Bontan Corporation Inc.
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Canadian Dollars)
(UNAUDITED see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
BONTAN CORPORATION INC.
NOTICE TO READER OF THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying consolidated financial statements for Bontan Corporation Inc. for the six months ended September 30, 2006 have been prepared by management in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. These consolidated financial statements have not been reviewed by the auditors of the Company.
These financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Accordingly, a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events. Therefore, estimates and approximations have been made using careful judgement. Recognizing that the management is responsible for both the integrity and objectivity of the financial statements, management is satisfied that these financial statements have been fairly presented.
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States would have affected results of operations for the six months ended September 30, 2006 and the shareholders equity as at that date to the extent summarised in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.
November 14, 2006
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
Note | September 30, 2006 (Unaudited) | March 31, 2006 (Audited) | |||||
Assets | |||||||
Current | |||||||
Cash | $2,441,100 | $3,262,842 | |||||
Short term investments | 3 | 3,434,626 | 1,777,921 | ||||
Deferred stock based compensation | 4 | 122,168 | 314,208 | ||||
Prepaid and other receivables | 64,267 | 95,801 | |||||
$6,062,161 | $5,450,772 | ||||||
Liabilities | |||||||
Current | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $47,925 | $161,517 | |||||
Advances from shareholders, non-interest bearing | 3,322 | 3,471 | |||||
51,247 | 164,988 | ||||||
Shareholders' Equity | |||||||
Capital stock | 5 | 27,360,367 | 30,585,691 | ||||
Warrants | 6 | 6,961,152 | 2,540,608 | ||||
Contributed surplus | 4,069,549 | 4,069,549 | |||||
Deficit | (32,380,154) | (31,910,064) | |||||
6,010,914 | 5,285,784 | ||||||
$6,062,161 | $5,450,772 |
Approved by the Board Kam Shah Director Dean Bradley Director
(signed) (signed)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
Note | Three months ended | Six months ended | Three months ended | Six months ended | ||||
September 30, 2006 | September 30, 2005 | |||||||
Income | ||||||||
Gain on sale of interest in oil property | - | - | 1,910,005 | 1,910,005 | ||||
Realised gain on short term investments | 62,325 | 33,429 | 3,937 | 3,937 | ||||
Interest | 27,106 | 53,459 | 295 | 2,484 | ||||
89,431 | 86,888 | 1,914,237 | 1,916,426 | |||||
Expenses | ||||||||
Interest in gas property written off | 4,081 | 4,081 | 4,263,255 | 4,263,255 | ||||
Stock based compensation | 4 | 88,563 | 214,446 | 379,883 | 1,640,512 | |||
Translation exchange loss | (20,262) | 151,028 | 191,637 | 206,908 | ||||
Travel, promotion and consulting | 38,374 | 68,360 | 133,410 | 166,090 | ||||
Shareholders information | 43,671 | 79,981 | 67,649 | 106,539 | ||||
Professional fees | 5,451 | 8,370 | 34,515 | 35,719 | ||||
Communication | 1,659 | 4,328 | 10,226 | 13,163 | ||||
Office and general | 6,145 | 8,201 | 5,498 | 11,761 | ||||
Transfer agents fees | 1,324 | 2,845 | 3,806 | 5,405 | ||||
Rent | 1,480 | 2,966 | 1,445 | 2,890 | ||||
Bank charges and interest | 10,384 | 12,372 | 818 | 2,887 | ||||
Unrealised loss on short term investments | - | - | (30,306) | - | ||||
180,870 | 556,978 | 5,061,836 | 6,455,129 | |||||
Net loss for period | (91,439) | (470,090) | (3,147,599) | (4,538,703) | ||||
Net Loss per share - Basic and diluted | 7 | (0.00) | $(0.02) | $(0.21) | $(0.32) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
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Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net loss for period | $ | (91,439) | $ (470,090) | $ (3,147,599) | $ (4,538,703) | |||
Interest in gas property written off | 4,081 | 4,081 | 4,263,255 | 4,263,255 | ||||
Unrealised loss on investments | - | - | (30,306) | - | ||||
Gain on sale of interest in oil properties | - | - | (1,910,005) | (1,910,005) | ||||
Stock based compensation | 88,563 | 214,446 | 439,136 | 1,699,765 | ||||
Net change in working capital components | ||||||||
Prepaid and other receivable | 32,402 | 31,535 | 381,280 | (112,946) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 4,795 | (113,592) | (36,268) | (76,431) | ||||
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| 38,402 | (333,620) | (40,507) | (675,065) |
Investing activities | ||||||||
Short term Investments | (600,069) | (1,656,705) | (579,837) | (617,864) | ||||
Disposal of(investment in) interest in | - | - | 4,229,432 | 4,057,325 | ||||
oil properties net of direct costs | ||||||||
Interest in gas properties | (4,081) | (4,081) | (4,046,687) | (4,046,687) | ||||
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| (604,150) | (1,660,786) | (397,092) | (607,226) |
Financing activities | ||||||||
Net advances from shareholders | 8 | (149) | (185) | 2,066 | ||||
Common shares issued | - | 1,172,813 | 1,551,147 | 2,103,967 | ||||
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| 8 | 1,172,664 | 1,550,962 | 2,106,033 |
Increase (decrease) in cash during period | (565,740) | (821,742) | 1,113,363 | 823,742 | ||||
Cash at beginning of period | 3,006,840 | 3,262,842 | 570,709 | 860,330 | ||||
Cash at end of period |
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| $ | 2,441,100 | $ 2,441,100 | $ 1,684,072 | $ 1,684,072 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders Equity
(Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
| Number of Shares | Share Capital | Warrants | Contributed surplus | Accumulated Deficit | Shareholders' Equity(Deficit) |
Balance March 31, 2005 | 12,975,539 | 28,280,890 | - | 3,795,078 | (27,125,131) | 4,950,837 |
Options excercised | 500,000 | 284,367 | - | - | 284,367 | |
Value of options excercised transferred | 381,308 | (381,308) | - | |||
Issued under 2003 Consultant stock | 196,212 | 238,390 | - | - | 238,390 | |
compensation plan | ||||||
Issued under 2005 Consultant stock compensation plan | 1,000,000 | 327,827 | - | - | 327,827 | |
Restricted shares issued in settlement of fees | 23,500 | 32,027 | - | - | 32,027 | |
Warrants exercised | 2,162,452 | 2,256,738 | - | - | 2,256,738 | |
Issued under private placement | 3,900,000 | 1,139,146 | - | - | 1,139,146 | |
Existing warrants revalued | - | (254,120) | 254,120 | - | - | - |
Warrants issued under private placement | - | (2,286,488) | 2,286,488 | - | ||
Subscribed and paid for under private placement but issued subsequent to the balance sheet date | 2,000,000 | 583,550 | 583,550 | |||
Finder fee | (397,944) | (397,944) | ||||
Options granted | 655,779 | 655,779 | ||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (4,784,933) | (4,784,933) | |
Balance March 31, 2005 | 22,757,703 | 30,585,691 | 2,540,608 | 4,069,549 | (31,910,064) | 5,285,784 |
Issued under 2003 Consultant stock compensation plan | 20,000 | 14,832 | 14,832 | |||
Issued under private placement | 4,500,000 | 1,303,126 | 1,303,126 | |||
Warrants issued under private placement | (3,810,814) | 3,810,814 | - | |||
Finder fee | (740,043) | 609,730 | (130,313) | |||
Net loss for period | (378,651) | (378,651) | ||||
Balance June 30, 2006 | 27,277,703 | 27,352,792 | 6,961,152 | 4,069,549 | (32,288,715) | 6,094,778 |
Issued under 2003 Consultant stock compensation plan | 22,500 | 7,575 | 7,575 | |||
Net loss for period | (91,439) | (91,439) | ||||
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Balance September 30, 2006 | 27,300,203 | $27,360,367 | $6,961,152 | $4,069,549 | $(32,380,154) | $6,010,914 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Bontan Corporation Inc. (the Company) is a diversified natural resource company that invests in major oil and gas exploration and exploitation projects in countries around the globe through its subsidiary by acquiring joint venture, indirect participation interest and working interest in those projects.
The company focuses on projects where the other project partners have proven experience in oil and gas exploration, development and distribution.
2. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND USE OF ESTIMATES
These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2006 and include all adjustments necessary for the fair statement of results of the interim periods.
These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2006, and the summary of significant accounting policies included therein.
3.
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
Short-term investments comprise marketable securities. The quoted market value of the securities on hand as at September 30, 2006 was $ 3,902,481 resulting in an unrealised gain of $ 468,391, which has not been accounted for according to the stated accounting policy.
Included in the short-term investments as at September 30, 2006 are:
a)
50,000 preference shares held in a private corporation for a cost of US$50,000. The market value of these shares as at September 30, 2006 was not available and was therefore considered to be nil.
b)
500,000 Class A shares held in a private corporation for a cost of US$50,000. The market value of these shares as at September 30, 2006 was not available and was therefore considered to be nil.
The quoted market value of the securities on hand as at September 30, 2005 was $ 734,716 resulting in an unrealised gain of $45,284, which was not accounted for according to the stated accounting policy.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
4. DEFERRED STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
Deferred stock option compensation relates to the fair value of shares and options issued under the Companys Stock compensation and Option Plans to consultants for services that will be performed during the period subsequent to the balance sheet date. Changes during the period were as follows:
Balance at April 1, 2006 | Deferred during six months to September 30, 2006 | Expensed during six months to September 30, 2006 | Balance at September 30, 2006 | |
Options | $- | $- | $- | $- |
Stocks | 314,208 | 22,406 | (214,446) | 122,168 |
$314,208 | $22,406 | $(214,446) | $122,168 |
Balance at April 1, 2005 | Deferred during six months to September 30, 2005 | Expensed during six months to September 30, 2005 | Balance at September 30, 2005 | |
Options | $1,145,152 | $- | $(1,137,998) | $7,154 |
Stocks | 587,777 | 204,601 | (502,514) | 289,864 |
$1,732,929 | $204,601 | $(1,640,512) | $297,018 |
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
5.
CAPITAL STOCK
(a)
Authorized
Unlimited number of common shares
(ii)
Issued
September 30, 2006 | March 31, 2006 | ||||
Common | Common | ||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||
Beginning of year | 22,757,703 | $30,585,691 | 12,975,539 | $28,280,890 | |
Issued under a private placement | (i) | 4,500,000 | 1,303,126 | 3,900,000 | 1,139,146 |
Subscribed under private placement | - | 2,000,000 | 583,550 | ||
Warrants issued | Note 6 | - | (3,810,814) | - | (2,540,608) |
Expenses relating to private placement | (ii) | - | (740,043) | - | (397,944) |
Restricted shares issued in settlement of fee | 23,500 | 32,027 | |||
Warrants exercised | 2,162,452 | 2,256,738 | |||
Issued under 2003 Consultant Stock Compensation Plan | (iii) | 42,500 | 22,407 | 196,212 | 238,390 |
Issued under 2005 Consultant Stock Compensation Plan | - | - | 1,000,000 | 327,827 | |
Options exercised | - | - | 500,000 | 665,675 | |
27,300,203 | $27,360,367 | 22,757,703 | $30,585,691 |
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14 2006)
5.
CAPITAL STOCK (b) Continued .
(i)
On February 24, 2006, the Company reached an agreement with certain accredited investors for a private placement of 10.4 million Units at US$0.25 per Unit for gross proceeds of US$2.6 million. Each Unit includes one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles its holder to acquire one common share of the company at a price of US$0.35 within twenty-four months of the date of issuance of the Unit. The shares issued under this private placement would be restricted in terms of their transferability and salability in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements. Private placement was closed on April 16, 2006. The number of Units subscribed under the private placement between April 1, 2006 and the closing date was 4.5 million resulting in issuance of equal number of common shares.
Refer to Note 6 regarding the details of the warrants issued and their valuation
(ii) Expenses relating to private placement relate to finder fee payable to Current Capital Corp., a related corporation, at the rate of 10% of the proceeds. Finder fee includes cash fee of $130,313 at 10% of the private placement proceeds of $1,303,126 received during the period and 1,040,000 warrants at 10% of the total number of Units at 10.4 million issued under the private placement. The warrants were issued on the closing date. Each warrant can be exercised to acquire one common share of the company at an exercise price of US$0.35 within 24 months of the date of its issuance. The warrants were valued at $609,730 as explained in Note 6.
(iii) 42,500 shares were issued under 2003 Consultant Stock Compensation Plan to Jeffrey Robinson; brother of Mr. Terence Robinson, the key consultant. The shares were issued for various services provided under consulting contract and valued at the fair market value of shares on the date of issue. The Consulting contract with Mr. Jeffrey Robinson expired on July 30, 2006 and has not been renewed.
6. WARRANTS
September 30, 2006 | March 31, 2006 | ||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||||
# of warrants | Fair value | # of warrants | Fair value | ||
Issued and outstanding at beginning of period | 5,667,410 | 2,540,608 | 8,879,571 | ||
Issued during period | i | 6,500,000 | 3,810,814 | 3,900,000 | 2,286,488 |
issued in settlement of finders fee | ii | 1,040,000 | 609,730 | ||
Issued previously being revalued | - | 254,120 | |||
Execrcised during year | - | (2,162,452) | |||
Expired during year | - | (4,949,709) | |||
Issued and outstanding at end of year | 13,207,410 | $6,961,152 | 5,667,410 | $2,540,608 |
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
6. WARRANTS - Continued
i.
The company issued 6.5 million warrants under a 2006 private placement. 2 million warrants relating to Units subscribed and paid for prior to March 31, 2006 and the balance 4.5 million relating to Units subscribed during the current period as explained in Note 5(b) (i). These warrants are convertible into equal number of common shares at an exercise price of US$0.35 per warrant and expiry within two years of their issue. As at September 30, 2006, none of the warrants were exercised or expired.
The fair value of these warrants has been estimated using a Black-Scholes option price model with the following assumptions:
Risk free interest rate
5%
Expected dividend
nil
Expected volatility
130%
Expected life
730 days
Market price
US$0.67
The amount of $3,810,814 has been accounted for as a reduction of the value of the shares issued.
ii.
On April 16, 2006, the Company issued 1,040,000 warrants to Current Capital Corp., a related party as part of the finders fee in connection with a private placement as explained in Note 5(b) ii. The warrants are convertible into equal number of common shares at an exercise price of US$0.35 per warrant and expiry within two years of their issue.
The fair value of these warrants has been estimated using a Black-Scholes option price model with the assumptions detailed in 6.i. above. The amount of $609,730 has been accounted for as a finders fee.
The shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants would be restricted in terms of their transferability and salability in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements
7.
LOSS PER SHARE
Loss per share is calculated on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, which were 27,292,703 shares for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 27,281,870 for the six months ended September 30, 2006 (14,867,109 for three months ended September 30, 2005 and 13,218,228 for six months ended September 30, 2005 ).
The Company had approximately 13.2 million warrants and 4.8 million options, which were not exercised as at September 30, 2006. Inclusion of these warrants and options in the computation of diluted loss per share would have an anti-dilutive effect on loss per share and are therefore excluded from the computation. Consequently, there is no difference between loss per share and diluted loss per share.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
a)
The Company entered into media relations and investor relations contracts with Current
Capital Corp., a shareholder corporation, effective July 1, 2004 initially for a period of
one year and renewed automatically unless cancelled in writing by a 30-day notice for
a total monthly fee of US$10,000.
b)
The Company entered into a new consulting contract with Mr. Kam Shah, the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on April 1, 2005 for a five-year term up to
March 31, 2010. The fee for each of the years is to be decided at the board meeting
after the end of the third quarter of the calendar year. Fee for the calendar year ending
December 31, 2006 was settled by issuance of 288,000 common shares under 2005
Consultant stock compensation plan. Further, the contract provides for a lump sum
compensation of US$250,000 for early termination of the contract without cause. The
contract also provides for entitlement to stock compensation and stock options under
appropriate plans as may be decided by the board of directors from time to time.
c)
The Company entered into a consulting contract with Mr. Terence Robinson, the Chief
Executive Officer on April 1, 2003 for a six-year term up to March 31, 2009. The
contract provides for a monthly fee of $10,000 inclusive of taxes plus reimbursement
of expenses and a lump sum compensation of $250,000 for early termination of the
contract without cause. Mr. Robinson resigned as Chief Executive Officer effective
May 17, 2004 but continued as Consultant under the same terms and conditions.
Fee for the year ending December 31, 2006 was settled by issuance of 480,000
common shares under 2005 Consultant stock compensation plan.
d)
On August 15, 2005 the Company renewed consulting contract with Mr. John Robinson
who is the brother of Mr. Terence Robinson, the former Chief Executive Officer and
currently a key consultant with the Company. Mr. Robinson is sole owner and President
of Current Capital Corp., a firm with which the Company has a media relations contract.
(See 8(a)). The contract was retroactive to July 1, 2005 for a one-year term, not subject
to automatic renewal. The consulting fee was agreed to be 120,000 common shares
under 2003 Consultant stock compensation plan. 107,048 shares were issued on the
renewal date and balance to be issued upon registration of a new Compensation Plan.
Mr. Robinson will provide services that include monitoring the oil and gas projects that
the Company may participate in from time to time. On January 18, 2006, the Board
extended Mr. Robinsons contract for another year to June 30, 2007 and issued
179,048 common shares under 2005 Consultant stock compensation plan.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
9.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with related parties are incurred in the normal course of business and are measured at the exchange amount. Related party transactions and balances have been listed below, unless they have been disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements. The amounts are for the six months ended September 30, 2006 with comparatives for the same period in fiscal 2005:
(i)
Included in shareholders information expense is $67,200 (2005 - $93,878) to Current Capital Corp.
(CCC) for media relations services. CCC is a shareholder corporation. Its sole Director and
shareholder, Mr. John robinson, provides consulting services to the Company and a director of
the company provides accounting services as a consultant.
(ii)
CCC charged $2,966 for rent, telephone, consultants fees and other office expenses (2005
$4,359).
(iii)
Finders fee of $740,043 (2005 - $202,178 in connection with warrants exercised) was payable to
CCC in connection with the private placement. The fee included a cash fee of $130,313 at the rate
of 10% of the proceeds from the private placement plus 1,040,000 warrants valued at $609,730
using a Black-Scholes option price model, at 10% of the number of Units subscribed and paid for.
(iv)
Included in professional and consulting fees are fees of $49,036 (2005 - $3,057) paid to
directors of the Company in the form of shares under Plans and $71,760 (2005 - $nil) paid to a
former director who is now a key consultant for consulting services in the form of shares under
Plans.
(v)
Business expenses of $5,256 (2005 - $10,547) were reimbursed to a director of the corporation and
$51,602 (2005 - $53,592) to a former director who now provides consulting services to the
Company.
(vi)
Payable includes $5,560 (2005 - $10,335) due to CCC, $15,451 (2005 - $nil) due to a former
director and now a key consultant and $1,292 (2005 - $2,139) due to a director.
(vii)
Prepaid and other receivable includes an advance of $25,000 to CEO granted on December 6,
2005. The advance is repayable within six months and carries interest at 5.5% per annum. The
repayment date was extended on June 6, 2006 to December 6, 2006. Interest accrued of $1,122
up to September 30, 2006 (2005 - $nil) is included under prepaid and other receivable.
10.
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
As at September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company had only one major business segment-
Energy sector: This segment includes the Companys acquisition of interests in joint ventures and projects relating to exploration and commercial drilling of oil and gas and related products.
The accounting policies of the segments are same as those described in Note 2 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2006.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
10.
SEGMENTED INFORMATION - continued
Geographic Information
The Company operates from one location in Canada. Its assets are located as follows:
September30, 2006 | March 31, 2006 | |
Canada | $6,062,161 | $5,432,531 |
USA | - | 18,241 |
$6,062,161 | $5,450,772 |
11.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The fair value for all financial assets and liabilities are considered to approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature.
12.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada ("Canadian GAAP"). Material variations in the accounting principles, practices and methods used in preparing these consolidated financial statements from principles, practices and methods used in the United States ("US GAAP") and in SEC Regulation S-X are described and quantified below.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
12. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
September 30, 2006 | March 31, 2006 | |||||
Balance under Canadian GAAP | Adjustment | Balance under US GAAP | Balance under Canadian GAAP | Adjustment | Balance under US GAAP | |
Balance Sheets | ||||||
Current assets | $6,062,161 | 579,921 | $6,642,082 | $5,450,772 | 746928 | $6,197,700 |
Total assets | $6,062,161 | $579,921 | $6,642,082 | $5,450,772 | $746,928 | $6,197,700 |
Current Liabilities | 51,247 | 51,247 | 164,988 | 164,988 | ||
Capital stock | 27,360,367 | 27,360,367 | 30,585,691 | 30,585,691 | ||
Warrants | 6,961,152 | 6,961,152 | 2,540,608 | 2,540,608 | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 993,524 | 993,524 | 564,631 | 564,631 | ||
Contributed surplus | 4,069,549 | 4,069,549 | 4,069,549 | 4,069,549 | ||
Deficit | (32,380,154) | (413,603) | (32,793,757) | (31,910,064) | 182,297 | (31,727,767) |
Liabilities and shareholders' equity | $6,062,161 | $579,921 | $6,642,082 | $5,450,772 | $746,928 | $6,197,700 |
The impact of significant US GAAP variations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations are as follows:
Six months ended September 30 | 2006 | 2005 |
Net Loss for period, Canadian GAAP | (470,090) | (4,538,703) |
Reclassification of exchange loss(gain) on period end translation of foreign currency items and balances | 151,028 | 206,908 |
Loss for year US GAAP | (319,062) | (4,331,795) |
Reclassification of exchange gain(loss) on period end translation of foreign currency items and balances | (151,028) | (206,908) |
Unrealised gain on short term investments (i) | 579,921 | 45,284 |
Comprehensive net Income (loss) for period, US GAAP | 109,831 | (4,493,419) |
Basic and diluted loss per share, US GAAP | (0.01) | (0.31) |
There was no impact of the above differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP on the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Bontan Corporation Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Canadian Dollars)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited see Notice to Reader dated November 14, 2006)
12.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
i.
Short-term Marketable securities
In accordance with Canadian GAAP, short-term marketable securities are carried at the lower of aggregate cost and current market values, with unrealized losses being included in the determination of net income (loss) for the year. Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, requires that equity securities that have readily determinable fair values be classified as either available-for-sale or trading securities, and that they be reported at fair market values. For available-for-sale securities, unrealized gains or losses are to be reported as other comprehensive income, a separate component of shareholders equity, until realized.
ii. New accounting pronouncements
The following were new accounting developments in the US standards that would affect the results of operations or financial position of the Company in addition to those detailed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2006.
In September 2006, FASB issued Standard 157 Fair Value Measurements. FAS 157 provides enhanced guidance for using fair values to measure assets and liabilities and applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. FAS157 does not expand the use of fair values in any new circumstances. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
The Company has not yet determined the effect of future implementation of this new interpretation on its financial statements.
In September 2006, FASB issued Statement No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R). This Statement applies to employers that sponsor single-employer defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans
The requirement to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and the disclosure requirements for entities with publicly traded equity securities are effective as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006
The Company currently does not have any defined benefit plan or any other post retirement plans. The Company will therefore determine the effect of future implementation of these new FAS, if and when it introduces any post retirement plans.
BONTAN CORPORATION INC.
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Prepared as at November 14, 2006
Index | |
Overview | 3 |
Summary of results | 3 |
Number of common shares, options and warrants | 4 |
Business environment Risk factors | 5 5 |
Forward looking statements | 5 |
Business plan | 5 |
Results of operations | 6 |
Liquidity and Capital Resources | 11 |
Working capital | 11 |
Operating cash flow | 12 |
Investment cash flows | 12 |
Financing cash flows | 12 |
Key contractual obligations | 12 |
Off balance sheet arrangements | 13 |
Transactions with related parties | 13 |
Financial and derivative instruments | 14 |
Critical accounting estimates | 14 |
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures | 14 |
Current Outlook | 15 |
Public securities filing | 16 |
Management Discussion and Analysis
The following discussion and analysis by management of the financial condition and financial results for Bontan Corporation Inc. for the second quarter ended September 30, 2006 should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended September 30, 2006, unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis for the year ended March 31, 2006. The financial statements and the financial information herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada. Reference is made to Financial Statement Notes for a discussion of the material differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP, and their effect on the Company's financial statements.
This management discussion and analysis is prepared by management as at November 14, 2006. The Companys auditors have not reviewed it.
In this report, the words us, our, the Company and Bontan have the same meaning unless otherwise stated and refer to Bontan Corporation Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Overview
Summary of Results
During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the management continued to review projects involving participation in exploration of oil or gas or both. Approximately seven proposals were received involving participation in oil or gas exploration projects during the quarter under review. We short listed two of the proposals that met our criteria and were subjected to our detailed due diligence. This involved technical review by an independent geologist and/or engineering firm on our behalf and title deed reviews by our lawyer, specializing in energy sector. Unfortunately, our due diligence provided negative results and further negotiations were discontinued in respect of both the projects. As a result, at the end of the quarter, the Company had no exploration projects and had no proven reserves of oil or gas.
Meanwhile, the surplus cash on hand continued to be invested in short-term marketable securities.
The following table summarizes financial information for the 2nd quarter ended September 30, 2006 and the preceding seven quarters: (All amounts in 000 CDN$ except Net income (loss) per share, which are actual amounts).
Quarters ended | June30, 2006 | June30, 2006 | Mar. 31, 2006 | Dec. 31, 2005 | Sept. 30, 2005 | June 30, 2005 | Mar. 31, 2005 | Dec. 31, 2004 |
Total Revenue | 89 | 26 | 116 | (174) | 1,914 | 2 | 241 | 160 |
Income from operations | - | - | 116 | (174) | 1,914 | 2 | 258 | 160 |
Net loss from continuing operations | (91) | (379) | (91) | (155) | (3,148) | (1,391) | (4,200) | (21) |
Gain(Loss) from discontinued operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | (182) |
Net income(loss) per share - basic and diluted | (0.00) | (0.01) | (0.00) | (0.01) | (0.21) | (0.11) | (0.40) | (0.01) |
Quarter ended September 30, 2005
Revenue mainly comprised gain on sale of indirect participation interest in oil exploration project in Papua New Guinea, 33% due to realised gain on disposal of short term investments of the surplus funds on hand and the balance consisted of interest earned primarily on the escrow account balance relating to gas project in Louisiana.
The expenses mainly related to the write off of working interest in gas exploration project in Louisiana, 30% ($2 million) of the expenses comprised value of shares and options issued to consultants and directors under the Companys various Plans.
Quarters ended March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004
Revenue was mainly relating to the gain from disposal of shares in Interoil Corporation received by the Company in exchange for the reduction in its indirect participation interest in the oil exploration project in Papua New Guinea from .88% to .75%. Substantial part of the loss and contributed surplus for fiscal 2005 are attributable to the accounting for options granted to various consultants during 2005 under the Companys two option plans for services. Losses from discontinued operations in fiscal 2005 relate to the expenses incurred on Brazilian diamond mining operations, which were discontinued in December 2004.
Number of common shares, options and warrants
These are as follows:
As at September 30, 2006 | As at November 14, 2006 | |
Shares issued and outstanding | 27,300,203 | 27,300,203 |
Warrants issued and outstanding (a) | 13,207,410 | 13,207,410 |
Options granted but not yet exercised (b) | 4,795,000 | 4,795,000 |
(a)
Warrants are convertible into equal number of common shares of the Company within two years of their issuance, at an exercise prices ranging from US$ 1 per warrant to US$0.35 as follows:
June 30, 2006
August 24, 2006
Exercise price
----------------No of warrants--------
US$ 1
1,767,410
1,767,410
US$0.35
11,440,000
11,440,000
(b)
Options are exercisable into equal number of common shares at an average exercise price of US$0.48 and have a weighted average remaining contractual life of approximately 4 years.
Business Environment
Risk factors
Please refer to the Management discussion and analysis for the fiscal 2006 for detailed information as the economic and industry factors that are substantially unchanged.
Forward looking statements
Certain statements contained in this report are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Federal Securities Laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein or incorporated by reference herein, including without limitation, statements regarding our business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations and those statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words believe, expects, anticipates, intends, estimates or similar expressions or variations on such expressions are forward-looking statements. We can give no assurances that such forward-looking statements will prove to be correct.
Each forward-looking statement reflects our current view of future events and is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements.
Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
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Our lack of substantial operating history;
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The success of the exploration prospects, in which we have interests;
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Uninsured risks;
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The impact of competition;
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The enforceability of legal rights;
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The volatility of oil and gas prices;
·
Weather and unforeseen operating hazards;
Important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed in more detail set forth under the heading Risk Factors in herein. Our forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
The exploration projects in which we hold interests currently have no reserves as defined in Canadian National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities ("NI 51-101"). All information contained herein regarding resources is references to undiscovered resources under NI 51-101, whether stated or not.
Business plan
Our long-term business plan continues to be focused on becoming a diversified natural resource company that invests in major oil and gas exploration prospects. Through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, we will continue to seek highly visible opportunities in countries around the globe with a history of natural resource production that offer exciting and attractive propositions. We will seek to minimize risk by bringing in either joint venture, carried or working interest partners, depending on the size and scale of the project.
It is our current belief that oil and gas exploration is a high priority all over the world and especially in North America. Higher price levels for both these natural resources which have occurred over the past twelve months encourage new drilling activities. Our past experience with our two oil and gas projects enables us to more efficiently select and evaluate potential exploration projects in the oil and gas sector than in the other resource sectors. During the past several months, we have received without solicitation opportunities to participate in oil and gas exploration projects as a result of our past involvement in similar projects.
Results of operations
Three months ended September 30 | 2006 | 2005 |
in 000' CDN $ | in 000' CDN $ | |
Income | 89 | 1914 |
Expenses | (180) | (5,062) |
Net loss for year | (91) | (3,148) |
Deficit at end of period | (32,380) | (31,664) |
Overview
The key event during the three months ended September 30, 2006 included conducting due diligence on two project proposals but eventually deciding against participating in those projects due to unsatisfactory results of our due diligence. Meanwhile, surplus funds continued to be invested in short term marketable securities, which showed significant gains.
The following were the key events during the quarter ended September 30, 2005
(a)
On July 5, 2005, the Company sold its .75% indirect participation interest in an oil exploration project in Papua New Guinea to a non related institutional investor for a sum of US3.2 million.
(b)
The Company paid approximately US$3.2 million towards its 49% working interest in an initial test well under a gas exploration project in the State of Louisiana, USA. The payment covered the Companys share of drilling and exploration costs. The drilling began on August 21, 2005 and completed on October 19, 2005. The drilling results were unsatisfactory and the well was abandoned. As a result, the Company wrote off the carrying value of its interest in the well.
(c)
Approximately 1.9 million warrants issued in connection with a private placement in Between April 2003 and May 2004 were exercised for a total sum of approximately $2 million.
Income
Three months ended September 30 | 2006 | 2005 |
Gain on sale of interest in oil property | - | $1,910,005 |
Realised gain on short term investments | 62,325 | 3,937 |
Interest | 27,106 | 295 |
$ 89,431 | $ 1,914,237 |
Realised gain on short term investments reflects gains on disposal of marketable securities. The Company decided to place its surplus funds, while awaiting appropriate exploration project, in short term marketable securities with brokerage firms. During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the Company invested an average of $ 3 million in several securities trading on US and Canadian stock exchanges. The companys investment in marketable securities during similar period in 2005 was approximately $390,000 that explains significantly higher gain amount in this quarter.
Interest earned during the quarter ended September 30, 2006 was significantly higher compared to the interest earned the same period in the previous year. During the current quarter, the company had an average surplus cash of approximately US$3 million (previous quarter $390,000) held at the brokerage firm. These funds resulted from private placement proceeds and sell of short term marketable securities at the end of the last fiscal year.
During the three months ended September 30, 2005, a capital gain of $1.9 million was made on sale of .75% indirect participation interest in an oil exploration project in Papua New Guinea to a non related institutional investor.
Expenses
The overall analysis of the expenses is as follows:
Three months ended September 30 | 2006 | 2005 |
Operating expenses | $ 112,569 | $ 257,367 |
Interest in gas property written off | - | 4,263,255 |
Stock based compensation | 88,563 | 379,883 |
Translation exchange loss(gain) | (20,262) | 191,637 |
Reversal of unrealised loss on short term investments | - | ( 30,306) |
$ 180,870 | $ 5,061,836 |
Operating Expenses
Travel, promotion and consulting
Three months ended September 30 | 2006 | 2005 |
Travel, meals and entertainment | $ 27,802 | $ 33,170 |
Consulting | 10,572 | 27,216 |
Promotion | - | 73,024 |
$ 38,374 | $ 133,410 | |
% of operating expenses | 34% | 52% |
Travel, meals and entertainment
These expenses were substantially incurred by the key consultant, Mr. Terence Robinson in visiting USA and Europe in connection with meeting prospective investors and exploring project developers for potential investment leads. Mr. Robinsons extensive network in the business and finance sectors in North America and Europe has been the main reason for the companys success in raising funds, in attracting qualified consultants with minimum cash outlay and in securing suitable projects.
Expenses in the second quarter ended September 30, 2005 include travel and hotel costs for Mr. Kam Shah and Mr. Terence Robinson in relation to their visit to New York and stay for three days in attending a trade show organized by Value Rich Small Cap Financial Expo where the Company had a booth. Other expenses include approximately $10,000 costs of travel to Europe during the first quarter by Mr. Robinson and his other business promotion expenses.
Consulting costs
Consulting fee during the quarter ended September 30, 2006 mainly consisted of cash fees paid to administrative assistant. Both Mr. Shah, the CEO and CFO and Mr. Robinson, the key consultant accepted shares in lieu of their fees to minimize the cash outlay of the Company.
The Company prefers to settle the fees of their consultants in shares and options in order to retain its funds for business investments purposes.
Consulting fee for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 includes the cash fees paid to administrative assistant and to a director for performing services as the chair of the audit committee and a provision for a fee of $7,200 payable to another consultant hired in August 2005. This fee will eventually be paid in shares as per the consulting contract.
Promotion costs
There were no promotional costs during the quarter ended September 30, 2006 since the Company was still looking for suitable projects to participate into.
Significant promotional activities were initiated during the quarter ended September 30, 2005 to coincide with the commencement of the drilling operations at the Companys gas interest in Louisiana. These included retaining two independent research firms to provide research reports on the company at a cost of approximately $30,000, which included issuance of 7,500 restricted common shares valued at US$10,700, Two web-based research companies for Investor awareness and lead generation programs at a cost of approximately $22,000, participation and booth fee of approximately $9,000 paid to Value Rich Expo for a two day participation in New York and a fee of approximately $9,500 paid to Financial Analysts Money Manager Society to arrange a presentation for the Company in New York to a group of financial analysts.
Other operating costs -
Three months ended June 30, | 2006 | 2005 |
Shareholder information | 43,671 | 67,649 |
Other | 30,524 | 56,308 |
$ 74,195 | $ 123,957 | |
% of operating costs | 66% | 48% |
Shareholder information
Shareholder information costs comprise investor and media relations fee, costs of holding annual general meeting of the shareholders and various regulatory filing fees.
Major cost for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of media relation and investor relation services provided by Current Capital Corp. under contracts dated July 1, 2004, which are being renewed automatically unless canceled in writing by a 30-day notice for a total monthly fee of US$10,000. Current Capital Corp. is a related party.
Other operating costs
These costs include rent, professional fee, telephone, Internet, transfer agents fees and other general and administration costs.
Major change is in professional fees which were $5,451 for the quarter to September 30, 2006 compared to $34,515 for the previous years quarter.
Professional fess for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 included accrual for 2005 audit fee of $10,000 and the balance was the legal fee paid to lawyers in Canada and the USA in connection with the sale of the oil interest and filing of the registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission with regard to the shares and warrants issued under the 2003/4 private placements and other related legal matters.
Interest in Gas Property written off (Quarter ended September 30, 2005)
On October 15, 2004, the Company entered into an exploration agreement with a private investors group in the United States under which it acquired 49% gross working interest in a gas exploration project in the State of Louisiana, USA (the project).
By September 20, 2005, the Company paid approximately US$3.5 million CDN$ 4.3 million towards seismic survey, land leases and exploration costs of the first exploration test well, Placide Richard No.1, under the project.
The drilling began on August 21, 2005 and the targeted depth of 15,378 was reached on October 19, 2005.
On October 21, 2005, the Company was informed by the project operators that based on electric log analysis and wireline formation tests results, the well could not be completed as a well capable of commercial production and therefore the well should be plugged and abandoned and all leases be allowed to expire.
Consequently, as at September 30, 2005, the management decided to write off the carrying value of the interest in the gas project in full except for US$ 73,500 (CDN$ 85,458), which represented an advance given towards lease renewal, but was to be fully refunded since the said lease would not be renewed. The amount has therefore been included in the prepaid and other receivable as at September 30, 2005.
Stock based compensation
Three months ended September 30 | 2006 | 2005 |
Stock compensation | 88,563 | 287,439 |
Options granted | - | 92,444 |
$ 88,563 | $ 379,883 | |
Deferred stock compensation | $ 122,168 | $ 297,018 |
Stock based compensation is made up of the Companys common shares and options to acquire the Companys common shares being issued to various consultants and directors of the Company for services provided. The Company used this method of payment mainly to conserve its cash flow for business investments purposes. This method also allows the Company to avail the services of consultants with specialized skills and knowledge in the business activities of the Company without having to deplete its limited cash flow.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, no new Plans were created. However, as at September 30, 2006, the company still had 2005 Stock Option Plan covering one million stock options. No options have been allotted under this Plan.
Value of stock compensation expensed related to the part of the deferred stock compensation, which related to the services rendered during the quarter by six consultants, including directors.
During fiscal 2005, approximately 347,000 shares valuing at approximately $590,000 related to the services to be provided in the fiscal 2006 were carried as deferred compensation. Part of this value -$223,179 -, which related to the services provided during the quarter ended September 30, 2005, was expensed in that quarter as stock compensation. Two new consulting contracts were signed during the quarter involving commitment to issue 240,000 shares as compensation. Of these, 117,048 shares were issued during the quarter valued at $204,602. $64,260 was expensed and the balance was deferred.
During the fiscal 2005, the Company also allotted all the 5.5 registered Options to eleven individuals, which were valued at approx. $5.3 million using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model 1.1 million options valued at approximately $1.1 were deferred. Of these options valued at $92,444 were expensed since they related to the services provided during the quarter ended September 30, 2005.
Translation exchange Loss (gain)
The Companys reporting unit of currency is Canadian dollar. At the end of the quarter, all transactions in US dollar and other currencies are translated using either average rate for the period or the rates on the dates of transactions depending upon the nature of the transactions. All assets and liabilities in non- Canadian currencies are translated at either the closing rate or rates on the dates of the underlying transactions again depending upon the nature of these balances.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the Company liquidated significant amount, approximately $2 million, of its cash and short term investments in US dollar and reinvested it into Canadian dollar. This change primarily resulted in the company making a small gain of $20,262 on translation due to marginal decline in the value of US dollar compared to Canadian dollar at September 30, 2006.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company had significant transactions in US dollars arising from sale of oil interest for US$ 3.2 million, investments in gas interest of approximately same amounts and exercise of warrants of approximately US$2 million. The exchange rate between US$ and Canadian $ fluctuated from high of 1.2405 at the end of June 2005 to 1.1776 at the end of September 2005. These significant fluctuations gave rise to the higher translation loss at the end of September 2005.
Reversal of unrealised loss on short term investments (September 30, 2005)
The Companys policy for investment in short term marketable securities is to value them at lower of cost and market. As at June 30, 2005, the market value was lower than the cost and therefore an unrealized loss of $30,306 was recorded. However, the market value at September 30, 2005 was higher than costs and therefore the unrealized loss was reversed to bring the balance of the short term marketable securities at cost.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
As at September 30, 2006, the Company had a net working capital of approximately $6.0 million compared to a working capital of $5.3 million as at March 31, 2006.
97% of the working capital approximately $5.9 million at September 30, 2006 was in the form of cash and short term investments compared to 96% - $5 million at March 31, 2006.
Improvement in the liquid working capital was due to receipt of funds from private placement, which closed in April 2006.
Operating cash flow
During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, operating activities required net cash outflow of $38,402 compared to the cash outflows of $40,507 during the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The main operating outflow consisted of investor and media relation fees of around $33,000.
Operating cash requirements were met primarily through cash flow from private placement and cash on hand.
Investment cash flows
A net sum of approximately $600,000 was invested in short-term marketable securities through various brokerage firms during the three months ended September 30, 2006.
The funds required were primarily met from the available cash.
During the three months ended September 30, 2005, approximately $600,000 was invested in short term marketable securities, while approximately $ 4 million was spent on gas project in which the company held 49% working interest. The funds for the gas project primarily came from the funds from disposal of interest in oil properties, which generated a net proceed of approximately $ 4.2 million. The balance of the cash flow requirement was met from the proceeds of warrants exercised.
Financing cash flows
During the three months ended September 30, 2006, there was no new financing activity.
During the three months ended September 30, 2005, nineteen warrant holders exercised their warrants to acquire approximately 1.2 million common shares of the Company at a total exercise price of approximately $1.5 million.
Key Contractual obligations
These are detailed in Note 8 commitments and contingent liabilities to the consolidated unaudited financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2006.
The contractual obligations mainly comprised investor and media relation contract and consulting contracts with various key consultants and related parties.
Off balance sheet arrangements
At September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company did not have any off balance sheet arrangements, including any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnership to enhance perceived liquidity.
Transactions with related parties.
Transactions with related parties are incurred in the normal course of business and are measured at the exchange amount. Related party transactions and balances have been listed in Note 9 of the consolidated unaudited financial statements for the six months ended September 30 2006.
Given below is background information on some of the key related parties and transactions with them:
1.
Current Capital Corp. (CCC). CCC is a related party in following ways
a.
Director/President of CCC, Mr. John Robinson is a consultant with Bontan
b.
CCC provides media and investor relation services to Bontan under a consulting contract.
c.
Chief Executive and Financial Officer of Bontan is providing services to CCC as CFO.
d.
CCC and John Robinson hold significant shares in Bontan.
Bontan shares premises with CCC for which CCC charges on a quarterly basis for the rent, phone and utilities based on the actual costs and area occupied. Charges from CCC reflect actual costs and do not include any mark ups.
Another charge from CCC relates to the investor relations and media relation services provided under a contract. The charge is a fixed sum of US$10,000 per month plus taxes.
CCC also charged a finders fee at the rate of 10% of the gross money raised for the Company through issuance of shares and warrants under private placements. In addition, it also received 1,040,000 warrants at 10% of the Units issued.
2.
Mr. Kam Shah is a director of the Company and also provides services as chief executive and financial officer under a five-year contract. The compensation is decided by the board on an annual basis and is usually given in the form of shares and options.
3.
Mr. Terence Robinson used to be providing services as Chief Executive Officer until May 2004 and was also a director until that date. Currently, Mr. Robinson is providing services as a key consultant under a five-year contract. His services include sourcing of new business opportunities on behalf of the company using his extensive network of business contacts. His remuneration is paid mostly in shares on an annual basis.
Financial and Derivative Instruments
Except for the balances with a brokerage firm, none of our financial assets were interest bearing as at September 30, 2006. The balances with the brokerage firm earned average interest rate of 3% per annum (2005: Average of 2% per annum).
Credit risk is minimised as all cash amounts are held with large bank and brokerage firm which have acceptable credit ratings determined by a recognised rating agency.
Short-term investments represent funds and shares held for disposal within the next twelve months. As at September 30, 2006, the fair market value of all investments on hand, which basically represented the quoted market price as at September 30, 2006 was approximately $3.9 million compared to the carrying value of $3.4 million. The carrying value of all other cash and cash equivalent, trade receivables, all other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and amounts due to related parties approximate fair values due to the short term maturities of these instruments.
The Company never entered into and did not have at the end of the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, any foreign currency hedge contracts.
Critical accounting estimates
The Companys unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada. The significant accounting policies used by the Company are same as those disclosed in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2006. Certain accounting policies require that the management make appropriate decisions with respect to estimates and assumptions that affect the assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses reported by the Company. The Companys management continually reviews its estimates based on new information, which may result in changes to current estimated amounts.
There were no major changes in the accounting policies during the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
Evaluation of Disclosure Control and Procedures
The term "disclosure controls and procedures" is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. This term refers to the controls and procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, who also acts as Chief Financial Officer, together with the members of our audit committee, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. P>
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting since March 31, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Current Outlook
While the management is anxious to secure oil and gas exploration projects as soon as possible so that the company can have its source of revenue and the shareholders, who have so patiently waited and even participated in funding from time to time, can see growth in the value of their investments. The management is equally cognizance of the failure of the first test well in the Louisiana gas project to produce commercial gas, which resulted in a write of over US$3 million.
Financial loss suffered as a result of a dry well was mostly off set by the significant profit made on the disposal of our interest in the oil exploration project and on disposal of short term marketable securities.
The management has however learnt some valuable lessons from this experience and has accordingly reviewed its project selection criteria to ensure that the future projects that we participate in have better chances of success.
Therefore, our current business model, based on our experience with resource projects handled over the recent past and our assumptions set forth above, envisions the following key features:
a.
We will focus only on oil and gas exploration projects;
b.
Preference will be given to projects that have proven but undeveloped reserves rather than probable or potential reserves;
c.
We will invest our resources in project which involves multiple well exploration potentials;
d.
Preference will be given to explorations involving shallow wells (up to 7,500 ft.) rather than deep wells (over 15,000 ft.);
e.
Preference will be given to project with other experienced partners who are involved in the project;
f.
We will attempt to allocate 100% of our cash or liquidity resources to more than one project, rather than one project.
The Company currently has approximately $ 6 million in cash and short-term securities and has no significant debt. Our cash and short term securities holdings at market value are over $7 million on the date of this report.
We remain extremely bullish on the natural resource sector and at this time are evaluating new oil and gas drilling prospects as well as joint venture opportunities. We are very confident that we will identify an appropriate opportunity relatively quickly.
Public securities filings
Additional information, including the Companys annual information form in the Form 20-F annual report is filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.Sedar.com and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed at www.Edgar.com
Form 52-109F2 Certification of Interim Filings
I, Kam Shah, Chief Executive Officer of Bontan Corporation Inc., certify that:
1.
I have reviewed the interim filings (as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers Annual and Interim Filings) of Bontan Corporation Inc. (the Issuer) for the interim period ended September 30, 2006;
2.
Based on my knowledge, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made,
with respect to the period covered by the interim filings;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the interim financial statements together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date and for the periods presented in the interim filings:
4.
The issuers other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the issuer, and we have:
(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared: and
(b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused it 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 the issuers GAAP ; and
5.
I have caused the issuer to disclose in the interim MD & A any changes in the issuers internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuers most recent interim period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuers internal control over financial reporting
Date: November 14, 2006
Kam Shah
Kam Shah
Chief Executive Officer
Form 52-109F2 Certification of Interim Filings
I, Kam Shah, Chief Financial Officer of Bontan Corporation Inc., certify that:
1.
I have reviewed the interim filings (as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers Annual and Interim Filings) of Bontan Corporation Inc. (the Issuer) for the interim period ended September 30, 2006;
2.
Based on my knowledge, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made,
with respect to the period covered by the interim filings;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the interim financial statements together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date and for the periods presented in the interim filings:
4.
The issuers other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the issuer, and we have:
(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared: and
(b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused it 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 the issuers GAAP ; and
5.
I have caused the issuer to disclose in the interim MD & A any changes in the issuers internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuers most recent interim period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuers internal control over financial reporting
Date: November 14, 2006
Kam Shah
Kam Shah
Chief Financial Officer