Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms; this information is accumulated and communicated to this Company's management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 13a-15(b), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company's board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Generally accepted accounting principles include those policies and procedures that:
• Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
• Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
• Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation was conducted on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on criteria established in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. Management concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2021.
Effective April 27, 2020, the SEC adopted certain amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions to more appropriately tailor the types of issuers that are included in the categories of accelerated and large accelerated filers and to promote capital formation, preserve capital, and reduce unnecessary burdens for certain smaller issuers while maintaining investor protections. As a result of the amendments, certain low-revenue issuers will remain obligated, among other things, to establish and maintain internal control over financial reporting and have management assess the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting, but they will not be required to have their management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting attested to and reported on by an independent auditor. As a result, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at June 30, 2021 has not been audited by Moss Adams LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that also audited our financial statements.
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
On August 11, 2021, Mr. Roderick Schultz and the Board agreed to terms of his retirement as the Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of the Company effective August 2, 2021. In connection with Mr. Schultz's retirement, the Board has appointed Mr. Ryan Stash as the Principal Accounting Officer of the Company to replace Mr. Schultz effective September 9, 2021.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company's 2021 fiscal year.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company's 2021 fiscal year.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company's 2021 fiscal year.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company's 2021 fiscal year.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company's 2021 fiscal year.
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PART IV.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
1. Financial Statements.
Our consolidated financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statements Schedules and Supplementary Information Required to be Submitted:
None.
3. Exhibits
A list of the exhibits filed or furnished with this report on Form 10-K (or incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed or furnished by us) is provided in the Master Exhibit Index of this report. Those exhibits incorporated by reference herein are indicated as such by the information supplied in the parenthetical thereafter. Otherwise, the exhibits are filed herewith.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Houston, Texas, on the date indicated.
Evolution Petroleum Corporation
Date: September 14, 2021 By: /s/ JASON E. BROWN
Jason E. Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date Signature Title
September 14, 2021 /s/ ROBERT S. HERLIN
Robert S. Herlin Chairman of the Board
September 14, 2021 /s/ JASON E. BROWN
Jason E. Brown President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
September 14, 2021 /s/ RYAN STASH
Ryan Stash Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
September 14, 2021 /s/ EDWARD J. DIPAOLO
Edward J. DiPaolo Lead Director
September 14, 2021 /s/ WILLIAM DOZIER
William Dozier Director
September 14, 2021 /s/ KELLY W. LOYD
Kelly W. Loyd Director
September 14, 2021 /s/ MARJORIE A. HARGRAVE
Marjorie A. Hargrave Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
MASTER EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
3.1 Articles of Incorporation (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on February 7, 2002)
3.2 Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on February 7, 2002)
3.3 Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (previously filed as an exhibit to Form SB 2/A on October 19, 2005)
3.4 Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences for 8.5% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on June 29, 2011)
3.5 Amended Bylaws (previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Form 10KSB on March 31, 2004)
4.1 Specimen form of the Company's Common Stock Certificate (previously filed as an exhibit to Form S-3 on June 19, 2013)
4.2 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q on February 8, 2017)
4.3 Majority Voting Policy for Directors (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K on October 31, 2012)
4.4 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q on February 8, 2018)
4.5 Form of Contingent Restricted Stock Agreement under 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q on February 8, 2018)
4.6 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2016 Equity Incentive Plan as Revised on July 9, 2019 (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K on September 13, 2019)
4.7 Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under 2016 Equity Incentive Plan as Revised on July 9, 2019 (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K on September 13, 2019)
10.1 Settlement Agreement, dated June 24, 2016, by and among Denbury Onshore, LLC, Denbury Inc., NGS Sub Corp., Tertiaire Resources Company, and the Company (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K on September 9, 2016)
10.2 Form of Indemnification Agreement for Officers and Directors, as adopted on September 20, 2006 (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on September 22, 2006)
10.3 Credit Agreement dated April 11, 2016 between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and MidFirst Bank (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on April 15, 2016)
10.4 First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated April 11, 2016, between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and Mid F irst Bank effective October 18, 2016 (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q on November 9, 2016)
10.5 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated April 11, 2016, between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and Mid F irst Bank effective February 1, 2018 (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q on February 8, 2018)
10.6 Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated April 11, 2016, between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and Mid F irst Bank effective May 25, 2018 (previously filed on September 10, 2018 as an exhibit to Form 10-K)
10.7 Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated April 11, 2016, between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and Mid F irst Bank effective December 31, 2018 (previously filed on February 8, 2019 as an exhibit to Form 10-Q)
10.8 Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated April 11, 2016, between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and MidFirst Bank effective November 2, 2020 (previously filed on November 9, 2020 as an exhibit to Form 10-Q)
10.9 Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated April 11, 2016, between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and MidFirst Bank effective December 28, 2020 (previously filed as an exhibit on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021)
10.10 Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 5, 2021, between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and MidFirst Bank effective June 30, 2021
10.11 Employment Offer Letter to Jason E. Brown dated July 8, 2019 (previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K on September 13, 2019)
10.12 Employment Offer Letter to Ryan Stash dated October 9, 2020 (filed herein)
10.13 Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 29, 2021, between Evolution Petroleum Corporation and TG Barnett Resources LLP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Evolution Petroleum Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2021)
10.14 First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 29, 2021, effective April 20, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Evolution Petroleum Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2021)
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
10.15 Second Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 29, 2021, effective May 4, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Evolution Petroleum Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2021)
10.16 Third Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 29, 2021, effective May 6, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Evolution Petroleum Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2021)
14.1 Code of Business Conduct and Ethics ( filed here with )
21.1 List of Subsidiaries of Evolution Petroleum Corporation (filed herein)
23.1 Consent of Moss Adams LLP (filed herein)
23.2 Consent of DeGolyer & MacNaughton (filed herein)
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 15D-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herein)
31.2 Certification of President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 15D-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herein)
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herein)
32.2 Certification of President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herein)
99.1 The summary of DeGolyer and MacNaughton's Report as of June 30, 2021, on oil and gas reserves (SEC Case) dated August 2, 2021 and certificate of qualification (filed herein)
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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