversized material is rare.  Compositionally, the coarse material is mainly rounded cherts and metavolcanics with occasional weathered and variable granodiorite.  The uppermost layers, generally running about 6 to 8 feet in depth, will have to be removed to access the gravels likely to have the mineral deposits sought.  It is believed that the gravels will have little clay and will present few processing problems.  


There is no information on the vertical distribution of gold mineral deposit within the gravels. Through historical records from shaft-sinking suggests that the gravel becomes courser with depth, coinciding with an increase in the percentage of oversize boulders.  It is believed that the best gold mineral deposit levels are obtained at the bedrock interface.




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Prospects


NRG has staked prospects covering approximately 1,340 acres of the alluvial deposits among the Crescent Valley projects mentioned above. NRG also has two leases on additional ground; it has leased approximately 440 acres of land adjacent to its staked prospects from Bullion Monarch Mining, by lease dated October 1, 2003. The lease covers acreage in Section 9, Township 29 North, Range 47 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada. NRG has the right to the gold, silver, platinum, palladium and other precious and base metals within the placers and gravels of the leased premises, with exclusive right to prospect and explore for, mine by open pit methods, mill, prepare for market, store, sell and dispose of the same and use, occupy and disturb so much of the surface as Pacific Gold determines useful, desirable or convenient. The lease term is ten years, renewable for an additional ten years.  NRG has, by lease dated June 11, 2011, an additional 2,000 acres of mining claims known as the B&B claims in Section 9, Township 29 North, Range 47 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada. NRG has the right to the gold, silver, platinum, palladium and other precious and base metals within the placers and gravels of the leased premises, with exclusive right to prospect and explore for, mine by open pit methods, mill, prepare for market, store, sell and dispose of the same and use, occupy and disturb so much of the surface as Pacific Gold determines useful, desirable or convenient. The lease term is ten years, and is renewable for an additional ten years.


Operations


NRG has permitted the Black Rock Canyon Mine with the BLM and the Nevada State Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). The Black Rock Canyon Mine is permitted to mine and process up to 480,000 yards of gravel per year. Additionally  for the mine the company must prepare quarterly and annual reports for the NDEP covering  items including water wells, water pollution control, stormwater, mining and reclamation activities, and must prepare an annual air permit report. NRG built a gravel screening facility at the Black Rock Canyon Mine. The plant is in good physical condition. The plant consists of a 60 foot by 90 foot by 30 foot steel building with offices, plumbing, electrical and a sloped floor for drainage, additionally the site has fuel storage, settling ponds, security offices and the entire are is fenced in for security along with exterior lighting and security cameras that allow management remote access viewing of the site from any internet access point in the world. The plant equipment primarily consists of a grizzly hopper, conveyors, trommels, high gravity bowls, sand screw, and a variety of pumps, cyclones and small equipment. The Company currently plans to rent or lease earth moving equipment including bull dozers, haul trucks, excavators, front end loaders and other smaller pieces. The plant is serviced via power lines provided by NV Energy and via two water wells that the Company owns.


Near the end of the third quarter of 2011, the Company received approval to install the remaining geotextile tubes that it plans to use for water filtration. Many days in October were spent on construction of the new geotextile tube field, which was approved for use by the NDEP in November. Additional factors that caused a slowdown in the throughput of the screen plant included; the Company has had some difficulty in hiring a suitable operations manager for the mine, poor weather in the fourth quarter, and daily maintenance of the screen plant was not efficient. Gold recovery from the processed gravels was weaker than expected due to the plant having trouble with clean process water from the remaining ponds and optimizing the use of the geotextile tubes, the mining material still progressing through some weak material in the main mine pit and the lack of a second high gravity bowl. In order to correct the plant throughput and improve the gold recovery the Company has hired an engineering firm to perform a complete review of the water process in the plant to improve the delivery of clean water and to optimize the geotextile tubes. The Company hired a geologist to review and monitor the process for proper ore grade during mining. The Company plans to employ a second gravity bowl, when possible, in the plant process to improve gold recovery. The Company has implemented a new screen plant maintenance schedule and is working on a new parts inventory system in order to improve the plant operating hours.


As a result of the above, during the fourth quarter of 2011 the Company mined approximately 35,300 cubic yards of new gravels. The Company screened approximately 13,000 cubic yards from the stockpile and newly mined gravels, in approximately 150 operating hours, producing approximately 30 ounces of gold.


As at December 31, 2011 the mine had approximately a 27,600 cubic yard stockpile of gravel to be screened for gold. 


In general, the operations will require the excavation of the gravel within the prospect.  Typically, the vegetation and minor soil cover will be stripped and side cast for future reclamation.  The mineral deposit bearing gravel will be dug with an excavator until bedrock is reached, and material will be prescreened and then hauled to the mill site. The mill area will be about three miles away from the mine site. The mill site is equipped with two functioning wells for process water and is connected to the power grid.  The mill and trommel unit are set up on the private, fee land owned by the company.


Through December 31, 2011 the Company has invested approximately $9,600,000 into NRG.


Because the definitions of “reserves”, “proven reserves” and “probable reserves” under the Industry Guide 7 of the SEC have specific requirements to be satisfied before there may be disclosure of reserve estimates, the Company is without known reserves.



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Fernley Gold, Inc.


Fernley Gold, Inc. entered into a lease agreement in 2004 for the right to mine the property and claims known as Butcher Boy and Teddy. The property and claims are located 34 miles east of Reno, Nevada, just off highway I-80. The area known for placer gold mineral deposits, and commonly referred to as the Olinghouse Placers, has a rich mining history.  The lease includes two water wells and water rights. The Company is required to make monthly lease payments to the property owner and annual BLM fees in order to keep the project in good standing.


Location


The property is accessible from the junction of paved State Route 34 (447) approximately 1.5 miles north-west of the town of Wadsworth, Nevada, onto a county-maintained gravel road which runs several miles west into the Olinghouse Canyon. The mine access road begins at the midpoint of the Olinghouse road heading north approximately two miles to the site.


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Regional Geology


The area is dominated by the Pah Rah mountain range which has reliefs of 6,000 feet above sea level. Frankfree Canyon drains the portion of the range immediately to the west of the mine site. Frankfree Canyon opens into an alluvial fan which spreads to the east and extends down slope for about two miles to the mine site, and then it continues to the Truckee River some five miles below the mine site. The mine is located at 4,600 feet above sea level.


The district lies within the Walker Lake structural zone, a major right-lateral shear zone that extends for several hundred miles from Southern California to southern Oregon, and is several miles wide. The Walker Lake represents the western margin of the Basin and Range structural province. Large alluvial fans including Frankfree Canyon were shed off the fault-block ranges as they were uplifted.


The Butcher Boy placer mine is hosted by a distinctive conglomerate sequence of pliopleistocene age. This conglomerate sequence was derived from erosion of the Olinghouse mining district where free gold occurs in quartz veins in prophylitized volcanic rocks.




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The mine unit that hosts the gold ore was deposited on a bedrock of clay-altered volcanic rocks similar to those exposed in the lower foothills above the mine. Drilling and mining have shown the bedrock to be clay-altered almost everywhere in the mine area; occasional areas of silicification of the bedrock occur.


The mine unit is overlain by an overburden sequence that varies from 12–30’ in thickness.


Exploration


Previous Drilling: During the late 1930s Goldhill Dredging, and in the 1980s Southern Pacific completed extensive drilling and very accurate testing of the deposit. The purpose of this drilling was to delineate the placer gold reserves present. About one half of the holes penetrated the gravel to the bedrock. The maximum hole depths were on the order of 120 feet below the surface. Drill holes within the area of the deposit were located on the least 100’ centers and 100’ line spacings.


In the 1960s, Watts, Griffith, and McQuat, a Canadian consulting firm, drilled several 30” diameter holes in the central orebody.


The most recent drilling was performed by New Gold and American Resources by Vaughn Construction in the late 1980s and early 1990s.


In 2006, the Company dug and sampled trenches on the property to confirm the gold grade of the reports from drilling in the 1980s and 1990’s.


Because the definitions of “reserves”, “proven reserves” and “probable reserves” under the Industry Guide 7 of the SEC have specific requirements to be satisfied before there may be disclosure of reserve estimates, the Company is without known reserves.


Pilot Mountain Resources Inc.


In August 2005, Pacific Gold Corp. established a new subsidiary called Pilot Mountain Resources Inc. which then acquired Project W. Project W is primarily a tungsten project located in Mineral County, Nevada. Elevated tungsten values occur throughout the area, and there are known mineral resources within the claim area. The property is located approximately 21 miles east of the town of Mina with access through an all-weather, county-maintained gravel road and a network of further trails. Mina is 168 miles southeast of Reno on Route 95. The claims are located at an average elevation of 6,500 feet.




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The terms of the acquisition of Project W call for Pilot Mountain Resources Inc. to pay to Platoro West a 2% gross royalty on all mineral sales from Project W. In addition to the claims, Pilot Mountain Resources Inc. received copies of previously prepared working documents and reports regarding Project W.


On February 10, 2011, Pilot Mountain Resources Inc. entered into an Option and Asset Sale Agreement ("Agreement") with Pilot Metals Inc., a subsidiary of Black Fire Minerals of Australia, whereby Pilot Metals has secured an option on the Project W Tungsten claims.


The basic monetary terms of the Agreement call for Pilot Metals to pay PMR $50,000 for a 100 day due diligence period on the mining claims. Within the initial 100 day option period, Pilot Metals has the right to exercise an additional 24 month option on the claims by paying a further $450,000. During the 24 month option period, Pilot Metals may conduct physical due diligence work including sampling, drilling or any other work on the claims it deems necessary.


At any point prior to the conclusion of the 24 month option period, Pilot Metals may exercise an option and election to either purchase 100% of the claims, for $1,500,000, paid as three annual installments of $500,000 each, and an additional $1,000,000 payment on the commencement of commercial mining operations, or Pilot Metals may elect to enter into a joint venture with Pilot Mountain Resources for the mining claims by paying a further $1,000,000 to PMR paid as two annual $500,000 installments, with each company owning 50% of the joint venture.


On May 12, 2011, Pilot Mountain Resources Inc. agreed with Pilot Metals Inc., to extend by 100 days the diligence period.


On September 9, 2011 Pilot Mountain Resources, Inc., received official notice and payment of $450,000, from Pilot Metals that it was electing to exercise its 24 month option, to purchase or joint venture the Project W claims.




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Overview


Project W is primarily a tungsten project located in Mineral County, Nevada.  Elevated tungsten values occur throughout this area, and there are known mineral resources within the claim area.  The claims are located at an average elevation of 6,500 feet.


The property is located approximately 21 miles east of the town of Mina with access through an all-weather, county-maintained gravel road and a network of further trails.  Mina is 168 miles southeast of Reno on Route 95.


The company has claims within the project area covering approximately 900 acres.  


History


Project W encompasses three distinct occurrences of tungsten mineral deposit – Desert Scheelite, Gunmetal and Garnet. During the 1970s and early 1980s, diamond drilling conducted by both the Duval Corporation and Union Carbide Corporation resulted in these three principal areas being delineated. Reports addressing the occurrences of tungsten mineral deposit and estimates of resources of Project W have been written by personnel of Duval Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation and independent consultants including Kaiser Engineers, Inc. and David S. Robertson and Associates.  Pilot Mountain Resources Inc. has access to these reports through its agreement with Platoro West Incorporated.


In 1981, the project was the subject of a feasibility study undertaken by Kaiser Engineers Inc.  While the study concluded that a combination of open-pit and underground mining would return an acceptable profit, the tungsten market collapsed shortly thereafter and the project remained idle until the demise of the Metals and Mining Division of Union Carbide during the late 1980s.


Geology


The tungsten ore occurs principally in the form of the mineral scheelite within garnetiferous tactites adjacent to contacts of quartz monzonite and granodiorite intrusions.  The tactites are genetically related to the intrusives and are products of metasomatically altered carbonate rocks of the upper Luning Formation which locally contain potentially important amounts of sphalerite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite and argentiferous galena.


Project W is composed essentially of layered rocks of the Permian to Lower Jurassic ages which have a combined maximum thickness of over 20,000 feet.  The oldest unit exposed on the property is the Mina Formation which consists principally of chert, sandy argillite and a number of tuffaceous units which are exposed as high, jagged cliffs to the south of the Desert Scheelite tungsten occurrence across a prominent fault scarp.  The Mina Formation is overlain by the Luning Formation, the host unit for the tungsten mineral deposit on the property.  The Luning Formation is made up of three, equally thick members with a collective thickness of approximately 8,000 feet.  The upper member consists predominantly of limestone and to a much lesser extent, fine grained clastic sediments. The middle member is composed of a uniform sequence of conglomerates, quartzites and mudstones and the lower member consists of carbonate and clastic sediments.  Most of the known tungsten occurrences and deposits on the property are confined to the upper member of the Luning Formation.


The tactites, metasomatic replacement bodies which host the tungsten occurrences on the property, are stratigraphically controlled and generally are proximal to quartz monzonite and/or granodiorite intrusives.  Two groups of tactites are recognized: a dark-colored, iron-rich, brown garnet group, which hosts most of the tungsten mineral deposit, and a light-colored, low-iron group which contains tan-colored garnets. The tactites generally occur in a number of parallel horizons.  Scheelite is the only significant tungsten-bearing mineral on the property.  It is yellow in color and can contain minor amounts of molybdenum.


Because the definitions of “reserves”, “proven reserves” and “probable reserves” under the Industry Guide 7 of the SEC have specific requirements to be satisfied before there may be disclosure of reserve estimates, the Company is without known reserves.


Other Projects


Through its other subsidiaries the company has other federal mining claims that at this point in time the Company has deemed to be non-material for the purposes of this report. Once such claims have been thoroughly examined and detailed reports prepared, if the projects are deemed to be material, the Company will add descriptions of the properties to future reports and filings.




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Regulation


The exploration and development of a mining prospect is subject to regulation by a number of federal and state government authorities. These include the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Bureau of Land Management, as well as the various state environmental protection agencies. The regulations address many environmental issues relating to air, soil and water contamination and apply to many mining related activities including exploration, mine construction, mineral extraction, ore milling, water use, waste disposal and use of toxic substances. In addition, we are subject to regulations relating to labor standards, occupational health and safety, mine safety, general land use, export of minerals and taxation. Many of the regulations require permits or licenses to be obtained and the filing of Notices of Intent and Plans of Operations, the absence of which or inability to obtain will adversely affect the ability for us to conduct our exploration, development and operation activities. The failure to comply with the regulations and terms of permits and licenses may result in fines or other penalties or in revocation of a permit or license or loss of a prospect.


We must comply with the annual staking and patent maintenance requirements of the States of Nevada and Oregon and the United States Bureau of Land Management. We must also comply with the filing requirements of our proposed exploration and development, including Notices of Intent and Plans of Operations. In connection with our exploration and assessment activities, we have pursued necessary permits where exemptions have not been available although, to date, most of these activities have been done under various exemptions.  We will need to file for water use and other extractive-related permits in the future.


Competition


We expect to compete with many mining and exploration companies in identifying and acquiring claims with gold mineral deposit. We believe that most of our competitors have greater resources than us. We also expect to compete for qualified geological and environmental experts to assist us in our exploration of mining prospects, as well as any other consultants, employees and equipment that we may require in order to conduct our operations. We cannot give any assurances that we will be able to compete without adequate financial resources.


Employees


Pacific Gold has two employees who are the executive officers and Nevada Rae Gold has about 15 employees, who are the on-site management, mine operators, and security. From time to time we hire heavy machinery operators, geological experts, engineers and other operations consultants and independent contractors and laborers, for differing periods to facilitate the implementation of our business plan.  


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS


We have placed our Black Rock Canyon Mine into production without first establishing mineral Reserves, as defined by SEC Industry Guide 7, supported by a technical report or a feasibility study. Historically such projects have a much higher risk of economic or technical failure.


ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS


N/A


ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY


All mining claims owned or leased by Pacific Gold Corp. and its subsidiaries are federal mining claims under the jurisdiction of the BLM and/or the U.S. Forest Service. The claims are valid for one year and require a renewal prior to September 1st of each year.


Pacific Gold Corp.


The head office of Pacific Gold is located at 555 Richmond Street West Suite 602, Toronto Ontario, M5V3B1. Pacific Gold is using office space provided by its CEO on a gratis basis.


Nevada Rae Gold, Inc.


Nevada Rae Gold, Inc. has staked 67 placer claims and 13 lode claims (BLM file no. NMC851395 and NMC0927489) covering approximately 1,340 acres in Lander County, Nevada. The Company also owns 13.67 acres of land in Lander County, Nevada.




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In addition, the Company has leased approximately 440 acres of privately owned land adjacent to its staked prospects from Bullion Monarch Mining, by lease dated October 1, 2003. Nevada Rae paid an advance royalty of $7,500 for the first year, which amount is increased by $2,500 in each of the next five years to be $20,000 in the sixth year.  For the last four years of the lease, the advance royalty is $20,000 per year. If the lease is renewed, the annual advance royalty is $20,000.  The advance royalty is credited to and recoverable from the production rental amounts. The royalty is the greater of a 4% net smelter royalty or $0.50 per yard of material processed. The lease is for 10 years with a renewal option for another 10 years.


In 2011 Nevada Rae Gold (“NRG”) entered into a lease agreement to lease a 100% interest in 45 mining claims (BLM file no. NMC93181) covering approximately 2,000 acres in Lander County, Nevada. The lease calls for NRG to pay the claim owners a gross royalty of 4% on gold sales or $0.50 per yard of gravels mined, whichever is greater. NRG will be required to make annual minimum advance royalty payments of $20,000. The term of the lease is for 10 years with an option for NRG to extend the term for a further 10 years.


Mining production information for the year 2011 is described under Item 1 – Operating Subsidiaries – Nevada Rae Gold, Inc.


Fernley Gold, Inc.


Fernley Gold leased 640 acres, including 35 placer claims (BLM file no. NMC48238 and NMC242196), with the exclusive right to mine for placer, lode and other minerals and metals, located 34 miles east of Reno, Nevada.  The lease includes two water wells and water rights. The initial agreement is for a period of five years, with Fernley Gold having the exclusive right to renew the lease on the existing terms. Fernley Gold made a one-time payment of $10,000 to acquire the lease, followed by two quarterly payments of $500, and currently makes payments of $1,000 each month.  The monthly payments are applied towards the royalty fees that will become due to the Lessor.  According to the royalty fee structure, the Company will pay 6% of the gross value of the recovered ore, less smelter expenses, when the price of spot gold is below $400 per ounce on the world market.  When gold is above the $400 threshold, the Company will pay a 10% royalty.


Pilot Mountain Resources, Inc.


The company owns 45 lode claims (BLM file no. NMC 111111) that were purchased in August 2005, within the project area covering approximately 900 acres.  In connection with its acquisition of the claims, Pacific Gold and Pilot Mountain are required to pay Platoro West Incorporated a 2% gross royalty on all mineral sales from the project.


ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


Perry Crane initiated a Statement of Claim against the Company on August 7, 2007, for the amount of $149,087.  The Company has settled this claim with Perry Crane by a payment of $130,000 plus interest which was due on March 15, 2011. The Settlement amount plus interest for a total of $145,209 were paid out by March 10, 2011.


On April 30, 2008 Komatsu Equipment (“Komatsu”) filed an action against the Company in connection with repair work done on the Company’s trucks.  All invoices submitted to the Company were accrued in its trade payables on the financial statements. The Company settled this claim with Komatsu and has made the required series of payments to Komatsu in 2011. On January 25, 2011 the Company made a payment of $20,000, and issued 2,000,000 valued at $60,000 based upon the closing price of our common stock at the grant date. On April 11, 2011 the Company made a payment of $20,000, on August 10, 2011 the Company made a payment of $20,000, and on November 25, 2011 the Company made its final payment of $60,000 as per the settlement agreement.


The Company filed an action against Platoro West Inc. (“Platoro”), Wolfranium Resource Corporation, William Sheriff and other parties in order to quiet title to certain unpatented mining claims located in Mineral County, Nevada, on April 15, 2011, in the County of Washoe, Case Number CV11-01181. On April 26, 2011, Platoro filed an action against Pilot Mountain, entitled Verified Complaint for Damages and to Quiet Title and Expunge Cloud Upon Title in the District Court, Mineral County, Case Number 9438. The Company believed that the action of Platoro in the District Court should be consolidated with the Company’s action to quiet title because the issues are basically the same. In June 2011 the parties agreed for Platoro to withdraw its complaint in Mineral County and file a counter claim in Washoe county. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company settled all of its claims against Platoro West Inc. (“Platoro”), Wolfranium Resource Corporation, William Sheriff and other parties in order to quiet title to certain unpatented mining claims located in Mineral County, Nevada, The settlement calls for the Company to pay to Platoro a 15% royalty on any monies it receives as a part of its option and sale agreement on the mining claims owned by its subsidiary Pilot Mountain Resources, Inc.




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On March 8, 2012, Pacific Gold Corp. (the “Company”) received a complaint that was filed in the United States District Court in Newark New Jersey, Case number 2:12-cv-01285-ES-CLW entitled Black Mountain Equities Inc. V Pacific Gold Corp. The claimant seeks monetary damages of $445,090.90 based on an assertion that the exercise price of a warrant, issued on February 27, 2007, that it holds, and that the claimant purchased just prior to the warrants expiration, was not properly adjusted and that the Company's refusal to issue the shares underlying the warrant on exercise of the warrant at the asserted adjusted price. The Company denies that there was a price adjustment as asserted by the plaintiff and intends to defend itself vigorously in the action.


A subsidiary of the Company, Nevada Rae, has an outstanding tax obligation to the Internal Revenue Service.  The IRS has asserted that approximately $127,000 is owed at this time.  The IRS has filed a general lien on all the properties of Nevada Rae, and is taking steps to enforce the liens and collect the funds owed.  The enforcement actions will include seeking and taking any funds that are in the company’s bank accounts, causing any persons owing funds to Nevada Rea to direct the funds to the IRS, and taking possession of assets of Nevada Rae and selling them.  These actions will be disruptive to the operations of the Company and the subsidiary and may impair the ability of Nevada Rae to operate.  In that event, Nevada Rae will be unable to generate any revenues and the financial position of the Company will be severely impaired and the Company may have to curtail its subsidiary’s operations or put the subsidiary into receivership.


From time to time the Company is involved in minor trade, employment and other operational disputes, none of which have or are expected to have a material impact on the current or future financial statements or operations.


ITEM 4. (RESERVED)


ITEM 4(b). MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE


Mine

/Operating

Name


MSHA ID

#

Section

104

S & S

Citations

(#)

Section

104 (b)

Orders

(#)

Section

104(d)

Citations

& Orders

(#)

Section

110(b)(2)

Violations

(#)

Section

107 (a)

Orders

(#)

Value of

MSHA

Assessments

Proposed

($)

Mining

Related

Facilities

(#)

Received

Notice of

Pattern of

Violations

Section

104 (e)

(Yes / No)

Received

Notice of

Potential

to have

Pattern

Under

Section

104 (e)

(Yes / No)

Legal

Actions

Pending

as of

Last

Day of

Period

(#)

Legal

Actions

Initiated

During

Period

(#)

Legal

Actions

Resolved

During

Period

(#)

Black Rock Canyon /


2602572

7

0

0

0

0

$2,278

1

No

No

0

0

0


The Black Rock Canyon mine received 7 S&S citations for the year ended December 31, 2011.  The mine staff worked diligently to fix these citations and all were terminated within seven days of being issued.





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PART II


ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES


Market for Common Stock


The common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on the OTC Pink Market under the symbol "PCFG".


Our common shares are designated as “penny stock”.  The SEC has adopted rules (Rules 15g-2 through l5g-6 of the Exchange Act), which regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks.”  Penny stocks generally are any non-NASDAQ equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, subject to certain exceptions.  The penny stock rules require a broker-­dealer to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, to provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account, to make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction.  These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for a stock that is subject to the penny stock rules.  Since our common shares are subject to the penny stock rules, persons holding or receiving such shares may find it more difficult to sell their shares.  The market liquidity for the shares could be severely and adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell the shares and the ability of shareholders to sell their stock in any secondary market.


The trading volume in the common stock has been and is extremely limited. The limited nature of the trading market can create the potential for significant changes in the trading price for the common stock as a result of relatively minor changes in the supply and demand for common stock and perhaps without regard to our business activities.


The market price of our common stock may be subject to significant fluctuations in response to numerous factors, including: variations in our annual or quarterly financial results or those of our competitors; conditions in the economy in general; announcements of key developments by competitors; loss of key personnel; unfavorable publicity affecting our industry or us; adverse legal events affecting us; and sales of our common stock by existing stockholders.


Subject to the above limitations, we believe that during the eight fiscal quarters preceding the date of this filing, the high and low sales prices for the common stock during each quarter are as set forth in the table below (such prices are without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commissions):


QUARTER ENDED

 

HIGH

 

LOW

December 31, 2011

 

$

.05

 

$

.01

September 30, 2010

 

 

.08

 

 

.03

June 30, 2011

 

 

.04

 

 

.02

March 31, 2011

 

 

.04

 

 

.02

December 31, 2010

 

 

0.0585

 

 

0.007

September 30, 2010

 

 

0.009

 

 

0.0012

June 30, 2010

 

 

0.0022

 

 

0.0015

March 31, 2010

 

 

0.0026

 

 

0.0016


Holders


As of March 16, 2012 the Company believes that there are well over 7,000 shareholders of record and beneficial holders of our common stock who hold through brokerage and similar accounts.


Dividends


We have not paid any dividends to date. We can give no assurance that our proposed operations will result in sufficient revenues to enable profitable operations or to generate positive cash flow. For the foreseeable future, we anticipate that we will use any funds available to finance the growth of our operations and that we will not pay cash dividends to stockholders. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, capital requirements, restrictions imposed by lenders and financial condition and other relevant factors.




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Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans


Plan Category

 

Plan Name

 

Number of

securities to be

issued upon

exercise of

outstanding

warrants,

options

and rights.

 

Weighted

Average

exercise

price of

outstanding

warrants,

options and

rights.

 

Number of

Securities

Remaining

available for

future

issuance

under equity

compensation

plans.

Equity Compensation Plans approved by security holders

 

2002 Equity Performance Plan

 

3,000,000

 

$0.30

 

81,287

 

 

2006 Equity Performance Plan

 

10,000,000

 

$0.30

 

1,160,879

 

 

2007 Equity Performance Plan

 

20,000,000

 

N/A

 

4,175,000

Equity Compensation Plans not approved by security holders

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

Totals:

 

 

 

33,000,000

 

$0.30

 

5,417,166


Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities


During the fourth quarter of 2011 upon conversion of outstanding promissory notes, Pacific Gold issued from time to time an aggregate of 28,641,534 shares of common stock at a conversion price ranging between $0.0075 to $0.05 in transactions qualifying under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act to accredited investors.


ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


N/A


ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION


Forward Looking Statements


From time to time, we or our representatives have made or may make forward-looking statements, orally or in writing. Such forward-looking statements may be included in, but not limited to, press releases, oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer or in various filings made by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Words or phrases "will likely result", "are expected to", "will continue", "is anticipated", "estimate", "project or projected", or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements". Such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to and are accompanied by the above discussion of certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.


Management is currently unaware of any trends or conditions other than those mentioned in this management's discussion and analysis that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, future results of operations, or liquidity. However, investors should also be aware of factors that could have a negative impact on the Company's prospects and the consistency of progress in the areas of revenue generation, liquidity, and generation of capital resources. These include: (i) variations in revenue, (ii) possible inability to attract investors for its equity securities or otherwise raise adequate funds from any source should the Company seek to do so, (iii) increased governmental regulation, (iv) increased competition, (v) unfavorable outcomes to litigation involving the Company or to which the Company may become a party in the future and (vi) a very competitive and rapidly changing operating environment.


The risks identified here are not all inclusive. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all of such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on the Company's business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results.


The financial information set forth in the following discussion should be read with the financial statements of Pacific Gold included elsewhere herein.




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Financial Condition and Changes in Financial Condition


Overall Operating Results:


The Company had revenues from the sale of gold for the year ended December 31, 2011 of $121,401 with a negative gross margin of $228,089.


Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2011 totaled $1,493,815.  The Company incurred labor costs associated with the various mining activities.  Labor costs were $295,989 for the year.  Equipment operating costs, tools and materials of $269,989 were incurred primarily to prepare the plant and equipment at Black Rock Canyon for operations.  Legal and professional fees of $172,148 were incurred for services performed with respect to acquisitions and mining prospect evaluation, as well as SEC reporting compliance and accounting fees. The Company also incurred expenses related to geological studies, fieldwork, site visits, preparation of mining permit applications and consulting fees of $110,891. Advertising and public relations expenses totaled $14,880.  Interest expense totalled $289,222 for the year; of this amount, $20,940 was a non-cash expense that included amounts for interest on the Convertible Debentures that were not paid out in cash, $255,693 was interest accrued on debt and $12,589 was interest expensed for late fees on trade payables. The remaining expenses relate to office, general administrative and stock transfer agent fees . We believe we will incur substantial expenses for the near term as we build up operations at the Black Rock Canyon Mine and progress with our evaluations of future mining prospects.


The Company had revenues from the sale of gold for the year ended December 31, 2010 of $5,836 with a negative gross margin of $228,222. The revenues were generated from the screening of approximately 10% of the Company’s existing stockpile or approximately 1,000 yards of lower grade sand filled material to test the Geotextile tube filtration system.


Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 totaled $556,207.  The Company incurred labor costs associated with the various mining activities.  Labor costs were $138,864 for the year.  Equipment operating costs, tools and materials of $37,924 were incurred primarily to prepare the plant and equipment at Black Rock Canyon for operations.  Legal and professional fees of $102,342 were incurred for services performed with respect to acquisitions and mining prospect evaluation, as well as SEC reporting compliance and accounting fees. The Company also incurred expenses related to geological studies, fieldwork, site visits, preparation of mining permit applications and consulting fees of $24,314. Advertising and public relations expenses totaled $9,989.  Interest expense totaled $203,932 for the year; of this amount, $5,123 was a non-cash expense that included amounts for accelerated interest and interest on the Series E Convertible Debentures that were not paid out in cash. The remaining expenses relate to office, general administrative and stock transfer agent fees.


Liquidity and Capital Resources:


Since inception to December 31, 2011, we have funded our operations from the sale of securities, issuance of debt and loans from a shareholder.


As of December 31, 2011, our assets totaled $1,821,184, which consisted primarily of mineral rights, land and water rights, and related equipment. Our total liabilities were $4,704,767 which primarily consisted of note payable to a shareholder of $1,223,031, accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1,435,263, notes payable to related parties of $414,606, and promissory notes of $1,244,900. We had an accumulated deficit of $27,185,182 and a working capital deficit of $2,951,205 at December 31, 2011.


On December 2, 2011 $1,000,000 in principal and $91,711 in accrued interest of an unsecured loan from a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer was gifted to a non-affiliate debt holder. Subsequently, $500,000 of the debt was sold to an investor and additional proceeds of $500,000 were loaned by the non–affiliate to the Company.


At December 31, 2011, the balance of the note from a shareholder was $1,331,552 including accrued interest. The note bears interest at the rate of 10% and due on January 2, 2013.


At December 31, 2011, the balance of the note from the non–affiliate was $1,101,903 including accrued interest. The note bears interest at the rate of 12% and due on December 2, 2012. The note and any interest due are convertible into common shares of the Company at a price of $0.02 per share at any time upon demand of the debt holder.


During December 2011, the Company issued 15,590,954 shares of common stock on conversion of a portion of the $500,000 note sold to an investor, in exchange for retiring $140,000 worth of principal. At December 31, 2011, the balance of the note was $135,302 including interest, net of discount.  The note is convertible into common shares of the company at a conversion rate of a 45% discount to the daily VWAP price of the common stock based on a five day period prior to the date of conversion, which rate will be subject to certain adjustments. The note bears interest at the rate of 12%, and due on December 2, 2012. The principal if fully converted represents the potential issuance of 50,000,000 shares, limited to a maximum conversion right at any one time to 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the company.



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For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued additional $807,427 in promissory notes to non–related parties. The promissory notes were due on December 31, 2013. Interest expense on the promissory notes was accrued at a rate of 10% per annum. Interest accrued on the notes for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $41,242. On October 25, 2011, the company issued 13,050,580 shares of common stock on conversion of the promissory notes, in exchange for retiring $652,527 worth of principal. At December 31, 2011 the balance on the promissory notes was $261,142 including accrued interest, representing a promissory note owed to an individual debt holder, and the remaining accrued interest on the portion of the notes which was converted into common stock of the Company.


For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company has received additional net proceeds of $139,886 from related party notes payable. The notes are due on demand and are interest free. At December 31, 2011, the balance on the related party note was $414,606.


Our independent auditors, in their report on the financial statements, have indicated that the Company has experienced recurring losses from operations and may not have enough cash and working capital to fund its operations beyond the very near term, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management has made a similar note in the financial statements.  As indicated herein, we have need of capital for the implementation of our business plan, and we will need additional capital for continuing our operations.  We do not have sufficient revenues to pay our expenses of operations.  Unless the company is able to raise working capital, it is likely that the Company either will have to cease operations or substantially change its methods of operations or change its business plan.


New Accounting Pronouncements


Pacific Gold does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on Pacific Gold’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flow.


Critical Accounting Principals


The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 470-20, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options, to account for its convertible debentures .  The Company records a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) related to the issuance of convertible debt that have conversion features at fixed or adjustable rates and records the fair value of warrants issued with those instruments.  The BCF for the convertible instruments is recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds to warrants and as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion features, both of which are credited to paid-in-capital.  The Company calculates fair value using the Black-Scholes valuation method using assumptions pertinent to the warrants or convertible note.


The derivative liability related to convertible notes and warrants arises because the conversion price of the Company’s convertible notes is discounted from the market price of the Company’s common stock.  Thus, the number of shares that may be issued upon conversion of such notes is indeterminate, which gives rise to the possibility that the Company may not be able to fully settle its convertible note and warrant obligations by the issuance of common stock.  The Company has adjusted the derivative liability to fair value at each date that a note is converted and at each reporting date using the Black-Scholes valuation model.  Adjustments in fair value arising because of changes in the market conditions are recorded as a gain or loss.  To the extent the derivative liability is reduced as a consequence of the conversion of notes or the exercise of warrants, such reduction is recognized as additional paid-in-capital.


The Company records stock-based compensation according to the provisions of ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, which requires fair value compensation cost relating to share based payments be recognized in the financial statements. Fair value is measured at the grant date and recorded at the fair value of the award.  Stock options are measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model.


Off Balance Sheet Arrangements


None.


ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


N/A




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ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA


INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



TABLE OF CONTENTS


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-1

Consolidated Balance Sheets for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

F-2

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

F-3

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

F-5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-6




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Silberstein Ungar, PLLC CPAs and Business Advisors

Phone (248) 203-0080

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www.sucpas.com


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors

Pacific Gold Corp.

Las Vegas, Nevada


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Pacific Gold Corp., as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.  


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Company has determined that it is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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.  An audit includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Pacific Gold Corp., as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that Pacific Gold Corp. will continue as a going concern.  As discussed in Note 14 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred losses from operations, has negative working capital and is in need of additional capital to grow its operations so that it can become profitable.  These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  Management’s plans with regard to these matters are described in Note 14. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


/s/ Silberstein Ungar, PLLC

Silberstein Ungar, PLLC


Bingham Farms, Michigan

March 29, 2012



F-1





Pacific Gold Corp.

Consolidated Balance Sheets  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

2011

 

December 31,

2010

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

103,454 

 

$

29,432 

Accounts Receivable

 

18,844 

 

 

Inventory

 

288,982 

 

 

26,197 

Prepaid Expenses

 

10,730 

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

422,010 

 

 

55,629 

Mineral Rights, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral rights, net

 

570,411 

 

 

409,845 

Plant and Equipment, net

 

524,789 

 

 

611,636 

Water Rights and Wells

 

90,000 

 

 

90,000 

Land

 

13,670 

 

 

13,670 

Total Mineral Rights, Plant and Equipment, net

 

1,198,870 

 

 

1,125,151 

Other Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

3,524 

 

 

10,051 

Reclamation Bond

 

196,780 

 

 

196,780 

Total Other Assets

 

200,304 

 

 

206,831 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,821,184 

 

$

1,387,611 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

$

655,230 

 

$

861,571 

Accrued Expenses

 

780,033 

 

 

610,988 

Notes Payable – Related Parties

 

414,606 

 

 

274,720 

Convertible Note, Net

 

30,575 

 

 

Accrued Interest – Convertible Note

 

4,027 

 

 

Derivative Liability

 

100,699 

 

 

Accrued Interest – Promissory Notes

 

143,145 

 

 

Promissory Notes

 

1,244,900 

 

 

90,000 

Total Current Liabilities

 

3,373,215 

 

 

1,837,279 

Long Term Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued Interest

 

108,521 

 

 

188,185 

Notes Payable

 

1,223,031 

 

 

1,881,846 

Total Liabilities

 

4,704,767 

 

 

3,907,310 

Stockholders’ Deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock - $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Common Stock - $0.001 par value; 5,000,000,000 shares authorized, 775,374,185, and 743,732,649 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively

 

775,374 

 

 

743,732 

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

23,526,225 

 

 

22,539,475 

Accumulated Deficit

 

(27,185,182)

 

 

(25,802,906)

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

 

(2,883,583)

 

 

(2,519,699)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

$

1,821,184 

 

$

1,387,611 


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements



F-2





Pacific Gold Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

December 31,

2011

 

December 31,

2010

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue

$

121,401 

 

$

5,836 

Production Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Production Costs

 

196,508 

 

 

4,025 

Depreciation

 

152,982 

 

 

230,033 

Gross Margin

 

(228,089)

 

 

(228,222)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

General and Administrative

 

1,203,014 

 

 

609,175 

Inventory Write Down

 

304,312 

 

 

(Gain) / Loss on Sale of Assets

 

(13,511)

 

 

(52,968)

Total Operating Expenses

 

1,493,815 

 

 

556,207 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss from Operations

 

(1,721,904)

 

 

(784,429)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

 

16,894 

 

 

Foreign Exchange Gain / (Loss)

 

(10,410)

 

 

83 

Amortization of Debt Discount

 

(170,575)

 

 

Interest Expense

 

(289,222)

 

 

(203,932)

Other Income

 

518,564 

 

 

3,000 

Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liability

 

274,377 

 

 

Total Other Income /(Expenses)

 

339,628 

 

 

(200,849)

Net Income/(Loss)

$

(1,382,276)

 

$

(985,278)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Earnings/(Loss) per Share

$

(0.002)

 

$

(0.002)

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted

 

749,114,637 

 

 

650,905,132 


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements



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Pacific Gold Corp.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Deficit

For the Years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Preferred Shares

 

paid in

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Deficit

 

Total

Balance at January 1, 2010

365,470,296 

 

$

365,470 

 

322,727 

 

$

323 

 

$

22,587,414 

 

$

(24,817,628)

 

$

(1,864,421)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of Preferred Shares to Common stock

322,727,000 

 

 

322,727 

 

(322,727)

 

 

(323)

 

 

(322,404)

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Issued for Mineral Rights

2,000,000 

 

 

2,000 

 

 

 

 

 

18,000 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000 

Conversion of Series E note

53,535,355 

 

 

53,535 

 

 

 

 

 

256,465 

 

 

 

 

 

310,000 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(985,278)

 

 

(985,278)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

743,732,651 

 

$

743,732 

 

 

$

 

$

22,539,475 

 

$

(25,802,906)

 

$

(2,519,699)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Issued for Mineral Rights

1,000,000 

 

 

1,000 

 

 

 

 

 

19,000 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000 

Conversion of Notes Payable

28,641,534 

 

 

28,642 

 

 

 

 

 

909,750 

 

 

 

 

 

938,392 

Stock Issued for Settlement Payment

2,000,000 

 

 

2,000 

 

 

 

 

 

58,000 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,382,276)

 

 

(1,382,276)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

775,374,185 

 

$

775,374 

 

 

$

 

$

23,526,225 

 

$

(27,185,182)

 

$

(2,883,583)


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements



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Pacific Gold Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

December 31,

2011

 

December 31,

2010

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

$

(1,382,276)

 

$

(985,278)

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and Depletion

 

152,982 

 

 

230,033 

Non-cash Portion of Interest on Convertible Debt

 

20,940 

 

 

5,123 

(Gain) / Loss on Sales of Equipment

 

(14,500)

 

 

(52,968)

Asset Write Down

 

989 

 

 

Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

 

(16,894)

 

 

Amortization of Debt Discount

 

170,575 

 

 

Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liability

 

(274,376)

 

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory

 

(262,785)

 

 

4,025 

Accounts Receivable

 

(18,844)

 

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

(10,730)

 

 

Accounts Payable

 

(129,447)

 

 

80,048 

Accrued Expenses

 

169,045 

 

 

135,005 

Accrued Interest

 

255,693 

 

 

188,185 

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

(1,339,628)

 

 

(395,827)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases and Development of Property and Equipment

 

(207,690)

 

 

(58,537)

Net Decrease / (Increase) in Deposits

 

6,527 

 

 

8,491 

Proceeds from Sale of Equipment

 

14,500 

 

 

127,000 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY /(USED) IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

(186,663)

 

 

76,954 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from Related Party Debt

 

139,886 

 

 

274,720 

Proceeds from Promissory Notes

 

807,427 

 

 

65,000 

Proceeds from Note Payable

 

153,000 

 

 

Proceeds from Convertible Note

 

500,000 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED/(USED) IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

1,600,313 

 

 

339,720 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CHANGE IN CASH

 

74,022 

 

 

20,847 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

29,432 

 

 

8,585 

CASH AT END OF PERIOD

$

103,454 

 

$

29,432 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

$

 

$

10,209 

Income Taxes

$

 

$

Non-cash financing and investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment of portion of note payable to Promissory Note holder

$

1,000,000 

 

$

Stock Issued for Settlement Payment

$

60,000 

 

$

Accrued Interest added to Related Party Note Principal

$

188,185 

 

$

Stock Issued for mineral Rights

$

20,000 

 

$

20,000 

Issuance of Preferred shares for Accrued Liabilities

$

 

$

710,000 

Conversion of Notes Payable

$

938,392 

 

$

310,000 


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements




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Pacific Gold Corp.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2011 and 2010


NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION


Pacific Gold Corp. (“Pacific Gold”) was originally incorporated in Nevada on December 31, 1996 under the name of Demand Financial International, Ltd.  On October 3, 2002, Demand Financial International, Ltd. changed its name to Blue Fish Entertainment, Inc.  On August 5, 2003, the name was changed to Pacific Gold Corp. Pacific Gold is engaged in the identification, acquisition, and development of prospects believed to have gold mineral deposit. Pacific Gold through its subsidiaries currently owns mining claims, property and leases in Nevada and Colorado.


Basis of Presentation


These consolidated financial statements are expressed in U.S dollars. The Company’s fiscal year-end is December 31. Financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States


Principle of Consolidation


The consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of Pacific Gold Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Nevada Rae Gold, Inc., Fernley Gold, Inc., Pilot Mountain Resources, Inc. and Pacific Metals Corp. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.


Reclassification of Accounts


Certain accounts in the prior period have been reclassified to conform to December 31, 2011 financial statements presentation.


Significant Accounting Principles


Use of Estimates and Assumptions .


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (ii) the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published, and (iii) the reported amount of net sales, expenses and costs recognized during the periods presented. Adjustments made with respect to the use of estimates often relate to improved information not previously available. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of financial statements; accordingly, actual results could differ from these estimates.


Cash and Cash Equivalents .


For purposes of the statement of cash flows, Pacific Gold considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  The Company has no cash in excess of FDIC federally insured limits as of December 31, 2011.


Revenue Recognition .


Pacific Gold recognizes revenue from the sale of gold when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured, which is determined when it places a sale order of gold from its inventory on hand with the refinery.


Accounts Receivable/Bad Debt .   


The allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained at a level sufficient to provide for estimated credit losses based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the receivables portfolio.  Management evaluates various factors including expected losses and economic conditions to predict the estimated realization on outstanding receivables


Inventories.


Inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or net realizable value.  Costs included are limited to those directly related to mining. There was inventory as of December 31, 2011 of $288,982 consisting of metals inventory and stockpile ore.



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The major classes of inventories as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 were:


 

December 31,

2011

 

December 31,

2010

Finished Goods

$

 

$

Stockpile Ore

 

288,982 

 

 

26,197 

Total

$

288,982 

 

$

26,197 


Property and Equipment.  


Property and equipment are valued at cost. Additions are capitalized and maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Gains and losses on dispositions of equipment are reflected in operations. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are 2 to 10 years.


Mineral Rights


All mine-related costs, other than acquisition costs, are expensed prior to the establishment of a proven or probable mineral resource. Mineral resources designated as proven and probable are supported by the requisite geologic, technical and economic work.  Once proven or probable mineral resources are established, all development and other site-specific costs are capitalized.


Capitalized development costs and production facilities are depleted using the units-of-production method based on the estimated gold which can be recovered from the mineral resources processed. Lease development costs for non-producing properties are amortized over their remaining lease term if limited. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.


As per Industry guide 7 we have no proven or probable reserves.


Impairment of Long-Lived Assets.


The Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the historical cost-carrying value of an asset may no longer be appropriate. Pacific Gold assesses recoverability of the carrying value of the asset by estimating the undiscounted future net cash flows, which depend on estimates of metals to be recovered from proven and probable ore reserves, and also identified resources beyond proven and probable reserves, future production costs and future metals prices over the estimated remaining mine life. If undiscounted cash flows are less that the carrying value of a property, an impairment loss is recognized based upon the estimated expected future net cash flows from the property discounted at an interest rate commensurate with the risk involved. If the future net cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the difference between the asset’s carrying value and fair value.


The fair value of an asset retirement obligation is recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made.  The present value of the estimated asset retirement costs is capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long-lived asset.  For Pacific Gold, asset retirement obligations primarily relate to the abandonment of ore-producing property and facilities.


We review the carrying value of our interest in each mineral claim on a quarterly basis to determine whether impairment has incurred in accordance with ASC 360. Where information and conditions suggest impairment, we write-down these properties to net recoverable amount, based on estimated discounted future cash flows. Our estimate of gold price, mineralized materials, operating capital, and reclamation costs are subject to risks and uncertainties affecting the recoverability of our investment in property, plant, and equipment. Although we have made our best estimate of these factors based on current conditions, it is possible that changes could occur in the near term that could adversely affect our estimate of net cash flows expected to be generated from our operating properties and the need for possible asset impairment write-downs.


Where estimates of future net operating cash flows are not available and where other conditions suggest impairment, we assess if carrying value can be recovered from net cash flows generated by the sale of the asset or other means.


Income taxes.


Pacific Gold recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to be recovered.  Pacific Gold provides a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets for which it does not consider realization of such assets to be more likely than not.




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In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN No. 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” This interpretation requires recognition and measurement of uncertain income tax positions using a “more-likely-than-not” approach. FIN No. 48 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48, on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 requires the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Adoption of this new standard did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. This interpretation is now found under ASC Topic 740, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Tax Positions”.


Loss per Share.


The basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss adjusted on an "as if converted" basis, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus potential dilutive securities.  For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, potential dilutive securities had an anti-dilutive effect and were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per common share. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had 6,000,000 and 6,750,000, respectively potentially dilutive common stock equivalents.


Advertising.


The Company’s policy is to expense advertising costs as incurred. The Company incurred costs of $14,880 and $9,989 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 respectively.


Environmental Remediation Liability.


The Company has posted a bond with the State of Nevada in the amount required by the State of Nevada equal to the maximum cost to reclaim land disturbed in its mining process. The bond requires a quarterly premium to be paid to the State of Nevada Division of Minerals. The Company is current on all payments. Due to its investment in the bond and the close monitoring of the State of Nevada, the Company believes that it has adequately mitigated any liability that could be incurred by the Company to reclaim lands disturbed in its mining process.


Financial Instruments .


The Company’s financial instruments, when valued using market interest rates, would not be materially different from the amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements.


Convertible Debentures.


Convertible debt is accounted for under ASC 470, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options.  The Company records a beneficial conversion feature (BCF) related to the issuance of convertible debt that have conversion features at fixed or adjustable rates that are in-the-money when issued and records the fair value of warrants issued with those instruments. The BCF for the convertible instruments is recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds to warrants and as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion features, both of which are credited to paid-in-capital. The Company calculates the fair value of warrants issued with the convertible instruments using the Black-Scholes valuation method, using the same assumptions used for valuing employee options for purposes of following  ASC Topic 718, except that the contractual life of the warrant is used. Under these guidelines, the Company allocates the value of the proceeds received from a convertible debt transaction between the conversion feature and any other detachable instruments (such as warrants) on a relative fair value basis. The allocated fair value is recorded as a debt discount or premium and is amortized over the expected term of the convertible debt to interest expense. For a conversion price change of a convertible debt issue, the additional intrinsic value of the debt conversion feature, calculated as the number of additional shares issuable due to a conversion price change multiplied by the previous conversion price, is recorded as additional debt discount and amortized over the remaining life of the debt.


The Company accounts for modifications of its Embedded Conversion Features (ECF’s) in accordance with EITF 06-6 which requires the modification of a convertible debt instrument that changes the fair value of an embedded conversion feature and the subsequent recognition of interest expense or the associated debt instrument when the modification does not result in a debt extinguishment pursuant to EITF 96-19.”Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments”.


Equity Instruments Issued with Registration Rights Agreement


The Company accounts for these penalties as contingent liabilities, in accordance with   ASC Topic 450, Contingencies . Accordingly, the Company recognizes a liability when it becomes probable that they will be incurred and amounts are reasonably estimable.




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Derivative Liability Related to Convertible Notes and Warrants


The derivative liability related to convertible notes and warrants arises because the conversion price of the Company’s convertible notes is discounted from the market price of the Company’s common stock. Thus, the number of shares that may be issued upon conversion of such notes is indeterminate, which gives rise to the possibility that the Company may not be able to fully settle its convertible note and warrant obligations by the issuance of common stock.


The derivative liability related to convertible notes and warrants is adjusted to fair value as of each date that a note is converted or a warrant is exercised, as well as at each reporting date, using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Any change in fair value between reporting dates that arises because of changes in market conditions is recognized as a gain or loss. To the extent the derivative liability is reduced as a consequence of the conversion of notes or the exercise of warrants, such reduction is recognized as additional paid-in capital as of the conversion or exercise date.


Stock based compensation.


The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, which requires that the fair value compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized over the employee’s requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The fair value of the Company’s stock options is estimated using a Black-Scholes option valuation model. There were no stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2011 or 2010


Recently issued accounting pronouncements


In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-06 which is intended to improve disclosures about fair value measurements. The guidance requires entities to disclose significant transfers in and out of fair value hierarchy levels, the reasons for the transfers and to present information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements separately in the reconciliation of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Additionally, the guidance clarifies that a reporting entity should provide fair value measurements for each class of assets and liabilities and disclose the inputs and valuation techniques used for fair value measurements using significant other observable inputs (Level 2) and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Company has applied the new disclosure requirements as of January 1, 2010, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the Level 3 reconciliation, which will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this guidance has not had and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 which requires that an SEC filer, as defined, evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued. The update also removed the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. The adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2010 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In March 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2010-11 “Derivatives and Hedging” (Topic 815). ASU No. 2010-11 update provides amendments to subtopic 815-15, Derivatives and hedging. The amendments clarify about the scope exception in paragraph 815-10-15-11 and section 815-15-25 as applicable to the embedded credit derivatives. The ASU is effective on the first day of the first fiscal quarter beginning after June 15, 2010. Therefore, for a calendar-year-end entity, the ASU becomes effective on July 1, 2010. Early application is permitted at the beginning of the first fiscal quarter beginning after March 5, 2010. The adoption of this guidance has not had and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2010-12. “ Income Taxes ” (Topic 740). ASU No.2010-12 amends FASB Accounting Standard Codification subtopic 740-10 Income Taxes to include paragraph 740-10-S99-4. On March 30, 2010 The President signed the Health Care & Education Affordable Care Act reconciliation bill that amends its previous Act signed on March 23, 2010. FASB Codification topic 740, Income Taxes, requires the measurement of current and deferred tax liabilities and assets to be based on provisions of enacted tax law. The effects of future changes in tax laws are not anticipated.” Therefore, the different enactment dates of the Act and reconciliation measure may affect registrants with a period-end that falls between March 23, 2010 (enactment date of the Act), and March 30, 2010 (enactment date of the reconciliation measure). However, the announcement states that the SEC would not object if such registrants were to account for the enactment of both the Act and the reconciliation measure in a period ending on or after March 23, 2010, but notes that the SEC staff “does not believe that it would be appropriate for registrants to analogize to this view in any other fact patterns.” The adoption of this guidance has not had and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.




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In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2010-13 “Stock Compensation” (Topic 718). ASU No.2010-13 provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity's equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The amendments in this Update should be applied by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The cumulative-effect adjustment should be calculated for all awards outstanding as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which the amendments are initially applied, as if the amendments had been applied consistently since the inception of the award. The cumulative-effect adjustment should be presented separately. Earlier application is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No.2010-14, “Accounting for Extractive Activities – Oil & Gas” (Topic 932). ASU No. 2010-14 amends FASB accounting Standard paragraph 932-10-S99-1 due to SEC release no. 33-8995 [FR 78], Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting and provides update as to amendments to SEC Regulation S-X, Rule 4-10. The adoption of this guidance has not had and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In July 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2010-20 (ASU No. 2010-20) “Receivables” (Topic 310). ASU No. 2010-20 provides financial statement users with greater transparency about an entity’s allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables.  This update is intended to provide additional information to assist financial statement users in assessing an entity’s credit risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses.  The amendments in this update apply to both public and nonpublic entities with financing receivables, excluding short-term trade accounts receivable or receivables measured at fair value or lower of cost or fair value.  The objective of the amendments in ASU No. 2010-20 is for an entity to provide disclosures that facilitate financial statement users’ evaluation of (1) the nature of credit risk inherent in the entity’s portfolio of financing receivables, (2) How that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses and (3) The changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses.  The entity must provide disclosures about its financing receivables on a disaggregated basis.  For public entities ASU No. 2010-20 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010.  For nonpublic entities ASU No. 2010-20 will become effective for annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this guidance has not had and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In August 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Updates No. 2010-21 (ASU No. 2010-21) “ Accounting for Technical Amendments to Various SEC Rules and Schedules”  and No. 2010-22 (ASU No. 2010-22) “ Accounting for Various Topics – Technical Corrections to SEC Paragraphs ”.  ASU No 2010-21 amends various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of Release no. 33-9026: Technical Amendments to Rules, Forms, Schedules and Codification of Financial Reporting Policies. ASU No. 2010-22 amends various SEC paragraphs based on external comments received and the issuance of SAB 112, which amends or rescinds portions of certain SAB topics.  Both ASU No. 2010-21 and ASU No. 2010-22 are effective upon issuance.  The amendments in ASU No. 2010-21 and No. 2010-22 will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.


On January 1, 2011, the Company adopted updates issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to the authoritative hierarchy of GAAP. These changes establish the FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM (ASC) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The FASB will no longer issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts; instead the FASB will issue Accounting Standards Updates. Accounting Standards Updates will not be authoritative in their own right as they will only serve to update the Codification. These changes and the Codification itself do not change GAAP. Other than the manner in which new accounting guidance is referenced, the adoption of these changes had no impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.


The Company does not expect the adoption of any other recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial position or cash flow.


NOTE 2 - PLANT AND EQUIPMENT


During the year ended December 31, 2011 the Company reviewed its equipment requirements and modified its plant.  The Company purchased equipment for a total cost of $66,972, and disposed of redundant equipment for total proceeds of $14,500.


On September 30, 2011, the Company sold all of its plant and equipment at the Black Rock Canyon Mine to its subsidiary, Nevada Rae Gold, Inc.  The sale of the assets was recorded at net book value, and no gains or losses were incurred as a result of the sale. The intercompany transaction was eliminated on consolidation.



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During 2010, the Company reviewed its equipment requirements and modified its plant, sold redundant assets and sold some of its vehicles. The gross proceeds from the sale of assets during 2010 was $127,000.  


These assets are being depreciated on a straight-line basis over 2 to 10 years depending on the estimated useful life of the asset.


Plant and Equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:


PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

2011

 

2010

Building

$

795,355 

 

$

795,355 

Accumulated Depreciation

 

(507,311)

 

 

(423,844)

Equipment

 

916,582 

 

 

947,275 

Accumulated Depreciation

 

(679,837)

 

 

(707,150)

 

$

524,789 

 

$

611,636 


Depreciation expense was $152,830 and $230,012, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 respectively.


NOTE 3 – MINERAL RIGHTS


Mineral rights at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:


MINERAL RIGHTS

2011

 

2010

Nevada Rae Gold – Morris Land

$

221,119 

 

$

165,158 

Accumulated Depletion

 

(273)

 

 

(120)

Fernley Gold – Lower Olinghouse

 

123,267 

 

 

106,145 

Pilot Mountain Resources – Project W

 

193,043 

 

 

108,767 

Pacific Metals – Graysill Claims

 

33,255 

 

 

29,895 

 

$

570,411 

 

$

409,845 


As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the amount allocated to undeveloped mineral rights was $10,000.


On February 10, 2011, Pilot Mountain Resources Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Gold Corp.) entered into an Option and Asset Sale Agreement ("Agreement") with Pilot Metals Inc., a subsidiary of Black Fire Minerals of Australia, whereby Pilot Metals has secured an option on the Project W Tungsten claims.


The basic monetary terms of the Agreement called for Pilot Metals to pay PMR $50,000 for a 100 day due diligence period on the mining claims. The option payment was received on signing the agreement and recorded as income. Within the initial 100 day option period, Pilot Metals had the right to exercise an additional 24 month option on the claims by paying a further $450,000. During the 24 month option period, Pilot Metals may conduct physical due diligence work including sampling, drilling or any other work on the claims it deems necessary. The right for an additional 24 months option period was exercised and a payment of $450,000 was received on September 9, 2011 and recorded as income.


At any point prior to the conclusion of the 24 month option period, Pilot Metals may exercise an option and election to either purchase 100% of the claims, for $1,500,000, paid as three annual installments of $500,000 each, and an additional $1,000,000 payment on the commencement of commercial mining operations, or Pilot Metals may elect to enter into a joint venture with Pilot Mountain Resources for the mining claims by paying a further $1,000,000 to PMR paid as two annual $500,000 installments, with each company owning 50% of the joint venture.


NOTE 4 – SHAREHOLDER NOTE PAYABLE/RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


On December 2, 2011 $1,000,000 in principal and $91,711 in accrued interest of an unsecured loan from a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer was assigned to a non- affiliate debt holder, as discussed in Note 5 - Promissory Notes. As of December 31, 2011, Pacific Gold owes $1,223,031 in principal to a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer. The amount due is represented by a promissory note accruing interest at 10% per year. The note is due on January 2, 2013 and is convertible into shares of common stock of Pacific Gold at $0.05 per share. Interest expense on the loan for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $108,521 and $188,185, respectively. Including interest, the balance on the loan at December 31, 2011 was $1,331,552.


Pacific Gold owes its executives $203,434 and $136,636 in short term notes payable reflected in the accrued expenses for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. These short term notes are interest free and due on demand.


Pacific Gold owes $414,606 to related parties in short term notes payable for the year ended December 31, 2011. These short term notes are interest free and due on demand



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NOTE 5 - PROMISSORY NOTES


During year ended December 31, 2011, the Company received total proceeds of $807,427 from five individuals for promissory notes issued on April 1, 2011, and were due on December 31, 2013. Interest expense on the promissory notes was accrued at a rate of 10% per annum. Interest accrued on the notes for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $41,242. On October 25, 2011, the company issued 13,050,580 shares of common stock on conversion of the promissory notes, in exchange for retiring $652,527 worth of principal. At December 31, 2011 the balance on the promissory notes was $261,142 including accrued interest, representing a promissory note owed to an individual debt holder, and the remaining accrued interest on the portion of the notes which was converted into common stock of the Company.


On December 2, 2011, $1,000,000 in principal and $91,711 in accrued interest as discussed in Note 4 above are presented as part of the promissory notes in the financial statements. Interest accrued on the note for the year ended December 31, 2011 including interest gifted was $101,903. At December 31, 2011, the balance of the note from the non – affiliate was $1,101,903 including accrued interest. The note bears interest at the rate of 12% and is due on December 2, 2012. The note and any interest due are convertible into common shares of the Company at a price of $0.02 per share at any time upon demand of the debt holder.


A summary of the notes is as follows:


Balance at January 01, 2010

 

$

25,000 

Proceeds Received thru December 31, 2010

 

 

65,000 

Interest Accrued thru December 31, 2010

 

 

Payments thru December 31, 2010

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

$

90,000 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds Received

 

 

807,427 

Promissory Note assigned

 

 

1,000,000 

Interest Accrued thru December 31, 2011

 

 

143,145 

Payments thru December 31, 2011

 

 

Conversions thru December 31, 2011

 

 

(652,527)

Balance at December 31, 2011

 

$

1,388,045 


NOTE 6 – FINANCING


Convertible Note


On December 2, 2011, the Company agreed to the assignment of $500,000 in principal amount of an outstanding note, which represents a portion of the note the Company issued to the original debt holder on January 2, 2011.  The assignment was to a third party that is not affiliated with the Company.  In connection with the assignment, the Company agreed to various modifications of the note for the benefit of the new holder, which enhance and reset the conversion features of the note and change certain other basic terms of the note.  As a result of the amendments, the note now (i) has a conversion rate of a 45% discount to the daily VWAP price of the common stock based on a five day period prior to the date of conversion, which rate will be subject to certain adjustments, (ii) has an annual interest rate of 12%, due at maturity, (iii) has a new maturity date of December 2, 2012, (iv) permits prepayment only with a premium of 50% of the amount being repaid, (v) has ratchet protection of the conversion anti-dilution provisions for all future issuances or potential issuances of securities by the Company at less than the then conversion rate, and (vi) has additional default provisions, including additional events of default and an default interest rate of 24.99%.  The Company has also agreed that the assigned debt will not be subordinate to new debt, other than purchase money and similar debt, which may have the effect of limiting the company’s access to additional debt capital while the note is outstanding.  Based on the above and without taking into account the conversion of any of the interest to be earned or converted, the principal if fully converted represents the potential issuance of 50,000,000 shares, limited to a maximum conversion right at any one time to 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the company.


A summary of the carrying value of the note is as follows:


Face value – Convertible Note

$

500,000 

Add: Relative fair value 1 of:

 

 

Derivative liability

 

100,699 

Conversions to shares thru to December 31, 2011

 

(140,000)

Unamortized debt discount at December 31, 2011

 

(329,425)

Accrued Interest to December 31, 2011

 

4,027 

 

 

 

 Carrying amount of convertible note, net on December 31, 2011:

$

135,275 


1  Fair value was calculated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:  Expected life in years: 1; Estimated volatility: 19.4%; Risk-free interest rate: 0.12%; Dividend yield of 0%.




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NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES


Pacific Gold uses the asset/liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes.  During 2011 and 2010, Pacific Gold incurred net losses and, therefore, has no tax liability.  The net deferred tax asset generated by the loss carry-forward has been fully reserved.  The cumulative net operating loss carry-forward is $28,260,248 at December 31, 2011, and will expire in the years 2016 through 2031.


Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards expire according to the following:


Year of NOL

 

 

NOL

 

Expires

2011

 

 

1,382,276 

 

2031

2010

 

 

949,914 

 

2030

2009

 

 

1,487,666 

 

2029

2008

 

 

2,683,371 

 

2028

2007

 

 

6,079,380 

 

2027

2006

 

 

9,246,058 

 

2026

2005

 

 

5,214,449 

 

2025

2004

 

 

920,240 

 

2024

2003

 

 

233,661 

 

2018

2002

 

 

26,326 

 

2017

2001

 

 

36,907 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

28,260,248 

 

 


At December 31, 2011, deferred taxes (34%) consisted of the following:


 

Current

 

Noncurrent

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating losses

$

 

$

9,608,484 

Valuation allowance

 

 

 

(9,608,484)

Net deferred tax asset

$

 

$


A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Because of the lack of taxable earnings history, the Company has established a valuation allowance for all future deductible net operating loss carry forwards. The valuation allowance has increased $481,998, from December 31, 2010.


A reconciliation between income taxes at statutory tax rates (34%) and the actual income tax provision for continuing operations as of December 31, 2011 follows:


Expected Provision (based on statutory rate)

 

$

(469,974)

Difference between 2010 NOL estimate and actual

 

 

(12,024)

Increase/(decrease) in valuation allowance

 

 

481,998 

Total actual provision

 

$

 —  


No adjustments to deferred tax assets or liabilities for material uncertain tax positions on returns that have been filed or that will be filed.  The Company continues to incur large net operating losses as disclosed above.  Since it is not thought that these net operating loss carryforwards will ever produce a tax benefit, even if examined by taxing authorities and disallowed entirely, there would be no effect on the financial statements.  


A reconciliation of our unrecognized tax benefits for 2011 is presented as follows:


Balance as of January 1, 2011

$

 — 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

 — 

Additions based on tax positions related to prior years

 

 — 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

 — 

Reductions due to expiration of statute of limitations 

 

 — 

Settlements with taxing authorities

 

 — 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

$

 — 


The Company has filed income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction.




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The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. During the years ended December 31, 2011, and 2010, the Company recognized no interest and penalties. The Company had no payments of interest and penalties accrued at December 31, 2011, and 2010, respectively.


NOTE 8 – COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK


In 2011, 2,000,000 common shares were issued as part of the settlement payment disclosed in Note 13 (Legal Proceedings).


In 2011, 13,050,580 common shares were issued for conversion of Promissory notes disclosed in Note 5 (Promissory Notes).


In 2011, 15,590,954 common shares were issued for conversion of the convertible note as disclosed in Note 6 (Financing).


In 2011, 1,000,000 common stock shares were issued as a royalty payment of $20,000 for rent on behalf of the Company’s subsidiary, Nevada Rae Gold.


In 2010, 53,535,353 common shares were issued for conversion of Series E convertible notes.


In 2010, 322,728 total of the company’s preferred shares were converted into 322,728,000 common shares.


In 2010, 2,000,000 common stock shares were issued as a royalty payment of $20,000 for rent on behalf of the Company’s subsidiary, Nevada Rae Gold.


NOTE 9 – EQUITY PLANS


On April 15, 2007, Pacific Gold adopted the 2007 Equity Performance Plan (“the 2007 Plan”).  The 2007 Plan provides for the granting of up to 20,000,000 shares and/or stock option to purchase shares to employees and consultants.  Pacific Gold has reserved 20,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2007 Plan.  The Plan was approved by a majority of the stockholders on July 10, 2007.


On December 29, 2005, Pacific Gold adopted the 2006 Equity Performance Plan (“the 2006 Plan”).  The 2006 Plan provides for the granting of up to 10,000,000 shares and/or stock options to purchase shares to employees and consultants.  Pacific Gold has reserved 10,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2006 Plan. The Plan was approved by a majority of the stockholders on December 29, 2005.


In 2002, Pacific Gold adopted the 2002 Performance Equity Plan (“the 2002 Plan”).  The 2002 Plan provides for the granting of shares and/or stock options to purchase shares to employees and consultants. Pacific Gold has reserved 3,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2002 Plan.


Options under all Plans may be granted for periods of up to ten years and at an exercise price equal to the estimated fair value of the shares on the date of grant as determined by the Board of Directors.  To date, options granted generally are exercisable immediately as of the effective date of the option agreement.


Summary information regarding options is as follows:


 

 

Options

2011

 

Shares

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Granted

 

1,000,000 

 

$

0.30 

Exercised

 

 

 

0.00 

Forfeited/expired

 

750,000 

 

 

0.00 

Outstanding at December 31

 

250,000 

 

 

0.30 

Exercisable

 

250,000 

 

 

0.30 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average fair value of options granted during year

 

 

 

 

N/A 

Weighted average fair value of shares issued under the 2007 Plan

 

 

 

$

0.017 




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NOTE 10 – WARRANTS


In connection with the Series D convertible debenture issued on February 26, 2007, 6,000,000 warrants were issued with an exercise price of $0.216 and expire on February 26, 2012. In October 2007 the exercise price of these warrants were adjusted to $0.18.


In connection with the Series E convertible debentures issued on October 5, 2007, the Company issued 450,000 warrants exercisable into common stock at $0.18 each expired on October 5, 2010.


The following table summarizes warrant activity of the Company:


 

2011

 

2010

Warrants outstanding at beginning of year

6,000,000 

 

6,450,000 

Granted in the year

 

Exercised in the year

 

Expired in the year

 

450,000 

Outstanding and exercisable at December 31

6,000,000 

 

6,000,000 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

$0.18 

 

$0.18 


NOTE 11 - OPERATING LEASES


The Company has leased approximately 440 acres of privately owned land adjacent to its staked prospects from Corporate Creditors Committee LLC, by lease dated October 1, 2003. The Company paid an advance royalty of $7,500 for the first year, which amount is increased by $2,500 in each of the next five years to be $20,000 in the sixth year.  For the last four years of the lease, the advance royalty is $20,000 per year.  If the lease is renewed, the annual advance royalty is $20,000.  The advance royalty is credited to and recoverable from the production rental amounts. The royalty is the greater of a 4% net smelter royalty or $0.50 per yard of material processed. The lease is for 10 years with a renewal option for another 10 years.


In 2011 Nevada Rae Gold (“NRG”) entered into a lease agreement to lease a 100% interest in 45 mining claims covering approximately 2,000 acres in Lander County, Nevada. The lease calls for NRG to pay the claim owners a gross royalty of 4% on gold sales or $0.50 per yard of gravels mined, whichever is greater. NRG will be required to make annual minimum advance royalty payments of $20,000. The term of the lease is for 10 years with an option for NRG to extend the term for a further 10 years.


The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancellable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2011:


Year ended

 

Total

December 31, 2012

 

$

40,000

December 31, 2013

 

 

40,000

December 31, 2014

 

 

40,000

December 31, 2015

 

 

40,000

Thereafter

 

 

40,000

Total

 

$

200,000


Nevada Rae Gold has a lease for its mobile office at a cost of approximately $407 per month. This lease was accounted for as an operating lease and will expire in July 2012. Rental Expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $4,888 and $4,439, respectively.


NOTE 12 – MAJOR CUSTOMERS


In 2011 and 2010 gold sales were made to one vendor. In prior years, all gold sales were made to two refineries.  Many refineries are available with similar pricing and the refineries were chosen for convenience.  


Revenue is derived primarily from the sale of only one product – gold.  Should the market for gold become unavailable and or the value of gold becomes significantly decreased, the Company could experience severe negative impact.


NOTE 13 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


Perry Crane initiated a Statement of Claim against the Company on August 7, 2007, for the amount of $149,087.  The Company has settled this claim with Perry Crane by a payment of $130,000 plus interest which was due on March 15, 2011. The Settlement amount plus interest for a total of $145,209 were paid out by March 10, 2011.




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On April 30, 2008 Komatsu Equipment (“Komatsu”) filed an action against the Company in connection with repair work done on the Company’s trucks.  All invoices submitted to the Company were accrued in its trade payables on the financial statements. The Company settled this claim with Komatsu and made the required series of payments to Komatsu in 2011. On January 25, 2011 the Company made a payment of $20,000, and issued 2,000,000 valued at $60,000 based upon the closing price of our common stock at the grant date. On April 11, 2011 the Company made a payment of $20,000, on August 10, 2011 the Company made a payment of $20,000, and on November 25, 2011 the Company made its final payment of $60,000 as per the settlement agreement.


The Company filed an action against Platoro West Inc. (“Platoro”), Wolfranium Resource Corporation, William Sheriff and other parties in order to quiet title to certain unpatented mining claims located in Mineral County, Nevada, on April 15, 2011, in the County of Washoe, Case Number CV11-01181. On April 26, 2011, Platoro filed an action against Pilot Mountain, entitled Verified Complaint for Damages and to Quiet Title and Expunge Cloud Upon Title in the District Court, Mineral County, Case Number 9438. The Company believed that the action of Platoro in the District Court should be consolidated with the Company’s action to quiet title because the issues are basically the same. In June 2011, the parties agreed for Platoro to withdraw its complaint in Mineral County and file a counter claim in Washoe county. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company settled all of its claims against Platoro West Inc. (“Platoro”), Wolfranium Resource Corporation, William Sheriff and other parties in order to quiet title to certain unpatented mining claims located in Mineral County, Nevada, The settlement calls for the Company to pay to Platoro a 15% royalty on any monies it receives as a part of its option and sale agreement on the mining claims owned by its subsidiary Pilot Mountain Resources, Inc.


On March 8, 2012, Pacific Gold Corp. (the “Company”) received a complaint that was filed in the United States District Court in Newark New Jersey, Case number 2:12-cv-01285-ES-CLW entitled Black Mountain Equities Inc. V Pacific Gold Corp. The claimant seeks monetary damages of $445,090.90 based on an assertion that the exercise price of a warrant, issued on February 27, 2007, that it holds, and that the claimant purchased just prior to the warrants expiration, was not properly adjusted and that the Company's refusal to issue the shares underlying the warrant on exercise of the warrant at the asserted adjusted price. The Company denies that there was a price adjustment as asserted by the plaintiff and intends to defend itself vigorously in the action.


A subsidiary of the Company, Nevada Rae, has an outstanding tax obligation to the Internal Revenue Service.  The IRS has asserted that approximately $127,000 is owed at this time.  The IRS has filed a general lien on all the properties of Nevada Rae, and is taking steps to enforce the liens and collect the funds owed.  The enforcement actions will include seeking and taking any funds that are in the company’s bank accounts, causing any persons owing funds to Nevada Rea to direct the funds to the IRS, and taking possession of assets of Nevada Rae and selling them.  These actions will be disruptive to the operations of the Company and the subsidiary and may impair the ability of Nevada Rae to operate.  In that event, Nevada Rae will be unable to generate any revenues and the financial position of the Company will be severely impaired and the Company may have to curtail its subsidiary’s operations or put the subsidiary into receivership.


NOTE 14 – GOING CONCERN


The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $27,185,182 negative working capital of $2,951,205 and negative cash flows from operations of $1,339,641 raising substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.  During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company financed its operations through the sale of securities and issuance of debt.


Management’s plan to address the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern includes: obtaining additional funding from the sale of the Company’s securities and establishing revenues.  Although management believes that it will be able to obtain the necessary funding to allow the Company to remain a going concern through the methods discussed above, there can be no assurances that such methods will prove successful. Should we be unsuccessful, the Company may need to discontinue its operations.




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NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


Subsequent to year end, the debenture holder of the convertible note converted $360,000 in principal into 46,228,854 shares of common stock.


Subsequent to year end, the debenture holder of the promissory note converted $250,000 in principal into 12,500,000 shares of common stock.


Subsequent to year end the Company has agreed to the assignment of additional $225,000 in principal amount of the promissory note to a third party investor. Subsequent to the assignment, the Company has received additional proceeds of $225,000 from the promissory note holder.


Subsequent to year end, the Company has issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock as partial payment for services.


The company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued.




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


On April 13, 2011, the Company dismissed Jewett Schwartz Wolfe & Associates and engaged Silberstein Ungar, PLLC, 30600 Telegraph Road, Suite 2175, Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4586 as its new independent registered public accounting firm.


ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (the “Certifying Officers”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, the Certifying Officers carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2011. Their evaluation was carried out with the participation of other members of the Company’s management. Based on an evaluation conducted by management, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of December 31, 2011.  Our disclosure controls and procedures did not ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act was (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC rules, and (ii) the necessary information was not accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure as specified by the SEC rules and forms.


MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON

INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING


Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company's principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company's board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and includes those policies and procedures that:


(a) Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;


(b) Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and


(c) Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.


Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce this risk.


Based on its assessment, management has concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are ineffective, based in part on the absence of separation of duties with respect to internal financial controls of the Company.




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The Board of Directors has assigned a priority to the short-term and long-term improvement of our internal control over financial reporting. Notwithstanding this commitment, given the limited operations and consequently the limited revenues and capital resources, the Board of Directors and management are not now able to engage additional personnel to remedy the processes that would eliminate the issues that may arise due to the absence of separation of duties within the financial reporting functions.  Therefore, there is not specific timing for the remediation procedures.  Additionally, the Board of Directors will work with management to continuously review controls and procedures to identified deficiencies and implement remediation within our internal controls over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures.


No Attestation Report Required


This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC.


ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION


There is no information to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of the year covered by this Form 10-K that has not been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



PART III


ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE;


The following table sets forth information concerning the directors and executive officers of Pacific Gold Corp. and their ages and positions. Each director holds office until the next annual stockholders' meeting and thereafter until the individual's successor is elected and qualified. Officers serve at the pleasure of the board of directors.


NAME

 

AGE

 

POSITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Landau

 

40

 

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President and Chairman

Mitchell Geisler

 

41

 

Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer and Secretary


Mr. Robert Landau has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 2005. Mr. Landau's experience includes the founding and financing of development stage businesses. Previously, he was an Actuarial Consultant with a large multi-national consulting firm. He has a Bachelor of Commerce - Actuarial Science and Finance degree from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


Mr. Mitchell Geisler was the President and Chairman of the Board from January 2001 to April 2005 when he became the Chief Operating Officer upon the appointment of Mr. Landau as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Geisler has been the Treasurer and Secretary of the company since October 2002. Mr. Geisler has more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality and services industry. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Geisler was president and operator of the Toronto-based 52 Restaurants Inc. Mr. Geisler is a graduate of Toronto’s York University in Toronto, and also studied at the University of Tel Aviv. Since January 2010, Mr. Geisler has been a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Diagnostic Imaging International Corp. (OTC “DIIG”).


During the last five years, no officers or directors have been involved in any legal proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings, criminal proceedings or violated any federal or state securities or commodities laws or engaged in any activity that would limit their involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities.


COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT


Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock, to file initial reports of beneficial ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock with the Commission. Such persons are required by Commission regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.


Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments thereto furnished to the Company during the year ended December 31, 2011, and upon a review of Forms 5 and amendments thereto furnished to the Company with respect to the year ended December 31, 2011, or upon written representations received by the Company from certain reporting persons that no Forms 5 were required for those persons, to its knowledge all the Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to such persons with respect to fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 were complied with by late filings.




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AUDIT COMMITTEE AND FINANCIAL EXPERT


We are not required to have and we do not have an Audit Committee. The Company's directors perform some of the same functions of an Audit Committee, such as recommending a firm of independent certified public accountants to audit the financial statements; reviewing the auditors' independence, the financial statements and their audit report; and reviewing management's administration of the system of internal accounting controls. The Company does not currently have a written audit committee charter or similar document.


We have no audit committee financial expert. Our directors have financial statement preparation and interpretation ability obtained over the years from past business experience and education. We believe the cost related to retaining a financial expert at this time is prohibitive. Further, because of the nature of our current limited operations, we believe the services of a financial expert are not warranted.


CODE OF ETHICS


A code of ethics relates to written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:


1)

Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships.


2)

Full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that are filed with, or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made by the Company.


3)

Compliance with applicable government laws, rules and regulations.


4)

The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and,


5)

Accountability for adherence to the code.


We have not adopted a formal code of ethics statement. The board of directors evaluated the business of the Company and the number of employees and determined that since the business is operated by a small number of persons who are also the officers and directors and many of the persons employed by the Company are independent contractors, general rules of fiduciary duty and federal and state criminal, business conduct and securities laws are adequate ethical guidelines.


ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


The following table reflects compensation paid to our officers and directors for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALARY

 

 

 

 

AWARDS

 

OPTION

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

BONUS

 

(2)

 

AWARDS

 

COMPENSATION

NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION

 

YEAR

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

Rob Landau

 

2011

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

CEO, President & Director

 

2010

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

2009

 

$

 

$

 

$

330,000 

 

$

 

$

330,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mitchell Geisler  

 

2011

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

COO & Director

 

2010

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

2009

 

$

 

$

 

$

280,000 

 

$

 

$

280,000 


______________

 (1)  Amounts noted are actual amounts paid in the year.


Annual compensation, per employment agreements, is as follows:


 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

Robert Landau

$

96,000 

 

$

96,000 

 

$

138,000 

Mitchell Geisler

$

96,000 

 

$

96,000 

 

$

123,000 




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(2) Amounts noted are total share amounts issued in 2011, 2010 and 2009, including salary and bonus paid in shares.

Annual bonus compensation paid in shares was as follows:


 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

Robert Landau

$

 

$

 

$

Mitchell Geisler

$

 

$

 

$


Grants of Plan Based Awards

Name

Grant Date

Number of

Securities

Underlying Options

Granted

Exercise of Base

Price ($/sh)

Robert Landau, CEO

6/30/2007

75,000

$0.30

Mitch Geisler, COO

6/30/2007

62,500

$0.30


COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS


Overview of Compensation Program and Philosophy


The Company has two executive officers, whom are also the Company’s directors. The Board of Directors serves as the Company’s compensation committee and initiates and approves most compensation decisions. Annual bonuses, if any, for executives are determined by the Board of Directors.


The goal of the compensation program is to adequately reward the efforts and achievements of executive officers for the management of the Company.  The Company has no pension plan and no deferred compensation arrangements.  The Company has not used a compensation consultant in any capacity.


The executive officers of the Company do not currently have employment agreements with the Company that outline salary and benefit arrangements. Both officers are paid a gross base amount per month. The salary amounts are reviewed on an annual basis.


Compensation of Directors


Persons who are directors and employees are not currently additionally compensated for their services as a director.  There is no plan in place for compensation of persons who are directors who are not employees, but it is expected that in the future we will create a remuneration and expense reimbursement plan. It is anticipated that such a plan would be primarily based on stock options.


Other Compensation Arrangements


On June 20, 2007 the company received consents from a majority of the shares entitled to vote, approving the 2007 Equity Performance Plan which provides for the issuance of common stock awards of up to 20,000,000 shares in aggregate.  The company filed with the SEC and distributed on April 25, 2007 an Information Statement to invite all shareholders to vote on the Plan in accordance with state and federal law.  At December 31, 2009 we have issued 15,825,000 shares under the 2007 Plan.


On December 28, 2005 the company received consents from shareholders of 17,877,382 shares, representing a majority of the shares entitled to vote, approving the 2006 Equity Performance Plan which provides for the issuance of common stock awards of up to 10,000,000 shares in aggregate.  The company filed with the SEC and distributed on January 10, 2006 an Information Statement to the shareholders who had not given their consent in accordance with state and federal law. We issued 4,961,172 common shares under this plan during 2007 and we issued 2,627,949 common shares under this plan during 2006.  In 2008 we issued 2,000,000 shares under this plan.  There are 410,879 shares remaining to be issued.


On October 3, 2002, a stockholder owning more than a majority of the Company's common stock executed and delivered a written consent approving the 2002 Equity Performance Plan authorizing up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock for structuring compensation arrangements and to provide an equity incentive for employees and other consultants. We issued 1,353,157 common shares under this plan during 2005 and 1,283,333 common shares in 2006.  This plan is now closed.


All plans are administered by the board of directors. The awards that may be granted include incentive and non-incentive options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock and other stock based grants. The board of directors, at the time of an award determines the type of award, exercise price, vesting schedule and expiration date. The minimum exercise price under the plans is $0.02. Incentive options may be granted only to employees, otherwise, awards may be granted to officers, directors, employees, and consultants. The plan provides for acceleration of vesting of outstanding awards in the event of a non-approved acquisition of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company.




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Employment Agreements


Each of the executive officers of the Company previously had an employment agreement with the Company that outlined salary and benefit arrangements. The agreements had similar terms which included but were not limited to: base salaries, option grants, four weeks annual vacation and 50% paid medical benefits. Each of the officers is subject to confidentiality provisions. The agreements allow for the employee to terminate on 30 day notice to the Company and for the Company to provide three months’ severance on termination of the employee. The agreements were reviewed on an annual basis.


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


The following table sets forth, as of March 16, 2012, the name and shareholdings of each person who owns of record, or was known by us to own beneficially,* 5% or more of the shares of the common stock currently issued and outstanding; the name and shareholdings, including options to acquire the common stock, of each director; and the shareholdings of all executive officers and directors as a group.


NAME OF PERSON OR GROUP

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

OWNED *

 

PERCENTAGE

OF

OWNERSHIP

Mitchell Geisler (1)

 

98,565,500 

 

12.11% 

Robert Landau (1)

 

155,081,057 

 

19.05% 

 

 

 

 

 

All executive officers and directors as a group (one person)

 

253,646,557 

 

31.16% 

______________

*

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.  Shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants currently exercisable or convertible within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such options or warrants but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person.


(1) The person’s business address is c/o Pacific Gold Corp., 157 Adelaide Street West, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4E7.


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


As of December 31, 2011 Pacific Gold owes $1,223,031 in principal to a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer. The amount due is represented by a promissory note accruing interest at 10% per year. The note is due on January 2, 2013 and is convertible into shares of common stock of Pacific Gold at $0.05 per share. Interest expense on the loan for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $108,521 and $188,185, respectively. Including interest the balance on the loan at December 31, 2011 was $1,331,552.


Pacific Gold owes its executives $203,434 and $136,636 in short term notes payable reflected in the accrued expenses for the years ended December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. These short term notes are interest free and due on demand.


Pacific Gold owes $414,606 to related parties in short term notes payable for the year ended December 31, 2011. These short term notes are interest free and due on demand


ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES


Audit Fees


The Company paid audit and financial statement review fees totaling $19,500 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 to Silberstein Ungar, PLLC.


The Company paid audit and financial statement review fees totaling $27,500 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 to Silberstein Ungar, PLLC


Tax Fees


The Company paid tax fees totaling $1,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 to Silberstein Ungar, PLLC.


All Other Fees


None




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Audit committee policies & procedures


The Company does not currently have a standing audit committee. The above services were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.


ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


a. Exhibits


Exhibit Number

Name of Exhibit


3.1

Certificate of Incorporation of Pacific Gold Corp., as amended (incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Form 10-SB, filed on April 30, 2001, Exhibits 3.01 and 3.02).


3.2

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement, Exhibit A, filed August 18, 2003).


3.3

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement, Exhibit A, filed on October 10, 2002).


3.4

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement, Exhibit A, filed on December 7, 2009).


3.5

Bylaws of Pacific Gold Corp. (incorporated by reference to registrant’s Form 10-SB, filed on April 30, 2001, Exhibit 3.03).


4.1

Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to registrant’s Form 10-SB, filed on April 30, 2001, Exhibit 4.1).


4.2

2006 Performance Equity Plan (Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14C filed January 10, 2006).


4.3

2007 Performance Equity Plan (Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed July 10, 2007, Exhibit 4.1)


4.4

Form of Modified $500,000 Promissory Note, as of April 23, 2012(1)


4.5

Form of $53,000 Promissory Note, as of July 26, 2012(1)


4.6

Form of $1,626,408 Promissory Note as of May 1, 2012(1)


10.1

PMR Agreement with Pilot Metals Inc.(1)


10.2

Nevada Rea Gold, Inc. Lease Agreement regarding Bullion Monarch, dated October 1, 2003.(1)


10.3

Nevada Rea Gold, Inc. Lease Agreement regarding B&B Claims, dated June 1, 2011.(1)


10.4

Fernley Gold, Inc. Lease Agreement with Butcher Boy Mines, dated May 12, 2004. (1)


21.1

Subsidiaries of Pacific Gold Corp.(1)


23.1

Consent of Silberstein Ungar, PLLC.(1)


31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(1)


31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(1)


32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 United States Code Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)


(1)  Filed herewith





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SIGNATURES



In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant)

 

PACIFIC GOLD CORP.

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/  Robert Landau

 

 

Robert Landau, President

 

 

(Chief Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date:

 

September 12, 2012




In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signatures

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert Landau

 

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

September 12, 2012

Robert Landau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mitchell Geisler

 

Secretary, Treasurer and Director

 

September 12, 2012

Mitchell Geisler

 

 

 

 




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Exhibit 4.4




PACIFIC GOLD CORP.

$_____


TWELVE PERCENT (12%) CONVERTIBLE NOTE

DATED _____, 2012



THIS NOTE (the “Note”) is a duly authorized Convertible Note of PACIFIC GOLD CORP., a(n) NEVADA corporation (the “Company”).


FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay _____ (the “Holder”), the principal sum of $_____ (the “Principal Amount”) or such lesser principal amount following the conversion or conversions of this Note in accordance with Paragraph 2 (the “Outstanding Principal Amount”) on _____, 2013 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the Outstanding Principal Amount (“Interest”) in a lump sum on the Maturity Date, at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per Annum (the “Rate”) from the date of issuance.


Accrual of Interest shall commence on the date of this Note and continue until the Company repays or provides for repayment in full the Outstanding Principal Amount and all accrued but unpaid Interest.  Accrued and unpaid Interest shall bear Interest at the Rate until paid, compounded monthly.  The Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note is payable on the Maturity Date in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts, at the address last appearing on the Note Register of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder from time to time.  The Company may prepay principal and interest on this Note at any time before the Maturity Date.


The Company will pay the Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note on the Maturity Date, free of any withholding or deduction of any kind (subject to the provision of paragraph 2 below), to the Holder as of the Maturity Date and addressed to the Holder at the address appearing on the Note Register.


This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:


1.           All payments on account of the Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note and all other amounts payable under this Note (whether made by the Company or any other person) to or for the account of the Holder hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without reduction by reason of any present and future income, stamp, registration and other taxes, levies, duties, cost, and charges whatsoever imposed, assessed, levied or collected by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, together with interest thereon and penalties with respect thereto, if any, on or in respect of this Note (such taxes, levies, duties, costs and charges being herein collectively called “Taxes”).

  

2.           The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time after the issuance of this Note, to convert all or any lesser portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount and accrued but unpaid Interest into Common Stock at a conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock equal to at a price which is a 45% discount from the lowest VWAP in the five days prior to the day that the Holder requests conversion, unless otherwise modified by mutual agreement between the Parties (the “Conversion Price”).  (The Common stock into which the Note is converted shall be referred to in this agreement as “Conversion Shares.”)  The Issuer will not be obligated to issue fractional Conversion Shares.  For the purpose of this section, the closing bid price of the Common Stock shall be the closing bid price as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, or the closing bid price in the over-the-counter market or, if the Common Stock is listed on another stock market or exchange, the closing bid price on such exchange as reported in the Wall Street Journal.  The Holder may convert this Note into Common Stock by surrendering the Note to the Company, with the form of conversion notice attached to the Note as Exhibit B, executed by the Holder of the Note evidencing such Holder’s intention to convert the Note.





Furthermore, the Investor will be unable to convert the Note into common stock at a Conversion Price taken from a market price that is below $0.011 (the “Initial Floor Price”). If the common stock trades below the Initial Floor Price (the “Sub-Floor Trade”), the stock must close above the Initial Floor Price for three consecutive days in the fifteen days following the date of the Sub-Floor Trade in order for this agreement to remain bound by the Initial Floor Price. If the stock does not close above the Initial Floor Price for three consecutive days in the fifteen days following the date of the Sub-Floor Trade, the floor will be amended to $0.0055 (the “Amended Floor Price”). If the common stock trades below the Amended Floor Price (the “Second Sub-Floor Trade”), the stock must close above the Amended Floor Price for three consecutive days in the fifteen days following the date of the Second Sub-Floor Trade in order for this agreement to remain bound by the Amended Floor Price. If the stock is unable to close above the Amended Floor Price for three consecutive days in the fifteen days following the date of the Second Sub-Floor Trade, (i) the Amended Floor Price will be amended to a price that is 50% of the average of the lowest three trading prices during the prior ten days (the “Market Determined Floor”). If the common stock trades below the Market Determined Floor (the “Market Sub-Floor Trade”), the stock must close above the Market Determined Floor for three consecutive days in the fifteen days following the date of the Market Sub-Floor Trade in order for this agreement to remain bound by the Market Determined Floor. If the stock is unable to close above the Market Determined Floor for three consecutive days in the fifteen days following the Market Sub-Floor trade, the floor will continuously be priced by way of the calculation discussed in Section 2.1 (i) of this Note until the end of Section 2.1 until the principal and accrued interest owed to the Investor represented by this Note has been fully exhausted.


The Company will not issue fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares of Common Stock on conversion, but the Company will round the number of shares of Common Stock issuable up to the nearest whole share.  The date on which a Notice of Conversion is given shall be deemed to be the date on which the Holder notifies the Company of its intention to so convert by delivery, by facsimile transmission or otherwise, of a copy of the Notice of Conversion.  Notice of Conversion may be sent by email to the Company, attn: Mr. Mitchell Geisler, COO.  The Holder will deliver this Note, together with original executed copy of the Notice of Conversion, to the Company within three (3) business days following the Conversion Date.  At the Maturity Date, the Company will pay any unconverted Outstanding Principal Amount and accrued Interest thereon, at the option of the Company, in either (a) cash or (b) Common Stock valued at a price equal to the Conversion Price determined as if the Note was converted in accordance with its terms into Common Stock on the Maturity Date.


3.           Except as provided herein, the obligations of the Company on this Note are absolute and unconditional as to the payment of the Outstanding Principal Amount at the Maturity Date, and payment shall be in the coin or currency herein prescribed.  This Note and all other Notes now or hereafter issued on similar terms as replacements thereof are direct obligations of the Company.


In the event of any liquidation, reorganization, winding up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntarily or as a result of bankruptcy or other action, the repayment of this Note shall be pari passu with all the other outstanding indebtedness of the Company, subject only to any rights of statutory and judicial lien holders from time to time and to the rights  of holders of security interests in the property of the Company whether existing at the making of the Note or granted in respect of the acquisition of assets from time to time hereafter. Subject to the foregoing, the Company covenants that it will not enter into any debt, including debt from financial institutions or private lenders for general purposes, that ranks superior in right of payment to the debt represented by this Note.

  





4.           If at any time or from time to time after the date of this Note, the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Note is changed into the same or different numbers of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by recapitalization or otherwise, then in each such event the Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert the Note into the kind of security receivable in such recapitalization, reclassification or other change by holders of Common Stock, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.  In such event, the formulae set forth herein for conversion and redemption shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such change in number of shares or, if shares of a new class of stock are issued, to reflect the market price of the class or classes of stock issued in connection with the above described transaction.


5.           If one or more of the “Events of Default” as described in the Agreement shall occur, the Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, which the Holder may incur in collecting any amount due under, or enforcing any terms of, this Note.


6.           Prepayment.  At any time that the Note remains outstanding, upon three business days’ written notice (the “Prepayment Notice”) to the Holder, the Company may pay 150% of the entire Outstanding Principal Amount of the Note plus any accrued but unpaid Interest.  If the Company gives written notice of prepayment, the Holder continues to have the right to convert principal and interest on the Note into Conversion Shares until three business days elapses from the Prepayment Notice.


7.           The Company covenants that until all amounts due under this Note are paid in full, by conversion or otherwise, unless waived by the Holder or subsequent Holder in writing, the Company shall:


give prompt written notice to the Holder of any Event of Default or of any other matter which has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in a materially adverse change in its financial condition or operations;


give prompt notice to the Holder of any claim, action or proceeding which, in the event of any unfavorable outcome, would or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) on the financial condition of the Company;


at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of this Note into Common Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of the Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note into Common Stock.


8.           Upon receipt by the Company of evidence from the Holder reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note,


  

(i) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, upon provision of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and/or its transfer agent, or


  

(ii) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, then the Company at its expense will execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note, dated the date of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note, and evidencing the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.


9.           If any term in this Note is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, then the entire Note shall be rescinded, the consideration proffered by the Holder for the remaining Debt acquired by the Holder not converted by the Holder in accordance with this Note shall be returned in its entirety and any Conversion Shares in the possession or control of the Investor shall be returned to the Issuer.





10.           The Note and the Agreement between the Company and the Holder (including all Exhibits thereto) constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the Company and the Holder with respect to the subject hereof.  Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.


11.           This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.





PACIFIC GOLD CORP.



By:___________________________________

Mitchell Geisler, COO









NOTICE OF CONVERSION



The undersigned hereby elects to convert $________________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into Shares of Common Stock of PACIFIC GOLD CORP., a(n) NEVADA Corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible Notes of the Borrower dated as of _____, 2012 (the “Notes”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.


Box Checked as to applicable instructions:


[  ]

The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system ( “DWAC Transfer”).


Name of DTC Prime Broker: _______­___________________________________


Account Number: ____________________________________________________


[  ]

The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below:

 

_____



Date of Conversion:

 

Conversion Price:  

 

Shares to Be Delivered:

 

Remaining Principal Balance Due

After This Conversion:

 

Signature





Print Name:

 


Notes issued and outstanding with this Form


$30,000

April 23, 2012

$500,000

May 8, 2012

$18,000

July 18, 2012




Exhibit 4.5


NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.   THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT  TO  RULE  144  OR  RULE  144A  UNDER  SAID  ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.




Principal Amount: $____                                            Issue Date: ____

Purchase Price: $____




CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE


FOR VALUE RECEIVED , PACIFIC GOLD CORP. , a Nevada corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of _______ , a Delaware corporation, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of

$______ together with any interest as set forth herein, on ______ (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of eight percent (8%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise.  This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”).  Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Note is fully paid and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed.  All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note.  Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such date.  As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”).




This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.


The following terms shall apply to this Note:


ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS


1.1 Conversion Right .  The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of this Note and ending on the later of: (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) pursuant to Section 1.6(a) or Article III, each in respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this Note into fully paid and non- assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price  (the “Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided , however , that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.  For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined  in  accordance  with  Section  13(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as amended  (the  “Exchange  Act”),  and  Regulations  13D-G  thereunder,  except  as  otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso, provided , further , however , that the limitations on conversion may be waived by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Borrower, and the provisions of the conversion limitation shall continue to apply until such 61st day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver).  The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”).  The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.



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1.2 Conversion Price .


(a) Calculation  of  Conversion  Price .      The  conversion  price  (the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein) (subject to equitable  adjustments  for  stock  splits,  stock  dividends  or  rights  offerings  by the  Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The "Variable Conversion Price" shall mean 58% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 42%).  “Market Price” means the average of the lowest three (3)  Trading Prices (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date.  “Trading Price” means, for any security as of any date, the closing bid price on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or applicable trading market (the “OTCQB”) as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder (i.e. Bloomberg) or, if the OTCQB is not the principal trading market for such security, the closing bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no closing bid price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the closing bid prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.  If the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Price shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes.   “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTCQB, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.


(b) Conversion  Price  During  Major  Announcements .    Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary, in the event the Borrower (i) makes a public announcement that it intends to consolidate or merge with any other corporation (other than a merger in which the Borrower is the surviving or continuing corporation and its capital stock is unchanged) or sell or transfer all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or (ii) any person, group or entity (including the Borrower) publicly announces a tender offer to purchase 50% or more of the Borrower’s Common Stock (or any other takeover scheme) (the date of the announcement referred to in clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the  “Announcement Date”), then the Conversion Price shall, effective upon the Announcement Date and continuing through the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date (as defined below), be equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion Price which would have been applicable for a Conversion occurring on the Announcement Date and (y) the Conversion Price that would otherwise be in effect. From and after the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date, the Conversion Price shall be determined as set forth in this Section 1.2(a).  For purposes hereof,  “Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date” shall mean, with respect to any proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) for which a public announcement as contemplated by this Section 1.2(b) has been made, the date upon which the Borrower (in the case of clause (i) above) or the person, group or entity (in the case of clause (ii) above) consummates or publicly announces the termination or abandonment of the proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) which caused this Section 1.2(b) to become operative.



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1.3 Authorized  Shares .    The  Borrower  covenants  that  during  the  period  the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved five times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Notes in effect from time to time)(the “Reserved Amount”).  The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations pursuant to Section 4(g) of the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares  of  Common  Stock  into  which  the  Notes  shall  be  convertible  at  the  then  current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Notes.  The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.


If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain the Reserved Amount it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note.


1.4 Method of Conversion .


(a) Mechanics of Conversion .  Subject to Section 1.1, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower.


(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted.   The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion.  In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Note to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note of like tenor, registered as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note.  The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.


(c) Payment of Taxes .  The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.



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(d) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion .   Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement.


(e) Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock .  Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article I, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion.  If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion.  The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.


(f)   Delivery  of  Common  Stock  by  Electronic  Transfer .  In  lieu  of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided  the  Borrower  is  participating  in  the  Depository  Trust  Company  (“DTC”)  Fast Automated  Securities  Transfer  (“FAST”)  program,  upon  request  of  the  Holder  and  its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system.




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(g) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline .  Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section 1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock.  Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall  be  convertible  into  Common  Stock  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  this  Note.    The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder.  The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify.  Accordingly the parties acknowledge  that  the  liquidated  damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(g) are justified.


1.5 Concerning  the  Shares .     The  shares  of  Common  Stock  issuable  upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless  (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of  counsel (which opinion shall be in the form of Exhibit B to the Note) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).  Except as otherwise provided in the Purchase Agreement (and subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption  that  permits  removal  of  the  legend,  shall  bear  a  legend  substantially  in  the following form, as appropriate:


“NEITHER  THE  ISSUANCE  AND  SALE  OF  THE  SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH  THESE  SECURITIES  ARE  EXERCISABLE HAVE  BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT  REQUIRED  UNDER  SAID  ACT  OR  (II)  UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING   THE   FOREGOING,   THE   SECURITIES   MAY   BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”




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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if (i) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel, in the form of Exhibit B to the Note, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold.  In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.


1.6 Effect of Certain Events .


(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc .  At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either:  (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section 1.6(b) hereof. “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.


(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc .  If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Notes, there shall be any merger,  consolidation,  exchange  of  shares,  recapitalization,  reorganization,  or  other  similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares  of  Common  Stock  immediately  theretofore  issuable  upon  conversion,  such  stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof (such shares shall still be calculated using the conversion formula founf in 1.2(a) of the Note).  The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b).  The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.




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(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution .  If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.  Specifically excluded from the terms of this section is any distribution by any means, including by means of a dividend, of the  equity  securities  or  assets  of  Pacific  Metals  Corp.,  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  the Company


(d) Adjustment Due to Dilutive Issuance .  If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 1.6(d) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares of Common Stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Borrower in such Dilutive Issuance, provided that the Conversion Price as determined under this section will be subject to equitable adjustment for any forward or reverse stock splits of the Common Stock, dividends of Common  Stock  and  any  other  recapitalization  or  combination,  including  mergers  and acquisitions, which affect the Common Stock.


The Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if after the date of the making of this Note the Borrower in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options (not including any securities under any employee stock award plans and not including any outstanding options, warrants, rights, convertible securities and similar instruments and subscriptions that have been entered into prior to the date of the making of thisbNote), whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Convertible Securities is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Convertible Securities” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the exercise of all such Convertible Securities, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Convertible Securities, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Convertible Securities (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable).   No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Convertible Securities or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Convertible Securities.




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Additionally, the Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether  or  not  immediately  convertible  (other  than  where  the  same  are  issuable  upon  the exercise of Convertible Securities), and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share.  For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities.  No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.


(e) Purchase Rights .   If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common  Stock,  then  the  Holder  of  this  Note  will  be  entitled  to  acquire,  upon  the  terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.


(f) Notice of Adjustments .  Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in this Section 1.6, the Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.  The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note.



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1.7 Trading Market Limitations .   Unless permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, in no event shall the Borrower issue upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement more than the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that the Borrower can issue pursuant to any rule of the principal United States securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded (the “Maximum Share Amount”), which shall be 4.99% of the total shares outstanding on the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), subject to equitable adjustment from time to time for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, capital reorganizations and similar events relating to the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof.  Once the Maximum Share Amount has been issued, if the Borrower fails to eliminate any prohibitions under applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its securities on the Borrower’s ability to issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Share Amount, in lieu of any further right to convert this Note, this will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.3 of the Note.


1.8 Status as Shareholder .   Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms  of this Note.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted.  In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 1.3) for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.


1.9 Prepayment .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, at any time during the period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the date which is ninety (90) days following the issue date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.9.  Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice.  On the date fixed for prepayment (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall make payment of the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to or upon the order of the Holder as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date.  If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash (the “Optional Prepayment Amount”) equal to 130%, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.  If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Optional Prepayment Amount due to the Holder of the Note within two (2) business days following the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay the Note pursuant to this Section 1.9.




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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, at any time during the period beginning  on the date which is ninety-one  (91) days following the issue date and ending on the date which is one hundred twenty  (120) days following the issue date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.9.  Any Optional Prepayment Notice shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice.  On the Optional Prepayment  Date,  the  Borrower  shall  make  payment  of  the  Second  Optional  Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to or upon the order of the Holder as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date.  If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash (the “Second Optional Prepayment Amount”) equal to 140%, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.  If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Second Optional Prepayment Amount due to the Holder of the Note within two (2) business days following the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay the Note pursuant to this Section 1.9.


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, at any time during the period beginning  on the date which is one hundred twenty-one  (121) days following the issue date and ending on the date which is one hundred fifty (150) days following the issue date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.9.  Any Optional Prepayment Notice shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice.  On the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall make payment of the Third Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to or upon the order of the Holder as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date.  If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash (the “Third Optional Prepayment Amount”) equal to 145%, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.  If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Third Optional Prepayment Amount due to the Holder of the Note within two (2) business days following the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay the Note pursuant to this Section 1.9.




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Notwithstanding any to the contrary stated elsewhere herein, at any time during the period beginning on the date that is one hundred fifty-one (151) day from the issue date and ending one hundred eighty (180) days following the issue date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.9.  Any Optional Prepayment Notice shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice.  On the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall make payment of the Fourth Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to or upon the order of the Holder as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date.  If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash (the “Fourth Optional Prepayment Amount”) equal to 150%, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.  If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Fourth Optional Prepayment Amount due to the Holder of the Note within  two  (2)  business  days  following  the  Optional  Prepayment  Date,  the  Borrower  shall forever forfeit its right to prepay the Note pursuant to this Section 1.9.


After the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) following the date of the Note, the Borrower shall have no right of prepayment.



ARTICLE II.  CERTAIN COVENANTS


2.1 Borrowings .   So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, (a) create, incur, assume guarantee,  endorse,  contingently  agree  to  purchase  or  otherwise  become  liable  upon  the obligation of any other person, firm, partnership, joint venture or corporation, except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection, or (b) suffer to exist any liability for  borrowed  money,  except  any  borrowings  that  does  not  render  the  Borrower  a  "Shell" company as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


2.2 Sale of Assets .  So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business except when   any sale, lease or disposition is done for fair consideration and does not render the Borrower a "Shell" company as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of disposition.





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ARTICLE III.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT


If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:


3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest .  The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise.


3.2 Conversion and the Shares .  The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion  of  or  otherwise  pursuant  to  this  Note  as  and  when  required  by  this  Note,  the Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent  from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion.  It is an obligation of the Borrower to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent. It shall be an event of default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be paid by the Borrower to the Holder within forty eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder.


3.3 Breach of Covenants .  The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement and such breach continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder; provided that an accidental issuance of shares of Common Stock of more than 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of the Borrower will not be considered an Event of Default .


3.4 Breach of Representations and Warranties .  Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.



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3.5 Receiver or Trustee .  The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.


3.6 Judgments .   A final judgment is entered against the Company for money damages in an amount in excess of $200,000, which is not stayed by appropriate proceedings within sixty days from the date the judgment is entered, not including $175,000.00 in tax liens, plus interest which has been entered into against the Borrower.


3.7 Bankruptcy .        Bankruptcy,    insolvency,    reorganization    or    liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law  for the relief of debtors  shall  be instituted  by or against  the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.


3.8 Delisting  of  Common  Stock .    The  Borrower  shall  fail  to  maintain  the quotation of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTCQB or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.


3.9 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act .  The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.


3.10 Liquidation .    Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.


3.11 Cessation of Operations .        Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due such that the Borrower would be considered a "Shell" company as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.


3.12 Maintenance of Assets .          The  failure  by  Borrower  to  maintain  any material intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future) such that the Borrower would be considered a "Shell" company as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


3.13 Financial Statement Restatement .      The   restatement   of   any   financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the unrestated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.


3.14 Reverse Splits .      The  Borrower  effectuates  a  reverse  split  of  its Common Stock without twenty (20) days prior written notice to the Holder.




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3.15      Replacement of Transfer Agent . In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.


3.16      Cross-Default .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note  and  the  Other  Agreements  by  reason  of  a  default  under  said  Other  Agreement  or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes; provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the related or companion documents to this Note.  Each of the loan transactions will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.


Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due at the Maturity Date), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the Default Sum (as defined herein).  UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION  OF  ANY  EVENT  OF  DEFAULT  SPECIFIED  IN  SECTION  3.2,  THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: (Y) THE DEFAULT SUM (AS DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2). Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.7 or upon acceleration), 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and/or 3. 15 exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified the remaining sections of Articles III (other than failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon at the Maturity Date specified in Section 3,1 hereof), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the greater of (i) 150% times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Sum”) or (ii) the “parity value” of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the “Conversion Date” for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the Conversion Date), multiplied by (b) the highest Closing Price for the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment  or  notice,  all  of  which  hereby  are  expressly  waived,  together  with  all  costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.




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If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.


ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS


4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver .   No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges.   All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.


4.2 Notices .    All  notices,  demands,  requests,  consents,  approvals,  and  other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following  the  date  of  mailing  by  express  courier  service,  fully  prepaid,  addressed  to  such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.  The addresses for such communications shall be:


If to the Borrower, to: PACIFIC GOLD CORP.

848 North Rainbow Boulevard - Suite 2987

Las Vegas, NV 89107



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Attn: MITCHELL GEISLER, Secretary/Treasurer facsimile:


With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

[enter name of law firm]

Attn: [attorney name] [enter address

line 1] [enter city, state, zip]

facsimile: [enter fax number]


If to the Holder:

________


With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice): ________


4.3 Amendments .  This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder.  The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.


4.4 Assignability .     This  Note  shall  be  binding  upon  the  Borrower  and  its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns.  Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act).   Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged  as  collateral  in  connection  with  a   bona   fide  margin  account  or  other  lending arrangement.


4.5 Cost  of Collection .     If default is made in  the  payment  of this  Note,  the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.


4.6 Governing Law .  This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.  Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state and county of Nassau.  The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens .  The Borrower and Holder waive trial by jury.   The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs.  In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity  or  enforceability  of  any  other  provision  of  any  agreement.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.




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4.7 Certain Amounts .  Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant to this Note.  The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock.


4.8 Purchase Agreement .  By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.


4.9 Notice of Corporate Events .  Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders).  In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time.  The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.9.



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4.10      Remedies .    The  Borrower  acknowledges  that  a  breach  by  it  of  its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby.  Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this _______.


PACIFIC GOLD CORP.


By:

 

 

MITCHELL GEISLER

Secretary/Treasurer





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EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF CONVERSION


The undersigned hereby elects to convert $

_______________principal amount of the Note (defined below) into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of PACIFIC GOLD CORP., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of _____, 2012 (the “Note”), as of the date written below.  No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.


Box Checked as to applicable

instructions:


[  ]        The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DWAC Transfer”).


Name of DTC Prime Broker: Account

Number:


[  ]       The  undersigned  hereby  requests  that  the  Borrower  issue  a  certificate  or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:


_______


Date of Conversion:

______________________

Applicable Conversion Price:

$ Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued

Pursuant to Conversion of the Notes: Amount of Principal

______________________

Balance Due remaining

Under the Note after this conversion:

______________________


_______________.


By:_

__________________________

Name:

Title:   

Date:

__________________




20




Notes issued and outstanding with this Form


$53,000

July 26 th , 2012

$35,000

August 29 th , 2012




21



Exhibit 4.6


PROMISSORY NOTE TO JABI INC.


US$ 1,611,908.22

May 1, 201



FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Pacific Gold Corp., (“Maker”) and its subsidiaries, hereby promises to pay to the order of Jabi Inc., formerly known as ZDG Investments Limited., (“Payee”), in lawful money of the United States, the principal sum of $1,611,908.22, together with interest on the unpaid balance hereof from May 1, 2011 at the rate of 10% per annum. Payment of principal and interest shall be made on January 2, 2014.


This Note represents the total indebtedness of the Maker to the Payee as of May 1, 2012, except for the amount of $31,227.01 which is owed by the Maker’s subsidiary Nevada Rae Gold, Inc. to the Payee. This note replaces the Note dated January 2, 2011.


This Promissory Note may be prepaid at any time in whole or from time to time in part, in each case without premium or penalty, but with interest on the amount prepaid to the date of prepayment.


The Payee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert this note, and any interest due on this note, into common shares of the Maker at a price of $0.02 per share at any time upon demand to the Maker. The Payee may convert any portion of the then outstanding, at the date of conversion, principal or interest into common shares, leaving the balance of the principal and interest not converted into common shares as still due under this note.


The Payee shall have the right to assign this note, in whole or in part, and any payments or conversion rights due under this note, to any third party, on 3 business days notice to the Maker.


The entire unpaid principal amount of this Promissory Note shall become immediately due and payable without demand on the happening of any one or more of the following events:


(a)

failure of the Maker to make any payment of principal and/or interest hereon within five days after such payment is due; or


(b)

the dissolution, liquidation, termination, sale or cessation of Maker or the business of the Maker (“Business”), or


(c)

the filing of a petition by or against the Maker or Business under the provisions of any state insolvency law or under the provisions of the Federal Bankruptcy Act or any assignment by the Maker or the Business for the benefit of creditors.


Maker and all other parties liable herefor, whether principal, endorser, or otherwise, hereby jointly and severally (i) waive presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of protest and protest and all other notices or demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, endorsement or guaranty of this Promissory Note, (ii) waive recourse to suretyship defenses generally, including extensions of time, releases of security and other indulgences which may be granted from time to time by holder of this Promissory Note to Maker or any party liable herefor, and (iii) waive any right to a jury trial and agree to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in connection with the enforcement or collection of this Promissory Note.





Nothing contained in this Promissory Note or in any other agreement between Maker and Payee shall require Maker to pay, or the Payee to accept, interest in an amount which would subject the Payee to any penalty or forfeiture under applicable law.  In no event shall the total of all charges payable hereunder, whether of interest or of such other charges which may or might be characterized as interest, exceed the maximum rate permitted to be charged under applicable law.  Should the Payee of this Note receive any payment which is or would be in excess of that permitted to be charged under such applicable law, such payment shall have been and shall be deemed to have been made in error and shall automatically be applied to reduce the principal balance outstanding on this Promissory Note.


This Promissory Note and any other document or agreement executed in connection herewith shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York without regard to any principles of conflicts of law.


PACIFIC GOLD CORP. (MAKER)

 

 

By:

 

Mitchell Geisler, COO and Director



Agreed and Accepted by

Jabi Inc.

 

By:

 

Robert Landau, President






Notes issued and outstanding with this Form


Amounts

Dates

$225,000

April 26 th, 2012

$75,000

June 3 rd , 2012

$129,000

May 4 th , 2012

$495,000

May 11 th , 2012

$17,000

July 26 th , 2012

$149,900

August 16 th , 2012

 

 




Exhibit 10.1



OPTION AND ASSET SALE AGREEMENT


This OPTION AND ASSET SALE AGREEMENT (hereinafter Agreement) is made and entered into this 8th day of February, 2011, between Pilot Metals Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter "Buyer"), and Pacific Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation, and Pilot Mountain Resources Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Seller").


RECITALS


A.    Pacific Gold Corporation is the owner of all shares of stock issued by Pilot Mountain Resources Inc.


B.    Pilot Mountain Resources Inc. is the owner of record of certain unpatented mining claims (hereinafter the "Mining Claims") located in Mineral County, Nevada, as set forth on attached Exhibit A.


C.    Buyer is desirous of entering into this Option and Asset Sale Agreement for the Mining Claims upon the terms set forth herein.


D.    The parties hereto acknowledge that a 2% gross royalty together with minimum royalty payments exists in favor of Platoro West Inc., a Nevada corporation, and therefore is a burden or encumbrance upon the Mining Claims as created in that certain Quitclaim Deed with Reservation of Royalty dated August 31, 2006, recorded with the Mineral County Recorder as document number 140558.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertaking of the parties and other consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties do agree as follows:


1.    Grant of Option .  Seller does hereby grant to Buyer the exclusive and sole right and option to explore and purchase the Mining Claims upon the following terms and conditions:


(a)   Buyer shall pay to Seller the sum of $50,000 (U.S.) upon the signature of all parties hereto.  Counterpart signatures are expressly authorized to accompany the parties.


(b)   Upon payment of $50,000 (U.S.), Buyer shall be entitled to enter upon the Mining Claims for a period of 100 days (the “Due Diligence Period”) during which it may explore, sample, and perform any and all due diligence work it so desires.  Any and all permits, if required by federal, state or local agencies, shall be obtained by Buyer, but in the name of Seller, prior to any surface disturbance which would fall within the jurisdiction of the above-referred-to governmental agencies.  Bonds, if applicable, shall be on file with the appropriate agency, whether it be state or federal, prior to any excavation except minor and exempt amounts during the period of this option, but the Buyer cannot drill or mine, or perform any other activities that would require a bond from either the State of Nevada, or the United States government.


(c)   Within 10 days after this Agreement becomes effective, Seller shall deliver to Buyer, at the address set forth in Paragraph 17, or at any other location agreeable to the parties, all data, including all hard and digital copies relating to geological, geochemical, geophysical, metallurgical, engineering and feasibility aspects of the Mining Claims.  This shall include interpretive data, however, the Seller makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the conclusions, opinions or interpretations contained therein, and shall not be held liable or responsible for inaccuracies.  The Buyer shall rely upon these interpretations at its own discretion, and shall hold the Seller harmless in all respects thereto. Buyer shall not divulge any of this above described data to any person other than its officers, employees and professional advisors who or which have a clear need to use the data and provided that it must use its best endeavors to ensure all data disclosed are kept confidential.  The Buyer shall be released from this obligation of confidentiality in regard to the data with effect from the date that the Buyer becomes the owner of the Mining Claims and information pursuant to the terms of this agreement.





2.    Exercise of Second Option .  On expiration of the Due Diligence Period, the Seller grants the Buyer an option to acquire the Mining Claims on the terms set out in this clause 2 (the “Second Option”). At any time prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period, Buyer shall have the exclusive right to cancel this option; or alternatively to proceed with the Second Option.  Notice of termination, if applicable, or notice to proceed, shall be delivered in accordance with Paragraph 17.


(a)   If Buyer chooses to exercise its right to exercise the Second Option within the Due Diligence Period, it shall pay to Seller the sum of $450,000 (U.S.).  In that event, Buyer may enter upon the Mining Claims and shall have the sole right to in its sole discretion, to undertake exploration activities and to mine and mill ore found on the Mining Claims provided that it first obtains all applicable Federal, State and local permits, and post the applicable reclamation bond(s).


(b)   Two years after payment set forth in Paragraph 2(a) above, an additional sum of $500,000 (U.S.) shall be paid to Seller by Buyer.  In the event that Buyer chooses not to make this payment, then this Agreement shall be considered terminated, with Seller retaining any and all funds it has previously received from Buyer.


(c)   Three years after payment set forth in Paragraph 2(a) above, Buyer shall pay to Seller an additional sum of $500,000 (U.S.).  In the event that Buyer chooses not to make this payment, then this Agreement shall be considered terminated, with Seller retaining any and all funds it has previously received from Buyer.


(d)   Four years after payment in accordance with Paragraph 2(a), Buyer shall pay to Seller the additional sum of $500,000 (U.S) (the “Final Purchase Price”).  


i.

In the event that Buyer elects to make this Final Purchase Price it shall own the property and title and risk in the Mining Claims and information shall pass to the Buyer and the Seller shall immediately transfer title to the Mining Claims to Buyer pursuant to a standard form mining quit claim deed in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, which shall be subject to the potential bonus payment (the “Bonus Payment”) set forth in paragraph 2(f) below.


ii.

In the event that Buyer elects not to make this Final Purchase Price, it shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to create a joint venture with Seller as set forth in paragraph 2(h) below.


(e)   Accelerated Payment.  The parties agree that the Buyer may, in its sole election, at any time in the period after it exercises its right to exercise the Second Option and prior to the date that the Final Purchase Payment is due, make payment of the balance of the amount of the purchase price payable under paragraphs2(b), (c) and (d) which has not yet been paid to the Seller.  In that event, the Buyer shall own the property and information on the date of making that payment and title and risk in the Mining Claims and information shall pass to the Buyer on that date and the provisions of paragraph 2(d)i shall apply.


(f)   Bonus Payment.  If the Buyer should ever commence Commercial Production on the Mining Claims, (which shall be defined as the actual construction and operation of crushing and milling facilities on or nearby the Mining Claims for the purpose of treating ore from the Mining Claims, together with the commercial sale of the finished product from the Mining Claims), the Buyer shall pay to Seller the sum of $1,000,000 (U.S.) as a bonus with such payment being made within 10 days of commencement of Commercial Production. This provision shall create no obligation on the part of the Buyer to ever enter into Commercial Production on or near the property, but should Buyer, or its assigns, ever do so, the Bonus Payment shall be owing to the Seller.








(g)   Joint Venture.  In the event that the Buyer fails to make the Final Purchase Price as set forth in Paragraph 2(d), the Buyer may, at its sole election, notify Seller of its election to instead create a joint venture, with each party owning a 50% unencumbered and beneficial interest in the Mining Claims and the Buyer’s Claims (as defined in Paragraph 2(j) below), together with all appurtenances thereto. The parties agree that the joint venture shall be negotiated and entered into in good faith, using Model 5A LLC of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute as the model form.  Seller and Buyer shall convey to the newly-formed joint venture LLC using standard form mining quit claim deeds in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, conveying, respectively, the Mining Claims and the Buyer’s Claims, together with all appurtenances.


(h)

It is expressly understood that, upon execution of this Agreement by Buyer and Seller, Seller shall deliver a suitable copy of any and all data, including all hard and digital copies relating to geological, geochemical, geophysical, metallurgical engineering and feasibility aspects of the Mining Claims in its possession to Buyer.  This shall include interpretive data, however, the Seller makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the conclusions, opinions or interpretations contained therein, and shall not be held liable or responsible for inaccuracies.  The Buyer shall rely upon these interpretations at its own discretion, and shall hold the Seller harmless in all respects thereto.


 (i)

It is expressly understood that Buyer shall be required to maintain all Mining Claims from date of commencement of Second Option until date of termination or completion of acquisition of the Mining Claims by the Buyer.  Any and all federal and local filings must be filed and fees paid prior to July 31 st of each year, commencing in 2011.  Buyer shall promptly supply proof of all such filings, by delivering copies to Seller.  In addition, taxes or fees of any kind or nature, levied upon the Mining Claims, or improvements located thereon shall be timely paid by Buyer, with proof thereof sent to Seller. The payment of any such monies under 2(i) will exclude any unpaid or overdue taxes or fees that were in existence prior to the commencement of the Second Option. Seller must do everything required of it as holder of the Mining Claims and must pass to the Buyer all notices which it receives in regard to the Mining Claims.


(j)

In the event that Buyer elects to terminate this Agreement, by anything from failure to exercise the Second Option (paragraph 2(a)) through election not to pay the Final Purchase Price and not to exercise its option to create a Joint Venture, then the 109 unpatented mining claims located by Buyer as depicted on Exhibit C attached hereto (the “Buyer’s Claims”) shall, at the election of Seller, with such election to be made within 100 days of notice, be conveyed to Seller.  Seller shall pay to Buyer the actual “out of pocket” expenses by Buyer in locating these claims (the amount of which, for the 109 existing claims, the parties agree shall total $39,952.50).  Should the parties subsequent hereto create a joint venture, then the mining claims set forth on both Exhibit A and Exhibit C shall be conveyed to the joint venture.  If the Buyer shall make the Final Purchase Payment, the Mining Claims shall be conveyed to the Buyer, subject to the Bonus Payment set forth in Paragraph 2(f) above.


(k)

Any and all payments to be paid by Buyer to Seller shall be made via wire transfer.  Outside of this document, Buyer and Seller shall ensure that they each have the applicable data required for making such wire transfers.  


(l)

Buyer shall be responsible for minimum payments as set forth in Paragraph 2.4 of that Quitclaim Deed with Reservation of Royalty, referred to in Recital D.  The first payment of $10,000 shall be paid by Buyer to Platoro West Incorporated, a Nevada corporation on or before June 27, 2011.


3.

Required Documents .  The parties agree to cooperate with each other, and to execute the necessary documents, if required, to carry out the purposes and intentions of this Agreement.  During the Second Option period Buyer shall be required to submit any and all raw geological data to Seller on or before each calendar quarter, or three months.


4.

Warranties by Buyer .  Buyers warrant that they are in full compliance with any and all governmental entities requiring corporate status, including applicable securities exchanges.  Buyers have the   applicable board of director and shareholder approval to carry out the terms and conditions set forth herein, as well as to enter into this Option and Sale Agreement.







5.

Warranties of Seller .  To the best of Seller's knowledge, the Mining Claims have been located and maintained in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.  Sellers have not been threatened with legal action, nor is any legal action pending which would involve the Mining Claims.  To the best of Seller's knowledge, any and all permits, if applicable, required to mine the mining claims have been fully satisfied.  Sellers represent that they have the applicable board of director and shareholder approval to enter into this Agreement.  Sellers further warrant that it has not and will not encumber the Mining Claims in any way, and that to the best of its knowledge there are no encumbrances or liens of any kind upon the Mining Claims set forth on Exhibit A. Sellers further warrant that there are no environmental liabilities affecting the Mining Claims and that there are no third party interests or agreements affecting the Mining Claims other than the agreement referred to in Recital D.


6.

Compliance with Law .  The parties hereto agree that they have, and will in the future fully comply with any and all applicable mining laws, business laws and any and all bonding requirements required to operate the Mining Claims.  The parties acknowledge the importance of full compliance with any and all laws required to operate the mine, and covenant and agree to obtain such permits.


7.

Right to Assign .  Either party shall have the right to assign any or all of its interest in this Agreement.  However, the assignee must be a competent mining operation, with the ability to carry out the terms and conditions set forth herein.  Notice of such assignment shall be made to the other party within ten (10) days, and the assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.


8.

Amended Locations .  If, based upon competent and experienced mining counsel, it is necessary to amend or relocate any of the Mining Claims set forth on Exhibit A, such amendments shall be made, and in the name of Seller.


9.

Insurance .  Buyer hereby agrees to obtain a liability insurance policy of at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) U.S. upon the real property for any and all causes of action or injuries arising on the property.  Seller shall be named a coinsured.


10.

Memorandum of Agreement .  The parties hereto agree that this Option and Asset Sale Agreement shall not be recorded.  Rather, a memorandum of such document shall be prepared and executed by both parties, and recorded with the Mineral County, Nevada Recorder.


11.

Entire Agreement .  This Agreement embodies the entire understanding of the parties, and there are no other agreements or covenants except that set forth herein.


12.

Choice of Law .  This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, and any legal action, of any kind or nature shall be filed in the courts of the State of Nevada, with such court having full jurisdiction over the matter.


13.

Confidentiality .  The parties agree that any and all information gained shall be kept and maintained in strict confidence, with no divulgence without Sellers prior written consent to any party whatsoever, except officers, employees, professional advisors and attorneys of the Buyer who are required to know of such information.  It is expressly understood that both parties to this Agreement will be required to make applicable filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and its counterpart agency in Australia.  Such filings may be made, as required by applicable law, and shall not be considered the release of confidential material.  The Buyer shall be released from this obligation of confidentiality in regard to the data disclosed by the Seller in regard to the Mining Claims with effect from the date that the Buyer becomes the owner of the Mining Claims and information pursuant to the terms of this agreement.








14.

Reclamation .  Buyer shall acquire all federal, state and county permits required for its operations, and shall post all reclamation bonds necessary.  It is expressly understood that should Buyer terminate this Agreement at any time in lieu of acquiring title to the Mining Claims or entering into a joint venture pursuant to Paragraph 2(f), then, in the event that governmental action is instituted in the future regarding any environmental matter on the Mining Claims, the Seller shall defend and indemnify Buyer for the costs or penalties sustained by the Buyer (including reasonable attorney’s fees) in the process of conducting the defense for any area not affected by, or any activity not performed by the Buyer.  Any and all reclamation of any areas affected by the activities of the Buyer shall be complete prior to the effectiveness of an attempt to terminate by the Buyer.  In the event that Buyer is required to post a reclamation bond, the bond shall revert to Buyer upon satisfactory completion of the reclamation program and the Seller must do all things required of it as named holder of the bonds to allow reversion to the Buyer.


15.

Removal of Equipment .  Upon termination of this Agreement, or any extensions thereof, Buyer shall have the right to remove any and all of its equipment from the mining claims, duly restoring all properties to a safe and environmentally acceptable condition, as determined by applicable federal, state and local agencies.


16.

Right of Inspection .  Seller shall have the right to inspect the Mining Claims at any time during normal working hours upon reasonable notice.  The parties will coordinate, between themselves, any and all such inspection to assure that they do not interfere with the conduct of business by the Buyer, and Seller shall hold Buyer harmless for injury or damage resulting from the activities of the Seller’s inspectors.


17.

Notices .  If notices are to be sent, the contact person and the addresses are as follows:


A.

If to Buyer:

The President

Pilot Metals Inc

Suite 424, One East Liberty

Reno, NV 89504



B.

If to Seller:

Rob Landau

Pacific Gold Corp.

848 N. Rainbow #2987

Las Vegas, NV  89107


18.

Property and Ad Valorem Taxes .  It is understood that from the commencement of the Second Option the Buyer shall pay all real property taxes and all ad valorem taxes levied by the State of Nevada or Mineral County regarding any of the real property, structures, or equipment appurtenances thereto.  Any taxes levied by any governmental entity whatsoever pertaining to the equipment and/or machinery installed by Buyer shall be strictly borne by Buyer. Seller shall be responsible for any outstanding unpaid taxes or levies that came due prior to the commencement of the Second Option.


19.

Indemnity .  Buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend, and hold Seller harmless for all claims or causes of action arising from Buyer's use of the mining property.  In the event that either party is required to engage the services of a law firm to assist in the defense of any actions brought against either party, or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall have the right to select an attorney(s) of its choice, which attorney shall be reimbursed fully by losing party. Seller agrees to fully indemnify, defend, and hold Buyer harmless for all claims or causes of action arising from Seller's use of the Mining Claims and for any failure to comply with the terms of the agreement referred to in Recital D prior to the date of this Agreement .


20.

Default .  If Buyer fails to perform its obligations under this Agreement, Seller may declare Buyer in default upon giving written notice of default, set forth herein.  The notice shall specify the precise items or issues resulting in default.  If Buyer fails to remedy the default within 30 days for failure to pay, as set forth above, or 60 days for any another default, Seller may terminate this Agreement and Buyer shall peacefully surrender possession to Seller.








21.

Warranty of Title .  Seller warrants and represents that, subject to the Royalty described in Recital D above, it is the owner of the Mining Claim set forth herein, that there are no unpaid taxes, liens, or judgments of any kind against Seller.  Seller further warrants that it is unaware of any disputes or legal actions affecting the mining property, and agrees to defend titles at its cost and indemnify Buyer should such claim arise.  Seller further warrants that, to the best of its knowledge, the Mining Claims depicted on Exhibit A were properly located and maintained in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.


22.

Binding Effect and Choice of Law .  This Agreement shall bind the parties and their respective successors and assigns.


23.

No Partnership .  Nothing in this Agreement shall create a partnership between Buyer and Seller, except for the possibility of a joint venture, should that event arise, in accordance with Paragraph 2(g) herein.


 

PILOT Metals, INC.

 

By:

 

 

Title:

 


STATE OF ______________

)

)  : ss

COUNTY OF  ___________

)


This instrument was acknowledged before me on


 ________________,2011, by ____________________.

_____________________________________________

Notary Public



 

PILOT MOUNTAIN RESOURCES INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Mitchell Geisler

Title: President


STATE OF _____________

)

)  : ss

COUNTY OF  ___________

)


This instrument was acknowledged before me on


 ________________, 2011, by ____________________.


_____________________________________________

Notary Public








 

PACIFIC GOLD CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Mitchell Geisler

Title: COO, Director



STATE OF _____________

)

)  : ss

COUNTY OF  ___________

)


This instrument was acknowledged before me on


 ________________, 2011, by ____________________.


_____________________________________________

Notary Public







Exhibit A - Pilot Mountain Resources Inc Mining Claims


Claim Name

Book

Page

BLM#

NT#1

Reception

136663

913565

NT#2

Reception

136664

913566

NT#3

Reception

136665

913567

NT#4

Reception

136666

913568

NT#5

Reception

136667

913569

NT#6

Reception

136668

913570

NT#7

Reception

136669

913571

NT#9

180

155

804279

NT#10

180

156

804280

NT#11

180

157

804281

NT#12

180

158

804282

NT#13

180

159

804283

NT#14

180

160

804284

NT#15

180

161

804285

NT#16

180

162

804286

NT#17

180

163

804287

NT#18

180

164

804288

NT#19

180

165

804289

NT#20

180

166

804290

NT#21

180

167

804291

NT#22

180

168

804292

NT#41

180

169

804293

NT#42

180

170

804294

NT#43

180

171

804295

NT#44

180

172

804296

NT#45

180

173

804297

NT#46

180

174

804298

NT#47

180

175

804299

NT#48

180

176

804300

NT#49

Reception

136670

913572

NT#50

Reception

136671

913573

NT#51

Reception

136672

913574

NT#52

Reception

136673

913575

NT#53

Reception

136674

913576

NT#54

Reception

136675

913577

NT#55

Reception

136676

913578

NT#56

Reception

136677

913579

NT#57

180

177

804301

NT#58

180

178

804302

NT#59

180

179

804303

NT#60

180

180

804304

NT#61

180

181

804305

NT#62

180

182

804306

NT#63

180

183

804307

NT#64

180

184

804308


Exhibit B – Standard Form Mining Quit Claim Deed






Exhibit C – Buyers Mining Claims


Claim Name

Mineral County, Nv Doc #

BLM#

BFM 1

152196

NMC1035394

BFM 2

152197

NMC1035395

BFM 3

152198

NMC1035396

BFM 4

152199

NMC1035397

BFM 5

152200

NMC1035398

BFM 6

152201

NMC1035399

BFM 7

152202

NMC1035400

BFM 8

152203

NMC1035401

BFM 9

152204

NMC1035402

BFM 10

152205

NMC1035403

BFM 11

152206

NMC1035404

BFM 12

152207

NMC1035405

BFM 13

152208

NMC1035406

BFM 14

152209

NMC1035407

BFM 15

152210

NMC1035408

BFM 16

152211

NMC1035409

BFM 17

152212

NMC1035410

BFM 18

152213

NMC1035411

BFM 19

152214

NMC1035412

BFM 20

152215

NMC1035413

BFM 21

152216

NMC1035414

BFM 22

152217

NMC1035415

BFM 23

152218

NMC1035416

BFM 24

152219

NMC1035417

BFM 25

152220

NMC1035418

BFM 26

152221

NMC1035419

BFM 27

152222

NMC1035420

BFM 28

152223

NMC1035421

BFM 29

152224

NMC1035422

BFM 30

152225

NMC1035423

BFM 31

152226

NMC1035424

BFM 12

152227

NMC1035425

BFM 33

152228

NMC1035426

BFM 34

152229

NMC1035427

BFM 35

152230

NMC1035428

BFM 36

152231

NMC1035429

BFM 37

152232

NMC1035430

BFM 38

152233

NMC1035431

BFM 39

152234

NMC1035432

BFM 40

152235

NMC1035433

BFM 41

152236

NMC1035434

BFM 42

152237

NMC1035435

BFM 43

152238

NMC1035436

BFM 44

152239

NMC1035437

BFM 45

152240

NMC1035438








Buyers Mining Claims - Continued

Claim Name

Mineral County, Nv Doc #

BLM#

BFM 46

152241

NMC1035439

BFM 47

152242

NMC1035440

BFM 48

152243

NMC1035441

BFM 49

152244

NMC1035442

BFM 50

152245

NMC1035443

BFM 51

152246

NMC1035444

BFM 52

152247

NMC1035445

BFM 53

152248

NMC1035446

BFM 54

152249

NMC1035447

BFM 55

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Buyers Mining Claims - Continued

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Mineral County, Nv Doc #

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Exhibit 10.2


MINING LEASE AND AGREEMENT

This Mining Lease and Agreement (hereinafter called “Agreement”), made and entered into this 1st day of October, 2003, between Nevada Rae Gold, Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter called “Lessee”), and Corporate Creditors Committee LLC, a Utah limited liability company, c/o Garry McAllister, 1291 West 12800 South, Riverton, Utah 84605 Suite 102 (hereinafter called “Lessor”).


W I T N E S S E T H:

For and in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) in U.S. currency, paid by Lessee to Lessor, the payment obligations hereinafter stated, the covenants and agreements hereinafter expressed, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby admitted and acknowledged, Lessor does hereby grant, lease, demise, and let exclusively to Lessee the Four Hundred Forty Acres in Section 9, Township 29 North, Range 47 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada (hereinafter called the “Leased Premises”) as more completely described at Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, together with all gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and other precious and base metals, contained within the placers or gravels of the leased premises, with the exclusive right to prospect and explore for, mine by open pit methods, mill, prepare for market, store, sell and dispose of the same, and to use, occupy and disturb so much of the surface of the Leased Premises as Lessee may determine to be useful, desirable or convenient for the exercise by Lessee of any and all of its rights hereunder.  In the event Lessor acquires rights to any additional interests in the Leased Premises after the execution of this Agreement, all such additional interests shall be subject to this Agreement.

IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PREMISES, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:


1.

Lessor Representations.  Lessor warrants and represents that:

1.1

Lessor is the legal and equitable owner in the Leased Premises;

1.2

Lessor will correct any defect in the title to the Leased Premises, if any exists thereon;

1.3

Lessor has not conveyed the Leased Premises and that the Leased Premises are not subject to any existing lease, subject to the terms of this Agreement retaining the rights to all hardrock mineralization in or on the property;

1.4

The undersigned representatives of Lessor have the authority to bind the corporation and by their signature hereon.  This Agreement is binding upon Lessor.

2

Preservation of Title.   Lessor will do anything lawfully within Lessor’s power to protect and defend the Leased Premises against the claims and demands of all persons claiming the whole or any party thereof.

3

Lesser Interest.   In the event Lessor owns less than the entire, undivided interests in the Leased Premises, all sums paid by Lessee to Lessor hereunder shall be prorated to the actual interests.

4

Title and Geological Examination.   Upon the execution of this Agreement, Lessor agrees to furnish Lessee all abstracts of title, title opinions, status reports, other title papers, geological, geochemical, geophysical, and engineering data as it has in its possession or control.  Lessor agrees at its cost to attempt to cure any title defects to the satisfaction of Lessee.  In the case Lessor is entitled to geologic information from prior Lessees, and if that information is not in the possession of Lessor, then Lessor hereby empowers Lessee as its agent to receive or otherwise obtain said information.




5

Lease Term.   The term of this Agreement shall begin with the date hereof and shall continue to and until the tenth anniversary of such date, but subject to earlier termination as herein provided.

6

Advance Rental.   Until this Agreement is sooner terminated, Lessee shall pay to Lessor Advance Rentals according to the following schedule:

Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($7,500.00) dollars upon the execution of this Agreement for the first year commencing the date of this Agreement and ending on the first anniversary thereof.

Commencing with the first anniversary of this Agreement and ending on the fifth anniversary of this Agreement, the then Advance Rental shall increase Twenty-Five Hundred ($2,500) dollars until the annual Advance Rental is Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) dollars.  Commencing with the fifth anniversary of this Agreement through the ninth anniversary of this Agreement, the annual Advance Rental shall be Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) dollars.  The Advance Rental after the initial amount shall be due on the anniversary date of this Agreement commencing with the first anniversary and ending with the ninth anniversary thereof.  Payments of the Advance Rental received within fifteen calendar days of the anniversary due date will be deemed timely made.

The Advance Rental payments payable to Lessor pursuant to this paragraph shall be credited to and recoverable from Production Rental payments payable by Lessee to Lessor, as provided below.  Said right of recovery shall apply to the first such Production Rental payment accruing and shall continue thereafter until Lessee has recovered the full amount of previously paid Advance Rental payments.

7

Renewal Option.   At Lessee’s option, this Agreement may be extended for an additional term of ten (10) years.  During such additional term, the annual Advance Rental shall be $20,000, payable in advance as provided in Section 6.  Provided this Agreement is not earlier terminated, Lessee shall give written notice to Lessor its intent to exercise this option not less than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the initial lease term for the Leased Premises under this Agreement.

8

Production Rental.   In addition to the Advance Rental, but subject to the set-off provided in Section 6, Lessee shall pay to Lessor a Production Rental of the greater of either four (4%) percent of the net smelter royalty (net ore value processed by Lessor, less production costs thereof, but excluding general administration costs) or fifty cents ($.50) per yard of material processed by the Lessee.  Rental payments are due and shall be paid within twenty (20) days of the end of the month in which the production occurred.  Such payments shall be accompanied by a statement summarizing the computation of the yardage processed.

9

Removal, Stockpiling and Commingling of Ores.   Lessee is hereby granted the right to mine or remove from the Leased Premises any ores, wastes, water or other materials existing therein or thereon, through or by means of shafts or openings which may be sunk or made upon adjoining or nearby property controlled by Lessee, and may stockpile any ores, waste or other materials and/or concentrated products of ores or materials from the Leased Premises upon stockpile grounds situated upon any such adjoining or nearby property; and Lessee may use the Leased Premises and any part thereof, any shafts, openings, and stockpile grounds, sunk or made thereon for the mining, removal and/or stockpiling of any ores, waste, water and other materials and/or concentrated products of ores or materials from any such adjoining or nearby property, or for any purpose or purposes connected therewith, not, however, preventing or interfering with the mining or removal of ore from the Leased Premises.

Lessee may commingle ore from the Leased Premises with ore from other properties, either before or after concentration or beneficiation, so long as the data to determine the weight, both of the placers or gravels removed from the Property and of other placers or gravels to be commingled, are obtained by Lessee.  Lessee shall use that weight and data to allocate the rentals from the commingled placers or gravels that was removed from the Leased Premises.  All such weight and allocation calculations by Lessee shall be done in a manner recognized by the mining industry as practical and sufficient.




10

Accounts and Records; Inspection by Lessor.   Lessee shall keep accurate books of account showing the transactions and operations pertaining to computation of the payments due Lessors and records related to Lessee’s work, and shall permit Lessor’s qualified representative to examine such books and records, at commercially reasonable times and hours, upon ten (10) days written notice.  Lessee shall furnish Lessor with full, true and accurate information in response to any commercially reasonable request in regard to the mining operations pertaining to computation of payments due Lessor or of Lessee’s work.

Lessee’s record of all mining operations on the Leased Premises shall be available for Lessor’s inspection, and Lessor may enter the mine workings and structures on the Leased Premises at all reasonable times for inspection thereof, but Lessor shall so enter at his own risk and shall indemnify the hold Lessee harmless against and from any damage, loss or liability by reason of injury to Lessor or his agents or representatives while on the Leased Premises or in said mine workings and structures.  Lessor agrees that such inspections shall not unreasonably or unnecessarily hinder, interrupt, or otherwise interfere with Lessee’s operations upon the Leased Premises.

11

Assignment.   This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.  Lessor may assign his rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part at any time, and shall give notice of such assignment to Lessee.  Lessee may assign this Agreement to an affiliated company upon written notice to Lessor, and Lessee may assign this Agreement at any time to any other party upon five (5) days prior written notice to Lessor.

Changes in the ownership of the Leased Premises or the rights to receive rentals hereunder occurring after delivery of this Agreement shall not be binding on Lessee until it shall receive written notice of such change, together with a certified copy or photographic copy of the recorded documents reflecting such change.  No change or division in the ownership of the Leased Premises or rentals hereafter accomplished shall operate to enlarge the obligations or diminish the rights of Lessee hereunder.

12

Termination by Lessor.   Should Lessee fail to perform any of his covenants and agreements under this Agreement,, the Lessor may, at its option, give Lessee notice of such default, specifying the nature and character thereof.  Unless Lessee shall commence correction of the same in good faith within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice of those default cures capable of being commenced within thirty (30) days or commenced as soon as commercially reasonable in respect of cures of defaults only capable of being started after thirty (30) days, Lessor may, at its election, terminate this Agreement by giving notice of such election to Lessee, and all rights of Lessee hereunder shall be thereby terminated except the liability provisions of Sections 10 and 14 herein.

13

Termination of Lessee.   Lessee shall have the right at any time to terminate this Agreement as to any or all of the Leased Premises by giving thirty (30) days written notice of such election to Lessor.  At the end of said thirty (30) day period, this Agreement shall terminate as to the Leased Premises, and all sums which may be due under this Agreement up to and including the effective date of termination as set forth in the said notice shall be settled and adjusted between the parties and, once finally settled, the parties shall be relieved of all further payment obligations hereunder and shall furnish to Lessor a recordable release of all his rights and interests under this Agreement, except for his right of removal of his personal property as provided in Section 13 below and the liability provisions of Sections 10 and 14 herein.  In connection with the above adjustments, the annual Advance Rental shall not be adjusted for the period of the annual rental prior or after termination of this Agreement, but shall be the credit as provided under Section 6.

14

Liability.   Lessee shall, at his sole expense, save, protect and hold harmless Lessor against any and all claims or liability for injury to or death of persons or for damages to property except as provided in Section 10 herein.  Lessee shall be responsible for all obligations under this Agreement which have accrued to the effective date of surrender.





15

Removal of Equipment.   Lessee shall have the right at any time within one (1) year after the termination or expiration of this Agreement, or relinquishment and termination of Lessee’s collateral rights as set forth herein, to remove all property, fixtures or structures erected or placed by Lessee on or in the Leased Premises.  If not so removed, title to the property remaining thereafter shall revert to the Lessor.

16

Geologic Data.   Lessee shall provide Lessor within twenty (20) days after the termination of this Agreement any factual geologic or engineering data pertaining to the properties as developed by Lessee, its contractors, or agents.

17

Liens.   Lessee shall keep the Leased Premises free of all liens for labor or materials furnished to it in its operations hereunder, and will indemnify and save harmless Lessor against and from any damage, loss or liability by reason of any liens not removed.  Lessee may contest the validity of any lien on the Leased Premises, and the same shall not be deemed a default unless finally adjudicated to be valid and not discharged by Lessee.

Lessor will not cause or allow any liens, encumbrances or adverse claims to accrue against the Leased Premises, except such as may have been expressly subordinated to this Agreement; and in the event any lien or encumbrance shall hereafter accrue against the Leased Premises by act or neglect of Lessor, then Lessee may, at Lessee’s option, pay and discharge the same, and if Lessee elects so to do, Lessee may deduct the amount so paid from any Advance Rental Production Rentals or other payments hereunder, together with interest thereon at the prime rate as established by The Bank of New York in New York City, subject to the application of any Nevada usury statue.

18

Notice.   All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed served when personally delivered or five calendar days after being mailed by registered or certified mail.  Such mailed notices shall be addressed to Lessor as follows:


Corporate Creditors Committee LLC,

c/o Mr. Gary McAllister,

#102-1291 West 12800 South

Riverton, Utah  84605


and to Lessee as follows:


Nevada Rae Gold, Inc.

141 Adelaide Street West, #1004

Toronto, Ontario

Canada M5H 3L5

Attention:  President


Or to such different address as may from time to time be specified in writing by one party to the other.


19

Construction, Gender, and Number.   Any reference herein to “Lessee” shall be read as including Lessee and its heirs, successors and assigns.  Any reference herein to “Lessor” shall be read as including Lessor and its heirs, successors, and assigns.  “Lessor” and “Lessee” as used herein include the plural, if there are more than one, and reference to either in one gender includes the other and the plural when appropriate.





20

Force Majeure.   Whenever the time for Lessee’s performance of any act hereunder is limited or must be performed by a specified date or after notice and the performance thereof is hindered, prevented, or delayed in whole or in part by any factors or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the party obligated to perform such, including, but not limited to, acts of God, fire, storm, floods, earthquakes, landslides, washouts, strikes, material, supply or labor interruptions causing slowdowns in production, delivery, or transportation, hostage of railroad cars, insurrections, riots, or mob violence, civil disobedience, regulations, injunction, orders or requirements of any government, embargoes, war, whether similar or different; then the time for the performance of any such act or obligation shall be extended for a period equal to the extent of such delay plus a reasonable time thereafter to overcome the effects of such delay.

21

Reclamation.   Lessee shall be liable for all reclamation necessary and arising from Lessee’s mining activities.  Reclamation work will be completed as soon as commercially reasonable and will be in accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations.

22

Cooperation.   Lessor and Lessee agree to cooperate with one another, to the full extent as is commercially reasonable for either of them, at Lessee’s expense, in connection with compliance with the environmental and U.S. Bureau of Land Management laws and regulations relating to Lessee’s use and enjoyment of the Leased Premises and the benefits and obligations of this Agreement and in connection with any and all state permitting applications relating to the Leased Premises and to provide for the full benefit of this Agreement.

23

Choice of Law; Further Assurances; Caption.   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of State of Nevada.  Upon the written request of Lessee, Lessor agrees to furnish such additional formal assurance or other written documents in proper and recordable form, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the intent, purposes, and terms of this Agreement.  Captions appear in this Agreement only for convenient reference, and they shall not affect or define the meaning or scope of any provision of this Agreement.

24

Memorandum of Agreement.   Contemporaneously herewith, Lessor and Lessee have executed and delivered a Memorandum of Mining Lease.  This Memorandum may be recorded at the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lander County, Nevada, by either party.

25

Entire Agreement.   This Agreement and the Memorandum of Mining Lease contains the entire agreement by and between the parties hereto, and no oral agreement, promise, statement or representation which is not contained herein shall be binding on either party.  No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall become effective unless and until the same has been reduced to writing and duly signed and acknowledged by the party against whom enforcement of any such change is sought.

26

Binding Effect.   Lessor agrees that Lessee, by paying the amounts due herein stated and by performing and observing the several covenants herein contained, may peaceably hold and enjoy the Leased Premises and the rights herein granted, during the term hereof without any interference or interruption by Lessor, its representatives, or assigns.  The covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement shall run with the land and in all respects be binding on and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of either of the parties hereto.

27

Lode Mining Rights.   This Agreement is subject to Lessors rights to explore, mine and process any lode or in place ore deposits located in or on leased property.  If placer gravels have to be removed for mining or stripping purposes (or Lode ores), then placer gravels will be set aside by Lessor for processing by Lesser in a manner that is mutually acceptable to Lessee and Lessor.




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


LESSORS:


Corporate Creditors Committee, LLC




By:____________________________________

Name:

Garry McAllister

Title:




LESSEE:


NEVADA RAE GOLD, INC.




By:_____________________________________

Name:

Mitchell Geisler

Title:

President






EXHIBIT A


The following fee land located in Lander County, Nevada.


TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH, RANGE 47 EAST, MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN


The East ½ of Section 9, and

The East ½ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 9, and

The Northwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 9


The described lands containing 440 acres, more or less.





Exhibit 10.3



MINING LEASE AND AGREEMENT


This Mining Lease and Agreement (hereinafter called “Agreement”), made and entered into this ____ day of ___, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), among Nevada Rae Gold, Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter called “Lessee”), and Thomas L. Belaustegui, Kathryn McKeown, Amy Belaustegui and Allie Belaustegui Adams, 71 Washington St., Reno, NV, 89503, Tricia Petersen, Mary Kim Piccinini, P.O. Box 151946, Ely, NV 89315, and Sam K. Bida, 2160 Crawford Street, Ely, Nevada 89301 (hereinafter individually called “Lessor” or collectively the “Lessors”).


W I T N E S S E T H:

For and in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) in U.S. currency, paid by Lessee to Lessors, the payment obligations hereinafter stated, the covenants and agreements hereinafter expressed, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby admitted and acknowledged, Lessors does hereby grant, lease, demise, and let exclusively to Lessee the 39 federal mining claims in Township 29 North, Range 47 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada (hereinafter called the “Leased Premises”) as more completely described at Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, together with all gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and other precious and base metals, contained within the placers or gravels of the leased premises, with the exclusive right to prospect and explore for, mine by open pit methods, mill, prepare for market, store, sell and dispose of the same, and to use, occupy and disturb so much of the surface of the Leased Premises as Lessee may determine to be useful, desirable or convenient for the exercise by Lessee of any and all of its rights hereunder.  In the event Lessors acquires rights to any additional interests in the Leased Premises after the execution of this Agreement, all such additional interests shall be subject to this Agreement.

IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PREMISES, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:


1

Lessors Representations.  Lessors warrant and represent that:

1.1

To the best of their knowledge, Lessors are the legal and equitable owners of the Leased Premises in the proportions described in Section 3, subject to the judgment lien in favor of Thomas L. Belaustegui against the interest of Sam K. Bida represented by the Default Judgment entered by the Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, in Case No. CV09-01023 (the “Judgment”);

1.2

L essors have not conveyed the Leased Premises and that the Leased Premises are not subject to any existing lease, subject to the terms of this Agreement retaining the rights to all hardrock mineralization in or on the property;

1.3

The undersigned representatives of Lessors have the authority to execute this Agreement.  This Agreement is binding upon Lessors.




2

Title.  Lessee shall have forty (45) days from the Effective Date during which to examine title to the Leased Premises.  Lessee shall notify Lessors of any adverse claims of title and title deficiencies which Lessee identifies.  Lessors shall have thirty (30) days during which to correct and cure the adverse claims and deficiencies for their respective interests.  If Lessors do not correct and cure the adverse claims and deficiencies within the thirty (30) day period, Lessee may (a) terminate this Agreement and be relieved of any and all obligations under this Agreement or (b) accept and waive any uncorrected or uncured adverse claims and deficiencies, in which event Lessors shall assist and cooperate with Lessee in Lessee’s efforts to correct or cure the adverse claims and deficiencies.  Lessors shall take such actions as are necessary to assure that Lessors are identified as owners of the unpatented claims in the office of the Bureau of Land Management.  If Thomas L. Belaustegui acquires the interest of Sam K. Bida in the Leased Premises by foreclosure or other enforcement of the Judgment, such acquired interest shall be subject to this Agreement, and on the irrevocable vesting of record title in Thomas L. Belaustegui Lessor shall pay to Thomas L. Belaustegui the payments otherwise payable to Sam K. Bida.

3

Lesser Interest .  In the event each Lessor owns less than the entire, undivided interests in the Leased Premises, all sums paid by Lessee to each Lessor hereunder shall be prorated to the actual interests as outlined in Exhibit C. Lessors own the Leased Premises in the following proportions:


Thomas L. Belaustegui (for Belaustegui

 interests)

50%

Mary Kim Piccinini

25%

Sam K. Bida

25%


4

Title and Geological Examination.   Upon the execution of this Agreement, Lessor agrees to furnish Lessee copies of all abstracts of title, title opinions, status reports, other title papers, geological, geochemical, geophysical, and engineering data as it has in its possession or control.  The expense to copy such material will be paid by Lessee. Lessors, individually for their respective interests, agree at their cost to take reasonable steps to attempt to cure any title defects to the satisfaction of Lessee.  In the case Lessor is entitled to geologic information from prior lessees, and if that information is not in the possession of Lessor, then Lessor hereby empowers Lessee as its agent to receive or otherwise obtain said information.

5

Lease Term .  The term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall continue to and until the tenth anniversary of such date, but subject to earlier termination as herein provided and subject to Lessee’s renewal option in Section 7.

6

Advance Rental.  Until this Agreement is sooner terminated, Lessee shall pay to Lessors Advance Rentals according to the following schedule:

Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) dollars payable on the date on which Lessee accepts the title to the Leased Premises in accordance with Section 2 for the first year commencing the date of this Agreement and ending on the first anniversary thereof.  If Lessee terminates this Agreement in accordance with Section 2, Lessee shall have no obligation to pay the payment described in the foregoing sentence.




Commencing with the first anniversary of this Agreement and ending on the fifth anniversary of this Agreement, the then Advance Rental shall be Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) dollars.  Commencing with the fifth anniversary of this Agreement through the ninth anniversary of this Agreement, the annual Advance Rental shall be Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) dollars. The Advance Rental after the initial amount shall be due on the anniversary date of this Agreement commencing with the first anniversary and ending with the ninth anniversary thereof.  Payments of the Advance Rental received within thirty calendar days of the anniversary due date will be deemed timely made.

The Advance Rental payments payable to Lessor pursuant to this paragraph shall be credited to and recoverable from Production Rental payments payable by Lessee to Lessor, as provided below in Section 8.  Said right of recovery shall apply to the first such Production Rental payment accruing and shall continue thereafter until Lessee has recovered the full amount of previously paid Advance Rental payments.


Lessee shall pay the payments to the individual Lessors in the proportions of  their respective interests described in Section 3.

By executing this Agreement, Thomas L. Belaustegui is not waiving his Judgment and collection rights relative to Sam K. Bida’s payments.

7

Renewal Option.  At Lessee’s option, this Agreement may be extended for an additional term of ten (10) years.  During such additional term, the annual Advance Rental shall be Forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00), payable in advance as provided in Section 6.  Provided this Agreement is not earlier terminated, Lessee shall give written notice to Lessors its intent to exercise this option not less than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the initial lease term for the Leased Premises under this Agreement.

8

Production Rental.  In addition to the Advance Rental, but subject to the set-off provided in Section 6, Lessee shall pay to Lessors a Production Rental of the greater of either four (4%) percent of the net proceeds (net ore value processed by Lessee, less production costs thereof, but excluding general administration costs) or fifty cents ($.50) per yard of material processed by the Lessee.  Rental payments are due and shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the end of the month in which the production occurred.  Such payments shall be accompanied by a statement summarizing the computation of the yardage processed.  Lessee shall pay the payments to the individual Lessors in the proportions of their respective interests described in Section 3.

9

Maintenance of Claims

a. Assessment Work .

Lessee shall be responsible for the performance and filing of assessment work beginning with the current assessment year unless this Agreement is terminated as hereinafter provided. Subject to Lessee’s right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 2, in the event of termination of this Agreement after June 1 of any calendar year, Lessee shall be responsible for the performance and filing of assessment work for that year and the payment of the Federal annual mining claim maintenance fees for the succeeding annual assessment year. By September 30 of each year Lessee shall provide Owner with the evidence that a proof of labor or notice of intent to hold has been recorded in the Office of the Lander County Recorder and that the Federal  annual mining claim maintenance fees have been paid to the Bureau of Land Management. Lessee shall be responsible to pay for all state and county taxes and/or fees levied on the mining claims during the term of this lease.   If after June 1, 2011, Lessee terminates this Agreement in accordance with Section 2, Lessee shall have no obligations under this Section.


b. Claims Maintained to Date . Lessors shall be responsible to make sure that any and all fees and/or taxes due on the claims prior to the date of this Agreement have been paid in full.




c. Relocation, amendment and Patent . At any time during which this Agreement is in effect, Lessee may, with the express written consent of Lessors, but at its own expense, relocate, amend, or apply for a patent on any of the unpatented mining claims included in the Leased Premises, and such relocated, amended and patented claims shall be deemed to be covered by the provisions of this Agreement, however any relocated, amended and patented claims shall remain in the name of the Lessors.

10

Removal, Stockpiling and Commingling of Ores.  Lessee is hereby granted the right to mine or remove from the Leased Premises any ores, wastes, water or other materials existing therein or thereon, through or by means of shafts or openings which may be sunk or made upon adjoining or nearby property controlled by Lessee, and may stockpile any ores, waste or other materials and/or concentrated products of ores or materials from the Leased Premises upon stockpile grounds situated upon any such adjoining or nearby property, provided that Lessee shall not stockpile more than 10,000 tons off the Leased Premises at any time; and Lessee may use the Leased Premises and any part thereof, any shafts, openings, and stockpile grounds, sunk or made thereon for the mining, removal and/or stockpiling of any ores, waste, water and other materials and/or concentrated products of ores or materials from any such adjoining or nearby property, or for any purpose or purposes connected therewith, not, however, preventing or interfering with the mining or removal of ore from the Leased Premises.

Lessee may commingle ore from the Leased Premises with ore from other properties, either before or after concentration or beneficiation, so long as Lessee determines the grade and weight of ores mined from the Leased Premises and the ores mined from other properties before the ores are commingled.  Lessee shall use the data concerning the grade and weight of the ores to determine the production royalty payable from the ores mined from the Leased Premises.  All such grade, weight and allocation calculations by Lessee shall be done in a manner recognized by the mining industry as practical and sufficient.

11

Accounts and Records; Inspection by Lessors.  Lessee shall keep accurate books of account showing the transactions and operations pertaining to computation of the payments due Lessors and records related to Lessee’s work, and shall permit Lessors’ qualified representative to examine such books and records, at commercially reasonable times and hours, upon ten (10) days written notice.  Lessee shall furnish Lessors with full, true and accurate information in response to any commercially reasonable request in regard to the mining operations pertaining to computation of payments due Lessors or of Lessee’s work.

Lessee’s record of all mining operations on the Leased Premises shall be available for Lessor’s inspection, and Lessors may enter the mine workings and structures on the Leased Premises at all reasonable times for inspection thereof, but Lessors shall so enter at their own risk and shall indemnify the hold Lessee harmless against and from any damage, loss or liability by reason of injury to Lessors or their agents or representatives while on the Leased Premises or in said mine workings and structures.  Lessors agree that such inspections shall not unreasonably or unnecessarily hinder, interrupt, or otherwise interfere with Lessee’s operations upon the Leased Premises.

12

Assignment .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.  Lessors may assign their rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part at any time, and shall give notice of such assignment to Lessee.  Lessee may assign this Agreement to a company affiliated with the Lessee, upon written notice to Lessors. Lessee may assign this Agreement at any time to any other party, with the consent of the Lessors, whose consent will not be reasonably withheld, upon five (5) days prior written notice to Lessors.

Changes in the ownership of the Leased Premises or the rights to receive rentals hereunder occurring after delivery of this Agreement shall not be binding on Lessee until it shall receive written notice of such change, together with a certified copy or photographic copy of the recorded documents reflecting such change.  No change or division in the ownership of the Leased Premises or rentals hereafter accomplished shall operate to enlarge the obligations or diminish the rights of Lessee hereunder.




13

Termination by Lessors.  Should Lessee fail to perform any of his covenants and agreements under this Agreement,, the Lessors may, at its option, give Lessee notice of such default, specifying the nature and character thereof.  Unless Lessee shall commence correction of the same in good faith within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice of those default cures capable of being commenced within thirty (30) days or commenced as soon as commercially reasonable in respect of cures of defaults only capable of being started after thirty (30) days, Lessors may, at their election, terminate this Agreement by giving notice of such election to Lessee, and all rights of Lessee hereunder shall be thereby terminated except the liability provisions of Sections 9 and 15 herein .

14

Termination of Lessee .  Subject to Lessee’s right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 2, Lessee shall have the right at any time to terminate this Agreement as to any or all of the Leased Premises by giving thirty (30) days written notice of such election to Lessors.  At the end of said thirty (30) day period, this Agreement shall terminate as to the Leased Premises, and all sums which may be due under this Agreement up to and including the effective date of termination as set forth in the said notice, including payment for the recoverable metals in the ores mined from the Leased Premises which are stockpiled off the Leased Premises, shall be settled and adjusted between the parties and, once finally settled, the parties shall be relieved of all further payment obligations hereunder and shall furnish to Lessors a recordable release of all Lessee’s rights and interests under this Agreement, except for Lessee’s right of removal of his personal property as provided in Section 16 below and the liability provisions of Sections 9, 15, 18 and 22 herein.  In connection with the above adjustments, the annual Advance Rental shall not be adjusted for the period of the annual rental prior or after termination of this Agreement, but shall be the credit as provided under Section 6.

15

Liability .  Lessee shall, at its sole expense, save, protect and hold harmless Lessor against any and all claims or liability for injury to or death of persons or for damages to property as a result of Lessee’s use of the Leased Premises. Lessee shall be responsible for all obligations under this Agreement which have accrued to the effective date of surrender, including compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  Lessee shall have no obligation concerning any physical condition created or existing on the Leased Premises before the date of this Agreement, except to the extent that Lessee disturbs such conditions during the term of this Agreement.

16

Removal of Equipment .  Lessee shall have the right at any time within one (1) year after the termination or expiration of this Agreement, or relinquishment and termination of Lessee’s collateral rights as set forth herein, to remove all property, fixtures or structures erected or placed by Lessee on or in the Leased Premises.  If not so removed, title to the property remaining thereafter shall revert to the Lessors.

17

Geologic Data.  Lessee shall provide Lessors within thirty (30) days after the termination of this Agreement any factual geologic or engineering data pertaining to the properties as developed by Lessee, its contractors, or agents.

18

Liens .  Lessee shall keep the Leased Premises free of all liens for labor or materials furnished to it in its operations hereunder, and will indemnify and save harmless Lessors against and from any damage, loss or liability by reason of any liens not removed.  Lessee may contest the validity of any lien on the Leased Premises, and the same shall not be deemed a default unless finally adjudicated to be valid and not discharged by Lessee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall have the right to grant a security interest in its leasehold interest under this Agreement for purposes of financing Lessee’s operations under this Agreement.




Lessors will not cause or allow any liens, encumbrances or adverse claims to accrue against the Leased Premises, except such as may have been expressly subordinated to this Agreement; and in the event any lien or encumbrance shall hereafter accrue against the Leased Premises by act or neglect of Lessors, then Lessee may, at Lessee’s option, pay and discharge the same, and if Lessee elects so to do, Lessee may deduct the amount so paid from any Advance Rental Production Rentals or other payments hereunder, together with interest thereon at the prime rate as established by The Bank of New York in New York City, subject to the application of any Nevada usury statute.

19

Notice.  All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed served when personally delivered or five calendar days after being mailed by registered or certified mail.  Such mailed notices shall be addressed to each of the Lessors as follows:


Thomas L. Belaustegui,

71 Washington St.,

Reno, NV, 89503,


Mary Kim Piccinini,

P.O. Box 151946,

Ely, NV 89315, and


Sam K. Bida,

2160 Crawford Street,

Ely, NV, 89301


and to Lessee as follows:


Nevada Rae Gold, Inc.

848 N. Rainbow Blvd., #2987

Las Vegas, Nevada 89107

Attention:  Mitchell Geisler


Or to such different address as may from time to time be specified in writing by one party to the other.

20

Construction, Gender, and Number.  Any reference herein to “Lessee” shall be read as including Lessee and its heirs, successors and assigns.  Any reference herein to “Lessor” or “Lessors” shall be read as including Lessor and their heirs, successors, and assigns.  “Lessors” and “Lessee” as used herein include the plural, if there are more than one, and reference to either in one gender includes the other and the plural when appropriate.

21

Force Majeure .  Whenever the time for Lessee’s performance of any act hereunder is limited or must be performed by a specified date or after notice and the performance thereof is hindered, prevented, or delayed in whole or in part by any factors or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the party obligated to perform such, including, but not limited to, acts of God, fire, storm, floods, earthquakes, landslides, washouts, strikes, material, supply or labor interruptions causing slowdowns in production, delivery, or transportation, hostage of railroad cars, insurrections, riots, or mob violence, civil disobedience, regulations, injunction, orders or requirements of any government, embargoes, war, whether similar or different; then the time for the performance of any such act or obligation shall be extended for a period equal to the extent of such delay plus a reasonable time thereafter to overcome the effects of such delay.




22

Reclamation .  Lessee shall be liable for all reclamation necessary and arising from Lessee’s mining activities, but not for the activities of other parties on the Leased Premises before the date of this Agreement.  Reclamation work will be completed as soon as commercially reasonable and will be in accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations. Lessee’s reclamation obligations under this Section 22 shall survive surrender or termination of this Agreement.

23

Cooperation .  Lessors and Lessee agree to cooperate with one another, to the full extent as is commercially reasonable for either of them, at Lessee’s expense, in connection with compliance with the environmental and U.S. Bureau of Land Management laws and regulations relating to Lessee’s use and enjoyment of the Leased Premises and the benefits and obligations of this Agreement and in connection with any and all state permitting applications relating to the Leased Premises and to provide for the full benefit of this Agreement.

24

Choice of Law; Further Assurances; Caption .  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of State of Nevada.  Upon the written request of Lessee, Lessors agree to furnish such additional formal assurance or other written documents in proper and recordable form, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the intent, purposes, and terms of this Agreement.  Captions appear in this Agreement only for convenient reference, and they shall not affect or define the meaning or scope of any provision of this Agreement.

25

Memorandum of Agreement .  Contemporaneously herewith, Lessors and Lessee have executed and delivered a Memorandum of Mining Lease.  This Memorandum may be recorded at the office of the Recorder of Lander County, Nevada, by either party.

26

Entire Agreement .  This Agreement and the Memorandum of Mining Lease contains the entire agreement by and between the parties hereto, and no oral agreement, promise, statement or representation which is not contained herein shall be binding on either party.  No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall become effective unless and until the same has been reduced to writing and duly signed and acknowledged by the party against whom enforcement of any such change is sought.

27

Binding Effect.  Lessors agree that Lessee, by paying the amounts due herein stated and by performing and observing the several covenants herein contained, may peaceably hold and enjoy the Leased Premises and the rights herein granted, during the term hereof without any interference or interruption by Lessors, their representatives, or assigns.  The covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement shall run with the land and in all respects be binding on and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of either of the parties hereto.  This Agreement shall be effective in respect of each person identified as one of the Lessors who executes this Agreement notwithstanding that all of the persons identified collectively as Lessors do not execute this Agreement.

28

Lode Mining Rights.  Lessee may locate lode mining claims on the placer mining claims which constitute the Leased Premises, provided that Lessee locates such lode mining claims in Lessors’ names.  If Lessee removes placer gravels during stripping or mining lode minerals, Lessee shall stockpile such placer gravels in a place accessible for processing in a manner that is mutually acceptable to the parties.  




29

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the Effective Date.


LESSORS:


Thomas L. Belaustegui,

71 Washington St,

Reno, NV, 89503



______________________________

Name:

_______________



STATE OF NEVADA

)

) ss.

COUNTY OF _______

)


On this __ day of _____, ____ before me a Notary Public, personally appeared ____________, personally known or proved to be the person whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of __________________


________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC



Kathryn McKeown,

71 Washington St,

Reno, NV, 89503



______________________________

Name:

_______________



STATE OF NEVADA

)

) ss.

COUNTY OF _______

)


On this __ day of _____, ____ before me a Notary Public, personally appeared ____________, personally known or proved to be the person whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of __________________


________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC


Amy Belaustegui,

71 Washington St,

Reno, NV, 89503



______________________________

Name:

_______________






STATE OF NEVADA

)

) ss.

COUNTY OF _______

)


On this __ day of _____, ____ before me a Notary Public, personally appeared ____________, personally known or proved to be the person whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of __________________


________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC


Allie Belaustegui Adams,

71 Washington St,

Reno, NV, 89503



______________________________

Name:

_______________



STATE OF NEVADA

)

) ss.

COUNTY OF _______

)


On this __ day of _____, ____ before me a Notary Public, personally appeared ____________, personally known or proved to be the person whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of __________________


________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC



Tricia Petersen,

71 Washington St,

Reno, NV, 89503



______________________________

Name:

_______________



STATE OF NEVADA

)

) ss.

COUNTY OF _______

)


On this __ day of _____, ____ before me a Notary Public, personally appeared ____________, personally known or proved to be the person whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of __________________


________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC

Mary Kim Piccinini,

P.O. Box 151946,

Ely, NV 89315, and






______________________________

Name:

_______________



STATE OF NEVADA

)

) ss.

COUNTY OF _______

)


On this __ day of _____, ____ before me a Notary Public, personally appeared ____________, personally known or proved to be the person whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of __________________


________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC



Sam K. Bida,

1785 Great Basin Blvd,

Ely, NV, 89301,



______________________________

Name:

_______________



STATE OF NEVADA

)

) ss.

COUNTY OF _______

)


On this __ day of _____, ____ before me a Notary Public, personally appeared ____________, personally known or proved to be the person whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of __________________


________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC


LESSEE:


NEVADA RAE GOLD, INC.



By:

Name:

Mitchell Geisler

Title:

President



STATE OF NEVADA

)

) ss.

COUNTY OF _______

)


On this __ day of _____, ____ before me a Notary Public, personally appeared Mitchell Geisler, personally known or proved to be the person whose name is subscribed to the above instrument who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of __________________



________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC





EXHIBIT A


The following patented and unpatented federal mining claims comprise the Leased Premises with ownership as presented in Exhibit E;

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EXHIBIT B


Any agreements between the Lessors with respect to the mining claims in Exhibit A






EXHIBIT C


Breakdown of the annual advance rental payments for each Lessor


Thomas L. Belaustegui

$10,000.00

Mary Kim Piccinini

$5,000.00

Sam K. Bida

$5,000.00






EXHIBIT D


Assignment of payments from Lessors who direct payment to an alternate Lessor




Exhibit E


Ownership Table of the Claims in Exhibit A




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Exhibit 21.1




Name

Jurisdiction

Nevada Rae Gold, Inc.

Nevada

Fernley Gold, Inc.

Nevada

Pilot Mountain Resources, Inc.

Nevada

Pacific Metals Corp.

Nevada




Exhibit 23.1



Silberstein Ungar, PLLC CPAs and Business Advisors

Phone (248) 203-0080

Fax (248) 281-0940

30600 Telegraph Road, Suite 2175

Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4586

www ž sucpas ž com



September 11, 2012



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Board of Directors

Pacific Gold Corp.

Las Vegas, Nevada


To Whom It May Concern:


Silberstein Ungar, PLLC hereby consents to the use in the Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1, Annual Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed by Pacific Gold Corp. of our report dated March 29, 2012, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Pacific Gold Corp. as of and for the years ending December 31, 2011 and 2010.


We also hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-144448 and 333-133006) of Pacific Gold Corp of our report dated March 29, 2012, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appear in this Form 10-K/A.

 

Sincerely,


/s/ Silberstein Ungar, PLLC


Silberstein Ungar, PLLC


Bingham Farms, MI





EXHIBIT 31.1



CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION


I, Robert Landau, certify that:


1.

 I have reviewed the report on Form 10-K as amended of Pacific Gold Corp.


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and have:


(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: September 12, 2012

 

/s/ Robert Landau

 

 

Robert Landau

 

 

Chief Executive Officer





EXHIBIT 31.2


CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION


I, Robert Landau, certify that:


1.

 I have reviewed the report on Form 10-K as amended of Pacific Gold Corp.


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and have:


(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: September 12, 2012

 

/s/ Robert Landau

 

 

Robert Landau

 

 

Chief Financial Officer






EXHIBIT 32.1


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the report of Pacific Gold Corp. on Form 10-K as amended for the period ended December 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


1.

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


2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.


Date:  September 12, 2012

 

/s/ Robert Landau

 

 

Name:  Robert Landau

 

 

Title:  Chief Executive Officer


Date:  September 12, 2012

 

/s/ Robert Landau

 

 

Name:  Robert Landau

 

 

Title:  Chief Financial Officer