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RIMROCK GOLD CORP.

US:RMRK
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Past year: ▲ 0%(0.02c – 0.04c USD)

Market cap
A$331k
Shares on issue
781m
Story beats
16 since 2010
Last event
8 Aug 2018

History

A shell that tried technology, then Quebec lithium, then Nevada gold, funded itself with ever more heavily discounted convertible notes and, by July 2015, had far more shares on issue.

2010-2011: From technology plan to lithium

The company began as Pay By The Day Holdings. In March 2010 it signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Grail Semiconductor and rights to other technologies, a deal that involved renaming it Oteegee Innovations. In July 2010 it issued 61,647,250 shares for 40% of Oteegee International Holdings, a Hong Kong marketing and distribution company, and agreed to raise first-phase funding within thirty days.

It did not manage that. On August 20, 2010 the Grail letter of intent was terminated, which the filing blamed on the company's inability to raise preliminary funding. The shares issued to Oteegee International were to be cancelled, and the company agreed in principle to buy a small stake in Grail from existing shareholders. Terms were never disclosed.

On November 29, 2010 the company turned to mining, agreeing to buy the Abigail Lithium Project in James Bay, Quebec, from Alain Champagne and others. It issued 15,000,000 shares, owed $250,000 in cash, committed to at least $300,000 of exploration and granted a 3% royalty. A $150,000 convertible debenture to Champagne followed in May 2011; its outcome is not known. By the end of 2011 there were 54,824,202 shares on issue.

2012-2013: Quebec to Nevada gold

In May 2012, by then called Tucana Lithium, the company bought the Lac Kame and EM-1 properties in Quebec from a Champagne-led group for 2,000,000 shares and $3,000, with staged payments tied to exploration spending. It also sold its old Pay By The Day subsidiary to CEO Jordan Starkman, who took on its liabilities.

Then the company changed direction. Renamed Rimrock Gold Corp. in January 2013, it merged with Rimrock Mining, closing on February 11, 2013. It acquired three gold properties in northeast Nevada, almost 2,000 acres, for 17,800,000 shares after a 1-for-8 reverse split cut shares from 66,435,908 to 8,304,488. The new shares were 68.19% of the company on a fully diluted basis, so earlier holders were heavily diluted. Richard Redfern joined as director and VP of Exploration, and the company raised $502,000 in a placement at $0.20 per share. In May 2013 it added the adjoining Silver Cloud property from Geologix for 500,000 shares, with 250,000 more if over two million ounces of gold reserves were found. In October 2013 it bought Ivanhoe Creek, 22 claims, from Redfern's RMIC Gold for 150,000 shares. Year-end 2013 shares stood at 35,464,627.

2014: Restated accounts and discount loans

The year opened badly. The former auditor, DNTW, was no longer PCAOB-registered and its partners were barred by the SEC, so August 2012 figures became unaudited and needed re-auditing. The 2013 accounts were restated: mineral property claims fell from $3,327,117 to $379,970 under common-control accounting, and the 2013 net loss rose from $798,606 to $1,225,857. Auditors repeatedly doubted the company could continue as a going concern.

Funding came from convertible notes. In April 2014 Redwood Fund lent $100,000 at 12%, convertible at $0.075 per share, below the $0.20 placement price. In August and October KBM Worldwide lent $88,500 and $42,500, convertible at 58% of recent low trading prices. On September 30 the Redwood conversion price was cut to $0.03, for reasons not given. Shares ended 2014 at 37,664,627.

2015-2018: Uptick, TJC and a quiet end

In April 2015 the company settled a consulting dispute with Uptick Capital and Zahav Resources, paying $25,502.59 plus legal fees, issuing 4,000,000 shares and 400 Series B preferred shares. Starkman received another 100. In July authorized common stock rose from 1.9 billion to 2.9 billion. On July 15, 2015 TJC Trading bought $10,000 of the Redwood note, and the company issued TJC a note of up to $200,000 at 15%, converting at a 65% discount, of which $10,000 had been received. Year-end 2015 shares were recorded at 780,761,356, a rise the beats do not explain.

As of July 24, 2015 the company relied on discount-priced notes, owed Uptick a cash settlement, and had unresolved questions over its Quebec properties. The record then goes quiet until August 2018, when it suspended its duty to file reports with the SEC.

Written from the 16 story beats below (2010 to 8 Aug 2018), 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)

2018781m shares · US$703k market cap

  1. 8 Aug

    RIMROCK GOLD CORP. suspended its duty to file periodic reports with the SEC.

    listing compliance notice

    781m shUS$703k

2015781m shares · US$390k market cap

  1. 24 July

    On July 15, 2015 Rimrock Gold agreed with Redwood Fund and TJC Trading that TJC would buy $10,000 of Redwood's April 2014 $100,000 convertible note, with an option to buy more $10,000 pieces for 120 days. The company swapped that piece for a new $10,000 TJC note at 15% interest, and also issued TJC a separate note of up to $200,000 at 15% (6-month maturity per payment), of which $10,000 has been received. Both notes convert into shares at 35% of the average of the three lowest trading prices over 25 trading days (a 65% discount), capped at 9.99% ownership, so conversions could add many new shares. This continues the pattern of discount-priced convertible financing seen with Redwood and KBM.

    capital raising announcement

    781m shUS$390k
  2. 17 July

    On April 22, 2015 the company settled a dispute with Uptick Capital and Zahav Resources over a March 1, 2013 consulting agreement. It agreed to pay $25,502.59 plus legal fees (of which $7,500 had been paid), issue 4,000,000 common shares, and issue 400 new Series B preferred shares. CEO Jordan Starkman received a further 100 of the 500 Series B shares, which carry votes and each convert into 0.10% of outstanding common stock. The company also filed on July 13, 2015 to raise authorized common stock from 1,900,000,000 to 2,900,000,000. The filing does not say why; the very large authorized share count suggests heavy dilution has already occurred or is expected (inference).

    capital raising announcement

    403m shUS$201k

201437.7m shares · US$1.5m market cap

  1. 27 Oct

    On September 30, 2014 the company amended the Redwood note and warrant from April: the conversion price drops from $0.075 to $0.03 and the warrant price from $0.10 to $0.04, the maturity is changed to the earlier of six months from the amendment or 30 days before the KBM note converts, and Redwood waives past defaults. The filing does not say why. On October 21, 2014 the company also closed a second KBM note for $42,500 (8%, maturing July 3, 2015, convertible after 180 days at 58% of the lowest-three-price average, 4.99% ownership cap). Both changes make further dilution more likely for existing shareholders (inference).

    capital raising announcement

    37.7m shUS$1.5m
  2. 29 Aug

    On August 29, 2014 the company borrowed $88,500 from KBM Worldwide through an 8% convertible note maturing May 27, 2015. After 180 days KBM can convert into shares at 58% of the average of the three lowest trading prices over the prior 20 trading days (a 42% discount), so conversions could dilute shareholders, subject to a 9.99% ownership cap. Unpaid amounts carry 22% default interest, and the company gave KBM a right of first refusal on financings under $100,000 for six months. This is a new lender after the Redwood note of April 2014.

    capital raising announcement

    37.7m shUS$1.6m
  3. 9 July

    This third amendment repeats the earlier restatement and adds three points: the company decided on January 17, 2014 that the 2013 accounts could not be relied on, the August 2012 accounts were also affected, and the board (with no audit committee) discussed this with its accountant. It also says the Second 10-K Amendment was filed on June 12, 2014, and lists the quarters affected (November 2012, February 2013, May 2013). The restated figures shown are the same as in the prior amendment.

    auditor change

    37.7m shUS$2.6m
  4. 10 June

    This amendment to the December 2013 auditor-change filing says the former auditor DNTW is no longer registered with the PCAOB and the SEC barred its two partners from practising before it on May 20, 2014, so its reports can no longer be used in filings. The August 2012 figures are now treated as unaudited and must be re-audited by a firm allowed to practise before the SEC; the August 2013 year stays audited by Schwartz Levitsky Feldman. It also reports that the 2013 annual accounts should no longer be relied on: restated mineral property claims fall from $3,327,117 to $379,970 (the filing says the claims were acquired under common control and carried at the transferor's book value), total assets fall from $3,444,920 to $497,773, and the 2013 net loss rises from $798,606 to $1,225,857.

    auditor change

    37.7m shUS$4.0m
  5. 21 Apr

    On April 14, 2014 the company sold Redwood Fund LP a $100,000 convertible note (12% interest, due in six months, convertible after 120 days at $0.075 per share) plus a five-year warrant for 100,000 shares at $0.10. Redwood may within 30 days buy a second $150,000 note with a warrant for up to 150,000 shares. The conversion price is below the $0.20 paid in the February 2013 placement, and the warrant price adjusts downward if shares are issued cheaper, so further dilution is possible. The default interest rate is the lesser of 20% per annum or the legal maximum.

    capital raising announcement

    36.6m shUS$3.3m

201331.9m shares · US$9.6m market cap

  1. 9 May

    On May 3, 2013 the company agreed to buy 100% of the Silver Cloud gold-silver property in Nevada from Geologix, for 500,000 shares (a further 250,000 shares if more than two million ounces of gold reserves are delineated). The property is subject to royalties of 2% to Royal Gold and 3% to underlying claim owners. It sits next to the West Silver Cloud claims the company gained in the February merger, extending its Nevada gold position. The filing gives 522 claims in the text but 552 in the press release, so the claim count is inconsistent.

    asset acquisition disposition

    31.9m shUS$9.6m
  2. 15 Feb

    The merger with Rimrock Mining closed on February 11, 2013: the company acquired the Rimrock Property, West Silver Cloud and Pony Spur gold properties in northeast Nevada (almost 2,000 acres) for 17,800,000 shares, after the 1-for-8 reverse split on February 8 cut shares from 66,435,908 to 8,304,488. The new shares represent 68.19% of the company on a fully diluted basis, so existing holders were heavily diluted. Richard Redfern joined as director and VP of Exploration, and the company also raised $502,000 gross in a private placement at $0.20 per share with $0.30 warrants. This resolves the pending merger thread. Audited financials and pro forma figures for the acquired business are still to be filed.

    business combination

    66.4m shUS$1.3m
  3. 30 Jan

    Renamed Rimrock Gold Corp. on January 24, 2013, the company signed a merger agreement to acquire three prospective gold exploration properties in northeast Nevada (Rimrock Property, West Silver Cloud, Pony Spur) for 17,800,000 post-split shares. Closing requires a 1-for-8 reverse split (66,435,908 shares down to 8,304,488) and FINRA approval, and Richard Redfern is to join as director and VP of Exploration on closing. This shifts focus from the Quebec lithium properties, which remain its current exploration assets.

    business combination

    66.4m shUS$1.3m

201254.8m shares · US$1.6m market cap

  1. 17 May

    On May 11, 2012 Tucana bought the Lac Kame and EM-1 properties in the Nemaska area of James Bay from a group represented by Alain Champagne, for 2,000,000 shares and $3,000 cash, with further cash and share payments ($50,000/1,000,000 shares at $1M spent, $100,000/1,000,000 at $2.5M, $150,000/1,000,000 at $5M) and a 3% royalty. It also sold its subsidiary Pay By The Day Company Inc. to CEO Jordan Starkman, who took on its liabilities, ending the legacy business from the earlier name.

    asset acquisition disposition

    54.8m shUS$1.6m

2010

  1. 3 Dec

    On November 29, 2010 the company agreed to buy 100% of the Abigail Lithium Project (222 cells, 11,844 hectares, James Bay, Quebec) from Alain Champagne and others. It issued 15,000,000 shares and will pay $250,000 in cash ($100,000 at 90 days, $150,000 at 180 days after closing), commit to at least $300,000 of exploration starting by May 16, 2011, and pay a 3% royalty on any commercial production. This moves the company from the failed technology plan into mineral exploration.

    capital raising announcement

  2. 23 Aug

    On August 20, 2010 the company received notice that the Grail Semiconductor letter of intent was terminated, which the filing attributes to the company's inability to raise preliminary funding during due diligence. The 61,647,250 shares issued to Oteegee International will be cancelled, reversing the July share exchange; the company will convert its advances into equity of Grail Semiconductor and Solar Utilities and has agreed in principle to buy a 4.5%-5.7% stake in Grail from existing shareholders, with terms to follow on closing.

    material agreement

  3. 9 July

    Now named Oteegee Innovations, the company closed a share exchange on July 6, 2010: it issued 61,647,250 restricted shares (on May 11, 2010) for 40% of Oteegee International Holdings, a Hong Kong company holding international marketing and distribution rights to Oteegee IPR technologies. It also agreed to raise 'First Phase Funding' within thirty days; this was the first of three agreements expected under the Grail letter of intent.

    capital raising announcement

  4. 18 Mar

    Then called Pay By The Day Holdings, the company signed a non-binding letter of intent on March 12, 2010 to acquire all the assets of Grail Semiconductor and exclusive rights to other technologies (chips, solar, water, health products). It would be subject to due diligence, definitive agreements and raising funds, and would involve a name change to Oteegee Innovations Inc. and a 10-for-1 forward share split.

    material agreement