Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT ’ S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The common stock is traded on the NYSE American under the symbol “CTGO”. The NYSE American quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
As of March 17, 2025, there were 12,248,487 shares of common stock outstanding held by approximately 83 registered stockholders.
The Company does not intend to declare or pay any dividends and currently intends to retain any available funds generated by its operations for the development and growth of its business. It does not currently anticipate paying any cash dividends on its outstanding shares of common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future decision to pay dividends on its common stock will be at the discretion of its Board and will depend on its financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, and other factors the Board may deem relevant.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Avidian Alaska Acquisition
On May 1, 2024, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Avidian Gold Corp. (“Avidian”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase Avidian’s 100% owned Alaskan subsidiary, Avidian Gold Alaska Inc., for initial consideration of $2,400,000, with a contingent payment for up to $1,000,000 (the “Avidian Alaska Acquisition”).
On August 6, 2024, the Company completed the Avidian Alaska Acquisition. The total purchase price of $2,063,539 consisted of (i) $400,000 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”) and (ii) $1,663,539 in shares of Contango common stock. The shares were issued on closing with $207,945 of such shares withheld at closing and to be paid only upon settlement of a withholding contingency (the “Equity Consideration”). The Cash Consideration shall be paid in the following tranches: (i) a deposit of $50,000 (paid), (ii) $150,000 to be paid upon settlement of a withholding contingency and (iii) $200,000 of the Cash Consideration to be paid on or before the six-month anniversary of the transaction closing date. The number of shares of common stock constituting the Equity Consideration, which were issued or will be issued in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, was determined based on Contango’s 10-day VWAP on the NYSE American immediately prior to the closing date.
Item 6. RESERVED
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT ’ S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the Company ’ s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes and other information included elsewhere in this report.
Overview
The Company engages in exploration for gold, silver, and copper ores in Alaska. The Company’s largest asset is a 30.0% membership interest in the Peak Gold JV, which leases approximately 675,000 acres from the Tetlin Tribal Council and owns approximately 13,000 State of Alaska mining claims for exploration and development through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CORE Alaska. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Contango Minerals, controls 100% interest in the mineral rights to approximately 84,580 acres of State of Alaska mining claims located north and northwest of the Manh Choh Project. The Company is actively working to acquire additional properties in Alaska for exploration. The acquisitions may include leases or similar rights from Alaska Native corporations or may include filing Federal or State of Alaska mining claims by staking claims for exploration.
At Contango’s 30% owned Manh Choh Project, of which Kinross is the operator, construction is complete and mining activities are well underway including the commencement of ore mining and stockpiling along with the transportation of ore to the Fort Knox mill, where it is being processed. In July 2024, the Peak Gold JV commenced processing of the ore at the Fort Knox facility and on July 8, 2024, Manh Choh Project achieved a significant milestone and poured its first gold bar, on schedule. During 2024, the Company received $40.5 million in cash distributions from the Peak Gold JV relating to three campaigns of production at Manh Choh. During the third and fourth quarters of 2024, ore transportation ramped up to planned volumes, with full commissioning of modifications at the Fort Knox facility completed. The Manh Choh Project exceeded planned production for the year. The Peak Gold JV believes that Manh Choh will be mined over approximately five years. The Company has secured funding through debt arrangements to fund the capital requirements towards the Peak Gold JV. In addition, the Manh Choh Project is in operations with no anticipated future cash calls. The Peak Gold JV is currently generating revenue from mineral sales from the Manh Choh Project and making cash distributions to the Company. If the Company’s properties or the Manh Choh Project fails to contain any proven reserves, the Company’s ability to generate future revenue, and the Company’s results of operations and financial position, would be materially adversely affected. Other potential sources of cash, or relief of demand for cash, include external debt, the sale of shares of the Company’s stock, joint ventures, or alternative methods such as mergers or sale of our assets. No assurances can be given, however, that the Company will be able to obtain any of these potential sources of cash. The Company will need to generate significant revenues to achieve profitability and the Company may never do so.
Recent Developments
Manh Choh Project
The Peak Gold JV has commenced mining operations at the Manh Choh Project and processing of ore at the Fort Knox milling complex located approximately 240 miles away in Fairbanks, Alaska. On July 8, 2024, Manh Choh achieved a significant milestone and poured its first gold bar, on schedule. On September 9, 2024, the Company announced the start of a second campaign of gold production from the Manh Choh.
During 2024, the Company received $40.5 million in cash distributions from the Peak Gold JV relating to three campaigns of production at Manh Choh. During the third and fourth quarters of 2024, ore transportation ramped up to planned volumes, with full commissioning of modifications at the Fort Knox facility completed. The Manh Choh Project exceeded planned production for the year, producing 41,325 ounces of gold for Contango’s share. Cash costs on a by-product basis per ounce were $1,209, with $250,000 of sustaining capital and reclamation costs during the year. The Peak Gold JV expects that Manh Choh will be mined over approximately five years.
The Peak Gold JV management committee approved budgets for 2023 and 2024, with cash calls totaling approximately to $248.1 million, of which the Company’s share was approximately $74.5 million. In July 2024, the Company had to contribute an unbudgeted additional cash call for $4.1 million. However, the Company does not anticipate any further cash calls. As of December 31, 2024, the Company has funded $78.6 million of cash calls for the Peak Gold JV.
Below table summarizes production results from the Manh Choh Project, based on the Company's 30% interest in the Peak Gold JV:
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Contango Ore Inc.'s Share (30% basis)
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,
2024
Units
Gold ounces sold
41,325
oz
Silver ounces sold
16,763
oz
Total gold sales
$
94,259,852
Total silver sales
$
509,238
Average blended realized gold price
$
2,281
per oz sold
Gold ounces sold at spot price
19,664
oz
Gold ounces delivered into hedge contracts
21,661
oz
Hedged gold ounces settled in cash
16,200
oz
Remaining balance of hedged gold ounces
86,739
oz
Cash distributions received from Peak Gold JV
$
40,500,000
Cash costs on By-Product basis, per ounce
$
1,209
per oz sold
Johnson Tract Project
On May 1, 2024, the Company entered into a definitive arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) by and among the Company, Contango Mining Canada and HighGold, pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding equity interests of HighGold (the “HighGold Acquisition”) by way of a court approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The HighGold Acquisition, which was approved by HighGold shareholders at HighGold’s special meeting held on June 27, 2024, was subsequently approved by the Supreme Court of British Columbia on July 2, 2024.
On July 10, 2024, the Company completed the HighGold Acquisition and, as contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, each HighGold share of common stock was exchanged for 0.019 shares of Contango common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “common stock”). HighGold options were also exchanged, directly or indirectly, for Contango shares of common stock, based on the fair market value of the HighGold options prior to the closing date. Upon closing of the HighGold Acquisition, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,698,887 shares of Contango common stock, with a value of approximately $33.4 million, to HighGold shareholders in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act. Such exemption was based on the final order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued on July 2, 2024, approving the Acquisition following a hearing by the court which considered, among other things, the fairness of the Acquisition to the persons affected. Upon completion of the Acquisition, existing Contango shareholders own approximately 85.9% and HighGold shareholders own approximately 14.1% of the combined company.
On July 30, 2024, the Company commenced a surface drilling campaign at the Johnson Tract property, which was expected to last approximately three months. The 2024 surface exploration drilling targets 3,000 meters (approximately 9,850 ft) across 20 drill holes and is designed to in-fill the upper one-third of the near vertical resource. In parallel with the in-fill drilling, selected holes will undergo hydrological testing and monitoring to characterize the overall surficial and deposit hydrology and water quality. In addition to assaying the core, selected drill core will undergo advanced metallurgical, geochemical, and specific gravity tests to assist in building a geometallurgical model for the deposit. On September 9, 2024, the Company announced that it had completed approximately 1,500 meters (5,000 ft.) of the planned 2024 surface drilling program at the Johnson Tract project, which remains on budget and schedule.
Lucky Shot Project
The Lucky Shot project remains in care and maintenance.
Avidian Alaska Acquisition
On May 1, 2024, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Avidian Gold Corp. (“Avidian”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase Avidian’s 100% owned Alaskan subsidiary, Avidian Gold Alaska Inc., for initial consideration of $2,400,000, with a contingent payment for up to $1,000,000 (the “Avidian Alaska Acquisition”).
On August 6, 2024, the Company completed the Avidian Alaska Acquisition. As contemplated by the stock purchase agreement entered into with Avidian, the initial purchase price of $2,063,539 consisted of (i) $400,000 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”) and (ii) $1,663,539 in shares of Contango common stock, with $207,945 of such shares withheld at closing and to be paid only upon settlement of a withholding contingency (the “Equity Consideration”). The Cash Consideration shall
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be paid in the following tranches: (i) a deposit of $50,000 (paid), (ii) $150,000 to be paid upon settlement of a withholding contingency and (iii) $200,000 to be paid on or before the six-month anniversary of the transaction closing date. The number of shares of common stock constituting the Equity Consideration, which were issued or will be issued in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, was determined based on Contango’s 10-day VWAP on the NYSE American immediately prior to the closing date.
Underwritten Offering
On June 12, 2024, the Company completed the issuance of 731,750 units at a price of $20.50 per unit (the “July 2024 Units”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $15,000,875. Each July 2024 Unit consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one-half of one warrant to purchase one share of common stock (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “July 2024 Warrant”). Each July 2024 Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $26.00 per warrant for a period of 36 months.
Committee for Safe Communities Complaint
On October 20, 2023, the Committee for Safe Communities, an Alaskan non-profit corporation inclusive of this same group of objectors and formed for the purpose of opposing the project, filed suit in the Superior Court in Fairbanks, Alaska against the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities ("DOT"). The Complaint seeks injunctive relief against the DOT with respect to its oversight of the Peak Gold JV's ore haul plan. The Complaint alleges that the DOT has approved a haul route and trucking plan that violates DOT regulations, DOT's actions have created an unreasonable risk to public safety constituting an attractive public nuisance, and DOT has aided and abetted the offense of negligent driving. On November 2, 2023, the plaintiff filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the DOT and sought expedited consideration of its motion. If granted, the motion could impact the Peak Gold JV's ore haul plans. On November 9, 2023, the Court denied the plaintiff's motion for expedited consideration. On November 15, 2023, the Court granted the Peak Gold JV's motion to intervene. On January 15, 2024, the Peak Gold JV and DOT jointly moved for judgment on the pleadings and to stay all discovery. On May 14, 2024, the Court issued an Order denying the plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction and staying discovery. On June 24, 2024, the Court issued an Order granting judgment on the pleadings as to three of the four claims for relief alleged in the Complaint and denying relief as to the claim for public nuisance. The Order further lifted the stay of discovery. On July 3, 2024, the DOT filed motion for reconsideration as to the Court's Order on the motion for judgment on the pleadings, which the Peak Gold JV joined. On September 13, 2024, the Court entered an Order denying this motion. The case is set for trial on August 11, 2025.
Village of Dot Lake Complaint
On July 1, 2024, the Village of Dot Lake, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, located approximately 50 miles from the Manh Choh mine on the ore haul route along the Alaska Highway ("Dot Lake"), filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska against U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the "Corps") and Lt. General Scott A. Spellmon, in his official capacity as Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Corps. The Complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief based on the Corps' alleged failure to consult with Dot Lake and to undertake an adequate environmental review with respect to the Corps' issuance in September 2022 of a wetlands disturbance permit in connection with the overall permitting of the Manh Choh mine as to approximately 5 acres of wetlands located on Tetlin Village land. Peak Gold is not named as a defendant in the Complaint and, on August 20, 2024, the Peak Gold JV moved to intervene in the action, which Dot Lake has opposed. On October 10, 2024, the Court granted intervention to the Peak Gold JV. On October 18, 2024, Peak Gold joined the partial motion to dismiss that the Corps filed on August 23, 2024, which motion remains pending.
Results of Operations
Claim Rentals Expense. Claim rental expense primarily consists of State of Alaska rental payments and annual labor payments. The Company recognized claim rental expense of $0.6 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $0.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and $0.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 . Claim rental expense has remained consistent with a slight increase in the second half of 2024 as a result of the acquisitions of HighGold and Avidian Alaska.
Exploration Expense. Exploration expense for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was $4.1 million, compared to $1.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and $7.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The current period expense primarily relates to the 3,000 meter surface drilling exploration program at the Johnson Tract Property. The exploration expense for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 related to exploration activities on the Lucky Shot Property.
General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was $10.6 million compared to $6.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and $9.1 million for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The Company’s general and administrative expense primarily relates to professional fees, payroll and benefit
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related fees, insurance, severance costs, and stock-based compensation expense. The stock-based compensation expense for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was $2.6 million compared to $1.6 million for six months ended December 31, 2023 and $2.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The increase in general administrative expense for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 primarily relates to the surety bond insurance requirements for the Manh Choh Project and the acquisition of HighGold.
Income/(Loss) from Equity Investment in the Peak Gold JV . The income from the Company’s equity investment in the Peak Gold JV for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was $41.7 million, compared to a loss of $6.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and a loss of $21.1 million for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The Peak Gold JV commenced production of Manh Choh ore at the Fort Knox milling facility in July 2024, which was the main factor in generating income in the 2024 period. Pursuant to the terms of the A&R JV LLCA, the Company and KG Mining are required to jointly fund the joint venture operations in proportion to their membership interests in the Peak Gold JV to avoid dilution. The Company invested $31.3 million in the Peak Gold JV during fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, $34.4 million during the six month period ended December 31, 2023 and $21.1 million during fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The Peak Gold JV issued cash distributions of $40.5 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. No cash distributions were made in 2023.
Interest Expense. On May 17, 2023, the Company entered into a credit and guarantee agreement for a senior secured loan facility for up to $70 million (the "Credit Agreement"). On April 26, 2022 , the Company closed on a $20,000,000 unsecured convertible debenture to Queens Road Capital Investment, Limited. In connection with the closing of the Credit Agreement, the Company entered into an amendment to the convertible debenture that raised the stated interest rate from 8% to 9%. The debenture currently bears interest at 9% per annum, payable quarterly, with 7% paid in cash and 2% paid in shares of common stock of the Company (See Note 15 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion on both debt arrangements). For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the interest expense was $11.7 million related to the Company’s cumulative $60.0 million draw-down on the Facility and the Queen's Road Capital Investment, Ltd. Debenture (the "Debenture"). The interest expense for the six months ended December 31, 2023 was $2.4 million and $2.0 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.The interest expense increased in fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 compared to prior periods due to the increase in overall debt balance. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company made $7.9 million in principal repayments on the Facility. No principal repayments were made in the prior years. See Note 14 - Debt.
Metal Sales. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the gain on metal sales was $1.2 million related to excess ounces of gold that were purchased from the Peak Gold JV that were not delivered into the hedges and sold to the derivative counterparties. There were no metal sales for the prior comparative periods.
Gain/(loss) on derivative contracts. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded an unrealized loss on derivative contracts for $34.3 million and a realized loss of $19.9 million as the Company delivered 21,661 ounces of gold into hedging agreements and in December 2024, the Company utilized the lower gold price and cash settled 16,200 ounces of gold with a January 31, 2025 settlement date at a price of approximately $2,650 per gold ounce. As a result, the Company settled 37,861 ounces of gold related to the hedging agreements with 86,739 ounces of gold outstanding as of December 31, 2024. During the six month period ended December 31, 2023 the Company had a unrealized loss on derivative contracts of $23.4 million and there was no realized gain or loss as no ounces of gold were delivered into the hedge agreements in that period. The Company did not enter into any derivative contracts for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
Cash Cost on a By-Product Basis (non-GAAP Measure)
The table below presents a reconciliation between the most comparable GAAP measure of total cost of sales to the non-GAAP measures of Cash Cost on a By-product Basis for the Peak Gold JV operations (Manh Choh) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. There are no comparables provided as sales of gold at Manh Choh commenced in July 2024.
Cash Cost on a By-product Basis, per Ounce is a measure developed by precious metals companies (including the Silver Institute and the World Gold Council) in an effort to provide a uniform standard for comparison purposes. There can be no assurance, however, that this non-GAAP measure as we report is the same as that reported by other mining companies.
Cash Cost on a By-product Basis includes all direct and indirect operating cash costs related directly to the physical activities of producing gold, including mining, processing and other plant costs, third-party refining expense, on-site general and administrative costs, royalties and mining production taxes. The value of silver sold is deducted from the total production cost of sales as it is considered residual production, i.e. a by-product.
Cash Cost on a By-product Basis, per Ounce is an important operating statistic that the Company will utilize to measure a mine's operating performance. Cash Cost on a By-product Basis, per Ounce allows us to benchmark the performance of the
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Peak Gold JV versus those of our competitors. This statistic is useful in identifying acquisition and investment opportunities as they provide a common tool for measuring the financial performance of other mines with varying geologic, metallurgical and operating characteristics.
Cash Costs on a By-product Basis, per Ounce for the Peak Gold JV on a 100% basis is calculated by adjusting production cost of sales, as reported on the consolidated statements of operations and dividing the number of ounces of gold sold, as follows:
Cash Cost on a By-Product Basis, Per Ounce
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,
2024
Cash Cost on a By-Product Basis:
Total cost of sales
$
195,399,491
Less: silver revenue
(1,650,427
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
(27,274,227
)
Total
$
166,474,837
Divided by gold ounces sold
137,749
Cash Cost on a By-product Basis, per Ounce
$
1,209
In addition, the Peak Gold JV incurred sustaining capital and reclamation expenditures totaling $250,000 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $20.3 million of cash.
The Company’s primary cash requirements have been for general and administrative expenses, capital calls from the Peak Gold JV for the Manh Choh Property, repayment of principal and interest related to debt and exploration expenditures on the Johnson Tract Project and Lucky Shot Property. The Company’s sources of cash have been from common stock offerings, the issuance of the Debenture, distributions from the equity investment and the proceeds from the Facility (see Note 7 - Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) and Note 14 - Debt, for a discussion of the recent activity).
The JV Management Committee approved a significant budget to complete the required development to start the operations of the Manh Choh mine, which began production early in the third quarter of 2024 and production has continued to be on schedule. On July 8, 2024, the Peak Gold JV poured its first gold bar. The ore mining continues along with stockpiling ore at the Fort Knox facility. The Project is on schedule and full commissioning of the modifications at the Fort Knox mill was completed. Operations commenced in July 2024 which has allowed the Peak Gold JV to operate from the cash flows generated from its operations and there are no future anticipated cash calls. If there are any unforeseen cash calls and if the Company elects to not fund a portion of its cash calls to the Peak Gold JV, its membership interest in the Peak Gold JV would be diluted.
The Company’s cash needs going forward will primarily relate to exploration of the Contango Properties, repayment of debt and related interest and general and administrative expenses of the Company. On September 17, 2024, the Company announced the receipt of a $19.5 million cash distribution from the Peak Gold JV relating to production at Manh Choh. The Company received two additional cash distributions totaling $21.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Although there can be no guarantee that the Peak Gold JV will continue to make distributions to the Company, the Company believes that distributions are probable and that it will maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its working capital requirements, including repayment obligations of approximately $24.7 million on the Facility, as amended, for the next twelve months from the date of this report. The Company made a repayment of $13.8 million on the Facility in January 2025. Failure to pay current debt obligations will result in an event of default and the Company's debt would be due immediately or callable (See Note 14).
Further financing by the Company may include issuances of equity, instruments convertible into equity (such as warrants) or various forms of debt. The Company has issued common stock and other instruments convertible into equity in the past and cannot predict the size or price of any future issuances of common stock or other instruments convertible into equity, and the effect, if any, that such future issuances and sales will have on the market price of the Company’s securities. Any additional issuances of common stock or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, common stock may ultimately result in dilution to the holders of common stock, dilution in any future earnings per share of the Company and may have a material adverse effect upon the market price of the common stock of the Company.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations is based upon the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The Company has identified below the critical accounting estimates that are of particular importance to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations and which require the application of significant judgment by management. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Derivative Instruments. The Company utilizes derivative instruments in order to manage exposure to risks associated with fluctuating commodity prices. The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities, measured at fair value, and recognizes changes in the fair value of derivatives in current earnings. The Company performed a sensitivity analysis on this estimate based on a 10% change on the forward gold price which could result in an increase or decrease of $22.5 million on the fair value of the derivative instrument. The Company has elected to not designate any of its positions under the hedge accounting rules. Accordingly, these derivative contracts are mark-to-market and any changes in the estimated values of derivative contracts held at the balance sheet date are recognized in unrealized (loss) gain on derivative contracts, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as unrealized gains or losses on derivative contracts. Realized gains or losses on derivative contracts will be recognized in (Loss) gain on derivative contracts, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements. See Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" and "Note 4 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The consolidated financial statements and supplemental information required to be filed under Item 8 of Form 10-K are presented on pages 71 through 106 of this Form 10-K.
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.