internationalstar_10q-093008.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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Quarterly Report Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 |
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For the Quarterly Period Ended
September 30, 2008 |
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or
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Transition Report Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 |
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For the Transition period from
______ to ______ |
Commission
File Number: 000-28861
INTERNATIONAL
STAR, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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86-0876846
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(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification
No.)
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1818 Marshall Street,
Shreveport, LA
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71101
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(Address of
principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(318)
464-8687
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Not
Applicable
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(Former name, former
address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.). Yes o No x
As of
October 31, 2008, there were 279,262,274 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock
issued and outstanding.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated
filer o |
Smaller reporting
company x |
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
INTERNATIONAL
STAR, INC.
Form
10-Q
For
the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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1
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ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIALCONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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8
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ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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17
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ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
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18
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ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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18
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
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ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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19
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ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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19
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ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
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19
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6. EXHIBITS
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PART
I
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
following unaudited financial statements of International Star, Inc. have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-Q. Accordingly, these financial statements may not include all of
the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements. These financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements
and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2007. In the opinion of management, these unaudited financial statements contain
all adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position as
of September 30, 2008, and its results of operations and its cash flows for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2008.
INTERNATIONAL
STAR, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
BALANCE
SHEETS
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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September
30,
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December
31,
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
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$ |
13,467 |
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$ |
96,141 |
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Total Current
Assets
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13,467 |
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96,141 |
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Property
and Equipment (Net of accumulated depreciation)
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9,986 |
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12,535 |
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Total
Assets
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$ |
23,453 |
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$ |
108,676 |
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
340,869 |
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$ |
296,358 |
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Accrued
expenses
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7,562 |
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2,625 |
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Total Current
Liabilities
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348,431 |
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298,983 |
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Long
Term Note Payable – Related Party
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500,000 |
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225,000 |
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Total
Liabilities
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848,431 |
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523,983 |
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Stockholders’
Deficiency:
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Preferred Stock
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20,000,000 shares
authorized,
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Undesignated par value – none
issued
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-- |
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-- |
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Common Stock
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780,000,000 shares authorized, at
$.001 par value;
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278,762,274 shares issued and
outstanding at September 30, 2008
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278,762 |
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273,362 |
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Capital in excess of par
value
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4,425,259 |
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4,376,659 |
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Deficit accumulated during the
exploration stage
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(5,528,999
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(5,065,328
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Total Stockholders’
Deficiency
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(824,978
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(415,307
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency
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$ |
23,453 |
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$ |
108,676 |
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See
accompanying notes to the financial statements.
INTERNATIONAL
STAR, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
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Three
months ended Sep. 30,
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Nine
months ended Sep. 30,
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January
1, 2004
(date
of inception of exploration stage) to September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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2008
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Revenue:
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Total Revenue
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$ |
-- |
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$ |
-- |
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$ |
-- |
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$ |
-- |
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$ |
-- |
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Expenses:
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Mineral exploration
costs
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37,866 |
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22,125 |
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230,611 |
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24,237 |
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811,350 |
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Professional
fees
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40,958 |
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43,255 |
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137,624 |
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130,820 |
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611,592 |
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Compensation & management
fees
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10,500 |
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17,000 |
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30,688 |
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36,500 |
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1,411,096 |
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Depreciation &
amortization
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850 |
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850 |
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1,700 |
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2,550 |
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13,822 |
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General &
administrative
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12,222 |
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13,897 |
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48,174 |
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45,182 |
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448,976 |
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Total Operating
Expenses
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(102,397
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(97,127
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(448,797
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(239,289
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(3,296,836
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Net
(Loss) from Operations
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$ |
(102,397 |
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$ |
(97,127 |
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$ |
(448,797 |
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$ |
(239,289 |
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$ |
(3,296,836 |
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Other
Income and Expenses:
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Interest income
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$ |
-- |
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$ |
381 |
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$ |
327 |
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$ |
2,147 |
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$ |
2,939 |
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Interest
expense
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(5,342
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-- |
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(15,200
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(69,353
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Loss on disposal of
assets
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(12,629
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Loss on divestiture of
subsidiary
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(99,472
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Total Other Income
(Expense)
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(5,342
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381 |
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(14,874
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2,147 |
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(178,515
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Net
(Loss)
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$ |
(107,739 |
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$ |
(96,746 |
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$ |
(463,671 |
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$ |
(237,142 |
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$ |
(3,475,351 |
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Weighted
Average Shares
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Common Stock
Outstanding
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276,595,607 |
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273,631,013 |
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275,162,274 |
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272,674,974 |
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Net
Loss Per Common Share
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(Basic and Fully
Dilutive)
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$ |
(0.00 |
) |
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$ |
(0.00 |
) |
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$ |
(0.00 |
) |
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$ |
(0.00 |
) |
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See
accompanying notes to the financial statements.
INTERNATIONAL
STAR, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
September
30, 2008
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Three
months ended Sep. 30,
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Nine
months ended Sep. 30,
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January
1, 2004
(date
of inception of exploration stage) to September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net (loss)
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$ |
(107,739 |
) |
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$ |
(96,746 |
) |
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$ |
(463,671 |
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$ |
(237,142 |
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$ |
(3,475,351 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net
loss to cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation &
amortization
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850 |
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850 |
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2,550 |
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2,550 |
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13,822 |
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Loss on disposal of
assets
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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12,629 |
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Loss on divestiture of
subsidiary
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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99,472 |
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Common stock issued for
services
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-- |
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-- |
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4,000 |
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-- |
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211,500 |
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Changes to operating assets and
liabilities:
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(Increase) decrease in accounts
receivable and prepaids
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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79,795 |
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(Increase) decrease in
inventories
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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63,812 |
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(Increase) decrease in other
assets
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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95,474 |
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(Decrease) increase in accounts
payables and accrued expenses
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33,811 |
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18,073 |
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49,447 |
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26,660 |
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300,097 |
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Net cash used in operating
activities
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(73,079
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) |
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(77,823
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) |
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(407,764
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) |
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(207,932
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) |
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(2,598,750
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) |
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase of fixed
assets
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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(29,355
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) |
Net cash provided by investing
activities
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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(29,355
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) |
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from
deposit
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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|
-- |
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Repayments of long term
borrowings
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|
-- |
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|
-- |
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|
-- |
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|
-- |
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(25,000
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) |
Proceeds from long term
borrowings
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|
-- |
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|
-- |
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275,000 |
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|
-- |
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525,000 |
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Proceeds from sale of common
stock
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|
50,000 |
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|
-- |
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50,000 |
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|
210,000 |
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|
1,777,426 |
|
Net cash provided by financing
activities
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|
50,000 |
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|
-- |
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325,000 |
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|
210,000 |
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|
2,277,426 |
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Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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|
(23,079
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) |
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|
(77,823
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) |
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(82,674
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) |
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2,068 |
|
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|
(350,679
|
) |
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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|
36,546 |
|
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|
83,151 |
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|
96,141 |
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|
3,260 |
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|
364,146 |
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Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ |
13,467 |
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$ |
5,328 |
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$ |
13,467 |
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|
$ |
5,328 |
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|
$ |
13,467 |
|
See
accompanying notes to the financial statements.
INTERNATIONAL
STAR, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
A. BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
The
interim financial statements of International Star, Inc. and subsidiaries (the
“Company”) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, are
not audited. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with
the requirements for unaudited interim periods, and consequently do not include
all disclosures required to be in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
In the
opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements
contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary
for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of September 30,
2008, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008.
The
results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year
period.
B. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
1. Principles of
Consolidation and Accounting Methods
These
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of International Star,
Inc., and Qwik Track, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary) for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007. Qwik Track, Inc. has no assets and has not had any
operations during the previous three years.
2. Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
3. Dividend
Policy
The
Company did not declare or pay any dividends during the quarters ended September
30, 2008 and 2007. There are no legal, contractual or other
restrictions, which limit the Company’s ability to pay
dividends. Payment of future dividends, if any, on the Company’s
common stock, will be dependent upon the amounts of its future after-tax
earnings, if any, and will be subject to the discretion of its Board of
Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors is not legally obligated
to declare dividends, even if the Company is profitable. The Company
has never paid any dividends on its common stock and has no plans to do so in
the near future. Instead, the Company plans to retain any earnings to
finance the development of its business and for general corporate
purposes.
4. Mineral
Properties and Equipment
The
Company has expensed the costs of acquiring and exploring its properties during
the periods in which they were incurred, and will continue to do so until it is
able to determine that commercially recoverable ore reserves are present on the
properties. If it determines that such reserves exist, it will
capitalize further costs.
5. Basic and
Dilutive Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net
income (loss) per share amounts are computed based on the weighted average
number of shares actively outstanding in accordance with SFAS No. 128 “Earnings
Per Share.” Diluted net income (loss) per share amounts are computed
using the weighted average number of common shares and common equivalent shares
outstanding as if shares had been issued on the exercise of any common share
rights unless the exercise becomes anti-dilutive and then only the basic per
share amounts are shown in the report. At September 30, 2008, the
Company had no common equivalent shares of stock outstanding.
6. Comprehensive
Income
The
Company adopted SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”, which requires
inclusion of foreign currency translation adjustments, reported separately in
its Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, in other comprehensive
income. Such amounts are immaterial and have not been reported
separately. The Company had no other forms of comprehensive income
since inception.
7. Stock Based
Compensation
The
Company has elected to follow the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123(R) – fair value reporting and related
interpretations in accounting for its stock based compensation and stock option
plans. Under this accounting standard, share-based awards are fair
valued and the related stock compensation expense, when applicable, is reported
in the current financial statements.
8. Income
Taxes
The
Company has adopted SFAS No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”. The
Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach that
requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected
future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s
financial statements or tax returns. In estimating future tax
consequences, all expected future events, other than enactment of changes in the
tax laws or rates, are considered.
Due to
the uncertainty regarding the Company’s future profitability, the future tax
benefits of its net operating losses have been fully offset by a valuation
allowance.
9. Fair Value of
Financial Instruments
The
respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments
approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include
cash, tax credit recoverable, reclamation bond, accounts payable and accrued
liabilities, amount due to a director and loan payable.
10. Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
The
Company does not expect that the adoption of other recent accounting
pronouncements will have a material effect on its financial
statements.
11. Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
will be recognized on the sale and delivery of a product or the completion of a
service provided.
12. Statement of
Cash Flows
For the
purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid
investments with a maturity of nine months or less to be cash
equivalents.
13. Financial and
Concentration Risk
The
Company does not have any concentration or related financial credit
risk.
C. DIVESTITURE OF PITA KING
BAKERIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Effective
January 1, 2004, the original shareholders of Pita King Bakeries International,
Inc. and the management of International Star, Inc. (the Company) mutually
agreed to dissolve their business relationship. Under terms of this
dissolution, the original shareholders of Pita King Bakeries International, Inc.
returned 4,000,000 shares of common stock to the Company and the Company agreed
to forgive a $35,000 loan made to Pita King Bakeries International,
Inc. The original shareholders of Pita King Bakeries International,
Inc. were allowed to retain 139,500 shares of the Company’s common stock which
they had received as part of the original purchase of Pita King Bakeries
International, Inc. by the Company. The Company has recognized a loss
of $99,472 on the divestiture of Pita King Bakeries International,
Inc.
D. COMMON STOCK
During
the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares
of common stock and warrants for $50,000. During the interim period
ended September 30, 2007, the Company issued 15,937,721 shares of common stock
for $210,000 cash and a $20,000 deposit that the Company had received prior to
December 31, 2006. The Company entered into an employment agreement
effective April 1, 2008 whereby the Company would issue two separate option
agreements to the Company president. The first option agreement would
have allowed the Company president to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of the
Company common stock at $.01 per share and the second option agreement would
have allowed the Company president to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of the
Company common stock at $.03 per share. The vesting of the option
agreements were to be based upon performance incentives to be determined by the
Board of Directors. The employment agreement was amended on August
13, 2008, to allow the Company to issue stock options for an aggregate of
10,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company on such dates and according to
such terms as designated by the Board of Directors of the Company.
E. LONG TERM NOTE PAYABLE –
RELATED PARTY
The
Company entered into a loan agreement with Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral
Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc. on December 3, 2007. This
company is controlled through ownership by a shareholder/director of
International Star, Inc. Under terms of the agreement, the Company
has an available credit line balance of $500,000 with interest accruing at 6%
per annum. The interest is due and payable on a quarterly basis
(every three months). The loan is collateralized by a security
interest to the above mentioned lender in the amount of 51% interest in the
mineral rights of all mining claims owned by or having an interest in now or in
the future in the Detrital Wash and Wikieup properties located in Mohave County,
Arizona, along with any future claims acquired by the Company. At
September 30, 2008, the Company had borrowed $500,000 under the terms of this
loan agreement. The principal amount borrowed, together with accrued
interest, is due and payable on December 3, 2010.
F. GOING
CONCERN
The
Company will need additional working capital for its future planned activity and
to service its debt, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. Continuation of the Company as a going
concern is dependent upon obtaining sufficient working capital to be successful
in that effort. The management of the Company has developed a
strategy, which it believes will accomplish this objective, through additional
loans, and equity funding, which will enable the Company to operate for the
coming year.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
GENERAL
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our
management’s current views with respect to future events and financial
performance. Those statements include statements regarding our
intent, belief or current expectations, and those of members of our management
team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are
based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risk and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to
carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us throughout this
Quarterly Report, as well as in our other reports filed by us with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Important factors
currently known to management could cause actual results to differ materially
from those in forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation
to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions,
the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results
over time. We believe that our assumptions are based upon reasonable
data derived from and known about our business and operations. No
assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of any
future activities will not differ materially from our assumptions.
Since our
trading shares are classified as “penny stocks”, we are not entitled to rely
upon the “safe harbor” provisions adopted by the SEC under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to forward-looking
statements. Nevertheless, investors are urged to give serious
consideration to those factors which we have identified as outside of our
control, and the consequences to us and our investors if our anticipated results
do not come to pass as expected as a result of material deviations which may
occur from the assumptions we have relied upon in making forward-looking
statements.
Our
Business
We were
organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 28, 1993, as Mattress
Showrooms, Inc. In 1997, we changed our corporate name to
International Star, Inc. and became engaged in the business of construction,
sale and operation of state of the art waste management systems, specializing in
turnkey systems for management of hospital, industrial, petroleum, chemical and
municipal solid waste collection systems. Despite our efforts, we
were unable to develop this business beyond the start-up
stage. Following our unsuccessful venture in waste management, we
refocused our business efforts on mineral exploration in
1998. Currently, we are primarily engaged in the acquisition and
exploration of precious and base metals mineral properties. Since
1998, we have examined various mineral properties prospective for precious and
base metals and minerals and have acquired interests in those we believe may
contain precious and base metals and minerals. Our properties are
located in Arizona. Although we have confirmed the existence of
mineralization in some of our properties, we have not established that any of
our properties contain reserves. A reserve is that part of a mineral
deposit which could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the
time of the reserve determination. Further exploration will be needed
before a final determination can be made whether any mineral extraction on our
property is economically and legally feasible. Therefore, at present
we have no reserves and no income from mineral production.
The
business of mineral exploration is inherently speculative and involves a number
of general risks which could materially adversely affect our results of
operation and financial condition, including among others, the rarity of
commercial mineral deposits, environmental and other laws and regulations,
physical dangers to personnel associated with exploration activity, and
political events.
There is
generally no way to recover any of the funds expended on exploration unless the
company establishes the existence of mineable reserves and then exploits those
reserves by either commencing mining operations, selling or leasing its interest
in the property, or entering into a joint venture with a larger resource company
that can develop the property to the production stage. Unless we can
establish and exploit reserves before our funds are exhausted, we will have to
discontinue operations, which could make our stock valueless.
Reserves,
by definition, contain mineral deposits in a quantity and in a form from which
the target minerals may be economically and legally extracted or produced. We
have not established that such reserves exist on our properties, and unless and
until we do so, we will not have any income from our mineral
operations.
Our
directors and executive officers lack significant experience or technical
training in exploring for precious metal deposits and developing
mines. Accordingly, our management may not be fully aware of many of
the specific requirements related to working within this
industry. Their decisions and choices may not take into account
standard engineering or managerial approaches that mineral exploration companies
commonly use. Consequently, our operations, earnings, and ultimate
financial success could suffer irreparable harm due to our management’s lack of
experience in the mining industry. We have aligned our Company with
reputable, knowledgeable experts in the mining industry to overcome this lack of
experience and expertise.
Any
changes in government policy may result in changes to laws affecting ownership
of assets, land tenure, mining policies, taxation, environmental regulations,
labor relations, or other factors relating to our exploration activities. Such
changes could cause us to incur significant unforeseen expenses of compliance or
even require us to suspend our activities altogether.
Our
directors and executive officers own a significant amount of our voting capital
common stock, and accordingly, exert considerable influence over
us. As of September 30, 2008, our directors and executive officers
beneficially owned common stock which would equal in the aggregate
approximately 22.26%
of the voting power of our outstanding common stock. As a
result, these stockholders are potentially able to significantly influence the
decision on all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election
of directors and the approval of significant corporate
transactions. This concentration of ownership could also delay or
prevent a change in control that may be favored by other
stockholders.
Going
Concern
We have
incurred substantial operating and net losses, as well as negative operating
cash flow, since our inception. Accordingly, we continued to have significant
stockholder deficits and working capital deficits during the year ended December
31, 2007, as further explained in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2007. In recognition of these trends, our
independent registered accountants included cautionary statements in their
report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, that
expressed “substantial doubt” regarding our ability to continue as a going
concern. Specifically, our independent accountants have opined that
the continuation of our Company as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining
sufficient working capital to be successful in that effort.
Our
ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on obtaining additional
working capital. Our management has developed a long-term strategy
for generating revenues from our mineral properties, with a short-term focus on
obtaining additional equity or debt funding until such operating revenues can be
generated. We are in the process of attempting to raise additional
capital to fund our current operating costs and to continue work on establishing
the existence of mineral reserves within our properties to enable us to seek
feasible revenue generating opportunities.
As of the
date of this Quarterly Report, we have not been fully successful in raising the
necessary additional equity or debt financing to fund our short-term operating
costs or our planned mineral exploration work. If we do not obtain
substantial additional financing, we may not have sufficient capital to continue
operating as a public company or at all beyond the fourth quarter of
2008. We cannot assure that we will be able to obtain the necessary
funding or, even if such financing is obtained, that we will be able to
establish the existence of mineral reserves or generate revenues from our
properties sufficient to sustain our continued operations or at
all.
Our
Properties
We
currently hold interests in two properties that we believe show potential for
mineral development. Both properties are unpatented mining claims
located on federal public land managed by the United States Department of
Interior, Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). We are obligated to pay
a maintenance fee to the BLM of $170 per claim plus a $10 filing fee for each
newly filed claim and $125 per claim per year for each existing
claim.
Unpatented
mining claims are “located” or “staked” by individuals or companies on
particular parcels of federal public land upon which the individual or company
asserts the right to extract and develop a mineral deposit. Mining
claims may be one of two types: lode and placer. Lode claims are
claims on land where mineral deposits have been discovered encased in or
surrounded by hard rock, such as veins, fissures, lodes and disseminated ore
bodies. Placer claims are claims upon land containing deposits of
loose, unconsolidated material, such as gravel beds, or containing certain
consolidated sedimentary deposits lying at the surface. Federal law
limits each lode claim to no more than 1,500 feet along the length of the
deposit and no more than 300 feet to either side of the center line of the
deposit. A placer claim may be up to 20 acres for a single individual
or corporation, and up to as many as 160 acres for an association of at least
eight owners.
If the
statutes and regulations for the location and maintenance of a mining claim are
complied with, the locator obtains a valid possessory right to the contained
minerals. Failure to pay maintenance fees may render the mining claim
void or voidable. We believe we have valid claims, but, because
mining claims are self-initiated and self-maintained, it is impossible to
ascertain their validity solely from public real estate records. If
the government challenges the validity of an unpatented mining claim, we would
have the burden of proving the present economic feasibility of mining minerals
located on the claims.
Property
title uncertainties exist in the mining industry. We believe that we
have good title to our properties; however, defects in such title could have a
material adverse effect on us. We have investigated our rights to
explore, exploit and develop our various properties in manners consistent with
industry practice, and except as described below, to the best of our knowledge,
those rights are in good standing. However, we cannot assure that the
title to our properties will not be challenged or impugned by third parties or
governmental agencies or that third parties have not staked claims, or will not
in the future stake claims, on lands for which we believe we have good title to
existing claims. In addition, we cannot assure that the properties in
which we have an interest are not subject to prior unregistered
agreements. Any such undetected defects could cause us to lose our
rights to the property or to incur substantial expense in defending our
rights.
Detrital Wash, Mohave
County, Arizona Property
Property
and Location
Our
Detrital Wash property (the “Detrital Wash Property”) consists of approximately
24 square miles of land located approximately 56 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada,
and 22 miles south of the Hoover Dam on U.S. Highway 93, Mohave County,
Arizona. The property is easily accessed by partially paved entry off
Highway 93 and has availability to electricity and water.
As of
September 1, 2008, the Detrital Wash Property is comprised solely of lode mining
claims. Prior to September 1, 2008, our Detrital Wash Property
consisted of approximately 21,000 acres of land consisting primarily of placer
mining claims we had obtained in part through a mineral lease with James R.
Ardoin in 1998 and in part through a 2004 exploration rights agreement with a
group of individuals including several former directors and officers of the
Company. Based on assessments by our current geologist and mining
engineer consultants that these claims do not contain placer mineral deposits,
we determined that the value of these placer claims was not sufficient to
justify the costs to continue maintaining these claims. Therefore, we
terminated our lease agreement with Mr. Ardoin on August 29, 2008, pursuant to
the terms of the agreement. Additionally, following the termination
of the lease agreement and because our obligations under the 2004 exploration
rights agreement had been fully performed, we allowed all of our placer claims
in the Detrital Wash Property to expire as of August 31, 2008.
Our
Detrital Wash Property presently consists of 434 lode claims located in the
Black Mountains and along the western front of the White Hills in the Detrital
Wash area in northwestern Arizona. Based on the presence of gold and
silver producing mines in the Black Mountains and the White Hills, we believe
deposits of precious metals may exist within the Detrital Wash
Property. We cannot assure that we will discover such deposits or
that, if such deposits are discovered, we will be able to commercially produce
such mineral deposits.
These
lode claims have been converted from our previous placer claims based on
evidence of the existence of mineralization in the bedrock. The lode
claims cover areas of bedrock mineralization indicated by historical data
obtained by the Company and confirmed by recent assays performed for the Company
by a licensed independent lab and evaluated according to National Instrument
(NI) 43-101 standards. These areas include portions of the Black
Mountains as well as known and anticipated northerly extensions of veins found
in the White Hills and mineralized structures to the south.
In 2007,
we paid an aggregate of $16,875 in maintenance fees to the BLM for the Detrital
Wash Property. We have not paid any maintenance fees for the Detrital
Wash Property in 2008. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, the
maintenance fees for our current lode claims in the Detrital Wash Property are
due in increments of $31,500 in December 2008, $31,500 in January 2009, and
$32,760 in February 2009.
Operations
During
the period ended September 30, 2008, we increased our lode claim holdings in the
Detrital Wash area by adding new lode claims and converting placer claims to
lode claims where mineralization occurs in the bedrock. Based on our
conclusion that our placer claims in the area did not contain placer deposits,
we released all of our placer claim holdings in the Detrital Wash area upon
their expiration as of August 31, 2008.
Our
consultants have developed a program of testing geological samples from our
Detrital Wash Property for mineralization and mapping the existing geology and
have implemented an initial phase of this program. The initial assay
results of this program support historical records obtained by the Company of
significant copper and molybdenum mineralization in both the Black Mountains and
Northern White Hills areas of the Detrital region. Based on these
results, our consultants have developed a plan for the next phase of our
exploration program to further assess under industry standards the mineral
potential of our properties. We are currently attempting to obtain
funding to continue this exploration work. Additionally, if
sufficient funding is obtained, we plan to extend this sampling and geology
mapping program to new claims added to our inventory as well as surrounding
areas of interest we believe may contain valuable
mineralization. See “– GENERAL – Plan of
Operation.” We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain the
necessary funds to conduct these planned exploration
activities. See “– GENERAL – Going
Concern.”
Wikieup, Arizona
Property
Property
and Location
Our
Wikieup property (the “Wikieup Property”) consists of 42 lode claims located
approximately three miles west of U.S. Highway 93 in Section 36, Township 16N,
Range 14W in the Hualapai Mountain Range at Wikieup, Arizona. These
claims comprise approximately 840 acres of mountainous terrain. The
property is easily accessible by paved and dirt roads west of Wikieup, Arizona,
from U.S. Highway 93 and has nearby access to electricity and
water.
The
Hualapai Mountain Range consists of pre-cambrian gneiss and schist that has
locally been intruded by quartz monzonite and granitic rocks of probable
Laramide age. Laramide age intrusives are traditionally one of the
primary host rocks for Arizona porphyry copper deposits. Notable ore
deposits and mines nearby are the Oatman Mining District to the northwest and
the Bagdad open pit copper mine to the southeast of this area.
We
purchased the Wikieup claims from Gold Standard Mines, Inc. in March 2001 in
exchange for which we issued 1,000,000 shares of our restricted common stock
having an aggregate value of $400,000 as of the date of the
acquisition. We received from Gold Standard Mines a notarized
quitclaim deed granting us all rights, interest and title to 51 lode mining
claims. The deed was subsequently recorded at the United States
Bureau of Land Management office in Phoenix, Arizona, and at Mohave County in
Kingman, Arizona.
In 2007,
we paid an aggregate of $5,250 in annual maintenance fees to the BLM for the
Wikieup Property. In August 2008, we paid an aggregate of $5,250 in
annual maintenance fees to the BLM to renew the Wikieup Property claims for the
coming year.
Operations
Due to
our limited financial resources, we do not currently have plans to engage in
development activities on the Wikieup Property during 2008. However,
should adequate financing become available, management may implement an
aggressive campaign to identify through accepted geological processes any
mineralization occurring on our Wikeiup claims.
Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
We have
incurred substantial net losses since our inception as an exploration stage
company. Our ability to generate revenue is dependent on our ability
to establish the existence of mineral reserves on our properties. We
have not generated any revenue during any period since the date of our
inception, and unless and until we establish that such reserves exist, we will
not have any revenue from our mineral operations. Our current
management has engaged consultants who have developed an exploration plan
involving various methods of geochemical and geophysical testing, in compliance
with industry standards, to determine whether mineral reserves exist on our
properties. We have implemented an initial mapping and sampling phase
of this plan that included assaying of collected geological
samples. We believe the assay results from this initial phase justify
implementation of further phases of this exploration plan. See “– GENERAL – Plan of
Operation.” However, further implementation of this plan is dependent
our obtaining additional debt or equity financing. We are currently
attempting to obtain funding to continue this exploration work and to fund our
future operating and compliance costs. As of the date of this
Quarterly Report, we have not yet obtained the necessary level of funds to
further implement our exploration program or to fund our operating and
compliance costs beyond the fourth quarter of 2008. We cannot
guarantee that we will obtain such financing on terms that will be favorable to
us or at all, or, even if such financing is obtained, that we will determine
that mineral reserves exist or that we will be able to commercially exploit any
reserves found on our properties. See “– GENERAL – Going
Concern.”
As of
September 30, 2008, our total assets are $23,453, consisting of $13,467 in cash
and $9,986 in property and equipment, net of depreciation. Our total
assets at December 31, 2007, were $108,676, consisting of $96,141 in cash and
$12,535 in property and equipment, net of depreciation. The $85,223
decrease in our total assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, is
primarily due to a reduction in our cash resulting from our operating and
compliance expenses during the interim period. These expenses have
been largely comprised of costs associated with the development and
implementation of our current mineral exploration program for our Detrital Wash
claims and our general operating and compliance costs.
Our total
liabilities as of September 30, 2008, are $848,431, an increase of $324,448 over
total liabilities at December 31, 2007, of $523,983. This increase is
attributable to our borrowing an additional $275,000 under a line of credit to
fund our exploration activities and general operating and compliance costs
during the period, along with a $44,511 increase in our accounts payable for
operating and compliance expenses. See “– GENERAL – Financing”
for a discussion of our line of credit.
Nine Months Ended September
30, 2008, Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
Our net
loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, was $463,671, compared to a
net loss of $237,142 during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, an
increase of 195.52%. The substantial increase in our net loss for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, over the same period for 2007 was due
primarily to costs associated with the development and implementation of our
current mineral exploration program for our Detrital Wash mining
claims. Mineral exploration costs expense for the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2008, which included expenses related to geological sampling
and mapping activities and assays performed on the samples taken from our
properties, was $230,611, compared to $24,237 for the same period of
2007.
Professional
fees expense increased by $6,804, or 5.20%, from $130,820 during the first nine
months of 2007, to $137,624 during the first nine months of 2008. We
also incurred a $2,992, or 6.62%, increase in general and administrative costs
to $48,174 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $45,182
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increases in
professional fees expense and general and administrative expense are
attributable primarily to the development and implementation of our current
exploration program and regulatory compliance costs. During the first
nine months of 2008, our compensation and management fees expense decreased by
$5,812, or 15.92%, from $36,500 during the first nine months of 2007, to $30,688
during the first nine months of 2008. Depreciation and amortization
expense during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, decreased $850,
or 33.33%, from $2,550 during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, to $1,700 during the nine months ended September 30,
2008.
During
the first nine months of 2008, we incurred interest expense of $15,200 as a
result of interest accruing on our line of credit obtained from Kilpatrick’s
Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc. in December
2007. See “–
GENERAL – Financing.” We had no interest expense during the same
period in 2007. Our interest income during the first nine months of
2008 was $327, compared to interest income of $2,147 during the first nine
months of 2007.
Three Months Ended September
30, 2008, Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
Our net
loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, was $107,739, compared to a net
loss of $96,746 during the quarter ended September 30, 2007, an increase of
11.36%. The increase in our net loss for the third quarter of 2008
over the third quarter of 2007 was due primarily to increased expenses
associated with our mineral exploration activities on our Detrital Wash mining
claims, offset in part by decreases in professional fees, compensation and
management fees, and general and administrative expenses. Mineral
exploration costs expense for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008,
which consisted primarily of expenses related to adding new lode claims and
converting our previous placer claims to lode claims in the Detrital Wash
Property, was $37,866, compared to $22,125 for the three-month period ended
September 30, 2007.
Professional
fees expense decreased by $2,297, or 5.31%, from $43,255 during the third
quarter of 2007, to $40,958 during the third quarter of
2008. Compensation and management fees expense decreased by $6,500,
or 38.24%, from $17,000 during the third quarter of 2007, to $10,500 during the
third quarter of 2008. The decrease in compensation and management
fees expense is primarily related to the resignation of a former officer during
the third quarter of 2007. We also experienced a $1,675, or 12.05%,
decrease in general and administrative costs to $12,222 during the three months
ended September 30, 2008, compared to $13,897 during the three months ended
September 30, 2007. The decreases in professional fees expense and
general and administrative expense during the period ended September 30, 2008,
over the same period in 2007 are due to ordinary fluctuations in operating and
compliance expenses from year to year and quarter to quarter. There
was no material change in depreciation and amortization expense during the
three-month period ended September 30, 2008, as compared to the same period in
2007.
During
the third quarter of 2008, we incurred interest expense of $5,342 as a result of
interest accruing on our line of credit obtained from Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath
Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc. in December
2007. See “–
GENERAL – Financing.” We had no interest expense during the same
period in 2007. We did not have any interest income during the third
quarter of 2008, compared to $381 interest income during the third quarter of
2007.
Plan
of Operation
During
the fourth quarter of 2008, we intend to focus on obtaining financing necessary
to continue our efforts to assess the commercial viability of mineral extraction
from potential deposits on these properties and the establishment of precious
and base metal reserves and, should funding be available, to add additional
claims that may hold commercial mining value for further exploration of both the
Detrital Wash Property and the Wikieup Property.
With
respect to our Detrital Wash Property, during the nine months ended September
30, 2008, we have added new lode claims and converted placer claims to lode
claims where mineralization occurs in the
bedrock. Based on assessments by our consultant geologists and mining
engineer of the lack of placer deposits on these properties, we determined
that our placer claims did not have sufficient value to justify
the cost of maintaining the claims, and therefore, we released all of our placer
claim holdings in the Detrital Wash area upon their expiration as of August 31,
2008. See “
– Our Properties.” During the first nine months of 2008, we
implemented an initial phase of a program developed by our consultants of
testing geological samples from the property for mineralization and mapping the
existing geology. We plan to extend this sampling and geology mapping
program to any new claims added to our inventory as well as surrounding areas of
interest we believe may contain valuable mineralization, pending the
availability of sufficient funding.
During
the second quarter of 2008, we obtained historical records created in connection
with substantial exploration conducted in the Northern Black Mountains, where a
portion of our Detrital mining claims are located, by various mining companies
from the 1960’s through the 1980’s. Work completed by these companies
included soil sampling, stream sampling, rock sampling and drilling, bouguer
gravity surveys, and resistivity and IP surveys.
The
historical soil, sediment and rock sampling data obtained by the Company
indicated copper and molybdenum mineralization on the property in the form of
projected and drilled areas of chalcocite mineralization. Our
geologist and engineering consultants have developed an exploration program
designed to re-evaluate this historical data under NI 43-101 industry
standards. We have implemented and obtained results from an initial
phase of this program, and our consultants have developed plans to implement the
next phase of the program.
As part
of the initial phase of our current exploration program, 252 assays were
performed by Mountain States R&D International, Inc., an Arizona registered
and licensed lab, on samples taken from our Detrital Wash
claims. Results of these assays support the historical data
indicating significant copper (Cu) and molybdenum (Mo) mineralization in both
the Black Mountains and Northern White Hills areas of the Detrital
region.
The
assays report that copper values of the rock samples collected range from 25 ppm
to 6.10% Cu. There were thirteen samples above 1.0%
Cu, seventeen samples with values between 0.10% Cu and 0.99% Cu, and one
soil sample at 0.081% Cu. The remainder of the rock and soil samples
ranged from 25 ppm Cu to 599 ppm Cu. The molybdenum values from rock
and soil samples range from nine samples below detection limit of 1 ppm Mo to
906 ppm Mo. Anomalous silver, lead and arsenic are also present in
samples from the property.
Due to
budget constraints, we did not assay the samples for gold
mineralization. However, our existing claim block consists of several
former gold mines, and the historical data we have obtained indicates
mineralization of gold in the area. Subject to available funding, we
intend to test for gold mineralization in future assays of samples taken from
this area. We cannot provide assurance, however, that mineralization
of gold will be confirmed by future assays or that any mineralization determined
by the recent or future assays will be sufficient to establish the existence of
precious or base mineral reserves on our properties.
Based on
these initial assay results, we have worked with our geologist and engineering
consultants on planning and implementation of our next phase of geological
testing to determine the mineral potential of these properties and the viability
of extracting any mineral reserves discovered. This phase will
include assaying over 200 additional samples, which were collected during our
initial sampling phase, for the existence of copper, molybdenum, silver and gold
mineralization. This next phase will also involve conducting
geophysical probing and scanning of areas where mineralization is shown to exist
by our recent assay results. If these activities further indicate the
potential existence of significant mineralization on our properties, we intend
to conduct subsequent testing to determine whether such mineralization is of
sufficient quantity to establish mineral reserves. If our subsequent
exploration activities indicate the existence of mineral reserves on our
properties, management intends to pursue a means to exploit those reserves by
either commencing mining operations, selling or leasing our interest in the
property, or entering into a joint venture with a larger resource company to
develop the property to the production stage.
Implementation
and completion of our planned second phase of our exploration program and our
additional exploration activities are dependent on our obtaining funding through
additional debt or equity financing. We have recently obtained an
initial portion of the funding through an equity securities
offering. See “– GENERAL – Financing,”
“– LIQUIDITY – External Sources of Liquidity” and “UNREGISTERED SALES
OF EQUITY SECURITIES.” The funds raised to date have been used or
allocated to cover general operating and compliance costs during the third and
fourth quarters of 2008 and for payment of annual maintenance fees to the BLM
for our lode mining claims in our Wikieup Property. Additional
financing is necessary to pay maintenance fees for the Detrital Wash Property
and to begin implementation of the next phase of our exploration
activities. Until funding is obtained, we are unable to continue our
exploration program. See “– GENERAL – Going
Concern.”
We
continue to pursue means to secure additional capital through debt or equity
financing to fund our future operations. We cannot guarantee that we
will obtain such financing on terms that will be favorable to us or at
all. We also cannot assure, even if such financing is obtained, that
we will determine that mineral reserves exist on our properties or that we will
be able to commercially exploit any such reserves. Our ability to
establish and exploit any reserves of precious or base minerals found on our
properties will depend, in part, on factors beyond our control, including
technological capabilities in the mining industry, current economic conditions
and the current market price of any minerals discovered.
As of the
date of this Quarterly Report, we do not plan to conduct development activities
on the Wikieup Property during 2008. However, should adequate
financial resources become available, we may aggressively pursue a program to
identify any mineralization occurring on the Wikieup Property. See “– GENERAL – Our
Properties.”
Due to
our limited financial resources, we do not anticipate any purchase or sale of
property, plant, or other significant equipment, and we do not expect any
significant changes in the number of our employees. However,
employees, consultants and expertise will be added to the Company as management
deems necessary and when financing permits.
Financing
We do not
have any revenues and continue to be dependent on debt and equity financing to
meet our immediate cash needs. We continue to pursue means to fund
our current and future operations and to both continue and expand our
exploration activities, either by seeking additional capital through loans or
private placements of our securities, or by entering into joint venture or
similar arrangements with one or more other, more substantial
companies.
On
December 3, 2007, we obtained a $500,000 revolving line of credit from
Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc.
(“KRFH”). The line of credit carries simple interest at the rate of
6% per annum. All unpaid principal and accrued interest is due on
December 2, 2010 (the “Maturity Date”). Until the Maturity Date, we
are only required to pay interest, with the first such payment due in arrears on
June 3, 2008, and then with additional payments every 90 days
thereafter. At any time, KRFH can demand immediate repayment of the
outstanding balance on the line of credit with ten days notice. Any
payments due from us that are not paid within ten days of the due date are
subject to late fee of 5%. We have the right to prepay any amounts
due KRFH at any time without penalty. As of September 30, 2008, we
have made total interest payments of $9,263 toward this line of
credit.
The line
of credit is secured by a 51% interest in our Detrital Wash Property and Wikieup
Property and in any future claims acquired by us, as well as all proceeds and
products from such properties (collectively, the “Collateral”). In
the event we default, KRFH may institute legal action against us and foreclose
against the Collateral. In such event, KRFH would be entitled to its
collection costs, including attorney fees and courts costs.
Our
Chairman of the Board, Ms. Virginia Shehee, may be deemed the beneficial owner
of over 50% of the outstanding shares of KRFH due to the voting power she has
obtained pursuant to a voting agreement. Due to the voting power she
has obtained pursuant to a similar voting agreement, Ms. Shehee may also be
deemed the beneficial owner of over 50% of the outstanding shares of Kilpatrick
Life Insurance Company (“KLIC”), one of our major shareholders. Ms.
Shehee serves as Chairman of the Board of KLIC and until July 1, 2008, served as
its President and Chief Executive Officer. KLIC also employs as its
Corporate Secretary Ms. Jacqulyn Wine. Ms. Wine is our Secretary,
Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer and one of our directors.
We have
used the line of credit to fund our operating and compliance costs during the
first three quarters of 2008. As of September 30, 2008, we have used
the full balance available under the line of credit. Because we
presently do not have sufficient revenues to fund our operating and compliance
costs or to fund our repayment of the line of credit, we are in the process of
attempting to raise other funds through debt and equity
financings. During the quarter ended September 30, 2008, we raised
$50,000 through the sale of our restricted common stock and common stock
warrants, and we are presently seeking additional funds through similar equity
or debt financing. See “UNREGISTERED SALES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES.” We can provide no assurance that we will be able
to raise the funds necessary on terms favorable to us or at all. If
we raise capital by selling our equity stock, the proportionate ownership of
existing shareholders will be diluted.
During
our fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, we secured additional funding through
the private placement of our restricted common stock shares at prices ranging
from $0.012 to $0.035 per share. In the aggregate, we sold 15,668,982
restricted common stock shares during our fiscal year 2007 for a net purchase
price of $210,000. We believe the issuances were exempt from
registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Other than the
$50,000 raised through the sale of our restricted common stock and common stock
warrants during the third quarter of 2008, we did not secure any additional
funding through the issuance of our common stock during the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2008.
Historically,
certain of our directors have from time to time advanced funds to our Company
for the payment of operating expenses. These advances have been
repaid in cash and through the issuance of restricted shares of our common
stock. There were no amounts owing to the Company’s directors at
December 31, 2007 or 2006, or at September 30, 2008. During the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, our directors did not advance any
funds to the Company.
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
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Nine
months ended Sep. 30,
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2008
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2007
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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$ |
(407,674 |
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$ |
(207,932 |
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Net
cash provided by investing activities
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— |
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— |
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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325,000 |
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210,000 |
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General
Overall,
we had negative cash flows of $82,674 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, resulting from $407,674 used in our operating activities and $325,000
provided by our financing activities. No cash was provided by
investing activities during the nine months ended September 30,
2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we had positive
cash flows of $2,068. The decrease in cash flows for the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2008, over the same period in 2007 reflects a
$226,529 increase in our net loss for the interim
period in 2008 over the interim period in 2007, primarily as a result of costs
associated with the development and implementation of the initial phase of our
current mineral exploration program and the addition of lode claims to our
Detrital Wash Property, offset in part by proceeds from our line of credit and
sales of our common stock and stock warrants.
Cash
Used in Our Operating Activities
For the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, net cash used in our operating
activities of $407,674, an increase of $199,742 from the same period in 2007,
was due primarily to expenses associated with our increased mineral exploration
activities, and to a lesser degree, expenses for professional services and
general and administrative expenses.
Cash
Provided by Our Financing Activities
Net cash
provided by our financing activities of $325,000 during the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2008, was comprised of cash provided by proceeds from a line
of credit we obtained in December 2007, along with $50,000 provided by the sale
of our common stock and common stock warrants in August and September
2008. See
“UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.” This reflects an increase
of $115,000 as compared to net cash provided by financing activities during the
nine months ended September 30, 2007. Net cash provided by financing
activities during the first nine months of 2007 resulted from proceeds from the
sale of our common stock.
Internal
Sources of Liquidity
For the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, the funds generated from our
operations were insufficient to fund our daily operations. We can
provide no assurance that funds from our operations will meet the requirements
of our daily operations in the future. Unless and until funds from
our operations are sufficient to meet our operating requirements, we will
continue to need to seek other sources of financing to maintain
liquidity.
External
Sources of Liquidity
Because
we have been unable to generate funds from operations sufficient to fund our
daily operations, we must rely on external sources of liquidity. We
continue to pursue available financing options to secure funds to continue and,
where possible, grow our business operations. Our management will
review any financing options at its disposal, and will judge each potential
source of funds on its individual merits.
On
December 3, 2007, we obtained a $500,000 revolving line of credit from
Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries,
Inc. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, we used
the line of credit to fund our operating and compliance costs. As of
September 30, 2008, we have used the full balance available under the line of
credit. Because we presently do not have sufficient revenues to fund
our operating and compliance costs or to fund our repayment of the line of
credit, we are in the process of attempting to raise other funds through debt
and equity financings.
During
the three-month period ended September 30, 2008, we raised $50,000 through the
sale of our restricted common stock and common stock warrants. See “– GENERAL – Financing”
and “UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.” We are presently
seeking additional funds through similar equity or debt financing. We
can provide no assurance that we will be able to raise the necessary funds on
terms favorable to us or at all. See “– GENERAL – Going
Concern.”
Inflation
Management
believes that inflation has not had a material effect on our results of
operations, and does not expect that it will in the fourth quarter of fiscal
year 2008, except that increases in oil and gas, food and other commodity prices
could materially and adversely impact the economy generally.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
applicable.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES
(a) Disclosure Controls and
Procedures.
Our
management evaluated, with the participation of our President and our
Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, September 30, 2008. Based on this evaluation, our
President and our Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report were
effective in timely alerting management to material information relating to us
and required to be included in our periodic filings with the SEC.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls
and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports that we
file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
(b) Internal Control over
Financial Reporting
Management’s Annual Report
on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is
a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of our assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that our
receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations
of our management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition
of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, our controls and procedures may not prevent or
detect misstatements. A control system, no matter how well conceived
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the controls system are met. Because of the inherent
limitations in all controls systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have
been detected.
Our
management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting based on the criteria in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the criteria in
Internal Control — Integrated
Framework, we concluded that our internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007.
Under the
temporary rules of the SEC, the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, was not required to be attested to
by an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The attestation
requirement currently does not become applicable to smaller reporting companies,
such as the Company, until fiscal year 2008.
Changes in Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
There was
no change in our internal controls that occurred during the three month period
ended September 30, 2008, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial
reporting.
PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
From time
to time we are involved in legal proceedings relating to claims arising out of
operations in the normal course of business, as well as claims arising from our
status as an issuer of securities and/or a publicly reporting
company. At September 30, 2008, we know of no current or threatened
legal proceedings involving us or our properties reportable under this Item
1.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
Not
applicable.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
On August
26, 2008, we sold 3,500,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase
an additional 1,750,000 shares of our common stock to an existing shareholder of
the Company at a price of $0.01 per unit for an aggregate of
$35,000. The warrants are exercisable upon issuance for a term of
three years from date of issuance at an exercise price of 50% of the closing
price of our common stock on the day immediately preceding the date of
exercise. We believe the issuance of these securities was exempt from
registration under Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act.
On
September 30, 2008, we sold 1,500,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to
purchase an additional 750,000 shares of our common stock to three existing
shareholders of the Company at a price of $0.01 per unit for an aggregate of
$15,000. The warrants are exercisable upon issuance for a term of
three years from date of issuance at an exercise price of 50% of the closing
price of our common stock on the day immediately preceding the date of
exercise. We believe the issuance of these securities was exempt from
registration under Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act.
We did
not make any other sales of unregistered equity securities during the
three-month period ended September 30, 2008.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON
SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF
MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Index
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31.1*
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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31.2*
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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32.1*
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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32.2*
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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_________________________________
* Filed
herewith
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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INTERNATIONAL STAR,
INC. |
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Date: November
14, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Sterling M. Redfern |
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Sterling
M. Redfern |
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President
and Director |
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Date: November
14, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Jacqulyn
B. Wine |
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Jacqulyn
B. Wine |
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Secretary,
Treasurer/Chief |
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Financial
Officer and Director |
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