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

 
FORM 10-Q/A
2nd Amendment
(Mark One)

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QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 0R 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended    November 30, 2008

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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 0R 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________________ to __________________

Commission file number     333-135743


PIONEER EXPLORATION INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada
98-0491551
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
750 West Pender Street, Suite 202, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6C 2T7
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 (Zip Code)
   
604-618-0948
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
n/a
 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 [ X ] Yes         [    ]  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Larger accelerated filer                                                [     ]                                                                                                       Accelerated filer                                           [     ]
Non-accelerated filer                                                     [     ]  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)                   Smaller reporting company                       [ X ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
[ X ] Yes         [   ]  No

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date.

Class
Outstanding at January 6, 2009
common stock - $0.001 par value
11,264,500

 
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Pioneer Exploration Inc.
Form 10-Q/A
2nd Amendment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Form 10-Q/A – 2nd Amendment for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2008, which was originally filed on January 8, 2009 (the “Report”) and subsequently amended by the Form 10-Q/A – 1st Amendment, which was filed on March 5, 2009, is being filed (1) to revise Part I to correct the inadvertent omission of certain language from Item 4 – Controls and Procedures and to confirm management’s assessment of Pioneer Exploration Inc.’s controls and procedures, and (2) to correct the language in Exhibit 31 to match the exact text of the required Section 302 certifications.

This amendment to the Report does not alter any part of the content of the Report, except for the changes and additional information provided in this amendment, and this amendment continues to speak as of the date of the Report.  Pioneer Exploration Inc. has not updated the disclosures contained in this amendment to reflect any events that occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Report.  The filing of this amendment is not a representation that any statements contained in the Report or this amendment are true or complete as of any date subsequent to the date of the Report.  This amendment does not affect the information originally set forth in the Report, the remaining portions of which have not been amended.  Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction with Pioneer Exploration Inc.’s filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the original Form 10-Q on January 8, 2009 (SEC Accession No. 0001108078-09-000002).

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management maintains “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Pioneer’s Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including Pioneer’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In connection with the preparation of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out by management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of Pioneer’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of November 30, 2008.

Based on that evaluation, management concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that Pioneer’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in recording, processing, summarizing, and reporting information required to be disclosed, within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and that such information was not accumulated or communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In particular, Pioneer failed to complete and file its assessment of its internal controls over financial reporting in a timely manner for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.  As a result, Pioneer’s disclosure controls and procedures have not been effective since then and, as a result, were not effective for the period covered by this report.

 
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Management has implemented the following remediation procedures, subsequent to November 30, 2008, which are intended to remediate the causes of Pioneer’s disclosure procedures and controls ineffectiveness:

  
adopted a Disclosure Committee Charter (see Exhibit 99.1 for more details)
  
appointed Pioneer’s officers and directors to the Disclosure Committee
  
adopted policy to utilize external service providers to review and provide comment on disclosure reports and statements

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in Pioneer’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended November 30, 2008, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Pioneer’s internal control over financial reporting.

Subsequent to November 30, 2008, management completed its assessment of Pioneer’s internal controls over financial reporting and found the internal controls to be ineffective.  As a result of such assessment, in March 2009 management decided that certain changes to Pioneer’s internal controls over financial reporting were required, and those changes should materially affect Pioneer’s internal control over financial reporting in the future when implemented.  When funds are available to Pioneer, management will create a position in Pioneer that will be responsible for to segregate duties consistent with control objectives and Pioneer will increase its personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function by (i) appointing one or more outside directors to its board of directors who will also be appointed to the audit committee of Pioneer resulting in a fully functioning audit committee that will undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls over financial reporting, and (ii) preparing and implementing sufficient written policies and checklists that will set forth procedures for accounting and financial reporting.

Also, in March 2009 management made certain changes to Pioneer’s disclosure controls and procedures and implemented certain remediation procedures, as discussed above.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits

(a)  
Index to and Description of Exhibits

All Exhibits required to be filed with the Form 10-Q are included in this quarterly report or incorporated by reference to Pioneer’s previous filings with the SEC, which can be found in their entirety at the SEC website at www.sec.gov under SEC File Number 333-135743.

Exhibit
Description
Status
3.1
Articles of Incorporation, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 13, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
3.2
By-Laws, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 13, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
10.1
Property Purchase Agreement dated August 25, 2005, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 13, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
10.2
Declaration of Trust, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 13, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
10.3
Geological Report on the Pipe Claims, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 13, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit
Description
Status
10.4
Letter Agreement dated November 5, 2008 between Pioneer Exploration Inc. and Scott Macleod, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s Form 8-K (Current Report) filed on November 13, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
10.5
Letter Agreement dated November 5, 2008 between Pioneer Exploration Inc. and Ian McGavney, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s Form 8-K (Current Report) filed on November 13, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
10.6
Share Purchase Agreement dated November 20, 2008 between Pioneer Exploration Inc. and Scott Macleod, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s Form 8-K (Current Report) filed on November 26, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
10.7
Share Purchase Agreement dated November 20, 2008 between Pioneer Exploration Inc. and Ian McGavney, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s Form 8-K (Current Report) filed on November 26, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
10.8
Promissory Note dated November 20, 2008 given to Tiger Ventures Group Ltd. by Pioneer Exploration Inc., filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s Form 10-K (Annual Report) filed on December 2, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
14
Code of Ethics, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report) filed on April 16, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
31
Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Included
32
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report) filed on January 8, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed
99.1
Disclosure Committee Charter, filed as an exhibit to Pioneer’s Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report) filed on April 20, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.
Filed




SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Pioneer Exploration Inc. has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.


PIONEER EXPLORATION INC.


 
Dated:                      May 7, 2009                                                                By:       /s/ Warren Robb
Name:               Warren Robb
Title:                CEO and CFO
(Principal Executive Officer and
  Principal Financial Officer)



 
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Exhibit 31
 
 

 

 
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PIONEER EXPLORATION INC.
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
 
CERTIFICATION
 
 
I, Warren Robb, certify that:
 
1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending November 30, 2008 of Pioneer Exploration Inc.;
 
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.  The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Date:  May 7, 2009
 
 
/s/ Warren Robb
Warren Robb
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
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PIONEER EXPLORATION INC.
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
 
CERTIFICATION
 
 
I, Warren Robb, certify that:
 
1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending November 30, 2008 of Pioneer Exploration Inc.;
 
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.  The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Date:  May 7, 2009
 
 
/s/ Warren Robb
Warren Robb
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 

 
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