================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K |X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2002 OR |_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _______ to ___________ Commission File No. 000-30841 UNITED ENERGY CORP. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 22-3342379 ------ ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 600 Meadowlands Parkway #20 Secaucus, N.J. 07094 --------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (800) 327-3456 -------------- Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(B) of the Act: None ---- Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(G) of the Act: Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share -------------------------------------- Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes |_| No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X] The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by nonaffiliates on July 1, 2002 (based on the average of the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on such date) was $30,343,200. As of July 1, 2002 there were 22,180,270 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding. Documents incorporated by reference: Portions of the Company's definitive proxy statement expected to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 have been incorporated by reference into Part III of this report. ================================================================================ SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Some of the statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K discuss our plans and strategies for our business or state other forward-looking statements, as this term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions; the Company's ability to create markets for its products; the Company's ability to generate meaningful revenues; the Company's continuing operating losses; the Company's reliance on third parties to market, sell and/or distribute the Company's products; the need for future capital; availability, terms and deployment of capital; the Company's reliance on a small number of customers for its revenues; the loss of any significant customers; changes in business strategy or development plans; any adverse impact as a result of environmental laws; changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulations; competition; the integration of the Company's new management team; and the Company's ability to protect its patents and proprietary rights; quality of management; business abilities and judgment of personnel; availability of qualified personnel. ITEM 1 - BUSINESS General United Energy Corp. (the "Company" or "United Energy") develops and distributes a diverse group of environmentally friendly specialty chemical products having various applications in several industries and markets. The Company's current list of products includes: o KH-30(R)paraffin dispersant for the oil industry; o UNIPROOF(R)specialty coatings for the printing industry; o FR-15 fire retardants for the potential use in a multitude of industries; and o "Slick Barrier" underwater protective coatings for use in marine applications. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Green Globe Industries, Inc. provides the United States Military with a variety of environmentally friendly, non-hazardous, biodegradable solvents, cleaners and paint strippers under our trade name "Qualchem." Green Globe Industries, Inc. is a qualified supplier for the United States Military and has sales contracts currently in place. United Energy provides specialty chemical products to five major customers with revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 of $1,387,851. As of March 31, 2002, the Company employed four persons and had available the services of five others under consulting or product/production cooperation arrangements. Our principal executive offices are located at 600 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 and the telephone number at that location is (201) 842-0288. Our website address is www.unitedenergycorp.net. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this document and should not be considered a part of this document. Background The Company was incorporated in Nevada in 1971 as Aztec Silver Mining Co. The Company engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of printing equipment from 1995 through 1998. During that period, the Company 1 began to develop specialty chemical products for use in the printing industry. In March 1998, the Company discontinued its printing equipment operations and changed our business focus to the development of specialty chemical products. Current Business Operations and Principal Products KH-30 KH-30(R) is an environmentally friendly, non-petroleum-based product that is non-toxic and biodegradable. When applied in accordance with United Energy's recommended procedures, KH-30(R) has resulted in substantial production increases of between two and five times in paraffin-affected oil and gas wells. In addition, KH-30(R) has proven effective in "downstream applications" which result in cleaner flow lines and holding tanks. KH-30(R) has also been tested to be refinery compatible in that it contains no materials that are harmful to the refining process. KH-30(R) is patented in the United States, Australia, Russia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Vietnam and OAPI (Africa - which includes the countries of: Burkina-Faso, Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad and Togo). The Company has 12 additional country patent applications pending in most of the major oil-producing countries around the world (including European Community and Canada). In March 2000, a joint marketing agreement was entered into between United Energy and ChemTech, a company that operates world wide in the design and administration of chemical treatment programs for the oil and gas industry. ChemTech is located in the Louisiana oil and gas belt with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico. ChemTech is a division of Smith International, Inc. a New York Stock Exchange listed company and a major factor in the oil service industry worldwide. There are two elements of the marketing arrangement which should prove beneficial to United Energy. The first is that neither ChemTech nor Smith International has an in-house product which competes directly with KH-30(R), and the second is that the world-wide reputation of Smith International should help to provide credibility for United Energy's KH-30(R) product in the universe of the major oil producers. Through the end of our fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 our sales of KH-30(R) to or through ChemTech have amounted to approximately $451,000. Under the terms of the joint marketing agreement both United Energy and ChemTech will undertake to develop oil field chemical treatment projects which will utilize either or both of United Energy's KH-30(R) product and the chemical treatment products of ChemTech. For those projects introduced by United Energy which utilize products and services of ChemTech, United Energy is to receive a fee equal to 10% of the project gross profit. On projects which require the use of KH-30(R), the project will buy the KH-30(R) at United Energy's standard prices unless otherwise agreed. ChemTech will receive agreed upon service fees and a percentage of revenues. The Company first entered into agreements with a number of distributors for its KH-30(R) oil and gas well cleaner during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998. As of March 31, 2002, KH-30(R) has been utilized in over 200 oil and gas wells, having many different characteristics, and located in many different regions of the world. In the past we have marketed our KH-30(R) oil well cleaner primarily through independent distributors and have followed the pattern in our arrangement with ChemTech (a division of Smith International) pursuant to our joint marketing agreement with them. Although United Energy believes that the application of KH-30(R) on a continuous basis will result in higher production and lower lease operating costs, the introduction of KH-30(R) into the oil and gas producing industry has been extremely difficult. Many entrenched players such as the "hot oilers" and the major oil service companies who benefit from high mark-ups on their proprietary products, have no incentive to promote the use of KH-30(R). Moreover, oil production engineers are extremely reluctant to risk damage to a well from a product that does not have the endorsement and backing of a major enterprise. Consequently, the pace of introduction of KH-30(R) has been much less rapid than the Company initially expected. 2 To increase sales of our KH-30(R) product we are currently expanding our marketing efforts by producing a professional marketing brochure and supplemental sales material. We expect to develop additional applications for our KH-30(R) product before the calendar year end 2002 which may stimulate sales and interest globally. AD-30; AC-30 The Company has developed AD-30, a follow-on product to KH-30(R) using much of the same technology to provide an enhanced means for cleaning asphalt mixing and recycling plants. This product, and its companion product AC-30 for compressed asphalt, have been test marketed by a major asphalt equipment manufacturer, Gentec(R) Asphalt Equipment, and are now ready for distribution. UNIPROOF(R) United Energy has developed a photo-sensitive coating that is applied to paper to produce what is known in the printing industry as proofing paper or "blue line" paper. The Company developed this formulation over several years of testing. The Company's patent attorneys have informed the Company that the formulation is technically within the public domain as being within the scope of an expired duPont patent. However, the exact formulation utilized by the Company, to the best of the Company's knowledge, has not been able to be duplicated by others and is protected by the Company as a trade secret. The Company introduced its proofing paper product in June of 1999. By March of 2000, sales of the product had increased to more than $200,000 per month and amounted to a total of $1,724,695 during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. Sales of UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper totaled $2,921,345 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, and $1,033,574 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. On September 22, 2000 we entered into an agreement with the Alameda Company of Anaheim, California which grants them exclusive distribution rights in the Western Hemisphere (North, South and Central America and the Caribbean) for our UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper. As part of the arrangement, Alameda bought all of our existing UNIPROOF(R) inventory for $798,100, and we turned over to them all of our existing customers within the above territory. To maintain exclusivity for 2001 and 2002 Alameda was required to purchase from us a total of 13,394,641 sq. ft ($3,348,660) in 2001 and 16,073,568 sq. ft. ($4,018,392) in 2002. Due to a severe decline of publishing industry advertising pages, Alameda was unable to meet the 2001 quota and the exclusivity portion of the agreement has been terminated. Alameda will continue to market UNIPROOF(R)on a non-exclusive basis. FR-15 United Energy's chemists have also developed an environmentally friendly fire-retardant agent named FR-15. FR-15 begins as a concentrate which can be mixed with varying amounts of water, depending on the anticipated use. FR-15 mixture also resists re-ignition once a fire has been extinguished. This product can also be used to reduce odors, such as those from decomposing garbage, and for soil remediation following petroleum-based contamination. Our FR-15 product has been fully developed and tested by several municipal fire departments. We are in the process of getting FR-15 certified by Underwriters Laboratories ("UL"). We expect that sales of FR-15 will commence when the product receives UL certification. Additionally, we are in preliminary talks with foreign marine and fire extinguisher distributors who may be willing to purchase FR-15 without UL certification. "Slick Barrier" In January 2001, the Company introduced an underwater protective coating at the National Boat Show at the Javits Center in New York City. The underwater protective coating which the Company formally named "Bye Bye 3 Barnacles" and now called "Slick Barrier," is another in the Company's line of environmental products in that it is environmentally friendly and biogradable, characteristics which the Company believes to be particularly appealing in fresh water marine applications, although the product has proven to be effective in both fresh and saltwater environments. During fiscal year 2002 the Company's chemists have developed a new version of the product with improved coating characteristics and durability. A patent application on this product is in process. We are applying for trademark protection both nationally and internationally for our "Slick Barrier" and "Barrier Coating 566" products. We hope to conclude our testing of the products during our second fiscal quarter of 2002, and we have begun discussions with leading foreign distributors of marine products. GreenGlobe Industries, Inc. United Energy acquired in November 1998 all of the outstanding shares of Green Globe Industries, Inc. in exchange for 30,000 shares of United Energy common stock. GreenGlobe is operated as a separate subsidiary of United Energy and sells its products under the tradename Qualchem(TM). The acquisition of Green Globe gives United Energy access to the chemistry and product lines of Green Globe which include environmentally friendly paint strippers and cleaners, many of which have been qualified for use by the U.S. Military. Of particular note in the Green Globe line was the development of dual package cleaning and drying "wipes" which produce a clear, non-reflective coating on glasses, computer screens and instrument panels. The "wipes" were developed for, and have received U.S. Military approval for, the cleaning of the instrument panels of combat aircraft. Manufacture and Sale of the Company's Products All of the raw materials necessary for the manufacture of the Company's products are generally available from multiple sources, although the Company has negotiated favorable arrangements with its current suppliers and would have to repeat the process if one or more of its current suppliers were no longer to be able to supply the raw materials. The Company owns no manufacturing facilities itself. The Company's chemical products are generally manufactured by contract blenders at a number of different locations. This method of manufacture has reduced the need for the Company to invest in facilities and hire the employees to staff them. Chemical blenders are relatively easy to replace and are bound by confidentiality agreements, where appropriate, which obligate the recipient not to disclose or use proprietary information of the Company. The Company is not responsible for any environmental expenditures with respect to the manufacturing of its products. First of all, the chemical products on which the Company concentrates are generally "environmentally friendly" products in that they are low in toxicity and rank high in biodegradability. Secondly, any environmental issues involved in manufacturing are the responsibility of the blending facilities, provided they receive adequate and accurate information from the Company as to the components of the chemicals involved. Currently, the photosensitive coating for the Company's UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper is applied by an independent coater who is bound by a confidentiality agreement which obligates the recipient not to disclose or use confidential information of the Company. We believe this facility has the capacity to meet our production needs for the foreseeable future and also meets all environmental manufacturing restrictions now or expected to be enacted. The Company believes that the services of this facility can be duplicated by others. In our opinion, the need for a contract with the coater is obviated by the coater's clear economic benefit from continuing to provide services to us. The Company is more concerned about a precipitous event, such as damage to the coater's facility, which could result in an interruption of UNIPROOF(R) production. The Company believes that alternate coating sources do exist and that the coater could be replaced, albeit with at least some interruption in production flow. There were in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 five major customers for the Company's products: The Alameda Company (74.5% of revenues); General Services Administration and Defense Supply Center (combined), (10.4%) for aircraft cleaning products and paint removers, ChemTech (11.5%) for the Company's KH-30(R) oil well cleaning 4 product, and VIP Offset (1%) for graphic arts products. The Company believes that those of its customers who are not end-users can be replaced if they were to cease to act as distributors, although the arrangement with ChemTech for the sale of KH-30(R) is viewed as particularly advantageous by the Company. All of our products up to this point are sold domestically in US dollars and, therefore, we have had no foreign currency fluctuation risk. The Company's current operations do not require a substantial investment in inventory other than minimum commitments to our distributors. However, we anticipate that any growth in our business will require us to maintain higher levels of inventory. Our order backlog both at the beginning of the last fiscal year and at the end of such year was insignificant as we generally ship product as orders are received. Employees As of July 14, 2002, the Company employed 10 persons and had available the services of four others under consulting or product/production cooperation arrangements. The latter arrangement is meant to include a situation where a chemist, engineer or significant marketing person is engaged by an organization under contract with the Company to manufacture or market one or more of the Company's products. None of the Company's employees is represented by a union. The Company considers its relations with its employees to be good. Research and Development All of the Company's principal products are developed and ready for market. This is the result of research and development expenditures paid to vendors, excluding allocation of internal costs, estimated to be $71,500, $69,400 and $58,300 for the three fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002. The Company has had available the services of two research chemists and one production chemist, as well as two petroleum geologists, to aid in the development of its products. A significant amount of market adaptation has taken place in the field involving the development of application procedures for products. We do not anticipate having to make significant research and development expenditures on existing products in the future. However, we do expect to continue to develop new products to complement our existing product lines. Competition With respect to all of our specialty chemical products, we compete directly or indirectly with other producers of products with similar uses most of which are more established companies and have greater resources than we have. Generally, we attempt to compete by offering what we hope to be lower prices and better service. However, our KH-30(R) and AD-30 cleaners are more expensive, and with these products we attempt to compete by emphasizing product effectiveness and environmental safety. Proprietary Technologies With respect to our formulations which are proprietary, we have patented our KH-30(R) oil well cleaner patented in the United States, Australia, Russia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Vietnam and OAPI (Africa - which includes the countries of: Burkina-Faso, Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad and Togo). We also haves 12 additional country patent applications pending in most of the major oil-producing countries around the world (including European Community and Canada). We believe our patent is strong and will help our competitive position. However, we are aware that others may try to imitate our product or invalidate our patents. We have in the past vigorously enforced our trade secrets such as the one relating to our UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper, and intend to continue to do so in the future. However, 5 we recognize that intellectual property rights provide less than complete protection. To the best of our knowledge no one else is currently producing a product similar to KH-30(R). In the case of our UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper, our principal competition is E.I. duPont de Neumours and Co. which controls in excess of 95% of the U.S. proofing paper market of $80-$100 million per year. Currently, we have been able to compete with duPont in terms of what we hope to be better prices and service. We believe the market will continue to welcome an alternative to duPont and we plan to continue our current marketing practices. In addition to applying for patent protection on our KH-30(R) product, we have also registered "KH-30" as a trademark. Trademark protection has also been obtained for the "UNIPROOF" name for our proofing paper. We anticipate applying for both patent and trademark protection for our other products in those jurisdictions where we deem such protection to be beneficial. Item 2 - Properties The Company rents 9,600 sq. feet of office space at 600 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 at a monthly rent of $7,720. See Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. The Company uses independent non-affiliated contract chemical blending and manufacturing facilities in various locations around the United States for the manufacture of its products. The Company contracts the production of its products to independent manufacturers and blenders and its products are therefore produced at the manufacturing facilities of such entities. The Company owns no manufacturing facilities itself. Item 3 - Legal Proceedings During the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, litigation was commenced by SMK Industries ("SMK") against Nor Graphics Inc. (a United Energy Subsidiary) ("Nor") relating to the equipment division of Nor. SMK was a supplier and joint venture partner of Nor with respect to the production of printing equipment. SMK sued Nor in the amount of $119,694.62 claiming that such amount was due and payable for machining services and supplies with respect to equipment produced for Nor's equipment division. Nor counterclaimed stating that SMK overcharged Nor when compared to the agreement between the parties for machining services to be rendered and also improperly marked up parts supplied to Nor. The offsets claimed by Nor more than cover the damages allegedly accrued by SMK. In addition, Nor discovered the machine as to which SMK and Nor were to be joint venture partners was not in fact owned by SMK. Consequently, Nor has alleged in a counterclaim that it was fraudulently induced into a joint venture agreement with SMK and the machine in question could never have been sold free and clear of encumbrances. Because of all the above defenses, Nor believes that it will prevail in the lawsuit brought by SMK and, consequently, has limited if any exposure. The matter was referred to binding arbitration in 1998, but the arbitration never took place. Subsequent to March 31, 2002 counsel for SMK filed a motion to re-open the matter despite the long period of inaction. On June 7, 2002 the court ordered that the matter be sent to arbitration. The Company believes the claim is without merit and intends to vigorously defend this action. Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. 6 PART II Item 5 - Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters As of July 1, 2002, there were 463 record holders of the Company's common stock and there were 22,180,270 shares outstanding. The Company has not previously declared or paid any dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future. The following table shows United Energy's high and low bid prices as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board by quarter during each of the Company's last three fiscal years and on the OTC "Pink Sheets" after May 3, 2000. As of April 26, 2002, the Company's stock began being quoted once again on the OTC Bulletin Board. Such quotes reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or commissions and may not represent actual transactions. The information below was obtained from those organizations, for the respective periods. FISCAL YEAR QUARTER HIGH BID LOW BID 2001 First Quarter 4.13 1.82 Second Quarter 3.00 1.41 Third Quarter 3.25 1.00 Fourth Quarter 1.81 1.02 2002 First Quarter 1.23 0.75 Second Quarter 1.85 0.66 Third Quarter 1.20 0.65 Fourth Quarter 1.70 0.83 2003 First Quarter 3.85 1.17 Second Quarter* 2.30 1.75 _______________________ * Through July 11, 2002. On July 1, 2002 the Company's stock price closed at $2.10 per share. The aggregate market value of the stock held by non-affiliates on July 1, 2002 was $30,343,200. For information concerning principal shareholders, please see "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management." RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES On March 4, 2002, 100,000 shares of unregistered common stock were issued to the firm of Seaman & Wehle as partial consideration for legal services rendered during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. The closing price on that date was $1.11, for an aggregate value of $111,000. This transaction was exempted from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of Section 4(2) of such Act. The above issuance was the only sale of unregistered securities during the two-year period prior to March 31, 2002. Consequently, there are no such shares outstanding which may be sold under the provisions of Rule 144. However, management is, as of June 15, 2002, able to utilize Rule 144 to effect immediate sales of up to 665,406 shares, although management currently has no intention of making any such sales. Item 6 - Selected Financial Data The following selected consolidated financial information for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 is derived from our audited financial statements and the notes thereto. The statement of operations information for the four-year period ended March 31, 2001 and the balance sheet information as of the end of each of the four fiscal years ended March 31, 2001 is derived from the consolidated financial statements of United Energy Corp., which have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, and in this annual report on Form 10-K. The statement of operations information for the year ended March 31, 2002, and the balance sheet information as of March 31, 2002, is derived from the consolidated financial statements of United Energy Corp., which have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, independent public accountants. The information presented 7 below should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Form 10K. FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 ---------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Operating Revenues............................... 1,387,851 3,482,915 2,585,556 1,191,583 1,942,142 Cost of goods sold............................... 756,391 2,325,652 1,368,727 1,115,779 1,729,968 Gross profit..................................... 631,468 1,157,263 1,216,829 75,804 212,174 Selling, G&A..................................... 1,763,446 1,052,790 1,099,705 877,806 766,931 Executive Services Contributed by Management..... 187,500 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 Interest income (expense), net................... (4,408) (10,236) (2,424) 3,402 (14,427) Net Income (Loss) before discontinued operations. (1,364,576) (404,316) (152,765) (1,056,034) (821,616) Income (Loss) from discontinued operations....... 0 0 0 (35,333) 279,301 Income tax....................................... 0 0 0 0 0 Net Income (Loss)................................ (1,364,576) (404,316) (152,765) (1,091,367) (542,315) Retained deficit beginning....................... (3,780,418) (3,376,102) (3,223,337) (2,131,970) (1,589,655) Retained deficit end............................. (5,144,994) (3,780,418) (3,376,102) (3,223,337) (2,131,970) Loss per share................................... (0.09) (0.03) (0.01) (0.07) (0.04) Cash dividends paid.............................. 0 0 0 0 0 AS OF MARCH 31, CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 ------------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Total working capital............................ 821,500 1,188,881 318,651 41,448 199,142 Total assets..................................... 1,037,972 1,411,699 1,314,843 565,749 569,762 Total liabilities................................ 903,212 1,016,763 765,591 289,232 301,628 Total long term debt............................. 0 0 0 0 0 Total stockholder's equity....................... 134,760 394,936 549,252 276,517 268,134 Total shares outstanding......................... 16,180,270 15,830,270 15,830,270 15,731,270 15,199,936 [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 8 The following is a summary of the quarterly operations for the years ended March 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002. UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 1ST QUARTER 2ND QUARTER 3RD QUARTER 4TH QUARTER FISCAL YEAR Operating revenues...................... $ 589,692 $ 92,595 $ 450,055 $ 255,509 $ 1,387,851 Cost of goods sold...................... 329,277 21,640 235,602 169,872 756,391 Gross profit............................ 260,415 70,955 214,453 85,637 631,460 General and administrative.............. 195,303 390,525 323,593 854,025 1,763,446 Executive Services...................... 62,500 62,500 62,500 -- 187,500 Depreciation and amortization........... 4,134 4,579 5,936 5,382 20,031 Interest expense (income)............... 787 1,222 1,238 1,161 4,408 Legal settlement........................ -- -- -- (20,651) (20,651) Income(Loss)from continuing operations.. (2,309) (387,871) (178,814) (795,582) (1,364,576) Income tax.............................. -- -- -- -- -- Net income (loss)....................... (2,309) (387,871) (178,814) (795,582) (1,364,576) Retained earnings (deficit), beginning.. $ (3,780,418) $ (3,782,727) $ (4,170,598) $ (4,349,412) $ (3,780,418) Retained Earnings (deficit), ending..... $ (3,782,727) $ (4,170,598) $ (4,349,412) $ (5,144,994) $ (5,144,994) Per share information: Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted..................... $ (0.00) $ (0.03) $ (0.01) $ (0.05) $ (0.09) Weighted average shares outstanding..... 15,841,259 16,080,270 16,080,270 16,086,937 16,022,325 Cash dividends paid..................... $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 0.00 [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 9 UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2001 1ST QUARTER 2ND QUARTER 3RD QUARTER 4TH QUARTER FISCAL YEAR Operating revenues...................... $ 836,332 $ 736,763 $ 1,281,608 $ 628,212 $ 3,482,915 Cost of goods sold...................... 546,330 524,896 894,717 359,709 2,325,652 Gross profit............................ 290,002 211,867 386,891 268,503 1,157,263 General and administrative.............. 303,344 158,053 261,955 329,438 1,052,790 Executive Services...................... 62,500 62,500 62,500 62,500 250,000 Depreciation and amortization........... 4,385 4,385 4,385 3,417 16,572 Interest expense (income)............... 934 3,995 3,945 1,362 10,236 Legal settlement........................ -- -- -- (231,981) (231,981) Income(Loss)from continuing operations.. (81,161) (17,066) 54,106 (360,195) (404,316) Income tax.............................. -- -- -- -- -- Net income (loss)....................... (81,161) (17,066) 54,106 (360,195) (404,316) Retained earnings (deficit), beginning.. $ (3,376,102) $ (3,457,263) $ (3,474,329) $ (3,420,223) $ (3,376,102) Retained Earnings (deficit), ending..... $ (3,457,263) $ (3,474,329) $ (3,420,223) $ (3,780,418) $ (3,780,418) Per share information: Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted..................... $ (0.01) $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ (0.02) $ (0.03) Weighted average shares outstanding..... 15,830,270 15,830,270 15,830,270 15,830,270 15,830,270 Cash dividends paid..................... $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 1ST QUARTER 2ND QUARTER 3RD QUARTER 4TH QUARTER FISCAL YEAR Operating revenues...................... $ 502,616 $ 394,633 $ 868,747 $ 819,560 $ 2,585,556 Cost of goods sold...................... 280,260 203,676 496,857 387,934 1,368,727 Gross profit............................ 222,356 190,957 371,890 431,626 1,216,829 General and administrative.............. 189,721 200,013 255,280 454,691 1,099,705 Executive Services...................... 62,500 62,500 62,500 62,500 250,000 Depreciation and amortization........... 4,553 3,915 4,555 4,442 17,465 Interest expense (income)............... (1,343) 1,002 992 1,773 2,424 Income (loss) from continuing operations............................ (33,075) (76,473) 48,563 (91,780) (152,765) Income tax.............................. -- -- -- -- -- Net income (loss)....................... (33,075) (76,473) 48,563 (91,780) (152,765) Retained Earning (deficit), beginning... $ (3,223,337) $ (3,256,412) $ (3,332,885) $ (3,284,322) $ (3,223,337) Retained Earning (deficit), ending...... $ (3,256,412) (3,332,885) $ (3,284,322) $ (3,376,101) $ (3,376,101) Per share information: Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted.............................. $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.01 $ (0.01) Weighted average shares outstanding..... 15,753,770 15,776,270 15,811,053 15,834,180 15,790,853 Cash dividends paid..................... $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The following management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements appearing elsewhere in this report on Form 10-K. In addition to historical information, the management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations as well as other parts of this report on Form 10-K may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. 10 Revision of Consolidated Financial Statements Subsequent to the issuance of its March 31, 2001 financial statements, the Company recorded compensation for executives' services that were contributed by management in the amount of $250,000 for each fiscal year commencing in 1996 until December 31, 2001. Previously, no compensation expense was reflected, as none was paid. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles require that the fair value of these services be reflected as an expense with the offset reflected in additional paid-in-capital. Such expense has now been reflected retroactively to 1996. Accordingly, the 2001 and 2000 financial statements have been revised for the above, the effect of which increased the previously reported expenses $250,000 in each year for 2001 and 2000. The Company also recorded additional non-cash compensation expense for stock given to outside consultants during fiscal 2000 amounting to $48,210. These adjustments resulted in losses of $404,316 and $152,765 for the years ended 2001 and 2000. There was no related tax effect on the respective year's financial statements. These revisions were reflected in a Form 10-K/A filing on February 13, 2002. The above resulted in losses per share amounts of $.03 and $.01 in 2001 and 2000, respectively. None of the above impacted working capital or total stockholders' equity at March 31, 2000 and 2001. Overview During fiscal 1998, we changed our business to focus on environmentally friendly, specialty chemicals and closed our printing equipment division. Also during fiscal 1998, we had substantial revenues from a graphic arts distributorship. This activity added approximately $1,000,000 to our fiscal 1998 revenues but produced very little profit. We ceased to act as a distributor in 1999 when we began to manufacture our UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper. We are now selling this product to many of the customers we had serviced as a graphic arts distributor. During the period from 1995 through March 31, 2002 the efforts to achieve profitable operations through the sale of pressroom equipment, and research and development and initial marketing expenses for the Company's current product lines resulted in cumulative losses totaling $5,144,994. The senior officers of United Energy Corp. have drawn no salaries from the Company during the several year period they have been managing the Company until the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002. During this period, one of the executives began to draw a salary and was paid $79,500 through the end of the year ended March 31, 2002. In accordance with an accounting interpretation, the Company imputed salaries for senior officers even though no salaries were paid, which imputed salaries were charged to operating income. This practice was terminated in the fourth quarter of 2002, when the two executives were granted options for their services and one began drawing a salary. The Company's previously issued certified financial statements listed its cumulative operating loss since inception and through March 31, 2001 as $2,053,458. The accounting interpretation of imputing unpaid salaries of senior officers, along with other adjustments, results in a cumulative deficit of $3,780,418 as of that date, or an increase of $1,726,960. However, the same accounting interpretation allows the Company to treat the imputed salaries, which were never paid, along with other adjustments, as a contribution to capital. Consequently, the net result is that shareholders' equity as of March 31, 2001 remained unchanged at $394,936. The Company's business plan during fiscal 2000 and fiscal 2001 was to use UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper sales to provide the cash flow to support world wide marketing efforts for its KH-30(R) oil well cleaner and, to a lesser extent, the other specialty chemical products developed by the Company which are described above. 11 In order to provide working capital to build UNIPROOF(R) sales, in June 2000 the Company entered into a $1,000,000 Line of Credit Agreement with Fleet Bank, N.A. The Company owed $150,000 under the credit line as of March 31, 2002, which was subsequently repaid. Upon repayment of the loan in May, 2002, the line of credit was cancelled. On September 22, 2000 the Company entered into an agreement with the Alameda Company of Anaheim, California which granted Alameda exclusive distribution rights in the Western Hemisphere (North, South and Central America and the Caribbean) for UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper. As part of the arrangement Alameda bought all existing UNIPROOF(R) inventory for $798,100. At that time, the Company turned over to Alameda all existing customers within the above territory. To maintain exclusivity for 2001 and 2002 Alameda was required to purchase a total of 13,394,641 sq. ft ($3,348,660) in 2001 and 16,073,568 sq. ft. ($4,018,392) in 2002. Due to declines in advertising pages in the publishing industry, Alameda was unable to meet 2001 minimums and United Energy cancelled the exclusivity portion of the contract. Alameda continues to distribute UNIPROOF(R) on a non-exclusive basis. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement we manufacture and ship to Alameda's order, our inventory requirements have been reduced because we have shifted a portion of that carrying cost to Alameda. Our largest customers accounted for 74.5%, 49% and 41% of revenues in each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000. Our second largest customers accounted for 11.5%, 32% and 9%, respectively, in each of such years. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenues during the same periods. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America requires United Energy to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, United Energy evaluates its estimates, including those related to product returns, bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, and contingencies and litigation. United Energy bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations ("SFAS 141") and No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using the purchase method. Under FAS 142, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer amortized but are reviewed annually (or more frequently if impairment indicators arise) for impairment. Separable intangible assets that are not deemed to have indefinite lives will continue to be amortized over their useful lives (but with no maximum life). The amortization provisions of SFAS 142 apply to goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001. With respect to goodwill and intangible assets acquired prior to July 1, 2001, the Company is required to adopt SFAS 142 effective April 1, 2002. The Company believes the effect that adoption of the provisions of SFAS 142 that are effective April 1, 2002 has no material effect on its results of operations and financial position. In October 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS 144"), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after 12 December 15, 2001. SFAS 144 supersedes certain provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions and supersedes SFAS 121. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 144 to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS COMPARISON OF FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2001 Sales Sales decreased to $1,387,851 for the year ended March 31, 2002 from $3,482,915 for the year ended March 31, 2001. The $2,095,064, or 60%, decrease in sales was due principally to a 67% decrease in sales of our UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper due to a general decline in the printing business and a 12% increase in sales in its Green Globe / Qualchem product line. Our largest two customers accounted for 86% of revenues for the year ended March 31, 2002 compared with 81% for the year ended March 31, 2001. Cost of Sales Cost of sales decreased to $756,391 or 55% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2002 from $2,325,652 or 67% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2001. The lower percentage in fiscal 2002 was primarily due to the decreased cost in the production of UNIPROOF(R). Operating Costs and Expenses General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased to $1,970,977 or 142% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2002 from $1,319,362 or 38% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2001. The percentage increase was due primarily to lower gross sales and higher expenses primarily related to the value of options granted to consultants ($455,900) for services rendered to the Company. In June 2002, Mr. Seaman, a current Director and former general counsel to the Company, submitted multiple invoices in amounts totaling $141,487 for legal fees and funds advanced on behalf of the Company for periods dating back to 1997. Such amounts have been accrued in amounts due related parties and charged to General and Administrative expense, except for approximately $50,000 which has been included in prepaid offering expenses in the financial statements. However, the amounts are in dispute. Executive Services Contributed by Management. Each of the years ended 2001 and 2000 included an expense of $250,000 related to imputed but unpaid salaries for services contributed by senior management. In 2002, such amount was $187,500 representing the first three quarters of the year. In the 4th quarter of fiscal year 2002 each of the two officer received options for the value of their services and one of the officers began to draw a salary. Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income. Interest expense and interest income were not significant in either fiscal year. Legal Settlement. The year ended March 31, 2001 included the settlement of litigation for $231,981, which is now fully settled. During the year ended March 31, 2002, the Company settled another litigation matter in the amount of $ 20,651. Net Loss. For the year ended March 31, 2002, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,364,576, or $0.09 per share as compared to a loss of $404,316 for the year ended March 31, 2001 or $0.03 per share. The increased loss is primarily a result of lower sales and higher expenses for the year. The average number of shares used in calculating earnings per share increased 192,055 to 16,022,325 shares primarily as a result of shares issued to an outside 13 investor in the 2nd quarter of the fiscal year and additional shares issued in the 4th quarter of the fiscal year for services provided by an officer. COMPARISON OF FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2001 TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 Sales Sales increased to $3,482,915 for the year ended March 31, 2001 from $2,585,556 for the year ended March 31, 2000. The $897,359, or 35%, increase in sales was derived principally from sales of our UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper. Our largest two customers accounted for 81% of revenues for the year ended March 31, 2001 compared with 50% for the year ended March 31, 2000. Cost of Sales Cost of sales increased to $2,325,652 or 67% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2001 from $1,368,727 or 53% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2000. The higher percentage in fiscal 2001 was primarily due to the slightly lower average UNIPROOF(R) selling prices under our arrangement with the Alameda Company. Operating Costs and Expenses General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased to $1,319,362 or 38% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2001 from $1,367,170 or 53% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2000. The percentage decrease was due primarily to a higher level of sales as compared to the relatively stable level of expenses. Executive Services Contributed by Management. Each of the years included an expense of $250,000 related to imputed but unpaid salaries for services contributed by senior management. Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income. Interest expense and interest income were not significant in either fiscal year. Net Loss. For the year ended March 31, 2001, we had a net loss of $404,316, as compared to a loss of $152,765 for the year ended March 31, 2000. The greater fiscal 2001 loss is the result of several factors. The primary factor was that we incurred unusual non-recurring costs related to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to become a 1934 Act Reporting Company, primarily in the areas of unusually high accounting and filing fees. The second factor contributing to the loss was a litigation settlement and associated legal costs arising out of a lawsuit to which the Company believed it had substantial defenses but elected to settle because of the prospect of substantial additional legal defense costs. Together, these unusual costs amounted to more than $350,000. COMPARISON OF FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 Sales Sales increased to $2,585,556 for the year ended March 31, 2000 from $1,191,583 for the year ended March 31, 1999. The $1,393,973, or 117%, increase in sales was derived principally from sales of our UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper, which was introduced in June 1999 and accounted for $1,724,695 in revenues. Our three largest customers accounted for 59% of revenues for the year ended March 31, 2000 compared with 42% for the year ended March 31, 1999. 14 Cost of Sales Cost of sales increased to $1,368,727 and dropped to 53% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2000 from $1,115,779 or 94% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 1999. This was primarily due to production and sale of the proofing paper, which has a higher gross margin relative to our other products. Operating Costs and Expenses General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased to $1,367,170, or 53% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 2000 from $1,135,240, or 96% of sales, for the year ended March 31, 1999. This increase was attributable primarily to the hiring of additional employees and outside consultants. Executive Services Contributed by Management. Each of the years included an expense of $250,000 related to imputed but unpaid salaries for services contributed by senior management. Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income. Interest expense and interest income were not significant in either fiscal year. Net Loss. For the year ended March 31, 2000, our net loss totaled $152,765, as compared to a loss of $1,091,367 for the year ended March 31, 1999. This smaller loss is the result of improvements in sales volume and production of higher margin products, in particular the UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper. The loss from discontinued operations was zero in fiscal 2000 compared to $35,333 in fiscal 1999. Excluding the loss from discontinued operations of $35,333 in fiscal 1999 would have resulted in a net loss from continuing operations in such year of $1,056,034. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Since the acquisition of United Energy in 1995, operations have been financed primarily through loans and equity contributions from principals (namely Mr. Ronald Wilen and Mr. Robert Seaman), and from third parties supplemented by funds generated by our business. As of March 31, 2002, the Company had $198,412 in cash, accounts receivable of $218,104, inventories of $287,857, and prepaid offering costs of $117,127. Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 net cash used in operating activities was $34,874 compared with $59,882 provided by operating activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, a total decrease in cash flow of $94,756. This was primarily a result of the lower level of sales activities and higher expense levels during the year. Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities. Net cash generated from financing activities increased to $150,000 primarily for draw downs against the line of credit for the year ended March 31, 2002. This increased from a use of funds of $(406) for the year ended March 31, 2001, a net increase of $150,406. The higher amount in 2002 had been needed to cover increased losses compared to the prior year. At March 31, 2002, accounts receivable decreased to $218,104, a $752,329, or 78% decrease from the balance at March 31, 2001 of $970,433. Most of the decrease was related to the decreased sales volume of our UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper during fiscal 2002. At March 31, 2002, the Company incurred prepaid offering costs of $117,127 which constituted legal and other costs incurred in the preparation of the private placement offering documents. 15 Inventories at March 31, 2002 were $287,857, an increase of $166,104 from the balance of $121,753 at March 31, 2001. Most of the increase in inventory was due to orders in process of production and finished goods awaiting shipment at end of year. For the year ended March 31, 2002, the Company established a inventory valuation reserve of $16,290 for certain slow moving finished goods. Our capital requirements have grown because of our recent losses. We expect our capital requirements to continue to increase if we are able to expand and become a competitive force in the proofing paper and specialty chemical industries. Our market shares in these markets are not currently quantifiable, although we believe them to be very small. Through fiscal 2002 we have incurred continuing significant negative cash flows from operations. Continued operations have relied primarily on financing activities. We believe that the capital currently available to us will be sufficient to sustain our current level of operations. However, to be able to grow and to take advantage of anticipated opportunities we will need additional capital. We believe such capital will be available to us on reasonable terms. In June 2000, the Company obtained a $1,000,000 line of credit from Fleet Bank, N.A. Borrowings under the credit line bear interest at the bank's prime rate, payable monthly. Amounts owed under the credit line are subject to repayment on demand at any time and for any reason. Borrowings under the line must be reduced to zero for a period of 30 consecutive days in any twelve-month period. At March 31, 2002, the Company owed $150,000 under the credit line for working capital to fill orders for its UNIPROOF(R) proofing paper. This amount outstanding at March 31, 2002 was subsequently repaid with the proceeds of the private financing. Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased $25,029 to $611,725 at fiscal year end 2002 from $636,754 in 2001, due primarily to decreased cash flow from operations. Additionally, the Company accrued certain legal and other expenses owed to related parties in the amount of $141,487 as of March 31, 2002 compared with $30,009 in the prior year. In June 2001, the balance of a loan of $350,000 due to a shareholder was converted to 250,000 shares of common stock in full settlement of the debt. Any projections of future cash needs and cash flows are subject to substantial uncertainty. We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents (including the proceeds of the May 2002 financing described below) will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditures requirements for at least the next twelve months. SUBSEQUENT FINANCING AND NEW MANAGEMENT On May 14, 2002, the Company issued, in a private placement, an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock at an aggregate price of $6,000,000. In connection with the common stock issuance, the Company issue warrants to purchase 3,000,000 of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $2 per share exercisable for a five-year period. The Company incurred an estimated $450,000 in issuance expenses in connection with the financing. In addition, the Company issued 750,000 additional warrants to purchase 750,000 of Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share with a five year term but not exercisable during the first two years from the grant date for relinquishing rights of immediate exercise of 500,000 warrants issued in connection with the private placement. As part of the private financing transaction, the Company began the process of identifying and making employment offers to a new management team to focus on the sales and marketing of KH-30 and other products. Three of four of the new management team have accepted employment starting in May 2002. Each of these executives has employment agreements with terms from one to three years. These agreements provide, among 16 other things, for annual base salaries and bonuses totaling $728,000, $635,000, $324,000 and $28,000 in fiscal 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the offering for office equipment, leasehold improvements, working capital and to finance the marketing of its products. REPORTING BY SEGMENTS The Company considers itself to be primarily a specialty chemicals company because of its decision in fiscal 1998 to close its printing equipment division and focus primarily on the sale of its KH-30(R) oil well cleaner and related products. However, a significant portion of its revenues has been related to the printing and the graphic arts industry. Also, during the past three fiscal years, the Company has derived additional revenues by acting as a graphic arts products distributor. The following table shows the proportion of total revenues by segment in each of the last three fiscal years. SPECIALTY FISCAL YEAR GRAPHIC ARTS CHEMICALS ----------- ------------ --------- 2000............................... 1,970,701 614,855 2001............................... 3,190,824 292,091 2002............................... 1,061,317 326,534 STATEMENT REGARDING INFLATION The Company does not believe that inflation in the cost of its raw materials has had or will have any significant negative impact on its operations in the past or in the future. Item 7a - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk The Company does not engage in material transactions involving financial instruments. Item 8 - Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data The Consolidated Financial Statements required by this Item 8 are set forth as indicated in the index following Item 14(a)(1). Item 9 - Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure There have been no disagreements between the Company and our accountants on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure. In May 2002, United Energy changed accounting firms from Arthur Andersen, LLP to Grant Thornton, LLP. PART III The information required by this Part III (items 10, 11, 12, and 13) is hereby incorporated by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement which is expected to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report. 17 PART IV Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K. The financial statement schedules and exhibits filed as a part of this annual report on Form 10-K are as follows: (a) Financial Statement Schedules: Schedule II - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (b) Reports on Form 8-K: No reports were filed on Form 8-K in the last quarter of fiscal year 2002. (c) Exhibits: All of the Exhibits in the Index listed below are incorporated by reference except Items: (3) (I) Articles of Incorporation* (IA) Amendment adopted August 22, 2001*** (II) By-Laws* (4) Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders (a) Articles of Incorporation: Articles Fourth, Fifth and Seventh* (b) By-Laws: Article I: Sections: Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten;* Article II: Section Nine: Article IV: Section Two* (c) Form of Stock Certificate of the Company* (10) Material Contracts (a) 1999 Comprehensive Stock Option Plan* (b) Distribution Agreement and Option Agreement with International Research and Development dated August 25, 1999* (c) Joint Marketing Agreement with ChemTech (a Division of Smith International) dated March 2, 2000* (d) Credit Line Agreement (with related documents) with Fleet Bank, N.A entered into during June 2000** (e) Distribution Agreement with the Alameda Company dated September 22, 2000** (f) 2001 Equity Incentive Plan adopted August 22, 2001*** (11) Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings* (12) Statement re Computation of Ratios (not applicable) (13) Annual Report to Shareholders (16) Letter re Change in Certifying Accountant**** (18) Letter re Accounting Principles (not applicable) (21) List of Subsidiaries* *filed with original Form 10 on June 20, 2000. **filed with Amendment No. 1 to Form 10 on December 20, 2000 ***filed with Form 10-Q for period ended September 30, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference. ****filed with Form 8-K regarding change of Auditors, June 3, 2002 18 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Item (3) (I) Articles of Incorporation* (IA) Amendment adopted August 22, 2001*** (II) By-Laws* (4) Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders (a) Articles of Incorporation: Articles Fourth, Fifth and Seventh* (b) By-Laws: Article I: Sections: Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten;* Article II: Section Nine: Article IV: Section Two* (c) Form of Stock Certificate of the Company* (10) Material Contracts (a) 1999 Comprehensive Stock Option Plan* (b) Distribution Agreement and Option Agreement with International Research and Development dated August 25, 1999* (c) Joint Marketing Agreement with ChemTech (a Division of Smith International) dated March 2, 2000* (d) Credit Line Agreement (with related documents) with Fleet Bank, N.A entered into during June 2000** (e) Distribution Agreement with the Alameda Company dated September 22, 2000** (f) 2001 Equity Incentive Plan adopted August 22, 2001*** (11) Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings* (12) Statement re Computation of Ratios (not applicable) (13) Annual Report to Shareholders (16) Letter re Change in Certifying Accountant**** (18) Letter re Accounting Principles (not applicable) (21) List of Subsidiaries* *filed with original Form 10 on June 20, 2000. **filed with Amendment No. 1 to Form 10 on December 20, 2000 ***filed with Form 10-Q for period ended September 30, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference. ****filed with Form 8-K regarding change of Auditors, June 3, 2002 Reports on Form 8-K: 19 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Sections 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. UNITED ENERGY CORP. (REGISTRANT) By \s\ Ronald Wilen July 15, 2002 --------------------------------------------------------- ------------- Ronald Wilen, President (Principal Executive Officer) Date By \s\ Sanford M. Kimmel July 15, 2002 --------------------------------------------------------- ------------- Sanford M. Kimmel, Chief Financial Officer Date (Principal Accounting Officer) Pursuant to the requirements of 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. \s\ Ronald Wilen July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Ronald Wilen, Director Date \s\ Robert L. Seaman July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Robert L. Seaman, Director Date July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Reginald L. Babcock, Director Date \s\ Andrea Pampanini July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Andrea Pampanini, Director Date \s\ Martin Rappaport July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Martin Rappaport, Director Date \s\Thomas F. Spencer July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Thomas F. Spencer, Director Date \s\ Robert Deak July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Robert Deak, Director Date \s\ Andrew D. Lundquist July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Andrew D. Lundquist, Director Date \s\ Rodney Woods July 15, 2002 --------------------------------- ------------- Rodney Woods, Director Date 20 UNITED ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PAGE REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.......................................... F-2-F-3 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2002 and 2001............................... F-4 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended March 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000............................................................................ F-5 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended March 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000....................................................................... F-6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended March 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000............................................................................ F-7 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS................................................... F-8-F-18 SCHEDULE II - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.................................. S-1 F-1 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors of United Energy Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of United Energy Corporation (a Nevada corporation) and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2002 and the related consolidated statement of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of United Energy Corporation and Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2002 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have also audited the schedule II for the year ended March 31, 2002. In our opinion, this schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information therein. /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP GRANT THORNTON LLP New York, New York June 14, 2002 F-2 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors of United Energy Corp.: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of United Energy Corp. (a Nevada corporation) and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. Subsequent to the issuance of its March 31, 2001 financial statements, the Company recorded compensation for the executives' services that were contributed by management in the amount of $250,000 for each fiscal year commencing in 1996. In addition, certain other adjustments were reflected, as discussed in Note 14. None of these adjustments impacted working capital or total stockholders' equity. The financial statements presented have been revised to reflect the above. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts - Schedule II of this Form 10-K/A for the three years ended March 31, 2001 is presented for the purpose of complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of the basic financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all material respects the financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. New York, New York \s\ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP June 12, 2001 (except with respect to the matters discussed in Note 14, as to which the date is July 20, 2001, respectively). This Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants is a copy of a previously issued Arthur Anderson LLP ("Anderson") report and has not been reissued by Anderson. The inclusion of this previously issued Anderson report is pursuant to the "Temporary Final Rule and Final Rule: Requirements for Arthur Anderson LLP Auditing Clients," issued by the U.S. Securities Exchange and Exchange Commission in March 2002. Note that this previously issued Anderson report includes references to certain fiscal years, which are not required to be presented in the accompanying consolidated financial as of and for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002. F-3 UNITED ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS MARCH 31, 2002 AND 2001 2002 2001 -------------- -------------- ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents........................................................ $ 198,412 $ 96,695 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,795 and $71,656, respectively........................................... 218,104 970,433 Inventory, net of allowance of $16,290 in 2002................................... 287,857 121,753 Prepaid offering costs........................................................... 117,127 -- -------------- ------------- Total current assets ................................................ 821,500 1,188,881 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $23,507 and $19,847, respectively................................ 16,883 7,134 OTHER ASSETS: Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $17,704 and $11,935, respectively... 68,819 74,588 Patent, net of accumulated amortization of $30,148 and $19,545 respectively.................................................... 128,908 139,511 Other assets..................................................................... 1,862 1,585 -------------- ------------- Total assets......................................................... $ 1,037,972 $ 1,411,699 ============== ============= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Revolving line of credit.........................................................$ 150,000 $ -- Accounts payable and accrued expenses............................................ 611,725 636,754 Due to shareholder............................................................... -- 350,000 Due to related parties........................................................... 141,487 30,009 --------------- ------------- Total current liabilities............................................ 903,212 1,016,763 --------------- ------------- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 7) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common stock: $0.01 par value 100,000,000 shares authorized; 16,180,270 and 15,830,270 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively..................................................... 161,802 158,302 Additional paid-in capital ...................................................... 5,117,952 4,042,052 Stock subscription receivable.................................................... -- (25,000) Accumulated deficit.............................................................. (5,144,994) (3,780,418) ---------------- -------------- Total stockholders' equity........................................... 134,760 394,936 --------------- ------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ..........................$ 1,037,972 $ 1,411,699 =============== ============= F-4 UNITED ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002, 2001 AND 2000 2002 2001 2000 --------- ----------- ---------- REVENUES, net ........................................... $ 1,387,851 $ 3,482,915 $ 2,585,556 COST OF GOODS SOLD........................................ 756,391 2,325,652 1,368,727 ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ Gross profit........................................... 631,460 1,157,263 1,216,829 ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ OPERATING EXPENSES: General and administrative............................. 1,763,446 1,052,790 1,099,705 Executive services contributed by management........... 187,500 250,000 250,000 Depreciation and amortization......................... 20,031 16,572 17,465 ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ Total operating expenses................... 1,970,977 1,319,362 1,367,170 ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ (Loss) from operations..................... (1,339,517) (162,099) (150,341) ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): Interest income........................................ 1,792 1,581 10,028 Interest expense....................................... (6,200) (11,817) (12,452) Legal settlement....................................... (20,651) (231,981) -- ------------------ ------------------- ------------------ Total other (expense)...................... (25,059) (242,217) (2,424) ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- Net (loss)................................. $ (1,364,576) $ (404,316) $ (152,765) =================== =================== =================== BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE: Total basic and diluted (loss) per share... $ (0.09) $ (0.03) $ (0.01) ================== ================== ================== WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING, basic and diluted......................... 16,022,325 15,830,270 15,790,853 ================== ================== ================== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements. F-5 UNITED ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002, 2001, AND 2000 ADDITIONAL STOCK COMMON STOCK PAID-IN SUBSCRIPTION ACCUMULATED SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL RECEIVABLE DEFICIT TOTAL BALANCE, March 31, 1999.......... 15,731,270 $157,312 $3,367,542 $(25,000) $ (3,223,337) $276,517 Common stock issued for services received........ 99,000 990 174,510 -- -- 175,500 Executive services contributed by management -- -- 250,000 -- -- 250,000 Net loss..................... -- -- -- -- (152,765) (152,765) ---------- ------- --------- -------- -------------- ----------- BALANCE, March 31, 2000.......... 15,830,270 158,302 3,792,052 (25,000) (3,376,102) 549,252 Executive services contributed by management -- -- 250,000 -- -- 250,000 Net loss..................... -- -- -- -- (404,316) (404,316) ---------- ------- --------- -------- -------------- ----------- BALANCE, March 31, 2001.......... 15,830,270 158,302 4,042,052 (25,000) (3,780,418) 394,936 Common stock issued for conversion of due to shareholder.............. 250,000 2,500 347,500 -- -- 350,000 Write-off of subscription receivable............... (25,000) 25,000 -- -- Common stock issued for services received................. 100,000 1,000 110,000 -- -- 111,000 Options granted in consideration For consulting services.. 455,900 455,900 Executive services contributed by management -- -- 187,500 -- -- 187,500 Net loss..................... -- -- -- -- (1,364,576) (1,364,576) ---------- ------- --------- -------- -------------- ----------- BALANCE, March 31, 2002.......... 16,180,270 $161,802 $5,117,952 $ -- $ (5,144,994) $ 134,760 ========== ======== ========== ======== ============= ========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements. F-6 UNITED ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002, 2001 AND 2000 2002 2001 2000 ---------------------------------------------------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss .......................................................... $ (1,364,576) $ (404,316) $ (152,765) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities- Depreciation and amortization................................... 20,031 16,572 17,465 Noncash consulting expense...................................... 111,000 -- 175,500 Options granted in consideration for Consulting services............................................. 455,900 -- -- Executive services contributed by management.................... 187,500 250,000 250,000 Changes in operating assets and liabilities- Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable...................... 752,329 (524,484) (336,212) (Increase) decrease in inventory................................ (166,104) 470,532 (543,790) Increase in prepaid offering costs.............................. (5,649) -- -- (Increase) decrease in other assets............................. (277) -- 3,154 (Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.................................................. (25,028) 251,578 120,088 --------------- ------------ ------------- Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities....... (34,874) 59,882 (466,560) --------------- ------------- -------------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Payments for acquisition of property and equipment.................... (13,409) -- -- Payments for patent................................................... -- (8,789) (16,151) -------------- ------------ ------------- Net cash used in investing activities..................... (13,409) (8,789) (16,151) -------------- ------------ ------------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Payments on line of credit............................................ -- (165,697) (6,370) Proceeds from line of credit.......................................... 150,000 160,000 -- Proceeds from related party........................................... -- 5,291 12,641 Proceeds from due to shareholder...................................... -- -- 350,000 -------------- ------------ ------------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities....... 150,000 (406) 356,271 -------------- ------------ ------------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents.. 101,717 50,687 (126,440) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year............................. 96,695 46,008 172,448 -------------- ------------ ------------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year................................... $ 198,412 $ 96,695 $ 46,008 ============== ============ ============= SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid during the year for- Interest........................................................ $ 6,266 $ 11,198 $ 12,452 Income taxes.................................................... 720 5,066 800 Conversion of accounts due to a shareholder into common stock.................................................... $ 350,000 $ -- $ -- The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements. F-7 UNITED ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2002 2001 AND 2000 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS United Energy (the "Company") considers its primary business focus to be the development, manufacture and sale of environmentally friendly specialty chemical products, in particular its KH-30(R) oil well cleaner. The Company first developed a follow on product to KH-30(R) using much of the same technology to provide an enhanced means for cleaning asphalt mixing and recycling plants. This product, called AD-30, and its companion product AC-30 for compressed asphalt, have been test marketed by a major asphalt equipment manufacturer, Gentec(R) Asphalt Equipment, and are now ready for distribution. Green Globe Industries Inc. ("Green Globe") is operated as a separate subsidiary of United Energy and sells its products under the tradename Qualchem(TM). Green Globe gives United Energy access to the chemistry and product lines of Green Globe which include environmentally friendly paint strippers and cleaners, many of which have been qualified for use by the U.S. Military. Green Globe developed a dual package of cleaning and drying "wipes" which produce a clear, non-reflective coating on glasses, computer screens and instrument panels. The "wipes" were developed for, and have received U.S. Military approval for, the cleaning of the instrument panels of combat aircraft. United Energy's chemists have also developed an environmentally friendly fire retardant agent named FR-15. FR-15 begins as a concentrate, which can be mixed with varying amounts of water, depending on the anticipated use. FR-15 mixture also resists re-ignition once a fire has been extinguished. This product can also be used to reduce odors, such as those from decomposing garbage and for soil remediation following petroleum-based contamination. The FR-15 product has been fully developed and tested by several municipal fire departments. United Energy also produces a specialty chemical product called UNIPROOF(R), which is a photosensitive coating that is applied to paper to produce what is known in the printing industry as proofing paper or "blue line" paper. In January 2001, the Company introduced a marine growth inhibitor at the National Boat Show at the Javits Center in New York City. The marine growth inhibitor, which the Company formally named "Bye Bye Barnacles"(TM) and now called "Slick Barrier" is another in the Company's line of environmental products in that it is non-toxic and biodegradable, characteristics which the Company believes to be particularly appealing in fresh water marine applications, although the product has proven to be effective in both fresh and saltwater environments. 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United Energy Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Green Globe Industries, Inc. and currently inactive subsidiary, Nor-Graphic Industries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America requires United Energy to make estimates and judgments that affect the F-8 reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, United Energy evaluates its estimates, including those related to product returns, bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, and contingencies and litigation. United Energy bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. REVENUE RECOGNITION The Company's primary source of revenue is from the sales of its products. The Company recognizes revenue upon shipment and transfer of title. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. INVENTORIES Inventories consist predominately of finished goods. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Expenditures made to maintain the assets are expensed in the year incurred while expenditures for upgrades are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. The leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line basis over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the remaining term of the lease. Depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended March 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 was $3,660, $2,527 and $4,009, respectively. Property and equipment consists of the following at March 31, 2002 and 2001: 2002 2001 ---- ---- Furniture and fixtures................................................. $ 27,670 $ 18,707 Machinery and equipment................................................ 7,097 5,597 Leasehold improvement.................................................. 5,623 2,677 ------------- ------------- 40,390 26,981 Less- Accumulated depreciation and amortization........................ (23,507) (19,847) ------------- ------------- Property and equipment, net............................................ $ 16,883 $ 7,134 ============= ============= GOODWILL The Company capitalized goodwill related to the acquisition of Green Globe Industries, Inc. in September of 1998. Goodwill represents cost in excess of fair value on the net assets acquired. Goodwill is amortized over a 15 year period using a straight line amortization method. F-9 PATENTS The Company capitalizes legal costs incurred to obtain patents. Amortization begins when the patent is approved using the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of 15 years. ACCOUNTING FOR LONG-LIVED ASSETS The Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of." This statement establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for the impairment of long-lived assets, certain identifiable intangibles and goodwill related to those assets to be held and used, and for long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be disposed of. The Company reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be held and used for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances such as sales forecasts related to those assets indicate that the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Management has performed a review of all long-lived assets and has determined that no impairment of their carrying values has occurred as of March 31, 2002. INCOME TAXES The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and the income tax bases of assets and liabilities and for net operating losses existing at the balance sheet date using enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the taxes are expected to be paid or recovered. The valuation allowance is established when it is considered more likely than not that such assets will not be realizable. The effect on deferred tax assets or liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period in which the tax change occurs. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION The Company adopted SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation," and has chosen to continue to account for stock-based compensation awards to employees using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related Interpretations. Accordingly, compensation cost for stock options awarded to employees and directors is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company's stock at the date of grant over the amount an employee or director must pay to acquire the stock. As required, the Company follows SFAS No. 123 to account for stock-based compensation awards to nonemployees. Accordingly, compensation costs for stock option awards granted to nonemployees is measured at the date of grant based on the fair value of the award using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. PER SHARE DATA SFAS No. 128 establishes standards for computing and presenting earnings per share ("EPS"). The standard requires the presentation of basic EPS and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted to reflect potentially dilutive securities. Diluted loss per share has not been presented since the inclusion of the outstanding stock options would be antidilutive. F-10 CONCENTRATIONS OF RISK Accounts Receivable The Company has one customer which accounted for 75% and another customer which accounted for 94% of the total accounts receivable at March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Credit losses, if any, have been provided for in the financial statements and are based on management's expectations. The Company does not believe that it is subject to any unusual risks, nor significant risks, in the normal course of business. Significant Customers The Company's revenues from major customers, as a percentage of revenues, for the years ended March 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, are as follows: 2002 2001 2000 ---- ---- ---- Customer A ................................................... 0 32 40 Customer B ................................................... 12 0 0 Customer C ................................................... 74 49 0 Vendors The Company has one vendor, which accounts for over 38%, 37% and 31% of the Company's supplies purchases for the years ended March 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Company believes they can obtain the products from other vendors on terms suitable to the Company. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, revolving line of credit, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. RECLASSIFICATIONS Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations ("SFAS 141") and No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using the purchase method. Under FAS 142, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer amortized but are reviewed annually (or more frequently if impairment indicators arise) for impairment. Separable intangible assets that are not deemed to have indefinite lives will continue to be amortized over their useful lives (but with no maximum life). The amortization provisions of SFAS 142 apply to goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001. With respect to goodwill and intangible assets acquired prior to July 1, 2001, the Company is required to adopt SFAS 142 effective April 1, 2002. The Company believes the effect that adoption of the provisions of SFAS 142 that are effective April 1, 2002 has no material effect on its results of operations and financial position. F-11 In October 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS 144"), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. SFAS 144 supersedes certain provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions and supersedes SFAS 121. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 144 to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. 3. INVENTORY Inventory consists of the following as of March 31, 2002 and 2001: 2002 2001 ---- ---- Paper.......................... $ 182,046 $ 59,190 Blended chemical............... 89,862 59,955 Other raw materials............ 15,949 2,608 ------------- ------------- Total inventory................ $ 287,857 $ 121,753 ============= ============= 4. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT On September 22, 2000, the Company and Alameda Company ("Alameda") entered into an exclusive distribution agreement (the "Alameda Agreement"), whereby Alameda will purchase from the Company various products from the graphics arts division (meeting certain minimum purchase requirements and at guaranteed fixed prices as defined in the Alameda Agreement) through December 31, 2002, and distribute these products exclusively throughout the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Due to a severe decline of publishing industry advertising pages, Alameda was unable to meet the 2001 quota and the exclusivity portion of the agreement has been terminated. Alameda will continue to market UNIPROOF(R) on a non-exclusive basis. No products were shipped and no revenue was recognized under the Alameda Agreement prior to October 2000. 5. REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT The revolving line of credit allows the Company to borrow up to $1,000,000 from Fleet Bank. Borrowings under the credit line bear interest at prime (4.75% at March 31, 2002). Interest is payable monthly. Borrowings under the line of credit must be reduced to zero for a period of 30 consecutive days in any 12-month period. Amounts outstanding under the line of credit are subject to repayment on demand at any time and for any reason and are secured by accounts receivable, inventory, furniture and fixtures, machinery and equipment and a pledge of 750,000 shares of the Company's common stock which have been placed in escrow. The line is also secured by the personal guarantee of a shareholder of the Company. At March 31, 2002 the outstanding amount was $150,000. The line of credit is subject to certain covenants, including financial covenants to which the Company must adhere on a quarterly or annual basis. At March 31, 2002, the Company was not in compliance with the financial covenants. The bank provided the Company with a letter acknowledging the default of the covenants as of March 31, 2002. Although the bank has not exercised its rights to demand payment in full of the amounts due and owing at March 31, 2002, which is $150,000, the bank reserves all of its rights and remedies at law, in equity, under the loan agreement, including the rights with respect to the collateral. F-12 The Company has repaid the line of credit in May 2002 with the proceeds received from the private placement, see subsequent events footnote for more information on the private placement. 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company had an amount due to Robert Seaman who is a major shareholder and director of the Company. The amount due to related parties as of March 31, 2002 and 2001 is $141,487 and $30,009, respectively. These amounts are unsecured, noninterest bearing and due upon demand. At March 31, 2001, the Company was indebted to Relevant Investments Ltd. for $350,000. In June 2001, 250,000 shares were issued to Relevant Investments Ltd. in full satisfaction of the amount due. The amount has been shown as due to shareholder on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2001. Martin Rappaport, a major shareholder and director of the Company owns the property from which United Energy leases the 9,600 square foot facility it occupies in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Company pays $92,640 per year under the lease. 7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES LITIGATION The Company, in its normal course of business, is subject to certain litigation. In the opinion of the Company's management, settlements of litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position or cash flows. In August 2000, one of the Company's customers commenced an action against the Company and its Green Globe subsidiary claiming damages from the faulty installation of a paint stripping system. The Company believed that they had substantial defenses in the case, however, in an attempt to minimize litigation costs they elected to mediate the case. This resulted in a settlement agreement of $150,000, which was paid during the period of April 2001 through November 2001. The Company incurred legal fees of approximately $78,000. The settlement occurred in 2001 and the Company recorded all costs related to the settlement in the 2001 fiscal year's financials under other income and expense. 8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY During year ended March 31, 2000, the Company issued an aggregate of 99,000 shares of common stock in exchange for consulting services. These issuances were recorded as an increase to equity and consulting expense for the fair value of the shares of common stock on their respective grant dates. No shares were issued in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, except for treasury shares. During the year ended March 31, 2002, 350,000 additional shares were issued. Until December 31, 2001, the CEO and CFO provided services to the Company for which they had not received any compensation. The financial statements through that date reflect a charge and associated credit to shareholders' equity reflecting the fair value of such contributed services. Both these individuals received option and/or cash compensation commencing in the fourth quarter and accordingly the Company ceased reflecting the value of contributed services as of January 1, 2002 9. INCOME TAXES Deferred income taxes are provided for the temporary difference between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities including those assets and liabilities recorded in connection with acquisitions. Deferred tax assets and liabilities result principally from recording certain expenses or income in the financial statements in a different period from recognition for income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2002, the F-13 Company had a net operating loss carryforward of approximately $3,330,000, which is available to reduce its future taxable income and expires at various dates through 2022. A full valuation allowance has been established against the deferred tax assets due to the uncertainties surrounding the utilization of the carryforward and limitations resulting from a change in control. There are no other significant timing differences. Utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of net operating loss carryforwards before utilization. 10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLAN Stock Option Plans In August, 2001, the Company's stockholders approved, the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2001 Plan"), which provides for the grant of stock options to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock to any employee, non-employee director, or consultant at the Board's discretion. Under the 2001 Plan, these options may be exercised for a period up to ten years from the date of grant. Options issued to employees are exercisable upon vesting, which can range between the date of the grant to up to 5 years. An amendment and restatement of the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares for a total of 4,000,000 was approved by the Board of Directors on May 29, 2002 and will be presented to the shareholders for approval at the annual meeting. Under the 2001 Plan, options are granted to non-employee directors upon election at the annual meeting of stockholders at a purchase price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. In addition, the non-employee director stock options shall be exercisable in full twelve months after the date of grant unless determined otherwise by the compensation committee. There were 1,075,000 options available for future grant at March 31, 2002. The company issues options from time to time outside the plan described above. Fair Value of Stock Options For disclosure purposes under SFAS No. 123, the fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions: 2002 ---- Expected life (in years)........................................... 7 Risk-free interest rate............................................ 5.39% Volatility......................................................... 100.6 Dividend yield..................................................... 0% Utilizing these assumptions, the weighted average fair value of options granted with an exercise price equal to their fair market value at the date of the grant is $0.94 for the years ended March 31, 2002. Under the above model, the total value of stock options granted would be amortized on a pro forma basis over the option-vesting period. Had the Company determined compensation expense for these stock options under the fair value method of SFAS No. 123, the Company's net loss attribute to common stockholders' would have been increased to the following pro forma amounts: F-14 YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 Pro forma net loss attributable to common stockholders'... $1,777,863 ========== Pro forma basic and diluted, net loss per share attributable to common stockholders'............. $ (0.11) ======== The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. The effects of applying SFAS No. 123 in this pro forma disclosure are not indicative of future amounts as additional stock option awards are anticipated in future years. Summary Stock Option Activity The following table summarizes stock option information with respect to all stock options for the year ended March 31, 2002: WEIGHTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE AVERAGE REMAINING NUMBER OF EXERCISE CONTRACTUAL SHARES PRICE LIFE (YEARS) Options outstanding, April 1, 2001............... - - - Granted................................. 1,110,000 $1.10 9.9 --------- ----- --- Options outstanding March 31, 2002............... 1,110,000 $1.10 9.9 ========= ====== === As of March 31, 2002 there were 935,000 options exercisable with weighted average exercise price of $1.09 per share. 11. SEGMENT REPORTING SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," establishes standards for the way that public companies report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires reporting of selected information about operating segments in interim financial statements issued to the public. It also establishes standards for disclosures regarding products and services, geographic areas and major customers. SFAS No. 131 defines operating segments as components of a company about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by management in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. F-15 The Company's total revenues, income from operations and indentifiable assets for the year ended March 31, 2002, are as follows: GRAPHIC SPECIALTY ARTS CHEMICALS CORPORATE TOTAL -------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- Revenues .................................... $ 1,061,317 $ 326,534 $ -- $ 1,387,851 ============== =============== =============== ============== Gross profit.................................... $ 496,385 $ 135,075 $ -- $ 631,460 General and administrative expenses............. 241,097 274,802 1,247,547 1,763,446 Depreciation and amortization................... -- 19,053 978 20,031 Interest expense (income)....................... 6,200 -- (1,792) 4,408 Legal settlement................................ -- 20,651 -- 20,651 Executive services contributed by management.... -- -- 187,500 187,500 -------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- Income (loss) from continuing operations........ $ 249,088 $ ( 179,431) $ ( 1,434,233) $ (1,364,576) ============== =============== =============== ============== Cash and cash equivalents....................... $ -- $ -- $ 198,412 $ 198,412 Accounts receivable............................. 162,961 55,143 -- 218,104 Inventory .................................... 182,046 105,811 -- 287,857 Prepaid offering costs.......................... -- -- 117,127 117,127 Fixed assets.................................... -- -- 16,883 16,883 Goodwill .................................... -- 68,819 -- 68,819 Patent .................................... -- 128,908 -- 128,908 Other assets.................................... -- -- 1,862 1,862 -------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- Total assets.................................... $ 345,007 $ 358,681 334,284 $ 1,037,972 ============== =============== =============== ============== F-16 The Company's total revenues and loss from operations and identifiable assets by segment for the year ended March 31, 2001, are as follows: GRAPHIC SPECIALTY ARTS CHEMICALS CORPORATE TOTAL --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- Revenues. ...................................... $ 3,190,824 $ 292,091 $ -- $ 3,482,915 =============== =============== ============ ============== Gross profit ..................................... $ 1,027,922 $ 129,341 $ -- $ 1,157,263 General and administrative expenses .............. 216,076 210,211 626,503 1,052,790 Depreciation and amortization ................... -- 15,095 1,477 16,572 Interest expense (income) ........................ 11,817 -- (1,581) 10,236 Legal settlement.................................. -- -- 231,981 231,981 Executive services contributed by management...... -- -- 250,000 250,000 --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- Income (loss) from continuing operations.......... $ 800,029 $ ( 95,965) $ (1,108,380) $ (404,316) =============== =============== ============ =============== Accounts receivable .............................. $ 928,135 $ 42,298 $ -- $ 970,433 Inventory ...................................... 59,190 62,563 -- 121,753 Fixed assets ..................................... -- -- 7,134 7,134 Goodwill ...................................... -- 74,588 -- 74,588 Patent ...................................... -- 139,511 -- 139,511 Other assets...................................... -- -- 98,280 98,280 --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- Total assets ..................................... $ 987,325 $ 318,960 $ 105,414 $ 1,411,699 =============== =============== ============ ============== The Company's total revenues and loss from operations by segment for the year ended March 31, 2000, are as follows: GRAPHIC SPECIALTY ARTS CHEMICALS CORPORATE TOTAL --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- Revenues ...................................... $ 1,970,701 $ 614,855 $ -- $ 2,585,556 =============== =============== ============ ============== Gross profit ..................................... $ 958,538 $ 258,291 $ -- $ 1,216,829 General and administrative........................ 224,723 366,871 508,111 1,099,705 Depreciation and amortization .................... -- 15,704 1,761 17,465 Interest expense.................................. 12,452 -- (10,028) 2,424 Executive services contributed by management...... -- -- 250,000 250,000 --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- Income (loss) from continuing operations.......... $ 721,363 $ (124,284) $ (749,844) $ (152,765) =============== =============== ============ ============== 12. SEC REGISTRATION EXPENSES During the year ended March 31, 2001, the Company incurred additional accounting fees and filing costs in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's Form 10 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 10 was filed by the Company in order for it to become a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These costs were approximately $100,000 to $120,000 and have been included in General and Administrative expenses. F-17 13. SUBSEQUENT FINANCING AND NEW MANAGEMENT On May 14, 2002, the Company issued, in a private placement, an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock at an aggregate price of $6,000,000. In connection with the common stock issuance, the Company issued warrants to purchase 3,000,000 of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $2 per share exercisable for a five year period. The Company incurred an estimated $450,000 in issuance expenses in connection with the financing. In addition, the Company issued 750,000 additional warrants to purchase 750,000 of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share with a five year term but not exercisable during the first two years from the grant date for relinquishing rights of immediate exercise of 500,000 warrants issued in connection with the private placement. As part of the private financing transaction, the Company began the process of identifying and making employment offers to a new management team to focus on the sales and marketing of KH-30 and other products. Three of four of the new management team have accepted employment starting in May 2002. Each of these executives has employment agreements with terms from one to three years. These agreements provide, among other things, for annual base salaries and bonuses totaling $728,000, $635,000, $324,000 and $28,000 in fiscal 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. F-18 SCHEDULE II UNITED ENERGY CORP. SCHEDULE OF VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS BALANCE AT CHARGED BALANCE AT BEGINNING TO COSTS AND BALANCE AT OF YEAR EXPENSES DEDUCTIONS END OF YEAR For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002: Allowance for doubtful accounts......... $ 71,656 $ 4,795 $ 71,656 $ 4,795 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001: Allowance for doubtful accounts......... $ 18,260 $ 53,396 $ -- $ 71,656 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000: Allowance for doubtful accounts......... $ 18,260 $ -- $ -- $ 18,260 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002: Reserve for inventory obsolescence..... -- $ 16,290 $ -- $ 16,290 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- S-1