Evolution Petroleum was formed in September 2003 under the name Natural Gas Systems, Inc., and began trading under the symbol NGSY:OB in 2004. In 2006, we changed our name to Evolution Petroleum and listed on the American Stock Exchange (now the NYSE MKT) under the symbol EPM. Our fiscal year ends on June 30.
At September 30, 2012, we had approximately 28.1 million common shares outstanding and approximately 5.3 million incentive and non-qualified stock options and warrants to purchase common shares, all of which are vested. On a fully diluted basis, approximately 21% is held by our employees and directors..
Our offices are located in Houston, Texas, and our principal assets are located in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note
The data contained in this website that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such statements may relate to capital expenditures, drilling and exploitation activities, production efforts and sales volumes, proved, probable, and possible reserves, operating and administrative costs, future operating or financial results, cash flow and anticipated liquidity, business strategy, property acquisitions, and the availability of drilling rigs and other oil field equipment and services. These forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “estimated”, “projected”, “potential”, “anticipated”, “forecasted” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Although we believe the expectations and forecasts reflected in these and other forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance they will prove to have been correct. These statements are based on our current plans and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties such as potential litigation as further outlined in our most recent 10-K and 10-Q. Therefore, the actual results may differ materially from the expectations, estimates or assumptions expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company. Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors –The SEC has recently modified its rules regarding oil and gas reserve information that may be included in filings with the SEC. The newly applicable rules allow oil and gas companies to disclose not only proved reserves, but also probable and possible reserves that meet the SEC’s definitions of such terms. We disclose proved, probable and possible reserves in our filings with the SEC. Our reserves as of June 30, 2012 were estimated by DeGolyer & MacNaughton, W.D Von Gonten & Co. (“Von Gonten”), and Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC (“Pinnacle”), independent petroleum engineering firms. In this website, we make reference to probable reserves and “2P” reserves that aggregate proved and probable reserves. These estimates are by their nature more speculative than estimates of proved reserves and are subject to greater uncertainties, and accordingly the likelihood of recovering those reserves is subject to substantially greater risk.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to, those factors that are disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our documents filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. Statements regarding our ability to complete transactions, successfully apply technology applications in the re-development of oil and gas fields, realize future production volumes, realize success in our drilling and development activity and forecasts of legal claims, prices, future revenues and income and cash flows and other statements that are not historical facts contain predictions, estimates and other forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its goals will be achieved and these statements will prove to be accurate. Important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements.
* PV-10 of proved reserves is a pre-tax non-GAAP measure reconciled to the after-tax Standardized Measure of Future Net Cash Flows below. We believe that the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure of PV-10 provides useful and relevant information to investors because of its wide use by analysts and investors in evaluating the relative monetary significance of oil and natural gas properties, and as a basis for comparison of the relative size and value of our reserves to other companies’ reserves. We also use this pre-tax measure when assessing the potential return on investment related to oil and natural gas properties and in evaluating acquisition opportunities. Because there are many unique factors that can impact an individual company when estimating the amount of future income taxes to be paid, we believe the use of a pre-tax measure is valuable for evaluating our Company. PV-10 is not a measure of financial or operating performance under GAAP, nor is it intended to represent the current market value of our estimated oil and natural gas reserves. PV-10 should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the Standardized Measure as defined under GAAP, and reconciled below. Probable reserves are not recognized by GAAP, and therefore the PV-10 of probable reserves cannot be reconciled to a GAAP measure.
The following table provides a reconciliation of PV-10 of each of our proved properties to the Standardized Measure.
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For the Years Ended June 30
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2012
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2011
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| Estimated future net revenues |
$858,510,526 |
$741,212,773 |
| 10% annual discount for estimated timing of future cash flows |
(412,995,901) |
(365,874,315) |
| Estimated future net revenues discounted at 10% (PV-10) |
445,514,625 |
375,338,458 |
| Estimated future income tax expenses discounted at 10% |
(161,917,132) |
(146,890,504) |
| Standardized Measure |
$283,597,493 |
$228,447,954 |