EX-15.1 2 fins.htm CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 CA Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. (403) 717-3898
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
 
 
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
 
 
As at and for the year ended
December 31, 2014

 
 
 

 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT OF REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Shareholders of NXT Energy Solutions Inc.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of NXT Energy Solutions Inc., which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as at December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
 
Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
 
Auditors’ Responsibility
 
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
 
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
 
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
 
Opinion
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of NXT Energy Solutions Inc. as at December 31, 2014 and 2013, and its consolidated results of operations and its consolidated cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014 in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Emphasis of Matter
 
Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 in the consolidated financial statements, which indicates that NXT Energy Solutions Inc. has accumulated losses and has uncertainty about the timing and magnitude of future revenue. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 1, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that casts substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
 
 
Signed “KPMG LLP”
Chartered Accountants
 
April 27, 2015
Calgary, Canada
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
   
As at December 31
 
             
   
2014
   
2013
 
             
Assets
           
             
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 50,635     $ 3,319,627  
Short-term investments
    5,173,430       2,449,450  
Restricted cash [note 3]
    -       53,921  
Accounts receivable
    248,930       295,879  
Work-in-progress
    -       299,842  
Prepaid expenses and deposits
    338,644       158,456  
      5,811,639       6,577,175  
Long term assets
               
Property and equipment [note 4]
    237,464       262,818  
                 
    $ 6,049,103     $ 6,839,993  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
               
                 
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities [note 5]
  $ 782,626     $ 939,355  
Deferred revenue
    -       2,781,101  
Fair value of US$ Warrants [note 12]
    -       1,238,000  
      782,626       4,958,456  
Long term liabilities
               
Asset retirement obligation [note 6]
    50,000       64,560  
                 
      832,626       5,023,016  
Future operations [note 1]
               
Commitments and contingencies [note 15]
               
Subsequent events [note 10]
               
                 
Shareholders' equity
               
Common shares [note 7]: - authorized unlimited
               
     Issued:  44,958,843 (2013 - 42,418,326) common shares
    65,792,307       61,340,321  
Preferred shares [note 8]: - authorized unlimited
               
     Issued: 8,000,000 (2013 - 8,000,000) Preferred shares
    232,600       232,600  
Contributed capital
    6,400,789       5,889,914  
Deficit
    (67,920,154 )     (66,356,793 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    710,935       710,935  
                 
      5,216,477       1,816,977  
                 
    $ 6,049,103     $ 6,839,993  
 
     
Signed "George Liszicasz"
 
Signed "John Agee"
Director
 
 Director
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
                   
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
                   
Revenue
                 
                   
Survey revenue [note 16]
  $ 3,913,367     $ 2,684,095     $ 10,937,575  
                         
Expense
                       
                         
Survey costs
    431,518       1,632,159       3,633,645  
General and administrative
    4,132,108       4,112,787       4,508,506  
Stock based compensation expense [notes 8 and 10]
    658,000       492,000       265,000  
Amortization of property and equipment
    67,162       85,484       125,015  
                         
      5,288,788       6,322,430       8,532,166  
                         
Other expense (income)
                       
                         
Interest (income) expense, net
    (50,824 )     (25,455 )     2,744  
Foreign exchange (gain) loss
    (158,817 )     (150,350 )     14,686  
Increase (decrease) in fair value of US$ Warrants [note 12]
    42,800       1,371,500       (168,143 )
Other expense
    354,781       107,985       66,973  
                         
      187,940       1,303,680       (83,740 )
                         
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (1,563,361 )     (4,942,015 )     2,489,149  
Income tax expense [note 13]
    -       399,546       426,421  
                         
Income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (1,563,361 )   $ (5,341,561 )   $ 2,062,728  
                         
Income (loss) per share [note 9]
                       
Basic
  $ (0.04 )   $ (0.13 )   $ 0.05  
Diluted
  $ (0.04 )   $ (0.13 )   $ 0.04  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
                   
Cash provided by (used in):
                 
                   
Operating activities
                 
                   
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year
  $ (1,563,361 )   $ (5,341,561 )   $ 2,062,728  
Items not affecting cash:
                       
Stock-based compensation expense
    658,000       492,000       265,000  
Amortization of property and equipment
    67,162       85,484       125,015  
Increase (decrease) in fair value of US$ Warrants
    42,800       1,371,500       (168,143 )
Non-cash changes to asset retirement obligation
    (12,449 )     3,960       3,860  
Asset retirement obligations paid
    (2,111 )     (1,213 )     -  
                         
      753,402       1,951,731       225,732  
      (809,959 )     (3,389,830 )     2,288,460  
Change in non-cash working capital balances [note 14]
    (2,771,227 )     2,614,872       (1,495,468 )
                         
Net cash (used in) operating activities
    (3,581,186 )     (774,958 )     792,992  
                         
Financing activities
                       
                         
Proceeds from exercise of US$ Warrants [note 11]
    2,735,995       1,064,222       -  
Proceeds from exercise of common share purchase warrants
    -       -       278,760  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    288,066       13,234       47,250  
Issue of common shares and warrants, net of issue costs
    -       -       2,886,024  
Repayment of capital lease obligation
    -       -       (8,591 )
                         
Net cash generated by financing activities
    3,024,061       1,077,456       3,203,443  
                         
Investing activities
                       
                         
Purchase of property and equipment
    (41,808 )     (20,463 )     (48,553 )
Increase in short-term investments
    (2,723,980 )     (2,394,450 )     (45,000 )
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    53,921       379,448       (359,234 )
                         
Net cash (used in) investing activities
    (2,711,867 )     (2,035,465 )     (452,787 )
                         
Net source (use) of cash
    (3,268,992 )     (1,732,967 )     3,543,648  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year
    3,319,627       5,052,594       1,508,946  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year
  $ 50,635     $ 3,319,627     $ 5,052,594  
                         
Supplemental information
                       
                         
Cash interest paid (received), net
    (56,401 )     (14,518 )     2,744  
Cash taxes paid
  $ -     $ 399,546     $ 426,421  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
                   
Common Shares
                 
                   
Balance at beginning of the year
    61,340,321       56,623,686       53,756,687  
Issued through private placement financings, net of issue costs [note 7]
    -       -       2,886,024  
Value attributed to US$ Warrants issued in private
                       
placement financings [notes 7 and 12]
    -       -       (409,143 )
Issued upon exercise of  US$ Warrants [note 11]
    2,735,995       1,064,222       -  
Issued upon exercise of  common share purchase warrants
    -       -       278,760  
Issued upon exercise of stock options
    288,066       13,234       47,250  
Transfer from contributed capital upon exercise of stock options
    147,125       8,279       18,375  
Transfer from contributed capital upon exercise
                       
of common share purchase warrants
    -       -       45,733  
Transfer from fair value of US$ Warrants
                       
upon exercise of US$ Warrants [note 12]
    1,280,800       374,500       -  
Issued on conversion of preferred shares [notes 7 and 8]
    -       3,256,400       -  
                         
Balance at end of the year
    65,792,307       61,340,321       56,623,686  
                         
Preferred Shares
                       
                         
Balance at beginning of the year
    232,600       3,489,000       3,489,000  
Conversion of preferred shares to common shares [notes 7 and 8]
    -       (3,256,400 )     -  
                         
Balance at end of the year
    232,600       232,600       3,489,000  
                         
Contributed Capital
                       
                         
Balance at beginning of the year
    5,889,914       5,406,193       5,205,301  
Recognition of stock based compensation expense
    658,000       492,000       265,000  
Contributed capital transferred to common shares pursuant to
                       
exercise of stock options and common share purchase warrants
    (147,125 )     (8,279 )     (64,108 )
                         
Balance at end of the year
    6,400,789       5,889,914       5,406,193  
                         
Deficit
                       
                         
Balance at beginning of the year
    (66,356,793 )     (61,015,232 )     (63,077,960 )
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) for the year
    (1,563,361 )     (5,341,561 )     2,062,728  
                         
Balance at end of the year
    (67,920,154 )     (66,356,793 )     (61,015,232 )
                         
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
                       
                         
Balance at beginning and end of the year
    710,935       710,935       710,935  
                         
Total Shareholders' Equity at end of the year
  $ 5,216,477     $ 1,816,977     $ 5,214,582  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
1. Future Operations
 
NXT Energy Solutions Inc. (the "Company" or "NXT") is a publicly traded company based in Calgary, Canada.
 
NXT's proprietary Stress Field Detection ("SFD®") technology is an airborne survey system that is used in the oil and natural gas industry to help aid in identifying areas with hydrocarbon reservoir potential.  Specific rights to this technology were acquired from NXT's current Chief Executive Officer and President (the "CEO") under a Technology Transfer Agreement (the "TTA") which has a term to December 31, 2015 (the “Maturity Date”).  The TTA requires the completion of various conditions, including conversion by NXT of the remaining 8,000,000 convertible preferred shares issued (see note 8), in order to retain the SFD® technology, which NXT intends to finalize before the Maturity Date.
 
Prior to 2006 the Company had engaged in extensive activities to develop, validate and obtain industry acceptance of SFD®, including conducting SFD® surveys for oil and gas industry partners on a cost recovery basis and participating as a joint venture partner in SFD® identified exploration wells. By December 31, 2005 the Company had accumulated a deficit of approximately $47.6 million in conducting these activities.
 
In 2006 SFD® survey services began to be offered to clients engaged in oil and gas exploration activities with an initial focus on companies operating in western Canada. Subsequently, in 2008, NXT commenced to focus its sales activities towards international and frontier exploration markets.
 
The generation of positive cash flow from operations will depend largely on NXT’s ability to demonstrate the value of the SFD® survey system to a much wider client base. NXT recognizes that its' financial position is currently dependent upon a limited number of client projects, on obtaining additional financing when needed, and attracting future clients.
 
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a "going concern" basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America ("US GAAP").  The going concern basis of presentation assumes that NXT will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.  There is substantial doubt about the appropriateness of the use of the going concern assumption, primarily due to current uncertainty about the timing and magnitude of potential future revenues.  NXT recognizes that ongoing use of the going concern assumption will depend on its ability to support operations for the foreseeable future beyond the next 12 months based on generating sufficient new revenue sources or securing additional financing if required.
 
NXT continues to work to expand its client base in order to generate revenues, positive net income and cash flow from operations in future years with its existing business model.  However, the occurrence and timing of this outcome cannot be predicted with certainty.
 
These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities or reported expenses that would be necessary should NXT be unable to raise additional capital or generate sufficient net income and cash flow from operations as required in future years in order to continue as a going concern.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of presentation
 
These consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2014 have been prepared by management in accordance with US GAAP and by applying the same accounting policies and methods as used in preparing the consolidated financial statements as at and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
Consolidation
 
These consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions among NXT and its subsidiaries have been eliminated and are therefore not reflected in these consolidated financial statements.
 
Estimates and Assumptions
 
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, including the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of these consolidated financial statements as well as revenues and expenses recorded during the reporting periods.
 
Estimates made relate primarily to measurement of stock-based compensation expense, valuation of the US$ Warrants, valuation of deferred income tax assets, and estimates for asset retirement obligations. The estimates and assumptions used are based upon management's best estimate. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period when determined. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and short term securities with an original maturity less than 90 days from the date of acquisition.
 
Short Term Investments
 
Short term investments are recorded at fair value, and include short term securities, held by a major Canadian chartered bank, with original maturity dates greater than 90 days but less than one year.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Revenue from SFD® survey contracts (net of any related foreign sales tax) is recognized on a completed contract basis. Amounts received or invoiced in advance of completion of the contract are reflected as deferred revenue and classified as a current liability. All related survey expenditures and obligations related to uncompleted contracts are reflected as work-in-progress and classified as current assets. Upon completion of the related contract, unearned revenue and the related work-in-progress are reflected in the statement of income (loss) as either revenue or survey cost. Sales commissions incurred on the contracts are included in survey costs. Survey costs do not include any amortization or depreciation of property and equipment or staff and related overhead costs included in general and administrative expense.
 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
 
Derivative instruments are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value with any realized and unrealized gains (losses) recognized included in the determination of net income (loss) for the period. NXT does not apply hedge accounting to any of its derivatives. Any outstanding derivatives are classified into one of three categories based on a three level fair value hierarchy as noted below.
 
In Level I, the fair value of assets and liabilities is determined by reference to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Company has the ability to assess at the measurement date.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
In Level II, determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities is based on the extrapolation of inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level I, for which all significant inputs are observable directly or indirectly. Such inputs include published exchange rates, interest rates, yield curves, and stock quotes from external data service providers. Transfers between Level I and Level II would occur when there is a change in market circumstances.
 
In Level III, the fair value of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis is determined using a market approach based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value can fluctuate between Level II and Level III depending on the proportion of the value of the contract that extends beyond the time frame for which inputs are considered to be observable. As contracts near maturity and observable market data becomes available, the contracts are transferred out of Level III and into Level II.
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment is recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, which is recorded over the estimated service lives of the assets using the following annual rates and methods:
 
Computer hardware (including survey equipment)
30% declining balance
Computer software
100% declining balance
Furniture and other equipment
20% declining balance
Leasehold improvements
over the remaining term of the lease
 
Management periodically reviews the carrying values of property and equipment to ensure that any impairment in value is recognized and reflected in results of operations.
 
Research and Development Expenditures
 
Research and development ("R&D") expenditures incurred to develop, improve and test the SFD® survey system and related components are expensed as incurred. Any intellectual property that is acquired for the purpose of enhancing research and development projects, if there is no alternative use for the intellectual property, is expensed in the period acquired. No significant external R&D was incurred in the years ended 2012, 2013 and 2014.
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
The Company's functional currency is the Canadian dollar. Revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Canadian dollars at the average exchange rate for the applicable period. Shareholders' equity accounts are translated into Canadian dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the time of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities are translated into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the applicable period. Non-monetary assets and liabilities (including work-in-progress and deferred revenue balances) are recorded at the relevant exchange rates for the period in which the balances arose. Any related foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from these translations are included in the determination of net income (loss) for the period.
 
Prior to 2010, NXT had active subsidiaries which had the US dollar as their functional currency. Foreign currency translation adjustments related to the consolidation of these subsidiaries is the only component of accumulated other comprehensive income, which is included in shareholders' equity.
 
Income Taxes
 
NXT follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. This method recognizes deferred income tax assets and liabilities based on temporary differences in reported amounts for financial statement and income tax purposes, at the income tax rates expected to apply in the future periods when the temporary differences are expected to be reversed or realized. The effect of a change in income tax rates on deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities is recognized in income in the period when the tax rate change is enacted. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
Stock based compensation expense
 
NXT follows the fair value method of accounting for stock options that are granted to acquire common shares under NXT's stock option plan. Under this method, an estimate of the fair value of the cost of stock options that are granted to employees, directors and consultants is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and charged to income over the future vesting period of the stock options, with a corresponding increase recorded in contributed capital. Upon exercise of the stock options, the consideration received by NXT, and the related amount which was previously recorded in contributed capital, is recognized as an increase in the recorded value of the common shares of the Company.
 
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options granted to non-employees is periodically re-measured until the earlier of the completion of their service period or when the vesting period is completed. Changes to the re-measured compensation are recognized in the period of change and amortized over the remaining life of the vesting period in the same manner as the original stock option.
 
Income (loss) per share
 
Basic income (loss) per share amounts are calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares that are outstanding for the fiscal period. Shares issued during the period are weighted for the portion of the period that the shares were outstanding. Diluted income (loss) per share are computed using the treasury stock method, whereby the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include any additional shares that would be issued from the assumed exercise of stock options and common share purchase warrants. The incremental number of shares added under the treasury stock method assumes that outstanding stock options and warrants that are exercisable at exercise prices below the Company's average market price (i.e. they were “in-the-money”) for the applicable fiscal period are exercised and then that number of incremental shares is reduced by the number of shares that could have been repurchased by the Company from the issuance proceeds, using the average market price of the Company’s shares for the applicable fiscal period.
 
No addition to the basic number of shares is made when calculating the diluted number of shares if the diluted per share amounts become anti-dilutive (such as occurs in the case where there is a net loss for the period).
 
Future Accounting Policy Changes
 
Revenue recognition:

In May 2014, the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance on accounting for “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which supersedes the current revenue recognition requirements and most industry-specific guidance. This new guidance will require that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

This new guidance will be effective from January 1, 2017, and early application is not permitted. There will be two methods in which the amendment can be applied: (1) retrospectively to each prior reporting period (which will include NXT’s fiscal years 2015 and 2016) presented, or (2) retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application. NXT is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new guidance and has not yet determined the effect on its consolidated financial statements, which currently reflect the completed contract method of revenue recognition.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
Going concern:
 
The FASB has established a going concern standard that becomes effective for reporting periods ending after December 31, 2016 (with early adoption permitted). The Company will be required to assess if there is substantial doubt about its’ ability to continue as a going concern, which will exist if it is probable that it will be unable to meet payment of its obligations within one year after the assessment date (which will be based on the date of issue of the period end financial statements). Disclosure will be required of the significance of and the conditions or events that give rise to the substantial doubt, as well as whether it is probable that managements’ plans can be effectively implemented to mitigate these conditions.
 
Further disclosure, including managements mitigation plans, will be required if it is assessed that the substantial doubt cannot be overcome. The Company has not yet adopted the new standard and will be assessing the required disclosures based on its analysis of the going concern assumption in the future period of adoption.
 
3. Restricted cash
 
Restricted cash consisted of US dollar money market securities which are periodically deposited by NXT with financial institutions as security in order for these institutions to issue bank letters of credit for the benefit of NXT’s clients. These letters of credit are related to contractual performance requirements on certain SFD® survey contracts.
 
4. Property and equipment
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
                 
Survey equipment
    $643,319       $626,286  
Furniture and other equipment
    528,420       528,420  
Computers and software
    1,100,593       1,097,560  
Leasehold improvements
    403,898       382,157  
      2,676,230       2,634,423  
Accumulated amortization and impairment
    (2,438,766 )     (2,371,605 )
                 
      237,464       262,818  
 
5. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
Accrued liabilities related to:
           
Consultants and professional fees
    $122,500       $105,000  
Board of Directors' fees
    40,000       -  
Survey and other projects
    14,308       -  
Vacation pay, wages and bonuses payable
    121,632       115,831  
      298,440       220,831  
Trade payables, payroll withholdings and other
    484,186       718,524  
                 
      782,626       939,355  
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 6
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
6. Asset retirement obligation
 
Asset retirement obligations ("ARO") relate to minor interests in oil and natural gas wells in which NXT has outstanding abandonment and reclamation obligations in accordance with government regulations. The Company's obligation relates to its interests in 6 gross (1.2 net) wells.  ARO have an estimated future liability of approximately $58,000 which is based on estimates of the future timing and costs to abandon, remediate and reclaim the wellsites within the next three years.  The net present value of the ARO is as noted below, and has been calculated using an inflation rate of 3.4% and discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate of 10%.
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
ARO balance, beginning of the year
    $64,560       $61,813       $57,953  
Accretion expense
    800       3,960       3,860  
Costs incurred
    (2,111 )     (1,213 )     -  
Change in ARO estimates
    (13,249 )     -       -  
ARO balance, end of the year
    50,000       64,560       61,813  
 
7. Common shares
 
The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares, of which the following are issued and outstanding:
 
   
# of shares
   
$ value
 
As at December 31, 2011
    34,757,396     $ 53,756,687  
Transactions during the year ended December 31, 2012:
               
Issued through private placement
               
financing, net of issue costs (iii)
    4,258,005       2,886,024  
Value attributed to US$ Warrants issued in the
               
private placement financing (iii)
    -       (409,143 )
Issued on exercise of stock options
    75,000       47,250  
Issued on exercise of warrants (ii)
    464,558       278,760  
Transfer from contributed capital upon exercise of:
               
Stock options
    -       18,375  
Warrants
    -       45,733  
As at December 31, 2012
    39,554,959       56,623,686  
Transactions during the year ended December 31, 2013:
               
Conversion of Preferred Shares (i)
    2,000,000       3,256,400  
Issued on exercise of stock options
    16,667       13,234  
Issued on exercise of US$ Warrants (note 11)
    846,700       1,064,222  
Transfer from contributed capital upon exercise of stock options
    -       8,279  
Transfer from fair value of US$ Warrants upon exercise (note 12)
    -       374,500  
As at December 31, 2013
    42,418,326       61,340,321  
Transactions during the year ended December 31, 2014:
               
Issued on exercise of stock options
    482,665       288,066  
Issued on exercise of US$ Warrants (note 11)
    2,057,852       2,735,995  
Transfer from contributed capital upon exercise of stock options
    -       147,125  
Transfer from fair value of US$ Warrants upon exercise (note 12)
    -       1,280,800  
As at December 31, 2014
    44,958,843       65,792,307  
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 7
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
 
(i)  
NXT also has outstanding a total of 8,000,000 Preferred Shares (see note 8) which are convertible on a 1 for 1 basis into an additional maximum of 8,000,000 common shares by December 31, 2015. An initial total of 2,000,000 of these Preferred Shares were converted into 2,000,000 common shares of the Company effective May 22, 2013.
 
 
(ii)  
In February, 2011 NXT closed a non-brokered private placement (the "2011 Placement") for aggregate proceeds of $1,600,300 ($1,487,827 net of finder’s fee and other costs incurred totalling $112,473). NXT issued a total of 3,200,600 units at a price of $0.50 per unit, each unit consisted of one NXT common share and one warrant, and each warrant entitled the holder to acquire an additional common share at a price of $0.60 per share until expiry on February 16, 2012.
 
Finder's fees incurred included $72,600 cash and 145,320 warrants issued. A continuity of the total warrants issued is as follows:
 
          exercise  
   
# of
   
proceeds
 
   
warrants
   
received
 
                 
Issued in the 2011 Placement
    3,345,920     $ -  
Exercised in 2011
    (700,000 )     420,000  
Outstanding as at December 31, 2011
    2,645,920       420,000  
Exercised in 2012
    (464,558 )     278,760  
Expired on February 16, 2012
    (2,181,362 )     -  
      -       698,760  
 
In March and May 2012, NXT conducted private placement financings (the "2012 Financings") which consisted of units issued at a price of US $0.75 (the "Units"). Each Unit consisted of one NXT common share and one warrant (the "US$ Warrants") to purchase an additional NXT common share at a price of US $1.20 for a term of two years from the date of issue.
 
In connection with the 2012 Financings, NXT paid finder's fees totalling US $183,612 and issued a total of 244,816 finder's warrants (with the same terms as the US$ Warrants noted above). The 2012 Financings had three separate closings in March, 2012 and one on May 4, 2012, which are summarized as follows:
 
   
March, 2012
   
4-May-12
   
2012 total
 
                         
Proceeds (in US dollars)
    2,216,005       977,500       3,193,505  
Proceeds (in Cdn $)
    2,210,690       972,442       3,183,132  
Less share issue costs incurred
    (187,844 )     (109,264 )     (297,108 )
Proceeds, net of issue costs
    2,022,846       863,178       2,886,024  
                         
Number of common shares issued
    2,954,672       1,303,333       4,258,005  
                         
Number of US$ Warrants issued
    2,954,672       1,303,333       4,258,005  
Number of finder’s warrants issued
    162,416       82,400       244,816  
      3,117,088       1,385,733       4,502,821  
                         
Fair value attributed to US$ Warrants
    249,143       160,000       409,143  
                                                                        
Two Officers of the Company subscribed for a total of US $40,000 of the 2012 Financings.
 
The common shares issued under the 2012 Financings were recorded at a value equal to the net proceeds received of $2,886,024, and reduced by $409,143 (see note 12) which was the estimated fair value attributed to the 4,502,821 US$ Warrants (see also note 11) issued.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 8
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
8. Preferred shares
 
The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series.
 
In 2005, the Company issued 10,000,000 series 1 preferred shares (the "Preferred Shares") to its CEO pursuant to the execution of the Technology Transfer Agreement (see note 1) in exchange for the rights to utilize the SFD® technology for hydrocarbon exploration.
 
The Preferred Shares do not participate in any dividends, and are not transferable except with the consent of the Board of Directors of NXT.
 
The number of Preferred Shares outstanding is as follows:
 
   
# of shares
   
$ value
 
As at December 31, 2011 and 2012
    10,000,000     $ 3,489,000  
Conversion of Preferred Shares in May 2013
    (2,000,000 )     (3,256,400 )
                 
As at December 31, 2013 and 2014
    8,000,000       232,600  
 
These Preferred Shares are non-voting, and are convertible into up to 8,000,000 NXT common shares (on a 1 for 1 basis) under the following terms:
 
·
2,000,000 of the Preferred Shares became convertible into common shares upon issue. Effective May 22, 2013, these 2,000,000 Preferred Shares were converted into 2,000,000 common shares.
 
·
the remaining 8,000,000 Preferred Shares are subject to conditions related to potential future conversion.  They may become convertible into common shares in four separate increments of 2,000,000 Preferred Shares each, should NXT achieve specified cumulative revenue thresholds of US $50 million, US $100 million, US $250 million and US $500 million prior to the December 31, 2015 Maturity Date.
 
·
an additional bonus of 1,000,000 common shares are issuable in the event that cumulative revenues exceed US $500 million.
 
·
if the final US $500 million cumulative revenue threshold is not achieved by the Maturity Date, NXT can elect to retain ownership of the SFD® technology by converting all of the remaining Preferred Shares into common shares, which it intends to do in 2015 prior to the Maturity Date.
 
·
cumulative revenue is defined as the sum of total revenue earned plus proceeds from the sale of assets accumulated since January 1, 2007, all denominated in US$, and calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
·
In the event of a change of control or other transaction involving a re-arrangement of the business of NXT prior to the Maturity Date, the number of outstanding Preferred Shares which can be converted will be dependent on the transaction value payable (“TVP”) per outstanding NXT common share as follows:
 
20% if TVP is less than $5 per common share
60% if TVP is between $5 and $10 per common share
100% if TVP exceeds $10 per common share
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 9
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
As at December 31, 2014, the Company had generated cumulative revenue of approximately US $29.5 million (December 31, 2013 - US $25.8 million) that is eligible to be applied to the above noted conversion thresholds.
 
The Preferred Shares were originally recorded at their estimated fair value as at December 31, 2005, with the total substantially assigned to the 2,000,000 Preferred Shares portion which was immediately convertible. The remaining Preferred Shares were assigned a nominal value in 2005, reflecting the uncertainty that the required revenue objectives would be achieved to allow conversion into common shares, as follows:
 
   
# of Preferred
       
   
Shares
   
$ value
 
convertible upon issue effective December 31, 2005
    2,000,000       $3,256,400  
conditionally convertible on or before December 31, 2015
    8,000,000       232,600  
                 
      10,000,000       3,489,000  
 
Rights related to Preferred Shares
 
In January 2014, NXT’s CEO (the “Grantor”) personally granted (to a total of 17 persons, including NXT employees, directors, officers, advisors and others) “Rights” to acquire a total of 1,000,000 of the common shares which are expected to become issued to him upon future conversion of the Preferred Shares by their Maturity Date. Each of the Rights are subject to certain vesting provisions and will entitle the holder to acquire from the Grantor one common share of NXT at a fixed exercise price of $1.77 and will expire on December 31, 2015.
 
A total of 795,000 of these Rights were granted to certain of NXT’s current directors, officers, employees and advisors, and are supplemental to existing incentives which have been granted under NXT’s stock option plan (see note 10). The grant date fair value of these 795,000 Rights was estimated as $483,000 (which will be recognized over the remaining term to expiry of the Rights in 2015) calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation model, based on the following assumptions:
 
Expected dividends paid per common share
 
Nil
 
Expected life in years
    1.9  
Expected volatility in the price of common shares
    62 %
Risk free interest rate
    1.0 %
Weighted average fair value per Right at grant date
    $0.60  

In connection with the Rights, NXT recognized $ 226,000 as a component of stock based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 (see note 10).
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 10
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
9. Income (loss) per share
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year
  $ (1,563,361 )   $ (5,341,561 )   $ 2,062,728  
                         
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
                       
Common shares issued     44,375,540       40,882,108       38,453,392  
Convertible Preferred Shares (i)     -       778,082       2,000,000  
Basic     44,375,540       41,660,190       40,453,392  
Additional shares related to assumed                        
exercise of stock options and US$ Warrants                        
under the treasury stock method (ii)     -       -       337,070  
Contingently issuable Preferred Shares (ii)     -       -       8,000,000  
Fully diluted     44,375,540       41,660,190       48,790,462  
                         
Net loss per share – Basic
  $ (0.04 )   $ (0.13 )   $ 0.05  
Net loss per share – Fully diluted
  $ (0.04 )   $ (0.13 )   $ 0.04  
 
(i)  
A total of 2,000,000 of the Preferred Shares (see note 8) are included in the above noted basic income (loss) per share calculation for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, as the criteria for them to convert to common shares had been met up to their formal conversion in May 2013. The remaining 8,000,000 Preferred Shares are contingently issuable, and are included in the diluted number of shares outstanding if applicable.
 
(ii)  
In periods in which a loss results, all outstanding stock options, common share purchase Warrants and the 8,000,000 Preferred Shares are excluded from the fully diluted loss per share calculations as their effect is anti-dilutive.
 
10. Stock options
 
The following is a summary of stock options which are outstanding as at December 31, 2014:
 
                 
average remaining
 
Exercise price
   
# of options
   
# of options
   
contractual
 
per share
   
outstanding
   
exercisable
   
life (in years)
 
$0.45       74,600       74,600       0.8  
$0.75       355,000       236,664       2.5  
$0.76       303,335       131,110       3.1  
$0.86       707,500       454,163       2.6  
$1.16       411,000       411,000       1.6  
$1.20       300,000       300,000       2.6  
$1.35       55,000       55,000       5.0  
$1.39       55,000       55,000       4.5  
$1.55       40,000       -       4.2  
$1.61       25,000       -       4.1  
$1.67       150,000       -       4.9  
$1.83       65,000       65,000       4.0  
$1.02       2,541,435       1,782,537       2.7  
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 11
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
A continuity of the number of stock options which are outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
 
   
For the year ended
   
For the year ended
 
   
December 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
         
weighted
         
weighted
 
   
# of stock
   
average
   
# of stock
   
average
 
   
options
   
exercise price
   
options
   
exercise price
 
Options outstanding, start of the year
    2,888,100     $ 0.88       2,890,600     $ 0.86  
Granted
    325,000     $ 1.55       542,500     $ 0.91  
Exercised
    (482,665 )   $ 0.60       (16,667 )   $ 0.79  
Forfeited
    (35,000 )   $ 1.42       (423,333 )   $ 0.79  
Expired
    (154,000 )   $ 0.71       (105,000 )   $ 0.75  
Options outstanding, end of the year
    2,541,435     $ 1.02       2,888,100     $ 0.88  
Options exercisable, end of the year
    1,782,537     $ 1.01       1,733,930     $ 0.90  
 
Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company issued a total of 601,066 additional stock options with an average exercise price of $1.37 per share and a 5 year term to expiry in 2020.
 
Stock options granted generally expire, if unexercised, five years from the date granted and entitlement to exercise them generally vests at a rate of one-third at the end of each of the first three years following the date of grant.
 
Stock based compensation expense (“SBCE”) is calculated based on the fair value attributed to grants of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model and utilizing the following weighted average assumptions:
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Expected dividends paid per common share
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 
Expected life in years
    5.0       5.0       4.0  
Expected volatility in the price of common shares
    113 %     74 %     79 %
Risk free interest rate
    1.5 %     1.0 %     1.0 %
Weighted average fair market value per share at grant date
  $ 1.24     $ 0.55     $ 0.52  
Intrinsic (or "in-the-money") value per share of options exercised
  $ 0.85     $ 0.76     $ 0.13  
                       
SBCE consists of the following amounts:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
SBCE recognized related to:
           
Stock options
  $ 432,000     $ 492,000     $ 265,000  
Preferred Share Rights (see note 8)
    226,000       -       -  
Total SBCE
    658,000       492,000       265,000  
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 12
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
The unamortized portion of SBCE related to the non-vested portion of stock options and the Preferred Share Rights, all of which will be recognized in future expense over the related remaining (2015 to 2017) vesting periods, is as follows:
 
As at December 31
 
2014
    2013  
Unamortized SBCE related to:
           
Stock options   $ 367,000     $ 475,000  
Preferred Share Rights (see note 8)     234,000       -  
      601,000       475,000  
 
11. US$ Warrants to purchase common shares
 
The following is a continuity of the US$ Warrants issued in the 2012 Financings (see note 7 (iii)) and which had an exercise price of US $1.20 per common share and expiry in 2014:
 
         
exercise
 
   
# of US$
   
proceeds
 
   
Warrants
   
received
 
Outstanding as at January 1, 2012
           
Issued in the 2012 Financings     4,502,821       -  
US$ Warrants exercised in 2013     (846,700 )   $ 1,064,222  
Outstanding as at December 31, 2013
    3,656,121       1,064,222  
Activity in 2014:
               
US$ Warrants exercised in 2014     (2,057,852 )     2,735,995  
US$ Warrants expired in 2014     (1,598,269 )     -  
Outstanding as at December 31, 2014
    -     $ 3,800,217  
 
12. Financial instruments
 
1) Non-derivative financial instruments:
 
The Company's non-derivative financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, restricted cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payables and accrued liabilities. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair values due to their short terms to maturity. NXT is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. NXT is exposed to foreign exchange risk as a result of holding US and Colombian denominated financial instruments.
 
2) Derivative financial instruments:
 
As at December 31, 2014, no US$ Warrants remain outstanding. As the exercise price of the US$ Warrants that were issued in 2012 (see note 11) was in US dollars, which is a currency other than the functional currency of NXT, the US$ Warrants were considered to have an embedded derivative and were required to be recorded at fair value each reporting period. The amount recorded for this instrument, which was included with current liabilities, was adjusted to fair value at each period end over the life of the US$ Warrants, with the changes in fair value reflected in earnings.
 
Financial instruments that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis are required to be classified into one of three categories based upon a fair value hierarchy. The Company's only financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were the US$ Warrants. NXT classified these derivative financial instruments as level III where the fair value is determined by using valuation techniques that refer to both observable and unobservable market data. The valuation model was based on the Black-Scholes inputs noted below, as well as a discount to reflect the potential dilution impact upon exercise of the US$ Warrants and NXT's low stock market liquidity.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 13
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
A continuity of the fair value of the US$ Warrants that were issued in the 2012 Financings is as follows:
 
Year ended December 31
 
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Fair value of US$ Warrants
                 
Balance at beginning of the year
  $ 1,238,000     $ 241,000     $ -  
Value attributed to US$ Warrants issued in
    -       -       -  
the 2012 Financings (see note 7 (iii))
    -       -       409,143  
Transfer to common shares upon
                       
exercise of US$ Warrants in the year
    (1,280,800 )     (374,500 )     -  
Increase (decrease) in fair value during the year
    42,800       1,371,500       (168,143 )
Fair value of US$ Warrants, end of the year
    -       1,238,000       241,000  
 
The outstanding US$ Warrants were re-valued at each period end using the Black-Scholes valuation model utilizing the following weighted average assumptions:
 
As at December 31
 
2014
   
2013
    2012  
Expected dividends paid per common share
    n/a    
Nil
    Nil  
Expected life in years
    n/a       0.3       1.0  
Expected volatility in the price of common shares
    n/a       65 %     80 %
Risk free interest rate
    n/a       1.0 %     1.2 %
Weighted average fair market value per US$ Warrant issued during the year     n/a       n/a     $ US 0.08  
 
13. Income tax expense
 
NXT periodically earns revenues while operating outside of Canada as a non-resident within certain foreign jurisdictions. Payments made to NXT for services rendered to clients in such countries may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, which are only recoverable in certain circumstances. For the year ended December 31, 2014, NXT recorded foreign withholding taxes of $nil (2013 - $399,546 and 2012 - $426,421) on a portion of its revenues that were generated on international projects. Although such foreign taxes incurred can potentially be utilized in Canada as a foreign tax credit against future taxable earnings from the foreign jurisdictions, a full valuation allowance has been provided against this benefit.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 14
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
Income tax expense is different from the expected amount that would be computed by applying the statutory Canadian federal and provincial income tax rates to NXT's income (loss) before income taxes as follows:
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Net income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (1,563,361 )   $ (4,942,015 )   $ 2,489,149  
Canadian statutory income tax rate
    25.00 %     25.00 %     25.00 %
Income tax (recovery) at statutory income tax rate
    (390,840 )     (1,235,504 )     622,287  
Effect of non- deductible expenses and other items:
                       
Stock-based compensation and other expenses
    176,719       157,993       12,149  
Revaluation of US$ Warrants
    10,700       342,875       -  
Foreign exchange adjustment on USA losses
    (185,093 )     (131,771 )     42,389  
Other
    1,474       (4,428 )     (2,148 )
      (387,040 )     (870,835 )     674,677  
Change in valuation allowance
    387,040       870,835       (674,677 )
Income taxes paid in foreign jurisdictions
    -       399,546       426,421  
Current income tax expense
    -       399,546       426,421  
 
The Company has significant unrecorded deferred income tax assets for which a full valuation allowance has been provided due to uncertainty regarding their potential future utilization, as follows:
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Net operating losses carried forward:
                 
Canada (expiration dates 2015 to 2034)   $ 4,236,318     $ 4,005,683     $ 3,269,542  
USA (expiration dates 2020 to 2026)     2,225,150       2,040,056       1,908,285  
Timing differences on property & equipment and financing costs     2,106,780       2,135,468       2,132,545  
      8,568,247       8,181,207       7,310,372  
Less valuation allowance
    (8,568,247 )     (8,181,207 )     (7,310,372 )
              -       -  
 
14. Change in non-cash working capital
 
The changes in non-cash working capital balances are comprised of:
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Accounts receivable
    46,949       176,429       (350,077 )
Work-in-progress
    299,842       676,621       135,747  
Prepaid expenses and deposits
    (180,188 )     (17,807 )     (97,544 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (156,729 )     (684,369 )     275,799  
Deferred revenue
    (2,781,101 )     2,463,998       (1,459,393 )
      (2,771,227 )     2,614,872       (1,495,468 )
                         
Portion attributable to:
                       
Operating activities     (2,771,227 )     2,614,872       (1,495,468 )
Financing activities     -       -       -  
Investing activities     -       -       -  
      (2,771,227 )     2,614,872       (1,495,468 )
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 15
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
15. Commitments and contingencies
 
Office premises lease
 
NXT has an operating lease commitment on its existing Calgary office space for a term through July 31, 2015 at a minimum monthly lease payment of $26,894 (including estimated operating costs). NXT has also committed to an operating lease on new office premises for a 10 year term commencing in 2015 at an initial estimated minimum monthly lease payment of $42,368 (including operating costs).
 
The total estimated future minimum annual commitment for these two premises leases is as follows:
 
    Existing    
New
       
Year ending December 31
 
premises
   
premises
   
Total
 
2015
  $ 188,257     $ 127,103     $ 315,360  
2016
    -       508,410       508,410  
2017
    -       508,410       508,410  
2018
    -       508,410       508,410  
2019
    -       508,410       508,410  
      188,257       2,160,743       2,349,000  
Thereafter, 2020 through 2025
    -       2,979,848       2,979,848  
      188,257       5,140,591       5,328,848  
 
Aircraft charterhire commitment
 
NXT currently does not own any of the aircraft which are used in its' survey operations, but has an annual agreement to utilize a minimum annual volume of aircraft charter hours (the “Charter Agreement”). The charterhire commitment to be met by the end of 2015, including a short-fall in hours carried forward from 2014, is $641,250.
 
As part of the 2015 annual renewal of the Charter Agreement, NXT has made a deposit payment of $168,750 in February 2015, and an additional $135,000 is due by June 30, 2015. This total of $303,750 will be held as non-refundable deposits to be applied, as utilized to September 30, 2015, against the charterhire commitment carried forward from 2014.
 
16. Geographic information
 
NXT conducts all of its survey operations from its head office in Canada, and until mid 2014 had a one person administrative office in Colombia. NXT has no long term assets outside of Canada. Revenues were derived by geographic area as follows:
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
North America (United States)
  $ 3,913,367     $ -       -  
Asia (Pakistan)
    -       2,659,292       -  
Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize)
    -       24,803       6,403,534  
South America (Colombia, Argentina)
                    4,534,041  
      3,913,367       2,684,095       10,937,575  
 
The Company’s revenues were derived almost entirely from a single client in the 2013 and 2014 periods.
 
 
 

 
 
NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
 
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
page | 16
As at and for the year ended December 31, 2014
 
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
 
 
17. Other related party transactions
 
One of the members of NXT’s Board of Directors is a partner in a law firm which provides legal advice to NXT. Legal fees (including costs related to share issuance) incurred with this firm were as follows:
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
                   
    $ 18,549     $ 39,966     $ 80,550  
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities includes a total of $124 ($29,274 as at December 31, 2013) payable to this law firm.
 
In addition, accounts payable and accrued liabilities includes $23,673 ($31,045 as at December 31, 2013) related to re-imbursement of expenses owing to persons who are Officers of NXT.