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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM SB-2

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

1221

91-1918326

State or jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization

(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)

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

 

1500 - 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3E8 (604) 693-0177

(Address and telephone number of registrant's principal executive offices)

 

Richard Coglon, President
1500 - 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3E8 (604) 693-0177

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

Copy of communications to:

William L. Macdonald, Esq.
Clark, Wilson
Suite 800 - 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3H1
Telephone: 604-687-5700

Approximate date of proposed sale to the public:  From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  [ ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ]

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class
of securities to be
registered(1)

Amount to be
registered

Proposed maximum
offering price
per share

Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (US$)

Amount of
registration fee(2)

Common Stock to be offered for resale by selling stockholders

602,836(3)

$4.26

$2,568,081.36

$207.76

Common Stock to be offered for resale by selling stockholders

2,754,695(4)

$4.26

$11,735,000.70

$949.36

Common Stock to be offered for resale by selling stockholders upon exercise of share purchase warrants

1,841,724 (5)

$4.26

$7,845,744.24

$634.72

Total Registration Fee

 

$1,791.84

(1) In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving our common stock, the number of shares registered shall automatically be increased to cover the additional shares of common stock issuable pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(2) Fee calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act. Estimated for the sole purpose of calculating the registration fee. We have based the fee calculation on the average of the last reported bid and ask price for our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 22, 2003.

(3) Represents 602,836 shares of our common stock that were collectively sold in a private placement and issued on June 24 and June 30, 2003.

(4) Represents 2,754,695 shares of our common stock that were sold in a private placement and issued on August 19, 2003.

(5) Represents common stock that may be issued upon exercise of share purchase warrants: (i) 265,958 of which can be exercised at any time until June 24, 2006, at an exercise price of $3.38; (ii) 60,683 of which can be exercised at any time until June 30, 2006, at an exercise price of $3.38; and (iii) 1,515,083 of which can be exercised at any time until August 19, 206 at an exercise price of $3.84.

THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON THE DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.

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PROSPECTUS

Subject to Completion
____________, 2003

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.
A NEVADA CORPORATION

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.
_________________________________

The prospectus relates to the resale by certain selling stockholders of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. of up to 5,199,255 shares of our common stock in connection with the resale of:

- up to 602,836 shares of our common stock which were issued on June 24 and June 30, 2003 in a private placement;

- up to 2,754,695 shares of our common stock which were issued on August 19, 2003 in a private placement;

- up to 1,678,766 shares of our common stock which may be issued upon the exercise of certain share purchase warrants issued in connection with the private placements; and

- up to 162,958 shares of our common stock which may be issued upon the exercise of certain share purchase warrants issued in partial payment of placement fees.

The selling stockholders may offer to sell the shares of common stock being offered in this prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices or at negotiated prices. We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.

Our common stock is traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "HOGC". On August 22, 2003, the closing bid price of our common stock was $4.28.

Our business is subject to many risks and an investment in our common stock will also involve a high degree of risk. You should invest in our common stock only if you can afford to lose your entire investment. You should carefully consider the various Risk Factors described beginning on page 9 before investing in our common stock.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholder may not sell or offer these securities until this registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

The date of this prospectus is August ____, 2003.

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The following table of contents has been designed to help you find important information contained in this prospectus. We encourage you to read the entire prospectus.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PAGE NUMBER

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

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RISK FACTORS

8

RISKS RELATED TO THIS OFFERING

8

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock into the public market by the selling stockholders may result in significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock and could affect the ability of our stockholders to realize the current trading price of our common stock

8

Trading on the OTC Bulletin Board may be sporadic because it is not a stock exchange, and stockholders may have difficulty reselling their shares

9

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

9

We have had negative cash flows from operations and if we are not able to obtain further financing our business operations may fail

9

A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital and adversely impact our operations

10

If we issue additional shares in the future this may result in dilution to our existing stockholders.

10

We have a history of losses and fluctuating operating results which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern

10

Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC's penny stock regulations which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.

10

NASD sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock

11

We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease our ongoing business operations

11

A majority of our directors and officers are outside the United States, with the result that it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or any of or directors or officers

11

Because of the early stage of development and the nature of our business, our securities are considered highly speculative

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As our properties are in the exploration and development stage there can be no assurance that we will establish commercial discoveries on our properties

12

The potential profitability of oil and gas ventures depends upon factors beyond the control of our company

12

Competition in the oil and gas industry is highly competitive and there is no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring the leases

12

The marketability of natural resources will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control which may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable

13

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Oil and gas operations are subject to comprehensive regulation which may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated causing an adverse effect on our company

 

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Exploration and production activities are subject to certain environmental regulations which may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of our operations

13

Exploratory drilling involves many risks and we may become liable for pollution or other liabilities which may have an adverse effect on our financial position

13

Any change to government regulation/administrative practices may have a negative impact on our ability to operate and our profitability

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION'S PUBLIC REFERENCE

14

THE OFFERING

14

USE OF PROCEEDS

15

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

15

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

17

PRIVATE PLACEMENTS

18

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

20

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS

20

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

23

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

24

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

25

INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

25

EXPERTS

25

DISCLOSURE OF SEC POSITION OF INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

25

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

26

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

26

REPORTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS

30

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

30

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

35

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

35

DIVIDEND POLICY

36

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

36

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

39

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

39

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

85

 

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As used in this prospectus, the terms "we", "us", "our", and "Heartland" mean Heartland Oil and Gas Corp., unless otherwise indicated.

All dollar amounts refer to US dollars unless otherwise indicated.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

Our Business

We are an oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for and development of Coal Bed Methane in the "Soldier Creek Prospect" located in the Forest City Basin of northeast Kansas. Our "Soldier Creek" project encompasses approximately 165,000 acres of prospective frontier coal bed methane (COAL BED METHANE) Lands. Our subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., holds the leases and operates the project. Our company, Heartland Oil and Gas Corp., was incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 9, 1998, under the name Adriatic Holdings Ltd. Our principal executive offices are located at Suite 1500, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 3E8. Our telephone number is (604) 693-0177. We maintain a website at www.heartlandoilandgas.com. Information contained on our website does not form part of this prospectus.

We have one wholly-owned subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., a Nevada corporation incorporated on August 11, 2000. We acquired our subsidiary on September 17, 2002 and our subsidiary became our predecessor company.

Number of Shares Being Offered

The prospectus relates to the resale by certain selling stockholders of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. of up to 5,199,255 shares of our common stock in connection with the resale of:

- up to 602,836 shares of our common stock which were issued on June 24 and June 30, 2003 in a private placement;

- up to 2,754,695 shares of our common stock which were issued on August 19, 2003 in a private placement;

- up to 1,678,766 shares of our common stock which may be issued upon the exercise of certain share purchase warrants issued in connection with the private placements; and

- up to 162,958 shares of our common stock which may be issued upon the exercise of certain share purchase warrants issued in partial payment of placement fees.

The selling stockholders may sell these shares of common stock in the public market or through privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The selling shareholders may sell these shares of common stock through ordinary brokerage transactions, directly to market makers or through any other means described in the section entitled "Plan of Distribution".

Number of Shares Outstanding

There were 24,268,320 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as at August 27, 2003.

Use of Proceeds

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock being offered for sale by the selling stockholders. We will incur all costs associated with this registration statement and prospectus.

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Summary of Financial Data

The summarized consolidated financial data presented below is derived from and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the audited pre-acquisition financial statements of our subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the interim consolidated financial statements for the six month period ended June 30, 2003 (together with the comparative 2002 pre-acquisition numbers for our subsidiary) including the notes to those financial statements which are included elsewhere in this prospectus along with the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis" beginning on page 30 of this prospectus. We acquired our subsidiary on September 17, 2002 pursuant to a share exchange agreement. As our new subsidiary is our predecessor business by virtue of the completed acquisition, financial information prior to the acquisition date below has been provided for each of our company and our subsidiary. Effective upon the acquisition of our subsidiary, we discontinued our previous operations. For the purposes of the information below, the pre-acquisition financial information of our subsidiary is denoted as "predecessor" while the post acquisition results of our company are denoted as "successor".

 


For the year ended
December 31, 2002(1)


For the year ended December 31, 2001(2)

Revenue

Nil

Nil

Net Loss for the Period

$428,554

$43,587

Loss Per Share - basic and diluted

$0.03

$0.004

 

As at
December 31, 2002
(1)

As at
December 31, 2001
(2)

Working Capital (Deficiency)

($422,518)

($319,722)

Total Assets

$2,243,941

$1,252,173

Total Number of Issued Shares of Common Stock

19,582,429

11,332,429

Deficit

$482,145

$53,591

Total Stockholders' Equity

$1,495,208

$462,759

(1) Represents the results of operations and financial position of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (formerly Adriatic Holdings Ltd., the successor company).

(2) Represents the results of operations and financial position of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., (the predecessor company).

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For the
six months ended
June 30, 2003(1)

For the
six months ended
June 30, 2002(2)

Revenue

Nil

Nil

Net Loss for the Period

$372,269

$103,891

Loss Per Share - basic and diluted

$0.02

$0.01

 

As at
June 30, 2003
(1)

 

Working Capital

$1,988,269

 

Total Assets

$4,335,702

 

Total Number of Issued Shares of Common Stock

21,432,706

 

Deficit

$854,414

 

Total Stockholders' Equity

$4,214,347

 

(1) Represents the results of operations and financial position of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (formerly Adriatic Holdings Ltd., the successor company).

(2) Represents the results of operations and financial position of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., (the predecessor company).

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a number of very significant risks. You should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information in this prospectus in evaluating our company and its business before purchasing shares of our company's common stock. Our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed due to any of the following risks. The risks described below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks not presently known to us may also impair our business operations. You could lose all or part of your investment due to any of these risks.

RISKS RELATED TO THIS OFFERING

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock into the public market by the selling stockholders may result in significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock and could affect the ability of our stockholders to realize the current trading price of our common stock.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause a reduction in the market price of our common stock. We had 24,268,320 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of August 27, 2003. When this registration statement is declared effective, the selling stockholders may be reselling up to 5,199,255 shares of our common stock, only 3,357,531 of which are included in the number of our issued and outstanding common shares as of August 27, 2003, shown above. As a result of such registration statement, a substantial number of our shares of common stock may be issued and may be available for immediate resale, which could have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

To the extent any of the selling stockholders exercise any of their share purchase warrants, and then resell the shares of common stock issued to them upon such exercise, the price of our common stock may decrease due to the additional shares of common stock in the market.

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Any significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock as the selling stockholders sell the shares of our common stock could encourage short sales by the selling stockholders or others. Any such short sales could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock.

Trading on the OTC Bulletin Board may be sporadic because it is not a stock exchange, and stockholders may have difficulty reselling their shares.

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. Trading in stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board is often thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do with the company's operations or business prospects. Moreover, the OTC Bulletin Board is not a stock exchange, and trading of securities on the OTC Bulletin Board is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a quotation system like Nasdaq or a stock exchange like Amex. Accordingly, you may have difficulty reselling any of the shares you purchase from the selling stockholders.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

We have had negative cash flows from operations and if we are not able to obtain further financing our business operations may fail.

To date we have had negative cash flows from operations and we have been dependent on sales of our equity securities and debt financing to meet our cash requirements. We incurred a loss of $428,554 for the year ended December 31, 2002 and $372,269 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. As of December 31, 2002, we had a working capital deficiency of $(422,518) and as at June 30, 2003 we had working capital of $1,988,269 as a result of recent financing activities. We do not expect positive cash flow from operations in the near term. During June, 2003, we received an aggregate of $1,700,000 gross proceeds from a private placement financing in which we sold units consisting of shares and share purchase warrants. In August we received further gross proceeds of $8,815,024 also from the sale of units consisting of shares and share purchase warrants. We have estimated that we will require approximately $10 million to carry out our business plan for the next 12 months. We anticipate that the funds we have raised in our recent financings will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for the next 12 months. However, there is no assurance that actual cash requirements will not exceed our estimates. In particular, additional capital may be required in the event that:

- the costs to acquire further acreage are more than we currently anticipate;

- drilling and completion costs for further wells increase beyond our expectations; or;

- we encounter greater costs associated with general and administrative expenses or offering costs.

The occurrence of any of the aforementioned events could adversely affect our ability to meet our business plans.

We will depend almost exclusively on outside capital to pay for the continued exploration and development of our properties. Such outside capital may include the sale of additional stock and/or commercial borrowing. There can be no assurance that capital will continue to be available if necessary to meet these continuing development costs or, if the capital is available, that it will be on terms acceptable to us. The issuance of additional equity securities by us would result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.

If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable to us, our business and future success may be adversely affected.

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A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital and adversely impact our operations.

A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital. Because our operations have been primarily financed through the sale of equity securities, a decline in the price of our common stock could be especially detrimental to our liquidity and our continued operations. Any reduction in our ability to raise equity capital in the future would force us to reallocate funds from other planned uses and would have a significant negative effect on our business plans and operations, including our ability to develop new products and continue our current operations. If our stock price declines, there can be no assurance that we can raise additional capital or generate funds from operations sufficient to meet our obligations.

If we issue additional shares in the future this may result in dilution to our existing stockholders.

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 100,000,000 shares of common stock. Our board of directors have the authority to issue additional shares up to the authorized capital stated in the certificate of incorporation. Our board of directors may choose to issue some or all of such shares to acquire one or more businesses or to provide additional financing in the future. The issuance of any such shares may result in a reduction of the book value or market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If we do issue any such additional shares, such issuance also will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all other stockholders. Further, any such issuance may result in a change of control of our corporation.

We have a history of losses and fluctuating operating results which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Since inception through December 31, 2002, we have incurred aggregate losses of $482,145. Our loss from operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 was $428,909. There is no assurance that we will operate profitably or will generate positive cash flow in the future. In addition, our operating results in the future may be subject to significant fluctuations due to many factors not within our control, such as the unpredictability of when customers will purchase our services, the size of customers' purchases, the demand for our services, and the level of competition and general economic conditions. If we cannot generate positive cash flows in the future, or raise sufficient financing to continue our normal operations, then we may be forced to scale down or even close our operations.

Until such time as we generate revenues, we expect an increase in development costs and operating costs. Consequently, we expect to incur operating losses and negative cash flow until our properties enter commercial production. These circumstances raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, as described in the explanatory paragraph to our independent auditors' report on the December 31, 2002 consolidated financial statements and the acquisition date financial statements of our subsidiary, which are included with this registration statement. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.

Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC's penny stock regulations which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market.

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The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

NASD sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.

In addition to the "penny stock" rules described above, the NASD has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the NASD believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The NASD requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease our ongoing business operations.

We have no history of revenues from operations and have no significant tangible assets. We have yet to generate positive earnings and there can be no assurance that we will ever operate profitably. Our company has a limited operating history and must be considered in the development stage. The success of the company is significantly dependent on a successful acquisition, drilling, completion and production program. Our company's operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. No assurance can be given that we may be able to locate recoverable reserves or operate on a profitable basis. We are in the development stage and potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by enterprises in the development stage. There can be no assurance that our business plan will prove successful, and no assurance that we may be able to operate profitably, if at all.

A majority of our directors and officers are outside the United States, with the result that it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or any of our directors or officers.

We do not currently maintain a permanent place of business within the United States. In addition, a majority of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons' assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or our officers or directors, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof. Consequently, you may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies under U.S. federal securities laws against them.

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Because of the early stage of development and the nature of our business, our securities are considered highly speculative.

Our securities must be considered highly speculative, generally because of the nature of our business and the early stage of its development. We are engaged in the business of exploring and, if warranted, developing commercial reserves of oil and gas. Our properties are in the exploration stage only and are without known reserves of oil and gas. Accordingly, we have not generated any revenues nor have we realized a profit from our operations to date and there is little likelihood that we will generate any revenues or realize any profits in the short term. Any profitability in the future from our business will be dependent upon locating and developing economic reserves of oil and gas, which itself is subject to numerous risk factors as set forth herein. Since we have not generated any revenues, we will have to raise additional monies through the sale of our equity securities or debt in order to continue our business operations.

As our properties are in the exploration and development stage there can be no assurance that we will establish commercial discoveries on our properties.

Exploration for economic reserves of oil and gas is subject to a number of risk factors. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing oil and/or gas wells. Our properties are in the exploration and development stage only and are without proven reserves of oil and gas. There can be no assurance that we will establish commercial discoveries on any of our properties.

The potential profitability of oil and gas ventures depends upon factors beyond the control of our company

The potential profitability of oil and gas properties is dependent upon many factors beyond our control. For instance, world prices and markets for oil and gas are unpredictable, highly volatile, potentially subject to governmental fixing, pegging, controls, or any combination of these and other factors, and respond to changes in domestic, international, political, social, and economic environments. Additionally, due to worldwide economic uncertainty, the availability and cost of funds for production and other expenses have become increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to project. These changes and events may materially affect our financial performance.

Adverse weather conditions can also hinder drilling operations. A productive well may become uneconomic in the event water or other deleterious substances are encountered which impair or prevent the production of oil and/or gas from the well. In addition, production from any well may be unmarketable if it is impregnated with water or other deleterious substances. The marketability of oil and gas which may be acquired or discovered will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include the proximity and capacity of oil and gas pipelines and processing equipment, market fluctuations of prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, allowable production and environmental protection. These factors cannot be accurately predicted and the combination of these factors may result in our company not receiving an adequate return on invested capital.

Competition in the oil and gas industry is highly competitive and there is no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring the leases.

The oil and gas industry is intensely competitive. We compete with numerous individuals and companies, including many major oil and gas companies, which have substantially greater technical, financial and operational resources and staffs. Accordingly, there is a high degree of competition for desirable oil and gas leases, suitable properties for drilling operations and necessary drilling equipment, as well as for access to funds. There can be no assurance that the necessary funds can be raised or that any projected work will be completed. Our budget anticipates our acquisition of additional acreage in the Forest City basin. There is no assurance that this acreage will become available or if it is available for leasing, that we will be successful in acquiring the leases. There are other competitors that have operations in the Forest City basin and the presence of these competitors could adversely affect our ability to acquire additional leases.

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The marketability of natural resources will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control which may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.

The marketability of natural resources which may be acquired or discovered by us will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include market fluctuations in oil and gas pricing and demand, the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, governmental regulations, land tenure, land use, regulation concerning the importing and exporting of oil and gas and environmental protection regulations. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.

Oil and gas operations are subject to comprehensive regulation which may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated causing an adverse effect on our company.

Oil and gas operations are subject to federal, state, and local laws relating to the protection of the environment, including laws regulating removal of natural resources from the ground and the discharge of materials into the environment. Oil and gas operations are also subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the design and use of drilling methods and equipment. Various permits from government bodies are required for drilling operations to be conducted; no assurance can be given that such permits will be received. No assurance can be given that environmental standards imposed by federal, provincial, or local authorities will not be changed or that any such changes would not have material adverse effects on our activities. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, thus causing an adverse effect on us. Additionally, we may be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damages which it may elect not to insure against due to prohibitive premium costs and other reasons.

Exploration and production activities are subject to certain environmental regulations which may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of our operations.

In general, our exploration and production activities are subject to certain federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental quality and pollution control. Such laws and regulations increase the costs of these activities and may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of a given operation. Compliance with these laws and regulations has not had a material effect on our operations or financial condition to date. Specifically, we are subject to legislation regarding emissions into the environment, water discharges and storage and disposition of hazardous wastes. In addition, legislation has been enacted which requires well and facility sites to be abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of state authorities. However, such laws and regulations are frequently changed and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance. Generally, environmental requirements do not appear to affect us any differently or to any greater or lesser extent than other companies in the industry.

We believe that our operations comply, in all material respects, with all applicable environmental regulations.

Our operating partners maintain insurance coverage customary to the industry; however, we are not fully insured against all possible environmental risks.

Exploratory drilling involves many risks and we may become liable for pollution or other liabilities which may have an adverse effect on our financial position.

Drilling operations generally involve a high degree of risk. Hazards such as unusual or unexpected geological formations, power outages, labor disruptions, blow-outs, sour gas leakage, fire, inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labour, and other risks are involved. We may become subject to liability for pollution or hazards against which it cannot adequately insure or which it may elect not to insure. Incurring any such liability may have a material adverse effect on our financial position and operations.

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Any change to government regulation/administrative practices may have a negative impact on our ability to operate and our profitability.

There is no assurance that the laws, regulations, policies or current administrative practices of any government body, organization or regulatory agency in the United States or any other jurisdiction, will not be changed, applied or interpreted in a manner which will fundamentally alter the ability of our company to carry on our business.

The actions, policies or regulations, or changes thereto, of any government body or regulatory agency, or other special interest groups, may have a detrimental effect on us. Any or all of these situations may have a negative impact on our ability to operate and/or our profitably.

Please read this prospectus carefully. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information provided by the prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements which relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors" on pages 10 to 16, that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. The safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 does not apply to the offering made in this prospectus.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION'S PUBLIC REFERENCE

Any member of the public may read and copy any materials filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet web site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

THE OFFERING

This prospectus relates to the resale by certain selling stockholders of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. of up to 5,199,255 shares of our common stock in connection with the resale of:

- up to 602,836 shares of our common stock which were issued on June 24 and June 30, 2003 in a private placement;

- up to 2,754,695 shares of our common stock which were issued on August 19, 2003 in a private placement;

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- up to 1,678,766 shares of our common stock which may be issued upon the exercise of certain share purchase warrants issued in connection with the private placements; and

- up to 162,958 shares of our common stock which may be issued upon the exercise of certain share purchase warrants issued in partial payment of placement fees.

The selling stockholders may offer to sell the shares of common stock being offered in this prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices or at negotiated prices. We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholder.

USE OF PROCEEDS

The shares of common stock offered hereby are being registered for the account of the selling stockholders named in this prospectus. As a result, all proceeds from the sales of the common stock will go to the selling stockholders and we will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the common stock by the selling stockholders. We will, however, incur all costs associated with this registration statement and prospectus. We will receive proceeds of up to $6,921,964 upon exercise of all of the share purchase warrants (assuming all share purchase warrants are exercised prior to expiry) and these proceeds will be used for general working capital purposes.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The selling stockholders may offer and sell, from time to time, any or all of the common stock issued and the common stock issuable to them upon exercise of the share purchase warrants. Because the selling stockholders may offer all or only some portion of the 5,199,255 shares of common stock to be registered, no estimate can be given as to the amount or percentage of these shares of common stock that will be held by the selling stockholders upon termination of the offering.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of common stock by the selling stockholders as of August 27, 2003, and the number of shares of common stock covered by this prospectus. The number of shares in the table represents an estimate of the number of shares of common stock to be offered by the selling stockholder.






Name of Selling
Stockholder and Position, Office or Material
Relationship with Heartland






Common
Shares owned by the Selling Stockholder (2)



Number of
Shares
Issuable
Upon Exercise
of all of the
Share Purchase Warrants(2)








Total Shares Registered

Number of Shares Owned
by Selling Stockholder After
Offering and Percent of Total
Issued and Outstanding(1)

# of
Shares

% of
Class

BayStar Capital II, L.P.

265,958

132,979

398,937

Nil

Nil

North Sound Legacy Institutional
Fund, LLC

128,724

64,362

193,086

Nil

Nil

North Sound Legacy Fund

11,436

5,718

17,154

Nil

Nil

North Sound Legacy
International Ltd.

125,798

62,899

188,697

Nil

Nil

Lou Schnur

17,730

8,865

26,595

Nil

Nil

HEM Properties

35,462

17,731

53,193

Nil

Nil

Gary Brennglass

8,864

4,432

13,296

Nil

Nil

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Future Petroleum Company, LLC

8,864

4,432

13,296

Nil

Nil

Omicron Master Trust

187,500

93,750

281,250

Nil

Nil

HEM Properties

183,830

91,915

275,745

Nil

Nil

Gary Brennglass

45,956

22,978

68,934

Nil

Nil

Crescent International Ltd.

180,000

90,000

270,000

Nil

Nil

OTAPE Investments LLC

78,125

39,063

117,188

Nil

Nil

Donald E, Grahn Revocable Trust, DTD 2/26/88

7,850

3,925

11,775

Nil

Nil

Gryphon Master Fund, LP

234,375

117,188

351,563

Nil

Nil

Vertical ventures Investments, LLC

234,375

117,188

351,563

Nil

Nil

Stonestreet L.P.

80,000

40,000

120,000

Nil

Nil

Gamma Opportunity Capital Partners, LLP

78,125

39,063

117,188

Nil

Nil

Greenwich Growth Fund Limited

31,250

15,625

46,875

Nil

Nil

Frey Living Trust

16,426

8,213

24,639

Nil

Nil

Alpha Capital AG

109,375

54,688

164,063

Nil

Nil

Hallerman Family Properties

3,925

1963

5888

Nil

Nil

Franz J. Hallerman

3,925

1963

5888

Nil

Nil

Castle Creek Technology Partners LLC

312,500

156,250

468,750

Nil

Nil

Jeffrey E. Grahn

10,000

5,000

15,000

Nil

Nil

Market Pathways

1,563

781

2,344

Nil

Nil

North Sound Legacy Fund LLC

22,146

11,073

33,219

Nil

Nil

North Sound Legacy Institutional Fund LLC

223,932

111,966

335,898

Nil

Nil

North Sound Legacy International Ltd.

246,080

123,040

369,120

Nil

Nil

SDS Merchant Fund, LP

290,000

145,000

435,000

Nil

Nil

BayStar Capital II, L.P.

150,000

75,000

225,000

Nil

Nil

Neal J. Fiore

15,625

7,813

23,438

Nil

Nil

Gentry T. Beach

3,125

1,562

4,687

Nil

Nil

William C. Martin

4,688

2,344

7,032

Nil

Nil

Highbrook Capital Corporation(3)

Nil

2,781

2,781

Nil

Nil

C.K. Cooper and
Company, Inc.(4)(5)

Nil

160,177

25,223

Nil

Nil

(1) Assumes all of the shares of common stock offered are sold. Based on 24,268,320 common shares issued and outstanding on August 27, 2003.

(2) The number of shares of common stock listed as beneficially owned by such selling stockholder represents the number of shares of common stock currently owned and potentially issuable upon exercise of the share purchase warrants, as applicable.

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The warrants are exercisable until June 24, or June 30, 2006 at an exercise price of $3.38 per share, or August 19, 2006 at an exercise price of $3.84 per share.

(3) The number of shares of common stock listed as beneficially owned by Highbrook Capital Corporation. represents the number of shares of common stock potentially issuable upon exercise of the share purchase warrants. The warrants were issued in payment of a placement fee. The warrants are exercisable August 19, 2006 at an exercise price of $3.84 per share.

(4) The number of shares of common stock listed as beneficially owned by C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc. represents the number of shares of common stock potentially issuable upon exercise of the share purchase warrants. The warrants were issued in partial payment of a placement fee. 25,223 of the warrants are exercisable until June 30, 2006 at an exercise price of $3.38 per share and 134,954 of the warrants are exercisable until August 19, 2006 at an exercise price of $3.84 per share.

(5) C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc. is a broker dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

We may require the selling security holder to suspend the sales of the securities offered by this prospectus upon the occurrence of any event that makes any statement in this prospectus or the related registration statement untrue in any material respect or that requires the changing of statements in these documents in order to make statements in those documents not misleading.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock on any market upon which the common stock may be listed or quoted (currently the National Association of Securities Dealers OTC Bulletin Board in the United States, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such sales may be at fixed prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the market prices or at negotiated prices. The shares of common stock being offered for resale by this prospectus may be sold by the selling stockholders by one or more of the following methods, without limitation:

(a) block trades in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares of common stock as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

(b) purchases by broker or dealer as principal and resale by the broker or dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus;

(c) an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

(d) ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;

(e) privately negotiated transactions;

(f) market sales (both long and short to the extent permitted under the federal securities laws);

(g) at the market to or through market makers or into an existing market for the shares;

(h) through transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives (whether exchange listed or otherwise); and

(i) a combination of any of the aforementioned methods of sale.

In the event of the transfer by any of the selling stockholders of its share purchase warrants or common shares to any pledgee, donee or other transferee, we will amend this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part by the filing of a post-effective amendment in order to have the pledgee, donee or other transferee in place of the selling stockholder who has transferred his, her or its shares.

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In effecting sales, brokers and dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers may receive commissions or discounts from a selling stockholder or, if any of the broker-dealers act as an agent for the purchaser of such shares, from a purchaser in amounts to be negotiated which are not expected to exceed those customary in the types of transactions involved. Broker-dealers may agree with a selling stockholder to sell a specified number of the shares of common stock at a stipulated price per share. Such an agreement may also require the broker-dealer to purchase as principal any unsold shares of common stock at the price required to fulfil the broker-dealer commitment to the selling stockholder if such broker-dealer is unable to sell the shares on behalf of the selling stockholder. Broker-dealers who acquire shares of common stock as principal may thereafter resell the shares of common stock from time to time in transactions which may involve block transactions and sales to and through other broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described above. Such sales by a broker-dealer could be at prices and on terms then prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions. In connection with such resales, the broker-dealer may pay to or receive from the purchasers of the shares commissions as described above.

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that participate with the selling stockholders in the sale of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with these sales. In that event, any commissions received by the broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares of common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

From time to time, any of the selling stockholders may pledge shares of common stock pursuant to the margin provisions of customer agreements with brokers. Upon a default by a selling stockholder, their broker may offer and sell the pledged shares of common stock from time to time. Upon a sale of the shares of common stock, the selling stockholders intend to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act by delivering a prospectus to each purchaser in the transaction. We intend to file any amendments or other necessary documents in compliance with the Securities Act which may be required in the event any of the selling stockholders defaults under any customer agreement with brokers.

To the extent required under the Securities Act, a post effective amendment to this registration statement will be filed disclosing the name of any broker-dealers, the number of shares of common stock involved, the price at which the common stock is to be sold, the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealers, where applicable, that such broker-dealers did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and other facts material to the transaction.

We and the selling stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under it, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-5 and, insofar as a selling stockholder is a distribution participant and we, under certain circumstances, may be a distribution participant, under Regulation M. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the common stock.

All expenses of the registration statement including, but not limited to, legal, accounting, printing and mailing fees are and will be borne by us. Any commissions, discounts or other fees payable to brokers or dealers in connection with any sale of the shares of common stock will be borne by the selling stockholders, the purchasers participating in such transaction, or both.

Any shares of common stock covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as amended, may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

PRIVATE PLACEMENTS

June 2003 Private Placement

On June 24 and June 30, 2003, we sold to eight accredited investors (the selling stockholders), an aggregate of 602,836 of our shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire an additional

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301,418 shares of our common stock in a private placement relying on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

The private placement closed in two tranches. The first tranche of $1,500,000 closed on June 24, 2003 and involved the issuance of 531,916 shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire an additional 269,958 shares of our common stock. The share purchase warrants have an exercise price of $3.38 and expire on June 24, 2006.

The second tranche of $200,000 closed in early July, 2003 and involved the issuance of 70,920 shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire an additional 35,460 shares of our common stock. The share purchase warrants also have an exercise price of $3.38 and expire on June 30, 2006.

In connection with the June private placement, we paid a placement fee of seven percent (7%) of the aggregate gross proceeds to C.K. Cooper and Company Inc. We paid $8,500 to C.K. Cooper to reimburse them for their legal costs and related expenses. In addition, on July 22, 2003 we paid Sedona Capital Corp. a finder's fee of $27,280.

Pursuant to the terms of the June private placement, we agreed to file this registration statement on or before August 29, 2003 for the purpose of registering for resale the shares issued on June 24 and June 30, 2003, and those shares of our common stock that will be issued upon exercise of the share purchase warrants. After filing this registration statement, we are required to use our best efforts to cause this registration statement to become effective by October 30, 2003.

In the event that we fail to have this registration statement declared effective by October 30, 2003, which is deemed to be a registration default) then we will pay liquidated damages to the selling stockholders. For the period beginning from and including the date of the registration default to but excluding the date on which the

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registration default is cured, these liquidated damages will accrue at a rate per month equal to one percent (1%) of the purchase price paid by the selling shareholders, payable in units consisting of shares of common stock and share purchase warrants.

August 2003 Private Placement

On August 19, 2003, we sold to 26 accredited investors (the selling stockholders), an aggregate of $8,815,024 of our shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire additional shares of our common stock in a private placement relying on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The private placement involved the issuance of 2,754,695 shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire an additional 1,377,348 shares of our common stock. The share purchase warrants have an exercise price of $3.84 and expire on August 19, 2006.

In connection with the August private placement, we paid a placement fee of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the aggregate gross proceeds to C.K. Cooper and Company Inc. In addition, pursuant to the terms of a further Managing Dealers Agreement with C.K. Cooper, dated July 29, 2003, we paid $11,000 to C.K. Cooper to reimburse them for their legal costs and related expenses.

Pursuant to the terms of the August private placement, we agreed to file this registration statement on or before October 27, 2003 for the purpose of registering for resale the shares issued on August 19, 2003, and those shares of our common stock that will be issued upon exercise of the share purchase warrants. After filing this registration statement, we are required to use our best efforts to cause this registration statement to become effective by December 24, 2003.

In the event that we fail to have this registration statement declared effective by December 24, 2003, which is deemed to be a registration default) then we will pay liquidated damages to the selling stockholders. For the period beginning from and including the date of the registration default to but excluding the date on which the registration default is cured, these liquidated damages will accrue at a rate per month equal to one percent (1%) of the purchase price paid by the selling shareholders, payable in units consisting of shares of common stock and share purchase warrants and/or cash.

Preferred Share Private Placement

On August 22, 2003 we entered into an agreement in principal for the issuance and sale of 995,305 units at a purchase price of $3.20 per unit for total aggregate proceeds of $3,184,976. Each unit is to be comprised of one share of Series A Preferred convertible shares and one stock purchase warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock for the additional consideration of $3.84 per share for a period of three years. Each preferred share is to be convertible into one common share for no additional consideration. The closing of the preferred share offering is subject to the entering into of definitive agreements and the amendment of our authorized capital to create the class of preferred shares, which requires shareholder approval. The preferred shares will not bear interest.

In connection with the preferred share private placement, we have agreed to pay a placement fee of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the aggregate gross proceeds to C.K. Cooper and Company Inc. In addition, we have agreed to issue warrants to C.K. Cooper to acquire shares of common stock equal to five percent (5%) of the proceeds of the preferred share private placement at the exercise price of $3.84 per share.

Pursuant to the proposed terms of the preferred share private placement, we agreed to file a registration statement for the purpose of registering for resale the shares of our common stock that will be issued upon conversion of the preferred shares or upon exercise of the share purchase warrants that are to be issued in conjunction with the preferred shares.

Warrants Issued to C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc. and Highbrook Capital Corporation

On June 30, 2003, we issued to C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc., a broker dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a warrant to purchase up to 25,223 shares of our common stock, exercisable at any time during the three year period ending on June 30, 2006 at an exercise price of $3.38 per share. On August 19, 2003 we issued C.K. Cooper a warrant to purchase a further 134,954 shares, exercisable to August 19, 2006, at an exercise price of $3.84 per share. We issued these warrants pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, in partial payment of placement fees in connection with the sale of our common stock and share purchase warrants to the other selling stockholders. The share purchase warrants were issued to C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc. pursuant to a Managing Dealers Agreement that we entered into on June 19, 2003.

On August 19, 2003 we issued to Highbrook Capital Corporation a warrant to purchase 2,781 shares of our common stock, exercisable to August 19, 2006, at an exercise price of $3.84 per share. We issued these warrants pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, in payment of placement fees in connection with the sale of our common stock and share purchase warrants to the other selling stockholders.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS

All directors of our company hold office until the next annual general meeting of the shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The officers of our company are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal.

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Our directors, executive officers and other significant employees, their ages, positions held and duration each person has held that position, are as follows:

Name

Position Held with the
Company

Age

Date First Elected
or Appointed

Richard Coglon

President and Director

43

September 18, 2002

Robert Knight

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director

46

September 1, 1998

Donald Sharpe

Director

46

September 18, 2002

Randall Buchamer

Director

46

October 24, 2002

Michael Bodino

Director

34

October 16, 2003

Business Experience

The following is a brief account of the education and business experience of each director, executive officer and key employee during at least the past five years, indicating each person's principal occupation during the period, and the name and principal business of the organization by which he or she was employed.

Richard Coglon - President and Director

Mr. Coglon has been the President and a director of our company since September 18, 2002. He has also been the President, Secretary-Treasurer and a director of our subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. since August 11, 2000. Mr. Coglon graduated from the University of Alberta in 1982 with a Bachelor of Commerce. In 1983 he then attended the University of Victoria and received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1986. Mr. Coglon was called to the Bar in British Columbia, Canada in 1987 and began his specialty in the areas of corporate finance and securities law. On January 1, 2003 Mr. Coglon ceased the active practice of law to concentrate on the business of Heartland and his other business ventures.

In 1995 Mr. Coglon co-founded Velvet Exploration Ltd., as a start-up oil exploration and production company. Velvet was eventually listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and ultimately sold in August of 2001 in a "friendly takeover transaction" with El Paso Energy for approximately $450 Million. Mr. Coglon also serves as a director of Bradner Ventures Ltd. a NASD (OTCBB) company.

Robert Knight - Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

Mr. Knight has served as the Secretary-Treasurer and a director of our company since July 1998. Mr. Knight served as President of our company from 1998 until September 2002. Mr. Knight has served as a director of Invisa Inc. since September 1998 and as the President and Secretary-Treasurer from September 1998 to January 2000. Mr. Knight serves as President, Secretary-Treasurer and director of Retinapharma International Inc., a position he has held since March 14, 2000. From September 1, 1998 to June 12, 1999 he served as President, Secretary-Treasurer and director of Silverwing Systems Corporation. From September 1, 1998 Mr. Knight served as President and director of Centaur BioResearch, Inc. From June 24, 1997 to February 1, 1999, he was the President and director of ANM Holdings Corporation. Additionally, Mr. Knight has served as a director of FlashPoint International, Inc. since October 2001. Mr. Knight has 20 years of experience in the public company arena and corporate finance. In all of these positions, Mr. Knight had the responsibility to manage all of the affairs of each of these companies; to ensure the operation of the business, interact with legal counsel and auditors, and the preparation of all documents to be filed with any regulatory bodies.

Mr. Knight completed a Masters in Business Administration, December 31, 1998 from Herriot-Watt University.

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Donald Sharpe - Director

Mr. Sharpe has been a director of our company since September 18, 2002. Mr. Sharpe graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geophysics in 1981 and joined Suncor Inc. in August of that year. From 1981 to 1987 Mr. Sharpe trained and worked as an exploration geophysicist, gaining experience in all parts of the exploration and development cycle throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

In 1987, Mr. Sharpe moved into the then new field of gas marketing where he was responsible for the direct marketing of Suncor's gas to industrial, commercial and utility customers in the United States and Eastern Canada. In this position, Mr. Sharpe negotiated and completed gas contracts with some of North America's biggest industrial customers. The position required negotiating skills, an understanding of the North American pipeline infrastructure, and an appreciation for the dynamics of natural gas supply and demand. Mr. Sharpe continued his formal education and received a Certificate in Business Management from the University of Calgary in 1989.

In 1990, Mr. Sharpe returned to exploration at Suncor in the position of group leader for British Columbia exploration. In this position, Mr. Sharpe managed a team of professionals in land, geology and geophysics and was responsible for the planning, budgeting and execution of the team's exploration program. Mr. Sharpe continued his education and graduated from the Banff School of Advanced Management in 1991.

In 1994, Mr. Sharpe left Suncor and returned to Vancouver to found and run a number of public companies. Operating under the umbrella of D. Sharpe Management Inc., Mr. Sharpe has consulted to, managed and served as a director of a number of start-up oil and gas companies including Gemini Energy Inc., Velvet Exploration Inc., Netco Energy Inc. and Nation Energy Ltd.

Mr. Sharpe is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta and the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

Michael Bodino - Director

Mr. Bodino has been a director of our company since October 16, 2002. Mr. Bodino is currently a senior vice president and senior exploration and production research analyst with Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc. of New Orleans, Louisianna. In this capacity Mr. Bodino is responsible for developing and implementing corporate development strategies including mergers, acquisitions, and other financial advisory services; developing investment banking opportunities within the energy sector; and research. From 1993 to 1999 Mr. Bodino had served as a research analyst for San Jacinto Securities, Inc., of Dallas, Texas.

Mr. Bodino holds an MBA in finance from Texas Christian University and a B.S., Bachelor of Science in Economics from Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Mr. Bodino is a member of the William Conner Foundation, a member of the National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts (NAPIA).

Randall Buchamer - Director

Mr. Buchamer has been a director of our company since October 24, 2002. Mr. Buchamer has been the Chief Executive Officer of Voice Mobility Inc., a unified communications company, since August 21, 2001 and was the Chairman of Voice Mobility Inc. until January, 2003. Mr. Buchamer was a self-employed business consultant from April 2000 to August 2001. Mr. Buchamer has been a director of User Friendly Media from September 2000. From March 1999 to April 2000 Mr. Buchamer was the Managing Director, Operations of The Jim Pattison Group and was responsible for supporting the operations of the companies owned by The Jim Pattison Group. Prior to joining The Jim Pattison Group, Mr. Buchamer was the Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer for Mohawk Oil from March 1988 to March 1999.

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Mr. Buchamer holds an Executive Management Development Degree (Condensed EMBA) from Simon Fraser University and attended the University of Illinois, Chicago taking Business Administration (Marketing and Finance).

Messrs. Coglon and Sharpe are significant employees and the loss of either of these employees would have an adverse impact on our future developments and could impair our ability to succeed.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among our directors or officers.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

Our directors, executive officers and control persons have not been involved in any of the following events during the past five years:

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 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; or

4. being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth, as of August 27, 2003, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock and by each of our current directors and executive officers. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated. Beneficial ownership consists of a direct interest in the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership

Percentage
of Class(1)

Richard L. Coglon
5060 Pinetree Crescent
West Vancouver, BC Canada V7W 3B4

850,000 (2)(3)

3.50%

Donald Sharpe
Suite 1320, 925 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1G8

700,000(3)

2.88%

Robert Knight
114 W. Magnolia Street, Suite 446
Bellingham, WA 98225

200,000 (4)

*

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Randall Buchamer
Suite 1500, 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8

104,500 (5)

*

Michael Bodino
Suite 1500, 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8

100,000 (6)

*

Directors and Executive Officers as a Group

1,954,500

8.05%

*Less than 1%.

(1) Based on 23,696959 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of August 27, 2003. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable.

(2) Includes options to acquire an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock, exercisable within sixty days.

(3) The 350,000 shares of common stock held by Richard Coglon are the subject of a divorce judgement whereby Mr. Coglon's ex-wife is entitled to claim one-half ownership. This judgement is under appeal.

(3) Includes options to acquire an aggregate of 175,000 shares of common stock, exercisable within sixty days.

(4) 50,000 of these shares of common stock are held by Knight Financial Ltd., a company wholly-owned by Robert Knight. Also includes options to acquire an aggregate of 150,000 shares of common stock exercisable within sixty days.

(5) Includes options to acquire an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock exercisable within sixty days.

(6) Includes options to acquire an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock exercisable within sixty days.

Changes in Control

We are unaware of any contract or other arrangement the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of our company.

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

We are authorized to issue 100,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001. As at August 27, 2003 we had 24,268,320 common shares outstanding. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all net assets available for distribution to stockholders after payment to creditors. The common stock is not convertible or redeemable and has no preemptive, subscription or conversion rights. Each outstanding share of common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. There are no cumulative voting rights.

The holders of outstanding shares of common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of assets legally available therefore at such times and in such amounts as our board of directors may from time to time determine. Holders of common stock will share equally on a per share basis in any dividend declared by the board of directors. We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on such stock in the foreseeable future.

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In the event of a merger or consolidation, all holders of common stock will be entitled to receive the same per share consideration.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

On September 17, 2002, we acquired our subsidiary, a company previously audited by Davidson & Company. In connection with such transaction, which was reported in our current report on Form 8-K filed October 2, 2002, we consulted Davidson & Company for the purpose of understanding certain predecessor financial statement and pro forma requirements in connection with the acquisition. There were no written or oral consultations between us and Davidson & Company regarding either the specific application of accounting principles or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements. We did not consult Davidson & Company on any such issues.

INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, directly or indirectly, in the registrant or any of its parents or subsidiaries. Nor was any such person connected with the registrant or any of its parents, subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (formerly Adriatic Holdings Ltd., the successor company) included in this registration statement have been audited by Spicer, Jeffries & Co., independent public accountants, to the extent and for the period set forth in their report (which contains an explanatory paragraph regarding our company's ability to continue as a going concern) appearing elsewhere in the registration statement, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The financial statements of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. (the predecessor company) included in this registration statement have been audited by Davidson & Company, independent chartered accountants, to the extent and for the period set forth in their report (which contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the predecessor company's ability to continue as a going concern) appearing elsewhere in this registration statement, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

DISCLOSURE OF SEC POSITION OF
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

Our bylaws provide that directors and officers shall be indemnified by us to the fullest extent authorized by the Nevada General Corporation Law, against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with services for us or on our behalf. The bylaws also authorize the board of directors to indemnify any other person who we have the power to indemnify under the Nevada General Corporation Law, and indemnification for such a person may be greater or different from that provided in the bylaws.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act might be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company under the provisions described above, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

Our executive and head offices are located at Suite 1500 - 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3E8. The offices are approximately 1,800 square feet in size and are leased on an annual basis, expiring January 1, 2004, at an annual rent of approximately CDN$60,000. We also have offices located at 114 W. Magnolia Street, Suite 446, Bellingham, Washington USA 98225. Our Secretary/Treasurer provides this space to us at a deemed cost, for accounting purposes, of $1,666 per year. The office space aggregates approximately 1,000 square feet and is a one year lease renewable in March 2004. Our current premises are adequate for our current operations and we do not anticipate that we will require any additional premises in the foreseeable future.

Our Soldier Creek project currently encompasses approximately 165,000 acres of prospective frontier coal bed methane lands located in the Forest City Basin of northeast Kansas. As at the date hereof we had a total of 165,344 acres of undeveloped land under lease, of which 140,156 acres were concentrated in Nemaha County, Brown County and the northern part of Jackson County, Kansas.

We had no productive wells as at the date hereof and no developed acreage. In September and October of 2001, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. drilled three coal bed methane stratigraphic/exploration wells on its property. All three wells have been cased pending completion. In July 2003 we drilled four more coal bed methane stratigraphic/exploration wells on our property. These four additional wells have been cased and are awaiting results from testing.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Business Development During Last Three Years

General Overview

We are an exploration stage oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for and development of Coal Bed Methane in the "Soldier Creek Prospect" located in the Forest City Basin of northeast Kansas. Our "Soldier Creek" project encompasses approximately 165,000 acres of prospective frontier coal bed methane lands. Our subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., holds the interests in the leases and operates the project.

Corporate History

Our company, Heartland Oil and Gas Corp., was incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 9, 1998, under the name Adriatic Holdings Ltd.

On September 17, 2002 we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., a private Nevada Corporation, from its stockholders in exchange for 12,212,429 shares of our common stock. As a result, the former stockholders of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. own a majority of our outstanding stock. Therefore, for accounting purposes, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. was deemed to have acquired Adriatic Holdings Ltd. Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. survives as our wholly-owned subsidiary. Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company that has interests in leases covering approximately 165,000 acres in central Kansas where 7 test wells have been drilled.

As part of the share exchange we changed our name, effective November 4, 2002, to "Heartland Oil and Gas Corp.", and increased the authorized common stock of our company from 25,000,000 to 100,000,000 with a par value of $0.001 per share.

We have not been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding.

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Our Current Business

On April 10, 2002 we entered into a letter of intent to acquire all of the shares of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., a private Nevada corporation and on September 17, 2002 we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. from its stockholders in exchange for 12,212,429 shares of our common stock. As a result, the former stockholders of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. own a majority of our outstanding stock. Therefore, for accounting purposes, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. was deemed to have acquired Adriatic Holdings Ltd. Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. survives as our wholly-owned subsidiary.

We are an exploration stage oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for and development of Coal Bed Methane in the "Soldier Creek Prospect" located in the Forest City Basin of northeast Kansas. Pursuant to several Oil and Gas Leases entered into with various parties, our "Soldier Creek" project encompasses approximately 165,000 acres of prospective frontier coal bed methane lands. Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. holds the interests in the leases for the lands and operates the project. The expiration dates for the leases range from dates in 2004 through 2007. Certain of the leases may be extended upon the exercise of options on the leases. For the years ending December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 we will be required to pay approximately $19,000 per year on the current leases.

Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. signed a letter agreement dated August 25, 2000 with Topeka-Atchinson Gas & Illuminating LLC, whereby Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. engaged Topeka-Atchinson Gas & Illuminating LLC to identify three exploration areas within the Forest City Basin and to provide a detailed budget for the anticipated cost of a one-well exploration program for each exploration area and a four-well pilot program. In consideration Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. advanced a non-refundable deposit of $20,000 to Topeka-Atchinson Gas & Illuminating LLC. The letter agreement provided for:

- within 60 days of receipt of the deposit, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. was to advise of its intention to proceed with the exploration program;

- if Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. elected to proceed with the exploration program, then within 60 days from the date of the start of the last desorption test from coal, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. could elect to proceed further with an initial 3-well exploration program; and

- within 60 days from the completion of drilling in the three exploration areas, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. has the election to proceed with a pilot program or to drill a further test well in an additional exploration area.

Topeka-Atchinson Gas & Illuminating LLC is entitled to receive a 3% gross over-riding royalty, on an 8/8th basis, on all oil and gas leases acquired by Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. within certain areas in the Forest City Basin.

The Soldier Creek area was chosen when a privately funded, proprietary analysis of historical drilling logs from previous drilling of deeper hydrocarbon targets revealed the existence of significant coal beds to the North and West of where coal bed methane production was currently being successfully developed. This analysis also indicated that the coal bed thickness at Soldier Creek was more than four times greater than the coal beds being exploited nearby. Further adding to the area's potential, was its proximity to a ready market and gas pipelines.

We commenced our exploration program consisting of three wells including our Engelke 16-18 well. The Engelke well was drilled by Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. in the fall of 2001 and encountered 57 feet of coal. All three wells were logged and tested for permeability and were cased as a potential coal bed producers.

During September and October 2001 Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. drilled the three test wells to test the relative coal thickness, permeability and porosity. The data from the various wells drilled was sent to Schlumberger's Holditch Reservoir Technologies for input into their "Coal GAS Simulator" program. The results compelled us to embark on a land acquisition program with the objective of acquiring enough acreage to develop several thousand coal bed methane wells. As of June 30, 2003, our subsidiary has interests in lease agreements

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covering approximately 165,000 acres covering the coal bed methane fairway. This acreage is held under leases which have terms of between 3 and 5 years.

In July, 2003 we undertook the drilling of a four well pilot program surrounding the Engelke 16-18 well, the westernmost of our three initial test wells. The four further wells have been drilled, logged and cased.

With the results from our economic modeling, we decided to begin aggressively acquiring acreage, concentrating on the North Engelke area, which mapping shows to be the thickest part of the basin. Coal thicknesses here are up to 4 times thicker than in the Cherokee basin to the south, where there are active coal bed methane operations. Many of the coals in the Cherokee basin are present at Engelke, but Engelke also has many more coal seams. Of our existing 165,000 acres under lease, approximately 140,000 are in the Engelke area.

In deciding to expand our Soldier Creek Prospect, we considered the following factors:

- Major gas lines exist (El Paso owned ANR Pipeline Co. runs directly through our gas leases) and many have available capacity translating to access to markets.

- The Forest City area's flat, sparsely populated marginal ranch or farmland makes transportation and access less expensive, minimizing surface access costs.

- Known gas coals that are already established from conventional drilling, thereby reducing exploration and development risk.

- The abundance of depleted wells simplifies and reduces cost of water disposal from dewatering coals, as wastewater is re-injected into depleted wells.

- As full-scale development is implemented, drilling, completing, and operating costs are anticipated to drop, further enhancing the project's economics.

- The area also contains a number of black shales, which are not included in the reserve and economic calculations but which may add to the amount of recoverable gas.

The Coal Bed Methane Industry

During the past decade coal bed methane has emerged as a viable source of natural gas compared to the late 1980s when there was no significant production outside of the still dominant San Juan Basin, in northwestern New Mexico, and the Black Warrior Basin in Alabama and Mississippi. As noted in USGS Fact Sheet FS-123-00 of October 2000, coal bed methane production accounted for 7% of US natural gas production or approximately 3.6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas per day or an annual 1.35 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas from over 14,000 producing wells.

We believe the success of coal bed methane developments has been largely the result of improved drilling and completion techniques, better hydraulic fracture designs and significant cost reductions as a result of highly dependable gas content and coal bed methane reservoir performance analysis. Also aiding this sector's growth is the apparent shortage of quality domestic conventional exploration and development projects. In comparison, the total "unconventional" coal bed methane resource across America's 25 basins (lower US) is estimated to be roughly 720 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of which 12% or 81 Tcf is considered technically recoverable. We also believe that propelling the coal bed methane production growth is its relatively low finding and development costs. Coal bed methane fields are often found where deeper conventional oil and gas reservoirs have already been developed, therefore, considerable exploration-cost-reducing geologic information is often readily available. This available geological information, combined with coal bed methane reservoirs' comparatively shallow locations, reduces finding and developing costs.

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Coal Bed Methane

Natural gas normally consists of 80% or more methane with the balance comprising such hydrocarbons as butane, ethane and propane. In some cases it may contain minute quantities of highly poisonous hydrogen sulfide, referred to as "sour gas". Coal bed methane is, generally, a sweet gas consisting of 95% methane and thus is normally of pipeline quality. Coal bed methane is considered an unconventional natural gas resource because it does not rely on 'conventional' trapping mechanisms, such as a fault or anticline, or stratigraphic traps. Instead coal bed methane is "adsorbed" or attached to the molecular structure of the coals - an efficient storage mechanism as coal bed methane coals can contain as much as seven times the amount of gas typically stored in a conventional natural gas reservoir such as sandstone or shale. The adsorbed coal bed methane is kept in place as a result of a pressure equilibrium often from the presence of water. Thus the production of coal bed methane in many cases requires the dewatering of the coals to be exploited. This process usually requires the drilling of adjacent wells and from 6 to 36 months to complete. Coal bed methane production typically has a low rate of production decline and a long economic life from 10 to 40 years.

The principal sources of coal bed methane are either biogenic, producing a dry gas which is generated from bacteria in organic matter, typically at depths less than 1000 feet, or thermogenic, which is a deeper wet gas, formed when organic matter is broken down by temperature and pressure.

The three main factors that determine whether or not gas can be economically recovered from coal beds are: the gas content of the coals; the permeability or flow characteristics of the coals; and, the thickness of the coal beds. Gas content is measured in terms of standard cubic feet (Scf) per ton and varies widely from 430 Scf per ton in the deep (2,000 to 3,500 feet) San Juan, New Mexico thermogenic coals, and only 60 Scf per ton for the shallow (300 to 700 feet deep) Powder River, Wyoming biogenic coals. The San Juan coals are considered to have the industry's highest permeability. All coal bed methane coals must have relatively high permeability, as the ability of gas to easily travel to the borehole is essential to economic coal bed methane production. The thickness of coal beds from which coal bed methane is economically being produced varies from as little as a few feet in some areas of the gas rich (300 Scf) Raton Basin to as much as 75 net coal bed thickness at the relatively gas poor Powder River. Coal bed methane production in the Cherokee/Forest City Basins has historically been economic from coal seams only a few feet thick.

Competitors

The three largest coal bed methane producers in America's lower 48 states are BP Amoco, Burlington Resources and Phillips Petroleum, all producing most of their production from the now-in-decline San Juan basin. Though it ranks fourth in terms of natural gas production, the leading coal bed methane participant in terms of growth and technology is, in our view, Devon Energy. Devon is aggressively expanding coal bed methane production in the Powder River Basin located in Wyoming and Montana and Raton Basin located in Colorado and has coal bed methane production in the San Juan Basin located in New Mexico and Wind River Basin located in Wyoming. Devon is also developing the coal bed methane potential of southeastern Kansas where it has amassed over 400,000 acres. Its project is centered in Cherokee Basin, that is the southern end of the coal bed methane fairway.

Other companies are also active in the coal bed methane fairway, including Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, JM Huber Corporation, Evergreen Resources, Inc. and Whiting Petroleum.

Governmental Regulations

Our oil and gas operations are subject to various United States federal, state and local governmental regulations. Matters subject to regulation include discharge permits for drilling operations, drilling and abandonment bonds, reports concerning operations, the spacing of wells, and pooling of properties and taxation. From time to time, regulatory agencies have imposed price controls and limitations on production by restricting the rate of flow of oil and gas wells below actual production capacity in order to conserve supplies of oil and gas. The production, handling, storage, transportation and disposal of oil and gas, by-products thereof, and other substances

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and materials produced or used in connection with oil and gas operations are also subject to regulation under federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations relating primarily to the protection of human health and the environment. To date, expenditures related to complying with these laws, and for remediation of existing environmental contamination, have not been significant in relation to the results of operations of our company. The requirements imposed by such laws and regulations are frequently changed and subject to interpretation, and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements or their effect on our operations.

Research and Development

Our business plan is focused on a strategy for maximizing the long-term exploration and development of our Soldier Creek Prospect, Kansas USA. To date, execution of our business plan has largely focused on acquiring prospective Coal Bed Methane leases and drilling three initial test wells on this acreage from which to establish a going forward exploration and development plan.

As at June 30, 2003 we have spent $633,480 on drilling and exploration costs on our Soldier Creek Prospect.

REPORTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS

We are a reporting company under the Exchange Act. We file an annual report on Form 10-KSB and quarterly statements on Form 10-QSB with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We must also file other reports, such as Form 8-K, as applicable. In addition, we submit a proxy statement for our annual stockholders meeting (and, if applicable, any special meetings).

The public may read and copy any materials filed by us with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. We are an electronic filer. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The Internet address of the site is http://www.sec.gov.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated audited financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this registration statement. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this registration statement, particularly in the section entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on page 8 of this registration statement.

Our consolidated audited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Overview

We are an exploration stage oil and gas company and carry out our operations through our wholly owned subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. We are currently engaged in the exploration for and development of coal bed methane in the Soldier Creek Prospect located in the Forest City Basin of northeast Kansas. We do not have any revenues other than interest income, as we are in the development stage. Our only recent activity was on September 17, 2002 when we acquired all of the shares of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. We exchanged one share of Adriatic Holdings Ltd. for one share of Heartland and Gas Inc. A total of 12,212,429 shares of Adriatic Holdings Ltd. were issued in exchange for the shares of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. Heartland and Oil and Gas Inc. has approximately 165,000 acres under lease in central Kansas where it has drilled 7 exploratory gas wells.

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Plan of Operations

For the next 12 months we plan to continue drilling a pilot program in the Engelke area, consisting of drilling up to 22 further new wells around our existing Engelke 16-18 well and completing all wells for potential coal bed methane. One of the new wells will be cored to allow us to estimate gas contents in the Engelke area. We also plan to acquire an existing well in the Engelke area to be used as a water disposal well for produced water from the pilot program. As we will be in a test period initially, gathering systems and pipeline tie-ins will be undertaken at the completion of the drilling program.

We also plan to acquire additional leases in the Engelke area, if available.

Pursuant to several oil and gas leases entered into with various parties, our Soldier Creek project encompasses approximately 165,000 acres of prospective frontier coal bed methane lands. Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. holds the interests in the leases for the lands and operates the project. The expiration dates for the leases range from dates in 2004 through 2007. Certain of the leases may be extended upon the exercise of options on the leases. For the years ending December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 we will be required to pay approximately $19,000 per year on the leases.

We may require additional funds to implement our growth strategy in the gas exploration operations. These funds may be raised through equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our shares. There is still no assurance that we will be able to maintain operations at a level sufficient for an investor to obtain a return on his investment in our common stock. Further, we may continue to be unprofitable.

In order to proceed with our plans we raised funds by way of a private placement of equity securities in our company pursuant to exemptions from registration provided by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. The offering consisted of units at a price of $1.40 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share $0.001 par value and one warrant exercisable at $1.75 expiring August 30, 2004. In May, 2003 we closed the private placement having issued 1,000,000 units for gross proceeds of $1,400,000. The net proceeds received will be used as working capital to allow us to continue our ongoing lease acquisition program and to expand on the exploration and development of our Soldier Creek Prospect.

In June, 2003, we sold an aggregate of 602,836 of our shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire an additional 301,418 shares of our common stock in a private placement for gross proceeds of $1,700,000. The share purchase warrants have an exercise price of $3.38 and expire three years from the date of issuance.

Our net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2003 was $2,319,273.

On August 19, 2003, we sold an aggregate of $8,815,024 of our shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire additional shares of our common stock in a private placement. The private placement involved the issuance of 2,754,695 shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire an additional 1,377,348 shares of our common stock. The share purchase warrants have an exercise price of $3.84 and expire on August 19, 2006.

On August 22, 2003 we entered into an agreement in principal for the issuance and sale of 995,305 units at a purchase price of $3.20 per unit for total aggregate proceeds of $3,184,976. Each unit is to be comprised of one share of Series A Preferred convertible shares and one stock purchase warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock for the additional consideration of $3.84 per share for a period of three years. Each preferred share is to be convertible into one common share for no additional consideration. The closing of the preferred share offering is subject to the entering into of definitive agreements and the amendment of our authorized capital to create the class of preferred shares, which requires shareholder approval. The preferred shares will not bear interest.

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Over the next twelve months we intend to use all available funds to continue our ongoing lease acquisition program and to expand on the exploration and development of our Soldier Creek Prospect, as follows:

Estimated Funding Required During the Next Twelve Months

General and Administrative

$750,000

Acreage

 

 

New Acreage

750,000

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

Drill and complete 20 new wells

6,000,000

 

Drill and equip 2 new wells

350,000

 

Gathering and Pipelines

1,025,000

 

Lease Operating Expense

437,000

 

Corporate and Severance Taxes

391,000

 

 

 

Working Capital

297,000

Total

$10,000,000

As at June 30, 2003, we had $121,355 in current liabilities. Our financial statements report an accumulated loss of $482,145 for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2002 compared to an accumulated loss of $53,591 for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2001. Our accumulated loss increased to $854,414 during the period ended June 30, 2003 as we reported a net loss for the period of $372,269.

Our total liabilities as of June 30, 2003 were $121,355, as compared to total liabilities of $748,733 as of December 31, 2002. The decrease was due to the conversion of outstanding convertible debentures in the amounts of $450,016 and $242,690, inclusive of accrued interest.

We have suffered recurring losses from operations. The continuation of our company as a going concern is dependent upon our company attaining and maintaining profitable operations and raising additional capital. In this regard we have raised additional capital through the equity offerings noted above. The financial statements do not include any adjustment relating to the recovery and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should our company discontinue operations.

Due to the uncertainty of our ability to meet our current operating expenses and the capital expenses noted above, in their report on the annual consolidated financial statements of or the year ended December 31, 2002, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure by our independent auditors.

The continuation of our business is dependent upon obtaining further financing, a successful program of acquisition and exploration, and, finally, achieving a profitable level of operations. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.

There are no assurances that we will be able to obtain further funds required for our continued operations. As noted herein, we are pursuing various financing alternatives to meet our immediate and long-term financial requirements. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, we will be unable to conduct our operations as planned, and we will not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due. In such event, we will be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2002, FASB finalized FAS 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. FAS 146 addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)." The principal difference between this Statement and Issue 94-3 relates to its requirements for recognition of a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity. This Statement requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. Under Issue 94-3, a liability for an exit cost as defined in Issue 94-3 was recognized at the date of an entity's commitment to an exit plan. A fundamental conclusion reached by the Board in this Statement is that an entity's commitment to a plan, by itself, does not create a present obligation to others that meets the definition of a liability. Therefore, this Statement eliminates the definition and requirements for recognition of exit costs in Issue 94-3. This Statement also establishes that fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations. FAS 146 is effective for exit and disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002.

In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board Issued Statement No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure-an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123", ("SFAS 148"). SFAS 148 amends FASB Statement No. 123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123") and provides alternative methods for accounting for a change by registrants to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation. Additionally, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 to require disclosure in the significant accounting policy footnote of both annual and interim financial statements of the method of accounting for stock-based compensation and the related pro-forma disclosures when the intrinsic value method continues to be used. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2002, and disclosures are effective for the first fiscal quarter beginning after December 15, 2002. We will continue to use the intrinsic model method.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management's application of accounting policies. We believe that understanding the basis and nature of the estimates and assumptions involved with the following aspects of our consolidated financial statements is critical to an understanding of our financials.

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of operations. The financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. However, certain conditions exist which raise doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We have suffered recurring losses from operations and have accumulated a deficit of $482,145 since inception of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. from inception, on August 11, 2000 through December 31, 2002. In addition, at June 30, 2003, we have an accumulated deficit of $854,414.

Since our inception, we have funded operations through the issuance of capital stock and debt. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon achieving profitable operations and the raising of additional capital. Our plans in this regard are to secure additional funds through future equity and debt financing which will enable us to develop our oil and gas properties.

We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), encourages, but does not require, companies to record compensation cost for stock-based employee

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compensation plans at fair value. We have chosen to account for stock-based compensation Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB25") and have adopted the disclosure only provisions of SFAS123. Accordingly, compensation for stock options is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of our stock at the date of grant over the amount an employee is required to pay for the stock.

We account for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123 and the Emerging Issues Task Force consensus in Issue No. 96-18 ("EITF 96-18"), "Accounting for Equity Instruments that are issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services".

We utilize the full cost method to account for our investment in oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, geological expenditures, tangible and intangible development costs including direct internal costs are capitalized to the full cost pool. As of December 31, 2002, we have no properties with proven or probable reserves. When we obtain proven oil and gas reserves capitalized costs, including estimated future costs to develop the reserves and estimated abandonment costs, net of salvage, will be depleted on the units-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment of such properties indicate impairment, the amount of impairment is added to the capitalized cost to be amortized. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, all of our oil and gas properties were unproved and were excluded from amortization. None were considered to be impaired.

The capitalized costs included in the full cost pool are subject to a "ceiling test", which limits such costs to the aggregate of the estimated present value, using a ten percent discount rate, of the future net revenues from proved reserves, based on current economic and operating conditions. No impairment existed as of December 31, 2002 and 2001.

Sales of proved and unproved properties are accounted for as adjustments of capitalized costs with no gain or loss recognized, unless such adjustments would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the gain or loss is recognized in the statement of operations.

Revenue from sales or services will be recognized at the time the product is delivered or at the time the service is performed.

We follow Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, ("SFAS") No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of, which requires that an impairment loss be recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the expected future undiscounted net cash flows. No impairments were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001.

Transaction amounts denominated in foreign currencies are translated at exchange rates prevailing at transaction dates. Carrying values of monetary assets and liabilities are adjusted at each balance sheet date to reflect the exchange rate at that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate on the original transaction date. Gains and losses from restatement of foreign currency monetary and non-monetary assets and liabilities are included in the statement of operations. Revenue and expenses are translated at the dates such items are recognized in the statement of operations.

Our financial instruments consist of cash, prepaid expenses and other liabilities. The carrying amounts of financial instruments approximate fair value due to their short maturities.

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consists primarily of cash in excess of the federally insured amount of $100,000. To date, we have not incurred a loss relating to this concentration of credit risk.

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We account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". Under the asset and liability method of Statement 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Earnings per share requires presentation of both basic earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share. Common stock equivalents are not included in the weighted average calculation since their effect would be anti-dilutive.

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

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Other than as listed below, we have not been a party to any transaction, proposed transaction, or series of transactions in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000, and in which, to our knowledge, any of our directors, officers, five percent beneficial security holder, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons has had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Over the year ended December 31, 2002, our company incurred consulting and management fee expenses in the amount of $48,758. The consulting and management fee expenses were charged by Richard Coglon and Robert Knight, directors of our company. Pursuant to a consulting agreement with our company dated July 1, 2003, Richard Coglon receives $5,000 per month for the services he provides to our company. Pursuant to an oral consulting agreement with our company Mr. Knight currently receives $1,000 per month for the services he provides to our company. Pursuant to a consulting agreement with our company dated July 1, 2003, D. Sharpe Management Inc., a company wholly-owned by Donald Sharpe, a director of our company, receives $5,000 per month for consulting services.

In October 2002 we converted a note payable to one of our shareholders in the amount of $201,510 plus accrued interest to a convertible debenture in the amount of $228,350 bearing interest at 7% per annum. This convertible debenture was due on December 31, 2004 but was converted on June 30, 2003 into shares of common stock and share purchase warrants.

The promoters of our company are our directors and officers.

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Our common stock is traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "HOGC" Between March 7, 2002 and November 3, 2002 our common stock traded under the symbol "ADRH". The following quotations obtained from Bloomberg reflect the high and low bids for our common stock based on inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission an may not represent actual transactions.

The high and low bid prices of our common stock for the periods indicated below are as follows:

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Quarter Ended

High

Low

June 30, 2003

$3.96

$1.65

March 31, 2003

$2.50

$1.96

December 31, 2002

$2.20

$1.57

September 30, 2002

$2.00

$1.40

June 30, 2002

$2.03

$1.16

(1) Our common stock began being quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board on March 7, 2002.

(2) Over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.

Our common shares are issued in registered form. Registrar and Transfer Company of 10 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey, USA 07016-9814 (Telephone: (800) 866-1340; Facsimile: (908) 497-2310) is the registrar and transfer agent for our common shares.

On August 27, 2003, the shareholders' list of our common shares showed 102 registered shareholders and 23,696959 shares outstanding.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

As at December 31, 2002 we have three compensation plans in place, entitled 2001 Officer, Director, Employee, Consultant and Advisor Stock Compensation Plan, 2002 Officer, Director, Employee, Consultant and Advisor Stock Compensation Plan and the Additional 2002 Officer, Director, Employee, Consultant and Advisor Stock Compensation Plan. These plans have not been approved by our security holders.

Number of Securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options

Weighted-Average exercise price of outstanding options

Number of securities remaining available for further issuance

1,249,000(1)

$0.69

351,000

(1) Total number of options granted pursuant to all three of our compensation plans as of August 27, 2003.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have not declared or paid any cash dividends since inception and we do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Although there are no restrictions that limit our ability to pay dividends on our common shares other than as described below, we intend to retain future earnings for use in our operations and the expansion of our business.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

No executive officer of our company received an annual salary and bonus that exceeded $60,000 during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000. The following table shows the compensation received by our President (chief executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

 

Annual Compensation

Long Term Compensation (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awards

Payouts

 

Name and Principal
Position

Year

Salary
(US$)

Bonus
(US$)

Other
Annual
Compen-
sation
(US$) (1)

Securities
Underlying
Options/
SARs
Granted

Restricted
Shares or
Restricted
Share
Units

LTIP
Payouts
(US$)

All Other
Compen-
sation

Richard Coglon
President(2)

2002
2001
2000

$8,000(3)
$12,000(4)
$4,000(5)

Nil
Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

500,000(6)
N/A
N/A

Nil
Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

Robert Knight
Chief Financial Officer(7)

2002
2001
2000

$15,000(8)
Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

150,000(9)
Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

(1) The value of perquisites and other personal benefits, securities and property for the Named Executive Officers that do not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total of the annual salary and bonus is not reported herein.

(2) Mr. Coglon has served as our President since September 18, 2002.

(3) Upon becoming our President, Mr. Coglon received $2,000 per month for providing management services to our company.

(4) Mr. Coglon received $1,000 per month for providing management services to our subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc.

(5) Our subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. was incorporated August 11, 2000 and from the date of incorporation until December 31, 2000 Mr. Coglon received $1,000 per month for providing management services.

(6) Richard Coglon received 500,000 options at $0.35 as President of our subsidiary and were converted to options of our company on the completion of the acquisition by Adriatic Holdings Ltd. of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. pursuant to the Additional 2002 Officer, Director, Employee, Consultant and Advisor Stock Compensation Plan.

(7) Mr. Knight has served as our Chief Executive Officer from July 9, 1998 to September 17, 2002 at which time he was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer.

(8) Mr. Knight received $1,250 per month for providing management services to our company.

(9) Mr. Knight received 50,000 options at $2.00 in December 2002 and 100,000 options at $0.50 in June 2003 pursuant to the 2001 Officer, Director, Employee, Consultant and Advisor Stock Compensation Plan as compensation for serving as our Chief Financial Officer.

The following table sets forth for each of the Named Executive Officers certain information concerning stock options granted to them during fiscal 2002. We have never issued stock appreciation rights.

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OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR






Name

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options/
SARs
Granted
(#)

% of Total
Options/
SARs
Granted to
Employees
in Fiscal
Year(1)





Exercise
Price
($/Share)







Expiration Date

Richard Coglon
President

500,000(2)

40.03%

$0.35

December 7, 2005

Robert Knight
Chief Financial Officer

50,000(3)
100,000(3)

12.01%

$2.00
$0.50

December 7, 2007
June 5, 2008

(1) The denominator (of 1,249,000) was arrived at by calculating the net total number of new options awarded during the year.

(2) Richard Coglon received 500,000 options at $0.35 as President of our subsidiary and were converted to options of our company on the completion of the acquisition by Adriatic Holdings Ltd. of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc.

(3) Robert Knight received 50,000 options at $2.00 on December 7, 2002 and 100,000 options at $0.50 on June 5, 2003.

The following table sets forth for each Named Executive Officer certain information concerning the number of shares subject to both exercisable and unexercisable stock options as of December 31, 2002. No named Executive Officer exercised options during fiscal 2002.

AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FY-END OPTION/SAR VALUES







Name





Shares
Acquired on
Exercise (#)





Aggregate
Value
Realized


Number of Securities Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs at
FY-End (#)

Exercisable /
Unexercisable


Value of Unexercised In-the
-Money Options/SARs at FY-
end ($)

Exercisable / Unexercisable(1)

 

 

 

Exercisable

Unexercisable

Exercisable

Unexercisable

Richard Coglon

Nil

Nil

500,000

0

$925,000

$0

Robert Knight

Nil

Nil

37,500

112,500

$63,750

$191,250

(1) The values for "in-the-money" options are calculated by determining the difference between the fair market value of the securities underlying the options as of December 31, 2002 ($2.20 per share on NASD OTCBB) and the exercise price of the individual's options.

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS

There are no employment agreements between us or any of our subsidiaries and the Named Executive Officers.

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Our company has no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by Named Executive Officers of our company in fiscal 2002 to compensate such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control) or a change of responsibilities following a change of control, where the value of such compensation exceeds $100,000 per Named Executive Officer.

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Our Directors do not receive salaries or fees for serving as directors, nor do they receive any compensation for attending meetings of the Board of Directors or serving on committees of the Board of Directors. We may, however, determine to compensate our directors in the future. Directors are entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending meetings. In addition, our directors are entitled to participate in our stock option plan.

During the year ended December 31, 2002 we paid $8,000 to Richard Coglon for the services he provided to our company in his capacity as President and a director of our company. As at July 1, 2003 we pay $5,000 per month to Mr. Coglon for his services. We also paid $15,000 to Robert Knight for the services he provided to our company in his former capacity as the President and his current capacity as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and a director of our company.

Donald Sharpe, a director of our company, earns consulting fees through D. Sharpe Management Inc., a company wholly-owned and controlled by him. We paid D. Sharpe Management Inc. $2,000 per month for consulting services, which was increased to $5,000 per month commencing July 1, 2003. As well, he retains a 1% non-convertible overriding royalty on production from leases acquired by our company in Forest City Basin.

There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers.

During the year ended December 31, 2001 we established a stock option plan pursuant to which 500,000 common shares were reserved for issuance. During the year ended December 31, 2002 we established a stock option plan pursuant to which 600,000 shares were reserved for issuance and an additional 2002 stock option plan pursuant to which 500,000 shares were reserved for issuance.

Stock options become exercisable at dates determined by the Board of Directors at the time of granting the option and have initial terms of five years.

The fair value of each option granted in 2002 was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: no dividend yield; volatility of 75%; risk-free interest rate of 2.8% and an expected life of five years.

We have no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by our executive officers to compensate such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control) or a change of responsibilities following a change of control, where the value of such compensation exceeds $60,000 per executive officer.

There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our consolidated financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America.

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The following financial statements pertaining to Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (formerly Arcadia Holdings Ltd.) (the successor company) and Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. (the predecessor company) are filed as part of this registration statement:

(a) Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (formerly Adriatic Holdings Ltd.)

The Independent Auditor's Report of Spicer, Jeffries & Co., Independent Certified Public Accountants, for the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001.

Independent Auditor's Report of Spicer, Jeffries & Co., dated March 7, 2003.

Balance Sheets at December 31, 2002 and 2001.

Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for the period from inception (August 11, 2000) to December 31, 2002.

Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for the period from inception (August 11,2000) to December 31, 2000.

Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for the period from inception (August 11, 2000) to December 31, 2002.

Notes to the Financial Statements.

(b) Heartland Oil and Gas Ltd.

Independent Auditors' Report dated May 21, 2002 of Davidson & Company, Independent Chartered Accountants.

Balance Sheets as at March 31, 2002, December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000.

Statements of Operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, the year ended December 31, 2001 and the period from inception on August 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000.

Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, the year ended December 31, 2001 and the period from inception on August 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000.

Statements of Cash Flows for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, the year ended December 31, 2001 and the period from inception on August 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000.

Notes to the Financial Statements.

(c) Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (formerly Adriatic Holdings Ltd.)

Consolidated Balance Sheets as at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002.

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, including the unaudited six-month period ended June 30, 2002 of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. (the predecessor company).

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2002, including the unaudited six-month period ended June 30, 2002 of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. (the predecessor company).

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Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for period from inception on August 11, 2000 to June 30, 2003.

Notes to the Financial Statements.

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 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

 To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and Subsidiary
(formerly Adriatic Holdings Limited)
(A Development Stage Company)

 

We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and Subsidiary (formerly Adriatic Holdings Limited) (A Development Stage Company) as of December 31, 2002 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended and the December 31, 2002 amounts included in the cumulative amounts for the period from inception (August 11, 2000) to December 31, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and Subsidiary (formerly Adriatic Holdings Limited) (A Development Stage Company) as of December 31, 2002, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended and the December 31, 2002 amounts included in the cumulative amounts for the period from inception (August 11, 2000) to December 31, 2002 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a working capital deficit. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regards to these matters are also discussed in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ SPICER, JEFFRIES & CO.

 

Denver, Colorado
March 7, 2003

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HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(formerly Adriatic Holdings Limited)
(A Development Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

2001

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

Cash

$

86 475

 

$

10 755

 

Exploration advances

 

-

 

 

6 719

 

Prepaid expenses

 

4 341

 

 

1 618

 

 

Total current assets

 

90 816

 

 

19 092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES, unproven (Notes 1 and 7)

 

2 150 084

 

 

1 233 081

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $59

 

3 041

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2 243 941

 

$

1 252 173


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable

$

64 256

 

$

133 181

 

Due to related parties (Note 2)

 

14 078

 

 

205 633

 

Convertible debentures (Note 5)

 

435 000

 

 

-

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

513 334

 

 

338 814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible debenture-related party (Note 2)

 

235 399

 

 

-

 

Note payable (Note 5)

 

-

 

 

450 600

 

 

Total long-term debt

 

235 399

 

 

450 600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS (Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized,

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,582,429 and 11,332,419 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

19 582

 

 

11 332

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1 957 771

 

 

505 018

 

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

 

(482 145)

 

 

(53 591)

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

1 495 208

 

 

462 759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2 243 941

 

$

1 252 173


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

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HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,
2002

 


Year ended December 31,
2001

 

Period from Inception
(August 11, 2000)
to December 31,
2002

REVENUE

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting

 

18 758

 

 

12 924

 

 

31 682

 

Management fees

 

30 000

 

 

12 000

 

 

46 000

 

Professional fees

 

70 211

 

 

2 483

 

 

78 922

 

General and administrative

 

28 508

 

 

3 850

 

 

32 600

 

Travel and promotion

 

29 889

 

 

-

 

 

29 889

 

Stock based compensation

 

219 600

 

 

-

 

 

219 600

 

Interest

 

31 943

 

 

12 864

 

 

44 807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

428 909

 

 

44 121

 

 

483 500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

 

(428 909)

 

 

(44 121)

 

 

(483 500)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME - interest income

 

355

 

 

534

 

 

1 355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

$

(428 554)

 

$

(43 587)

 

$

(482 145)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and fully diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

net loss per common share

$

(0.03)

 

$

*

 

$

(0.04)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and fully diluted weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average number of shares outstanding

 

14 335 771

 

 

11 332 429

 

 

12 834 100


*Less than $0.01 per share

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these documents.

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HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001 AND THE
PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (AUGUST 11, 2000) TO DECEMBER 31, 2002

 




Common
Shares

 

 




Stock
Amount

 

 



Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

 

Deficit
Accumulated
During the
Development
Stage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCEPTION, August 11, 2000

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued at $0.005 per share

10 000 000

 

 

10 000

 

 

40 000

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued at $0.35 per share

1 322 429

 

 

1 332

 

 

465 018

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(10 004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, December 31, 2000

11 332 429

 

 

11 332

 

 

505 018

 

 

(10 004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(43 587)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, December 31, 2001

11 332 429

 

 

11 332

 

 

505 018

 

 

(53 591)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued at $0.50 per share

880 000

 

 

880

 

 

439 120

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recapitalization (Note 1)

7 090 000

 

 

7 090

 

 

402 313

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued at $1.40 per share

280 000

 

 

280

 

 

391 720

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of stock warrants as compensation

-

 

 

-

 

 

219 600

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(428 554)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, December 31, 2002

19 582 429

 

$

19 582

 

$

1 957 771

 

$

(482 145)


 

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

46 

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


 

 

 

 



Year Ended
December 31,
2002

 

 



Year Ended
December 31,
2001

 

 

Period From
Inception
(August 11, 2000)
to December 31,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

$

(428 554)

 

$

(43 587)

 

$

(482 145)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options issued as compensation

 

219 600

 

 

-

 

 

219 600

 

 

Accrued interest on notes payable

 

13 889

 

 

12 864

 

 

13 889

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

59

 

 

-

 

 

59

 

 

Decrease in exploration advances

 

6 719

 

 

288 099

 

 

-

 

 

Increase in prepaid expenses

 

(2 698)

 

 

(1 618)

 

 

(4 316)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable

 

(67 965)

 

 

362 084

 

 

64 256

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operating activities

 

(258 950)

 

 

617 842

 

 

(188 657)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition and exploration of oil and gas properties

 

(917 003)

 

 

(1 098 128)

 

 

(2 150 084)

 

Purchase of computer equipment

 

(3 100)

 

 

-

 

 

(3 100)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(920 103)

 

 

(1 098 128)

 

 

(2 153 184)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in amounts due to related parties

 

28 965

 

 

200 123

 

 

235 558

 

Recapitalization, net of $15,896 cash received

 

393 808

 

 

-

 

 

393 808

 

Proceeds from sale of common stock

 

832 000

 

 

-

 

 

1 348 350

 

Proceeds of long-term debt, net

 

-

 

 

210 000

 

 

450 600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

1 254 773

 

 

410 123

 

 

2 428 316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

 

75 720

 

 

(70 163)

 

 

86 475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH, beginning of period

 

10 755

 

 

80 918

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH, end of period

$

86 475

 

$

10 755

 

$

86 475


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

47

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 



Year Ended
December 31,
2002

 

 



Year Ended
December 31,
2001

 

 

Period From
Inception
(August 11, 2000)
to December 31,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable retired via long-term debt

$

-

 

$

229 446

 

$

-


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note payable converted to convertible debenture

$

201 510

 

$

-

 

$

-


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company acquired 72% of the capital stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Adriatic Holdings Limited for 100% of the capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Heartland Oil & Gas, Inc. in a reverse acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See (Note 1). In connection with the reverse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

acquisition, liabilities were assumed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

$ 454 401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash acquired

15 896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities assumed

$ 438 505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

48 

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization

Heartland Oil & Gas, Inc. (the "Company" or "Heartland") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on August 11, 2000. The Company's principal business activity consists of the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties to determine whether they contain economically recoverable resources. The Company's oil and gas properties are located primarily in Kansas. The Company is considered to be in the development stage, since revenues have not been attained and planned operations have not commenced. Activities through December 31, 2002 include the raising of capital through equity and debt financing, and acquiring undeveloped leasehold interests.

During 2002, Adriatic Holdings Limited ("Adriatic"), a public company based in the United States of America, acquired Heartland in a stock for stock exchange. The acquisition was accomplished on September 17, 2002 through the exchange of all of the outstanding shares of Heartland for 12,212,429 common shares of Adriatic representing a controlling interest in Adriatic. The acquisition of Heartland by Adriatic is considered a reverse acquisition and accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Under reverse acquisition accounting, Heartland is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes, and acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of Adriatic. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are reported at their fair values and no adjustments were required to the carrying values since management considers the carrying values to approximate fair value.

Subsequent to the acquisition mentioned above, Adriatic changed its name to Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and became the legal parent to Heartland Oil & Gas, Inc. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. However, certain conditions exist which raise doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has accumulated a deficit of $482,145 since its inception on August 11, 2000. In addition, the Company and has a working capital deficit of $422,518.

Since inception, the Company has funded operations through the issuance of capital stock and debt. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon achieving profitable operations and the raising of additional capital. Management's plans in this regard is to secure additional funds through future equity and debt financing which will enable the Company to develop its oil and gas properties.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

49 

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(Continued)

Stock Based Compensation

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), encourages, but does not require, companies to record compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation plans at fair value. The Company has chosen to account for stock-based compensation Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB25") and has adopted the disclosure only provisions of SFAS123. Accordingly, compensation for stock options is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company's stock at the date of grant over the amount an employee is required to pay for the stock.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123 and the Emerging Issues Task Force consensus in Issue No. 96-18 ("EITF 96-18"), "Accounting for Equity Instruments that are issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services".

Oil and Gas Properties

The Company utilizes the full cost method to account for its investment in oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, geological expenditures, tangible and intangible development costs including direct internal costs are capitalized to the full cost pool. As of December 31. 2002, the Company has no properties with proven or probable reserves, When the Company obtains proven oil and gas reserves, capitalized costs, including estimated future costs to develop the reserves and estimated abandonment costs, net of salvage, will be depleted on the units-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment of such properties indicate impairment, the amount of impairment is added to the capitalized cost to be amortized. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, all of the Company's oil and gas properties were unproved and were excluded from amortization. None were considered to be impaired.

The capitalized costs included in the full cost pool are subject to a "ceiling test", which limits such costs to the aggregate of the estimated present value, using a ten percent discount rate, of the future net revenues from proved reserves, based on current economic and operating conditions. No impairment existed as of December 31, 2002 and 2001.

Sales of proved and unproved properties are accounted for as adjustments of capitalized costs with no gain or loss recognized, unless such adjustments would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the gain or loss is recognized in the statement of operations.

 50

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(Continued)

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from sales or services will be recognized at the time the product is delivered or at the time the service is performed.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, ("SFAS") No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of, which requires that an impairment loss be recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the expected future undiscounted net cash flows. No impairments were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001.

Foreign Currency Translation

Transaction amounts denominated in foreign currencies are translated at exchange rates prevailing at transaction dates. Carrying values of monetary assets and liabilities are adjusted at each balance sheet date to reflect the exchange rate at that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate on the original transaction date. Gains and losses from restatement of foreign currency monetary and non-monetary assets and liabilities are included in the statement of operations. Revenue and expenses are translated at the dates such items are recognized in the statement of operations.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Substantially all of the Company's assets and liabilities are carried at fair value or contracted amounts that approximate fair value. Estimates of fair value are made at a specific point in time, based on relative market information and information about the financial instrument, specifically, the value of the underlying financial instrument. Assets that are recorded at fair value consist largely of short-term receivables and prepaid expenses, which are carried at contracted amounts that approximate fair value. Similarly, the Company's liabilities consist of short term liabilities recorded at contracted amounts that approximate fair value.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash in excess of the federally insured amount of $100,000. To date, the Company has not incurred a loss relating to this concentration of credit risk.

 

 51

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(Continued)

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". Under the asset and liability method of Statement 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share requires presentation of both basic earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share. Common stock equivalents are not included in the weighted average calculation since their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Use of Estimates

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

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections." Such standard requires any gain or loss on extinguishments of debt to be presented as a component of continuing operations (unless specific criteria are met) whereas SFAS No. 4 required that such gains and losses be classified as an extraordinary item in determining net income. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 145, the Company will reclassify any extraordinary gains and losses on the extinguishments of debt recorded in prior periods to continuing operations. The adoption of SFAS 145 did not have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." Such standard requires costs associated with exit or disposal activities (including restructurings) to be recognized when the costs are incurred, rather than at a date of commitment to an exit or disposal plan. SFAS No. 146 nullifies EITF Issue No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)."

 52

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(Continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

Under SFAS No. 146, a liability related to an exit or disposal activity is not recognized until such liability has actually been incurred whereas under EITF Issue No. 94-3 a liability was recognized at the time of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. The provisions of this standard are effective for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 146 did not have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

On December 31, 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure." This standard amends SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. This standard also requires prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. It is not expected that SFAS 148 will have a material effect on the Company's prior financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE 2 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Amounts due to related parties at December 31, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:

 

December 31,

 

 

2002

 

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances payable to officers and directors, non

 

 

 

 

 

interest bearing, unsecured and no due date.

$

14 078

 

$

4 123

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note payable to controlling shareholder, bearing

 

 

 

 

 

interest at prime plus 2% per annum, unsecured

 

 

 

 

 

and due May 22, 2002; includes interest of $1,510

 

-

 

 

201 510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14 078

 

$

205 633


In October 2002, the Company converted the above note payable of $200,000 plus accrued interest to a convertible debenture in the amount of $228,350 bearing interest at 7% per annum and is due on December 31, 2004. The debenture is convertible on a dollar for dollar basis into a unit (one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $2.00 per share), at the option of the holder, at any time commencing on January 1, 2003 until maturity. At December 31, 2002, the outstanding balance under this obligation was $235,399, which included accrued interest of $12,951.

53 

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

 

NOTE 3 - STOCK OPTIONS

On December 3, 2001, the Company's Board of Directors adopted the 2002 Officer, Director, Consultant and Advisor Stock Compensation Plans (the "Plan"), stock option plans. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be granted by the Company will not exceed a maximum of 1,600,000 shares during the period of the Plan. The Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of December 31, 2012 or the issuance of all shares granted under the Plan. The option prices per share are determined by the Board of Directors when the stock option is granted.

If for any reason a recapitalization, sale or merger of the Company occurs, all shares subject to the stock option Plan shall be immediately adjusted proportionally. The Board of Directors may amend the Plan at any time. Certain amendments require stockholders' approval.

Information with respect to all options is as follows:

 

 

Compensation
Plan

 

Other Options
and Warrants

 

 


Exercise
Price Range

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining Life

Balances at December 31, 2000

500 000

 

-

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.35

 

4.92 years

 

Granted

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

Forfeited

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2001

500 000

 

-

 

 

0.35

 

 

0.35

 

4.92 years

 

Granted

670 000

 

280 000

 

 

0.50 - 1.75

 

 

.87

 

 

 

Forfeited

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2002

1 170 000

 

280 000

 

$

0.35 - 1.75

 

$

0.69

 

3.58 years


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of options exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at December 31, 2001

500 000

 

-

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.35

 

4.92 years


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of options exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at December 31, 2002

680 000

 

280 000

 

$

0.35 - 0.50

 

$

0.79

 

3.58 years


 

At December 31, 2002 and 2001 respectively, 430,000 and 1,100,000 share options were available for future grant under the Plan.

The Company measured compensation cost under APB #25 based on the fair value of the options at the grant date for 2002. The 180,000 options granted and vested in December 2002 had an exercise price of $0.50 when the market value of the underlying common stock was $1.72 which resulted in compensation cost recognized by the Company $ 219,600.

 

 54

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

 

NOTE 3 - STOCK OPTIONS (Continued)

Had the Company measured compensation cost based on the fair value of the options at the grant date for 2002 and 2001 consistent with the method prescribed by SFAS 123, the Company's net loss and loss per common share would have been increased to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

As reported

$

(428 554)

 

$

(43 587)

 

 

Pro forma

 

(1 140 520)

 

 

(43 587)

Basic and diluted earnings

 

As reported

 

(0.03)

 

 

*

(loss) per common share

 

Pro forma

 

(0.08)

 

 

*

*Less than $0.01 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fair value of each option grant was estimated at the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions for 2002: risk-free interest rate of 2.8%; no dividend yield; expected life of 5 years; and volatility of 75%.

For the year ended December 31, 2001, the 500,000 options issued with a $0.35 exercise price had a market value of $-0- and consistent with the method prescribed by SFAS 123, the Company's net loss and earnings per common share were unaffected using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following key assumptions; Risk free interest rate 4.08%, expected life 3 years, expected volatility 0.01% and expected dividend $-0-.

 

NOTE 4- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

On September 11, 2000, the Company completed a private placement of 10,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.005 per share for proceeds of $50,000. On October 20, 2000 and November 21, 2000 the Company completed additional private placements of 356,429 and 976,000 common shares at $0.35 per share for proceeds of $466,350.

In April 2002, prior to the reverse acquisition with Adriatic (see Note 1), the Company completed a private placement of 880,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share for proceeds of $440,000. On September 17, 2002, the Company completed its reverse acquisition with Adriatic by Adriatic issuing 12,212,429 to the shareholders of Heartland.

In October 2002, the Company commenced a private placement of units (one common share and one common stock purchase warrant exercisable at a price of $1.75 per share until August 31, 2004) at a price of $1.40 per unit. As of December 31, 2002, the Company sold 280,000 units for proceeds of $392,000. As of December 31, 2002 none of the warrants had been exercised. Subsequent to December 31, 2002, the Company raised an additional $559,580 pursuant to this offering.

 

 55

 

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

 

NOTE 5 - CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE AND LONG-TERM DEBT

On May 6, 2002, Adriatic issued a convertible debenture in the amount of $435,000, which bears interest at 7% and is due on December 1, 2003. The debenture is convertible on a dollar for dollar basis into a unit (one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $1.00 per share), at the option of the holder, at any time commencing on July 1, 2002 until maturity. In connection with this transaction, the Company valued the underlying embedded conversion rights of the options at $108,750. These conversion rights were recorded on Adriatic's financial statements prior to the reverse acquisition.

At December 31, 2001, long-term debt of $450,600 consisted of a note payable to Adriatic prior to the reverse acquisition, bearing interest at 7% per annum, maturing June 30, 2004, secured by all assets of the Company. The balance at December 31, 2001 included $600 of accrued interest.

 

NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES

As of December 31, 2002, the Company had approximately $451,000 in pretax U.S. net operating loss carryforwards, expiring through the year 2020. A portion of such net operating loss carryforwards were incurred prior to the September 17, 2002, the reverse acquisition date of the Company, and as such, management of the Company anticipates restrictions on the use of these carryforwards due to provisions of Section 382 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

The tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets are primarily attributable to the deduction of stock based compensation for financial reporting purposes and not U.S. income tax purposes.

The deferred tax assets that result from such operating loss carryforwards of approximately $340,000 and $111,000 at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively, have been fully reserved for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as follows. During the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the valuation allowance established against the deferred tax assets increased by $152,860 and $37,740, respectively.

 

 

 

2002

 

 

2001

Deferred tax liabilities

$

-

 

$

-


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss deduction

 

115 600

 

 

37 740

 

Stock based compensation

 

75 000

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

190 600

 

 

37 740

Valuation allowance

 

(190 600)

 

 

(37 740)

 

$

-

 

$

-


 

 56

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

 

NOTE 7 - OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES, UNPROVED

The expiration dates of the Company's oil and gas leases range from dates in 2004 through 2007. Certain oil and gas leases may be extended by another one or two terms by the execution of options on these leases. In addition, the Company is required to pay delay rentals on certain leases. For the years ending December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, approximately $19,000 per year will be required to be paid on these leases.

Costs incurred in oil and gas activities:

 

 

Acquisition Costs

 

 

Exploration Costs

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2000

$

110 000

 

$

24 953

 

$

134 953

December 31, 2001

 

506 253

 

 

591 875

 

 

1 098 128

December 31, 2002

 

917 003

 

 

-

 

 

917 003

 

$

1 533 256

 

$

616 828

 

$

2 150 084


  

57 

 

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

 

58

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

 

 To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Heartland Oil and Gas Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. as at March 31, 2002, December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, the year ended December 31, 2001 and the period from inception on August 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at March 31, 2002, December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, the year ended December 31, 2001 and the period from inception on August 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a working capital deficit. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regards to these matters are discussed in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

 


Vancouver, Canada

/s/ DAVIDSON & COMPANY
Chartered Accountants

 

 

May 21, 2002

 

59

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)


 

March 31,
2002

December 31,
2001

December 31,
2000

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$177,912

$10,755

$80,918

Exploration advances

-   

6,719

294,818

Prepaid expenses

3,696

1,618

-   

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

181,608

19,092

375,736

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas properties, unproved (Note 4)

1,337,339

1,233,081

134,953

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$1,518,947

$1,252,173

$510,689


 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$23,415

$133,181

$343

Due to related parties (Note 5)

232,006

205,633

4,000

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

255,421

338,814

4,343

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt (Note 6)

458,377

450,600

-   

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

713,798

789,414

4,343

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Common stock (Note 7)

 

 

 

Authorized

 

 

 

50,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding

 

 

 

11,332,429 common shares

 

 

 

(December 31, 2001 - 11,332,429

 

 

 

December 31, 2000 - 11,332,429)

11,332

11,332

11,332

Additional paid-in capital (Note 7)

505,018

505,018

505,018

Subscriptions received in advance (Note 7)

390,000

-   

-   

Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage

(101,201)

(53,591)

(10,004)

 

 

 

 

 

805,149

462,759

506,346

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$1,518,947

$1,252,173

$510,689


History and organization of the Company (Note 1)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

60

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)


 


Cumulative
Amounts
From
August 11,
2000 to
March 31,
2002





Three Month
Period Ended
March 31,
2002






Year Ended
December 31,
2001



Period From
Inception on
August 11,
2000 to
December 31,
2000

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

Consulting

$19,878

$6,954

$12,924

$-   

Interest

5,300

3,790

1,510

-   

Interest on long-term debt

19,131

7,777

11,354

-   

Management fees

22,000

6,000

12,000

4,000

Office and general

11,446

7,354

3,850

242

Professional fees

24,616

15,905

2,483

6,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(102,371)

(47,780)

(44,121)

(10,470)

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ITEM

 

 

 

 

Interest income

1,170

170

534

466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the period

$(101,201)

$(47,610)

$(43,587)

$(10,004)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

$(0.01)

$(0.01)

$(0.01)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average number
of shares outstanding

 

11,332,429

11,332,429

8,272,556


  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

61

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Expressed in United States Dollars)


 

Common Stock

 

Additional

Subscriptions

Deficit
Accumulated
During the

Total

 

Shares

Amount

 

Paid-in
Capital

Received
in Advance

Exploration
Stage

Stockholders'
Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 11, 2000

-   

$-   

 

$-   

$-   

$-   

$-   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cash at $0.005 per share

10,000,000

10,000

 

40,000

-   

-   

50,000

Common stock issued for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cash at $0.35 per share

1,332,429

1,332

 

465,018

-   

-   

466,350

Loss for the period

-   

-   

 

-   

-   

(10,004)

(10,004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2000

11,332,429

11,332

 

505,018

-   

(10,004)

506,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the year

-   

-   

 

-   

-   

(43,587)

(43,587)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2001

11,332,429

11,332

 

505,018

-   

(53,591)

462,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriptions received in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

advance

-   

-   

 

-   

390,000

-   

390,000

Loss for the period

-   

-   

 

-   

-   

(47,610)

(47,610)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2002

11,332,429

$11,332

 

$505,018

$390,000

$(101,201)

$805,149


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

62

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)

 

Cumulative
Amounts
From
August 11,
2000 to
March 31,
2002




Three Month
Period Ended
March 31,
2002





Year Ended
December 31,
2001


Period From
Inception on
August 11,
2000 to
December 31,
2000

CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Loss for the period

$(101,201)

$(47,610)

$(43,587)

$(10,004)

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest on note payable

4,883

3,373

1,510

-   

Accrued interest on long-term debt

19,131

7,777

11,354

-   

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in non-cash working capital balances:

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in exploration advances

-   

6,719

288,099

(294,818)

Increase in prepaid expenses

(3,696)

(2,078)

(1,618)

-   

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
and accrued liabilities


252,661


(109,766)


362,084


343

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

171,778

(141,585)

617,842

(304,479)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Acquisition and exploration of oil and gas properties

(1,337,339)

(104,258)

(1,098,128)

(134,953)

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

(1,337,339)

(104,258)

(1,098,128)

(134,953)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Due to related parties

227,123

23,000

200,123

4,000

Proceeds from long-term debt

210,000

-   

210,000

-   

Proceeds from issuance of capital stock

516,350

-   

-   

516,350

Subscriptions received in advance

390,000

390,000

-   

-   

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

1,343,473

413,000

410,123

520,350

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents for the period

177,912

167,157

(70,163)

80,918

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

-   

10,755

80,918

-   

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$177,912

$177,912

$10,755

$80,918


Supplemental disclosure with respect to cash flows (Note 12)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

63

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

1. HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY

Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on August 11, 2000 and its principal business activity consists of exploration and development of oil and gas properties to determine whether they contain economically recoverable resources. The Company is considered to be an exploration stage company as it has not generated significant revenues from its operations.

2. GOING CONCERN

These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America with the assumption that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business rather than through a process of forced liquidation. However, certain conditions noted below currently exist which raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

The operations of the Company have primarily been funded by the issuance of capital stock. Continued operations of the Company are dependent on the Company's ability to receive continued financial support, complete equity financing or generate profitable operations in the future. Management's plan in this regard is to secure additional funds through future equity and debt financings. Such financings may not be available or may not be available on reasonable terms.


 


March 31,
2002


December 31,
2001


December 31,
2000

 

 

 

 

Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage

$(101,201)

$(53,591)

$(10,004)

Working capital (deficiency)

(73,813)

(319,722)

371,393


3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of estimates

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

Foreign currency translation

Transaction amounts denominated in foreign currencies are translated at exchange rates prevailing at transaction dates. Carrying values of monetary assets and liabilities are adjusted at each balance sheet date to reflect the exchange rate at that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate on the original transaction date. Gains and losses from restatement of foreign currency monetary and non-monetary assets and liabilities are included in the statements of operations. Revenues and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates such items are recognized in the statements of operations.

64

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

 

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont'd)

Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers cash held at banks and all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash and cash equivalents.

Oil and gas properties

The Company utilizes the full cost method to account for its investment in oil and gas properties. Under this method, all costs of acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, geological expenditures, tangible and intangible development costs and direct internal costs, are capitalized as incurred. As at March 31, 2002, the Company has no properties with proven and probable reserves. Should the Company have properties with proven reserves, the cost of these oil and gas properties will be depleted and charged to operations using the unit-of-production method based on the ratio of current production to proved oil and gas reserves as estimated by independent engineering consultants.

Costs directly associated with the acquisition and evaluation of unproved properties are excluded from the depletion computation until it is determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to the properties or whether impairment has occurred. If the results of an annual assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment along with the costs of drilling exploratory dry holes and geological and geophysical costs that cannot be directly associated with specific unevaluated properties are charged to operations for the period. Should the Company have properties with proven reserves, the costs are added to the capitalized costs subject to depletion.

Internal costs not directly associated with acquisition, exploration and development activities are expensed as incurred. No internal costs are capitalized as at March 31, 2002.

Stock-based compensation

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), encourages, but does not require, companies to record compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation plans at fair value. The Company has chosen to account for stock-based compensation using Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and has adopted the disclosure only provisions of SFAS 123. Accordingly, compensation cost for stock options is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company's stock at the date of the grant over the amount an employee is required to pay for the stock.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123 and the Emerging Issues Task Force consensus in Issue No. 96-18 ("EITF 96-18"), "Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services".

65

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

 

 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont'd)

Loss per share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding in the period. Diluted loss per share takes into consideration shares of common stock outstanding (computed under basic loss per share) and potentially dilutive shares of common stock.

Income taxes

A deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary differences between financial and tax reporting and net operating loss carryforwards. Deferred tax expenses (benefit) result from the net change during the year of deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

New accounting pronouncements

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") approved the issuance of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations" ("SFAS 141") and Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires that all business combinations be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting making the use of the pooling-of-interest method prohibited. This statement also establishes criteria for separate recognition of intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination. SFAS 141 is effective for business combinations completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS 142 requires that goodwill no longer be amortized to earnings, but instead be reviewed for impairment. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and is required to be applied at the beginning of an entity's fiscal year and to be applied to all goodwill and other intangible assets recognized in its financial statements at that date. Impairment losses for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets that arise due to the initial application of this statement (resulting from a transitional impairment test) are to be reported as resulting from a change in accounting principle. Under an exception to the date at which this statement becomes effective, goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001, will be subject immediately to the non-amortization and amortization provisions of this statement.

In July 2001, FASB issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" ("SFAS 143") that records the fair value of the liability for closure and removal costs associated with the legal obligations upon retirement or removal of any tangible long-lived assets. The initial recognition of the liability will be capitalized as part of the asset cost and depreciated over its estimated useful life. SFAS 143 is required to be adopted effective January 1, 2003.

66

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

  

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont'd)

New accounting pronouncements (cont'd)

In October 2001, FASB issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment on Disposal of Long-lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"), which supersedes Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived Assets and for Long-lived Assets to be Disposed of". SFAS 144 requires that long-lived assets that are to be disposed of by sale be measured at the lower of book value or fair value less cost to sell. Additionally, SFAS 144 expands the scope of discontinued operations to include all components of an entity with operations that (1) can be distinguished from the rest of the entity and (2) will be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the entity in a disposal transaction. SFAS 144 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and, generally, its provisions are to be applied prospectively.

The adoption of these new pronouncements is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

4. OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES, UNPROVED

Title to oil and gas properties involves certain inherent risks due to the difficulties of determining the validity of certain oil and gas properties as well as the potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous conveyancing history characteristic of many oil and gas properties.

The Company has investigated title to all of its oil and gas properties and, to the best of its knowledge, title to all of its properties are in good standing. Properties which the Company has committed to earn interest are located in the United States. The Company is therefore relying on title opinions by legal counsel on certain oil and gas leases who are basing such opinions on the laws of the United States.

Soldier Creek Prospect, Kansas

The Company has working interests in oil and gas leases in several counties in the State of Kansas. The Company's net revenue interest varies on a lease to lease basis depending on royalties and bonus participation.

During the period ended December 31, 2000, the Company acquired working interests in certain oil and gas leases in the State of Kansas, U.S.A. from an oil and gas consulting company. In addition to royalties in favor of the lessors, these oil and gas leases are subject to a 3.0% gross overriding royalty in favor of the oil and gas consulting company. If the Company intends to abandon these oil and gas leases, the oil and gas consulting company has the option of acquiring the abandoned leases from the Company at salvage value.

Certain oil and gas leases are subject to annual delay rental payments and the total annual rental payments of these leases are approximately $18,000 per year.

67

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

  

4. OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES, UNPROVED (cont'd)

The expiry dates of the oil and gas leases range from dates in fiscal 2002 to 2004. Certain oil and gas leases may be extended by another one or two terms by the exercise of the option before the expiry date and the payment of the required exercise price. The terms of certain leases expiring in fiscal 2002 may be extended to fiscal 2006 with the aggregate option payments of up to $355,396 and extended further to fiscal 2009 with the aggregate option payments of up to $355,076 during fiscal 2006. The terms of certain leases expiring in fiscal 2006 may be extended to fiscal 2009 with aggregate option payments of up to $260,932.

The total costs incurred and excluded from amortization are summarized as follows:


Acquisition
Costs

Exploration
Costs


Total

Costs incurred during periods ended:

March 31, 2002

$100,192

$4,066

$104,258

December 31, 2001

506,253

591,875

1,098,128

December 31, 2000

110,000

24,953

134,953

$716,445

$620,894

$1,337,339


5. DUE TO RELATED PARTIES

Amounts due to a director have no fixed terms of repayment, are non-interest bearing and are unsecured.


March 31,
2002

December 31,
2001

December 31,
2000

Advances payable to director, non-interest bearing, unsecured with no fixed terms of repayment.


$7,123


$4,123


$4,000

Note payable to the controlling shareholder of the Company of $200,000, bearing interest at prime plus 2% per annum, unsecured, maturing May 22, 2002. The balance due includes interest of $4,883 (December 31, 2001 - $1,510) payable on May 22, 2002 and accrued and payable monthly thereafter.





204,883





201,510





-   

Advances payable to the controlling shareholder of the Company, non-interest bearing, unsecured, with no fixed terms of repayable.

20,000

-   

-   

$232,006

$205,633

$4,000


68

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

 

6. LONG-TERM DEBT


March 31,
2002

December 31,
2001

December 31,
2000

Note payable of $450,000 bearing interest at 7% per annum, maturing June 30, 2004, secured by assets of the Company. The balance due includes accrued interest of $8,377 (December 31, 2001 - $600)

$458,377

$450,600

$-   


 

7. COMMON STOCK

Common shares

The issued and outstanding common shares entitle the holders to vote and receive dividends when declared. In the event of the Company's liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shareholders are entitled to participate equally with respect to any distribution of net assets or any dividends which may be declared.

On September 11, 2000, the director of the Company consented to approve a private placement of 10,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.005 per share for total proceeds of $50,000.

On October 20, 2000, the director of the Company consented to approve a private placement of 356,429 common shares at a price of $0.35 per share for total proceeds of $124,750.

On November 21, 2000, the director of the Company consented to approve a private placement of 976,000 common shares at a price of $0.35 per share for total proceeds of $341,600.

All issued and outstanding common shares at March 31, 2002, December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 are restricted shares as defined under the Securities Act of 1933 and in future may be sold only in compliance with Rule 144 of the Act, pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Act, or other applicable exemptions from registration thereunder.

Additional paid-in capital

The excess of proceeds received for shares of common stock over their par value of $0.001 per share is credited to paid-in capital.

Subscriptions received in advance

On April 16, 2002, the director of the Company consented to approve a private placement of 880,000 common shares at a price of $0.50 per share for proceeds of $440,000. Of these proceeds, $390,000 were received by March 31, 2002.

69

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

 

 

8. STOCK OPTIONS

The following stock options to acquire common shares of the Company are outstanding at March 31, 2002:



Number
of Shares


Exercise
Price

 



Expiry Date

 

 

 

 

500,000

$   0.35

 

September 15, 2005


 

Stock option transactions and the number of options outstanding are summarized as follows:


 



Number
of Options

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, August 11, 2000

-   

$-   

$-   

Granted

500,000

0.35

0.35

Exercised

-   

-   

 

Expired/cancelled

-   

-   

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2000, December 31, 2001
and March 31, 2002

500,000

$0.35

-   


The following is a summary of the status of options outstanding as at March 31, 2002:


 

Outstanding Options

 

Exercisable Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Exercise Price





Number

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)


Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 





Number


Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$   0.35

500,000

3.54

$0.35

 

500,000

$0.35


Had compensation costs been recognized for the Company's stock options based on fair value at grant date, the pro-forma loss for the three month period ended March 31, 2002 would have changed by $Nil (December 31, 2001 - $Nil; December 31, 2000 - $Nil). In calculating this amount, the Company has utilized the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of the options granted using the following key assumptions:

70

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

 

8. STOCK OPTIONS (cont'd)


 

March 31,
2002

December 31,
2001

December 31,
2000

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

3.75%

4.08%

5.82%

Expected life

3 years

3 years

3 years

Expected volatility

0.01%

0.01%

00.01%

Expected dividends

-   

-   

-   


9. INCOME TAXES

a) The provision for income taxes differ from the amounts computed by applying the United States statutory rate of 34.0% (December 31, 2001 - 34.0%; December 31, 2000 - 34.0%) to loss before income taxes. The sources and tax effect of the differences are as follows:


 

March 31,
2002

December 31,
2001

December 31,
2000

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

$(47,610)

$(43,587)

$(10,004)


 

 

 

 

Income tax recovery at statutory rates

$16,187

$14,820

$3,401

Unrecognized benefits of non-capital operating losses

(16,187)

(14,820)

(3,401)

 

 

 

 

Total income taxes

$-   

$-   

$-   


The Company has deferred income tax benefits of approximately $30,000 of non-capital operating losses which may be applied to reduce taxable income in future years. If not utilized, these losses expire through 2022.

The tax benefit of the non-capital losses have not been recognized as the Company has provided a valuation allowance against it.

b) Significant components of the Company's deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:


 

March 31,
2002

December 31,
2001

December 31,
2000

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax asset

 

 

 

Losses available for future periods

$16,187

$14,820

$3,401

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

(16,187)

(14,820)

(3,401)

 

 

 

 

 

$-   

$-   

$-   


 

71

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

  

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company entered into the following transactions with related parties:

a) Paid or accrued management fees of $6,000 (December 31, 2001 - $12,000; December 31, 2000 - $4,000) to a director or a company controlled by a director.

b) Accrued interest of $3,373 (December 31, 2001 - $1,510; December 31, 2000 - $Nil) on the note payable to the controlling shareholder of the Company (Note 5).

These transactions are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amount which is the amount established and agreed to by related parties.

11. SEGMENTED INFORMATION

The Company operates in one reportable operating segment being oil and gas exploration projects in the United States.

12. SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO CASH FLOWS


 

March 31,
2002

December 31,
2001

December 31,
2000

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

$-   

$-   

$-   

 

 

 

 


Cash paid during the period for income taxes

$-   

$-   

$-   


a) There were no significant non-cash transactions during the three month period ended March 31, 2002.

b) The significant non-cash transaction for the year ended December 31, 2001 was the issuance of long-term debt (Note 6) of $229,246, whereby the proceeds were paid directly to a vendor of the Company in satisfaction of accounts payable.

c) There were no significant non-cash transactions during the period from inception on August 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000.

13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, exploration advances, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, due to related parties and long-term debt. Unless otherwise noted, it is management's opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. The fair value of these financial instruments approximate their carrying values, unless otherwise noted.

 

72

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
MARCH 31, 2002

 

 

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The following events occurred subsequent to March 31, 2002:

a) The Company entered into a letter of intent with Adriatic Holdings Ltd. ("Adriatic") whereby Adriatic will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. As consideration, Adriatic will issue one common share of Adriatic for each common share held by the shareholders of the Company.

Legally, Adriatic will be the parent of the Company. However, as a result of the share exchange described above, control of the combined companies will pass to the former shareholders of the Company. This type of exchange is referred to as a "reverse purchase" in which the Company will be deemed the acquirer for accounting purposes.

b) The Company issued 880,000 common shares at a price of $0.50 per share for total proceeds of $440,000. Of these proceeds, $390,000 were received by March 31, 2002 and the balance was received subsequent to March 31, 2002.

c) The Company granted stock options enabling the optionee to acquire 25,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.50 per share to April 1, 2004.

73

 

HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

June 30,
2003
(Unaudited)

 

 

December
31,
2002
(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,089,372

 

$

86,475

Prepaid expenses

 

17,252

 

 

4,341

Accounts receivable

 

3,000

 

 

-   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

2,109,624

 

 

90,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES, unproven (Note 2)

 

2,215,920

 

 

2,150,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,274

 

10,158

 

 

3,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

4,335,702

 

$

2,243,941


 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

118,727

 

$

64,256

Due to related parties (Note 5)

 

2,628

 

 

14,078

Convertible debentures (Note 5)

 

-   

 

 

435,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

121,355

 

 

513,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible debenture - related party (Note 5)

 

-   

 

 

235,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

121,355

 

 

748,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock - $0.001 per value, 100,000,000 shares authorized,

 

 

 

 

 

21,432,706 and 19,582,429 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively

 

21,433

 

 

19,582

Additional paid-in capital

 

5,047,328

 

 

1,957,771

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

 

(854,414)

 

 

(482,145)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,214,347

 

 

1,495,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

4,335,702

 

$

2,243,941


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

74

HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 





Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2003
(Unaudited)





Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2002
(Unaudited)





Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2003
(Unaudited)





Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2002
(Unaudited)


Period from
Inception
(August 11,
2000)
Through
June 30,
2003
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUE

$-   

$-   

$-   

$-   

$-   

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Professional fees

107,503

27,111

65,464

11,206

186,425

Management fees (Note 5)

18,000

12,000

7,000

6,000

64,000

Interest expense

7,520

24,073

3,681

12,506

52,327

Stock based compensation (Note 4)

67,978

-   

67,978

-   

287,578

Travel and promotion

43,329

15,012

18,714

15,012

73,218

Office rent

15,004

-   

8,297

-   

15,004

Consulting (Note 5)

36,927

11,237

28,674

4,283

68,609

General and administrative

76,393

14,797

42,414

7,443

108,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

372,654

104,230

242,222

56,450

856,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

(372,654)

(104,230)

(242,222)

(56,450)

(856,154)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

385

339

385

169

1,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

$(372,269)

$(103,891)

$(241,837)

$(56,281)

$(854,414)


 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED NET

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

$(0.02)

$(0.01)

$(0.01)

$(0.01)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED

WEIGHTED AVERAGE

NUMBER OF COMMON

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES OUTSTANDING

20,035,584

11,697,070

20,300,682

11,332,429

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

 

 75

HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (AUGUST 11, 2000) TO JUNE 30, 2003

 



Number of
Common
Shares




Stock
Amount



Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Deficit
Accumulated
During the
Development
Stage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCEPTION, August 11, 2000

$-   

$-   

$-   

$-   

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued at $0.005 per share

10,000,000

10,000

40,000

-   

Common stock issued at $0.35 per share

1,332,429

1,332

465,018

-   

Net loss

-   

-   

-   

(10,004)

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, December 31, 2000

11,332,429

11,332

505,018

(10,004)

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

-   

-   

-   

(43,587)

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, December 31, 2001

11,332,429

11,332

505,018

(53,591)

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued at $0.50 per share

880,000

880

439,120

-   

Recapitalization (Note 1)

7,090,000

7,090

402,313

-   

Common stock issued at $1.40 per share

280,000

280

391,720

-   

Issuance of stock warrants as compensation

-   

-   

219,600

-   

Net loss

-   

-   

-   

(428,554)

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, December 31, 2002

19,582,429

19,582

1,957,771

(482,145)

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued at $1.40 per share

720,000

720

1,007,280

-   

Common stock issued at $0.50 per share

27,000

27

13,473

-   

Conversion of debentures at $2.00

121,345

121

242,569

-   

Conversion of debentures at $1.00

450,016

451

449,566

-   

Common stock issued at $2.82 per share

531,916

532

1,499,471

-   

Issuance of stock options as compensation

-   

-   

67,978

-   

Less: share issue costs

-   

-   

(190,780)

-   

Net loss

-   

-   

-   

(372,269)

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, June 30, 2003

21,432,706

$21,433

$5,047,328

$(854,414)


  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

76 

HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 




Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2003
(Unaudited)




Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2002
(Audited)




Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2003
(Audited)




Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2002
(Audited)


Period from
Inception
(August 11,
2000)
Through
June 30, 2003
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$(372,269)

$(103,891)

$(241,837)

$(56,281)

$(854,414)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

 

 

 

 

 

(used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest

22,308

23,655

10,960

12,505

36,197

Stock options issued as compensation

67,978

-   

67,978

-   

287,578

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

1,215

-   

851

-   

1,274

(Increase) decrease in exploration advance

-   

6,719

-   

-   

-   

Increase in prepaid expenses

(12,911)

(2,014)

(2,047)

64

(17,227)

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

(3,000)

-   

(3,000)

-   

(3,000)

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

 

 

 

 

and accrued expenses

54,471

(43,460)

71,905

66,306

118,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by

 

 

 

 

 

operating activities

(242,208)

(118,991)

(95,190)

22,594

(430,865)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of computer equipment

(8,332)

-   

(5,380)

-   

(11,432)

Acquisition and exploration of oil and

 

 

 

 

 

gas properties

(65,836)

(371,788)

(28,900)

(267,530)

(2,215,920)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by

 

 

 

 

 

investing activities

(74,168)

(371,788)

(34,280)

(267,530)

(2,227,352)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in due to related parties

(11,450)

-   

(18,323)

(3,000)

224,108

Recapitalization, net of $15,896 cash received

-   

-   

-   

-   

393,808

Proceeds from notes and loan payable

-   

70,000

-   

-   

-   

Repayment of loan payable

-   

(50,000)

-   

-   

-   

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

2,330,723

440,000

1,854,324

440,000

3,679,073

Proceeds from share subscriptions

-   

-   

(490,000)

(390,000)

-   

Proceeds from long-term debt

-   

380,000

-   

380,000

450,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by

 

 

 

 

 

financing activities

2,319,273

840,000

1,346,001

427,000

4,747,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

2,002,897

349,221

1,216,531

182,064

2,089,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH, beginning of period

86,475

10,755

872,841

177,912

-   

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH, end of period

$2,089,372

$359,976

$2,089,372

$359,976

$2,089,372

 

 

 

 

 

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

77

HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION, OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization, Business and Going Concern

On April 10, 2002, Adriatic Holdings Limited ("Adriatic") entered into a letter of intent to acquire all of the shares of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Heartland"). Heartland was incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 11, 2000 and its principal business activity consists of exploration and development of oil and gas properties in the United States to determine whether they contain economically recoverable resources. The Company is currently in the development stage and has not generated significant revenues from its operations. Effective September 17, 2002, the acquisition of Heartland by Adriatic was completed through the issuance of one share of Adriatic common stock for each share of Heartland outstanding. At the time of the acquisition, Adriatic had 7,240,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Adriatic issued 12,212,429 shares of common stock to the shareholders of Heartland, and as a result, the Company had 19,452,429 shares of common stock outstanding immediately after the acquisition. As part of the exchange agreement, Adriatic changed its name to Heartland Oil & Gas Corp.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Adriatic since the date of the reverse acquisition (September 17, 2002) and the historical accounts of its wholly owned subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. (collectively, the "Company"). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company has accumulated a deficit at June 30, 2003 of $854,414. The ability of the Company to continue operations is contingent upon attaining profitable operations and obtaining additional debt and/or equity capital to fund its operations.

In September 2002, the Board of Directors approved a private offering of common stock of up to 2,000,000 units (each unit consisting of one warrant and one share of common stock) at a price of $1.40 per unit, for proceeds of up to $2,800,000.

In May 2003 the Company closed the "Regulation S" private placement of 1,000,000 units, at $1.40 for gross proceeds of $1,400,000.

On June 30, 2003 the following transactions occurred:

- The Company issued 121,345 units at a price of $2.00 for the conversion of $242,690 (including interest of $20,242) outstanding on a convertible debenture. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $2.00 per share.

- The Company issued 531,916 units at $2.82 per unit for proceeds of $1,500,003 from a private placement. Each unit consisted of one share and one half share purchase warrant exercisable at $3.38 per warrant.

- A convertible debenture for $450,016 (including interest of $15,016) was converted into 450,016 units at a price of $1.00 per unit on June 30, 2003. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $1.00 per share.

Proceeds from these offerings are being used to advance the drilling of the Company's already initiated first five well projects, to acquire additional acreage and for general working capital.

 78

HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION, OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited and include, in the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2003, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Heartland's audited financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on March 31, 2003.

Oil and Gas Properties

The Company utilizes the full cost method to account for its investment in oil and gas properties. Under this method, all costs of acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, geological expenditures, tangible and intangible development costs and direct internal costs, are capitalized as incurred. As of June 30, 2003, the Company has no properties with proven and probable reserves. Should the Company have properties with proven reserves, the cost of these oil and gas properties will be depleted and charged to operations using the unit-of-production method based on the ratio of current production to proved oil and gas reserves as estimated by independent engineering consultants.

Costs directly associated with the acquisition and evaluation of unproved properties are excluded from the depletion computation until it is determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to the properties or whether impairment has occurred. If the results of a quarterly assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment along with the costs of drilling exploratory dry holes and geological and geophysical costs that cannot be directly associated with specific unevaluated properties are charged to operations for the period. The Company has not recorded any impairment charges through June 30, 2003. Should the Company have properties with proven reserves, the costs are added to the capitalized costs subject to depletion.

Internal costs not directly associated with acquisition, exploration and development activities are expensed as incurred. No internal costs are capitalized as of June 30, 2003.

Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers cash held at banks and all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

79

HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION, OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Stock-Based Compensation

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), encourages, but does not require, companies to record compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation plans at fair value. The Company has chosen to account for stock-based compensation using Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and has adopted the disclosure only provisions of SFAS 123. Accordingly, compensation cost for stock options is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company's stock at the date of the grant over the amount an employee is required to pay for the stock.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123 and the Emerging Issues Task Force consensus in Issue No. 96-18 ("EITF 96-18"), "Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services".

Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of long-lived assets, the recoverability test is performed using undiscounted net cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". Under the asset and liability method of Statement 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes that the estimates utilized in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are prudent and reasonable. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

80

HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION, OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Substantially all of the Company's assets and liabilities are carried at fair value or contracted amounts that approximate fair value. Estimates of fair value are made at a specific point in time, based on relative market information and information about the financial instrument, specifically, the value of the underlying financial instrument. Assets that are recorded at fair value consist largely of cash and other assets, which are carried at contracted amounts that approximate fair value. Oil and gas properties are valued as discussed above. The Company's liabilities consist of short term liabilities and notes payable recorded at contracted amounts that approximate fair value.

Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock

Net loss per share of common stock is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, giving effect to the outstanding shares of Adriatic as if they were issued on the date of the reverse acquisition as discussed above. Common stock equivalents are not included in the weighted average calculation since their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 141 ("SFAS 141"), "Business Combinations" and No. 142 ("SFAS 142"), "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." SFAS 141 requires all business combinations to be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and is effective for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS 142 requires goodwill to be tested for impairment under certain circumstances, and written off when impaired, rather than being amortized as previous standards required. SFAS 142 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, with early application permitted for companies with fiscal years beginning after March 15, 2001, provided that the first interim period financial statements have not been previously issued. The adoption of SFAS 141 and 142 did not have an effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144 ("SFAS 144"), "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." This statement supercedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of." This statement removes goodwill from the scope of SFAS 121, and requires long-lived assets to be tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. SFAS 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. The adoption of SFAS 144 did not have an effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

NOTE 2- OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES, UNPROVED

The total costs incurred and excluded from amortization are summarized as follows:

 

Acquisition Costs

Exploration Costs

Total

Costs incurred during periods ended:

 

 

 

June 30, 2003

$ 49,184

$ 16,652

$ 65,836

December 31, 2002

917,003

-   

917,003

December 31, 2001

506,253

591,875

1,098,128

December 31, 2000

110,000

24,953

134,953

Totals

$ 1,582,440

$ 633,480

$ 2,215,920


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HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 3- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

On September 11, 2000, the Company completed a private placement of 10,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.005 per share for proceeds of $50,000. On October 20, 2000 and November 21, 2000 the Company completed additional private placements of 356,429 and 976,000 common shares at $0.35 per share for proceeds of $466,350.

In April 2002, prior to the reverse acquisition with Adriatic (see Note 1), the Company completed a private placement of 880,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share for proceeds of $440,000. On September 17, 2002, the Company completed its reverse acquisition with Adriatic by Adriatic issuing 12,212,429 to the shareholders of Heartland.

In October 2002, the Company commenced a private placement of units (one common share and one common stock purchase warrant exercisable at a price of $1.75 per share until August 31, 2004) at a price of $1.40 per unit. As of December 31, 2002, the Company sold 280,000 units for proceeds of $392,000.

In March 2003, the Company sold 690,000 units at $1.40 for proceeds of $966,000.

The Company sold 30,000 units at $1.40 for proceeds of $42,000 in May 2003. This sale concluded the "Regulation S" private placement of 1,000,000 units at $1.40 per unit.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2003, the Company issued 27,000 shares at $0.50 per share for proceeds of $13,500 from the exercise of stock options.

On June 30, 2003 the following transactions occurred:

  • The Company issued 121,345 units at a price of $2.00 for the conversion of $242,690 (including interest of $20,242) outstanding on a convertible debenture. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $2.00 per share.
  • The Company issued 531,916 units at $2.82 per unit for proceeds of $1,500,003 from a private placement. Each unit consisted of one share and one half share purchase warrant exercisable at $3.38 per warrant.
  • A convertible debenture for $450,016 (including interest of $15,016) was converted into 450,016 units at a price of $1.00 per unit on June 30, 2003. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $1.00 per share.

As of June 30, 2003, none of the warrants had been exercised.

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HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 4 - STOCK OPTIONS

On December 3, 2001, the Company's Board of Directors adopted the 2002 Officer, Director, Consultant and Advisor Stock Compensation Plans (the "Plan"), stock option plans. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be granted by the Company will not exceed a maximum of 1,600,000 shares during the period of the Plan. The Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of December 31, 2012 or the issuance of all shares granted under the Plan. The option prices per share are determined by the Board of Directors when the stock option is granted.

If for any reason a recapitalization, sale or merger of the Company occurs, all shares subject to the stock option Plan shall be immediately adjusted proportionally. The Board of Directors may amend the Plan at any time. Certain amendments require stockholders' approval.

Information with respect to all options is as follows:

Total Options Available

 

Compensation
Plan

 

Other Options
and Warrants

 

 


Exercise
Price Range

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31,

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000

500,000

 

 

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.35

 

4.92 years

 

Granted

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

Forfeited

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001

500,000

 

-

 

 

0.35

 

 

0.35

 

4.92 years

 

Granted

670,000

 

280,000

 

 

0.50 - 1.75

 

 

.87

 

 

 

Forfeited

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

1,170,000

 

280,000

 

 

0.35 - 1.75

 

 

0.69

 

3.58 years

 

Granted

100,000

 

1,557,319

 

 

0.50 - 3.38

 

 

1.80

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

(27,000)

 

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

1,243,000

 

1,837,319

 

$

0.35 - 3.38

 

$

1.29

 

2.66 years


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

Total Options Vested

 

Compensation
Plan

 

Other Options
and Warrants

 

 


Exercise
Price Range

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at December 31, 2001

500,000

 

-

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.35

 

4.92 years


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exercisable at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2002

680,000

 

280,000

 

$

0.35 - 0.50

 

$

0.79

 

3.58 years


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exercisable at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2003

875,500

 

1,837,319

 

$

0.35 - 3.38

 

$

1.37

 

2.47 years


To evidence their ongoing commitment to the Company's continued growth, the directors have individually agreed to enter into a "lock up" agreement with the Company, whereby notwithstanding the earlier announced S-8 filing, the directors have agreed to waive all rights to sell any shares issuable under their respective incentive option agreement until January 1, 2004.

The Company measured compensation costs under APB #25 based on the fair value of the options at June 12, 2003. The 50,000 options granted and vested in June 2003 had an exercise price of $0.50 when the market value of the underlying common stock was $3.40.

An additional 50,000 options were granted and vested in June 2003 and had an exercise price of $2.00 when the market value of the underlying common stock was $3.40.

As a result of the options granted and vested in June 2003, the Company recognized $67,978 in compensation costs.

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 HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 5- CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On May 6, 2002, Adriatic issued a convertible debenture to an unrelated party in the amount of $435,000, bearing interest at 7%, and principal and interest due December 1, 2003. The convertible debenture is convertible at the option of the debenture holder into units (consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock) at $1.00 per unit. All accrued and unpaid interest is to be forgiven by the debenture holder if the debenture is converted. This debenture was considered to have an embedded beneficial conversion feature because the conversion price was less than the quoted market price at the time of the issuance. Accordingly, the beneficial conversion feature was valued separately and the intrinsic value, essentially interest, was recorded as a charge to operations in the amount of $108,750 with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. This transaction occurred before the acquisition of Heartland by Adriatic and therefore, is not included in the accompanying statements of operations.

On June 30, 2003 the Company issued 450,016 units at a price of $1.00 per unit for the conversion of $450,016 (including interest of $15,016) outstanding on the convertible debenture.

Amounts due to related parties on the accompanying balance sheet as of June 30, 2003, are $2,628. This amount due to related parties represents non-interest bearing advances from directors and shareholders, with no fixed terms of repayment.

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company paid or accrued $18,000 in management fees and $12,000 in consulting fees to directors of the Company.

In October 2002, the Company converted a $200,000 note payable plus accrued interest into a convertible debenture in the amount of $222,448 bearing interest at 7% per annum and is due on December 31, 2004. The debenture is convertible at $2.00 per unit (one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $2.00 per share), at the option of the holder, at any time commencing on January 1, 2003 until maturity.

On June 30, 2003 the Company issued 121,345 units at $2.00 per unit for the conversion of $242,690 (including interest of $20,242) outstanding on this convertible debenture.

 

NOTE 6- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to the quarter ended June 30, 2003, Heartland announced on July 14, 2003 that it has made application to list on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).

On July 8, 2003 the Company issued 70,920 units at $2.82 per unit from a private placement of $199,994. Each unit consists of one share and one half share purchase warrant exercisable at $3.38 per warrant.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our Securities and Exchange Commission filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

You may also read and copy any materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference rooms.

We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form SB-2, under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered under this prospectus. This prospectus, which forms a part of that registration statement, does not contain all information included in the registration statement. Certain information is omitted and you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits. With respect to references made in this prospectus to any contract or other document of Heartland, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may review a copy of the registration statement at the SEC's public reference room. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference rooms. Our filings and the registration statement can also be reviewed by accessing the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

No finder, dealer, sales person or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities offered hereby by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of this prospectus.

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 PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 24 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Nevada corporation law provides that:

- a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful;

- a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper; and

- to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.

We may make any discretionary indemnification only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:

- by our stockholders;

- by our board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding;

- if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion;

- if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or

- by court order.

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Our Certificate of Incorporation and Articles provide that no director or officer shall be personally liable to our company, any of our stockholders or any other for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer involving any act or omission of such director or officer unless such acts or omissions involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, or the payment of dividends in violation of the General Corporate Law of Nevada.

Our Bylaws provide that no officer or director shall be personally liable for any obligations of our company or for any duties or obligations arising out of any acts or conduct of the officer or director performed for or on behalf of our company. The Bylaws also state that we will indemnify and hold harmless each person and their heirs and administrators who shall serve at any time hereafter as a director or officer from and against any and all claims, judgments and liabilities to which such persons shall become subject by reason of their having heretofore or hereafter been a director or officer, or by reason of any action alleged to have heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to have been taken by him or her as a director or officer. We will reimburse each such person for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with any such claim or liability, including power to defend such persons from all suits or claims as provided for under the provisions of the General Corporate Law of Nevada; provided, however, that no such persons shall be indemnified against, or be reimbursed for, any expense incurred in connection with any claim or liability arising out of his (or her) own negligence or wilful misconduct. Our By-Laws also provide that we, our directors, officers, employees and agents will be fully protected in taking any action or making any payment, or in refusing so to do in reliance upon the advice of counsel.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of our company under Nevada law or otherwise, we have been advised the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission is that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than payment by us for expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of our company in successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction, the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy in said Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 25 OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereunder. No expenses shall be borne by the selling stockholder. All of the amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC Registration Fees.

SEC registration fees

$1,792

Printing and engraving expenses

$5,000(1)

Accounting fees and expenses

$5,000(1)

Legal fees and expenses

$25,000(1)

Transfer agent and registrar fees

$5,000(1)

Fees and expenses for qualification under state
securities laws

$0

Miscellaneous

$1,000(1)

Total

$42,792

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(1) We have estimated these amounts

Item 26 RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

On September 11, 2000, we completed a private placement of 10,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.005 per share for proceeds of $50,000. On October 20, 2000 and November 21, 2000, we completed further private placements of 356,429 and 976,000 shares at $0.35 per share for proceeds of $466,350. We relied on the provisions of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the issuance of the shares.

In April 2002, prior to the reverse acquisition with Adriatic Holdings Ltd., our company completed a private placement and issued 880,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share for proceeds of $440,000 to nine investors. All of the investors were offshore investors and therefore we relied on the provisions of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, for issuance of the shares.

On May 6, 2002 we issued a convertible debenture to one investor in the amount of $435,000 which bears interest at 7% and is due on December 1, 2003. The debenture was convertible on a dollar for dollar basis into a unit of our company, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $1.00 per share at the option of the holder at any time commencing on July 1, 2002 until maturity. On June 30, 2003, we issued 450,016 units to the holder of the debenture pursuant to the conversion of the debenture. We relied on the provisions of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, for issuance of the note and the units.

On September 17, 2002 we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., a private Nevada Corporation, from its stockholders in exchange for 12,212,429 shares of our common stock. We relied on the provisions of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, for issuance of the shares.

In October, 2002 we converted a note payable of $201,510 into a convertible debenture in the amount of $228,350 bearing interest at 7% per annum to a shareholder. The convertible debenture is due on December 31, 2004. The convertible debenture is convertible on a dollar for dollar basis into a unit, consisting of one share of common stock and on common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at $2.00 per share, at the option of the debenture holder at any time commencing January 1, 2003 until maturity. On June 30, 2003, we issued 121,345 units to the holder of the debenture pursuant to the conversion of the debenture. We relied on the provisions of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for issuance of the convertible debenture and the units.

On December 7, 2002, we issued 1,170,000 options to certain directors and senior officers of our Company. The options are exercisable at $0.35 per share as to 500,000 options, $2.00 per share at to 50,000 options and $0.50 per share for the remainder. The options expire on December 7, 2007. The options were issued in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

In October 2002 we commenced a private placement of units at a price of $1.40 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, exercisable at a price of $1.75 per share until August 31, 2004. We relied on the provisions of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, for issuance of the units. In May, 2003 we closed the private placement having issued 1,000,000 units.

On June 5, 2003, we issued 100,000 options to a director and senior officer of our Company. The options are exercisable at $0.50 per share and expire on June 5, 2008. The options were issued in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

On June 24 and June 30, 2003, we sold to eight accredited investors (the selling stockholders), an aggregate of 602,836 of our shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire an additional

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301,418 shares of our common stock in a private placement relying on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

On June 30, 2003, we issued to C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc., a broker dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a warrant to purchase up to 25,223 shares of our common stock, exercisable at any time during the three year period ending on June 30, 2006 at an exercise price of $3.38 per share.

On June 30, 2003 we issued 571,361 shares of our common stock to holders of convertible debentures pursuant to the exercise of the conversion feature of the debentures. We relied on the provisions of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for issuance of the shares upon the conversion.

On July 10, 2003, we issued 10,000 options to Econ Investor Relations Inc. The options are exercisable at $3.50 per share and expire on July 10, 2008. The options were issued in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

On August 19, 2003, we sold to 26 accredited investors (the selling stockholders), an aggregate of $8,815,024 of our shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire additional shares of our common stock in a private placement relying on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The private placement involved the issuance of 2,754,695 shares of our common stock and share purchase warrants to acquire an additional 1,377,348 shares of our common stock.

On August 19, 2003 we issued C.K. Cooper a warrant to purchase a further 134,954 shares, exercisable to August 19, 2006, at an exercise price of $3.84 per share. We issued the warrants pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, in partial payment of placement fees in connection with the sale of our common stock and share purchase warrants.

On August 19, 2003 we issued to Highbrook Capital Corporation a warrant to purchase 2,781 shares of our common stock, exercisable to August 19, 2006, at an exercise price of $3.84 per share. We issued these warrants pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, in payment of placement fees in connection with the sale of our common stock and share purchase warrants.

Item 27 EXHIBITS

The following Exhibits are filed with this Prospectus:

Exhibit
Number


Description

3.1*

Articles of Incorporation (1)

3.2*

Bylaws of Adriatic Holdings Ltd. (1)

3.3*

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation effective November 4, 2002 (2)

5.1**

Opinion of Clark, Wilson regarding the legality of the securities being registered

10.1*

Share Exchange between Adriatic Holdings Ltd., Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. and the shareholders of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., dated July 31, 2002 (3)

10.2*

Form of Oil and Gas Lease (4)

10.3*

Managing Dealers Agreement, dated June 19, 2003, between Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc.(5)

 

10.4**

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Managing Dealers Agreement, dated July 29, 2003 between Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc.

10.5*

Form of Subscription Agreement in connection with private placements on June 24 and June 30, 2003 (5)

10.6*

Form of Subscription Agreement in connection with private placement on August 19, 2003 (6)

10.7**

Consulting Agreement dated July 1, 2003, between Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and Donald Sharpe

10.8**

Consulting Agreement dated July 1, 2003, between Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and Richard Coglon

21.1*

Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada

23.1**

Consent of Spicer, Jeffries & Co. on Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (formerly Adriatic Holdings Ltd.)

23.2**

Consent of Davidson & Company on Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. (the predecessor company)

* Previously filed
** Filed herewith

(1) Incorporated by reference to the company's Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2001.

(2) Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002.

(3) Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2002.

(4) Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2003.

(5) Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2003.

(6) Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2003.

Item 28 UNDERTAKINGS

The undersigned company hereby undertakes that it will:

(1) file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include:

(a) any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

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(b) reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

(c) any additional or changed material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement;

(2) for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each of the post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

(3) remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Heartland pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Heartland has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission that type of indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against said liabilities (other than the payment by Heartland of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Heartland in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by the director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Heartland will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of the issue.

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on August 29, 2003.

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.

/s/ Richard Coglon
By: Richard Coglon, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: August 29, 2003

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person who signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard Coglon as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any of them, or of their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.

Signatures


/s/ Richard Coglon
By: Richard Coglon, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: August 29, 2003

/s/ Robert Knight
By: Robert Knight, Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: August 29, 2003

/s/ Donald Sharpe
By: Donald Sharpe, Director
Dated: August 29, 2003