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TAMM Oil & Gas Corp.

US:TAMO
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Past year: ▼ 100%(0.00c – 0.30c USD)

Market cap
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Shares on issue
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Story beats
14 since 2007
Last event
26 May 2011

History

A shell company turned Alberta oil sands explorer, TAMM bought land with shares, unwound a stake in Deep Well, and by 2011 was converting debts into new shares.

2007-2008: From shell to oil sands explorer

The company began as Hola Communications. In May 2007 its founders sold their 3,800,000 shares to Sean Dickenson for US$150,000, and Dickenson became President and chief executive, with 6,000,000 shares then outstanding. By November 2007 it was called Tamm Oil and Gas and was pursuing oil and gas assets in Alberta.

It agreed to buy royalty interests (a share of the oil produced from certain leased lands) from Muzz Investments and 1004731 Alberta Ltd. for restricted shares. The filings never confirmed that this deal closed. It raised money through a private placement of units at US$1.25, each with a warrant at US$1.75; the first tranche brought in $1,000,000 for 800,000 units. In December 2007 it agreed to swap 21,533,000 of its own shares for the same number of shares in Deep Well Oil & Gas.

In January 2008 Tamm bought 21 sections of Peace River oil sands leases at a Crown land sale for US$715,292. A further 14 sections followed in May 2008 for Cdn$372,721.36, taking its land to about 22,400 acres. A Chapman engineering report put heavy oil in place on the first 21 sections at 1.4 billion barrels, though the company noted it might not meet SEC disclosure guidelines.

2008: Unwinding and restructuring

The Deep Well swap did not last. Effective July 1, 2008 it was rescinded, and Tamm said it could not value the stake and was moving its focus away from Sawn Lake. Deep Well had sued Tamm in Nevada over an alleged illegal tender offer, and the filings never said the suit ended. Tamm kept a 10% working interest in 63 Sawn Lake sections and a 2% gross overriding royalty on 36.5 sections.

In August 2008 Dickenson returned 34,000,000 shares for cancellation, cutting shares outstanding from 118,313,000 to 84,313,000. In September Tamm issued a preferred share and 10,833,333 common shares, with 4,166,667 more to follow on conversion, in a deal tied to 1132559 Alberta Ltd. The shares were held in escrow, and the filings did not say what that company owned.

2009: Land paid for in shares

In May 2009 Tamm agreed to buy 1,280 acres of oil sands leases and 6,400 acres of Manning-area petroleum and natural gas leases, paying 2,428,000 shares to one seller and 7,286,000 each to Asperago Holdings and Elestone. It also agreed in June to buy Union Energy (Alberta), LLC for 1,000,000 shares, described as 5,120 acres of oil sands leases. That agreement quoted 62,780,000 shares outstanding, a figure the filings never reconciled with 84,313,000.

A June 2009 farmout with Zentrum Energie Trust AG let Tamm earn Zentrum's working interest in up to 276,000 gross acres by paying all costs, with Zentrum keeping a 3% royalty and a 36-month first right of refusal on equity financings. The land purchases closed on September 24, 2009, with shares issued in trust until land titles transferred.

2010-2011: Debt into shares

The record for 2010 is quiet. In February 2011 the auditor was changed to RBSM LLP, and earlier audit reports had raised doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. On May 24, 2011 Tamm agreed to convert debts owed to seven creditors into units at $0.15, each with a half warrant at $0.30. The largest were Dianella Corp. (6,594,333 units, about $989,150) and Garry Tighe (2,295,744 units, about $344,362). It also received $144,000 from Maushen Finanz Inc of Zurich for 800,000 units. As of that date, the filings did not give a total share count after these issues, and the Zentrum right of refusal was not addressed.

Written from the 14 story beats below (2007 to 26 May 2011), 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)

201180.8m shares · US$16.6m market cap

  1. 26 May

    On May 24, 2011 Tamm agreed to convert debts owed to seven creditors into units of one restricted share plus one half warrant ($0.30), priced off a $0.15 30-day average. The amounts include 6,594,333 units to Dianella Corp. for about $989,150, 2,295,744 units to Garry Tighe for about $344,362, 1,481,406 units to Watima Solutions for about $222,211, and smaller amounts to Dacona, Asperago Holdings, Guido Hilekes and John Muzzin. Tamm also received $144,000 from Maushen Finanz Inc of Zurich under a private placement and will issue 800,000 units (one share at $0.125 plus a three-year $0.25 warrant). This turns debt into new shares, which dilutes existing holders; the filing does not give the total debt or say what the debts originally were for, and earlier context recorded no disclosed debt. The Zentrum right of refusal on equity financings (from the June 2009 farmout) was not mentioned, and the filing does not say whether it applies here.

    material agreement

    80.8m shUS$16.6m

2009

  1. 7 Oct

    Tamm reports that due diligence on the May 2009 land purchases from 1164572 Alberta, Asperago and Elestone finished in September 2009 and the deal closed on September 24, 2009, with the shares issued in trust pending transfer of land titles. This resolves the May 28 agreement; the terms (2,428,000 shares to 1164572 and 7,286,000 each to Asperago and Elestone, 2% overriding royalties retained by sellers) are unchanged, and the land titles had not yet been transferred.

    material agreement

  2. 30 June

    On June 26, 2009 Tamm signed a farmout with Zentrum Energie Trust AG of Switzerland covering heavy oil rights on up to 276,000 gross (138,000 net) acres in the Peace River area. Tamm can pay 100% of the costs to earn 100% of Zentrum's working interest in sections validated by drilling, and Zentrum keeps a 3% gross overriding royalty. Zentrum also gets a first right of refusal on any Tamm equity financing for 36 months. The filing gives no drilling commitments or cost figures, and the right of refusal limits how Tamm can raise equity.

    material agreement

  3. 18 June

    On June 12, 2009 Tamm agreed to buy Union Energy (Alberta), LLC from Petrocorp Inc. for 1,000,000 Tamm shares; the 8-K describes this as acquiring 100% working interest in 5,120 acres of Alberta oil sands leases. The agreement states 62,780,000 shares outstanding, 1,280,000 options and warrants at a weighted $1.75 exercise price, and 17,000,000 shares to be issued for the May 2009 land deals. It also lists the Deep Well lawsuit in Nevada as an existing action against Tamm. The share count of 62,780,000 differs from the 84,313,000 reported after the cancellation, and the filing does not explain the difference.

    material agreement

  4. 28 May

    On May 21, 2009 Tamm agreed to acquire 100% of 1,280 acres of oil sands leases from 1164572 Alberta Ltd. for 2,428,000 shares, and 100% of 6,400 acres of petroleum and natural gas leases in the Manning area from Asperago Holdings and Elestone for 7,286,000 shares each. The sellers keep a 2% gross overriding royalty on their leases. Closing was expected within 60 days after due diligence and title transfer. This adds land paid for with new shares, which dilutes existing holders.

    material agreement

2008

  1. 5 Sept

    On September 5, 2008 Tamm agreed that 1384482 Alberta Ltd. would buy the shares of 1132559 Alberta Ltd., and Tamm would issue one preferred share to 1384482 and 15,000,000 restricted common shares to 1132559's shareholders. 10,833,333 common shares and the preferred share were issued that day, and the remaining 4,166,667 common shares are to be issued on conversion of the preferred share. The shares are held in escrow until remaining conditions are met. This follows the May 2008 agreement tied to the share cancellation; the filing does not say what 1132559 owns, and the new shares dilute existing holders.

    capital raising announcement

  2. 11 Aug

    Under a May 20, 2008 agreement with 1384482 Alberta Ltd., 1132559 Alberta Ltd. and certain 1132559 stockholders, former director Sean Dickenson returned 34,000,000 Tamm shares, which the transfer agent cancelled on August 6, 2008. Shares outstanding fell from 118,313,000 to 84,313,000. This is the share cancellation that was a condition of the earlier royalty deal, and it reduces the share count for existing holders.

    capital raising announcement

  3. 2 July

    Effective July 1, 2008 Tamm signed termination and rescission agreements with the three DWOG shareholders (LB (Swiss) Private Bank, Arthur Sulzer, Rahn & Bodmer), reversing the December 2007 share swap as if it never happened; Tamm now owns no DWOG shares. The filing says Tamm moved its focus away from Sawn Lake, could not value the DWOG stake because DWOG did not disclose information, and was being sued by DWOG in Nevada federal court over an alleged illegal tender offer. Tamm says it keeps a 10% working interest in 63 Sawn Lake sections (795,472,000 barrels oil in place per its own engineer) and a 2% gross overriding royalty on 36.5 sections. This resolves the open question of what Tamm would do with its DWOG shares. The filing does not say whether the lawsuit has ended.

    material agreement termination

  4. 3 June

    On May 28, 2008 Tamm bought a 100% interest in 14 sections of Peace River oil sands petroleum and natural gas leases from the Alberta government at a Crown land sale, paying Cdn$372,721.36. The press release says this brings its land base to about 22,400 acres, a 66% increase, and that a Chapman Petroleum Engineering report put heavy oil in place on its earlier 21 sections at 1.4 billion barrels. This adds to the 21 sections bought in January 2008; the release itself notes the engineering report may not follow SEC disclosure guidelines.

    material agreement

  5. 15 Jan

    Tamm bought a 100% interest in 21 sections of oil sands leases in the Peace River area of Alberta from the Alberta government at a Crown land sale for US$715,292. It also signed a letter of intent for a 17% working interest in a well in northern British Columbia, for 20% of the drilling and casing costs. The press release claims 90 sections of leases and licences held directly and indirectly.

    asset acquisition disposition

  6. 9 Jan

    Effective December 27, 2007, Tamm agreed to swap 21,533,000 of its own shares for 21,533,000 restricted shares of Deep Well Oil & Gas (DWOG) held by three shareholders (LB (Swiss) Private Bank, Arthur Sulzer, Rahn & Bodmer). This gives Tamm a stake in DWOG and issues many new Tamm shares, which dilutes existing holders.

    material agreement

  7. 9 Jan

    Tamm reported a November 26, 2007 agreement to buy the royalty interests from Muzz and 1004731 Alberta: a 0.5% and 1.5% share of a 6.5% overriding royalty on four leased lands in Alberta. Payment is 1,500,000 restricted shares to Muzz and 2,500,000 to Alberta Ltd., subject to definitive agreements and due diligence. This formalises the November 7 letter agreement, and the filing does not say the deal has closed.

    material agreement

2007

  1. 28 Nov

    Now named Tamm Oil and Gas, the company signed a November 7, 2007 letter agreement to acquire a royalty interest (Mikwec/Nearshore royalty agreement of December 12, 2003) from 1004731 Alberta Ltd. and Muzz Investments for 4,000,000 shares. Closing depends on a private placement of up to 2,600,000 units at $1.25, a 15:1 forward stock split, and the principal stockholder surrendering 34,000,000 shares for cancellation. It also closed the first tranche of that placement on November 23, 2007: 800,000 units at US$1.25 for $1,000,000, each with a warrant exercisable at US$1.75 until November 23, 2009.

    capital raising announcement

  2. 24 May

    Hola Communications gave notice of a change in control: on May 3, 2007 founders Carlos Bustamante and Jose Carlos Davalos Cerda sold their 3,800,000 shares to Sean Dickenson for US$150,000. Dickenson became President, CEO, Secretary, Treasurer and a director, and the two sellers are to resign as directors. The company had 6,000,000 shares outstanding.

    business combination