0001004878-12-000203.txt : 20120709 0001004878-12-000203.hdr.sgml : 20120709 20120709103504 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001004878-12-000203 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120629 ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120709 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120709 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vanguard Energy Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001497649 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 272888719 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174194 FILM NUMBER: 12952198 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1330 POST OAK BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-627-2500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1330 POST OAK BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 8-K/A 1 form8k302amdjuly-12.txt AMENDED FORM 8-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 29, 2012 VANGUARD ENERGY CORPORATION --------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Colorado 333-174194 27-2888719 ------------------------- ------------------ ------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1600 Houston, Texas 77056 ------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 627-2500 N/A --------------------- (Former name or former address if changed since last report) Check appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below) [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-14(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 3.02 Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities On June 29 and July 6, 2012 Vanguard Energy Corporation sold convertible secured promissory notes, in the total principal amount of $5,910,000, to a group of private investors. The notes bear interest at 15% per year, are payable quarterly, mature on June 30, 2015, and are convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $1.25 per share, subject to adjustment. The notes are secured by a first lien on a substantial portion of our assets. The placement agents for this offering received a cash commission of $427,900 as well as 461,000 Series E warrants. Each Series E warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of our common stock. The Series E warrants may be exercised at any time on or before June 30, 2017 at a price of $1.55 per share. The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the convertible notes and Series E warrants do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the convertible notes and Series E warrants, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.13 and 10.14 and incorporated herein by reference. We relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder ..with respect to the sale of the notes and warrants. The purchasers of these securities were accredited investors who were provided full information regarding our business and operations. There was no general solicitation in connection with the offer or sale of these securities. The purchasers acquired these securities for their own account. The notes and warrants, and any shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the notes or the exercise of the warrants, cannot be sold unless pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration. Net proceeds from this financing will be used to fund an accelerated developmental drilling program in our fields located in Southeast Texas and to pay off any of our 2010 convertible notes that remain outstanding on October 31, 2012, the maturity date of the 2010 notes. Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. The information and exhibits provided pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or incorporated by reference into those filings of the Company that provide for the incorporation of all reports and documents filed by the Company under the Exchange Act. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall instead be deemed "furnished." On July 5, 2012, the Company issued a press release with respect to the sale of convertible notes to the investors as described under Item 3.02. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 2 Operations Update We also successfully completed another well in the Baston Dome field and await completion on two additional wells. These wells are still undergoing testing but we expect that they will perform similarly to our existing wells in the field and have production rates of between 20 and 30 barrels of oil per day each. We now have seven total producing wells in the Batson Dome field. Our net production for is now approximately 200 BOPD and we continue to receive a premium to WTI pricing. We have been cash flow positive from operations since the Spring of 2011. Our engineers and geologists estimate there are up to 50 potential well locations in its Batson Dome field. We previously announced the successful acquisition of additional acreage in the Hull-Daisetta field in Southeast Texas, approximately 10 miles from the Batson Dome field. This field also sits atop a salt dome and has similar geologic features with Batson Dome. This new lease provides us with a foothold in a new field and the ability to expand our low-risk drilling program. Item 9.01 Exhibits 10.13 Form of Convertible Note 10.14 Form of Series E Warrant 99.1 Press Release dated July 5, 2012 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: July 5, 2012 VANGUARD ENERGY CORPORATION By: /s/ Warren Dillard -------------------------------------- Warren M. Dillard, President and Chief Executive Officer 4 EXHIBIT INDEX 10.13 Form of Convertible Note 10.14 Form of Series E Warrant 99.1 Press Release dated July 6, 2012 5 EX-10 2 form8kitem302ex1013july-12.txt EXHIBIT 10.13 FORM OF CONVERTIBLE NOTE EXHIBIT 10.13 15% SECURED NOTE FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Vanguard Energy Corporation, a Colorado corporation, and its successors and assigns, (the "Company") promises to pay to the order of_______________ (the "Holder") or, the principal sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) in lawful money of the United States of America, together with interest on so much of the principal balance thereof as is from time to time outstanding at the rate hereinafter provided, and payable as hereinafter provided. This Note is one of a series of Notes, designated the 15% Convertible Notes (individually referred to herein as a "Note," the series of notes is referred to herein collectively as the "Notes"), aggregating up to $10,000,000 issued by the Company. All the Notes shall rank pari passu in respect to payment of principal and interest and upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company. Any action permitted by this Note that is taken by one holder will be deemed to have been taken by all holders in proportion to the Principal Amount of each Holder's Note as compared to the total Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding. 1. Interest Rate. The unpaid balance of this Note shall bear interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum, simple interest. Interest shall be calculated on a 365-day year and the actual number of days in each month. 2. Payment/Maturity Date. Interest on the Note shall be paid quarterly, on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, beginning September 30, 2012, and continuing until the Note is finally paid. The total outstanding principal balance hereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, shall be paid on June 30, 2015. Interest must be paid in cash. 3. Conversion. (a) The Holder shall have the option to convert all or any part of the principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued interest thereon in accordance with the provisions of and upon satisfaction of the conditions contained in this Note, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's common stock as is determined by dividing that portion of the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest under this Note as of such date that the Holder elects to convert by the Conversion Price. The initial Conversion Price is $1.25. (b) No fractional shares of common stock shall be issued upon conversion of this Note, and in lieu thereof the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon each conversion shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares of common stock. (c) The Holder's conversion right set forth in this Section may be exercised at any time and from time to time but prior to payment in full of the principal and accrued interest on this Note. (d) The Holder may exercise the right to convert all or any portion of this Note only by delivery of a properly completed conversion notice on a Business Day to the Company's principal executive offices. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day of such delivery of the conversion notice (the "Conversion Date"), and the Holder shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of the shares of common stock into which this Note is converted as of such date. For purposes of this Note, a Business Day is any day the Federal Reserve Bank is open. (e) As promptly as practicable after the Conversion Date, the Company at its expense shall issue and deliver to the Holder of this Note a stock certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of common stock into which this Note has been converted. (f) Upon the full conversion of this Note the Company shall be forever released from all of its obligations and liabilities under this Note. (g) Holder acknowledges that the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of this note are "restricted securities," as such term is defined under the Securities Act. Holder agrees that Holder will not attempt to pledge, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of such shares except in a transaction that is the subject of either: (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws; or (ii) an opinion of counsel rendered by legal counsel satisfactory to the Company, which opinion of counsel shall be satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such registration is not required. The Company may rely on such an opinion of Holder's counsel in making such determination. Holder consents to the placement of a legend on the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of this Note stating that the shares represented by the certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act and setting forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and sale thereof. (h) Except for Exempt Issuances, if the Company sells any additional shares of common stock, or any securities convertible into common stock, at a price below the then applicable Conversion Price in a public or private offering in which the gross offering proceeds are in excess of $1,000,000, the Conversion Price will be reduced to equal the amount determined by the following formula: CP x (S1 + S2) = NCP ---------------- S3 Where: CP = the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of common stock or securities convertible into common stock S1 = the number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance; S2 = the amount the Compamy receives from the sale of the securities in the transaction (plus any amounts receivable upon the conversion of any securities or the exercise of any warrants sold in the transaction) divided by the average closing price of the Company's common stock over the five trading days prior to the sale of the securities; 2 S3 = the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after the transaction, or which would be outstanding if: o all convertible securities which the Company sold in the transaction were converted into shares of the Company's common stock (at the lowest price at which the securities could be converted into the Company's common stock), and o all warrants sold in the transaction were exercised. NCP = New Conversion Price The Conversion Price will also be proportionately adjusted in the event of any stock split, or capital reorganization. (i) The term "Exempt Issuance" means the sale or issuance of: o securities or options issued to the Company's employees, officers or directors pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Company's Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, o securities issued and outstanding on June 5, 2012 which are exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of common stock, provided that such securities have not been amended since June 5, 2012 to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities. o securities issued in connection with an acquisition of oil and gas properties, the acquisition of an unaffiliated company, a joint venture or similar strategic transaction where the primary purpose is not to raise cash; o securities upon the conversion of the Notes; or o securities issued upon the Company's Series E (i.e. the Placement Agents') warrants. (j) If the common stock to be issued on conversion of this Note shall be changed into any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise, the holder of this Note shall, upon its conversion be entitled to receive, in lieu of the common stock which the Holder would have become entitled to receive but for such change, a number of shares of such other class or classes of stock that would have been subject to receipt by the Holder if it had exercised its rights of conversion immediately before such changes. (k) If at any time there shall be a capital reorganization of the Company's common stock (other than a subdivision, combination, reclassification or exchange of shares provided for elsewhere in this Section 3) or merger of the Company into another corporation, or the sale of the Company's properties and assets as, or substantially as, an entirety to any other 3 person, then, as a part of such reorganization, merger or sale, lawful provision shall be made so that the Holder of this Note will be entitled to receive the number of shares of stock or other securities or property from the successor corporation resulting from such merger to which the Holder would have been entitled as a result of such capital reorganization, merger or sale if this Note had been converted immediately before such capital reorganization, merger or sale. (l) The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, merger, dissolution, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the holder of this Note against impairment. (m) Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment pursuant to any provision hereof, the Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish to the Holder of this Note a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. 4. Reservation of Shares. At all times while this Note shall be convertible into shares of common stock, the Company shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of common stock solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of this Note such number of its shares of such common stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of this Note in full. In the event that the number of authorized but unissued shares of such common stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of the entire outstanding principal amount of this Note, then in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the Holder, the Company shall take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of such common stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose. 5. Prepayment. On or prior to December 31, 2013, the Company may repay the Notes, without penalty, upon twenty days written notice to the Note holders if, during any twenty trading days within a period of thirty consecutive trading days, the closing price of the Company's common stock is $2.25 or greater and the Company's common stock has an average daily trading volume of 100,000 shares or more during the twenty trading days. After December 31, 2013 the Company may prepay the Notes upon twenty days written notice to the Note holders. 6. Security. (a) The Notes will be secured by a first lien on all of the Company's assets which the Company owns on the date the first Notes were sold, with the exception of the first four wells the Company drilled and completed and the undeveloped portion of the Company's 230 acre lease in the Batson Dome Field. The Notes will also be secured by any wells the Company drills and completes, or leases or other assets acquired, with the proceeds from the sale of Notes. The Holders will have a second priority security interest in the Company's first four wells and the undeveloped portion of the 230 acre lease in the Batson Dome Field. 4 (b) Notwithstanding the above, the Holders' lien will be subordinated to the lien of any new creditor, provided that: o the terms of the new financing are more favorable than the terms of the Notes the Company sold in 2010; o the lien of any new creditor may only extend to the Company's first four wells and the undeveloped portion of the Company's 230 acre lease in the Batson Dome Field; o the amount borrowed cannot exceed $3,400,000; and o any amounts borrowed can only be used to repay any Notes sold in 2010. (c) Each Holder will be a party to an Agreement Among Lenders. Pursuant to the Agreement Among Lenders, the Holders will appoint GVC Capital LLC as their custodian for the purpose of holding the security documents which will evidence the Holders' lien on the Company's assets described above. Upon the occurrence the following, an Agent will be appointed: (i) The conversion or full repayment of the Notes. (ii) An Event of Default, (iii) The decision of the Holders holding at least 2/3 of all of the then outstanding principal amounts of the Notes. The Agent shall act for the Holders in the following respects: (i) Upon conversion or full repayment of all of the Notes, the Agent will release the lien on the Company's assets. (ii) Upon an Event of Default, the Agent will enforce the Note and the security documents. 7. Default. At the option of Holder, the unpaid principal balance of this Note and all accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due, payable, and collectible, without notice or demand, upon the occurrence at any time of any of the following events, each of which shall be deemed to be an event of default hereunder. (a) The Company fails to make any payment of interest or principal on the date on which such payment becomes due and payable under this Note; (b) The Company breaches any representation, warranty or covenant or defaults in the timely performance of any other obligation in its agreements with the Note holders and the breach or default continues uncured for a period of five Business Days after the date on which notice of the breach or default is first given to the Company, or ten trading days after the Company becomes, or should have become aware of such breach or default; 5 (c) The Company files for protection from its creditors under the federal bankruptcy code or a third party files an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the Company; 8. Default, Interest and Attorney Fees. Upon declaration of a default hereunder, the balance of the principal remaining unpaid, interest accrued thereon, and all other costs, and fees shall be immediately due and payable, and the balance of the principal reaming unpaid will bear interest at 18% per year. In the event of default, the Company agrees to pay all costs of collection including reasonable attorney's fees. 9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and covenants with the Holder as follows: (a) Authorization; Enforceability. All action on the part of the Company, necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Note and the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder has been taken, and this Note constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. (b) Governmental Consents. No consent, approval, qualification, order or authorization of, or filing with, any local, state or federal governmental authority is required on the part of the Company in connection with the Company's valid execution, delivery or performance of this Note. (c) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Note and the consummation of the obligations contemplated hereby will not result in a violation in any material respect of its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, or of any provision of any mortgage, agreement, instrument or contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound or, to the best of its knowledge, of any federal or state judgment, order, writ, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or be in material conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice, either a material default under any such provision or an event that results in the creation of any material lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any material permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to the Company, its business or operations, or any of its assets. (d) Covenants. So long as any Note is outstanding the Company will not pay any dividends or other distributions to the holders of any shares of its preferred stock or common stock unless all payments have been made to the Holders on a current basis. 10. Assignment of Note. This Note may not be assigned by Company. The Note may be assigned by Holder with the express written consent of the Company. 6 11. Loss of Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and in case of loss, theft or destruction of indemnification in form and substance acceptable to the Company in its reasonable discretion, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, if mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Note of like tenor and date. 12. Non-Waiver. No delay or omission on the part of Holder in exercising any rights or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or remedy or of any other right or remedy under this Note. A waiver on any one or more occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right and/or remedy on any future occasion. 13. Maximum Interest. In no event whatsoever shall the amount paid, or agreed to be paid, to Holder for the use, forbearance, or retention of the money to be loaned hereunder ("Interest") exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If the performance or fulfillment of any provision hereof, or any agreement between Company and Holder shall result in Interest exceeding the limit for Interest prescribed by law, then the amount of such Interest shall be reduced to such limit. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, Holder should receive as Interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, the amount which would be excessive Interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance owing hereunder (or, at the option of Holder, be paid over to Company) and not to the payment of Interest. 14. Purpose of Loan. Company certifies that the loan evidenced by this Note is obtained for business or commercial purposes and that the proceeds thereof will not be used primarily for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes. 15. Waiver of Presentment. Company and the endorsers, sureties, guarantors and all persons who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation shall be jointly and severally liable for such obligation and hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest, and any and all lack of diligence or delays in collection or enforcement hereof. Said parties consent to any modification or extension of time (whether one or more) of payment hereof, the release of all or any part of the security for the payment hereof, and the release of any party liable for payment of this obligation. Any modification, extension, or release may be without notice to any such party and shall not discharge said party's liability hereunder. 16. Governing Law. As an additional consideration for the extension of credit, Company and each endorser, surety, guarantor, and any other person who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation understand and agree that the loan evidenced by this Note will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. 17. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to this Note, or the making, performance, or interpretation thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Houston, Texas in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then existing, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the controversy. 7 18. Binding Effect. The term "Company" as used herein shall include the original Company of this Note and any party who may subsequently become liable for the payment hereof as an assumer with the consent of the Holder, provided that Holder may, at its option, consider the original Company of this Note alone as Company unless Holder has consented in writing to the substitution of another party as Company. 19. Relationship of Parties. Nothing herein contained shall create or be deemed or construed to create a joint venture or partnership between Company and Holder, Holder is acting hereunder as a lender only. 20. Severability. Invalidation of any of the provisions of this Note or of any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word herein, or the application thereof in any given circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Note. 21. Amendment. This Note may not be amended, modified, or changed, except only by an instrument in writing signed by both of the parties. 22. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of each and every obligation of Company hereunder. 23. Notices. All notices, consents, approvals, requests, demands and other communications which are required or may be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be duly given if personally delivered, sent by overnight courier or posted by U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed to the other parties at the addresses set forth below. If to the Company: Vanguard Energy Corporation 1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1600 Houston, Texas 77056 ATTN: Warren Dillard, President If to the Holder, at the address as shown on the register maintained by the Company for such purpose. The Company or the Holder may change their address for purposes of this Section by giving to the other addressee notice of such new address in conformance with this Section. If the Company receives any notice pursuant to this Note or any other Note of this series, it must, not later than five business days thereafter, dispatch a copy of such notice to the Holder of this Note and to each other Holder of any Note as reflected in the current Note Register. 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note as of the _____________ ___, 2012. Vanguard Energy Corporation By:/s/ Warren Dillard ------------------------------ Warren Dillard, President 9 NOTICE OF CONVERSION The undersigned hereby elects to convert the 15% Secured Note of Vanguard Energy Corporation (the "Company") into shares of the Company's common stock according to the terms of the Note, as of the date written below. Conversion calculations: Date of Conversion: Principal Amount of Note to be Converted: Payment of Interest in Common Stock Yes __ No __ If yes, $______ of Accrued Interest to be converted. Signature: -------------------------------- Name (Print):--------------------------------- Address: -------------------------------- 10 VANGUARD ENERGY CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF 15% SECURED NOTE (Form of Assignment to be Executed if Note Holder Desires to Transfer all or part of 15% Secured Note) FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ___________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers to _______________________________________________________. (Please print name and address including zip code) Please insert social security, federal tax ID number or other identifying number: Check one: |_| the attached Note, or |_| $______ of the principal represented by the attached Note Dated: ___________________ ______________________________ Signature (Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as shown on the face of the Note). Note: Any transfer or assignment of the Note is subject to compliance with the restrictions on transfer imposed by the terms of the Note. 11 EX-10 3 form8kitem302ex1014july-12.txt EXHIBIT 10.14 FORM OF SERIES E WARRAN EXHIBIT 10.14 NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. VANGUARD ENERGY CORPORATION SERIES E WARRANT Warrant No. __ Original Issue Date: June 29, 2012 VANGUARD ENERGY CORPORATION a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies that, for value received, __________________ or its registered assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of [_______] shares of Common Stock (each such share, a "Warrant Share" and all such shares, the "Warrant Shares"), at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date and through and including June 30, 2017 (the "Expiration Date"), and subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1. "Closing Price" means, for any date of determination, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on such market; (ii) if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) so quoted; (iii) if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the "Pink Sheets" published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent qualified appraiser selected in good faith and paid for by the Company. "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified. "Exercise Price" means $1.55, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9. "Fundamental Transaction" means any of the following: (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person, (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property. "Original Issue Date" means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant or its predecessor instrument. "Trading Day" means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day. "Trading Market" means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question. 2. Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant Register"), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary. 3. Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a "New Warrant"), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant. 2 4. Exercise and Duration of Warrants. (a) This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in whole at any time and in part from time to time from the Original Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date. At 5:00 p.m., Eastern time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates (as defined under Rule 144, "Affiliates") and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder's for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may waive the provisions of this Section 4(b) but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery of such notice, nor will any such waiver effect any other Holder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder's for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived. 3 5. Delivery of Warrant Shares. (a) To affect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant are being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, which shall be free of restrictive legends if the Warrant Shares are covered by an effective registration statement or are otherwise able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or its successors). The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided, that, the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation. A "Date of Exercise" means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise provisions set forth in this Warrant, payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased. (b) If the Warrant Shares are covered by an effective registration statement or are otherwise able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or its successors), by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise. (c) If the Warrant Shares are covered by an effective registration statement or are otherwise able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or its successors), by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), and if after such third Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the closing bid price of the Common Stock at the time of the obligation giving rise to such purchase obligation and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In. 4 (d) The Company's obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. 6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof. 7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company's obligation to issue the New Warrant. 8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable. 9. Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9. (a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by multiplying the then-current Exercise Price by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. 5 (b) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the "Alternate Consideration"). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder's option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder's right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (b) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. (c) Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 9, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment. (d) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock. (e) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company's Transfer Agent. 6 10. Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in one of the following manners: (a) Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available funds; or (b) Cashless Exercise. The Holder may notify the Company in an Exercise Notice of its election to utilize a cashless exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows: X = Y [(A-B)/A] where: X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder. Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised. A = the average of the Closing Prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date. B = the Exercise Price. 11. No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Closing Price of one Warrant Share is exercised. 12. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective if provided personally or by electronic or facsimile transmission, or on the third day after mailing if mailed by first-class, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party at its most recent address provided to the party providing notice. In case any time: (1) the Company shall declare any cash dividend on its capital stock; (2) the Company shall pay any dividend payable in stock upon its capital stock or make any distribution to the holders of its capital stock; (3) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its capital stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights; (4) there shall be any capital reorganization, or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, or consolidation or merger of the Company with, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation; or (5) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in any one or more of said cases, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holder. Such notice shall also specify the date as of which the holders of capital stock of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their capital stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or conversion or redemption, as the case may be. Such written notice shall be given at least 20 days prior to the action in question and not less than 20 days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company's transfer books are closed in respect thereto. 13. Lock-Up. If the Holder participates in a public offering (the "Public Offering") of the Company's securities and this Warrant is deemed to be underwriting compensation in accordance with the applicable rules of the Financial Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA"), then, pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g), this Warrant shall not be sold during the Public Offering, or sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the Offering, except as provided in paragraph (g)(2) of FINRA Rule 5110. 7 14. Miscellaneous. (a) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns. (b) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. (c) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. (d) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant. (e) Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of by being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Warrant Shares. (f) The Company shall use its best efforts to register the Warrant Shares on a registration statement under the Securities Act in the event the Company is otherwise registering shares of common stock pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8. [Remainder of page intentionally left blank, signature page follows] 8 In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above. VANGUARD ENEGRY CORPORATION By: /s/ Warren Dillard ---------------------------- Name: ________________________ Its: ________________________ 9 EXERCISE NOTICE The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the attached Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant. (1) The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant. (2) The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one): ______ "Cash Exercise" under Section 10 ______ "Cashless Exercise" under Section 10 (3) If the holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. (4) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. Dated ______________ __, _____ Name of Holder: (Print) ------------------------------------ By:_________________________________ Its:_________________________________ (Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) 10 Warrant Shares Exercise Log ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Number of Warrant Number of Warrant Number of Warrant Shares Available Shares Exercised Shares Remaining to be Exercised to be Exercised ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 FORM OF ASSIGNMENT [To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant] FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the right represented by the attached Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: __________ __, _______ ---------------------------------------- (Signature must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) Address of Transferee ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ Note: Address for Delivery may not be a P.O. box and must be a physical address where stock certificates may be delivered in connection with this purchase or any future stock issued through splits, warrant conversions or other circumstances. The delivery address may be a personal residence, or a broker dealer where the certificate would be deposited Attest:__________________________ 12 EX-99 4 form8kitem302ex99july-12.txt EXHIBIT 99 PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 5, 2012 EXHIBIT 99.1 Vanguard Energy Corporation Closes Private Placement Financing Houston, TX - (Marketwire)--07/6/12--Vanguard Energy Corporation (OTCQX:VNGE) (OTCBB:VNGE), a Houston, Texas based oil development and production company, today announced that it has successfully closed on the private placement of $5,910,000 in principal amount of convertible secured promissory notes. The notes bear 15% interest per year, payable quarterly. The notes mature on June 30, 2015 and are convertible into common stock at a price of $1.25 per share. The offering was presented to a limited number of accredited investors through the Company's placement agents. The securities have not and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or an exemption from the registration requirements. Of the total amount raised, $3,310,000 represents new cash investors and $2,600,000 represents investors from a convertible note offering that the Company completed in November 2010 who chose to roll their investment in that earlier offering into the Company's new offering. Net proceeds from this financing will be used to fund an accelerated developmental drilling program in the Company's oil fields located in Southeast Texas and to pay any convertible notes, which were sold in 2010 and which remain outstanding on October 31, 2012, the maturity date of the notes. Safe Harbor This press release and other statements Vanguard Energy may make in the future contain forward-looking statements that relate to Vanguard's plans, objectives and future estimates. Various risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. For a more detailed list of such risks, uncertainties and other factors, please refer to the Risk Factor section of Vanguard's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and in its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Vanguard makes no commitment to update any forward-looking statement, or to disclose any facts, events, or circumstances after the date of this release that may affect the accuracy of any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by applicable law. Investor Relations Contact: Brad Holmes EnergyIR (713)654-4009 B_holmes@att.net #####