0001217160-12-000252.txt : 20120813 0001217160-12-000252.hdr.sgml : 20120813 20120810192326 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001217160-12-000252 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120625 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120813 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120810 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GALILEO PETROLEUM LTD. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001326910 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-51352 FILM NUMBER: 121025688 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 750, 625 HOWE ST. CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 2T6 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-629-1929 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 750, 625 HOWE ST. CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 2T6 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Portal Resources Ltd. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050512 6-K 1 galileojuly_2420126k.htm GALILEO FORM 6-K Galileo Petroleum Form 6-K




UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

            

FORM 6-K


REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the Period   June 2012            File No.    0-51352


GALILEO PETROLEUM LTD.

(Name of Registrant)


Suite 750, 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2T6

(Address of principal executive offices)


1.

Interim Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2012

2.

Management Discussion and Analysis

3.

Certification of CEO

4.

Certification of CFO



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.     

FORM 20-F XXX

FORM 40-F ____


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.     

Yes _____

No XXX

SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 6-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Galileo Petroleum Ltd.

(Registrant)


Dated:  July 24, 2012

By:   /s/  "David Hottman"

David Hottman,

President and CEO





EX-99.1 2 pdomarch3112_fs.htm INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 Interim Financial Statements













PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.









Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


For the nine months ended

March 31, 2012




(An exploration stage company)











Portal Resources Ltd.

 

Trading Symbol: PDO

Head Office: Suite 750 – 625 Howe Street

 

Telephone:  604-629-1929

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2T6

 

Facsimile:   604-629-1930







NOTICE OF NO AUDITOR REVIEW OF INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Under National Instrument 51-102, Part 4, subsection 4.3 (3) (a), if an auditor has not performed a review of the interim financial statements, they must be accompanied by a notice indicating that the financial statements have not been reviewed by an auditor.


The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Portal Resources Ltd. have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the Company’s management.


The Company’s independent auditor has not performed a review of these financial statements in accordance with standards established by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants for a review of interim financial statements by an entity’s auditor.







PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


 

March 31, 2012

 

June 30, 2011

 

July 1, 2010

 

 

 

(Note 18)

 

(Note 18)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

   Cash

$          86,182

 

$     1,000,723

 

$          137,609

   Short-term investments (Note 4)

40,821

 

26,696

 

275,222

   Marketable securities (Note 5)

4,496

 

10,127

 

9,581

   Amounts receivable

72,920

 

70,095

 

63,880

   Prepaid expenses

69,358

 

41,103

 

21,552

 

273,777

 

1,148,744

 

507,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation (Note 6)

766,742

 

696,953

 

571,932

Petroleum and natural gas properties (Note 8)

1,558,056

 

1,625,435

 

-

Equipment (Note 8)

26,244

 

57,066

 

21,833

 

2,351,042

 

2,379,454

 

593,765

 

$     2,624,819

 

$    3,528,198

 

$       1,101,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$        273,012

 

$       290,914

 

$            43,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred flow-through share liability (Note 10)

-

 

90,200

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decommissioning obligation (Note 9)

53,387

 

53,387

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital (Note 10)

4,237,854

 

17,909,268

 

14,850,161

Contributed surplus (Note 10)

1,278,302

 

1,204,606

 

1,033,225

Deficit

(3,217,736)

 

(16,020,177)

 

(14,825,194)

 

2,298,420

 

3,093,697

 

1,058,192

   

$      2,624,819

 

$      3,528,198

 

$       1,101,609


Nature of operations  and going concern (Note 1)

Commitments (Note 12)

Subsequent event (Note 18)



Approved by the Board of Directors:



“David Hottman”

 

“Mark T. Brown”

David Hottman, Director

 

Mark Brown, Director




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






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Unaudited

 (stated in Canadian dollars)


 

For the three months ended

March 31,

 

For the nine months ended

March 31,

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Petroleum and natural gas

$     60,215

 

$               -

 

$    267,596

 

$                 -

   Royalties

(1,160)

 

-

 

(6,504)

 

-

 

59,055

 

-

 

261,092

 

-

   Interest and other income (loss)

1,464

 

24,545

 

(5,461)

 

24,148

   

60,519

 

24,545

 

255,631

 

24,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Administrative, net (Note 11)

323,558

 

329,054

 

966,783

 

777,667

   Resource operating expenses

47,747

 

-

 

141,945

 

-

   Depletion, depreciation and amortization (Note 8)

35,088

 

5,105

 

106,076

 

13,271

 

406,393

 

334,159

 

1,214,804

 

790,938

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss before income taxes

(345,874)

 

(309,614)

 

(959,173)

 

(766,790)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future income tax recovery

-

 

-

 

90,200

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year

$  (345,874)

 

$   (309,614)

 

$  (868,973)

 

$   (766,790)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share (Note 3)

$        (0.01)

 

$         (0.01)

 

$        (0.02)

 

$         (0.02)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common

  shares outstanding


48,745,539

 


33,584,039

 


48,745,539

 


31,352,789


  


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





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)



 


Number of

Shares (1)


Amount


Contributed

Surplus


Deficit

Total

Shareholders

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2010

30,151,539

$  14,850,161

$  1,033,225

$  (14,825,194)

$    1,058,192

Share issues:

 

 

 

 

 

Private placement

6,410,000

801,250

-

-

801,250

Exercise of options

227,500

27,676

-

-

27,676

Fair market value of stock options exercised

-

22,170

(22,170)

-

-

Stock based compensation

-

-

104,270

-

104,270

Finders fees

-

(10,500)

-

-

(10,500)

Share issue costs

-

(14,876)

-

-

(14,876)

Net loss and comprehensive loss

-

-

-

(766,790)

(760,790)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2011

36,789,039

15,675,881

1,115,325

(15,591,984)

1,199,222

Share issues:

 

 

 

 

 

Private placements

11,956,500

2,481,500

-

-

2,481,500

Deferred flow-through share liability

-

(90,200)

-

-

(90,200)

Share based compensation

-

-

42,932

-

42,932

Finders fees

-

(66,290)

-

-

(66,290)

Share issue costs

-

(45,274)

-

-

(45,274)

Fair value of finder’s warrants

-

(46,349)

46,349

-

-

Net loss and comprehensive loss

-

-

-

(428,193)

(428,193)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2011

48,745,539

17,909,268

1,204,606

(16,020,177)

3,093,697

Reduction in share capital and

   accumulated deficit (Note 16)


-


(13,671,414)


-


13,671,414


-

Stock based compensation

-

-

73,696

-

73,696

Net loss and comprehensive loss

-

-

-

(868,973)

(868,973)

Balance at March 31, 2012

48,745,539

$   4,237,854

$  1,278,302

$  (3,217,736)

$  2,298,420


(1)

See Note 18


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






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Unaudited

 (stated in Canadian dollars)


 

For the three months ended

March 31,

 

For the nine months ended

March 31,

Cash provided by (used for):

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Net loss

$  (345,874)

 

$   (309,614)

 

$   (868,973)

 

$   (766,790)

  Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Depletion and amortization

35,088

 

5,105

 

106,076

 

13,271

     Stock-based compensation

19,905

 

56,825

 

73,696

 

104,270

     Unrealized loss (gain) on marketable securities

(1,445)

 

(24,500)

 

5,631

 

(23,870)

     Future income tax recovery

-

 

-

 

(90,200)

 

-

Changes in non-cash working capital

    relating to operating activities


(299,308)

 


5,028

 


(30,941)

 


187,741

 

(591,634)

 

(267,156)

 

(804,711)

 

(485,378)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Addition of exploration and evaluation assets

(65,743)

 

(128,387)

 

(67,766)

 

(202,156)

  Petroleum and natural gas properties

(7,885,952)

 

-

 

(8,809,267)

 

-

  Proceeds on sale of petroleum and natural gas properties (note 17)

8,800,000

 

-

 

8,800,000

 

-

  Acquisition of equipment and software

-

 

-

 

(629)

 

(46,153)

  Short-term investments

(25)

 

(46)

 

(14,125)

 

248,572

  Changes in non-cash working capital

     relating to operating activities


(193,148)

 


-

 


(18,043)

 


-

 

655,132

 

(128,433)

 

(109,830)

 

263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Shares issued for cash

-

 

801,250

 

-

 

801,250

  Common shares issued on option exercise

-

 

-

 

-

 

27,676

  Share issue costs

-

 

(25,376)

 

-

 

(25,376)

 

-

 

775,874

 

-

 

803,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

63,498

 

380,285

 

(914,541)

 

318,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash – beginning of period

22,684

 

75,759

 

1,000,723

 

137,609

Cash – end of period

$      86,182

 

$   456,044

 

$     86,182

 

$    456,044




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



                       


PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


1.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN


Portal Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or “Portal”) was incorporated on August 14, 2000 under the Company Act of the Province of British Columbia and trades under the symbol “PDO” on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”). Its registered office is 19th Floor, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3H4.


The Company is a junior oil and gas company, engaged in the production, development and exploration of crude oil and natural gas reserves in Alberta, Canada and Saskatchewan, Canada. To date, the Company has not earned significant revenues and has an accumulated deficit of $3,217,736 (see note 16).


Current economic conditions have limited the Company’s ability to access financing through equity markets and this has created significant uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to fund ongoing operations for the next operating period. See Note 15 for further discussion on the Company’s conservation and management of capital.


The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in the normal course of business.



2.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION


In conjunction with the Company’s annual audited financial statements to be issued under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for the year ended June 30, 2012, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements present Portal’s initial financial results of operations and financial position under IFRS as at and for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, including 2011 comparative periods. As a result, they have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the necessary disclosures in accordance with IFRS. Previously, the Company prepared its interim and annual financial statements in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Financial Statements (“Canadian GAAP”).


The preparation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements resulted in selected changes to the Company’s accounting policies as compared to those disclosed in the Company’s annual audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2011 issued under Canadian GAAP. A summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies under IFRS is presented in Note 3. These policies have been retrospectively and consistently applied except where specific exemptions permitted an alternative treatment upon transition to IFRS in accordance with IFRS 1, First-time Adoption of IFRS. Note 19 to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements contains a detailed description of the Company’s adoption of IFRS, including a reconciliation of the financial statements previously prepared under Canadian GAAP to those under IFRS, for the comparative periods as at July 1, 2010 and as at and for the periods ended March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011.


These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities, which have been measured at fair value. References to the Company are inclusive of the Canadian parent company; its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Portal Resources US Inc., and its formerly owned Argentinean subsidiary, Portal del Oro S.A. (“Portal S.A.”). All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


3.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


Foreign Currency Translation

The functional and presentation currency of the Company is the Canadian dollar.


Foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated to their Canadian dollar equivalent using foreign exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. Non-monetary items are translated at historical exchange rates.  Revenues and expenses are translated using average rates of exchange during the year. Exchange gains or losses arising from currency translation are included in the determination of net income.


Revenue

Revenue is recognized when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally met at the time the product is shipped and delivered to the customers and, depending on the delivery conditions, title and risk have passed to the customer and acceptance of the product, when contractually required, has been obtained. Revenue is measured based on the price specified in the sales contract.


Joint controlled operations and assets

Certain activities of the Company are conducted jointly with others where the participants have a direct ownership interest in, and jointly control, the related assets. Accordingly, the accounts of Portal reflect only its working interest share of revenues, expenses and capital expenditures.


Exploration and evaluation

Pre-exploration costs are recognized as an expense in the period incurred. Pre-exploration activities are expenditures incurred prior to obtaining the legal rights or licenses to explore a mineral resource.


Intangible exploration and evaluation expenditures are capitalized and may include costs of license acquisition, geological and geophysical evaluations, technical studies, exploration drilling and testing and other directly attributable costs. Tangible assets acquired which are consumed in developing an intangible exploration asset are recorded as part of the cost of the exploration asset. The costs are accumulated in cost centers by exploration area pending determination of technical feasibility and commercial viability.


The technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resource in an exploration area is considered to be determinable when economical quantities of reserves are determined to exist. A review of each exploration project by area is carried out at each reporting date to ascertain whether reserves have been discovered. Upon determination of commercial reserves, associated exploration costs are transferred from exploration and evaluation to developing and producing petroleum and natural gas properties as reported on the Statements of Financial Position. Exploration and evaluation assets are reviewed for impairment prior to any such transfer. Assets classified as exploration and evaluation are not amortized.


Petroleum and natural gas properties

i) Recognition and measurement


Petroleum and natural gas properties are measured at cost less accumulated depletion and depreciation and accumulated impairment losses if any.


Petroleum and natural gas properties consists of the purchase price and costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for its intended use. Petroleum and natural gas assets include developing and producing interests such as land acquisitions, geological and geophysical costs, facility and production equipment and associated turnarounds, other directly attributable costs and the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing an asset and restoring the site on which it was located.





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


ii)

Subsequent costs


Costs incurred subsequent to the determination of technical feasibility and commercial viability are recognized as developing and producing petroleum and natural gas interest when they increase the future economic benefits embodied in the specific asset to which they relate. Such capitalized petroleum and natural gas interests generally represent costs incurred in developing proved and/or probable reserves and bringing in or enhancing production from such reserves, and are accumulated on a geographic or geotechnical area basis. The cost of day-to-day servicing of an item of petroleum and natural gas properties is expensed in profit or loss as incurred.


Petroleum and natural gas properties are derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising from the disposal of an asset, determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, is recognized in profit or loss.


iii) Depletion and depreciation


The net carrying value of developing and producing petroleum and natural gas assets, net of estimated residual value, is depleted on a geographic or geotechnical area basis using the unit of production method. This depletion calculation includes actual production in the period and total estimated proved and probable reserves attributed to the assets being depreciated, taking into account total capitalized costs plus estimated future development costs necessary to bring those reserves into production. Relative volumes of reserves and production (before royalties) are converted at the energy equivalent conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil. These estimates are reviewed by independent reserves evaluators at least annually.


Corporate assets, which include vehicles, office furniture and equipment, software and computer equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets.


When significant parts of property and equipment, including petroleum and natural gas interest, have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items (major components). Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values for petroleum and natural gas properties are reviewed at each reporting date.


iv) Provisions


Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive), as a result of a past event, if it is probable that the Company will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.


The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (where the effect of the time value of money is material).


When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognized as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.


Provisions are not realized for operating losses.





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


v) Decommissioning obligations


The Company’s activities give rise to dismantling, restoration and site disturbance remediation activities. Costs related to abandonment activities are estimated by management in consultation with the Company’s engineers based on risk-adjusted current costs which take into consideration current technology in accordance with existing legislation and industry practices.


Decommissioning obligations are measured at the present value of the best estimate of expenditures required to settle the present obligations at the reporting date. When the fair value of the liability is initially measured, the estimated cost, discounted using a risk-free discount rate, is capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the related petroleum and natural gas properties. The increase in the provision due to the passage of time (“accretion”) is recognized as a finance expense whereas increases and decreases due to revisions in the estimated future cash flows are recorded as adjustments to the carrying amount of the related petroleum and natural gas properties. Actual costs incurred upon settlement of the liability are charged against the obligation to the extent that the obligation was previously established. The carrying amount capitalized in petroleum and natural gas properties is depleted in accordance with the Company’s depletion and depreciation policy. The Company reviews the obligation at each reporting date and revisions to the estimated timing of cash flows, discount rates and estimated costs will result in an increase or decrease to the obligations. Any difference between the actual costs incurred upon settlement of the obligation and recorded liability is recognized as a gain or loss in profit or loss.


Share capital


Common shares issued for non-monetary consideration are recorded at their fair market value based upon the trading price of the Company’s shares on the TSX Venture Exchange.


Share-based payment transactions


The share option plan allows the Company’s employees and consultants to acquire shares of the Company. The fair value of options granted is recognized as a share-based payment expense with a corresponding increase in equity. An individual is classified as an employee when the individual is an employee for legal or tax purposes (direct employee) or provides services similar to those performed by a direct employee.


The fair value is measured at grant date and each tranche is recognized on a graded-vesting basis over the period during which the options vest. The fair value of the options granted is measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. At each financial position reporting date, the amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options that are expected to vest.


Financial instruments


1)

Non-derivative financial instruments


Non-derivative financial instruments comprise cash, amounts receivable and accrued liabilities. Non-derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, non-derivative financial instruments are measured based on their classification. The Company has made the following classifications;


a)

Cash is classified as a financial asset at fair value through profit or loss, showing separately (i) those designated as such upon initial recognition and (ii) those classified as held for trading in accordance with IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)



b)

Amounts receivable and prepaids are classified as loans and receivables and are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Typically, the fair value of these balances approximates their carrying value due to their short term to maturity.

c)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are classified as other liabilities and are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Due to the short term nature of accounts payable and accrued liabilities, their carrying values approximate their fair values.


2)

Share capital


Common shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issuance of common shares are recognized as a reduction in share capital, net of any tax effects.


Impairment


1)

Impairment of financial assets


Financial assets are assessed at each reporting date to determine if there is any objective evidence that it is impaired. A financial asset is considered to be impaired if objective evidence indicates that one or more events have had a negative effect on the estimated future cash flows of that asset. An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortized cost is calculated as the difference between its carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate.


2)

Impairment of non-financial assets  


The Company’s petroleum and natural gas properties are grouped into Cash Generating Units (“CGU”) for the purpose of assessing impairment. A CGU represents the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets.


CGU`s are reviewed at each reporting date for indicators of potential impairment. Such indicators may include changes in the Company`s business plan, deterioration in commodity prices, significant downward revisions of estimated recoverable reserve volumes or increases in estimated future development expenditures. If such indicators exist, an impairment test is performed by comparing a CGU`s carrying value to its recoverable amount, defined as the greater of a CGU`s fair value less cost to sell and its current value in use. Any excess of carrying value over recoverable amount is recognized in profit or loss as impairment loss.


In assessing the value in use, the estimated future cash flows from proved and probable reserves are discounted to their present value using a discount rate that reflects current market assessment of the time value of money. In assessing fair value less cost to sell, the estimated future cash flows expected to be derived from production of proved and probable reserves are discounted to their present value. Fair value is determined as the amount that would be obtained from the sale of an asset in an arm`s length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties. The discount rate is determined using a calculated industry weighted average cost of capital adjusted for risks specific to the Company`s assets. The petroleum and natural gas future prices used in the impairment test are based on period-end escalated commodity price forecasts estimated by the Company`s independent reserves evaluators and are adjusted for petroleum and natural gas differentials, transportation and marketing costs specific to the Company.


Where circumstances change such that an impairment no longer exists or is less than the amount previously recognized, the carrying amount of the CGU is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount as long as the revised estimate does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the CGU in prior periods. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately through profit or loss.


Exploration and evaluation assets are assessed for impairment if (i) sufficient data exists to determine technical feasibility and commercial viability of a development area, or (ii) facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount. For purposes of impairment testing, exploration and evaluation assets are allocated to CGU`s.





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


Flow-through shares


The Company may issue flow-through shares to finance a portion of its capital expenditure program. Pursuant to the terms of the flow-through share agreements, the tax deductions associated with the expenditures are renounced to the subscribers. The difference to the value ascribed to flow-through shares issued and the value that would have been received for common shares at the date of issuance of the flow-through shares is initially recognized as a liability on the Statement of Financial Position. When the expenditures are renounced, the liability is drawn down, a deferred tax liability is recorded equal to the estimated amount of deferred income tax payable by the Company as a result of the renunciation and the difference is recognized as a deferred tax expense.


Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty


The timely preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Accordingly, actual amounts may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are viewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. Significant estimates and judgments made by management in the preparation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements are outlined below.


Critical judgments in applying accounting policies:


The following are the critical judgments, apart from those involving estimations (see below), that management has made in the process of applying the Company`s accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements:


1)

Reserves


Estimation of reported recoverable quantities of proved and probable reserves include judgmental assumptions regarding production profile, commodity prices, exchange rates, remediation costs, timing and amount of future development costs, and production, transportation and marketing costs for future cash flows. It also requires interpretation of geological and geophysical models in order to make an assessment of the size, shape, depth and quality of reservoirs, and their anticipated recoveries. The economical, geological and technical factors used to estimate reserves may change from period to period. Changes in reported reserves can impact the carrying values of the Company`s petroleum and natural gas properties, the calculation of depletion and depreciation, the provision for decommissioning obligations, and the recognition of deferred tax assets due to changes in expected future cash flows. The recoverable quantities of reserves and estimated cash flows from Portal`s petroleum and natural gas interests are independently evaluated by reserve engineers at least annually.


The Company`s petroleum and natural gas reserves represent the estimated quantities of petroleum, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological, geophysical and engineering data demonstrate with a specific degree of certainty to be economically recoverable in future years from known reservoirs and which are considered commercially producible. Such reserves may be considered commercially producible if management has the intention of developing and producing them and such intention is based upon (i) a reasonable assessment of the future economics of such production; (ii) a reasonable expectation that there is a market for all or substantially all the expected petroleum and natural gas production; and (iii) evidence that the necessary production, transmission and transportation facilities are available or can be made available. Reserves may only be considered proved and probable if producibility is supported by either production or conclusive formation tests. Portal`s petroleum and natural gas reserves are determined pursuant to National Instrument 51-101, Standard of Disclosures for Oil and Gas Activities.






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)



2)

Identification of cash-generating units


Portal`s assets are aggregated into cash-generating units, for the purpose of calculating impairment, based on their ability to generate largely independent cash flows. By their nature, these estimates and assumptions are subject to measurement uncertainty and may impact the carrying value of the Company`s assets in future periods.


3)

Share-based payments


All equity-settled, share-based awards issued by the Company are fair valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. In assessing the fair value of equity based compensation, estimates have to be made regarding the expected volatility in share price, option life, dividend yield, risk-free rate and estimated forfeitures at the initial grant date.


Key sources of estimation uncertainty:


The following are the key assumptions concerning the sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities.


i.

Decommissioning obligations


The Company estimates future remediation costs of production facilities, wells and pipelines at different stages of development and construction of assets or facilities. In most instances, removal of assets occurs many years into the future. This requires judgment regarding abandonment date, future environmental and regulatory legislation, the extent of reclamation activities, the engineering methodology for estimating cost, future removal technologies in determining the removal cost and liability-specific discount rates to determine the present value of these cash flows.


ii.

Impairment of petroleum and natural gas assets


For the purposes of determining whether impairment of petroleum and natural gas assets has occurred, and the extent of any impairment or its reversal, the key assumptions the Company uses in estimating future cash flows are future petroleum and natural gas prices, expected production volumes and anticipated recoverable quantities of proved and probable reserves. These assumptions are subject to change as new information becomes available. Changes in economic conditions can also affect the rate used to discount future cash flow estimates. Changes in the aforementioned assumptions could affect the carrying amounts of assets, and impairment charges and reversal will affect profit or loss.






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


iii.

Income taxes


Tax provisions are based on enacted or substantively enacted laws. Changes in those laws could affect amounts recognized in profit or loss both in the period of change, which would include any impact on cumulative provisions, and in future periods.


Deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent it is considered probable that those assets will be recoverable. This involves an assessment of when those deferred tax assets are likely to reverse and a judgment as to whether or not there will be sufficient taxable profits available to offset the tax assets when they do reverse. This requires assumptions regarding future profitability and is therefore inherently uncertain. To the extent that assumptions regarding future profitability change, there can be an increase or decrease in the amounts recognized in respect of deferred tax assets as well as the amounts recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the change occurs.


iv.

Loss per share


Loss per share has been calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Fully diluted loss per share amounts are not presented, as they are anti-dilutive.


v.

Comprehensive loss


Comprehensive loss is the overall change in the net assets of the Company for the period, other than changes attributed to transactions with shareholders. It is made up of net loss and other comprehensive loss. The historical make up of net loss has not changed. Other comprehensive loss includes gains or losses, which GAAP requires to be recognized in a period but excluded from net income for that period. The Company has no items of other comprehensive loss in any period presented. Accordingly, net loss as presented in the Company’s statement of operations and comprehensive loss equals comprehensive loss.


vi.

Application of the new revised IFRSs issued but not yet effective


Certain new accounting standards and interpretations issued but not yet effective include;


IFRS 9 Financial Instruments issued in November 2009 and amended in October 2010 introduces new requirements for the classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities and for derecognition. IFRS 9 is expected to be published in three parts. The first part, Phase 1 – classification and measurement of financial instruments was published in October 2010. Phase 1 sets out the requirements for recognizing and measuring financial assets, financial liabilities and some contracts to buy or sell non-financial items. Phase 1 simplifies the measurement of financial assets by classifying all financial assets as those being recorded at amortized cost or being recorded at fair value. For financial assets recorded at fair value, any change in the fair value would be recognized in profit or loss. Phase 1 is required to be adopted for years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, although earlier adoption is allowed. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company`s financial statements.


IFRS 7 Financial Instruments includes amendments issued by the IASB on Disclosures – Transfers of Financial Assets that increase the disclosure requirements for transactions involving transfers of financial assets. These amendments are intended to provide greater transparency around risk exposures of transactions where a financial asset is transferred but the transferor retains some level of continuing exposure in the asset. The amendments also require disclosure where transfers of financial assets are not evenly distributed throughout the period. These amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011. Early application of the amendments is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company`s financial statements.


4.

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS


Short term investments consists of highly liquid investments, including guaranteed investment certificates with major financial institutions, having a maturity of 12 months or less at acquisition and that are readily convertible to contracted amounts of cash.





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


5.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES


On May 29, 2009 the Company acquired 150,000 shares of Pengram Corporation (“Pengram”) in return for assigning all of its interest in an option agreement (see Note 7). The shares were recorded at fair value of $41,104. At March 31, 2012, the fair value of the Pengram shares was $4,496 (March 31, 2011 - $33,451). During the first nine months of fiscal 2012, the Company recorded a loss of $5,631 with respect to these shares.


6.

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS


The components of the Company`s Exploration and Evaluation (“E&E”) assets are as follows:


 

Balance June 30, 2010

$        571,932

 

     Additions

1,762,021

 

     Reclassification to petroleum and natural gas assets

(1,637,000)

 

Balance June 30, 2011

696,953

 

     Additions

69,789

 

Balance March 31, 2012

$        766,742


(1)

E&E activities are pending the determination of economic quantities of commercially producible reserves. There were no costs reclassified from E&E to petroleum and natural gas properties during the nine months ended March 31, 2012, and $1,636,640 costs moved during the year ended June 30, 2011.

(2)

At the end of each reporting period, the Company performs an impairment review of its E&E assets to ensure that the carrying values of those assets are recoverable. The Company’s E&E assets were not impaired.



7.

UNPROVEN MINERAL RIGHTS


United States


On September 2, 2008, the Company announced that it had entered into an option agreement under which it had the right to acquire, from Claremont Nevada Mines, Scoonover Exploration and JR Exploration, three properties located in the Walker Lane Belt and Battle Mountain/Eureka Trend in Nevada, USA.


On May 29, 2009, the Company closed an Assignment Agreement with Pengram Corporation (“Pengram”) to transfer all the rights on the Nevada claims, in exchange for 150,000 shares of Pengram’s common stock. The Company has no further commitments on the Nevada properties (See note 5 – Marketable Securities).



8.

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES AND EQUIPMENT


The Company’s oil and gas interests are all located in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada.


Oil and Gas Joint Ventures


Bigwave Joint Venture


On November 1, 2008, the Company signed a Joint Venture Agreement to participate for a 15% working interest in the exploration, exploitation and production of petroleum and natural gas relating to lands located in central Alberta. In December of 2008 the Agreement was modified to allow the Company to participate up to a 20% interest. During the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Company increased its interest in the Joint Venture to 22%.


Within the area of interest, the Company has agreed to pay a 5.5% Gross Overriding Royalty (GORR) on all products produced from certain geological formations.

 





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


On January 5, 2009, the Company signed an agreement, “Participation Agreement”, with certain other partners in the Bigwave Joint Venture. The Company agreed to pay 100% of the Company’s cost per Drill Spacing Unit to earn a 100% interest until pay-out and then, after pay-out, to drop to a 70% interest per Drill Spacing Unit.


On April 22, 2010, the Company agreed to purchase the “Participation Agreement” related to the Bigwave Oil and Gas Joint Venture (the “Joint Venture”) for a total of $5,000 in cash and 500,000 common shares in the capital of the Company. The Participation Agreement was therefore terminated with the Company holding a 22% working interest in the Joint Venture.


On September 21, 2010, the Company purchased an additional 6.5% working interest in the Bigwave Oil and Gas Joint Venture in return for granting the seller a non-convertible gross overriding royalty on the acquired 6.5% interest of 1/150 (5%-15%) on all future oil, and 15% on all future gas production as well as assuming all of the seller’s future obligations under the Bigwave Joint Venture Agreement dated November 1, 2008, as amended. The Company’s working interest in the Joint Venture increased from 22% to 28.5% as a result of the acquisition.


As at March 31, 2012 the Company has spent a total of $641,508 (June 30, 2011 - $647,803) on the Bigwave Joint Venture.


Manito Joint Venture


On March 9, 2009 the Company signed the Manito Joint Venture Agreement to participate as to a 33.3% interest for the exploration, exploitation and production of petroleum and natural gas resources from lands located in central Alberta. The Company has agreed to pay a 5.5% GORR on all products produced. The Manito Joint Venture has acquired one section of land to date through Alberta Crown Sale.


As at March 31, 2012 the Company has spent a total of $18,000 (June 30, 2011 - $18,000) on the Manito Joint Venture.


Border Play


On May 13th, 2010, the Company announced that it had acquired a 100% interest in two parcels of land (the Border Play) totaling 560 acres (0.875 square miles) at the April 7, 2010 Alberta Crown Land Sale.


As at March 31, 2012 the Company has spent a total of $31,150 (June 30, 2011 - $31,150) on the Border Play project.


Birdbear Formation


On March 8, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to participate in the development of an oil play in central Saskatchewan. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company earned a 25%, non-operating, working interest in a total of four sections of land (2,560 acres). A 25% working interest in the first two sections was earned by participating in, and paying a 50% cost share of, the drilling of one vertical and one horizontal well. An interest in an additional two sections of land was earned with participation on a “straight up basis” (25% of costs for a 25% working interest). Each of the horizontal wells qualified for the Province of Saskatchewan’s drilling incentive program, with a minimum 2.5% government tax on the first 100,000 barrels of production.


As at March 31, 2012 the Company has spent a total of $1,643,965 (June 30, 2011 - $1,636,719) on the Birdbear project.






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


Provost


In February, 2012, the Company acquired a 50% ownership in 928 acres (1.5 square miles) of exploratory land at Provost, Alberta.


As at March 31, 2012 the Company has spent a total of $76,084 (June 30, 2011 - $Nil) on the Provost project.



Petroleum and natural gas expenditures and equipment


 

 


Birdbear

Corporate

Equipment


Total

 

Cost:

 

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2010

$                   -

$          80,758

$           80,758

 

Additions

1,636,719

64,098

1,700,817

 

Dispositions

-

(25,896)

(25,896)

 

Balance, June 30, 2011

$     1,636,719

$        118,960

$      1,755,679

 

Net additions

7,246

629

7,875

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

$     1,643,965

$        119,589

$      1,763,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depletion and

depreciation:

 

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2010

$                   -

$        (58,925)

$         (58,925)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and depreciation expenses

(11,284)

(14,622)

$         (25,906)

 

Dispositions

-

11,653

11,653

 

Balance, June 30, 2011

$         (11,284)

$        (61,894)

$         (73,178)

 

Depreciation and depreciation expense

(74,625)

(31,451)

(106,076)

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

$         (85,909)

$        (93,345)

$       (179,254)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net book value:

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2010

$                   -

$         21,833

$          21,833

 

June 30, 2011

$      1,625,435

$         57,066

$     1,682,501

 

March 31, 2012

$      1,558,056

$         26,244

$     1,584,300



9.

DECOMMISSIONING OBLIGATIONS


 

 

June 30, 2011

 

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of the year

$                  -

 

$                -

 

Liabilities incurred in the current year

42,547

 

-

 

Revisions in estimated cash flows

10,840

 

-

 

Balance, end of year

$         53,387

 

$                -






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


The decommissioning obligation was estimated based on the Company’s net ownership in all wells and facilities, the estimated cost to restore and abandon the wells and facilities and the estimated timing of the costs to be incurred in future periods. The Company estimates the undiscounted cash flows related to asset retirement obligations, adjusted for inflation, to be incurred over the estimated reserve life between 1 and 9 years of underlying assets, totals approximately $79,000 (2011 - $Nil). The fair values of these obligations were calculated using a discount rate of 4% and an inflation rate of 2%.



10.

SHARE CAPITAL


a.

Authorized


At March 31, 2012, the authorized share capital comprised 100,000,000 common shares without par value and 100,000,000 preferred shares issuable in series. All issued shares are fully paid.


b.

Details of issuance of common shares


On February 17, 2011, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement for $801,250. The offering consisted of 6,410,000 units at a price of $0.125 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one common share of the Company at a price of $0.15 until February 17, 2012. A $10,500 finder’s fee was paid.


On May 20 and May 30, 2011, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement for aggregate proceeds of $2,481,500. The offering consisted of 10,152,500 units at a price of $0.20 per unit and 1,804,000 flow –through units at $0.25 per flow-through unit. Each unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share of the Company at a price of $0.25. Of these warrants 2,988,750 are exercisable until May 20, 2012 and 2,087,500 until May 30, 2012. Each flow-through unit consists of one common share of the Company on a “flow-through” basis pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share of the Company at a price of $0.35. Of these warrants 870,000 are exercisable until May 20, 2012 and 32,000 until May 30, 2012. In connection with the non-brokered private placement, the Company paid finders’ fees of $66,290 and issued a total of 305,200 non-transferrable finders’ warrants. Each finders’ warrant is exercisable into one common share of the Company at a price of $0.20 (200,200 warrants) and $0.25 (105,000 warrants) of these warrants, 278,950 are exercisable until May 20, 2012 and 26,250 are exercisable until May 30, 2012.


c.

Warrants


Warrants outstanding and exercisable:


 


Expiry date

Exercise

Price ($)

June 30,

2011


Granted


Exercised

Expired/

cancelled

March 31,

2012

 

February 17, 2012

0.15

6,410,000

-

-

(6,410,000)

-

 

May 19, 2012

0.25

2,988,750

-

-

-

2,988,750

 

May 19, 2012

0.35

870,000

-

-

-

870,000

 

May 29, 2012

0.25

2,087,500

-

-

-

2,087,500

 

May 29, 2012

0.35

32,000

-

-

-

32,000

 

Warrants outstanding

     and exercisable

 


12,388,250


-


-


(6,410,000)


5,978,250

 

Weighted average

     exercise price ($)

 


0.21


-


-


-


0.27





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


d.

Agents Warrants


Agent’s warrants outstanding and exercisable:


 


Expiry date

Exercise

Price ($)

June 30,

2011


Granted


Exercised

Expired/

cancelled

March 31,

2012

 

May 19, 2012

0.20

173,950

-

-

-

173,950

 

May 19, 2012

0.25

105,000

-

-

-

105,000

 

May 29, 2012

0.20

26,250

-

-

-

26,250

 

Warrants outstanding

     and exercisable

 


305,200


-


-


-


305,200

 

Weighted average

     exercise price ($)

 


0.22


-


-


-


0.22


e.

Share Purchase Option Compensation Plan


The Company established a 10% rolling stock option plan whereby the Board of Directors may from time to time grant options to individual eligible directors, officers, employees or consultants. The maximum term of any option is five years. The exercise price of an option is not less than the closing price on the last trading day preceding the grant date, less allowable discounts in accordance with the policies of the Exchange. In connection with the foregoing, the number of common shares reserved for issuance to any individual director or officer will not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares and the number of common shares reserved for issuance to all technical consultants will not exceed 2% of the issued and outstanding common shares. Options granted under the Stock Option Plan are subject to a minimum one year vesting schedule whereby 25% of each option will vest on each of the three month anniversaries of the date of grant, up to and including the end of the first year after such grant, or such other more restrictive vesting schedule as the administrator of the Stock Option Plan may determine.


The weighted average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of options for the periods ending March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011 were:


 

Nine months ended

March 31, 2012

 

Year ended

June 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation

$            73,696

 

$        147,202

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

2.32% - 2.67%

 

2.32% – 2.67%

Expected stock price volatility

144% - 146%

 

144% - 146%

Expected option life in years

5 years

 

5 years

Expected dividend in yield

Nil

 

Nil


Based on these variables, share-based payments for the options vested during the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was $73,696 (year ended June 30, 2011 - $147,202).


Option price models require the input of highly subjective assumptions regarding the expected volatility and expected life. Changes in assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, and therefore, the existing models do not necessarily provide the reliable measure of the fair value of the company’s stock options at the date of grant.


The continuity of stock options for the period ended March 31, 2012 is as follows:






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


 


Expiry date

Exercise

Price ($)

June 30,

2011


Granted


Exercised

Expired/

cancelled

March 31,

2012

 

December 5, 2011

0.52

666,400

-

-

(666,400)

-

 

June 30, 2012

0.15

25,000

-

-

-

25,000

 

October 7, 2013

0.20

810,000

-

-

-

810,000

 

June 9, 2014

0.12

622,200

-

-

(50,000)

572,200

 

January 17, 2015

0.15

470,000

-

-

(450,000)

20,000

 

March 6, 2015

0.20

200,000

-

-

-

200,000

 

September 9, 2015

0.14

750,000

-

-

-

750,000

 

February 16, 2016

0.20

150,000

-

-

(150,000)

-

 

March 28, 2016

0.21

147,000

-

-

(23,500)

123,500

 

August 11, 2016

0.20

-

175,000

-

-

175,000

 

Options outstanding

 

3,840,600

175,000

-

(1,339,900)

2,675,700

 

Options vested and exercisable

 

3,467,850

-

-

-

2,588,200

 

Weighted average

     exercise price ($)

 


0.23


0.20


-


0.34


0.17


f.

Contributed Surplus


Contributed surplus consists of the following amounts;


 

 

As at March 31, 2012

As at June 30, 2011

 

Share-based compensation payments

$        1,279,173

$        1,205,477

 

Fair market value of stock options exercised

(47,220)

(47,220)

 

Fair value of finder warrants

46,349

46,349

 

 

$        1,278,302

$        1,204,606



11.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES


The components of administrative expenses are as follows:


 

 

March 31, 2012

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting

$    192,795.00

$        85,618

 

Investor relaions

68,129

89,340

 

Rent

101,056

77,321

 

Salaries and benefits

262,218

255,205

 

Share-based compensation

73,696

104,270

 

Other

268,889

165,913

 

 

$         966,783

$      777,667





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


12.

COMMITMENTS


The Company has obligations under an operating lease for its corporate office that is in effect until February 28, 2013.  The remaining future minimum lease payments for the non-cancellable lease are:


 

2012

$        23,740

 

2013

       65,197

 

 

$        88,937



13.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


Payments to related parties were made in the normal course of operations and were valued at fair value as determined by management.  Amounts due to or from related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. All outstanding balances are unsecured, and there are no commitments or guarantees associated with the outstanding balances.


 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31, 2012

Year ended June 30, 2011

 


Amounts due to:


Services for


Total charges

Balance

Outstanding


Total charges

Balance

Outstanding

 

A private company controlled by a director of the Company

Consulting

$       28,527

$      28,527

$      69,942

$              -

 

A private company controlled by a director of the Company

Promissory note

101,825

1,825

-

-

 

A private company with a director in common with the Company

Promissory note

90,000

-

-

-

 

A public company with directors in common with the Company

Administrative

fees, advances

21,885

23,837

-

-

 

A private company with a director in common with the Company

Accounting, finance

1,290

1,290

7,101

-

 

Directors’ fees

Director services

13,000

13,000

27,333

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

A public company with directors in common with the Company

Administrative fees,

advances

60,944

8,141

-

-

 

A public company with a director in common with the Company

Office rent

43,599

168

47,772

-

 

A private company with a director in common with the Company

Administrative fees,

expenses

7,187

8,307

26,418

17,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Key management personnel compensation includes all compensation paid to executive management and members of the board of directors of the Company.


 

 

Nine months ended March 31, 2012

Year ended June 30, 2011

 

Short-term employee benefits

$                231,835

$              277,673

 

Post-employment benefits

-

-

 

Other long-term benefits

-

-

 

Termination benefits

-

-

 

Share based payments

-

-

 

Total

$231,835

$277,673






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


14.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS


The fair values of the Company’s cash, marketable securities, short-term investments, amounts receivable and, accounts payables and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values.


The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks, including currency risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and interest risk.


(a)

Currency risk


The Company’s formerly owned property interests in the United States made it subject to foreign currency fluctuations and inflationary pressures which may adversely affected the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The Company was affected by changes in exchange rates between the Canadian Dollar and foreign functional currencies. The Company does not invest in foreign currency contracts to mitigate the risks, and has no foreign currency exposure at the balance sheet date.


(b)

Credit risk


The Company’s cash and short–term investments are held in a Canadian financial institution. The Company does not have any asset-backed commercial paper in its cash or short-term investments. The Company’s amounts receivable consists primarily of recovered rent and office expense, and tax due from the federal government of Canada.


(c)

Liquidity risk


Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are due within the current operating period.


(d)

Interest rate risk


Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The risk that the Company will realize a loss as a result of a decline in the fair value of the short - term investments is limited because they are generally held to maturity.


(e)

Commodity Price Risk


Commodity price risk is the risk that future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in commodity prices, affecting results of operations and cash generated from operating activities. Such prices may also affect the value of exploration and development properties and the level of spending for future activities. Prices received by the Company for its production are largely beyond the Company’s control as oil and gas prices are impacted by world economic events that dictate the levels of supply and demand.


The Company did not have any commodity price contracts in place as at or during the year ended June 30, 2011 or the nine months ended March 31, 2012.  


The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash, short term investments, marketable securities, amounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Pursuant to CICA Handbook 3862, fair value of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis include cash, short term investments and marketable securities determined based on Level 1 inputs, which consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The Company believes that the recorded values of all the other financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective maturity dates or durations.






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


15.

MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL RISK


The Company manages its cash, short-term investments, common shares, stock options and warrants as capital. The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue the development of its mineral and oil and gas properties and to maintain a flexible capital structure which optimizes the costs of capital at an acceptable risk.


The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, issue new debt, acquire or dispose of assets or adjust the amount of cash and short-term investments.


In order to facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the Company prepares expenditure budgets that are updated as necessary depending on various factors, including successful capital deployment and general industry conditions.


In order to maximize ongoing development efforts, the Company does not pay out dividends. The Company’s investment policy is to invest its short-term excess cash in highly liquid short-term interest-bearing investments with maturities 90 days or less from the original date of acquisition, selected with regards to the expected timing of expenditures from continuing operations.


The Company expects its current capital resources will not be sufficient to carry its exploration plans and operations through its current operating period and that further equity financing will be required.



16.

REDUCTION IN SHARE CAPITAL AND ACCUMULATED DEFICIT


At a meeting of shareholders of the Company held on December 16, 2011, a special resolution was passed to reduce the Company’s paid-up share capital and the accumulated deficit by $13,671,414, representing the amount that is unrepresented by net available assets. This reduction is reflected in the March 31, 2012 Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity.



17.

CRUDE OIL PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION


On October 7, 2011, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire oil and gas properties located in west central Saskatchewan for $9,100,000 from a third party. A $500,000 deposit was paid by the Company which is non-refundable unless the transaction is cancelled by the seller or certain land title and environmental default thresholds are exceeded. Closing was originally scheduled for November 30, 2011 but the parties amended the agreement to reflect a new closing date of January 31, 2012, and a new purchase price of $8,300,000. Upon closing, pursuant to an agreement with another third party, the Company disposed of the acquired oil and gas properties for a total sale price of $8,800,000.



18.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT


A resolution was passed at a meeting of shareholders on March 23, 2012 to consolidate the shares of the Company on the basis of 1 post-consolidation common share for each five pre-consolidation common shares, and to change the name of the Company to Galileo Petroleum Ltd. On April 2, 2012, the Company received approval for the share consolidation and the name change from the TSX Venture Exchange.






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


19.

TRANSITION TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS


The IFRS accounting policies set forth in Note 3 have been applied in preparing the financial statements as at and for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, and the comparative financial statements at and for the nine months ended March 31, 2011, as at and for the year ended June 30, 2011 and an opening Statement of Financial Position as at July 1, 2010 (the “transition date”). In preparing the June 30, 2011 and July 1, 2010 financial statements, the Company adjusted amounts reported previously in financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP.


IFRS 1, First-time Adoption of IFRS, requires the presentation of comparative information as at the transition date and subsequent quarterly comparative periods as well as the consistent and retrospective application of IFRS accounting policies. To assist with the transition, the provisions of IFRS 1 allow for mandatory and optional exemptions for first-time adopters to alleviate the retrospective application of certain IFRSs as discussed below.


An explanation of how the transition from Canadian GAAP to IFRS has affected the Company’s financial position and financial performance is illustrated in the following reconciliations. Certain amounts in these financial statement reconciliations have been reclassified, where applicable, to conform to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements.





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


Reconciliation of the Statement of Financial Position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS:


 

As at July 1, 2010

 



GAAP

Effect of

Transition

to IFRS



Notes



IFRS

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Cash

$       137,609

 

 

$      137,609

Short-term investments

275,222

 

 

275,222

Marketable securities

9,581

 

 

9,581

Amounts receivable

63,880

 

 

63,880

Prepaid expenses

21,552

 

 

21,552

 

507,844

-

 

507,844

Non-current

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation

-

571,932

(c)

571,932

Petroleum and natural gas properties

571,932

(571,932)

(c)

0

Equipment

21,833

 

 

21,833

 

593,765

-

 

593,765

 

$    1,101,609

$                 -

 

$    1,101,609

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$         43,417

 

 

$         43,417

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Share capital

14,850,161

 

 

14,850,161

Contributed surplus

1,024,993

8,232

(b)

1,033,225

Deficit

(14,816,962)

(8,232)

(b)

(14,825,194)

 

1,058,192

-

 

1,058,192

 

$    1,101,609

$                 -

 

$    1,101,609






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


Reconciliation of the Statement of Financial Position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS:


 

As at March 31, 2011

 



GAAP

Effect of

Transition

to IFRS



Notes



IFRS

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Cash

$       456,044

 

 

$      456,044

Short-term investments

26,650

 

 

26,650

Marketable securities

33,451

 

 

33,451

Amounts receivable

15,543

 

 

15,543

Prepaid expenses

34,145

 

 

34,145

 

565,833

-

 

565,833

Non-current

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation

-

774,088

(c)

774,088

Petroleum and natural gas properties

774,088

(774,088)

(c)

0

Equipment

54,715

 

 

54,715

 

828,803

-

 

828,803

 

$    1,394,636

$                 -

 

$    1,394,636

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$       195,414

 

 

$       195,414

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Share capital

15,675,881

 

 

15,675,881

Contributed surplus

1,128,798

(13,473)

(b)

1,115,325

Deficit

(15,605,457)

13,473

(b)

(15,591,984)

 

1,199,222

-

 

1,199,222

 

$    1,394,636

$                 -

 

$    1,394,636






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


Reconciliation of the Statement of Financial Position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS:


 

As at June 30, 2011

 



GAAP

Effect of

Transition

to IFRS



Notes



IFRS

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Cash

$    1,000,723

 

 

$    1,000,723

Short-term investments

26,696

 

 

26,696

Marketable securities

10,127

 

 

10,127

Amounts receivable

70,095

 

 

70,095

Prepaid expenses

41,103

 

 

41,103

 

1,148,744

-

 

1,148,744

Non-current

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation

-

696,953

(c)

696,953

Petroleum and natural gas properties

2,304,232

(678,797)

(a), (c)(d)

1,625,435

Equipment

57,066

 

 

57,066

 

2,361,298

18,156

 

2,379,454

 

$    3,510,042

$       18,156

 

$    3,528,198

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$       290,914

 

 

$       290,914

 

 

 

 

 

Decommissioning obligations

35,512

17,875

(a)

53,387

Deferred flow-through share liability

-

90,200

(e)

90,200

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Share capital

17,999,468

(90,200)

(e)

17,909,268

Contributed surplus

1,222,407

(17,801)

(b)

1,204,606

Deficit

(16,038,259)

18,082

(b), (d )

(16,020,177)

 

3,183,616

(89,919)

 

3,093,697

 

$    3,510,042

$       18,156

 

$    3,528,198






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


Reconciliation of the Statement of Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss from GAAP to IFRS:



 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011

 



GAAP

Effect of

Transition

to IFRS



Notes



IFRS

Revenue

 

 

 

 

Petroleum and natural gas

$                  -

$              -

 

$                  -

Royalties

-

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

-

Interest and other income (loss)

24,545

-

 

24,545

 

24,545

-

 

24,545

Expenses

 

 

 

 

Administrative, net

314,399

14,655

(b)

329,054

Resource operating expenses

-

-

 

-

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

5,105

-

 

5,105

 

319,504

14,655

 

334,159

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year

$     (294,959)

$  (14,655)

 

$    (309,614)



 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2011

 



GAAP

Effect of

Transition

to IFRS



Notes



IFRS

Revenue

 

 

 

 

Petroleum and natural gas

$                  -

$              -

 

$                  -

Royalties

-

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

-

Interest and other income (loss)

24,148

-

 

24,148

 

24,148

-

 

24,148

Expenses

 

 

 

 

Administrative, net

799,372

(21,705)

(b)

777,667

Resource operating expenses

-

-

 

-

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

13,271

-

 

13,271

 

812,643

(21,705)

 

790,938

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year

$     (788,495)

$     21,705

 

$    (766,790)







PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


Reconciliation of the Statement of Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss from GAAP to IFRS:



 

For the year ended June 30, 2011

 



GAAP

Effect of

Transition

to IFRS



Notes



IFRS

Revenue

 

 

 

 

Petroleum and natural gas

$         47,041

$              -

 

$        47,041

Royalties

(1,481)

-

 

(1,481)

 

45,560

-

 

-

Interest and other income

9,896

-

 

9,896

 

55,456

-

 

55,456

Expenses

 

 

 

 

Administrative, net

1,245,516

(26,033)

(b)

1,219,483

Resource operating expenses

19,672

-

 

19,672

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

11,565

(281)

(d)

11,284

 

1,276,753

(26,314)

 

1,250,439

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year

$  (1,221,297)

$     26,314

 

$ (1,194,983)



Notes to reconciliations:


The following discussion explains the significant differences between the Company’s Canadian GAAP accounting policies and those applied by the Company under IFRS. IFRS policies have been retrospectively and consistently applied except where specific IFRS 1 optional and mandatory exemptions permitted an alternative treatment upon transition to IFRS for first-time adopters. The note captions below correspond to the adjustments presented in the preceding reconciliations.


In preparing the comparative financial statements in accordance with IFRS 1, the Corporation has applied the following optional exemptions from full retrospective application of IFRS.


·

IFRS 2 – Share-based payments; and

·

IAS 37 – Decommissioning obligations


Hindsight was not used to create or revise estimates and accordingly the estimates previously made by the Company under Canadian GAAP are consistent with their application under IFRS. The remaining IRFS 1 exemptions were not applicable or material to the preparation of the Company’s Statement of Financial Position at the date of transition to IFRS on July 1, 2011.



(a)

Decommissioning obligations


The Company has elected to measure decommissioning obligations (formerly known as asset retirement obligations under Canadian GAAP) on transition to IFRS in accordance with IAS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets  and recognize directly in deficit the differences between the amount and the carrying amount of those obligations determined under Canadian GAAP at the transition date. Under Canadian GAAP, accretion on decommissioning obligations was included in depletion and depreciation expense. Under IFRS, accretion expense is included in finance expenses.





PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


Under Canadian GAAP, decommissioning obligations were discounted at a credit-adjusted risk-free rate of 8%. Under IFRS, the estimated cash flow to abandon and remediate both wells and facilities has been risk-adjusted and therefore the provision was discounted at a risk-free rate of 4% based on Government of Canada long-term bonds.


As a decommissioning obligation liability wasn’t recorded at the transition date, the application of IAS 37 resulted in no change to the liabilities or deficit at the date of transition. However, the change to IFRS resulted in an increase to the Company’s decommissioning obligation and petroleum and natural gas assets of $17,875 for the year ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the decommissioning obligation and petroleum and natural gas assets as previously recorded under Canadian GAAP.


(b)

Share Purchase Option Compensation


The Company has elected to apply IFRS 2, Share-based Payments to equity instruments granted after November 7, 2002 that have not vested by the transition date. Under Canadian GAAP, share purchase option compensation expense was disclosed as a separate line item in profit or loss. Under IFRS, share purchase option compensation expense is included in administrative expenses.


Under Canadian GAAP, the fair value of stock options was calculated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model for each option grant and the resulting expense was recognized over the four quarter vesting period. Forfeitures of stock options were recognized as they occurred.


Under IFRS, each vesting tranche of an option grant with different vesting dates was considered a separate grant for the calculation of fair value. This resulted in accelerated expense recognition which attributed higher share-based compensation expense in early years of option grant and less expense in later years. The Company also applied an estimated forfeiture rate at the initial grant date. The forfeiture rate is taken into account by adjusting the number of stock options expected to vest under each vesting tranche and subsequently revising this estimate throughout the vesting period, as necessary. When determining the fair value of each vesting tranche under IFRS, the Company applied an estimated weighted average option life for each respective tranche which reflects historical experiences. Under Canadian GAAP, the option life was equal to the expiry period of five years,


The application of IFRS 2 resulted in a $8,232 increase to contributed surplus with a corresponding increase to the Corporation’s deficit at the date of transition. Share purchase option compensation expense increased during the year ended June 30, 2011 by $26,033 (March 31, 2011 – a decrease of $(21,705)) from the amounts previously recorded under Canadian GAAP. The Company applied a weighted average estimated forfeiture rate of 5.3% during the year ended June 30, 2011 (March 31, 2011 – 5.3%).


(c)

Exploration and evaluation assets


Under IRFS, exploration and evaluation costs are those expenditures for an area where technical feasibility and commercial viability has not yet been determined. Development and production costs include those expenditures for areas where technical feasibility and commercial viability has been determined and are included in the general balance of petroleum and natural gas properties and equipment.


Exploration and evaluation assets at July 1, 2010 were deemed to be a $571,932, representing the unproved properties balance under Canadian GAAP. This resulted in a reclassification of $571,932 from petroleum and natural gas properties to exploration and evaluation assets as July 1, 2010. As at June 30, 2011, the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets totaled   $696,953. These exploration activities are pending the determination of economic quantities of commercially producible reserves. During the year ended June 30, 2011, $1,625,435 of exploration and evaluation assets have been reclassified to petroleum and natural gas properties.






PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012

Unaudited

(stated in Canadian dollars)


The Company performed an impairment test on its exploration and evaluation assets and petroleum and natural gas properties in accordance with the accounting policy stated in Note 3. The recoverable amount of the Company’s assets were estimated based on the fair value less cost to sell approach using discounted cash flows from proved plus probable reserves, taking into consideration escalated prices and future development costs, as obtained from the Company’s independent reserve report. Based on the above assessment, the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets and petroleum and natural gas properties did not have any impairment on transition to IFRS, as at March 31, 2011 and as at June 30, 2011.


(d)

Depletion and depreciation


Under Canadian GAAP, the Company depleted its petroleum and natural gas assets on the unit of production method using proved producing reserves for each cost centre. Under IAS 16, Property, Plant & Equipment, the Corporation has elected to deplete its development and production costs on an area basis using the unit of production method over proved plus probable reserves. Exploration and evaluation costs are not amortized under IFRS.


Depleting at an area level over proved plus probable reserves resulted in a decrease to depletion and depreciation of $360 for the year ended June 30, 2011 (March 31, 2011 - $Nil) from amounts previously reported under Canadian GAAP.


The change to decommissioning obligations in (a) above increased the depletion and depreciation expense by $79 at June 30, 2011 (March 31, 2011 - $Nil).



(e)

Share capital


Under Canadian GAAP, the proceeds from the issuance of flow-through shares are recognized as shareholders’ equity. The tax basis of assets related to expenditures incurred to satisfy flow-through share obligations is reduced when the renunciation of the related tax pools occurs which then increases the deferred income tax liability and reduces share capital.


Under IFRS, the amount recorded to share capital from the issuance of flow-through shares reflects the fair market value of “regular” common shares. The difference between the total value of flow -through share issuance and the fair market value of regular common share issuance (premium) is initially accrued as a deferred obligation when the flow-through shares are issued. Pursuant to the terms of the flow-through share agreements, the tax deductions associated with the expenditures are renounced to the subscribers. Accordingly, on renunciation with the Canada Revenue Agency, a deferred tax liability is recorded equal to the estimated amount of deferred income taxes payable by the Company as a result of the renunciations, the obligation on issuance of flow-through shares is reduced and the difference is recognized in profit or loss. There is no impact to share capital on renunciation of flow-through shares.


The above accounting policy difference resulted in no change to share capital at the transition date. For the year ended June 30, 2011, the change to IFRS resulted in a decrease to Share Capital and a corresponding increase in the Deferred Flow-through Share Liability of $90,200.




EX-99.2 3 pdomarch3112mda.htm MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Management Discussion and Analysis



PORTAL RESOURCES LTD.


MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012



NOTE TO READER


Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand Portal Resources Ltd. (“Portal” or the “Company”), its history, business environment, strategies, performance and risk factors from the viewpoint of management.  


The Company adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) in accordance with IFRS1, First-time Adoption of IFRS (“IFRS1”) with an adoption date of July 1, 2010 and a transition date of July 1, 2011. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the nine months ended March 31, 2012. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS and in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 (“IAS 34”) – Interim Financial Reporting. A reconciliation of the previously disclosed comparative periods’ financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”) to IFRS is set out in Note 19

 to these condensed financial statements.


The following comments may contain management estimates of anticipated future trends, activities or results. These are not a guarantee of future performance, since actual results will change based on other factors and variables beyond management control.


Management is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the consolidated financial statements, including the maintenance of appropriate information systems, procedures and internal controls, and to ensure that information used internally or disclosed externally, including the consolidated financial statements and MD&A, is complete and reliable.


The Company’s board of directors follows recommended corporate governance guidelines for public companies to ensure transparency and accountability to shareholders.  The board’s audit committee meets with management regularly to review financial statement results, including the MD&A and to discuss other financial, operating and internal control matters.


The reader is encouraged to review Company statutory filings on www.sedar.com and to review general information, including maps on the Company’s website at www.portalresources.net.



DATE


This MD&A is prepared as of May 29, 2012.  



ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (“IFRS”)


The Company’s financial statements and the financial data included in the interim MD&A have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee that are expected to be effective as at June 30, 2012, the date of the Company’s first annual reporting under IFRS. The adoption of IFRS does not impact the underlying economics of the Company’s operations.


The IFRS accounting policies set forth in Note 3 of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been applied in preparing the financial statements for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and the comparative information as at and for the nine months ended March 31, 2011, as at and for the year ended June 30, 2011 and an opening Statement of Financial Position at July 1, 2010. Note 19 to the interim consolidated financial statements contains a detailed description of the Company’s adoption of IFRS, including a reconciliation of the financial statements previously prepared under Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Canadian GAAP”) to those under IFRS. The most significant impacts of the adoption of IFRS, together with details of IFRS 1 First-Time Adoption of IFRS exemptions taken, are described in the “Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards” section of this interim MD&A.


Comparative information in this interim MD&A has been restated to comply with IFRS requirement, unless otherwise indicated.



DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND OVERVIEW


Portal is a growth oriented natural resource exploration company focused primarily on the acquisition, exploration and development of crude oil projects in Canada.  The Company is concentrating on identifying early stage oil or natural gas properties that have potential for discovery of large reserves as well as acquiring more advanced projects that, with further development, have good production potential.


On April 2, 2012, the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V) approved the Company’s share consolidation on the basis of 5 pre-consolidation common shares for 1 post-consolidation common share of the Company and the Company’s proposed name change to Galileo Petroleum Ltd.


On November 1, 2008, the Company signed a Joint Venture Agreement to participate for the exploration, exploitation and production of petroleum and natural gas located in Central Alberta – see “Exploration review”.


On March 8, 2011, the Company signed an Agreement to participate in the exploration, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas in central Saskatchewan – see “Exploration review”.



EXPLORATION REVIEW


HIGHLIGHTS


·

Portal acquired a 50% working interest in exploratory lands at Provost, Alberta (See Provost).


·

Portal entered an agreement to participation the development of an oil play in central Saskatchewan (See Birdbear Formation).


·

Portal has a 28.5% interest in the Bigwave Joint Venture focused on the exploration, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas from lands located in central Alberta. (See Bigwave Joint Venture).


·

Portal entered the Manito Joint Venture Agreement to participate as to a 33.3% interest for the exploration, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas resources in central Alberta.


·

Portal acquired a 100% interest in two parcels (the Border Play) of land in the Esther Field (Bakken Oil). Production in the vicinity of the Field has exceeded 4.8MMBBL (million barrels) of oil to date.



PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS JOINT VENTURES


Birdbear Formation

On March 8, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to participate in the development of an oil play in central Saskatchewan. Under the terms of the agreement the Company has the right to earn a 25%, non-operating, working interest in a total of four sections of land (2,560 acres). A 25% working interest in the first two sections was earned by participating in, and paying a 50% cost share of, the drilling of one vertical and one horizontal well. An interest in an additional two sections of land was earned with participation on a “straight up basis” (25% of costs for a 25% working interest) in the drilling of a subsequent horizontal well. Each of the horizontal wells will qualify for the Province of Saskatchewan’s drilling incentive program with a maximum 2.5% government royalty on the first 100,000 barrels of production.


On March 28, 2011, the Company secured two additional sections of contiguous land by way of a seismic option. Future production from these lands is subject to a sliding scale nonconvertible royalty.


On August 15, 2011, the Company announced that it had established oil production through a five-well drilling program. The Company tested and brought the wells on stream achieving combined average production of 130 barrels of oil per day (“bopd”), 33 bopd net to Portal.


On October 7, 2011, Portal entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire oil and gas properties located in west central Saskatchewan for $9,100,000 from a third party. A $500,000 deposit was paid by Portal which is non-refundable unless the transaction is cancelled by the seller or certain land title and environmental default thresholds are exceeded. Closing was originally scheduled for November 30, 2011 but the parties amended the agreement to reflect a new closing date of January 31, 2012, and a new purchase price of $8,300,000. Upon closing, pursuant to an agreement with a third party, Portal disposed of the acquired oil and gas properties for a total sale price of $8,800,000.


As at March 31, 2012, the Company has spent a total of $1,643,965 (June 30, 2011 - $1,625,435) on the Birdbear project.


Bigwave Joint Venture

On November 1, 2008 Portal signed the Bigwave Joint Venture Agreement (the “Agreement”) to participate for a 15% working interest in the exploration, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas from lands located in central Alberta. In December of 2008 the Agreement was modified to allow Portal to participate for a 20% interest. During the quarter ended September 30, 2009 the Company increased its interest in the joint venture to 22%.


Within the area of interest, the Company has agreed to pay a 5.5% gross overriding Royalty (GORR) on all products produced from certain geological formations.


On January 5, 2009 the Company signed an agreement, “Participation Agreement”, with certain other partners in the Bigwave joint venture. Portal agreed to pay 100% of the Company’s cost per drill spacing unit to earn 100% of their interest until pay-out and then after pay-out to drop to 70% interest per drill spacing unit.


During the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the Company completed drilling the first horizontal well operated by partner Bigwave Exploration Inc. of Calgary Alberta. The Bigwave joint venture now controls 10,720 acres of land covering a source oil sand-shale sequence with several potential reservoirs (Bakken Formation type).


On April 9, 2010 the Company purchased the Participation Agreement for $5,000 and 500,000 common shares in the capital of the Company. On the closing of the purchase, the Participation Agreement was terminated and Portal held a 22% working interest in the Joint Venture.


On August 2010 the Company acquired an additional 6.5% working interest in the joint venture in return for granting the seller a non-convertible gross overriding royalty on the acquired 6.5% working interest of 1/150 (5% - 15%) royalty on all future oil and 15% on all future gas production, as well as assuming all of the seller’s future obligations under the Agreement. The Company’s working interest in the joint venture increased from 22% to 28.5% as a result of the acquisition.


As at March 31, 2012 the Company has spent a total of $641,508 (June 30, 2011 – $647,803) on the Bigwave project.


Manito Joint Venture

On March 9th, 2009 Portal signed the Manito Joint Venture Agreement to participate as to a 33.3% interest for the exploration, exploitation and production of petroleum and natural gas resources in central Alberta.


Portal has agreed to pay a 5.5% GORR on all products produced from certain geological formations.


The Manito Joint Venture has acquired one section of land to date through an Alberta Crown land sale.


Border Play

In April, 2010, the Company acquired a 100% interest in two parcels of land (the Border Play) totaling 560 acres (0.875 square miles). The primary play is Bakken oil exploitation using horizontal drilling. The two parcels lie within the Esther Field, with Bakken oil production in the field exceeding 4.8MMBBL (million barrels) to date.


Provost

In February, 2012, the Company acquired a 50% ownership in 928 acres (1.5 square miles) of exploratory land at Provost, Alberta. The primary target of this project is the Sparky formation which can be prolific for medium grade oil.



PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS EXPENDITURES


During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, the Company spent $77,035 on petroleum and natural gas property expenditures (year ended June 30, 2011 - $1,761,740).  The Company’s oil and gas properties are located in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada.


 


Exploration and Evaluation Assets

Developing &

Producing

 

 

Bigwave

Manito

Borderplay

Provost

Birdbear

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total as at June 30, 2010

$   523,566

$     18,000

$     30,366

$              -

$                  -

$   571,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Lease

20,712

-

-

-

100,371

121,083

Lease costs

83,036

-

784

-

-

83,820

Drilling

9,649

-

-

-

743,788

753,437

Completion

-

-

-

-

363,166

363,166

Tangible

-

-

-

-

386,847

386,847

Decommissioning obligation

10,840

-

-

-

42,547

53,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenditures

124,237

-

784

-

1,636,719

1,761,740

Depletion of oil and gas properties

-

-

-

-

(11,284)

(11,284)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total as at June 30, 2011

$  647,803

$     18,000

$     31,150

$              -

$   1,625,435

$ 2,322,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Lease

(6,295)

-

-

76,084

(13,095)

56,694

Drilling

-

-

-

-

232,906

232,906

Completion

-

-

-

-

55,079

55,079

Tangible

-

-

-

-

71,459

71,459

Acquisitions

-

-

-

-

8,460,897

8,460,897

Proceeds of disposition

-

-

-

-

(8,800,000)

(8,800,000)

Decommissioning obligation

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenditures

(6,295)

-

-

76,084

7,246

77,035

Depletion of oil and gas properties

-

-

-

-

(74,625)

(74,625)

Total as at March 31, 2012

$    641,508

$     18,000

$     31,150

$     76,084

$    1,558,056

$   2,324,798


SUMMARY OF SELECTED ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION


For the years ended June 30th


 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

Under IFRS

 

Under Canadian GAAP

Net loss

$

(1,194,983)

$

(1,145,548)

$

(6,366,236)

Basic and diluted EPS

$

(0.04)

$

(0.04)

$

(0.21)

Total assets

$

3,528,198

$

1,101,609

$

1,965,990

Total capital expenditures

$

1,591,807

$

159,985

$

609,752

Total long-term debt

 

Nil

 

Nil

 

Nil



SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS


 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31

2012

IFRS

December 31

2011

IFRS

September 30

2011

IFRS

June 30

2011

IFRS

 

$

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas revenue

60,215

141,333

66,048

47,041

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

406,393

426,289

382,123

459,501

Net loss

(345,874)

(205,343)

(317,756)

(428,193)

Net loss per share

(0.01)

Nil

(0.01)

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

 


 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31

2011

IFRS

December 31

2010

IFRS

September 30

2010

IFRS

June 30

2010

GAAP

 

$

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas revenue

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

334,159

249,907

206,872

290,549

Net loss

(309,614)

(254,770)

(202,406)

(314,028)

Net loss per share

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

 


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011


This review of the results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2012.


Loss


For the three months ended March 31, 2012 the Company incurred a net loss of $345,874 ($0.01 per share) compared to a net loss of $309,614 ($0.01 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The increase in the net loss for the third quarter of 2012 as compared to the third quarter of 2011 of $36,260 is primarily due to; (a) an increase in legal fees of $38,802 resulting from the increased petroleum and natural gas activities, and corporate initiatives to consolidate the common shares and change the Company name; (b) an increase in depletion, depreciation and amortization of $29,983 relating to depletion of the new oil and gas assets; (c) a decrease of $23,081 in interest and other income due to the reduced value of marketable securities and the resulting unrealized gains; (d) an increase in investor relations of $13,340 resulting from attempted financing of a petroleum and natural gas acquisition; offset by (a) an increase of $11,308 in petroleum and natural gas revenue net of royalties and operating expenses due to the recent increase in oil and gas activities; and (b) a decrease in share-based compensation as fewer stock options were being issued in the most recent year; (c) a decrease in consulting fees of $24,478 as fewer petroleum and natural gas opportunities were being evaluated; and, (d) a decrease in salaries and benefits of $20,538 resulting from staff and salary reductions to minimize administrative expenses.

 


Expenses


Administrative expenses were $323,558 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, a decrease of $5,496 as compared to $329,054 for the comparable period in 2011.  The six largest expense items for this period, which account for 80% (2011 – 86%) of total administrative expenses were: salaries and benefits of $78,162 (2011 - $99,700), legal fees of $46,224 (2011 - $7,422), rent of $41,202 (2011 - $32,393), investor relations of $40,162 (2011 - $26,822), consulting fees of $34,545 (2011 – $59,023), and share-based compensation of $19,904 (2011 – $56,825).  


Salaries and benefits of $78,162 (2011 - $99,700) accounted for 24% (2011 - 30%) of total administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  Staffing levels were lower in the current quarter as staff and salary reductions were implemented to reduce administrative expenses.


Legal fees of $46,224 (2011 - $7,422) accounted for 14% (2011 – 2%) of total administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Legal fees were higher in the current quarter due to increased petroleum and natural gas activities, and corporate initiatives to consolidate the common shares and change the Company name.


Rent of $41,202 (2011 – $32,393) accounted for 13% (2011 - 10%) of expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The increase in rent is due to the addition of the Calgary office.


Investor relations of $40,162 (2011 - $26,822) accounted for 12% (2011 - 8%) of expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The increase in investor relations expense resulted from the attempted financing of a petroleum and natural gas acquisition.


Consulting fees of $34,545 (2011 – $59,023) accounted for 11% (2011 - 18%) of total administrative expenses for the three months ended March31, 2012. The decrease in consulting fees resulted from fewer petroleum and natural gas opportunities were being evaluated.


Stock based compensation of $19,904 (2011 – $56,825) accounted for 6% (2011 - 17%) of total administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Stock option expense has decreased as fewer stock options were issued in the most recent year.



Resource operating expenses of $47,747 (2011 – Nil) and depletion, depreciation and amortization of $35,088 (2011 - $5,105) have increased due to the increase in oil and gas production.




RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011


This review of the results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the nine months ended March 31, 2012.


Loss


For the nine months ended March 31, 2012 the Company incurred a net loss of $868,973 ($0.02 per share) compared to a net loss of $766,790 ($0.02 per share) for the nine months ended March 31, 2011.  The increase in the net loss for the first three quarters of 2012 as compared to the first three quarters of 2011 of $102,183 is primarily due to: (a) an increase in consulting fees of $107,177 due to the increase in fees paid to consultants working on the oil and gas projects; (b) an increase in depletion, depreciation and amortization of $92,805 relating to depletion of the new oil and gas assets; (c) an increase in legal fees to support the increased oil and gas activities and to fund the deficit reduction, common share consolidation and Company name change initiatives; (d) an increase in rent of $23,735 resulting from opening the Calgary office; and  (e) an increase of $21,486 in corporate travel expenses relating to the new oil and gas projects and the opening of the Calgary office; offset by (a) an increase of $119,147 in petroleum and natural gas revenue net of royalties and operating expenses due to the recent increase in oil and gas activities; (b) a $90,200 future income tax recovery recognized as a result of the renunciation of tax pools to the flow-through shareholders; a decrease in share-based compensation of $30,575 as fewer stock options were issued in 2012; and (c) a decrease of $21,211 in investor relations as the majority of share offerings were undergone prior to the 2011 year-end.


Expenses


Administrative expenses were $966,783 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, an increase of $189,116 as compared to $777,667 for the comparable period in 2011.  The six largest expense items for this fiscal period, which account for 85% (2011 – 81%) of total expenses were: salaries and benefits of $251,133 (2011 - $255,205), consulting fees of $192,795 (2011 – $85,618), rent of $101,056 (2011 – $77,321), share-based compensation of $73,695 (2011 – $104,270), , investor relations of $68,129 (2011 - $89,340), and legal fees of $56,148 (2011 - $15,933).  


Salaries and benefits of $251,133 (2011 - $255,205) accounted for 26% (2011 - 33%) of total administrative expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2012.  Although oil and gas activities have increased substantially in the past 9 months as compared to 2011, much of the increased work load has been addressed through the use of consultants as noted below.


Consulting fees of $192,795 (2011 – $85,618) accounted for 20% (2011 - 11%) of total administrative expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2012. The increase in consulting fees is primarily due to increased fees paid to consultants working in the recently acquired oil and gas projects.


Rent of $101,056 (2011 – $77,321) accounted for 10% (2011 - 10%) of expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2012. The increase in rent is due to the addition of the Calgary office.


Share-based compensation of $73,695 (2011 – $104,270) accounted for 8% (2011 - 13%) of total administrative expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2012. Share-based compensation has decreased as fewer options have been issued in recent quarters than in the past.


Investor relations of $68,129 (2011 - $89,340) accounted for 7% (2011 - 11%) of expenses for the three quarters ended March 31, 2012. Investor relations expense has decreased as there were more show attendances in 2011 than in 2012.


Legal fees of $56,148 (2011 - $15,933) accounted for 6% (2011 – 2%) of expenses for the three quarters ended March 31, 2012. These higher fees were incurred to support the increased oil and gas activities and to fund the deficit reduction, common share consolidation and Company name change.



REDUCTION IN SHARE CAPITAL AND DEFICIT


The Company has share capital of $4,237,854 and a deficit of $(3,217,736) at March 31, 2012 (June 30, 2011: $17,909,268 and $(16,020,177), respectively). The decrease in share capital and deficit results from a  meeting of shareholders of the Company held on December 16, 2011, at which a special resolution was passed to reduce the Company’s paid-up share capital and the accumulated deficit by $13,671,414, representing the amount that is unrepresented by net available assets.



SUBSEQUENT EVENT


A resolution was passed at a meeting of shareholders on March 23, 2012 to consolidate the shares of the Company on the basis of one post-consolidation common share for each five pre-consolidation common shares, and to change the name of the Company to Galileo Petroleum Ltd. On April 2, 2012, the Company received approval for the share consolidation and the name change from the TSX Venture Exchange.



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


The Company had cash on hand of $86,182 and working capital of $765 as of March 31, 2012 (June 30, 2011: cash of $1,000,723 and working capital of $857,830).  The decrease in cash and working capital is primarily due to expenditures on oil and gas properties of $77,033 (net of dispositions) and administrative expenses (excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization and stock based compensation) of $893,087.


The Company’s authorized capital consists of 100,000,000 common shares without par value and 100,000,000 preferred shares, issuable in series.


 

No. of Common Shares Issued

and Outstanding

Share Capital

Amount

June 30, 2010

30,151,539

$        14,850,161

June 30, 2011

48,745,539

$        18,045,817

March 31, 2012

48,745,539

$          4,237,854


On February 18, 2011 the Company completed a non-brokered private placement for $801,250. The placement consists of 6,410,000 units at a price of $0.125 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. Each share purchase warrant will be exercisable to buy one common share at a price of $0.15 until February 17, 2012. A $10,500 fee was paid in cash as finder’s fees on a portion of the private placement.


On May 20 and May 30, 2011, the Company completed non-brokered private placements for aggregate proceeds of $2,481,500. The offering consisted of 10,152,500 units at a price of $0.20 per unit and 1,804,000 flow–through units at $0.25 per flow-through unit. Each unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half common share purchase warrant exercisable for one common share of the Company at a price of $0.25. Of these warrants, 2,988,750 are exercisable until May 20, 2012 and 2,087,500 until May 30, 2012. Each flow-through unit consists of one common share of the Company on a “flow-through” basis pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant exercisable for one common share of the Company at a price of $0.35. Of these warrants 870,000 are exercisable until May 20, 2012 and 32,000 until May 30, 2012. In connection with the non-brokered private placement, the Company paid finders’ fees of $66,290 and issued a total of 305,200 non-transferrable finders’ warrants.


At March 31, 2012 the Company had 2,675,700 (June 30, 2011 – 3,840,600) outstanding stock options with a weighted average exercise price of $0.17 (June 30, 2011 - $0.22). If the remaining outstanding options were exercised, the Company’s available cash would increase by $443,349.


During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, there were 1,339,900 stock options cancelled, and none exercised. The Company issued 175,000 new options with an exercise price of $0.20.


As at March 31, 2012 contributed surplus totaled $1,278,302 (March 31, 2011 - $1,115,325).  During the nine months ended March 31, 2012 the Company recognized $73,696 (March 31, 2011 - $104,270) in share purchase option compensation expense for share purchase options that vested during the period.


Stock options outstanding as at March 31, 2012 are as follows:


Number

Exercise Price

Expiry Date

25,000

$0.15

30-Jun-12

810,000

$0.20

07-Oct-13

572,200

$0.12

09-Jun-14

20,000

$0.15

17-Jan-15

        200,000

$0.26

06-Mar-15

        750,000

$0.14

09-Sep-15

123,500

$0.21

28-Mar-16

175,000

$0.20

16-Aug-11

2,675,700

 

 


As at March 31, 2012, the Company had 5,978,250 warrants outstanding with exercise prices of $0.25 and $0.35 cents with expiry dates of May 20, 2012 and May 30, 2012. If all the remaining outstanding warrants were exercised, the Company’s available cash would increase by $1,584,763.


As the date of the MD&A there were 48,745,539 common shares issued and outstanding and there would be 57,704,689 common shares, on a fully diluted basis.


The Company relies on equity financings to fund its exploration activities, corporate overhead expenses and acquisitions.  There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to secure additional financing in the future at terms that are favourable. To date, the Company has not used debt or other means of financing to further its exploration programs.



TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES


Payments to related parties were made in the normal course of operations and were valued at fair value as determined by management.  Amounts due to or from related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. All outstanding balances are unsecured, and there are no commitments or guarantees associated with the outstanding balances.


 

 

Nine months ended March 31, 2012

Year ended June 30, 2011


Amounts due to:


Services for


Total charges

Balance

Outstanding


Total charges

Balance

Outstanding

A private company controlled by a director of the Company

Consulting

$    28,527

$   28,527

$   69,942

$       -

A private company controlled by a director of the Company

Promissory note

101,825

1,825

-

-

A private company with a director in common with the Company

Promissory note

90,000

-

-

-

A public company with directors in common with the Company

Administrative

fees, advances

21,885

23,837

-

-

A private company with a director in common with the Company

Accounting, finance

1,290

1,290

7,101

-

Directors’ fees

Director services

13,000

13,000

27,333

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due from

 

 

 

 

 

A public company with directors in common with the Company

Administrative fees,

advances

60,944

8,141

-

-

A public company with a director in common with the Company

Office rent

43,599

168

47,772

-

A private company with a director in common with the Company

Administrative fees,

expenses

7,187

8,307

26,418

17,082


Key management personnel compensation includes all compensation paid to executive management and members of the board of directors of the Company.


 

Nine months ended March 31, 2012

Year ended June 30, 2011

Short-term employee benefits

$231,835

$277,673

Post-employment benefits

-

-

Other long-term benefits

-

-

Termination benefits

-

-

Share based payments

-

-

Total

$231,835

$277,673


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Additional information about the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.


Outstanding Share Data


As at May 29, 2012 the Company had the following items issued and outstanding:

·

48,745,539 common shares (9,749,107 post-consolidation).

·

6,283,450 warrants with a weighted average price of $0.27 expiring at various dates until May 30, 2012 (1,256,690 post-consolidation with a weighted average price of $1.35).

·

2,675,700 common stock options with a weighted average exercise price of $0.17 expiring at various dates until August 11, 2016 (535,140 post-consolidation with a weighted average exercise price of $0.85).


Commitments and Contingencies


The Company has obligations under an operating lease for its corporate office that is in effect until February 28, 2013.  The remaining future minimum lease payments for the non-cancellable lease are:


2012

$       23,740

2013

65,197

 

$       88,937


RISK FACTORS


The Company’s financial success will be dependent upon the extent to which it can discover oil and gas reserves or acquire oil and gas properties and the economic viability of developing its properties.


The Company competes with many companies possessing greater financial resources and technical facilities than itself.  The market price of oil and gas is volatile and cannot be controlled. There is no assurance that the Company’s oil and gas exploration and development activities will be successful. The development of oil and gas properties involves many risks that even a combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to overcome.


The development of oil and gas resources in Canada is subject to a comprehensive review, approval and permitting process that involves various federal and regional agencies.  There can be no assurance given that the required approvals and permits for an oil and gas project, if technically and economically warranted, on the Company’s claims can be obtained in a timely or cost effective manner.


Most of the Company’s short to medium term operating funds and cash flow must be derived from external financing.  Actual funding may vary from what is planned due to a number of factors including the progress of exploration and development on its current properties.  Should changes in equity market conditions prevent the Company from obtaining additional external financing, the Company will need to review its exploration and oil and gas property holdings to prioritise project expenditures based on funding availability.


The Company competes with larger and better financed companies for exploration personnel, contractors and equipment.  Increased exploration activity has increased the demand for equipment and services.  There can be no assurance that the Company can obtain required equipment and services in a timely or cost effective manner.


The Company’s financing activities in Canada make it subject to foreign currency fluctuations and such fluctuations may materially affect its financial position and results.



OUTLOOK


Portal has planned exploration programs for the oil and gas projects in western Canada and is continuing to review other projects for development or acquisition.


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS


Certain information set forth in this report contains forward-looking statements.  By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties including: the results of current operation and exploration activities; market reaction to future operation and exploration activities; significant changes in metal prices; currency fluctuations; general market and industry conditions; and other factors detailed in the Company’s public filings. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.  Portal Resources Ltd.’s actual results, programs and financial position could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements, and accordingly, no assurance can be given that the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits Portal Resources Ltd. will derive therefrom. Portal Resources Ltd. disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


Forward looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this document include statements with respect to:


·

The Company’s progress, potential and uncertainties of its oil and gas drilling program in central Saskatchewan.

·

The Company’s progress, potential and uncertainties of its oil and gas drilling program in central Alberta.

·

The Company’s expectations regarding the ability to find new projects in Canada, and

·

Expectations regarding the ability to raise capital to continue its exploration, project search and acquisition activities.


 

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information is gathered and reported to senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to permit timely decisions regarding public disclosure.


Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2012.  Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in National Instrument 52-109 – Certification of Disclosure in Issuer’s Annual and Interim Filings, are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that are filed or submitted under Canadian securities legislation are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in those rules.



INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING


The Company’s management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining internal controls over financial reporting.  The internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.  It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can only provide reasonable assurance, not absolute assurance, that the objectives of the control system are met.


No changes occurred in the current period of the Company’s ICFR that have materially affected or are reasonable likely to materially affect the Company’s ICFR.



TRANSITION TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS


First-time Adoption of IFRS


Portal’s interim consolidated financial statements as at and for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and comparative financial statements as at and for the nine months ended March 31, 2011, as at and for the year ended June 30, 2011 and an opening Statement of Financial Position as at July 1, 2010 (the “transition date”) have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. Previously, the Company prepared its annual and interim financial statements in accordance with Canadian GAAP applicable to publically accountable enterprises. Since the interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2012 have been prepared under IFRS, they have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting and IFRS 1, First-time Adoption of IFRS.


IFRS 1 requires the presentation of comparative information as at July 1, 2010 and subsequent comparative periods, as well as consistent and retrospective application of IFRS accounting policies. To assist with transition, the provisions of IFRS 1 allow for certain mandatory and optional exemptions for first-time adopters to alleviate the retrospective application of IFRS. Portal has elected to apply the following relevant exemptions:


·

IFRS 2, Share-based Payments, whereby stock options that vested prior to July 1, 2010 are not required to be retrospectively restated. Therefore, IFRS 2 requirements apply only to those options that were unvested at the date of transition; and


·

IAS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, whereby the Company has elected to measure decommissioning obligations as at the transition date in accordance with IAS 37 and recognize directly in deficit the difference between that amount and the carrying amount of those liabilities at the date of transition determined under Canadian GAAP


Hindsight was not used to estimates and accordingly the estimates previously made by the Company under Canadian GAAP are consistent with their application under IFRS. A summary of IFRS 1 mandatory and optional exemptions are also described in Note 19 to the interim consolidated financial statements.


Significant IFRS Accounting Policies


The IFRS accounting policies set forth in Note 3 of the interim consolidated financial statements have been applied in preparing the financial statements for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and comparative information as at and for the nine months ended March 31, 2011, as at and for the year ended June 30, 2011 and an opening Statement of Financial Position at July 1, 2010. A detailed explanation of how the transition from Canadian GAAP to IFRS has affected the Company’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flow, including the reconciliations required by IFRS 1, is presented in Note 19 to the interim consolidated financial statements.


The adoption of IFRS does not impact the underlying economics of Portal’s operations. The most significant impacts of adoption are from the application of new accounting policies that change the accounting for petroleum and natural gas properties, decommissioning obligations, and stock-based compensation. Portal also adopted certain presentation policies that differ from Canadian GAAP. The following discusses the significant accounting policy and presentation differences under IFRS.


Depletion expense


Under Canadian GAAP, the Company used total proved developed reserves in determining depletion expenses. Under IFRS, the carrying amount of petroleum and natural gas properties is depleted or amortized over the useful life of assets. Portal has determined that depleting on a total proved plus probable reserve basis better approximates the useful life of the Company’s assets. As a result of this accounting policy difference, depletion expenses decreased during the year ended June 30, 2011 by $360 (March 31, 2011 - $Nil) from the amounts previously reported under Canadian GAAP.


Depletion expense increased by $79 at June 30, 2011 (March 31, 2011 - $ $Nil) as a result of the changes to decommissioning expense outlined below.


Impairment testing


Under Canadian GAAP, the recoverable amount of Portal’s petroleum and natural gas assets under the first step of the impairment test is determined using undiscounted future cash flow from proved reserves. Under IFRS, the recoverable amount is calculated using discounted future cash flow from proved plus probable reserves. In addition, impairment testing under Canadian GAAP is performed at the country cost centre level, while under IFRS the Company’s assets are grouped into cash-generating units based on their ability to generate largely independent cash flows. As of July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, no impairment was determined under IFRS.  


Decommissioning obligations


Under Canadian GAAP, Portal used a credit-adjusted discount rate of 8% in estimating the decommissioning obligations. Under IFRS, the Company’s policy is to estimate the decommissioning obligations using risk-free discount rate on transition to IFRS. The effect of using a risk-free discount rate of 4.0% resulted in an increase of $Nil to the decommissioning obligation as at July 1, 2010, and an increase of $17,875 to the decommissioning obligation at June 30, 2011 with a corresponding increase to petroleum and natural gas assets.


Share purchase option compensation expenses


Under Canadian GAAP, the fair value of stock options was calculated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model for each option grant and the resulting expense was recognized basis over the four quarter vesting period of the stock option grant. Forfeitures of stock options were recognized as they occurred.


Under IFRS, each vesting tranche of an option grant with different vesting dates was considered a separate grant for the calculation of fair value. This resulted in accelerated expense recognition that attributed higher stock-based compensation expense in early years of an option grant and less expense in later years. Portal also applied an estimated forfeiture rate at the initial grant date. When determining the fair value of each vesting tranche under IFRS, Portal applied an estimated weighted average life which reflects historical experiences. Under Canadian GAAP, the option life was equal to the expiry period of five years.


The above accounting policy differences resulted in an increase of $8,232 to contributed surplus with a corresponding increase to the Company’s deficit at July 1, 2010. Stock-based compensation expense increased during the year ended June 30, 2011 by $26,033 (March 31, 2011 – a decrease of $21,705) from the amounts previously recorded under Canadian GAAP.

Exploration and evaluation assets


Under IRFS, exploration and evaluation costs are those expenditures for an area where technical feasibility and commercial viability has not yet been determined. Development and production costs include those expenditures for areas where technical feasibility and commercial viability has been determined and are included in the general balance of petroleum and natural gas properties and equipment.


Exploration and evaluation assets at July 1, 2010 were deemed to be a $571,932, representing the unproved properties balance under Canadian GAAP. This resulted in a reclassification of $571,932 from petroleum and natural gas properties to exploration and evaluation assets as July 1, 2010. As at June 30, 2011, the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets totaled   $696,953. These exploration activities are pending the determination of economic quantities of commercially producible reserves. During the year ended June 30, 2011, $1,625,435 of exploration and evaluation assets have been reclassified to petroleum and natural gas properties.


The Company performed an impairment test on its exploration and evaluation assets and petroleum and natural gas properties in accordance with the accounting policy stated in Note 3. The recoverable amount of Portal’s assets were estimated based on the fair value less cost to sell approach using discounted cash flows from proved plus probable reserves, taking into consideration escalated prices and future development costs, as obtained from the Company’s independent reserve report. Based on the above assessment, Portal’s exploration and evaluation assets and petroleum and natural gas properties did not have any impairment on transition to IFRS, as at March 31, 2011 and as at June 30, 2011.


Share capital


Under Canadian GAAP, the proceeds from the issuance of flow–through shares are recognized as shareholders’ equity. The tax basis of assets related to expenditures incurred to satisfy flow-through share obligations is reduced when the renunciation of the related tax pools occurs which then increases the deferred income tax liability and reduces share capital.  


Under IFRS the amount recorded to the share capital from the issuance of flow-through shares reflects the fair market of “regular” common shares. The difference between the total value of a flow-through share issuance and the fair market value of regular common share issuance (premium) is initially accrued as deferred obligation when the flow-through shares are issued. Pursuant to the terms of the flow-through share agreements, the tax deductions associated with the expenditures are renounced to the subscribers. Accordingly, on the on the renunciation with the Canada Revenue Agency, a deferred tax liability is recorded equal to the estimated amount of deferred income taxes payable by the Company as a result of the renunciations, the obligation on issuance of flow-through shares is reduced and the difference is recognized in profit or loss. There is no impact to share capital on renunciation of flow-through shares.


The above accounting policy differences had no effect on share capital of or deficit at July 1, 2010. There was an increase in the deferred flow-through share liability of $90,200 and a corresponding decrease to share capital as a result of this change for the year ended June 30, 2011.


Reclassifications


Under Canadian GAAP, G&A expenses (cash) and non-cash stock-based compensation expenses were disclosed as separate line items in profit or loss. Under IFRS, these items were grouped and reported as administrative expenses.



CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES


The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of IFRS accounting policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities and income and expenses. Accordingly, actual results may differ from these accounting estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to the accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. The following are the critical judgments and estimations that management has made in the process of applying the Company’s IFRS accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on amounts recognized in these financial statements:


Reserves


Estimation of reported recoverable quantities of proved and probable reserves include judgmental assumptions regarding production profile, commodity prices, exchange rates, remediation costs, timing and amount of future development costs, and production, transportation and marketing costs for future cash flows. It also requires interpretation of geological and geophysical models in order to make an assessment of the size, shape, depth, and quality of reservoirs, and their anticipated recoveries. The economical, geological and technical factors used to estimate reserves may change from period to period. Changes in reported reserves can impact the carrying values of the Company’s petroleum and natural gas properties, the calculation of depletion and depreciation, the provision for decommissioning obligations, and the recognition of deferred tax assets due to changes in expected future cash flows. The recoverable quantities of reserves and estimated cash flows from Portal’s petroleum and natural interests are independently evaluated by reserve engineers at least annually.


The Company’s petroleum and natural gas reserves represent the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological, geophysical and engineering data demonstrate with a specified degree of certainty to be economically recoverable in future years from known reservoirs and which are considered commercially producible. Such reserves may be considered commercially producible if management has the intention of developing and producing them and such intention is based upon (i) a reasonable assessment of future economics of such production; (ii) a reasonable expectation that there is a market for all or substantially all the expected oil and natural gas production; and (iii) evidence that the necessary production, transmission, and transportation facilities are available or can be made available. Reserves may only be considered proven and probable if producibility is supported by either production or conclusive formation tests. Portal’s oil and gas reserves are determined pursuant to National Instrument 51-101, Standard of Disclosures for Oil and Gas Activities.


Decommissioning obligations


The Company estimates future remediation costs of assets or facilities. In most instances, removal of assets occurs many years into the future. This requires judgment regarding abandonment date, future environmental and regulatory legislation, the extent of reclamation activities, the engineering methodology for estimating cost, future removal technologies in determining the removal cost and liability-specific discount rates to determine the present value of these cash flows.


Stock-based compensation


All share-based awards issued by the Company are fair valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. In assessing the fair value of share-based compensation, estimates have to be made regarding the expected volatility in share price, option life, dividend yield, risk-free rate and estimated forfeitures at the initial grant date


Impairment of assets


The impairment testing of PP&E is based on estimates of proved plus probable reserves, production rates, forecasted petroleum and natural gas prices, future costs and other relevant assumptions. Portal’s assets are aggregated into cash-generating units, for the purpose of calculating impairment, based on their ability to generate largely independent cash flows. By their nature, these estimates and assumptions are subject to measurement uncertainty and may impact the carrying value of the Company’s assets in future periods.


Income Taxes


Tax provisions are based on enacted or substantively enacted laws. Changes in those laws could affect amounts recognized in profit or loss both in the period of change, which would include any impact on cumulative provisions, and in the future periods.



CHANGES TO IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


The Company’s analysis of accounting policy differences specifically considers the current IFRS standards that are in effect. The Company will continue to monitor any new or amended accounting standards that are issued by the IASB in future periods.



FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS


The fair values of the Company’s cash, marketable securities, short-term investments, amounts receivable, accounts payables and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values.


The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks, including currency risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and interest risk.


(a)

Currency risk


The Company may acquire property interests in foreign jurisdictions that may make it subject to foreign currency fluctuations and inflationary pressures which may adversely affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The Company is affected by changes in exchange rates between the Canadian Dollar and foreign functional currencies. The Company does not invest in foreign currency contracts to mitigate the risks.


(b)

Credit risk


The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held in a Canadian financial institution. The Company does not have any asset-backed commercial paper in its cash and cash equivalents or short-term investments. The Company’s amounts receivable consists primarily of recovered rent and office expense, and tax due from the federal government of Canada.


(c)

Liquidity risk


Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are due within the current operating period.


(d)

Interest rate risk


Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The risk that the Company will realize a loss as a result of a decline in the fair value of the cash and cash equivalents is limited because they are generally held to maturity. A 1% change in the interest rate, with other variables unchanged, would affect the Company by an annualized amount of interest equal to approximately $1,000.


(e)

Commodity Price Risk


Commodity price risk is the risk that future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in commodity prices, affecting results of operations and cash generated from operating activities. Such prices may also affect the value of exploration and development properties and the level of spending for future activities. Prices received by the Company for its production are largely beyond the Company’s control as oil and gas prices are impacted by world economic events that dictate the levels of supply and demand.


The Company did not have any commodity price contracts in place as at or during the nine months ended March 31, 2012.  





EX-99.3 4 ceocertification.htm CEO CERTIFICATION CEO Certification






Form 52-109FV2

Certification of interim filings - venture issuer basic certificate



I, David Hottman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Galileo Petroleum Ltd. (formerly Portal Resources Ltd.), certify the following:

1.

Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Portal Resources Ltd. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2012.


2.

No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.


3.

Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.


Date:  May 29, 2012


“David Hottman”

_______________________

David Hottman

Chief Executive Officer & President



NOTE TO READER


In contrast to the certificate required for non-venture issuers under National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (NI 52-109), this Venture Issuer Basic Certificate does not include representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as defined in NI 52-109. In particular, the certifying officers filing this certificate are not making any representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of


i)

controls and other procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and


ii)

a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.


The issuer’s certifying officers are responsible for ensuring that processes are in place to provide them with sufficient knowledge to support the representations they are making in this certificate.  Investors should be aware that inherent limitations on the ability of certifying officers of a venture issuer to design and implement on a cost effective basis DC&P and ICFR as defined in NI 52-109 may result in additional risks to the quality, reliability, transparency and timeliness of interim and annual filings and other reports provided under securities legislation.




EX-99.4 5 cfocertification.htm CFO CERTIFICATION CFO Certification






Form 52-109FV2

Certification of interim filings - venture issuer basic certificate



I, Mark T. Brown, Chief Financial Officer of Galileo Petroleum Ltd. (formerly Portal Resources Ltd.), certify the following:

1.

Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Portal Resources Ltd. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2012.


2.

No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.


3.

Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.


Date:  May 29, 2012


“Mark T. Brown”

_______________________

Mark T. Brown

Chief Financial Officer



NOTE TO READER


In contrast to the certificate required for non-venture issuers under National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (NI 52-109), this Venture Issuer Basic Certificate does not include representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as defined in NI 52-109. In particular, the certifying officers filing this certificate are not making any representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of


i)

controls and other procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and


ii)

a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.


The issuer’s certifying officers are responsible for ensuring that processes are in place to provide them with sufficient knowledge to support the representations they are making in this certificate.  Investors should be aware that inherent limitations on the ability of certifying officers of a venture issuer to design and implement on a cost effective basis DC&P and ICFR as defined in NI 52-109 may result in additional risks to the quality, reliability, transparency and timeliness of interim and annual filings and other reports provided under securities legislation.