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.
Market Information
Our common stock is now quoted on the OTCQB, under the symbol “VRDR”. Our stock was approved for quotation on the OTCBB on September 26, 2012. However, the Company’s common stock did not begin active trading until October 2013.
The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices for our common stock per quarter as reported by the OTCBB for the most recent two (2) fiscal years, based on our fiscal year end June 30, 2022. These prices represent quotations between dealers without adjustment for retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
Fiscal Quarter Ended
High
Low
June 30, 2021
$ 0.14
$ 0.02
September 30, 2021
$ 0.08
$ 0.045
December 31, 2021
$ 0.04
$ 0.01
March 31, 2022
$ 1.00
$ 0.01
June 30, 2022
$ 0.14
$ 0.02
September 30, 2022
$ 0.08
$ 0.045
As of October 12, 2022, we had 108 shareholders of record of our common stock and 820,688,055 shares issued and outstanding.
Dividend Policy
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and have no present intention of paying any dividends on the shares of our common stock. Our current policy is to retain earnings, if any, for use in our operations and in the development of our business. Our future dividend policy will be determined from time to time by our board of directors.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
None.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
We did not sell any equity securities which were not registered under the Securities Act during the year ended June 30, 2022, that were not otherwise disclosed on our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or our current reports on Form 8-K filed during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 except the following transaction.:
On May 10, 2021, the Company announced the Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire the assets of biofraction plant and the right to use intellectual property license in Sabah, Malaysia from Borneo Energy Sdn Bhd, in consideration of issuance of 166,666,667 share of the Company’s stock at $0.03 per share, valued at $5,000,000. 135,666,667 shares and 31,000,000 shares were issued on May 10, 2021 and July 1, 2021, respectively. The completion of the S&P Agreement is subject to all such acts necessary, including but not limited to due diligence exercise to ascertain the valuation of the assets of the biofraction plant and the right to use the licensed intellectual property in Sabah, Malaysia.
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The Company also announced the Share Sale Agreement on May 12, 2021 for the acquisition of the entire issued and paid-up share capital of Bio Resources Limited with Taipan International Limited, an unrelated third party, The Wision Project Limited (formerly known as “Borneo Resources Limited”), an unrelated third party, and other unrelated third party individuals, in consideration of issuance of 321,500,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock at $0.03 per share, valued at $9,645,000, and the issuance of promissory notes with two-year term period with a principal amount of $20,355,000. 321,500,000 shares were issued on May 12, 2021 and the promissory notes were issued on May 12, 2021. The face value (principal) amount of $20,355,000 is repayable by May 12, 2023, and bearing zero coupon interest. The promissory note is priced at $16,290,550 considering the current market interest rate. However, on January 20, 2022, the Company reached a mutual agreement to enter into a Supplement to Promissory Note with each of the 17 lenders (“Lenders”) of the promissory notes that were issued on May 12, 2021, to convert the total principal loan amount of $20,355,000 into shares of the Company’s restricted common stock priced at $0.0611 per share, which represents the last ninety (90) days’ volume weighted average price (VWAP) as of the market closing of January 19, 2022. The Company and the Lenders further agreed that the actual date for the allotment and issue of new shares of the Company’s restricted common stock shall be confirmed in a subsequent written agreement. The acquisition of Bio Resourced Limited was closed on October 12, 2022.
On April 25, 2022, the Company issued a total of 8,445,946 restricted common shares for $1,000,000 at $0.1184 per share to two non-US shareholders.
Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
We did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other securities during our fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Item 6. [Reserved] .
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