Skip to main content

AI assistant

Sign in to chat with this filing

The assistant answers questions, extracts KPIs, and summarises risk factors directly from the filing text.

Cross River Ventures Corp. Management Reports 2020

Jun 25, 2020

47584_rns_2020-06-25_382d9980-48b6-43a3-aea9-acc30094a0e7.pdf

Management Reports

Open in viewer

Opens in your device viewer

CROSS RIVER VENTURES CORP Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the three month ended April 30, 2020

The following discussion and analysis of the operations, results, and financial position of Cross River Ventures Corp. ("the Company") for the three months ended April 30, 2020 should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited financial statements and related notes for the three months ended April 30, 2020 and the audited financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2020. The effective date of this report is June 25, 2020. All figures are presented in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

The Company was incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on April 11, 2017. The principal business of the Company is the identification, evaluation and acquisition of mineral properties, as well as exploration of mineral properties once acquired. The Company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in Tahsis Property (hereinafter, the "Tahsis Property" or the "Property") located in British Columbia. The Company intends to complete an initial public offering ("IPO") of its common shares which is expected to close in the month of July, 2020.

Since the date of inception until the date of this report, the Company has raised an aggregate of $102,500 through the sale of its Common Shares.

On April 16, 2019, the Company consolidated its share capital and warrants on a one-new-for-two-old basis. All references to share capital and warrants presented in this MD&A have been restated to reflect the share consolidation.

On April 16, 2019 the Company issued 1,750,000 share purchase warrants. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at $0.10 per share until April 16, 2021 subject to certain acceleration provision.

On July 31, 2019, the Company received $5,000 of promissory note from a shareholder and $10,000 from various shareholders in August and September 2019. The note in the total of $15,000 bears simple interest at a rate of 5% per annum, payable on maturity with a maturity date being October 1, 2022.

On April 9, 2020, the Company received $10,000 of promissory note from a shareholder and $20,000 from various shareholders in May 2020. The note in the total of $30,000 bears simple interest at a rate of 5% per annum, payable on maturity with a maturity date being April 20, 2021.

MINERAL PROPERTY EXPLORATIONS

On December 6, 2017, the Company entered into an option agreement with Qualitas Holdings Corp. ("Qualitas") to acquire a 100% interest in the Tahsis property located in British Columbia. As part of the agreement, the Company is required to make cash payments, issue common shares of the Company and make exploration expenditures according to the following schedule:

Date Common Cash Exploration
Shares Payments Expenditures
On execution of theOption Agreement Nil $20,000 (paid) Nil
On Canadian Securities 150,000 Nil Nil
Exchange Approval
First anniversary of the 125,000 Nil $100,000
Approval Date
Second anniversary of the 125,000 Nil $150,000
Approval Date
TOTAL 400,000 $20,000 $250,000

Qualitas will retain a 3% NSR in the property, of which up to 2% can be purchased by the Company for $1,000,000 per 1% upon commercial production being achieved on the property.

Acquisition Costs

Details of activities for the three months ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended January 31, 2020 are as follows:

Tahsis property, BC, Canada April 30, 2020 January 31, 2020
Opening balance $76,809 $53,316
Exploration expenditures:
Geological and geophysical - 23,093
Technical reporting - 400
Total exploration expenditures - 23,493
Ending Balance $76,809 $76,809

SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS

The following is a summary of the Company's quarterly results since its incorporation on April 11, 2017:

Apr 30,2020 Jan 31,2020 Oct 31,2019 Jul 31,2019 Apr 30,2019 Jan 31,2019 Oct 31,2018 Jul 31,2018
Expenses $524 $40,285 $27,430 $5 $Nil $14,003 $35,000 $2,105
Loss for the period $524 $40,285 $27,430 $5 $Nil $14,003 $35,000 $2,105
Weighted averageshares outstanding 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000
Loss per share $0.00 $0.01 $0.01 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.01 $0.00
Mineral property
acquisition costs - $1,703 $21,790 - - $33,316 - -

The Company's operating losses are due to ongoing mineral exploration costs, filing fees and professional fees, such as legal, accounting and audit incurred during the process of managing the Company's operations and to ensure regulatory compliance and can vary from quarter to quarter based on planned exploration activities and resource constraints.

DISCLOSURE OF OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA

The following table summarizes maximum number of common shares outstanding as at April 30, 2020 and as of the date of this MD&A if all outstanding warrants were exercised to purchase common shares:

April 30, As of the date of
2020 this MD&A
Common shares 3,500,000 3,500,000
Warrants to purchase common shares 1,750,000 1,750,000
5,250,000 5,250,000

Escrow Shares

Pursuant to an escrow agreement dated March 21, 2018, 1,250,000 common shares were placed in escrow. 10% of the escrowed shares will be released from escrow upon completion of the IPO, and 15% of the shares are released from escrow every 6 months thereafter.

SELECTED ANNUAL INFORMATION

Year endedJan 31, 2020 Year endedJan 31, 2019
$ $
Revenue Nil Nil
General & Admin. Expenses 67,720 66,710
Net loss for the period (67,720) (66,710)
Loss per common share, basic and diluted (0.02) (0.02)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
3,500,000 3,392,328
Statement of Financial Position Data
Current Assets 19,102 29,442
Mineral Properties 76,809 53,316
Total Assets 95,911 82,758
Current Liabilities 142,226 61,353
Working capital (deficit) (123,124) (31,911)
Shareholders' Equity (Deficiency) (46,315) 21,405

Dividends

There are no restrictions that could prevent the Company from paying dividends on its Shares. The Company has not paid any dividends on its Common Shares and it is not contemplated that the Company will pay any dividends in the immediate or foreseeable future. It is the Company's intention to use all available cash flow to finance further operations.

Result of Operations

During the three months ended April 30, 2020 the Company recorded a net loss of $524 compared to a net loss of $nil during the three months ended April 30, 2019.

The Company's net loss for the period ended April 30, 2020 can be attributed to bank charges of $24, filing fees of $500.

Transactions with Related Parties

There were no transactions with related parties during the three months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019.

Additional Disclosure for Companies without Significant Revenue

The financial statements included herein provide a detailed breakdown of various expenses incurred by the Company. The Company's expenses are relatively basic, including accounting and audit fees, bank charges, and legal fees. The balance of expenses incurred, pertain to acquiring and exploring the Property.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in satisfying financial obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by forecasting cash flows from operations and anticipated investing and financing activities. The Company's objective in managing liquidity risk is to maintain sufficient readily available reserves in order to meet its liquidity requirements.

As at April 30, 2020, the Company had working deficiency of $98,648 (January 31, 2020 - $108,124).

As at April 30, 2020, the Company had cash of $9,758 (January 31, 2020 - $802) available to meet shortterm business requirements and liabilities of $151,706 (January 31, 2020 - $142,226). The Company's accounts payable and accrued liabilities have contractual maturities of less than 30 days and are subject to normal trade terms. The Company has $10,000 in short term debt as well as $15,000 long-term debt as of April 30, 2020.

The Company expects to have approximately $291,670 following the Offering (net proceeds after Agent's commissions, Corporate Finance Fee and expenses).

The Company has no source of revenue, income or cash flow. It is wholly dependent upon raising monies through the sale of its Common Shares to finance its business operations. The Company will need $100,000 to maintain its Property Option Agreement in good standing over the next 12 months. The Company also needs to have adequate working capital for Exchange listing purposes, being at least 12 months general and administrative expenses estimated at $6,350 per month, for an annual total of $76,200. The Company will realize net proceeds from the Offering of $291,670 which will be sufficient for all of the Company's minimum needs in the first 12 months following listing on the Exchange.

Thereafter, the Company may require additional funds to support its working capital requirements or for other purposes and may seek to raise additional funds through public or private equity funding, bank debt financing or from other sources. There can be no assurances that this capital will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.

Subsequent Events

Promissory Note

In the months of April and May, the Company received a total of $30,000 of promissory note from various shareholders. The note in a total of $30,000 bears simple interest at a rate of 5% per annum, payable on maturity with a maturity date being April 20, 2021.

Corporate Directory

Head Office Legal Counsel 307-2628 Yew Street 550 Burrard Street

Officers and Directors Auditors

John Fraser (CEO, CFO, Director) Crowe McKay LLP Dan Placzek (Corporate Secretary, Director) 1100-1177 West Hastings Street Perry Grunenberg (VP of Exploration) Vancouver, BC V6E 4T5 Mike Sieb (Director) Kosta Tsoutsis (Director)

Members of the Audit Committee Transfer Agent

Cross River Ventures Corp. Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP Vancouver, BC V5K 4T4 Vancouver, BC V6C 2B5

Dan Placzek (Chair) Odyssey Trust Company Mike Sieb 323-409 Granville Street Kosta Tsoutsis Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2