UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
| [X] | ANNUAL REPORT UNDER TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 |
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| [ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number 000-52837
GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
#300 – 500 North Rainbow Blvd
Las Vegas, Nevada
89107
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code.)
(210) 862-3071
(telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant(1) has filed all reports required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 day.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulations S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
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 if the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of June 30, 2016: $0.25.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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General
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 21, 2006. We are an exploration stage corporation. An exploration stage corporation is one engaged in the search for mineral deposits or reserves which are not in either development or production stages. We maintain our statutory registered agent’s office at The Corporation Trust Company of Nevada, 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, Nevada 89511. Our business office is located at #300 – 500 North Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89107. This is our mailing address as well. Our telephone number is (760) 610-4504. Ms. Miller, our secretary/treasurer, provides our office space on a rent-free basis.
We have no revenues, have achieved losses since inception, have no operations, have been issued a going concern opinion and rely upon the sale of our securities and loans from our officers and directors to fund operations.
We have no plans to change our business activities or to combine with another business. We are not aware of any events or circumstances that might cause us to change our plans.
Background
We are an exploration stage mining company, incorporated in Nevada.
The Company has been in the exploration stage since its formation and is primarily engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mining claims. Upon location of a commercial minable reserve, the Company expects to actively prepare the site for its extraction and enter a development stage.
On August 15, 2013, the Company entered into a Quitclaim Deed (the “Deed”) with Kee Nez Resources, LLC (“Grantor”), a Utah limited liability company. Pursuant to the Deed, the Grantor, in consideration of $10 and other valuable consideration, remise, release, and forever quitclaim unto the Company all of Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the GSR group of unpatented lode mining claims situated in Churchill Country, Nevada. As a result, the Company has obtained title to the GSR claims in August 2013.
The Company did not incur further expenditures on the properties during the year ended June 30, 2016 (2015: $nil) due to a lack of cash.
Employees
We intend to use the services of subcontractors for manual labor exploration work on our properties.
Employees and Employment Agreements
At present, we have no full-time employees. Our two officers and directors are part-time employees and each will devote about 10% of their time or four hours per week to our operation. Our officers and directors do not have employment agreements with us. We presently do not have pension, health, annuity, insurance, stock options, profit sharing or similar benefit plans. However, we may adopt plans in the future. There are presently no personal benefits available to our officers and directors. Marilyn Miller, one of our officers and directors, will handle our administrative duties. Because our officers and directors are inexperienced with exploration, they will hire qualified persons to perform the surveying, exploration, and excavating of the property. As of today, we have engaged private companies to review and evaluate properties mineral claims located in USA and (Mexico).
Our Office
Our business office is located at #300 – 500 North Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89107. This is our mailing address as well. Our telephone number is (760) 610-4504. We use this space on a rent free basis.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
Summary
The following is a description of the Company’s mineral properties. The Company holds a 100% interest on four contiguous Federal BLM unpatented lode mining claims in Nevada that were acquired for mineral exploration purposes, primarily in exploration for precious metals.
The Property
The four GSR lode mining claims, named GSR 1, 2, 3 and 4, were staked on Federal BLM lands on July 9, 2012 by Kee Nez Resources, LLC, a Utah limited liability company. The BLM claim numbers for claims GSR 1, 2, 3 and 4 are 1076314, 1076315, 1076316 and 1076317 respectively. Each of the four claims are 20.66 acres in size for a total of 82.64 acres.
The Company acquired these unpatented claims on August 15, 2013, from Kee Nez Resources, LLC, who quitclaimed the four claims to the Company. This transfer was filed and recorded with the BLM on August 23, 2013. As a result, Golden Star Resource Corp. holds a 100% interest in the four claims. There are no underlying agreements or royalties.
A Maintenance Fee or a Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification must be filed annually on or before September 1st in order to keep the claims valid and is filed in advance for the upcoming assessment year. Since the Company holds less than 10 Federal unpatented lode mining claims it is entitled to file a Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification in lieu of paying the fee of $155 per claim. Payment of the Maintenance Fee or filing of the Fee Waiver Certification is the responsibility of Golden Star Resource Corp. Notice of Holding of these claims is also filed annually with Churchill County.
All requirements have been met until the next annual due date of September 1, 2017
There are no buildings, equipment or other facilities on the claims. Sources of power and water have not been investigated to date.
The Company only has mineral rights by virtue of these claims. It does not hold any surface rights.
Location
The GSR 1-4 unpatented lode mining claims are situated in Sections 9 and 16, T14N, R35E, MDM, in Churchill County, Nevada.
The property is located 98 air miles southeast of Reno, NV and 48 air miles southeast of Fallon, NV. The property can be accessed from Fallon by heading east on US Hwy 50 for 46 miles and then heading south on NV 361 for 15 miles. This paved highway cuts across the southeast corner of the claim group (see Fig 2).
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Location Map:
Claim Map:
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Geology
The GSR property lies in the Basin and Range Province near its western margin where it adjoins the northwest-southeast trending Walker Lane mineral belt. This boundary is about 20 miles west of the GSR property. The Basin and Range Province is a major physiographic region of the western US, centered on Nevada and western Utah, typified by north-northeast trending mountain ranges separated by broad flat alluvium filled valleys. Gold and silver mineralization is known to occur in many parts of this Province.
In the vicinity of the GSR property there are numerous historical small mine workings in the surrounding mountain ranges, an active exploration project at Bell Mt. 8 miles to the northwest and several past producing large gold mines, such as Paradise Peak 25 miles to the southeast and Rawhide 25 miles to the west.
The near-surface rocks in the area of the GSR property are a series of sub-outcropping Mesozoic Age metasedimentary rocks overlain by Tertiary Age rhyolitic lavas and volcanoclastics.
No exploration has been carried out on the property by GSR and it has not been examined by a GSR contracted professional geologist or by GSR’s officers or directors.
Due to current subdued market conditions in the junior natural resource markets the Company has no plans for an exploration program until it has the ability to raise sufficient funds to engage in an exploration program. Such a program would likely initially entail prospecting, geological mapping and rock-chip sampling. Quality Assurance and Quality Controls for sampling collection protocols will be developed with the exploration program as funding allows. There would be no permitting or bonding requirements for this preliminary phase of exploration. Permits and bonding would be required if and when exploration advanced to a drilling or trenching phase since those activities cause surface disturbance.
The property is currently without any known reserves and any program to be proposed in the future would be exploratory in nature.
We are not presently a party to any litigation.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
During the fourth quarter, there were no matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Only a limited market exists for our securities. There is no assurance that our limited market will develop into a regular trading market, or if developed, that it will be sustained. Therefore, a shareholder in all likelihood will be unable to resell his securities in our company. Furthermore, it is unlikely that a lending institution will accept our securities as pledged collateral for loans unless a regular trading market develops.
Our company’s securities are traded over-the-counter on the Bulletin Board operated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) under the symbol “GLNS”. Our shares were listed for trading on July 3, 2007.
| Fiscal Year 2016 | High Bid | Low Bid | ||||||
| Fourth Quarter 4-01-16 to 6-30-16 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.0 | ||||
| Third Quarter 1-01-16 to 3-31-16 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.0 | ||||
| Second Quarter 10-01-15 to 12-31-15 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.0 | ||||
| First Quarter 7-01-15 to 9-30-15 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.0 | ||||
| Fiscal Year 2015 | High Bid | Low Bid | ||||||
| Fourth Quarter 4-01-15 to 6-30-15 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.0 | ||||
| Third Quarter 1-01-15 to 3-31-15 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.0 | ||||
| Second Quarter 10-01-14 to 12-31-14 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.0 | ||||
| First Quarter 7-01-14 to 9-30-14 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.0 | ||||
Dividend Policy
We have not declared any cash dividends. We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in our business operations.
Section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Our shares are covered by section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended that imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouses). For transactions covered by the Rule, the broker/dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase and have received the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction prior to the sale. Consequently, the Rule may affect the ability of broker/dealers to sell our securities and also may affect your ability to sell your shares in the secondary market.
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Section 15(g) also imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell penny securities. These rules require a one page summary of certain essential items. The items include the risk of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary marketing; terms important to in understanding of the function of the penny stock market, such as “bid” and “offer” quotes, a dealers “spread” and broker/dealer compensation; the broker/dealer compensation, the broker/dealers duties to its customers, including the disclosures required by any other penny stock disclosure rules; the customers rights and remedies in causes of fraud in penny stock transactions; and, the NASD’s toll free telephone number and the central number of the North American Administrators Association, for information on the disciplinary history of broker/dealers and their associated persons.
Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
We have no equity compensation plans and accordingly we have no shares authorized for issuance under an equity compensation plan.
Status of our public offering
On October 25, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared our Form SB-2 Registration Statement effective, file number 333-137922, permitting us to offer up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.10 per share. There was no underwriter involved in our public offering.
On March 28, 2007, we completed our public offering by raising $107,000. We sold 1,070,000 shares of our common stock at an offering price of $0.10 per share.
Use of Proceeds
Since the time of raising money by offering shares of our stock, we have net proceeds of $107,060. We have used proceeds (net of $174,931 accounts payable and accrued liabilities, $163,306 loan payable and $82,959 due to related parties) for the following: $198,768 for professional fees, $49,500 for administration, $98,359 for consulting fees, $13,177 for mineral claim payment, $89,790 for transfer and filing fees, $49,355 for office and sundry, $54,236 for interest expenses, $18,500 for rent, and $54,381 for travel. Our total cash outlays have been offset by a $2,723 foreign exchange gain.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
This section of the prospectus includes a number of forward- looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words like: believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions, or words which, by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this prospectus. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or our predictions.
Plan of Operation
We are a start-up, exploration stage corporation and have not yet generated or realized any revenues from our business operations.
Our auditors have issued a going concern opinion. This means there is substantial doubt that we can continue as an on-going business for the next twelve months unless we obtain additional capital to pay our bills. This is because we have not generated any revenues and do not anticipate generating any revenues until we begin removing and selling minerals. There is no assurance we will ever achieve these goals. Accordingly, we must raise cash from sources other than the sale of minerals in order to implement our project and stay in business. Our only other source for cash at this time is investments by others.
Our exploration target is to find a mineralized material, specifically, an ore body containing gold. Our success depends upon finding mineralized material. This includes a determination by our consultant that the property contains reserves. We have not yet selected a consultant. Mineralized material is a mineralized body which has been delineated by appropriate spaced drilling or underground sampling to support sufficient tonnage and average grade of metals to justify removal. If we don’t find mineralized material or if it is not economically feasible to remove it, we will cease operations and you will lose your investment.
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In addition, we may not have enough money to complete the acquisition and exploration of a property. If it turns out that we have not raised enough money to complete our acquisition we will try to raise additional funds from a second public offering, a private placement or through loans. At the present time, we have not made any plans to raise additional money and there is no assurance that we would be able to raise additional money in the future. If we need additional money and cannot raise it, we will have to suspend or cease operations.
Limited Operating History; Need for Additional Capital
There is no historical financial information about us upon which to base an evaluation of our performance. We are an exploration stage corporation and have not generated any revenues from operations. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business operations. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible delays in the acquisition and exploration of our properties, and possible cost overruns due to price increases in services.
To become profitable and competitive, we need to identify a property and conduct research and explore our property before we start production of any minerals we may find. If we do find mineralized material, we will need additional funding to move beyond the research and exploration stage. We have no assurance that future financing will be available to us on acceptable terms. If financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to continue, develop or expand our operations. Equity financing could result in additional dilution to existing shareholders.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have completed our public offering as of March 28, 2007 and to date have raised $107,060, we will attempt to raise additional money through a subsequent private placement, public offering or through loans.
Currently, we do not have sufficient funds for our intended business operation. Ms. Miller, one of our officers and directors, has agreed in financing the related operating expenditures to maintain the Company. The foregoing agreement is oral; we have nothing in writing. While Ms. Miller has agreed to advance the funds, the agreement is unenforceable as a matter of law because no consideration was given. At the present time, we have not made any arrangements to raise additional cash. If we need additional cash and can’t raise it, we will either have to suspend operations until we do raise the cash, or cease operations entirely.
Other than as described in this paragraph, we have no other financing plans.
Since inception, we have issued 7,070,000 shares of our common stock and received $107,060. In March 2006, we issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock to Kathrine MacDonald, our former secretary/treasurer, in consideration of $30 and we issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock to Marilyn Miller, one of our officers and directors, in consideration of $30 pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1993.
We issued 1,070,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This was accounted for as a purchase of shares of common stock.
$143,700 (2015: $143,700) was payable to 0787129 B.C. Ltd. (a non-related party) of which $51,272 and $34,827 were the result of the assignment and transfer from loan payable to ATP Corporate Services Corp. (a non-related party) and Bobcat Development, respectively. The loan amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. During the year, the Company incurred and accrued interest expense of $nil (2015: $nil).
$57,858 (2015: $57,858) was payable to Bobcat Development. The loan amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. During the year, the Company incurred and accrued interest expenses of $nil (2015: $nil).
$56,900 (2015: $13,929) was payable to Dimac Capital (a related party). The loan amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. During the year, the Company incurred and accrued interest expenses of $nil (2015: $nil).
As of June 30, 2016, our total assets were $65 (2015: $16) and our total liabilities were $516,347 (2015: $475,150).
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
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BALANCE SHEETS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| JUNE 30, 2016 | JUNE 30, 2015 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 65 | $ | 16 | ||||
| TOTAL ASSETS $ | 65 | $ | 16 | |||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) | ||||||||
| Current | ||||||||
| Accounts payables and accrued liabilities | $ | 181,705 | $ | 176,153 | ||||
| Loan payable (Note 7) | 240,218 | 216,038 | ||||||
| Due to related parties (Note 6) | 82,959 | 82,959 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 504,882 | 475,150 | ||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIENCY) EQUITY | ||||||||
| Capital stock (Note 5) | ||||||||
| Authorized: | ||||||||
| 100,000,000 voting common shares with a par value of $0.00001 per share | ||||||||
| 100,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.00001 per share; none issued | ||||||||
| Issued: | ||||||||
| 7,070,000 common shares at June 30, 2016 & 2015 | 70 | 70 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 106,990 | 106,990 | ||||||
| Deficit | (611,877 | ) | (582,194 | ) | ||||
| (504,817 | ) | (475,134 | ) | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIENCY) EQUITY | $ | 65 | $ | 16 | ||||
Nature of operations and going concern (note 1)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| CUMULATIVE | ||||||||||||
| PERIOD FROM | ||||||||||||
| YEAR ENDED | INCEPTION | |||||||||||
| JUNE 30, | APRIL 21, 2006 TO | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | June 30, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | $ | 13,433 | $ | 15,153 | $ | 207,431 | ||||||
| Transfer and filing fees | 19,612 | 29,920 | 73,077 | |||||||||
| Office and sundry | 13 | - | 49,355 | |||||||||
| Interest expenses | 41 | 8,580 | 54,236 | |||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (3,416 | ) | 3,483 | (6,139 | ) | |||||||
| 29,683 | 57,136 | 611,877 | ||||||||||
| Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss | $ | (29,683 | ) | $ | (57,136 | ) | (611,877 | ) | ||||
| Basic and fully diluted loss per share | $ | (0.00 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 7,070,000 | 7,070,000 | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| YEAR ENDED | ||||||||
| JUNE 30, | ||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss for the year | $ | (29,683 | ) | $ | (57,136 | ) | ||
| Items not affecting cash: | ||||||||
| Interest | - | 8,383 | ||||||
| Changes in non-cash working capital: | ||||||||
| Accounts payables and accrued liabilities | 5,552 | 289 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (24,131 | ) | (48,464 | ) | ||||
| Cash flow from financing activities | ||||||||
| Loan payable | 24,180 | 36,897 | ||||||
| Due to related parties | - | 11,580 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 24,180 | 48,477 | ||||||
| Cash increase (decrease) in the year | 49 | 13 | ||||||
| Cash, beginning of year | 16 | 3 | ||||||
| Cash, end of year | $ | 65 | $ | 16 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIENCY) EQUITY
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015
| NUMBER OF | ADDITIONAL | |||||||||||||||||||
| COMMON | PAID-IN | |||||||||||||||||||
| SHARES | PAR VALUE | CAPITAL | DEFICIT | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2014 | 7,070,000 | $ | 70 | $ | 106,990 | $ | (525,058 | ) | $ | (417,998 | ) | |||||||||
| Net loss for the year | - | - | - | (57,136 | ) | (57,136 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2015 | 7,070,000 | 70 | 106,990 | (582,194 | ) | (475,134 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net loss for the year | - | - | - | (29,683 | ) | (29,683 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2016 | 7,070,000 | $ | 70 | $ | 106,990 | $ | (611,877 | ) | $ | (504,817 | ) | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| 1. | NATURE OF OPERATIONS |
Organization
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada, U.S.A. on April 21, 2006.
Exploration Stage Activities
The Company has been in the exploration stage since its formation and is primarily engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mining claims. Upon location of a commercial minable reserve, the Company expects to actively prepare the site for its extraction and enter a development stage. During the fiscal year 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with Mayan Mineral Ltd. to acquire a resource property in Nevada (Note 4). Currently, the Company is actively looking for other mineral properties for its planned business operation.
Going Concern
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
The general business strategy of the Company is to acquire and explore mineral properties. The continued operations of the Company and the recoverability of mineral property costs is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable mineral reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development of its properties, and upon future profitable production. The Company has not generated any revenues or completed development of any properties to date. Further, the Company has a working capital deficit of $509,727 (June 30, 2015 - $475,134), has incurred losses of $616,787 since inception, and further significant losses are expected to be incurred in the exploration and development of its mineral properties. The Company will require additional funds to meet its obligations and maintain its operations. There can be no guarantee that the Company will be successful in raising the necessary financing. Management’s plans in this regard are to raise equity financing as required.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from this uncertainty.
| 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP. Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements for a period necessarily involves the use of estimates which have been made using careful judgment. Actual results may vary from these estimates. The financial statements have, in management’s opinion, been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below.
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| a) | Cash |
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. There is no cash equivalents as at June 30, 2016 (2015: $nil).
| b) | Mineral Property Acquisition Payments |
The Company expenses all costs incurred on mineral properties to which it has secured exploration rights prior to the establishment of proven and probable reserves. If and when proven and probable reserves are determined for a property and a feasibility study prepared with respect to the property, then subsequent exploration and development costs of the property will be capitalized.
The Company regularly performs evaluations of any investment in mineral properties to assess the recoverability and/or the residual value of its investments in these assets. All long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances change which indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
| c) | Exploration Expenditures |
The Company follows a policy of expensing exploration expenditures until a production decision in respect of the project and the Company is reasonably assured that it will receive regulatory approval to permit mining operations, which may include the receipt of a legally binding project approval certificate.
| d) | Asset Retirement Obligations |
The Company has adopted ASC 410, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”, which requires that an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset be recognized as a liability in the period which it is incurred and becomes determinable, with an offsetting increase in the carrying amount of the associated asset.
The cost of the tangible asset, including the initially recognized ARO, is depleted, such that the cost of the ARO is recognized over the useful life of the asset. The ARO is recorded at fair value, and accretion expense is recognized over time as the discounted liability is accreted to its expected settlement value. The fair value of the ARO is measured using expected future cash flow, discounted at the Company’s credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate. To date, no significant asset retirement obligation exists due to the early stage of exploration. Accordingly, no liability has been recorded.
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| e) | Use of Estimates and Assumptions |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the Date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
| f) | Financial Instruments |
ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820 prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.
The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, loan payable and due to a related party. Pursuant to ASC 820, the fair value of our cash is 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 of the other financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective maturity dates or durations.
The Company’s operations are in Canada, which results in exposure to market risks from changes in foreign currency rates. The financial risk is the risk to the Company’s operations that arise from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and the degree of volatility of these rates. Currently, the Company does not use derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk.
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| g) | Income Taxes |
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes” and ASC 740 -Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, which require the liability method of accounting for income taxes. The liability method requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.
| h) | Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share |
The Company reports basic loss per share in accordance with ASC 260 – “Earnings per Share”. Basic loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common and potentially dilutive common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is equal to basic loss per share because there are no potential dilutive securities.
| i) | Foreign Currency Translation |
The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items are translated at the historical rate unless such items are carried at market value, in which case they are translated using exchange rates that existed when the value were determined. Any resulting exchange rate differences are recorded in the statement of operations.
| 3. | RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS |
In June 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Top 915)”: Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation”. The amendments in this Update remove the definition of a development stage entity from the Master Glossary of the Accounting standards Codification, thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statement of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity if engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The amendments related to the elimination of inception-to-date information and the other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915 should be applied retrospectively. For public business entities, those amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods therein. The Company adopted the amendment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| 3. | RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Continued) |
In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” The FASB’s objective in issuing this ASU is to reduce diversity in the timing and content of footnote disclosures. The amendment is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2015 and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The adoption has no impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement-Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20), Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items, which eliminates the concept of extraordinary items. Under this new guidance, entities will no longer be required to separately classify, present and disclose extraordinary events and transactions. The amendments in this update are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption has no impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis”(“ASU 2015-02”). ASU 2015-02 makes several modifications to the consolidation guidance for variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and general partners’ investments in limited partnerships, as well as modifications to the evaluation of whether limited partnerships are VIEs or voting interest entities. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption has no impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In April 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”). In August 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements (“ASU 2015-15”). ASU 2015-03 will require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the debt. ASU 2015-15 allows an entity to present debt issuance costs associated with a revolving line of credit arrangement as an asset, regardless of whether a balance is outstanding. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by ASU 2015-03 or ASU 2015-15. These ASU’s are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2015-03 will require the Company to reclassify its deferred financing costs associated with its long-term debt from other assets to long-term debt on a retrospective basis. The adoption has no impact on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows.
On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which amends ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. The ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions for both public and nonpublic entities, including the following:
| ● | Accounting for income taxes. | |
| ● | Classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows. | |
| ● | The ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions for both public and nonpublic entities, including the following: Forfeitures. | |
| ● | Statutory tax withholding requirements. | |
| ● | Classification of awards as either equity or liabilities. | |
| ● | Classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes. |
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| 3. | RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Continued) |
The ASU also contains guidance under which nonpublic entities can use the simplified method to estimate the expected term of an award and make a one-time election to switch from fair value measurement to intrinsic value measurement for liability-classified awards.
ASU 2016-09 is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within that reporting period. For all other entities, it is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption will be permitted in any interim or annual period, with any adjustments reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this.
The Company does not expect that the adoption of other recent accounting pronouncements will have a material impact on its financial statements.
| 4. | MINERAL CLAIM INTEREST |
On August 15, 2013, the Company entered into a Quitclaim Deed (the “Deed”) with Kee Nez Resources, LLC (“Grantor”), a Utah limited liability company. Pursuant to the Deed, the Grantor, in consideration of $10 and other valuable consideration, remise, release, and forever quitclaim unto the Company all of Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the GSR group of unpatented lode mining claims situated in Churchill Country, Nevada. As a result, the Company has obtained title to the GSR claims in August 2013.
The Company did not incur further expenditures on the property during the year ending June 30, 2016 (2015: $nil) due to lack of cash.
| 5. | CAPITAL STOCK |
| a) | On April 24, 2006, the Company issued 6,000,000 common shares at $0.00001 per share to two founding shareholders. | |
| b) | On March 28, 2007, the Company closed its public offering and issued additional 1,070,000 common shares at $0.10. | |
| c) | The Company has not issued any shares during the years ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and it has no stock option plan, warrants or other dilutive securities. |
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| 6. | DUE TO RELATED PARTIES |
As of June 30, 2016, due to related parties balance of $82,959 (2015: $82,959) represents the combination of the following:
| a) | $54,959 (2015: $54,959) owed to a company controlled by a former director and principal shareholder of the Company, for the amount of office, transfer agent and travel expenses paid by the related party on behalf of the Company. The amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand; | |
| b) | $28,000 (2015: $28,000) owed to a director of the Company, for the amount of office, travel and telephone expenses paid by the related party on behalf of the Company. The amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. | |
| c) | $38,659 (2015: $14,479) was payable to Dimac Capital (a related party). The amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. |
| 7. | LOAN PAYABLE |
Loan payable consists of the following:
$143,700 (2015: $143,700) was payable to 0787129 B.C. Ltd. (a non-related party) of which $51,272 and $34,827 were the result of the assignment and transfer from loan payable to ATP Corporate Services Corp. (a non-related party) and Bobcat Development, respectively. The loan amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.
$57,858 (2015: $57,858) was payable to Bobcat Development (a non-related party). The loan amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.
| 8. | INCOME TAXES |
A reconciliation of income tax expense to the amount computed at the statutory rate is as follows:
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| Net loss for the year | $ | (29,683 | ) | $ | (57,136 | ) | ||
| Statutory tax rate | 34 | % | 34 | % | ||||
| Computed expected (benefit) income taxes | (10,092 | ) | (19,426 | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit not recognized | 10,092 | 19,426 | ||||||
| $ | - | $ | - | |||||
Significant components of deferred income tax assets are as follows:
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| Operating losses carried forward | $ | 204,000 | $ | 197,000 | ||||
| Valuation allowance | (204,000 | ) | (197,000 | ) | ||||
| $ | - | $ | - | |||||
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCE CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2016
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
| 8. | INCOME TAXES (Continued) |
The Company has incurred operating losses of approximately $601,000 which, if unutilized, will expire through to 2036. Future tax benefits, which may arise as a result of these losses, have not been recognized in these financial statements, and have been offset by a valuation allowance. The following table lists the fiscal year in which the loss was incurred and the expiration date of the operating loss carry forwards:
| Amount | Expiration Date | |||||
| $ | 30,000 | 2036 | ||||
| 57,000 | 2035 | |||||
| 54,000 | 2034 | |||||
| 125,000 | 2033 | |||||
| 107,000 | 2032 | |||||
| 88,000 | 2031 | |||||
| 13,000 | 2030 | |||||
| 22,000 | 2029 | |||||
| 68,000 | 2028 | |||||
| 37,000 | 2027 | |||||
| Total income tax operating loss carry forward | $ | 601,000 | ||||
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
| a) | There have been no disagreements on accounting and financial disclosures from the inception of our company through the date of this Form 10-K. Our financial statements for the period from inception to June 30, 2014, included in this report have been audited by MNP LLP, as set forth in this annual report. | |
| b) | On July 7, 2011, Chang Lee LLP (“Chang Lee”) resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as Chang Lee was merged with MNP LLP (“MNP”). Most of the professional staff of Chang Lee continued with MNP either as employees or partners of MNP and will continue their practice with MNP. On Date, the Company, through and with the approval of its Board of Director, engaged MNP as its independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| c) | Prior to engaging MNP, the Company did not consult with MNP regarding the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction or regarding the type of audit opinions that might be rendered by MNP on the Company’s financial statements, and MNP did not provide any written or oral advice that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any such accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue. | |
| d) | The reports of Chang Lee regarding the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and during the period from June 30, 2010 to July 7, 2011, the date of resignation, there were no disagreements with Chang Lee on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Chang Lee would have caused it to make reference to such disagreement in its reports. |
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report, being June 30, 2014, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our company’s disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as at the end of the period covered by this report. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.
Disclosure controls and procedures and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of the controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected.
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Management’s Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance with respect to the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures which pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this evaluation under the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2016.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm with respect to internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission which permit us to provide only our management’s report in this Annual Report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified during the year ended June 30, 2016 which have materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
None.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS.
Our directors serve until their successor is elected and qualified. Our officers are elected by the board of directors to a term of one (1) year and serve until their successor is duly elected and qualified, or until they are removed from office. The board of directors has no nominating, auditing or compensation committees.
The names, addresses, ages and positions of our present officers and directors are set forth below:
| Name and Address | Age | Position(s) | ||
| Steven Bergstrom | 65 | President, Principal Executive Officer and a member | ||
| 3390 Toopal Drive | of the Board of Directors | |||
| Oceanside, California 92058 | ||||
| Marilyn Miller | 48 | Principal Accounting Officer, Principal Financial | ||
| 3390 Toopal Drive | Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and a member of our | |||
| Oceanside, California 92058 | board of directors | |||
The persons named above have held their offices/positions are expected to hold their offices/positions until the next annual meeting of our stockholders.
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS - continued
Background of Officers and Directors
On October 17, 2007, Steven Bergstrom was appointed President, Principal Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Since April 1985, Mr. Bergstrom has been serving as President for Triad Exploration Inc. a private Washington based, exploration company. He founded Triad Exploration to exploit opportunities in the base and precious metal mining industry. Triad Exploration specializes in the acquisition of base and precious metal mining properties and also provides consulting services to other mineral exploration companies. From December 1986 until February 2001, Mr. Bergstrom was Vice President of Mining Operations for Triumph Corporation, a private Colorado exploration company headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington. Triumph Corporation is a precious metals exploration company. Mr. Bergstrom currently sits on the Board of Directors of Triumph Corporation. From September 1999 to March 2003, Mr. Bergstrom was a Director for Nevak Mining Ltd., a private Nevada based, gold producing company no longer in operation. The Mud Creek Mine on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska was the once operational mine of Nevak Mining. From October 1979 to November 1984, Mr. Bergstrom founded and served as President for International Bullion Inc., a private Nevada based, exploration company no longer in operation. International Bullion was a mining company that built, operated, and sold a heap leach gold project in Nevada. The company expanded it operations to include the direct importation of precious metal concentrates and precipitates that were subsequently processed and sold to refineries. Steve Bergstrom also serves as President for Silver Hill Mines Inc, a Nevada exploration company headquartered in Greenacres, Washington. He is President of Alliance Aviation LLC, a Nevada aviation services company headquartered in Laguna Niguel, California; Alliance Aviation’s primary aviation service will be charter operations for corporate clients. Other aviation services provided will be aircraft leasing, maintenance, and finance. He is President of Western Locators LLC, a Harrison, Idaho based exploration services and land services company; Western Locators provides exploration services such as claim staking, filing services, property acquisition consulting, land status reports, and other services necessary for the evaluation and acquisition of potential mineral properties. He is a Managing Member of AuTech LLC, a Nevada based gold extraction technology company with headquarters in Verndale, Washington. AuTech is involved in acquiring and developing a proprietary process related to the extraction of gold from ores. All of these companies are private companies. He holds a bachelors degree in Economics from North Dakota State University(1970), has served as an E-4 in the US Army at West Point and he is a Vietnam Veteran.
On September 5, 2008, Marilyn Miller was appointed principal accounting officer, principal financial officer, secretary/treasurer and a member of the board of directors. Since May 26, 2005, Marilyn Miller has been the Vice President of Marathon Gold Corp. and a member of the board of directors. Marathon Gold is in the business of gold mining and exploration. Since January 2007, Ms. Miller has been a director of Cierra Pacific Ventures. Cierra Pacific is in the business of mining exploration. Cierra Pacific does not file reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, but is listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol CIZ.H. Since April 2007, Ms. Miller has been President, Secretary Treasurer and a director of Royal Mining Corp., a private company. Since June 2007, Ms. Miller has been the President, Secretary, Treasurer and a director of Goldstream Mining Corp., a private company. Since July 2007, Ms. Miller has been a director of Tapestry Resource Corp. Tapestry Ventures is engaged in the business of mining exploration. Tapestry Ventures does not file reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, but is listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol TPV.H. From December 2000 to 2001, Ms. Miller was earning her degree at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in San Diego. Ms. Miller is self-employed as a GIA Graduate Gemologist Consultant since October, 2001. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is the world’s foremost respected authority in gemology. Marilyn Miller graduated as a Graduate Gemologist from GIA in May, 2001. Since December 2001, Ms. Miller has been President of Obelisk International Corporation. Obelisk International Corporation is located in Vancouver, British Columbia and is involved in the capital raising and development of diamond exploration and other resource projects. Marilyn Miller previously worked as an Investment Associate with REFCO Canada Corporation in Toronto, Ontario from February 1995 to June 2000. Marilyn Miller was an Investment Associate for RBC Dominion Securities, in Toronto, Ontario from September 1992 to January 1995. Marilyn Miller attended the University of Toronto, September 1988 to May 1992.
Conflicts of Interest
At the present time, we do not foresee a direct conflict of interest because we do not intend to acquire any additional properties. The only conflict that we foresee is Mr. Bergstrom’s and Ms. Miller’s devotion of time to projects that do not involve us. In the event that Mr. Bergstrom and Ms. Miller ceases devoting time to our operations, they have agreed to resign as officers and directors. We have no policies relating to conflicts of interest.
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS - continued
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Other than as described in this section, to our knowledge, during the past five years, no present or former director or executive officer of our company: (1) filed a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, nor had a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or present of such a person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two yeas before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer within two years before the time of such filing; (2) was convicted in a criminal proceeding or named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (3) was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting the following activities: (i) acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director of any investment company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity; (ii) engaging in any type of business practice; (iii) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws or federal commodity laws; (4) was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described above under this Item, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity; (5) was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated any federal or state securities law and the judgment in subsequently reversed, suspended or vacate; (6) was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
Audit Committee and Charter
We have a separately-designated audit committee of the board. Audit committee functions are performed by our board of directors. None of our directors are deemed independent. All directors also hold positions as our officers. Our audit committee is responsible for: (1) selection and oversight of our independent accountant; (2) establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal controls and auditing matters; (3) establishing procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by our employees of concerns regarding accounting and auditing matters; (4) engaging outside advisors; and, (5) funding for the outside auditory and any outside advisors engagement by the audit committee. A copy of our audit committee charter was filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our Form 10-KSB, on September 28, 2007. The audit committee met four (4) times during the year.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a corporate code of ethics. We believe our code of ethics is reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct; provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in public reports; comply with applicable laws; ensure prompt internal reporting of code violations; and provide accountability for adherence to the code. A copy of the code of ethics has been filed as Exhibit 14.1 to our Form 10-KSB, on September 28, 2007.
Disclosure Committee and Charter
We have a disclosure committee and disclosure committee charter. Our disclosure committee is comprised of all of our officers and directors. The purpose of the committee is to provide assistance to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer in fulfilling their responsibilities regarding the identification and disclosure of material information about us and the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of our financial reports. A copy of the disclosure committee charter is filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our Form 10-KSB, on September 28, 2007.
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
As of the date of this report, we are subject to section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the compensation paid by us to our officers for the last four years. The compensation addresses all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the named executive officers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. This information includes the dollar value of base salaries, bonus awards and number of stock options granted, and certain other compensation, if any.
| Non- | Nonqualified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity | Deferred | All | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incentive | Compensa- | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock | Option | Plan | tion | Compen- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name and | Salary | Bonus | Awards | Awards | Compensation | Earnings | sation | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Position | Year | (US$) | (US$) | (US$) | (US$) | (US$) | (US$) | (US$) | (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Bergstrom | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President & CEO | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marilyn Miller | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAO, CFO & | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary/Treasurer | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egil Livgard | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (resigned 10/07) | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathrine MacDonald | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (resigned 9/08) | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table sets forth information with respect to compensation paid by us to our directors during the last completed fiscal year. Our fiscal year end is June 30.
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| Name | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Bergstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marilyn Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Egil Livgard (resigned) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
We have not paid any salaries in 2016 and we do not anticipate paying any salaries at any time in 2017. We will not begin paying salaries until we have adequate funds to do so. Our directors do not receive any compensation for serving as members of the board of directors.
On July 1, 2010, we entered into a consulting agreement with our director Marilyn Miller for a term of 24 months for a fee of $2,500 per month and was cancelled on the same date. As at June 30, 2016 no consulting was charges by a related party.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION - continued
There are no other stock option plans, retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the benefit of our officers and directors other than as described herein.
To date, we have not entered into employment contracts with any of our officers and do not intend to enter into any employment contracts until we have adequate funds to do so.
Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards
We do not have any long-term incentive plans that provide compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance.
Indemnification
Under our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the corporation, we may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a law suit, because of his position, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interest. We may advance expenses incurred in defending a proceeding. To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in a proceeding in which he is to be indemnified, we must indemnify him against all expenses incurred, including attorney’s fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada.
Regarding indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which may be permitted to directors or officers under Nevada law, we are informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of the date of this report, the total number of shares owned beneficially by each of our directors, officers and key employees, individually and as a group, and the present owners of 5% or more of our total outstanding shares.
The stockholder listed below has direct ownership of his shares and possesses sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares.
| Name and Address | Percentage of | |||||||
| Beneficial Ownership [1] | Number of Shares | Ownership | ||||||
| Steven Bergstrom | 0 | 0 | % | |||||
| 3390 Toopal Drive | ||||||||
| Oceanside, California 92058 | ||||||||
| Marilyn Miller | 3,000,000 | 42.43 | % | |||||
| 3390 Toopal Drive | ||||||||
| Oceanside, California 92058 | ||||||||
| All Officers and Directors | 3,000,000 | 42.43 | % | |||||
| as a Group (2 persons) | ||||||||
| Kathrine MacDonald [2] | 3,000,000 | 42.43 | % | |||||
| 850 West Hastings Street, Suite 201 | ||||||||
| Vancouver, British Columbia V5C 1E1 | ||||||||
| [1] | The persons named above “promoters” as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Bergstrom and Ms. Miller are the only “promoters” of our company. |
| [2] | Ms. MacDonald holds title to her common stock in the name of Dimac Capital Corp., a British Columbia corporation which she owns and controls. |
Future Sales by Existing Stockholders
A total of 6,000,000 shares of our stock are currently owned by one of our officers and directors, Marilyn Miller, and one individual. 3,000,000 shares of common stock were issued to Dimac Capital Corp., a corporation owned and controlled by Kathrine MacDonald, our former officer and director, in April 2006. Another 3,000,000 shares of common stock were issued to Marilyn Miller, one of our officers and directors. The 6,000,000 shares are restricted securities, as defined in Rule 144 of the Rules and Regulations of the SEC promulgated under the Securities Act. Under Rule 144, the shares can be publicly sold, subject to volume restrictions and restrictions on the manner of sale, commencing one year after their acquisition. Rule 144 provides that a person may not sell more than 1% of the total outstanding shares in any three month period and the sales must be sold either in a brokers’ transaction or in a transaction directly with a market maker.
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Ms. MacDonald and Ms. Miller will likely sell a portion of their stock, if the market price goes above $0.10. If they sell their stock into the market, the sales may cause the market price of the stock to drop. In general, sales of shares held by officers or large shareholders, after applicable restrictions expire, could have a depressive effect on the market price of our common stock.
Because our officers, directors and a principle shareholder control us, regardless of the number of shares sold, your ability to change the course of our operations is eliminated. As such, there is no value attributable to the right to vote. This could result in a reduction in value to the shares you own because of the ineffective voting power.
No common stock is subject to outstanding options, warrants or securities convertible into common stock.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
In April 2006, 3,000,000 shares of common stock were issued to Dimac Capital Corp., a corporation owned and controlled by Kathrine MacDonald, our former officer and director. Additionally, 3,000,000 shares of common stock were issued to Marilyn Miller, one of our officers and directors. These transactions were accounted for as acquisitions of shares of common stock for consideration of $30.
Mr. Bergstrom and Ms. Miller are our only promoters. They have not received or will they receive anything of value from us, directly or indirectly, in their capacities as promoters.
During the fiscal year 2010, Dimac Capital Corp. advanced $9,274 to cover our operating expenses. On June 1, 2010, we assigned the total amount of $25,176 owed to Dimac Capital Corp. to ATP Corporate Services Corp.
During the fiscal year 2010, a company related to Dimac Capital Corp. advanced $1,431 to cover our operating expenses. On June 1, 2010, we assigned the amount to ATP Corporate Services Corp.
During the fiscal year 2010, a company controlled by Marilyn Miller advanced $13,669 to cover our operating expenses. On June 1, 2010, we assigned the amount to ATP Corporate Services Corp.
During the fiscal year 2011, $9,875 (2010 - $nil) of office expenses were charged by an officer of the Company for expenses incurred in providing the service to the Company.
During the fiscal year 2014, $54,959 (2014: $55,379) of office, transfer agent and travel expenses were incurred on behalf of the Company and owed to Dimac Capital Corp.
During the fiscal year 2015, $28,000 (2014: $16,000) owed to Marilyn Miller for the office, travel and telephone expenses incurred on behalf of the Company.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
(1) Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for our audit of annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Qs or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years was:
| 2016 | $ | 10,000 | MNP LLP | |||||
| 2015 | $ | 10,000 | MNP LLP |
(2) Audit-Related Fees
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountants that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported in the preceding paragraph:
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES - continued
| 2016 | $ | 5,100 | MNP LLP | |||||
| 2015 | $ | 5,100 | MNP LLP |
(3) Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning was:
| 2016 | $ | nil | MNP LLP | |||||
| 2015 | $ | nil | MNP LLP |
(4) All Other Fees
he aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for the products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) was:
| 2016 | $ | nil | MNP LLP | |||||
| 2015 | $ | nil | MNP LLP |
(5) Our audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X were that the audit committee pre-approve all accounting related activities prior to the performance of any services by any accountant or auditor.
(6) The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit our financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full time, permanent employees was 0%.
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The following is a complete list of exhibits filed as part of this annual report:
| Incorporated by reference | Filed | |||||||||
| Exhibit | Document Description | Form | Date | Number | herewith | |||||
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation. | SB-2 | 3.1 | |||||||
| 3.2 | Bylaws. | SB-2 | 3.2 | |||||||
| 4.1 | Specimen Stock Certificate. | SB-2 | 4.1 | |||||||
| 14.1 | Code of Ethics. | 10-KSB | 9/28/07 | 14.1 | ||||||
| 31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to d-15(e), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | X | ||||||||
| 31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 15d-15(e), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | X | ||||||||
| 32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer). | X | ||||||||
| 32.2 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer). | X | ||||||||
| 99.2 | Audit Committee Charter. | 10-KSB | 9/28/07 | 99.2 | ||||||
| 99.3 | Disclosure Committee Charter. | 10-KSB | 9/28/07 | 99.3 | ||||||
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In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized on this 28th day of September 2014.
| GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES CORPORATION | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| BY: | /s/ Steven Bergstrom | |
| Steven Bergstrom | ||
| President, Principal Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. | ||
| BY: | /s/ Marilyn Miller | |
| Marilyn Miller | ||
| Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Secretary/Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors. | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Incorporated by reference | Filed | |||||||||
| Exhibit | Document Description | Form | Date | Number | herewith | |||||
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation. | SB-2 | 3.1 | |||||||
| 3.2 | Bylaws. | SB-2 | 3.2 | |||||||
| 4.1 | Specimen Stock Certificate. | SB-2 | 4.1 | |||||||
| 14.1 | Code of Ethics. | 10-KSB | 9/28/07 | 14.1 | ||||||
| 31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to d-15(e), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | X | ||||||||
| 31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 15d-15(e), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | X | ||||||||
| 32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer). | X | ||||||||
| 32.2 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer). | X | ||||||||
| 99.2 | Audit Committee Charter. | 10-KSB | 9/28/07 | 99.2 | ||||||
| 99.3 | Disclosure Committee Charter. | 10-KSB | 9/28/07 | 99.3 | ||||||
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