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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-KSB

 


 

x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from             , 20    , to             , 20    .

Commission File Number

333-109118

 


Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   59-3691650

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1301 International Speedway Boulevard, Deland, Florida 32724

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(386) 943-8358

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

$.001 par value preferred stock

  Over the Counter Bulletin Board

$.001 par value common stock

  Over the Counter Bulletin Board

 


Check whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act .   ¨

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act during the past 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

Check if no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy of information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  YES    x  NO

State issuer’s revenues for its most recent reporting period December 31, 2005.…… $0

Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant at December 31, 2005 was $22,844,250.

There were 11,715,000 shares of the Registrant’s $.001 par value common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2005.

Transitional Small Business Format (check one)    Yes  ¨    NO  x

 


 

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TURBINE TRUCK ENGINES, INC.

FORM 10-KSB - INDEX

 

Part I

      3

Item 1.

  

Description of Business

   3

Item 2.

  

Description of Property

   6

Item 3.

  

Legal Proceedings

   6

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   6

Part II

      7

Item 5.

  

Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

   7

Item 6.

  

Plan of Operation

   8

Item 7.

  

Financial Statements

   12

Item 8.

  

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   30

Item 8A.

  

Controls and Procedures

   30

Item 8B

  

Other information

   30

Part III

      30

Item 9.

  

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

   30

Item 10.

  

Executive Compensation

   32

Item 11.

  

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   33

Item 12.

  

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

   33

Item 13.

  

Exhibits

   33

Item 14.

  

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

   34
  

Signatures

   35
  

Certifications

  

 

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TURBINE TRUCK ENGINES, INC.

This Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements that have been made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Turbine Truck Engines Inc.’s industry, management beliefs, and assumptions made by management. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict; therefore, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements.

PART I

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

We are a Delaware corporation, incorporated on November 27, 2000. Our authorized capital stock consists of 99,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 each and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 each. The rights and preferences of the preferred shares will be designated by the Board of Directors.

On December 15, 2000, we acquired the option rights to the Alpha License and marketing survey data from our founder and principal, Michael Rouse, in exchange for 10,000,000 shares of our common stock and his promotional services and out-of-pocket expenses over the past 18 months in acquiring the option from Alpha. We reserved 10,000,000 shares of our restricted common stock for Alpha to acquire the license. In July 2002, Alpha modified the agreement to allow us to acquire the license agreement in advance of completing our registration statement and accepted a note as payment for the licensing fee and for the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of common stock in lieu of the original 10,000,000 shares. We exercised our option and acquired the licensing rights on July 22, 2002 with a $250,000 promissory note payable to Alpha and the stock on July 22, 2002. Subsequent to year end, the Company satisfied the $250,000 debt through the issuance of 125,000 shares of registered common stock valued at $2.00 per share. Michael Rouse, our CEO, and Alpha each returned 5,000,000 shares, which the Company retired, reducing the outstanding shares to 11,280,650. Alpha held the core rights to the licensed technology which was licensed to us. The novel patents are registered in the name of Robert L. Scragg, the majority shareholder of Alpha.

We utilized a Regulation D, Rule 506 offering to raise capital and we currently intend to raise $2 million in capital from an SB-2 registration followed by a private placement for a minimum of $10 million to meet the terms and conditions of the Alpha License option agreement. There is no assurance that we will be able to raise $10 million in the future. Failure to raise these funds would adversely affect us by causing delays in developing an engineered prototype which is necessary to secure a manufacturing partner for our engine. Alpha designs, constructs and tests prototypes derived from their core technology and license the technology to companies that have potential ability to commercialize the different applications. To date, Alpha has not licensed its technology to any company other than us, and there are no products on the market utilizing the Alpha technology.

Our major asset is the ownership of an exclusive License from Alpha for manufacturing and marketing heavy duty highway truck engines utilizing Alpha’s “Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine” (“DCGT”) technology embodied in U.S. Patent No. 6,000,214 and other proprietary technology and rights owned by Alpha including Marketing Survey Data in the highway trucking industry. Detonation refers to an instant burning of a fuel-air mixture producing an explosion. Cycle refers to the explosion happening in one chamber and then in another chamber, repeating over and over again. Gas is the fuel which is in a gaseous state. Turbine is a rotating wheel or disk connected to a shaft spinning in one direction. This combined process along with the EIC process creates the high efficiency, low emission engine that we intend to bring to market. The License was granted in exchange for shares of our restricted common stock and other considerations.

 

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Our Product

Our product will be a new energy-efficient, Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine (“DCGT”) for heavy-duty highway trucks. To date, we have no marketable product and will rely on Alpha to design, construct and test a 540 horsepower prototype that will conform to our licensed application. Since our inception, we have continued to raise capital to bring this patented technology closer to where it can be utilized in a common market. The application demanding the most change is the highway trucking market.

Alpha has completed the design a 540 hp engine for use in highway trucks. Therefore compliance with state and federal regulators will not be a factor until we have an engineered prototype in a test vehicle, which is anticipated to be approximately three years from the completion of the funding of a public offering. Alpha completed all research and development in 1997, which resulted in a patent being issued in 1999. Alpha has been at work drawing the design for the truck engine. We need only to design and test an engine that meets our needs using the existing proven technology; however, this takes a considerable amount of money.

Alpha will perform all design, construction, and testing of a 540 horsepower DCGT highway truck engine prototype at their facilities at Deland Industrial Center, 1601 Old Daytona Street, Deland, Florida 32724. All machine work is contracted out by Alpha while all component parts are purchased off the shelf or fabricated by Alpha at their facilities. Our company will be involved in this process only to the extent that we will receive ongoing status reports of Alphas’ progress. We will not participate in the design, construction and testing of the engine. Alpha may use independent contractors as it deems necessary to complete these functions. We are completely dependent on Alpha to complete this process (see “Risk Factors”.)

The patent is a novel patent with a 20-year life from the filing date of December 16, 1997. The patent was based on research and development beginning in 1984, which included the design, construction, and testing of four working prototypes. The patent attorneys were Schoemaker & Mattare Ltd. The inventor will file additional patents to protect any new developments in the engine technology. We will have access to any new patent filings on the highway truck engines as provided for in our licensing agreement.

This patent is impossible to describe in layman terms as to how it works; however, its simplicity makes it very unique. A detonation cycle gas turbine engine includes a turbine rotor contained in a housing. The exhaust ports of respective valveless combustion chambers are located on opposite sides of the rotor directing combustion gases toward the turbine. The chambers are connected by a valveless manifold fed with fuel and oxidizer. When combustible gases are detonated by an igniter in one of the combustion chambers, the back pressure from the detonation shuts off the fuel and oxidizer flow to that chamber and redirects the fuel and oxidizer to the opposite chamber, where detonation occurs. The process repeats cyclically. Power is taken off the rotor shaft mechanically or electrically.

The invention utilizes a water wheel as the turbine wheel which has blades that are positively displaced through a blade race by the rapid expansion of gases exiting from combustion chambers via nozzles, rather than pistons or gas turbines.

Our engine has a blower, rather than a compressor, to supply less air per horsepower hour than required by existing gas turbines or piston engines, thereby producing less exhaust gases per horsepower hour.

The blower supplies low pressure air via a single manifold to two combustion chambers simultaneously thereby requiring less work to complete a detonation cycle, resulting in higher thermo mechanical efficiencies than gas turbines or piston engines.

 

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The engine manifolds, combustion chambers, and ignition system has the capability of cyclically detonating fuel-air mixtures without using valves. The engine uses a fuel pump and vaporizers to gasify wet fuels prior to mixing with combustion air in the manifolds to produce complete combustion of all fuel-air mixtures in the detonation process. The engine uses a plasma arc ignition, a visibly constant illuminating plasma flame between two electrodes to detonate fuel-air mixtures and does not require critical ignition timing.

Low pressure air and fuel mixtures are detonated instantaneously–in less than one millisecond–producing high velocity shock waves that kinetically compress inert gases resulting in higher working pressures than the pressures produced in constant pressure heating utilized in gas turbine engines, and Otto and Diesel cycle piston engines.

The detonation cycle engine uses less working fluid and produces less exhaust gas per horsepower hour than Brayton cycle turbines and Otto or Diesel cycle piston engines.

Alpha has developed four working prototypes as described below:

 

  1. First engine was developed in 1987. The engine consisted of one 8-inch diameter, 26-pound turbine wheel, driven by two horizontally opposed combustion chambers. The engine produced 78 horsepower at 12,500 rpm.

 

  2. This engine was developed in 1989. The engine consisted of two 5-inch diameter, 11-pound turbine wheels mounted on a single shaft, driven by four horizontally opposed combustion chambers. The engine produced 130 horsepower at 14,000 rpm.

 

  3. This engine was developed in 1991. The engine consisted of two 7-inch diameter, 19.6 pound turbine wheels mounted on a single shaft, driven by four horizontally opposed combustion chambers. The engine produced 256 horsepower at 8,300 rpm.

 

  4. This engine was developed in 1997. The engine consists of four 6-inch diameter, 12 pound turbine wheels mounted on a single shaft, driven by eight horizontally opposed combustion chambers. The engine produces 130 horsepower at 8,400 rpm. This engine is currently used for demonstration and can be seen by appointment.

 

  5. With current data derived from testing previous prototypes, Alpha is designing a 540 horsepower engine that can power a highway truck. Preliminary design concepts estimate the engine will have six 15-inch diameter, 20-pound turbine wheels mounted on a single shaft, driven by 12 horizontally opposed combustion chambers producing 540 horsepower at 3,000 rpm.

The DCGT includes an Electromagnetic Isothermal Combustion (“EIC”) process that powers the engine. The EIC process produces complete combustion of fuel-oxidizer mixtures in cyclic detonations that negate unwanted nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide emissions. The high pressure gases produced by the detonations drive a unique turbine producing shaft horsepower.

The EIC process enables the DCGT to operate with blower air at low static pressure, negating the necessity of compressing and preheating fuel-oxidizer mixtures prior to combustion. By eliminating the compression of fuel-oxidizer mixtures, the DCGT achieves higher thermal efficiencies in a simplified mechanical structure. The DCGT has the following proprietary and competitive advantages over current diesel, gasoline and gas turbine engines:

 

  $ Air cooled - less than 2 pounds per horsepower

 

  $ Fewer moving parts - less maintenance

 

  $ Flex-fuel and mixed fuels capability

 

  $ Operates on all hydrocarbon fuels, hydrogen and syn fuels

 

  $ Cold start capability with any fuels

 

  $ Burns 30% less fuel “Greenhouse exhaust gases”

 

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  $ Less nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide exhaust emissions

 

  $ Less hydrocarbon exhaust emissions

 

  $ No lube oil, filters or pumps

Alpha has completed basic research, exploratory development, and advanced development with the design, construction and testing of four experimental prototype engines.

Our new energy efficient detonation cycle gas turbine can be designed and manufactured as a new or replacement engine for all heavy duty trucks that utilize engines ranging from 300 to 1,000 horsepower.

We intend to target 18 wheel class 8 vehicles commonly used for transporting goods throughout the United States for distribution of our engine. We will not require governmental approval until such time as the engine is placed in vehicles for use. Our engine will meet the new more stringent tailpipe emission requirements set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).

Research and development of our engine was completed in 1998 with patents obtained in 1999. Through testing, we hope to be able to comply with existing and future environmental laws. We intend to supply our fuel efficient, lower emission engine to a marketplace that must comply with more stringent governmental regulations.

We acquired our license from Alpha on July 22, 2002. The material terms of the license agreement, as amended, are as follows:

 

  1. $250,000 licensing note payable August 23, 2005 or agreement is terminated

 

  2. Eight percent (8%) of net sales royalty payment after manufacturing and sales commence

 

  3. $250,000 minimum royalty payment each year after licensing note is settled

 

  4. Additional contract fees will be paid to Alpha for design and engineering services.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock as satisfaction of the $250,000 note and the accrual of the minimum royalty fees began.

Other than being the licensor and a principal shareholder, we have no affiliation with Alpha.

EMPLOYEES

We presently have two full time employees. Staffing levels will be determined as we progress and grow. We also plan to add several employees to our staff. The level of employees is primarily contingent on the level of success of an offering. Our board of directors will determine the compensation of all new employees based upon job description.

ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

We occupy office space located at 1301 International Speedway, DeLand, Florida 32724. The facilities are leased month to month and the rent payment for these facilities is approximately $1,800.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As of the date of this Report, neither we nor any of our officers or directors is involved in any litigation either as plaintiffs or defendants. As of this date, there is not any threatened or pending litigation against us or any of our officers or directors.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company did not submit any matters to a vote of its security holders.

 

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET PRICE OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Since the August 2004 closing of the Company’s initial public offering, the Company’s Common Stock has traded in the over-the-counter market on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board System (“OTCBB”). under the symbol “TTEG.” The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing bid quotations of the Common Stock as reported by the OTCBB for each fiscal quarter for the past two fiscal years. High and low bid quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without adjustment for retail mark-ups, markdowns or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

 

     Bid Prices
     High    Low

FISCAL 2005

     

First Quarter (January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2005)

     N/A      N/A

Second Quarter (April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005)

     N/A      N/A

Third Quarter (July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005)

   $ 2.25    $ 1.95

Fourth Quarter (October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005)

   $ 5.00    $ 1.90

FISCAL 2004

During the year ended 2004, the Company’s common stock was not traded on either a National Securities Exchange nor the NASDAQ stock market. There was no public trading market for the common stock of the Company.

On February 21, 2006 the closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock as reported by the OTCBB was $2.42 and there were approximately 137 shareholders of record.

DIVIDENDS

We have not paid any cash dividends on our common or preferred stock and do not anticipate paying any such cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Earnings, if any, will be retained to finance future growth. We may issue shares of our common stock and preferred stock in private or public offerings to obtain financing, capital or to acquire other businesses that can improve our performance and growth. Issuance and or sales of substantial amounts of common stock could adversely affect prevailing market prices in our common stock.

As of December 31, 2005 there were approximately 132 beneficial owners of our common stock with 11,715,000 shares issued and outstanding.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, there was no modification of any instruments defining the rights of holders of the Company’s common stock and no limitation or qualification of the rights evidenced by the Company’s common stock as a result of the issuance of any other class of securities or the modification thereof. However, effective August 10, 2005, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to change the total amount of authorized capital stock from 100,000,000 to 99,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 each and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 each. The rights and preferences of the preferred shares will be designated by the Board of Directors.

 

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During October 2005, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock to a qualified investor for $1.00 per share for a total of $25,000.

During November 2005, the Company issued 20,000 shares of common stock to a qualified investor for $1.00 per share for a total of $20,000.

During December 2005, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock to a qualified investor for $1.00 per share for a total of $5,000.

The sale and issuance of securities above was deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by virtue of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated there under.

ITEM 6. PLAN OF OPERATION

THIS FILING CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE WORDS “ANTICIPATED,” “BELIEVE,” “EXPECT,” “PLAN,” “INTEND,” “SEEK,” “ESTIMATE,” “PROJECT,” “WILL,” “COULD,” “MAY,” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, INFORMATION REGARDING FUTURE OPERATIONS, FUTURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, AND FUTURE NET CASH FLOW. SUCH STATEMENTS REFLECT THE COMPANY’S CURRENT VIEWS WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, GENERAL ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS, CHANGES IN FOREIGN, POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, REGULATORY INITIATIVES AND COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS, THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE FURTHER MARKET PENETRATION AND ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS, AND VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS, MANY OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE COMPANY’S CONTROL. SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THESE RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES OCCUR, OR SHOULD UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS PROVE TO BE INCORRECT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY VARY MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED, BELIEVED, ESTIMATED, OR OTHERWISE INDICATED. CONSEQUENTLY, ALL OF THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS FILING ARE QUALIFIED BY THESE CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS AND THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE OF THE ACTUAL RESULTS OR DEVELOPMENTS.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and plan of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere herein. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements including information about possible or assumed results of our financial conditions, operations, plans, objectives and performance that involve risk, uncertainties and assumptions. The actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. For example, when we indicate that we expect to increase our product sales and potentially establish additional license relationships, these are forward-looking statements. The words expect, anticipate, estimate or similar expressions are also used to indicate forward-looking statements.

Background of our company

We are a development-stage company and not yet generating any revenues. We expect to continue the commercialization of our Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine (“DCGT”) technology. The licensor of the acquired technology has passed the research and development phase and has designed a working prototype. We need to redesign an engine for our application based on this proven Core Technology. We are relying on Alpha to design, construct and test a 540 horsepower engine prototype for our licnesed application (see “Business of the Company”, “Our Product.”). Our primary focus is to complete a public offering of our securities for the purpose of funding initial stages of operations.

The financing for our development activities to date has come from the sale of common stock. We intend to finance our future development activities and working capital needs largely from the sale of public equity securities with additional funding from a private placement or secondary offering of up to $10 million and other traditional financing sources, including term notes and proceeds from sub-licensing agreements until such time that funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements.

 

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Since we have had a limited history of operations, we anticipate that our quarterly results of operations will fluctuate significantly for the foreseeable future. We believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results should not be relied upon as predictive of future performance. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties encountered by companies at an early stage of development, particularly companies commercializing new and evolving technologies such as the DCGT. In July 2002, we acquired the license for the DCGT technology for the manufacture and marketing of heavy-duty highway truck engine.

The following steps are required to demonstrate the viability of a final prototype engine:

 

Step 1    Complete the design and build prototype engine
Cost:    $75,000
Time frame:    Completed the design of the prototype, however it has not been built as of December 31, 2005
Step 2    Complete testing of engine
Cost:    $385,000
Time frame:    6 months from completion of Step 1
Step 3    Lease of office and demonstration facilities
Cost:    $48,000
Time frame:    within 12 months

Step 1 of this process will be completed by Alpha in connection with performing the design and construction of the prototype engine at their facilities at Deland Industrial Center, 1601 Old Daytona Street, Deland, FL 32724. In Step 2, we will also rely on Alpha to test the prototype engine at their facilities. Alpha will conduct test demonstrations to show the viability and function of the engine. In Step 3, we intend to construct our own office and demonstration facilities. We will design a facility and hire a licensed general contractor to complete the project. All of these steps are intended to be funded from the proceeds of a public offering.

These initial steps are intended to be completed with the funds from a public offering. Should we be unable to raise the funds from an offering, we may attempt a private placement or other form of debt financing which would have to be obtained in order to continue as a going concern.

For the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to the year ended December 31, 2004

Operating Costs – During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, operating costs totaled $1,067,645 and $234,444, respectively. The increase of $833,201 was attributable principally to an increase of royalty fees of $229,167, an increase in consulting fees of $469,074, the write off of offering costs of $78,995, and an increase in professional fees of $64,546.

 

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Interest Expense - Net - During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 net interest expense totaled $1,093 and $47,565, respectively. The decrease of $46,472 was due to the conversion of the $250,000 note payable during February 2005.

The net loss for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 of $(1,068,738) and $(282,009), respectively, an increase from the prior year by $786,729. The increase in the net loss was mainly attributable to increase in operating costs during 2005.

Liquidity and capital resources

As shown in the accompanying financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and since November 27, 2000 (date of inception) through December 31, 2005, the Company has had net losses of $1,068,738, $282,009 and $4,373,900, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, the Company has not emerged from the development stage. In view of these matters, recoverability of recorded furniture and equipment shown in the accompanying financial statements is dependent upon the Company’s ability to begin operations and to achieve a level of profitability. Since inception, the Company has financed its activities principally from the sale of public equity securities. The Company intends on financing its future development activities and its working capital needs largely from the sale of public equity securities with some additional funding from other traditional financing sources, including term notes and proceeds from sub-licensing agreements until such time that funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements.

As previously mentioned, since inception, we have financed our operations largely from the sale of common stock. From inception through December 31, 2005 we raised cash of $323,889 net of issuance costs, through private placements of common stock financings and $62,250 through the issuance of convertible notes payable. During August, 2004 our Form SB-2 Registration Statement became effective and we raised an additional $123,753 through common stock sales, therefore, we offset $41,378 of offering costs against those proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of this common stock have been used for general and administrative expenses.

As of May 25, 2005, the Form SB-2 offering has been closed and the remaining deferred offering costs of $128,115 were written off and included in the Statement of Operations. Currently, the Company is offering 16 units under a Private Placement Memorandum with an effective date of July 28, 2005. Each unit consists of 50,000 shares of convertible stock and 50,000 stock purchase warrants for $75,000 per unit in order to raise $1,200,000 for working capital and prototype development. The preferred share will yield an annual dividened of 10% payable in either cash or stock at the Company’s discretion. As of December 31, 2005, no units were sold and the Private Placement Memorandum was terminated.

Since our inception through December 31, 2005 we have incurred approximately $4,308,475 of research and development costs and operating expenses. These expenses were principally related to the acquisition of a license agreement in July 2002 in the amount of $2,735,300, which was expensed to research and development costs for the DCGT technology and general and administrative expenses.

We have incurred significant net losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception. As of December 31, 2005, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $4,373,900 and a working capital deficit of $463,341.

We anticipate that cash used in product development and operations, especially in the marketing, production and sale of our products, will increase significantly in the future.

We will be dependent upon our existing cash, together with anticipated net proceeds from future debt issuances, a secondary offering, or potential license fees to finance our planned operations through the next 12 months. Without receiving proceeds from the Private Placement Memorandum we can satisfy our current cash requirements for approximately nine months. We will continue to proceed in the design

 

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and testing phase of the DCGT engine during the next 12 months and will require additional funding to continue operations. Also, with proceeds from the Private Placement Memorandum, we intend to secure a demonstration facility. Based on our anticipated growth, we plan to add several employees to our staff. The level of employees is primarily contingent on the level of success of the Private Placement Memorandum.

Additional capital may not be available when required or on favorable terms. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to significantly reduce or refocus our operations or to obtain funds through arrangements that may require us to relinquish rights to certain or potential markets, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of such securities would result in ownership dilution to our existing stockholders.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We believe that the following critical policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of our financial statements.

Furniture and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated on a declining balance and straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, principally five to seven years. Accelerated methods are used for tax depreciation. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations when incurred. Betterments and renewals are capitalized. When furniture and equipment are sold or otherwise disposed of, the asset account and related accumulated depreciation account are relieved, and any gain or loss is included in operations.

The Company has incurred deferred offering costs in connection with raising additional capital through the sale of its common stock. These costs have been capitalized and will be charged against additional paid-in capital should common stock be issued. If there is no issuance of common stock, the costs incurred will be charged to operations.

Research and development costs are charged to operations when incurred and are included in operating expenses.

 

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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   14

Financial Statements:

  

Balance Sheet

   15

Statements of Operations

   16

Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit

   17-18

Statements of Cash Flows

   19-20

Notes to Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Audit Committee

Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

DeLand, Florida

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. (a development stage enterprise) as of December 31, 2005 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and the period from November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception) through December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the management of Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we expressed no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. as of December 31, 2005 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and the period from November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception) through December 31, 2005 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,068,738 during the year ended December 31, 2005 and has an accumulated deficit of $4,373,900 from inception to December 31, 2005. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Pender Newkirk & Company LLP

Certified Public Accountants

Tampa, Florida

March 10, 2006

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2005

 

Assets

  

Current assets:

  

Cash

   $ 13,487  
        

Total current assets

     13,487  
        

Furniture and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,386

     1,809  
        
   $ 15,296  
        

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

  

Current liabilities:

  

Accounts payable

   $ 49,908  

Accrued expenses

     66,230  

Accrued interest

     12,879  

Accrued payroll

     93,656  

Accrued royalty fees

     229,167  

Due to related party

     24,988  
        

Total current liabilities

   $ 476,828  

Note payable to stockholder

     1,901  
        

Stockholders’ deficit:

  

Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding

  

Common stock; $.001 par value; 99,000,000 shares authorized; 11,715,000 shares issued and outstanding

     11,715  

Additional paid in capital

     3,920,509  

Deficit accumulated during development stage

     (4,373,900 )

Prepaid consulting services paid with common stock

     (21,667 )

Subscription receivable

     (90 )
        

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (463,433 )
        
   $ 15,296  
        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Statements of Operations

 

     Years Ended December 31,    

Period

November 27,

2000 (Date of

Inception) through

December 31,

2005

 
     2005     2004    

Research and development costs

       $ 2,735,649  

Operating costs

   $ 1,067,645     $ 234,444       1,572,826  
                        
     1,067,645       234,444       4,308,475  

Interest expense

     1,093       47,565       65,425  
                        

Net loss

   $ 1,068,738     $ 282,009     $ 4,373,900  
                        

Net loss per share

   $ (.09 )   $ (.03 )   $ (.40 )
                        

Weighted average number of common shares

     11,572,005       11,224,795       10,842,198  
                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit

For Each of the Years From November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception) through December 31, 2005

 

    Common Stock    

Additional

Paid-In

Capital

   

Deficit

Accumulated

During

Development

Stage

   

Deferred

Non-Cash

Offering

Costs

   

Prepaid Services

Paid for with

Common Stock

 

Subscription

Receivable

    Total  
    Shares     Amount              

Issuance of common stock for option to acquire license and stock subscription receivable, December 2000

  10,390,000     $ 10,390             $ (390 )   $ 10,000  

Net loss for the period

        $ (4,029 )           (4,029 )
                                                         

Balance, December 31, 2000

  10,390,000       10,390         (4,029 )         (390 )     5,971  

Issuance of common stock for cash, February 2001*

  10,000       10     $ 4,990               5,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, March 2001*

  10,000       10       4,990               5,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, August 2001*

  10,000       10       4,990               5,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, September 2001*

  55,000       55       27,445               27,500  

Payment for common stock issued under subscription receivable

                300       300  

Net loss

          (31,789 )           (31,789 )
                                                         

Balance, December 31, 2001

  10,475,000       10,475       42,415       (35,818 )         (90 )     16,982  

Issuance of common stock for cash, January 2002*

  5,000       5       2,495               2,500  

Issuance of common stock for cash, February 2002*

  10,000       10       4,990               5,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, April 2002*

  25,000       25       12,475               12,500  

Issuance of common stock for cash, May 2002*

  65,000       65       32,435               32,500  

Issuance of common stock for cash, June 2002*

  70,000       70       34,930             (2,500 )     32,500  

Issuance of common stock for cash, August 2002*

  10,000       10       4,990               5,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, October 2002*

  10,000       10       4,990               5,000  

Issuance of common stock to acquire licensing agreement, July 2002*

  5,000,000       5,000       2,495,000               2,500,000  

Shares returned to treasury by founding stockholder, July 2002

  (5,000,000 )     (5,000 )     5,000            

Net loss

          (2,796,768 )           (2,796,768 )
                                                         

Balance, December 31, 2002

  10,670,000       10,670       2,639,720       (2,832,586 )         (2,590 )     (184,786 )

Issuance of common stock for cash, February 2003*

  207,000       207       103,293               103,500  

Issuance of common stock for cash, September 2003*

  30,000       30       14,970               15,000  

Issuance of common stock for services, September 2003*

  290,000       290       144,710       $ (74,850 )         70,150  

Payment for common stock issued under subscription agreement

                2,500       2,500  

Offering costs for private placement offering

        (33,774 )             (33,774 )

Net loss

          (190,567 )           (190,567 )
                                                         

Balance, December 31, 2003

  11,197,000     $ 11,197       2,868,919       (3,023,153 )     (74,850 )       (90 )     (217,977 )

Issuance of notes payable with beneficial conversion feature

        19,507               19,507  

Issuance of common stock for services, September 2004 ($2.00 per share)

  20,000       20       39,980               40,000  

Conversion of notes payable, August 2004 ($2.00 per share)

  31,125       31       62,219               62,250  

Issuance of common stock for cash, September 2004 ($2.00 per share)

  25,025       25       50,025               50,050  

Issuance of common stock for cash, October 2004 ($2.00 per share)

  1,000       1       1,999               2,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, November 2004 ($2.00 per share)

  3,500       4       6,996               7,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, December 2004 ($2.00 per share)

  3,000       3       5,997               6,000  

Amortization of offering costs related to Form SB-2 filing

        (10,159 )             (10,159 )

Amortization of stock for services related to Form SB-2 offering

        (6,317 )       6,317        

Contribution from shareholder

        18,256               18,256  

Net loss

          (282,009 )           (282,009 )
                                                         

Balance, December 31, 2004

  11,280,650     $ 11,281     $ 3,057,422     $ (3,305,162 )   $ (68,533 )     $ (90 )   $ (305,082 )
                                                         

* Common stock issued at $.50 per share.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit

For Each of the Years From November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception) through December 31, 2005

 

     Common Stock   

Additional

Paid-In

Capital

  

Deficit

Accumulated

During

Development

Stage

   

Deferred

Non-Cash

Offering

Costs

  

Prepaid Services

Paid for with

Common Stock

   

Subscription

Receivable

    Total  
     Shares    Amount               

Issuance of common stock for services, January 2005 ($2.00 per share)

   80,000    $ 80    $159,920             $ 160,000  

Issuance of common stock in satisfaction of a note payable, February 2005 ($2.00 per share)

   125,000      125    249,875               250,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, February 2005 ($2.00 per share)

   3,200      3    6,397               6,400  

Issuance of common stock for cash, March 2005 ($2.00 per share)

   1,500      1    2,999               3,000  

Amortization of offering costs related to Form SB-2 filing

         (31,216)               (31,216 )

Amortization of stock for services related to Form SB-2 offering

         (19,413)      $ 19,413       

Issuance of common stock for services, April 2005 ($2.00 per share)

   5,000      5    9,995               10,000  

Capital contribution from stockholder, May 2005

         170,000               170,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, May 2005 ($2.00 per share)

   15,550      16    31,084               31,100  

Write off of stock for services related to Form SB-2 filing

                49,120          49,120  

Issuance of common stock for cash, June 2005 ($2.00 per share)

   9,100      9    18,191               18,200  

Issuance of common stock for services, June 2005 ($1.70 per share)

   100,000      100    169,900         $ (170,000 )    

Capital contribution from stockholder, June 2005

         450               450  

Issuance of common stock for cash, August 2005 ($1.00 per share)

   5,000      5    4,995               5,000  

Issuance of common stock for services, July 2005 ($1.00 per share)

   40,000      40    39,960           (40,000 )    

Amortization of prepaid services paid for with common stock

                   26,833         26,833  

Write off prepaid services paid for with common stock due to terminated agreement

                   161,500         161,500  

Issuance of common stock for cash, October ($1.00 per share)

   25,000      25    24,975               25,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, November ($1.00 per share)

   20,000      20    19,980               20,000  

Issuance of common stock for cash, December ($1.00 per share)

   5,000      5    4,995               5,000  

Net loss

            $ (1,068,738 )            (1,068,738 )
                                                        

Balance, December 31, 2005

   11,715,000    $ 11,715    $3,920,509    $ (4,373,900 )   $      $ (21,667 )   $ (90 )   $ (463,433 )
                                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Year Ended December 31,    

Period

November 27,

2000 (Date of

Inception) through

December 31,

2005

 
     2005     2004    

Operating activities

      

Net loss

   $ (1,068,738 )   $ (282,009 )   $ (4,373,900 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:

      

Common stock and long-term debt issued for acquisition of license agreement

         2,735,649  

Common stock issued for services

     358,333       40,000       468,483  

Expenses paid by shareholder contribution

     170,450       18,256       188,706  

Write off of deferred offering costs

     78,995       40,388       119,383  

Write off of non-cash deferred offering costs

     49,120         49,120  

Depreciation

     909       906       3,386  

Amortization of discount on notes payable

       24,310       33,858  

Increase (decrease) in:

      

Accounts payable

     (5,712 )     11,653       49,908  

Accrued expenses

     7,500       28,618       66,230  

Accrued payroll

     55,491       37,085       93,656  

Accrued royalty fees

     229,167         229,167  

Accrued interest

     660       5,000       12,879  
                        

Total adjustments

     944,913       206,216       4,050,425  
                        

Net cash used by operating activities

     (123,825 )     (75,793 )     (323,475 )
                        

Investing activities

      

Issuance of notes receivable from stockholders

         (23,000 )

Repayment of notes receivable from stockholders

       19,095       22,095  

Advances to related party

         805  

Purchase of fixed assets

         (5,195 )
                        

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

       19,095       (5,295 )
                        

Financing activities

      

Advances (repayment) of stockholder advances

     23,585       (3,595 )     26,991  

(Increase) decrease in deferred offering costs

       (69,493 )     (194,534 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     113,700       65,050       447,640  

Proceeds from issuance of subscription

         (90 )

Proceeds from issuance of notes payable

       62,250       62,250  
                        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     137,285       54,212       342,257  
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     13,460       (2,486 )     13,487  

Cash at beginning of year/period

     27       2,513    
                        

Cash at end of year/period

   $ 13,487     $ 27     $ 13,487  
                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year Ended December 31,   

Period

November 27,

2000 (Date of

Inception) through

December 31,

2005

   2005    2004   

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information and non cash investing and financing activities:

        

Subscription receivable for issuance of common stock

   $      $ 0    $ 90
                    

Option to acquire license for issuance of common stock

   $      $ 0    $ 10,000
                    

Deferred offering costs netted against issuance of common stock under private placement

   $      $ 0    $ 33,774
                    

Deferred offering costs netted against issuance of common stock

   $ 31,216    $ 10,519    $ 41,735
                    

Value of beneficial conversion feature of notes payable

   $        19,507    $ 19,507
                    

Deferred non-cash offering costs in connection with private placement

   $      $ 0    $ 74,850
                    

Application of amount due from shareholder Against related party debt

   $        8,099    $ 8,099
                    

Amortization of offering costs related To stock for services

   $ 19,413      6,317    $ 25,730
                    

Settlement of notes payable in exchange for common stock

   $ 250,000    $ 0    $ 250,000
                    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

1. Background Information

Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. (the “Company”) is a development stage enterprise that was incorporated in the state of Delaware on November 27, 2000. To date, the Company’s activities have been limited to raising capital, organizational matters, and the structuring of its business plan. The corporate headquarters is located in DeLand, Florida. The Company’s planned line of business will be the design, development, and testing of turbine truck engine technology licensed through Alpha Engines Corporation (“Alpha”). Alpha owns the patents to a new gas turbine engine system called Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine. Upon the successful demonstration of a highway truck engine using the technology, the Company may form a joint venture with a major heavy duty highway truck manufacturer to manufacture, market, and sell turbine truck engines for use in heavy duty highway trucks throughout the United States.

2. Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. For the year ended December 31, 2005 and since November 27, 2000 (date of inception) through December 31, 2005, the Company has had a net loss of $1,068,738 and $4,373,900, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, the Company has not emerged from the development stage. In view of these matters, recoverability of recorded furniture and equipment and other asset amounts shown in the accompanying financial statements is dependent upon the Company’s ability to begin operations and to achieve a level of profitability. Since inception, the Company has financed its activities principally from the sale of public equity securities. The Company intends on financing its future development activities and its working capital needs largely from the sale of public equity securities with some additional funding from other traditional financing sources, including term notes and proceeds from sub-licensing agreements until such time that funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements.

3. Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies followed are:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and notes payable. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their fair value, due to the short-term nature of these items. The carrying amount of the note payable approximates its fair value due to the use of market rates of interest.

Furniture and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated on a declining balance and straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, principally five to seven years. Accelerated methods are used for tax depreciation. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations when incurred. Betterments and renewals are capitalized. When furniture and

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

3. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

equipment are sold or otherwise disposed of, the asset account and related accumulated depreciation account are relieved, and any gain or loss is included in operations.

The Company has incurred deferred offering costs in connection with raising additional capital through the sale of its common stock. These costs have been capitalized and will be charged against additional paid-in capital as common stock is issued for cash or services. For stock issued as payment for deferred offering costs, these costs have been capitalized and included in a contra-equity account. If there is no issuance of common stock, the costs incurred will be charged to operations.

The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets or asset groups, including license agreement, whenever adverse events or changes in business climate indicate that the expected undiscounted future cash flows from the related assets may be less than previously anticipated. If the net book value of the related assets exceed the undiscounted future cash flows of the assets, the carrying amount would be reduced to the present value of their expected future cash flows and an impairment loss would be recognized. There have been no impairment losses in any of the periods presented.

Research and development costs are charged to operations when incurred and are included in operating expenses. The amounts charged for the year ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and the period November 27, 2000 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 amounted to $0, $0 and $2,735,649, respectively.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities arise from temporary differences associated with differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as measured by the enacted tax rates, which are expected to be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as current or non-current, depending on the classification of the assets or liabilities to which they relate. Deferred tax assets and liabilities not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or non-current depending on the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. The principal types of temporary differences between assets and liabilities for financial statements and tax return purposes are set forth in Note 11.

Basic earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the period.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

3. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. In addition, it carries forward without change to the guidance contained in APB Opinion No. 20 for reporting the correction of an error in previously issued financial statements and a change in accounting estimate. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle in most circumstances. The provisions of SFAS No. 154 are effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company plans to prospectively adopt SFAS No. 154 at the beginning of the 2006 fiscal year.

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No 123R is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and its related implementation guidance. SFAS No. 123R focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services through share-based payment transactions. SFAS No 123R requires the measurement of the cost of employee services received in exchange for the award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award at the date of grant. The cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. SFAS No. 123R is effective as of the beginning of the first interim or Quarterly reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. The Company cannot precisely determine the future impact on earnings that will result from the adoption of SFAS No 123R.

In June 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus on Issue No. 05-06, Determining the Amortization Period for Leasehold Improvements Purchased after Lease Inception or Acquired in a Business Combination (“EITF 05-06”). EITF 05-06 concludes that the amortization period for leasehold improvements acquired in a business combination and leasehold improvements that are in service significantly after, and not contemplated at the beginning of the lease term, should be amortized over the shorter of the useful life of the assets or a term that includes required lease periods and renewals that are deemed to be reasonably assured at the date of inception. As of December 30, 2005 this pronouncement had no impact on the financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its EITF), the AICPA, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

4. Option to Acquire License

In July 2002, the Company has exercised its option to obtain a license to commercially exploit certain turbine truck engine technology owned by Alpha. The original agreement required the Company to complete and file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and once the public offering was filed and declared effective by the SEC, Alpha was to grant the license in exchange for 10,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company and other licensing considerations as follows:

 

  Licensing fee – $250,000 licensing note payable on August 23, 2005 or agreement is terminated;

 

  Minimum royalties – $250,000 due minimum royalty payment each year once licensing note is settled;

 

  Royalties – eight percent of net sales after manufacturing and sales commence; and

 

  Contract fees for design and engineering services.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock in satisfaction of the $250,000 note and the accrual of the minimum royalty fees began.

In July 2002, Alpha modified the agreement to allow the Company to acquire the license agreement in advance of completing its registration statement and accepted a note as payment for the licensing fee and for the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of common stock in lieu of the original 10,000,000 shares. The value of these shares was based on $.50 per share, which was the issuance price for common stock under the Company’s private placement offering. In August 2003 and 2004, the agreement was further amended to extend the term of the note and to establish that minimum royalty payments shall begin after the note is settled.

Alpha owns the patents to a new gas turbine engine system called Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine (DCGTE). Alpha is in the business of licensing the use of its DCGTE technology for many different applications, including the manufacture of heavy duty highway truck engines. Alpha and CNF Transportation (formerly Consolidated Freightways, Inc.) have an agreement to form and finance a potential 50/50 joint venture after the demonstration of a highway truck engine for the manufacture and marketing of heavy duty highway truck engines, both for the fleet of CNF Transportation and exclusive sales to the highway trucking industry. CNF Transportation is a large, over the road freight hauling company and manufacturer of heavy duty highway trucks. Upon the receipt of its licensing agreement with Alpha, the Company has assumed Alpha’s right to enter into this joint venture.

The Company has recognized $2,735,649 of research and development expense for the acquisition of the license agreement, as the license is exclusively for the development, manufacturing and sales of the DCGTE and has no future economic benefit relative to other research and development projects.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

5. Convertible notes payable

During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company issued $62,250 in convertible promissory notes to several parties. As of December 31, 2005, these notes, together with accrued interest, have been converted into common stock at an effective price of $2.00 per share.

6. Note Payable, Stockholder

The note payable to stockholder is due to Alpha as part of the purchase of the license agreement. The note was originally due the earlier of the completion of the Company’s anticipated public offering or August 23, 2004, together with interest at two percent per annum. Effective August 11, 2004, Alpha extended the original due date to August 23, 2005 or the completion of the SB-2 Public Stock Offering. At December 31, 2004 the amount owed under this note amounted to $250,000 plus accrued interest of $12,219. The note is collateralized by the license agreement with Alpha.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock as satisfaction of the $250,000 note and the accrual of the minimum royalty fees began.

The above amounts are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would have been incurred had comparable transactions been entered into with independent parties.

7. Private Placement Offering

Effective August 1, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with U.S. Capital Partners, Inc. (“U.S. Capital”) to assist the Company on a “best efforts” basis in raising approximately $2 million in a private offering of a convertible debt instrument. U.S. Capital is entitled to 8% of the total proceeds raised from the sale of a equity security, 4% of the total proceeds resulting from the sale of debt of the Company and a 1% non-accountable expense allowance. Upon the first closing, U.S. Capital will also receive 2% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock at a price of $.01 per share. In the event the first closing is a partial close, U.S. Capital shares will be pro-rated and held in escrow until the final closing. The Company also agreed to cause the greater of two individuals or 30% of the number of directors to be elected to the board of directors for a period of 36 months from the close of the offering. Effective November 2, 2005, the agreement with US Capital Partners, Inc. was terminated.

The Company is offering 16 units under a Private Placement Memorandum with an effective date of July 28, 2005. Each unit consists of 50,000 shares of convertible preferred stock and 50,000 stock purchase warrants for $75,000 per unit in order to raise $1,200,000 for working capital and to develop a prototype. Currently, no units have been sold. The preferred shares will yield an annual dividend of 10% payable in either cash or stock at the Company’s discretion. The Private Placement Memorandum terminated on December 31, 2005.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

8. Prepaid Consulting Services Paid with Common Stock

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with a CPA Firm to provide consulting services. In exchange for those services, the Company issued 20,000 shares of common stock to the accounting firm and 20,000 shares of common stock to the individual providing the consulting services. These shares were valued at $40,000 and $3,333 and will be amortized to consulting expense over the next twelve months.

During year ended December 31, 2005, the Company entered into a 5 year consulting agreement with US Capital Partners Inc. In exchange for this agreement, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock valued at $170,000 to be amortized through July 2010 at $2,833 per month. During November 2005, the Company terminated the agreement with US Capital Partners Inc. and recognized the entire $170,000.

9. Capital Stock

Effective August 10, 2005, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to change the total amount of authorized capital stock from 100,000,000 to 99,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 each and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 each. The rights and preferences of the preferred shares will be designated by the Board of Directors.

10. Commitments and Contingencies

Once the Company becomes operational it will be obligated to pay production royalties to Alpha at the rate of eight percent of net sales of the Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine. The minimum royalty amount is $250,000 per year, and the Company began accruing for the fee in February 2005. The royalty fee will be reduced by production royalties paid. The Company has accrued $229,167 in royalty fees as of December 31, 2005.

On September 25, 2001, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Vladan Ivankovic whereby Mr. Ivankovic would act as intermediary on the European Union market, with interested manufacturers of trucks and truck engines, as well as manufacturers of other engines for all possible purposes, in order to locate partners interested in buying the Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine license for production and distribution. Mr. Ivankovic will receive compensation in the amount of six percent of all equities raised by Mr. Ivankovic. In addition, for all mergers and acquisitions introduced to the Company, Mr. Ivankovic would receive payment based on a sliding scale starting at six percent of the first $25,000,000; five percent of the next $25,000,000; four percent of the next $25,000,000; and three percent of the remaining enterprise value. Mr. Ivankovic has been authorized to choose potential partners and to conduct negotiations on behalf of the Company. As of December 31, 2005, Mr. Ivankovic has not raised any funds nor has he located any partners or merger or acquisition targets for the Company.

On July 1, 2002, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with the inventor of the Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine and majority stockholder of Alpha. In connection with the license agreement, a $2,500 retainer per month is due for consulting services rendered.

This agreement was cancelled as of April 2005, however, the Company has accrued $62,500 and $55,000 for unpaid retainer fees as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. In addition, the Company agreed to pay the inventor $1,000 per day plus all out-of-pocket expenses for design and engineering services rendered. The inventor has no design or engineering services through December 31, 2005.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

10. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

On August 30, 2001, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Bradford Capital, Inc. (“Bradford”) whereby Bradford would provide general advisory services to the Company for the purpose of strategic planning and assistance with mergers and acquisitions. The Company paid Bradford an initial fee of $15,000 upon the execution of the agreement. Bradford will also receive compensation in the amount of six percent of all equities raised by Bradford; one and three quarters percent of all debt raised by Bradford. In addition, for all mergers and acquisitions introduced to the Company, Bradford would receive payment based on a sliding scale starting at six percent of the first $25,000,000 down to three and one-half percent after the first $100,000,000. Bradford will receive 5,000 three-year warrants per million dollars for all transactions introduced by Bradford, as stated above, at 115 percent of the closing bid price on the day the Company enters into a letter of intent. As of December 31, 2003, Bradford has not raised any funds nor located any merger or acquisition targets for the Company. As of April 28, 2004, both parties mutually agreed to terminate the consulting agreement based on non-performance. The consulting agreement terminated 60 days from the date of such notice.

On March 19, 2003, the Company entered into an agreement with an attorney to assist in the preparation and filing of the Form SB-2 Registration statement. In connection with the agreement, a retainer of $15,000 is due for services to be rendered during the year, $5,000 was paid upon filing the Form SB-2, $5,000 is due upon the effective date of the Form SB-2 and $10,000 is due upon the $50,000 raised in the offering or upon termination of the offering. The attorney also agreed to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $.001 per share upon the execution of the agreement.

Effective December 1, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. (Laidlaw) to assist the Company on a “best efforts” basis in raising approximately $10 million in a private offering of equity securities. Laidlaw is entitled to 8% of the total proceeds raised from the sale of the securities and reimbursement of expenses and legal fees up to $25,000. Upon the closing of the minimum amount of securities, the Company shall grant Laidlaw 5 year warrants for the purchase of a number of shares of common stock equal to 6% of the gross number of shares sold in the offering. The agreement will terminate 60 days following the commencement of the offering. No shares have been sold to date under this agreement.

11. Income Taxes

Deferred taxes are recorded for all existing temporary differences in the Company’s assets and liabilities for income tax and financial reporting purposes. Due to the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, as noted below, there was no net deferred tax benefit or expense for the years ended December 31, 2005 or 2004.

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

11. Income Taxes (continued)

There is no current or deferred income tax expense or benefit allocated to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2005 or 2004.

The provision for income taxes is different from that which would be obtained by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes. The items causing this difference are as follows:

 

     2005     2004  

Tax expense (benefit) at U.S. statutory rate

   $ (363,000  )   $ (95,900 )

State income tax expense (benefit), net of federal benefit

     (39,000 )     (8,900 )

Effect of non-deductible expenses

     200       12,900  

Change in valuation allowance

     401,800       91,900  
                
   $ —       $ —    
                

 

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Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,

and the Period November 27, 2000 (Date of Inception)

through December 31, 2005

11. Income Taxes (continued)

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2005 are as follows:

 

Deferred tax assets (liability), noncurrent:

  

Property and equipment

     (500 )

Capitalized research and development costs

     1,618,300  

Net operating loss

     10,700  

Contribution carryover

     500  

Valuation allowance

     (1,629,000 )
        
   $ —    
        

Since management of the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset will not provide future benefit, the Company has established a 100 percent valuation allowance on the net deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2005.

As of December 31, 2005, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carry-forwards totaling approximately $28,425 which begin expiring in 2022.

12. Related Party Transactions

During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company signed a note payable with a related party in the amount of $15,000. The balance at December 31, 2005 is $1,901. This note payable was unsecured, non-interest bearing and has no specific repayment terms. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company repaid $5,000 and in April 2004, the related party accepted assignment of the shareholder advance of $8,099 as an additional repayment of the outstanding balance.

During the year ended December 31, 2004, an officer and shareholder of the Company transferred 20,748 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $18,256 for relief of accrued interest on convertible notes payable on behalf of the Company. As such, a contribution and related expense have been included in the financial statements.

The due to related party account is made up of advances from the majority shareholder to assist the Company with its financial obligations. These advances are non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand.

The above amounts are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would have been incurred had comparable transactions been entered into with independent parties.

 

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ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 8A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our Management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer concluded that our financial disclosure controls and procedures were not effective so as to timely identify, correct and disclose information required to be included in our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports due to the Company’s limited internal resources and lack of ability to have multiple levels of transaction review. Through the use of external consultants and the audit process, management believes that the financial statements and other information presented herewith are materially correct.

There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or, to our knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting subsequent to the evaluation date.

ITEM 8B OTHER INFORMATION

None

Part III

ITEM 9. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Set forth below is certain information concerning the directors and executive officers of the Company.

 

Name

   Age   

Position

Michael Rouse

   49    Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

James A. Teters, Jr.

   49    President, COO and Director

Phyllis J. Rouse

   47    Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

 

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Biographies

Michael Rouse is the founder of the Company and currently serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rouse is Vice President of Cox-Rouse Construction & Development Corporation, a commercial real estate developer located in Deland, Florida. Mr. Rouse is a commercial building contractor and developer, and licensed commercial aircraft pilot. Mr. Rouse was President of M&D Aircraft Leasing and Skydive Palatka, a successful parachute center, from October 1995 to June 2002, until he sold Skydive Palatka. He received his schooling in Management Training at United States Steel Corporation in 1975; Computer Programming at Daytona Beach Community College in 1993; and Science, Art and Drafting at Valpraiso Industrial Arts School in 1973. He is a former Production Manager for United States Steel, and General Manager of Freefall Express, Inc., an airplane leasing company, from 1989 to 1990.

James A. Teters, Jr. serves as a Director. Currently, Mr. Teters is Vice President and Regional Sales Manager for Aurum Technology, Orlando, Florida, responsible for identifying, qualifying, and sales for a complete line of products to financial institutions from December 2002 to present. Mr. Teters was President of Turbine Truck Engines where he developed, implemented and executed marketing and sales strategy for VC presentations from May 2002 to November 2002. Mr. Teters was Vice President, Sales for Incurrent Solutions, Inc., Orlando, Florida, responsible for identifying, strategizing and closing sales for ASP and in-house Internet based customer care from January 2001 to April 2002. Mr. Teters started as Regional Manager; Strategic Business Development responsible for specialty sales generated to target banks with $1 - $10 billion in assets with a focus on outsourced core processing and was promoted to National Sales, Senior Sales Executive responsible for identifying, qualifying, strategizing and managing in-house and service bureau sales from December 1999 – July 2000. Director of Business Development for Phoenix International, Inc., Heathrow, Florida, responsible for creating new sales opportunities and closing fourth generation client/server based banking software from January 1998 – December 1999.

Phyllis J. Rouse serves as the Company’s Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and as a Director. From 1997 to present, Mrs. Rouse is a public school administrator at Yulee Elementary School in Yulee, Florida. She has extensive administrative experience and training in accountability for all budgets, curriculum, student performance, personnel, facilities, discipline, while supervising over 70 personnel and 650 students on a daily basis. Mrs. Rouse is the sister-in-law of Michael Rouse.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee consists of Michael Rouse and Rebecca McDonald, Chief Accounting Officer. The Audit Committee selects the independent auditors; reviews the results and scope of the audit and other services provided by the Company’s independent auditors and reviews and evaluate the Company’s internal control functions. The board of directors has determined that Rebecca McDonald is the audit committee “financial expert”; as such term is defined under federal securities law, and is independent. Ms. McDonald is an expert by virtue of: (i) education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions; (ii) experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor or person performing similar

 

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functions; (iii) experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing or evaluation of financial statements; and (iv) other relevant experience.

ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth information concerning the aggregate compensation paid or to be paid by the Company to its executive officers.

 

     Annual Compensation   

Long-Term

Compensation Awards

  

All Other

Compensation

Name

   Fiscal
Year
   Salary    Bonus   

Restricted
Stock
Awards

($) (#)

   Securities
Underlying
Options
   Matching
401k
   Group
Life
Insurance
Premium

Michael Rouse

   2005
2004
   $
$
52,000
52,000
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0

James A. Teters, Jr.

   2005
2004
    
 
0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0

Phyllis J. Rouse

   2005
2004
    
$
0
10,000
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0

Jay G. Hilden

   2005
2004
    
 
0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0
   0
0

We may hire additional executive employees and/or change the compensation paid to and benefits received by our current executive employees, as our Board of Directors deems advisable or necessary. We plan to reimburse our executive employees for all travel expenses incurred in connection with the business of the Company. To date, the Company’s Board of Directors has not adopted any retirement, pension, profit sharing or other similar programs for our executive employees.

Future Compensation

Upon approval of our Board of Directors, we may increase the current levels of compensation to employees, officers, or directors either through the use of additional wages, incentive programs, restricted stock awards, or otherwise.

 

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ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2005, with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, each director, each executive officer named in the “Summary Compensation Table” and all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group, and sets forth the number of shares of common stock owned by each such person and group. Unless otherwise indicated, the owners have sole voting and investment power with respect to their respective shares.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

  

Number of
Shares

Beneficially
Owned

   Percentage of
Outstanding Common
Stock Owned
 

Michael Rouse

   4,979,252    42.5 %

Alpha Engines Corporation (1)

   5,000,000    42.7 %

Phyllis J. Rouse (3)

   100,000    0.9 %

Jay G. Hilden

   100,000    0.9 %

James A. Teters, Jr.

   100,000    0.9 %

Robert Adamo

   100,000    0.9 %

All directors and executive officers as a group (5 persons)

   5,379,252    46.1 %

1. Robert L. and Barbara J. Scragg are majority shareholders of Alpha, the Licensor of our company. Alpha Engines has granted Michael Rouse a proxy to vote all of its beneficially owned shares of the Company’s common stock.
2. Phyllis J. Rouse is the sister-in-law of Michael Rouse.

ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

On October 31, 2000, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Rouse, personally entered into a transaction whereby he was granted an option to acquire the exclusive use of the Alpha Technology for $250,000, 10,000,000 shares of our common stock and a royalty payment. On November 27, 2000, Mr. Rouse assigned his rights in the Option Agreement to the Company for 10,000,000 shares of common stock. The Option Agreement had no tangible value. 10,000,000 shares were issued at par value in exchange for the option. As of the date hereof, Mr. Rouse has returned 5,000,000 shares to the Company for purposes of reducing dilution and strengthening the Company’s capital structure to help complete a public offering. No consideration was provided. As of the December 31, 2005, there are 11,715,000 shares issued and outstanding. Certain family members of Michael Rouse, our CEO, own shares of the Company.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS

(a) Exhibits included herewith are:

 

31.1 Certification of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer dated March 1, 2006

(This certification required as Exhibit 31 under Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K is filed as Exhibit 99.1 pursuant to SEC interim filing guidance.) (2)

 

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31.2 Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer, dated March 1, 2006

(This certification required as Exhibit 31 under Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K is filed as Exhibit 99.2 pursuant to SEC interim filing guidance.) (2)

 

32 Written Statements of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer dated March 1, 2006 (This certification required as Exhibit 32 under Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K is furnished in accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(iii) of Regulation S-K as Exhibit 99.3 pursuant to SEC interim filing guidance.) (2)

(b) Reports on Form 8-K – July 12, 2005 –

 

    Entered into an agreement with U.S. Capital Partners, Inc.

 

    Departure of Chief Accounting Officer, David M. Cox and appointment of Rebecca A. McDonald as the new Chief Accounting Officer

 

    Departure of a Director

Form 8-K filed February 26, 2006 —

 

    The Company’s President and Chief Operations Officer, Jay G. Hilden resigned and James A. Teters Jr. was appointed as the new President and Chief Operations Officer

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Audit Fees

During 2005 and 2004, we were billed by our accountants, Pender Newkirk & Company, approximately $95,164 and $22,500 for audit and review fees associated with our 10-KSB and 10-QSB filings.

The Company was also billed approximately $34,000 by our accountants for work related to the filing of Form SB-2 during the year ended December 31, 2004.

Tax Fees

During 2005 and 2004, we were billed by our accountants, Pender Newkirk & Company, approximately $1,346 and $2,800 for tax work.

All Other Fees

During 2005 and 2004, we were billed by our accountants, Pender Newkirk & Company, approximately $0 and $900 for other work.

Board of Directors Pre-Approval Process, Policies and Procedures

Our principal auditors have performed their audit procedures in accordance with pre-approved policies and procedures established by our Board of Directors. Our principal auditors have informed our Board of Directors of the scope and nature of each service provided. With respect to the provisions of services other than audit, review, or attest services, our principal accountants brought such services to the attention of our Board of Directors prior to commencing such services.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

  TURBINE TRUCK ENGINES, INC.
Dated: March 24, 2006   By:  

/s/ Michael Rouse

   

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the

Board (Principal Executive Officer and

Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: March 24, 2006   By:  

/s/ Rebecca A. McDonald

    Principal Accounting Officer

 

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