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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 1-32955

 

 

 

HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   76-0675953

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

801 Travis Street, Suite 1425, Houston, Texas 77002

 

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

Issuer’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 222-6966

 

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

 

Title of each class  

Trading Symbol

  Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value   HUSA   NYSE American

 

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

None

(Title of Class)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

  Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer
  Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company    

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to o § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2023, based on the closing sales price of the registrant’s common stock on that date, was approximately $21.4 million. Shares of common stock held by each current executive officer and director and by each person known by the registrant to own 10% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded from this computation in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates.

 

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of April 1, 2024 was 10,906,353.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2024 Annual Meeting are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.

 

Auditor Name   Auditor Location   Auditor Firm ID
Marcum LLP   Houston, Texas   688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.

FORM 10-K/A

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Houston American Energy Corp. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2023 as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2024 (the “Original Filing”).

 

This Form 10-K/A amends the Original Filing solely to correct the registration statements listed in Exhibits 23.1 and 23.2 (the consents of Marcum, LLP, dated April 2, 2024, and Russell K. Hall and Associates, Inc., dated April 2, 2024) of the Original Filing.

 

This Form 10-K/A also amends Item 15 of Part IV to include a new certification by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Because this Form 10-K/A includes no financial statements, we are not including certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Except for the amendment described above, we have not modified or updated disclosures presented in the Original Filing in this Form 10-K/A. Accordingly, this Form 10-K/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Therefore, this Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with any documents incorporated by reference therein and our filings made with the SEC subsequent to the Original Filing.

 

 

 

 

PART IV

 

Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

1.Financial statements. See “Index to Financial Statements” on page F-1.
2.Exhibits

 

        Incorporated by Reference    
Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description   Form   Date   Number   Filed
Herewith
1.1   At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated November 18, 2022, by and between Houston American Energy Corp. and Univest Securities, LLC   8-K   11/18/22   1.1    
                     
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of Houston American Energy Corp. filed April 2, 2001               X
                     
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Houston American Energy Corp. adopted June 26, 2023   8-K   06/29/23   3.1    
                     
3.3   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Houston American Energy Corp. filed September 25, 2001               X
                     
3.4   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Houston American Energy Corp. filed July 21, 2020   8-K   07/17/20   3.1    
                     
4.1   Description of Securities               X
                     
10.1   Form of 2019 Warrant   8-K   09/20/19   10.3    
                     
10.2   Houston American Energy Corp. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan*   Sch 14A   07/24/17   Ex A    
                     
10.3   Houston American Energy Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan*   Sch 14A   04/28/21   Ex B    
                     
10.4   Form of Change in Control Agreement, dated June 11, 2012*   8-K   06/14/12   10.1    
                     
10.5   Production Incentive Compensation Plan*   10-Q   08/14/13   10.1    
                     
14.1   Code of Ethics for CEO and Senior Financial Officers   10-KSB   03/26/04   14.1    
                     
23.1   Consent of Marcum, LLP               X
                     
23.2   Consent of Russell K. Hall & Associates, Inc.               X
                     
31.1   Section 302 Certification of CEO and CFO               X
                     
32.1   Section 906 Certification of CEO and CFO   10-K   04/02/24   32.1    
                     
97.1   Clawback Policy   10-K   04/02/24   97.1    
                     
99.1   Code of Business Ethics   8-K   07/07/06   99.1    
                     
99.2   Report of Russell K. Hall & Associates, Inc.   10-K   04/02/24   99.2    

 

*Compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
Dated: April 4, 2024    
     
  By: /s/ John Terwilliger
    John Terwilliger
    President