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Green Technology Solutions, Inc.

US:GTSO
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Past year: ▲ 26%(0.02c – 2.30c USD)

Market cap
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Shares on issue
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Story beats
15 since 2005
Last event
22 Oct 2019

History

A Ukrainian oil and gas business collapsed into a shell in 2009, then passed through a string of small ventures and heavy dilution before a 2019 control deal.

2005-2009: Ukrainian oil and gas, and the Millington default

The company, then called Sunrise Energy Resources, agreed on October 4, 2004 to buy Esko Pivnich, a Ukrainian oil and gas production and development company. Under the terms reported in January 2005, it would issue 10,479,900 new shares, leaving Esko Pivnich's shareholders with 15,309,900 shares, about 91% of the company. Esko Pivnich's own accounts showed a nine-month 2004 net loss of $550,908 on revenue of $165,830. The deal completed by June 2005 after the shares were approved for trading on the OTCBB, and Halton Impex was deemed in control with 65%.

Funding came from Dutchess Private Equities Fund, which agreed in September 2006 to buy up to $20 million of shares over 24 months at 96% of the lowest recent closing bid. In March 2007 Dutchess also received a promissory note with a $2,553,125 face amount, for $2,375,000 in proceeds. The company also sold convertible notes in 2006-2007, and Millington Solutions held $4.56 million of them.

In March 2009 Millington refused to convert, extend or restructure the first tranche and demanded repayment. Management said it could not raise enough, and agreed to hand over its interests in Esko Pivnich and Pari in settlement of $5,864,837. A definitive agreement followed in June 2009, though the filing still described it as pending board approval. Halton Impex also surrendered its 69.47% stake to Burisma Holdings.

2010-2012: A shell looks for a new business

In May 2010 a group led by Cambridge Securities of Panama bought 16,503,817 shares, about 69.67%, from Burisma for $270,000. The old officers resigned and Dean McCall became sole director and officer. The company then had 23,690,037 shares and no operating business. It swapped $407,008 owed to Infox Ltd and Zaccam Trading for 10% convertible notes, convertible at $0.01 a share.

In November 2010 it paid $250,000 for a 49% joint venture interest in Bio Pulp Works, a recycled-paper products maker, and agreed to add $10,000 a month for six months. That month Paradigm Capital Corporation converted $150,000 of the Infox note into 15,000,000 shares, about 99% of the company, shifting control from Cambridge Securities. The filing cited only about 133,740 shares beforehand and did not explain the gap with the earlier figure.

In July 2011 the company agreed a two-year, $3.25 million convertible credit line with Wasserman Investments at 8%, to fund rare earth minerals evaluation. How much was drawn is not reported. In October 2011 it refinanced advances of $661,683 and $517,673 into 10% notes convertible at $0.03. In January 2012 holders converted $661,683 into 22,056,100 shares and $270,000 into 9,000,000 shares, leaving 31,202,694 shares outstanding by March 15, 2012.

2013-2019: Clean room and a quiet record

The record for these years is thin. Other joint ventures appeared in the background, including a 50% split with Diamond V Associates on tungsten and rare earths in June 2012 and an interest in Sociedad de Chilerecicla E-Waste in Chile in September 2013, but outcomes are not reported.

In March 2015 the company agreed to buy a roughly 1,300 sq ft clean room in Colorado for testing and quality control for cannabis growers and retailers. The price was $2,500,000: $250,000 in cash instalments and $2,250,000 in stock, with 3,000,000 shares issued immediately. What became of it is not reported.

After that the record goes quiet until October 2019. On July 26, 2019 the company signed a letter agreement for Grupo Milagro LLC of Laguna Hills, California to acquire control, with no price or share terms given. As of October 22, 2019 it was a Nevada corporation based in Houston, and had engaged accountants and auditors to prepare its 10-K for 2018 and the six months to June 30, 2019, to catch up on delinquent filings. Earlier audit reports had carried going-concern doubt, and whether the control deal closed is not reported.

Written from the 15 story beats below (2005 to 22 Oct 2019), which come from the company's own announcements and filings.

Beat by beat

The events that changed the company's story, in plain English, each written against everything known about the company at the time. The dot shows whether it was good, bad or neutral for shareholders.

shares on issue market cap (log scale)

201914.1m shares · US$141k market cap

  1. 22 Oct

    On July 26, 2019 the company signed a letter agreement for Grupo Milagro LLC of Laguna Hills, California to acquire control. It also says it has engaged accountants and auditors to prepare a 10-K for 2018 and the six months to June 30, 2019 so it becomes current in its filings, implying a long filing gap (inference). The company is now a Nevada corporation based in Houston, and the filing gives no price or share terms for the control deal.

    material agreement

    14.1m shUS$141k

2015617k shares · US$1.0m market cap

  1. 10 Mar

    On March 5, 2015 the company signed an asset purchase agreement for a roughly 1,300 sq ft Class 5 clean room to be installed in Colorado for hygienic testing and quality control for cannabis growers and retailers. The price is $2,500,000: $250,000 in cash instalments and $2,250,000 in stock, with 3,000,000 shares issued immediately and registered for resale. This is a new business direction, and the share issuance dilutes existing holders (inference).

    material agreement

    617k shUS$1.0m

2012143k shares · US$315k market cap

  1. 16 Mar

    The company reports that on October 7, 2011 it refinanced non-interest-bearing advances of $661,683 and $517,673 into 10% convertible notes convertible at $0.03 a share. In January 2012 the holders converted $661,683 into 22,056,100 shares and $270,000 of the second note into 9,000,000 shares, leaving 31,202,694 shares outstanding as of March 15, 2012. Existing holders were substantially diluted. The filing does not name the lenders.

    capital raising announcement

    143k shUS$315k

201134.1m shares · US$17.1m market cap

  1. 1 Aug

    On July 28, 2011 the company agreed a two-year, $3.25 million convertible credit line with Wasserman Investments Corp. at 8% a year, to fund evaluation of rare earth minerals projects and some operating costs. The lender can convert into stock at the lower of $0.05 or 60% of the three lowest closing bids in the prior 12 months, which could dilute existing holders heavily (inference). A related equity line agreement was signed the same day. The filing does not say how much has been drawn.

    capital raising announcement

    34.1m shUS$17.1m

2010

  1. 13 Dec

    On November 8, 2010 the company paid $250,000 for the rights to a joint venture with Bio Pulp Works, LLC (a recycled-paper products maker), giving it 49% of profits and losses, and agreed to put in $10,000 a month for six months. On November 22, 2010 Paradigm Capital Corporation, assigned $150,000 of the Infox note, converted it into 15,000,000 shares, which the filing says is about 99% of the shares outstanding and a change in control away from Cambridge Securities. The filing cites about 133,740 shares outstanding before the issuance, far below the 23.69 million reported in May 2010, and does not explain the gap (a reverse split is a possible inference). This is the first new business since the company was described as a shell, and it realises the dilution risk of the $0.01 notes.

    capital raising announcement

  2. 26 May

    On May 23, 2010 the company exchanged $297,567 owed to Infox Ltd and $109,441 owed to affiliate Zaccam Trading (total $407,008) for 10% subordinated convertible notes effective April 1, 2010, after it could not raise money to repay them on request. The notes convert to stock at $0.01 a share, which could greatly dilute existing holders (inference), and cost about $40,701 a year in interest. The filing text says the notes are due March 31, 2010, but the attached note says March 31, 2013 (internal inconsistency), and the exhibit list names Millington instead of Zaccam.

    debt financing

  3. 18 May

    On May 18, 2010 a group of five buyers led by Cambridge Securities of Panama bought 16,503,817 shares (about 69.67%) from Burisma Holdings for $270,000, changing control of the company. CEO Konstantin Tsiryulnikov and CFO Roman Livson resigned as officers, director Tsiryulnikov resigned, and Leon Golden will resign about 11 days after the filing; Dean McCall becomes the sole director and officer. Shares outstanding are 23,690,037 and the filing describes no operating business. This follows the 2009 Burisma stake and asset transfer.

    business combination

2009

  1. 29 June

    The company signed a definitive agreement with Millington Solutions on June 24, 2009 to transfer all its assets (its interests in Esko Pivnich and Pari) in settlement of the $5,864,837 owed on the Millington notes, with Millington assuming the subsidiaries' obligations. This formalises the transaction first reported in April; the filing still says it is pending board approval, with a March 30, 2009 effective date if approved.

    asset acquisition disposition

  2. 6 Apr

    The company says that on March 30, 2009 management accepted Millington Solutions' proposal to take all the company's assets, by surrendering its entire interests in the Ukrainian subsidiaries Esko Pivnich and Pari, in settlement of the Millington notes (total $5,864,837); Millington also assumes those subsidiaries' obligations. This is pending board approval (effective March 30, 2009 if approved), and the company would then become a blank-check company. It resolves the Millington default thread. Separately, majority holder Halton Impex surrendered its 16,355,767 shares (69.47%) to Burisma Holdings Limited for nominal consideration, and Burisma undertook best efforts to fund ongoing expenses and look for a merger.

    asset acquisition disposition

  3. 26 Mar

    Millington Solutions, holder of $4.56 million of convertible notes the company sold in 2006-2007, refused to convert, extend or restructure the first tranche and demanded repayment of $917,200 plus $294,421 interest by March 30, 2009. Millington says it will accelerate the other tranches and sue for the full $4,560,000 plus $1,124,837 interest if payment is missed. Management says it cannot raise enough to pay and has proposed transferring some or all of the company's assets as payment, which could put the company's assets at risk for shareholders (inference).

    debt financing

2007

  1. 28 Mar

    On March 26, 2007 the company issued Dutchess a promissory note with a $2,553,125 face amount for $2,375,000 in proceeds, at 7% interest, maturing December 26, 2007. It also issued 50,000 restricted shares and paid $75,000 in closing costs. The note is secured by 40 put notices under the September 2006 Dutchess agreement, and the subsidiaries TOV Energy-Servicing Company Esko Pivnich and Pari, Ltd. guaranteed it. Default carries penalties, including a 10% increase in the face amount.

    capital raising announcement

2006

  1. 11 Sept

    On September 7, 2006 the company signed an agreement with Dutchess Private Equities Fund giving it access to up to $20 million by selling shares to Dutchess over 24 months. Each sale is priced at 96% of the lowest closing bid in a five-day period. The company must register the shares with the SEC and paid a $10,000 due diligence fee. Because shares are sold at a discount to market, this is a source of potential dilution (inference).

    capital raising announcement

2005

  1. 28 June

    The Esko Pivnich acquisition is now reported as completed: the company owns all of it, and the company's business is oil and gas production and development in Ukraine. The shares were approved for trading on the OTCBB (symbol SEYR) around May 23, 2005, which was the last condition. Esko Pivnich's shareholders hold about 91% (15,309,900 shares), Halton Impex is deemed in control at 65%, and the loans from the selling stockholders were waived. Konstantin Tsiryulnikov replaced David Melman as officer, and Melman stays on the board.

    asset acquisition disposition

  2. 6 Jan

    The company reported the terms of the Esko Pivnich purchase: it would issue 10,479,900 new shares, and Esko Pivnich's shareholders would end up with 15,309,900 shares, about 91% of the company, for $40,000 paid at closing. A $35,000 loan from five selling stockholders would be waived once the deal closed. The filing says closing was still expected in mid-January 2005 and was conditional on listing the shares on the OTC Pink Sheets. Esko Pivnich's attached financials show a nine-month 2004 net loss of $550,908 on revenue of $165,830, and a stockholders' deficit of $501,069 at September 30, 2004.

    asset acquisition disposition

  3. 6 Jan

    The company (then named Sunrise Energy Resources, formerly Sunrise Energy Services; the filer of the earlier late-filing notices as Green Technology Solutions) told shareholders that it agreed on October 4, 2004 to acquire Esko Pivnich, a Ukrainian oil and gas production and development company. After closing, Esko Pivnich's shareholders would hold about 90% of a company with 17 million shares, current shareholders would keep 9%, and control would pass to a group led by Halton Impex Corp. (65%), with Konstantin Tsiryulnikov as Chairman and David Melman staying on as a director.

    business combination