CEIN 10-K
Camber Energy, Inc. (CEIN)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report on Form 10-K (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are generally located in the material set forth under the headings “Risk Factors”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, “Business”, and “Properties” but may be found in other locations as well. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. You should not unduly rely on these statements. Factors, risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among others:
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| · | Our ability to integrate and realize the benefits from future acquisitions that we may complete and the costs of such integrations; |
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| · | Significant dilution caused by prior and/or future conversion of Series C Preferred Stock into common stock, as well as downward pressure on our stock price as a result of the sale of such common shares; |
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| · | Our ability to repay outstanding loans and satisfy our outstanding liabilities; |
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| · | The timing, cost and procedure for future acquisitions; |
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We identify forward-looking statements by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “hope,” “plan,” “believe,” “predict,” “envision,” “intend,” “continue,” “potential,” “should,” “confident,” “could” and similar words and expressions, although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently. You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider the statements under the “Risk Factors” section of this Report and other sections of this Report which describe factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including those described above.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report or the date of any document incorporated by reference in this Report. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Where You Can Find Other Information
We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available for download, free of charge, soon after such reports are filed with or furnished to the SEC, on the “Investors,” “SEC Filings” page of our website at www.camber.energy. Information on our website is not part of this Report, and we do not desire to incorporate by reference such information herein. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC like us. Copies of documents filed by us with the SEC are also available from us without charge, upon oral or written request to our Secretary, who can be contacted at the address and telephone number set forth on the cover page of this Report. In addition, you can access our proxy statements, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter, Audit Committee Charter, and Compensation Committee Charter on our website http://www.camber.energy, at “Investors” – “SEC Filings” – “All SEC Filings” and “Governance” - “Policies”.
General Information
The following discussion and analysis provide information which management believes is relevant for an assessment and understanding of the results of operations and financial condition of the Company. Expectations of future financial condition and results of operations are based upon current business plans and may change. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto.
In this Report, we may rely on and refer to information regarding our industry which comes from market research reports, analyst reports and other publicly available information. Although we believe that this information is reliable, we cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of this information, and we have not independently verified any of it.
Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “Camber,” “Camber Energy” and “Camber Energy, Inc.” refer specifically to Camber Energy, Inc., and: its wholly-owned subsidiaries Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking”), Camber Permian LLC and CE Operating LLC; the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Viking (Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, Mid-Con Development, LLC, and Petrodome Energy, LLC.), and; the majority-owned subsidiaries of Viking (Simson-Maxwell Ltd., Viking Ozone Technology, LLC, Viking Protection Systems, LLC, and Viking Sentinel Technology, LLC).
In addition, unless the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this Report only:
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
Camber is a growth-oriented diversified energy company. Through our majority-owned subsidiaries we provide custom energy and power solutions to commercial and industrial clients in North America, and have a majority interest in: (i) an entity with intellectual property rights to a fully developed, patented, proprietary Medical and Bio-Hazard Waste Treatment system using Ozone Technology; and (ii) entities with the intellectual property rights to fully developed, patented and patent pending, proprietary Electric Transmission and Distribution Broken Conductor Protection Systems. Also, we hold a license to a patented clean energy and carbon-capture system with exclusivity in Canada and for multiple locations in the United States. The Company is also exploring other energy-related opportunities and/or technologies which are currently generating revenue or have a reasonable prospect of generating revenue within a reasonable period of time.
Custom Energy and Power Solutions:
Simson-Maxwell
On August 6, 2021, Viking acquired approximately 60.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Simson-Maxwell Ltd. (“Simson-Maxwell”), a Canadian federal corporation, for $7,958,159 in cash. Simson-Maxwell manufactures and supplies power generation products, services and custom energy solutions. Simson-Maxwell provides commercial and industrial clients with efficient, flexible, environmentally responsible and clean-tech energy systems involving a wide variety of products, including CHP (combined heat and power), tier 4 final diesel and natural gas industrial engines, solar, wind and storage. Simson-Maxwell also designs and assembles a complete line of electrical control equipment including switch gear, synchronization and paralleling gear, distribution, Bi-Fuel and complete power generation production controls. Operating for over 80 years, Simson-Maxwell’s seven branches assist with servicing a large number of existing maintenance arrangements and meeting the energy and power-solution demands of the Company’s other customers.
Clean Energy and Carbon-Capture System:
In August 2021, Viking entered into a license agreement with ESG Clean Energy, LLC (“ESG”), to utilize ESG’s patent rights and know-how related to stationary electric power generation and heat and carbon dioxide capture (the “ESG Clean Energy System”). The intellectual property licensed by Viking includes certain patents and/or patent applications, including the following:
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1 | 5874.001A | U.S. Patent No.: 10,774,733, File date: October 24, 2018, Issue date: September 15, 2020, Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power System." | Issued
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2 | 5874.001AEP | European Patent No.: EP3728891, Issue Date: April 12, 2023; Validated in the United Kingdom, France and Germany; European Patent Application No.: EP18870699.8, International File date: October 24, 2018, PCT Publication No.: WO2019084208, European Publication No.: EP3728801A1; Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power System." | Issued | Systems for generating bottoming cycle power and producing distilled water |
3 | 5874.004 | U.S. Patent No.: 11286832, Issue Date: March 29, 2022; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/224,200, File date: April 7, 2021, Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power System.” | Issued | Systems for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
4 | 5874.004A | U.S. Patent No.: 11415052, Issue Date: August 16, 2022; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/448,943, File date: September 27, 2021, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power and Capturing Carbon Dioxide." | Issued | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
5 | 5874.004B | US Patent No.: 11624307, Issue Date: April 11, 2023; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/580,777, File date: January 21, 2022, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power and Capturing Carbon Dioxide." | Issued | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
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6 | 5874.004WO | PCT International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2022/022827, File date: March 31, 2022, Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power Systems." | Pending | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
7 | 5874.004AWO | PCT International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2022/076635, File date: September 19, 2022, Titled: “Systems And Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems For Generating Power And Capturing Carbon Dioxide; Published on October 13, 2022 with Publication No.: WO 2022/216519 | Pending | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
8 | 5874.005 | U.S. Patent No.: 11,339,712, Issue Date: May 24, 2022; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/358,197, File date: June 25, 2021, Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power System."
| Issued | Systems for generating bottoming cycle power, capturing carbon dioxide and producing associated products such as distilled water |
9 | 5874.005A | U.S. Patent No.: 11,346,256, Issue Date: May 31, 2022; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/448,938, File date: September 27, 2021, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power, Capturing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Products." | Issued | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power, capturing carbon dioxide and producing associated products such as distilled water and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) |
10 | 5874.005B | U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/661,382, File date: April 29, 2022, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power, Capturing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Products." | Issued | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power, capturing carbon dioxide and producing associated products such as distilled water and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). |
11 | 5874.005AWO | PCT International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2022/034298, File date: June 21, 2022, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power, Capturing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Products."; Published on December 29, 2022 with Publication No.: WO 2022/271667
| Pending | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power, capturing carbon dioxide and producing associated products such as distilled water and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). |
12 | 5874.006 | U.S. Patent No.: 11639677, Issue Date: May 2, 2023; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/934,279, File date: September 22, 2022, Titled: “System And Method For Capturing Carbon Dioxide From A Flow Of Exhaust Gas From A Combustion Process.” | Issued | Systems and Methods of Capturing Carbon Dioxide Utilizing The Exhaust Gas From An Internal Combustion Engine |
13 | 5874.007A | U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No.: 18/312930, Filing date: May 5, 2023; Converted to a non-provisional from provisional case no: 5874.007P1; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.: 63/371546, File date: August 16, 2022, Titled: "Absorption Chiller System With A Transport Membrane Heat Exchanger." | Pending | Systems and Methods for removing water from air or exhaust gas using an absorption chiller system having a transport membrane heat exchanger as an evaporator |
The ESG Clean Energy System is designed to, among other things, generate clean electricity from internal combustion engines and utilize waste heat to capture approximately 100% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the engine without loss of efficiency, and in a manner to facilitate the production of certain commodities. Patent No. 11,286,832, for example, covers the invention of an “exhaust-gas-to-exhaust-gas heat exchanger” that efficiently cools – and then reheats – exhaust from a primary power generator so greater energy output can be achieved by a secondary power source with safe ventilation. Another key aspect of this patent is the development of a carbon dioxide capture system that utilizes the waste heat of the carbon dioxide pump to heat and regenerate the absorber that enables carbon dioxide to be safely contained and packaged.
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The Company intends to sell, lease and/or sub-license the ESG Clean Energy System to third parties using, among other things, Simson-Maxwell’s existing distribution channels. The Company may also utilize the ESG Clean Energy System for its own account, whether in connection with its petroleum operations, Simson-Maxwell’s power generation operations, or otherwise.
Medical Waste Disposal System Using Ozone Technology:
In January 2022, Viking acquired a 51% interest in Viking Ozone, which owns the intellectual property rights to a patented (i.e., US Utility Patent No. 11,565,289), proprietary medical and biohazard waste treatment system using ozone technology. Simson-Maxwell has been designated the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and vendor of this system. The technology is designed to be a sustainable alternative to incineration, chemical, autoclave and heat treatment of bio-hazardous waste, and for the treated waste to be classified as renewable fuel for waste-to-energy (“WTE”) facilities in many locations around the world.
Broken Conductor Protection Technologies:
In February 2022, Viking acquired a 51% interest in two entities, Viking Sentinel and Viking Protection, that own the intellectual property rights to patented and patent pending proprietary electric transmission and distribution broken conductor protection systems. The systems are designed to detect a break in a transmission line, distribution line, or coupling failure, and to immediately terminate the power to the line before it reaches the ground. The technology is intended to increase public safety and reduce the risk of causing an incendiary event, and to be an integral component within grid hardening and stability initiatives by electric utilities to improve the resiliency and reliability of existing infrastructure. A summary of the applicable patents, pending patents and/or patent applications associated with the intellectual property owned by Viking Sentinel and/or Viking Protection as at the date hereof is as follows:
Application # | Description | Application Filed | Notice of Allowance Received | Patent Issued |
U.S. No. 17/672,422 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention Methods Using Dual, High Sensitivity Monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 17/693,504 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention Systems Using Dual, High Sensitivity Monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 17/821,651 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention systems using dual parameter monitoring with high sensitivity relay devices in parallel with low sensitivity relay devices | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 18/227,670 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention Methods Using Multi-Parameter High Sensitivity Monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 17/300,485 | End of Line Protection with Trip-Signal Engaging | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 17/628,545 | End of Line Protection with Blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
International Application No. PCT/US2024/010627 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention Methods Using Multi-Parameter High Sensitivity Monitoring | Yes |
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Oil and Gas Properties:
As of December 31, 2024, the Company did not hold any interest in producing oil and gas properties.
Divestitures in 2024:
On February 1, 2024, the Company sold its working interest in oil and gas properties producing from the Cline and Wolfberry formations in Texas for gross proceeds of $205,000.
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The Company recorded a net loss on this transaction, as follows:
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Reduction in oil and gas full cost pool (based on % of reserves disposed) |
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Asset retirement obligations (ARO) recovered |
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Divestitures in 2023:
On November 5, 2023, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC and Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Viking, sold 100% of their interest in oil and gas assets in Kansas, consisting of 168 producing wells, 90 injector wells and 34 non-producing wells, for gross proceeds of $515,000.
On December 1, 2023, a subsidiary of Petrodome sold its non-operated working interest in a producing oil well in Texas for proceeds of $250,000.
The Company recorded a net gain on these two transactions, as follows:
Proceeds from sales (net of transaction costs) |
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Cash bond recoverable (net of fees) |
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Gain on disposal |
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Merger with Viking Energy Group, Inc.
On August 1, 2023, Camber Energy, Inc. (“Camber”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) completed the previously announced merger (the “Merger”) with Viking Energy Group, Inc. pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Camber and Viking dated February 15, 2021, which was amended on April 18, 2023 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), with Viking surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber.
Upon the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, each share: (i) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Viking (the “Viking Common Stock”) issued and outstanding, other than shares owned by Camber, was converted into the right to receive one share of common stock of Camber (the “Camber Common Stock”); (ii) of Series C Preferred Stock of Viking (the “Viking Series C Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding was converted into the right to receive one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Camber (the “New Camber Series A Preferred Stock”) and (iii) of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of Viking (the “Viking Series E Preferred Stock,” and, together with the Viking Series C Preferred Stock, the “Viking Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding was converted into the right to receive one share of Series H Preferred Stock of Camber (the “New Camber Series H Preferred Stock,” and, together with the New Camber Series A Preferred Stock, the “New Camber Preferred”).
Each share of New Camber Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 890 shares of Camber Common Stock (subject to a beneficial ownership limitation preventing conversion into Camber Common Stock if the holder would be deemed to beneficially own more than 9.99% of Camber Common Stock), is treated equally with Camber Common Stock with respect to dividends and liquidation, and only has voting rights with respect to voting: (a) on a proposal to increase or reduce Camber’s share capital; (b) on a resolution to approve the terms of a buy-back agreement; (c) on a proposal to wind up Camber; (d) on a proposal for the disposal of all or substantially all of Camber’s property, business and undertaking; (f) during the winding-up of Camber; and/or (g) with respect to a proposed merger or consolidation in which Camber is a party or a subsidiary of Camber is a party.
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Each share of New Camber Series H Preferred Stock has a face value of $10,000 per share, is convertible into a certain number of shares of Camber Common Stock, with the conversion ratio based upon achievement of certain milestones by Viking’s subsidiary, Viking Protection (provided the holder has not elected to receive the applicable portion of the purchase price in cash pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2022, by and between Viking and Jedda Holdings, LLC), is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% of Camber Common Stock (but may be increased up to a maximum of 9.99% at the sole election of a holder by the provision of at least 61 days’ advance written notice) and has voting rights equal to one vote per share of Camber Series H Preferred Stock held on a non-cumulative basis.
Each outstanding option or warrant to purchase Viking Common Stock (a “Viking Option”), to the extent unvested, automatically became fully vested and was converted automatically into an option or warrant (an “Adjusted Option”) to purchase, on substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Viking Option, except that instead of being exercisable into Viking Common Stock, such Adjusted Option is exercisable into Camber Common Stock.
Each outstanding promissory note issued by Viking that was convertible into Viking Common Stock (a “Viking Convertible Note”) was converted into a promissory note convertible into Camber Common Stock (an “Adjusted Convertible Note”) having substantially the same terms and conditions as applied to the corresponding Viking Convertible Note (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any extended post-termination conversion period that applies following consummation of the Merger), except that instead of being convertible into Viking Common Stock, such Adjusted Convertible Note is convertible into Camber Common Stock.
In connection with the Merger, Camber issued approximately 49,290,152 shares of Camber Common Stock, which represented approximately 59.99% of the outstanding Camber Common Stock after giving effect to such issuance. In addition, Camber reserved for issuance approximately 88,647,137 additional shares of Camber Common Stock in connection with the potential (1) conversion of the New Camber Series A Preferred Stock, (2) conversion of the New Camber Series H Preferred Stock, (3) exercise of the Adjusted Options and (4) conversion of the Adjusted Convertible Notes.
For accounting purposes, the Merger was deemed a reverse acquisition. Consequently, Viking (the legal subsidiary) was treated as the acquiror of Camber (the legal parent). Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position, operating results, and cash flow of Viking up to the date of the Merger, and the combined financial position, operating results and cash flow of Viking and Camber from August 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. The prior year comparative financial information is that of Viking.
James A. Doris continues to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the combined company, and the combined company continues to have its headquarters in Houston, Texas.
NYSE American Listing
On August 7, 2024, the Company received notice from the NYSE Regulation that it had suspended trading of the Company’s common stock and determined to commence proceedings to delist the Company’s common stock from the NYSE American as a result of its determination that the Company is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to Section 1003(f)(v) of the NYSE American Company Guide due to the low selling price of the Company’s common stock.
The Company had a right to a review of the staff’s determination to delist the Company’s common stock by the Listings Qualifications Panel of the Committee for Review of the Board of Directors of the NYSE American. The Company decided not to request a review of the staff’s determination and appeal this determination. On August 16, 2024, the NYSE filed a Notification of Removal from Listing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the Company’s common stock pending.
The Company’s common stock began trading under the trading symbol “CEIN” on the OTC Pink Market operated on the OTC Markets system effective with the open of the markets on August 8, 2024. Effective August 27, 2024, the Company received approval to have its common stock quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market on the OTC Markets.
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Preferred Stock Financing Transactions
Effective as of July 9, 2021, the Company and Antilles Family Office, LLC (“Antilles”), an affiliate of Discover, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “July 2021 Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Antilles purchased 1,575 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $15 million, at a 5% original issue discount to the $10,000 face value of each share of preferred stock. Between May 17 and December 31, 2022, Antilles converted 1,305 shares of Series C Preferred Stock into 393,305,736 shares of common stock (equivalent to approximately 7,866,115 common shares on a post-reverse stock split basis) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designation(s), as amended, associated with the Series C Preferred Stock.
In 2023, Antilles converted 240 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the “2023 Series C Conversions”) into shares of common stock, with 221 of such shares of Series C Preferred Stock having been converted prior to the Merger and 19 of such shares of Series C Preferred Stock having been converted subsequent to the Merger. With respect to the 2023 Series C Conversions, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designation(s), as amended, associated with the Series C Preferred Stock (the “COD”): (i) a total of 8,525,782 shares of common stock were issued to Antilles on the initial conversion(s) (of this total, 1,093,358 shares were issued subsequent to the Merger); (ii) approximately 28,955,938 shares of common stock (“True-Up Shares”) were issued to Antilles subsequent to the date(s) of the initial conversion(s) as a result of the continuation of the Measurement Period (as defined in the COD) and decline in the low volume weighted average price (“Low VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock following the date of the initial conversion(s); and (iii) as of December 31, 2023, Antilles was entitled to receive, subject to a 9.99% beneficial ownership limitation, approximately 34,488,937 additional True-Up Shares (the “Outstanding True-Up Entitlement”) based on the then Low VWAP of approximately $0.2136. The Low VWAP fell to approximately $0.158 on or about February 14, 2024, which increased the Outstanding True-Up Entitlement, as at December 31, 2023, from 34,488,937 to 133,716,728. Based on shares of common stock issued to Antilles between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, the Outstanding True-Up Entitlement as at December 31, 2024 was approximately 21,575,000.
On or about February 15, 2024, the Company and Antilles entered into an agreement (the “February 2024 Antilles Agreement”) which, among other things, confirmed that if the Company pays in full amounts owing under all outstanding promissory notes in favor of Antilles or its affiliates, and redeems all then outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, Antilles will not thereafter deliver any Additional Notices (as defined in the COD) requesting further True-Up Shares with respect to the 2023 Series C Conversions or other already-converted shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and no as of then undelivered True-Up Shares will be owed to Antilles.
Pursuant to the July 2021 Purchase Agreement, as long as Antilles holds any shares of Series C Preferred Stock, we agreed that, except as contemplated in connection with the Merger, we would not issue or enter into or amend an agreement pursuant to which we may issue any shares of common stock, other than (a) for restricted securities with no registration rights, (b) in connection with a strategic acquisition, (c) in an underwritten public offering, or (d) at a fixed price. We also agreed that we would not issue or amend any debt or equity securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or including the right to receive, shares of common stock (i) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of common stock at any time after the initial issuance of the security or (ii) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of the security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the common stock.
We also agreed that if we issue any security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to Antilles, then we would notify Antilles of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at the Investor’s option, may become a part of the transaction documents with the Investor.
As at December 31, 2024, Antilles held 30 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The February 2024 Antilles Agreement established a floor price for the Low VWAP at $0.15 (the “Floor Price”) for the purpose of calculating the Conversion Premium due upon conversion any the shares of Series C Preferred Stock. As a result of the Floor Price, the maximum number of common shares issuable on the conversion of the 30 shares of Series C Preferred Stock would be approximately 26,700,000. If the Low VWAP at the time of conversion is higher than the Floor Price then fewer common shares would be issuable. Pursuant to the February 2024 Antilles Agreement, if the Company pays in full amounts owing under all outstanding promissory notes in favor of Antilles or its affiliates, the Company may redeem for cash any outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock for an amount equal to the Early Redemption Price (as defined in the COD).
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Promissory Notes and Security Agreement:
Between December 11th, 2020 and December 24, 2021, the Company executed and delivered the following Secured Promissory Notes in favor of Discover:
| 1. | Promissory Note dated December 11, 2020 in the original amount of $6,000,000 (the “December 11th Investor Note”), which was issued in connection with the Exchange Agreement described above; |
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| 2. | Promissory Note dated December 22, 2020 in the original amount of $12,000,000 (the “December 22nd Investor Note”); |
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| 3. | Promissory Note dated April 23, 2021 in the original amount of $2,500,000 (the “April 23rd Investor Note”); |
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| 4. | Promissory Note dated December 9, 2021 in the original amount of $1,000,000 (the “December 9, 2021 Investor Note”); and |
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| 5. | Promissory Note dated December 24, 2021 with a face value of $26,315,789 (the “December 24, 2021 Investor Note”), in respect of which $25,000,000 was funded on January 3, 2022. |
The December 9, 2021 Investor Note was paid in full on January 4, 2022. All other Promissory Notes remain outstanding and have a maturity date of January 1, 2027 (collectively, the “Outstanding Notes”). Commencing December 24, 2021, pursuant to Amendments signed on or about such date and the satisfaction of the condition stated therein which related to the Company increasing its authorized capital prior to December 31, 2021, each of the Outstanding Notes bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate on the amendment date, being 3.25%, with interest payable at maturity. Prior to December 24, 2021, the interest rate on applicable Outstanding Notes was 10% per annum.
All Outstanding Notes are secured by a first-ranking security interest against all of the Company’s assets, including the shares of Viking owned by the Company. Viking has also guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the Outstanding Notes.
Discover previously had the right to convert all or a portion of the amounts owing under the Outstanding Notes into shares of common stock of the Company at a fixed conversion price, but pursuant to an Agreement signed by Discover and the Company on or about November 3, 2022, Discover waived all of such conversion entitlements.
Further Particulars of Promissory Notes & Security Agreements
Further particulars regarding the various Promissory Notes and associated Security Agreements are set out below.
Prior to December 24, 2021, all applicable Outstanding Notes accrued interest at the rate of 10% per annum after which the interest rate was reduced to 3.25% per annum pursuant to applicable amending agreements signed on December 24, 2021 between the Company and Discover regarding each Outstanding Note; however the interest rate increases to the highest non-usurious rate of interest allowed under applicable law upon the occurrence of an event of default, which interest is due on the maturity date, which maturity date is the earlier of (a) January 1, 2027; and (b) the date a change of control of the Company occurs, which includes any person becoming the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company (a “Change in Ownership”), or the approval of (1) a plan of complete liquidation, (2) an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Company’s assets, or (3) a merger (other than a merger for purposes of redomiciling the Company), consolidation, or reorganization of the Company, which would result in a Change in Ownership, provided that the closing of the Merger will not trigger a change of control (or Change in Ownership). All Outstanding Notes include customary events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, Discover has the right to accelerate the full amount of the Outstanding Notes and all interest thereon, to enforce its rights under the applicable Security Agreements (defined below), and take other actions allowed under applicable law.
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Payment of the Outstanding Notes and performance of the Company’s obligations thereunder is required to be guaranteed by all subsidiaries or entities controlled or owned by the Company, or which may be owned after the date of the Outstanding Notes. The Outstanding Notes may be assigned by Discover subject to compliance with applicable securities laws. The Company may prepay the Outstanding Notes at any time.
The payment of amounts due under the December 11th Investor Note is secured by the terms of the following agreements entered into by the Company in favor of Discover on December 11, 2020: (i) a Security Agreement; and (ii) a Security & Pledge Agreement.
The payment of amounts due under the December 22nd Investor Note is secured by the terms of the following agreements entered into by the Company in favor of Discover on December 22, 2020: (i) a Security Agreement; and (ii) a Security & Pledge Agreement.
The payment of amounts due under the April 23rd Investor Note is secured by the terms of the following agreements entered into by the Company in favor of Discover on April 23, 2021: (i) a Security Agreement; and (ii) a Security & Pledge Agreement.
The payment of amounts due under the December 24, 2021 Investor Note is secured by the terms of the following agreements entered into by the Company in favor of Discover on December 24, 2021: (i) a Security Agreement; and (ii) a Security & Pledge Agreement.
Each of the above-noted Security Agreements provides Discover a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets, and if an event of default occurs under any of the Outstanding Notes Discover can enforce its rights under any or all of the Security Agreements and foreclose on our assets in order to satisfy amounts owed thereunder.
Pursuant to the above-noted Security & Pledge Agreements, the Company granted Discover a first-priority security interest in the shares of common stock of Viking owned by the Company and the Company’s other assets.
Other Agreements with Discover and/or Antilles:
April 2022
The Certificates of Designations with respect to the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock (collectively, the “CODs”) and/or the Stock Purchase Agreements regarding the sale of such Series C Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock (collectively, the “SPA’s”), contain covenants requiring the Company to timely file all reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act (the “Filing Requirement”). Throughout 2021 and early 2022, the Company did not satisfy the Filing Requirement and, consequently, on or about March 9, 2022, the preferred stockholders, Discover and Antilles, filed a Verified Complaint against the Company (the “Discover/Antilles Complaint”) as a result of the default by the Company under the CODs. A default under the CODs and/or SPA’s is also considered an event of default under each of the Outstanding Notes, and upon an event of default under the Outstanding Notes, Discover may, at its option, declare the principal and any and all interest then accrued thereon, at once due and payable, and exercise any other rights under applicable agreements. Discover did not exercise its right to declare the amount owing under the Outstanding Notes immediately due and payable, but Failure by Discover to exercise such right does not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise the same in the event of any subsequent default. As of April 18, 2022, Discover, Antilles and the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement to settle the Discover/Antilles Complaint, and the Settlement Agreement was approved by the Court on or about May 12, 2022. If the Company fails to satisfy future Filing Requirements, it would be considered a default under the CODs and SPA’s, which in turn would constitute an event of default under the Outstanding Notes.
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October 2022
On October 28, 2022, the Company entered into two agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”), one with Discover and the other with Antilles, in relation to an amendment to the fifth amended and restated certificate of designations regarding the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock (the “COD”) as an accommodation to the Company and in order to help facilitate implementation of the Company’s business plans and continued trading on the NYSE American LLC, and in exchange for the release and indemnity as provided in the Agreements.
On October 31, 2022, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada an amendment to the COD (the “Amendment), dated as of October 28, 2022 (the “Amendment Date”), pursuant to the Agreements, which amended the COD such that (i) beginning on the Amendment Date and thereafter, when determining the conversion rate for each share of Series C Preferred Stock based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) over a certain number of previous days (“Measurement Period”), no day will be added to what would otherwise have been the end of any Measurement Period for the failure of the Equity Condition (as defined in the COD), even if the volume weighted average trading price (“Measuring Metric”) is not at least $1.50 and each Investor waived the right to receive any additional shares of Common Stock that might otherwise be due if such Equity Condition were to apply after the Agreement Date, including with respect to any pending Measurement Period; and (ii) (A) beginning on the Amendment Date and for the period through December 30, 2022, the Measuring Metric will be the higher of the amount provided in Section I.G.7.1(ii) of the COD and $0.20, and (B) beginning at market close on December 30, 2022 and thereafter, the Measuring Metric will be the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Stock on any day of trading following the date of first issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock.
November 2022
On November 3, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Discover, pursuant to which Discover absolutely and unconditionally waived and released any and all rights to receive further or additional shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Conversion Shares”) with respect to any and all shares of Series C Preferred Stock previously converted by Discover including, but not limited to, the right to deliver additional notices for more Conversion Shares under the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Powers, Rights and Limitations of Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of Nevada on November 8, 2021, as amended on October 28, 2022. Discover also absolutely and unconditionally waived and released any and all rights to convert all or any part of any Outstanding Notes previously executed by the Company in favor of Discover into shares of the Company’s common stock and agreed not to convert or attempt to convert any portion of any Outstanding Notes, at any particular price or at all.
April 2023
On April 25, 2023, the Company entered into a warrant termination agreement (the “Warrant Termination Agreements”), with Antilles Family Office, LLC and Discovery Growth Fund, LLC, respectively (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”), pursuant to which each Investor agreed to cancel and terminate, effective as of April 25, 2023 (the “Termination”) all warrants to purchase Camber’s common stock outstanding under (i) that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2021, by and between the Company and the Investor named therein, and (ii) that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2021, by and between the Company and the Investor named therein. The Warrant Termination Agreements are identical as to their terms. The Investors entered into the Warrant Termination Agreements in order to help facilitate implementation of the Company’s business plans and continued trading on the NYSE American LLC, and, in exchange for the Termination, the Company agreed to the release and indemnity as provided in each Warrant Termination Agreement. Pursuant to the Warrant Termination Agreement, the Investor also agreed that the Company may make an Early Redemption of any remaining shares of Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock held by the Investor provided that all Promissory Notes executed by the Company in favor of the Investor or any of its affiliates have been paid in full. The term “Early Redemption” has the meaning given to it in the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Powers, Rights and Limitations of Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock filed by the Company with the State of Nevada regarding such class of preferred stock.
February 2024
On February 15, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Measuring Metric Floor Agreement”) with the holder of our Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to which, in exchange for the release and indemnity as provided for in the Measuring Metric Floor Agreement, the Company and such holder agreed that (i) beginning on February 15, 2024 and thereafter, the Company agreed to pay at least fifty percent of the net proceeds received by the Company in connection with any registered or unregistered offering of equity or debt securities of the Company toward repayment of any outstanding promissory notes of the Company in favor of the holder of the Series C Preferred Stock or its affiliates and (ii) such holder rescinded its prior notice to increase the beneficial ownership limitation to 9.99%, such that the limitation is restored to 4.99% effective as of February 22, 2024.
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The Company and such holder also agreed to file an amendment to the COD, which was filed on February 21, 2024, (i) establishing a floor price of $0.15 in connection with determining the Conversion Premium (as defined in the COD) associated with conversions of Series C Preferred Stock, (ii) confirming that the Company may make an early redemption of any outstanding Series C Preferred Stock provided that outstanding promissory notes in favor of the holder of the Series C Preferred Stock or its affiliates are paid in full, and (iii) confirming that no additional conversion shares will be owed to such holder if the Company’s notes in favor of it and its affiliates are paid in full and all then outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock have been redeemed.
Reverse Stock Split and Amendments to Articles regarding Common Shares
On December 14, 2022, the Board of Directors approved a one-for-fifty (1-for-50) reverse stock split of the Company’s (a) authorized shares of common stock; and (b) issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split became effective at 12:01 a.m. Central Standard Time on December 21, 2022, and was reflected with the NYSE American and in the marketplace at the open of business on December 21, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each of the holders of the Company’s Common Stock received one (1) new share of Common Stock for every fifty (50) shares such shareholder held immediately prior. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional shares that would have otherwise resulted from the Reverse Stock Split will be rounded up to the next whole number of shares. The Reverse Stock Split decreased the number of authorized shares of common stock from 1,000,000,000 to 20,000,000. The Reverse Stock Split also affected the Company’s outstanding stock options, warrants and other exercisable or convertible instruments and resulted in the shares underlying such instruments being reduced and the exercise price being increased proportionately to the Reverse Stock Split ratio. All share and per share data have been retroactively restated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes for all periods presented to reflect the effects of the Reverse Stock Split as if it had taken place as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.
On April 26, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders at which the stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 20,000,000 to 500,000,000.
Industry Segments
The Company reports its operations in two industry segments: Oil & Gas and Power.
Employees
The Company has no full-time employees. The Company continues to retain outside consultants as needed to support the operation of the business, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Through Simson-Maxwell, the Company has approximately 125 employees in eight (8) locations in Canada.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Our business and operations are subject to many risks. The risks described below may not be the only risks we face, as our business and operations may also be subject to risks that we do not yet know of, or that we currently believe are immaterial. If any of the events or circumstances described below actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected and the trading price of our common stock could decline. The following risk factors should be read in conjunction with the other information contained herein, including the financial statements and the related notes. Please read “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this filing, where we describe additional uncertainties associated with our business and the forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this filing.
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Our securities should only be purchased by persons who can afford to lose their entire investment in us. You should carefully consider the following risk factors and other information in this filing before deciding to become a holder of our securities. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business and financial results could be negatively affected to a significant extent.
Risk Factors Related to the Power Generation Industry
Decreases in the availability and quality, or increases in the cost, of raw materials, key components and labor we use to make our products could materially reduce our earnings.
The principal raw materials that we use to produce our products are steel, copper and aluminum as well as batteries and advanced electronic components. We also source a significant number of component parts from third parties that we utilize to manufacture our products. The prices of those raw materials and components are susceptible to significant fluctuations due to trends in supply and demand, commodity prices, currencies, transportation costs, government regulations and tariffs, price controls, interest rates, economic conditions and other unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. In fact, we have recently seen such trends significantly impact our business resulting in higher costs and shortages in materials, components and labor, and such impacts may continue for the foreseeable future. We typically do not have long-term supply contracts in place to ensure the raw materials and components we use are available in necessary amounts or at fixed prices. In the short term, we have been unable to fully mitigate raw material or component price increases through product design improvements, price increases to our customers, manufacturing productivity improvements, or hedging transactions, and if our mitigation efforts continue to not be fully effective in the short or long term, our profitability could be adversely affected. Also, our ability to continue to obtain quality materials and components is subject to the continued reliability and viability of our suppliers, including in some cases, suppliers who are the sole source of certain important components. It has been challenging to consistently obtain adequate, cost efficient or timely deliveries of certain required raw materials and components, or sufficient labor resources while we ramp up production to meet higher levels of demand, and if this trend continues, we may be unable to manufacture sufficient quantities of products on a timely basis. This could cause us to lose additional sales, incur additional costs, delay new product introductions or suffer harm to our reputation.
Our business could be negatively impacted if we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or if third parties claim that we are in violation of their intellectual property rights.
We consider our intellectual property rights to be important assets and seek to protect them through a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, as well as licensing and confidentiality agreements. These protections may not be adequate to prevent third parties from using our intellectual property without our authorization, breaching any confidentiality agreements with us, copying or reverse engineering our products, or developing and marketing products that are substantially equivalent to or superior to our own. The unauthorized use of our intellectual property by others could reduce our competitive advantage and harm our business. Not only are intellectual property-related proceedings burdensome and costly, but they could span years to resolve and we might not ultimately prevail. We cannot guarantee that any patents, issued or pending, will provide us with any competitive advantage or will not be challenged by third parties. Moreover, the expiration of our patents may lead to increased competition with respect to certain products.
In addition, we cannot be certain that we do not or will not infringe third parties’ intellectual property rights. We currently are, and have previously been, subject to such third-party infringement claims, and may continue to be in the future. Any such claim, even if it is believed to be without merit, may be expensive and time-consuming to defend, subject us to damages, cause us to cease making, using or selling certain products that incorporate the disputed intellectual property, require us to redesign our products, divert management time and attention, and/or require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing arrangements.
We may incur costs and liabilities as a result of product liability claims.
We face a risk of exposure to current and future product liability claims alleging to arise from the use of our products and that may purportedly result in injury or other damage. Although we currently maintain product liability insurance coverage, we may not be able to obtain such insurance on acceptable terms in the future, if at all, or obtain insurance that will provide adequate coverage against potential claims. Product liability claims can be expensive to defend and can divert the attention of management and other personnel for long periods of time, regardless of the ultimate outcome. A significant unsuccessful product liability defense could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we believe our business depends on the strong brand reputation we have developed. If our reputation is damaged, we may face difficulty in maintaining our market share and pricing with respect to some of our products, which could reduce our sales and profitability.
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Demand for our products is significantly affected by durable goods spending by consumers and businesses, and other macroeconomic conditions.
Our business is affected by general economic conditions, and uncertainty or adverse changes, such as the prolonged downturn in U.S. residential investment and the impact of more stringent credit standards, have previously led and could lead again to a decline in demand for our products and pressure to reduce our prices. Our sales of light-commercial and industrial generators are affected by conditions in the non-residential construction sector and by the capital investment trends for small and large businesses and municipalities. If these businesses and municipalities cannot access credit markets or do not utilize discretionary funds to purchase our products as a result of the economy or other factors, our business could suffer and our ability to realize benefits from our strategy of increasing sales in the light-commercial and industrial sectors through, among other things, our focus on innovation and product development, including natural gas engine and modular technology, could be adversely affected. In addition, consumer confidence and home remodeling expenditures have a significant impact on sales of our residential products, and prolonged periods of weakness in consumer durable goods spending has previously had, and could again have, a material impact on our business. We currently do not have any material contracts with our customers which call for committed volume, and we cannot guarantee that our current customers will continue to purchase our products at the same level, if at all. If general economic conditions or consumer confidence were to worsen, or if the non-residential construction sector or rate of capital investments were to decline, our net sales and profits would likely be adversely affected. Changes in government monetary or fiscal policies may negatively impact our results, including increases in interest rates which could negatively affect overall growth and impact sales of our products. Additionally, the timing of capital spending by our national account customers can vary from quarter-to-quarter based on capital availability and internal capital spending budgets. Also, the availability of renewable energy mandates and investment tax credits and other subsidies can have an impact on the demand for energy storage systems. Our global operations are exposed to political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate. Such risks or events may disrupt our supply chain and not enable us to produce products to meet customer demand.
The industry in which we compete is highly competitive, and our failure to compete successfully could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
We operate in markets that are highly competitive. Some of our competitors have established brands and are larger in size or are divisions of large, diversified companies which have substantially greater financial resources than we do. Some of our competitors may be willing to reduce prices and accept lower margins in order to compete with us. In addition, we could face new competition from large international or domestic companies with established brands that enter our end markets. Demand for our products may also be affected by our ability to respond to changes in design and functionality, to respond to downward pricing pressure, and to provide shorter lead times for our products than our competitors. If we are unable to respond successfully to these competitive pressures, we could lose market share, which could have an adverse impact on our results.
Our industry is subject to technological change, and our failure to continue developing new and improved products and to bring these products rapidly to market could have an adverse impact on our business.
New products, or refinements and improvements to our existing products, may have technical failures, delayed introductions, higher than expected production costs or may not be well accepted by our customers. If we are not able to anticipate, identify, develop and market high quality products in line with technological advancements that respond to changes in customer preferences, demand for our products could decline and our operating results could be adversely affected.
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We rely on independent dealers and distribution partners, and the loss of these dealers and distribution partners, or of any of our sales arrangements with significant private label, national, retail or equipment rental customers, would adversely affect our business.
We depend on the services of independent distributors and dealers to sell our products and provide service and aftermarket support to our end customers. We also rely on our distribution channels to drive awareness for our product categories and our brands. In addition, we sell our products to end users through private label arrangements with leading home equipment, electrical equipment and construction machinery companies; arrangements with top retailers and equipment rental companies; and our direct national accounts with telecommunications and industrial customers. Our distribution agreements and any contracts we have with large national, retail and other customers are typically not exclusive, and many of the distributors with whom we do business offer competitors’ products and services. Impairment of our relationships with our distributors, dealers or large customers, loss of a substantial number of these distributors or dealers or of one or more large customers, or an increase in our distributors’ or dealers’ sales of our competitors’ products to our customers or of our large customers’ purchases of our competitors’ products could materially reduce our sales and profits. Also, our ability to successfully realize our growth strategy is dependent in part on our ability to identify, attract and retain new distributors at all layers of our distribution platform, including increasing the number of energy storage distributors, and we cannot be certain that we will be successful in these efforts.
We are unable to determine the specific impact of changes in selling prices or changes in volumes or mix of our products on our net sales.
Because of the wide range of products that we sell, the level of customization for many of our products, the frequent rollout of new products, the different accounting systems utilized, and the fact that we do not apply pricing changes uniformly across our entire portfolio of products, we are unable to determine with specificity the effect of volume or mix changes or changes in selling prices on our net sales.
Policy changes affecting international trade could adversely impact the demand for our products and our competitive position.
Changes in government policies on foreign trade and investment can affect the demand for our products, impact the competitive position of our products or prevent us from being able to sell products in certain countries. Our business benefits from free trade agreements, and efforts to withdraw from, or substantially modify such agreements, in addition to the implementation of more restrictive trade policies, such as more detailed inspections, higher tariffs, import or export licensing requirements, exchange controls or new barriers to entry, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. For example, we are experiencing increased tariffs on certain of our products and product components. However, these tariffs have not ultimately had a material adverse effect on our results due to the implementation of various mitigation efforts in conjunction with our supply chain and end market partners.
Risk Factors Related to our Investments in New Technologies
Because of the unique difficulties and uncertainties inherent in technology development, we face a risk of not being able to capitalize on our license or ownership of intellectual property.
Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by companies developing new technology and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The likelihood of our successful ability to commercialize intellectual property we own or license must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the development of new technology with limited personnel and financial means. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated technical problems that extend the time and cost of product development, or unanticipated problems with the operation of the technology.
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Technology development involves significant time and expense and can be uncertain.
The development of technology associated with our licensed or owned intellectual property will be costly, complex and time-consuming. Any investment into technology development and commercialization often involves a long wait until a return, if any, is achieved on such investment. We plan to make investments in research and development relating to our owned and licensed intellectual property and technology. Investments in new technology and processes are inherently speculative.
Successful technical development of technologies associated with intellectual property does not guarantee successful commercialization.
We may successfully complete the technical development of technologies associated with our owned or licensed intellectual property, but we may still fail to commercialize that technology at scale or at a cost attractive to the target industries. Our success will depend largely on our ability to prove the capabilities and cost-effectiveness of the developed technology. Upon demonstration, the technology may not have the capabilities they were designed to have or that we believed they would have, or they may be more expensive than anticipated. Furthermore, even if we do successfully demonstrate the technology’s capabilities, potential customers may be more comfortable doing business with a larger, more established, more proven company than us. Moreover, competing technologies may prevent us from gaining wide market acceptance of the technology. Significant revenue from new technology investments may not be achieved for a number of years, if at all.
Other companies may claim that we infringe their intellectual property, which could materially increase our costs and harm our ability to generate future revenue and profit.
We do not believe that we infringe the proprietary rights of any third party, but claims of infringement are becoming increasingly common, and third parties may assert infringement claims against us. It may be difficult or impossible to identify, prior to receipt of notice from a third party, the trade secrets, patent position or other intellectual property rights of a third party, either in the United States or in foreign jurisdictions. Any such assertion may result in litigation or may require us to obtain a license for the intellectual property rights of third parties. If we are required to obtain licenses to use any third-party technology, we would have to pay royalties, which may significantly reduce any profit on our products. In addition, any such litigation could be expensive and disruptive to our ability to generate revenue or enter into new market opportunities. If any of our products were found to infringe other parties’ proprietary rights and we are unable to come to terms regarding a license with such parties, we may be forced to modify our products to make them non-infringing or to cease production of such products altogether.
Renewable energy investments may be linked to government subsidies.
Profitability of any investments we make in renewable and/or clean energy opportunities may depend on the availability of government subsidies, tax credits or other types of incentives, and there is no guaranty such subsidies, tax credits or incentives will be available in the future.
Risk Factors Related to our Operations
We have identified material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. If not remediated, our failure to establish and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our financial statements and a failure to meet our reporting and financial obligations, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the trading price of our common stock.
Maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and effective disclosure controls and procedures are necessary for us to produce reliable financial statements. As reported under “Part II - Item 9A. Controls and Procedures”, as of December 31, 2024, our CEO and CFO have determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, and such disclosure controls and procedures have not been deemed effective since approximately September 30, 2017. Separately, management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 and determined that such internal control over financial reporting was not effective as a result of such assessment.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A control deficiency exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis.
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Maintaining effective disclosure controls and procedures and effective internal control over financial reporting are necessary for us to produce reliable financial statements and the Company is committed to remediating its material weaknesses in such controls as promptly as possible. However, there can be no assurance as to when these material weaknesses will be remediated or that additional material weaknesses will not arise in the future. Any failure to remediate the material weaknesses, or the development of new material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, could result in material misstatements in our financial statements and cause us to fail to meet our reporting and financial obligations, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the trading price of our common stock, and/or result in litigation against us or our management. In addition, even if we are successful in strengthening our controls and procedures, those controls and procedures may not be adequate to prevent or identify irregularities or facilitate the fair presentation of our financial statements or our periodic reports filed with the SEC.
We may have difficulty managing growth in our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to execute our business plan in a timely fashion.
Because of our small size, growth in accordance with our business plans, if achieved, will place a significant strain on our financial, technical, operational and management resources. If we expand our activities, developments and production, and increase the number of projects we are evaluating or in which we participate, there will be additional demands on our financial, technical and management resources. The failure to continue to upgrade our technical, administrative, operating and financial control systems or the occurrence of unexpected expansion difficulties, including the inability to recruit and retain experienced managers, geoscientists, petroleum engineers, landmen, engineers and employees could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to execute our business plan in a timely fashion.
Need for Additional Financing.
The Company currently has limited funds and the lack of additional funds may negatively impact the Company’s ability to pursue its business strategy to conduct operations in the oil and gas industry and to acquire, invest in and/or provide professional advisory and consulting services to companies undergoing or anticipating periods of rapid growth. Even if the Company’s funds prove to be sufficient to provide such services or to acquire an interest in, or complete a transaction with, an entity, the Company may not have enough capital to exploit the opportunity. The ultimate success of the Company may depend upon its ability to raise additional capital. The Company may investigate the availability, source, or terms that might govern the acquisition of additional capital but will not do so until it determines a need for additional financing. If additional capital is needed, there is no assurance that funds will be available from any source or, if available, that they can be obtained on terms acceptable to the Company. If not available, the Company’s operations will be limited to those that can be financed with its modest capital.
No Assurance of Success or Profitability.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully implement its business plan and provide the contemplated services to its client companies. Even if the Company is successful in providing its services to its client companies, there is a risk that it will not generate revenues or profits, or that the market price of the Company’s common stock will increase.
If we lose the services of our Chief Executive Officer, our operations could be disrupted, and our business could be harmed.
We rely heavily on the day-to-day involvement of our CEO, James Doris, in managing the Company’s affairs. Mr. Doris is an integral part of all material elements of our existing operations and immediate growth initiatives. We do not have a long-term employment or other agreement with Mr. Doris. If he ceases to be involved with us for any reason, our operations would likely be disrupted, and our business would likely be harmed.
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Cybersecurity breaches or business system disruptions may adversely affect our business.
We rely on our information technology infrastructure and management information systems to operate and record almost every aspect of our business. This may include confidential or personal information belonging to us, our employees, customers, suppliers, or others. Similar to other companies, our systems and networks, and those of third parties with whom we do business, could be subject to cybersecurity breaches caused by, among other things, illegal hacking, insider threats, computer viruses, phishing, malware, ransomware, or acts of vandalism or terrorism, or acts perpetrated by criminals or nation-state actors. Furthermore, we may also experience increased cybersecurity risk as some of our onshore personnel may periodically work remotely.
In addition to our own systems and networks, we use third-party service providers to process certain data or information on our behalf. Due to applicable laws and regulations, we may be held responsible for cybersecurity incidents attributed to our service providers to the extent it relates to information we share with them. Although we seek to require that these service providers implement and maintain reasonable security measures, we cannot control third parties and cannot guarantee that a security breach will not occur in their systems or networks.
Despite our efforts to continually refine our procedures, educate our employees, and implement tools and security measures to protect against such cybersecurity risks, there can be no assurance that these measures will prevent unauthorized access or detect every type of attempt or attack. Our potential future upgrades, refinements, tools and measures may not be completely effective or result in the anticipated improvements, if at all, and may cause disruptions in our business operations. In addition, a cyberattack or security breach could go undetected for an extended period of time, and the ensuing investigation of the incident would take time to complete. During that period, we may not necessarily know the impact to our systems or networks, costs and actions required to fully remediate and our initial remediation efforts may not be successful, and the errors or actions could be repeated before they are fully contained and remediated. A breach or failure of our systems or networks, critical third-party systems on which we rely, or those of our customers or vendors, could result in an interruption in our operations, disruption to certain systems that are used to operate our vessels or other assets, unplanned capital expenditures, unauthorized publication of our confidential business or proprietary information, unauthorized release of customer, employee or third party data, theft or misappropriation of funds, violation of privacy or other laws, and exposure to litigation or indemnity claims including resulting from customer-imposed cybersecurity controls or other related contractual obligations. There could also be increased costs to detect, prevent, respond, or recover from cybersecurity incidents. Any such breach, or our delay or failure to make adequate or timely disclosures to the public, regulatory or law enforcement agencies or affected individuals following such an event, could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial position, results of operations and cash flows, and cause reputational damage.
Increasing legal and regulatory focus on data privacy and security issues could expose us to increased liability and operational changes and costs.
Along with our own data and information in the normal course of our business, we collect and retain certain data that is subject to specific laws and regulations. The compliant processing of this data domestically and transferring of this data across international borders continues to increase in complexity. This data is subject to regulation at various levels of government in many areas of our business and in jurisdictions across the world, including data privacy and security laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the U.K. and General Data Protection Regulation (“U.K. GDPR”), the standard contractual clauses (“SCC”) adopted by the European Commission and the U.K. Parliament for the processing and transfer of personal data in compliance with the GDPR and/or the U.K. GDPR, and Quebec’s Bill 64 (“Bill 64”). We also operate, or may in the future operate, in other jurisdictions that have issued, or are considering issuing, data privacy laws and regulations. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently adopted rules requiring the reporting of certain data breaches that may apply to our operations and those of our subsidiaries. As the number and complexities of such laws and regulations continue to increase, we will face increasingly complex compliance, monitoring, and control obligations. As the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of such laws continues to progress and evolve, there may also be developments that amplify such risks. Any failure by us to comply with these laws and regulations, including as a result of a security or privacy breach, or otherwise, could expose us to litigation and enforcement, and result in significant penalties, fines, and other liabilities.
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The Company is required to indemnify its Officers and Directors.
Nevada law provides for the indemnification of the Company’s directors, officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against attorney’s fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on behalf of the Company. If the Company were called upon to indemnify an officer or director, then the portion of its available funds expended for such purpose would reduce the amount otherwise available for the Company’s business. This indemnification obligation and the resultant costs associated with indemnification may also discourage our Company from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our shareholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit our company and shareholders.
The Company would bear the expenses of such litigation for any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents, upon such person’s promise to repay the Company if it is ultimately determined that any such person shall not have been entitled to indemnification. This indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditures by the Company which it may be unable to recoup.
We may be dependent upon outside advisors.
To supplement the Company’s officers, directors and principal shareholders, the Company may be required to employ accountants, technical experts, appraisers, attorneys, or other outside consultants or advisors. The selection of any such advisors will be made by the Company without any input from stockholders. Furthermore, it is anticipated that such persons may be engaged on an “as needed” basis without a continuing fiduciary or other obligation to the Company. In the event the Company considers it necessary to hire outside advisors, such persons may be affiliates of the Company.
The staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement notified Viking that the Staff had made a preliminary determination to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against Viking, as well as against its CEO and its former CFO, for alleged violation so securities laws.
In April of 2019, the staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement notified Viking that the Staff had made a preliminary determination to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against Viking, as well as against its CEO and its former CFO, for alleged violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder during the period from early 2014 through late 2016. The Staff’s notice was not a formal allegation or a finding of wrongdoing by Viking, and Viking has communicated with the Staff regarding its preliminary determination. We believe Viking has adequate defenses and intends to vigorously defend any enforcement action that may be initiated by the SEC. However, the defense of an action filed by the SEC against Viking, its CEO and/or former CFO, could take resources away from our operations, divert management attention, or potentially result in penalties, fines or sanctions, which could materially adversely affect us or the value of our securities.
We only own approximately 60.5% of Simson-Maxwell, and other Simson-Maxwell stakeholders are able to exercise some control over its operations.
We do not own 100% of Simson-Maxwell, but rather we own approximately 60.5% of Simson-Maxwell’s issued and outstanding shares. We are a party to a Shareholders’ Agreement regarding the ownership and governance of Simson-Maxwell, and although we are entitled to elect the majority of the directors of Simson-Maxwell, we have to obtain approval from at least one other shareholder of Simson-Maxwell in connection with the following matters:
| · | any fundamental change to the corporate structure of the Simson-Maxwell and/or any subsidiary of Simson-Maxwell if such fundamental change is dilutive to the existing shareholders, including without limitation, in respect of each such entity: any amendment, modification, repeal or other variation to its articles, any amendment to its authorized share capital, or any proposal to create, reclassify, re-designate, subdivide, consolidate, or otherwise change any shares (whether issued or unissued) or partnership units, as the case may be; |
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| · | the issuance of any shares in the capital of the Simson-Maxwell and/or any subsidiary of Simson-Maxwell or any securities, warrants, options or rights convertible into, exchangeable for, or carrying the right to subscribe for or purchase, shares in the capital of the Simson-Maxwell and/or any subsidiary of Simson-Maxwell, as the case may be, if such issuance is dilutive to the existing shareholders; |
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| · | any dissolution, liquidation, or winding-up of the Simson-Maxwell and/or any subsidiary of Simson-Maxwell or other distribution of the assets of the Simson-Maxwell and/or any subsidiary of Simson-Maxwell for the purpose of winding-up its affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary, except where such dissolution, liquidation, or winding-up or other distribution is done voluntarily by the Simson-Maxwell and/or any subsidiary of Simson-Maxwell in order to reorganize its corporate structure, provided that the board of directors of Simson-Maxwell determines (without inquiring into or giving effect to the personal circumstances of any individual shareholder) that the interests of no one shareholder shall be disproportionately adversely affected vis-à-vis the interests of any other shareholder by such reorganization; |
| · | any declaration or payment of dividends by the Simson-Maxwell or other similar payment or distribution by the Simson-Maxwell to all of the shareholders, except for payment or distribution to all common shareholders or the payment of dividends on any issued preferred shares as required under their terms; |
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Profitability & expansion initiatives at Simson-Maxwell are not guaranteed.
The Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Simson-Maxwell, provides power generation products, services and custom energy solutions to commercial and industrial clients, primarily in Canada. Simson-Maxwell is not currently operating at a profit and the Company’s objective is to assist Simson-Maxwell with becoming profitable and expanding Simson-Maxwell’s business throughout North America. There can be no assurance either will occur as both initiatives are subject to a number of risks and influences, including several beyond the Company’s control.
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We currently have outstanding indebtedness and we may incur additional indebtedness which could reduce our financial flexibility, increase interest expense and adversely impact our operations in the future.
We currently have outstanding indebtedness and, in the future, may incur significant amounts of additional indebtedness in order to make acquisitions or to develop properties. Our level of indebtedness could affect our operations in several ways, including the following:
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A high level of indebtedness increases the risk that we may default on our debt obligations. We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows to pay the principal or interest on our debt, and future working capital, borrowings or equity financing may not be available to pay or refinance such debt. If we do not have sufficient funds and are otherwise unable to arrange financing, we may have to sell significant assets or have a portion of our assets foreclosed upon which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Relating To An Investment In Our Securities
We do not intend to pay cash dividends to our stockholders.
We currently anticipate that we will retain all future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business. We do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any payment of cash dividends will depend upon our financial condition, capital requirements, earnings and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. As a result, only appreciation of the price of our common stock, which may not occur, will provide a return to our stockholders.
We currently have a volatile market for our common stock, and the market for our common stock is and may remain volatile in the future.
We currently have a highly volatile market for our common stock, which market is anticipated to remain volatile in the future. Factors that could affect our stock price or result in fluctuations in the market price or trading volume of our common stock include:
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Our common stock is listed on the OTC Markets under the symbol “CEIN.” Our stock price may be impacted by factors that are unrelated or disproportionate to our operating performance. The stock markets in general have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies.
These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. Additionally, general economic, political, public health and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rates or international currency fluctuations, or global virus outbreaks may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. You should exercise caution before making an investment in us.
A prolonged decline in the market price of our common stock could affect our ability to obtain additional financing which would adversely affect our operations.
Historically, we have relied on equity and debt financing as primary sources of financing. A prolonged decline in the market price of our common stock or a reduction in our accessibility to the global markets may result in our inability to secure additional financing which would have an adverse effect on our operations.
Nevada law and our Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue shares of stock which shares may cause substantial dilution to our existing stockholders.
We have authorized capital stock consisting of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of May 8, 2025, Camber had (i) 272,789,545 shares of common stock outstanding; (ii) 28,092 designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”), 28,092 of which were outstanding; (iii) 5,200 designated shares of Series C Preferred Stock, 21 of which were outstanding; (iv) 25,000 designated shares of Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series G Preferred Stock”), 5,272 of which were outstanding, and; (v) 2,075 designated Series H Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series H Preferred Stock”), 0 of which were outstanding (each as described in greater detail below under “Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities - Description of Capital Stock”). As a result, our Board of Directors has the ability to issue a large number of additional shares of common stock without stockholder approval, which if issued could cause substantial dilution to our then stockholders. Shares of additional preferred stock may also be issued by our Board of Directors without stockholder approval, with voting powers and such preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and powers as determined by our Board of Directors, which may be greater than the shares of common stock currently outstanding. As a result, shares of preferred stock may be issued by our Board of Directors which cause the holders to have majority voting power over our shares, provide the holders of the preferred stock the right to convert the shares of preferred stock they hold into shares of our common stock, which may cause substantial dilution to our then common stock stockholders and/or have other rights and preferences greater than those of our common stock stockholders. Investors should keep in mind that the Board of Directors has the authority to issue additional shares of common stock and preferred stock, which could cause substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. Additionally, the dilutive effect of any preferred stock which we may issue may be exacerbated given the fact that such preferred stock may have super voting rights and/or other rights or preferences which could provide the preferred stockholders with substantial voting control over us subsequent to the date of this filing and/or give those holders the power to prevent or cause a change in control. As a result, the issuance of shares of common stock and/or Preferred Stock may cause the value of our securities to decrease and/or become worthless.
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Stockholders may be diluted significantly through our efforts to obtain financing and/or satisfy obligations through the issuance of additional shares of our common stock.
Wherever possible, our Board of Directors will attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. In many instances, we believe that the non-cash consideration will consist of shares of our common stock. Subject to certain consent rights of the holder of our Series C Preferred Stock, our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of the stockholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares of common stock. These actions will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing stockholders, and that dilution may be material.
If persons engage in short sales of our common stock, including sales of shares to be issued upon exercise of our outstanding warrants, convertible debentures and preferred stock, the price of our common stock may decline.
Selling short is a technique used by a stockholder to take advantage of an anticipated decline in the price of a security. In addition, holders of options, warrants and other convertible securities will sometimes sell short knowing they can, in effect, cover through the exercise or conversion of options, warrants and other convertible securities, thus locking in a profit. A significant number of short sales or a large volume of other sales within a relatively short period of time can create downward pressure on the market price of a security. Further sales of common stock issued upon exercise or conversion of options, warrants and other convertible securities could cause even greater declines in the price of our common stock due to the number of additional shares available in the market upon such exercise/conversion, which could encourage short sales that could further undermine the value of our common stock. You could, therefore, experience a decline in the value of your investment as a result of short sales of our common stock.
The market price for our common stock may be volatile, and our stockholders may not be able to sell our stock at a favorable price or at all.
Many factors could cause the market price of our common stock to rise and fall, including: actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly results of operations; changes in market valuations of companies in our industry; changes in expectations of future financial performance; fluctuations in stock market prices and volumes; issuances of dilutive common stock or other securities in the future; the addition or departure of key personnel; announcements by us or our competitors of acquisitions, investments or strategic alliances; and the increase or decline in the price of oil and natural gas.
Substantial sales of our common stock, or the perception that such sales might occur, could depress the market price of our common stock.
We cannot predict whether future issuances of our common stock or resales in the open market will decrease the market price of our common stock. The impact of any such issuances or resales of our common stock on our market price may be increased as a result of the fact that our common stock is thinly, or infrequently, traded. The exercise of any options that we have or that we may grant to directors, executive officers and other employees in the future, the issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions and other issuances of our common stock (including shares previously registered in our registration statements and prospectus supplements, and/or in connection with future registration statements or prospectus supplements) could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition, future issuances of our common stock may be dilutive to existing stockholders. Any sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales might occur, could lower the market price of our common stock.
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We incur significant costs as a result of operating as a fully reporting publicly traded company and our management is required to devote substantial time to compliance initiatives.
We incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses in connection with our status as a fully reporting public company. Specifically, we are required to prepare and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Additionally, our officers, directors and significant stockholders are required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedules 13D/G with the SEC disclosing their ownership of the Company and changes in such ownership. Furthermore, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have imposed various new requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal controls for financial reporting and disclosure of controls and procedures. The costs and expenses of compliance with SEC rules and our filing obligations with the SEC, or our identification of deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, could materially adversely affect our results of operations or cause the market price of our stock to decline in value.
Securities analyst coverage or lack of coverage may have a negative impact on our common stock’s market price.
The trading market for our common stock will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If securities or industry analysts stop their coverage of us or additional securities and industry analysts fail to cover us in the future, the trading price for our common stock would be negatively impacted. If any analyst or analysts who cover us downgrade our common stock, changes their opinion of our shares or publishes inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price would likely decline. If any analyst or analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our common stock could decrease and we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.
Due to the fact that our common stock is listed on the OTC:QB, we are subject to financial and other reporting and compliance obligations, which increase our costs and expenses.
We are currently required to file annual and quarterly information and other reports with the SEC that are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Additionally, due to the fact that our common stock is listed on the OTC:QB, we are also subject to the requirements to comply with other corporate governance requirements and are required to pay annual listing and other fees. These obligations require a commitment of additional resources including, but not limited, to additional expenses, and may result in the diversion of our senior management’s time and attention from our day-to-day operations. These obligations increase our expenses and may make it more complicated or time-consuming for us to undertake certain corporate actions.
You may experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings or other equity issuances.
We may in the future issue additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock.
Risks Relating to Our Series C Preferred Stock
The full amount of premiums, interest and dividends through the maturity date of our Series C Preferred Stock is due upon the repayment/redemption or conversion, as applicable, of the Series C Preferred Stock.
The Series C Preferred Stock provides that all applicable dividends, which initially accrued in the amount of 24.95% per annum and which increase or decrease subject to the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock, based on among other things, the trading price of the Company’s common stock, up to a maximum of 34.95% per annum, are due upon conversion or repayment/redemption (where applicable) thereof, for the full seven-year term of such securities.
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The requirement that we pay all premiums and dividends through maturity and the adjustable nature of such premium and dividend rates, may force us to issue the holders significant additional shares of common stock, which may cause significant dilution to existing stockholders. Pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, the Company has the option to redeem any or all shares of Series C Preferred Stock by paying Holder, in registered or unregistered shares of Common Stock valued at an amount per share equal to 100% of the Liquidation Value for the shares redeemed, and the Corporation will use its best efforts to register such shares.
The number of shares of common stock issuable in consideration for premiums, interest and dividends through maturity on the Series C Preferred Stock continue to be adjustable after the conversion of such securities.
Pursuant to the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock, the conversion rate of such securities in connection with the premiums and dividends due on such securities through maturity (7 years, regardless of when converted), continues to be adjustable after the issuance of such securities. Specifically, such securities remain adjustable, based on a discount to the lowest daily volume weighted average price during a measuring period for a period of 30 or 60 days (depending on whether or not a Triggering Event has occurred, and potentially longer if certain equity conditions are not satisfied) after the applicable number of shares stated in the initial conversion notice have actually been received into the holder’s designated brokerage account in electronic form and fully cleared for trading (subject to certain extensions described in the applicable securities). Because the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are limited to holding not more than 4.99% of the Company’s common stock upon exercise/conversion of any security, they may not receive all of the shares due upon any conversion, until it has sold shares and been issued additional shares and as such, the beginning date for the applicable 30 or 60 day period after conversion is impossible to determine and may be a significant additional number of days after the initial conversion.
In the event of a decrease in the Company’s stock price during the applicable measuring periods, the conversion rate of the premiums and dividends due on such applicable securities will adjust downward and holders of Series C Preferred Stock would be due additional shares of common stock for their conversions, which issuances may cause further significant dilution to existing stockholders and the sale of such shares may cause the value of the Company’s common stock to decline in value. Furthermore, it is likely that the sale by holders of the shares of common stock received in connection with any conversion, during the applicable measuring period, will cause the value of the Company’s common stock to decline in value and the conversion rate to decrease and will result in holder being due additional shares of common stock during the measuring period, which will trigger additional decreases in the value of the Company’s common stock upon further public sales. If this were to occur, holder would be entitled to receive an increasing number of shares, upon conversion of the remaining securities, which could then be sold, triggering further price declines and conversions for even larger numbers of shares, which would cause additional dilution to our existing stockholders and would likely cause the value of our common stock to decline.
The issuance of common stock upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock will cause immediate and substantial dilution and the sale of such stock will cause significant downward pressure on our stock price.
The issuance of common stock upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock will result in immediate and substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders. Although holders may not receive shares of common stock exceeding 4.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock immediately after affecting such conversion, this restriction does not prevent holders from receiving shares up to the 4.99% limit, selling those shares, and then receiving the rest of the shares it is due, in one or more tranches, while still staying below the 4.99% limit. If holders choose to do this, it will cause substantial dilution to the then holders of our common stock. Additionally, the continued sale of shares issuable upon successive conversions will likely create significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock as holders sells material amounts of our common stock over time and/or in a short period of time. This could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock and in turn result in holders receiving an ever-increasing number of additional shares of common stock upon conversion of its securities, and adjustments thereof, which in turn will likely lead to further dilution, reductions in the exercise/conversion price of holders securities and even more downward pressure on our common stock, which could lead to our common stock becoming devalued or worthless.
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Holders of Series C Preferred Stock Hold a Liquidation Preference in the Company.
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of debts and other liabilities of the Company, prior to any distribution or payment made to the holders of Preferred Stock or Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, the Holders of Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders an amount with respect to each share of Series C Preferred Stock equal to $10,000.00, plus an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid Dividends thereon. Because the dividends currently require that interest be paid on the Face Value of between 24.95% and 34.95% per annum, for the entire seven-year term of the Series C Preferred Stock (even if payable sooner than seven years after the issuance date), the total liquidation value required to be paid to Discover upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company is approximately $1.03 million. If our net assets total less than $1.03 million, it is likely that our common stockholders would not receive any amount in the event the Company was liquidated, dissolved or wound up, and the Series C Preferred shareholders would instead receive the entire amount of available funds after liquidation.
If the Company determines to liquidate, dissolve or wind-up its business and affairs, or upon closing or occurrence of any Deemed Liquidation Event, the Company will to the extent allowed under applicable law, but thereafter, prior to or concurrently with the closing, effectuation or occurrence any such action, redeem the Series C Preferred Stock for cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Holder, at the Early Redemption Price (defined below) if the event is prior to the Dividend Maturity Date, or at the Liquidation Value if the event is on or after the Dividend Maturity Date. Notwithstanding any other provision, the Company will not be required to redeem any shares of Series C Preferred Stock for cash solely because the Company does not have sufficient authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to issue upon receipt of a Delivery Notice, upon a maturity conversion, or for any other reason that is not solely within the control of the Company.
A “Deemed Liquidation Event” means: (a) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a constituent party or a subsidiary of the Company is a constituent party and the Company issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation, except (i) any such merger or consolidation involving the Company or a subsidiary in which the Company is the surviving or resulting Company, (ii) any merger effected exclusively to change the domicile of the Company, (iii) any transaction or series of transactions in which the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continue to retain more than 50% of the total voting power of such surviving entity, or (iv) the merger with Viking; (b) Company issues convertible or equity securities that are senior to the Series C Preferred Stock in any respect, other than the securities issued in the Merger; (c) Holder does not receive the number of Conversion Shares stated in a Delivery Notice with 5 Trading Days of the notice due to the occurrence of an event that is solely within the control of the Company and excluding any event that is not solely within the control of the Company; (d) trading of the Common Stock is halted or suspended by the Trading Market or any U.S. governmental agency for 10 or more consecutive trading days, due to the occurrence of an event that is solely within the control of the Company and excluding any event that is not solely within the control of the Company; or (e) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Company if substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where one or more Holders initiate consideration of and vote upon a proposal for such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, or it is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, other than the Merger and except otherwise agreed to by holders holding a majority of the then outstanding Series C Preferred Stock.
The “Early Redemption Price” is the sum of the following: (a) 100% of the Face Value, plus (b) the Conversion Premium, minus (c) any Dividends that have been paid, for each share of Series C Preferred Stock redeemed.
The “Conversion Premium” for each share of Series C Preferred Stock means the Face Value, multiplied by the product of (i) the applicable Dividend Rate, and (ii) the number of whole years between the Issuance Date and the Dividend Maturity Date.
The “Dividend Maturity Date” means the date that is 7 years after the Issuance Date.
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Holders of our Series C Preferred Stock effectively have the ability to consent to any material transaction involving the Company.
Due to the restrictions placed on the Company as a result of the Series C Preferred Stock, including, but not limited to the significant liquidation preference discussed above and the fact that, as long as there are any issued and outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, we agreed that we would not issue or enter into or amend an agreement pursuant to which we may issue any shares of common stock, other than (a) for restricted securities with no registration rights, (b) in connection with a strategic acquisition, (c) in an underwritten public offering, or (d) at a fixed price; or issue or amend any debt or equity securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or including the right to receive, shares of common stock (i) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of common stock at any time after the initial issuance of the security or (ii) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of the security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the common stock. Holder has to effectively consent to any material transaction involving the Company. In the event holders do not consent to any such transaction, we may be prohibited (either effectively or otherwise) from completing a material transaction in the future, including, but not limited to a combination or acquisition which may be accretive to stockholders. Furthermore, holders may condition the approval of a future transaction, which conditions may not be favorable to stockholders.
Our Series C Preferred Stockholder has favored-nation rights.
We have agreed with our Series C Preferred Stock holder that if we issue any security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Series C Preferred Stock holder, then we would notify Series C Preferred Stock holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at the holder’s option, may become a part of the transaction documents with the holder, including the Series C Preferred Stock and the agreements relating to the sale thereof. Such favored nations provisions may make it more costly to complete transactions in the future, may prevent future transactions from occurring and/or may provide the holders additional rights than they currently have, all of which may cause significant dilution to existing stockholders, and/or cause the value of our common stock to decline in value.
The holders of our Series C Preferred Stock, subject to applicable contractual restrictions, and/or a third party, may sell short our common stock, which could have a depressive effect on the price of our common stock.
The holders of our Series C Preferred Stock are currently prohibited from selling the Company’s stock short; however, in the event a trigger event occurs under the Series C Preferred Stock such restriction is waived. Additionally, nothing prohibits a third party from short selling the Company’s common stock based on their belief that, due to the dilution caused by the conversions of our Series C Preferred Stock, the trading price of our common stock will decline in value. The significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock as any of our Series C Preferred Stockholders sell material amounts of our common stock could encourage investors to short sell our common stock. This could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock and in turn result in our Series C Preferred Stockholders receiving additional shares of common stock upon exercise/conversion of its securities, and adjustments thereof.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Matters
The Company’s Board of Directors recognizes the critical importance of developing, implementing, and maintaining a robust cybersecurity risk management strategy and governance program in order to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Company’s systems and information. The Board’s Audit Committee is tasked with overseeing cybersecurity threats, risk management strategy and governance. The management of cybersecurity risk has been integrated into the Company’s overall risk management processes.
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Management of Cybersecurity Matters
The Company’s management is responsible for assessing, identifying and managing cybersecurity risks, threats and incidents. The Company has no internal IT function and engages third party providers that possess the requisite skills, systems and processes to effectively manage day-to-day IT operations, including cybersecurity. This includes, but is not limited to:
| · | Employing appropriate incident prevention and detection software (e.g., antivirus, anti-malware, firewall, endpoint detection and response, identity and access management, multifactor authentication, virtual private network, web content filter, spam filter, data loss protection software, security information and event management software); |
| · | Employing industry-standard encryption protocols; |
| · | Employing backup/disaster recovery software; |
| · | Conducting regular vulnerability scans of Company systems and networks. |
Cybersecurity incidents are communicated to the Company’s senior management, including the CEO and CFO, who direct the Company’s response with the
Material Impact on Company
The Company has
Item 2. Properties
The Company’s head office is located at 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77046.
Through Simson-Maxwell, the Company has eight (8) locations in Canada, consisting of (i) Port Coquitlam, British Columbia; (ii) Edmonton, Alberta; (iii) Calgary, Alberta; (iv) Nanaimo, British Columbia; (v) Prince George, British Columbia; (vi) Fort St. John, British Columbia; (vii) Terrace, British Columbia and: (viii) Brampton, Ontario.
Oil and Natural Gas Properties
Oil and Natural Gas Reserves at December 31, 2024 and 2023
At December 31, 2024, the Company had no oil and natural gas reserves. All of our proved oil and natural gas reserves at December 31, 2023 were located in the United States, in the State of Texas.
The following tables set forth summary information with respect to our proved reserves as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. For additional information see Supplemental Information “Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)” to our consolidated financial statements in “Item 8-Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Under SEC reporting requirements, proved undeveloped reserves include only those reserves in which the Company has current plans to develop, generally within five years.
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(1) BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) is calculated by a ratio of 6 MCF to 1 BBL of Oil
(2) PV-10 represents the discounted future net cash flows attributable to our proved oil and natural gas reserves discounted at 10%. PV-10 of our total year-end proved reserves is considered a non-US GAAP financial measure as defined by the SEC. We believe that the presentation of the PV-10 is relevant and useful to our investors because it presents the discounted future net cash flows attributable to our proved reserves without consideration of income tax affects. We further believe investors and creditors use our PV-10 as a basis for comparison of the relative size and value of our reserves to other companies.
Net Production, Unit Prices and Costs
The following table presents certain information with respect to oil and natural gas production attributable to our interests in all of our properties in the United States, the revenue derived from the sale of such production, average sales prices received and average production costs during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. All production and expense data includes the results of Mid-Con Petroleum and Mid-Con Drilling through November 5, 2023 and Petrodome through December 1, 2023, the respective dates of disposition.
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Drilling and Other Exploratory and Development Activities
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not undertake any drilling, exploratory or development activities.
Present Activities
The Company is not presently drilling any new wells.
Delivery Commitments
The Company is not currently committed to provide a fixed and determinable quantity of oil or gas in the near future under existing contracts or agreements.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of commercial operations in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2024, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations.
Merger-Related Litigation
On February 9, 2024, plaintiff Lawrence Rowe, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated former public minority shareholders of Viking, filed against the Company and its CEO a putative Class Action Complaint (i.e. C.A. No.4:24-cv-00489) styled Lawrence Rowe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. James A. Doris and Camber Energy, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the merger between Viking and the Company and seeks to recover damages for the alleged breaches. The defendants deny the allegations and filed a motion to dismiss (“MTD”) the case on April 26, 2024. The MTD hearing was held on August 30, 2024. On March 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, granted a motion by the Company to dismiss the claim with prejudice. The deadline for the Plaintiff to appeal the Court’s decision expired on or about April 30, 2025.
Shareholder-Related Litigation
The Company was the target of a “short” report issued by Kerrisdale Capital in early October 2021, and as a result of such short report, on October 29, 2021, a Class Action Complaint (i.e. C.A.No.4:21-cv-03574) was filed against the Company, its CEO and CFO by Ronald E. Coggins, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Camber Energy, Inc., et al.; in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, pursuant to which the plaintiffs sought to recover damages alleged to have been suffered by them as a result of the defendants’ violations of federal securities laws. The Company and the other Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss (“MTD”) the Class Action Complaint, and on September 22, 2023, the Court granted the MTD in full. On October 25, 2023, the Court signed a joint stipulation submitted by the parties, dismissing the case with prejudice.
On or about June 30, 2022, the Company was made aware of a Shareholder Derivative Complaint (Case No. 4:22-cv-2167) filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the “Court”) against the Company, its current directors, and certain of its former directors (the “Houston Derivative Complaint”). The allegations contained in the Houston Derivative Complaint involve state-law claims for breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment and a federal securities claim under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On January 20, 2023, the Court held that certain claims brought by the plaintiff relating to director actions and statements made in proxy statements prior to June 30, 2019, were time barred, but did not dismiss certain claims brought by plaintiff relating to director actions and statements made in proxy statements after June 30, 2019. Pursuant to Article 6 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, on February 15, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) formed a Committee of the Board (the “Special Litigation Committee”) to investigate, analyze, and evaluate the remaining allegations in the Houston Derivative Complaint. The Special Litigation Committee completed its investigation and found no basis to conclude that any Camber officer’s or director’s conduct “involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law,” which would be required under applicable Nevada law to prevail on any claims for breach of fiduciary duty or federal proxy violations; and, on November 17, 2023, filed with the Court a Motion to Terminate or, in the alternative, schedule an evidentiary hearing on the Motion. Briefing on the Motion was completed on January 12, 2024.
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On or about June 21, 2024, the parties to the Houston Derivative Complaint entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the “Stipulation and Settlement”) to fully, finally, and forever resolve, discharge, and settle all of the claims in the Houston Derivative Complaint, without the defendants admitting any liability, subject to approval of the Court and subject to the terms and conditions thereof. Any fees to be paid to the plaintiffs’ attorneys and/or the plaintiff(s) in connection with or pursuant to the Stipulation and Settlement will be paid by the Company’s insurer. On July 2, 2024, the Court issued an order providing for preliminary approval of the Stipulation and Settlement and set a final approval hearing for September 12, 2024. On or about September 17, 2024, the Court issued a final order and judgement approving the Stipulation and Settlement and awarded fees payable to the Plaintiff’s legal counsel in the amount of $1,200,000, which was paid by the Company’s insurer.
Maranatha Oil Matter
In November 2015, Randy L. Robinson, d/b/a Maranatha Oil Co. sued the Company in Gonzales County, Texas (Cause No. 26160). The plaintiff alleged that it assigned oil and gas leases to the Company in April 2010, retaining a 4% overriding royalty interest and 50% working interest and that the Company failed to pay such overriding royalty interest or royalty interest. The interests relate to certain oil and gas properties which the Company subsequently sold to Nordic Oil USA in April 2013. The petition alleges causes of actions for breach of contract, failure to pay royalties, non-payment of working interest, fraud, fraud in the inducement of contract, money had and received, constructive trust, violation of theft liability act, continuing tort and fraudulent concealment. The suit seeks approximately $100,000 in amounts alleged owed, plus pre-and post-judgment interest. The Company has filed a denial to the claims and intends to vehemently defend itself against the allegations.
Pinch vs. Petrodome Matter
In or about late 2011 or early 2012, Petrodome Operating, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petrodome (which in or about December, 2017 become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking), on behalf of various working interest owners, including Petrodome East Creole, LLC, another subsidiary of Petrodome Energy, LLC, coordinated the drilling of an approx. 13,000 foot well in the Kings Bayou Field in Cameron Parish, LA. Petrodome Operating engaged a third party to complete the drilling work. The subject well produced hydrocarbons from 2012 until approximately June 2016, at which time production ceased, after which Petrodome Operating arranged for the well to be plugged in accordance with State guidelines. During the time the well was producing hydrocarbons, royalty and/or over-riding royalty payments were made to various mineral and/or land/owners (collectively, “Mineral Owners”). In or about October, 2019 the Mineral Owners commenced an action against Petrodome Operating, Petrodome East Creole, LLC and others claiming the Mineral Owners suffered damages (i.e., a loss of royalty and/or over-riding royalty payments) as a result of the subject well not, according to the Mineral Owners, being drilled and/or completed properly. Petrodome Operating, Petrodome East Creole, LLC and the other defendants denied the Mineral Owners’ claims and engaged counsel to defend the action.
In or about November, 2023, the parties, without the subject Petrodome entities admitting liability, agreed to fully and completely settle the matter and pay the Mineral Owners a total sum of $6.5 million, of which Petrodome is liable for $4.15 million. Payment of Petrodome’s portion of the settlement is fully covered by insurance. At December 31, 2023, the Company recorded an accrued liability in respect of this settlement and a receivable related to the insurance proceeds in the amount of $4.15 million. In February, 2024, the action commenced by the Mineral Owners was dismissed with prejudice and the settlement was paid with insurance proceeds.
Archrock vs. Petrodome et al.
On or about September 15, 2023, Archrock Partners Operating LLC filed a Petition (Court File No. 2013-4090) in Harris County, TX (the “Archrock Claim”) against Petrodome Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking Energy Group, Inc., Petrodome Operating, LLC, Pointe a la Hache LLC and Potash LLC alleging the defendants owe approximately $400,000 on account of unpaid rental fees in connection with compressors located on oil & gas properties leased by Pointe a la Hache LLC and Potash LLC. Petrodome Operating LLC was the contracted operator for the properties for a certain period of time. Petrodome Energy, LLC and Petrodome Operating, LLC deny the plaintiff’s allegations against them. In or about May, 2024, the plaintiff added Viking and James Doris as defendants to the Archrock Claim. In December, 2024, the applicable parties entered into a Settlement Agreement pursuant to which Viking paid $50,000 to settle all claims as against Petrodome Energy, LLC, Petrodome Operating, LLC, Viking and James Doris, without any party admitting liability. On or about December 30, 2024 the Archrock Claim was officially dismissed with prejudice.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market Information
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets under the symbol “CEIN”.
Holders
As of May 8, 2025, there were approximately 94,516 record holders of our common stock.
Description of Capital Stock
The total number of shares of all classes of stock that we have authority to issue is 510,000,000, consisting of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of May 8, 2025, Camber had: (i) 272,789,545 shares of common stock outstanding; (ii) 28,092 designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”), 28,092 of which were outstanding; (iii) 5,200 designated shares of Series C Preferred Stock, 21 of which were outstanding; (iv) 25,000 designated shares of Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series G Preferred Stock”), 5,272 of which were outstanding, and; (v) 2,075 designated Series H Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series H Preferred Stock”), 275 of which were outstanding.
Common Stock
Holders of our common stock: (i) are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for distribution upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; (ii) do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights, nor are there any redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable thereto; and (iii) are entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders may vote at all stockholder meetings. Each stockholder is entitled to receive the dividends as may be declared by our directors out of funds legally available for dividends. Our directors are not obligated to declare a dividend. Any future dividends will be subject to the discretion of our directors and will depend upon, among other things, future earnings, the operating and financial condition of our Company, our capital requirements, general business conditions and other pertinent factors.
The presence of the persons entitled to vote 33% of the outstanding voting shares on a matter before the stockholders shall constitute the quorum necessary for the consideration of the matter at a stockholders meeting.
The vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast on the matter at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall constitute an act of the stockholders, except for the election of directors, who shall be appointed by a plurality of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present. The common stock does not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of a majority of the common stock voting for election of directors can elect 100% of our directors if they choose to do so.
Preferred Stock
Subject to the terms contained in any designation of a series of preferred stock, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized, at any time and from time to time, to fix, by resolution or resolutions, the following provisions for shares of any class or classes of preferred stock:
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Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
On or about August 1, 2023, Camber filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Powers, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A COD”).
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock (1) has no right to vote on any matters, questions or proceedings of Camber, except: (i) on a proposal to increase or reduce Camber’s authorized share capital, (ii) on a resolution to approve the terms of any buy-back agreement, (iii) on a proposal to wind up Camber, (iv) on a proposal for the disposal of all or substantially all of Camber’s property, business and undertaking, (f) during the winding-up of Camber, and/or (g) with respect to a proposed merger or consolidation in which Camber is a party or a subsidiary of Camber is a party, in each case on an as-converted basis (subject to a 9.99% beneficial ownership limitation); (2) will receive, upon the occurrence of a liquidation of Camber, the same amount of consideration that would have been due if such shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted into Camber’s common stock immediately prior to such liquidation; and (3) is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into 890 shares of Camber’s common stock (subject to a beneficial ownership limitation preventing conversion into Camber’s common stock if the holder would be deemed to beneficially own more than 9.99% of Camber’s common stock). The Series A Preferred Stock does not have any redemption rights and shares equally in any dividends authorized by the board of directors for distribution to holders of Camber’s common stock, on an as-converted basis. James A. Doris, the Chief Executive Officer and director of Camber, currently holds all 28,092 outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
On or about November 8, 2021, Camber filed with the State of Nevada the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Powers, Rights and Limitations of Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C COD”).
Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to cumulative dividends in the amount of 24.95% per annum (adjustable up to 34.95% if a trigger event, as described in the Series C COD occurs), payable upon redemption, conversion, or maturity, and when, as and if declared by our board of directors in its discretion, provided that upon any redemption, conversion, or maturity, seven years of dividends are due and payable on such redeemed, converted or matured stock. The Series C Preferred Stock ranks senior to the common stock. The Series C Preferred Stock has no right to vote on any matters, questions or proceedings of Camber including, without limitation, the election of directors except: (a) during a period where a dividend (or part of a dividend) is in arrears; (b) on a proposal to reduce Camber’s share capital; (c) on a resolution to approve the terms of a buy-back agreement; (d) on a proposal to wind up Camber; (e) on a proposal for the disposal of all or substantially all of Camber’s property, business and undertakings; and (f) during the winding-up of Camber.
The Series C Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of our common stock at any time at the option of the holder, or at Camber’s option if certain equity conditions (as defined in the Series C COD), are met. Upon conversion, Camber will pay the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock being converted through the issuance of common stock, in an amount equal to the dividends that such shares would have otherwise earned if they had been held through the maturity date (i.e., seven years), and issue to the holders such number of shares of common stock equal to $10,000 per share of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Face Value”) multiplied by the number of such shares of Series C Preferred Stock divided by the applicable conversion price of $162.50 (after adjustment following the December 21, 2022 reverse stock split) adjusted for any future forward or reverse splits.
The conversion premium under the Series C Preferred Stock is payable and the dividend rate under the Series C Preferred Stock is adjustable. Specifically, the conversion rate of such premiums and dividends equals 95% of the average of the lowest 5 individual daily volume weighted average prices during the Measuring Period (as defined below), not to exceed 100% of the lowest sales prices on the last day of the Measuring Period, less $0.05 per share of common stock, unless a trigger event has occurred, in which case the conversion rate equals 85% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during the Measuring Period, less $0.10 per share of common stock not to exceed 85% of the lowest sales prices on the last day of such the Measuring Period, less $0.10 per share. The “Measuring Period” is the period beginning, if no trigger event has occurred, 30 trading days, and if a trigger event has occurred, 60 trading days, before the applicable notice has been provided regarding the exercise or conversion of the applicable security, and ending, if no trigger event has occurred, 30 trading days, and if a trigger event has occurred, 60 trading days, after the applicable number of shares stated in the initial exercise/conversion notice have actually been received into the holder’s designated brokerage account in electronic form and fully cleared for trading. Trigger events are described in the designation of the Series C Preferred Stock, but include items which would typically be events of default under a debt security, including filing of reports late with the SEC.
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The Series C Preferred Stock has a maturity date that is seven years after the date of issuance and, if the Series C Preferred Stock has not been wholly converted into shares of common stock prior to such date, all remaining outstanding Series C Preferred Stock will automatically be converted in to shares of common stock, to the extent Camber has sufficient authorized but unissued shares of common stock available for issuance upon conversion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this designation, available authorized and unissued shares of common stock will be a limit and cap on the maximum number of common shares that could be potentially issuable with respect to all conversions and other events that are not solely within the control of Camber. Camber will at all times use its best efforts to authorize sufficient shares. The number of shares required to settle the excess obligation is fixed on the date that net share settlement occurs. The Dividend Maturity Date will be indefinitely extended and suspended until sufficient authorized and unissued shares become available. 100% of the Face Value, plus an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, automatically becomes payable in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up by Camber.
Camber may not issue any preferred stock that is pari passu or senior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to any rights for a period of one year after the earlier of such date (i) a registration statement is effective and available for the resale of all shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, or (ii) Rule 144 under the Securities Act is available for the immediate unrestricted resale of all shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock.
The Series C Preferred Stock is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation, which prevents any holder of the Series C Preferred Stock from converting such Series C Preferred Stock into common stock, if upon such conversion, the holder would beneficially own greater than 4.99% of Camber’s outstanding common stock.
Pursuant to the Series C COD, holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are permitted to vote together with holders of common stock on all matters other than election of directors and shareholder proposals (including proposals initiated by any holders of preferred shares), on an as-if converted basis, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation in the Series C COD, even if there are insufficient shares of authorized common stock to fully convert the Series C Preferred Stock. Also pursuant to certain agreements entered into with the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock in October 2021, due to the occurrence of a trigger event, Camber no longer has the right to conduct an early redemption of the Series C Preferred Stock as provided for in the Series C COD.
On October 31, 2022, Camber filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada an amendment to the Series C COD (the “Series C Amendment”), dated as of October 28, 2022 (the “Series C Amendment Date”), pursuant to agreements between Camber and each of Discover and Antilles signed on October 28, 2022, which amended the Series C COD such that (i) beginning on the Series C Amendment Date and thereafter, when determining the conversion rate for each share of Series C Preferred Stock based on the trading price of Camber’s common stock over a certain number of previous days (“Measurement Period”), no day will be added to what would otherwise have been the end of any Measurement Period for the failure of the Equity Condition (as defined in the Series C COD), even if the volume weighted average trading price (“Measuring Metric”) is not at least $1.50 and each holder of Series C Preferred Stock waived the right to receive any additional shares of common stock that might otherwise be due if such Equity Condition were to apply after the Series C Amendment Date, including with respect to any pending Measurement Period; and (ii) (A) beginning on the Series C Amendment Date and for the period through December 30, 2022, the Measuring Metric will be the higher of the amount provided in Section I.G.7.1(ii) of the Series C COD and $0.20, and (B) beginning at market close on December 30, 2022 and thereafter, the Measuring Metric will be the volume weighted average trading price of the common stock on any day of trading following the date of first issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock.
On February 21, 2024, Camber filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a second amendment to the Series C COD pursuant to an between Camber and Antilles signed on February 15, 2024, which amended the Series C COD as follows: (i) establishing a floor price of $0.15 in connection with determining the Conversion Premium (as defined in the COD) associated with conversions of Series C Preferred Stock, (ii) confirming that the Company may make an early redemption of any outstanding Series C Preferred Stock provided that outstanding promissory notes in favor of the holder of the Series C Preferred Stock or its affiliates are paid in full, and (iii) confirming that no additional conversion shares will be owed to such holder if the Company’s notes in favor of it and its affiliates are paid in full and all then outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock have been redeemed.
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As at December 31, 2024, Antilles held 30 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The February 2024 Antilles Agreement established a floor price for the Low VWAP at $0.15 (the “Floor Price”) for the purpose of calculating the Conversion Premium due upon conversion any the shares of Series C Preferred Stock. As a result of the Floor Price, the maximum number of common shares issuable on the conversion of the 30 shares of Series C Preferred Stock would be approximately 26,700,000. If the Low VWAP at the time of conversion is higher than the Floor Price then fewer common shares would be issuable. Pursuant to the February 2024 Antilles Agreement, if the Company pays in full amounts owing under all outstanding promissory notes in favor of Antilles or its affiliates, the Company may redeem for cash any outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock for an amount equal to the Early Redemption Price (as defined in the COD).
Series G Convertible Preferred Stock
On or about December 30, 2021, Camber filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Powers, Rights and Limitations of Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series G COD”).
Pursuant to the Series G COD, the Series G Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of common stock at any time at the option of the holder at a price per share of common stock equal to one cent above the closing price of Camber’s common stock on the date of the issuance of such shares of Series G Preferred Stock, or as otherwise specified in that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2021, by and between Camber and Antilles (the “Series G SPA”), subject to adjustment as otherwise provided in the Series G COD. Upon conversion, Camber will pay the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock being converted a conversion premium equal to the amount of dividends that such shares would have otherwise earned if they had been held through the maturity date.
The Series G Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, rank: (a) senior to Camber’s common stock; (b) junior to the Series C Preferred Stock, (c) senior to the Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Series F Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, as such may be designated as of the date of the Series G COD, or which may be designated by Camber after the date of this Designation; (d) senior, pari passu or junior with respect to any other series of preferred stock; and (d) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of Camber.
Except as prohibited by applicable law or as set forth in the Series G SPA or Series G COD, the holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock will have the right to vote together with holders of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock on all matters other than the election of directors and any shareholder proposals (including proposals initiated by any holder of shares of Series G Preferred Stock), in each instance on an as-converted basis, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation in the Series G COD even if there are insufficient shares of authorized common stock to fully convert the shares of Series G Preferred Stock into common stock.
Commencing on the date of the issuance of any such shares of Series G Preferred Stock, each outstanding share of Series G Preferred Stock will accrue cumulative dividends at a rate equal to 10.0% per annum, subject to adjustment as provided in the COD (to a maximum of 30% per annum), of the face value of $10,000 per share. Dividends will be payable with respect to any shares of Series G Preferred Stock upon any of the following: (a) upon redemption of such shares in accordance with the Series G COD; (b) upon conversion of such shares in accordance with the Series G COD; and (c) when, as and if otherwise declared by Camber’s board of directors.
Dividends, as well as any applicable conversion premium payable under the Series G COD, will be paid in shares of common stock valued at (i) if there is no Material Adverse Change (“MAC”) as at the date of payment or issuance of common shares for the conversion premium, as applicable, (A) 95.0% of the average of the 5 lowest individual daily volume weighted average prices of the common stock on the NYSE American during the applicable measurement period, which may be non-consecutive, less $0.05 per share of common stock, not to exceed (B) 100% of the lowest sales price on the last day of such measurement period less $0.05 per share of common stock, or (ii) during the time that any MAC is ongoing, (A) 85.0% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during any measurement period for any conversion by a holder, less $0.10 per share of common stock, not to exceed (B) 85.0% of the lowest sales price on the last day of any measurement period, less $0.10 per share of common stock.
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On the dividend maturity date (as further described in the Series G COD), Camber may redeem any or all shares of Series G Preferred Stock by paying its holder, in registered or unregistered shares of common stock valued at an amount per share equal to 100% of the Liquidation Value (as described and defined in the Series G COD) for the shares redeemed, and Camber will use its best efforts to register such shares.
Series H Convertible Preferred Stock
On or about August 1, 2023, Camber filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Powers, Rights and Limitations of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series H COD”).
Each share of Series H Preferred Stock (1) votes an aggregate of 1 voting share on all shareholder matters, voting together with Camber’s common stock as a single class (subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation, which may be increased to 9.99% at the sole election of the holder thereof); (2) will receive, upon the occurrence of a liquidation of Camber, the same amount of consideration that would have been due if such shares of Series H Preferred Stock had been converted into common stock immediately prior to such liquidation; and (3) is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into up to 15,983,333 shares of Camber Common Stock (subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation, which may be increased to 9.99% at the sole election of the holder thereof) upon achievement of certain sales milestones. Pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement between Viking and Jedda Holdings LLC, dated as of February 9, 2022: (i) on or about August 9, 2023, 200 shares of Series H Preferred Stock were converted into 3,333,333 shares of Camber’s common stock; (ii) the outstanding 275 shares of Series H Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Camber’s common stock at a price of $0.60 per share; (iii) the $10,000 face value per share of each share of Series H Preferred Stock will be convertible into Camber’s common stock at a price per share of: (a) $0.75 once Viking Protection Systems, LLC, a majority owned subsidiary of Viking (“Viking Protections”) has sold between 10,000 and 20,000 Units of the electric transmission ground fault prevention trip signal engaging system developed and sold by Viking Protections (“Units”); (b) $1.00 once Viking Protections has sold between 20,000 and 30,000 Units; (c) $1.25 once Viking Protections has sold between 30,000 and 50,000 Units; (d) $1.50 once Viking Protections has sold between 50,000 and 100,000 Units; and (e) $2.00 once Viking Protections has sold at least 100,000 Units. The Series H Preferred Stock does not have any redemption rights and shares equally in any dividends authorized by Camber’s board of directors for distribution to holders of Camber’s common stock, on an as-converted basis.
Dividend Policy
We have not declared or paid cash dividends or made distributions in the past. We do not anticipate that we will pay cash dividends or make distributions in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain and reinvest future earnings to finance operations. We may however declare and pay dividends in shares of our common stock in the future (similar to how we have in the past).
Sales of Unregistered Securities
There have been no sales of unregistered securities during the year ended December 31, 2024, which have not previously been disclosed in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or in a Current Report on Form 8-K, except as set forth below:
The Company issued a total of 22,000,000 shares of common stock to preferred stockholders. The shares of common stock were due in connection with the 2023 Series C Conversions (as defined above), and were issued pursuant to the exemptions from registration provided by Sections 3(a)(9), 4(a)(1), 4(a)(2) and/or 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 144 promulgated thereunder, as the shares of common stock were issued in exchange for preferred stock of the Company held by the preferred stockholder, there was no additional consideration for the exchanges, there was no remuneration for the solicitation of the exchanges, the exchanged securities had been held by the preferred stockholder for the requisite holding period, the preferred stockholder was not an affiliate of the Company, the Company was not a shell company, there was no general solicitation and the transactions with the shareholders did not involve a public offering.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
Not required under Regulation S-K for “smaller reporting companies.”
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.
In preparing the management’s discussion and analysis, the registrant presumes that you have read or have access to the discussion and analysis for the preceding fiscal year.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended or the Reform Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earning, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions of performance; and statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following:
The Company’s ability to raise capital and the terms thereof; and other factors referenced in this Form 10-K.
The use in this Form 10-K of such words as “believes”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements present the Company’s estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except for the Company’s ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the Company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any of the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed or any of the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company’s future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties.
PLAN OF OPERATIONS
Overview
Camber is a growth-oriented diversified energy company. Through our majority-owned subsidiaries we provide custom energy and power solutions to commercial and industrial clients in North America, and have a majority interest in: (i) an entity with intellectual property rights to a fully developed, patented, proprietary Medical and Bio-Hazard Waste Treatment system using Ozone Technology; and (ii) entities with the intellectual property rights to fully developed, patented and patent pending, proprietary Electric Transmission and Distribution Broken Conductor Protection Systems. Also, we hold a license to a patented clean energy and carbon-capture system with exclusivity in Canada and for multiple locations in the United States. The Company is also exploring other energy-related opportunities and/or technologies which are currently generating revenue or have a reasonable prospect of generating revenue within a reasonable period of time.
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Custom Energy and Power Solutions:
Simson-Maxwell
On August 6, 2021, Viking acquired approximately 60.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Simson-Maxwell Ltd. (“Simson-Maxwell”), a Canadian federal corporation, for $7,958,159 in cash. Simson-Maxwell manufactures and supplies power generation products, services and custom energy solutions. Simson-Maxwell provides commercial and industrial clients with efficient, flexible, environmentally responsible and clean-tech energy systems involving a wide variety of products, including CHP (combined heat and power), tier 4 final diesel and natural gas industrial engines, solar, wind and storage. Simson-Maxwell also designs and assembles a complete line of electrical control equipment including switch gear, synchronization and paralleling gear, distribution, Bi-Fuel and complete power generation production controls. Operating for over 80 years, Simson-Maxwell’s seven branches assist with servicing a large number of existing maintenance arrangements and meeting the energy and power-solution demands of the Company’s other customers.
Clean Energy and Carbon-Capture System:
In August 2021, Viking entered into a license agreement with ESG Clean Energy, LLC (“ESG”), to utilize ESG’s patent rights and know-how related to stationary electric power generation and heat and carbon dioxide capture (the “ESG Clean Energy System”). The intellectual property licensed by Viking includes certain patents and/or patent applications, including the following:
No. | Reference No. | Details | Status | Directed To |
1 | 5874.001A | U.S. Patent No.: 10,774,733, File date: October 24, 2018, Issue date: September 15, 2020, Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power System." | Issued
| Systems for generating bottoming cycle power and producing distilled water |
2 | 5874.001AEP | European Patent No.: EP3728891, Issue Date: April 12, 2023; Validated in the United Kingdom, France and Germany; European Patent Application No.: EP18870699.8, International File date: October 24, 2018, PCT Publication No.: WO2019084208, European Publication No.: EP3728801A1; Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power System." | Issued | Systems for generating bottoming cycle power and producing distilled water |
3 | 5874.004 | U.S. Patent No.: 11286832, Issue Date: March 29, 2022; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/224,200, File date: April 7, 2021, Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power System.” | Issued | Systems for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
4 | 5874.004A | U.S. Patent No.: 11415052, Issue Date: August 16, 2022; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/448,943, File date: September 27, 2021, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power and Capturing Carbon Dioxide." | Issued | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
5 | 5874.004B | US Patent No.: 11624307, Issue Date: April 11, 2023; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/580,777, File date: January 21, 2022, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power and Capturing Carbon Dioxide." | Issued | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
6 | 5874.004WO | PCT International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2022/022827, File date: March 31, 2022, Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power Systems." | Pending | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
7 | 5874.004AWO | PCT International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2022/076635, File date: September 19, 2022, Titled: “Systems And Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems For Generating Power And Capturing Carbon Dioxide; Published on October 13, 2022 with Publication No.: WO 2022/216519 | Pending | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power and capturing carbon dioxide |
8 | 5874.005 | U.S. Patent No.: 11,339,712, Issue Date: May 24, 2022; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/358,197, File date: June 25, 2021, Titled: "Bottoming Cycle Power System."
| Issued | Systems for generating bottoming cycle power, capturing carbon dioxide and producing associated products such as distilled water |
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9 | 5874.005A | U.S. Patent No.: 11,346,256, Issue Date: May 31, 2022; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/448,938, File date: September 27, 2021, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power, Capturing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Products." | Issued | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power, capturing carbon dioxide and producing associated products such as distilled water and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) |
10 | 5874.005B | U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/661,382, File date: April 29, 2022, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power, Capturing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Products." | Issued | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power, capturing carbon dioxide and producing associated products such as distilled water and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). |
11 | 5874.005AWO | PCT International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2022/034298, File date: June 21, 2022, Titled: "Systems and Methods Associated With Bottoming Cycle Power Systems for Generating Power, Capturing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Products."; Published on December 29, 2022 with Publication No.: WO 2022/271667
| Pending | Systems and Methods for generating bottoming cycle power, capturing carbon dioxide and producing associated products such as distilled water and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). |
12 | 5874.006 | U.S. Patent No.: 11639677, Issue Date: May 2, 2023; U.S. Patent Application No.: 17/934,279, File date: September 22, 2022, Titled: “System And Method For Capturing Carbon Dioxide From A Flow Of Exhaust Gas From A Combustion Process.” | Issued | Systems and Methods of Capturing Carbon Dioxide Utilizing The Exhaust Gas From An Internal Combustion Engine |
13 | 5874.007A | U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No.: 18/312930, Filing date: May 5, 2023; Converted to a non-provisional from provisional case no: 5874.007P1; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.: 63/371546, File date: August 16, 2022, Titled: "Absorption Chiller System With A Transport Membrane Heat Exchanger." | Pending | Systems and Methods for removing water from air or exhaust gas using an absorption chiller system having a transport membrane heat exchanger as an evaporator |
The ESG Clean Energy System is designed to, among other things, generate clean electricity from internal combustion engines and utilize waste heat to capture approximately 100% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the engine without loss of efficiency, and in a manner to facilitate the production of certain commodities. Patent No. 11,286,832, for example, covers the invention of an “exhaust-gas-to-exhaust-gas heat exchanger” that efficiently cools – and then reheats – exhaust from a primary power generator so greater energy output can be achieved by a secondary power source with safe ventilation. Another key aspect of this patent is the development of a carbon dioxide capture system that utilizes the waste heat of the carbon dioxide pump to heat and regenerate the absorber that enables carbon dioxide to be safely contained and packaged.
The Company intends to sell, lease and/or sub-license the ESG Clean Energy System to third parties using, among other things, Simson-Maxwell’s existing distribution channels. The Company may also utilize the ESG Clean Energy System for its own account, whether in connection with its petroleum operations, Simson-Maxwell’s power generation operations, or otherwise.
Medical Waste Disposal System Using Ozone Technology:
In January 2022, Viking acquired a 51% interest in Viking Ozone, which owns the intellectual property rights to a patented (i.e., US Utility Patent No. 11,565,289), proprietary medical and biohazard waste treatment system using ozone technology. Simson-Maxwell has been designated the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and vendor of this system. The technology is designed to be a sustainable alternative to incineration, chemical, autoclave and heat treatment of bio-hazardous waste, and for the treated waste to be classified as renewable fuel for waste-to-energy (“WTE”) facilities in many locations around the world.
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Open Conductor Detection Technologies:
Broken Conductor Protection Technologies:
In February 2022, Viking acquired a 51% interest in two entities, Viking Sentinel and Viking Protection, that own the intellectual property rights to patented and patent pending proprietary electric transmission and distribution broken conductor protection systems. The systems are designed to detect a break in a transmission line, distribution line, or coupling failure, and to immediately terminate the power to the line before it reaches the ground. The technology is intended to increase public safety and reduce the risk of causing an incendiary event, and to be an integral component within grid hardening and stability initiatives by electric utilities to improve the resiliency and reliability of existing infrastructure. A summary of the applicable patents, pending patents and/or patent applications associated with the intellectual property owned by Viking Sentinel and/or Viking Protection as at the date hereof is as follows:
Application # | Description | Application Filed | Notice of Allowance Received | Patent Issued |
U.S. No. 17/672,422 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention Methods Using Dual, High Sensitivity Monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 17/693,504 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention Systems Using Dual, High Sensitivity Monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 17/821,651 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention systems using dual parameter monitoring with high sensitivity relay devices in parallel with low sensitivity relay devices | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 18/227,670 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention Methods Using Multi-Parameter High Sensitivity Monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 17/300,485 | End of Line Protection with Trip-Signal Engaging | Yes | Yes | Yes |
U.S. No. 17/628,545 | End of Line Protection with Blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
International Application No. PCT/US2024/010627 | Electric Transmission Line Ground Fault Prevention Methods Using Multi-Parameter High Sensitivity Monitoring | Yes |
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Oil and Gas Properties:
As of September 30, 2024, the Company did not hold any interest in producing oil and gas properties.
Divestitures in 2024:
On February 1, 2024, the Company sold its working interest in oil and gas properties producing from the Cline and Wolfberry formations in Texas for gross proceeds of $205,000.
The Company recorded a net loss on this transaction, as follows:
Proceeds from sale (net of transaction costs) |
| $ | 205,000 |
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Reduction in oil and gas full cost pool (based on % of reserves disposed) |
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ARO recovered |
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| 78,394 |
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Loss on disposal |
| $ | (755,506 | ) |
Divestitures in 2023:
On November 5, 2023, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC and Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Viking, sold 100% of their interest in oil and gas assets in Kansas, consisting of 168 producing wells, 90 injector wells and 34 non-producing wells, for gross proceeds of $515,000.
On December 1, 2023, a subsidiary of Petrodome sold its non-operated working interest in a producing oil well in Texas for proceeds of $250,000.
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The Company recorded a net gain on these two transactions, as follows:
Proceeds from sales (net of transaction costs) |
| $ | 751,450 |
|
Reduction in oil and gas full cost pool (based on % of reserves disposed) |
|
| (1,049,229 | ) |
ARO recovered |
|
| 1,104,806 |
|
Cash bond recoverable (net of fees) |
|
| 47,438 |
|
Gain on disposal |
| $ | 854,465 |
|
Merger with Viking Energy Group, Inc.
On August 1, 2023, Camber Energy, Inc. completed the previously announced merger (the “Merger”) with Viking Energy Group, Inc. pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Camber and Viking dated February 15, 2021, which was amended on April 18, 2023 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), with Viking surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber.
Upon the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, each share: (i) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Viking (the “Viking Common Stock”) issued and outstanding, other than shares owned by Camber, was converted into the right to receive one share of common stock of Camber (the “Camber Common Stock”); (ii) of Series C Preferred Stock of Viking (the “Viking Series C Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding was converted into the right to receive one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Camber (the “New Camber Series A Preferred Stock”) and (iii) of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of Viking (the “Viking Series E Preferred Stock,” and, together with the Viking Series C Preferred Stock, the “Viking Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding was converted into the right to receive one share of Series H Preferred Stock of Camber (the “New Camber Series H Preferred Stock,” and, together with the New Camber Series A Preferred Stock, the “New Camber Preferred”).
Each share of New Camber Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 890 shares of Camber Common Stock (subject to a beneficial ownership limitation preventing conversion into Camber Common Stock if the holder would be deemed to beneficially own more than 9.99% of Camber Common Stock), is treated equally with Camber Common Stock with respect to dividends and liquidation, and only has voting rights with respect to voting: (a) on a proposal to increase or reduce Camber’s share capital; (b) on a resolution to approve the terms of a buy-back agreement; (c) on a proposal to wind up Camber; (d) on a proposal for the disposal of all or substantially all of Camber’s property, business and undertaking; (f) during the winding-up of Camber; and/or (g) with respect to a proposed merger or consolidation in which Camber is a party or a subsidiary of Camber is a party.
Each share of New Camber Series H Preferred Stock has a face value of $10,000 per share, is convertible into a certain number of shares of Camber Common Stock, with the conversion ratio based upon achievement of certain milestones by Viking’s subsidiary, Viking Protection (provided the holder has not elected to receive the applicable portion of the purchase price in cash pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2022, by and between Viking and Jedda Holdings, LLC), is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% of Camber Common Stock (but may be increased up to a maximum of 9.99% at the sole election of a holder by the provision of at least 61 days’ advance written notice) and has voting rights equal to one vote per share of Camber Series H Preferred Stock held on a non-cumulative basis.
Each outstanding option or warrant to purchase Viking Common Stock (a “Viking Option”), to the extent unvested, automatically became fully vested and was converted automatically into an option or warrant (an “Adjusted Option”) to purchase, on substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Viking Option, except that instead of being exercisable into Viking Common Stock, such Adjusted Option is exercisable into Camber Common Stock.
Each outstanding promissory note issued by Viking that was convertible into Viking Common Stock (a “Viking Convertible Note”) was converted into a promissory note convertible into Camber Common Stock (an “Adjusted Convertible Note”) having substantially the same terms and conditions as applied to the corresponding Viking Convertible Note (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any extended post-termination conversion period that applies following consummation of the Merger), except that instead of being convertible into Viking Common Stock, such Adjusted Convertible Note is convertible into Camber Common Stock.
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In connection with the Merger, Camber issued approximately 49,290,152 shares of Camber Common Stock, which represented approximately 59.99% of the outstanding Camber Common Stock after giving effect to such issuance. In addition, Camber reserved for issuance approximately 88,647,137 additional shares of Camber Common Stock in connection with the potential (1) conversion of the New Camber Series A Preferred Stock, (2) conversion of the New Camber Series H Preferred Stock, (3) exercise of the Adjusted Options and (4) conversion of the Adjusted Convertible Notes.
For accounting purposes, the Merger was deemed a reverse acquisition. Consequently, Viking (the legal subsidiary) was treated as the acquiror of Camber (the legal parent). Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position, operating results, and cash flow of Viking up to the date of the Merger, and the combined financial position, operating results and cash flow of Viking and Camber from August 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. The prior year comparative financial information is that of Viking.
James A. Doris continues to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the combined company, and the combined company continues to have its headquarters in Houston, Texas.
NYSE American Listing
On August 7, 2024, the Company received notice from the NYSE Regulation that it had suspended trading of the Company’s common stock and determined to commence proceedings to delist the Company’s common stock from the NYSE American as a result of its determination that the Company is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to Section 1003(f)(v) of the NYSE American Company Guide due to the low selling price of the Company’s common stock.
The Company had a right to a review of the staff’s determination to delist the Company’s common stock by the Listings Qualifications Panel of the Committee for Review of the Board of Directors of the NYSE American. The Company decided not to request a review of the staff’s determination and appeal this determination. On August 16, 2024, the NYSE filed a Notification of Removal from Listing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the Company’s common stock pending.
The Company’s common stock began trading under the trading symbol “CEIN” on the OTC Pink Market operated on the OTC Markets system effective with the open of the markets on August 8, 2024. Effective August 27, 2024, the Company received approval to have its common stock quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market on the OTC Markets.
Going Concern Qualification
The Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein 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. The Company generated a net loss of $70,259,894 for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to a net loss of $18,535,067 for the year ended December 31, 2023. The loss for the year ended December 31, 2024, was comprised of, among other things, certain non-cash items, including: (i) goodwill impairment of $34,860,411; (ii) change in fair value of derivative liability of $18,306,398; (iii) amortization of debt discount of $3,349,404; (iv) impairment of intangible assets of $2,248,940; (v) loss on extinguishment of debt of $811,132, and; ; (vi) depreciation, depletion and amortization of $779,632.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had stockholders’ deficit of $37,819,657, long-term debt, net of current, of $40,483,795 and a working capital deficiency of $17,655,810. The largest components of current liabilities creating this working capital deficiency was accrued interest on note payable to Discover of $6,578,169, drawings by Simson-Maxwell against its bank credit facility of $3,937,008, an advance from FK Venture, LLC of $1,200,000 and amounts due to AGD Advisory Group, Inc., a related party, of $960,000.
These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, to develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from business operations when they come due. Management believes the Company may be able to continue to develop new opportunities and may be able to obtain additional funds through debt and / or equity financings to facilitate its business strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related Notes included elsewhere in this Report.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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| Years Ended December 31, |
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Working Capital: |
| 2024 |
|
| 2023 |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
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| ||
Current assets |
| $ | 13,679,377 |
|
| $ | 19,653,836 |
|
Current liabilities |
| $ | 31,335,187 |
|
| $ | 31,796,480 |
|
Working capital deficit |
| $ | (17,655,810 | ) |
| $ | (12,142,644 | ) |
|
| Years Ended December 31, |
| |||||
Cash Flows: |
| 2024 |
|
| 2023 |
| ||
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|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities |
| $ | (1,468,439 | ) |
| $ | (5,342,265 | ) |
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities |
| $ | 150,704 |
|
| $ | 661,147 |
|
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities |
| $ | 526,323 |
|
| $ | 2,347,829 |
|
Decrease in Cash during the Period |
| $ | (791,412 | ) |
| $ | (2,333,289 | ) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of Period |
| $ | 114,648 |
|
| $ | 906,060 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities decreased to $(1,468,439) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $(5,342,265) in the comparable period in 2023. This decrease is the result of a decrease in net operating assets as compared to the prior year, partially offset by higher cash operating losses in the current year.
Net cash flows from investing activities decreased to $150,704 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $661,147 in the comparable period in 2023. This decrease is due to lower proceeds from the sale of oil and gas properties as compared to the prior year.
Net cash from financing activities decreased to $526,323 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $2,347,829 in the comparable period in 2023. This decrease is mainly due to a reduction in the amount of long-term debt issued in 2024.
Segment and Consolidated Results
The Company has two reportable segments: Oil and Gas Production and Power Generation. The power generation segment provides custom energy and power solutions to commercial and industrial clients in North America and the oil and gas segment is involved in exploration and production with properties in central and southern United States. We evaluate segment performance based on revenue and operating income (loss).
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Information related to our reportable segments and our consolidated results for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is presented below.
|
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
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|
| Oil and Gas |
|
| Power Generation |
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| Total |
| |||
Loss from Operations is as follows: |
|
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|
|
|
| |||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Revenue |
| $ | 99,028 |
|
| $ | 28,511,593 |
|
| $ | 28,610,567 |
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods |
|
| - |
|
|
| 20,831,144 |
|
|
| 20,831,144 |
|
Lease operating costs |
|
| 22,352 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 22,352 |
|
General and administrative |
|
| 3,745,536 |
|
|
| 11,860,571 |
|
|
| 15,606,107 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
| 305,000 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 305,000 |
|
Impairment of intangible assets |
|
| - |
|
|
| 2,248,940 |
|
|
| 2,248,940 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
| 355,162 |
|
|
| 424,470 |
|
|
| 779,632 |
|
Accretion - ARO |
|
| 536 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 536 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
| 4,428,586 |
|
|
| 35,365,125 |
|
|
| 39,793,711 |
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Loss from operations |
| $ | (4,329,558 | ) |
| $ | (6,853,586 | ) |
| $ | (11,183,144 | ) |
|
| Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
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| Oil and Gas |
|
| Power Generation |
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| Total |
| |||
Loss from Operations is as follows: |
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|
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|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Revenue |
| $ | 1,042,024 |
|
| $ | 31,012,299 |
|
| $ | 32,054,323 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods |
|
| - |
|
|
| 21,340,506 |
|
|
| 21,340,506 |
|
Lease operating costs |
|
| 658,505 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 658,505 |
|
General and administrative |
|
| 4,864,323 |
|
|
| 10,010,569 |
|
|
| 14,874,892 |
|
Impairment of oil & gas and intangible assets |
|
| 347,050 |
|
|
| 669,710 |
|
|
| 1,016,760 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
| 595,360 |
|
|
| 407,202 |
|
|
| 1,002,562 |
|
Accretion - ARO |
|
| 155,463 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 155,463 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
| 6,620,701 |
|
|
| 32,427,987 |
|
|
| 39,048,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Loss from operations |
| $ | (5,578,677 | ) |
| $ | (1,415,688 | ) |
| $ | (6,994,365 | ) |
Revenue
The Company had gross revenues of $28,610,567 for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $32,054,323 for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of 9%. In the power segment, power generation unit and parts revenues decreased by 8%, while service revenues increased by 3%. Oil and gas revenues declined by 90% reflecting the impact of oil and gas divestitures in the first quarter of 2024.
Expenses
The Company’s operating expenses increased by 2% to $39,793,711 for the year ended December 31, 2024 from $39,048,688 for the year ended December 31, 2023. Lease operating costs, depreciation depletion and amortization all decreased as a result of dispositions of oil and gas interests. Cost of sales decreased as compared to the prior year due to lower power segment revenues. General and administrative expenses increased by 5% as compared to the prior year.
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Income (Loss) from Operations
The Company generated a loss from operations of $11,183,144 for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $6,994,365 for the year ended December 31, 2023, due to the reasons explained above.
Other Income and Expense
The Company recorded other expense of $59,076,750 for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $11,540,702 for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $47,536,048. This increase was driven by (i) goodwill impairment of $34,860,411; (ii) an increase of $9,155,939 related to the change in the fair value of derivative liabilities, and; (iii) higher debt discount amortization.
Net Loss
The Company recorded a net loss of $70,259,894 for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to$18,535,067 for the year ended December 31, 2023, due to the reasons explained above.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to an investor in the Company’s securities.
Seasonality
The Company’s operating results are not affected by seasonality.
Inflation
The Company’s business and operating results are not currently affected in any material way by inflation although they could be adversely affected in the future were inflation to increase, resulting in cost increases.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions and apply judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be important at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared and actual results could differ from our estimates and such differences could be material. Due to the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain, materially different amounts could be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. On a regular basis, we review our critical accounting policies and how they are applied in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, as well as the sufficiency of the disclosures pertaining to our accounting policies in the footnotes accompanying our consolidated financial statements. Described below are the most significant policies we apply in preparing our consolidated financial statements, some of which are subject to alternative treatments under GAAP. We also describe the most significant estimates and assumptions we make in applying these policies. See “Note 4 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated financial statements.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
The Company consolidates the financial results of its subsidiaries, defined as entities in which the Company holds a controlling financial interest.
Several of the Company’s subsidiaries are considered to be Variable Interest Entities (“VIE’s”) which are defined as an entity for which any of the following conditions exist:
1. | The total equity is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. | |
2. | The equity holders as a group have one of the following four characteristics: | |
| i. | Lack the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. |
| ii. | Possess non-substantive voting rights. |
| iii. | Lack the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses. |
| iv. | Lack the right to receive the entity expected residual returns. |
The Company consolidates the financial results of a VIE when it is determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE.
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Revenue Recognition
Power Generation Revenues
Through its 60.5% ownership in Simson-Maxwell, the Company manufactures and sells power generation products, services and custom energy solutions.
Sale of Power Generation Units
The Company considers a completed unit to be a single performance obligation for purposes of revenue recognition and recognizes revenue when control of the product is transferred to the customer, which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery to the customer. Commissioning of the unit is considered to be a separate performance obligation for which revenue is recognized when the commissioning is completed. Progress payments are recognized as contract liabilities until the completed unit is delivered. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for the transfer of the unit and commissioning of the unit, which is generally the price stated in the contract. The Company does not allow returns because of the customized nature of the units and does not offer discounts, rebates, or other promotional incentives or allowances to customers. Simson-Maxwell has elected to recognize the cost for freight activities when control of the product has transferred to the customer as an expense within cost of goods.
Parts Revenue
The Company considers the purchase orders for parts, which in some cases are governed by master sales agreements, to be the contracts with the customers. For each contract, the Company considers the commitment to transfer products, each of which is distinct, to be the identified performance obligations. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for the transfer of product, which is generally the price stated in the contract specific for each item sold, adjusted for the value of expected returns. Simson-Maxwell has elected to recognize the cost for freight activities when control of the product has transferred to the customer as an expense within cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Parts revenues are recognized at the point in time when control of the product is transferred to the customer, which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery to the customer.
Service and Repairs
Service and repairs are generally performed on customer owned equipment and billed based on labor hours incurred. Each repair is considered a performance obligation. As a result of control transferring over time, revenue is recognized based on the extent of progress towards completion of the performance obligation. Simson-Maxwell generally uses the cost-to-cost measure of progress for its service work because the customer controls the asset as it is being serviced. Most service and repairs are completed in one or two days.
Oil and Gas Revenues
Sales of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) are included in revenue when production is sold to a customer in fulfillment of performance obligations under the terms of agreed contracts. Performance obligations primarily comprise delivery of oil, gas, or NGLs at a delivery point, as negotiated within each contract. Each barrel of oil, million BTU (“MMBtu”) of natural gas, or other unit of measure is separately identifiable and represents a distinct performance obligation to which the transaction price is allocated. Performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time once control of the product has been transferred to the customer.
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Goodwill
Goodwill is the excess of cost of an acquired entity over the fair value of amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is subject to impairment testing at least annually and will be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. An entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after completing the assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the Company will proceed to a quantitative test. The Company may also elect to perform a quantitative test instead of a qualitative test for any or all of our reporting units. The test compares the fair value of an entity’s reporting units to the carrying value of those reporting units. This quantitative test requires various judgments and estimates. The Company estimates the fair value of the reporting unit using a market approach in combination with a discounted operating cash flow approach. Impairment of goodwill is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill over the fair values of recognized and unrecognized assets and liabilities of the reporting unit.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include amounts capitalized for the Company’s license agreement with ESG. This asset is amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining life of the related patents being licensed, which is approximately 16 years.
Additionally, with the acquisition of Simson-Maxwell, the Company identified other intangible assets consisting of customer relationships (which is being amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years) and Simson-Maxwell brand (which is not being amortized) with an aggregate appraised fair value $3,908,126.
With the acquisition of a 51% interest in Viking Ozone, Viking Sentinel and Viking Protection the Company has aggregate intangible assets of $15,433,340. These assets have an indefinite life and are not being amortized.
The Company reviews these intangible assets, at least annually, for possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances that the assets carrying amount may not be recoverable. In evaluating the future benefit of its intangible assets, the Company estimates the anticipated discounted future net cash flows of the intangible assets over the remaining estimated useful life. If the carrying amount is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess of the carrying value of the asset over its fair value.
The Company recorded an impairment charge of $2,248,940 related to Simson-Maxwell’s intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Derivative Liability
The Series C Preferred Stock COD contains provisions that could result in modification of the Series C Preferred Stock conversion price that is based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” option as defined under FASB ASC Topic No. 815 - 40.
The Series C Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of common stock at a fixed $162.50 conversion rate. Upon conversion, the holder is entitled to dividends as if the shares had been held to maturity, which is referred to as the Conversion Premium. The Conversion Premium may be paid in shares or cash, at the option of the Company. If the Conversion Premium is paid in cash, the amount is fixed and not subject to adjustment. If the Conversion Premium is paid in shares, the conversion ratio is based on a VWAP calculation based on the lowest stock price over the Measurement Period. The Measurement Period is 30 trading days (or 60 trading days if there is a Triggering Event) prior to the conversion date and 30 trading days (or 60 trading days if there is a Triggering Event) after the conversion date. The VWAP calculation is subject to adjustment if there is a Triggering Event and the Measurement Period is subject to adjustment in the event that the Company is in default of one or more Equity Conditions provided in the COD. For example, the Measurement period may be extended one day for every day the Company is not in compliance with one or more of the Equity Conditions. Trigger events are described in the designation of the Series C Preferred Stock, but include items which would typically be events of default under a debt security, including filing of reports late with the SEC.
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At the conversion date, the number of shares due for the Conversion Premium is estimated based on the previous 30-day VWAP. If the Company does not elect to pay the Conversion Premium in cash, the Company will issue all shares due for the conversion and the estimated shares due for the conversion premium. If the VWAP calculation for the portion of the Measurement Period following the date of conversion is lower than the VWAP for the portion of the Measurement Period prior to the date of conversion, the holder will be issued additional shares of common stock, referred to as True-Up shares. If the VWAP calculation is higher, no True-Up shares are issued.
The Company has determined that the Series C Preferred Stock contains an embedded derivative liability relating to the Conversion Premium and, upon conversion, a derivative liability for the potential obligation to issue True-Up Shares relating to Series C shares that have been converted and the Measurement Period has not expired, if applicable.
The fair value of the derivative liability relating to the Conversion Premium for any outstanding Series C Shares is equal to the cash required to settle the Conversion Premium. The fair value of the potential True-Up share obligation has been estimated using a binomial pricing mode and the lesser of the conversion price or the low closing price of the Company’s stock subsequent to the conversion date. and the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this section have the meaning assigned to them in the Series C COD.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The Company, as a smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), is not required to furnish information required by this item.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Your Vision Our Focus
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Camber Energy, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Camber Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and 2023 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets:
As reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as of December 31, 2024, the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets were $0 and $19.4 million, respectively. As disclosed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment require the performance of an interim impairment assessment. Intangible assets, at least annually, are tested for possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances that the carrying amount of the asset group may not be recoverable. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized impairment charges for the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets of $34.9 and $2.2 million, respectively.
We identified the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgment required by management to determine estimated expected revenues, growth, and discounted cash flows. This required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s judgments and estimates.
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
| · | Evaluating management’s ability to forecast future cash flow assumptions including, but not limited to, the forecasted performance driven by expected industry receptivity, existing sales orders or outstanding bids, market share, and expected operating costs. |
| · | Reviewing the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in management’s forecast. |
| · | Assessing the underlying source information and mathematical accuracy of the calculations. |
Derivative Liabilities:
As disclosed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company issued preferred stock that contained several features which derive value from sources unrelated to the host preferred stock instrument. The Company determined certain of the features included in the Series C and Series G Preferred Stock designations, including the conversion, dividend, and liquidation value, required that the conversion and dividend components be bifurcated and accounted for on a stand-alone basis as derivatives. The determination of fair value of these derivatives involved using complex valuation methodologies and significant assumptions including volume weighted prices and the estimated valuation of the Company’s common stock taking into consideration the effect of these dilutive instruments.
We identified auditing the Company’s evaluation of the accounting for the features included in the Series C Preferred Stock, specifically the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the derivative liabilities, as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgments and assumptions required by management.
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
| · | Obtaining and reviewing the underlying Series C Preferred Stock certificate of designation and related amendments to understand the terms and conditions, economic substance, and identify embedded features requiring evaluation. |
| · | Testing management’s development of the assumptions used in the valuation models applied and the reasonableness of those assumptions. |
| · | Obtaining an understanding of management’s process for developing the estimated fair value of the embedded features, including evaluation of the appropriateness of the method selected by the Company, identifying the significant assumptions used to determine the fair value estimate, and the application of those assumptions in the related method. |
| · | Assessing the data and significant assumptions used in developing the fair value estimate, including procedures to determine whether the data was complete and accurate and sufficiently precise. |
/s/
May 12, 2025
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
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CAMBER ENERGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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CAMBER ENERGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Net loss attributable to Camber Energy, Inc. |
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CAMBER ENERGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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Net loss |
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Comprehensive loss attributable to Camber Energy, Inc. |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CAMBER ENERGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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CAMBER ENERGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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CAMBER ENERGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Merger with Viking Energy Group, Inc.
On August 1, 2023, Camber Energy, Inc. (“Camber”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) completed the previously announced merger (the “Merger”) with Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Camber and Viking dated February 15, 2021, which was amended on April 18, 2023 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), with Viking surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber.
Upon the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, each share:
Each share of New Camber Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into
Each share of New Camber Series H Preferred Stock has a face value of $
Each outstanding option or warrant to purchase Viking Common Stock (a “Viking Option”), to the extent unvested, automatically became fully vested and was converted automatically into an option or warrant (an “Adjusted Option”) to purchase, on substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Viking Option, except that instead of being exercisable into Viking Common Stock, such Adjusted Option is exercisable into Camber Common Stock.
Each outstanding promissory note issued by Viking that was convertible into Viking Common Stock (a “Viking Convertible Note”) was converted into a promissory note convertible into Camber Common Stock (an “Adjusted Convertible Note”) having substantially the same terms and conditions as applied to the corresponding Viking Convertible Note (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any extended post-termination conversion period that applies following consummation of the Merger), except that instead of being convertible into Viking Common Stock, such Adjusted Convertible Note is convertible into Camber Common Stock.
In connection with the Merger, Camber issued approximately
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For accounting purposes, the Merger was deemed a reverse acquisition. Consequently, Viking (the legal subsidiary) was treated as the acquiror of Camber (the legal parent). Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position, operating results, and cash flow of Viking up to the date of the Merger, and the combined financial position, operating results and cash flow of Viking and Camber from August 1, 2023.
James A. Doris continues to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the combined company, and the combined company continues to have its headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Note 2. Company Overview and Operations
Camber is a growth-oriented diversified energy company. Through our majority-owned subsidiaries we provide custom energy and power solutions to commercial and industrial clients in North America, and have a majority interest in: (i) an entity with intellectual property rights to a fully developed, patented, proprietary Medical and Bio-Hazard Waste Treatment system using Ozone Technology; and (ii) entities with the intellectual property rights to fully developed, patented and patent pending, proprietary Electric Transmission and Distribution Broken Conductor Protection Systems. Also, we hold a license to a patented clean energy and carbon-capture system with exclusivity in Canada and for multiple locations in the United States. The Company is also exploring other energy-related opportunities and/or technologies which are currently generating revenue or have a reasonable prospect of generating revenue within a reasonable period of time.
Custom Energy and Power Solutions:
Simson-Maxwell Acquisition
On August 6, 2021, Viking acquired approximately
Clean Energy and Carbon-Capture System:
In August 2021, Viking entered into a license agreement with ESG Clean Energy, LLC (“ESG”), to utilize ESG’s patent rights and know-how related to stationary electric power generation and heat and carbon dioxide capture (the “ESG Clean Energy System”). The intellectual property licensed by Viking includes certain patents and/or patent applications.
The ESG clean Energy System is designed to, among other things, generate clean electricity from internal combustion engines and utilize waste heat to capture approximately
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The Company intends to sell, lease and/or sub-license the ESG Clean Energy System to third parties using, among other things, Simson-Maxwell’s existing distribution channels. The Company may also utilize the ESG Clean Energy System for its own account, whether in connection with its petroleum operations, Simson-Maxwell’s power generation operations, or otherwise.
Medical Waste Disposal System Using Ozone Technology:
In January 2022, Viking acquired a
Broken Conductor Protection Technologies:
In February 2022, Viking acquired a
Oil and Gas Properties
Divestitures in 2024:
On February 1, 2024, the Company sold its working interest in oil and gas properties producing from the Cline and Wolfberry formations in Texas for gross proceeds of $
The Company recorded a net loss on this transaction, as follows:
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On November 5, 2023, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC and Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Viking, sold
On December 1, 2023, a subsidiary of Petrodome Energy, LLC (“Petrodome”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking, sold its non-operated working interest in a producing oil well in Texas for proceeds of $
The Company recorded a net gain on these two transactions during the fourth quarter of 2023 as follows:
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Note 3. Going Concern
The Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein 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. The Company generated a net loss of $
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had stockholders’ deficit of $
These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, to develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from business operations when they come due. Management believes the Company may be able to continue to develop new opportunities and may be able to obtain additional funds through debt and / or equity financings to facilitate its business strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.
Note 4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Recently issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-07 (“ASU 2023-07”), Segment Reporting, which improves reportable segment disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-07 primarily enhances disclosures about significant segment expenses by requiring that a public entity disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. This ASU also (i) requires that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment, and a description of its composition; (ii) requires that all annual disclosures are provided in the interim periods; (iii) clarifies that if the CODM uses more than one measure of profitability in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, that one or more of those measures may be reported; (iv) requires disclosure of the title and position of the CODM and a description of how the reported measures are used by the CODM in assessing segment performance and in deciding how to allocate resources; (v) requires that an entity with a single segment provide all new required disclosures. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and requires retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments under ASU 2023-07 relate to financial disclosures and its adoption will not have an impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 for the annual reporting period ended December 31, 2024 and for interim reporting periods thereafter.
In June 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-05, Business Combinations (ASC Topic 805): Joint Venture Formations, which provides guidance on accounting for joint ventures established through new entities. The update mandates the application of the acquisition method of accounting for such transactions, requiring parties to recognize and measure identifiable assets and liabilities based on fair values at the acquisition date and establishes a measurement period for adjustments. The amendments in this Update are effective prospectively for all joint venture formations with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the implications of this update on its accounting practices for joint ventures and expects it will enhance consistency and transparency in financial reporting, without a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
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a) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for consolidated financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements include all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete consolidated financial statements.
b) Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements presented herein reflect the consolidated financial results of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking”), Camber Permian LLC, CE Operating LLC and CE Operating LLC, the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Viking (Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, Mid-Con Development, LLC, and Petrodome Energy, LLC.), and Simson-Maxwell (a majority-owned subsidiary of Viking).
In January 2022, Viking acquired a
All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
c) Foreign Currency
Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Results of operations and cash flows of businesses conducted in foreign currency are translated using the average exchange rates throughout the period. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations on translation of assets and liabilities is included as a component of stockholders’ equity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions have been insignificant.
d) Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and timing of revenues and expenses, the reported amounts and classification of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the determination of the fair value of the Company’s various series of preferred stock, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill, fair value of commodity derivatives, stock-based compensation, asset retirement obligations, and the determination of expected tax rates for future income tax recoveries.
e) Financial Instruments
Accounting Standards Codification, “ASC” Topic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurement” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 820-10 defines fair value and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurement. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain other assets and liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
| · | Level 1: inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
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| · | Level 2: inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. |
| · | Level 3: inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs to measure fair value of assets and liabilities for which there is little, if any market activity at the measurement date, using reasonable inputs and assumptions based upon the best information at the time, to the extent that inputs are available without undue cost and effort. |
As of December 31, 2024, the significant inputs to the Company’s derivative liability relative to the Company’s Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) were Level 3 inputs.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 are classified below based on the fair value hierarchy described above:
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f) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and highly liquid investment securities that have original maturities of three months or less. Accounts at banks in the United States are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $
g) Accounts Receivable
The Company extends credit to its power generation customers in the normal course of business. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations and generally does not require collateral. Payment terms are generally 30 days. The Company carries its trade accounts receivable at invoice amount less an allowance for expected credit losses. On a periodic basis, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable and establishes an allowance for expected credit losses based upon management’s estimates that include a review of the history of past write-offs and collections and an analysis of current credit conditions. At December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had a reserve for expected credit losses on power generation accounts receivable of $
h) Inventory
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i) Accounting for Leases
The Company uses the right-of-use (“ROU”) model to account for leases where the Company is the lessee, which requires an entity to recognize a lease liability and ROU asset on the lease commencement date. A lease liability is measured equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term and is discounted using the incremental borrowing rate, as the rate implicit in the Company’s leases is not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow, on a collateralized basis over a similar term, an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Lease payments include payments made before the commencement date and any residual value guarantees, if applicable. When determining the lease term, the Company includes option periods that it is reasonably certain to exercise as failure to renew the lease would impose a significant economic detriment.
For operating leases, minimum lease payments or receipts, including minimum scheduled rent increases, are recognized as rent expense where the Company is a lessee on a straight-line basis (“Straight-Line Rent”) over the applicable lease terms. The excess of the Straight-Line Rent over the minimum rents paid is included in the ROU asset where the Company is a lessee. Short-term lease cost for operating leases includes rental expense for leases with a term of less than 12 months.
The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance for the revised lease standard, which allowed Viking to carry forward the historical lease classification, retain the initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to the adoption of the standard and not reassess whether any contracts entered into prior to the adoption are leases. The Company also elected to account for lease and non-lease components in lease agreements as a single lease component in determining lease assets and liabilities. In addition, the Company elected not to recognize the right-of-use assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of one year or less.
j) Business Combinations
The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired customer lists, acquired technology, and trade names from a market participant perspective, useful lives and discount rates. Management’s estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. During the measurement period, which is one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to earnings.
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k) Goodwill
Goodwill is the excess of cost of an acquired entity over the fair value of amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is subject to impairment testing at least annually and will be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. An entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after completing the assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the Company will proceed to a quantitative test. The Company may also elect to perform a quantitative test instead of a qualitative test for any or all of our reporting units. The test compares the fair value of an entity’s reporting units to the carrying value of those reporting units. This quantitative test requires various judgments and estimates. The Company estimates the fair value of the reporting unit using a market approach in combination with a discounted operating cash flow approach. Impairment of goodwill is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill over the fair values of recognized and unrecognized assets and liabilities of the reporting unit.
l) Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include amounts related to the Company’s license agreement with ESG Clean Energy, LLC, and its investments in Viking Ozone, LLC, Viking Protection Systems, LLC and Viking Sentinel, LLC. Additionally, as part of the acquisition of Simson-Maxwell, Viking identified intangible assets consisting of Simson-Maxwell’s customer relationships and its brand. These intangible assets are described in detail in Note 7.
The intangible assets related to the ESG Clean Energy license and the Simson-Maxwell customer relationships are being amortized on a straight-line basis over
The Company reviews these intangible assets, at least annually, for possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances that the assets carrying amount may not be recoverable. In evaluating the future benefit of its intangible assets, the Company estimates the anticipated discounted future net cash flows of the intangible assets over the remaining estimated useful life. If the carrying amount is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess of the carrying value of the asset over its fair value.
m) Income (Loss) per Share
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share calculations is calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share give effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted earnings per share, the average stock price for the period is used to determine the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise price of the options and warrants. Purchases of treasury stock reduce the outstanding shares commencing on the date that the stock is purchased. Common stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation when a loss is incurred as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were approximately
n) Revenue Recognition
Power Generation Revenues
Through its
1. | Sale of power generation units. Simson-Maxwell manufactures and assembles power generation solutions. The solutions may consist of one or more units and are generally customized for each customer. Contracts are required to be executed for each customized solution. The contracts generally require customers to submit non-refundable progress payments for measurable milestones delineated in the contract. The Company considers a completed unit to be a single performance obligation for purposes of revenue recognition and recognizes revenue when control of the product is transferred to the customer, which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery to the customer. Commissioning of the unit is considered to be a separate performance obligation for which revenue is recognized when commissioning is completed. Sales, use, value add and other similar taxes assessed by governmental authorities and collected concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Progress payments are recognized as contract liabilities until the completed unit is delivered. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the transfer of the unit and commissioning of the unit, which is generally the price stated in the contract. The Company does not allow returns because of the customized nature of the units and does not offer discounts, rebates, or other promotional incentives or allowances to customers. Simson-Maxwell has elected to recognize the cost for freight activities when control of the product has transferred to the customer as an expense within cost of goods. |
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2. | Parts revenue- Simson-Maxwell sells spare parts and replacement parts to its customers. Simson-Maxwell is an authorized parts distributor for a number of national and international power generation manufacturers. The Company considers the purchase orders for parts, which in some cases are governed by master sales agreements, to be the contracts with the customers. For each contract, the Company considers the commitment to transfer products, each of which is distinct, to be the identified performance obligations. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the transfer of product, which is generally the price stated in the contract specific for each item sold, adjusted for the value of expected returns. Sales, use, value add and other similar taxes assessed by governmental authorities and collected concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Simson-Maxwell has elected to recognize the cost for freight activities when control of the product has transferred to the customer as an expense within cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Parts revenues are recognized at the point in time when control of the product is transferred to the customer, which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery to the customer. |
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The following table disaggregates Simson-Maxwell’s revenue by source for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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Oil and Gas Revenues
Sales of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) have been included in revenue when production is sold to a customer in fulfillment of performance obligations under the terms of agreed contracts. Performance obligations primarily comprise delivery of oil, gas, or NGLs at a delivery point, as negotiated within each contract. Each barrel of oil, million BTU (“MMBtu”) of natural gas, or other unit of measure is separately identifiable and represents a distinct performance obligation to which the transaction price is allocated. Performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time once control of the product has been transferred to the customer.
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o) Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements. Under this method, the Company determines deferred tax assets and liabilities on the basis of the differences between the consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities by using estimated tax rates for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities to the extent that we believe that these assets and/or liabilities are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If we determine that the Company would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, we would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.
In assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets, management evaluated whether it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of its deferred tax assets, will be realized. The realization of its deferred tax assets relates directly to the Company’s ability to generate taxable income. The valuation allowance is then adjusted accordingly.
p) Stock-Based Compensation
The Company may issue stock options to employees and stock options or warrants to non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The cost of stock options and warrants issued to employees and non-employees is measured on the grant date based on the fair value. The fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting amount is charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the period in which the Company expects to receive the benefit, which is generally the vesting period.
The fair value of stock options and warrants is determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option model requires management to make various estimates and assumptions, including expected term, expected volatility, risk-free rate, and dividend yield. The expected term represents the period of time that stock-based compensation awards granted are expected to be outstanding and is estimated based on considerations including the vesting period, contractual term and anticipated employee exercise patterns. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in relation to the contractual life of stock-based compensation instrument. The dividend yield assumption is based on historical patterns and future expectations for the Company dividends.
q) Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company, at least annually, is required to review its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
Assets are grouped and evaluated at the lowest level for their identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. The Company considers historical performance and future estimated results in its evaluation of potential impairment and then compares the carrying amount of the asset to the future estimated cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. The estimation of fair value is generally determined by using the asset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value. The Company estimates the fair value of the assets based on certain assumptions such as budgets, internal projections, and other available information as considered necessary.
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r) Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations
Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the estimated present value of the amount the Company will incur to plug, abandon and remediate its producing properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Company determined its ARO by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement obligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the obligation’s inception, with an offsetting increase to proved properties.
The following table describes the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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At December 31, 2024, the Company had no oil and gas assets, The asset retirement obligation balance at December 31, 2024 is in respect of Petrodome’s prior working interest in an abandoned offshore well which was the subject of a decommissioning order (the “Order”) issued by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) in April 2019, to which Petrodome was a named party. Petrodome filed an appeal with the Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA) in 2019. Petrodome and the BSEE subsequently jointly requested, and received, a stay of the Order from the IBLA that remained in effect at December 31. 2024. The Company understands that decommissioning activity has begun and will retain this obligation pending resolution of the Order.
s) Derivative Liabilities
Convertible Preferred Shares
The Series C Preferred Stock and the Company’s Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series G Preferred Stock”) contain provisions that could result in modification of the conversion price that is based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” option as defined under FASB ASC Topic No. 815 - 40, “Derivatives and Hedging”.
The Series C Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of common stock at a fixed $
At the conversion date, the number of shares due for the Conversion Premium is estimated based on the previous 30-day VWAP (or 60 trading days if there is a Triggering Event). If the VWAP calculation for the portion of the Measurement Period following the date of conversion is lower than the VWAP for the portion of the Measurement Period prior to the date of conversion, the holder will be issued additional shares of common stock, referred to as True-Up shares. If the VWAP calculation is higher, no True-Up shares are issued.
The Company has determined that the Series C Preferred Stock contains an embedded derivative liability relating to the Conversion Premium and, upon conversion, a derivative liability for the potential obligation to issue True-Up Shares relating to shares of Series C Preferred Stock that have been converted and the Measurement Period has not expired, if applicable.
The fair value of the derivative liability relating to the Conversion Premium for any outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock is equal to the cash required to settle the Conversion Premium. The fair value of the potential True-Up share obligation has been estimated using a binomial pricing mode and the lesser of the conversion price or the lowest closing price of the Company’s stock subsequent to the conversion date, and the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock.
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The Series G Convertible Preferred stock is redeemable or convertible into a variable number of shares of common stock, at the option of the Company. The conversion rate is determined at the time of conversion using a VWAP calculation similar to the Series C Preferred Stock described above. As a result, the Series G Preferred Stock contains an embedded derivative that is required to be recorded at fair value. The Company has determined that the fair value of the embedded derivative is negligible due to the restrictions on conversion.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock or the Series G Preferred Stock have the meaning assigned to them in the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Powers, Rights and Limitations of Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of Nevada on November 8, 2021, as amended on October 28, 2022 (as amended, the “Series C COD”) or the Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Powers, Rights and Limitations of Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of Nevada on December 30, 2021 (the “Series G COD”), as applicable.
Convertible Debt
We review the terms of convertible debt issues to determine whether there are embedded derivative instruments, including embedded conversion options, which are required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately as derivative financial instruments. In circumstances where the host instrument contains more than one embedded derivative instrument, including the conversion option, that is required to be bifurcated, the bifurcated derivative instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative instrument.
Bifurcated embedded derivatives are initially recorded at fair value and are then revalued at each reporting date with changes in the fair value reported as non-operating income or expense. When the equity or convertible debt instruments contain embedded derivative instruments that are to be bifurcated and accounted for as liabilities, the total proceeds received are first allocated to the fair value of all the bifurcated derivative instruments. The remaining proceeds, if any, are then allocated to the host instruments themselves, usually resulting in those instruments being recorded at a discount from their face value. The discount from the face value of the convertible debt, together with the stated interest on the instrument, is amortized over the life of the instrument through periodic charges to interest expense.
The Company has adopted a sequencing approach to allocating its authorized and unissued shares when the number of such shares is insufficient to satisfy all convertible instruments or option type contracts that may be settled in shares. Specifically, the Company allocates it authorized and unissued shares based on the inception date of each instrument, with shares allocated first to those instruments with the earliest inception dates. Instruments with later inception dates for which no shares remain to be allocated are reclassified to asset or liability.
t) Undistributed Revenues and Royalties
The Company records a liability for cash collected from oil and gas sales that have not been distributed. The amounts are distributed in accordance with the working interests of the respective owners.
u) Subsequent events
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Note 5. Merger of Camber Energy, Inc. and Viking Energy Group, Inc.
As discussed in Note 1, the Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition with Viking treated as the acquiror of Camber for financial accounting purposes.
The transaction consideration transferred by the accounting acquirer for its interest in the accounting acquiree was based on the number of equity interests the legal subsidiary would have had to issue to give the owners of the legal parent the same percentage equity interest in the combined entity that results from the reverse acquisition. This was determined as follows:
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The Company performs quarterly qualitative assessments of possible indicators of goodwill impairment; no indicators were identified during the first two quarters of 2024. However, during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the market price of the Company’s common stock declined significantly and its common stock was delisted from a national stock exchange. The Company concluded that these factors were an indicator of goodwill impairment and therefore performed a quantitative assessment of the goodwill arising from the Merger at September 30, 2024. The assessment used a combination of market prices and discounted cash flows to determine the fair value of the Company. Based upon this assessment, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $
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Note 6. Oil and Gas Properties
The following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification and geographical cost center for the year ended December 31, 2024:
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During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company disposed of its remaining working interests in its producing oil and gas properties (see Note 2).
Note 7. Intangible Assets
ESG Clean Energy License
The Company’s intangible assets include costs associated with securing an Exclusive Intellectual Property License Agreement with ESG in August 2021, pursuant to which Viking received (i) an exclusive license to ESG’s patent rights and know-how related to stationary electric power generation (not in connection with vehicles), including methods to utilize heat and capture carbon dioxide in Canada, and (ii) a non-exclusive license to the intellectual property in up to 25 sites in the United States that are operated by the Company or its affiliates.
In consideration of the licenses, Viking paid an up-front royalty of $
With respect to the payments noted in (i) and (ii) above,
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The Company’s exclusivity with respect to Canada shall terminate if minimum continuing royalty payments to ESG are not at least equal to the following minimum payments based on the date that ESG first begins capturing carbon dioxide and selling for commercial purposes one or more commodities from a system installed and operated by ESG using the intellectual property (the “Trigger Date”):
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If the continuing royalty percentage is adjusted jointly by the parties downward from the maximum of 15%, then the minimum continuing royalty payments for any given year from the Trigger Date shall also be adjusted downward proportionally.
The Company recognized amortization expense of $
The ESG intangible asset consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
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The Company allocated a portion of the purchase price of Simson-Maxwell to Customer Relationships with a fair value of $
The Company recognized amortization expense for the Customer Relationship intangible of $
The Company periodically reviews the fair value of the Customer Relationships and Brand to determine if an impairment charge should be recognized. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company determined that the Customer Relationships and Brand intangibles were fully impaired due to lower actual and forecast revenue growth as compared to the date of acquisition and recurring net losses, and recorded an impairment charge of $
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The Other intangibles – Simson-Maxwell consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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Note 8. Intangible Assets - Variable Interest Entity Acquisitions (VIE’s)
Medical Waste Disposal System
Choppy
On January 18, 2022,
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Open Conductor Detection Technologies
Virga
On February 9, 2022, Viking entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to purchase 51 units, representing
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On February 9, 2022, Viking entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to purchase (the “Purchase”) 51 units (the “Units”), representing a
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Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not effect any conversion of any shares of Viking Series E Preferred Stock, and Jedda shall not have the right to convert any shares of Viking Series E Preferred Stock, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion, Jedda (together with Jedda’s affiliates, and any persons acting as a group together with Jedda or any of Jedda’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of
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Viking Protection was formed on or about January 31, 2022, and Jedda was issued all 100 units of Viking Protection in consideration of Jedda’s assignment to Viking Protection of all of Jedda’s intellectual property and intangible assets, including patent rights, know-how, procedures, methodologies, and contract rights in connection with an electric transmission ground fault prevention trip signal engaging system, and related patent application(s). On February 9, 2022 Viking acquired 51 units (
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The Company consolidates any VIEs in which it holds a variable interest and is the primary beneficiary. Generally, a VIE, is an entity with one or more of the following characteristics: (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about an entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is generally the entity that has (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
The Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of three VIEs, Viking Ozone, Viking Sentinel and Viking Protection, and consolidates the financial results of these entities, as follows:
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Upon consummation of the Merger between Viking and Camber, all shares of Viking Series E Preferred Stock were exchanged for Camber Series H Preferred Stock, with substantially the same rights and terms with respect to Camber.
Note 9. Related Party Transactions
The Company’s CEO and Director, James Doris, renders professional services to the Company through AGD Advisory Group, Inc., an affiliate of Mr. Doris’s. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company paid or accrued $
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s CEO and Director, James Doris, advanced $
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The Company’s CFO, John McVicar, renders professional services to the Company through 1508586 Alberta Ltd., an affiliate of Mr. McVicar’s. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company paid or accrued $
Simson-Maxwell
At the time of acquisition, Simson-Maxwell had several amounts due to/due from related parties and notes payable to certain employees, officers, family members and entities owned or controlled by such individuals. Viking assumed these balances and loan agreements in connection with the acquisition.
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In August 2024, Simson-Maxwell issued CAD$136,150 ($
Note 10. Non-controlling Interests
The following discloses the effects of changes in the Company’s ownership interest in Simson-Maxwell, and on the Company’s equity for the year ended December 31, 2024:
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The following discloses the effects of the Company’s ownership interest in Viking Ozone, Viking Sentinel and Viking Protection in the aggregate, and on the Company’s equity for the year ended December 31, 2024:
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Note 11. Long-Term Debt and Other Short-Term Borrowings
Long term debt and other short-term borrowings consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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Note payable to Discover, pursuant to a Secured Promissory Note dated December 24, 2021 and funded on January 3, 2022 in the original amount of $26,315,789 with interest and principal due at maturity on January 1, 2027. The note bears interest at a rate equal to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (3.25%) as of the effective date and is secured by lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets. The balance shown is net of unamortized debt discount of $6,488,422 and $9,714,868 at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. |
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Note payable to Discover pursuant to a 10.0% Secured Promissory Note dated April 23, 2021 in the original amount of $2,500,000 with interest and principal due at maturity on January 1, 2027. Pursuant to an amendment dated December 24, 2021 the interest rate was adjusted to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (3.25%) as of the amendment date. The Note is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets. |
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Note payable to Discover, pursuant to a 10.0% Secured Promissory Note dated December 22, 2020 in the original amount of $12,000,000 with interest and principal due at maturity on January 1, 2027. Pursuant to an amendment dated December 24, 2021 the interest rate was adjusted to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (3.25%) as of the amendment date. The Note is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company's assets. |
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Note payable to Discover, pursuant to a 10.0% Secured Promissory Note dated December 11, 2020 in the original amount of $6,000,000 with interest and principal due at maturity on January 1, 2027. Pursuant to an amendment dated December 24, 2021 the interest rate was adjusted to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (3.25%) as of the amendment date. The Note is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets. |
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On May 5, 2023, Viking signed a securities purchase agreement with FK Venture LLC (“Buyer”) under which FK Venture LLC agreed to purchase convertible promissory notes from the Company in the amount of $800,000 on the 5th day of each month commencing May 5, 2023 for 6 months, for a minimum commitment of $4,800,000. FK Venture LLC had the right to purchase up to $9,600,000. The notes bore interest at 12% per annum. The maturity date of the notes was the earlier of (i) July 1, 2025, or (ii) 90 days following the date that the Company completes a direct up-listing of its common stock to a national securities exchange (not including any merger or combination with Camber). FK Venture LLC had the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal balance into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.4158 per share. At December 31, 2023, the Buyer had purchased six notes and converted two of these notes subsequent to the closing of the Merger in exchange for 3,848,004 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company recorded a loss on early extinguishment of $35,402 related to these conversions. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company adjusted the conversion price of three of the remaining notes to $0.16 and the fourth to $0.163. The Buyer then converted the four remaining notes in exchange for 19,907,976 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company recorded a loss on early extinguishment of $811,132 related to these conversions. The balance at December 31, 2023 is shown is net of unamortized discount of $488,270. |
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Loan of $150,000 dated July 1, 2020 from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loan bears interest at 3.75% and matures on July 28, 2050. The loan is payable in monthly installments of $731 with the remaining principal and accrued interest due at maturity. Installment payments were originally due to start 12 months from the date of the note but the date was extended to January 2023. Accrued interest from the original installment due date to January 2023 was capitalized to the loan principal balance |
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Bank Credit Facility
Simson-Maxwell has a demand
Note 12. Derivative Liability
Series C Preferred Stock
The Series C Preferred Stock contains an embedded derivative due to the potential conversion into a variable number of shares of common stock. Upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock into shares of common stock, the Company has a potential obligation to issue additional shares of common stock to satisfy the True-Up obligation. Both the Conversion Premium and the True-Up obligation are derivatives and are required to be recorded at fair value.
Conversion of the face value of the Series C Preferred Stock is fixed at $
The Company determines the redemption value of the face value of the Series C Preferred Stock to be the fair value of the shares of common stock issuable to satisfy the conversion of the face value of the Series C Preferred Stock. The fair value of the Conversion Premium is determined to be the fair value of the shares required to satisfy the Conversion Premium.
The Company receives notice of conversion from the holder with a calculation of the number of shares of common stock required to be issued to satisfy the redemption value plus the Conversion Premium. The Company then issues the number of shares of common stock determined by the holder using a VWAP calculation for the Measurement Period before the conversion date. The shares may be issued over time due to ownership limitations of the holder. Upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, the Company reduces the derivative liability by the amount that was originally recorded for the number of Series C Preferred Stock converted. Any difference between the current fair value of the common shares issued to satisfy the conversion premium and the originally recorded derivative liability is recorded as a loss on derivative liability.
The holder may be entitled to additional shares subsequent to the conversion date if the VWAP calculation for the portion of the Measurement Period following the date of conversion is lower than the VWAP for the portion of the Measurement Period prior to the date of conversion, referred to as True-Up shares. If the VWAP calculation is higher, no True-Up shares are issued.
The potential obligation to issue True-Up shares creates an additional derivative liability. The determination of the number of True-Up shares due, if any, is based on the lowest VWAP calculation over the Measurement Period that extends beyond the conversion date. In addition, if the Company has not complied with certain provisions of the COD, the Measurement Period does not end until the Company is complying. The potential obligation to issue True-Up shares after the conversion date is a derivative liability.
The derivative liability for the True-Up Shares at the end of each period represents Series C Preferred Stock conversions in respect of which the Measurement Period had not expired as of the period end. The fair value of the derivative liability has been estimated using a binomial pricing model, the estimated remaining Measurement Period, the share price and the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock.
The fair value of the derivative liability relating to the potential obligation to issue true-up shares is subject to adjustment as the Company’s stock price changes. Such changes are recorded as changes in fair value of derivative liability.
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On March 25, 2024, the Company received a notice letter from the NYSE American stating that the Company was back in compliance with all of the NYSE American’s continued listing standards. As a result, the Measurement Period related to prior conversions of 240 Series C Preferred Stock ended and the number of remaining True-Up shares due from these prior conversions was fixed at
Activities for Series C Preferred Stock derivative liability during the year ended December 31, 2024 was as follows:
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On March 10, 2023, the terms of the promissory notes held by Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC and Mid-Con Drilling, LLC described in Note 11 were amended to include a conversion feature granting the holder of the note the option to convert the principal balance of the debt, in whole or in part, into common stock of Viking. The conversion price is equal to the lesser of: (i) the average of the 5 lowest individual daily volume weighted average prices (“VWAP”) of Viking common stock during
The modification to the terms of the promissory notes was treated as a debt extinguishment and the Company recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $
The fair value of the debt was determined as the total number of shares, equal to the face value of the debt on March 10, 2023 divided by the VWAP, multiplied by the closing share price on that day.
The value of the conversion option was based upon the fair value of Viking’s common stock. As the option was convertible into a variable number of shares, it was considered to be a derivative to be continuously recognized at fair value, with changes to fair value recorded in the statement of operations. The fair value of the conversion feature at the date of modification was determined to be $2,276,217 using a binomial option pricing model. The derivative liability is classified as a Level 3 liability in the Fair Value Hierarchy.
At March 31, 2023, the fair value of the conversion feature was remeasured and determined to be $
On April 28, 2023, $
On June 30, 2023, the fair value of the conversion feature was remeasured and determined to be $
On July 31, 2023, the fair value of the conversion feature was remeasured and determined to be $
In August 2023, the balance of the promissory notes was assigned and converted into
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Note 13. Equity
(a) Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued a total of
(i) | A total of 111,149,679 True-Up shares related to prior conversions of Series C Preferred Stock as a result of the continuation of the Measurement Period (as defined in the Series C COD with respect to such Series C Preferred Stock) associated with such conversions and a decline in the price of the Company’s shares of common stock within the Measurement Period. |
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(b) Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue
(i) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
On August 1, 2023, the Company issued
(ii) Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to cumulative dividends in the amount of
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The Series C Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of our common stock at any time at the option of the holder, or at Camber’s option if certain equity conditions (as defined in the Series C COD), are met. Upon conversion, Camber will pay the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock being converted through the issuance of common stock, in an amount equal to the dividends that such shares would have otherwise earned if they had been held through the maturity date (i.e., seven years), and issue to the holders such number of shares of common stock equal to $
The conversion premium under the Series C Preferred Stock is payable and the dividend rate under the Series C Preferred Stock is adjustable. Specifically,
The Series C Preferred Stock has a maturity date that is seven years after the date of issuance and, if the Series C Preferred Stock has not been wholly converted into shares of common stock prior to such date, all remaining outstanding Series C Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock, to the extent Camber has sufficient authorized but unissued shares of common stock available for issuance upon conversion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this designation, available authorized and unissued shares of common stock will be a limit and cap on the maximum number of shares of common stock that could be potentially issuable with respect to all conversions and other events that are not solely within the control of Camber. Camber will at all times use its best efforts to authorize sufficient shares. The number of shares required to settle the excess obligation is fixed on the date that net share settlement occurs. The Dividend Maturity Date will be indefinitely extended and suspended until sufficient authorized and unissued shares become available.
Camber may not issue any preferred stock that is pari passu or senior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to any rights for a period of one year after the earlier of such date (i) a registration statement is effective and available for the resale of all shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, or (ii) Rule 144 under the Securities Act is available for the immediate unrestricted resale of all shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock.
The Series C Preferred Stock is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation, which prevents any holder of the Series C Preferred Stock from converting such Series C Preferred Stock into common stock, if upon such conversion, the holder would beneficially own greater than
Pursuant to the Series C COD, holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are permitted to vote together with holders of common stock on all matters other than election of directors and shareholder proposals (including proposals initiated by any holders of preferred shares), on an as-if converted basis, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation in the Series C COD, even if there are insufficient shares of authorized common stock to fully convert the Series C Preferred Stock. Also pursuant to certain agreements entered into with the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock in October 2021, due to the occurrence of a Trigger Event, Camber no longer has the right to conduct an early redemption of the Series C Preferred Stock as provided for in the Series C COD unless the Company’s indebtedness to Discover is paid in full.
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On October 31, 2022, Camber filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada an amendment to the Series C COD (the “Series C Amendment”), dated as of October 28, 2022 (the “Series C Amendment Date”), pursuant to agreements between Camber and each of Discover and Antilles signed on October 28, 2022, which amended the Series C COD such that (i) beginning on the Series C Amendment Date and thereafter, when determining the conversion rate for each share of Series C Preferred Stock based on the trading price of Camber’s common stock over a certain number of previous days (“Measurement Period”), no day will be added to what would otherwise have been the end of any Measurement Period for the failure of the Equity Condition (as defined in the Series C COD), even if the volume weighted average trading price (“Measuring Metric”) is not at least $
November 2022 Agreement with Discover Growth Fund, LLC
On November 3, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with Discover, pursuant to which Discover absolutely and unconditionally waived and released any and all rights to receive further or additional shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Conversion Shares”) with respect to any and all shares of Series C Preferred Stock previously converted by Discover including, but not limited to, the right to deliver additional notices for more Conversion Shares under the Series C COD.
Discover also absolutely and unconditionally waived and released any and all rights to convert all or any part of any Promissory Notes previously executed by the Company in favor of Discover into shares of the Company’s common stock and agreed not to convert or attempt to convert any portion of any Promissory Notes, at any particular price or at all.
February 2024 Agreement with Antilles Family Office, LLC
On or about February 15, 2024, the Company and Antilles entered into the February 2024 Antilles Agreement in relation to an amendment to the fifth amended and restated certificate of designations regarding its Series C Preferred Stock, as amended (the “COD”). Particularly, in exchange for the release and indemnity as provided for in the Agreement, Antilles agreed to certain amendments to the COD. On February 21, 2024, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada an amendment to the COD (the “Amendment”), dated as of February 21, 2024 (the “Amendment Date”), pursuant to the Agreement, which amended the COD to (i) establish a floor price in connection with determining the Conversion Premium (as defined in the COD) associated with conversions of Series C Preferred Stock, (ii) confirm that the Company may make an early redemption of any outstanding Series C Preferred Stock provided that outstanding promissory notes in favor of the Investor or its affiliates (collectively, the “Notes”) are paid in full, and (iii) confirm that no additional conversion shares will be owed to the Investor if the Notes are paid in full and all then outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock have been redeemed. Specifically, the Amendment provides that (i) beginning on the Amendment Date and thereafter, the Measuring Metric will be the higher of (x) the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day following the Issuance Date of the Series C Preferred Stock and (y) $
In addition, pursuant to the Agreement, (i) beginning on February 15, 2024 and thereafter, the Company agreed to pay at least fifty percent of the net proceeds received by the Company in connection with any registered or unregistered offering of equity or debt securities of the Company toward repayment of any outstanding Notes, and (ii) Antilles rescinded its prior notice to increase the beneficial ownership limitation to
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As of December 30, 2024, Antilles held 30 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into a substantial number of the Company’s shares of common stock which could result in significant dilution of the Company’s existing shareholders. If the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock were converted as of September 30, 2024, the Company estimates that the following shares of common stock would be required to be issued to satisfy the conversion of shares of the Series C Preferred Stock:
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On March 25, 2024, the Company received a notice letter from the NYSE American stating that the Company was back in compliance with all of the NYSE American’s continued listing standards. As a result, the Measurement Period related to prior conversions of
(iii) Series G Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
On or about December 30, 2021, the Company created a new class of Series G Preferred Stock, having a face value of $
The rights, entitlements and other characteristics of the Series G Preferred Stock are set out in the Series G COD.
Pursuant to the Series G COD, the Series G Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of common stock at any time at the option of the holder at a price per share of common stock equal to one cent above the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the issuance of such shares of Series G Preferred Stock, or as otherwise specified in the Stock Purchase Agreement, subject to adjustment as otherwise provided in the COD. Upon conversion, the Company will pay the holders of the Series G Preferred Stock being converted a conversion premium equal to the amount of dividends that such shares would have otherwise earned if they had been held through the maturity date.
The Series G Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, rank: (a) senior to the Company’s common stock; (b) junior to the Series C Preferred Stock, (c) senior to the Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Series F Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, as such may be designated as of the date of this Designation, or which may be designated by the Company after the date of this Designation; (d) senior, pari passu or junior with respect to any other series of Preferred Stock, as set forth in the COD with respect to such Preferred Stock; and (d) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Company.
Except as prohibited by applicable law or as set forth herein, the holders of shares of Series G Preferred Stock will have the right to vote together with holders of common stock and Series C Preferred on all matters other than: (i) the election of directors; (ii) and any shareholder proposals, including proposals initiated by any holder of shares of Series G Preferred Stock), in each instance on an as-converted basis, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation in the COD even if there are insufficient shares of authorized common stock to fully convert the shares of Series G Preferred Stock into common stock.
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Commencing on the date of the issuance of any such shares of Series G Preferred Stock, each outstanding share of Series G Preferred Stock will accrue cumulative dividends at a rate equal to
Dividends, as well as any applicable Conversion Premium payable hereunder, will be paid in shares of common stock valued at (i) if there is no Material Adverse Change as at the date of payment or issuance of shares of common stock for the Conversion Premium, as applicable,
On the Dividend Maturity Date,
In the first quarter of 2022, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement between the Company and an accredited investor (the “Investor”) dated on or about December 30, 2021, the Investor purchased from the Company
The Purchase Price was paid by the Investor via payment of $
There are
The Company may in its sole discretion redeem the
In 2022, the Company paid the Investor $
(iv) Series H Convertible Preferred Stock
On August 1, 2023, the Company issued
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(c) Warrants
The following table represents stock warrant activity as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies
Building, vehicle and equipment leases – Simson-Maxwell
The Company has right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities associated with various operating lease agreements of Simson-Maxwell pertaining to seven business locations, for the premises, vehicles and equipment used in operations in the amount of $
Payments due in each of the next five years and thereafter at December 31, 2024 under these leases are as follows:
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Operating lease expense for these leases was $
Legal matters
Legal Proceedings. From time-to-time suits and claims against Camber arise in the ordinary course of Camber’s business, including contract disputes and title disputes. Camber records reserves for contingencies when information available indicates that a loss is probable, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
Merger-Related Litigation
On February 9, 2024, plaintiff Lawrence Rowe, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated former public minority shareholders of Viking, filed against the Company and its CEO a putative Class Action Complaint (i.e. C.A. No.4:24-cv-00489) styled Lawrence Rowe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. James A. Doris and Camber Energy, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the merger between Viking and the Company and seeks to recover damages for the alleged breaches. The defendants deny the allegations and filed a motion to dismiss (“MTD”) the case on April 26, 2024. The MTD hearing was held on August 30, 2024 and the Court’s decision with respect to such hearing remains pending.
Shareholder-Related Litigation
The Company was the target of a “short” report issued by Kerrisdale Capital in early October 2021, and as a result of such short report, on October 29, 2021, a Class Action Complaint (i.e. C.A.No.4:21-cv-03574) was filed against the Company, its CEO and CFO by Ronald E. Coggins, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Camber Energy, Inc., et al.; in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, pursuant to which the plaintiffs sought to recover damages alleged to have been suffered by them as a result of the defendants’ violations of federal securities laws. The Company and the other Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss (“MTD”) the Class Action Complaint, and on September 22, 2023, the Court granted the MTD in full. On October 25, 2023, the Court signed a joint stipulation submitted by the parties, dismissing the case with prejudice.
On or about June 30, 2022, the Company was made aware of a Shareholder Derivative Complaint (Case No. 4:22-cv-2167) filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the “Court”) against the Company, its current directors, and certain of its former directors (the “Houston Derivative Complaint”). The allegations contained in the Houston Derivative Complaint involve state-law claims for breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment and a federal securities claim under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On January 20, 2023, the Court held that certain claims brought by the plaintiff relating to director actions and statements made in proxy statements prior to June 30, 2019, were time barred, but did not dismiss certain claims brought by plaintiff relating to director actions and statements made in proxy statements after June 30, 2019. Pursuant to Article 6 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, on February 15, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) formed a Committee of the Board (the “Special Litigation Committee”) to investigate, analyze, and evaluate the remaining allegations in the Houston Derivative Complaint. The Special Litigation Committee completed its investigation and found no basis to conclude that any Camber officer’s or director’s conduct “involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law,” which would be required under applicable Nevada law to prevail on any claims for breach of fiduciary duty or federal proxy violations; and, on November 17, 2023, filed with the Court a Motion to Terminate or, in the alternative, schedule an evidentiary hearing on the Motion. Briefing on the Motion was completed on January 12, 2024.
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On or about June 21, 2024, the parties to the Houston Derivative Complaint entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the “Stipulation and Settlement”) to fully, finally, and forever resolve, discharge, and settle all of the claims in the Houston Derivative Complaint, without the defendants admitting any liability, subject to approval of the Court and subject to the terms and conditions thereof. Any fees to be paid to the plaintiffs’ attorneys and/or the plaintiff(s) in connection with or pursuant to the Stipulation and Settlement will be paid by the Company’s insurer. On July 2, 2024, the Court issued an order providing for preliminary approval of the Stipulation and Settlement and set a final approval hearing for September 12, 2024. On or about September 17, 2024, the Court issued a final order and judgement approving the Stipulation and Settlement and awarded fees payable to the Plaintiff’s legal counsel in the amount of $
Maranatha Oil Matter
In November 2015, Randy L. Robinson, d/b/a Maranatha Oil Co. sued the Company in Gonzales County, Texas (Cause No. 26160). The plaintiff alleged that it assigned oil and gas leases to the Company in April 2010, retaining a 4% overriding royalty interest and 50% working interest and that the Company failed to pay such overriding royalty interest or royalty interest. The interests relate to certain oil and gas properties which the Company subsequently sold to Nordic Oil USA in April 2013. The petition alleges causes of actions for breach of contract, failure to pay royalties, non-payment of working interest, fraud, fraud in the inducement of contract, money had and received, constructive trust, violation of theft liability act, continuing tort and fraudulent concealment. The suit seeks approximately $
Pinch vs. Petrodome Matter
In or about late 2011 or early 2012, Petrodome Operating, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petrodome (which in or about December, 2017 become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking), on behalf of various working interest owners, including Petrodome East Creole, LLC, another subsidiary of Petrodome Energy, LLC, coordinated the drilling of an approx. 13,000 foot well in the Kings Bayou Field in Cameron Parish, LA. Petrodome Operating engaged a third party to complete the drilling work. The subject well produced hydrocarbons from 2012 until approximately June 2016, at which time production ceased, after which Petrodome Operating arranged for the well to be plugged in accordance with State guidelines. During the time the well was producing hydrocarbons, royalty and/or over-riding royalty payments were made to various mineral and/or land/owners (collectively, “Mineral Owners”). In or about October, 2019 the Mineral Owners commenced an action against Petrodome Operating, Petrodome East Creole, LLC and others claiming the Mineral Owners suffered damages (i.e., a loss of royalty and/or over-riding royalty payments) as a result of the subject well not, according to the Mineral Owners, being drilled and/or completed properly. Petrodome Operating, Petrodome East Creole, LLC and the other defendants denied the Mineral Owners’ claims and engaged counsel to defend the action.
In or about November, 2023, the parties, without the subject Petrodome entities admitting liability, agreed to fully and completely settle the matter and pay the Mineral Owners a total sum of $
Archrock vs. Petrodome et al.
On or about September 15, 2023, Archrock Partners Operating LLC filed a Petition (Court File No. 2013-4090) in Harris County, TX (the “Archrock Claim”) against Petrodome Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking Energy Group, Inc., Petrodome Operating, LLC, Pointe a la Hache LLC and Potash LLC alleging the defendants owe approximately $
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Note 15. Income Taxes
The Company files income tax returns in the United States and Canada federal jurisdictions. At December 31, 2024, the Company had United States and Canada net operating loss carry forwards of $
The current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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As a result of the Merger, the Company acquired approximately $
In 2024, following the disposal of its remaining oil and gas assets, the Company eliminated the balances of deferred tax timing differences related to its oil and gas business.
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The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2024, and 2023 are as follows:
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The Company maintains a valuation allowance upon the net federal and foreign deferred tax asset.
A reconciliation of the federal and state statutory income tax rates to the Company’s effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit from continuing operations is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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The Company files income tax returns in the United States and Canada federal jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2024, the U.S. and Canadian tax returns for the Company for the years ending 2018 through 2024 remain open to assessment by the respective tax authorities. Net operating loss carryforwards remain subject to examination until the tax year in which the net operating loss is used closes for assessment. The Company and its subsidiaries are not currently under examination for any period. No material change in the reserve for uncertain tax positions is expected in the next 12 months.
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As a result of Viking becoming a majority-owned subsidiary of Camber as discussed in Note 1, Viking has undergone an ownership change as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, and its tax net operating loss carry forwards generated prior to the ownership change will be subject to an annual limitation, which could reduce or defer the utilization of these losses. The Company intends to complete a Section 382 analysis before any net operating loss carryforwards are utilized.
Note 16. Business Segment Information and Geographic Data
The Company has two reportable segments: Power Generation and Oil and Gas Exploration. The power generation segment provides custom energy and power solutions to commercial and industrial clients in North America and the oil and gas segment is involved in exploration and production with properties in central and southern United States. We evaluate segment performance based on revenue and operating income (loss).
Information related to our reportable segments and our consolidated results for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is presented below.
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Note 17. Subsequent Events
Merger Related Litigation
On March 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, granted a motion by the Company to dismiss with prejudice Class Action Complaint (i.e., C.A. No.4:24-cv-00489) styled Lawrence Rowe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. James A. Doris and Camber Energy, Inc. The deadline for the Plaintiff to appeal the Court’s decision expired on or about April 30, 2025.
Simson-Maxwell Transaction
On April 1, 2025, Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc. (“Camber” or the “Company”), entered into a Share Subscription Agreement (the “SSA”) with T&T Power Group Inc. (“T&T”), Remora EQ LP (“Remora”), Simmax Corp. (“Simmax”), and Simson-Maxwell Ltd. (“Simson”), a Canadian federal corporation. The SSA relates to a restructuring of the ownership of Simson that results in Camber ceasing to have a controlling interest in Simson. As such, Camber will deconsolidate Simson from its consolidated financial statements effective April 1, 2025.
Under the SSA, T&T agreed to (i) subscribe for
from Simmax (the “Simmax Shares”) for an agreed purchase price. T&T also agreed to provide up to CAD $
Following the closing of the transactions described above (collectively, the “Simson Share Transactions”), T&T and Viking are the only remaining shareholders of Simson.
In connection with the closing of the Simson Share Transactions, Viking also entered into a Unanimous Shareholders Agreement (the “USA”) with T&T and Simson. The USA governs the ownership and management of Simson and provides that T&T is entitled to nominate two members to Simson’s board of directors, and Viking is entitled to nominate one member.
FK Venture LLC Convertible Promissory Note
On April 7, 2025, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Viking Energy Group, Inc., entered into an agreement with FK Venture LLC (the “Investor”) to restructure an existing obligation of Viking to Investor in the amount of $
The Note bears interest at a rate of
At any time prior to the Maturity Date, the Investor may elect to convert the outstanding principal and any accrued but unpaid interest into shares of the Company’s common stock at a fixed conversion price of $
Viking Ozone Technology Promissory Notes
(i) | On April 15, 2025, Viking Ozone Technology, LLC (“Viking Ozone”), a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, received $ |
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Series C Preferred Stock:
On April 8, 2025, the Company issued
Between January 1 and May 12, 2025, the Company issued
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES (unaudited)
The following supplemental unaudited information regarding the Company’s oil and gas activities is presented pursuant to the disclosure requirements of ASC 932, “Extractive Activities – Oil and Gas”. Camber’s oil and gas activities are located in the United States.
On November 5, 2023, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC and Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Viking, sold 100% of their interest in oil and gas assets in Kansas, consisting of 168 producing wells, 90 injector wells and 34 non-producing wells. On December 1, 2023, a subsidiary of Petrodome Energy, LLC (“Petrodome”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking, sold its non-operated working interest in a producing oil well in Texas. These two dispositions represented 100% of the reserves owned by Viking and its subsidiaries. On February 1, 2024, the Company sold its working interest in oil and gas properties producing from the Cline and Wolfberry formations in Texas.
At December 31, 2024, the Company did not hold any interest in producing oil and gas properties.
Results of Operations
Oil and Gas Sales by geographic area for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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Reserve Quantity Information
The supplemental unaudited presentation of proved reserve quantities and related standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows provides estimates only and does not purport to reflect realizable values or fair market values of the Company’s reserves. The Company emphasizes that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and that estimates of new discoveries are more imprecise than those of producing oil and gas properties. Accordingly, significant changes to these estimates can be expected as future information becomes available.
Under SEC reporting requirements, proved undeveloped reserves include only those reserves in which the Company has current plans to develop, generally within five years. At December 31, 2024, the Company did not have an ownership interest in any oil and gas reserves.
Estimated Quantities of Proved Reserves (BOE)
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Petroleum and Natural Gas Reserves
Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances, which by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible - from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations - prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire.
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves
The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves and the changes in standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves were prepared in accordance with provisions of ASC 932. Future cash inflows at December 31, 2024 and 2023 were computed by applying the unweighted, arithmetic average of the closing price on the first day of each month for the 12-month period prior to December 31, 2024 and 2023 to estimated future production. Future production and development costs are computed by estimating the expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved oil and natural gas reserves at year-end, based on year-end costs and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions.
Future income tax expenses are calculated by applying appropriate year-end tax rates to future pretax net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves, less the tax basis of properties involved. Future income tax expenses give effect to permanent differences, tax credits and loss carry forwards relating to the proved oil and natural gas reserves. Future net cash flows are discounted at a rate of 10% annually to derive the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows. This calculation procedure does not necessarily result in an estimate of the fair market value of the Company’s oil and natural gas properties.
The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
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| $ | - |
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| $ | 3,516,730 |
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Future production costs |
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Future development costs |
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Future income tax expense |
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Future net cash flows |
| $ | - |
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10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows |
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Standardized measure of DFNCF |
| $ | - |
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| $ | 938,370 |
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Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
The changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
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| $ | 938,970 |
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| $ | 2,971,599 |
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Net changes in future development costs |
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Sales of oil and gas produced, net |
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Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery |
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Sales of reserves |
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Revisions of previous quantity estimates |
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Previously estimated development costs incurred |
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Net change in income taxes |
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Accretion of discount |
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| 297,160 |
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| 698,590 |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | 938,370 |
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In accordance with SEC requirements, the pricing used in the Company’s standardized measure of future net revenues is based on the 12-month unweighted arithmetic average of the first day-of-the-month price for the period January through December for each period presented and adjusted by lease for transportation fees and regional price differentials. The use of SEC pricing rules may not be indicative of actual prices realized by the Company in the future.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In connection with the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2024, as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on the evaluation described above, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:
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Due to inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and, even when determined to be effective, can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate as a result of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance.
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Management has identified the following material weaknesses in the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting:
| 1. | The Company does not have sufficient staff to maintain a proper segregation of duties; |
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Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 based on the criteria framework established in the 2013 Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on the assessment, our management has concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2024.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer with reasonable assurances that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures will achieve their objectives. However, the Company’s management does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures or the Company’s internal control over financial reporting can or will prevent all human error. A control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Furthermore, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are internal resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be weighed relative to their corresponding costs. Because of the limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide complete assurance that all control issues and instances of error, if any, within the Company are detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur due to human error or mistake. Additionally, controls, no matter how well designed, could be circumvented by the individual acts of specific persons within the organization. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and such design may not succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information about our Executive Officers and Directors
The following table and accompanying descriptions indicate the name of each officer and director, including their age, principal occupation or employment, and the year in which each person first became a director.
Name |
| Position |
| Date First Elected/Appointed as Officer or Director |
| Age |
James A. Doris |
| Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| December 23, 2020 |
| 52 |
John McVicar |
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| September 1, 2023 |
| 61 |
Fred Zeidman |
| Director |
| January 11, 2018 |
| 77 |
Robert Green |
| Director |
| December 23, 2020 |
| 61 |
David Herskovits |
| Director |
| December 7, 2023 |
| 74 |
Information Concerning the Board of Directors and its Committees.
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no agreements with respect to the election of directors. We have historically compensated our directors for their service on the Board and committees thereof through the issuance of shares of common stock, stock options and cash compensation for meeting fees. Additionally, we reimburse directors for expenses incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board and any committee thereof (as described below). The Board appoints annually the executive officers of the Company and the executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board.
The business experience of each of the persons listed above during the past five years is as follows:
James A. Doris, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Doris was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Company on December 23, 2020 in conjunction with the acquisition of Viking by the Company. He has been an officer and director of the Viking Energy Group, Inc. since 2014 and has been an integral part of transitioning the Company’s to an appropriate platform to facilitate growth. He has over 25 years of experience negotiating national and international business transactions. Formerly a lawyer in Canada, Mr. Doris represented domestic and foreign clients regarding their investment activities in Canada for over 16 years. Prior to starting his own law firm, Mr. Doris served as Executive Vice President and In-House Counsel for a real estate investment and development company as well as working at one of Canada’s leading law firms. Mr. Doris graduated cum laude from the University of Ottawa.
John McVicar, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. McVicar joined Viking as CFO in June 2022 and was named CFO of Camber on September 1, 2023. He brings 35 years of international business experience in Management Consulting and Finance. He is a retired partner of EY LLP where he spent a total of 23 years in management consulting and audit. He has also served as CFO of TSX and TSXV listed companies and held several regional finance leadership roles with large U.S. and Canadian multinationals in Canada, the U.S., South America and Asia. Mr. McVicar is a CPA, CA and received an MBA from Duke University and a B. Comm from Queen's University. He also holds an ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Fred S. Zeidman, Director
In December 2014, Mr. Zeidman was appointed as Chairman of Gordian Group LLC, a U.S. investment bank specializing in board level advice in complex, distressed or “story” financial matters. Mr. Zeidman currently serves as Director of External Affairs of MCNA Dental, lead Director of Straight Path Communications, Inc., Director REMA and Director Prosperity Bank in Houston. He was formerly Restructuring Officer of TransMeridian Exploration Inc. and Chief Bankruptcy Trustee of AremisSoft Corp.
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Mr. Zeidman, Chairman Emeritus of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, was appointed by President George W. Bush in March 2002 and served in that position from 2002-2010. A prominent Houston based business and civic leader, Mr. Zeidman also is Chairman Emeritus of the University of Texas Health Science System Houston and Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Texas Heart Institute. He is on the board of the Development Corp of Israel (Israel Bonds) and served on the Board of the National World War II Museum.
Over the course of his distinguished 50-year career, Mr. Zeidman has been involved in numerous high-profile workouts, restructurings and reorganizations. He was the former CEO, President and Chairman of Seitel, Inc., a Houston-based onshore seismic data provider where he was instrumental in the successful turnaround of the Company. He held the post of Chairman of the Board and CEO of Unibar Corporation, the largest domestic independent drilling fluids company, until its sale to Anchor Drilling Fluids in 1992.
Mr. Zeidman holds a Bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master’s in Business Administration from New York University.
Director Qualifications:
The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Zeidman is highly qualified to serve as a member of the Board of Directors due to his significant experience serving as a director of public and private companies and institutions and his substantial understanding of the oil and gas industry in general.
Robert Green, Director
Robert Green was appointed to the Board of Directors in conjunction with the acquisition of Viking and is a former Fortune 100 chief executive officer in the energy, telecommunication and utility industries, and has extensive experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory and legislative strategies. Mr. Green has served on the boards of directors of seven publicly traded companies and was elected chairman of the board of two New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) companies and three other publicly listed companies. He guided these companies and others in capital markets strategies involving initial public offerings (IPOs) and private investments with a combined value of more than $5 billion and more than 50 merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions, some of which surpassed $1 billion. Mr. Green has been a Partner at the law firm Husch Blackwell since 2003.
Director Qualifications:
The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Green is highly qualified to serve as a member of the Board of Directors due to his experience having served as a CEO of a publicly traded company and having served on the Board of Directors of several publicly traded companies.
David Herskovits, Director
Mr. Herskovits is a retired audit partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Herskovits joined Deloitte in 1974, was admitted to the partnership in 1985, and retired in 2013. During his career, Mr. Herskovits was responsible for major audit engagements for public and private companies. He also served in several technical and quality assurance roles at the firm. Mr. Herskovits received an MBA from Harvard University and a B.S. from Cornell University. Mr. Herskovits previously served as a Director of Viking.
Director Qualifications:
The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Herskovits is highly qualified to serve as a member of the Board of Directors due to his experience having been a partner for several years of an internationally recognized accounting firm and having served on the Board of Directors of Viking, including serving as Chair of Viking’s Audit Committee, for approximately five years.
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Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our directors or executive officers.
Arrangements between Officers and Directors
To our knowledge, there is no arrangement or understanding between any of our officers and any other person, including directors, pursuant to which the officer was selected to serve as an officer.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, during the past ten years, none of our directors or executive officers were involved in any of the following: (1) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (2) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being a named subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (3) being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; (4) being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, (5) being the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (i) any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or (6) being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
Information Concerning the Board and its Committees.
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no agreements with respect to the election of directors. We have previously compensated our directors for their service on the Board and committees thereof through the issuance of shares of common stock, stock options and cash compensation for meeting fees. Additionally, we reimburse directors for expenses incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board and any committee thereof (as described below). The Board appoints annually the executive officers of the Company and the executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board.
The Board of Directors does not currently have a lead director. However, because of its capable and experienced independent directors and its strong committee system (as described more fully below), we believe this leadership structure is appropriate for the Company and allows the Board of Directors to maintain effective oversight and management and, therefore, a lead director is not necessary at this time.
Executive Sessions of the Board
The independent members of the Board of the Company meet in executive session (with no management directors or management present) from time to time, but at least once annually. The executive sessions include whatever topics the independent directors deem appropriate.
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Risk Oversight
The Board exercises direct oversight of strategic risks to the Company. The Audit Committee reviews and assesses the Company’s processes to manage business and financial risk and financial reporting risk. It also reviews the Company’s policies for risk assessment and assesses steps management has taken to control significant risks. The Compensation Committee oversees risks relating to compensation programs and policies. In each case management periodically reports to our Board or relevant committee, which provides the relevant oversight on risk assessment and mitigation.
Communicating with our Board
Stockholders may contact the Board about bona fide issues or questions about the Company by writing to the Secretary at the following address: Attn: Secretary, Camber Energy, Inc., 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77046.
Our Secretary, upon receipt of any communication other than one that is clearly marked “Confidential,” will note the date the communication was received, open the communication, make a copy of it for our files and promptly forward the communication to the director(s) to whom it is addressed. Upon receipt of any communication that is clearly marked “Confidential,” our Secretary will not open the communication, but will note the date the communication was received and promptly forward the communication to the director(s) to whom it is addressed. If the correspondence is not addressed to any particular Board member or members, the communication will be forwarded to a Board member to bring to the attention of the Board.
Board and Committee Activity and Compensation
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors held two formal meetings via video conference and corresponded via email as necessary. All material decisions of the Board of Directors were evidenced via the unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors and the various committees described below. All directors attended at least 75% of the Board of Directors’ meetings. The Company encourages but does not require all directors to be present at annual meetings of stockholders. The Company did not hold an annual meeting of stockholders in 2024.
The Board has a standing Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Fred Zeidman, Mr. Robert Green, Mr. David Herskovits are “independent” members of the Board, as determined in accordance with applicable SEC rules, including Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. Committee membership and the functions of those committees are described below.
Board of Directors Committee Membership
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| Compensation Committee |
| Nominating and Governance Committee |
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James A. Doris |
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Fred Zeidman |
| M |
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Robert Green |
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C – Chairman of Committee
M – Member.
Audit Committee
The Board has selected the members of the Audit Committee based on the Board’s determination that the members are financially literate and qualified to monitor the performance of management and the independent auditors and to monitor our disclosures so that our disclosures fairly present our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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The Audit Committee’s function is to provide assistance to the Board in fulfilling the Board’s oversight functions relating to the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence and the performance of the Company’s independent auditors, and to perform such other activities consistent with its charter and our Bylaws as the Committee or the Board deems appropriate. The Audit Committee produces an annual report for inclusion in our proxy statement. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, retention, compensation, oversight and evaluation of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm (including resolution of disagreements between our management and the independent registered public accounting firm regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work. The Audit Committee shall review and pre-approve all audit services, and non- audit services that exceed a de minimis standard, to be provided to us by our independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee carries out all functions required by the SEC and applicable federal securities laws.
The Audit Committee has the sole authority, at its discretion and at our expense, to retain, compensate, evaluate and terminate our independent auditors and to review, as it deems appropriate, the scope of our annual audits, our accounting policies and reporting practices, our system of internal controls, our compliance with policies regarding business conduct and other matters. In addition, the Audit Committee has the authority, at its discretion and at our expense, to retain special legal, accounting or other advisors to advise the Audit Committee.
The Board has determined that Mr. Fred Zeidman and Mr. David Herskovits are “independent,” and that Mr. Herskovits is an “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in the SEC rules) because he has the following attributes: (i) an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and financial statements; (ii) the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves; (iii) experience analyzing and evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by our financial statements; (iv) an understanding of internal control over financial reporting; and (v) an understanding of audit committee functions. Mr. Zeidman has acquired these attributes by means of having held various positions that provided relevant experience, as described in his biographical information above.
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, the Audit Committee held four formal meetings, via video conference, each taking place prior to the filing of the Companies’ annual and quarterly reports. The Audit Committee’s charter is available on our website at www.camber.energy at “Governance” - “Policies” and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is responsible for the administration of our stock compensation plans, approval, review and evaluation of the compensation arrangements for our executive officers and directors and oversees and advises the Board on the adoption of policies that govern the Company’s compensation and benefit programs. In addition, the Compensation Committee has the authority, at its discretion and at our expense, to retain advisors to advise the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee may delegate its authority to subcommittees of independent directors, as it deems appropriate.
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, the Compensation Committee held no formal meetings, but did take various actions via unanimous written consent of the committee. The Compensation Committee’s charter is available on our website at www.camber.energy at “Governance” - “Policies” and is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Nominating and Governance Committee
The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for (1) assisting the Board by identifying individuals qualified to become Board members; (2) recommending individuals to the Board for nomination as members of the Board and its committees; (3) leading the Board in its annual review of the Board’s performance; (4) monitoring the attendance, preparation and participation of individual directors and to conduct a performance evaluation of each director prior to the time he or she is considered for re-nomination to the Board; (5) reviewing and recommending to the Board responses to shareowner proposals; (6) monitoring and evaluating corporate governance issues and trends; (7) providing oversight of the corporate governance affairs of the Board and the Company, including consideration of the risk oversight responsibilities of the full Board and its committees; (8) assisting the Board in organizing itself to discharge its duties and responsibilities properly and effectively; and (9) assisting the Board in ensuring proper attention and effective response to stockholder concerns regarding corporate governance. We have not paid any third party a fee to assist in the process of identifying and evaluating candidates for director.
The Nominating and Governance Committee uses a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating director nominees. The Nominating and Governance Committee also regularly assesses the appropriate size of the Board and whether any vacancies on the Board are expected due to retirement or other circumstances. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers, from time to time, various potential candidates for directorships. Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating and Governance Committee through current Board members, professional search firms, stockholders or other persons. These candidates may be evaluated at regular or special meetings of the Nominating and Governance Committee and may be considered at any point during the year.
The Nominating and Governance Committee evaluates director nominees at regular or special Committee meetings pursuant to the criteria described above and reviews qualified director nominees with the Board. The Committee selects nominees that best suit the Board’s current needs and recommends one or more of such individuals for election to the Board.
The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider candidates recommended by stockholders, provided the names of such persons, accompanied by relevant biographical information, are properly submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Company in accordance with the manner described below. The Secretary will send properly submitted stockholder recommendations to the Committee. Individuals recommended by stockholders in accordance with these procedures will receive the same consideration received by individuals identified to the Committee through other means. The Committee also may, in its discretion, consider candidates otherwise recommended by stockholders without accompanying biographical information, if submitted in writing to the Secretary.
In addition, the Company’s Bylaws permit stockholders to nominate directors at an annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting at which directors are to be elected in accordance with the notice of meeting pursuant to the requirements of the Company’s Bylaws and applicable SEC rules and regulations.
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, the Nominating and Governance Committee held no formal meetings, but did take various actions via a unanimous written consent of the committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee’s charter is available on our website at www.camber.energy at “Governance” - “Policies” and is included as Exhibit 99.3 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Director Nominations Process. As described above, the Nominating and Governance Committee will consider qualified director candidates recommended in good faith by stockholders, provided those nominees meet the requirements of NYSE American and applicable federal securities law. The Nominating and Governance Committee’s evaluation of candidates recommended by stockholders does not differ materially from its evaluation of candidates recommended from other sources. Any stockholder wishing to recommend a nominee should submit the candidate’s name, credentials, contact information and his or her written consent to be considered as a candidate. These recommendations should be submitted in writing to the Company, Attn: Secretary, Camber Energy, Inc., 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77046. The proposing stockholder should also include his or her contact information and a statement of his or her share ownership. The Committee may request further information about stockholder recommended nominees in order to comply with any applicable laws, rules, the Company’s Bylaws or regulations or to the extent such information is required to be provided by such stockholder pursuant to any applicable laws, rules or regulations.
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Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
The Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, John McVicar, filed a late Form 3 on March 8, 2024, which should have been filed within 10 days after September 1, 2023, the date that the Reporting Person became subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
CODE OF BUSINESS AND ETHICAL CONDUCT
On November 29, 2016, the Board of Directors approved and adopted an amended and restated Code of Business and Ethical Conduct (the “Revised Code”), which applies to all officers, directors and employees. The Revised Code replaced the Company’s prior Code of Ethics adopted in June 2009 and reflects, among other matters, clarifications and revisions relating to conflicts of interest, confidentiality, compliance with laws, reporting and enforcement, and other matters intended to update the Company’s Code of Ethics.
You can access our Revised Code on our website at www.camber.energy, and any stockholder who so requests may obtain a free copy of our Code of Ethics by submitting a written request to our Secretary. Additionally, the Code of Ethics was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 29, 2016, filed with the SEC on December 5, 2016, as Exhibit 14.1 thereto.
We intend to disclose any amendments or future amendments to our Revised Code and any waivers with respect to our Revised Code granted to our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, or any of our other employees performing similar functions on our website at www.camber.energy within four business days after the amendment or waiver. In such case, the disclosure regarding the amendment or waiver will remain available on our website for at least 12 months after the initial disclosure. There have been no waivers granted with respect to our Revised Code to any such officers or employees.
The Revised Code includes a policy on reporting illegal or unethical business or workplace conduct by employees, officers or members of the Board, which replaced our prior Whistleblower Protection Policy adopted in 2009.
Policy on Equity Ownership
The Company does not have a policy on equity ownership at this time.
Policy Against Hedging
The Company does not currently have a policy against hedging.
Compensation Recovery
Effective December 1, 2023, the Company adopted a Compensation Recovery Policy which implements the incentive-based compensation recovery provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 as required under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, and requires recovery of incentive-based compensation received by current or former executive officers during the three fiscal years preceding the date it is determined that the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and the most highly compensated executive officer other than the CEO and CFO who was serving as an executive officer of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. (the Company did not have any executive officers other than its CEO and CFO as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023), and up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been required had they been serving as an executive officer at the end of the last completed fiscal year (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”).
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James A. Doris |
| December 31, 2024 |
| $ | 600,000 | (2) |
| $ | - |
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| $ | 600,000 |
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Chief Executive Officer (1) |
| December 31, 2023 |
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| 390,000 | (2) |
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| 390,000 |
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John McVicar |
| December 31, 2024 |
| $ | 360,000 | (4) |
| $ | - |
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| $ | 360,000 |
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Chief Financial Officer (3) |
| December 31, 2023 |
| $ | 120,000 | (4) |
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| $ | 120,000 |
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Frank W. Barker Jr. |
| December 31, 2024 |
| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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Former Chief Financial Officer (5) |
| December 31,2023 |
| $ | 160,000 | (6) |
| $ | - |
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| $ | 160,000 |
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* Does not include perquisites and other personal benefits, or property, unless the aggregate amount of such compensation is more than $10,000.
No executive officer earned any bonus, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation or non-qualified deferred compensation during the periods reported above.
| (1) | Mr. Doris was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on December 23, 2020. |
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| (2) | The amounts included in “Consulting Fees/Salary” for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are comprised of $600,000 and $390,000, respectively, paid AGD Advisory Group, Inc., a company affiliated with Mr. Doris. |
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| (4) | The amounts included in “Consulting Fees/Salary” for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are comprised of $360,000 and $120,000, respectively, paid to 1508586 Alberta Ltd., a company affiliated with Mr. McVicar. |
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| (5) | Mr. Barker served as Chief Financial Officer from December 23, 2020 to August 31, 2023. |
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| (6) | The amounts included in “Consulting Fees/Salary” for the years ended December 31, 2023, are comprised of $160,000 paid FWB Consulting, Inc., a company affiliated with Mr. Barker. |
Employment Agreements
As of December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any formal compensation arrangements with any executive. Effective from the date of the Merger (August 1, 2023), the Company has orally agreed to pay $50,000 per month to AGD Advisory Group, Inc., an affiliate of James Doris, our Chief Executive Officer for professional services he renders to the Company, and $30,000 per month to 1508586 Alberta Ltd., an affiliate of John McVicar, our Chief Financial Officer, for professional services he renders to the Company.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
None of our Named Executive Officers had any stock options or stock awards outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth compensation information with respect to our non-executive directors for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Fred S. Zeidman |
| $ | 53,333 |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | 53,333 |
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Robert Green |
| $ | 53,333 |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | 53,333 |
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David Herskovits (1) |
| $ | 53,333 |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | 53,333 |
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Lawrence B. Fisher (2) |
| $ | 13,333 |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | 13,333 |
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(1) | Mr. Herskovits was elected as a Director on December 7, 2023. |
(2) | Mr. Fisher passed away on June 5, 2024 and ceased to be a Director. |
The table above does not include the amount of any expense reimbursements paid to the above directors. No directors received any Stock Awards, Option Awards, Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation, or Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings during the period presented. Does not include perquisites and other personal benefits, or property, unless the aggregate amount of such compensation is more than $10,000.
In 2024 and 2023, the Company paid each member of the Board of Directors a fee of $13,333 per quarter.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
The following table presents certain information as of December 31, 2024, as to:
| · | The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), |
| · | The Lucas Energy, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”); |
| · | The Lucas Energy, Inc. 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) and |
| · | Viking’s legacy 2011 Fiscal Year Professional/Consultant Stock Compensation Plan (the “Viking Plan”). |
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2014 Plan |
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| 2,500,000 |
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2012 Plan |
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| 96 |
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2010 Plan |
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| 58 |
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Viking Plan |
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| 3,691,143 |
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| $ | 0.66 |
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| 3,691,143 |
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| $ | 0.66 |
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| 2,500,154 |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table presents certain information as of December 31, 2024, as to:
| · | each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our outstanding shares of common stock, |
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The percentage ownership of our common stock in the table is based on 302,461,892 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024, assuming exercise of all warrants to purchase common stock and the conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024, subject to applicable beneficial ownership limitations.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting and/or investing power with respect to securities. These rules generally provide that shares of common stock subject to options, warrants or other convertible securities that are currently exercisable or convertible, or exercisable or convertible within 60 days of the applicable date of determination, are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person or group holding such options, warrants or other convertible securities for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such person or group, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person or group.
To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to applicable community property laws. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each of the officers or directors listed in the table below is 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77046.
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James A. Doris (1) |
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| 26,890,770 |
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| 8.89 | % |
John McVicar |
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| - |
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| - | % | |
Robert Green |
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| - |
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| - | % | |
Fred S. Zeidman |
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| - |
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| - | % | |
David Herskovits (2) |
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| 73,890 |
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| 0.02 | % |
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (Five Persons) |
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| 26,964,660 |
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| 8.91 | % |
(1) | Includes 1,666,667 warrants to purchase common stock, 222,223 shares of common stock, and conversion of 28,092 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. |
(2) | Includes 66,667 warrants to purchase common stock and 7,223 shares of common stock. |
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Related Party Transactions
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The Company’s CEO and Director, James Doris, renders professional services to the Company through AGD Advisory Group, Inc., an affiliate of Mr. Doris’. These services and the dollar amounts ascribed thereto are described in further detail above in Note 9 to the Financial Statements.
The Company’s CFO, John McVicar, renders professional services to the Company through 1508586 Alberta Ltd., an affiliate of Mr. McVicar’s. These services and the dollar amounts ascribed thereto are described in further detail above in Note 9 to the Financial Statements.
Related Party Transaction Policy
The Board of Directors has adopted a Related Party Transaction Policy, which is designed to monitor and ensure the proper review, approval, ratification, and disclosure of our related party transaction. This policy applies to any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, in which (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or will be a participant, (ii) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any fiscal year, and (iii) any related party has or will have a direct or indirect interest. The Audit Committee must review, approve and ratify a related party transaction if such transaction is consistent with the Related Party Transaction Policy. While reviewing a related party transaction, the Audit Committee shall take into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, (i) whether the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of business of the Company, (ii) whether the related party transaction was initiated by the Company, a subsidiary, or the related party, (iii) whether the transaction with the related party is proposed to be, or was, entered into on terms no less favorable to the Company than terms that could have been reached with an unrelated third party, (iv) the purpose of, and the potential benefits to the Company of, the related party transaction, (v) the approximate dollar value of the amount involved in the related party transaction, particularly as it relates to the related party, (vi) the related party’s interest in the related party transaction and (vii) any other information regarding the related party transaction or the related party that would be material to investors in light of the circumstances of the particular transaction.
Director Independence
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Board determined that 75% of the Board is independent based on applicable SEC independence standards. Accordingly, the Board has determined that Mr. Zeidman, Mr. Green, Mr. Herskovits are “independent” members of the Board of Directors in accordance with SEC rules, and Mr. Doris is not “independent” due to his status as an officer of the Company (see “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance”).
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Our Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approves in advance the scope and cost of the engagement of an auditor before the auditor renders audit and non-audit services.
The following table sets forth the fees billed by our independent accounting firm Turner, Stone & Company, LLP, for each of our last two fiscal years for the categories of services indicated.
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Audit Fees |
| $ | 181,760 |
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| $ | 106,950 |
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| 12,500 |
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| 24,500 |
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| 31,472 |
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| 7,500 |
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All Other Fees |
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| $ | 225,732 |
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| $ | 138,950 |
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Audit fees. Consists of fees billed for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of our interim financial information and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with year-end and quarter-end statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit-related fees. Consists of fees billed for services relating to review of other regulatory filings including registration statements, periodic reports and audit related consulting.
Tax fees. Consists of professional services rendered by our principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
Other fees. Other services provided by our accountants.
We do not use the auditors for financial information system design and implementation. Such services, which include designing or implementing a system that aggregates source data underlying the financial statements or that generates information that is significant to our financial statements, are provided internally or by other service providers. We do not engage the auditors to provide compliance outsourcing services.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Documents filed as part of this report
(1) All financial statements
Index to Financial Statements |
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All financial statement schedules have been omitted, since the required information is not applicable or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the financial statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-K.
(2) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
The information required by this Section (a)(3) of Item 15 is set forth on the exhibit index that follows the Signatures page of this Form 10-K.
ITEM 16. FORM 10–K SUMMARY
None.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CAMBER ENERGY, INC. |
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Dated: May 12, 2025
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.
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/s/ Fred S. Zeidman |
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| May 12, 2025 |
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*101.LAB |
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* Exhibits filed herewith.
** Exhibits furnished herewith.
*** Management contract or compensatory plan.
+ Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) and/or Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Commission upon request; provided.
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