U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: September 20, 2006
TIDELANDS OIL & GAS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
Nevada 0-29613 66-0549380
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State of Incorporation Commission File No. I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
1862 West Bitters Rd. San Antonio, TX 78248
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, ( 210 ) 764 - 8642
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(Registrant's former name and address)
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Item 2.04 Triggering Event that Accelerates or Increases a Direct
Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off Balance
Sheet Arrangement
On January 20, 2006, Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation ("Company") entered into
Securities Purchase Agreements (the "Agreements") with seven accredited
investors(collectively, "Holders"). The Company sold $6,569,750 Dollars, in the
aggregate principal amount, of discounted convertible debentures ("Debentures")
due January 20, 2008 and Series A and Series B Warrants to purchase common stock
("Warrants") for an aggregate payment of $5,396,098 after deduction for the
interest discount. The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on January 25,
2006, disclosing the transactions. Copies of the transaction documents were
attached to the Current Report as Exhibits 10.1-10.5.
The Company had agreed to register the common shares underlying the Debentures
and Warrants with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") thereby
permitting the Holders to resell the underlying common shares upon conversion or
exercise of the Debentures and Warrants.
The Company prepared a registration statement on Form SB-2 and filed it with the
SEC on July 7, 2006 and amended the same on Form S-1/A on August 23 and
September 14, 2006. On September 15, 2006, the registration statement became
effective. The registration statement filing delays are attributed to the
Company's decision to delay registration statement filing pending clearance from
the SEC relating to the SEC staff review and comments affecting Company
financial statements for the years ending 2004 and 2005.
The registration provisions of the Agreements required the Company to have the
registration statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission on, or before June 20, 2006, ("Effectiveness Deadline"), or pay
liquidated damages until the registration statement was declared effective. On
June 20, 2006, the company was obligated to pay liquidated damages to the
Holders. Failure to timely pay these liquidated damage sums constitutes an event
of default. As of September 22, 2006, the Company has paid all of the
Effectiveness Deadline liquidated damage sums to each Holder, albeit untimely.
However, prior to these payments, on September 20, 2006, one Holder, RHP Master
Fund, Ltd. ("RHP") gave the Company its notice of election accelerating payment
of the RHP Debenture at the Mandatory Default Amount.
Under the Debenture terms defining default events, a Holder may elect to declare
the aggregate principal Debenture amount, together with other amounts owing to
the date of acceleration, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory
Default Amount. In the RHP case, the elected Mandatory Default Amount was 130%
of the aggregate principal amount of the Debenture. On September 22, 2006, the
Company paid RHP the sum of $791,375 thereby discharging the RHP debenture
obligation.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TIDELANDS OIL & GAS CORPORATION
Dated: September 25, 2006
/s/Michael Ward
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By: Michael Ward
Title: President, CEO