-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JSm5oVvnzPLES9OLb4tQqgINd2YJU4y1s7SlHC/lkxQsLGW3kgA5wWI2kxAsAzIP /9iZis4864YJj/rxf64ioA== 0000950142-09-000958.txt : 20090717 0000950142-09-000958.hdr.sgml : 20090717 20090717161122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950142-09-000958 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090714 ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090717 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090717 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Oilsands Quest Inc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001096791 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS METAL ORES [1090] IRS NUMBER: 980461154 FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32994 FILM NUMBER: 09951014 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 205-707, 7TH AVENUE SW CITY: CALGARY STATE: A0 ZIP: T2P 3H6 BUSINESS PHONE: 4032631623 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 205-707, 7TH AVENUE SW CITY: CALGARY STATE: A0 ZIP: T2P 3H6 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CANWEST PETROLEUM CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050318 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: URANIUM POWER CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991013 8-K 1 form8k_071709.htm
 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)       July 14, 2009

 

Oilsands Quest Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-32994

98-0461154

(Commission File Number)

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

 

 

800, 326–11th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta Canada


T2R 0C5

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(403) 263-1623

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


 

 

 


Item 4.02.

Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.

 

On July 14, 2009, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Oilsands Quest Inc. (the “Company”) concluded that the Company’s financial statements for the years ended April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2008 and the quarterly periods ended July 31, 2007 to January 31, 2009 will be restated and should no longer be relied upon. In addition, Panell Kerr Forster’s audit report on the financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2007 and KPMG LLP’s report on the financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting for the year ended April 30, 2008 should no longer be relied upon.

 

The Company determined that it will revise the calculation of the consideration exchanged in the acquisition of a non-controlling interest of Oilsands Quest Sask Inc. (“OQI Sask”) for the year ended April 30, 2007 due to a modification in the Company’s interpretation of generally accepted accounting principles related to the accounting for the purchase of a non-controlling interest when the consideration includes stock options and warrants of a subsidiary. On August 14, 2006, the Company, pursuant to the terms of a reorganization agreement, acquired a non-controlling interest (35.92%) of OQI Sask which together with its 64.08% interest, resulted in a 100% interest in OQI Sask. In the accounting treatment of this transaction, the fair value of the stock options of OQI Sask at the time of the acquisition was included in the consideration paid for the non-controlling interest. Management has concluded that in accordance with a technical interpretation of the terms of FAS 123(R), Share Based Payment, and FAS 141, Business Combinations, options of a subsidiary that are granted while the parent is in control of the subsidiary should be excluded from the consideration paid in the acquisition of a non-controlling interest.

 

Management, together with its independent auditors, is analyzing the impact of the revision referred to above on its financial statements. The restatements will not have any impact on the Company’s cashflows for the affected periods nor will they affect the extent or value of the Company’s resource base or other assets. Management is also assessing the effect of this revision on the internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. Management does not expect to reach a conclusion on the controls until the completion of the restatement process.

 

The Company’s Audit Committee and members of the Company’s management have discussed with Panell Kerr Forster, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended April 30, 2007, and KMPG LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended April 30, 2008, the matters disclosed in this Item 4.02(a).

 


Item 8.01

Other Events.

 

On July 14, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the delay in the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2009 and its intent to restate the financial statements as described in Item 4.02(a) above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

Press Release issued July 14, 2009.

 

 


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: July 17, 2009

 

Oilsands Quest Inc.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

By: 



/s/ Garth Wong

 

 

 

Name:

Garth Wong

 

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

 

99.1

Press Release issued July 14, 2009.

 

 

 

 

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1form8k071709.htm

 

CUSIP# 678046 10 3

NYSE Amex: BQI


 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

DATE: July 14, 2009

 

Oilsands Quest announces delay in annual report filing and intent to restate financial statements

 

Calgary, Alberta -- Oilsands Quest Inc. (NYSE Amex: BQI) (the “Company”) announced today that it is extending until July 29, 2009 the date by which it must file its Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2009 by filing a Form 12b-25 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The reason for the delay is that, during the preparation of its financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2009, the Company determined that it will revise the calculation of the consideration exchanged in the acquisition of the non-controlling interest of Oilsands Quest Sask Inc. (“OQI Sask”) for the year ended April 30, 2007. The revision is due to a modification in the Company's interpretation of the generally accepted accounting principles related to the accounting for the purchase of a non-controlling interest when the consideration includes stock options and warrants of a subsidiary.

 

On August 14, 2006, the Company, pursuant to the terms of a reorganization agreement, acquired the non-controlling interest (35.92%) of OQI Sask which together with its 64.08% interest, resulted in a 100% interest in OQI Sask. In the accounting treatment of this transaction, the fair value of the stock options of OQI Sask at the time of the acquisition was included in the consideration exchanged for the non-controlling interest. Management has concluded that in accordance with a technical interpretation of the terms of FAS 123 (R), Share Based Payment, and FAS 141, Business Combinations, options of a subsidiary that are granted while the parent is in control of the subsidiary should be excluded from the consideration paid in the acquisition of the non-controlling interest. Genuity Capital Markets is not withdrawing the Fairness Opinion it gave at the time of the transaction.

 

Management, together with its independent auditors for the respective periods, is analyzing the impact of this revision on its previously reported financial statements. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has concluded that the Company’s financial statements for the years ended April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2008 and the quarterly periods ended July 31, 2007 to January 31, 2009 will be restated and should no longer be relied upon. In addition, Pannell Kerr Forster’s audit report on the financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2007 and KPMG LLP’s report on the financial statements and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting for the year ended April 30, 2008 should no longer be relied upon.

 

The restatements will not have any impact on the Company’s cashflows for the affected periods nor will they affect the extent or value of the Company's resource base or other assets. "We don't view this accounting adjustment as having a significant impact on the operations of the Company nor on the overall value of its assets," said Garth Wong, Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

 


 

CUSIP# 678046 10 3

NYSE Amex: BQI

 

 

 

Management is also assessing the effect of this revision on the internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. Management does not expect to reach a conclusion on the controls until completion of the restatement process.

 

Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements are statements other than relating to historical fact and are frequently characterized by words such as “plan”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “potential”, “prospective” and other similar words or statements that certain events or conditions “may” “will” or “could” occur. All statements included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding the results of the Company’s revisions to prior period financial statements, the Company’s estimates of the impact of such revisions on certain prior periods and the Company’s future financial performance. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those resulting from the Company’s ongoing analysis of the effect of the correction in the Company’s accounting for the acquisition of the non-controlling interest; the timing of the completion of the audit of our restated financial statements by our independent auditors; our ability to file timely amended periodic reports reflecting our restated financial statements; the ramifications of our potential inability to file timely required reports; including cease trade orders by regulatory authorities; potential delisting of our common stock on the NYSE Amex; potential claims and proceedings relating to such matters, including shareholder litigation and action by the SEC or other governmental agencies which could result in civil or criminal sanctions against the Company and/or certain of our current or former officers, directors and/or employees; and negative tax or other implications for the Company resulting from the accounting adjustments and other factors. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the control of the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change, except as required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

 

About Oilsands Quest

Oilsands Quest Inc. (www.oilsandsquest.com) is exploring Canada's largest holding of contiguous oil sands permits and licences, located in Saskatchewan and Alberta, and developing Saskatchewan's first global-scale oil sands discovery. It is leading the establishment of the province of Saskatchewan's emerging oil sands industry.

 

For more information:

Garth Wong

Chief Financial Officer

 

Or

 

Riyaz Mulji

Manager, Investor Relations

 

Email: ir@oilsandsquest.com

Investor Line: 1-877-718-8941

 

 

 

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