As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2020June 23, 2021

 

Registration Number 333- 232845No. _____

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-1

Registration Statement under the Securities Act ofREGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

CoJax Oil and Gas CorporationCOJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrantregistrant as specified in its charter)charter)

 

Virginia

1311

82-3270504

46-1892622

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S.

Identification No.)

 

3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605

Arlington, Virginia 22201

(703) 216-8606(703) 216-8606

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Jeffrey J. Guzy Chairman of the Board of Directors and

Chief Executive Officer

CoJax Oil &and Gas Corporation

3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605

Arlington, Virginia 22201

(703)(703) 216-8606

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)service)

 Copies to:

 

Copy to:

Paul W. Richter,Mark Crone, Esq.

PW Richter, plcEleanor Osmanoff, Esq.

3901 Dominion Townes CircleThe Crone Law Group, P.C.

Richmond, Virginia 23223500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 938

(804) 644-2182New York, New York 10110

(917) 670-5931

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable on orFrom time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.statement, as determined by the selling stockholders.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. [X]




 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”filer”, “smaller reporting company,”company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer

[  ]

Accelerated filer

[  ]

Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

[X]

Smaller reporting company [X]

[X]

Emerging growth company [X]

[X]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B)13(a) of the SecuritiesExchange Act. [  ]

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered

Offering Price per Share

Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1)

Registration Filing Fee (1)(2)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

 

$2.00

 

$12,000,000

 

$1,557.60

Title of Class of Securities to be Registered

Amount to be

Registered (1)

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Price Per Share (2)

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price

Amount of

Registration Fee

Common Stock, $0.01 per share

1,296,250

$2.00

$2,596,500

$282.84

Total

1,296,250

$2.00

$2,596,500

$282.84

(1) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”).

 (1)

Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) the registrant is also registering an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act based upon the sale price of shares of common stock sold at a price per share of $2.00.

(2) The Registrant previously paid filing fees of $778.80 in connection with previously filings of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-2324845) (the “Registration Statement”), which Registration Statement contemplated a proposed maximum offering price of $6,000,000.

 

The Registrantregistrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrantregistrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statementregistration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until thethis Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.




The information contained in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sellA registration statement relating to these securities until the registration statementhas been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission isand these securities may not be sold until that registration statement becomes effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUSSubject to Completion, dated September 25, 2020Dated: June 23, 2021 

 

 

Registration No. 333- 232845COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

Preliminary Prospectus 

CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

6,000,000 1,296,250shares of Common Stock $0.01 par value per share

 

This prospectus is forrelates to the offer and saleresale by CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, a Virginia corporation, (“Company,” “our,” “us” or “we”the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus (the “Selling Stockholders”) of 6,000,0001,296,250 shares (“Shares”) of its Commonour common stock.  See the section of this prospectus “Selling Stockholders” for additional information about the Selling Stockholders.

The registration of the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus does not necessarily mean that any shares of our common stock will be sold by any of the Selling Stockholders, and we cannot predict when or in what amounts any of the selling stockholders may sell any of our shares of common stock offered by this prospectus.

There is not currently, and there has never been, any established public trading market for our common stock. Our common stock is not currently eligible for trading on any national securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Stock $0.01 par value per share, (“Market, or any over-the-counter markets, including the OTC Markets—OTCQB tier, or OTCQB. We cannot assure you that our common stock”)stock will become eligible for trading on any exchange or market.

Until such time as our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB or another public trading market otherwise develops, the Selling Stockholders identified herein may only sell their shares of our common stock pursuant to this prospectus at an offeringa fixed price of $2.00 per share. At and after such time, the Selling Stockholders may sell all or a portion of their shares through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices.

The Company intends to apply for approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) for our common stock to be eligible for trading on any of the OTC Markets tier. However, there is no assurance that the Company will receive approval, and if it does receive such approval, there can be no assurance that a trading market will develop, or, if developed, that it will be sustained.

We are offeringwill pay all fees and sellingexpenses incident to the registration of the resale of shares of our common stock under this prospectus. The Company does not sell any shares of its common stock under this prospectus and will not realize no proceeds from sales by the Selling Shareholders. All net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares of common stock (“Shares:”sold by the Selling Stockholders covered by this prospectus will go to the Selling Stockholders. The Company will The Selling Stockholders may be deemed “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the resale or other disposition of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making any investment decision, you should carefully review and consider all the information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including the risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.




We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time through our officersby filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire prospectus and directors without any commissions. There is no underwriteramendments or sales agent for this offering of Shares (“Offering”).  supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.

 

The net Offering proceeds sought under this prospectus will be used for working capital and other purposesCompany qualifies as more fully described in “Use of Proceeds” on page ** below.  

There is no public market for the common stockan “emerging growth company” as of the date of this prospectus. We intend to seek quotation of the common stock on Nasdaq Capital Market, which effort, as of the date of this prospectus, is anticipated to occur in 2021. We can provide no assurances that we will attain quotation of our Common Stock on Nasdaq Capital Market or another public stock market or national quotation system. We have not filed a listing application with Nasdaq Capital Market or obtained a trading symbol for our stock. As of the date of this prospectus, we do not intend to seek quotation of our common stock on The OTC Markets Group, Inc. QB Venture Market or other stock quotation systems.   

We need to close the acquisition of all of the Membership Interests of  Barrister Energy, L.L.C., a private limited liability company with oil exploration leases and rights, (“Barrister”) (which acquisition is more fully described below in “Pending Barrister Energy, L.L.C. Acquisition” on this page 2 of this prospectus) and raise sufficient working capital for CoJax and Barrister in 2021 in order to reach a level of development where we can meet the standards for initial quotation of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Markets.  If we fail to satisfy NASDAQ Capital Market initial quotation standards for a stock, then we will have to re-evaluate which public stock market or national quotation system that is suitable for trading of our common stock.   We may have to seek quotation of the common stock on The OTC Markets Group, Inc. QB Venture Market or “OTCQB.”

INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK IS HIGHLY RISKY SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY INVESTORS, WHO CAN AFFORD THE LOSS OF THEIR INVESTMENT AND A LACK OF LIQUIDITY. PUBLIC AUDITORS HAVE EXPRESSED A SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN IN PUBLIC AUDITOR’S REPORT FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE LACK REVENUE-GENERATING OPERATIONS, AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF BARRISTER WILL NOT RESULT IN REVENUES SUFFICIENT TO FUND THE COMBINED OPERATING EXPENSES OF COJAX AND BARRISTER.  OUR COMMON STOCK IS NOT QUOTED OR TRADED IN ANY PUBLIC MARKET. READ CAREFULLY THE “RISK FACTORS” SECTION BELOW AT PAGE 14 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.

We are an "emerging growth company" as that term is useddefined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. As such, we have electedwhich became law in April 2012 and will be subject to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this prospectus and future filings.requirements. See “ImplicationsProspectus Summary—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company” on page 3810 of this prospectus.

 



Pending Barrister Energy, L.L.C. Acquisition.  Under an Acquisition Agreement, dated June 16, 2020, between Barrister, its Members and CoJax, (“Barrister Agreement”), CoJax has agreed to acquire all of the issued Membership Interests of Barrister held by its Members and, upon that acquisition, operate Barrister as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CoJax.  Barrister has oil and gas exploration and production leases and rights as described in “Business: Barrister Oil Rights” at page 40 of this prospectus (collectively, “Barrister Oil Rights”).  The Barrister Agreement has not closed as of the date of this prospectus. See “Business: Barrister Agreement” on page 39 of this prospectus.

As of the date of this prospectus CoJax anticipates closing of the Barrister Agreement by October 15, 2020.  This Offering is part of a fund raising effort to provide the general working capital to meet CoJax and Barrister operating costs and, subject to raising sufficient net Offering proceeds, fund expansion of Barrister’s existing oil drilling on the Barrister’s Oil Rights by establishing a deep drilling rig. See “Business: Barrister” on page 39 and “Business: Barrister Oil Rights” on page 40 of this prospectus.June ___, 2021.




 

Neither the securities and exchange commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

 

Date of this prospectus is September 25, 2020



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Beginning on Page

Prospectus Summary

89

Risk Factors

1413

Risks Related to Our Business and Barrister’s BusinessDetermination of Offering Price

1525

Risks Related to Our Common StockSelling Stockholders

2925

Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking StatementsPlan of Distribution

3228

SummaryDescription of Financial DataSecurities

3330

BusinessDescription of CoJax and BarristerBusiness

3531

CoJax Business 

35

Barrister Business

39

Barrister Oil Rights Description of Property

40

Description of Capital Stock and CapitalizationLegal Proceedings

4540

Dividend Policy

48

Ownership of Common Stock

48

Ownership of Barrister Membership Interests and Operating Agreement

49

Plan of Distribution

50

Determination of Offering Price

51

Dilution

52

Management’s Discussion ofand Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationOperations

5440

ManagementMarket Price of and Board of DirectorsDividends on Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

6149

Management – Directors and Executive CompensationOfficers

6350

Barrister ManagementExecutive Compensation

6952

Legal ProceedingsSecurity Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

6956

Code of EthicsCertain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Corporate Governance

6957

Certain Relationships, Related Party Transactions, Conflicts of InterestAdditional Information

7058

Use of ProceedsLegal Matters

7159

Private Placement of Common StockExperts

7259

Prior OfferingIndex to Financial Statements

72

Named Experts and Legal Matters

72

Where You Can Find Additional Information

73

Index to Financial Statements

74

Appendix A:  Oil and Gas Industry Abbreviations and Defined Terms

75

Part II/Signatures

7860

PresentationCertain amounts presented in tables are subject to rounding adjustments and, as a result, the totals in such tables may not sum. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “investor,” “you,” and “your” refer to a prospective investor who receives this prospectus.

Information. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or any supplement.a supplement to this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. This prospectus may only be used whereis not an offer to sell securities, and it is legalnot soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer and sell Shares. Theor sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus is only accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus, regardless of the date of any offer or sale of Shares.those documents.

 

Agreements. Any representations, warranties, and covenants made by us in any agreement that is incorporated by reference or filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the



parties to such agreements and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties, or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. These representations, warranties, and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the state of our affairs or affairs of Barrister as of the date indicated.  We have not acquired any Membership Interests of Barrister, and we do not own any operations or assets of Barrister as of the date of this prospectus.  See “Business: Barrister Agreement” on page 35 below.CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

URL’sThis prospectus contains “forward-looking statements”. URL’s referencedForward-looking statements reflect the current view about future events. When used in this prospectus, shallthe words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not be deemedlimited to, be part ofstatements contained in this prospectus or incorporated herein by reference. The contentrelating to our business strategy, our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions, our future operating results, including future operating results of Barrister, the URL’s should not be relied upon by any prospective investors forcompetitive nature of the purposes of determining whether to purchase the Shares. 

Industry and Market Data

The market data and certain other statistical information used throughout this prospectus are based on independent industry publications, government publications, and other published independent sources. Some data is also based on our good faith estimates or experience of our management. Although we believe these third-party sources are reliable as of their respective dates, we have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information. The industry in which we operatewill conduct our business, crude oil and natural gas commodity prices, demand for oil, the effects of government regulation and changes in that regulation, the impact of new technology on oil exploration and production and our ability to acquire and use that technology, our ability to maintain effective information technology systems and guard against cyber-attacks or hacking, our ability to obtain permits, approvals, and authorizations from governmental and third parties, planned acquisitions and future capital expenditures, our ability to service our debt obligations, the impact of the acquisition of Barrister and the debt assumed in said acquisition, financial strategy, liquidity or capital required for our ongoing operations and acquisitions, and our ability to raise additional capital to acquire and expand oil drilling and production and to fund overhead. Because forward–looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking




statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees of assurance of future performance. We caution you therefore against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to a high degree of uncertaintyrisks, uncertainties, and risk due to a variety ofother factors including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page 14 below. These and other factorsRisk Factors” of this prospectus. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ materiallymay emerge from those expressed in these publications. 

Trademarkstime to time, and Trade Names 

We have rights to our corporate name, but no registered trademarks, trade names, service marks, or logos. This prospectus may also contain trademarks, logos, service marks, and trade names of third parties, which are the property of their respective owners. Our use or display of third parties’ trademarks, service marks, logos, or trade names in this prospectusit is not intendedpossible for us to and doespredict all of them. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law we do not imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship by us. Solely for convenience,intend to update any of the trademarks, service marks, and trade names referredforward-looking statements to in this prospectus may appear without the ®, T.M., or S.M. symbols. conform these statements to actual results.

 

Commonly Used Defined Terms 

As used in this prospectus, unless the context indicates or otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings.  See Appendix A to this prospectus for more defined terms used in this prospectus. meanings:

·ARO” means asset retirement obligation;  

Barrister”Barrister means Barrister Energy, L.L.C., a privately held Mississippi limited liability company.company, our wholly owned subsidiary;  

·Barrister Oil Rights”Rights means the crude oil and natural gas exploration and production leases and rights owned or controlled by Barrister (as more fully described under “BusinessBusiness – Barrister Oil Rights” below on page 40 of this prospectus)Rights” below). Barrister does not own the underlying real property.property;  

·Btu” means one British thermal unit, the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a one-pound mass of water by one degree of Fahrenheit;  

Commission”Basin” means a large natural depression on the earth’s surface in which sediments generally brought by water accumulate;  

Commission or “S.E.C.SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Commission;  

·CoJax,” the C.O.P.Company,we,” “us,” and “our” refer to CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation;

Completion” means the process of treating a drilled well followed by the installation of permanent equipment for the production of natural gas or oil, or in the case of a dry hole, the reporting of abandonment to the appropriate agency;  

C.O.P.” means Central Operating, L.L.C., a privately held Mississippi limited liability company, and the former owner of Barrister’s Oil Rights and current contract manager of limited drilling operations on the Barrister Oil Rights.Rights;

·Deep drill well”well or deep drilling rig”rig means an oil well capable of drilling to depths of approximately 10,000 feet or more. more;

·Developed acreage” means the number of acres that are allocated or assignable to productive wells or wells capable of production;  

Gas”EUR” means the sum of reserves remaining as of a given date and cumulative production as of that date. As used in this filing, EUR includes only proved reserves and is based on our reserve estimates;  

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.   




Field” means an area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs all grouped on, or related to, the same individual geological structural feature or stratigraphic condition. The field name refers to the surface area, although it may refer to both the surface and the underground productive formations;  

Formation” means a layer of rock which has distinct characteristics that differs from nearby rock;  

Gas means natural gas.gas;   

·Gulf States Drill Region”Region means the area(s) where oil and gas leases, drilling and production rights, areaswhich are located in the Smackover Trend. The Smackover Trend extends from Texas to the Florida Panhandle along the Gulf Coast Region – both onshore and offshore.  The Smackover Trend is a major oil and gas production formation in the Gulf States and athe principal source of light crude oil and gas. Like the Persian Gulf, the Smackover Trend was rock stratum formed by deposits from warm ocean waters covering the carbonate-evaporite basins in the southern Gulf States Region during the Upper Jurassic Period.  The Gulf States Drill RegionPeriod;

Horizontal drilling” means a drilling technique used in certain formations where a well is the focusdrilled vertically to a certain depth and then drilled at a right angle within a specified interval;  

Mcf” means one thousand cubic feet of the Company’s business and oil exploration and production development efforts.natural gas;  

·“Exchange Act”MMBtu means the Securities Exchange Actone million Btu;  

MMcf” means one million cubic feet of 1934, as amended.natural gas;  

·“Oil”Oil means crude oil that has not been refined or processed.processed;  

·“OPEC”OPEC means the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.Countries;

Productive well” means a well that is found to be capable of producing hydrocarbons in sufficient quantities such that proceeds from the sale of the production exceed production expenses and taxes;  

Prospect” means a specific geographic area which, based on supporting geological, geophysical or other data and also preliminary economic analysis using reasonably anticipated prices and costs, is deemed to have potential for the discovery of commercial hydrocarbons;  

Proved reserves” means the estimated quantities of oil and natural gas which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be commercially recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions;  

Proved undeveloped reserves” or “PUDs” means proved reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion;  

Recompletion” means the process of re-entering an existing wellbore that is either producing or not producing and completing new reservoirs in an attempt to establish or increase existing production;  

Reservoir” means a porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible oil and/or natural gas that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is separate from other reservoirs;  

Resources” means quantities of oil and gas estimated to exist in naturally occurring accumulations. A portion of the resources may be estimated to be recoverable, and another portion may be considered to be unrecoverable. Resources include both discovered and undiscovered accumulations;  




·Securities Act”Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.amended;  

Standardized measure” means the present value, discounted at 10% per year, of estimated future net revenues from the production of proved reserves, computed by applying sales prices used in estimating proved oil and gas reserves to the year-end quantities of those reserves in effect as of the dates of such estimates and held constant throughout the productive life of the reserves (except for consideration of future price changes to the extent provided by contractual arrangements in existence at year-end), and deducting the estimated future costs to be incurred in developing, producing and abandoning the proved reserves (computed based on year-end costs and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions). Future income taxes are calculated by applying the appropriate year-end statutory federal and state income tax rate with consideration of future tax rates already legislated, to pre-tax future net cash flows, net of the tax basis of the properties involved and utilization of available tax carryforwards related to proved oil and gas reserves;

Spacing” means the distance between wells producing from the same reservoir. Spacing is often expressed in terms of acres, e.g., 40-acre spacing, and is often established by regulatory agencies;  

Undeveloped reserves” are reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required. Reserves on undrilled acreage shall be limited to those directly offsetting development spacing areas that are reasonably certain of production when drilled, unless evidence exists that establishes reasonable certainty of economic productivity at greater distances. Undrilled locations can be classified as having undeveloped reserves only if a development plan has been adopted indicating that they are scheduled to be drilled within five years, unless the specific circumstances justify a longer time. Under no circumstances shall estimates for undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique is contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective by actual projects in the same reservoir or an analogous reservoir, or by other evidence using reliable technology establishing reasonable certainty;

Unit” means the joining of all or substantially all interests in a reservoir or field, rather than a single tract, to provide for development and operation without regard to separate property interests. Also, the area covered by a unitization agreement;  

Unproved properties” means properties with no proved reserves;  

Working interest” means the right granted to the lessee of a property to explore for and to produce and own natural gas or other minerals. The working interest owners bear the exploration, development, and operating costs on either a cash, penalty, or carried basis.  




PROSPECTUSPROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary only highlights the more detailed information containedappearing elsewhere in this prospectus. As this is a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider in making an investment decision. You should read thethis entire prospectus carefully, before making an investment decision, including the information under the headings “RiskRisk Factors“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and theour financial statements and the related notes thereto appearingincluded elsewhere in this prospectus.prospectus, before investing.

 

THE OFFERINGOverview

 

Issuer:CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, awas incorporated November 13, 2017, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia corporation (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).  

Business:

We are an early-stage oil and gas exploration and production company seeking to establish operations by acquiring oil exploration and production leases and rights in the Gulf States Region

and exploiting those leases and rights by funding and establishing deep drilling rigs. 

Since incorporation in 2017, we have not had any revenue-generating operations, and our efforts have been limited to the formation of our company and seeking possible oil and gas exploration and production leases and rights to establish an oil production business. Consummation of the Barrister Agreement (as described below) will provide CoJax with oil exploration and production leases and rights. Still, Barrister does not generate sufficient revenues from its limited drilling operations to fund the expansion of its oil drilling operations. With the consummation of the Barrister Agreement, CoJax will seek funding to expand the oil drilling operations of Barrister.  Establishing productive deep drilling rigs on Barrister Oil Rights will be key to CoJax’s efforts to establish an oil production business. See: “Business: Barrister” on page 39 below for information on Barrister and efforts to fund future, expanded drilling operations. 

Barrister Agreement: We have entered into the Barrister Agreementbusiness purpose to acquire oil and gas exploration and production leases and rights, but the Barrister Agreement has not closed as of the date of this prospectus. As of the date of this prospectus, CoJax believes the Barrister Agreement will close by October 15, 2020.

Exchange.  Under the Barrister Agreement, CoJax will exchange 3,650,000 shares of common stock for all of the Membership Interests of Barrister (“Exchange”).  The issuance of shares of common stock under the Exchange will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Completion of the Exchange will consummate the Barrister Agreement and result in Barrister becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of CoJax. 

Barrister Operations. Barrister only conducts limited oil drilling and production operations as of the date of this prospectus, and those operations do not generaterights to properties with oil reserve reports showing sufficient revenues to fund expanded drilling operations or deep drilling rigs or cover operating overhead of CoJax. Upon consummation of the Barrister Agreement, CoJax must obtain funding to establish one or more deep drilling rigs in order to expand exploitation of Barrister Oil Rights and hopefully increase Barrister’s revenues.   

Competitive Advantages and Strategic Plan: We believe that acquiring Barrister and its oil exploration and production leases and rights provides an opportunity, with funding of one or more deep drilling rigs, to exploit oil reserves to justify drilling and assuming the drilling operations are successful, to establish a revenue-generatingproduce crude oil production operation that may allow further expanded drilling on the Barrister Oil Rightsfor sale to any available domestic or possibly sufficient cash flow frominternational buyers.  Since incorporation, we have been engaged in evaluating and pursuing possible acquisitions of oil production from Barrister Oil Rights to seek to acquire additional oil exploration and production leases and rights and oil drilling operations inexploring the Gulf States Drilling Region. Any future, new drilling onavailability of third-party funding for our business plan.  Prior to the acquisition of Barrister, Oil Rights must be profitable to enable us to fund existingwe have not had any revenue-generating operations. The acquisition of Barrister is the first and the expanded drilling operations. This boot-strap approach relies on obtaining sufficient, affordable funding and new drilling being profitable. If we expand drilling on the Barrister Oil Rights and the drilling produces a dry hole or is not profitable, we may be unable to obtain



sufficient, affordable funding to establish additional drilling on the Barrister Oil Rights and realize profitable oil production operations.

We believe that the experienceonly current acquisition of the Barrister principals in oil exploration and production will provide CoJax with the necessary skills and experience to prudently operate existing and any future oil drilling operations.  We also believe that leveraging Barrister principals’ skills and experience and use of professional, qualified contractors in oil drilling operations will provide an efficient, professional operational management team without the overhead of full-time employees in those positions.  If these assumptions are incorrect, we would have to raise working capital to employ qualified oil operations personnel.  We may be unable to raise the required working capital or employ necessary personnel and Barrister’s principals may be unable or unwilling to provide any required management of expanded oil drilling operations. CoJax management lacks the experience and skills to manage daily oil drilling operations.

Competitive and Operational Challenges.  We have no revenue-generating operations or oil and gas exploration and production leases and rights as of the date of this prospectusprospectus.

Description of Business

We are an early-stage independent oil and willgas company focused on commencing operations in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil from assets in the Gulf States Drill Region. We are focused on establishing profitable oil exploration and production operations by acquiring the right, by lease or assignment, to drill, extract, and sell oil. We may extract and sell gas from time to time, but any gas production would be secondary and not have such operationssignificant business line. Our long-term goal is to create shareholder value by identifying and assembling a portfolio of low-risk assets with attractive economic profiles, and our short-term goal is to identify and complete an equity acquisition of producing oil and gas assets in the Gulf States Drilling Region and then raise sufficient working capital to establish deep drilling rigs to fully exploit oil reserves. We focus on Gulf State Drilling Region because of the quality of the oil and the ability to typically access oil without fracking and its history of drilling resulting oil production without an inordinate percentage of dry wells or leases or rights until we consummatefailed drilling. We do not intend to do exploratory drilling, which is expensive and typically can only be afforded by the larger oil production companies. Barrister has existing rigs that are producing oil.  Exploratory drilling can verify the presence of oil and is used to reduce the risk of establishing deep drilling rigs.

The Barrister Acquisition and Related Transactions

On June 16, 2020, CoJax entered into an acquisition agreement with Barrister and all members of Barrister (the “Barrister Acquisition Agreement”), and on November 17, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the Barrister Agreement. Even if we consummateAcquisition Agreement, the Company acquired all the outstanding capital of Barrister in exchange for 3,650,000 shares of the Common Stock issued to all members of Barrister (the “Acquisition” or the “Exchange”). As the result of the Acquisition, CoJax acquired Barrister’s business and its business plan, and Barrister became a wholly owned subsidiary of CoJax.   The discussion hereinafter of the business and operations of the Company refer to the Company subsequent to the Acquisition of Barrister and all such discussions primarily report the operations of its now subsidiary unless otherwise so indicated. 

As the result of the Acquisition, the Company also assumed $2,700,000 of Barrister’s debts (the “Assumed Debt”), secured by Barrister Oil Rights, which were acquired by Barrister from Central Operating, LLC or “COP” under that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated June 1, 2019 (the “COP Purchase and Sale Agreement”), and related secured Promissory note (the “Barrister Original Promissory Note”) and Security Agreement, also dated June 1, 2019, (collectively, “COP Agreements”). These acquired oil and gas exploration and production assets represent all the Barrister Agreement, we will not haveOil Rights. The Barrister Original Promissory Note was non-interest bearing; however, the principal amount of the Assumed Debt was required to be paid in a lump sum balloon within 24 months from the date of the issuance, on June 1, 2021.  These payment obligations under the Barrister Original Promissory Note, that required a lump sum payment by June 1, 2021, represents a significant financial burden for the Company, particularly considering the risk




of a possible default and legal action to seize or sell the Barrister Oil Rights, which are provided as collateral for the Assumed Debt.  On May 29, 2021, The Company and C.O.P entered into and executed the Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “Restated Note”) which extended the date of the repayment of the Barrister Original Promissory Note to October 1, 2021, and restated all other provisions contained in the Barrister Original Promissory Note.  

Because Barrister has only minimal oil drilling and production operations, that can fund CoJax and Barrister operating costs or fund expanded oil exploration.  Wethe Company will have to raise fundingfunds to expand oil drilling on Barrister Oil Rights in order to obtain any significant oil production revenues. Adequate, affordable funding for oil drilling may not be available to a small oil production company with limited oil production and limited assets, other than oil reserves, especially in light of the economic and financial disruptions and uncertainties imposed by the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19 pandemic”), and the duration and scope of those disruptions and uncertainties being unpredictable as of the date of this prospectus. Until the development of an effective vaccine for Coronavirus/COVID-19 (“COVID-19”), which may or may not occur, COVID-19 pandemic may continue to inflict financial disruptions and economic uncertainties that disrupt or significantly decrease the demand for oil or the ability of small oil production companies to obtain necessary funding for expanded or existing oil drilling.

As an early development stage oil production company, and assuming completion of the acquisition of Barrister’s Membership Interests under the Barrister Agreement, our business could also be significantly harmed or undermined by a number of factors, including, without limitation, any of the following:

(1) Instability in oil market price and reduced demand for oil due to COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, production disputes between members of OPEC and resulting adverse economic conditions, all of which may reduce or eliminate demand for any future oil production by Barrister or make existing oil production unprofitable under then current market prices for oil. If oil production cannot be sold or sold on a profitable basis, Barrister would have to suspend or scale back oil production.  

(2) Competition and pricing pressure from the numerous domestic and foreign competitors – many of whom have significantly greater oil production capacity, financial resources, marketing resources, market share and distribution channels than Barrister and can withstand the financial and economic pressures of an unstable or erratic market for oil to a far greater extent than Barrister.  We may be unable to compete as a small niche producer of limited quantities of oil due to competition from numerous competitors for a possibly shrinking future demand for oil. 

(3) If we can fundestablish one or more deep drilling rigs and they are dry wells or unprofitable, we may be unable to fund future deep drilling and may be unable to establish a revenue-generating, profitable oil production operations. CoJax lacks the assets that are suitable or sufficient as collateral to attract working capital funding and the assets of Barrister consist mostly of oil reserves, which reserves may be insufficient to attract working capital funding.  Without additional funding, we will not be able to establish expanded oil drilling and production and a profitable oil production business. If we cannot establish profitable oil production operation, our business plan will fail.



(4) We are engaged in an industry that is facing a probable future reduction in demand for oil as a result of emerging, more efficient alternative fuels and “green” technologies and political and social pressure to reduce oil consumption due to concern about global warming and role of fossil fuels in global warming.  A continuing reduction in demand for oil could undermine our efforts to establish a profitable business by increasing competition among oil producers and our lack of resources to successfully compete in a more demanding, competitive market against numerous competitors with considerably more resources.

(5) Growing competition by electric or hybrid-powered vehicles and other means of transportation and auto manufacturers trending towards producing more electric vehicles – all of which means a reduced demand for oil as a fuel in the future from a major consumer of oil-based fuels.  Bloomberg News has projected, based on major auto manufacturers plans to emphasize electric vehicles, that electric powered passenger cars could outsell gasoline powered passenger cars as soon as 2040. China and European Union have enacted new regulations to require reduced CO2 emissions and these new regulations have spurred major investments in electric car production.  Volkswagen is investing $34 billion in electric car production.  General Motors Company has announced on its corporate website that it is committed to all electric powered vehicle future.

(6) The cost of being a public company reporting under the Exchange Act and limited or no revenues may undermine the efforts of CoJax to establish a revenue-generating, profitable business, if we cannot obtain affordable, adequate funding as required to sustain CoJax operations and also fund expansion of Barrister drilling. The projected cost of regulatory compliance by CoJax as an S.E.C. reporting company is $60,000 and this cost will likely increase to $200,000 or more if we become a NASDAQ-quoted public company. This regulatory compliance overhead is unlikely to be covered by existing oil production and will have to financed.  CoJax operations have been funded by personal loans from Jeffrey Guzy, but his ability to continue that funding in 2021 is limited and may be unavailable in 2021.

(7) Assumption of $2.7 million in debt upon consummation of and as part of the Barrister Agreement by CoJax will impose a competitive disadvantage by making CoJax a less attractive loan or investment opportunity. Based on prior experience in seeking funding since 2019, CoJax believes that a small oil production company with a limited history of operations, limited revenues and assets, assets consisting mostly of oil reserves and significant debt may be unable to attract required funding to sustain or expand operations.

(8) CoJax and Barrister will have greater exposure to liabilities from any expanded future oil drilling operations, and neither CoJax nor Barrister has liability insurance to cover those potential liabilities, which deficiency exposes CoJax and assets of Barrister to lender claims or levy.  While CoJax intends to seek liability insurance for CoJax and Barrister with net proceeds from this Offering, there is no assurance that CoJax can obtain affordable liability insurance that provides sufficient insurance under  industry standards for expanded oil drilling and production.  CoJax does not have a reserve to cover operational liabilities or cost of litigation.

(9) While Barrister has oil reserves based on engineering report, there is no guarantee that any expanded deep drilling rigs for Barrister Oil Rights will produce significant oil production or  profitable oil production, especially due to possibility of a dry well or drilling being unexpectedly expensive due to problems in drilling to the depth required to access any oil.

(10) Barrister relies on C.O.P. for day-to-day operations of oil production and would rely on C.O.P. or other contractors to run any future, expanded oil drilling operation. C.O.P. and any other engaged contractors may elect to work for better paying work with competitors, and Barrister may unable to replace those contractors without suspension or disruption of future oil drilling operations and resulting adverse financial and competitive impact on Barrister and CoJax. Neither CoJax nor Barrister has key man insurance or available cash reserves to fund replacement of key personnel in the event that any current members of management of CoJax or Barrister were unable or unwilling to continue



working.  CoJax does not intend to seek key man insurance due to need to fund operating overhead and expansion of oil drilling.

(11) Oil exploration and production is an inherently dangerous, potentially environmentally hazardous and labor-intensive industry with an enhanced chance of liabilities from death, personal injury, environmental or pollution related liabilities, or non-compliance with applicable federal, state or local laws and regulations.  Any expansion of oil drilling will increase the possibility of these liabilities being imposed on CoJax or Barrister. As of the date of this prospectus, CoJax or Barrister does not have cash reserves or insurance to cover the cost of any litigation by competitors, personnel, governmental authorities or other plaintiffs and the cost of litigating and the possible damages from litigation could undermine CoJax’s or Barrister’s financial viability;  

(12) CoJax common stock is not publicly traded and, as such, CoJax does not have access to public finance markets for funding, which funding may be required to fund operational overhead and any expansion of oil drilling if private or debt funding is not available.

(13) The ability of CoJax and Barrister Members to each rescind the Exchange under the Barrister Agreement if certain triggering events occur after the closing of the Exchange and thereby undo the acquisition of Barrister’s oil exploration and production operations may cause customers, potential sellers of oil and funding sources to elect not to do business with CoJax or Barrister, or decline to fund CoJax-Barrister expanded or existing oil drilling operations forexploiting the Barrister Oil Rights. This rescission right, even if conditional,Even with deep drilling rigs, Barrister Oil Rights may discourage investors or lenders from providing funding to CoJax due to the heightened risks imposed by the recission rights.

Rescission of the Exchange could also create potential liabilities from CoJax shareholders alleging breaches of fiduciary duties by CoJax management over the rescission of the Exchange, or third parties alleging the rescission of the Exchange damages them or violates an agreement with CoJax or Barrister, including customers, vendors, suppliers, employees or contractors of CoJax or Barrister.

RISK

FACTORS:In addition to considering the operational challenges listed above, investors need to carefully read and consider the Risk Factors starting at page 14 below and all other information set forth in this prospectus before deciding to invest in the Shares, including financial statements and related notes. 

INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK IS HIGHLY RISKY SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED BY INVESTORS WHO CAN AFFORD THE LOSS OF THEIR INVESTMENT AND A LACK OF LIQUIDITY. PUBLIC AUDITORS HAVE EXPRESSED A SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN IN PUBLIC AUDITOR’S REPORT FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE LACK REVENUE-GENERATING OPERATIONS AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF BARRISTER WILL NOT RESULT IN REVENUES SUFFICIENT TO FUND THE COMBINED OPERATING EXPENSES OF COJAX AND BARRISTER.  OUR COMMON STOCK IS NOT QUOTED OR TRADED IN ANY PUBLIC MARKET. READ CAREFULLY THE “RISK FACTORS” SECTION BELOW AT PAGE 14 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in the section titled “Risk Factors” immediately following this prospectus summary. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following: 

·We have no revenue-generating operations, and we have operating losses and no revenues to date.  We need to acquire oil exploration and production operations or companies in order to commence any revenue-generating operations.  While we are confident that we will consummate the Barrister Agreement, we have not consummated the Barrister Agreement as of the date of this prospectus.  Even if we consummate the Barrister Agreement, Barrister has minimal revenues due to limited drilling operations and production and will not make CoJax profitable without successful expansion of oil drilling and production.  

·We may not be able to obtain funding to meet our operating overhead costs or consummate any acquisition or expand Barrister oil drilling and production or otherwise attain revenue-generating operations.   



·Recent economic conditions in the credit markets and continued economic disruption imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic may adversely affect our ability to obtain funding for overhead as well as expand any future oil drilling operations that we may acquire.  Erratic market price for oil also dampens interest from funding sources in funding oil exploration and production by early-stage or small producers like CoJax and Barrister.  

·Oil prices are highly volatile, and lower prices will negatively affect our financial results when and if we have any substantial oil production operations.  If oil market prices fall below a level that allows us to produce oil on a profitable basis, we maybasis. We currently have no other potential acquisitions.  Under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, COP retained financial benefit of oil produced prior to suspend operations, and we may be unableon June 1, 2019, and Barrister owned all post-June 1, 2019, oil production.  Barrister had until August 31, 2019 to findchallenge any title defects affecting acquired assets, but has not asserted any title defects. COP conveyed by Special Warranty of Title in respect of acquired assets “as is and with all faults” on date of purchase, but the funding to recommence drilling operations.  The periodwarranty does not cover fitness of acquired assets for any specific purpose, accuracy of oil reserves, or future productivity of acquired assets, or hazardous material liabilities.  Barrister waived, released, held harmless and indemnified COP and its affiliates from all liabilities associated with or arising from the Barrister Oil Rights.

Capital Needs

One of the suspensionbiggest challenges facing the Company is the ability to raise adequate capital to develop and execute its business plan. As an early-stage development company and with limited oil production history of operations could be prolongedBarrister Oil Rights, the Company does not believe that it can raise funding for exploratory drilling rigs and we woulddeep drilling oil rigs.  We have no revenues during a suspension.  

·Drillingexplored third party debt and equity funding for oil is a speculative activityacquiring and involves numerous risks and substantial and uncertain costs that could adversely affect anyexpanding oil exploration and production, operation that we acquire, including Barrister. Despite promising oil reserve reports, it is possible to have unprofitable drilling operations due to cost of drilling, oil market prices, market demand, surplus oil in storage and dry holes. 

·If we acquire oil exploration and production leases and rights, including Barrister, then we will depend on successful exploration, development and acquisitions to maintain reserves and revenue in the future. We may be unable to achieve sustained profitable operations.  

·If we consummate the acquisition of Barrister under the Barrister Agreement, Barrister’s estimated reserves are based on many assumptions that may prove inaccurate. Any material inaccuracies in these reserve estimates or underlying assumptions will materially affect the quantities and present value of those oil reserves.   

·Any future oil drilling operations, including Barrister, would be scheduled out over several years, making them susceptible to uncertainties that could materially alter the occurrence or timing of their drilling.   

·A substantial percentage of Barrister’s proved reserves consist of undeveloped reserves.  Reserve reports are not assurance of actual oil production or profitable production.  

·Seismic studies used to determine oil reserves do not guarantee that hydrocarbons are present or, if present, will produce in profitable quantities. Reserve reports can be inaccurate. 

·We may experience difficulty in achieving and managing any future operations and growth, if any.   

·We may be unable to integrate the operations of any acquisitions successfully with our operations, and we may not realize all the anticipated benefits of the recent acquisitions or any future acquisition.  

·CoJax relies on our small senior management team, and the loss of a single member could adversely affect our operations.  We will rely on expertise of Barrister principals and contract operational personnel to conduct operations.  Barrister principals are not engaged in operating Barrister on a full time basis and may not be willing or available in the future to operate Barrister or monitor contract operational personnel and CoJax management lacks the experience to manage daily oil drilling operations without assistance of experienced personnel.  We lack funds or key man insurance to fund the replacement of key personnel.  

·We may not be able to keep pace with technological developments in the oil exploration and production industry, which inability may cause us to be unable to compete in the oil production industry.   

·Cyber-attacks targeting systems and infrastructure used by the oil and gas industry may adversely impact any future oil and gas exploration and production operations.   

·Governmental regulation and liability for environmental matters and changing consumer demand may adversely affect demand for oil and thereby adversely impact our proposed oil exploration and production business, and our future financial condition, and results of operations.   

·Certain U.S. federal income tax deductions currently available with respect to oil drilling and development may be eliminatedbut as a result of future legislation. That occurrence would make funding or investing in any future oil exploration and production operations less attractive to lenders and investors.   

·If oil market prices decrease, and we acquire Barrister under the Barrister Agreement or acquire other oil exploration and production leases and rights, we may be required to take write-downs of the carrying values of any acquired oil and gas properties.   

·Barrister Oil Rights are located in regions that make us vulnerable to risks associated with operating in one major contiguous geographic area, including, but not limited to, the risk of damage or business interruptions from hurricanes and climate changes. Strom activity in the Gulf States appears to be increasing in number and severity in the past five years. If so, storms may impose a heightened threat to our proposed, future oil production operations.  



·Unexpected subsurface conditions and other unforeseen operating hazards in drilling may adversely impact any acquired oil exploration and production activities by causing increased costs, or suspension or abandonment of drilling.   

·We may not be able to purchase insurance or adequate insurance to cover all of the risks and liabilities that we may face in oil drilling and production, and Barrister and other operators of prospective oil properties in which we participate may not maintain or may fail to obtain adequate insurance.  Lack of insurance exposes a company to potentially ruinous liabilities and judgments – many of those liabilities are unavoidable or not foreseeable. 

·Terrorist attacks aimed at energy operations or storage and distribution infrastructure could adversely affect any oil exploration and production business that we acquire or operate, including Barrister.   

·When and if our common stock is publicly traded, then the market price of our common stock may be volatile due to erratic oil market prices and lack of institutional investor and primary market maker support. When our common stock is publicly traded, it may be a “penny stock” and suffer the adversity of being a “penny stock,” which include: refusal of brokerage firms to accept the Shares for deposit or trading; inability to electronically transfer shares;  lack of primary market makers and institutional investors to protect stock market price from manipulation or adverse impact of day traders and other market manipulators; a lack of research analysts coverage and recommendations, which lack may discourage potential investors from considering investing in our common stock; being deemed as too risky by investors; and inability to attract instructional investors.   

·We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock, and our ability to pay dividends on our common stock is restricted by state law and cash available for dividend distribution.   

·We may issue shares of preferred stock that could adversely affect the rights of holders of shares of our common stock.   Company intends to issue preferred stock to Jeffrey Guzy, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.  See “Capitalization” at page 45 below. 

·There is no public for our common stock and none may develop. 

Shares of

Common Stock

offered by us:6,000,000 shares of common stock offered at $2.00 per share (“Shares”).   

Shares 

outstanding 

after Offering:6,000,001 shares of common stock (assuming the sale of all Shares). If the Exchange is consummated, the shares outstanding after the sale of all the Shares and consummation of the Exchange would be 6,365,001. 

Shares 

outstanding 

Before the 

Offering:The issued and outstanding shares of common stock are one (1) as of the date of this prospectus.    

Use of 

Proceeds:The net proceeds from this Offering (less Offering expenses) will be used to pay general operating overhead of CoJax and for expansion of Barrister oil drilling operations.  See “Use of Proceeds” on page 71 below.  

Dividends: We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock. See “Dividends” below atpage 48.  

Financial 

Performance:As of the date of this prospectus, we have no revenuesfirm commitments for funding. Our experience is that private funding for new drilling on oil leases and rights with limited production or revenue-generating operations. Even ifoperating history has been difficult to obtain on affordable terms in the past.

We filed a registration statement on a Form S-1 which was declared effective by the Commission on October 20, 2020 (the “Registration Statement”), in which we consummateregistered for sale and offered 6,000,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price of $2.00 per share (the “Primary Offering”). The Company intends to use proceeds from the shares sold in the Primary Offering for working capital and for our corporate operating overhead and to fund establishing at least one deep drilling rig for the Barrister Agreement, we anticipate operating at a loss until weOil Rights.  Our goal is to raise sufficient



capitalfunds in the Primary Offering pursuant to establish one or more deep oilthe Registration Statement to expand drilling rigs on thefrom Barrister Oil Rights and beginestablish a more robust cash flow and production history from Barrister Oil Rights in order to produceattract future funding, either from lenders or through offering of our securities to investors, to fund further drilling on Barrister Oil Rights and possibly, subject to adequate funds, acquire new oil on a profitable basis, if ever. 

Plan of 

Distribution:Our officersleases and director will sell the Shares without commissions. There is no underwriter or selling agent for this Offering. The Offering has no minimum-maximum sale requirements and no escrow of Offering proceeds.  CoJax will be able to use net proceeds upon the sale of those shares. See: “Plan of Distribution” on page 50 below.   

Listing 

and trading 

symbol:There is no public market for the common stock and no trading symbol for the common stockrights in Gulf State Drilling Region.  However, as of the date of this prospectus. We intendprospectus, we have raised only $53,000 in the Primary Offering.

Under the Restated Note, CoJax is required to seek quotation ofpay the common stock on NASDAQ capital Market upon meetingAssumed Debt by October 1, 2021, the necessary listing standards and within one year after the closing of the Barrister Agreement. Obtaining quotation of the common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market prior to June 16, 2021, is necessary to avoid a trigger event entitling Barrister’s former Members to rescind the Barrister Agreement and acquisition of Barrister under that agreement. We have not obtained the agreement of a broker-dealer to file an application in connection with the application for quotation of our common stock on a national securities exchange. We do not meet the listing standards for NASDAQ Capital Market asnew maturity date.  As of the date of this prospectus. Weregistration statement, CoJax does not have not filed an application for quotationthe funds, assets, or funding commitments as of to pay off the Assumed Debt. There is no assurance, especially in light of the common stockchaotic economic conditions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic on NASDAQ Capital Markets as of the date of this prospectus.  We do not intendU.S. and world economies and the oil production industry and the uncertainty about when that impact will end, that CoJax can timely pay off or restructure the Assumed Debt.  CoJax lacks the assets typically required for debt financing, and the Barrister Oil Rights are already subject to seek quotation ofa secured lien held by COP under the common stock on The OTC Markets Group, Inc. QB tier or QX tier, but we may be forced to re-evaluate this position if we fail to obtain quotation of our common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market.  

COP Agreements.

Corporate Information

Information:CoJax is a Virginia corporation with its principalOur executive offices are located at 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E605,E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201, Telephone:and our telephone number is (703) 216-8606. The corporate website is under construction and should be fully functioning by September 30, 2020, at URL: http://www.cojaxoilandgas.com. CoJax is a reporting company under the Exchange Act. CoJax leases its principal executive offices on a month to month basis for rent




Implications of $50.00 per month from a business associate of CoJax. Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

Stock We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

Transfer

Agent:·Southern Stock Transfer Company, located at 1899 Lake Road, Suite 210, Hiram, Georgia 30141,a requirement to provide only two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure; 

·reduced disclosure about executive compensation arrangements; 

·no non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements; and 

·an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of internal control over financial reporting. 

We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company on the date that is the stock transfer agent for CoJax.  earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we had total annual gross revenues of $1.07 billion or more; (ii) the last day of the year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of our initial public offering; (iii) the date on which we had issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC.

 

To the extent that we continue to qualify as a “smaller reporting company,” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), after we cease to qualify as an emerging growth company, certain of the exemptions available to us as an emerging growth company may continue to be available to us as a smaller reporting company, including: (1) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes Oxley Act; (2) scaled executive compensation disclosures; and (3) the requirement to provide only two years of audited financial statements, instead of three years.

SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING

The following is a summary of the shares being offered by the Selling Stockholders:

Common stock offered by Selling Stockholders

1,296,250 shares of Common Stock, consisting of (i) 857,500 shares issued to former members of Barrister, upon the consummation of the Acquisition; (ii) 2,000 shares issued to directors and officers of the Company; (iii) 310,250 shares issued to Newbridge Securities Corporation and its affiliates as compensation earned in connection with the Acquisition; (iv) 100,000 shares issued to consultants for services; and (v) 26,500 shares issued to investors pursuant to the Primary Offering;

Common stock outstanding prior to the offering

4,096,751 shares

Offering price

The Selling Stockholders may only sell their shares at a fixed price of $2.00 per share until such time as our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets—OTCQB tier, or OTCQB, or another public trading market for our common stock otherwise develops. At and after such time, the Selling Stockholders may sell all or a portion of their shares through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices.




Use of proceeds

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock by the Selling Stockholders.

Risk factors

You should carefully read the Section “Risk Factors” in this prospectus for a discussion of factors that you should consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.

The number of shares of our Common Stock that will be outstanding immediately after this offering is based on 4,096,751 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 23, 2021 and excludes 30,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”); each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder thereof to ten (10) shares of Common Stock.




RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, before making a decision to invest in our common stock. We have no revenue-generating operations astogether with all of the dateother information in this prospectus. If any of this prospectus and, even if we acquire Barrister, we will not have revenue generating operations that will fund CoJax and Barrister operating overhead. When we have revenue-generating operations,the following risks are realized, our business, operating results, financial condition, orresults of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected by anythe value of these risks and uncertainties. In that case, the trading price ofour common stock when and if publicly traded, could decline, and you mightmay lose all or part of your investment. Even when publicly traded, our common stock my lack the primary market makers and institutional investor support to allow sustained appreciation in market price or protect the common stock from volatility due to day traders or other downward market pressures. As an early development stage company with no public market for our common stock, there is a substantial risk of loss of investment and lack of liquidity. The risks and uncertainties discusseddescribed below are not the only ones we face.risks facing the Company. Risks could also harm our business, operating results, financial condition, or prospects, and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently do not believe are material, and these risks and uncertainties could result in a complete lossdeem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of your investment. An instance of unforeseen circumstances is the COVID-19 pandemic and its significant and ongoing adverse impact on oil consumption and the market price for oil. As of the date of this prospectus, the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic are uncertain and will remain so as long as there is no effective, widelyoperations and/or prospects.



available vaccine, which vaccine, according to many U.S. health officials, will not be widely available until probably mid or late 2021.  In assessing the risks and uncertainties described below, you should also refer to the other information contained in this prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements, pro forma financial statements, and the related notes thereto, before making a decision to invest in our Common Stock.

The following Risk Factors apply to CoJax’s business and financial affairs prior to the consummation of the Exchange, unless stated otherwise or the context indicates otherwise. Risk factors pertaining to Barrister or to CoJax with Barrister as a wholly owned subsidiary will expressly reference Barrister or CoJax’s oil exploration or production operations. References to “operating assets” means Barrister’s oil and gas exploration and production rights and drilling equipment. “You,” “your,” and “investor” refer to prospective investor. “We,” “our,” “us,” “CoJax,” and “Company” refer to CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation.  “CoJax-Barrister” refers to CoJax with Barrister as a wholly owned subsidiary and assumes consummation of the Barrister Agreement.  References to “consummation of Barrister Agreement” means the closing of that agreement in accordance with its terms, including consummation of the Exchange. WE HAVE NOT CONSUMMATED THE EXCHANGE OR BARRISTER AGREEMENT AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS.

RISKS RELATEDRELATING TO OUR BUSINESS AND BARRISTER’S BUSINESSTHE INDUSTRY IN WHICH WE OPERATE

Public Auditors of CoJax have stated a substantial doubt about CoJax as an ongoing concern in the Fiscal Year 2019 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated March 30, 2020, due to negative cash flow and negative working capital. The Those negative financial conditions persist and may not be remedied by acquisition of Barrister. Fiscal Year 2019 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated March 30, 2020, is included in the financial statements to this prospectus.  Management concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has had no revenue generating operations since its incorporation and is subject to significant uncertainty with respect to its future and its ability to successfully implement its proposed business plan, even if the Barrister Agreement is consummated.  Our ability to continue operations as well as implement our business plan are both subject to raising sufficient working capital from investors or lenders in 2021. Our consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and for the periods then ended, were prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern and accordingly, the accompanying financial statements in this prospectus do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. However, we do not have adequate cash on hand to fund our anticipated expenses past the next 12 months without obtaining significant additional financing. We have relied on personal loans from our chief executive officer to fund CoJax overhead, but his ability and willingness to funding CoJax may not extend beyond 2020.  This raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Such determination could materially limit our ability to raise additional funds through the issuance of debt or equity securities or otherwise. There is no assurance that sufficient financing will be available when needed to allow us to continue as a going concern.  The acquisition of Barrister will not remedy CoJax’s funding needs as revenues produced by Barrister drilling operations cover Barrister’s working capital needs and little if any more than those working capital needs. The perception that we may not be able to continue as a going concern may also make it more difficult to operate our business due to concerns about our ability to meet our contractual obligations as well as severely hamper our ability to raise additional, necessary working capital.

CoJax efforts in the past to raise working capital have been unsuccessful, including the effort to raise working capital in its initial public securities offering.  CoJax filed its initial public securities offering Form S-1 registration statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) (“I.P.O.”) on July 26, 2019 and it was declared effective by the Commission on August 12, 2019.  The I.P.O. registered 3 million shares of common stock for offer or sale, but CoJax was unable to sell any shares under the I.P.O. prior to the termination of the I.P.O. offering and CoJax has filed to deregister the shares offered under the I.P.O.  This Offering may also fail to raise any or sufficient working capital for necessary operating expenses of CoJax or expansion of Barrister oil drilling operations.

CoJax’s working capital needs will increase when and if CoJax obtains quotation of its common stock on NASDAQ Capital Markets due to costs associated with that quotation, including fees paid to NASDAQ Capital Markets and increased legal and accounting costs due to need to comply with NASDAQ regulation.  CoJax projects that its annual operating costs will increase by at least $100,000 in 2021 if CoJax is able to quote its common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market in 2021 and due to NASDAQ Capital Market fees and increased accounting and legal fees from being subject to NASDAQ regulation and investor relations and stock transfer costs.  Annual premium for directors and



officers liability insurance could add an additional $120,000 or more to annual 2021 overhead for CoJax.  CoJax has not obtained quotes on general liability insurance for enhanced oil drilling operations and a deep drilling oil rig, but the cost of that insurance coverage may be prohibitively expensive.

The impact of COVIOD-19 pandemic and volatility of market price for oil in 2019 and 2020 further hamper efforts to raise additional working capital by creating economic uncertainty and heightened risks in lending or investing in oil production.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon, among other factors, the sale of Shares in this Offering or obtaining alternative debt or equity financing. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to raise necessary working capital for CoJax operating overhead and expansion of Barrister drilling operations. If we are unable to secure this additional capital, we may be required to suspend operations as CoJax-Barrister operations are already being run to minimize operating costs. It is not possible for us to predict at this time the potential survival of CoJax-Barrister business. The potential future revenue and income of our proposed CoJax-Barrister operations are currently unknown, as is the impact of Barrister as a wholly owned subsidiary of CoJax on CoJax efforts to raise additional working capital.  Barrister’s revenues are limited and dedicated to pay for Barrister operations.  We do not believe that Barrister revenues would be sufficient to be used for CoJax overhead working capital needs.  If we cannot continue as a viable entity, you would lose all or most of your investment in the Shares and Barrister may be sold or, if the Exchange is rescinded in accordance with the Barrister Agreement, lost as a CoJax subsidiary.  

Under the Barrister Agreement, CoJax and Barrister’s Members (jointly but not severally) each have the right to rescind the Exchange after the closing of the Exchange if certain triggering events occur.  Any rescission of the Exchange after its closing could have significant adverse consequences for CoJax and Barrister.  The existence of the rescission rights could hinder efforts of CoJax to fund any expansion of oil exploration and production operations or discourage investor investment in the Offering. CoJax will have the right to rescind the Exchange prior to July 1, 2021 (“Rescission Deadline”) upon the occurrence of any of the following:  (a) any former Member of Barrister files a petition for protection from creditors under any chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and that petition is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days, or a receiver or other liquidating officer is appointed for substantially all of the assets or business of a Member,  (b) or if Barrister makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors of all or substantially all of its operating assets; or (c) if CoJax does not acquire 100% of Membership Interests of Barrister in the Exchange at the closing of the Barrister Agreement. 

 

Rescission Rights of Barrister Members. Barrister’s post-Exchange Members who will become shareholders of CoJax in the Exchange will have the right to jointly, but not severally, rescind the Exchange upon occurrence of any of the triggering event prior to the expiration of the Rescission Period: (a) CoJax files a petition for protection from creditors under any chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and that petition is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days; or (b) CoJax is declared insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or CoJax’s Board of Directors approves a plan of complete liquidation; or (c) if CoJax has not been issued a trading symbol for its Common Stock by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or “FINRA” within ninety (90) days of the consummation of the closing of the Barrister Agreement; or (d) if CoJax’s Common Stock has not been listed on: the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE American Exchange; or quoted on NASDAQ Capital Markets; or quoted or listed on any successor market to the foregoing, by the first annual anniversary of the effective date of the Barrister Agreement.

CoJax intends to seek quotation of its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Markets in 2021.  CoJax may not meet NASDAQ Capital Markets standards for quotation of stock or be approved for quotation of its common stock on NASDAQ Capital Markets by the deadlines imposed under the Barrister Agreement and that occurrence would allow the Barrister Members, if they act jointly, to rescind the Exchange and terminate CoJax’s ownership of Barrister.

With the specter of a post-Exchange rescission, investors may not invest in this Offering and lenders or other investors are more likely to refuse to provide funding to CoJax or Barrister due to the uncertainty of continuity of operations as CoJax-Barrister.  Further, rescission of the Exchange could expose CoJax and Barrister to potential liabilities from following lawsuits or other legal proceedings: (1) public CoJax shareholders suing and alleging the rescission violates fiduciary duties of management, (2) CoJax or Barrister being sued over liabilities resulting from the rescission of the Exchange, and (3) third party lawsuits based on the rescission of the Exchange causing breaches of contractual obligations of CoJax, Barrister or CoJax-Barrister, which third parties could include vendors, suppliers, contract workers or customers. CoJax could also face possible environmental liabilities over Barrister operations while CoJax was the sole Member of Barrister.



Any rescission of the Exchange would result in Barrister no longer being an operating subsidiary of CoJax and, as such, CoJax losing its oil exploration and production operations and revenues and Barrister Oil Rights, and return Barrister to being privately held company without the benefit of being part of a public company. Rescission of the Exchange may also impose additional transaction, legal, and accounting costs on CoJax, which costs could be significant or beyond the immediate ability of CoJax to pay. 

The closing of the Barrister Agreement is subject to conditions.  While CoJax expects all conditions to the closing of the Barrister Agreement to be satisfied by October 15, 2020, or shortly thereafter, any failure to close the Barrister Agreement and Exchange in a timely manner or at all could have material adverse impact on CoJax and Barrister. The completion of the Exchange and closing of the Barrister Agreement are subject to a number of conditions. If the Exchange is not completed under the Barrister Agreement, then CoJax’s and Barrister’s respective ongoing businesses, financial condition, financial results and, if publicly traded, the stock prices of the CoJax common stock may be materially adversely affected and, without realizing any of the benefits of having completed the Exchange. If the Exchange is not consummated, then CoJax and Barrister will be subject to a number of risks, including the following:

·CoJax may not qualify for quotation of its common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market;  

·CoJax may not be able to find a party willing to enter into a transaction on terms equivalent to or more attractive than the terms in the Barrister Agreement;  

·Time and resources committed by CoJax’s and Barrister’s respective management to matters relating to the Barrister Agreement. 

If the Barrister Agreement is consummated, the CoJax will assume a $2.7 Million Promissory Note issued by Barrister to acquire Barrister Oil Rights - the “Assumed Debt.”  The Assumed Debt is secured by the Barrister Oil Rights and evidenced by a promissory note issued to C.O.P., who was the prior owner of those rights. The Assumed Debt is due and payable in a lump sum on July 1, 2021 (maturity date). If the Exchange is consummated, then CoJax will assume the Assumed Debt and CoJax will have to raise money or restructure the Assumed Debt to avoid a default under the promissory note for the Assumed Debt and do so by July 1, 2021. A default under the promissory note could result in litigation causing the bankruptcy or insolvency of CoJax-Barrister.  Any default on the Assumed Debt could result in the levy on and subsequent loss of Barrister Oil Rights. There is no assurance given that CoJax can pay off or restructure the Assumed Debt and avoid the potentially catastrophic financial consequences of a default.  The raising of funds to pay off the Assumed Debt is a potentially daunting task under current and projected economic and oil industry conditions imposed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and disruptive impact of possible production disputes among members of OPEC (especially Saudi Arabia and Russia), both of which cause erratic and depressed global and domestic market prices for oil.  The drop in consummation of oil due to the COVID-19 pandemic has also resulted in oil inventory surpluses that have lowered the global and domestic market price for oil.  It is uncertain if C.O.P. would agree to restructure the Assumed Debt as of the date of this prospectus or prior to maturity date of the promissory note.  There is no certainty about when the adverse impact of the COVID-19 epidemic will end, especially since some U.S. Government health officials have stated that an effective vaccine may not be widely available until mid or late 2021. Neither CoJax nor Barrister has the funds, liquid assets, or funding commitment to pay off the Assumed Debt as of the date of this prospectus. There is a substantial risk of business failure posed by the Assumed Debt to CoJax if CoJax assumes it and if the Assumed Debt cannot be paid off or restructured prior to July 1, 2021. 

The Assumed Debt could impose other risks on CoJax and CoJax-Barrister, including, but not limited to: 

·Increasing its vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions by making CoJax-Barrister less financially attractive to lenders and investors or increasing the lending or investment risk of CoJax-Barrister to a point where it fails to meet lending criteria or investor risk limits;  

·Limiting its flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, challenges and opportunities, and changes in its businesses and the markets in which it operates, by limiting cash available for revenue-generating operations or acquisition of new oil exploration and production leases and rights;  

·Limiting its ability to obtain additional, necessary financing to funding for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and debt service requirements and other financing needs; and  

·Placing it at a competitive disadvantage to competitors that have less debt or greater cash flow and are seeking oil-drilling/production financing or funding.  



CoJax senior officers are not experienced in the management of oil and gas exploration and production operations and may be inadequate or ill-equipped to successfully manage a public company with oil drilling and production operations. While CoJax’s senior officers are experienced business executives and Jeffrey Guzy, CoJax’s sole director and Chief Executive Officer, has prior experience as an executive for public companies and as a director of public companies, and Mr. Guzy was previously a senior executive of a private company that owned C.O.P., he was not involved and is not experienced in the daily operational management of oil exploration and production operations.  The oil and gas production industry presents unique challenges to the management of a public company in that industry. Such challenges include understanding the complex federal, state and local regulations and laws governing or affecting oil and gas drilling and production; understanding the complexities of selling crude oil in the global crude oil market, including hedging strategies; successfully developing a small oil drilling and production company in any industry with numerous domestic and foreign competitors, most of whom have significantly greater: financial resources; market share and power; distribution channels; production and storage capacity as well as far greater oil reserves under control or ownership;  more experienced and numerous management and operations personnel; access to necessary drilling and production equipment; ability to navigate and hedge against erratic global market for crude oil; financial reserves that allows the competitor to survive suspension of operations and inability to sell oil production at all or at a price that generates acceptable profit margins; influence over customers, distributors of oil, regulators and legislators; and ability to successfully plan and prepare for changes in oil and gas industry due to: emergence of non-fossil fuel means of transportation, especially electric power vehicles; legislative and regulatory changes caused by concerns over global warming and pollution in general and a desire to reduce use of fossil fuels, especially oil; impact of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and future years if COVID-19 is a reoccurring or seasonal virus without an effective, long lasting vaccine; emergence of new virus pandemics with greater lethality and contagion than COVID-19; changes in political party in control of Executive and Legislative Branches of the U.S. Government and their legislative and regulatory agenda for oil and gas and climate control; and other future circumstances or developments that are not foreseeable as of the date of this prospectus. 

Since none of the CoJax senior officers are experienced in management of oil exploration and production companies, CoJax management will rely on the guidance of Jeffrey Delancey, who is a member of Barrister on a part-time basis and is an experienced oil exploration and production executive at the public company level.  Further, CoJax will rely on experienced contractors, like C.O.P., and Barrister’s other principals to conduct CoJax-Barrister’s day-to-day oil drilling and production operations.  This reliance on Barrister principals and contractors, especially with Mr. Delancey and other Barrister principals not being working on a full-time basis on Barrister matters, makes CoJax vulnerable to the adverse impact of the loss Mr. Delancey’s experience and participation in management.  None of the other principals of Barrister may be suitable or willing to replace Jeffrey Delancey as an operational manager of Barrister, especially since they have other business obligations and. interests. If CoJax expands oil production or acquires new oil exploration and production rights and leases, then CoJax-Barrister would in all likelihood have to engage additional, experienced contractors or employ a full time oil drilling and production operational executive or manager to handle the increased oil drilling and production.  The funds for an expanded management team would have to come from the net proceeds of this Offering or other funding sources. If CoJax and Barrister do not engage adequate, experienced managers and officers when and if oil production expands, this deficiency may adversely impact the ability of CoJax and Barrister to manage its operations. As such, CoJax and Barrister management may be unable to efficiently manage and operate any expanded, significant oil production and CoJax-Barrister may not develop a profitable, sustainable oil production business.

This Offering, if successful in selling all or most of the Shares, the net Offering proceeds may not be sufficient to fund all of the necessary working capital needs of CoJax and CoJax-Barrister. CoJax estimates that it requires at least $500,000 for CoJax overhead in 2021, including estimated insurance premiums, accounting/legal costs and personnel costs, NASDAQ Capital Market fees.  Based on anecdotal evidence and industry sources, CoJax believes that establishing a deep drilling rig will cost at least $60,000 and drilling to 10,000 feet will cost at least $2,200,000.  Actual costs may exceed these estimates due to changing economic, market, regulatory and other conditions and factors.  This Offering may not produce sufficient working capital for CoJax-Barrister working capital needs unless the entire 6 million Shares are sold and sold in time to fund working capital needs as they arise. If the Offering fails to raise sufficient funding, CoJax-Barrister will be forced to seek other funding, which funding, especially debt financing, may impose restrictions on operations or be so costly as to severely limit potential profitability of CoJax-Barrister oil production, or be unavailable in sums and in time to meet CoJax-Barrister’s needs.  The I.P.O. of CoJax failed to raise any working capital. If this Offering fails to raise sufficient working capital as needed, CoJax may be unable to fund the expansion of Barrister oil drilling operations or pay for CoJax’s operating costs.  



CoJax has no operating history with revenue-generating operations, and Barrister has a limited history of owning and operating oil and gas exploration and production operations.  operationsCoJax was formed.  

Since its incorporation in November 2017, andCoJax has never had any revenue-generating operations. Further,Although we acquired Barrister’s business pursuant to the Acquisition on November 17, 2020, Barrister’s drilling operations are minimal and commenced in 2019.  There is insufficient operating history for an investorinvestors to adequately evaluate these companies as an oil and gas production company, either combined or as separate entities. While Barrister Oil Rights have a longer history of production, that history was minimal in terms of production and does not reveal the potential oil production and profitability of Barrister Oil Rights. The lack of operating history increases the risk of investing in the Shares.shares of our Common Stock.  Further, the lack of a more extensive operating history may discourage lenders or funding sources from providing working capital to CoJax or Barrister.  There is no assurance that the Barrister Oil Rights will produce oil on a profitable basis, even with deep drilling rigs.  Investors should carefully consider the lack or operating history of CoJax and Barrister and the lack of any significant oil production from the Barrister Oil Rights prior to making an investment decision aboutto invest in the Shares.Company.

 

We are entering a highly competitive and highly capital-intensive industry, and any oil production may be insufficient to fund, sustain, or expand revenue-generating operations.   

The oil drilling exploration and production business are capital intensive due to the cost of experienced personnel; equipment and other assets required to drill, produce and store oil; regulatory compliance costs; potential liability exposures and financial impact; and risk of unpredictable volatility in oil market prices and predatory pricing by competitors.  Drilling requires an upfront payment of operational costs with no guarantee that actual oil production will cover such expenses.  “Dry” holes for the first and/or second oil wells could deplete any available funding raised by the Company and render the Company insolvent. The actual amount and timing of our future capital expenditures may differ materially from our estimates as a result of, among other things, market oil prices, actual drilling results, the availability of drilling rigs and other services and equipment, and regulatory, technological, and competitive developments.  Neither CoJax nor Barrister has cash flow or cash reserves sufficient to fund more extensive and deep drilling on Barrister Oil Rights.  While we will seek such funding, there can be assurances that we can obtain funding that will be sufficient to fund deep drill wells, which are needed to produce any significant levels of oil production.  

Future cash flow from our operations and access to capital are subject to a number of variables, including: (i) the market prices at which our oil production is sold; (ii) our proved reserves; (iii) the level of hydrocarbons we can produce from any future oil wells; (iv) our ability to acquire, locate and produce new oil reserves; (v) the levels of our operating expenses; (vi) reduction and stabilization of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing disruption of and reduction in the U.S. and global demand for oil.  




Due to our contractor model of operations, we will be vulnerable to any inability to engage or retain qualified operational personnel for new or existing drilling operations.

Our operation plan depends on a teaming/contractor approach to operate oil rigs.  We may be unable to locate or retain a sufficient number of qualified independent contractors to operate a new or existing oil rigs.  Finding and engaging qualified independent contractors will be essential to commencing, expanding, and sustaining drilling operations. Since we will, in all likelihood, depend on one or two new oil rigs at the start of operations after raising sufficient working capital, any inability to engage or retain qualified independent contractors would be potentially fatal to our efforts to establish increased revenue-generating operations. The use of independent contractors also poses the risk of such personnel leaving for more lucrative opportunities with competitors or other oil producers. Many of our competitors can afford more lucrative compensation packages for qualified personnel. We lack the resources to effectively compete against larger competitors for operational personnel, especially against competitors with liquid public markets for their capital stock and the ability to offer attractive stock-based incentive compensation.

Loss of key operational personnel could cause suspension of any expanded drilling operations.  

The Company does not have difficulty managing growthkey-man insurance or the available cash to easily employ or engage experienced, full time outside senior management personnel. The loss of key personnel, including operational personnel of COP used to manage Barrister’s oil production business, or COP’s refusal to continue to manage Barrister oil drilling and production, could undermine the Company’s ability to manage operations and implement the Company’s business plan. 

If Barrister produces oil on a more extensive and regular basis from enhanced drilling operations, the marketability of oil production will be dependent upon transportation and other facilities, certain of which Barrister does not control. If these facilities are unavailable, our operations could be interrupted, and our revenues reduced.

The marketability of oil production will depend upon the availability, proximity, and capacity of transportation facilities owned by third parties. Any oil production will be transported from the wellhead to gathering systems. The oil is then transported by the purchaser by truck or other means to a transportation facility. Neither CoJax nor Barrister will control most of these third-party transportation means and facilities, and access to them may be limited or denied. If in our business, which couldthe future, the Company is unable, for any sustained period, to implement acceptable delivery or transportation arrangements or encounter production related difficulties, it may be required to shut in or curtail production. Any such shut-in or curtailment, or an inability to obtain favorable terms for delivery of the oil produced, would materially and adversely affect our efforts to attain or sustain revenues from operations and improved future financial condition and results of operations. 

With any expanded oil exploration and drilling, we will eventually need to replace existing oil reserves with new oil reserves and develop those oil reserves. Failing that, oil reserves and production will decline, which would adversely affect future cash flows and results of operations.  As an early

Once we increase oil production, then producing oil reservoirs generally will be characterized by declining production rates that vary depending upon oil reservoir characteristics and other factors. Unless the Company conducts successful ongoing exploration and development stage company, growthactivities or continually acquires properties containing proved reserves, proved reserves would decline as those reserves are produced. Future reserves and production, and therefore future cash flow and results of operations, are highly dependent on the success in accordance withefficiently developing current reserves and economically finding or acquiring additional recoverable oil reserves. We may not be able to develop, find, or acquire sufficient additional reserves to replace our business plan, if achieved, could place a significant strain on our financial, technical, operational,current and management resources. As we expand our activities and increase the number of projectsfuture production. If we are evaluatingunable to replace current and future oil production, the value of existing reserves will decrease, and business, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

Seismic studies do not guarantee that oil or hydrocarbons are present or, if present, will produce in economic quantities.




Oil exploration and production companies, like we are, rely on seismic studies to assist in assessing prospective drilling opportunities on oil and gas properties, as well as on properties that a company may acquire. Such seismic studies are merely an interpretive tool and do not necessarily guarantee that hydrocarbons are present or, if present, will produce in economic or profitable quantities.

A substantial percentage of Barrister’s proved reserves consist of undeveloped reserves.

As of the end of the 2020 fiscal year, approximately 95% of Barrister’s proved reserves were classified as proved undeveloped reserves. These reserves may not ultimately be developed or produced. As a result, we may not find commercially viable quantities of oil and natural gas, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on Barrister’s results of operation.

The potential lack of availability of, or cost of, drilling rigs, equipment,supplies, personnel, and crude oil field services could adversely affect our abilityto execute on a timely basis exploration and development plans within any budget. 

We may encounter an increase in the cost of securing needed drilling rigs, equipment, and supplies. Larger producers may be more likely to secure access to such equipment by offering more lucrative terms.  If we participate, thereare unable to acquire access to such resources or can obtain access only at higher prices, its ability to convert oil reserves into cash flow could be delayed, and the cost of producing from those oil reserves could increase significantly, which would adversely affect results of operations and financial condition.  Barrister’s current drilling operations are limited, and availability of essential drilling assets may not become a risk factor until such time as we increase drilling operations. 

Any sustained decline in oil market prices could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and its ability to meet capital expenditure obligations and financial commitments. 

The prices the Company receives for oil production will heavily influence revenues, any profitability, access to capital, future rate of growth, and carrying value of oil production properties. Oil is a commodity, and its price may fluctuate widely in response to relatively minor changes in the supply of and demand for oil and market uncertainty. If the Company is unable to obtain needed capital or financing on satisfactory terms, its ability to develop future reserves will be additional demands on our financial, technical, operational, and management resources. The failureadversely affected. If drilling operations are curtailed, then the Company may be unable to continue to upgradehold leases and drilling rights that are scheduled to expire, which may further reduce oil reserves. As a result, a substantial or extended decline in commodity prices may materially and adversely affect future business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and ability to finance planned capital expenditures.

Historically, oil prices have been volatile due to sensitivity to political and economic developments or crises. The prices we receive for oil production, and the levels of oil production, depend on numerous factors beyond our technical, administrative, operating,control, which include worldwide and financial control systemsregional economic conditions impacting the global supply and demand for oil and the impact and duration of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and elsewhere.  The continuing spread of COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to undermine our plans to try to establish a sustainable oil production business.  

Other factors include:

the level of domestic and foreign supplies of oil; 

the price and quantity of foreign imports of oil and impact on U.S. oil producers 

political and economic conditions in or the occurrences of unexpected expansion difficulties,affecting other oil-producing regions or countries, including the failure to recruitMiddle East, Africa, South America and retain experienced managers, geologists, engineers,Russia, which can affect global oil market price 

actions of the OPEC, its members and other professionalsstate-controlled oil companies relating to oil price and production controls, especially production disputes between Saudi Arabia and Russia, who often have different goals 

the level of global exploration, development, and production of oil 




the proximity, capacity, cost, and availability of oil gathering and transportation facilities; · 

localized and global oil supply and demand fundamentals and transportation availability 

the cost of exploring for, developing, producing and transporting oil which cost may go up due to oil storage surpluses created by COVID-19 pandemic 

weather conditions and other natural disasters, and storms in the Gulf States Drilling Region appear to increase in intensity due to global warming and in the past five years 

technological advances affecting oil consumption, especially the growing production of electric-powered cars, trucks, and buses 

the price and availability and consumer demand for alternative fuels to oil and reduction in use of products that are made from oil, especially certain plastics, which demand is fueled by environmental concerns 

expectations about future commodity prices, which is unpredictable due to inability to forecast the duration and scope of impact of COVID-19 pandemic 

climate control legislation that increases the cost and lowers the demand for oil by providing incentives and tax benefits for use of non-oil fuels, and 

impact of existing U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. governmental regulation and taxes. 

Barrister has a limited customer base for its oil production due to its limited oil production and operating history.  The cost of and difficulty in expanding the customer base for increased production from the Barrister Oil Rights is unknown.  

We can only determine the cost and difficulty of expanding Barrister’s customer base based on actual oil production and then current market conditions and demand for oil.  As such, we cannot predict the cost and ease or difficulty of selling increased oil production from Barrister Oil Rights.  This unknown factor in commercially exploiting any increased oil production from the Barrister Oil Rights increases the risk of investing in the shares of the Company because it renders uncertain a key factor in future profitability of CoJax-Barrister.  

Participants in the oil and natural gas industry whetherare subject to numerous laws that can affect the cost, manner or feasibility of doing business.

Exploration and production activities in the oil and gas industry are subject to various laws and regulations. Any oil and gas exploration and production operated by CoJax-Barrister are or may become subject to numerous environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations that may be imposed domestically at the federal, regional, state, and local levels. The more significant of these environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations include the following:

•·The U.S. Clean Air Act, which restricts the emission of air pollutants from many sources and imposes various pre-construction, operational, monitoring, and reporting requirements, and that the Environmental Protection Agency or “EPA” has relied upon as contractorsauthority for adopting climate change regulatory initiatives relating to Green House Gases or “GHG” emissions.   

•·The U.S. Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the federal Clean Water Act, which regulates discharges of pollutants from facilities to state and federal waters and establishes the extent to which waterways are subject to federal jurisdiction and rulemaking as protected waters of the United States 

•·The U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which subjects owners and operators of vessels, onshore facilities, and pipelines, as well as lessees or permittees of areas in which offshore facilities are located, to liability for removal costs and damages arising from an oil spill in waters of the United States 

•·The U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, which imposes liability on generators, transporters, and arrangers of hazardous substances at sites where hazardous substance releases have occurred or are threatening to occur   




•·The U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which governs the generation, treatment, storage, transport, and disposal of solid wastes, including hazardous wastes 

•·The U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), which ensures the quality of the nation’s public drinking water through the adoption of drinking water standards and control over the injection of waste fluids into below-ground formations that may adversely affect drinking water sources 

•·The U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, which requires facilities to implement a safety hazard communication program and disseminate information to employees, local emergency planning committees, and response departments on toxic chemical uses and inventories 

•·The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act, which establishes workplace standards for the protection of the health and safety of employees, including the implementation of hazard communications programs designed to inform employees about hazardous substances in the workplace, potentially harmful effects of these substances, and appropriate control measures 

•·The U.S. Endangered Species Act, which restricts activities that may affect federally identified endangered and threatened species or their habitats through the implementation of operating restrictions or a temporary, seasonal, or permanent ban in affected areas 

•·The U.S. National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies, including the Department of the Interior, to evaluate significant agency actions having the potential to impact the environment and that may require the preparation of environmental assessments and more detailed environmental impact statements that may be made available for public review and comment 

•·U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, which relate to advancing the safe transportation of energy and hazardous materials and emergency response preparedness. 

These environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations, including new or amended legal requirements, are expected to have a considerable impact on any expanded CoJax-Barrister operations in terms of compliance costs. 

In addition, regional, state, and local jurisdictions in the United States where CoJax-Barrister operates or may operate also have, or are developing or considering developing, similar environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations governing many of these same types of activities. The State of Alabama has extensive operation and licensing laws for oil drilling.  The State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama is a regulatory agency of the State of Alabama with the statutory charge of regulating oil exploration and production, including preventing waste and promoting the conservation of oil and gas while ensuring the protection of both the environment and the correlative rights of owners. This board is granted broad authority in Alabama oil and gas conservation statutes to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations to ensure the conservation and proper development of Alabama's petroleum resources.  We will rely on consultants and local legal counsel for compliance with state regulatory regime. 

Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the suspension or termination of our operations and subject us to administrative, civil, and criminal penalties. Moreover, new laws and regulations may be enacted, and current laws and regulations could change, or their interpretations could change, in ways that could substantially increase our costs. The occurrence of any of these factors, or the continuation thereof, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition andposition, or future results of operations.

This regulatory scheme also poses the risk of government civil and criminal actions and private citizen civil lawsuits against Barrister and CoJax.

Under these and other laws and regulations, we could be liable for personal injuries, property damage and other types of damages. There are environmental laws that provide for citizen suits, which allow private entities to act in the place of the government and sue operators for alleged violations of environmental law. Neither CoJax nor




Barrister has insurance covering environmental and occupational health and safety risks, and any insurance may not cover penalties or fines that may be issued by a governmental authority.  Both Barrister and CoJax lack insurance to cover potential violations and resulting liabilities for environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations as well as claims for damages to property or persons or imposition of penalties resulting from CoJax’s or Barrister’s operations.

Terrorist attacks aimed at energy operations and our ability to timely execute our business plan.  Our ability to succeed depends in part on the ability of CoJax and Barrister management to handlecould adversely affect Barrister’s or any growth infuture oil drillingexploration and production business.

The continued threat of terrorism and add qualified personnelthe impact of military and retain qualified personnel as any growth requiresother government action have led and may lead to competently managefurther increased volatility in prices for oil and natural gas and could affect these commodity markets or the growth.  If we are unable to manage growth and its challenges, then CoJax-Barristerfinancial markets. The U.S. government has issued warnings that energy assets may never be a profitablefuture target of terrorist organizations. These developments have subjected our oil and natural gas operations to increased risks. Any future terrorist attack on facilities used by Barrister or sustainable enterprise.other future oil exploration and production operations, those of such operations’ customers, the infrastructure used for transportation of oil, and, in some cases, those of other energy companies, could have a material adverse effect on Barrister or CoJax.

Risks Related to the Acquisition of Barrister and the Obligations of the Assumed Debt

 

We may incur losses as a result of title defects in the properties in which we invest.  

It is the normal practice in oil and gas exploration industry for the person or company acting as the operator of the oil rig or well to obtain a preliminary title review to ensure there are no obvious defects in title to the well. Frequently, as a result of such examinations, certain curative work must be done to correct defects in the marketability of the title, and such curative work entails expense. Our failure to cure any title defects may delay or prevent us from utilizing the associated mineral interest, which may adversely impact our ability in the future to increase production and reserves. Additionally, undeveloped acreage has greater risk of title defects than developed acreage. If there are any title defects or defects in the assignment of leasehold rights in properties in which we hold an interest, we will suffer a financial loss.

Under the C.O.P. Agreements, Barrister had until August 31, 2019, to assert any title defects for the Barrister Oil Rights, and Barrister asserted no such title defects.  If there are title defects to the Barrister Oil Rights, then Barrister has effectively waived the right to object and would have no recourse for the financial consequences of any title defects. As such, CoJaxthe Company may have no recourse if the Barrister Oil Rights have any title defects that prevent oil exploration and production.  

 

With respect to futureFuture acquisitions of oil and gas exploration and production rights and leases, after the acquisition of Barrister, if any, those rights and leases may not produce oil as projected, and we may be unable to determine reserve potential, identify liabilities associated with the properties that we acquire or obtain protection from sellers or lessors against such liabilities. 

Acquiring oil and natural gas exploration and production rights and leases requires us to assess reservoir and infrastructure characteristics, including recoverable reserves, development and operating costs, and potential environmental and other liabilities. This review will not necessarily reveal all existing or potential problems. In the course ofDuring our due diligence, we may not inspect every well or pipeline. We cannot necessarily observe structural and environmental problems, such as pipe corrosion, when an inspection is made. We may not be able to obtain contractual indemnities from the seller or lessors for liabilities created prior to our purchase or lease of the property. We may be required to assume the risk of the physical condition of the properties in addition to the risk that the properties may not perform in accordance with our expectations.  These risks could render unprofitable our drilling operations and significantly impact the overall financial performance and condition of the Company.

The existence by each of CoJax and the former members of Barrister of the right to rescind the Exchange upon certain triggering events could hinder our efforts to raise capital and to fund our operations.

CoJax has the right to rescind the Exchange prior to July 1, 2021 upon the occurrence of any of the following:  (a) any former Member of Barrister files a petition for protection from creditors under any chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and that petition is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days, or a receiver or other liquidating officer is appointed




for substantially all of the assets or business of a Member or  (b) if Barrister makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors of all or substantially all of its operating assets.

Barrister’s former owners, who are current shareholders of the Company, also have the right to jointly, but not severally, rescind the Exchange upon occurrence of any of the triggering event prior to July 1, 2021: (a) CoJax files a petition for protection from creditors under any chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and that petition is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days; (b) CoJax is declared insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or CoJax’s Board of Directors approves a plan of complete liquidation; or (c) if CoJax has not been issued a trading symbol for its Common Stock by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or “FINRA” within ninety (90) days of the consummation of the closing of the Exchange; or (d) if CoJax’s Common Stock has not been listed on: the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE American Exchange; or quoted on Nasdaq Capital Market; or quoted or listed on any successor market to the foregoing, by the first annual anniversary of the effective date of the Barrister Acquisition Agreement.

While the Company intends to seek quotation of its common stock on the AMEX (NYSE) or NASDAQ Capital Markets by the end of 2021, we may not meet eligibility standards for quotation of stock by the deadlines imposed under the Barrister Acquisition Agreement.  If we fail to meet Nasdaq’s eligibility standards and will not be approved by Nasdaq by November 17, 2021, the first anniversary of the Exchange, the former members of Barrister may jointly rescind the Exchange and terminate CoJax’s ownership of Barrister. With the specter of a post-Exchange rescission, investors may not invest in CoJax, and lenders or other investors are more likely to refuse to provide funding to CoJax or Barrister due to the uncertainty of continuity of operations as CoJax-Barrister.

If the Barrister Acquisition Agreement is rescinded, it could expose CoJax and Barrister to potential liabilities and legal proceedings as follows: (1) public CoJax shareholders may allege that the rescission violates fiduciary duties of management, (2) CoJax or Barrister could be sued over liabilities resulting from the rescission of the Exchange, and (3) third party may bring lawsuits based on the breach of contractual obligations of the Company and/or its wholly-owned subsidiary. CoJax could also face possible environmental liabilities over Barrister operations. Any rescission of the Exchange would result CoJax losing its oil exploration and production operations and revenues and Barrister Oil Rights. Rescission of the Exchange may also impose additional transaction, legal, and accounting costs on CoJax, which costs could be significant or beyond the immediate ability of CoJax to pay. 

The Company is obligated to pay off the Assumed Debt. While it extended the maturity date to October 1, 2021, there is no assurance given that it can pay off or restructure the Assumed Debt and avoid the potentially catastrophic financial consequences of a default.

On June 16, 2020, upon entering into the Barrister Acquisition Agreement, CoJax assumed the Assumed Debt that was assigned to CoJax by Barrister. The Assumed Debt is secured by the Barrister Oil Rights and initially was evidenced by the Barrister Original Promissory Note, dated June 1, 2019, as amended, and thereafter assigned to CoJax, in favor of C.O.P. who was the prior owner of those rights. The maturity date for the Assumed Debt under the Barrister Original Promissory Note was June 1, 2021, and the Assumed Debt required to be paid in a lump sum. On May 29, 2021, CoJax and C.O.P. entered into and executed the Restated Note, which, among other things, extended the maturity date to October 1, 2021, and provided CoJax with a short but valuable additional time to raise money or restructure the Assumed Debt to avoid a default for the Assumed Debt. A default under the Barrister Original Promissory Note could result in litigation causing the bankruptcy or insolvency of CoJax and-Barrister.  Any default on the Assumed Debt could also result in the levy on and subsequent loss of Barrister Oil Rights. While the execution of the Restated Note provided CoJax with this short extension for the repayment of the Assumed Debt by October 1, 2021, there is no assurance that CoJax can pay off or restructure the Assumed Debt by October 1, 2021 and could avoid the potentially catastrophic financial consequences of a default.  The raising of funds to pay off the Assumed Debt is a potentially daunting task under current and projected economic and oil industry conditions imposed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and disruptive impact of possible production disputes among members of OPEC (especially Saudi Arabia and Russia), both of which cause erratic and depressed global and domestic market prices for oil.  The drop in consummation of oil due to the COVID-19 pandemic has also resulted in oil inventory surpluses that have lowered the global and domestic market price for oil.  It is uncertain if C.O.P. would agree to restructure the Assumed Debt prior to the new maturity date of the Restated Note.  




The Obligations to repay the Assumed Debt Could Impose Other Risks on the Company.

If the Company is unable to restructure or to repay the Assumed Debt by the new maturity date of October 1, 2021, it could impose additional risks, including: (i) increasing the vulnerability of the Company to general adverse economic and industry conditions by making CoJax-Barrister less financially attractive to lenders and investors or increasing the lending or investment risk of CoJax-Barrister to a point where it fails to meet lending criteria or investor risk limits;  (ii) limiting its flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, challenges and opportunities, and changes in its businesses and the markets in which it operates, by limiting cash available for revenue-generating operations or acquisition of new oil exploration and production leases and rights; (iii) limiting its ability to obtain additional, necessary financing to funding for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and debt service requirements and other financing needs; and (iv) placing it at a competitive disadvantage to competitors that have less debt or greater cash flow and are seeking oil-drilling/production financing or funding.   

The Company’s senior officers are not experienced in the management of oil and gas exploration and production operations and may be inadequate or ill-equipped to successfully manage a public company with oil drilling and production operations.

While CoJax’s senior officers are experienced business executives, they were not involved and are not experienced in the daily operational management of oil exploration and production operations.  The oil and gas production industry presents unique challenges to the management of a public company in that industry. Such challenges include understanding the complex federal, state and local regulations and laws governing or affecting oil and gas drilling and production; understanding the complexities of selling crude oil in the global crude oil market, including hedging strategies; successfully developing a small oil drilling and production company in any industry with numerous domestic and foreign competitors, most of whom have significantly greater: financial resources; market share and power; distribution channels; production and storage capacity as well as far greater oil reserves under control or ownership;  access to necessary drilling and production equipment; ability to navigate and hedge against erratic global market for crude oil; financial reserves that allows the competitor to survive suspension of operations and inability to sell oil production at all or at a price that generates acceptable profit margins; influence over customers, distributors of oil, regulators and legislators; and ability to successfully plan and prepare for changes in oil and gas industry. Since none of the CoJax senior officers are experienced in management of oil exploration and production companies, the Company’s management is relying on Jeffrey Delancey.

Risks Related to Our Financial Condition and Capital Requirements

Our independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its report on our audited financial statements.

On a consolidated basis, the Company has incurred significant operating losses since inception and has a working capital deficit. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Because the Company does not expect that existing operational cash flow will be sufficient to fund presently anticipated operations, this raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company will need to raise additional funds and is currently exploring alternative sources of financing. Historically, the Company has raised capital through an officer loan as an interim measure to finance working capital needs and will continue to raise additional capital through the sale of common stock or other securities. The Company will be required to continue to do so until its consolidated operations become profitable.

These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to obtain sufficient funding, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected, and we may be unable to continue as a going concern.

 




CoJax-Barrister needs additional working capitalOur ability to fund the expansion of drilling operations to progress beyondcontinue as a subsistence level of oil-based revenue.  Small independent oil producers like CoJax-Barrister often experience an inability to obtain affordable debt or equity financing for expanding oil production due to limited collateral and limited oil production and revenues from operations.  Under the chaotic market conditions for oil in 2020 to date, CoJax and Barrister may be unable to obtain funding for the growth of drilling operations in 2020 or 2021. 

Obtaining financing, including the costs of such financing, will begoing concern is dependent on numerous factors, including: 

·general economic and capital market conditions, including the then-prevailing interest rate environment;  

·credit availability from banks and other financial institutions willing to lend to small oil producers and willing to accept oil reserve estimates without actual corresponding oil production, or willing to lend without hard assets as collateral;   

·investor confidence in us and our ability to increase oil production fromsell shares in the operating assets;   public offering.

·our financial performance, especially our cash flow and profitability from operations or lack thereof;   

·our level of any of our indebtedness and our compliance with covenants in debt agreements for such financing;  

·attaining and maintenance of acceptable credit ratings or credit quality;  

·availability of government financial assistance, including COVID-19 pandemic funding; and   

·provisions of tax and securities laws that may impact raising capital.   

If we are unable to fund our workingsecure this additional capital, requirements, we may be required to curtail or suspend any existing operations relatingas CoJax-Barrister operations are already being run to minimize operating costs. The potential future revenue and income of our proposed CoJax-Barrister operations are currently unknown, as is the explorationimpact of Barrister as a wholly owned subsidiary of CoJax, on CoJax efforts to raise additional working capital.  Barrister’s revenues are limited and development of oil, which in turn could leaddedicated to a possible loss of rights or leases to explorepay for oil and a decline in our oil reserves, or we mayBarrister operations.  We do not believe that Barrister revenues would be otherwise unable to implement our business development plan, complete acquisitions or take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on any future production, revenues, and results of operations.

CoJax’s Business Plan may not succeed, and CoJax may be unable to attain funding for an alternative business plan.   CoJax’s business plan is to acquire oil exploration and production rights and leases in Gulf States Drilling Region with reserves that have not been extensively exploited, attain funding for enhanced exploration and production, and then use the cash flow from existing operations to seek new oil exploration and production rights and leases to exploit.  This bootstrap approach to progressing from an early development stage company to a small oil and gas production company with growing, profitable operations is subject to failure if affordable, adequate and timely funding is not attained or if CoJax acquires oil exploration and production rights and leases with reserves that provesufficient to be unprofitable due to drilling costs, dry holesused for our overhead working capital needs.  If we cannot continue as a viable entity, you would lose all or market conditions for crude oil. An engineering reserve report does not mean thatmost of your investment in the projected reserves exist in stated amounts or can be profitably produced and sold. Further, the global demand for oil may decrease due to a number of factors beyond CoJax’s control or ability to foresee.Company.  

 

We are entering a highly competitive and highly capital-intensive industry, and any oil production may be insufficientdo not have sufficient funds to fund sustain, or expand revenue-generating operationsall the necessary working capital needs of the Company..   The oil drilling exploration and production business are capital intensive due to the cost of experienced personnel; equipment and other assets required to drill, produce and store oil; regulatory compliance costs; potential liability exposures and financial impact; and risk of unpredictable volatility in oil market prices and predatory pricing by competitors.  Drilling requires an upfront payment of operational costs with no guarantee that actual oil production will cover such expenses.  “Dry” holes for the first and/or second oil wells could deplete any available funding raised by the CoJax-Barrister and render the CoJax-Barrister insolvent. 

The actual amount and timing of our future capital expenditures may differ materially from our estimates as a result of, among other things, market oil prices, actual drilling results, the availability of drilling rigs and other services and equipment, and regulatory, technological, and competitive developments.  Neither CoJax nor Barrister has cash flow or cash reserves sufficient to fund more extensive and deep drilling on Barrister Oil Rights.  While CoJax will seek such funding, there can be assurances that CoJax can obtain funding that will be sufficient to fund deep drill wells, which are needed to produce any significant levels of oil production.  

Future cash flow from CoJax-Barrister’s operations and access to capital are subject to a number of variables, including:  



 

·the market pricesWe estimated that it requires at which our oil production is sold;   

·our proved reserves;   

·the level of hydrocarbons we can produce from any future oil wells;    

·our ability to acquire, locateleast $500,000 for CoJax overhead in 2021, including estimated insurance premiums, accounting/legal costs and produce new oil reserves;    

·the levels of our operating expenses;   

·reduction and stabilization of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing disruption of and reduction in the U.S. and global demand for oil, and reduction of COVID-19 pandemic’s significant disruption and depression of U.S. and global economic activity.  These improvements may only come with the development of an effective, widely available vaccine and that development may not occur until 2021, if at all;  

·greater availability of funding for oil exploration, which funding has always been challenging to obtain without a proven track record of profitable oil production; and    

·our ability to obtain and then borrow under any loan or revolving credit facility and, when and if our common stock is publicly traded, our ability to access the capital markets. Without quotation of the common stock onpersonnel costs, NASDAQ Capital Market fees.  Based on anecdotal evidence and primaryindustry sources, the Company believes that establishing a deep drilling rig will cost at least $60,000 and drilling to 10,000 feet will cost at least $2,200,000.  Actual costs may exceed these estimates due to changing economic, market, maker or institutional investor support,regulatory and other conditions, and factors.  Our past efforts to raise working capital have been unsuccessful. Although our common stock may not reach market prices that allow us to capitalize oninitial public offering was declared effective by the public equity markets for needed funding.  

Due to our contractor model of operations,Commission in August 2019, we will be vulnerable to any inability to engage or retain qualified operational personnel for new or existing drilling operations. Loss of key operational personnel could cause suspension of any expanded drilling operations.  CoJax’s and Barrister’s operation plan depends on a teaming/contractor approach to operate oil rigs.  CoJax and Barrister may bewere unable to locate or retain a sufficient number of qualified independent contractorssell any shares and terminated said offering. We filed the Registration Statement, which was declared effective by the Commission on October 20, 2020, in which we registered for sale up to operate a new or existing oil rigs.  Finding and engaging qualified independent contractors will be essential to commencing, expanding, and sustaining drilling operations. Since CoJax-Barrister will, in all likelihood, depend on one or two new oil rigs at the start of operations after raising sufficient working capital, any inability to engage or retain qualified independent contractors would be potentially fatal to our efforts to establish increased revenue-generating operations. The use of independent contractors also poses the risk of such personnel leaving for more lucrative opportunities with competitors or other oil producers. Many6,000,000 shares of our competitors can afford more lucrative compensation packages for qualified personnel. We lack the resources to effectively compete against larger competitors for operational personnel, especially against competitors with liquid public markets for their capital stock and the ability to offer attractive stock-based incentive compensation.

The loss of key personnel by CoJax-Barrister, including operational personnel of COP used to manage Barrister’s oil production business, or COP’s refusal to continue to manage Barrister oil  drilling and production, could undermine the ability of CoJax-Barrister to manage operations and implement the CoJax business plan. 

Neither CoJax nor Barrister have key-man insurance or the available cash to easily employ or engage experienced, full time outside senior management personnel. 

If Barrister produces oil on a more extensive and regular basis from enhanced drilling operations, the marketability of oil production will be dependent upon transportation and other facilities, certain of which Barrister does not control. If these facilities are unavailable, our operations could be interrupted, and our revenues reduced. The marketability of oil production will depend upon the availability, proximity, and capacity of transportation facilities owned by third parties. Any oil production will be transported from the wellhead to gathering systems. The oil is then transported by the purchaser by truck or other means to a transportation facility. Neither CoJax nor Barrister will control most of these third-party transportation means and facilities, and access to them may be limited or denied. If in the future, CoJax-Barrister is unable, for any sustained period, to implement acceptable delivery or transportation arrangements or encounter production related difficulties, it may be required to shut in or curtail production. Any such shut-in or curtailment, or an inability to obtain favorable terms for delivery of the oil produced, would materially and adversely affect CoJax-Barrister’s efforts to attain or sustain revenues from operations and improved future financial condition and results of operations. 

With any expanded oil exploration and drilling, CoJax-Barrister will eventually need to replace existing oil reserves with new oil reserves and develop those oil reserves. Failing that, oil reserves and production will decline, which would adversely affect future cash flows and results of operations. Once CoJax-Barrister starts increased oil production, then producing oil reservoirs generally will be characterized by declining production rates that vary depending upon oil reservoir characteristics and other factors. Unless CoJax-Barrister conducts successful ongoing



exploration and development activities or continually acquires properties containing proved reserves, proved reserves would decline as those reserves are produced. Future reserves and production, and therefore future cash flow and results of operations, are highly dependent on the success in efficiently developing current reserves and economically finding or acquiring additional recoverable oil reserves. CoJax-Barrister may not be able to develop, find, or acquire sufficient additional reserves to replace our current and future production. If they are unable to replace current and future oil production, the value of existing reserves will decrease, and business, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

Seismic studies do not guarantee that oil or hydrocarbons are present or, if present, will produce in economic quantities. Oil exploration and production companies, like Barrister, rely on seismic studies to assist in assessing prospective drilling opportunities on oil and gas properties, as well as on properties that a company may acquire. Such seismic studies are merely an interpretive tool and do not necessarily guarantee that hydrocarbons are present or, if present, will produce in economic or profitable quantities.

A substantial percentage of Barrister’s proved reserves consist of undeveloped reserves.As of the end of the 2019 fiscal year, approximately 95% of Barrister’s proved reserves were classified as proved undeveloped reserves. These reserves may not ultimately be developed or produced. As a result, we may not find commercially viable quantities of oil and natural gas, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on Barrister’s results of operation.

Drilling for and producing crude oil are high-risk activities withmany uncertainties that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, orresults of operations. CoJax-Barrister’s drilling and operating activities will be subject to many risks, including the risk that CoJax-Barrister will not discover commercially productive reservoirs or dry wells. Drilling for crude oil can be unprofitable, not only from dry holes but from productive wells that do not produce sufficient revenues to return a profit. Any future drilling and production operations may be curtailed, delayed, or canceled as a result of other factors, including the following:

·unusual or unexpected geological formations and miscalculations;   

·fires from drilling or transport of oil or gas;   

·explosions and blowouts;   

·pipe or cement failures or breakdown or malfunction of oil drilling equipment;   

·environmental hazards, such as natural gas leaks, oil spills, pipeline, and tank ruptures, encountering naturally occurring radioactive materials, and unauthorized discharges of toxic gases, brine, well stimulation and completion fluids, or other pollutants into the surface and subsurface environment;   

·loss of drilling fluid circulation;   

·title problems for the properties on which we drill and resulting restrictions or termination of lease for oil drilling and production operations;   

·other facility or equipment malfunctions;   

·unexpected operational events, especially the need to drill significantly deeper than originally contemplated or finding, despite an engineering study to the contrary, that the drilling site is a dry hole that produces no appreciable amounts of oil or no oil;   

·shortages of skilled personnel or unexpected loss of key drilling and production workers, especially as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, which pandemic is significantly affecting the entire Gulf States Region as of the date of this prospectus;   

·shortages or delivery delays of equipment and services;   

·compliance with environmental and other regulatory requirements and any unexpected remedial requirements for violations of environmental or other regulatory requirements;   

·changes in laws and regulations and the impact of those changes on us; 

·environmental rights group activism and activities by non-governmental organizations to restrict the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas so as to minimize emissions of greenhouse gases or “GHGs”;   

·natural disasters, like hurricanes and tropical storms (common events in Gulf States Drilling Region), flooding, tornadoes, earthquakes, or lightning strikes;   

·vandalism, theft, acts of terrorism, or other interference in operations; and   

·litigation that directly or indirectly hinders or suspends drilling operations, or regulatory action over missing, expired or defective permits or licenses; and 



·loss of key operational personnel. 

Any of these risks can cause substantial losses, including personal injury or loss of life; severe damage to or destruction of property and equipment as well as oil transportation facilities; pollution or other environmental contamination, and resulting remedial or clean-up responsibilities and repairs to resume operations; and regulatory fines or penalties. Insurance against all operational risks may not be available to CoJax or Barrister, or not affordable for either company.  Additionally, Barrister and CoJax may elect not to obtain insurance if they believe that the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the perceived risks presented. The occurrence of an event that is not covered in full or in part by insurance could have a material adverse impact on CoJax’ or Barrister’s business activities, financial condition, and results of operations.  Presently, CoJax and Barrister do not have insurance for operational or general liabilities.  CoJax intends to purchase overall liability insurance with the proceeds of this Offering. We may not be able to afford insurance covering drilling, production, and storage of oil and establishing oil rigs unless we receive sufficient funding from this Offering and possibly other funding sources. Barrister has operated on the assumption that it would be able to self-fund any liabilities, which assumption is based on nominal production of oil.   This assumption may be untenable with any significant expansion of drilling.

The potential lack of availability of, or cost of, drilling rigs, equipment,supplies, personnel, and crude oil field services could adversely affect our abilityto execute on a timely basis exploration and development plans within any budget. CoJax-Barrister may encounter an increase in the cost of securing needed drilling rigs, equipment, and supplies. Larger producers may be more likely to secure access to such equipment by offering more lucrative terms.  If CoJax-Barrister is unable to acquire access to such resources or can obtain access only at higher prices, its ability to convert oil reserves into cash flow could be delayed, and the cost of producing from those oil reserves could increase significantly, which would adversely affect results of operations and financial condition.  Barrister’s current drilling operations are limited, and availability of essential drilling assets may not become a risk factor until such time as CoJax-Barrister increases drilling operations. 

We have broad discretion in the use of net proceeds from this Offering and may not use them effectively. Although we currently intend to use the net proceeds from this Offering in the manner described in “Use of proceeds” in this prospectus, we will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds and could spend the proceeds in ways that vary from those uses in Use of Proceeds. Pending use of the Offering proceeds, we may invest the net proceeds from this Offering in order to maintain value of our working capital and, such investments may not produce return income or may lose value.

Oil prices are volatile.   Any sustained decline in oil market prices could adversely affect CoJax-Barrister’s business, financial condition, and results of operations and its ability to meet capital expenditure obligations and financial commitments. The prices CoJax-Barrister receives for oil production will heavily influence revenues, any profitability, access to capital, future rate of growth, and carrying value of oil production properties. Oil is a commodity, and its price may fluctuate widely in response to relatively minor changes in the supply of and demand for oil and market uncertainty. Lower commodity prices may reduce cash flows and borrowing ability. If CoJax-Barrister is unable to obtain needed capital or financing on satisfactory terms, its ability to develop future reserves will be adversely affected. If drilling operations are curtailed, then CoJax-Barrister may be unable to continue to hold leases and drilling rights that are scheduled to expire, which may further reduce oil reserves. As a result, a substantial or extended decline in commodity prices may materially and adversely affect future business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and ability to finance planned capital expenditures.

Historically, oil prices have been volatile due to sensitivity to political and economic developments or crises. The prices CoJax-Barrister receives for oil production, and the levels of oil production, depend on numerous factors beyond CoJax-Barrister’s control, which include the following: 

·worldwide and regional economic conditions impacting the global supply and demand for oil and the impact and duration of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and elsewhere.  The continuing spread of COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the Gulf States Region, will negatively impact the U.S. economy, demand for oil, and ability to operate oil drilling rigs.  The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to undermine CoJax plans to try to establish a sustainable oil production business in 2021.  Any vaccines may prove ineffective or providing a limited immunity period.  Further, the COVID-19 virus may cycle in waves or become a seasonal threat to U.S. and other parts of the world (according to U.S. Government medical experts);   



·the price and quantity of foreign imports of oil and impact on U.S. oil producers;   

·political and economic conditions in or affecting other oil-producing regions or countries, including the Middle East, Africa, South America and Russia, which can affect global oil market price;   

·actions of the OPEC, its members and other state-controlled oil companies relating to oil price and production controls, especially production disputes between Saudi Arabia and Russia, who often have differing goals;   

·the level of global exploration, development, and production of oil;   

·the level of global oil inventories – COVID-19 pandemic has been creating surpluses in oil inventories;   

·prevailing prices on local price indexes for oil in the area in which Barrister operates and sells;   

·the proximity, capacity, cost, and availability of oil gathering and transportation facilities;   

·localized and global oil supply and demand fundamentals and transportation availability;   

·the cost of exploring for, developing, producing and transporting oil which cost may go up due to oil storage surpluses created by COVID-19 pandemic;   

·weather conditions and other natural disasters, and storms in the Gulf States Drilling Region appear to increase in intensity due to global warming and in the past five years;   

·technological advances affecting oil consumption, especially the growing production of electric-powered cars, trucks, and buses;   

·the price and availability and consumer demand for alternative fuels to oil and reduction in use of products that are made from oil, especially certain plastics, which demand is fueled by environmental concerns; 

·expectations about future commodity prices, which is unpredictable due to inability to forecast the duration and scope of impact of COVID-19 pandemic;   

·climate control legislation that increases the cost and lowers the demand for oil by providing incentives and tax benefits for use of non-oil fuels, reducing tax allowances and increasing tax on use of oil-based fuels and imposing limits on use of oil-based fuels; and  

·impact of existing U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. governmental regulation and taxes.   

Conservation measures and technological advances could reduce demand for oil. Fuel conservation requirements,  development and industry trend towards electrical motor vehicles and trucks (coupled with improvements in the economy and performance of electrical vehicles); alternative fuel requirements, increasing consumer demand for “green” alternatives to oil, technological advances in fuel economy and energy generation devices will in all likelihood reduce ongoing demand for oil. The impact of the changing demand for oil may have a material adverse effect on CoJax-Barrister’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.  Growing global and U.S. public support for climate control laws and actions, a shift caused by mounting scientific evidence of the legitimacy of concerns about the devastating potential of unchecked global warming caused by fossil-fuel use,  will also in all likelihood impose a legal or regulatory environment hostile to oil use.  While the current administration in the White House has sought to roll back or eliminate conservation and environmental restrictions and burdens on fossil fuel industries, the courts have blocked some of those efforts, and private sector development of new technologies, like electric-powered vehicles, continues a trend to reduce reliance on oil in some industrial sectors.

Any oil exploration and production operations that we acquire, including Barrister, may not be able to keep pace with technological developments in the oil and gas industry.  The oil and gas industry are characterized by rapid and significant technological advancements and introductions of new products and services using new technologies. Fracking is one example. As others use or develop new technologies, any oil exploration and production operations that we may acquire may be placedCommon Stock at a competitive disadvantage, or competitive pressures may force us to implement those new technologies at substantial costs. In addition, oil companies may have far greater financial, technical, and personnel resources that allow them to enjoy technological advantages and may, in the future, allow them to implement new technologies before anyprice of our acquired operations can. We or any acquired oil exploration and production operations may not be able to respond to these competitive pressures and implement new technologies on a timely basis or at an acceptable cost. If one or more of the technologies that any acquired oil exploration and production operation uses were to become obsolete and that operation could not use the most advanced commercially available technology, the operation’s business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. 

Cyber-attacks targeting systems and infrastructure used by the oil and gas industry may adversely impact our operations.Oil and gas exploration and production companies have become increasingly dependent on digital or



online or wireless technologies to conduct certain exploration, development, production, and financial activities. If any oil and gas exploration and production operation that we acquire depends on digital, online, or wireless technology to estimate quantities of oil and gas reserves and management oil production and distribution, then its process and record financial and operating data, seismic and drilling information, and communications with its employees and third-party partners will be vulnerable to cyber-attacks or hacking or malware infection. Unauthorized access to seismic data, reserves information, or other proprietary information could lead to data corruption, communication interruption, or other operational disruptions in exploration or production operations. Also, computers control nearly all of the oil and gas distribution systems in the United States and abroad, which are necessary to transport our production to market. A cyber-attack directed at oil and gas distribution systems could damage critical distribution and storage assets or the environment, delay or prevent delivery of production to markets and make it difficult or impossible to accurately account for production and settle transactions. While Barrister has not experienced cyber-attacks, there is no assurance that Barrister or other acquired operations will not suffer such attacks and resulting losses in the future. The limited operations of CoJax and Barrister and resulting limited reliance on digital, online, and wireless technologies have reduced the level of cyber-attack risks, but, as CoJax-Barrister operations expand,  the reliance on digital, online, and wireless technologies will increase and exposure to cyber-attack will increase.  CoJax-Barrister will have to fund and develop enhanced technological and internal control protections against heightened risk of cyber-attacks. Further, as cyber-attacks continue to evolve, any acquired operations may be required to expend significant additional resources to continue to modify or enhance its protective measures or to investigate and remediate any vulnerability to cyber-attacks.

Each party is subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the proposed Exchange is pending, which could adversely affect each party’s business and operations. In connection with the pendency of the closing of the Exchange, it is possible that some customers, suppliers, and other persons with whom Barrister has a business relationship may delay or defer certain business decisions or might decide to seek to terminate, change or renegotiate their relationships with Barrister, as the case may be, as a result of the Exchange, which could negatively affect Barrister’s respective revenues, earnings and cash flows or cause holders of oil exploration and production leases or rights of the Barrister Oil Rights to re-examine or challenge the right of Barrister to continue to exercise its rights under those oil exploration and production leases and rights, regardless of whether the Exchange is completed.

While the Barrister Agreement is in effect and enforceable, Section 4.16 of the Barrister Agreement bars Barrister and its Members from seeking third party bids to acquire Barrister or its issued Membership Interests.$2.00 per share.  As of the date of this prospectus, CoJax is focused on closing the Barrister Agreement and is not seeking or entertaining alternative dealswe have raised only $53,000 pursuant to the Barrister Agreement.

Each ofPrimary Offering pursuant by the risks described aboveRegistration Statement.  This Primary Offering may not produce sufficient working capital for our working capital needs unless the entire 6,000,000 shares are sold timely to fund working capital needs as they arise. If the Primary Offering fails to raise sufficient working capital as needed, the Company may be exacerbated by delays or other adverse developments with respectunable to fund the completionexpansion of the Exchange.

The conditions to closing the Barrister Agreement have been met and CoJax contemplates closing the Barrister Agreement in October 2020.

Certain U.S. federal income tax deductions currently available with respect to oil and natural gas drilling and development may be eliminated as a result of future legislation. Possible elimination of certain key U.S. federal income tax incentives currently available to oil and gas exploration and production could be eliminated in the future. If enacted into law, any such proposals would eliminate certain tax preferences applicable to taxpayers engaged in the exploration or production of natural resources. These changes may include, but are not limited to, (i) the repeal of the percentage depletion allowance for oil and natural gas properties, (ii) the elimination of current deductions for intangible drilling and development costs, (iii) the elimination of the deduction for certain domestic production activities and (iv) increasing the amortization period for certain geological and geophysical expenditures paid or incurred in connection with the exploration for or development of, oil and gas within the United States. It is unclear whether these or similar changes will be enacted and, if enacted, how soon any such changes could become effective. The passage of any legislation as a result of these proposals or any other similar changes in U.S. federal income tax laws could eliminate or postpone certain tax deductions that are currently available with respect to oil and natural gas exploration and development, and any such change could increase our tax liability and negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations.  While the Trump Administration has been focused on eliminating or reducing regulatory burdens on oil and gas exploration and production companies, a change in control of the White House in 2020 could result in a dramatic return to anti-oil regulation and legal requirements. 



If we acquire CoJax-Barrister or other oil exploration and production operations, and oil and gas prices decrease, we may be required to take write-downs of the carrying values of oil and gas properties.Certain accounting rules may require us to write down the carrying value of any acquired oil and gas properties when oil and gas prices decrease or when we have substantial downward adjustments of any estimated proved reserves, increases in estimates of development costs, or deterioration in exploration results. Once incurred, a write-down of oil and gas properties is not reversible at a later date. Any write-down would constitute a non-cash charge to earnings and could have a material adverse effect on results of operations for the periods in which such charges are taken.

The financial reporting obligations of being a public company in the United States are expensive and time-consuming and may place significant additional demands on our management.  CoJax is subject to public company reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. These obligations include the costs resulting from public company reporting obligations under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations regarding corporate governance practices, including those under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2012. Our management and other personnel need to devote a substantial amount of time to ensure that we comply with all of these requirements. Moreover, despite recent reforms made possible by the Jumpstart Our Business Start-Ups Act, consummation of the Barrister Agreement will expand our operations and increase the cost of compliance with the reporting requirements and will make some activities more time-consuming and costlier, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” Any changes that we make to comply with these obligations may not be sufficient to allow us to satisfy our obligations as a public company on a timely basis, or at all unless we devote the resources to enhance or adjust internal controls and procedures to match growing operations and growing complexity of underlying financial and accounting work.

Commission Office of the Chief Accountant (“OCA”) issued a statement in April 2020 regarding the importance of high-quality financial reporting in light of the significant impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on public company’s internal controls and systems and additional resources, including increased work by public auditors, will add to the overall cost of operating a public company.

While we intend to acquire basic business liability insurance, we do not have insurance as of the date of this prospectus.  Barrister does not have insurance as of the date of this prospectus.  If and when we acquire insurance, we may not have enough insurance to cover all of the risks we face, and operators of prospects in which we participate may not maintain or may fail to obtain adequate insurance.  We have not obtained business liability insurance because of the limited nature of our operations from incorporation until the date of this prospectus.   While we intend to obtain business liability insurance from funding under this Offering, the business liability insurance may not cover all potential liabilities. If Barrister Agreement is consummated, then CoJax intends to seek funding to acquire business and operational liability insurance for Barrister.  Any liability insurance for Barrister may not cover all liabilities of Barrister. We may elect not to carry insurance if our management believes that the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks presented. We cannot insure fully against pollution and environmental risks. The occurrence of an event not fully covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. “Material adverse effect” means an impact that could impose liabilities that would substantially tax cash flow or be beyond the ability of CoJax to pay or restructure. The impact of hurricanes in the Gulf States Drilling Region has resulted in escalating insurance costs and less favorable coverage terms. 

Oil and natural gas operations are subject to particular hazards incident to the drilling and production of oil and natural gas, such as blowouts, cratering, explosions, uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas or well fluids, fires, and pollution, and other environmental risks. These hazards can cause personal injury and loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of property and equipment, pollution or environmental damage, and suspension of operation. The occurrence of a significant adverse event that is not fully covered by insurance could result in the loss of our total investment in a particular prospect, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.  Barrister, as an operator of oil drilling operations faces greater, more varied liability risks than CoJax.  CoJax assumes thator pay for the lender for any debt funding of Barrister’s future drilling operations would require adequate insurance coverage for Barrister, and CoJax intends to include insurance coverage for Barrister, subject to the ability of CoJax to pay the premiums for that coverage.Company’s operating costs.  

 

We do not have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance due to the cost. 

The lack of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance hinders our ability to attract directors and officers. We intend to seek to purchase directors’ and officers’



liability insurance if we have sufficient cash reserves from the net proceeds of this Offering or future funding efforts.  Typically, such insurance costs $100,000 or more per annum, if available. Further, directors’ and officers’ insurance requiresrequire that the insured company cover the first $300,000 or more of costs prior to insurance coverage occurring.   This high deductible can be beyond the financial means of a small company and effectively denies the insured company of the benefits of the insurance. If we do not have sufficient cash to purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, our ability to attract and retain qualified officers and directors will suffer, especially in light ofconsidering the lack of a public market for the common stock and resulting inability to offer incentive compensation to directors and officers. We may be unable to find an insurer willing to provide directors’ and officers’ liability insurance since we are an early stageearly-stage development company with limited operating history and no revenue generating operations. 

 

Risks Related to COVID-19

If the Barrister Agreement is consummated, then CoJax faces extensive government regulationThe uncertainty and compliance requirements imposed by numerous federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing oil and gas exploration, production, and transportation.   This regulatory scheme also poses the risk of government civil and criminal actions and private citizen civil lawsuits against Barrister or CoJax or both companies. CoJax and Barrister, as small early-stage development companies, could be driven in bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution by government or private plaintiff legal proceedings or by any sanctions, fines, penalties or money judgments or awards imposed for violation of a variety of federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing oil and gas operations.  While CoJax intends to use someextent of the net proceedsCOVID-19 pandemic may continue to have an adverse effect on our operations.

 The current outbreak of this Offering to acquire liability insurance, the Company may be unable to attain such insurance coverage or attain adequate insurance coverage or to establish any cash reserve for all possible liabilities and legal proceedings. Even a baseless or frivolous regulatory action or private plaintiff legal proceedingCOVID-19 could by the cost of the defense, undermine and cause the failure of CoJax-Barrister.

Any oil and gas exploration and production operated by CoJax-Barrister are or may become subject to numerous environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations that may be imposed domestically at the federal, regional, state, and local levels. The more significant of these environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations include the following:

·The U.S. Clean Air Act, which restricts the emission of air pollutants from many sources and imposes various pre-construction, operational, monitoring, and reporting requirements, and that the Environmental Protection Agency or “EPA” has relied upon as authority for adopting climate change regulatory initiatives relating to Green House Gases or “GHG” emissions. 

·The U.S. Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the federal Clean Water Act, which regulates discharges of pollutants from facilities to state and federal waters and establishes the extent to which waterways are subject to federal jurisdiction and rulemaking as protected waters of the United States. 

·The U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which subjects owners and operators of vessels, onshore facilities, and pipelines, as well as lessees or permittees of areas in which offshore facilities are located, to liability for removal costs and damages arising from an oil spill in waters of the United States.  

·The U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, which imposes liability on generators, transporters, and arrangers of hazardous substances at sites where hazardous substance releases have occurred or are threatening to occur.  

·The U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which governs the generation, treatment, storage, transport, and disposal of solid wastes, including hazardous wastes.  

·The U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), which ensures the quality of the nation’s public drinking water through the adoption of drinking water standards and control over the injection of waste fluids into below-ground formations that may adversely affect drinking water sources.  

·The U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, which requires facilities to implement a safety hazard communication program and disseminate information to employees, local emergency planning committees, and response departments on toxic chemical uses and inventories.  

·The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act, which establishes workplace standards for the protection of the health and safety of employees, including the implementation of hazard communications programs designed to inform employees about hazardous substances in the workplace, potentially harmful effects of these substances, and appropriate control measures.  

·The U.S. Endangered Species Act, which restricts activities that may affect federally identified endangered and threatened species or their habitats through the implementation of operating restrictions or a temporary, seasonal, or permanent ban in affected areas.  



·The U.S. National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies, including the Department of the Interior, to evaluate significant agency actions having the potential to impact the environment and that may require the preparation of environmental assessments and more detailed environmental impact statements that may be made available for public review and comment.  

·U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, which relate to advancing the safe transportation of energy and hazardous materials and emergency response preparedness.

There may also exist regional, state, and local jurisdictions in the United States where CoJax-Barrister operates or may operate that also have, or are developing or considering developing, similar environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations governing many of these same types of activities. Further, environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations, including new or amended legal requirements, are expectedcontinue to have a considerable impactmaterial and adverse effect on any expanded CoJax-Barrister operations in terms of compliance costs. 

the Company’s business operations. The State of Alabama has extensive operation and licensing lawsprices we receive for oil drilling.  The State Oilproduction, and Gas Boardthe levels of Alabama is a regulatory agencyoil production, depend on numerous factors beyond our control, which include demand for oil and the impact and duration of the Stateeffect of Alabama with the statutory charge of regulating oil exploration and production, including preventing waste and promoting the conservation of oil and gas while ensuring the protection of both the environment and the correlative rights of owners. This board is granted broad authority in Alabama oil and gas conservation statutes to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations to ensure the conservation and proper development of Alabama's petroleum resources.  CoJax will rely on Barrister management and local legal counsel for compliance with state regulatory regime. 

Regulatory bodies at the federal, regional, state, tribal, and local levelsCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States as well as internationallyU.S. and certain non-governmental organizations haveelsewhere.   As a result, the global economy has been increasingly focused on GHG emissionsmarked by significant slowdown and climate change issues. The EPAuncertainty, which in turn has adopted regulations for certain large sources regulating GHG emissions as pollutants underled to a precipitous decline in oil prices in response to decreased demand, further exacerbated by global energy storage shortages and by the U.S Clean Air Act. Developments in GHG initiatives may adversely affect CoJax-Barristerprice war among members of the OPEC and other similarly situated companies operatingnon-OPEC producer nations (collectively with OPEC members, “OPEC+”) during the first quarter 2020. While currently prices have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, due in part to the oilaccessibility of vaccines, reopening of states after the lockdown, and gas industry by imposing additional and expensive regulatory compliance requirements. optimism about the economic recovery, the continued spread of COVID-19, including-vaccine




Barrister acquired certainresistant strains, or repeated deterioration in oil and natural gas properties from COP, and any prior operators’ actions with respect to the management and disposal or release of hydrocarbons, hazardous substances, or wastes were not under Barrister’s control. Under environmental laws and regulations, Barrister and, if the Barrister Agreement is consummated, CoJaxprices could incur liability for remediating hydrocarbons, hazardous substances, or wastes disposed of or released by prior owners or operators of Barrister’s Oil Rights. CoJax-Barrister could incur costs related to the for disposal or to which it sent equipment for cleaning, and for damages to natural resources or other claims related to releases of regulated substances at or from such third-party sites.

These environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations generally restrict the level of pollutants emitted to ambient air, discharges to surface water, and disposals or other releases to surface and below-ground soils and groundwater. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in additional adverse impacts on the assessment of sanctions, including administrative, civil, and criminal penalties; the imposition of investigatory, remedial, and corrective action obligations or the incurrence of capital expenditures; the occurrence of delays or cancellations in the permitting, development, or expansion of projects; and the issuance of injunctions restricting or prohibiting some or all of Barrister’s activities in a particular area. 

There are environmental laws that provide for citizen suits, which allow private entities to act in the place of the government and sue operators for alleged violations of environmental law. 

Prior environmental compliance costs by Barrister have not had a material adverse effect on itsCompany's results of operations, butcash flows and financial position, including further asset impairments. The continuing spread of COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to undermine our plans to try to establish a sustainable oil production business.

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock

There is currently no market for our Common Stock and there can be no assurance that such costsany market will notever develop. You may therefore be material in the future orunable to re-sell shares of our Common Stock at times and prices that such future compliance will not have a material adverse effect on CoJax-Barrister’s financial and business operation results. The ultimate financial impact arising from environmental laws and regulations is neither clearly known nor determinable as existing standardsyou believe are subject to change, and new standards continue to evolve. 

Neither CoJax nor Barrister has insurance covering environmental and occupational health and safety risks, and any insurance may not cover penalties or fines that may be issued by a governmental authority.  Both Barrister and CoJax lack insurance to cover potential violations and resulting liabilities for environmental and occupational



health and safety laws and regulations as well as claims for damages to property or persons or imposition of penalties resulting from CoJax’s or Barrister’s operations,  and the lack of coverage could have a material adverse effect or cause the failure of Barrister and, if the Barrister Agreement is consummated, of CoJax. CoJax intends to use net proceeds from this Offering to fund purchase of basic liability insurance, but insurance will not cover all liabilities, especially certain environmental liabilities stemming from past acts. 

appropriate.

Terrorist attacks aimed at energy operations could adversely affect Barrister’s or any future oil exploration and production business. The continued threat of terrorism and the impact of military and other government action have led and may lead to further increased volatility in prices for oil and natural gas and could affect these commodity markets or the financial markets. The U.S. government has issued warnings that energy assets may be a future target of terrorist organizations. These developments have subjected our oil and natural gas operations to increased risks. Any future terrorist attack on facilities used by Barrister or other future oil exploration and production operations, those of such operations’ customers, the infrastructure used for transportation of oil, and, in some cases, those of other energy companies, could have a material adverse effect on Barrister or CoJax.

Barrister has a limited customer base for its oil production due to its limited oil production and operating history.  The cost of and difficulty in expanding the customer base for increased production from the Barrister Oil Rights is unknown as of the date of this prospectus.  We can only determine the cost and difficulty of expanding Barrister’s customer base based on actual oil production and then current market conditions and demand for oil.  As such, we cannot predict the cost and ease or difficulty of selling increased oil production from Barrister Oil Rights.  This unknown factor in commercially exploiting any increased oil production from the Barrister Oil Rights increases the risk of investing in the Shares because it renders uncertain a key factor in future profitability of CoJax-Barrister.  

RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK

No public market and no liquid public market may develop for our common stock. Our common stockCommon Stock is not authorized for trading or quotation on any national securities exchange or national quotation system. Our common stock is not quoted on the Pink Sheet or Gray Market of the over the counter market. While we intend to seek approval for quotation of our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market, we do not meet the requirements for quotation of the common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market as of the date of this prospectus, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to meet the requirements for quotation of the common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market or will be approved for quotation of our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market or any other public stock market.  Even if our common stock is quotedlisted on a national securities exchange, or nationalany other exchange, or quoted on an over-the-counter market. Therefore, there is no trading market, active or otherwise, for our Common Stock and our Common Stock may never be included for trading on any stock exchange, automated quotation system the lack of primary market makersor any over-the-counter market. Accordingly, our Common Stock is highly illiquid, and institutional investorsyou will likely experience difficulty in re-selling such shares at times and prices that you may cause the public market for our common stock to have limited or no liquidity and investors may be unable to trade shares of common stock when desired and in desired numbers. 

desire. When and if the common stock trades on a public market, our stock price may be volatile, and the value of any investment in our common stock may decline or never appreciate. If the common stock publicly trades, then the trading price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control. We may lack the primary market makers and institutional investors that protect a stock from volatility due to day trading or other manipulative practices. Our common stock will likely be a “penny stock” (as defined under Commission rules) and be rejected by broker-dealers for deposit or trading. “Penny stocks” are often deemed too risky for many institutional investors and individual investors.

In addition to the factors discussed in this "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in this prospectus, these factors include:

·our operating performance and the operating regulations affecting our business;  

·changes in our board of directors or management;  

·the publication of research reports about us or our industry or changes in recommendations or withdrawal of research coverage by securities analysts, or the lack of such coverage for our common stock;  

·public reaction to our press releases, other public announcements, and filings with the SEC, including related to new services or functionalities or announced or completed acquisitions;  

·changes in accounting standards, policies, guidelines, interpretations or principles;  

·any sales of shares of our common stock by us or our existing shareholders;  



·Overall market and market price for our oil;  

·The extent of or lack of market support from broker-dealer market makers and institutional investors; and  

·General political and economic conditions.  

The Offering price Without quotation of the common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market and primary market maker or institutional investor support, our Common Stock may not reflectreach market prices that allow us to capitalize on the public equity markets for needed funding.   

Our Common Stock may be deemed a “penny stock” which may reduce the value of an investment in the stock.

Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

To approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) confirms that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. If our Common Stock is or becomes subject to the “penny stock” rules, it may be more difficult for investors to dispose of our Common Stock and cause a decline in the market value of our Common Stock.

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about commissions payable to both the broker or dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.




Future capital raises may dilute our existing shareholders’ ownership, the value of their equity securities and/or have other adverse effects on our operations.

If we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities by acquisition of by equity financings, our existing shareholder’ percentage ownership may decrease, and these shareholders may experience substantial dilution. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt instruments, these debt instruments could impose significant restrictions on our operations, including liens on our assets. If we raise additional funds through collaborations and licensing arrangements, we may be required to relinquish some rights to our technologies or products, or to grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us or could diminish the rights of our shareholders. Furthermore, if we offer to sell our shares of common stock in subsequent offerings for the purchase price that is less than the purchase price of shares of common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus, this may impact the value of equity securities of the shareholders that are purchasing our shares of common stock in the offering pursuant to this prospectus. In addition, the issuance of such additional shares may impact the ability of any investor to sell their shares once such shares are eligible for sale.

 The Company does not intend to pay dividends to its stockholders, so investors will not receive any return on investment in the Company prior to selling their interest in it.

The Company does not project paying dividends for the foreseeable future but anticipates that it will retain future earnings for funding the Company’s growth and development. Therefore, investors should not expect the Company to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, investors will not receive any return on their investment prior to selling their Shares in the Company, if and when a market for such Shares develops. Furthermore, even if a market for the Company’s securities does develop, there is no guarantee that the market price for the shares would be equal to or more than the initial per share investment price paid by any investor. There is a possibility that the shares could lose all or a significant portion of their value from the Shares when they are publicly traded.  The Offeringinitial price of common stock is not based on any book or other established valuation method but was arbitrarily derivedpaid by CoJax management. As such, the Offering price of the common stock does not represent any book, liquidation, or fair market valuation value.   

The stock market in general, and the market for oil and gas production companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations in 2019 and 2020, which have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. The worldwide market for crude oil is volatile and subject to wide swings based on news of political or international crises, OPEC member disputes, unilateral actions of major oil producers like Saudi Arabia and Russia, or economic news.  Broad market and industry factors may seriously affect the market price of our common stock if it publicly trades and regardless of actual operating performance. When and if our common stock is publicly traded, and when we have public investor shareholders, then securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatilityinvestors in the market price of their securities. This form of litigation, if instituted against us, could result in very substantial costs, divert our management's attention and resources, and harm our business, operating results, and financial condition.  We do not have a reserve for litigation, and we may be unableoffering pursuant to afford any extended litigation.

this prospectus.

We are an “emerging growth company,”company” under the JOBS Act of 2012 and we cannot be certain ifa “smaller reporting company” and, as a result of the reduced reportingdisclosure and governance requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will makeand smaller reporting companies, our shares of common stock may be less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,”company”, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business StartupsJOBS Act, of 2012, or the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company,and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that applyare applicable to other public companies that are not emerging“emerging growth companies,companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Sectionsection 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in this prospectus, our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years. However, circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if the market value of our shares of common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million or if we have total annual gross revenue of $1.0 billion or more during any fiscal year before that time, in which cases we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31st, or if we issue more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during any three-year period before that time, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company immediately. We cannot predict if investors will find our shares of common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our shares of common stock less attractive as a result, and our common stock is publicly traded, then there may be a less active trading market for our shares of common stock and our sharestock price may be more volatile or depressed. volatile.

Under

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act emergingalso provides that an “emerging growth companies alsocompany” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay adopting new or revisedthe adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We are choosing to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards.

We will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earlier of (i) the last day of the year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of our initial public offering, (ii) the last day of the year in which we have electedtotal annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, (iii) the last day of the year in which we are deemed to receivebe a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700.0 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter




of such year, or (iv) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.

Even after we no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company,” we may still qualify as a “smaller reporting company,” which would allow us to continue to take advantage of many of the same exemptions from disclosure requirements, including, among other things, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, presenting only the two most recent fiscal years of audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and reduced disclosure benefits of the JOBS Act.obligations regarding executive compensation in this prospectus and our periodic reports and proxy statements.

Investors willYou may experience dilution of theiryour ownership interest due tointerests because of the future issuance of additional shares of our common stock. We are in a capital-intensive business and may not have sufficient funds to finance the growth of our business, future acquisitions,Common Stock or to support our projected capital expenditures. In the future, we intend to issue our previously authorized and unissued securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of purchasers of our common stock offered hereby. Under our certificate of incorporation, we are authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock with preferences and rights as determined by our Board. The potential issuance of additional shares of common stock or preferred stock or convertible debt may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock. We may also issue additional shares of our common stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our common stockCommon Stock or preferred stock.

In the future, we may issue authorized but previously unissued equity securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of the then current stockholders. We may issue additional shares of our Common Stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our Common Stock in connection with hiring or retaining employees, future public offerings or private placementsacquisitions, future sales of our securities for capital raising purposes, or for other business purposes, potentially at an offering price, conversion price or exercise price that is belowpurposes. The future issuance of any such additional shares of our Common Stock may create downward pressure on the trading price of ourthe common stock.



The lack of Securities Analyst Industry Coverage of our common stock could adversely impact its market value. If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our common stock adversely, and if the common stock is publicly traded, then the stock price and trading volume of our common stock could decline – perhaps dramatically.  The trading market for our common stock, if it develops, will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts We may publish about us, our business, our market, or our competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regarding our common stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our common stock would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us wereneed to cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibilityraise additional capital in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the stock price or trading volume ofnear future to meet our common stock to decline.  As an early-stage development company, even with the acquisition of Barrister, it is unlikelyworking capital needs, and there can be no assurance that we will not be required to issue additional shares, warrants or other convertible securities in the subject of securities analyst industry coverage until we become profitable and have an active, liquid public marketfuture in conjunction with this capital raising effort, including at a price (or exercise prices) below the price you paid for our common stock, which status may never be attained by our company or our commonyour stock.

 

If a public market develops for our common stock and if our common stock does not trade above $5.00 or stays below $5.00 per share, then FINRA The sales practice requirements of FINRA may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.Common Stock.

FINRA has adopted rules requiring that, relatein recommending an investment to the application of the SEC’s penny stock rules in trading securities and require that a broker/dealercustomer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer, prior to recommending the investment.customer. Prior to recommending speculative low pricedor low-priced securities (being ones below $5 per share) to their non-institutional customers, broker/dealersbroker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believeshas indicated its belief that there is a high probability that speculative low pricedor low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. TheIf these FINRA requirements are applicable to us or our securities, they may make it more difficult for broker/dealersbroker-dealers to recommend that at least some of their customers buy our common stock,Common Stock, which may limit the ability of our stockholders to buy and sell our Common Stock and could have an adverse effect on the market for and price of our Common Stock.

The resale of shares covered by this registration statement could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock in the public market, should one develop, which result would in turn negatively affect our ability to raise additional equity capital.

The sale, or availability for sale, of our Common Stock in the public market may adversely affect the prevailing market price of our Common Stock and may impair our ability to raise additional capital by selling equity or equity-linked securities. We have agreed, at our expense, to prepare and file this registration statement with the SEC registering the resale of an aggregate of 1,296,250 shares of Common Stock issued to Selling Stockholders. Once effective, this registration statement will permit the resale of these shares at any time. The resale of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the public market could adversely affect the market price for our Common Stock and make it more difficult for you to sell shares of our Common Stock at times and prices that you feel are appropriate. Furthermore, we expect that, because there will be a large number of shares registered pursuant to this registration statement, Selling Stockholders will continue to offer shares covered by such registration statement for a significant period, the precise duration of which cannot be predicted. Accordingly, the adverse market and price pressures resulting from an offering pursuant to this registration statement may continue for an extended period and continued negative pressure on the market price of our Common Stock could have a material adverse effect of reducing the level of trading activity and liquidityon our ability to raise additional equity capital.




DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

The Selling Stockholders may only sell their shares of our common stock (when and if it is publicly traded). Further, many brokers charge higher transactional fees for penny stock transactions. Aspursuant to this prospectus at a resultfixed price of the foregoing issues, fewer broker/dealers will be willing to make a market in$2.00 per share until such time as our common stock reducingis quoted on the OTCQB or another public trading market for our common stock otherwise develops. At and after such time, the selling stockholders may sell all or a shareholder’s abilityportion of their shares through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The fixed price of $2.00 at which the Selling Stockholders may sell their shares pursuant to resellthis prospectus was determined based upon the purchase price per share of our common stock in the Primary Offering which is still open. We have included a fixed price at which Selling Stockholders may sell their shares pursuant to this prospectus prior to the time there is a public market for our stock in order to comply with the rules of the SEC that require that, if there is no market for the shares being registered, this registration statement must include a price at which the shares may be sold.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

This prospectus covers the resale by the Selling Stockholders of an aggregate of 1,296,250 shares of our common stock.  Many brokerage firms will not accept “penny stock” stocks for deposit duestock, which includes:

·857,000 shares issued to former members of Barrister, upon the administrative costsconsummation of the Acquisition; 

·2,000 shares issued to directors and potential liability exposure inherentofficers of the Company; 

·310,250 shares issued to Newbridge Securities Corporation and its affiliates as compensation earned in connection with “penny stock” stock. Investors may be unable to depositthe Acquisition; 

·100,000 shares of common stock issued to service providers; and, 

·27,000 shares issued to investors pursuant to the Primary Offering; 

The Selling Stockholders, may, from time to time, offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus any or all of the shares referred to above. They may also sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a portion of their shares in brokerage accounts.  Further,transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. We may from time to time include additional Selling Stockholders in supplements or amendments to this prospectus.

The Selling Stockholders may sell some, all or none of its shares. We do not know how long the Selling Stockholders will hold the shares before selling them, and we currently have not qualifiedno agreements, arrangements or understandings with the common stock for electronic transferSelling Stockholders regarding the sale of any of the shares.

The following table sets forth the shares beneficially owned, as of June 23, 2021, by Deposit Transfer Corporation or “DTC,”the Selling Stockholders prior to the offering contemplated by this prospectus, the number of shares of Common Stock the Selling Stockholders may offer and sell from time to time under this prospectus and the lacknumber of electronic transfer will further hamper the ability of investors to transfer their shares of common stock.  Investors may be frustratedCommon Stock which the Selling Stockholders would own beneficially if all such offered shares are sold.

Beneficial ownership is determined in tryingaccordance with Rule 13d-3(d) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act. The percentage of shares beneficially owned prior to trade or deposit theirthis offering is based on 4,096,751 shares of common stock until the common stock is qualified for quotation on NASDAQ Capital Market, if ever.  Being a “penny stock” would render our common stock unattractive to many investors.Common Stock outstanding as of June 23, 2021.

  

Once we closeUnless otherwise set forth below, based upon the information furnished to us, (a) the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite the Selling Stockholder's name, subject to community property laws, where applicable, (b) no selling stockholder had any position, office or other material relationship within the past three years, with us or with any of our predecessors or affiliates, and (c) no selling stockholder is a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer.

Selling Stockholders who are broker-dealers or affiliates of broker-dealers are indicated by footnote. We have been advised that these broker-dealers and affiliates of broker-dealers who hold shares of Common Stock




included in the table below acquired the shares of our Common Stock in the ordinary course of business, not for resale. We have been advised that at the time of such receipt of shares, such persons did not have any agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute such common stock.

None of the Selling Stockholders or any of their respective affiliates have held a position or office, or had any other material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates except that (i) Jeffrey J. Guzy is Chief Executive Officer and President since January 22, 2020 and a director of the Company since November 17, 2017; (ii) Wm. Barrett Wellman is our Chief Financial Officer since March 16, 2020; (iii) Roger McLeod was a member of Barrister Agreement, if we failthat owned the majority of membership interests in Barrister prior to maintain an effective systemthe Acquisition, and currently is the beneficial owner of internal control over financial reporting, weapproximately 71.3% Common Stock of the Company; (iv) Jeffrey Delancey was Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company from May 18, 2019 until January 21, 2020 and a member of Barrister prior to the Acquisition; (v) Andrew Cardwell was a member of Barrister prior to the Acquisition; (vi) Lamar Resources, LLC was a member of Barrister prior to the Acquisition; (vii) Newbridge and its affiliate Sandstone Group Corp. (“Sandstone”) provided advisory services to the Company with respect to the Acquisition; and (v) MEC Consulting, Inc. (“MEC”) is owned by Mark Crone, the owner of The Crone Law Group, P.C., the Company’s legal counsel.

Name of Selling Stockholders

Beneficial Ownership Before the Offering

Shares of Common Stock Registered in this Offering

Beneficial Ownership After the Offering

Percentage of Ownership After the Offering

Jeffrey J. Guzy (1)

205,001

1,000

4,001

4.98

Wm. Barrett Wellman (2)

105,000

1,000

4,000

2.1

Roger McLeod

2,920,000

500,000

2,420,000

59.07

Andrew Cardwell

182,500

182,500

0

0

Jeffrey Delancey

304,045

100,000

204,045

4.98

Lamar Resources, LLC (3)

243,455

75,000

168,455

4.1

Sandstone Group Corp.**(4)

200,444

200,444

0

0

Newbridge Securities Corporation**(5)

69,806

69,806

0

0

Bruce Jordan**

10,000

10,000

0

0

Eric Vallejo**

10,000

10,000

0

0

Leonard Sokolow**

10,000

10,000

0

0

Gene Robert Abrams**

10,000

10,000

0

0

MEC Consulting Inc. (6)

35,000

35,000

0

0

Belinda Mclain

35,000

35,000

0

0

Wade Patrick Warren

7,500

7,500

0

0

Paul S. Latchford

7,500

7,500

0

0




Christopher J. Leatt

7,500

7,500

0

0

Michael A. Mason

7,500

7,500

0

0

Charlton Trost

500

500

0

0

Daniel Johnson

500

500

0

0

Dewayne Ervin

500

500

0

0

Charles Fortenberry

1,000

1,000

0

0

Heath Ginn

500

500

0

0

Jennifer Butler

500

500

0

0

David Sullivan

500

500

0

0

Delbert Wood

500

500

0

0

Victoria Brook

500

500

0

0

James Walters

500

500

0

0

Kathleen Adams

500

500

0

0

Dolores Deasley

500

500

0

0

Russell Dickerson

500

500

0

0

Shaun Thornton

500

500

0

0

Benjamin Berry

500

500

0

0

Busby Outdoor, LLC (6)

15,000

15,000

0

0

Faith Riser

500

500

0

0

Leighann Lawson

500

500

0

0

Molly Johnson

500

500

0

0

Carl Buchanan

500

500

0

0

Kenzie Keith Turnage

500

500

0

0

Kyle Graveman

500

500

0

0

William Edwin Wildman

500

500

0

0

**

Affiliate of registered broker-dealer




(1)

Jeffrey J. Guzy is Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company.  The number of shares includes 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 20,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) but does not include 20,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder thereof to ten (10) shares of Common Stock.

(2)

Wm. Barrett Wellman is Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The number of shares includes 100,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 10,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock but does not include 10,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder thereof to ten (10) shares of Common Stock.

(3)

Marty Rutland has sole voting and investment power over securities held by Lamar Resources, LLC.

(4)

Constantino Gutierrez, the sole stockholder of Sandstone has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by Sandstone.

(5)

Robert Spitler, the chief financial officer of Newbridge has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by Newbridge.

(6)

Mark Crone, the sole stockholder of MEC has sole voting and investment power over the securities held by MEC.

 We may require the Selling Stockholders to suspend the sales of the securities offered by this prospectus upon the occurrence of any event that makes any statement in this prospectus, or the related registration statement, untrue in any material respect, or that requires the changing of statements in these documents in order to make statements in those documents not misleading. We will file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to reflect any material changes to this prospectus.

All shares of Common Stock that are covered by this prospectus are expected to be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. Asfreely tradable. The sale by the Selling Stockholders of a result, shareholderssignificant number of shares registered in this offering at any given time could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business andcause the tradingmarket price of our common stock. stock to decline and to be highly volatile.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTIONEffective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary

There has been no market for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required newour securities. Our Common Stock is not traded on any exchange or improved controls or difficulties encountered in their implementation could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. In addition, any testing by us conducted in connection with Section 404on the over-the-counter market. After the effective date of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or any subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm may reveal deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemedregistration statement relating to be material weaknesses or that may require prospective or retroactive changesthis prospectus, we hope to our financial statements or identify other areas for further attention or improvement. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect, when and ifmarket maker file an application with FINRA for our common stock publicly trades,to be eligible for trading on one of the trading pricetiers of our common stock.

OTC Markets, Inc. We do not yet have a market maker who has agreed to file such application. The shares in this Offering are being offered and sold on in a direct public offering. We can accept net proceeds under this Offering asSelling Stockholder will be offering the shares of common stock are purchased. There is no escrowbeing covered by this prospectus at a fixed price of $2.00 per share until a market develops, if at all, and thereafter at prevailing market prices or minimum investment requirement. Weprivately negotiated prices.

Once a market has developed for our common stock the Selling Stockholders may, accept subscription payments forfrom time to time, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares on any stock exchange, market, or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares:

·on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the Shares may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; 

·in the over-the-counter market; 

·in the transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market; 

·ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; 

·block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; 

·purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; 

·an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; 




·privately negotiated transactions; 

·short sales; 

·through the listing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; 

·broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such Shares at a stipulated price; 

·a combination of any such methods of sale; and 

·any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. 

Brokers, dealers, underwriters, or agents participating in the distribution of the shares as agents may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts, or concessions from the Selling Stockholders and/or purchasers of the common stock even thoughfor whom the aggregate Offering net proceeds wouldbroker-dealers may act as agent. The compensation paid to a particular broker-dealer may be not sufficientless than or in excess of customary commissions.

The Selling Stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock may be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to commence revenue-generating operations.  the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

In connection with the sale of our common stock, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver shares to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders can presently estimate the amount of compensation that any agent will receive. We can accept net proceedsknow of no existing arrangements between the Selling Stockholders, any other shareholder, broker, dealer, underwriter, or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the shares offered by this prospectus. At the time a particular offer of shares is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed that will set forth the names of any agents, underwriters, or dealers and any compensation from the selling shareholder, and any other required information.

We will pay all of the expenses incident to the registration, offering, and sale of the shares to the public other than commissions or discounts of underwriters, broker-dealers, or agents. Any commissions, discounts or other fees payable to brokers-dealers in connection with any sale of the shares of common stock as they are sold.  There is no minimum aggregate net proceeds and no escrow requirement.  This Offering’s net proceeds will be usedborne by the Selling Stockholders, the purchasers participating in such transaction, or both.

Insofar as indemnification for general working capital needs,liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore, unenforceable.

We have advised the Selling Stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

We and the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under it, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-5.




cost of being a public corporation and salaries, andThis offering will not create or fund revenue-generating operations.  See “Use of Proceeds” below at page 71.terminate on the date that all shares offered by this prospectus have been sold by the selling stockholders.

 

Further,Under the securities laws of some states, the shares in this Offering are being offered andmay be sold in a direct public offering.  That means that CoJax will not use the services of an underwriter, and our executive officers and director will attempt to sellsuch states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares ofmay not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

Our common stock directly to investors. Sinceis not quoted on any exchange and there is no underwriter or distribution syndicatemarket for our common stock.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following description of our capital stock is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the Offering, there are no underwritersprovisions of our Articles of Incorporation, as amended and restated, and our By-laws, which have been filed as exhibits to undertakethe registration statement of which this prospectus forms a due diligence or comparable examinationpart. Our authorized stock is consisting of CoJax and its business and affairs; investors do not have the benefit of that underwriter due diligence review in this Offering.  The lack of an underwriter and brokerage network for the purchase or sale of300,000,000 shares of common stock means that we may be unable to sell any substantial number ofCommon Stock and 50,000,000 shares of commonpreferred stock, under the Offering or require an extended period to sell any significant number of shares of common stock. A direct public offering also means that we may fail to sell any shares due to lack of a distribution network of an underwritten public offering and limited ability to sell shares.

There is no assurance that CoJax common stock will be approved for quotation on the NASDAQ Capital Markets.  Even if qualified to be approved for quotation of its common stock, CoJax common stock may not be approved for quotation since the approval is at the discretion of NASDAQ, and NASDAQ may rely on a number of reasons to deny quotation on NASDAQ Capital Market.  CoJax has no plans to seek quotation of its common stock on The OTC Markets Group, Inc. Even if quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market, CoJax commons stock will not have a liquid market reflecting fair marketpar value of the common stock without adequate primary market maker, and institutional investor support, which support does not exist as$0.10 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, 4,096,751 shares of Common Stock and may not develop in the future. 30,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.

 

We may issueCommon Stock

Holders of the Company’s Common Stock are entitled to one (1) vote per share on all matters requiring or presented for a shareholder vote. There are no pre-emptive or cumulative voting rights for the Common Stock.   The right to dividends for the issued shares of Common Stock are subordinate to the dividend distribution rights of any series of the Preferred Stock, unless an authorized series of preferred stock provides otherwise.   Holders of Common Stock are entitled to the distribution of the balance of any assets available for distribution among the stockholders of Common Stock ratably according to the number of shares Common Stock held by them, respectively, subject to the rights of the stockholders of preferred stock, on a return of capital on a liquidation, reduction of capital or otherwise (other than on a repurchase of shares).  

Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors may determine the designation, rights, preferences, authorized shares, and obligations of each series of Preferred Stock. The creation of a series of preferred stock requires an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. Under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended (“VSCA”), a corporation’s Articles of Incorporation may be amended if adopted and declared advisable by the board of directors and approved by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.

Series A Preferred Stock.

On January 23, 2020, the Company amended its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and created and authorized 50,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are: (i) not entitled to dividends; (ii) convertible on demand of holder to, and upon occurrence of a merger or other significant corporate transaction into, 10 shares of Company Common Stock; (iii) entitled to a 1% per share liquidation dividend with preference over liquidation distribution to shares of Common Stock; and (iv) entitled to one vote per share on all matters presented for stockholders approval and vote with the shares of Common Stock as a single class of voting securities, except for the following corporate actions that could adversely affectrequire a separate approval of holders of shares of our common stock.  If weSeries A Stock by a majority vote: (a) to alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock that can materially and adversely affect such shares; (b) to amend the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of the Corporation in a manner which materially and adversely affects the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock; or (c) to create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue shares  of, preferredany additional class or series of capital stock inor other securities, unless the future that have a preference over shares of our common stocksame ranks junior to or equal to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or  winding up of the Corporation and the payment of dividends or upon our liquidation, dissolution,other payments or winding up, or if we issuedistributions.   On




January 4, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock with voting rights that dilute the voting power ofto Jeffrey J. Guzy, our Chief Executive Officer and 10,000 shares of our commonSeries A convertible stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman, the rightsChief Financial Officers.  Each share of holdersSeries A Stock is convertible at the option of the holder to ten (10) shares of our common stock or the trading price of shares of our common stock, when and if public traded, could be adversely affected.Common Stock.

 

We doWarrants, Options and Other Convertible Securities

As of June 23, 2021, the Company did not intendissue warrants or options to pay dividends on our common stock,purchase shares of Common Stock. Except for the 30,000 Series A Preferred Stock, convertible into 300,000 shares of Common Stock, the Company does not have any outstanding securities that may be converted into shares of Common Stock.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and our ability to pay dividends onregistrar for our common stock is restricted. We have not historically paid a dividend on our common stock, cash or otherwise,Equity Stock Transfer LLC, with an address of 237 W 37th St. Suite 602, New York, NY 10018, and do not intend to do so in the foreseeable future.  Any future dividends also may also be restricted by any loan or debt agreements. telephone number: 212.575.5757.

 

Virginia Anti-Takeover Statutes

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectusVirginia law contains forward-looking statements. All statementsprovisions governing affiliated transactions. In general, these provisions prohibit a Virginia corporation from engaging in affiliated transactions with any holder of more than 10 percent of any class of its outstanding voting shares, or an interested stockholder, for a period of three years following the date that such person became an interested stockholder unless:  (i) a majority of (not fewer than two) disinterested directors of the corporation and the holders of two-thirds of the voting shares, other than statementsthe shares beneficially owned by the interested stockholder, approve the affiliated transaction; or (ii) before or on the date the person became an interested stockholder, a majority of historical facts contained or incorporated by referencedisinterested directors approved the transaction that resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested stockholder.   Affiliated transactions subject to this prospectus, including statements regarding our future operating results and financial position,approval requirement include mergers, share exchanges, material dispositions of corporate assets not in the ordinary course of business, strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “goal,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Any forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus speak only asany dissolution of the datecorporation proposed by or on behalf of an interested shareholder or any reclassification, including reverse stock splits, recapitalizations or mergers of the corporation with its subsidiaries, which we make them and are based upon our historical performance and on current plans, estimates, and expectations. Forward-looking statements contained or incorporatedincreases the percentage of voting shares owned beneficially by reference in this prospectus include or may include, but are not limited to, statements about: an interested shareholder by more than five percent.

 

·Under the VSCA, a corporation can elect to be exempted from this statutory provision by placing a statement to that effect in its articles of incorporation and exempts certain corporations from the affiliated transaction statutory provision. While Our Articles of Incorporation do not contain this specific exemption from this Virginia statute regarding affiliated transactions, the Company qualifies for a statutory exemption because it is a publicly traded corporation with less than 300 shareholders.

Virginia law also permits a corporation to exempt itself from this statutory provision by placing a statement to that effect in its articles of incorporation. We have adopted such exemption in our business strategy;Articles of Incorporation. 

·our plans, objectives, expectations,

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Overview

We are an early-stage corporation seeking to become an independent energy company focused on the acquisition and intentions, includingsubsequent exploitation and development of crude oil in the pending consummationGulf States Drill Region.  The Company was incorporated on November 13, 2017, under the laws of the Barrister Agreement;   

·our future operating resultsCommonwealth of Virginia to acquire, fund, and future operating results of Barrister as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CoJax;  

·the competitive nature of the industry in which we will conduct our business;  

·crude oil and natural gas commodity prices;  

·demand for oil;  



·the impact of adverse weather conditions and unexpected events like the COVID-19 pandemic and other pandemics or epidemics;   

·the effects of government regulation and changes in that regulation;  

·legal proceedings, liability claims, and effect of external investigations;  

·the effect of a loss of, or the financial distress of, one or more key customers of our future, proposed oil production;  

·once we start operations, our ability to obtain or renew customer or supply contracts;  

·once we start operations, the effect of a loss of, or interruption in operations of, one or more key vendors, suppliers or contractors;   

·our ability to maintain the right level of commitments under any future oil supply agreements;  

·the market price and availability of materials or equipment;   

·the impact of new technology onoperate oil exploration and production and our ability to acquire and use that technology;  

·our ability to employ or engage as contractors a sufficient number of skilled and qualified workers and to retain key management members;  

·our ability to obtain permits, approvals, and authorizations from governmental and third parties;  

·planned acquisitions and future capital expenditures, including Barrister Agreement;  

·our ability to maintain effective information technology systems and guard against cyber-attacks or hacking;  

·our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting;  

·our ability to service our debt obligations, including the Assumed Debt;  

·financial strategy, liquidity or capital required for our ongoing operations and acquisitions, and our ability to raise additional capital to acquire and expand oil drilling and production and to fund overhead;  

·When and if our common stock is publicly traded, then the market volatility of our stock; and  

·The impact of the acquisition of Barrister and Assumed Debt on us.  

We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We cannot assure you that the results, events, and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events, or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. 

The forward-looking statements made or incorporated by reference in this prospectus relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made or incorporated by reference in this prospectus to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus, respectively, or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. We may not achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future, post-Barrister acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, or investments we may make.

Summary Financial Data

The following table shows the summary financial data for our company for the periods and as of the dates indicated. Our results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. The summary financial data presented below are qualified in their entirety by reference to and should be read in conjunction with “Capitalization,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Financial Statements, on page ** of this prospectus. 



Our audited financial statements as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, have been audited by Haynie & Company, CPAs, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, which contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, thereon appearing elsewhere herein and in the Registration Statement, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. You should read the following summary data in conjunction with "Use of Proceeds," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and the historical and pro forma financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.  Any historical financial results of our Predecessor are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future periods.

Summary Statements of Operations

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

2020

2019

 

2020

2019

 

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Total operating expenses

$109,705  

$10,300  

 

$77,261  

$10,150  

Loss from operations

(109,705) 

(10,300) 

 

(77,261) 

(10,150) 

Other income (expense)

175  

(208) 

 

549  

(105) 

Net loss

$(109,530) 

$(10,508) 

 

$(76,712) 

$(10,255) 

Net loss per common share - basic and diluted

$(109,530) 

$(10,508) 

 

$(76,712) 

$(10,255) 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - basic and diluted

 

 

 

 

 

Summary Balance Sheets

As of

As of

June 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

(unaudited)

Current assets

$78,308 

$27,689 

Current liabilities

231,368 

71,219 

Working capital deficit

$(153,060)

$(43,530)

Summary Statements of Cash Flows

Six Months

Ended

Six Months

Ended

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2019

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Net cash used in operating activities

$(27,773)

$-

Net cash provided by financing activities

78,392 

-

Net increase (decrease) in cash

$50,619 

$-



BUSINESS OF COJAX AND BARRISTER

BUSINESS: COJAX

CoJax.  We are an early development stage company established to engage in the acquisition, exploration, and production from oil exploration and production leases and rights in the Gulf States Drilling Region. We are focused on establishing profitable oil exploration and production operations by acquiring the right, by lease or assignment, to drill, extract, and sell oil. We may extract and sell gas from time to time, but any gas production would be secondary and not significant business line. Our long-term goal is to create shareholder value by identifying and assembling a portfolio of low-risk assets with attractive economic profiles, and our short-term goal is to identify and complete an equity acquisition of producing oil and gas assets in the Gulf States Drilling Region and then raise sufficient working capital to establish deep drilling rigs to fully exploit oil reserves.  Barrister is the initial proposed acquisition in the Gulf States DrillingDrill Region. Our ability to implement our business plan is subject in part on our ability to timely raise adequate and affordable funding from investors or lenders for establishing deep drilling rigs in acquired oil and gas leases and rights.  If we cannot acquire oil leases and rights for our securities, we will alsoWe have to fund the cost of acquisition from investors or lenders.  The funding may be equity or debt. Barrister lacks existing cash flow from production to fund establishing deep drilling rigs and the lack of existing cash flow from existing oil production may also be true for any future oil leases and rights due our focus being on what we deem to be underexploited oil leases and rights – like Barrister. We may be unable, due to lack of required funding and any enhanced oil production from acquired oil leases and rights, to acquire additional oil leases and rights after acquiring Barrister.

The Offering is being made to raise working capital for CoJax’s corporate operating overhead and to fund establishing at least one deep drilling rig for the Barrister Oil Rights.  We do not intend to do exploratory drilling, which is expensive and typically can only be afforded by the larger oil production companies. Barrister has existing rigs that are producing oil.  Exploratory drilling can verify the presence of oil and is used to reduce the risk of establishing deep drilling rigs. As an early stage development company and with limited oil production history of Barrister Oil Rights, the Company does not believe that it can raise funding for exploratory drilling rigs and deep drilling oil rigs.  

Since incorporation of CoJax in 2017, CoJax has not had anyno revenue-generating operations.  Since incorporation, we have been engaged in organization of the company, evaluating and pursuing possible acquisitions of oil leases and rights and exploring the availability of third-party funding for our business plan.

The Barrister Agreement is the first and only current potential acquisition of oil and gas exploration and production leases and rightsoperations as of the date of this prospectus. The Company operates through Barrister, has only minimal oil drilling and production operations.  CoJax will have to raise funding to establish one or more deep drilling rigs exploiting the Barrister Oil Rights. Even with deep drilling rigs, Barrister Oil Rights may not produce oil on a profitable basis. CoJax has no potential alternative acquisitions to Barrister as of the date of this prospectus, and CoJax may be unable to locate an alternative transaction, or a stock-for-equity transaction, to replace Barrister if the Barrister Agreement is not consummated.  

We have explored third party debt and equity funding for acquiring and expanding oil exploration and production, but without any firm commitments for funding as of the date of this prospectus. Our experience is that private funding for new drilling on oil leases and rights with limited production or operating history has been difficult to obtain on affordable terms in the past.  Our goal is to raise sufficient funds by this Offering to expand drilling from Barrister Oil Rights and establish a more robust cash flow and production history from Barrister Oil Rights in order to attract future funding, either from lenders or through offering of our securities to investors, to fund further drilling on Barrister Oil Rights and possibly, subject to adequate funds, acquire new oil leases and rights in Gulf State Drilling Region.  We focus on Gulf State Drilling Region because of the quality of the oil and the ability to typically access oil without fracking and its history of drilling resulting oil production without an inordinate percentage of dry wells or failed drilling.  

Business: Barrister Agreement.  On June 16, 2020, CoJax and Barrister entered into Barrister Agreement whereby CoJax will issue Three Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand (3,650,000) shares of CoJax Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, (“CoJax Shares”) and assume Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($2,700,000) of Barrister debts (“Assumed Debt”) in exchange for all of the issued Membership Interests held by Barrister Members (“Exchange”).  The Exchange will result in Barrister being a wholly owned operating subsidiary



of CoJax. The conduct and consummation of the closing of the Barrister Agreement and Exchange are subject to certain conditions, which conditions have been satisfied as of the date of this prospectus. CoJax intends to consummate the Exchange by October 15, 2020.

The Barrister Agreement also affords CoJax and Barrister Members (jointly but not severally) with the right to rescind the Exchange afterbusiness we acquired in November 2020 upon the consummation of the ExchangeAcquisition.  We intend to acquire assignments of hydrocarbon revenues and if certain conditions are not timely satisfied or if certain events occur, which conditions and events are described below.  

The CoJax Shares will be “restricted securities” under Rule 144 of the Securities Act and will be issued in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.  There are no registration rights for the CoJax Shares.  

CoJax will assume the Assumed Debts under and with the closing of the Barrister Agreement. The Assumed Debt is secured by Barrister Oil Rights, which were acquired by Barrister from Central Operating, LLC or “COP” under the June 1, 2019 Purchase and Sale Agreement, and related secured promissory note and Security Agreement, both dated June 1, 2019, (collectively, “COP Agreements”). These acquiredunderlying oil and gas exploration and production assets represent allrights.




Market Opportunity

We believe that we can establish a profitable niche in crude oil production due to the quality of the Barrister Oil Rights. Therelight sweet crude oil produced from the Gulf States Region, which is no interest owed undercheaper to refine than crude oil from other regions of the promissory note, butU.S. and Canada, especially the principal“dirty” crude oil extracted from North Dakota and Western Canada oil fields using shale fracking.  This optimism is due in a lump sum payment due on June 1, 2021.   This lump sum payment represents a significant financial burden for Barrister and, upon assumption of the Assumed Debt, for CoJax.  The pay-off of the Assumed Debt will have to be financed or funded, or restructured by CoJax, if assumed under the Barrister Agreement in order to avoid a possible default and legal action to seize or sell the Barrister Oil Rights, which are collateral for the Assumed Debt.  

CoJax does not have the funds, assets, or funding commitments as of the date of this prospectus to pay off the Assumed Debt. CoJax will have to raise funds to pay off the Assumed Debt or alternatively, restructure the Assumed Debt.  There is no assurance, especially in light of the chaotic economic conditions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. and world economies and the oil production industry and the uncertainty about when that impact will end, that CoJax can timely pay off or restructure the Assumed Debt.  CoJax lacks the assets typically required for debt financing, and the Barrister Oil Rights are already subject to a secured lien held by COP under the COP Agreements. 

COP Agreements are attached as Exhibit 2.2part to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by CoJax with the Commission on June 22, 2020 (“June 22, 2020 Form 8-K”), and any summaryincreasing percentage of those documents is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual documents. COP Agreements are governed under the laws of the State of Mississippi. COP Agreements and the Barrister Agreement may also be obtained at no charge from the ATTN: Secretary, CoJax Oil, and Gas Corporation, 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201, telephone: (703) 216-8606.   

Accounting Treatment.  If the Barrister Agreement is consummated, then Barrister would deemed to be the acquirer in the Exchange for accounting purposes (even though Barrister would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CoJax) and, consequently, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations that are reflected in the financial statements are those of Barrister and will be recorded at the historical cost basis of Barrister. Upon consummation of the Exchange, there will be a change in control of the CoJax due to the Barrister Members receiving the CoJax Shares in the Exchange.  There is no agreement to replace incumbent senior officers and director with nominees of Barrister or its Members, but upon consummation of the Exchange, Barrister Members as shareholders of CoJax will have the voting power to elect directors of CoJax. CoJax will continue to be a “smaller reporting company” as defined under the Securities Exchange Act, following the consummation of the Exchange.   

Shareholder and Members Approval of Exchange. Approval of the Agreement and Exchange is required under applicable state laws. CoJax has one shareholder for its Common Stock and one director.  The sole shareholder of and director of CoJax approved the Agreement and Exchange at a special combined meeting of CoJax Board of Directors and Shareholders held on June 13, 2020.  The sole shareholder and director of CoJax is Jeffrey J. Guzy, who is also CoJax’s Chief Executive Officer and the founder of CoJax.  Barrister’s Members approved the Agreement and Exchange on May 14, 2020.  

Closing of Exchange. The closing of the Exchange will occur at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on a weekday within fifteen (15) days after the date on which: (1) CoJax, Barrister, and Barrister Members sign the  



Barrister Agreement (which occurred on June 16, 2020); (2) the audit conducted by CoJax’s auditor of the transactions contemplated under the Barrister Agreement are completed (which was completed as of August 13, 2020); (3) the audited financial statements and footnotes, pertaining to the Exchange, along with the auditor’s opinion letter, (collectively, the “Audit Report”) are delivered to the CoJax, which occurred on August 13, 2020; (4) Barrister, and Barrister Members receive the Audit Report, which occurred on August 13, 2020; and (5) Barrister Members exchange all of their Barrister Membership Interests for CoJax Shares at the closing of the Exchange. The foregoing conditions have been satisfied as of the date of this prospectus and CoJax expects the closing of the Exchange to occur by October 15, 2020, or thereabouts. 

When consummated, the Exchange will provide CoJax with oil and gas exploration and production rights, being the Barrister Oil Rights, but CoJax still needs to raise working capital to fund establishing one or more deep drilling rigs and fully exploit any crude oil from the Barrister Oil Rights. Based on CoJax management’s knowledge and inquiries, the cost of establishing a deep drilling rig is estimated to be $2 million to $3 million and the cost of drilling is estimated to be between $300 to $600 per lateral foot.  Drilling costs are affected by a number of factors, including having to penetrate hard rock strata, rig equipment failures and amount of required drilling fluids.  

The Offering is part of the effort to raise that working capital to fund one or more deep drilling rigs on Barrister Oil Rights.  As of the date of this prospectus, Barrister Oil Rights are producing very limitedworldwide crude oil production from limitedthe U.S.  According to a 2017 study by Louisiana State University: “During this past decade, not only did the U.S. experience historical increases in oil and gas production, but it was one of the only countries in the world experiencing large increases in production. This is because these horizontal drilling operations, which production is not sufficientand hydraulic fracturing techniques used to coverextract resources from shale geological formations were discovered and perfected in the operating expensesGulf Coast region of CoJax-Barrister or to fund establishing new oil drilling rigs or increased drilling.  Establishing new oil drilling rigs to exploit the crude oil reserves of Barrister commercially is essential to CoJax efforts to establish a viable business. Even with one or more deep drilling wells for Barrister Oil Rights, those wells may fail to produce any oil or sufficient oil to allow CoJax-Barrister to become profitable.  U.S.

 

Business Strategies

Our long-term objective is to create shareholder value by identifying and assembling a portfolio of low-risk crude oil production assets with attractive economic profiles, and our short-term objective is the leveraging of the technical and managerial expertise of our proposed contractor operations team to deliver consistently profitable results from existing oil wells. Our geographical focus is the Gulf States Region due to its light grade oil which is cheaper to process than other forms of crude oil and due to the ability to tap oil reserves without fracking.  We seek to achieve these objectives by executing the following strategies:

Competitive Strengths

(1) Day-to-Day Operations – Use of Contractors.Contractors.  

Barrister engages COP as a contractor to operate the limitedhas highly experienced principals who have significant prior experience in oil and gas production drilling and storage operations forin the Gulf States Drilling Region.  We are relying upon the experience of the former owners of Barrister Oil Rights as well as using Jeffrey Delancey as a part-time manager. CoJax intends to use professional contractors to operate existing and future crude oil and gas drilling operations, including usein the initial phases of COP for Barrister Oil Rights.  CoJaximplementing the business plan.  The Company believes that the use of contractors will allow CoJax-Barristerus to engage experienced personnel to manage day-to-day operations without incurring the additional overhead imposed by full-time employees and will provide flexibility in engaging operational personnel.  Full-timeCurrently we engage COP as a contractor to operate the limited oil and gas production drilling and storage operations for the Barrister Oil Rights and to manage Barrister’s drilling operations.  We also engaged Jeffrey Delancey, our former Chief Executive Officer, who is currently is taking the lead on the part-time management of Barrister. Mr. Delancey has over twenty-nine years of direct oilfield operating experience.  He also has extensive experience with operations and administration in an independent oil and gas production company and relies on contract operators to provide experienced personnel to handle all essential crude oil production on a day-to-day basis for Barrister.   The use of contractors it is deemed the most efficient and cost-effective means of operations for a small independent oil and gas production company and is designed to allow the Company to use experienced oil drilling and production personnel without the high overhead costs of hiring personnel as employees of CoJax-Barrister will generally be limitedthe Company. With adequate funding, the Company intends to senior executive officers of CoJaxemploy this teaming model strategy to help attract and possibly, addition of a full-time operations executive at Barrister when and if oil production and revenues increase from deep drilling rig or rigs.  This model of operation has a significant risk of being unable to retain key personnel who are merely contractors and who do not have the incentive of a full-time employee to remain with an employer and can be lured away by more lucrative offers of employment or engagement from competitors. CoJax will use contracts to seek to secure contractors for required periods.  CoJax believes that the contractor model of management is affordable and efficient and within the projected ability of CoJax to fund. CoJax lacks the funding to engage full time, experienced oil operations executivesindustry engineering and production personnel to identify drill sites and then efficiently operate those wells to produce oil at an above average industry rate of efficiency in anticipation of increased oil production. the Gulf States region.

(2) Focus on Underexploited Oil Leases and Rights.  CoJax

The Company will target oil leases and rights similar to Barrister as possible future acquisitions.  Barrister has reserve report showingThe latest “Certified SEC Reserves Analysis and Valuation Study and Report”, prepared by NOVA Resource Incorporated, dated November 2, 2020, shows oil reserves and existing producing wells but has not been fully exploited with deep drilling rigs.  CoJax is seeking underexploited oil leases and rights in the Gulf States Drilling Region with reserve reports and one or more drilling rigs, even if exploratory or not deep drilling rigs, which taken together indicate that the oil leases and rights have potential, substantial oil production capability – substantial for a small independent oil production company.  CoJax does not seek oil leases and rights with productive deep drilling rigs as those properties often require funding or working capital beyond CoJax’s current means and projected future funding and working capital. Generally, the




oil fields in the southern part of the Gulf States Drilling Region are less expensive to drill due to nature of rock strata and depth of the oil reserves.  Barrister is in the southern part of the Gulf States Drilling Region. CoJax will seek acquisitions that can be obtained for stock or other securities



or under an earn out arrangement and prefers acquiring companies which hold oil leases and rights rather than acquiring individual oil leases and rights.  CoJax’s preference is to acquire companies with several oil leases and rights as opposed to acquiring individual oil leases and rights.  The acquisition of a company has the perceived advantages of acquiring several oil leases and rights and existing drilling operations with in-place management in a single transaction along with possibly reduced due diligence costs and more expeditious closing of the transaction.

Corporate History and Recent Developments -Virginia Incorporation.  Company was incorporated on November 13, 2017, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.  

Corporate InformationOur principal executive offices are in subleased space at 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201, located in Arlington County outside of Washington, D.C., and our telephone number is (703) 216-8606.  We have no other offices or facilities.  Growth Strategy

 

Employees:  WeOur teaming approach is also designed to facilitate rapid growth by bringing necessary expertise into operations from available contractors.  Our ability to realize profitability from oil production depends on success of deep drill wells, engaging necessary operations expertise and market price for crude oil remaining at attractive per-barrel levels, which we believe is $50 or more per barrel. If we have two full-time employees:  Jeffrey J. Guzy, our Chief Executive Officer, and a Director, William Barrett Wellman, the Chief Financial Officer. The officers devote the number of hours necessary to perform their duties, which each officer in his sole discretion determines extent of the time commitment.

Property.    We do not own any real property. We lease our principal executive offices at 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201, under a month to month lease and for a monthly rental of $50.00.  This office space is deemed adequate for current needs of our executive management and corporate headquarters.  We have no other offices.  

Website.  CoJax has a corporate website under development at URL: http://www.cojaxoilandgas.com. The website should be operational in October 2020.  

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company. CoJax is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, funding and/or the JOBS Act, enacted in April 2012, andsufficient cash flow, then we may remain an emerging companyseek to drill for up to five years. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and intend to rely on certain exemptions from various public company reporting requirements, including not being required to have our internal control over financial reporting audited by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensationoil in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In particular,other assignee or leasehold interests or, alternatively, in this prospectus, we have provided only two years of audited financial statements for 2019 and 2018 and have not included all of the executive compensation-related information that would be required if we were not an emerging growth company. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.   

In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This provision allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of some accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. 

For as long as we are an emerging growth company, unlike other public companies that are not emerging growth companies under the JOBS Act, we are not required to:

·provide an auditor's attestation report on management's assessment of the effectiveness of our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act");  

·provide more than two years of audited financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations nor more than two years of selected financial data;  

·comply with any new requirements adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the "PCAOB") requiring and in which the auditor would be required to provide additional information about the audit and the financial statements of the issuer;

·provide certain disclosure regarding executive compensation required of larger public companies or hold shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"); or  

·obtain shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.  



We will cease to be an emerging growth company upon the earliest of:

·the last day of the fiscal year in which we have $1.0 billion or more in annual revenues;  

·the date on which we become a "large accelerated filer" (the fiscal year-end on which the total market value of our common equity securities held by non-affiliates is $700 million or more as of June 30);  

·the date on which we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period; or  

·the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering of securities, which initial public offering of securities was declared effective on August 12, 2019, by the Commission.  

Business: Barrister

Barrister History.  Barrister’s principal executive offices are located at 404 Short 7th Avenue, Laurel, Mississippi 39440.  Barrister’s telephone number is (601) 426-0056.  Barrister was organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi on June 13, 2014.    

Barrister Offices. Barrister’s principal executive office is located at 404 Short 7th Avenue, Laurel, Mississippi 39440. Barrister has an agreement for use of office space on an as needed basis at no cost. The premises are suitable and adequate for Barrister’s current operations. Barrister does not own in fee simple any real property.  

Operations Management. Barrister engages independent contractors or vendors to provide any services or functions. Barrister is managed by its Members. Currently, Mr. Jeffrey Delancey, Member, is taking the lead on the part-time management of Barrister. Mr. Delancey has over twenty-nine years of direct oilfield operating experience and is the Chief Executive Officer of Delancey Pumping. Mr. Delancey has extensive experience with operations and administration in an independent oil and gas production company. Mr. Delancey relies on contract operators to provide experienced personnel to handle all essential crude oil production on a day to day basis for Barrister.  As of the date of this prospectus, COP manages Barrister’s drilling operations.  Due to the limited oil production, Barrister believes that the management of operationsassignee or leasehold interests or properties owned by a contractor is the most efficient approach to conduct of operations. With any future increase in oil production, Barrister will have to engage additional personnel for operations if COP cannot manage increased drilling operations. our potential affiliates or teaming partners.

 

Marketing. AfterThrough established networks of contacts, the consummation of the Exchange, Barrister will initially have the same marketing plan and efforts as in prior years.   BarristerCompany markets its crude oil production, whether current or future, on a month to month basis, through established networks of contacts. Due to limited oil production, Barrister’s marketing effort is limited in scope.month-to-month basis. If production of oil increases from the Barrister Oil Rights, CoJax-Barrister will have to expand the marketing efforts of Barrister by engaging a person or firm to seek out new customers for the oil production in case the current customer base of Barrister is unable or unwilling to purchase increased oil production. The cost means and extent of any enhanced future marketing effort will depend on the amount of increased oil production, the then current market for oil and the potential customer base for the oil production. If the existing customer base will not purchase increased oil production, then the engagement of a dedicated marketing person who engages in direct marketing, by telephone and internet, of potential customers for oil production may be required for sale of any future increase of oil production. A dedicated marketing person would entail an estimated $60,000 to $100,000 a year in compensation and benefits costs plus a possible commission or incentive compensation based on performance and an additional $10,000 to $20,000 in related annual administrative and overhead costs (consisting of computer system, telecommunication costs, marketing materials and possible travel). 

 

Description of Barrister Oil Properties and Oil Production Operations.  The Company currently has a land package of approximately 700 acres in Southwest Alabama, in one contiguous land package.  It also has two producing wells, a saltwater disposal well, a three-mile gas transmission line along with gathering systems, and storage tanks for approximately 1,500 barrels.    Competition

 

Competition. Barrister Weaknesses. Barrister The Company is undercapitalized to properly exploit itsBarrister’s existing oil properties or acquire new oil and gas properties for exploitation. Members are not required to provide that working capital under the operating agreement of Barrister. Barrister acquired itsThese oil properties were acquired by Barrister in June 2019, and since that time, Barrister has not expanded the production, acquired new oil properties, or improved operations.  Barrister is operating at a subsistence level of revenues andThe Company has insufficient cash flow or funding to grow its core business operations.  As such, Barrister isthe Company id not an 



active competitor or commercial presence even among local, small independent oil producers. Additional funding will be required to not only increase oil production but also to enhance distribution and marketing efforts. 

 

Barrister Strengths. Barrister has highly experienced principals (the current Members), who have significant prior experience in oil and gas production in the Gulf States Drilling Region. Through the owners’ relationships, Barrister also has access to many experienced oil and gas engineers, drilling personnel, and other professionals engaged in the oil and gas drilling and production business in the Gulf States Drilling Region – all of whom can be engaged as contractors, consultants or possibly employees, subject to increased oil production and working capital. The experience of Barrister Members will be relied upon by CoJax management in the initial phases of implementing the business plan.  If oil drilling and production substantially increases, and contractors like COP could not handle the additional work load from increased drilling and production, CoJax would engage one or more experienced oil and gas industry operations managers to supplement the operations contractors and the part time input and efforts from the Barrister principals. The additional personnel could be employees or contractors. If oil drilling and production increases substantially, CoJax would engage one or more full-time, experienced oil and gas operations executives to establish an in-house expertise and full-time oversight over operations, even if contractors performed the daily management of operations.  

Competitors of Barrister.  There are many large, medium, and small-sized competitors in the Gulf States Drilling Region (including off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico) and adjacent areas which have extensive operational histories, experienced oil and gas industry management, established market share, profitable operations, and extensive potential oil and gas fields or leases to exploit and the cash or funding resources to explore new oil and gas fields as well as fully exploit existing oil fields.  There is also an established oil and gas production industry in northern Alaska and in North Dakota and western Canada (where fracking has made available significant oil and gas reserves in shale formations). Barrister cannot match the resources, whether financial, technical, manpower, size of proven crude oil reserves, and distribution channels, of its competition in the Gulf States Drilling Region or elsewhere.  Barrister’s current.current oil production is not sufficient to concern or attract the attention of competitors, which allows Barrister to operate as a small provider of oil without competitive pressures.  If Barristerwe significantly increasesincrease oil production, then Barristerwe will face increasing competition from other small independent oil producers selling limited amounts of oil. Any increase in competitive pressures will require investment in a full-time marketing effort by Barrister –the Company. 




Government Regulation

We are subject to a number of federal, state, and local laws and other requirements relating to the oil and natural gas operations.  These laws and regulations affecting the oil and natural gas industry is under constant review for amendment or expansion. Some of these requirements carry substantial penalties for failure to comply. The regulatory burden on the oil and natural gas industry increases our cost of doing business and, consequently, can affect our profitability.

Regulation of Drilling and Production

 The production of oil and natural gas is subject to regulation under a wide range of local, state, and federal statutes, rules, orders and regulations. Federal, state, and local statutes and regulations require permits for drilling operations, drilling bonds and reports concerning operations. The trend in oil and natural gas regulation has been to increase regulatory restrictions and limitations on such activities. Any changes in, or more stringent enforcement of, these laws and regulations may result in delays or restrictions in permitting or development of projects or more stringent or costly construction, drilling, water management or completion activities or waste handling, storage, transport, remediation, or disposal emission or discharge requirements which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. For example, on January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration placed a 60-day moratorium on new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal land, and on January 27, 2021, the Department of Interior acting pursuant to a Presidential Executive Order suspended the federal oil and gas leasing program indefinitely. The Biden Administration has also announced that it intends to review the Trump Administration’s 2017 repeal of the 2015 rule regulating hydraulic fracturing activities in federal land under the Presidential Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. While we do not have a significant federal lands acreage position at 240 net acres, these actions could have a material adverse effect on the Company and our industry.

Currently, all of our properties and operations are in Alabama, which has regulations governing conservation matters, such as notedthe unitization or pooling of oil and natural gas properties, the establishment of maximum allowable rates of production from oil and natural gas wells, the regulation of well spacing, and plugging and abandonment of wells. The effect of these regulations is to limit the amount of oil and natural gas that we can produce from our wells and to limit the number of wells or the locations at which we can drill, although we can apply for exceptions to such regulations or to have reductions in well spacing. Moreover, both Alabama imposes a production or severance tax with respect to the production and sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids within their jurisdictions. The failure to comply with these rules and regulations can result in substantial penalties. Our competitors in the “Business: Barrister – Marketing section on page 39 of this prospectus. oil and natural gas industry are subject to the same regulatory requirements and restrictions that affect our operations.

 

Business: Regulation of Transportation of Oil

Sales of crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids are not currently regulated and are made at negotiated prices; however, Congress could reenact price controls in the future. Our sales of crude oil are affected by the availability, terms, and cost of transportation. The transportation of oil in common carrier pipelines is also subject to rate regulation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or the FERC, regulates interstate oil pipeline transportation rates under the Interstate Commerce Act. Intrastate oil pipeline transportation rates are subject to regulation by state regulatory commissions. The basis for intrastate oil pipeline regulation, and the degree of regulatory oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate oil pipeline rates, varies from state to state. Insofar as effective interstate and intrastate rates are equally applicable to all comparable shippers, we believe that the regulation of oil transportation rates will not affect our operations in any way that is of material difference from those of our competitors. Further, interstate, and intrastate common carrier oil pipelines must provide service on a non-discriminatory basis. Under this open access standard, common carriers must offer service to all shippers requesting service on the same terms and under the same rates. When oil pipelines operate at full capacity, access is governed by pro-rationing provisions set forth in the pipelines’ published tariffs. Accordingly, we believe that access to oil pipeline transportation services generally will be available to us to the same extent as to our competitors.




Regulation of Transportation and Sale of Natural Gas

Historically, the transportation and sale for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce have been regulated pursuant to the Natural Gas Act of 1938, the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 and regulations issued under those Acts by the FERC. In the past, the federal government has regulated the prices at which natural gas could be sold. While sales by producers of natural gas can currently be made at uncontrolled market prices, Congress could reenact price controls in the future.

Since 1985, the FERC has endeavored to make natural gas transportation more accessible to natural gas buyers and sellers on an open and non-discriminatory basis. The FERC has stated that open access policies are necessary to improve the competitive structure of the interstate natural gas pipeline industry and to create a regulatory framework that will put natural gas sellers into more direct contractual relations with natural gas buyers by, among other things, unbundling the sale of natural gas from the sale of transportation and storage services. Although the FERC’s orders do not directly regulate natural gas producers, they are intended to foster increased competition within all phases of the natural gas industry. We cannot accurately predict whether the FERC’s actions will achieve the goal of increasing competition in markets in which our natural gas is sold. Therefore, we cannot provide any assurance that the less stringent regulatory approach established by the FERC will continue. However, we do not believe that any action taken will affect us in a way that materially differs from the way it affects other natural gas producers.

Intrastate natural gas transportation is subject to regulation by state regulatory agencies. The basis for intrastate regulation of natural gas transportation and the degree of regulatory oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate natural gas pipeline rates and services varies from state to state. Insofar as such regulation within a particular state will generally affect all intrastate natural gas shippers within the state on a comparable basis, we believe that the regulation of similarly situated intrastate natural gas transportation in any states in which we operate and ship natural gas on an intrastate basis will not affect our operations in any way that is of material difference from those of our competitors.

Barrister Oil Rights

 

Description of Barrister Oil Properties and Oil Production Operations.Operations.

The Company currently has a leased land package of approximately 700 acres in Southwest Alabama, in one contiguous land package.  It also has two producing wells, a saltwater disposal well, a three-mile gas transmission line along with gathering systems, and storage tanks for approximately 1,500 barrels.   

 

Acquisition of Oil Properties.  Barrister acquired the Barrister Oil Rights and oil production equipment as well as assumed all underlying contracts and contractual obligations under a June 1, 2019 Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with Central Operating, LC, a Mississippi limited liability company, (“COP”).  The purchase price for the acquired assets was a two-year promissory note bearing no interest and in principal amount of $2.7 million, which is the debt to be assumed by CoJax under the Barrister Agreement, or the “Assumed Debt.”  The promissory note’s principal is due June 1, 2021, in a lump sum payment, and presents a significant financial burden for Barrister and, upon assumption of the promissory note by CoJax under the Barrister Agreement, of CoJax. The Assumed Debt is also secured by all acquired assets under a Security Agreement, dated June 1, 2019, and attached to the Purchase Agreement with the promissory note, which collateral are the Barrister Oil Rights. If payment in full of the principal is not paid on June 1, 2021, COP can levy and seek to sell the Barrister Oil Rights and sue for damages.  A default on the promissory note may result in the bankruptcy or insolvency of CoJax and Barrister if COP is unwilling to restructure the Assumed Debt.  Whether COP would restructure the Assumed Debt is unknown as of the date of this prospectus.

Under the Purchase Agreement, COP retained financial benefit of oil produced prior to and on June 1, 2019, and Barrister owned all post-June 1, 2019 oil production.  Barrister had until August 31, 2019, to challenge any title defects affecting acquired assets. Barrister asserted no title defects. COP conveyed by Special Warranty of Title in respect of acquired assets “as is and with all faults” on date of purchase, but the warranty does not cover fitness of  



acquired assets for any specific purpose, accuracy of oil reserves, or future productivity of acquired assets, or hazardous material liabilities.  Barrister waived, released, held harmless and indemnified COP and its affiliates from all liabilities associated with or arising from the acquired assets, being the Barrister Oil Rights. Purchase Agreement contains usual and customary contract provisions for an oil exploration and production rights acquisition agreement. The foregoing summary is qualified by reference to the Purchase Agreement and its exhibits and attachments.  The Purchase Agreement is available at no charge from CoJax by sending a request to: Wm. Barrett Wellman, Chief Financial Officer, CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201, telephone: (703) 216-8606.

Reserve ValueSeries A Preferred Stock.  Barrister has an SEC Qualified Independent Petroleum Reserve report

On January 23, 2020, the Company amended its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and created and authorized 50,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are: (i) not entitled to dividends; (ii) convertible on demand of holder to, and upon occurrence of a merger or other significant corporate transaction into, 10 shares of Company Common Stock; (iii) entitled to a 1% per share liquidation dividend with preference over liquidation distribution to shares of Common Stock; and (iv) entitled to one vote per share on all matters presented for stockholders approval and vote with the shares of Common Stock as a single class of voting securities, except for the following corporate actions that states it hasrequire a PV-10 Reserve Valueseparate approval of approximately $45.5 million.  The report was producedholders of shares of Series A Stock by a majority vote: (a) to alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock that can materially and adversely affect such shares; (b) to amend the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of the Corporation in December 2019 by Nova Resource, Inc.,a manner which materially and includes assumptionsadversely affects the rights, preferences or privileges of PADD3 Gulf Coast Pricingthe Series A Preferred Stock; or (c) to create, or authorize the creation of, $62.63 per barrelor issue or obligate itself to issue shares  of, Light Louisiana Sweet, and for Proved Un-Developed reservesany additional class or series of five additional wells that remaincapital stock or other securities, unless the same ranks junior to be drilledor equal to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the existing acreage.  The Engineer’s Reserve report is included in Exhibit 99.1liquidation, dissolution or  winding up of the Corporation and the payment of dividends or other payments or distributions.   On




January 4, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock to the Registration StatementJeffrey J. Guzy, our Chief Executive Officer and is available at no charge from CoJax, which request should be directed10,000 shares of Series A convertible stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman, the Chief Financial Officer, CoJax OilOfficers.  Each share of Series A Stock is convertible at the option of the holder to ten (10) shares of Common Stock.

Warrants, Options and Gas Corporation, 3033 Wilson Blvd.,Other Convertible Securities

As of June 23, 2021, the Company did not issue warrants or options to purchase shares of Common Stock. Except for the 30,000 Series A Preferred Stock, convertible into 300,000 shares of Common Stock, the Company does not have any outstanding securities that may be converted into shares of Common Stock.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Equity Stock Transfer LLC, with an address of 237 W 37th St. Suite E-605, Arlington, 602, New York, NY 10018, and telephone number: 212.575.5757.

Virginia 22201, telephone: (703) 216-8606.  Anti-Takeover Statutes

Energy ProductionVirginia law contains provisions governing affiliated transactions. In general, these provisions prohibit a Virginia corporation from engaging in Alabama.  The Stateaffiliated transactions with any holder of Alabama is locatedmore than 10 percent of any class of its outstanding voting shares, or an interested stockholder, for a period of three years following the date that such person became an interested stockholder unless:  (i) a majority of (not fewer than two) disinterested directors of the corporation and the holders of two-thirds of the voting shares, other than the shares beneficially owned by the interested stockholder, approve the affiliated transaction; or (ii) before or on the date the person became an interested stockholder, a majority of disinterested directors approved the transaction that resulted in the Southeastern Unitedshareholder becoming an interested stockholder.   Affiliated transactions subject to this approval requirement include mergers, share exchanges, material dispositions of corporate assets not in the ordinary course of business, any dissolution of the corporation proposed by or on behalf of an interested shareholder or any reclassification, including reverse stock splits, recapitalizations or mergers of the corporation with its subsidiaries, which increases the percentage of voting shares owned beneficially by an interested shareholder by more than five percent.

Under the VSCA, a corporation can elect to be exempted from this statutory provision by placing a statement to that effect in its articles of incorporation and exempts certain corporations from the affiliated transaction statutory provision. While Our Articles of Incorporation do not contain this specific exemption from this Virginia statute regarding affiliated transactions, the Company qualifies for a statutory exemption because it is a publicly traded corporation with less than 300 shareholders.

Virginia law also permits a corporation to exempt itself from this statutory provision by placing a statement to that effect in its articles of incorporation. We have adopted such exemption in our Articles of Incorporation. 

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Overview

We are an early-stage corporation seeking to become an independent energy company focused on the acquisition and subsequent exploitation and development of crude oil in the Gulf States alongsideDrill Region.  The Company was incorporated on November 13, 2017, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia to acquire, fund, and operate oil exploration and production from assets in the Gulf States Drill Region. We have no revenue-generating operations as of the date of this prospectus. The Company operates through Barrister, its wholly owned subsidiary which business we acquired in November 2020 upon the consummation of the Acquisition.  We intend to acquire assignments of hydrocarbon revenues and underlying oil and gas exploration and production rights.




Market Opportunity

We believe that we can establish a profitable niche in crude oil production due to the quality of the light sweet crude oil produced from the Gulf States Region, which is cheaper to refine than crude oil from other regions of the U.S. and Canada, especially the “dirty” crude oil extracted from North Dakota and Western Canada oil fields using shale fracking.  This optimism is due in part to the increasing percentage of worldwide crude oil production from the U.S.  According to a 2017 study by Louisiana State University: “During this past decade, not only did the U.S. experience historical increases in oil and gas production, but it was one of the only countries in the world experiencing large increases in production. This is because these horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques used to extract resources from shale geological formations were discovered and perfected in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S.

Business Strategies

Our long-term objective is to create shareholder value by identifying and assembling a portfolio of low-risk crude oil production assets with attractive economic profiles, and our short-term objective is the leveraging of the technical and managerial expertise of our proposed contractor operations team to deliver consistently profitable results from existing oil wells. Our geographical focus is the Gulf States Region due to its light grade oil which is cheaper to process than other forms of crude oil and due to the ability to tap oil reserves without fracking.  

Competitive Strengths

Use of Contractors.  

Barrister has highly experienced principals who have significant prior experience in oil and gas production in the Gulf States Drilling Region.  We are relying upon the experience of the former owners of Barrister in the initial phases of implementing the business plan.  The Company believes that the use of contractors will allow us to engage experienced personnel to manage day-to-day operations without incurring the additional overhead imposed by full-time employees and will provide flexibility in engaging operational personnel.  Currently we engage COP as a contractor to operate the limited oil and gas production drilling and storage operations for the Barrister Oil Rights and to manage Barrister’s drilling operations.  We also engaged Jeffrey Delancey, our former Chief Executive Officer, who is currently is taking the lead on the part-time management of Barrister. Mr. Delancey has over twenty-nine years of direct oilfield operating experience.  He also has extensive experience with operations and administration in an independent oil and gas production company and relies on contract operators to provide experienced personnel to handle all essential crude oil production on a day-to-day basis for Barrister.   The use of contractors it is deemed the most efficient and cost-effective means of operations for a small independent oil and gas production company and is designed to allow the Company to use experienced oil drilling and production personnel without the high overhead costs of hiring personnel as employees of the Company. With adequate funding, the Company intends to employ this teaming model strategy to help attract and retain experienced oil industry engineering and production personnel to identify drill sites and then efficiently operate those wells to produce oil at an above average industry rate of efficiency in the Gulf States region.

Focus on Underexploited Oil Leases and Rights.  

The Company will target oil leases and rights similar to Barrister as possible future acquisitions.  The latest “Certified SEC Reserves Analysis and Valuation Study and Report”, prepared by NOVA Resource Incorporated, dated November 2, 2020, shows oil reserves and existing producing wells but has not been fully exploited with deep drilling rigs.  CoJax is seeking underexploited oil leases and rights in the Gulf States Drilling Region with reserve reports and one or more drilling rigs, even if exploratory or not deep drilling rigs, which taken together indicate that the oil leases and rights have potential, substantial oil production capability – substantial for a small independent oil production company.  CoJax does not seek oil leases and rights with productive deep drilling rigs as those properties often require funding or working capital beyond CoJax’s current means and projected future funding and working capital. Generally, the




oil fields in the southern part of the Gulf States Drilling Region are less expensive to drill due to nature of rock strata and depth of the oil reserves.  Barrister is in the southern part of the Gulf States Drilling Region. CoJax will seek acquisitions that can be obtained for stock or other securities or under an earn out arrangement and prefers acquiring companies which hold oil leases and rights rather than acquiring individual oil leases and rights.  CoJax’s preference is to acquire companies with several oil leases and rights as opposed to acquiring individual oil leases and rights.  The acquisition of a company has the perceived advantages of acquiring several oil leases and rights and existing drilling operations with in-place management in a single transaction along with possibly reduced due diligence costs and more expeditious closing of the transaction.

Our Growth Strategy

Our teaming approach is also designed to facilitate rapid growth by bringing necessary expertise into operations from available contractors.  Our ability to realize profitability from oil production depends on success of deep drill wells, engaging necessary operations expertise and market price for crude oil remaining at attractive per-barrel levels, which we believe is $50 or more per barrel. If we have adequate funding and/or sufficient cash flow, then we may seek to drill for oil in other assignee or leasehold interests or, alternatively, in oil and gas assignee or leasehold interests or properties owned by our potential affiliates or teaming partners.

Through established networks of contacts, the Company markets its crude oil production, whether current or future, on a month-to-month basis. If production of oil increases from the Barrister Oil Rights, CoJax-Barrister will have to expand the marketing efforts by engaging a person or firm to seek out new customers for the oil production in case the current customer base of Barrister is unable or unwilling to purchase increased oil production. The cost means and extent of any enhanced future marketing effort will depend on the amount of increased oil production, the then current market for oil and the potential customer base for the oil production. If the existing customer base will not purchase increased oil production, then the engagement of a dedicated marketing person who engages in direct marketing, by telephone and internet, of potential customers for oil production may be required for sale of any future increase of oil production.

Competition

 The Company is undercapitalized to properly exploit Barrister’s existing oil properties or acquire new oil and gas properties for exploitation. These oil properties were acquired by Barrister in June 2019, and since that time, Barrister has not expanded the production, acquired new oil properties, or improved operations.  The Company has insufficient cash flow or funding to grow its core business operations.  As such, the Company id not an active competitor or commercial presence even among local, small independent oil producers. Additional funding will be required to not only increase oil production but also to enhance distribution and marketing efforts. 

There are many large, medium, and small-sized competitors in the Gulf States Drilling Region (including off-shore drilling in the Gulf of MexicoMexico) and adjacent areas which have extensive operational histories, experienced oil and gas industry management, established market share, profitable operations, and extensive potential oil and gas fields or leases to exploit and the cash or funding resources to explore new oil and gas fields as well as fully exploit existing oil fields.  There is also an established oil and gas production industry in northern Alaska and in North Dakota and western Canada (where fracking has been producing petroleum since 1940s.  Whilemade available significant oil and gas reserves in shale formations). Barrister cannot match the peakresources, whether financial, technical, manpower, size of proven crude oil reserves, and distribution channels, of its competition in the Gulf States Drilling Region or elsewhere.  Barrister’s current oil production is not sufficient to concern or attract the attention of competitors, which allows Barrister to operate as a small provider of oil without competitive pressures.  If we significantly increase oil production, we will face increasing competition from other small independent oil producers selling limited amounts of oil. Any increase in Alabama wascompetitive pressures will require investment in a full-time marketing effort by the 1980s, accordingCompany. 




Government Regulation

We are subject to a number of federal, state, and local laws and other requirements relating to the U.S. Departmentoil and natural gas operations.  These laws and regulations affecting the oil and natural gas industry is under constant review for amendment or expansion. Some of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.  Asthese requirements carry substantial penalties for failure to comply. The regulatory burden on the oil and natural gas industry increases our cost of 2020, Alabama was ranked 20th among the states indoing business and, consequently, can affect our profitability.

Regulation of Drilling and Production

 The production of oil and natural gas combined,is subject to regulation under a wide range of local, state, and is producing oil at an annual rate of 3.2 millions of barrels of oil (based on 9,000 barrels a day as of June 2020).  Alabama's major oilfederal statutes, rules, orders and gas-producing regions are locatedregulations. Federal, state, and local statutes and regulations require permits for drilling operations, drilling bonds and reports concerning operations. The trend in the western and southwestern part of the state.   

The Smackover Trend.  The Smackover trend is a belt of carbonate, evaporite, and clastic rocks of Late Jurassic age that rims the Gulf Coast of the United States from Texas, up to Arkansas, throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Southwest Alabama, and all the way to the Florida panhandle.  Stratigraphic and geochemical data indicate that the oil and gas were generated from algal-rich lime mudstones.  It was named after the Smackover oil field, which was discovered in Union County, Arkansas, in 1937.   

Current Drilling on Barrister Energy Drill Region.  There are three wells in the Barrister Energy Drill Region, which have produced oil and gas since 1996. Currently, two wells are in production, and one is used as a saltwater disposal well. We own approximately 95% working interest with a 79% net revenue interest as of June 1, 2019, the acquisition date for Barrister.  The two producers are Nall 16-3 #1 and the Nettles 9-12 #1.

The historical 8/8th production (gross production) of these oil wells for the fiscal years 1996 – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 are summarized in the table below.

Barrister DRILL REGION PRODUCTION

Nall 16-3 #1 and Nettle 9-12 #1

Year

8/8th Total Oil Produced (bbl)

Total Gas Produced (mcf)

1996 – 2015 *

225,300

53,175

2016 *

1,335

-

2017 *

4,371

-

2018 *

2,919

-

2019 *

1,397

-

Total

235,322

53,175

* Historical production prior to the acquisition of rights by COJAX.

Disclosure of Reserves: Summary of Oil and Gas Reserves at December 31, 2019.The table below summarizes the oil-equivalent proved reserves in each geographic area and by product type for consolidated subsidiaries. The Company has reported proved reserves based on the average of the first day-of-the-month price for each month during the last 12-month period. Gas is converted to an oil-equivalent basis at six million cubic feet per



one thousand barrels. No significant discovery or other favorable or adverse event has occurred since December 31, 2019, that would cause a substantial change in the estimated proved reserves as of that date.  

Crude

Natural Gas

Synthetic

Natural

Oil-Equivalent 

Oil

Liquids

Bitumen

Oil

Gas

Basis

(bbls)

(bbls)

(bbls)

(bbls)

(cubic ft)

(bbls)

Proved Reserves

Developed

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

127,520

-

-

-

-

127,520

Total Consolidated

127,520

-

-

-

-

127,520

Undeveloped

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

2,978,136

-

-

-

-

2,978,136

Total Consolidated

2,978,136

-

-

-

-

2,978,136

Total Proved Reserves

3,105,656

-

-

-

-

3,105,656

Proved Undeveloped Reserves 

At December 31, 2019, approximately 2,978,136 oil-equivalent barrels (“OEB”) of Barrister Oil Rights are proved reserves were classified as proved undeveloped. This classification represents 95 percent of the 3,105,656 OEB reported in proved reserves.

Oil and Gas Production, Production Prices and Production Costs 

Oil and Gas Production 

The table below summarizes production by final product sold and by geographic area for the last four years. 

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

 

(8/8th barrels of oil produced at year-end)

Crude oil and natural gas liquids production

Crude Oil

NGL

Crude Oil

NGL

Crude Oil

NGL

Crude Oil

NGL

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

1,397 

- 

2,919 

- 

4,371 

- 

1,335 

- 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

1,397 

- 

2,919 

- 

4,371 

- 

1,335 

- 

Total crude oil & natural gas liquids production

1,397 

- 

2,919 

- 

4,371 

- 

1,335 

- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bitumen production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic oil production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Total liquids production

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8/8th barrels of oil produced at year-end)

Natural gas production available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



United States

-

-

-

-

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

Total natural gas production available for sale

-

-

-

-

(thousands of oil-equivalent barrels at year-end)

Oil-equivalent production

-

-

-

-

Production Prices and Production Costs. The table below summarizes average production prices and average production costs by geographic area and by product type for the last three years. 

United States

Total

During 2019

Consolidated Subsidiaries

Average production prices

Crude oil, per barrel

58.88

58.88

NGL, per barrel

-

-

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

-

-

Bitumen, per barrel

-

-

Synthetic oil, per barrel

-

-

Average production costs, per oil-equivalent barrel – total

32.13

32.13

Average production costs, per barrel – bitumen

-

-

Average production costs, per barrel - synthetic oil

-

-

During 2018

Consolidated Subsidiaries

Average production prices

Crude oil, per barrel

66.06

66.06

NGL, per barrel

-

-

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

-

-

Bitumen, per barrel

-

-

Synthetic oil, per barrel

-

-

Average production costs, per oil-equivalent barrel – total

33.45

33.45

Average production costs, per barrel – bitumen

-

-

Average production costs, per barrel - synthetic oil

-

-

During 2017

Consolidated Subsidiaries

Average production prices

Crude oil, per barrel

59.52

59.52

NGL, per barrel

-

-

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

-

-

Bitumen, per barrel

-

-

Synthetic oil, per barrel

-

-

Average production costs, per oil-equivalent barrel – total

40.37

40.37

Average production costs, per barrel – bitumen

-

-

Average production costs, per barrel - synthetic oil

-

-

Average production prices have been calculated by using sales quantities from Barrister’s production as the divisor. Average production costs have been computed by using net production quantities for the divisor. The volumes of crude oil and natural gas regulation has been to increase regulatory restrictions and limitations on such activities. Any changes in, or more stringent enforcement of, these laws and regulations may result in delays or restrictions in permitting or development of projects or more stringent or costly construction, drilling, water management or completion activities or waste handling, storage, transport, remediation, or disposal emission or discharge requirements which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. For example, on January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration placed a 60-day moratorium on new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal land, and on January 27, 2021, the Department of Interior acting pursuant to a Presidential Executive Order suspended the federal oil and gas leasing program indefinitely. The Biden Administration has also announced that it intends to review the Trump Administration’s 2017 repeal of the 2015 rule regulating hydraulic fracturing activities in federal land under the Presidential Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. While we do not have a significant federal lands acreage position at 240 net acres, these actions could have a material adverse effect on the Company and our industry.

Currently, all of our properties and operations are in Alabama, which has regulations governing conservation matters, such as the unitization or pooling of oil and natural gas properties, the establishment of maximum allowable rates of production from oil and natural gas wells, the regulation of well spacing, and plugging and abandonment of wells. The effect of these regulations is to limit the amount of oil and natural gas that we can produce from our wells and to limit the number of wells or the locations at which we can drill, although we can apply for exceptions to such regulations or to have reductions in well spacing. Moreover, both Alabama imposes a production or severance tax with respect to the production and sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) production used for this computation are shownwithin their jurisdictions. The failure to comply with these rules and regulations can result in substantial penalties. Our competitors in the oil and natural gas industry are subject to the same regulatory requirements and restrictions that affect our operations.

Regulation of Transportation of Oil

Sales of crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids are not currently regulated and are made at negotiated prices; however, Congress could reenact price controls in the future. Our sales of crude oil are affected by the availability, terms, and cost of transportation. The transportation of oil in common carrier pipelines is also subject to rate regulation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or the FERC, regulates interstate oil pipeline transportation rates under the Interstate Commerce Act. Intrastate oil pipeline transportation rates are subject to regulation by state regulatory commissions. The basis for intrastate oil pipeline regulation, and the degree of regulatory oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate oil pipeline rates, varies from state to state. Insofar as effective interstate and intrastate rates are equally applicable to all comparable shippers, we believe that the regulation of oil transportation rates will not affect our operations in any way that is of material difference from those of our competitors. Further, interstate, and intrastate common carrier oil pipelines must provide service on a non-discriminatory basis. Under this open access standard, common carriers must offer service to all shippers requesting service on the same terms and under the same rates. When oil pipelines operate at full capacity, access is governed by pro-rationing provisions set forth in the pipelines’ published tariffs. Accordingly, we believe that access to oil pipeline transportation services generally will be available to us to the same extent as to our competitors.

 




production table. The volumesRegulation of Transportation and Sale of Natural Gas

Historically, the transportation and sale for resale of natural gas used in interstate commerce have been regulated pursuant to the calculation areNatural Gas Act of 1938, the production volumesNatural Gas Policy Act of 1978 and regulations issued under those Acts by the FERC. In the past, the federal government has regulated the prices at which natural gas could be sold. While sales by producers of natural gas available for sale and are also shown. Thecan currently be made at uncontrolled market prices, Congress could reenact price controls in the future.

Since 1985, the FERC has endeavored to make natural gas availabletransportation more accessible to natural gas buyers and sellers on an open and non-discriminatory basis. The FERC has stated that open access policies are necessary to improve the competitive structure of the interstate natural gas pipeline industry and to create a regulatory framework that will put natural gas sellers into more direct contractual relations with natural gas buyers by, among other things, unbundling the sale of natural gas from the sale of transportation and storage services. Although the FERC’s orders do not directly regulate natural gas producers, they are intended to foster increased competition within all phases of the natural gas industry. We cannot accurately predict whether the FERC’s actions will achieve the goal of increasing competition in markets in which our natural gas is sold. Therefore, we cannot provide any assurance that the less stringent regulatory approach established by the FERC will continue. However, we do not believe that any action taken will affect us in a way that materially differs from the way it affects other natural gas producers.

Intrastate natural gas transportation is subject to regulation by state regulatory agencies. The basis for sale volumes may be differentintrastate regulation of natural gas transportation and the degree of regulatory oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate natural gas pipeline rates and services varies from state to state. Insofar as such regulation within a particular state will generally affect all intrastate natural gas shippers within the state on a comparable basis, we believe that the regulation of similarly situated intrastate natural gas transportation in any states in which we operate and ship natural gas on an intrastate basis will not affect our operations in any way that is of material difference from those shown in the reserves table in the “Oil and Gas Reserves” part of the “Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities” portion of the Financial Sections of this report due to volumes consumed or flared. Gas is converted to an oil-equivalent basis at six million cubic feet per one thousand barrels.  

Oil and Gas Properties, Wells, Operations, and Acreage 

Gross and Net Productive Wells 

Year-End 2019

Year-End 2018

Year-End 2017

Oil 

Gas 

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross and Net Productive Wells

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

Total gross and net productive wells

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

There were 3 gross, and 1.8 net operated wells at December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017. 

Gross and Net Developed Acreage 

Year-End 2019

Year-End 2018

Year-End 2017

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

(acres)

Gross and Net Developed Acreage

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

370

352

370

352

370

352

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

370

352

370

352

370

352

Total gross and net developed acreage

370

352

370

352

370

352

Separate acreage data for oil and gas are not maintained because, in many instances, both are produced from the same acreage. our competitors.

 

 Gross and Net Undeveloped Acreage

Year-End 2019

Year-End 2018

Year-End 2017

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

(acres)

Gross and Net Undeveloped Acreage

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

700

700

2,992

2,244

2,992

2,244

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

700

700

2.992

2,244

2,992

2,244

Total gross and net undeveloped acreage

700

700

2,992

2,244

2,992

2,244

Separate acreage data for oil and gas are not maintained because, in many instances, both are produced from the same acreage. 



Barrister’s investment in developed and undeveloped acreage is comprised of numerous leases. The terms and conditions under which Barrister maintains exploration and production rights to the acreage are property-specific, contractually defined, and vary significantly from property to property. Work programs are designed to ensure that the exploration potential of any property is thoroughly evaluated before expiration. In some instances, Barrister may elect to relinquish acreage in advance of the contractual expiration date if the evaluation process is complete, and there is not a business basis for the extension. In cases where additional time may be required to evaluate acreage fully, Barrister has generally been successful in obtaining extensions. The scheduled expiration of leases and concessions for undeveloped acreage over the next three years is not expected to have a material adverse impact on Barrister. Oil Rights

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK AND CAPITALIZATION

Capital Stock. The aggregate numberDescription of shares of capital stock which CoJax has authority to issue is 350,000,000 shares, divided into two classes consisting of (1) 50,000,000 shares of serial Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”);Barrister Oil Properties and (2) 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock with the par value of $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”)Oil Production Operations.  CoJax has authorized 500,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, (“Series A Preferred Stock”) under its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.

Common Stock. No Pre-Emptive and No Cumulative Voting Rights. There are no pre-emptive or cumulative voting rights for the Common Stock.  

 

Voting Rights.  Each shareThe Company currently has a leased land package of the Common Stockapproximately 700 acres in Southwest Alabama, in one contiguous land package.  It also has one (1) vote per share on all matters requiring or presentedtwo producing wells, a saltwater disposal well, a three-mile gas transmission line along with gathering systems, and storage tanks for a shareholder vote. Voting rights of any series of Preferred Stock will be determined when and if a series of Preferred Stock is authorized by the Board and approved by the shareholders.approximately 1,500 barrels.   

 

Dividends. The right to dividends for the issued shares of Common Stock are subordinate to the dividend distribution rights of any series of the Preferred Stock, unless an authorized series of Preferred Stock provides otherwise.   

Return of Capital on Liquidation.   Holders of Common Stock will be entitled to the distribution of the balance of any assets available for distribution among the Common Stockholders ratably according to the Common Stock held by them respectively pro rata to their nominal amount, subject to the rights of the Preferred Stock shareholders, on a return of capital on a liquidation, reduction of capital or otherwise (other than on a repurchase of shares).  

Amendment of Governing Documents.  Under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may be amended only if adopted and declared advisable by the board of directors and approved by a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote and the bylaws may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote and may, if so provided in the certificate of incorporation, also be amended by the board of directors.  

Issued Shares. Jeffrey Guzy purchased one share of Common Stock for $2.00 on November 1, 2017, as part of the initial capitalization of the Company and as a founding shareholder and organizer of the Company.  The issuance of the one share was exempt from registration or qualification under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Section 13.1-514b(10) of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. As of September 2, 2020, there is one (1) share of Common Stock issued and outstanding, and we have one stockholder of record.  Upon consummation of the Exchange, we will have 3,650,001 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. If all Shares are sold under this Offering, CoJax will have 9,650,001 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.  There are no shares of Preferred Stock (including Series A Preferred Stock) issued as of the date of this prospectus.

Stock Options.  As of the date of this filing, we have not granted and have no granted stock options to purchase shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company.   CoJax may sell 50,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock to Jeffrey Guzy in October 2020 as part of his incentive compensation and in lieu of deferred cash compensation.  

Preferred Stock.  The authorized shares of Preferred Stock are serial, blank check preferred stock.  The CoJax Board of Directors may determine the designation, rights, preferences, authorized shares, and obligations of each series of Preferred Stock. The creation of a series of Preferred Stock requires an amendment to the CoJax articles of incorporation that is filed and accepted by the Virginia State Corporation Commission.  



Series A Preferred Stock.

On January 23, 2020, CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, a Virginia corporation, (“Company”)the Company amended its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to authorize and create thecreated and authorized 50,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  Five hundred thousand shares of Series A Stock are authorized.  The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are: 

1.(i) not entitled to dividends; 

2.(ii) convertible on demand of holder to, and upon occurrence of a merger or other significant corporate transaction into, 10 shares of Company Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, (“Common Stock”);   

3.Stock; (iii) entitled to a one cent1% per share liquidation dividend with preference over liquidation distribution to shares of Common Stock; and 

4.(iv) entitled to one vote per share on all matters presented for shareholderstockholders approval and vote with the shares of Common Stock as a single class of voting securities, except for the following corporate actions that require a separate approval of holders of shares of Series A Stock musts approve by at least simplea majority vote any of the following corporate transactions:vote: (a) to alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock so as tothat can materially and adversely affect such shares; (b) to amend the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of the Corporation in a manner which materially and adversely affects the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock; or (c) to create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue shares  of, any additional class or series of capital stock or other securities, unless the same ranks junior to or equal to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or  winding up of the Corporation and the payment of dividends or other payments or distributions.   On




January 4, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy, our Chief Executive Officer and 10,000 shares of Series A convertible stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman, the Chief Financial Officers.  Each share of Series A Stock is convertible at the option of the holder to ten (10) shares of Common Stock.

Warrants, Options and Other Convertible Securities

As of June 23, 2021, the Company did not issue warrants or options to purchase shares of Common Stock. Except for the 30,000 Series A Preferred Stock, convertible into 300,000 shares of Common Stock, the Company does not have any outstanding securities that may be converted into shares of Common Stock.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Equity Stock Transfer LLC, with an address of 237 W 37th St. Suite 602, New York, NY 10018, and telephone number: 212.575.5757.

Virginia anti-takeover statutesAnti-Takeover Statutes

Affiliated transactions statute. Virginia law contains provisions governing affiliated transactions. In general, these provisions prohibit a Virginia corporation from engaging in affiliated transactions with any holder of more than 10 percent of any class of its outstanding voting shares, or an interested shareholder,stockholder, for a period of three years following the date that such person became an interested shareholderstockholder unless:  

·(i) a majority of (but not(not fewer than two) disinterested directors of the corporation and the holders of two-thirds of the voting shares, other than the shares beneficially owned by the interested shareholder,stockholder, approve the affiliated transaction; or 

·(ii) before or on the date the person became an interested shareholder,stockholder, a majority of disinterested directors approved the transaction that resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested shareholder.   

stockholder.   Affiliated transactions subject to this approval requirement include mergers, share exchanges, material dispositions of corporate assets not in the ordinary course of business, any dissolution of the corporation proposed by or on behalf of an interested shareholder or any reclassification, including reverse stock splits, recapitalizations or mergers of the corporation with its subsidiaries, which increases the percentage of voting shares owned beneficially by an interested shareholder by more than five percent.

 

Virginia law permitsUnder the VSCA, a corporation can elect to exempt itselfbe exempted from this statutory provision by placing a statement to that effect in its articles of incorporation and exempts certain corporations from the affiliated transaction statutory provision. While Our articlesArticles of incorporationIncorporation do not specifically address thecontain this specific exemption from this Virginia statute regarding affiliated transactions; therefore, CoJax would be subject to this provision, except CoJaxtransactions, the Company qualifies for a statutory exemption from this statutory provision under Virginia law because we areit is a publicpublicly traded corporation with less than 300 shareholders.

 

Control share acquisitions statute.Virginia law also permits a corporation to exempt itself from this statutory provision by placing a statement to that effect in its articles of incorporation. We have adopted an amendment tosuch exemption in our amended and restated articlesArticles of incorporation to exempt us from this statutory provision.Incorporation. 

 

The Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990. The SEC has also adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocksDESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Overview

We are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quotedan early-stage corporation seeking to become an independent energy company focused on the NASDAQ system, provided thatacquisition and subsequent exploitation and development of crude oil in the exchange or system provides current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities).  

Gulf States Drill Region.  The Shares offered by this prospectus constitute penny stockCompany was incorporated on November 13, 2017, under the Exchange Act. The Shares will remain penny stocks for the foreseeable future. The classification of penny stock makes it more difficult for a broker-dealer



who is willing to trade penny stocks to sell the stock into a secondary market, which makes it more difficult for a purchaser to liquidate purchaser’s investment. Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser to sell his or her Shares will be subject to Rules 15g-1 through 15g-10laws of the Exchange Act. Rather than creating a needCommonwealth of Virginia to comply with those rules, some broker-dealers will refuse to attempt to sell penny stock. Many broker-dealers have a policy not to accept for deposit or trade penny stocks.

The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exemptacquire, fund, and operate oil exploration and production from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission, which:

·contains a description of the nature and level of riskassets in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading;   

·contains a description of the broker’s or dealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of the Exchange Act;   

·contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including “bid” and “ask” prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price;   

·contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions;   

·defines significant terms in the disclosure document or the conduct of trading penny stocks; and   

·contains such other information and is in such form (including language, type, size, and format) as the SEC shall require by rule or regulation.   

The broker-dealer also must provide, before effecting any transaction in a penny stock, to the customer:

·the bid and offer quotations for the penny stock;   

·the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction;   

·the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and   

·monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account.   

The SEC penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements willGulf States Drill Region. We have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock because it will be subject to these penny stock rules.

There is no public market for the Sharesrevenue-generating operations as of the date of this prospectus. IfThe Company operates through Barrister, its wholly owned subsidiary which business we acquired in November 2020 upon the consummation of the Acquisition.  We intend to acquire assignments of hydrocarbon revenues and underlying oil and gas exploration and production rights.




Market Opportunity

We believe that we can establish a public market developsprofitable niche in crude oil production due to the quality of the light sweet crude oil produced from the Gulf States Region, which is cheaper to refine than crude oil from other regions of the U.S. and Canada, especially the “dirty” crude oil extracted from North Dakota and Western Canada oil fields using shale fracking.  This optimism is due in part to the increasing percentage of worldwide crude oil production from the U.S.  According to a 2017 study by Louisiana State University: “During this past decade, not only did the U.S. experience historical increases in oil and gas production, but it was one of the only countries in the world experiencing large increases in production. This is because these horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques used to extract resources from shale geological formations were discovered and perfected in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S.

Business Strategies

Our long-term objective is to create shareholder value by identifying and assembling a portfolio of low-risk crude oil production assets with attractive economic profiles, and our short-term objective is the leveraging of the technical and managerial expertise of our proposed contractor operations team to deliver consistently profitable results from existing oil wells. Our geographical focus is the Gulf States Region due to its light grade oil which is cheaper to process than other forms of crude oil and due to the ability to tap oil reserves without fracking.  

Competitive Strengths

Use of Contractors.  

Barrister has highly experienced principals who have significant prior experience in oil and gas production in the Gulf States Drilling Region.  We are relying upon the experience of the former owners of Barrister in the initial phases of implementing the business plan.  The Company believes that the use of contractors will allow us to engage experienced personnel to manage day-to-day operations without incurring the additional overhead imposed by full-time employees and will provide flexibility in engaging operational personnel.  Currently we engage COP as a contractor to operate the limited oil and gas production drilling and storage operations for the Shares, InvestorsBarrister Oil Rights and to manage Barrister’s drilling operations.  We also engaged Jeffrey Delancey, our former Chief Executive Officer, who purchase Shares mayis currently is taking the lead on the part-time management of Barrister. Mr. Delancey has over twenty-nine years of direct oilfield operating experience.  He also has extensive experience with operations and administration in an independent oil and gas production company and relies on contract operators to provide experienced personnel to handle all essential crude oil production on a day-to-day basis for Barrister.   The use of contractors it is deemed the most efficient and cost-effective means of operations for a small independent oil and gas production company and is designed to allow the Company to use experienced oil drilling and production personnel without the high overhead costs of hiring personnel as employees of the Company. With adequate funding, the Company intends to employ this teaming model strategy to help attract and retain experienced oil industry engineering and production personnel to identify drill sites and then efficiently operate those wells to produce oil at an above average industry rate of efficiency in the Gulf States region.

Focus on Underexploited Oil Leases and Rights.  

The Company will target oil leases and rights similar to Barrister as possible future acquisitions.  The latest “Certified SEC Reserves Analysis and Valuation Study and Report”, prepared by NOVA Resource Incorporated, dated November 2, 2020, shows oil reserves and existing producing wells but has not been fully exploited with deep drilling rigs.  CoJax is seeking underexploited oil leases and rights in the Gulf States Drilling Region with reserve reports and one or more drilling rigs, even if exploratory or not deep drilling rigs, which taken together indicate that the oil leases and rights have difficulty selling their Sharespotential, substantial oil production capability – substantial for a small independent oil production company.  CoJax does not seek oil leases and rights with productive deep drilling rigs as those properties often require funding or depositingworking capital beyond CoJax’s current means and projected future funding and working capital. Generally, the Shares




oil fields in brokerage accounts.the southern part of the Gulf States Drilling Region are less expensive to drill due to nature of rock strata and depth of the oil reserves.  Barrister is in the southern part of the Gulf States Drilling Region. CoJax will seek acquisitions that can be obtained for stock or other securities or under an earn out arrangement and prefers acquiring companies which hold oil leases and rights rather than acquiring individual oil leases and rights.  CoJax’s preference is to acquire companies with several oil leases and rights as opposed to acquiring individual oil leases and rights.  The acquisition of a company has the perceived advantages of acquiring several oil leases and rights and existing drilling operations with in-place management in a single transaction along with possibly reduced due diligence costs and more expeditious closing of the transaction.

Our Growth Strategy

 

Stock Transfer AgentOur teaming approach is also designed to facilitate rapid growth by bringing necessary expertise into operations from available contractors.  Our ability to realize profitability from oil production depends on success of deep drill wells, engaging necessary operations expertise and market price for crude oil remaining at attractive per-barrel levels, which we believe is $50 or more per barrel. If we have adequate funding and/or sufficient cash flow, then we may seek to drill for oil in other assignee or leasehold interests or, alternatively, in oil and gas assignee or leasehold interests or properties owned by our potential affiliates or teaming partners.

Through established networks of contacts, the Company markets its crude oil production, whether current or future, on a month-to-month basis. If production of oil increases from the Barrister Oil Rights, CoJax-Barrister will have to expand the marketing efforts by engaging a person or firm to seek out new customers for the oil production in case the current customer base of Barrister is unable or unwilling to purchase increased oil production. The cost means and extent of any enhanced future marketing effort will depend on the amount of increased oil production, the then current market for oil and the potential customer base for the oil production. If the existing customer base will not purchase increased oil production, then the engagement of a dedicated marketing person who engages in direct marketing, by telephone and internet, of potential customers for oil production may be required for sale of any future increase of oil production.

Competition

 The Company is undercapitalized to properly exploit Barrister’s existing oil properties or acquire new oil and gas properties for exploitation. These oil properties were acquired by Barrister in June 2019, and since that time, Barrister has not expanded the production, acquired new oil properties, or improved operations.  The Company has insufficient cash flow or funding to grow its core business operations.  As such, the Company id not an active competitor or commercial presence even among local, small independent oil producers. Additional funding will be required to not only increase oil production but also to enhance distribution and marketing efforts. 

There are many large, medium, and small-sized competitors in the Gulf States Drilling Region (including off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico) and adjacent areas which have extensive operational histories, experienced oil and gas industry management, established market share, profitable operations, and extensive potential oil and gas fields or leases to exploit and the cash or funding resources to explore new oil and gas fields as well as fully exploit existing oil fields.  There is also an established oil and gas production industry in northern Alaska and in North Dakota and western Canada (where fracking has made available significant oil and gas reserves in shale formations). Southern Stock TransferBarrister cannot match the resources, whether financial, technical, manpower, size of proven crude oil reserves, and distribution channels, of its competition in the Gulf States Drilling Region or elsewhere.  Barrister’s current oil production is not sufficient to concern or attract the attention of competitors, which allows Barrister to operate as a small provider of oil without competitive pressures.  If we significantly increase oil production, we will face increasing competition from other small independent oil producers selling limited amounts of oil. Any increase in competitive pressures will require investment in a full-time marketing effort by the Company. 




Government Regulation

We are subject to a number of federal, state, and local laws and other requirements relating to the oil and natural gas operations.  These laws and regulations affecting the oil and natural gas industry is under constant review for amendment or expansion. Some of these requirements carry substantial penalties for failure to comply. The regulatory burden on the oil and natural gas industry increases our cost of doing business and, consequently, can affect our profitability.

Regulation of Drilling and Production

 The production of oil and natural gas is subject to regulation under a wide range of local, state, and federal statutes, rules, orders and regulations. Federal, state, and local statutes and regulations require permits for drilling operations, drilling bonds and reports concerning operations. The trend in oil and natural gas regulation has been to increase regulatory restrictions and limitations on such activities. Any changes in, or more stringent enforcement of, these laws and regulations may result in delays or restrictions in permitting or development of projects or more stringent or costly construction, drilling, water management or completion activities or waste handling, storage, transport, remediation, or disposal emission or discharge requirements which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. For example, on January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration placed a 60-day moratorium on new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal land, and on January 27, 2021, the Department of Interior acting pursuant to a Presidential Executive Order suspended the federal oil and gas leasing program indefinitely. The Biden Administration has also announced that it intends to review the Trump Administration’s 2017 repeal of the 2015 rule regulating hydraulic fracturing activities in federal land under the Presidential Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. While we do not have a significant federal lands acreage position at 240 net acres, these actions could have a material adverse effect on the Company locatedand our industry.

Currently, all of our properties and operations are in Alabama, which has regulations governing conservation matters, such as the unitization or pooling of oil and natural gas properties, the establishment of maximum allowable rates of production from oil and natural gas wells, the regulation of well spacing, and plugging and abandonment of wells. The effect of these regulations is to limit the amount of oil and natural gas that we can produce from our wells and to limit the number of wells or the locations at 1899 Lake Road, Suite 210, Hiram, Georgia 30141, iswhich we can drill, although we can apply for exceptions to such regulations or to have reductions in well spacing. Moreover, both Alabama imposes a production or severance tax with respect to the registrarproduction and stock transfer agent for CoJax.  sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids within their jurisdictions. The failure to comply with these rules and regulations can result in substantial penalties. Our competitors in the oil and natural gas industry are subject to the same regulatory requirements and restrictions that affect our operations.

 

ListingRegulation of Transportation of Oil:

Sales of crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids are not currently regulated and are made at negotiated prices; however, Congress could reenact price controls in the future. Our sales of crude oil are affected by the availability, terms, and cost of transportation. The transportation of oil in common stockcarrier pipelines is also subject to rate regulation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or the FERC, regulates interstate oil pipeline transportation rates under the Interstate Commerce Act. Intrastate oil pipeline transportation rates are subject to regulation by state regulatory commissions. The basis for intrastate oil pipeline regulation, and the degree of regulatory oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate oil pipeline rates, varies from state to state. Insofar as effective interstate and intrastate rates are equally applicable to all comparable shippers, we believe that the regulation of oil transportation rates will not affect our operations in any way that is of material difference from those of our competitors. Further, interstate, and intrastate common carrier oil pipelines must provide service on a non-discriminatory basis. Under this open access standard, common carriers must offer service to all shippers requesting service on the same terms and under the same rates. When oil pipelines operate at full capacity, access is governed by pro-rationing provisions set forth in the pipelines’ published tariffs. Accordingly, we believe that access to oil pipeline transportation services generally will be available to us to the same extent as to our competitors.




Regulation of Transportation and Sale of Natural Gas

Historically, the transportation and sale for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce have been regulated pursuant to the Natural Gas Act of 1938, the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 and regulations issued under those Acts by the FERC. In the past, the federal government has regulated the prices at which natural gas could be sold. While sales by producers of natural gas can currently be made at uncontrolled market prices, Congress could reenact price controls in the future.

Since 1985, the FERC has endeavored to make natural gas transportation more accessible to natural gas buyers and sellers on an open and non-discriminatory basis. The FERC has stated that open access policies are necessary to improve the competitive structure of the interstate natural gas pipeline industry and to create a regulatory framework that will put natural gas sellers into more direct contractual relations with natural gas buyers by, among other things, unbundling the sale of natural gas from the sale of transportation and storage services. Although the FERC’s orders do not directly regulate natural gas producers, they are intended to foster increased competition within all phases of the natural gas industry. We cannot accurately predict whether the FERC’s actions will achieve the goal of increasing competition in markets in which our natural gas is sold. Therefore, we cannot provide any assurance that the less stringent regulatory approach established by the FERC will continue. However, we do not believe that any action taken will affect us in a way that materially differs from the way it affects other natural gas producers.

Intrastate natural gas transportation is subject to regulation by state regulatory agencies. The basis for intrastate regulation of natural gas transportation and the degree of regulatory oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate natural gas pipeline rates and services varies from state to state. Insofar as such regulation within a particular state will generally affect all intrastate natural gas shippers within the state on a comparable basis, we believe that the regulation of similarly situated intrastate natural gas transportation in any states in which we operate and ship natural gas on an intrastate basis will not affect our operations in any way that is of material difference from those of our competitors.

Barrister Oil Rights

Description of Barrister Oil Properties and Oil Production Operations.

The Company currently has a leased land package of approximately 700 acres in Southwest Alabama, in one contiguous land package.  It also has two producing wells, a saltwater disposal well, a three-mile gas transmission line along with gathering systems, and storage tanks for approximately 1,500 barrels.   

Reserve Value.  A certified SEC Reserves Analysis and Valuation Study, prepared by NOVA Resource Incorporated, dated November 2, 2020, stated that Barrister has a PV-10 net Reserve Value of approximately $33.975 million. This report includes assumptions of PADD3 Gulf Coast Pricing of $45.66 per barrel of Light Louisiana Sweet, and for Proved Un-Developed reserves of five additional wells that remain to be drilled on the existing acreage.

Energy Production in Alabama.  The State of Alabama is located in the Southeastern United States alongside the Gulf of Mexico and has been producing petroleum since 1940s.  While the peak of oil production in Alabama was in the 1980s, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.  As of 2020, Alabama was ranked 20th among the states in production of oil and natural gas combined and is producing oil at an annual rate of 3.2 million barrels of oil (based on 9,000 barrels a day as of June 2020).  Alabama's major oil and gas-producing regions are in the western and southwestern part of the state.   

The Smackover Trend.  The Smackover trend is a belt of carbonate, evaporite, and clastic rocks of Late Jurassic age that rims the Gulf Coast of the United States from Texas, up to Arkansas, throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Southwest Alabama, and all the way to the Florida panhandle.  Stratigraphic and geochemical data indicate that the oil and gas were generated from algal-rich lime mudstones.  It was named after the Smackover oil field, which was discovered in Union County, Arkansas, in 1937.   




Current Drilling on Barrister Energy Drill Region.  There are three wells in the Barrister Energy Drill Region, which have produced oil and gas since 1996. Currently, two of these three wells are in production, and one well is used as a saltwater disposal well. We own approximately 95% working interest with a 79% net revenue interest as of June 1, 2019, the acquisition date for Barrister.  The two producers are Nall 16-3 #1 and the Nettles 9-12 #1.

The historical 8/8th production (gross production) of these oil wells for the fiscal years 1996 – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 are summarized in the table below.

Barrister DRILL REGION PRODUCTION

Nall 16-3 #1 and Nettle 9-12 #1

Year

8/8th Total Oil Produced (bbl)

Total Gas Produced (mcf)

1996 – 2015 *

225,300

53,175

2016 *

1,335

-

2017 *

4,371

-

2018 *

2,919

-

2019 *

1,397

-

2020 **

183

-

Total

235,505

53,175

* Historical production prior to the acquisition of rights by CoJax.

** Current production and historical production prior to the acquisition of rights by CoJax and post acquisition.

Disclosure of Reserves: Summary of Oil and Gas Reserves at December 31, 2020.The table below summarizes the oil-equivalent proved reserves in each geographic area and by product type for consolidated subsidiaries. The Company has reported proved reserves based on the average of the first day-of-the-month price for each month during the last 12-month period. Gas is converted to an oil-equivalent basis at six million cubic feet per one thousand barrels. No significant discovery or other favorable or adverse event has occurred since December 31, 2020, that would cause a substantial change in the estimated proved reserves as of that date.  

Crude

Natural Gas

Synthetic

Natural

Oil-Equivalent 

Oil

Liquids

Bitumen

Oil

Gas

Basis

(bbls)

(bbls)

(bbls)

(bbls)

(cubic ft)

(bbls)

Proved Reserves

Developed

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

127,520

-

-

-

-

127,520

Total Consolidated

127,520

-

-

-

-

127,520

Undeveloped

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

2,978,136

-

-

-

-

2,978,136

Total Consolidated

2,978,136

-

-

-

-

2,978,136

Total Proved Reserves

3,105,656

-

-

-

-

3,105,656




Proved Undeveloped Reserves 

At December 31, 2020, approximately 2,978,136 oil-equivalent barrels (“OEB”) of Barrister Oil Rights are proved reserves were classified as proved undeveloped. This classification represents 95 percent of the 3,105,656 OEB reported in proved reserves.

Oil and Gas Production, Production Prices and Production Costs 

Oil and Gas Production 

The table below summarizes production by final product sold and by geographic area for the last four years. 

 

2020

2019

2018

2017

 

(8/8th barrels of oil produced at year-end)

Crude oil and natural gas liquids production

Crude Oil

NGL

Crude Oil

NGL

Crude Oil

NGL

Crude Oil

NGL

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

183 

- 

1,397 

- 

2,919 

- 

4,371 

- 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

183 

- 

1,397 

- 

2,919 

- 

4,371 

- 

Total crude oil & natural gas liquids production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bitumen production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic oil production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Total liquids production

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8/8th barrels of oil produced at year-end)

Natural gas production available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total natural gas production available for sale

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

 

(thousands of oil-equivalent barrels at year-end)

Oil-equivalent production

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Production Prices and Production Costs. The table below summarizes average production prices and average production costs by geographic area and by product type for the last three years. 

United States

Total

During 2020

Consolidated Subsidiaries

Average production prices




Crude oil, per barrel

45.66

45..66

NGL, per barrel

-

-

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

-

-

Bitumen, per barrel

-

-

Synthetic oil, per barrel

-

-

Average production costs, per oil-equivalent barrel – total

32.13

32.13

Average production costs, per barrel – bitumen

-

-

Average production costs, per barrel - synthetic oil

-

-

During 2019

Consolidated Subsidiaries

Average production prices

Crude oil, per barrel

58.88

58.88

NGL, per barrel

-

-

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

-

-

Bitumen, per barrel

-

-

Synthetic oil, per barrel

-

-

Average production costs, per oil-equivalent barrel – total

32.13

32.13

Average production costs, per barrel – bitumen

-

-

Average production costs, per barrel - synthetic oil

-

-

During 2018

Consolidated Subsidiaries

Average production prices

Crude oil, per barrel

66.06

66.06

NGL, per barrel

-

-

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

-

-

Bitumen, per barrel

-

-

Synthetic oil, per barrel

-

-

Average production costs, per oil-equivalent barrel – total

33.45

33.45

Average production costs, per barrel – bitumen

-

-

Average production costs, per barrel - synthetic oil

-

-

Average production prices have been calculated by using sales quantities from Barrister’s production as the divisor. Average production costs have been computed by using net production quantities for the divisor. The volumes of crude oil and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) production used for this computation are shown in the oil and gas production table. The volumes of natural gas used in the calculation are the production volumes of natural gas available for sale and are also shown. The natural gas available for sale volumes may be different from those shown in the reserves table in the “Oil and Gas Reserves” part of the “Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities” portion of the Financial Sections of this report due to volumes consumed or flared. Gas is converted to an oil-equivalent basis at six million cubic feet per one thousand barrels.  

Oil and Gas Properties, Wells, Operations, and Acreage 

Gross and Net Productive Wells 

Year-End 2020

Year-End 2019

Year-End 2018

Oil 

Gas 

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas




Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross and Net Productive Wells

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

Total gross and net productive wells

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

3.0

1.8

-

-

There were 3 gross, and 1.8 net operated wells at December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018. 

Gross and Net Developed Acreage 

Year-End 2020

Year-End 2019

Year-End 2018

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

(acres)

Gross and Net Developed Acreage

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

370

352

370

352

370

352

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

370

352

370

352

370

352

Total gross and net developed acreage

370

352

370

352

370

352

Separate acreage data for oil and gas are not maintained because, in many instances, both are produced from the same acreage. 

Gross and Net Undeveloped Acreage

Year-End 2020

Year-End 2019

Year-End 2018

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

(acres)

Gross and Net Undeveloped Acreage

Consolidated Subsidiaries

United States

700

700

2,992

2,244

2,992

2,244

Total Consolidated Subsidiaries

700

700

2.992

2,244

2,992

2,244

Total gross and net undeveloped acreage

700

700

2,992

2,244

2,992

2,244

Separate acreage data for oil and gas are not maintained because, in many instances, both are produced from the same acreage. 

Barrister’s investment in developed and undeveloped acreage is comprised of numerous leases.  The List of Leases is included as Exhibit 99.2 to our 2020 10-K Annual Report. The terms and conditions under which Barrister maintains exploration and production rights to the acreage are property-specific, contractually defined, and vary significantly from property to property. Work programs are designed to ensure that the exploration potential of any property is thoroughly evaluated before expiration. In some instances, Barrister may elect to relinquish acreage in advance of the contractual expiration date if the evaluation process is complete, and there is not publicly tradeda business basis for the extension. In cases where additional time may be required to evaluate acreage fully, Barrister has generally been successful in obtaining extensions. The scheduled expiration of leases and concessions for undeveloped acreage over the next three years is not expected to have a material adverse impact on Barrister. 




Employees

We have two full-time employees:  Jeffrey J. Guzy, our Chief Executive Officer and our sole Director, and Wm. Barrett Wellman, our Chief Financial Officer. The officers devote the number of hours necessary to perform their duties, which each officer in his sole discretion determines extent of the time commitment.

Subsidiaries

The wholly owned subsidiary, Barrister Energy, LLC is the Company’s only subsidiary.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

We do not own any real property. We rent our principal executive offices at 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201, under a month-to-month lease and for a monthly rental of $50.  This office space is deemed adequate for current needs of our executive management and corporate headquarters.   We believe that this property is sufficient for our current and proposed business. Barrister does not own any real property as well. Barrister has an agreement for use of office space on an as needed basis at no cost provided by Andrew Cardwell, our shareholder, and a former member of Barrister. The premises are suitable and adequate for Barrister’s current operations.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or in which any director, officer or affiliate of ours, any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, or security holder is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes to those statements appearing in this prospectus. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this prospectus, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. The various sections of this discussion contain forward-looking statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this prospectus as well as other matters over which we have no control. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results may differ materially. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this prospectus.

Overview

CoJax is a growth oriented independent exploration and production company based in Arlington, Virginia and is engaged in oil and natural gas development, production, acquisition, and exploration activities currently focused on the Gulf States Region. The Company is currently engaged in oil and natural gas acquisition, exploration, development, and production in Alabama. We focus on developing our existing properties, while continuing to pursue acquisitions of oil and gas properties with upside potential.  Our goal is to increase stockholder value by investing in oil and natural gas projects with attractive rates of return on capital employed. We plan to achieve this goal by exploiting and developing our existing oil and natural gas properties and pursuing strategic acquisitions of




additional properties, while remaining cash flow positive, maintaining low operating costs and striving to show a gain in annual production while reducing the Company’s debt.

Since our inception, we have incurred operating losses. We have not generated positive cash flows from operations, and there are no assurances that we will be successful in obtaining an adequate level of financing for the development and commercialization of our proposed oil exploration and production business. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We expect to incur expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future as we seek to implement our business plan.  Due to its limited revenues, the acquisition of Barrister does not remedy substantial doubts about our ability as a going concern. Acquisition of the Barrister Oil Rights does not enhance our asset base for debt financing because the Barrister Oil Rights are secured by a first senior lien held by COP under the COP Agreements. If we do not raise additional working capital, we will not be unable to continue operations, which could result in the rescission of the acquisition of Barrister if that failure occurs prior to July 1, 2021 and constitutes a trigger event for a rescission of the Exchange.  Loss of Barrister’s business would leave CoJax without any operating assets or revenues. In any liquidation of CoJax, there would not be sufficient assets for distribution of assets or money to the Company’s stockholders.  The Company has been unable to raise additional capital as of the date of this prospectus. prospectus, other than personal loans by Jeffrey J. Guzy, CoJax’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, and $53,000 raised in the Primary Offering.  

We continuously evaluate potential acquisitions and development opportunities. To the extent possible, we intend to acquire producing properties and/or developed undrilled properties rather than exploratory properties.  We do not intend to limit our evaluation to any one state.  We presently have no intention to evaluate offshore properties or properties located outside of the United States.

Reserve engineering is a process of estimating underground accumulations of oil that cannot be measured in an exact way. The accuracy of any reserve estimate depends on the quality of available data, the interpretation of such data and price and cost assumptions made by reserve engineers. In addition, the results of drilling, testing, and production activities may justify revisions of estimates that were made previously. If significant, such revisions would change the schedule of any further production and development drilling. Accordingly, reserve estimates may differ significantly from the quantities of oil that are ultimately recovered.  When we acquire oil exploration and production leases and rights, we will use oil reserve reports as one factor in deciding whether to drill in the property of a specific oil lease or right.  Reserve estimates depend on many assumptions that may turn out to be inaccurate. Any material inaccuracies in reserve estimates or underlying assumptions will materially affect the quantities and present value of oil from a drilling site.

Acquisition of Barrister

On November 17, 2020, the Company completed the Acquisition and acquired the oil and gas properties of Barrister. As the result of the Acquisition, CoJax acquired Barrister’s business and its business plan, and Barrister became a wholly owned subsidiary of CoJax.   The discussion hereinafter of the business and operations of the Company refer to the Company after the Acquisition of Barrister and all such discussions primarily report the operations of its now subsidiary unless otherwise so indicated.

In connection with the Acquisition, on June 16, 2020, the Company also assumed $2,700,000 of Barrister’s debts (the “Assumed Debt”), secured by Barrister Oil Rights, which were acquired by Barrister from Central Operating, LLC or “COP” under that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated June 1, 2019 (the “COP Purchase and Sale Agreement”), and related Barrister Original Promissory Note and Security Agreement, also dated June 1, 2019, (collectively, “COP Agreements”). These acquired oil and gas exploration and production assets represent all the Barrister Oil Rights. The Barrister Original Promissory Note, which Barrister executed on June 1, 2019 and assigned to CoJax on June 16, 2020, does not bear any interest rate, but it required the principal amount of the Assumed Debt to be paid by a lump sum balloon payment by June 1, 2021. This lump sum payment represents a significant financial burden for the Company.  On May 29, 2021, the Company and C.O.P. entered into and executed the Restated Note, which among other things, extended the maturity date to October 1, 2021, and provided CoJax with a short but valuable additional time to raise money or restructure the Assumed Debt to avoid a default for the




Assumed Debt   In order for CoJax to pay the Assumed Debt by the new maturity date of October 1, 2021, CoJax will have to raise funding, to establish one or more deep drilling rigs exploiting the Barrister Oil Rights, or to restructure the terms of the Restated Note, to avoid a possible default and legal action to seize or sell the Barrister Oil Rights, which are collateral for the Assumed Debt.  Even with deep drilling rigs, Barrister Oil Rights may not produce oil on a profitable basis. We currently have no other potential acquisitions.  

Impact of COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Governments have tried to slow the spread of the virus by imposing social distancing guidelines, travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders, which have caused a significant contraction in global economic activity, including a decline in the demand for oil and to a lesser extent natural gas. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and the adverse public health developments, including voluntary and mandatory quarantines, travel restrictions and other restrictions, our operations, and those of our subcontractors, customers and suppliers, have experienced, and may to continue to experience, delays or disruptions.

Our business and operations have been adversely affected by, and may continue to be adversely affected by, the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health response thereto. The Company has experienced the effects of a negatively impacted domestic and international demand for crude oil and natural gas, which has contributed to price volatility and impacted the price we received for our production, and moreover materially and adversely affected the demand for and marketability of our production. For the Company, this means that production was shut in for some of our wells, and that we held some of our production as inventory to be sold later because we refused to accept the unprecedented and exceptionally low price for our production. Our 2020 results were negatively impacted by the pandemic response. In addition, our financial condition and results of operations have been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The timeline and potential magnitude of the COVID-19 outbreak and its consequences are currently unknown.

As a producer of oil and natural gas, we are recognized as an essential business under various federal, state, and local regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have continued to operate as permitted under these regulations while taking steps to protect the health and safety of our workers. We have implemented protocols to reduce the risk of an outbreak within our field operations, and these protocols have not reduced production or efficiency in a significant manner. A substantial portion of our non-field level employees have transitioned temporarily to remote work-from-home arrangements. With these arrangements in place, we have been able to maintain a consistent level of effectiveness, including maintaining our day-to-day operations, our financial reporting systems, and our internal control over financial reporting.

In December 2020, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of the COVID 19 vaccination in the United States.  The shots were first administered to front line workers and the elderly but were soon made available to all adults.  The daily new infections peaked in the first quarter of 2021 and have seen an overall steady decline, giving states the ability to reopen to certain extents. In March 2021, the Federal Government passed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package which included direct payments to qualifying individuals, extended unemployment benefits, and state and local assistance.  The demand for oil and gas is expected to increase as the economy recovers which should strengthen oil prices. While oil prices have increased to pre-pandemic levels, volatility due to OPEC actions and other factors affecting the global supply and demand of oil and natural gas may continue.  

Effects of Inflation and Pricing

The oil and natural gas industry is very cyclical and the demand for goods and services of oil field companies, suppliers and others associated with the industry puts pressure on the economic stability and pricing structure within the industry. Typically, as prices for oil and natural gas increase, so do all associated costs. Material changes in prices impact the current revenue stream, estimates of future reserves, borrowing base calculations of bank loans and the value of properties in purchase and sale transactions. Material changes in prices can impact the value of oil and




natural gas companies and their ability to raise capital, borrow money and retain personnel. We anticipate business costs will vary in accordance with commodity prices for oil and natural gas, and the associated increase or decrease in demand for services related to production and exploration.

Going Concern

The accompanying fiscal year 2020 consolidated financial statements and first quarter 2021 condensed financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for the twelve-month period following the date of these financial statements. On a consolidated basis, we have incurred significant operating losses since inception. Because we do not expect that existing operational cash flow will be sufficient to fund presently anticipated operations, this raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, we will need to raise additional funds and are currently exploring sources of financing. Historically, we have raised capital through private offerings of debt and equity and officer loans to finance working capital needs. There can be no assurances that we will be able to continue to raise additional capital through the sale of common stock or other securities or obtain short-term loans.

Results of Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2021,compared to three months ended March 31, 2020.

Revenues. Oil and natural gas sales.  For the three months ended March 31, 2021, oil and natural gas sales revenue increased $8,160 to $8,160, compared to $0 for the same period during 2020, entirely because of the Company’s acquisition of Barrister.

Oil and gas production costs.  Our lease operating expenses (LOE) increased from $0 per barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) for the three months ended March 31, 2020, to $26,941 or $147.22 per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2021.  

Production taxes.  Production taxes as a percentage of oil and natural gas sales were 0% during the three months ended March 31, 2020, and remained steady at 6%, or $490, for the three months ended March 31, 2021.  These rates are expected to stay relatively steady unless we make acquisitions in other states with differing production tax rates, or the state of Alabama change their production tax rates.

Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and accretion. Our depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion expense was $604 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0 during the same period in 2020.  The increase was the result of the acquisition of Barrister Energy, LLD.  

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expense increased $208,617 to $241,413 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $32,819 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.  The increase in general and administrative expense is primarily attributable to stock-based compensation related expenses and the acquisition of Barrister.  

 

 

For the Three Months

 

ended March 31,

 

2021

2020

General and administrative expense (excluding Stock Based Compensation)

$21,413 

$32,819 

Stock Based Compensation

220,000 

- 

General and administrative expense

$241,413 

$32,819 




Interest expense.

Interest expense increased $630 to $630 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.  

Net income (loss).  

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company had net loss of $261,918, as compared to net loss of $32,819 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.  The primary contributors to this change are increased stock-based compensation.

Sales volumes and commodity prices received:

The following table presents our sales volumes and received pricing information for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

For the Three Months

 

ended March 31,

 

2021

2020

Oil volume (Bbls)

183 

- 

Natural gas volume (Mcf)

- 

- 

Total Production (Boe)

183 

- 

 

 

 

Average Sales Price

 

 

Oil price (per Bbl)

45.66 

- 

Gas price (per Mcf)

- 

- 

Total per BOE

45.66 

- 

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, compared to fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

Revenues.

Revenues were $0 for the year ended December 31, 2020, and $0 in the same period of last year. We are an early stage company having just acquired our first lease assets. We expect to begin producing revenue in 2021.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities: 

Net cash from operating activities is derived from net loss from operations adjusted for non-cash items, changes in the balances of accounts receivables, deposits, and prepaid expenses, accounts payables, accrued expenses, and other payables.  For the periods ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, net cash used by operating activities was $117,744 and $26,813, respectively.   

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Total net cash provided by financing activities was $133,607 and $51,502 for the periods ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019. The net increase was derived from the SBA PPP loan program and the sale of shares.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $1,349,653 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $35,169 in the same period in 2019, representing an increase of 3738%, or $1,314,484. The increase was primarily due to the increase of salary expense and accruals of $611,714 and the Barrister acquisition costs of $620,500.




Research and Development Expenses

The Company had no Research and Development (R&D) expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019.

Operating Income

Total operating income was $0 for the year ended December 31, 2020, and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Net Income

As a result of the above factors, we had a net loss of $1,363,296 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to a net loss of $35,169 in the same period of last year. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to three months ended March 31, 2020.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company had cash on hand of $71,250, compared to $44,051 as of December 31, 2020.  The Company had net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021, of $7,801, compared to $9,570 for the same period of 2020.  The primary difference in the cash used in operations was the difference in stock payments to vendors for previous services from 2021 to 2020.  The Company had net cash used in investing activities of $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0 in 2020.  Net cash provided by financing activities was $35,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.  

The COVID-19 pandemic reduced global economic activity and negatively impacted energy demand during the previous twelve months. Demand for oil and natural gas is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels as COVID-19 vaccines rates and economic activity have increased. Additionally, we have implemented several additional initiatives to maximize free cash flow, reduce our debt level, maximize our liquidity position and ultimately realize greater shareholder value.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, compared to fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

We have incurred net operating losses and operating cash flow deficits since inception, continuing through the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019. We are in the early stages of acquisition and development of oil and gas leaseholds and properties, and we have been funded primarily by a combination of loans or contributions of Jeffrey J. Guzy, an officer, and the sole director of the Company.  This limited funding has been inadequate to fund our business strategy. It has covered just general administration and legal compliance for the Company. 

As of December 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $44,051.

We believe that we do not have sufficient to fund our plan of operations over the next 12 months.  We require additional capital within the next 12 months. Our ability to obtain additional financing may be impaired by many factors outside of our control, including the capital markets (both generally and in the crude oil industry in particular), our lack of operating history, the location of our proposed or future crude oil properties and prices of crude oil on the commodities markets (which will impact the amount of asset-based financing available to us) and other factors. Further, if oil prices on the commodities markets decline, our revenues from any exploitation of Barrister Oil Rights will likely decrease, and such decreased revenues may increase our requirements for capital. 

Debt or equity financing arrangements may not be available to us or may be available only on unfavorable terms. Based on prior experience on seeking funding for drilling on properties without any significant oil production, funding




for drilling is challenging to obtain at all or on affordable terms.Additionally, available forms of funding could be highly dilutive to our existing stockholders and may not provide us with sufficient funds to meet our long-term capital requirements. We may continue to incur substantial costs in the future in connection with raising capital to fund our business, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, securities law compliance fees, printing and distribution expenses, and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue, which may adversely affect our financial condition. If the amount of capital we are able to raise from financing activities, together with our revenues from any acquired operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our capital needs, we will be required to reduce operating costs, which are already minimal. That reduction could jeopardize our future strategic initiatives and business plans. We may be required to sell some or all of our acquired properties (which could be on unfavorable terms), seek quotationjoint ventures with one or more strategic partners, strategic acquisitions, and other strategic alternatives, cease our operations, sell or merge our business, or file a petition for bankruptcy (either liquidation or reorganization under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code).  Any of these actions could result in investors in the common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market before July 21, 2021, subjectlosing their investment or failing to meeting the listing requirements for the quotation of stock on NASDAQ Capital Market.  Obtaining a quotation ofrealize any appreciation in the common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market before July 1,from the purchase price.

The following table summarizes our total current assets, total current liabilities, and working capital (deficit) as of March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019:

As of

As of

As of

As of

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

Dec 31, 2020

Dec 31, 2019

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Current assets

$71,250 

$46,519 

$44,051 

$28,189 

Current liabilities

243,043 

122,868 

1,430,030 

71,219 

Working capital surplus (deficit)

$(171,193)

$(76,349)

$(1,385,979)

$(43,030)

Changes in the net cash provided by and (used in) our operating, investing, and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020, and the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, are set forth in the following table:

Three Months

Ended

Three Months

Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$(7,801)

$(9,570)

$(117,745)

$(26,813)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

35,000 

28,400

133,607 

51,502 

Cash at beginning of period

44,051 

27,689

28,189 

3,500 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

$27,199 

$18,830

$15,862 

$24,689 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net cash from operating activities is necessary to avoid a trigger event entitling Barrister’s former Members to rescindderived from net loss from operations adjusted for non-cash items, changes in the Barrister Agreementbalances of accounts receivables, deposits, and acquisitionprepaid expenses, accounts payables, accrued expenses, and other payables.  For the three months ended March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020, and the periods ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, net cash used by operating activities was $7,801, $9,570, $117,745, and $26,813 respectively.    

Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Total net cash provided by financing activities was $35,000 and $28,400 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and $133,607 for the periods ended December 31, 2020, and $51,502 for the period ended December 31, 2019. The net increase was derived from loans from our Chief Executive Officer and one share of Barrister under that agreement. Those former Members can only rescind the Exchange jointly, not severally. We have not obtained the agreement of a broker-dealer to file a market maker application in connection with the application for quotation of our common stock on a national securities exchange. We have not filed an applicationpurchased by our Chief Executive Officers. For more details about these debt




and equity financings, see Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for quotationthe periods ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, incorporated by reference herein.

Capital Contributions. There were no capital contributions during the periods ended March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019.  

Planned Capital Expenditures:The Company had no planned capital expenditures and no existing assignments or leases for oil-producing properties, or related assets, in fiscal year 2020.   

The Company incurred no development costs related to the purchase and development of working interest in wells during the common stock on NASDAQ Capital Marketsperiods ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019. The Company has no such interests in wells as of the date of this prospectus.  We doprospectus, other than the acquisition of Barrister and Barrister Oil Rights under the Barrister Agreement.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not intendhave any off-balance sheet arrangements, and it is not anticipated that the Company will enter into any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion of financial condition and results of operations is based upon the information reported in our financial statements. The preparation of these statements requires us to seek quotationmake assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses as well as the common stock on The OTC Markets Group, Inc. QB tier or QX tier asdisclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. We base our assumptions and estimates on historical experience and other sources that we believe to be reasonable at the time. Actual results may vary from our estimates due to changes in circumstances, weather, politics, global economics, mechanical problems, general business conditions and other factors. Our significant accounting policies are detailed in Note 1 to our financial statements included in this prospectus.Annual Report. We have outlined below certain of these policies as being of particular importance to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations and which require the application of significant judgment by our management.

Revenue Recognition

In January 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). The timing of recognizing revenue from the sale of produced crude oil and natural gas was not changed as a result of adopting ASU 2014-09. The Company predominantly derives its revenue from the sale of produced crude oil and natural gas. The contractual performance obligation is satisfied when the product is delivered to the customer. Revenue is recorded in the month the product is delivered to the purchaser. The Company receives payment from one to three months after delivery. The transaction price includes variable consideration as product pricing is based on published market prices and reduced for contract specified differentials. The new guidance regarding ASU 2014-09 does not require that the transaction price be fixed or stated in the contract. Estimating the variable consideration does not require significant judgment and Ring engages third party sources to validate the estimates. Revenue is recognized net of royalties due to third parties in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products. See Note 2 of our financial statements for additional information.

Full Cost Method of Accounting. We account for our oil and natural gas operations using the full cost method of accounting. Under this method, all costs (internal or external) associated with property acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves are capitalized. Costs capitalized include acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenditures, lease rentals on undeveloped properties and cost of drilling and equipping productive and non-productive wells. Drilling costs include directly related overhead costs. All of our properties are located within the continental United States.




Write-down of Oil and Natural Gas Properties.  Companies that use the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas exploration and development activities are required to perform a ceiling test calculation each quarter. The full cost ceiling test is an impairment test prescribed by SEC Regulation S-X Rule 4-10. The ceiling test is performed quarterly utilizing the average of prices in effect on the first day of the month for the preceding twelve-month period in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8995. The ceiling limits such pooled costs to the aggregate of the present value of future net revenues attributable to proved crude oil and natural gas reserves discounted at 10%, plus the lower of cost or market value of unproved properties, less any associated tax effects. If such capitalized costs exceed the ceiling, the Company will record a write-down to the extent of such excess as a non-cash charge to earnings. Any such write-down will reduce earnings in the period of occurrence and results in a lower depletion, depreciation and amortization (“DD&A”) rate in future periods. A write-down may not be reversed in future periods even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the ceiling.

Our estimates of reserves and future cash flow as of December 31, 2020, and 2019 were prepared using an average price equal to the unweighted arithmetic average of the first day of the month price for each month within the 12-month periods ended December 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively, in accordance with SEC guidelines.  As of December 31, 2020, our reserves are based on an SEC average price of $45.66 per Bbl of WTI oil posted and $2.51 per MCF natural gas. As of December 31, 2019, our reserves are based on an SEC average price of $62.63 per Bbl of WTI oil posted and $2.88 per MCF natural gas. Prices are adjusted by local field and lease level differentials and are held constant for life of reserves in accordance with SEC guidelines.

Oil and Natural Gas Reserve Quantities. Reserve quantities and the related estimates of future net cash flows affect our periodic calculations of depletion and impairment of our oil and natural gas properties. Proved oil and natural gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future periods from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Reserve quantities and future cash flows included in this prospectus are prepared in accordance with guidelines established by the SEC and FASB. The accuracy of our reserve estimates is a function of:

·The quality and quantity of available data, 

·The interpretation of that data; 

·The accuracy of various mandated economic assumptions; and 

·The judgements of the persons preparing the estimates 

Our proved reserve information included in this prospectus was prepared and determined by NOVA Resource Incorporated, independent petroleum engineers. Because these estimates depend on many assumptions, all of which may differ substantially from actual results, reserve estimates may be unabledifferent from the quantities of oil and natural gas that are ultimately recovered. We continually make revisions to attain quotationreserve estimates throughout the year as additional properties are acquired. We make changes to depletion rates and impairment calculations in the same period that changes to the reserve estimates are made.

All capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, including estimated future costs to develop proved reserves and estimated future costs of site restoration, are amortized on the unit-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves as determined by independent engineers. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined.

Income Taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided for the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the carrying amount in our financial statements. This difference will result in taxable income or deductions in future years when the reported amount of the asset or liability is settled. Since our tax returns are filed after the financial statements are prepared, estimates are required in valuing tax assets and liabilities. We record adjustments to the actual values in the period we file our tax returns.




Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe any recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

MARKET PRICE FOR OUR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Market Information

Our Common Stock is not quoted or traded on any exchange. As soon as practicable, and assuming we satisfy all necessary initial listing requirements, we intend to apply to have our common stock quoted on NASDAQ Capital Market, which could trigger a recission of the Exchange and loss of Barrister asOTC Markets. There can be no assurances that our common stock will be quoted on the OTC Markets or that an operating subsidiary and no publicactive trading market for the common stock.will ever develop.



 

DIVIDEND POLICYStockholders

As of June 23, 2021, there were 41 stockholders of record of our Common Stock.

Dividend Policy

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain earnings, if any, to finance the growthstock and development of our business. We do not expect to payanticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Payment ofWe intend to retain future earnings to fund ongoing operations and future capital requirements. Any future determination to pay cash dividends if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on ourbe dependent upon financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements restrictions contained in current or future financing instruments, provisions of applicable law and such other factors as the board of directors deems relevant.

 

OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCKSecurities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans.

 

Our Common StockThe following table provides information regarding our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2020.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan category

Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under equity
compensation plans

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

3,000,000

TBD

3,000,000

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

-

-

-

Total

3,000,000

-

3,000,000

The Board of Directors and stockholder approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan on December 31, 2018 (“2018 Plan”), The 2018 Plan authorizes 3,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to the awards granted under the 2018 Plan.  As of June 23, 2021, no options were granted. No awards or other incentive compensation has been granted.




.MANAGEMENT  

Executive officers and directors

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownershipnames and ages of our officers and directors. Our executive officers are elected annually by our Board. Our executive officers hold their offices until they resign, are removed by the Board, or a successor is elected and qualified.

Name

Age

Position

Jeffrey J. Guzy

70

Chief Executive Officer, President and a director

Wm. Barrett Wellman

73

Chief Financial Officer

Our directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Our officers are elected by the Board and serve at the discretion of the Board.

Biographies

Mr. Guzy, age 70, has been our Chief Executive Officer since January 22, 2020 and a director since November 17, 2017. He served as our Chief Financial Officer from November 17, 2017 through March 16, 2020.

Mr. Guzy has served as an outside director of Leatt Corp. (OTC Trading Symbol: LEAT), since April 2007. Mr. Guzy also served, from October 2007 to August 2010, as Leatt Corp’s President. Mr. Guzy has served as an executive manager or consultant for business development, sales, customer service, and management in the telecommunications industry, specifically, with IBM Corp., Sprint International, Bell Atlantic Video Services, Loral CyberStar, and FaciliCom International. Mr. Guzy has also started his own telecommunications company providing Internet services in Western Africa. He serves as an independent director and chairman of the audit committee of Capstone Companies, Inc. (OTC Trading Symbol: CAPC), Since 2020, he also serves as an independent director of Brownies Marine Group, Inc. (OTC Trading Symbol: BWMG). Mr. Guzy has an MBA in Strategic Planning and Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania; a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University; and a Certificate in Theology from Georgetown University. Mr. Guzy’s management and extensive experience led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director.

Mr. Wellman, age 73, has been our Chief Financial Officer since March 16, 2020.  Mr. Wellman has over 40 years of business experience as an accountant, controller, chief financial officer, chief information officer, and senior executive for various companies and two large accounting firms.  Since 2006, Mr. Wellman has maintained a business and financial consulting business in Arlington, Virginia.   He has an MBA from Marshall University and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Charleston.

Significant Employee

Jeffrey Delancey, age 49, was our Chief Executive Officer until his resignation on January 21, 2020.  He has twenty-nine years of direct oilfield operating experience. For the last seventeen years, Mr. Delancey participates as a working interest owner in various oil and gas projects throughout the southeast giving him knowledge and expertise in the investment aspects of the oil and gas business.

Board Committees

We currently do not have any committees of our Board of Directors.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of our officers or directors.




Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our principal executive, financial and accounting officers (or persons performing similar functions) and a copy of such Code is filed as an exhibit to this Registration Statement.

Committees

The Company has no nominating, audit, or compensation committees at this time. The entire Board participates in the nomination and audit oversight processes and considers executive and director compensation. The entire Board is involved in such decision-making processes. Thus, there is a potential conflict of interest in that our directors and officers have the authority to determine issues concerning management compensation, nominations, and audit issues that may affect management decisions. We are not aware of any other conflicts of interest with any of our executive officers or directors.

Role of Board in Risk Oversight Process

Risk assessment and oversight are an integral part of our governance and management processes. Our Board of Directors encourages management to promote a culture that incorporates risk management into our corporate strategy and day-to-day business operations. Management discusses strategic and operational risks at regular management meetings and conducts strategic planning and review sessions during the year that include a discussion and analysis of the risks facing us.

Director Independence

Our board of directors currently consists of the sole member, Jeffrey J. Guzy. Our securities are not listed on a national securities exchange or on any inter-dealer quotation system which has a requirement that a majority of directors be independent. We evaluate independence by the standards for director independence set forth in the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. Under such rules, our board of directors has determined that our sole member of the Board is not independent.

The Board participates in the nomination and audit oversight processes and considers executive and director compensation. Given the size of the Company and its stage of development, the entire Board is involved in such decision-making processes. Thus, there is a potential conflict of interest in that our directors and officers have the authority to determine issues concerning management compensation, nominations, and audit issues that may affect management decisions. We are not aware of any other conflicts of interest with any of our executive officers or directors.

Family relationships

There are no family relationships among any of our officers or directors.

Involvement in legal proceedings

There are no legal proceedings that have occurred within the past ten years concerning our directors, or control persons which involved a criminal conviction, a criminal proceeding, an administrative or civil proceeding limiting one’s participation in the securities or banking industries, or a finding of securities or commodities law violations.




EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth information concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officer with compensation exceeding $100,000 during 2020 and 2019 (each a "Named Executive Officer").

Name and Principal Position*

Fiscal Year

Accrued

Salary ($)

Bonus ($)

Other Annual Compensation ($)

Total ($)

Jeffrey J. Guzy (1)

2020

120,000

-

-

120,000

Chief Executive Officer

2019

-

-

-

-

Wm. Barrett Wellman (2)

2020

100,000

-

-

100,000

Chief Financial Officer

2019

-

-

-

-

Jeffrey Delancey (3)

2020

-

-

-

-

2019

-

-

-

-

(1) Mr. Guzy was appointed Chief Executive Officer on January 22, 2020. Jeffrey Guzy has a base annual salary of $120,000, payable on a semi-monthly basis in equal installments, but the base salary is accrued until the Company has sufficient cash flow to pay the base salary.  Further, the base salary can either be paid in total when Company is adequately funded, or the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the CoJax Common Stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at the time of conversion by Mr. Guzy.

(2) Mr. Wellman was appointed Chief Financial Officer on March 16, 2020.  Mr. Wellman’s base salary is $100,000, payable semi-monthly in equal installments, but the base salary is accrued until the Company has sufficient cash flow to pay the base salary.  Alternatively, the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the CoJax Common Stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at the time of conversion by Mr. Wellman. officer by the Company.

(3) Mr. Delancey was Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company from May 18, 2019 until January 21, 2020.

No retirement, pension, profit sharing, insurance programs, long-term incentive plans or other similar programs have been adopted by us for the benefit of our employees. As of December 31, 2020, no outstanding equity awards were granted to any officers or directors of the Company.

Employment Agreements with Key Executives

Employment Agreement with Jeffrey J. Guzy

We entered into and executed an employment agreement with Jeffrey J. Guzy, our Chief Executive Officer on January 24, 2020 (the “Guzy Employment Agreement”).  The term of the Guzy Employment Agreement is three (3) year.  Pursuant to the Guzy Employment Agreement, Mr. Guzy has a base annual salary of $120,000 payable semi-monthly in equal installments, but the base salary is deferred and only will be paid when Company is adequately funded, or the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the CoJax Common Stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at the time of conversion by Mr. Guzy; he is eligible for an ad hoc performance bonus if and in an amount approved by the disinterested directors when and if CoJax appoints disinterested directors and may participate in any incentive compensation and other benefit plans to the extent that he is eligible to do so; Mr. Guzy may continue to have health insurance and other benefit plans for 24 months after any termination of his employment for a good reason (as defined in the employment




agreement).  The Guzy Employment Agreement imposes confidentiality and non-recruitment of Company employees’ obligations on Mr. Guzy for one year after the end of employment and provides that the Company can terminate Mr. Guzy’s employment for cause (as defined in the employment agreement) and for Mr. Guzy to terminate the employment agreement for “good reason” (as defined in the employment agreement). Mr. Guzy can terminate the employment for a good reason, in which case he would be entitled to: a cash payment, payable in equal installments over a six (6) month period after his termination, equal to the sum of the following: (i) Base Annual Salary. Subject to the payment of the following sums not causing the insolvency of the Company, the equivalent of the greater of (i) twenty-four (24) months of Mr. Guzy’s then-current base salary or (ii) the remainder of the term of the employment agreement (the "Severance Period") and (ii) Earned but Unpaid Amounts. Any previously earned but unpaid salary through Mr. Guzy’s final date of employment, being Mr. Guzy’s termination of employment.  

Further, the Guzy Employment Agreement contains the following indemnification to Mr. Guzy:  CoJax shall indemnify and save harmless Mr. Guzy for any liability incurred by reason of any act or omission performed by Mr. Guzy while acting in good faith on behalf of the Company. Within the scope of the authority of his pursuant to the employment agreement and the fullest extent provided under the CoJax Bylaws, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, except that Mr. Guzy must have in good faith believed that such action was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of CoJax, and, with respect to any criminal action or  proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.  No indemnification barred by regulations or policies of the SEC or in clear violation of public policy will be permitted under the employment agreement.  

Employment Agreement with Wm. Barrett Wellman.

The Company entered into and executed an employment agreement with Wm. Barrett Wellman’s on March 16, 2020, for his service as Chief Financial Officer (the “Wellman Employment Agreement”).  The term of the Wellman Employment Agreement is three (3) years.  Pursuant to the Wellman Employment Agreement, Mr. Wellman has a base annual salary of $100,000 payable semi-annually in equal installments, but the base salary can either be paid in total when CoJax is adequately funded or, alternatively,  the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the CoJax common stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at time of conversion by Mr. Wellman; he is eligible for an ad hoc performance bonus if and in an amount approved by the disinterested directors; Mr. may participate in any incentive compensation and other benefit plans to the extent that he is eligible to do so;  Mr. Wellman is eligible to continue benefits under CoJax’s health insurance and other benefit plans for 24 months after any termination of his employment for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement).  In addition, the Wellman Employment Agreement imposes confidentiality and non-recruitment of Company employees’ obligations on Mr. Wellman for one year after end of employment and allows the Company to terminate Mr. Wellman’s employment for cause (as defined in the employment agreement) and for Mr. Wellman to terminate the employment agreement for ”good reason” (as defined in the employment agreement).  If Mr. Wellman terminates the employment for a good reason, then he would be entitled to a cash payment, payable in equal installments over a six (6) month period after Mr. Wellman terminates employment, equal to the sum of the following: (i) Base Annual Salary. Subject to the payment of the following sums subject to not causing the insolvency of the Company, the equivalent of the greater of (i) twenty-four (24) months of Mr. Wellman’s then-current base salary or (ii) the remainder of the term of the employment agreement (the "Severance Period") and earned but Unpaid Amounts. Any previously earned but unpaid salary through Mr. Wellman’s final date of employment, Mr. Wellman’s termination of employment.  

The employment agreement also contains the following indemnification to Mr. Wellman:  The Company shall indemnify and save harmless Mr. Wellman for any liability incurred by reason of any act or omission performed by Mr. Wellman while acting in good faith on behalf of the Company. Within the scope of the authority of his pursuant to the employment agreement and the fullest extent provided under the CoJax Bylaws, the CoJax Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, except that Mr. Wellman must have in good faith believed that such action was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.  No




indemnification barred by regulations or policies of the SEC or in clear violation of public policy will be permitted under the employment agreement.    

Employee Benefit Plans.

The Company currently has no employee benefit plans.

2018 Equity Incentive Plan

CoJax’s Board of Directors and stockholder approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan on December 31, 2018 (“2018 Plan”), which replaced the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (“2017 Plan”) that was approved by the Board of Directors and stockholder on January 2, 2018.  The Board of Directors terminated the 2017 Plan on December 31, 2018.  No options or awards were granted under the 2017 Plan.  As of June 23, 2021, no options to purchase shares of Common Stock have been issued and no other awards were granted under the 2018 Plan.

The following is a summary of the 2018 Plan:

2018 Plan Purpose. The 2018 Plan will allow us to grant equity awards, including performance awards, to incentivize high levels of performance and productivity by individuals who provide services to us and to further align the interests of our employees with those of CoJax and its stockholders. The use of our common stock as part of September 25, 2020,our compensation program is intended to foster a pay-for-performance culture that is an essential element of our overall compensation philosophy. Our equity will be used to retain our officers and by:   other employees and promote a focus on sustained enhancement through improved performance. The 2018 Plan is intended to be “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”), to be exempt from the tax deduction limits of Section 162(m) if they meet the other requirements of Section 162(m).

 

·each person,2018 Plan Administration. The Board of Directors, or groupthe Compensation Committee of affiliated persons, who we knowthe Board of Directors when formed by the Board of Directors, has the authority to beneficially own more than 5%administer our 2018 Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2018 Plan, the Board of Directors or the authorized board committee, referred to as the “plan administrator,” determines recipients, dates of grant, the numbers and types of stock awards to be granted, and the terms and conditions of the stock awards, including the period of their exercisability and vesting schedule applicable to a stock award. Subject to the limitations set forth below, the plan administrator will also determine the exercise price, strike price, or purchase price of awards granted and the types of consideration to be paid for the award. The plan administrator has the authority to modify outstanding awards under our 2018 Plan. Subject to the terms of our 2018 Plan, the plan administrator has the authority, without stockholder approval, to reduce the exercise, purchase, or strike price of any outstanding stock award, cancel any outstanding stock award in exchange for new stock awards, cash, or other consideration, or take any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles; provided, that, stockholders must approve any repricing of SAR’s.   

2018 Plan Share Reserve.  The 2018 Plan authorizes 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under grants or awards made pursuant to the 2018 Plan.  If a stock award granted under our 2018 Plan expires or otherwise terminates without being exercised in full, or is settled in cash, the shares of our common stock;  stock not acquired pursuant to the stock award again will become available for subsequent issuance under our 2018 Plan. The following types of shares under our 2018 Plan may become available for the grant of new stock awards under our 2018 Plan: (1) shares that are forfeited to or repurchased by us before becoming fully vested; (2) shares withheld to satisfy income or employment withholding taxes; or (3) shares used to pay the exercise or purchase price of a stock award. Shares issued under our 2018 Plan may be previously unissued shares or reacquired shares bought by us on the open market.

·each

2018 Plan Stock Awards.  Our 2018 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (“Code”)), non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, or SARs, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance-based stock awards and other forms of equity compensation, which are collectively referred to as stock awards. Our 2018 Plan also




provides for the grant of performance cash awards. Incentive stock options may be granted only to employees. All other awards may be granted to employees, including officers, and to non-employee directors and consultants.  Incentive and non-statutory stock options are evidenced by stock option agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the exercise price for a stock option, within the terms and conditions of our named executive officers;  

·each2018 Plan, provided that the exercise price of a stock option generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our directors;common stock on the date of grant. Options granted under our 2018 Plan vest at the rate specified by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the term of stock options granted under our 2018 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of an option holder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if an option holder’s service relationship with us, or any of our affiliates, ceases for any reason other than disability, death, or cause, the option holder may generally exercise any vested options for three months following the cessation of service. The option term will automatically be extended in the event that exercise of the option following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws or our insider trading policy. Acceptable consideration for the purchase of common stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option will be determined by the plan administrator and may include (1) cash, check, bank draft, or money order, (2) a broker-assisted cashless exercise, (3) the tender of shares of our common stock previously owned by the option holder, (4) a net exercise of the option if it is a nonqualified stock option and (5) other legal consideration approved by the plan administrator. Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, options generally are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order.

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Tax Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of our common stock with respect to incentive stock options that are exercisable for the first time by an option holder during any calendar year under all of our executive officers and directorsstock plans, may not exceed $100,000. Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit will be treated as a group.  

Beneficial ownership is determined undernonqualified stock options. No incentive stock option may be granted to any person who, at the rulestime of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownershipgrant, owns or is deemed to own stock possessing more than 10% of securities to persons who possess sole or sharedour total combined voting power or investment powerthat of any of our affiliates unless (1) the option exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (2) the term of the incentive stock option does not exceed five years from the date of grant.

Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted stock awards are evidenced by restricted stock award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock awards may be granted in consideration for (1) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (2) services rendered to us or our affiliates, or (3) any other form of legal consideration. Common stock acquired under a restricted stock award may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in our favor in accordance with respecta vesting schedule as determined by the plan administrator. Rights to acquire shares under a restricted stock award may be transferred only upon such securities.terms and conditions as set by the plan administrator. Except as otherwise indicated, all persons listed belowprovided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock unit awards that have sole votingnot vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards.  Restricted stock unit awards evidenced by restricted stock unit award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be granted in consideration for any form of legal consideration or no consideration. A restricted stock unit award may be settled by cash, delivery of stock, a combination of cash and investment power withstock as deemed appropriate by the plan administrator, or in any other form of the consideration set forth in the restricted stock unit award agreement. Additionally, dividend equivalents may be credited in respect toof shares covered by a restricted stock unit award. Rights under a restricted stock units award may be transferred only upon such terms and conditions as set by the shares beneficially owned by them,plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be subject to applicable community property laws. Unless otherwise indicated,vesting as determined by the address of each person or entity named in the table below is 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201.

Name of Beneficial Owner (2)

Shares owned prior to Offering

Percentage of Issued Shares prior to Offering

Shares owned after Offering

Percentage of Shares owned after Offering

Jeffrey Guzy (1)

1

100%

1

Less than 1%

Footnote: (1) The address of Mr. Guzy for purposes of this table is c/o CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, 3033 Wilson Blvd., Suite E605, Arlington, Virginia 22201. 

(2) The amounts and percentages of common stock beneficially owned are reported on the bases of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. Securities that can be so acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not for purposes of calculating any other person’s percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed the beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest.plan administrator. Except as otherwise indicatedprovided in these footnotes, eachthe applicable award agreement, restricted stock units that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.

Stock Appreciation Rights or “SARs.” SARs are evidenced by SAR grant agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the strike price for a SAR, which generally cannot be less than 100% of the beneficial owners has,fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon the exercise of a SAR, we will pay the participant an amount in cash or stock equal to (1) the excess of the per-share fair market value of our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect tocommon stock on the indicateddate of exercise over the strike price, multiplied by (2) the number of shares of common stock with




respect to which the SAR is exercised. A SAR granted under our 2018 Plan vests at the rate specified in the SAR agreement as determined by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the term of SARs granted under our 2018 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of a participant’s SAR agreement provide otherwise, if a participant’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases for any reason other than cause, disability, or death, the participant may generally exercise any vested SAR for a period of three months following the cessation of service. The SARs’ term will be further extended in the event that applicable securities laws prohibit the exercise of the SAR following such a termination of service. In no event may a SAR be exercised beyond the expiration of its term. Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, SARs generally are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order. A SAR holder may designate a beneficiary, however, who may exercise the SAR following the holder’s death.

Performance Awards. Our 2018 Plan permits the grant of performance-based stock and cash awards. Our compensation committee can structure such awards so that stock or cash will be issued or paid pursuant to such award only after the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals during a designated performance period. The plan administrator determines the performance goals. The performance goals may be based on company-wide performance or performance of one or more business units, divisions, affiliates, or business segments. They may be either absolute or relative to the extent this powerperformance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices.

Other Stock Awards. The plan administrator may grant other awards based in whole or in part by reference to our common stock. The plan administrator will set the number of shares under the stock award and all other terms and conditions of such awards.

Changes to Capital Structure. In the event that there is a specified type of change in our capital structure, such as a stock split or recapitalization, appropriate adjustments will be made to (1) the class and maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under our 2018 Plan, (2) the class and maximum number of shares by which the share reserve may increase each year automatically, (3) the class and maximum number of shares that may be shared with a spouse.issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options and (4) the class and number of shares and exercise price, strike price or purchase price, if applicable, of all outstanding stock awards.

 

Change in Control. The plan administrator may provide, in an individual award agreement or any other written agreement between a participant and us, that the stock award will be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability or settlement in the event of a change in control. Under our 2018 Plan, a change in control is generally (1) the acquisition by a person or entity of more than 50% of our combined voting power other than by merger, consolidation or similar transaction, (2) a consummated merger, consolidation, or similar transaction immediately after which our stockholders cease to own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving entity or (3) a consummated sale, lease or exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of our consolidated assets.

Amendment and Termination. Board of Directors has the authority to amend, suspend or terminate our 2018 Plan, provided that such action does not materially impair the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent and provided further that certain types of amendments will require the approval of stockholders. No incentive stock options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the date that the Board of Directors adopts the 2018 Plan.

Outstanding Equity Awards.  Neither CoJax nor Barrister has any issued stock options or equity awards as of the date of this prospectus.   



OWNERSHIP OF BARRISTER MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS AND OPERATING AGREEMENT

 

As of June 23, 2021, the Company does not have any outstanding equity awards.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table shows the ownership of Membership Interests of Barristerlists, as of September 20, 2020.  There are no options or similar instruments issued to acquire Membership InterestsJune 23, 2021, the number of Barrister.   

Name of Member

Percentage of issued Membership Interests owned based on Capital Accounts

Address of Member

Andrew S. Cardwell (1)

5.00%

404 Short 7th Avenue, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Roger McLeod

80.00% 

1050 Woodland Hills Drive, Laurel, MS  39440

Jeffrey Delancey

8.33%

867 Gates Road, Columbia, Mississippi 39429

Lamar Resources, LLC (2)

6.67%

7017 Tilbury Court, McKinney, Texas 75071

Footnotes: (1) Andrew S. Cardwell was the Managing Membershares of Barrister. 

(2) Lamar Resources, LLC, iscommon stock beneficially owned by Marty Rutland and his spouse of McKinney, Texas.  

Issuance of Membership Interests. Barrister issued Membership Interests to Andrew Cardwell as part of the formation of Barrister on June 13, 2014.  The issuance was exempt from registration under(i) each person, entity or group (as that term is used in Section 4(a)(2)13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and under a transaction exemption1934) known to the




Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Stateoutstanding common stock; (ii) each of Mississippi securities laws.   

On April 1, 2019, Barrister issued Membership Interestsour directors (iii) each of our Named Executive Officers and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group. Information relating to Roger McLeod, Jeffrey Delancey,beneficial ownership of common stock by our principal stockholders and Lamar Resources, LLC as new Members, which issuances were exempt from registrationmanagement is based upon information furnished by each person using “beneficial ownership” concepts under Section 4(a)(2)the rules of the Securities Act and under an exemption afforded under StateSEC. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of Mississippi securities laws.  

Barrister Membership Interests are not publicly traded.    

Distributions. Barristera security if that person directly or indirectly has two classesor shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of members, Members and Economic Interest Members (collectively, “Members”).  All Members are not Economic Interest Members but are Members with full economic and voting-management participation rights.the security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under the termsSEC rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the revised Barrister Operating Agreement,same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary interest. Except as noted below, each Member’s relative rights, privileges, preferences,person has sole voting and obligationsinvestment power with respect to Barrister are represented by Member’s Membership Interests, whether Member or Economic Interest Member. Membership Interests have all the rights, privileges, preferences,shares beneficially owned and obligations set forth in the revised Barrister Operating Agreement and as may be generally available to all classes of Membership Interests. Membership Interests are entitled to share in distributions, allocations, and rights based on the percentage of the Capital Member’s Membership Interests held.  Economic Interest Membership Interests have no voting or management participation rights and are only entitled to participate in the distributions of profits and losses by Barrister.   

No Member shall be bound by, or be personally liable for, the expenses, liabilities, or obligations of Barrister.   

The Member’s capital account reflects a Member’s percentage ownership of Membership Interests. The capital account of each Member shall initially be set as determined by the accountants for Barrister or by a majority of the Members, and shall, from time to time, be:  (a) increased by: (i) any additional capital contributions of such Member; and (ii) such Member's share of profits of Barrister, determined pursuant to Article 6 of the revised Barrister Operating Agreement, during each fiscal year, whether or not distributed; and (iii) the agreed fair market value of any property (less liabilities assumed by Barrister) contributed by such Member; and (b) decreased by: (i) all distributions to or for the account of such Member whether from the capital or income of the company (other than payments received by a Member in payment of any loan); and  (ii) such Member's share of losses of Barrister determined during each fiscal year pursuant to Article 6 of revised Barrister Operating Agreement; and  (iii) the agreed fair market value of any property (less liabilities assumed by the Member) distributed by Barrister to such Member.  

Barrister has appointed a Member to run day-to-day operations and make decisions related to daily operations.  Otherwise, Barrister's decisions and actions requiring Capital Member approval require a vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the percentage of Capital Member Membership Interests. Manager exercises all powers afforded a manager under the Mississippi Limited Liability Company Act.  

Any declared but unpaid distribution shall constitute a liability of Barrister to a Member.  Immediately prior to such distribution of property other than cash, the capital accounts of the Members shall be adjusted as provided in  



applicable Treasury Regulations, including, without limitation, Treasury Regulation 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f).  However, no distribution shall be declared and paid, which would violate Section 79-29-605 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. 

Information to Members. Within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year, Barrister provides each Member at any time during the year then ended the balance sheet of the Barrister as of the end of such year and statements of operations and changes in Members' capital contributions. The information shall also set forth distributions to the Members for the period covered thereby and the amount of any distributions released from reserves established in prior periods. 

No Certificates.   Certificates do not evidence membership Interests, but instead, ownershipstockholder’s address is kept by book entry and record of capital account of each Member.  

Indemnification of Managers and Officers. Under the revised Barrister Operating Agreement:  

(a) Limitation of Liability. No Member (when not acting in violation of the Operating Agreement or applicable law) shall have any liability to Barrister or the Members for any losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of such Member in connection with the conduct of the business of Barrister. Except as required by Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, Barrister’s debts, obligations, and liabilities, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations, and liabilities of Barrister, and no Member shall be personally liable for any such debt, obligation or liability of Barrister solely because of being a Member. No Member shall be liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of Barrister, including under a judgment or order of a court; and

(b) Indemnification. Barrister shall indemnify any current or former Member, Manager or Officer to the fullest extent permitted by Section 79-29-110 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, including through the purchase of insurance, against expenses, judgments, and other losses arising out of their status as a Member, Manager or officer, provided that the Member, Manager or officer has met the appropriate standard of conduct as set forth by law, in the interpretation of the Members. Any indemnification hereunder shall be satisfied only out of the assets of Barrister, and the Members shall not be subject to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions under the revised Operating Agreement.  

The above summary of the Operating Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual Operating Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2.2 to the Form 8-K, as filed by CoJax with the Commission on June 22, 2020. The Operating Agreement is the second revised version and is available at no charge from CoJax by submitting a request to:  Wm. Barrett Wellman, Chief Financial Officer,c/o CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, 3033 Wilson Blvd.,Boulevard, Suite E605,E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201, telephone: (703) 216-8606. 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

General. Our officers and sole director are making the offer and sale of Shares without any commissions or other compensation on such sales.  There is no minimum or maximum number of Shares or escrow arrangement for the Shares. We will be able to receive and use the proceeds of any Shares sold upon consummation of the sale and regardless of the aggregate dollar amount of the sale of the Shares. There is no placement agent or underwriter for the offer and sale of the shares of common stock under this Offering.  

To comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. Also, in some states, the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.  Some states apply the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) oil and gas program policy to registered offerings of securities to fund oil and gas drilling, which policy can create a basis for objection or rejection of an effort to register an offering under coordination or qualification provisions of state securities laws. CoJax does not believe that the NASAA oil and gas program policy applies to this Offering because the Offering is not funding an oil and gas drilling program. NASAA oil and gas program policy (“NASAA Policy”) also has waivers, which may be applicable to an oil and gas program or to CoJax, if a state regulator asserts that the NASAA Policy applies to this Offering.  CoJax’s understanding of the NASAA Policy is that it was developed in response to the registered offering of securities by traditional partnership or limited partnership oil and gas drilling programs as opposed to a public corporation with ongoing oil and gas exploration and production operations. The oil and gas drilling programs are mostly funded by private placement of securities and not



registered securities offerings, which registered offerings by oil and gas drilling partnerships were prominent in the past, but not now. 

As of the date of this prospectus, we do not have any agreement with an underwriter or sales agent to place or purchase the shares of common stock to be sold under this Offering.  We may engage a sales agent in the future to assist in selling the shares of common stock being offered under this prospectus. We have an investment banking advisory agreement with Newbridge Securities Corp., but that firm is not acting as a sales agent or underwriter for this Offering. 

Once sold under the Offering, the Shares will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

Lock-up Agreements.There are no lock-up agreements for Shares.

Offer and Sale by Officers and Directors. Any officer or director who participates in the offer and sale of Shares will be relying on, and complying with, Rule 3a4-1(a)(4)(ii) of the Exchange Act as a “safe harbor” from registration as a broker-dealer in connection with the offer and sales of the Shares. In order to rely on such “safe harbor” provisions provided by Rule 3a4-1(a)(4)(ii), he must comply with all of the following:

·He must not be subject to a statutory disqualification;   

·He must not be compensated in connection with such selling participation by payment of commissions or other payments based either directly or indirectly on such transactions;  

·He must not be an associated person of a broker-dealer;   

·He must primarily perform, or is intended primarily to perform at the end of the offering, substantial duties for or on behalf of Company otherwise than in connection with transactions in securities; and   

·He must perform substantial duties for the issuer after the close of the offering not connected with transactions in securities, and not have been associated with a broker or dealer for the preceding 12 months, and not participate in selling an offering of securities for any issuer more than once every 12 months.   

Subscribing for Shares. Investors may subscribe to purchase Shares by completing and manually executing a subscription agreement provided by us and delivering it with subscription payment in full for all Shares being purchased to the address set forth in the subscription agreement.  The subscription shall not become effective until accepted by us, which acceptance is made by us countersigning the subscription agreement and sending it to the investor. Acceptance will be based upon confirmation that the Offering is lawful by coordination or qualification in the investor’s state.  The subscription process is as follows:

·a final prospectus, with subscription agreement, is delivered by CoJax to an investor;   

·the subscription is completed by the investor, and submitted with a check for payment of full purchase price of Shares to CoJax (per instructions in a subscription agreement);   

·each subscription is reviewed by CoJax to confirm the subscribing party completed the form, and to confirm that Offering is lawful in investor’s domicile state;   

·once approved, the subscription is accepted by us, and we receive the subscription payment for Shares for use in accordance with the Use of Proceeds set forth at page ** of this prospectus; and    

·subscriptions not accepted by us are returned with any tendered check undeposited within 48 hours of after our determination of non-acceptance of the subscription for Shares.   

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

Since our shares of common stock are not listed or quoted on any exchange or quotation system, the offering price of the Shares was arbitrarily determined and did not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other established criteria of value. The facts considered in determining the offering price were our financial condition, needs, and prospects, our limited operating history, and the general condition of the securities market. 



DILUTION

The following table illustrates the dilution to investors in this Offering, as well as their percentage ownership of our common stock. For purposes of the dilution calculations, it was assumed that all shares of common stock offered by means of this prospectus are sold. If less than all Shares offered are sold, the dilution to investors in this Offering will be greater, and their percentage ownership will be less than that shown in the table.

Under the Barrister Agreement, CoJax is scheduled to issue 3,650,000 shares of Common Stock, which issuance is expected to occur by October 15, 2020, to acquire all of the Membership Interests of Barrister.  The following dilution table assumes the issuance of the 3,650,000 shares of common stock.

We intend to sell up to 6,000,000 shares at $2.00 per share under the Offering. The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock purchased from us before this Offering, the total consideration paid, and the price per share. The table assumes 100% of the 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock will be sold.22201.

 

 Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

Shares Issued

Total Consideration

Price Per

Number of Shares

Percent

Amount

Percent

Share

Existing Shareholders

3,650,001

37.82%

$7,300,002

37.82%

$2.00

Purchasers of Shares

6,000,000

62.18%

$12,000,000

62.18%

$2.00

Total

9,650,001

100.00%

$19,300,002

100.00%

$2.00

The following table sets forth the difference between the offering price of the Shares being offered by us, the net tangible book value per share, and the net tangible book value per share after giving effect to the offering by us prior to the Offering, assuming that 100%, 75%, 50%, and 25% of the offered shares are sold. Net tangible book value per share represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding as of September 20, 2020. Totals may vary due to rounding.

 

100%

75%

50%

25%

 

of offered

of offered

of offered

of offered

 

shares are sold

shares are sold

shares are sold

shares are sold

Offering Price

$2.00   

$2.00   

$2.00   

$2.00   

Net tangible book value at June 30, 2020

$10,000,000   

$10,000,000   

$10,000,000   

$10,000,000   

Net tangible book value after giving effect to the Offering

$21,980,000   

$18,985,000   

$15,990,000   

$12,995,000   

Increase (decrease) in net tangible book value per share attributable to cash payments made by new investors

$(0.46)  

$(0.41)  

$(0.34)  

$(0.22)  

Per Share Dilution  (Accretion) to New Investors

$(0.28)  

$(0.33)  

$(0.40)  

$(0.52)  

Percent Dilution (Accretion) to New Investors

(13.9) % 

(16.5) % 

(20.2) % 

(26.2) % 

If 100% of the offered shares are sold, we will receive the maximum proceeds of $11,882,442 after offering expenses have been deducted. If 75% of the offered shares are sold, we will receive $8,883,442 after offering expenses have been deducted. If 50% of the offered shares are sold, we will receive $5,883,442 after offering expenses have been deducted. If 25% of the offered shares are sold, we will receive $2,883,442 after offering expenses have been deducted. If we sell less than 1.25% of the shares (less than 2,500 shares) under the Offering, we will not have



sufficient proceeds to cover our offering expenses, and we will have to pay the remainder of such expenses out of additional financing we have not yet received.



MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF 
Beneficially Owned
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General.Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion includes forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. See “Forward-Looking Statements.” Future results could differ significantly from the historical results presented in this section. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You should read this discussion and analysis together with our audited consolidated balance sheet, and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. 

We were incorporated on November 13, 2017, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia in order to acquire, fund, and operate oil exploration and production from assets in the Gulf States Drill Region.

We have no revenue-generating operations as of the date of this prospectus.

We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, incident to the exploration for and development, production, gathering, and sale of oil.  While any oil and gas exploration and production leases and rights that we may acquire may produce gas, we do not currently regard gas as a significant revenue source from possible future oil production operations.  The exploitation of gas may change if our oil drilling produces sufficient quantities of gas to warrant its exploitation and sale as a primary business line. These risks include but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services, availability of affordable funding, availability of qualified personnel, environmental risks, problems or delays in drilling, other operating risks and regulatory changes, the uncertainty inherent in estimating oil reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, and the other risks described under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus. COVID-19 pandemic also imposes a significant risk factor affecting demand for oil, economic conditions, availability of personnel, the ability of workers to work under possible social distancing and mask requirements and demand from consumers and  industries that use oil and oil-based products.  Until there is an effective vaccine, there is no certainty as to the duration, scope, and extent of COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the oil industry and our company.  

Since our inception, we have incurred operating losses. We have not generated positive cash flows from operations, and there are no assurances that we will be successful in obtaining an adequate level of financing for the development and commercialization of our proposed oil exploration and production business. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We expect to incur expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future as we seek to implement our business plan.  Due to its limited revenues, the acquisition of Barrister does not remedy substantial doubts about our ability as a going concern. Acquisition of the Barrister Oil Rights does not enhance our asset base for debt financing because the Barrister Oil Rights are secured by a first senior lien held by COP under the COP Agreements. If we do not raise additional working capital, in addition to the net proceeds from this Offering, we may be unable to continue operations, which could result in the rescission of the acquisition of Barrister if that failure occurs prior to the Rescission Deadline and constitutes a trigger event for a rescission of the Exchange.  Loss of Barrister would leave CoJax without any operating assets or revenues. In any liquidation of CoJax, there would not be sufficient assets for distribution of assets or money to CoJax shareholders.  CoJax has been unable to raise additional capital as of the date of this prospectus, other than personal loans by Jeffrey Guzy, CoJax’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Reserve engineering is a process of estimating underground accumulations of oil that cannot be measured in an exact way. The accuracy of any reserve estimate depends on the quality of available data, the interpretation of such data and price and cost assumptions made by reserve engineers. In addition, the results of drilling, testing, and production activities may justify revisions of estimates that were made previously. If significant, such revisions would change the schedule of any further production and development drilling. Accordingly, reserve estimates may differ significantly from the quantities of oil that are ultimately recovered.  When we acquire oil exploration and production leases and rights, we will use oil reserve reports as one factor in deciding whether to drill in the property of a specific oil lease or right.  Reserve estimates depend on many assumptions that may turn out to be inaccurate. Any material



inaccuracies in reserve estimates or underlying assumptions will materially affect the quantities and present value of oil from a drilling site.

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results from any acquired oil exploration and production leases and rights could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.   

All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this prospectus are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or forward-looking oral statements that we or persons acting on our behalf might issue.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus. 

About this Discussion. The following discussion will assist in understanding the financial position, liquidity, and results of operations of CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation. (“we,” “our” or the “Company”). The information below should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statement and the related notes to consolidated financial statements.

Overview. We are an early stage corporation seeking to become an independent energy company focused on the acquisition and subsequent exploitation and development of crude oil in the Gulf States Drill Region. Upon sufficient funding from this Offering, and assuming consummation of the Barrister Agreement, we will seek to establish one or more deep drilling oil rigs for Barrister Oil Rights.  

The following discussion covers the results of the operation of CoJax without Barrister’s results unless stated otherwise because the Barrister Agreement has not been consummated due to pending conditions to the closing.  

Results of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019, and the periods ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018:

Revenues: The Company had no oil and gas revenues and no revenue-producing operations.  

Barrister had an operating loss of $(723) for fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as opposed to operating income of $11,338 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.  The operating loss was due to increased operating expenses and reduced revenue.

Operating Expense:  The Company had no oil and gas operating expenses.Other operating expense was $109,705 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, and $10,300, for six months ended June 30, 2019, and $35,169 for the year ended December 31, 2019, and $7,206 for the year ended December 31, 2018. 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

For the Year

Ended December 31,

For the Year

Ended December 31,

 

2020

2019

2019

2018

 

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

 

 

Total Revenues

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Total operating expenses

109,705  

10,300  

35,169  

7,206  

Income (loss) from operations

(109,705) 

(10,300) 

(35,169) 

(7,206) 

Other income (expense)

175  

(208) 

 

 

Net income (loss) from operations

$(109,530) 

$(10,508) 

$(35,169) 

$(7,206) 

Net income (deficit) per common share – basic and diluted

$(109,530) 

$(10,508) 

$(35,169) 

$(7,206) 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period – basic and diluted

 

 

 

 



Liquidity and Capital Resources: We have incurred net operating losses and operating cash flow deficits since inception, continuing through the six months ended June 30, 2020, and 2019 and the years ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018. We are in the early stages of acquisition and development of oil and gas leaseholds and properties, and we have been funded primarily by a combination of loans or contributions of Jeffrey Guzy, an officer, and director of the Company.  This limited funding has been inadequate as of the date of this Prospectus to fund our business strategy. It has covered just general administration and legal compliance for the Company as well as paying accounting and legal fees for work performed in connection with this Offering. 

We had cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019, of $78,308 and $10,508 respectively. At December 31, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $28,189, and at December 31, 2018, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $7,500.  

We believe that our working capital on hand, as of the date of this report, will not be sufficient to fund our plan of operations over the next 12 months.  We require additional capital within the next 12 months. Our ability to obtain additional financing may be impaired by many factors outside of our control, including the capital markets (both generally and in the crude oil industry in particular), our lack of operating history, the location of our proposed or future crude oil properties and prices of crude oil on the commodities markets (which will impact the amount of asset-based financing available to us) and other factors. Further, if oil prices on the commodities markets decline, our revenues from any exploitation of Barrister Oil Rights will likely decrease, and such decreased revenues may increase our requirements for capital. 

Debt or equity financing arrangements may not be available to us or may be available only on unfavorable terms. Based on prior experience on seeking funding for drilling on properties without any significant oil production, funding for drilling is challenging to obtain at all or on affordable terms.

Additionally, available forms of funding could be highly dilutive to our existing stockholders and may not provide us with sufficient funds to meet our long-term capital requirements. We may continue to incur substantial costs in the future in connection with raising capital to fund our business, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, securities law compliance fees, printing and distribution expenses, and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue, which may adversely affect our financial condition. If the amount of capital we are able to raise from financing activities, together with our revenues from any acquired operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our capital needs, we will be required to reduce operating costs, which are already minimal. That reduction could jeopardize our future strategic initiatives and business plans. We may be required to sell some or all of our acquired properties (which could be on unfavorable terms), seek joint ventures with one or more strategic partners, strategic acquisitions, and other strategic alternatives, cease our operations, sell or merge our business, or file a petition for bankruptcy (either liquidation or reorganization under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code).  Any of these actions could result in investors in the common stock losing their investment or failing to realize any appreciation in the common stock from the purchase price.

The following table summarizes our total current assets, total current liabilities, and working capital (deficit) as of June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018:

As of

As of

 

AsPercentage of

As of Beneficial Ownership

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2019

Dec 31, 2019

Dec 31, 2018

(unaudited)

(unaudited)5% or Greater Holders:

 

 

 

Current assetsRoger Allums McLeod

$78,308 

$10,500 2,920,000 

 

$27,689 

$7,500 71.28% 

Current liabilitiesJeffrey Wayne Delancy

231,368 304,045 

(3)

28,869 7.42%

Lamar Resources, LLC

243,455

(4)

5.94%

Sandstone Group Corp

200,444 

 

71,219 

8,155 4.89% 

Working capital surplus (deficit)

$(153,060)

$(18,369)

$(43,530)

$(655)



Changes in the net cash provided by and (used in) our operating, investing, and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019, and the years ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, are set forth in the following table:

Six Months

Ended

Six Months

Ended

Year Ended

Period Ended

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2019

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$(27,773)

$-Executive Officers and Directors:

 

$(26,813) 

$(7,000)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

78,392 

-

51,502 

10,000 

Cash at beginning of period

27,689 

3,500

3,500 

500 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

$50,619 

$-

$24,689 

$3,500 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net cash from operating activities is derived from net loss from operations adjusted for non-cash items, changes in the balances of accounts receivables, deposits, and prepaid expenses, accounts payables, accrued expenses, and other payables.  For the six months ended June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019, and the periods ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, net cash used by operating activities was $27,773, $0, $26,813, and $7,000 respectively.    

Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Total net cash provided by financing activities was $78,392 and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, and 2019 and $51,502 for the periods ended December 31, 2019, and $10,000 for the period ended December 31, 2018. The net increase was derived from loans from our Chief Executive Officer n and one share of common stock purchased by our Chief Executive Officers. For more details about these debt and equity financings, see Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the periods ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, incorporated by reference herein.

Stockholders’ Equity: Authorized Capital. As of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company has 300,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock at $0.01 par value and 50,000,000 authorized shares of serial Preferred Stock at a par value of $0.10.   

During the periods ended June 30, 2020, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company did not repurchase any shares.   

There was one issuance of Common Stock during the period ended December 31, 2017, and no issuances of common stock for the periods ended June 30, 2020, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018.  There were no issuances of preferred stock during the periods ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, or in the period from January 1, 2020, to the date of this prospectus.   

The one share of common stock issued was issued under an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Section 13.1-514b(10) of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and part of the initial formation of CoJax in November 2017.

Capital Contributions. There were no capital contributions during the periods ended June 30, 2020, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018.  

Planned Capital Expenditures:The Company had no planned capital expenditures and no existing assignments or leases for oil-producing properties, or related assets, in fiscal year 2019.   

The Company incurred no development costs related to the purchase and development of working interest in wells during the periods ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018. The Company has no such interests in wells as of the date of this prospectus, other than the pending acquisition of Barrister and Barrister Oil Rights under the Barrister Agreement.



Effects of Inflation and Pricing: The oil and gas industry is cyclical, and the demand for goods and services by oil field companies, suppliers, and others associated with the industry puts significant pressure on the economic stability and pricing structure within the industry. Typically, as prices for oil increase all other associated costs increase as well. Conversely, in a period of declining prices, associated cost declines are likely to lag and may not adjust downward in proportion to the declining prices. Material changes in prices also will affect our revenue stream, estimates of future reserves, impairment assessments of oil properties, and values of properties in purchase and sale transactions for any acquired oil exploration and production leases and rights. Material changes in prices can affect the value of oil and gas companies and their ability to raise capital, borrow money, and retain personnel. The recent drop and fluctuations in the market price for crude oil have adversely affected the demand or ability of companies to finance domestic oil exploration.   Our need for adequate funding to expand any acquired oil production is hampered by current market conditions for oil, which have become more volatile and unpredictable as of the date of this prospectus.  Market price for oil in June 2020 averaged $40 per barrel, but there have been significant drops in the market price of oil in 2020 and 2019.   

Critical Accounting PoliciesThe establishment and consistent application of accounting policies is a vital component of accurately and fairly presenting our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), as well as ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing financial reporting. While there are rarely alternative methods or rules from which to select in establishing accounting and financial reporting policies, proper application often involves significant judgment regarding a given set of facts and circumstances and a complex series of decisions.    

Asset Retirement Obligations. The Company would, when and if operational, face possible retirement obligations for certain assets. The fair values of these obligations are recorded as liabilities on a discounted basis, which is typically at the time the assets are installed. In the estimation of fair value, the Company uses assumptions and judgments regarding such factors as the existence of a legal obligation for an asset retirement obligation; technical assessments of the assets; estimated amounts and timing of settlements; discount rates; and inflation rates. Asset retirement obligations incurred in the current period were Level 3 fair value measurements. The costs associated with these liabilities are capitalized as part of the related assets and depreciated as the reserves are produced. Over time, the liabilities are accreted for the change in their present value. 

Asset retirement obligations for downstream facilities generally become firm at the time the facilities are permanently shut down and dismantled. These obligations may include the costs of asset disposal and additional soil remediation. However, these sites have indeterminate lives based on plans for continued operations, and as such, the fair value of the conditional legal obligations cannot be measured, since it is impossible to estimate the future settlement dates of such obligations.    

During the periods ended June 30, 2020, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company had no assets subject to retirement obligations.    

Revenue Recognition. As of January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method. This adoption did not have an effect on the opening balance of retained earnings. ASC 606 has no current effect on our financial statements as we have no revenue. The Company would, when and if operational, comply with the standard. For additional information regarding the new revenue recognition standard, see Notes 2 and 3, in the Financial Statements.       

Stock-Based Compensation. The Company accounts for Stock-Based Compensation under ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” which addresses the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, with a primary focus on transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. ASC 718-10 requires measurement of the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Incremental compensation costs arising from subsequent modifications of awards after the grant date must be recognized.   

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. Under ASC 505-50, the Company determines the fair value of the warrants or stock-based compensation awards granted as either the fair value of the consideration received, or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. Any stock options or warrants issued to non-employees are recorded in expense and additional paid-in capital in stockholders' equity over the 



applicable service periods using variable accounting through the vesting dates based on the fair value of the options or warrants at the end of each period.

CoJax may issue shares of CoJax capital stock to consultants or professional advisors for various services and pursuant to a written agreement and plan. The costs for these future transactions will be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock will be measured at the earlier of (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached or (ii) the date at which the counterparty's performance is complete. The Company will recognize consulting expense and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital related to stock issued for services. As of the date of this prospectus, CoJax has issued no shares to consultants or non-officer employees.

Stock Issuance. We will record future stock-based awards issued to consultants and other external entities for goods and services at either the fair market value of the goods received, or services rendered, or the instruments issued in exchange for such services, whichever is more readily determinable, using the measurement date guidelines enumerated in FASB ASC 505.    

Income Taxes. We account for income taxes under FASB ASC 740. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Accounting standards require the consideration of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is “more likely than not” that some component or all of the benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized in the consolidated financial statements only if the position is more likely than not to be sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. We have examined the tax positions taken in our tax returns and determined that there are no uncertain tax positions. As a result, we have recorded no uncertain tax liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet.   

Oil Properties. We will account for oil properties by the successful efforts method. Under this method of accounting, costs relating to the acquisition and development of proved areas are capitalized when incurred. The costs of development wells are capitalized, whether productive or non-productive. Leasehold acquisition costs are capitalized when incurred. If proved reserves are found on an unproved property, leasehold costs are transferred to proven oil-reserves properties. Exploration dry holes are charged to expense when it is determined that no commercial reserves exist. Other exploration costs, including personnel costs, geological and geophysical expenses, and delay rentals for oil leases, are charged to expense when incurred. The costs of acquiring or constructing support equipment and facilities used in oil-producing activities are capitalized. Production costs are charged to expense as incurred and are those costs incurred to operate and maintain our wells and related equipment and facilities.    

Depletion of producing oil properties is recorded based on units of production. Acquisition costs of proved properties are depleted on the basis of all proved reserves, developed and undeveloped, and capitalized development costs (wells and related equipment and facilities) are depleted on the basis of proved developed reserves. As more fully described below, proved reserves are estimated by our independent petroleum engineer and are subject to future revisions based on availability of additional information. Asset retirement costs are recognized when the asset is placed in service and are depleted over proved reserves using the units of production method. 

Oil properties are reviewed for impairment when facts and circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. We compare net capitalized costs of proved oil properties to estimated undiscounted future net cash flows using management’s expectations of future oil prices. These future price scenarios reflect our estimation of future price volatility. If net capitalized costs exceed estimated undiscounted future net cash flows, the measurement of impairment is based on estimated fair value, using estimated discounted future net cash flows based on management’s expectations of future oil prices. We have no properties as of the date of this prospectus and, as such, recorded no impairment on any properties.  Unproven properties that are individually significant will be assessed for impairment and, if considered impaired, will be charged to expense when such impairment is deemed to have occurred. 

The sale of a partial interest in a proved oil property is accounted for as normal retirement, and no gain or loss is recognized as long as this treatment does not significantly affect the units-of-production depletion rate. If the 



units-of-production rate is significantly affected, then the sale is accounted for as the sale of an asset, and a gain or loss is recognized. The unamortized cost of the property or group of properties is apportioned to the interest sold and interest retained on the basis of the fair values of those interests. A gain or loss is recognized for all other sales of producing properties and is included in the results of operations. The sale of a partial interest in an unproved property is accounted for as a recovery of cost when substantial uncertainty exists as to recovery of the cost applicable to the interest retained. A gain on the sale is recognized to the extent the sales price exceeds the carrying amount of the unproved property. A gain or loss is recognized for all other sales of nonproducing properties and is included in the results of operations. 

Oil Reserves. The determination of depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense as well as impairments that are recognized on our oil properties are highly dependent on the estimates of the proved oil reserves attributable to our properties. Our estimate of proved reserves is based on the quantities of oil which geological and engineering data demonstrate, with reasonable certainty, to be recoverable in the future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. The accuracy of any reserve estimate is a function of the quality of available data, engineering and geological interpretation, and judgment. For example, we must estimate the amount and timing of future operating costs, production taxes, and development costs, all of which may, in fact, vary considerably from actual results. In addition, as the prices of oil and cost levels change from year to year, the economics of producing our reserves may change, and therefore the estimate of proved reserves may also change. Any significant variance in these assumptions could materially affect the estimated quantity and value of our reserves.    

The information regarding present value of any future net cash flows attributable to proved oil reserveswould be estimates only and should not be construed as the current market value of the estimated oil reserves attributable to oil-producing properties. Thus, such information includes revisions of certain reserve estimates attributable to oil-producing properties included any prior year’s estimates. These revisions reflect additional information from subsequent activities, production history of the properties involved, and any adjustments in the projected economic life of such properties resulting from changes in oil prices. Any future downward revisions could adversely affect our financial condition, our borrowing ability, our future prospects, and the value of our common stock. 

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements under GAAP in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates relate to proved oil reserve volumes, certain depletion factors, future cash flows from oil and natural gas properties, estimates relating to certain oil and natural gas revenues and expenses, valuation of equity-based compensation, valuation of asset retirement obligations, estimates of future oil commodity pricing and the valuation of deferred income taxes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.    

New Accounting Pronouncements. From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by FASB that we adopt as of the specified effective date. If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material effect on our financial statements upon adoption.  

Recent Accounting PronouncementsOur audited financial statements found elsewhere in this prospectus contain a description of recent accounting pronouncements. 

Internal Controls and Procedures. We are not currently required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Section 404 of SOX and are therefore not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. We are required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Section 302 of SOX, which will require certifications in our quarterly and annual reports and provision of an annual management report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We will not be required to have our independent registered accounting firm make its first assessment of our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 until our first annual report subsequent to our ceasing to be an “emerging growth company.”

Off Balance Sheet Financial Obligations. We currently do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in



financial  condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors. 

Relaxed Ongoing Reporting RequirementsUpon the completion of this Offering we have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. 

Going Concern. Public auditors have raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern due to negative cash flow and negative working capital in the report for our December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, audited financial statements, which are included in this prospectus. Even if we consummate the Barrister Agreement, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve its business plan, raise any additional capital, or secure the additional financing necessary to implement its current operating plan. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

The Company has yet to achieve profitable operations, expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, has negative cash flows from operating activities, and is dependent upon future issuances of equity or other financing to fund ongoing operations, all of which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing from shareholders or other sources to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in place to address this concern but considers that the Company will be able to obtain additional funds by equity financing and/or related party advances; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available or on acceptable terms if at all. 

MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Officers and Directors 

Our executive officers and directors, and their ages and positions as of the date of this prospectus, are set forth below:

Name

Age

Position(s)

Date of Appointment

Date of Resignation

Jeffrey J. Guzy

69

Chief Executive Officer

Director - Chairman

Chief Financial Officer

January 22, 2020

November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017

-

-

March 16, 2020

Wm. Barrett Wellman

72

Chief Financial Officer

March 16, 2020

-

Jeffrey Delancey

49

Former Chief Executive Officer 

Former Director

May 18, 2018

May 18, 2018

January 21, 2020

January 21, 2020

Profiles of CoJax Officers and Director:

Jeffrey J. Guzy, Age 69, Chief Executive Officer and Director.  Mr. Guzy has served as a director since May 15, 2018 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on January 22, 2020.  On January 24, 2020, Mr. Guzy signed an employment agreement with the Company for his employment as Chief Executive Officer.  

He has served as an outside director of Leatt Corp. (OTC Trading Symbol: LEAT), a public company, since April 2007. Mr. Guzy also served, from October 2007 to August 2010, as Leatt Corporation’s President. Mr. Guzy has served as an executive manager or consultant for business development, sales, customer service, and management in the telecommunications industry, specifically, with IBM Corp., Sprint International, Bell Atlantic Video Services, Loral CyberStar, and FaciliCom International. Mr. Guzy has also started his own telecommunications company providing Internet services in Western Africa. He serves as an independent director and chairman of the audit committee of Capstone Companies, Inc. (OTC Trading Symbol: CAPC), a public corporation. Since 2020, he also serves as an independent director of Brownies Marine Group, Inc., (OTC Trading Symbol: BWMG) a public company. Mr. Guzy has an MBA in Strategic Planning and Management from The Wharton School of the University of  Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania; a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University; and a Certificate in Theology from Georgetown University.



Wm. Barrett Wellman, Age 72, Chief Financial Officer. On March 16, 2020, the Company appointed Wm. Barrett Wellman as Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Wellman has over 30 years of business experience as an accountant, controller, chief financial officer, chief information officer, and senior executive for various companies and two large accounting firms.  Since 2006, Mr. Wellman has maintained a business and financial consulting business in Arlington, Virginia.  The Company and Mr. Wellman’s consulting business share offices in Arlington, Virginia.  He has an MBA from Marshall University in West Virginia and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Before Mr. Wellman’s appointment, Jeffrey Guzy handled the duties of Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Wellman has been a business associate of Mr. Guzy for over 20 years in various consulting services for third parties.   

Jeffrey Delancey, Age 49.Mr. Delancey was the CoJax Chief Executive Officer until his resignation on January 21, 2020.  He has twenty-nine years of direct oilfield operating experience. Since May of 2004, he has served as President and Director of Delancey’s Pumping Services, Inc.; a private company focused on outsourcing oilfield services to operators focused on Mississippi and Alabama.  His team is responsible for managing and supervising drilling operations, workover rigs, well hookups, and all other daily operations.  Delancey’s Pumping Services, Inc. also oversees various specialized sub-contractors and manages all phases of field-wide supervision.   

Mr. Delancey participates as a working interest owner in various oil and gas projects throughout the southeast giving him knowledge and expertise in the investment aspects of the oil and gas business.

For the last seventeen years, Mr. Delancey has operated and supervised operations of all aspects of upstream oil and gas operations for various mid-size local independents, such as Camterra Resources, Gungoll Exploration, Midroc Operating, Vernon E. Faulconer, Inc., and Eland Energy. Mr. Delancey spent his first decade in the oil industry as an oilfield services employee for various local companies.

Indemnification.  The employment agreements for Jeffrey Guzy and Wm. Barrett Wellman provide certain indemnification, as described below in “Executive Compensation.”  

CoJax’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide for: (1) limitation of liability to the full extent permitted by Virginia law - specifically, no director or officer of CoJax made a party to any proceeding shall be liable to CoJax or its shareholders for monetary damages arising out of any transaction, occurrence or course of conduct, except for knowing violations of law or willful misconduct; and (2) CoJax shall indemnify its director or officer who is or was a party to any proceeding because he is or was such a director or officer or is or was serving at the request of CoJax as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. The CoJax Board of Directors is empowered, by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors, to contract in advance to indemnify any director or officer.   CoJax has no indemnification agreements as of the date of this prospectus.  CoJax has no directors’ and officers’ liability insurance or cash reserve for indemnification as of the date of this prospectus. Still, CoJax is authorized to purchase such insurance under the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.   

Under the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, CoJax may advance expenses to a director or officers if he is made a party to a proceeding by virtue of being a director or officer and if: (1) a written statement, executed personally, of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met any standard of conduct that is a prerequisite to his or her entitlement to indemnification under the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation; and (2) a written undertaking, executed personally or on his behalf, to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that he did not meet such standard of conduct. 



EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

CoJax Compensatory Arrangements.  Executive Compensation. The following table sets forth executive compensation for CoJax as of June 1, 2020:  

Name and Principal Position

Year(1)

Salary(2)

Stock Options

Option Awards

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation

All Other Compensation

Totals

Jeffrey J. Guzy Chief Executive Officer

2020 YTD

$-205,001 

-(1)

-

-

-

$-

2019

-

-

-

-

-

-

2018

-

-

-

-

-

-4.77% 

Wm. BarrettBarret Wellman

Chief Financial Officer

2020 YTD

$-105,000 

(2)

-2.50%

All current directors and executive officers as a group (2 persons)

310,001 

-(1)(2)

-

-

$-7.05% 

(1) 2020 figures are for January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020.

(2) Under their respective employment agreements: (a) Jeffrey Guzy has a base annual salary of $120,000, payable on a semi-monthly basis in equal installments, but the base salary is deferred until the Company has sufficient cash flow to pay the base salary.  Further, the base salary can either be paid in total when Company is adequately funded, or the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the CoJax Common Stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at the time of conversion by Mr. Guzy;  and (b) Mr. Wellman’s base salary is $100,000, payable semi-monthly in equal installments, but the base salary is deferred until the Company has sufficient cash flow to pay the base salary.  Alternatively, the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the CoJax Common Stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at the time of conversion by Mr. Wellman. 

 

Employment Agreement of Jeffrey J. Guzy.  Mr. Guzy’s January 24, 2020 employment agreement with CoJax provides, in part, for:

(1)

Includes 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 20,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock; does not include 20,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(2)

Includes 100,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 10,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock; does not include 10,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(3)

Jeffrey Delancey was Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company from May 18, 2019, until January 21, 2020.  Mr. Delancey voluntarily resigned to pursue other interests.

(4)

Lamar Resources, LLC, is owned by Marty Rutland.

(5)

The percentages above are calculated based on 4,096,751 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of June 23, 2021.

 

(1) the term of the employment agreement is three years; 

(2) a base annual salary of $120,000 payable semi-monthly in equal installments, but the base salary is deferred ad only will be paid when Company is adequately funded, or  the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the CoJax Common Stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at the time of conversion by Mr. Guzy;  

(3) Mr. Guzy is eligible for an ad hoc performance bonus if and in an amount approved by the disinterested directors when and if CoJax appoints disinterested directors; 

(4) Mr. Guzy may participate in any incentive compensation and other benefit plans to the extent that he is eligible to do so; 

(5) continuation of Mr. Guzy’s under Company’s health insurance and other benefit plans for 24 months after any termination of his employment for a good reason (as defined in the employment agreement); 

(6)  imposes confidentiality and non-recruitment of Company employees obligations on Mr. Guzy for one year after the end of employment; 

(7) the employment agreement provides that the Company can terminate Mr. Guzy’s employment for cause (as defined in the employment agreement) and for Mr. Guzy to terminate the employment agreement for “good reason” (as defined in the employment agreement); and

(8) If Mr. Guzy terminates the employment for a good reason, then he would be entitled to: A cash payment, payable in equal installments over a six (6) month period after Mr. Guzy terminates employment, equal to the sum of the following:

-Base Annual Salary. Subject to the payment of the following sums not causing the insolvency of the Companythe equivalent of the greater of (i) twenty-four (24) months of Mr. Guzy’s then-current base salary or (ii) the remainder of the term of the employment agreement (the "Severance Period"); plus  

-Earned but Unpaid Amounts. Any previously earned but unpaid salary through Mr. Guzy’s final date of employment, being Mr. Guzy’s termination of employment.  

Further, the employment agreement also provides the following indemnification to Mr. Guzy:   CoJax shall indemnify and save harmless Mr. Guzy for any liability incurred by reason of any act or omission performed by Mr. Guzy while acting in good faith on behalf of the Company. Within the scope of the authority of his pursuant to the employment agreement and the fullest extent provided under the CoJax Bylaws, the CoJax Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, except that Mr. Guzy must have in good faith believed that such action was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of CoJax, and, with respect to any criminal action  



or  proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.  No indemnification barred by regulations or policies of the SEC or in clear violation of public policy will be permitted under the employment agreement.  

The foregoing summary of the employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the employment agreement, as attached as Exhibit 10.1 to CoJax’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 27, 2020, with the Commission.   

Employment Agreement for Wm. Barrett Wellman.  Mr. Wellman’s employment agreement, dated March 16, 2020, provides for:

CoJax signed an employment agreement for Mr. Wellman's services as Chief Financial Officer on March 16, 2020.  Under the employment agreement: (1) the term of the employment agreement is 3 years; (2) a base annual salary of $100,000 payable semi-annually in equal installments, but the base salary can either be paid in total when CoJax is adequately funded or, alternatively,  the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the CoJax common stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at time of conversion by Mr. Wellman;  (3) Mr. Wellman is eligible for an ad hoc performance bonus if and in an amount approved by the disinterested directors; (4) Mr. Wellman may participate in any incentive compensation and other benefit plans to the extent that he is eligible to do so; (5) continuation of Mr. Wellman’s benefits under CoJax’s health insurance and other benefit plans for 24 months after any termination of his employment for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement); (6) imposes confidentiality and non-recruitment of Company employees obligations on Mr. Wellman for one year after end of employment, and (7) the employment agreement provides for CoJax to terminate Mr. Wellman’s employment for cause (as defined in the employment agreement) and for Mr. Wellman to terminate the employment agreement for ”good reason” (as defined in the employment agreement).   

Mr. Wellman’s unpaid base salary is deferred if unpaid at the time due.   

If Mr. Wellman terminates the employment for a good reason, then he would be entitled to: A cash payment, payable in equal installments over a six (6) month period after Mr. Wellman terminates employment, equal to the sum of the following:  

-Base Annual Salary. Subject to the payment of the following sums subject to not causing the insolvency of the Companythe equivalent of the greater of (i) twenty-four (24) months of Mr. Wellman’s then-current base salary or (ii) the remainder of the term of the employment agreement (the "Severance Period"); plus  

-Earned but Unpaid Amounts. Any previously earned but unpaid salary through Mr. Wellman’s final date of employment, Mr. Wellman’s termination of employment.  

The employment agreement also provides the following indemnification to Mr. Wellman:   The Company shall indemnify and save harmless Mr. Wellman for any liability incurred by reason of any act or omission performed by Mr. Wellman while acting in good faith on behalf of the Company. Within the scope of the authority of his pursuant to the employment agreement and the fullest extent provided under the CoJax Bylaws, the CoJax Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, except that Mr. Wellman must have in good faith believed that such action was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.  No indemnification barred by regulations or policies of the SEC or in clear violation of public policy will be permitted under the employment agreement.    

The foregoing summary of the employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the employment agreement, as attached as Exhibit 10.1 to Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed on March 23, 2020.   

Family Relationships. No family relationships exist among officers and directors of the Company.

Board of Directors.  Jeffrey J. Guzy is the sole director of the CoJax as of the date of this prospectus. CoJax has and will continue to seek additional directors who are deemed independent directors and to serve on an audit committee of the CoJax’s board of directors.  We have been unable to find qualified candidates willing to commit to serving on our board of directors as of the date of this prospectus. 

Independent Directors.  We do not have any directors who qualify as independent directors under any SEC or national securities exchange rules.  Assuming that we find willing and qualified candidates, we intend to seek to appoint two



independent directors after the commencement of this Offering.  As a start-up concern with limited cash resources and no established public market for our common stock, and no director and officer liability insurance as of the date of this prospectus, we may be unable to recruit independent directors. Subject to adequate net Offering proceeds, we intend to obtain directors and officers liability insurance upon the successful consummation of this Offering. 

Board Committees.  Our by-laws authorize an audit committee of the Board of Directors. Still, we have not formed an audit committee due to the inability as of the date of this prospectus to recruit qualified independent directors to serve on the audit committee.  We intend to authorize an audit committee and its charter upon recruitment of qualified, independent directors.  The Board of Directors perform the duties of all Board of Director committees.

 Director Nominations.  The Board of Directors will also consider director nominees recommended for nomination by our stockholders during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders (or, if applicable, a special meeting of stockholders called to elect directors). Our stockholders that wish to nominate a director for election to our board of directors should follow the procedures set forth in our bylaws. We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, our board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our stockholders.

Directors and Officers Insurance.  CoJax does not have directors and officers liability insurance. Still, we intend to purchase such insurance from funding under this Offering if such funding is adequate to allow the purchase of directors and officers liability insurance without affecting the ability of CoJax to pay its necessary operating costs.  Our priority is buying general business liability insurance for operations before directors and officers liability insurance.

Executive Compensation Philosophy. CoJax’s executive compensation programs are guided by the following principles, which make up our executive compensation philosophy: 

·Pay for Performance. Compensation opportunities are designed to align executives’ pay with the Company’s performance and are focused on producing sustainable long-term growth.  

·Attract, Promote, and Retain Talented Management Team. We compete for talent with other companies of similar size in our market. To attract and retain executives with the experience necessary to achieve our business goals, our compensation must be competitive and appropriately balanced between fixed compensation and at-risk compensation.  

·Align Interests with the Interests of Shareholders. We believe that management should have a significant financial stake in CoJax to align their interests with those of the shareholders and to encourage the creation of long-term value. Therefore, equity awards will be a component of executive compensation.

 Our executive compensation program has three key elements, which have been designed according to these principles: base salary, annual cash incentive compensation (being bonuses), and long-term incentive or equity compensation. We do not provide any perquisites and retirement benefits to our officers as of the date of this prospectus.   We have not paid any annual cash incentive compensation as of the date of this prospectus. 

Until we have regular operations and sufficient operating history to determine the financial performance of the Company, our Board of Directors does not intend to issue any incentive compensation or annual cash incentive compensation.

Retirement Benefits. We have not maintained, and do not currently intend to maintain, a defined benefit pension plan or nonqualified deferred compensation plan. We have no plans to adopt any defined benefit pension plan or a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. 

2018 Equity Incentive Plan.  CoJax’s Board of Directors or “Board of Directors” and stockholder approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan on December 31, 2018 (“2018 Plan”), which replaced the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (“2017 Plan”) that was approved by the Board of Directors and stockholder on January 2, 2018.  The Board of Directors terminated the 2017 Plan on December 31, 2018.  No options or awards were granted under the 2017 Plan.  



The following is a summary of the 2018 Plan, which summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2018 Plan,  which is filed as an exhibit to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed with the SEC on July 26, 2019.

No options or other incentive compensation has been granted as of the date of this prospectus.  

2018 Plan Purpose. The 2018 Plan will allow us to grant equity awards, including performance awards, to incentivize high levels of performance and productivity by individuals who provide services to us and to further align the interests of our employees with those of CoJax and its stockholders. The use of our common stock as part of our compensation program is intended to foster a pay-for-performance culture that is an essential element of our overall compensation philosophy. Our equity will be used to retain our officers and other employees and promote a focus on sustained enhancement through improved performance. The 2018 Plan is intended to be “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”), to be exempt from the tax deduction limits of Section 162(m) if they meet the other requirements of Section 162(m).

2018 Plan Administration. The Board of Directors, or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors when formed by the Board of Directors, has the authority to administer our 2018 Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2018 Plan, the Board of Directors or the authorized board committee, referred to as the “plan administrator,” determines recipients, dates of grant, the numbers and types of stock awards to be granted, and the terms and conditions of the stock awards, including the period of their exercisability and vesting schedule applicable to a stock award. Subject to the limitations set forth below, the plan administrator will also determine the exercise price, strike price, or purchase price of awards granted and the types of consideration to be paid for the award. The plan administrator has the authority to modify outstanding awards under our 2018 Plan. Subject to the terms of our 2018 Plan, the plan administrator has the authority, without stockholder approval, to reduce the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding stock award, cancel any outstanding stock award in exchange for new stock awards, cash, or other consideration, or take any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles; provided, that, stockholders must approve any repricing of SAR’s.   

2018 Plan Share Reserve.   Three million shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under grants or awards made pursuant to the 2018 Plan.   If a stock award granted under our 2018 Plan expires or otherwise terminates without being exercised in full, or is settled in cash, the shares of our common stock not acquired pursuant to the stock award again will become available for subsequent issuance under our 2018 Plan. The following types of shares under our 2018 Plan may become available for the grant of new stock awards under our 2018 Plan: (1) shares that are forfeited to or repurchased by us before becoming fully vested; (2) shares withheld to satisfy income or employment withholding taxes; or (3) shares used to pay the exercise or purchase price of a stock award. Shares issued under our 2018 Plan may be previously unissued shares or reacquired shares bought by us on the open market. 

2018 Plan Stock Awards.  Our 2018 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (“Code”)), non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, or SARs, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance-based stock awards and other forms of equity compensation, which are collectively referred to as stock awards. Our 2018 Plan also provides for the grant of performance cash awards. Incentive stock options may be granted only to employees. All other awards may be granted to employees, including officers, and to non-employee directors and consultants.  Incentive and non-statutory stock options are evidenced by stock option agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the exercise price for a stock option, within the terms and conditions of our 2018 Plan, provided that the exercise price of a stock option generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Options granted under our 2018 Plan vest at the rate specified by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the term of stock options granted under our 2018 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of an option holder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if an option holder’s service relationship with us, or any of our affiliates, ceases for any reason other than disability, death, or cause, the option holder may generally exercise any vested options for three months following the cessation of service. The option term will automatically be extended in the event that exercise of the option following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws or our insider trading policy. 

Acceptable consideration for the purchase of common stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option will be determined by the plan administrator and may include (1) cash, check, bank draft, or money order, (2) a broker-



assisted cashless exercise, (3) the tender of shares of our common stock previously owned by the option holder, (4) a net exercise of the option if it is a nonqualified stock option and (5) other legal consideration approved by the plan administrator. 

Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, options generally are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order. 

Tax Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of our common stock with respect to incentive stock options that are exercisable for the first time by an option holder during any calendar year under all of our stock plans, may not exceed $100,000. Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit will be treated as nonqualified stock options. No incentive stock option may be granted to any person who, at the time of the grant, owns or is deemed to own stock possessing more than 10% of our total combined voting power or that of any of our affiliates unless (1) the option exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (2) the term of the incentive stock option does not exceed five years from the date of grant. 

Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted stock awards are evidenced by restricted stock award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock awards may be granted in consideration for (1) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (2) services rendered to us or our affiliates, or (3) any other form of legal consideration. Common stock acquired under a restricted stock award may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in our favor in accordance with a vesting schedule as determined by the plan administrator. Rights to acquire shares under a restricted stock award may be transferred only upon such terms and conditions as set by the plan administrator. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock unit awards that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason. 

Restricted Stock Unit Awards.  Restricted stock unit awards evidenced by restricted stock unit award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be granted in consideration for any form of legal consideration or no consideration. A restricted stock unit award may be settled by cash, delivery of stock, a combination of cash and stock as deemed appropriate by the plan administrator, or in any other form of the consideration set forth in the restricted stock unit award agreement. Additionally, dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares covered by a restricted stock unit award. Rights under a restricted stock units award may be transferred only upon such terms and conditions as set by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be subject to vesting as determined by the plan administrator. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock units that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason. 

Stock Appreciation Rights or “SARs.” SARs are evidenced by SAR grant agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the strike price for a SAR, which generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon the exercise of a SAR, we will pay the participant an amount in cash or stock equal to (1) the excess of the per-share fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise over the strike price, multiplied by (2) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the SAR is exercised. A SAR granted under our 2018 Plan vests at the rate specified in the SAR agreement as determined by the plan administrator. 

The plan administrator determines the term of SARs granted under our 2018 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of a participant’s SAR agreement provides otherwise, if a participant’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases for any reason other than cause, disability, or death, the participant may generally exercise any vested SAR for a period of three months following the cessation of service. The SARs’ term will be further extended in the event that applicable securities laws prohibit the exercise of the SAR following such a termination of service. In no event may a SAR be exercised beyond the expiration of its term. 

Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, SARs generally are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order. A SAR holder may designate a beneficiary, however, who may exercise the SAR following the holder’s death. 

Performance Awards. Our 2018 Plan permits the grant of performance-based stock and cash awards. Our compensation committee can structure such awards so that stock or cash will be issued or paid pursuant to such award



only after the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals during a designated performance period. The plan administrator determines the performance goals. The performance goals may be based on company-wide performance or performance of one or more business units, divisions, affiliates, or business segments. They may be either absolute or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices. 

Other Stock Awards. The plan administrator may grant other awards based in whole or in part by reference to our common stock. The plan administrator will set the number of shares under the stock award and all other terms and conditions of such awards. 

Changes to Capital Structure. In the event that there is a specified type of change in our capital structure, such as a stock split or recapitalization, appropriate adjustments will be made to (1) the class and maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under our 2018 Plan, (2) the class and maximum number of shares by which the share reserve may increase each year automatically, (3) the class and maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options and (4) the class and number of shares and exercise price, strike price or purchase price, if applicable, of all outstanding stock awards. 

Change in Control. The plan administrator may provide, in an individual award agreement or any other written agreement between a participant and us, that the stock award will be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability or settlement in the event of a change in control. Under our 2018 Plan, a change in control is generally (1) the acquisition by a person or entity of more than 50% of our combined voting power other than by merger, consolidation or similar transaction, (2) a consummated merger, consolidation, or similar transaction immediately after which our stockholders cease to own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving entity or (3) a consummated sale, lease or exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of our consolidated assets. 

Amendment and Termination. Board of Directors has the authority to amend, suspend or terminate our 2018 Plan, provided that such action does not materially impair the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent and provided further that certain types of amendments will require the approval of stockholders. No incentive stock options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the date that the Board of Directors adopts the 2018 Plan. Change-in-Control Agreements

 

The Company issued no stock options during the periods January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2020, and annual periods ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018.  The Company has issued no stock options as of the date of this prospectus. 

Director Compensation. Directors of the Company do not currently receive and have not received in the past any compensation for servicing as a director.   The Company does reimburse directors for any actual expenses incurred in the performance of duties as a director.  We may pay a nominal director’s fee in the future if available cash is not needed for necessary operating overhead. 

Form S-8 Registration. The Company has not filed a Form S-8 Registration Statement for any issuances under the 2018 Plan.  

BARRISTER MANAGEMENT

Founder/Member. Andrew S. Cardwell, Age 37, is the sole Manager of Barrister. There are no other officers, managers, or employees, other than Mr. Delancey providing executive oversight on a part time basis and as a Member. Barrister engages independent contractors or vendors to provide any operational services or functions not handled by Mr. Cardwell.  The Members appoint the Manager of the Company.  Absent appointment of a Manager, Barrister would be managed by its Members.  The Manager enjoys all powers granted under the Mississippi Limited Liability Company Act to a Manager in management of Barrister, subject to the limitation that he cannot sign and bind Barrister under any agreement or obligation in excess of $1 million.  



Except as limited by this Operating Agreement, each Member shall have equal rights in the determination of any matter involving the business of Barrister; provided, however, that the Members, upon a vote of a majority of all   the Members, may appoint one or more Managers to manage the day-to-day operations of the Barrister as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Operating Agreement.  A Manager may or may not be a Member.  A Manager may, in turn, appoint an agent and attorney-in-fact to act in his/her stead in certain circumstances and for a specific purpose (e.g., executing agreements when the Manager is unavailable). Except as determined by the Members according to Section 5.2 of the Operating Agreement, no Member shall have any right or authority to take any action on behalf of Barrister concerning third parties. 

The Manager may exercise all powers necessary to carry on the ordinary, everyday business of the Company.  In the performance of his duties, any such duly appointed Manager may do all lawful acts that are not, by statute or by the Certificate of Formation of Barrister or by the Operating Agreement, prohibited.  No Manager shall have any liability for any action taken, or for the failure to take any action, except to the extent required by Section 79-29-403(a)-(d) of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.  

Founder/Member Profile: Mr. Cardwell is a licensed lawyer engaged in the private practice of law in Laurel, Mississippi.  He is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Texas.  Mr. Cardwell’s legal practice focuses on real estate, estate planning, bankruptcy, small business law, and energy law.  He received his J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law and a B.S. from Mississippi College.  Prior to his law practice, Mr. Cardwell worked as an Oil & Gas Title Landman in Jackson, Mississippi, and was a member of the Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen.  

BARRISTER MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION.

Since its organization, there has been no compensation paid to or owed to any members or Manager of Barrister for services. Barrister has no employment agreements. Barrister has no non-cash incentive compensation or equity-based compensation plans.   

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Neither CoJax nor Barrister is a party to any legal proceedings as of the date of this prospectus.  CoJax officers and sole director and Barrister Manager have not been involved in the last ten (10) years in any of the following:

1)  Any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; 

2) Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);  

3)  Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;

4)  Having any government agency, administrative agency, or administrative court impose an administrative finding, order, decree, or sanction against them as a result of their involvement in any type of business, securities, or banking activity;  

5)  Being the subject of a pending administrative proceeding related to their involvement in any type of business, securities, or banking activity; or

6)  Having any administrative proceeding has been threatened against you related to their involvement in any type of business, securities, or banking activity.

CODE OF ETHICS

CoJax has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers, and employees. We will file a copy of our Code of Ethics as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. You will be able to review these documents by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Upon consummation of the Barrister Agreement, Barrister's management would be subject to CoJax’s Code of Ethics. Barrister does not have a code conduct or codeany change-in-control agreements with any of ethics.   its executive officers.



CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, AND CONFLICT OF INTERESTSCORPORATE GOVERNANCE

There have been no transactions by

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Except as disclosed below, since the Company from November 13, 2017,beginning of the datelast two fiscal years, none of our inception, to the date of this prospectus that exceeded $120,000 in transaction amount and in whichfollowing persons has had any of our executive officers, directors, promoters, or beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock had or will have a direct or indirect material interest other than compensation arrangementsin any transaction to which are described underour Company was or is a party, or in any proposed transaction to which our Company proposes to be a party:




·any director or officer of the sectionsCompany; 

·any proposed director or officer of this prospectus captioned “Executive Compensation.”the Company; 

Related Party Transaction Policy. CoJax adopted a formal, written policy that our executive officers, directors (including director nominees), holders of·any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 5% percent of any class ofthe voting rights attached to our voting securities, and common stock; or 

·any member of the immediate family of or any entities affiliated with any of the foregoing persons are not permitted to enter into(including a related party transaction with us withoutspouse, parents, children, siblings, and in-laws). 

On September 1, 2019, the prior approval or, in the case of pending or ongoing related party transactions, ratification of our audit committee, which has not been formed as of the date of this prospectus. The entire Board of Directors handles the function of the audit committee for any related-party transaction review. If the sole director has a related party transaction, then CoJax will engage a special independent outside legal counsel to review and determine whether the related party transaction violates CoJax policy.

For purposes of our policy, a related party transaction is a transaction, arrangement, or relationship where we were, are or will be involved and in which a related party had, has, or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than transactions available to all of our employees.

Certain transactions with related parties, however, are excluded from the definition of a related party transaction including, but not limited to: (1) transaction with another company at which a related party’s only relationship is as an employee (excluding as an executive officer or a director) or beneficial owner of less than 5% of that company’s shares; (2) transaction where the related party’s interest arises solely from the ownership of our equity securities and all holders of our common stock received the same benefit on a pro-rata basis (e.g., dividends); (3) transactions available to all employees generally; (4) transactions involving the purchase or sale of products or services in the ordinary course of business, not exceeding $20,000; and (5) transactions in which the related party’s interest derives solely from his or her service as a director, trustee or officer (or similar position) of a not-for-profit organization or charity that receives donations from CoJax.

When an audit committee is formed, then no member of the audit committee may participate in any review, consideration, or approval of any related party transaction where such member or any of his or her immediate family members is the related party. In approving or rejecting the proposed agreement, our audit committee shall consider the relevant facts and circumstances available and deemed relevantCompany's Chief Executive Officer loaned $42,000 to the audit committee, including, but not limited to: (1)Company, and the benefitsCompany issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and perceived benefits, or lack thereof, to our company; (2) the impactbears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on a director’s independence in the event the related party is a director, an immediate family member of a director or an entity in which a director is a partner, stockholder or executive officer; (3) the materiality and character of the related party’s direct and indirect interest; (4) the actual or apparent conflict of interest of the related party; (5) the availability of other sources for comparable products or services; (6) the opportunity costs of alternative transactions; (7) the terms of the transaction; (8) the commercial reasonableness of the terms of the proposed transaction; and (9) terms available to unrelated third parties or employees under the same or similar circumstances. In reviewing proposed related party transactions, the audit committee will only approve or ratify related party transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of our company and shareholders, as the audit committee determines in good faith.February 19, 2022.

 

Conflicts of Interest.   As ofOn November 15, 2019, the date of this prospectus, each officer and director ofCompany's Chief Executive Officer loaned $20,000 to the Company, has other professional and business interests and positions.  If a specific business opportunity becomes available, such a person may face a conflict in selecting between our business interest and their other business interests. The policy of the Board of Directors is that any personal business or corporate opportunity incurred by an officer or director of the Company must be examined by the Board of Directorsissued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and turned down by the Board of Directors in a timely basis before an officer or director can engage or take advantage of a business opportunity which could result in a conflict ofbears interest or constitute competition against CoJax.  If the sole director is involved in a potential conflict ofat 2% per annum principal and accrued interest then CoJax will engage a special outside legal counsel to determine if an impermissible conflict of interest exists. mature on February 19, 2022.

 

On February 19, 2020, the Company's Chief Executive Officer loaned $28,400 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on February 19, 2022.

On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy, the CEO and 10,000 shares of Series A convertible stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman, have been business associates in various periodic consulting assignments for businesses and they have known each other for over 20 years.  CoJax does not believe this relationship poses a conflictthe CFO. Each share is convertible at the option of interest requiring approval by an independent person.



USE OF PROCEEDSthe holder to ten (10) shares of common stock.

 

 If we sell allOn February 16, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of Common Stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy for his service as Chief Executive Officer and 5,000 shares of Common Stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman for his service as Chief Financial Officer.

During the Shares under this Offering, then we estimate that net proceeds fromyear ended December 31, 2020, the Offering will be approximately $12,000,000. We intendCompany accrued an annual salary in the amount of $120,000 to use those net proceeds as follows:  Jeffrey J. Guzy, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and accrued an annual salary in the amount of $100,000 to Wm. Barrett Wellman.

EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

 

The following table below estimates our use of proceeds, givensets forth the varying levels of success of the Offering.  The actual use of proceeds may vary from the following estimates due to total proceeds from the Offering: 

Shares sold

600,000

1,500,000

3,000,000

4,500,000

6,000,000

% of Shares offered

10%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Expense category:

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

$250,000 

$400,000 

$400,000 

$525,000 

$700,000 

Offering Expense:

 

 

 

 

 

   Audit fees

35,000 

35,000 

35,000 

35,000 

35,000 

   Blue Sky fees

25,000 

25,000 

25,000 

25,000 

25,000 

   Edgarization fees

10,000 

10,000 

10,000 

10,000 

10,000 

   Legal fees

30,000 

30,000 

30,000 

30,000 

30,000 

   Printing and delivery

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

   SEC filing fees

1,558 

1,558 

1,558 

1,558 

1,558 

   Transfer agent fees

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

6,000 

   Miscellaneous expense

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

     Total Offering Expense

116,558 

116,558 

116,558 

116,558 

117,558 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Corporate Legal fees

15,000 

15,000 

15,000 

15,000 

25,350 

Accounting fees

25,000 

25,000 

30,000 

35,000 

35,000 

Investment banking fees

25,000 

30,000 

50,000 

65,000 

75,000 

General administrative

50,000 

75,000 

100,000 

120,000 

150,000 

Insurance Premiums

45,000 

45,000 

75,000 

85,000 

95,000 

Oil & gas leases / production

- 

- 

2,500,000 

7,250,000 

9,600,000 

Engineering services (a)

65,000 

75,000 

150,000 

300,000 

500,000 

Working capital/operating reserve, misc.

1,108,442 

3,018,442 

3,363,442 

1,538,442 

2,102,092 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Gross Proceeds

$1,200,000 

$3,000,000 

$6,000,000 

$9,000,000 

$12,000,000 

(a) Engineering Services can include personnel and: 

Engineering Expense

Estimated Amount

Oil engineering study

$500,000 

The estimated cost of insurance premiums for casualtycosts and liability insurance for our operations is includedexpenses payable by us in Cash Reserves and Miscellaneous in the above chart.  We have not priced such premiums as of the date of this prospectus.

There can be no assurance that the Company will raise any funds through this Offering, and if a limited amount of funds is raised, CoJax will use such funds according to its best judgment in accordanceconnection with the “Use of Proceeds” chart above. This discretion is not unlimited.   The funding will be used to pay (1) first,  for general administrative



overhead of CoJax, compensation for CoJax personnel and professional accounting, engineering and legal services deemed necessary to sustain basic corporate operations; and (2) second, for operational expenses of CoJax-Barrister.

If we require additional funding, we will seek such funds from private or additional public offerings of our common stock or preferred stock, debt financing (whether short term unsecured or long term secured debt financing with oil revenues as collateral) and personal loans from CoJax senior officers. Company reserves the right to alter the estimated use of proceeds in the event of circumstances at hand and the best interests of the Company. The use of proceeds will be used as much as practicable to enhancing revenue generation. 

The projected expenditures shown above are only estimates or approximations and do not represent a firm commitment by us, especially if the net proceeds from the Offering are inadequate to fully or substantially fund a specific Use of Proceeds.  To the extent that the proposed expenditures are insufficient for the purposes indicated, supplemental amounts required may be drawn from other categories of estimated expenditures, if available.  Conversely, any amounts not expended as proposed will be used for general working capital and spent in response to the most pressing, essential obligation.

CoJax may issue some of the Shares to settle claims from vendors, suppliers, contractors, accountants, or other professional advisors for any past due cash compensation.

PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF COMMON STOCK

If we consummate the Barrister Agreement, we will issue a total of 3,650,000 sharessale of common stock inbeing registered. All amounts are estimates except for the Exchange whereby CoJax will acquire all of the issued Membership Interests of Barrister.  These shares will be issued in reliance upon the following exemptions from registration under the Securities Act:  Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The 3,650,000 shares of common stock would be issued as follows in the Exchange:  SEC filing fee.

 

Name of Common Stock Shareholder

Number of Shares of CoJax Common Stock owned prior to the Exchange

Percentage of ownership of issued and outstanding shares of CoJax Common Stock prior to Exchange

Number of Shares of CoJax Common Stock owned after the Exchange

Percentage of issued and outstanding shares of CoJax Common Stock after the Exchange

Andrew S. Cardell (1)SEC filing fee

-$

-  

182,500

5.00%282.84 

Jeffrey Delancey (2) Legal fees and expenses

-

-  

304,045

8.33%5,000.00 

Lamar Resources, LLC (3)Accounting fees and expenses

-

-  

243,455

6.67%25,000.00 

Roger McLeodTotal

-$

-  

2,920,000

80.00%

Jeffrey Guzy(4)

1

100%

1

<1.00%     

TOTALS

1

100%

3,650,001

100%(4) 30,282.84 

 

Footnotes: (1) Andrew S. Cardell, Jeffrey Delancey, Lamar Resources, LLC, and Roger McLeod are Barrister Members. 

(2) Jeffrey Delancey was Chief Executive Officer and a Director of CoJax from May 18, 2019, until January 21, 2020.  Mr. Delancey voluntarily resigned to pursue other interests.

(3) Lamar Resources, LLC, is owned by Marty Rutland.

(4)  Jeffrey Guzy is the founding shareholder of CoJax and acquired one share of common stock as part of the formation of CoJax in November 2017.

 

PRIOR OFFERINGADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We made an offering of 3 million shares of common stock under an August 12, 2019 prospectus to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845), which offering expired by its terms and without any shares of common stock being sold. On September 21, 2020, CoJax filed an application with the Commission to deregister the 3 million shares. This Offering is a separate offer and sale of the shares of common stock.  

NAMED EXPERTS AND LEGAL MATTERS

No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection  



with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the Offering, a substantial equity interest, direct or indirect, in CoJax. Nor was any such person connected with the registrant or any of its parents or subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee. 

The consolidated financial statements for the Company for the years ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, included in this prospectus have been audited by Haynie & Company, CPAs, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in its report appearing herein and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. Haynie & Company, CPAs does not provide any consulting or tax services for CoJax or Barrister.   

The validity of the issuance of the Common Stock will be passed upon for us by PW Richter plc, a Richmond, Virginia law practice, and outside legal counsel for select legal law matters for CoJax.  

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

We have filed with the SEC athis registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of thethis registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in thethis registration statement some of which is contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC.its exhibits. For further information with respect to us and ourthe common stock weoffered by this prospectus, you should refer you to thethis registration statement includingand the exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement.that document. Statements contained in this prospectus concerningas to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibitcomplete, and in each instance,




we refer you to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract orother document filed as an exhibit to this registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.

We are subject to the filed exhibit. The SEC also maintains an internet website that containsinformational requirements of the Exchange Act and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.  

We also maintain aYou can read our SEC filings, including this registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.cojaxoilandgas.com. Information containedhttp://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at: CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite E-605, Arlington, Virginia 22201. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the termination of the offering (excluding any information furnished rather than filed) shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

LEGAL MATTERS

The Crone Law Group, P.C. has opined on the validity of the shares being offered hereby.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements included in or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus and in the inclusionregistration statement for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019 have been audited by Haynie & Company an independent registered public accounting firm and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of our website addresssaid firm as experts in this prospectus is only as an inactive textual reference.auditing and accounting.




INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CONTENTS

PAGE

 

 

Financial Statements at December 31, 20192020 and December 31, 20182019

F/S-161

Report of Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm

F/S-362

Financial Statements:

 

Balance Sheet as of December 31, 20192020, and December 31, 20182019

F/S-463

Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 20192020, and December 31, 20182019

F/S-564

Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 20192020

F/S-665

Statement of Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 20192020, and December 31, 20182019

F/S-766

Notes to Financial Statements

F/S-8 – F/S-2267-77

 

 

Condensed Financial Statements at June 30,March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019 (unaudited)

F/S-2378

Financial Statements:

 

Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021

F/S-2579

Statement of Operations for the periods ended June 30,March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019

F/S-2680

Statement of Cash Flows for the period ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021

F/S-2781

Statement of Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit) for the periods ended June 30,March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019

F/S-2882

Notes to Financial Statements

F/S-29 – F/S-33

Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements at June 30, 2020 (unaudited)

F/S-34

Financial Statements:

Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2020

F/S-37

Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020

F/S-38

Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019

F/S-38

Notes to Financial Statements

F/S-3983-90




 

APPENDIX A:  Oil and Gas Industry Abbreviations and Defined Terms

The following are abbreviations and definitions of certain terms used in this document, which are commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry:

·“ARO” means asset retirement obligation;   

·“Bcf” means one billion cubic feet of natural gas;   

·“Bcfd” means one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day;   

·“Btu” means one British thermal unit, the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a one-pound mass of water by one degree of Fahrenheit;   

·“Basin” means a large natural depression on the earth’s surface in which sediments generally brought by water accumulate;   

·“CapEx” means capital expenditures;   

·“Completion” means the process of treating a drilled well followed by the installation of permanent equipment for the production of natural gas or oil, or in the case of a dry hole, the reporting of abandonment to the appropriate agency;   

·“D&C costs” means drilling and completion costs;   

·Developed acreage” means the number of acres that are allocated or assignable to productive wells or wells capable of production;   

·“Estimated ultimate recovery” or “EUR” means the sum of reserves remaining as of a given date and cumulative production as of that date. As used in this prospectus, EUR includes only proved reserves and is based on our reserve estimates;   

·“Exploratory well” means a well drilled to find and produce natural gas or oil reserves not classified as proved, to find a new reservoir in a field previously found to be productive of natural gas or oil in another reservoir or to extend a known reservoir;   

·“FERC” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;   

·“Field” means an area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs all grouped on, or related to, the same individual geological structural feature or stratigraphic condition. The field name refers to the surface area, although it may refer to both the surface and the productive underground formations;   

·“Formation” means a layer of rock which has distinct characteristics that differs from nearby rock;   

·“Gulf States Drill Region” means the area(s) where oil and gas leases, drilling, and production rights, which are located in the Smackover Trend. The Smackover Trend extends from Texas to the Florida Panhandle along the Gulf Coast Region – both onshore and offshore.  The Smackover Trend is a major oil and gas production formation in the Gulf States and the principal source of oil and gas. Like the Persian Gulf, the Smackover Trend was rock stratum formed by deposits from warm ocean waters covering the carbonate-evaporite basins in the southern Gulf States Region during the Upper Jurassic Period.   

·“Horizontal drilling” means a drilling technique used in certain formations where a well is drilled vertically to a certain depth and then drilled at a right angle within a specified interval;   

·“Identified drilling locations” means total gross (net) resource play locations that we may be able to drill on our existing acreage. A portion of our identified drilling locations constitute estimated locations based on our acreage and spacing assumptions, as described in “Business — Our Operations —Reserve Data —Drilling Locations.” Actual drilling activities may change depending on the availability of capital, regulatory approvals, seasonal restrictions, natural gas and oil prices, costs, drilling results, and other factors;   

·“Invested capital” means the future capital expenditures required to drill and complete a single well. When used in this prospectus in connection with descriptions of our rate of return, the calculation of “invested capital” assumes such capital expenditures are incurred in period one (with revenue and operating costs recognized until the economic end of a well’s life, at which time abandonment costs are recognized);   

·“LNG” means liquid natural gas;   

·“Mcf” means one thousand cubic feet of natural gas;   

·“MMBtu” means one million Btu;   

·“MMcf” means one million cubic feet of natural gas;   



·“Net acres” means the percentage of total acres an owner has out of a particular number of acres, or a specified tract. An owner who has 50% interest in 100 acres owns 50 net acres;   

·“Productive well” means a well that is found to be capable of producing hydrocarbons in sufficient quantities such that proceeds from the sale of the production exceed production expenses and taxes;   

·“Prospect” means a specific geographic area which, based on supporting geological, geophysical or other data and also preliminary economic analysis using reasonably anticipated prices and costs, is deemed to have potential for the discovery of commercial hydrocarbons;   

·“Proved developed reserves” means reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods;   

·“Proved reserves” means the estimated quantities of oil and natural gas which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be commercially recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions;   

·“Proved undeveloped reserves” or “PUDs” means proved reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion;   

·“Recompletion” means the process of re-entering an existing wellbore that is either producing or not producing and completing new reservoirs in an attempt to establish or increase existing production;   

·“Reservoir” means a porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible oil and/or natural gas that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is separate from other reservoirs;   

·“Resources” means quantities of oil and gas estimated to exist in naturally occurring accumulations. A portion of the resources may be estimated to be recoverable, and another portion may be considered to be unrecoverable. Resources include both discovered and undiscovered accumulations.   

·Royalty interest” means an interest in an oil and gas lease that gives the owner of the interest the right to receive a portion of the production from the leased acreage (or of the proceeds of the sale thereof), but generally does not require the owner to pay any portion of the costs of drilling or operating the wells on leased acreage. Royalties may be either landowner's royalties, which are reserved by the owner of the leased acreage at the time the lease is granted, or overriding royalties, which are usually reserved by an owner of the leasehold in connection with a transfer to a subsequent owner. 

·“Service well” means any well drilled or completed for the purpose of supporting production in an existing field. Specific purposes of service wells include gas injection, water injection, steam injection, air injection, salt-water disposal, water supply for injection, observation, or injection for in-situ combustion.   

·“Standardized measure” means the present value, discounted at 10% per year, of estimated future net revenues from the production of proved reserves, computed by applying sales prices used in estimating proved oil and gas reserves to the year-end quantities of those reserves in effect as of the dates of such estimates and held constant throughout the productive life of the reserves (except for consideration of future price changes to the extent provided by contractual arrangements in existence at year-end), and deducting the estimated future costs to be incurred in developing, producing and abandoning the proved reserves (computed based on year-end costs and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions). Future income taxes are calculated by applying the appropriate year-end statutory federal and state income tax rate with consideration of future tax rates already legislated, to pre-tax future net cash flows, net of the tax basis of the properties involved, and utilization of available tax carryforwards related to proved oil and gas reserves.   

·“Spacing” means the distance between wells producing from the same reservoir. Spacing is often expressed in terms of acres, e.g., 40-acre spacing, and is often established by regulatory agencies;   

·“Standardized measure” means discounted future net cash flows estimated by applying year-end prices to the estimated future production of year-end proved reserves. Future cash inflows are reduced by estimated future production and development costs based on period-end costs to determine pre-tax cash inflows. Future income taxes, if applicable, are computed by applying the statutory tax rate to the excess of pre-tax cash inflows over our tax basis in the natural gas and oil properties. Future net cash inflows after income taxes are discounted using a 10% annual discount rate;   

·“Undeveloped reserves” means Undeveloped reserves are reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required. Reserves on undrilled acreage shall be limited to those directly offsetting development spacing areas that are reasonably certain of production when drilled unless evidence exists that establishes reasonable certainty of economic productivity at greater distances. Undrilled locations can be classified as having undeveloped  



reserves only if a development plan has been adopted, indicating that they are scheduled to be drilled within five years unless the specific circumstances justify a longer time. Under no circumstances shall estimates for  undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique is contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective by actual projects in the same reservoir or an analogous reservoir, or by other evidence using reliable technology establishing reasonable certainty. 

·“Unit” means the joining of all or substantially all interests in a reservoir or field, rather than a single tract, to provide for development and operation without regard to separate property interests. Also, the area covered by a unitization agreement;   

·“Unproved properties” means properties with no proved reserves. 

·“Wellbore” means the hole drilled by the bit that is equipped for natural gas production on a completed well. Also called well or borehole; and   

·“Working interest” means the right granted to the lessee of a property to explore for and to produce and own natural gas or other minerals. The working interest owners bear the exploration, development, and operating costs on either a cash, penalty or carried basis.   



PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THIS OFFERING

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The estimated expenses payable by us in connection with the offering described in this Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) will be as follows:

SEC Filing Fee 

$1,558

Blue Sky Fees

25,000

Accounting Fees and costs

35,000

Legal Fees and costs

30,000

Printing and delivery expenses

5,000

Edgarization fees

10,000

Transfer Agent fee

6,000

Miscellaneous expenses

5,000

Total offering expenses

$117,558

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Virginia Stock Corporation Act (“VSCA”) permits us to indemnify our directors and officers in connection with certain actions, suits and proceedings brought against them if they acted in good faith and believed their conduct to be in the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful. The VSCA requires such indemnification when a director or officer entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she is or was a director or officer of the company, and further provides that we may make any other or further indemnity (including indemnity with respect to a proceeding by or in the right of the company), and may make additional provision for advances and reimbursement of expenses, if authorized by our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or shareholder-adopted Bylaws, except an indemnity against willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law. Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that a director or officer or former director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by the VSCA as currently in effect or as later amended in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (including a proceeding by us or in our right) because such individual is or was a director or officer of the company, or because such individual is or was serving the company or any other legal entity in any capacity at the request of the company.

The VSCA establishes a statutory limit on liability of directors and officers and directors of the company for damages assessed against them in a suit brought by us or in our right or brought by or on behalf of shareholders of the company and authorizes us, with shareholder approval, to specify a lower monetary limit on liability in our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; however, the liability of a director or officer shall not be limited if such director or officer engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or of any federal or state securities law. Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide for the limitation or elimination of the liability of a director or officer or former director or officer of the company for monetary damages to the company or our shareholders, to the fullest extent permitted by the VSCA as currently in effect or as later amended.

We have entered not into an indemnity agreement with each of our directors as of the date of this prospectus.

We do not carry insurance on behalf of directors, officers, employees, or agents for liabilities related to their actions on behalf of the company. We intend to seek such insurance (if available and affordable) when we have sufficient cash reserves. 

Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors, officers, or persons controlling us for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. 



Item 15. Recent Sales of Securities.  None, except: the Company intends to issue 3,650,000 shares of Common Stock upon closing of the Barrister Agreement and in the Exchange and to do so in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506(b) under Regulation D of Securities Act.   The proposed issuance should occur on or about October 15, 2020. All certificates representing the securities issuable in the transaction described in this Item 15 included appropriate legends setting forth that the securities had not been offered or sold pursuant to a Registration Statement under the Securities Act and describing the applicable restrictions on transfer of the securities. There were no underwriters employed in connection with any of the transactions set forth in this Item 15. All recipients had adequate access, through their relationships with us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits. 

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1

Articles of Incorporation of CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation* (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

3.1.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation *(filed as Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

3.1.2

Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, dated June 11, 2020 (filed herewith)

3.2

By-Laws * (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

4.1

Specimen Common Stock Certificate * (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

5.1

Opinion of PW Richter, plc on validity of Shares of Common Stock (filed herewith)

10.1

Form of Subscription Agreement+

10.2

Employment Agreement by CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation and Jeffrey J. Guzy dated November 13, 2017, amended on May 15, 2018,* (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

10.3

Employment Agreement by CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation and Jeffrey Delancey dated May 15, 2018, * (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

10.4

Founder Subscription Agreement, dated November 1, 2018, by CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation and Jeffrey J. Guzy * (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

10.5

2018 Equity Incentive Plan * (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)



10.6

Escrow Agreement by CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation and BizLaunch Advisors, LLC, dated May 16, 2019* (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

10.7

Investment Banking/Corp Advisory Agreement by Newbridge Securities Corporation and CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, dated March 14, 2019,* (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

10.8

Employment Agreement by CoJax Oil and Gas Corp. and Wm. Barrett Wellman, dated March 16, 2020 * (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed by Registrant with Commission on March 23, 2020)

14

Code of Ethics * (filed as Exhibit 14 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (Commission File Number 333-232845) filed by Registrant with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

23.1

Consent of Haynie & Co, CPAs, public auditor (filed herewith)

23.2

Consent of PW Richter, plc (included in Exhibit 5.1)

*      Incorporated by reference herein.

+     To be filed by amendment to this Registration Statement

(b)All schedules have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements of notes thereto.

Item 17. Undertakings.


(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers, or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum  aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the  plan of  distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any  material change to such information in the registration statement;

(iv) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

(v) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the



securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Form S-1 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Arlington, Virginia, on the 25th day of September 2020.  

CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

By:

/s/ Jeffrey J. Guzy

Jeffrey J. Guzy

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form S-1 Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

By:  /s/ Jeffrey J. Guzy

Jeffrey Guzy 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (principal executive officer)

09/25/2020

By: /s/ Wm. Barrett Wellman

Wm. Barrett Wellman

Chief Financial Officer 

(principal financial officer)

09/25/2020

By: /s/ Jeffrey J. Guzy

Jeffrey Guzy

Director – Chairman of the Board (sole director)

09/25/2020



CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Statements

December 31, 20192020


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Financial Statements

CONTENTS

PAGE

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Financial Statements

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018

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Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019

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Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2019

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Statement of Stockholder’s Deficit for the period ended December 31, 2018, and the year ended December 31, 2019

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Notes to Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of CoJax Oil & Gas Corporation

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of CoJax Oil & Gas Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 20192020, and 2018,2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations,income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019,2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20192020, and 2018,2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019,2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Consideration of the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 21 to the financial statements, the Company has recurring net losses, negative cash flows from operations, and negative working capital. This raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Haynie & Company

 

Haynie & Company

Salt Lake City, Utah

March 30, 2020May 13, 2021

 

We have served as the company’s auditor since 2018


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 20182019

 

 

As of

As of

 

December 31, 20192020

December 31, 20182019

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

Cash

$28,18944,051  

$3,500 

Deferred offering costs

7,00028,189  

Total current assets

28,189 44,051  

10,500 28,189 

Other assets:

Barrister proved property

10,000,000 

Barrister proved property asset retirement obligation - net

79,802 

Total other assets

10,079,802 

 

 

 

 

    Total assets

$28,18910,123,853  

$10,50028,189  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES and STOCKHOLDER’SSTOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Accounts payable

$8,89017,799  

$7,4558,890  

Accrued interest payable

3292,410  

408329  

LoanAccrued M&A expense payable

620,500 

Notes payable – PPP

49,992 

Notes payable – related party

62,000127,615  

10,49862,000 

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

611,714 

-  

Total current liabilities

71,219 1,430,030  

18,361 71,219 

Long-term liabilities:

Barrister asset retirement obligation

82,149 

Note payable – Barrister acquisition

2,700,000 

Total long-term liabilities

2,782,149 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

71,219 4,212,179  

18,361 71,219  

 

 

 

Stockholder’sStockholders’ deficit:

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.10 par value, 50,000,000 current shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 current shares authorized, 3,659,001 and 1 shareshares issued and outstanding, respectively.

-36,590  

 

Additional paid-in capital

27,281,412  

 

Accumulated deficit

(43,032)(1,406,328) 

(7,863)(43,032) 

Total stockholder’s deficitstockholders’ equity

(43,030)5,911,674  

(7,861)(43,030) 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficitstockholders’ equity

$28,18910,123,853  

$10,50028,189  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the years ending December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 20182019

 

 

For the Year Ended

For the Year Ended

 

December 31, 20192020

December 31, 20182019

Revenues

$ 

$ 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:Expenses:

 

 

Accounting feesGeneral & administrative expenses

3,0001,349,653 

35,169 

Operating expenses

10,215  

 

Audit feesAccretion expense

12,500 

2,500 

Filing fees

9,871 

3,700 

Legal fees

7,2452,347  

 

Office rentTotal expenses

600 1,362,215  

600 

Other office expense

1,345 

Interest expense

608 

406 

Total operating expenses

35,169 

7,206  

 

 

 

Loss from operations

(35,169)(1,359,868) 

(7,206)(35,169)

Other income (expense):

Other income – EIDL grant

1,000 

Interest expense

(2,081)

Total other income (expense)

(1,081)

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$(35,169)(1,363,296) 

$(7,206)(35,169) 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share - basic and diluted

$(35,169)(3.10) 

$(7,206)(35,169) 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - basic and diluted

1440,308  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ending December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 20182019

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

December 31, 20192020

December 31, 20182019

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

Net loss

$(35,169)(1,363,296) 

$(7,206)(35,169) 

Adjustments to reconcile Net loss to net cash used in operations:

 

 

Amortization of asset retirement obligation

2,347 

Accounts payable

1,4348,909  

Accrued M&A expense

(200)620,500 

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

611,714 

 

Deferred offering costs – write off

7,000-  

-7,000  

Accrued interest payable

(78)2,081  

406 (78) 

Total adjustments to reconcile Netnet loss to net cash provided by operations

8,3561,245,551  

2068,356  

Net cash used in operating activities

$(26,813)(117,745) 

$(7,000)(26,813) 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

Proceeds from loans payable – related party

62,00065,615  

10,00062,000  

Payments on loans payable – related party

(10,498)

Proceeds from loans payable – SBA PPP loan

49,992 

Proceeds from sale of common stock

18,000  

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

51,502133,607  

10,00051,502  

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

24,68915,862  

3,00024,689  

Cash at beginning of period

3,50028,189  

5003,500  

Cash at end of period

$28,18944,051  

$3,50028,189  

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

Interest paid, net of capitalized interestNote payable – Barrister acquisition

$6082,700,000  

$ 

The Company did not engage in any non-cash investing or financing activities during the period.Common stock for Barrister acquisition

$7,300,000 

$

Addition of asset retirement obligation

$82,149 

$

Interest paid, net of capitalized interest

$

$608 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s (Deficit)

For the years ending December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 2018

2019

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

Total

 

Preferred stock

Common stock

paid-in

Accumulated

Stockholder’s

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

capital

deficit

deficit

Balance, December 31, 2017

-

$-

1

$-

$2

$(657)

$(655)

Net (loss) for the Year ending December 31, 2018

-

-

-

-

-

(7,206)

(7,206)

Balance, December 31, 2018

- 

$- 

1 

$- 

$2 

$(7,863) 

$(7,861) 

Net (loss) for the Year ending December 31, 2019

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(35,169) 

(35,169) 

Balance, December 31, 2019

- 

$- 

1 

$- 

$2 

$(43,032) 

$(43,030) 

Sale of common stock for cash

-

-

9,000

90

17,910

18,000 

Shares issued - Barrister acquisition

-

-

3,650,000

36,500

7,263,500

7,300,000 

Net (loss) for the Year ending December 31, 2020

-

-

-

-

-

(1,363,296)

(1,363,296) 

Balance, December 31, 2020

-

$-

3,659,001

$36,590

$7,281,412

$(1,406,328)

$5,911,674 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019

2020

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

CoJax Oil & Gas Corporation, a Virginia corporation (“Company”), was incorporated on November 13, 2017.

Nature of Operations

We are an early development stage company, and we have no revenue-generatingrevenue generating operations. From November 13, 2017, we have been engaged in organizational activities and had no revenue-generatingrevenue generating operations.  We intend to acquire assignments of hydrocarbon revenues and underlying oil and gas exploration and production rights.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern.

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN DISCLOSURE

The Company’s financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern that contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinarynormal course of business. Since inception, During 2020, the Company has notacquired Barrister Energy with identified any proven or probable reserves and correspondingly has not generated anyexpects to be generating revenue during its exploration stage. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve its business plan, raise any additional capital or secure the additional financing necessary to implement its current operating plan. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

The Company has yet to achieve profitable operations, expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, has negative cash flows from operating activities, and is dependent upon future issuances of equity or other financingsfinancing to fund ongoing operations, all of which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations andand/or to obtain the necessary financing from shareholders or other sources to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in place to address this concern but considers that the Company will be able to obtain additional funds by equity financing andand/or related party advances, however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available or on acceptable terms, if at all.


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NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas of estimate include the impairment of assets and rates for amortization, accrued liabilities, future income tax obligations and the inputs used in calculating stock-basedstock-




based compensation and transactions. Actual results could differ from those estimates and would impact future results of operations and cash flows.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. OnAt December 31, 2019,2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company had no cash equivalents.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable will consist primarily of oil and gas sales, net of a valuation allowance for doubtful accounts. As of December 31, 2019,2020, and the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets

The Company accounts for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360 “Property, Plant and Equipment.”Equipment”. ASC 360 clarifies the accounting for the impairment of long-livedlong- lived assets and for long-lived assets to be disposed of, including the disposal of business segments and major lines of business. Long-lived assets are reviewed when facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. When necessary, impaired assets are written down to estimated fair value based on the best information available. Estimated fair value is generally based on either appraised value or measured by discounting estimated future cash flows. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate discounted future cash flows. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates. The Company did not recognize any impairment losses as of December 31, 2019,2020, or December 31, 2018.2019.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company had no financial instruments for the year ending December 31, 2019,2020, or for the year ending December 31, 2018.2019.

ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) a reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions


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developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates); and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means; and




Level 3 – Fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 2018.2019. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

The Company applied ASC 820 for all non-financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The adoption of ASC 820 for non-financial assets and liabilities did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, (“ASC 606”). As the Company has no sales, the adoption did not require an adjustment to opening retained earnings for the cumulative effect adjustment. Itadjustment and did not affect the Company’s previously reported results of operations, nor it's ongoinglyits ongoing consolidated and combined balance sheets, statements of cash flow or statements of changes in equity.

Under ASC 606, oil and natural gas sales revenues are recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer, the performance obligations under the terms of the contracts with customers are satisfied and collectability is reasonably assured. Once operational, all the Company’s oil and natural gas sales will be made under contracts with customers. The performance obligations for the Company’s contracts with customers will be satisfied at a point in time through the delivery of oil and natural gas to its customers. Accordingly, the Company’s contracts will not give rise to contract assets or liabilities. The Company will typically receive payment within 30 days of the month of delivery. The Company’s contracts for oil and natural gas sales will be standard industry contracts that include variable consideration based on the monthly index price and adjustments that may include counterparty-specific provisions related to volumes, price differentials, discounts and other adjustments and deductions.


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Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for Stock-Based Compensation under ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation,”Compensation”, which addresses the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, with a primary focus on transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. ASC 718-10 requiresGenerally accepted accounting principles require measurement of the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Incremental compensation costs arising from subsequent modifications of awards after the grant date must be recognized.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non- Employees. Under ASC 505-50, the Company determines the fair value of the warrants or stock-based compensation awards granted as either the fair value of the consideration received, or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. Any stock options or warrants issued to non-employees are recorded in expense and additional paid-in capital in stockholders' equity over the applicable service periods using variable accounting through the vesting dates based on the fair value of the options or warrants at the end of each period.

The Company issues stock to consultants for various services. The costs for these transactions are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is measured at the earlier of (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached or (ii) the date at which the counterparty's performance is complete. The Company recognized consulting expense and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in-capitalpaid- in-capital related to stock issued for services.(See NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT)

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, future tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the amounts reported in the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Future tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted or substantially enacted income tax rates expected to apply when the asset is realized, or the liability settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates on future income tax liabilities and assets is recognized in income in the period that the change occurs. Future income tax assets are recognized to the extent that they are considered more likely than not to be realized.




The FASB has issued ASC 740 “Income Taxes.”Taxes”. ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. This standard requires a company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based upon the technical merits of the position. If the more-likely-than-not threshold is met, a company must measure the tax position to determine the amount to recognize in the financial statements.

Because of the implementation of this standard, the Company performed a review of its material tax positions in accordance with recognition and measurement standards established by ASC 740 and concluded that they had no uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2019,2020, or as of December 31, 2018.


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2019.

Basic and Diluted Income per Share

The Company computes income per share in accordance with ASC 260, "Earnings per Share,"Share", which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants.  Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. The Company did not have any dilutive securities as of December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 2018.

Segment Information

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 280-10, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” the Company is required to report financial and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments. The Company does not consider itself to have any operating segments as of December 31, 2019, or as of December 31, 2018.2019.

NOTE 4 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Management does not believe any recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

NOTE 5 – ACQUISITION

On November 17, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Barrister Energy, LLC and the oil and gas properties of Barrister Energy, LLC, (the “Acquisition”). The acquired properties consist of 700 gross acres and include a 95% average working interest and a 79% average net revenue interest.

The Acquisition was recognized as a business combination whereby CoJax recorded the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their fair values as of June 16, 2020, which is the date the Company obtained control of the properties and was the acquisition date for financial reporting purposes. Revenues and related expenses for the Acquisition are included in our consolidated statement of operations beginning June 16, 2020. The estimated fair value of the acquired properties approximated the consideration paid, which the Company concluded approximated the fair value that would be paid by a typical market participant.

The $2.7 million, zero interest, long-term note is payable to Central Operating, LLC at the signing of the Purchase and Sale Agreement on June 16, 2020. The Acquisition payable to be settled through equity was settled at the closing on November 17, 2020, through the issuance of 3,650,000 shares of common stock. The Company incurred $620,500 in non-capitalizable acquisition related costs, which were recognized in general and administrative expense during the year ended December 31, 2020.

The Company will continue to evaluate the fair value of the assets and liabilities reflected above and will record any adjustments, if needed, in future periods.




The estimated fair value of the acquired properties approximated the consideration paid, which the Company concluded approximated the fair value that would be paid by a typical market participant. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed:

Fair Value of consideration given;

Assets acquired:

Proved oil and natural gas properties

$10,000,000 

ARO asset

82,149 

Liabilities assumed:

Asset retirement obligations

(82,149)

Total Identifiable Net Assets

$10,000,000 

(Due to the limited operations of Barrister Energy the proforma consolidated results of operations were not considered material as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2019.)

NOTE 6 – LONG LIVED ASSETS

OnAt December 31, 2019,2020 through the Company’s acquisition of Barrister Energy, LLC had leased oil and gas properties assets valued at $10,000,000 and at December 31, 2018,2019, the Company had no other long-lived assets.

NOTE 67 – ACCRUED EXPENSES

At December 31, 2019,2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company had the following accrued expenses:

 

December 31, 20192020

December 31, 20182019

Accrued interest

$3292,410 

$408329

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

611,714

-

Accrued M&A expenses

620,500

- 

Accrued expenses

$3291,234,524 

$408329 


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NOTE 78 – NOTES PAYABLE - related party

 

December 31,

December 31,

 

2020

2019

 

 

 

On May 7, 2020, the Company applied for a Small Business Association (SBA) loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The Company met all the necessary qualifications to apply for a $49,992 loan. On June 10, 2020, the SBA PPP loan was approved and transferred to the Company to be used for payment of accrued payroll and related payroll taxes. We do not expect to be required to repay any portion of the loan. 100% of the funds were disbursed for salaries and payroll taxes in 2020.

$49,992 

$- 

 

 

 

The $2.7 million long-term note is payable to Central Operating, LLC at the signing of the Barrister Purchase and Sale Agreement in June 16, 2020.

$2,700,000 

$- 

 

 

 

Notes payable

$2,749,992 

$- 




Related Party

The Company is a party to several loans with related parties. The note holder is the CEO and Executive Chairman of the Company.  At December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 2018,2019, notes payable consisted of the following:

 

December 31,

December 31,

 

2019

2018

On November 13, 2017, the Company’s Executive Chairman loaned $498 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 4% per annum. The original maturity date of March 1, 2018, was extended by the Executive Chairman on June 1, 2019. Principal and accrued interest were settled on September 1, 2019.

$- 

$498 

 

 

 

On January 3, 2018, the Company’s Executive Chairman loaned $5,000 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 4% per annum. The original maturity date of May 1, 2018, was extended by the Executive Chairman on June 1, 2019. Principal and accrued interest were settled on September 1, 2019.

$- 

$5,000 

 

 

 

On January 22, 2018, the Company’s Executive Chairman loaned $5,000 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 4% per annum. The original maturity date of May 1, 2018, was extended by the Executive Chairman on June 1, 2019. Principal and accrued interest were settled on September 1, 2019.

$- 

$5,000 

 

 

 

On September 1, 2019, the Company’s Executive Chairman loaned $42,000 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum. Principal and accrued interest mature on September 1, 2020.

$42,000 

$- 

 

 

 

On November 15, 2019, the Company’s Executive Chairman loaned $20,000 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum. Principal and accrued interest mature on November 15, 2020.

$20,000 

$- 

 

 

 

Notes payable – related party

$62,000 

$10,498 

 

December 31,

December 31,

 

2020

2019

 

 

 

On September 1, 2019, the Company's Executive Chairman loaned $42,000 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on February 19, 2022.

$42,000 

$42,000 

 

 

 

On November 15, 2019, the Company's Executive Chairman loaned $20,000 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on February 19, 2022.

$20,000 

$20,000 

 

 

 

On February 19, 2020, the Company's Executive Chairman loaned $28,400 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on February 19, 2022.

$28,400 

$- 

 

 

 

On July 15, 2020, the Company's Executive Chairman loaned $37,215 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on July 15, 2022.

$37,215 

$- 

 

 

 

Notes payable – related party

$127,615 

$62,000 

NOTE 89 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

For the year ending December 31, 2019,2020, there were fivefour related party transactions (see NOTE 7)8) between the Company’s Executive Chairman and the Company. There were no other related party transactions between any of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.

On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy, the CEO and 10,000 shares of Series A convertible stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman, the CFO. Each share is convertible at the option of the holder to ten (10) shares of common stock. Since these shares were not issued until 2021 the fair value of $600,000 ($20 per share) has been recorded as part of accrued salaries and payroll taxes.  The fair value was based on the value assigned to common stock ($2 per share) multiplied by 10.

For the year ending December 31, 2018,2019, there were threetwo related party transactions (see NOTE 7)8) between the Company’s Executive Chairman and the Company. There were no other related party transactions between any of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.


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NOTE 910 – STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT

Authorized Capital

As of December 31, 2019,2020, the Company has 300,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock at $0.01 par value and 50,000,000 authorized shares of Preferred Stock at a par value of $0.10.

Preferred Stock

During the yearsyear ending December 31, 2019, and2020, the Company accrued 30,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock of its officers (see NOTE 9). During the year ending December 31, 2018,2019, the Company issued no shares of Preferred Stock.

Common Stock

During the year ending December 31, 2020, the Company issued 3,650,000 at $2.00 per share for the Barrister acquisition and issued 9,000 shares at a share price of $2.00 for cash proceeds. During the year ending December 31, 2019, no shares of Common Stock were issued.

During the years ending December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company did not repurchase any shares.

The above shares of capital stock are restricted securities under Rule 144 and were issued in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Capital Contributions

During the years ending December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company did not receive any capital contributions.

Incentive Compensation Plan

2018 Equity Incentive Plan.  The Company’s Board of Directors or “Board of Directors” and stockholder approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan on December 31, 2018 (“2018 Plan”), which replaced the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (“2017 Plan”) that was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholder on January 2, 2018.  The Board of Directors terminated the 2017 Plan on December 31, 2018.  No options or awards were granted under the 2017 Plan. The following is a summary of the 2018 Plan, which summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2018 Plan, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of shares of common stock.  

2018 Plan Purpose. The 2018 Plan will allow us to grant equity awards, including performance awards, to incentivize high levels of performance and productivity by individuals who provide services to us and to further align the interests of our employees with those of the Company and our stockholders. The use of our common stock as part of our compensation program fosters a pay-for-performance culture that is an important element of our overall compensation philosophy. Our equity compensation is also used to retain our officers and other employees and promote a focus on sustained enhancement through improved performance. The 2018 Plan is intended to be “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”), to be exempt from the tax deduction limits of Section 162(m) if they meet the other requirements of Section 162(m).

2018 Plan Administration.The Board of Directors, or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors when formed by the Board of Directors, has the authority to administer our 2018 Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2018 Plan, the Board of Directors or the authorized board committee, referred to as the “plan administrator,” determines recipients, dates of a grant, the numbers and types of stock awards to be granted, and the terms and conditions of the stock awards, including the period of their exercisability and vesting schedule applicable to a stock award. Subject to the limitations set forth  


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below, the plan administrator will also determine the exercise price, strike price or purchase price of awards granted and the types of consideration to be paid for the award. The plan administrator has the authority to modify outstanding awards under our 2018 Plan. Subject to the terms of our 2018 Plan, the plan administrator has the authority, without stockholder approval, to reduce the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding stock award, cancel any outstanding stock award in exchange for new stock awards, cash or other consideration, or take any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles; provided, that, stockholders must approve any repricing of SAR’s.

2018 Plan Share Reserve.   Three million shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under grants or awards made pursuant to the 2018 Plan.   If a stock award granted under our 2018 Plan expires or otherwise terminates without being exercised in full, or is settled in cash, the shares of our common stock not acquired pursuant to the stock award again will become available for subsequent issuance under our 2018 Plan. The following types of shares under our 2018 Plan may become available for the grant of new stock awards under our 2018 Plan: (1) shares that are forfeited to or repurchased by us prior to becoming fully vested; (2) shares withheld to satisfy income or employment withholding taxes; or (3) shares used to pay the exercise or purchase price of a stock award. Shares issued under our 2018 Plan may be previously unissued shares or reacquired shares bought by us on the open market.

2018 Plan Stock Awards.Our 2018 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (“Code”)), non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, or SARs, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance-based stock awards and other forms of equity compensation, which are collectively referred to as stock awards. Our 2018 Plan also provides for the grant of performance cash awards. Incentive stock options may be granted only to employees. All other awards may be granted to employees, including officers, and non-employee directors and consultants.  Incentive and non-statutory stock options are evidenced by stock option agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the exercise price for a stock option, within the terms and conditions of our 2018 Plan, provided that the exercise price of a stock option generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Options granted under our 2018 Plan vest at the rate specified by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the term of stock options granted under our 2018 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of an option holder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if an option holder’s service relationship with us, or any of our affiliates, ceases for any reason other than disability, death or cause, the option holder may generally exercise any vested options for three months following the cessation of service. The option term will automatically be extended in the event that exercise of the option following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws or our insider trading policy.

The plan administrator will determine acceptable consideration for the purchase of common stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option. It may include (1) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (2) a broker-assisted cashless exercise, (3) the tender of shares of our common stock previously owned by the option holder, (4) a net exercise of the option if it is a nonqualified stock option and (5) other legal consideration approved by the plan administrator.

Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, options generally are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order.

Restricted Stock Awards.Restricted stock awards are evidenced by restricted stock award


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agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock awards may be granted in consideration for (1) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (2) services rendered to us or our affiliates, or (3) any other form of legal consideration. Common stock acquired under a restricted stock award may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in our favor in accordance with a vesting schedule as determined by the plan administrator. Rights to acquire shares under a restricted stock award may be transferred only upon such terms and conditions as set by the plan administrator. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock unit awards that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards.Restricted stock unit awards evidenced by restricted stock unit award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be granted in consideration for any form of legal consideration or no consideration. A restricted stock unit award may be settled by cash, delivery of stock, a combination of cash and stock as deemed appropriate by the plan administrator, or in any other form of consideration set forth in the restricted stock unit award agreement. Additionally, dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares covered by a restricted stock unit award. Rights under a restricted stock unit award may be transferred only upon such terms and conditions as set by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be subject to vesting as determined by the plan administrator. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock units that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.

Stock Appreciation Rights or “SARs.” SARs are evidenced by SAR grant agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the strike price for a SAR, which generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon the exercise of a SAR, we will pay the participant an amount in cash or stock equal to (1) the excess of the per-share fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise over the strike price, multiplied by (2) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the SAR is exercised. A SAR granted under our 2018 Plan vests at the rate specified in the SAR agreement as determined by the plan administrator.

The plan administrator determines the term of SARs granted under our 2018 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of a participant’s SAR agreement provide otherwise, if a participant’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases for any reason other than cause, disability or death, the participant may generally exercise any vested SAR for three months following the cessation of service. The SARs’ term will be further extended in the event that applicable securities laws prohibit the exercise of the SAR following such a termination of service. In no event may a SAR be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.

Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, SARs generally are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order. A SAR holder may designate a beneficiary, however, who may exercise the SAR following the holder’s death.

Performance Awards.Our 2018 Plan permits the grant of performance-based stock and cash awards. Our compensation committee can structure such awards so that stock or cash will be issued or paid pursuant to such award only after the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals during a designated performance period.   The plan administrator determines the performance goals. The performance goals may be based on company-wide performance or performance of one or more business units, divisions, affiliates, or business segments. They may be either absolute or relative to the


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performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices.

Other Stock Awards.The plan administrator may grant other awards based in whole or in part by reference to our common stock. The plan administrator will set the number of shares under the stock award and all other terms and conditions of such awards.

Amendment and Termination.Board of Directors has the authority to amend, suspend or terminate our 2018 Plan, provided that such action does not materially impair the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent and provided further that certain types of amendments will require the approval of stockholders. No incentive stock options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the date that the Board of Directors adopts the 2018 Plan.

The Company issued no stock options during the years ending December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018.

Director Compensation. Directors of the Company do not currently receive and have not received in the past any compensation for servicing as a director.   The Company does reimburse directors for any actual expenses incurred in the performance of duties as a director.  We may pay a nominal director’s fee in the future.

NOTE 1011 – PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The Company provides for income taxes using the liability method in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes.”Taxes”. Deferred income taxes arise from the differences in the recognition of income and expenses for tax purposes. There were no deferred tax assets or liabilities onat December 31, 2019,2020 and December 31, 2018.2019.

Management has reviewed the provisions regarding the assessment of their valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and based on those criteria,that criterion determined that it would not have sufficient taxable income to realize those assets. Therefore, management has assessed the realization of the deferred tax assets and has determined that it is more likely than not that they will not be realized and has provided a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset.

The Company recognizes the financial statement impact of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-notmore-likely-than–not threshold, the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority.

The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the state of Virginia. The tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. The Company is not presently undergoing any tax audits. As of December 31, 2019,2020, the tax years




that remain subject to examination are 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 for Federal and 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 for the state.

The Company will apply the federal and state NOL carry-forward in FY 20192020 and later years.


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Income Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the United States Government passed new tax legislation that, among other provisions, will lower the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. In addition to applying the new lower corporate tax rate in 2018 and thereafter to any taxable income we may have, the legislation affects the way we can use and carry forward net operating losses previously accumulated and results in a revaluation of deferred tax assets recorded on our balance sheet. Given that the deferred tax assets are offset by a full valuation allowance, offsets the deferred tax assets, these changes have no net impact on the Company’s financial position and net loss. However, when we become profitable, we will receive a reduced benefit from such deferred tax assets.

A reconciliation of the income tax provision computed at statutory rates to the reported tax provision is as follows:

 

Year ended                December 31, 2019

Period ended                December 31, 2018

Federal income tax rate

21.0 %

21.0%

Loss before income taxes

 $35,169  

 $7,206  

Expected approximate tax recovery on net loss, before income tax

$7,385  

$1,513  

Changes in valuation allowance

(7,385) 

(1,513) 

Income tax

 $ 

 $ 

 

Year ended                December 31, 2020

Year ended                December 31, 2019

Federal income tax rate

21.0%

21.0%

Loss before income taxes

$1,363,296  

$35,169  

Non-deductible expenses

(600,000) 

-  

Taxable loss

$763,296  

$35,169  

Expected approximate tax recovery on net loss, before income tax

$160,292  

$7,385  

Changes in valuation allowance

(160,292) 

(7,385) 

Income tax

$-  

$-  

The component of the Company’s deferred tax asset is as follows:

 

As of                         December 31, 20192020

As of                  December 31, 20182019

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

    Net operating losses carried forward

$9,036169,328  

$1,6519,036  

Less: valuation allowance

(9,036)(169,328) 

(1,651)(9,036) 

Deferred income tax assets

$$ 

$$ 

The Company has a valuation allowance against the full amount of its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the realization of the deferred tax assets.

At December 31, 2019,2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company has incurred accumulated net operating losses in the United States of America totaling $43,032$798,465 and $7,863,$43,032 respectively which are available to reduce taxable income in future taxation years.




NOTE 1112 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Lease Commitments

The Company has no lease obligations at December 31, 2019,2020 and December 31, 2018.2019. The Company has a month-to-month rental agreement for an office share in Arlington, Virginia beginning on April 1, 2018, for $50 per month. Additionally, the Company has no known contingencies as of December 31, 2019,2020, and December 31, 2018.


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2019.

Purchase Commitments

The Company has no purchase obligations at December 31, 2019.2020.

Significant Risks and Uncertainties

Concentration of Credit Risk – Cash – The Company maintains cash and cash equivalent balances at a single financial institution that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000. At December 31, 2019,2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company had no exposure in excess of insurance.

Concentration of Credit Risk – Accounts Receivable – The Company had no revenue-generatingrevenue generating operations and therefore no accounts receivable as of the date of these financial statements.

Legal Matters

During the course of business, litigation commonly occurs. From time to time, the Company may be a party to litigation matters involving claims against the Company. The Company operates in a highly regulated industry and employs personnel, which may inherently lend itself to legal matters. Management is aware that litigation has associated costs and that results of adverse litigation verdicts could have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

There are no known legal proceedings against the Company or its officers and directors in their capacity as officers and directors of the Company.

COVID-19

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" and on March 10, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic. Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus include restrictions on travel, and quarantines in certain areas, and forced closures for certain types of public places and businesses. The coronavirus and actions taken to mitigate it have had and are expected to continue to have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. While it is unknown how long these conditions will last and what the complete financial effect will be to the company, to date, the Company is not expecting to experience any adverse effects other than:

Difficulty in communicating with potential acquisition targets.

Fund-raising events may be limited.

Additionally, it is possible that estimates made in the financial statements have been, or will be, materially and adversely impacted in the near term as a result of these conditions, including the ability to raise additional funding.




NOTE 1213 – ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

The Company provides for the obligation to plug and abandon oil and gas wells at the dates properties are either acquired or the wells are drilled. The asset retirement obligation is adjusted each quarter for any liabilities incurred or settled during the period, accretion expense and any revisions made to the estimated cash flows. The asset retirement obligation incurred at the time of drilling was computed using the annual credit-adjusted risk-free discount rate at the applicable dates. Changes in the asset retirement obligation were as follows:

Balance, June 15, 2020

$

Liabilities acquired

82,149 

Liabilities incurred

Liabilities settled

Accretion expense

(2,347)

Balance, December 31, 2020

$79,802 

NOTE 14 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when the financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported. The management of the Company determined that there no reportable subsequent reportable events to be disclosed beyond the following:

Amended ArticlesIssuance of IncorporationCommon Shares

On January 4, 2021, the company issued 310,250 shares of common stock to Newbridge Securities Corporation in settlement of $620,500 in M&A fees for the Barrister acquisition.

On February 23, 2020, CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, a Virginia corporation (“Company”) amended its Amended and Restated Articles2021, the company issued 42,500 shares of Incorporationcommon stock to authorize and create Series A Convertiblevarious vendors in settlement of $85,000 in strategic consulting fees.

On February 23, 2021, the company issued 15,000 shares of common stock to various vendors in settlement of $30,000 in board consulting fees.

On February 23, 2021, the company issued 42,500 shares of common stock to various vendors in settlement of $85,000 in accounting consulting fees.

During the first quarter of 2021 the company issued 17,500 shares of common stock for sale of shares for cash.

Issuance of Common Shares to Officers

On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy, the CEO.

On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman, the CFO.

Issuance of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, (“Series A Stock”).  Five hundred thousandShares to Officers

On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A Stock are authorized. Theconvertible preferred stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy, the CEO. Each share is convertible at the option of the holder to ten (10) shares of common stock.

On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 10,000 shares of Series A Stock are:

1. not entitledconvertible preferred stock to dividends; 

2. convertible on demand of holder to, and upon the occurrence of a merger or other significant corporate transaction into, ten shares of Company Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, (“Common Stock”);  

3. entitled to a one cent per share liquidation dividend with preference over liquidation distribution to shares of Common Stock; 

4. entitled to one vote per share on all matters presented for shareholder approval and vote with the shares of Common Stock as a single class of voting securities, except the shares of Series A Stock musts approve by at least simple majority vote any of the following corporate transactions: (a) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to materially and adversely affect such shares; (b) amend the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of the Corporation in a manner which materially and adversely affects the rights, preferences or privileges


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of the Series A Preferred Stock; or (c) create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue shares of, any additional class or series of capital stock or other securities unless the same ranks junior to or equal to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and the payment of dividends or other payments or distributions.  

Departure of Chief Executive Officer and Director

On January 21, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, a Virginia corporation, (“Company”) received and accepted the formal resignation of Jeffrey Delancey from his positions as a director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of January 21, 2020. Mr. Delancey’s resignation was not due to any disagreement with Company or its Board or management on any matter relating to Company’s operations, policies, practices, or otherwise. 

With the resignation of Mr. Delancey, Mr. Jeffrey Guzy is the sole director of the Company.  The Board intends to appoint a new director to the Board to fill the vacant seat created by Mr. Delancey’s resignation as soon as the Company identifies an eligible, qualified candidate. The Board believes that diversity can strengthen board performance and is actively searching for women and other candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Due to the early-stage development status of the Company’s business, the time frame for locating qualified candidates willing to serve is uncertain.

Change in Employment Status of Our Chief Executive Officer and Director

On January 24, 2020, Jeffrey Guzy signed an employment agreement to serve as Chief Executive Officer of CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, a Virginia corporation (“Company”).  The employment agreement provides, in part, for:

(1) the term of the employment agreement is three years;

(2) a base annual salary of $120,000 payable semi-monthly in equal installments, but the base salary can either be paid in total when Company is adequately funded, or  the accrued unpaid base salary can be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the lower conversion price of the initial public offering price of $2.00 or current market price at the time of conversion by Mr. Guzy;  

(3) Mr. Guzy is eligible for an ad hoc performance bonus if and in an amount approved by the disinterested directors;

(4) Mr. Guzy may participate in any incentive compensation and other benefit plans to the extent that he is eligible to do so;

(5) continuation of Mr. Guzy’s under Company’s health insurance and other benefit plans for 24 months after any termination of his employment for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement);

(6)  imposes confidentiality and non-recruitment of Company employees obligations on Mr. Guzy for one year after the end of employment;


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Hiring of Chief Financial Officer

On March 16, 2020, CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, a Virginia corporation (“Company”) appointed Wm. Barrett Wellman, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. WellmanCFO. Each share is a 20 year+ business associate of Mr. Jeffrey J. Guzy,convertible at the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and director.

Executive’s duties include: 

1. Manage all daily financial transactions, public reporting, and filings required by the Company. 

2. Manage all Chief Financial Officer duties such as and not limited to services: Assisting existing financial prep.

3. Executive oversight of other senior officers of Company; 

4. Act as Secretaryoption of the Boardholder to ten (10) shares of Directors meetings and shareholder meetings; common stock.

5. Support significant business, financial and other corporate transactions for Company; 

6. Appoint senior officers of Company with the Board’s review and consent; 

7. Report to the Board on matters under Executive’s control and do so monthly; 

8. Support business development and merger-and-acquisition efforts of Company;  

9. Perform administrative and related duties necessary to the above responsibilities. 




Oil Price Fluctuations and Uncertainty

Our financial results depend on many factors, particularly the price of natural gas and crude oil and our ability to market our production on economically attractive terms. Commodity prices are affected by many factors outside of our control, including changes in market supply and demand, which are impacted by weather conditions, pipeline capacity constraints, inventory storage levels, basis differentials and other factors. As a result, we cannot accurately predict future commodity prices and, therefore, we cannot determine with any degree of certainty what effect increases or decreases in these prices will have on our drilling program, production volumes or revenues.

The recent droposcillations in the price of oil will force us to re-evaluate our current acquisition strategy as the price of natural gas and oil fluctuate in the future.  We expect oil and natural gas to remain volatile. The ability to find and develop sufficient amounts of natural gas and crude oil reserves at economical costs isare critical to our long-term success of the Company.

COVID-19

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" and, on March 10, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic. Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus include restrictions on travel, and quarantines in certain areas, and forced closures for certain types of public places and businesses. The coronavirus and actions taken to mitigate it have had and are expected to continue to have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. While it is unknown how long these conditions will last and what the full financial effect will be to the company, to date, the Company is not expecting to experience any adverse effects other than:

1.Difficulty in communicating with potential acquisition targets. 

2.Fund-raising events may be limited. 


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Additionally, it is possible that estimates made in the financial statements have been, or will be, materially and adversely impacted in the near term as a result of these conditions, including the ability to raise additional funding.


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Financial Statements

June 30, 2020


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Condensed Financial Statements

CONTENTS

PAGE

Financial Statements

Condensed Balance Sheet (unaudited) as of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019

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Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019

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Statement of Stockholder’s Deficit (unaudited) for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019

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Notes to Financial Statements

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March 31, 2021

 

 

The unaudited condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and normally included in Annual Reports on Form 10-K have been omitted. Although management believes that our disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related footnotes included in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.




COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

CoJax Oil and Gas CorporationCONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

Condensed Balance Sheets

(unaudited)(UNAUDITED)

 

As of

As of

June 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash

$78,308 

$27,689 

Total current assets

78,308 

27,689 

    Total assets

$78,308 

$27,689 

LIABILITIES and STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$680 

$8,890 

Accrued interest payable

1,154 

329 

Notes payable – PPP

49,992 

Notes payable – related party

90,400 

62,000 

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

89,142 

Total current liabilities

231,368 

71,219 

Total liabilities

231,368 

71,219 

Stockholder's deficit:

Preferred stock, $0.10 par value, 50,000,000 current shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding, respectively.

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 current shares authorized, one share issued and outstanding, respectively.

Additional paid-in capital

Accumulated deficit

(153,062)

(43,532)

Total stockholder’s deficit

(153,060)

(43,530)

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficit

$78,308 

$27,689 

 

March 31,

December 31,

As of

2021

2020

ASSETS

  

  

Current Assets

  

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$71,250  

$44,051  

Total Current Assets

71,250  

44,051  

Properties and Equipment

 

 

Oil and natural gas properties subject to amortization

10,079,803  

10,079,802  

Total Properties and Equipment

10,079,803  

10,079,802  

Total Assets

10,151,053  

10,123,853  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

Accounts payable

35,384  

17,799  

Accrued interest payable

3,039  

2,410  

Accrued M&A expense payable

 

620,500  

Accrued salary expense

27,013  

611,714  

Notes payable – PPP

49,992  

49,992  

Notes payable – related party

127,615  

127,615  

Total Current Liabilities

243,043  

1,430,030  

Long-term Liabilities

 

 

Barrister acquisition note payable

2,700,000  

2,700,000  

Asset retirement obligations

82,754  

82,149  

Total long-term liabilities

2,782,754  

2,782,149  

Total Liabilities

3,025,797  

4,212,179  

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.10 par value, 50,000,000 current shares authorized, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.

3,000  

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 current shares authorized, 4,096,751 and 3.659,001 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.

40,968  

36,590  

Additional paid-in capital

8,749,534  

7,281,412  

Accumulated deficit

(1,668,246) 

(1,406,328) 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

7,125,256  

5,911,674  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$10,151,053  

$10,123,853  

SeeThe accompanying notes toare an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.


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COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Three Months

 

Ended March 31,

 

2021

2020

Oil and Natural Gas Revenues

$8,160  

$ 

 

 

 

Costs and Operating Expenses

 

 

Lease operating expenses

26,941  

 

Ad valorem taxes

490  

 

Asset retirement obligation accretion

604  

 

General and administrative expense

241,413  

32,819  

Total Operating Expenses

269,448  

32,819  

 

 

 

Loss from Operations

(261,288) 

32,819  

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

Interest income

 

 

Interest (expense)

(630) 

 

 

 

 

Net Other Income (Expense)

(630) 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

$(261,918) 

$(32,819) 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per share

(0.06) 

(32,819) 

Weighted average common shares – basic and diluted

4,052,939  

 

CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Condensed Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2020

2019

2020

2019

Revenues

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Accounting fees

1,930  

 

1,930  

 

Audit fees

7,500  

10,000  

9,000  

10,000  

Filing fees

448  

 

448  

 

Legal fees

1,000  

 

2,000  

 

Office rent

200  

150  

350  

300  

Other office expense

6,715  

 

6,835  

 

Salary, wages and payroll taxes

59,468  

 

89,142  

 

Total operating expenses

77,261  

10,150  

109,705  

10,300  

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

(77,261) 

(10,150) 

(109,705) 

(10,300) 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

Other income – EIDL grant

1,000  

 

1,000  

 

Interest expense

(451) 

(105) 

(825) 

(208) 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$(76,712) 

$(10,255) 

$(109,530) 

$(10,508) 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share - basic and diluted

$(76,712) 

$(10,255) 

$(109,530) 

$(10,508) 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - basic and diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2020

2019

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

Net loss

$(109,530) 

$(10,508) 

Changes in operating asset/liabilities accounts:

 

 

Accounts payable

(8,210) 

10,300  

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

89,142  

-

Accrued interest payable

825  

208  

Total adjustments to reconcile Net loss to net cash provided by operations

81,757  

10,508  

Net cash used in operating activities

(27,773) 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

Cash proceeds from loans payable

78,392  

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

78,392  

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

50,619  

 

Cash at beginning of period

27,689  

3,500  

Cash at end of period

$78,308  

$3,500  

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

Interest paid, net of capitalized interest

$ 

$ 

The Company did not engage in any non-cash investing or financing activities during the period.

SeeThe accompanying notes toare an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.




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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 

2021

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

Net loss

$(261,918) 

$(32,819) 

Common stock issued for services

220,000  

 

Adjustments to reconcile Net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operations:

 

 

Amortization of asset retirement obligation

604  

 

Accounts payable

17,586  

(6,800) 

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

15,298  

29,674  

Accrued interest payable

629  

375  

Total adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operations

254,117  

23,249  

Net cash used in operating activities

(7,801) 

(9,570) 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

Proceeds from loans payable – related party

 

28,400  

Proceeds from sale of common stock

35,000  

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

35,000  

28,400  

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

27,199  

18,830  

Cash at beginning of period

44,051  

27,689  

Cash at end of period

$71,250  

$46,519  

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

Preferred shares issued for accrued compensation

$600,000  

$ 

Accrued M&A fees settled with common stock

$620,500  

$ 

Accrued salaries settled with common stock

$20,000  

$ 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.




COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

CoJax Oil and Gas CorporationCONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Statement of Stockholder's (Deficit)(UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Six Months ending June 30, 2019

and June 30, 2020

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Additional

 

Total

 

Preferred stock

Common stock

paid-in

Accumulated

Stockholder'sStockholder’s

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

capital

deficit

deficit

Balance, December 31, 2018

-

$-

1

$-

$2

$(7,863)

$(7,860)

Net income (loss) for the Three months ending March 31, 2019

-

-

-

-

-

(253)

(253)

Balance, March 31, 2019

-

$-

1

$-

$2

$(8,116)

$(8,114)

Net income (loss) for the Three months ending June 30, 2019

-

-

-

-

-

(10,255)

(10,255)

Balance, June 30, 2019

-

$-

1

$-

$2

$(18,371)

$(18,369)

Balance, December 31, 2019

- 

$- 

1 

$- 

$2 

$(43,532) 

$(43,530) 

Net income (loss) for the Threethree months ending March 31, 2020

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(32,818)(32,819) 

(32,818)(32,819) 

Balance, March 31, 2019

-

$-

1

$-

$2

$(76,350)

$(76,348)

Net income (loss) for the Three months ending June 30, 2020

-

-

-

-

-

(76,712)

(76,712)

Balance, June 30, 2020

- 

$- 

1 

$- 

$2 

$(153,062)(76,351) 

$(153,060)(76,349)

Balance, December 31, 2020

-

$-

3,659,001

$36,590

$7,281,412

$(1,406,328)

$5,911,674 

Sales of common stock

-

-

17,500

175

34,825

35,000 

Share-based vendor payments and compensation

-

-

410,250

4,103

816,397

820,500 

Preferred shares issued for accrued compensation

30,000

3,000

-

-

597,000

600,000 

Share-based compensation

-

-

10,000

100

19,900

20,000 

Net (loss) for the three months ending March 31, 2021

-

-

-

-

-

(261,918)

(261,918)

Balance, March 31, 2021

30,000

$3,000

4,096,751

$40,968

$8,749,534

$(1,668,246)

$7,125,256  

 

SeeThe accompanying notes toare an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.


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COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Condensed Financial Statements – The accompanying condensed financial statements prepared by CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Notes (the “Company” or “CoJax”) have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm.  In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods presented, which adjustments were of a normal recurring nature, except as disclosed herein. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results to Condensed Financial Statements

June 30, 2020

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

CoJax Oil & Gas Corporation,be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2021, for various reasons, including as a Virginia corporation ("Company"), was incorporated on November 13, 2017.

Natureresult of Operations

We are an early development stage company, and we have no revenue-generating operations. From November 13, 2017, we have been engagedthe impact of fluctuations in organizational activities and had no revenue-generating operations.  We intend to acquire assignments of hydrocarbon revenues and underlyingprices received for oil and natural gas, natural production declines, the uncertainty of exploration and production rights.development drilling results, fluctuations in the fair value of derivative instruments, the impacts of COVID-19 and other factors.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanyingThese unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America(“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and, therefore,accordingly, do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Organization and Nature of Operations – The Company is a Virginia corporation that owns interests in oil and natural gas properties located in Alabama. The Company’s oil and natural gas sales, profitability and future growth are dependent upon prevailing and future prices for oil and natural gas and the successful acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties. Oil and natural gas prices have historically been volatile and may be subject to wide fluctuations in the future. A substantial decline in oil and natural gas prices could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows and quantities of oil and natural gas reserves that may be economically produced.

COVID - 19 – In March 2020, the World Health Organization classified the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The nature of COVID-19 led to worldwide shutdowns, reductions in commercial and interpersonal activity and changes in consumer behavior. In attempting to control the spread of COVID-19, governments worldwide imposed laws and regulations such as shelter-in-place orders, quarantines, executive orders and similar restrictions. As a result, the global economy has been marked by significant slowdown and uncertainty, which in turn has led to a precipitous decline in oil prices in response to decreased demand, further exacerbated by global energy storage shortages and by the price war among members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and other non-OPEC producer nations (collectively with OPEC members, “OPEC+”) during the first quarter 2020. As of the first quarter 2021, prices have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, due in part to the accessibility of vaccines, reopening of states after the lockdown, and optimism about the economic recovery.  The continued spread of COVID-19, including-vaccine resistant strains, or repeated deterioration in oil and natural gas prices could result in additional adverse impacts on the Company's results of operations, cash flows and financial position, including further asset impairments.

Liquidity and Capital Considerations – We strive to maintain an adequate liquidity level to address volatility and risk. Sources of liquidity include loans from our CEO, our cash flow from operations, cash on hand, and sales of shares.

While changes in oil and natural gas prices affect the Company's liquidity, if oil or natural gas prices rapidly deteriorate due to a resurgence of COVID-19 or other reasons, this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's cash flows.




The Company expects ongoing oil price volatility over the short term. Extended depressed oil prices have historically had and could continue to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s oil revenue.  The Company is always mindful to oil price volatility and its impact on our liquidity.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  The Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including estimates of oil and natural gas reserve quantities, which are normally includedthe basis for the calculation of depletion and impairment of oil and gas properties.  Reserve estimates, by their nature, are inherently imprecise.  Actual results could differ from those estimates. Changes in the Company's annual financial statements. These financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of ordinary recurring itemsfuture estimated oil and natural gas reserves or items discussed herein)the estimated future cash flows attributable to the reserves that management believes are necessary to fairly state resultsutilized for impairment analysis could have a significant impact on the interim periods presented. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annualCompany’s future results of operations.

Investment Banking RelationshipFair Value Measurements – Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy consists of three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are the highest priority and consist of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Level 2 are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 are unobservable inputs for an asset or liability.

On January 3, 2018,Fair Values of Financial Instruments – The carrying amounts of accounts receivables and accounts payable and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term maturities and/or liquid nature of these assets and liabilities.

Derivative Instruments and Commodity Risk Activities – The Company currently does not engage in derivative instruments. Going forward, the Company executedmay periodically enter into derivative contracts to manage its exposure to commodity risk. These derivative contracts, which are generally placed with major financial institutions, may take the form of forward contracts, futures contracts, swaps or options. The oil and gas reference prices upon which the commodity derivative contracts are based reflect various market indices that have a high degree of historical correlation with actual prices received by the Company for its oil and gas production.

Any gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value of outstanding derivative financial instruments and from the settlement of derivative financial instruments will be recognized in earnings and included as a component of other income (expense) in the Statement of Operations.

When applicable, the Company will record all derivative instruments, other than those that meet the normal purchases and sales exception, on the balance sheet as either an investment bankingasset or liability measured at fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.

Concentration of Credit Risk –The Company maintains cash and corporate advisory agreementcash equivalent balances at a single financial institution that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000. At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had no exposure in excess of insurance.

Oil and Gas Properties – The Company uses the successful effort method of accounting for oil and gas properties.  Under this method, all costs associated with Newbridge Securities Corporation ("NSC Agreement"the acquisition, leasing, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves are expensed. Costs expensed include acquisition costs, estimated future costs of abandonment and site restoration, geological and geophysical expenditures, lease rentals on undeveloped properties and costs of drilling and equipping productive and non-productive wells. Drilling costs include directly related overhead




costs.  Expensed costs are generally categorized either as being subject to amortization or not subject to amortization.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021, was $0 per barrel of oil equivalent compared to $0, for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Equipment, vehicles and leasehold improvements – Currently, the Company has no office equipment. Going forward, office equipment will be valued at historical cost adjusted for impairment loss less accumulated depreciation. Historical costs include all direct costs associated with the acquisition of office equipment and placing such equipment in service. Depreciation will be calculated using the straight-line method based upon an estimated useful life of 3 to 10 years.

Asset Retirement Obligation – The Company records a liability in the period in which an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”). Their fee is incurred, in an amount equal to the discounted estimated fair value of the obligation that is capitalized. Thereafter, this liability is accreted up to the final estimated retirement cost. An ARO is a future expenditure related to the disposal or other retirement of certain assets. The Company’s ARO relates to future plugging and abandonment expenses of its oil and natural gas properties and related facilities disposal.

Share-Based Employee Compensation – The Company has no outstanding stock option grants and restricted stock awards to directors, officers and employees. The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the successful completiongrant-date fair value of the award and recognizes the related compensation expense over the period during which an S-1 Registration statement initial public Offering (SEC File No. 333-232845), if any,employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, which is generally the vesting period.

Share-Based Compensation to Non-Employees – The Company accounts for share-based compensation issued to non-employees as either the fair value of our common stock.the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The NSC Agreement filed as an exhibitmeasurement date for these issuances is the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance by the recipient to earn the equity instruments is reached or (ii) the date at which the recipient’s performance is complete.

Income Taxes – Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes. Deferred taxes are based on differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, and tax carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the registration statementperiod in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.

The CARES Act was enacted March 27, 2020, and includes income tax provisions that, among other things, allow net operating losses to be carried back, permits interest expense to be deducted up to a higher percentage of adjusted taxable income and modifies tax depreciation of qualified improvement property. Due to the Company having taxable losses in all years eligible for the NOL carryback, no benefit was recorded and these provisions have no material impact on the Company.

For the period ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded no income tax expense or benefit due to the Company having a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. Since December 31, 2020, the Company has determined that a full valuation allowance is necessary due to the Company assessment that it is more likely than not that it will be unable to obtain the benefits of its deferred tax assets due to the Company’s history of taxable losses. The Company reviews its Deferred Tax Assets (“DTAs”) and valuation allowance on a quarterly basis.

New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements – In December 2019, the FASB released ASU No. 2019-12 (“ASU 2019-12”), Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which removes certain




exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. The ASU also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax goodwill and allocating taxes to members of a consolidated group. The amended standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-10, “Codification Improvements,” which clarifies or improves disclosure requirements for various topics to align with SEC regulations. This update is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2021 and will be applied retrospectively. The adoption and implementation of this agreement is dated as of January 3, 2018, because the designated authorized contract officer at Newbridge Securities CorporationASU did not countersignhave a material impact on the NSC Agreement untilCompany’s financial statements.

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share – Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if all contracts to issue common stock were converted into common stock, except for those that are anti-dilutive.  The dilutive effect of stock options and other share-based compensation is calculated using the treasury method. The computation of diluted loss per share does not assume exercise or conversion of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect. As of March 14, 2019. Despite31, 2021, the dateeffect of 3,000 convertible preferred shares into 300,000 common shares was excluded from the countersignature, Company and Newbridge Securities Corporation have operated in full accordance with the terms and conditionscomputation of the NSC Agreement since January 3, 2018.diluted net loss per common share as their effect is anti-dilutive.

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN DISCLOSURE

The Company'sCompany’s financial statements are prepared using USU.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern that contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinarynormal course of business. Since inception, During 2020, the Company has notacquired Barrister Energy with identified any proven or probable reserves and correspondingly has not generated anyexpects to be generating revenue during its exploration stage. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve its business plan, raise any additional capital or secure the additional financing necessary to implement its current operating plan. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.


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The Company has yet to achieve profitable operations, expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, has negative cash flows from operating activities, and is dependent upon future issuances of equity or other financingsfinancing to fund ongoing operations, all of which raises substantial doubt about the Company'sCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company'sCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing from shareholders or other sources to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in place to address this concern but considers that the Company will be able to obtain additional funds by equity financing and/or related party advances. However,advances, however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available or on acceptable terms, if at all.

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of EstimatesREVENUE RECOGNITION

The preparationCompany predominantly derives its revenue from the sale of financial statementsproduced crude oil and natural gas. The contractual performance obligation is satisfied when the product is delivered to the customer.  Revenue is recorded in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") requires managementthe month the product is delivered to make estimatesthe purchaser and assumptionsthe Company receives payment from one to three months after delivery.  The transaction price includes variable consideration as product pricing is based on published market prices and reduced for contract specified differentials.  The guidance does not require that affect the reported amountstransaction price be fixed or stated in the contract.




Oil sales

Under the Company’s oil sales contracts, the Company sells oil production at the point of delivery and collects an agreed upon index price, net of pricing differentials. The Company recognizes revenue when control transfers to the purchaser at the point of delivery at the net price received.

Natural gas sales

The Company currently is not producing natural gas.

Disaggregation of Revenue. The following table presents revenues disaggregated by product for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020:

 

For the Three Months

 

Ended March 31,

 

2021

2020

Revenues by Product:

  

  

Oil

$8,160 

$- 

Natural gas

- 

- 

Oil and natural gas revenues

$8,160 

$- 

All revenues are from production from the Gulf State Drilling Region in Alabama.

NOTE 4 – LEASES

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The purpose of this guidance is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing certain lease assets and lease liabilities on the disclosuresbalance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The main difference between previous GAAP methodology and the method proposed by this new guidance is the recognition on the balance sheet of contingentcertain lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases that were classified as operating leases under previous GAAP.

The Company made accounting policy elections to not capitalize leases with a lease term of twelve months or less and to not separate lease and non-lease components for all asset classes. The Company has also elected to adopt the package of practical expedients within ASU 2016-02 that allows an entity to not reassess prior to the effective date (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, or (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases and the practical expedient regarding land easements that exist prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02. The Company did not elect the practical expedient of hindsight when determining the lease term of existing contracts at the date ofeffective date.

The Company has a month-to-month rental agreement for our offices in the financial statementsArlington, Virginia and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas of estimate include the impairment of assets and rates for amortization, accrued liabilities, future income tax obligations, and the inputs used in calculating stock-based compensation and transactions. Actual results could differ from those estimates and would impact future results of operations and cash flows.Laurel, Mississippi.

Basic and Diluted Loss per ShareNOTE 5 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE INFORMATION

The Company computes basic loss per share in accordance with ASC 260, "Earnings per Share," which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") on the face of the statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted averageweighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential sharesThe Company computes diluted loss per share by dividing net loss by the sum of the weighted-average number of common stockshares outstanding and the weighted-average dilutive common share equivalents outstanding.




 

For the Three Months

 

Ended March 31,

 

2021

2020

Net Income (Loss)

$(266,918) 

$(32,819) 

Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

4,052,939  

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

Stock options

n/a  

n/a  

Convertible preferred stock

n/a  

n/a  

Restricted stock

n/a  

n/a  

Common warrants

n/a  

n/a  

Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

4,096,751  

 

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share

$(0.06) 

$(32,819) 

NOTE 6 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The authoritative guidance requires disclosure of the framework for measuring fair value and requires that fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

Level 1:  Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. We consider active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2:  Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that we value using observable market data. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the derivative instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

Level 3:  Measured based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

NOTE 7 – ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

The Company records the obligation to plug and abandon oil and gas wells at the date’s properties are either acquired or the wells are drilled. The asset retirement obligation is adjusted each quarter for any liabilities incurred or settled during the period, accretion expense and any revisions made to the costs or timing estimates. The asset retirement obligation is incurred using an annual credit-adjusted risk-free discount rate at the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock usingapplicable dates. Changes in the if-converted method. In computing the diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants.  Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. There are no dilutive sharesasset retirement obligation were as of June 30, 2020, or 2019.

NOTE 4 – ACCRUED EXPENSES

At June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company had the following accrued expenses:follows:

June 30,Balance, December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Accrued interest

$1,154

$32982,150 

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

89,142Liabilities incurred

- 

Accrued expensesLiabilities acquired

-

Liabilities sold

-

Revision of previous estimates

-




Liabilities settled

-

Accretion expense

604

Balance, March 31, 2021

$90,296

$32982,754 


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NOTE 58 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2020

2019

 

 

 

On May 7, 2020, the Company applied for a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The Company met all the necessary qualifications to apply for a $49,992 loan. On June 10, 2020, the SBA PPP loan was approved and transferred to the Company to be used for payment of accrued payroll and related payroll taxes. We do not expect to be required to repay any portion of the loan. 100% of the funds will be disbursed for salaries and payroll taxes on August 16, 2020.

$49,992 

$- 

 

 

 

Notes payable

$49,992 

$- 

Related Party

The Company is a party to several loans with related parties. The note holder is the CEO and Executive Chairman of the Company. At June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, notes payable consisted of the following:

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2020

2019

 

 

 

On September 1, 2019, the Company's Executive Chairman loaned $42,000 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on September 1, 2020.

$42,000 

$42,000 

 

 

 

On November 15, 2019, the Company's Executive Chairman loaned $20,000 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on November 15, 2020.

$20,000 

$20,000 

 

 

 

On February 19, 2020, the Company's Executive Chairman loaned $28,400 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on February 19, 2021.

$28,400 

$- 

 

 

 

Notes payable – related party

$90,400 

$62,000 

NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

For the period ending June 30, 2020, there are three related party loans payable (see NOTE 5) between the Company's Executive Chairman and the Company. There were no other related party transactions between any of the Company's directors or executive officers or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.

For the period ending December 31, 2019, there were two related party loans payable (see NOTE 5) between the Company's Executive Chairman and the Company. There were no other related party transactions between any of the Company's directors or executive officers or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.


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NOTE 7 -CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 16, 2020, CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, a Virginia corporation ("CoJax" or "Company"), and Barrister Energy, LLC, a Mississippi limited liability company ("Barrister"), entered into an Acquisition Agreement ("Agreement"). CoJax will issue Three Million Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand (3,650,000) shares of CoJax Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("CoJax Shares"). CoJax will assume Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,700,000) of Barrister debts ("Assumed Debt") in exchange for all Membership Interests held by Barrister Members. The conduct and consummation of the closing of the Agreement and exchange of CoJax Shares for Membership Interests of Barrister held by its Members in accordance with the Agreement ("Exchange") are subject to certain conditions, which conditions must be met to consummate the Exchange.  The Agreement also affords CoJax and Barrister Members with the right to rescind the Exchange if certain conditions are not timely satisfied.  See: "Other Conditions to Consummation of the Exchange" for conditions to the consummation of the Exchange.  Rescission rights of CoJax and Barrister are discussed in our 8-K filing in Item 1.01.

The Assumed Debt is a significant financial burden for CoJax and CoJax does not have the funds, assets, or funding commitments as of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q to pay off the Assumed Debt. CoJax will have to raise funds to pay off the Assumed Debt or restructure the Assumed Debt.  There is no assurance, especially in light of the chaotic economic conditions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. and world economies and the oil production industry and the uncertainty about when that impact will end, that CoJax can timely pay off or restructure the Assumed Debt.

Because of the uncertainty of the conditions being met at June 30, 2020, this transaction was not reflected in the accompanying financial statements as of June 30, 2020. We anticipate this transaction will increase our assets by $10,000,000 and our liabilities and equity by $10,000,000.

Operating Lease Commitments

The Company has no lease obligations at March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020. The Company has a month-to-month rental agreement for an office share in Arlington, Virginia beginning on April 1, 2018, for $50 per month. Additionally, the Company has no known contingencies as of June 30,March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020.

Purchase Commitments

The Company has no purchase obligations at March 31, 2021.

Significant Risks and Uncertainties

Concentration of Credit Risk – Cash – The Company maintains cash and cash equivalent balances at a single financial institution that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000. At December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019.December 31, 2019, the Company had no exposure in excess of insurance.

Concentration of Credit Risk – Accounts Receivable – The Company had no revenue generating operations and therefore no accounts receivable as of the date of these financial statements.

Legal Matters

During the conductcourse of business, litigation commonly occurs. From time to time, the Company may be a party to litigation matters involving claims against the Company. The Company operates in a highly regulated industry and employs personnel, which may inherently lend itself to legal issues.matters. Management is aware that litigation has associated costs and that results of adverse litigation verdicts could have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

There are no known legal proceedings against the Company or its officers and directors in their capacity as officers and directors of the Company.

NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy, the CEO and 10,000 shares of Series A convertible stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman, the CFO. Each share is convertible at the option of the holder to ten (10) shares of common stock. The fair value of $600,000 ($20 per share) has been recorded as part of accrued salaries and payroll taxes.  The fair value was based on the value assigned to common stock ($2 per share) multiplied by 10. Additionally, on January 4, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of Common Stock to each of the officers valued at $2 per share.

For the year ending December 31, 2020, there were two related party transactions between the Company’s Executive Chairman and the Company. There were no other related party transactions between any of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.




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NOTE 10 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

EIDL Grant (SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan)Authorized Capital

On April 10,As of March 31, 2021, the Company has 300,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock at $0.01 par value and 50,000,000 authorized shares of Preferred Stock at a par value of $0.10.

Preferred Stock

During the period ending March 31, 2021, the Company issued 30,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock to its officers (see NOTE 9) in settlement of $600,000 of accrued salary. During the period ending March 31, 2020, the Company appliedissued no shares of Preferred Stock.

Common Stock

During the period ending March 31, 2021, the company issued 310,250 shares of common stock to Newbridge Securities Corporation in settlement of $620,500 in M&A fees for an EIDL loan. On April 17,the Barrister acquisition, 100,000 shares of common stock to various vendors in settlement of $200,000 in service and consulting fees and 10,000 shares of common stock to its executive officers (see NOTE 9).

During the first quarter of 2021 the company issued 17,500 shares of common stock for sale of shares for cash.

During the periods ending March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020, the Company was notified bydid not repurchase any shares.

The above shares of capital stock are restricted securities under Rule 144 and were issued in reliance on an exemption from the SBA that we doregistration requirements of the Securities Act.

Capital Contributions

During the periods ending March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020, the Company did not qualify. However, the SBA deposited a $1,000 advance into our bank account. This advance is considered a grant, not a loan, and is therefore not repayable.receive any capital contributions.

NOTE 8 -11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company hadhas evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when the financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported. In addition to the acquisition of Barrister mentioned in Note 7, theThe management of the Company decided the followingdetermined that there no reportable subsequent reportable events to be disclosed:disclosed.




Note Payable - Loan from CEO

On July 15, 2020, the Company's CEO and Executive Chairman loaned $37,215 to the Company, and the Company issued a promissory note for such amount. The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum principal and accrued interest mature on July 15, 2021.

COVID - 19PART II

 

COVID-19 Pandemic.  By late December 2019, China advised the World Health Organization ("WHO")INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of a new strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that had arisen in Wuhan, China,Issuance and spread throughout China. From China, COVID-19 has spread by early 2020 to almost all other parts of the developed world, including the United States. On January 30, 2020, WHO declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern," and then, on March 11, 2020, declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our operations by limiting travel and interactions by our limited staff with persons who are crucial to our efforts to develop our proposed business or manage company affairs. This adverse impact has hindered or delayed, but not stopped, our business development efforts.  Importantly, the COVID-19 pandemic has, along with oil pricing disputes among certain members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or "OPEC," injected volatility for and depressed prices for crude oil market prices in the marketplace and reduced worldwide demand for crude oil.  When we commence oil production efforts, we may face a difficult business and financial environment due, in part, to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on demand for crude oil.  We cannot determine as of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q the long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our company or the U.S. or foreign market demand for crude oil.


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Distribution

 

CoJax OilThe following table sets forth the costs and Gas Corporation

Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements

June 30, 2020

(unaudited)


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CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation

Financial Statements

expenses payable by us in connection with the sale of common stock being registered. All amounts are estimates except for the SEC filing fee.

 

CONTENTSSEC filing fee

PAGE$282.84

Legal fees and expenses

5,000.00

Accounting fees and expenses

25,000.00

Total

$30,282.84

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

We currently maintain and intend to maintain for the foreseeable future director and officer liability insurance on behalf of our directors and officers.

The Virginia Stock Corporation Act (“VSCA”) permits us to indemnify our directors and officers in connection with certain actions, suits and proceedings brought against them if they acted in good faith and believed their conduct to be in the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful. The VSCA requires such indemnification when a director or officer entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she is or was a director or officer of the company, and further provides that we may make any other or further indemnity (including indemnity with respect to a proceeding by or in the right of the company), and may make additional provision for advances and reimbursement of expenses, if authorized by our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or shareholder-adopted Bylaws, except an indemnity against willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law. Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that a director or officer or former director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by the VSCA as currently in effect or as later amended in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (including a proceeding by us or in our right) because such individual is or was a director or officer of the company, or because such individual is or was serving the company or any other legal entity in any capacity at the request of the company.

The VSCA establishes a statutory limit on liability of directors and officers and directors of the company for damages assessed against them in a suit brought by us or in our right or brought by or on behalf of shareholders of the company and authorizes us, with shareholder approval, to specify a lower monetary limit on liability in our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; however, the liability of a director or officer shall not be limited if such director or officer engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or of any federal or state securities law. Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide for the limitation or elimination of the liability of a director or officer or former director or officer of the company for monetary damages to the company or our shareholders, to the fullest extent permitted by the VSCA as currently in effect or as later amended.  The Guzy Employment Agreement and the Wellman Employment Agreement contain the indemnification provisions, providing that CoJax shall indemnify and save harmless each of Mr. Guzy and Mr. Wellman for any liability incurred by reason of any act or omission performed by each officer while acting in good faith on behalf of the Company within the scope of the authority of his pursuant to the respective employment agreement and the fullest extent provided under the CoJax Bylaws, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, except that each of Mr. Guzy and Mr. Wellman must have in good faith believed that such action was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of CoJax, and, with respect to any criminal action or  proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.




We do not carry insurance on behalf of directors, officers, employees, or agents for liabilities related to their actions on behalf of the company. We intend to seek such insurance (if available and affordable) when we have sufficient cash reserves. 

Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors, officers, or persons controlling us for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. 

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Over the past three years, we have issued and sold the following securities without registration under the Securities Act:

·On November 17, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the Barrister Acquisition Agreement, the Company issued 3,650,000 shares of Common Stock at $2.00 per share to former members of Barrister. 

·On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy, the CEO and 10,000 shares of Series A Preferred stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman, the CFO. Each share is convertible at the option of the holder to ten (10) shares of Common Stock.  

·On February 16, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of Common Stock to Jeffrey J. Guzy for his service as Chief Executive Officer and 5,000 shares of Common Stock to Wm. Barrett Wellman for his service as Chief Financial Officer. 

·On February 18, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 310,250 shares of Common Stock to Newbridge Securities Corporation and its affiliates in settlement of fees for the Barrister Acquisition. 

·On February 23, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Common Stock to consultants for the services performed to the Company. 

The above issuances did not involve any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering and we believe is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

Item 16. Exhibits

Exhibit Number

 

Description

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements3.1

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Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet as of June 30, 20203.2

F/S-37

 

Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the period ended June 30, 20203.3

F/S-38

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 20193.4

F/S-38

 

Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on September 25, 2020)

Notes and Property Value to be Acquired4.1

F/S-39

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

5.1*

Opinion of The Crone Law Group, P.C.

10.1

Acquisition Agreement, dated June 16, 2020, by and among CoJax Oil and Gas Corporation, Barrister Energy, LLC and all of the Members of Barrister Energy, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 22, 2020)

10.2

Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 1, 2019 between Barrister Energy, LLC and Central Operating, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 22, 2020)




10.3

Promissory Note, dated June 1, 2019, issued by Barrister Energy, LLC pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 1, 2019 with Central Operating, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 22, 2020)

10.4

Assignment and Assumption of Promissory Note, dated June 16, 2020, between the Company and Barrister Energy, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 22, 2020.

10.5*

Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated May 29, 2021, between the Company and Central Operating, LLC

10.6

Investment Banking/Corp Advisory Agreement between the Company and Newbridge Securities Corporation, dated March 14, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

10.7

Employment Agreement dated January 24, 2020, between the Company and Jeffrey J. Guzy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 22, 2020)

10.8

Employment Agreement dated March 16, 2020, between the Company and Wm. Barrett Wellman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with Commission on March 23, 2020)

10.9

Restricted Stock Grant Agreement dated January 4, 2021, between the Company and Jeffrey Guzy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 7, 2021)

10.10

Restricted Stock Grant Agreement dated January 4, 2021, between the Company and Wm. Barrett Wellman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 7, 2021)

14

Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Company Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on July 26, 2019)

21.1*

List of Subsidiaries

23.1*

Consent of Haynie & Co

23.2*

Consent of The Crone Law Group, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)

99.1

Barrister Central Certified SEC Reserves Analysis and Valuation Study and Report (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on May 14, 2021)

99.2

Barrister Energy, LLC Oil Leases (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on May 14, 2021)

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*

Filed herewith.




 

COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSItem 17. Undertakings

 

On June 16, 2020, theThe Company entered into an Acquisition Agreement ("Acquisition Agreement") with Barrister Energy, LLC, a Mississippi limited liability company ("Barrister") to acquire all of the Membership Interests of Barrister.  Consummation of the acquisition of the Barrister Membership Interests is subject to a number of conditions, which conditions have not been fully met as of the date of this letter.  The acquisition of Barrister under the Acquisition Agreement is a significant acquisition for purposes of Item 2.01 of Form 8-K. As a result, the Company prepared the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements give effect to the acquisition under the Acquisition Agreement as if the acquisition occurred on June 16, 2020. The pro forma financial statements and adjustments thereunder are described in the accompanying notes. They are based upon information and assumptions available at the time of the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K/A, Amendment Number 3.


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hereby undertakes:

 

COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JUNE 30, 2020

(a)(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

 

Historicali.

Adjustment

Pro Forma

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash

$78,308 

$-

$78,308 

Total Current Assets

78,308 

-

78,308 

Properties and Equipment

Oil and natural gas properties subject to depletion and amortization

10,079,235

1

10,079,235 

Total Properties and Equipment

10,079,235

10,079,235 

Total Assets

$78,308 

$10,079,235

$10,157,543 To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

$680

$-

$680

Accrued interest payable

1,154

-

1,154

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

89,142

-

89,142

Loan payable - PPP

49,992

-

49,992

Loan payable – related party

90,400

-

90,400

Loan payable - acquisition

-

2,700,000

1a

2,700,000

Total Current Liabilities

231,368

2,700,000

2,931,368

Asset retirement obligations

-

79,235

1b

79,235

Total Liabilities

231,368

2,779,235

3,010,603

Stockholders' Equity

Preferred stock - $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;  no shares issued or outstanding, respectively.

-

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 current shares authorized, one share issued and outstanding, respectively.

36,500

1c

36,500 

Additional paid-in capital

7,263,500

7,263,502 

Accumulated deficit

(153,062)

-

(153,062)

Total Stockholders' Equity

(153,060)

7,300,000

7,146,940 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$78,308

$10,079,235

$10,157,543 


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COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020

CoJax

Properties

Pro Forma

 

 

 

Historicalii.

Acquired

Adjustments

Pro Forma

OilTo reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and Gas Revenues

$

$6,699

$

$6,699 any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

Costs and Operating Expenses

Oil and gas production taxes

322

322 

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

-

1,132 

(2)

1,132 

Asset retirement obligation accretion

-

570 

(3)

570 

General and administrative expense

77,261 

-

77,261 

Total Costs and Operating Expenses

77,261 

322

1,702 

79,285 

Income (Loss) from Operations

(77,261)

6,377

(1,702)

(72,586)

Other Income (Expense)

Other income – EIDL grant

1,000 

-

1,000 

Interest expense

(451)

-

(451)

Net Other Expense

549 

-

549

Net Income (Loss)

$(76,712)

$6,377

$(1,702)

$(72,037)

COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

CoJax

Properties

Pro Forma

 

 

 

Historicaliii.

AcquiredTo include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; 

(2)

Adjustments

Pro Forma

  OilThat, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and Natural Gas Revenues

$

$63,534

$

$63,534 the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

 

(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned Company undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Company pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Company will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Company relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

 

 

 Costs and Operating Expenses

(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Company or used or referred to by the undersigned Company;

Oil and natural gas production costs

45,216

45,216 

Oil and natural gas production taxes

3,050

3,050 

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

-

8,542 

(2)

8,542 

Asset retirement obligation accretion

-

2,347 

(3)

2,347 

General and administrative expense

34,561 

-

34,561 

Total Costs and Operating Expenses

34,561 

48,266

10,822 

93,649 

 

 

 

 Income (Loss) from Operations

(34,561)(iii)

15,268

(10,822)

(30,115)The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Company or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Company; and

 

 

 

 Other Expense

(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Company to the purchaser.




(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, if the Company is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and we will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the in Arlington, Virginia, on the 23rd day of June, 2021:  

COJAX OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

 

 

Interest expenseBy: 

(608)

-

(608)

Net Other Expense

(608)

-

(608)/s/ Jeffrey J. Guzy

 

Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

June 23, 2021

 

By: 

/s/ Jeffrey J. Guzy

 

Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 Net Income (Loss)

$(35,169)

$15,268

$(10,822)June 23, 2021

 

$(30,723)By:

/s/ Wm. Barrett Wellman

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 


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The Acquisition will qualify as a business combination. As such, CoJax will recognize the assets to be acquired and liabilities to be assumed at their fair values as the date of closing. The estimated fair value of the properties to be acquired approximate the value of the consideration to be paid, and the asset retirement obligation to be assumed, which management has concluded approximates the fair value that would be paid by a typical market participant. As a result, neither goodwill nor a bargain purchase gain will be recognized related to the acquisition. While the proposed transaction is subject to purchase price adjustments, the following table summarizes estimates of the assets to be acquired and the liabilities to be assumed:

 Oil and gas properties

$10,079,235 

Asset retirement obligation

(79,235)

Total Identifiable Net Assets

$10,000,000 

Pro forma adjustments to the historical financial statements to reflect the acquisition of Barrister Energy are as follows:

(1)

To record the acquisition transaction. The consideration to be paid and liabilities to be assumed consist of the following:

(a)

The assumption of $2,700,000 of debt.

(b)

The assumption of the asset retirement obligation of $79,235. The obligation relates to legal requirements associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisitions, construction, development, or normal use of the asset. The obligation relates primarily to the requirement to plug and abandon oil and natural gas wells and support wells at the conclusion of their useful lives.

(c)

To record the conditional issuance of 3,650,000 shares of common stock as partial consideration and the Acquisition liability required to be settled through equity pursuant to the Purchase Agreement;

(2)

To record depreciation, depletion, and amortization of the oil and gas properties acquired based on the oil and gas production occurring during the periods.

(3)

To record accretion of the asset retirement obligation.


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