SB-2 1 sgcsb2.htm STERLING GOLD CORP. FORM SB-2 Sterling Gold Corp. Form SB-2

As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on ________________________.

Registration No. _______________.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

STERLING GOLD CORP.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)

Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Organization)

1081
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code)

N/A
(IRS Employer Identification #)

STERLING GOLD CORP.
885 Pyrford Road,
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V7S 2A2
(604) 925-0220

CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY OF NEVADA
6100 Neil Road, Suite 500
Reno, Nevada 89544
(775) 688-3061

(Address and telephone of registrant's executive office)

(Name, address and telephone number of
agent for service)

 


Copies to:
Conrad C. Lysiak, Esq.
601 West First Avenue, Suite 503
Spokane, Washington 99201
(509) 624-1475

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If this Form is filed to register additional common stock for an offering under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed under Rule 462(c) of the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed under Rule 462(d) of the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [   ]

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made under Rule 434, please check the following box. [   ]

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Securities to be Registered


Amount To Be Registered


Offering Price Per Share


Aggregate Offering Price


Registration Fee
[1]


Common Stock:

2,000,000

$

0.10

$

200,000

$

100.00

[1]   Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee under Rule 457(c).

REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON DATES AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING UNDER SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Prospectus

STERLING GOLD CORP.
Shares of Common Stock
1,000,000 Minimum - 2,000,000 Maximum

Before this offering, there has been no public market for the common stock.

We are offering up to a total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock on a self-underwritten basis, 1,000,000 shares minimum, 2,000,000 shares maximum. The offering price is $0.10 per share. In the event that 1,000,000 shares are not sold within 90 days, at our sole discretion, we may extend the offering for an additional 90 days. In the event that 1,000,000 shares are not sold within the 90 days, or within the additional 90 days if extended, all money received by us will be promptly returned to you without interest or deduction of any kind. If at least 1,000,000 shares are sold within 90 days, or within the additional 90 days, if extended, all money received by us will be retained by us and there will be no refund. Funds will be held in a separate account at Bank of Montreal.

Our common stock will be sold by Courtlandt Fraser, an officer and director of the Company.

Investing in our common stock involves risks. See "Risk Factors" starting at page 6.

 

Offering Price




Expenses




Proceeds to Us


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share - Minimum

$

0.10

$

0.030

 

0.070

Per Share - Maximum

$

0.10

$

0.015

 

0.085

Minimum

$

100,000

$

30,000

 

70,000

Maximum

$

200,000

$

30,000

 

170,000

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. It's illegal to tell you otherwise.

The date of this prospectus is ___________________.

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page No.

Summary of Prospectus

5

Risk Factors

6

 

Risks associated with Sterling Gold Corp.:

6

1.

Because our auditors have issued a going concern opinion and because officers and directors will not loan any money to us, we may not be able to achieve our objectives and many have to suspend or cease operations.



6

2.

Because the probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is extremely remote, in all probability our property does not contain any reserves, and any funds spent on exploration will be lost.


6

3.

We lack an operating history and have losses which we expect to continue into the future. As a result, we may have to suspend or cease operations.


7

4.

If we can't locate qualified personnel, we may have to suspend or cease operations which will result in the loss of your investment. If we don't raise enough money for exploration, we will have to delay exploration or go out of business.

 

7

5.

We have no known ore reserves. Without ore reserves we can not generate income and if we cannot generate income we will have to cease operations which result in the loss your investment.


7

6.

If we don't raise enough money for exploration, we will have to delay exploration or go out of business which will result in the loss of your investment.


7

7.

Weather interruptions in the province of British Columbia may affect and delay our proposed exploration operations.


8

8.

Because we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration and as a result may not find an ore body.Without an ore body, we cannot generate revenues and you will lose your investment.


8

9.

We may not have access to all of the supplies and materials we need to begin exploration which could cause us to delay or suspend operations.


8

10.

 

Because our officers and directors have other outside business activities and will only be devoting 10% of their time to our operations, our operations may be sporadic which may result in periodic interruptions or suspensions of exploration.

 

8

11.

Because title to our property is held in the name of another person, if he transfers our property to someone other than us, we will cease operations.


8

 

Risks associated with this offering:

9

12.

Because our officers and directors will own more than 50% of the outstanding shares after this offering, they will be able to decide who will be directors and you may not be able to elect any directors.


9

13.

Because our officers and directors are risking a small amount of capital and property, while you on the other hand are risking up to $200,000, if we fail you will absorb most of our loss.


9

14.

Because there is no public trading market for our common stock, you may not be able to resell your stock.


9

15.

Because our securities are subject to penny stock rules, you may have difficulty reselling your shares.

9

Use of Proceeds

10

Determination of Offering Price

11

Dilution of the Price You Pay for Your Shares

11

Plan of Distribution; Terms of the Offering

14

Business

17

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

23

Management

26

Executive Compensation

26

Principal Shareholders

28

Description of Securities

29

Certain Transactions

31

Litigation

31

Experts

31

Legal Matters

31

Financial Statements

31

 

 

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SUMMARY OF OUR OFFERING

Our Business

We are an exploration stage corporation. We own one property. The one property consists of one mining claim. We intend to explore for gold on the property.

Our administrative office is located at 885 Pyrford Road, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7S 2A2 and our telephone number is (604) 925-0220 and our registered statutory office is located at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500, Reno, Nevada 89544. Our fiscal year end is November 30.Our mailing address is 885 Pyrford Road, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7S 2A2.

The Offering

Following is a brief summary of this offering:

Securities being offered

Up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001

Offering price per share

$ 0.10

Offering period

The shares are being offered for a period not to exceed 180 days, unless extended by our board of directors for an additional 90 days.

Net proceeds to us

Approximately $170,000.

Use of proceeds

We will use the proceeds to pay for offering expenses, research and exploration.

Number of shares outstanding before the offering

5,000,000

Number of shares outstanding after the offering if all of the shares are sold

7,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Selected Financial Data

The following financial information summarizes the more complete historical financial information at the end of this prospectus.

 

As of January 31, 2004

Balance Sheet

 

Total Assets
Total Liabilities
Stockholders Equity - (Deficit)

$
$
$

0
14,425
(14,425)

 


Year Ended
January 31, 2004

Income Statement

 

Revenue
Total Expenses
Net Income - (Loss)

$
$
$

0
14,425
(14,425)


RISK FACTORS

Please consider the following risk factors before deciding to invest in our common stock.

Risks associated with Sterling Gold Corp.:

  1. Because our auditors have issued a going concern opinion and because our officers and directors will not loan any money to us, we may not be able to achieve our objectives and many have to suspend or cease operations.

    Our auditors have issued a going concern opinion. This means that there is substantial doubt that we can continue as an ongoing business for the next twelve months. Because our officers and directors are unwilling to loan or advance any additional capital to us, we believe that if we do not raise the minimum amount of this offering, we will not commence operations. 

  2. Because the probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is extremely remote, in all probability our property does not contain any reserves, and any funds spent on exploration will probably be lost.

    Because the probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is extremely remote, in all probability our property does not contain any reserves, and any funds spent on exploration will probably be lost.

 

 

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  1. We lack an operating history and have losses which we expect to continue into the future. As a result, we may have to suspend or cease operations.

    We were incorporated in January 2004 and we have not started our proposed business operations or realized any revenues. We have no operating history upon which an evaluation of our future success or failure can be made. Our net loss since inception is $14,425.  Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon

     

    *
    *
    *

    our ability to locate a profitable mineral property
    our ability to generate revenues
    our ability to reduce exploration costs.

    Based upon current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods. This will happen because there are expenses associated with the research and exploration of our mineral properties.As a result, we may not generate revenues in the future. Failure to generate revenues will cause us to suspend or cease operations.

  2. If we can't locate qualified personnel, we may have to suspend or cease operations which will result in the loss of your investment.

    Our officers and directors have no direct training or experience in these areas and as a result may not be fully aware of any of the specific requirements related to working within the industry. Their decisions and choices may not take into account standard engineering or managerial approaches, mineral exploration companies commonly use. Consequently our operations, earnings and ultimate financial success could suffer irreparable harm due to management's lack of experience in this industry. As a result, we may have to suspend or cease operations which will result in the loss of your investment.

  3. We have no known ore reserves. Without ore reserves we can not generate income and if we cannot generate income we will have to cease operations which result in the loss your investment.

    We have no known ore reserves. Without ore reserves, we cannot generate income and if we cannot generate income we will have to cease operation which will result in the loss of your investment.

  4. If we don't raise enough money for exploration, we will have to delay exploration or go out of business, which will result in the loss of your investment.

    We are in the very early exploration stage and need the proceeds from our offering to start exploration. You may be investing in a company that will not have the funds necessary to commence its operations. If that occurs we will have to delay operations or may never start our operations which will result in the loss of your investment.

 

 

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  1. Weather interruptions in the province of British Columbia may affect and delay our proposed exploration operations.

    Our proposed exploration work can only be performed approximately five to six months out of the year. This is because rain and snow cause the roads leading to our claims to be impassible during six to seven months of the year. When roads are impassible, we are unable to conduct exploration operations on our property.

  2. Because we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration and as a result may not find an ore body. Without an ore body, we cannot generate revenues and you will lose your investment.

    Because we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration. Because we may have to limit our exploration, we may not find an ore body, even though our property may contain mineralized material. Without an ore body, we cannot generate revenues and you will lose your investment.

  3. We may not have access to all of the supplies and materials we need to begin exploration which could cause us to delay or suspend operations.

    Competition and unforeseen limited sources of supplies in the industry could result in occasional spot shortages of supplies, such as dynamite, and certain equipment such as bulldozers and excavators that we might need to conduct exploration. We have not attempted to locate or negotiate with any suppliers of products, equipment or materials. We will attempt to locates products, equipment and materials after this offering is complete. If we cannot find the products and equipment we need, we will have to suspend our exploration plans until we do find the products and equipment we need.

  4. Because our officers and directors have other outside business activities and will only be devoting 10% of their time to our operations, our operations may be sporadic which may result in periodic interruptions or suspensions of exploration.

    Because our officers and directors have other outside business activities and will only be devoting 10% of their time to our operations, our operations may be sporadic and occur at times which are convenient to our officers and directors. As a result, exploration of our property may be periodically interrupted or suspended.

  5. Because title to our property is held in the name of another person, if he transfers our property to someone other than us, we will cease operations.

    Title to our property is not held in our name. Title to our property is recorded in the name of Woodburn Holdings Ltd., a British Columbia corporation owned and controlled by Robert M. Baker our president. If Woodburn Holdings Ltd. transfers our property to a third person, the third person will obtain good title and we will have nothing. If that happens we will be harmed in that we will not own any property and we will have to cease operations.

 

 

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Risks associated with this offering:

  1. Because two of our existing shareholders will own more than 50% of the outstanding shares after this offering, they will be able to decide who will be directors and you may not be able to elect any directors.

    Even if we sell all 2,000,000 shares of common stock in this offering, Woodburn Holdings Ltd., which is owned and controlled by our president Robert M.Baker and Dimac Capital Corporation, which is owned and controlled by Katherine MacDonald, will still own 5,000,000 shares and will continue to control us. As a result, after completion of this offering, regardless of the number of shares we sell, Woodburn Holdings Ltd. and Dimac Capital Corporation will be able to elect all of our directors.

  2. Because Woodburn Holdings Ltd. and Dimac Capital Corporation are risking a small amount of capital and property, while you on the other hand are risking up to $200,000, if we fail you will absorb most of our loss.

    Woodburn Holdings Ltd. and Dimac Capital Corporation will receive a substantial benefit from your investment. They supplied the property, paid expenses, advanced cash and made as a loan all of which totaled $14,425. You on the other hand, will be providing all of the cash for our operations. As a result, if we cease operations for any reason, you will lose your investment while our officers and directors will lose only approximately $14,425.

  3. Because there is no public trading market for our common stock, you may not be able to resell your stock.

    There is currently no public trading market for our common stock. Therefore there is no central place, such as stock exchange or electronic trading system, to resell your shares. If you do want to resell your shares, you will have to locate a buyer and negotiate your own sale.

  4. Because our securities are subject to penny stock rules, you may have difficulty reselling your shares.

    Our shares are "penny stocks" and are covered by section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell the Company's securities including the delivery of a standardized disclosure document; disclosure and confirmation of quotation prices; disclosure of compensation the broker/dealer receives; and, furnishing monthly account statements. For sales of our securities, the broker/dealer must make a special suitability determination and receive from its customer a written agreement prior to making a sale. The imposition of the foregoing additional sales practices could adversely affect a shareholder's ability to dispose of his stock.

 

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Our offering is being made on a self-underwritten $100,000 minimum, $200,000 maximum basis. The table below sets forth the use of proceeds if $100,000 or $200,000 of the offering is sold.

$100,000


$200,000


Gross proceeds
Offering expenses
Net proceeds

$
$
$

100,000
30,000
70,000

 

$
$
$

200,000
30,000
170,000

The net proceeds will be used as follows:

Exploration
Working capital

 

65,000
5,000

 

 

160,000
10,000

Offering expenses consist of: (1) legal services, (2) accounting fees, (3) fees due the transfer agent, (4) printing expenses, and (5) filing fees.

Exploration expenditures consist of fees to be paid for consulting services connected with exploration, the cost of core drilling, and cost of analyzing core samples. We are not going to spend any sums of money or implement our exploration program until this offering is completed. We have not begun exploration. Consulting fees will not be more than $5,000 per month. Core drilling will cost $20.00 per foot. We drill as many holes as proceeds from the offering allow. We estimate it will cost up to $3,000 to analyze the core samples.

We cannot be more specific about the application of proceeds for exploration, because we do not know what we will find. If we attempted to be too specific, every time an event occurred that would change our allocation, we would have to amend this registration statement. We believe that the process of amending the registration statement would take an inordinate amount of time and not be in your best interest in that we would have to spend money for legal fees which could spent on exploration.

Working capital is the cost related to operating our office. It is comprised of expenses for telephone service, mail, stationary, accounting, acquisition of office equipment and supplies, expenses of filing reports with the SEC, and the salary of one secretary, if needed.

We have allocated a wide range of money for exploration. That is because we do not know how much will ultimately be needed for exploration. If we discover significant quantities of mineral, we will begin technical and economic feasibility studies to determine if we have reserves. Only after we have reserves will we consider developing the property.

 

 

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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

The price of the shares we are offering was arbitrarily determined in order for us to raise up to a total of $200,000 in this offering. The offering price bears no relationship whatsoever to our assets, earnings, book value or other criteria of value. Among the factors considered were:

 

*

our lack of operating history

 

*

the proceeds to be raised by the offering

 

*

the amount of capital to be contributed by purchasers in this offering in proportion to the amount of stock to be retained by our existing Stockholders, and

 

*

our relative cash requirements.


DILUTION OF THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR YOUR SHARES

Dilution represents the difference between the offering price and the net tangible book value per share immediately after completion of this offering. Net tangible book value is the amount that results from subtracting total liabilities and intangible assets from total assets. Dilution arises mainly as a result of our arbitrary determination of the offering price of the shares being offered. Dilution of the value of the shares you purchase is also a result of the lower book value of the shares held by our existing stockholders.

As of January 31, 2004, the net tangible book value of our shares of common stock was a deficit of $14,425 or approximately $0.003 per share based upon 5,000,000 shares outstanding.

If 100% of the Shares Are Sold:

Upon completion of this offering, in the event all of the shares are sold, the net tangible book value of the 7,000,000 shares to be outstanding will be $155,575 or approximately $0.022 per share. The net tangible book value of the shares held by our existing stockholders will be increased by $0.025 per share without any additional investment on their part. You will incur an immediate dilution from $0.10 per share to $0.02 per share.

After completion of this offering, if 2,000,000 shares are sold, you will own approximately 29% of the total number of shares then outstanding for which you will have made a cash investment of $200,000, or $0.10 per share. Our existing stockholders will own approximately 71% of the total number of shares then outstanding, for which they have made contributions of cash and/or services and/or other assets, totaling $50, or approximately $0.00001 per share.

 

 

 

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If 75% of the Shares Are Sold:

Upon completion of this offering, in the event 75% of the shares are sold, the net tangible book value of the 6,500,000 shares to be outstanding will be $105,575, or approximately $0.016 per share. The net tangible book value of the shares held by our existing stockholders will be increased by $0.02 per share without any additional investment on their part. You will incur an immediate dilution from $0.10 per share to $0.016 per share.

After completion of this offering, if 1,500,000 shares are sold, you will own approximately 23% of the total number of shares then outstanding for which you will have made a cash investment of $150,000, or $0.10 per share. Our existing stockholders will own approximately 77% of the total number of shares then outstanding, for which they have made contributions of cash and/or services and/or other assets, totaling $50, or approximately $0.00001 per share.

If 50% of the Shares Are Sold:

Upon completion of this offering, in the event 50% of the shares are sold, the net tangible book value of the 6,000,000 shares to be outstanding will be $55,575, or approximately $0.009 per share. The net tangible book value of the shares held by our existing stockholders will be increased by $0.012 per share without any additional investment on their part. You will incur an immediate dilution from $0.10 per share to $0.009 per share.

After completion of this offering, if 1,000,000 shares are sold, you will own approximately 17% of the total number of shares then outstanding for which you will have made a cash investment of $100,000, or $0.10 per share. Our existing stockholders will own approximately 83% of the total number of shares then outstanding, for which they have made contributions of cash and/or services and/or other assets, totaling $50, or approximately $0.00001 per share.

The following table compares the differences of your investment in our shares with the investment of our existing stockholders.

 

 

 

 

 

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Existing Stockholders if all of the Shares are Sold:

Price per share

$

0.10

Net tangible book value per share before offering

$

(0.003)

Potential gain to existing shareholders

$

125,000

Net tangible book value per share after offering

$

0.022

Increase to present stockholders in net tangible book value per share
after offering


$


0.025

Capital contributions

$

50

Number of shares outstanding before the offering

 

5,000,000

Number of shares after offering

held by existing stockholders

 

5,000,000

Percentage of ownership after offering

 

71%

Purchasers of Shares in this Offering if all Shares Sold

Price per share

$

0.10

Dilution per share

$

0.078

Capital contributions

$

200,000

Number of shares after offering held by public investors

 

2,000,000

Percentage of ownership after offering

 

29%

Purchasers of Shares in this Offering if 75% of Shares Sold

Price per share

$

0.10

Dilution per share

$

0.084

Capital contributions

$

150,000

Number of shares after offering held by public investors

 

1,500,000

Percentage of ownership after offering

 

23%

Purchasers of Shares in this Offering if 50% of Shares Sold

Price per share

$

0.10

Dilution per share

$

0.091

Capital contributions

$

100,000

Number of shares after offering held by public investors

 

1,000,000

Percentage of ownership after offering

 

17%

 

 

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION; TERMS OF THE OFFERING

We are offering 2,000,000 shares of common stock on a self-underwritten basis, 1,000,000 shares minimum, 2,000,000 shares maximum basis. The offering price is $0.10 per share. Funds from this offering will be placed in a separate bank account at Bank of Montreal, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V7X 1L7. Its telephone number is (604) 665-7374. We will hold the funds in the account until we receives a minimum of $100,000 at which time we will withdraw and use those funds. Any funds received by us thereafter will immediately be withdrawn by us. If we do not receive the minimum amount of $100,000 within 90 days of the effective date of our registration statement, 90 additional days if we so choose, all funds will be promptly returned to you without a deduction of any kind. During the 90 day period and possible additional 90 day period, no funds will be returned to you. You will only receive a refund of your subscription if we do not raise a minimum of $100,000 within the 90 day period referred to above which could be expanded by an additional 90 days at our discretion for a total of 180 days. There are no finders involved in our distribution.

We will sell the shares in this offering through Courtlandt Fraser, one of our officers and directors. He will receive no commission from the sale of any shares. He will not register as a broker/dealer under section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in reliance upon Rule 3a4-1. Rule 3a4-1 sets forth those conditions under which a person associated with an issuer may participate in the offering of the issuer's securities and not be deemed to be a broker/dealer. The conditions are that:

  1. The person is not statutorily disqualified, as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(39) of the Act, at the time of his participation; and,

  2. The person is not compensated in connection with his participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based either directly or indirectly on transactions in securities;

  3. The person is not at the time of their participation, an associated person of a broker/dealer; and,

  4. The person meets the conditions of Paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of Rule 3a4-1 of the Exchange Act, in that he (A) primarily performs, or is intended primarily to perform at the end of the offering, substantial duties for or on behalf of the Issuer otherwise than in connection with transactions in securities; and (B) is not a broker or dealer, or an associated person of a broker or dealer, within the preceding twelve (12) months; and (C) do not participate in selling and offering of securities for any Issuer more than once every twelve (12) months other than in reliance on Paragraphs (a)(4)(i) or (a)(4)(iii).

Mr. Fraser is not statutorily disqualified, is not being compensated, and is not associated with a broker/dealer. He is and will continue to be one of our officers and directors at the end of the offering and has not been during the last twelve months and are currently not a broker/dealer or associated with a broker/dealer. He has not during the last twelve months and will not in the next twelve months offer or sell securities for another corporation.

 

 

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Only after our registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, do we intend to advertise, through tombstones, and hold investment meetings in various states where the offering will be registered. We will not utilize the Internet to advertise our offering. Mr. Fraser will also distribute the prospectus to potential investors at the meetings, to business associates and to his friends and relatives who are interested in us and a possible investment in the offering. No shares purchased in this offering will be subject to any kind of lock-up agreement.

We intend to sell our shares in the states of New York, Illinois, Georgia, Wyoming, Colorado, New York, New Jersey and/or Washington D.C. or outside the United States of America.

Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act

Our shares are covered by section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rules 15g-1 through 15g-6 promulgated thereunder. They impose additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouses). While Section 15g and Rules 15g-1 through 15g-6 apply to broker/dealers, they do not apply to us.

Rule 15g-1 exempts a number of specific transactions from the scope of the penny stock rules.

Rule 15g-2 declares unlawful broker/dealer transactions in penny stocks unless the broker/dealer has first provided to the customer a standardized disclosure document.

Rule 15g-3 provides that it is unlawful for a broker/dealer to engage in a penny stock transaction unless the broker/dealer first discloses and subsequently confirms to the customer current quotation prices or similar market information concerning the penny stock in question.

Rule 15g-4 prohibits broker/dealers from completing penny stock transactions for a customer unless the broker/dealer first discloses to the customer the amount of compensation or other remuneration received as a result of the penny stock transaction.

Rule 15g-5 requires that a broker dealer executing a penny stock transaction, other than one exempt under Rule 15g-1, disclose to its customer, at the time of or prior to the transaction, information about the sales persons compensation.

Rule 15g-6 requires broker/dealers selling penny stocks to provide their customers with monthly account statements.

Again, the foregoing rules apply to broker/dealers. They do not apply to us in any manner whatsoever. The application of the penny stock rules may affect your ability to resell your shares.

 

 

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Offering Period and Expiration Date

This offering will start on the date of this registration statement is declared effective by the SEC and continue for a period of 90 days. We may extend the offering period for an additional 90 days, or unless the offering is completed or otherwise terminated by us.

Procedures for Subscribing

We will not accept any money until this registration statement is declared effective by the SEC. Once the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, if you decide to subscribe for any shares in this offering, you must

  1. execute and deliver a subscription agreement
  2. deliver a check or certified funds to us for acceptance or rejection.

All checks for subscriptions must be made payable to "STERLING GOLD CORP."

Right to Reject Subscriptions

We have the right to accept or reject subscriptions in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason. All monies from rejected subscriptions will be returned immediately by us to the subscriber, without interest or deductions. Subscriptions for securities will be accepted or rejected within 48 hours after we receive them.

Separate Account for Subscriptions

Subscriptions will be placed in a separate bank account at Bank of Montreal, until we have received $100,000. Upon receipt of $100,000, we will withdraw and use the funds. If we do not receive the $100,000 within 180 days, 270 days if extended by us, from the effective date of this offering, all subscriptions received by it will be promptly returned to each investor without interest or deduction therefrom.

 

 

 

 

 

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BUSINESS

General

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on January 26, 2004. We are engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mining properties. We maintain our statutory registered agent's office at 6100 Neil Road, Suite 400, Reno, Nevada 89544 and our business office is located at 885 Pyrford Road, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Our telephone number is (604) 925-0220. This is the home of Robert Baker, our president. We use this space on a rent-free basis.

We have no plans to change our business activities or to combine with another business, and are not aware of any events or circumstances that might cause us to change our plans.

Background

In November 2003, Mr. Baker, our president, acquired one mineral property containing one mining claim in British Columbia, Canada by purchasing for $7,500 the same through Glengarry Development Corp., a non-affiliated third party. Lloyd Tattersall is an staking agent employed by Glengarry Development Corp. Glengarry Development Corp. is located 1395 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7T 2X8.

Canadian jurisdictions allow a mineral explorer to claim a portion of available Crown lands as its exclusive area for exploration by depositing posts or other visible markers to indicate a claimed area. The process of posting the area is known as staking. Mr. Baker paid Glengarry Development Corp. $7,500 to stake the claims. The claims were transferred to Woodburn Holdings Ltd. Woodburn Holdings Ltd. is Mr. Baker's privately held corporation. The claim is recorded in the name of Woodburn Holdings Ltd. to avoid paying additional fees, and Mr. Baker has provided us with a signed bill of sale in our favor.

Under British Columbia law title to British Columbia mining claims can only be held by British Columbia residents. In the case of corporations, title must be held by a British Columbia corporation. In order to comply with the law we would have to incorporate a British Columbia wholly owned subsidiary corporation and obtain audited financial statements. We believe those costs would be a waste of our money at this time.

In the event that we find mineralized material and the mineralized material can be economically extracted, we will form a wholly owned British Columbia subsidiary corporation and Mr. Baker will convey title to the property to the wholly owned subsidiary corporation. Should Woodburn Holdings Ltd. transfer title to another person and that deed is recorded before we record our documents, that other person will have superior title and we will have none. If that event occurs, we will have to cease or suspend operations. However, Woodburn Holdings Ltd. will be liable to us for monetary damages for breaching the terms of his agreement with us.

 

 

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To date we have not performed any work on our property. All Canadian lands and minerals which have not been granted to private persons are owned by either the federal or provincial governments in the name of Her Majesty. Ungranted minerals are commonly known as Crown minerals. Ownership rights to Crown minerals are vested by the Canadian Constitution in the province where the minerals are located. In the case of the Company's property, that is the province of British Columbia.

In the nineteenth century the practice of reserving the minerals from fee simple Crown grants was established. Legislation now ensures that minerals are reserved from Crown land dispositions. The result is that the Crown is the largest mineral owner in Canada, both as the fee simple owner of Crown lands and through mineral reservations in Crown grants. Most privately held mineral titles are acquired directly from the Crown. The Company's property is one such acquisition. Accordingly, fee simple title to the Company's property resides with the Crown.

The Company's claims are mining leases issued pursuant to the British Columbia Mineral Act. The lessee has exclusive rights to mine and recover all of the minerals contained within the surface boundaries of the lease continued vertically downward.

The property is unencumbered and there are no competitive conditions which affect the property. Further, there is no insurance covering the property and we believe that no insurance is necessary since the property is unimproved and contains no buildings or improvements.

To date we have not performed any work on the property. We are presently in the exploration stage and we cannot guarantee that a commercially viable mineral deposit, a reserve, exists in the property until further exploration is done and a comprehensive evaluation concludes economic and legal feasibility.

There are no native land claims that affect title to our property. We have no plans to try interest other companies in our property if mineralization is found. If mineralization is found, we will try to develop the property ourselves.

Claims

The following is a list of tenure numbers, claim, date of recording and expiration date of our claims:

Claim No.


Document Description


Date of Recording


Date of Expiration


406354

K-2 Mining Claim.

November 7, 2003

October 30, 2004

In order to maintain this claim we must pay a fee of CDN$100 per year per claim.

 

 

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Location and Access

The property is located on the south end of Polley Lake approximately 90 Kilometers northeast of the city of Williams Lake. Traveling 90 Kilometers northeast on paved road can access it. Numerous local logging and exploration roads give good access to all parts of the property.

Physiography

The property lies between elevations of 700 meters and 1300 meters. The claim is 500 meters long by 500 meters wide, approximately 53 acres. It is flat and accessible on the east side of the Imperial Metals Ltd. Mount Polley Mine Property. Vegetation consists mainly of Pine and Fir.

The property is snow-free from May to November. Providing a six to seven month exploration season. As such, no exploration will take place from approximately December to April.

Property Geology

The property is covered by pink and gray medium to fine grained diorite, monzonite and syenite, maroon and gray polyllithic volcanic breccias. The major types of rocks found on the property are monzonite syenite (which is gravel, sand, silt and clay).

We selected the property because gold has been found on other properties nearby. Other than the foregoing, we did not rely on technical information for the selection of the property. Mr. Baker, our sole officer and director, was responsible for the selection of the property.

Mineralization

Isolated findings of minerals bearing copper, gold and silver have been found, but none anywhere near economic concentrations.

History of Previous Work

Some soil sampling for copper gold was done in the 1960's by Amax Exploration resulting in some copper anomalies.

Our Proposed Exploration Program

We are prospecting for gold. Our target is mineralized material. Our success depends upon finding mineralized material. Mineralized material is a mineralized body which has been delineated by appropriate spaced drilling or underground sampling to support sufficient tonnage and average grade of metals to justify removal. If we do not find mineralized material or we cannot remove mineralized material, either because we do not have the money to do it or because it is not economically feasible to do it, we will cease operations and you will lose your investment.

 

 

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In addition, we may not have enough money to complete our exploration of our property. If it turns out that we have not raised enough money to complete our exploration program, we will try to raise additional funds from a second public offering, a private placement or loans. At the present time, we have not made any plans to raise additional money and there is no assurance that we would be able to raise additional money in the future. If we need additional money and cannot raise it, we will have to suspend or cease operations.

We must conduct exploration to determine what amount of minerals, if any, exist on our property and if any minerals which are found can be economically extracted and profitably processed.

Our property is undeveloped raw land. Detailed exploration and surveying has not been initiated and will not be initiated until we raise money in this offering. That is because we do not have money to start exploration. Once the offering is concluded, we intend to start exploration operations. To our knowledge, the property has never been mined. The only event that has occurred is the staking of the property by Glengarry Development Corp., a physical examination of the property and one day of prospecting. The cost of staking the claims was included in the $7,500, we paid to Glengarry Development Corp. Before gold retrieval can begin, we must explore for and find mineralized material. After that has occurred we have to determine if it is economically feasible to remove the mineralized material. Economically feasible means that the costs associated with the removal of the mineralized material will not exceed the price at which we can sell the mineralized material. We cannot predict what that will be until we find mineralized material.

We do not know if we will find mineralized material. We believe that activities occurring on adjoining properties are not material to our activities. The reason is that what ever is located under adjoining property may or may not be located under our property.

Our exploration program is designed to economically explore and evaluate our property.

We do not claim to have any minerals or reserves whatsoever at this time on any of our property.

We intend to implement an exploration program which consists of core sampling. Core sampling is the process of drilling holes to a depth of up to 1,400 feet in order to extract a samples of earth. Mr. Baker will determine where drilling will occur on the property. The samples will be tested to determine if mineralized material is located on the property. Based upon the tests of the core samples, we will determine if we will terminate operations; proceed with additional exploration of the property; or develop the property. The proceeds from this offering are designed to only fund the costs of core sampling and testing. We intend to take our core samples to ALS Chemex, analytical chemists, geochemists and registered assayers located in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

 

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We estimate the cost of core sampling will be $20.00 per foot drilled. The amount of drilling will be predicated upon the amount of money raised in this offering. If we raise the minimum amount of money, we will drill approximately 2,250 linear feet or 8 holes. Assuming that we raise the maximum amount of money, we will drill approximately 7,000 linear feet, or up to 23 holes to a depth of 300 feet. We estimate that it will take up to three months to drill 20 holes to a depth of 300 feet. We will pay an exploration consultant up to a maximum of $5,000 per month for his services during the three month period or a total of $15,000. The total cost for analyzing the core samples will be $3,000. We will begin drilling ninety days after this offering is closed, weather permitting. To date, we have not paid any fees for an exploration consultant.

The breakdown of estimated times and dollars was made by Mr. Baker in consultation.

We do not intend to interest other companies in the property if we find mineralized materials. We intend to try to develop the reserves ourselves.

If we are unable to complete exploration because we do not have enough money, we will cease operations until we raise more money. If we cannot or do not raise more money, we will cease operations. If we cease operations, we don't know what we will do and we don't have any plans to do anything else.

We cannot provide you with a more detailed discussion of how our exploration program will work and what we expect will be our likelihood of success. That is because we have a piece of raw land and we intend to look for mineralized material. We may or may not find any mineralized material. We hope we do, but it is impossible to predict the likelihood of such an event.

We do not have any plan to make our company to revenue generation. That is because we have not found economic mineralization yet and it is impossible to project revenue generation from nothing. We anticipate starting exploration operation within 90 days of the completion of this offering weather permitting.

Competitive Factors

The gold mining industry is fragmented. We compete with other exploration companies looking for gold. We are one of the smallest exploration companies in existence. We are an infinitely small participant in the gold mining market. While we compete with other exploration companies, there is no competition for the exploration or removal or mineral from out property. Readily available gold markets exist in Canada and around the world for the sale of gold. Therefore, we will be able to sell any gold that we are able to recover.

Regulations

Our mineral exploration program is subject to the Canadian Mineral Tenure Act Regulation. This act sets forth rules for

 

 

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*
*
*
*

locating claims
posting claims
working claims
reporting work performed

We are also subject to the British Columbia Mineral Exploration Code which tells us how and where we can explore for minerals. We must comply with these laws to operate our business. Compliance with these rules and regulations will not adversely affect our operations.

Environmental Law

We are also subject to the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia. This code deals with environmental matters relating to the exploration and development of mining properties. Its goals are to protect the environment through a series of regulations affecting:

  1. Health and Safety
  2. Archaeological Sites
  3. Exploration Access

We are responsible to provide a safe working environment, not disrupt archaeological sites, and conduct our activities to prevent unnecessary damage to the property.

We will secure all necessary permits for exploration and, if development is warranted on the property, will file final plans of operation before we start any mining operations. We anticipate no discharge of water into active stream, creek, river, lake or any other body of water regulated by environmental law or regulation. No endangered species will be disturbed. Restoration of the disturbed land will be completed according to law. All holes, pits and shafts will be sealed upon abandonment of the property. It is difficult to estimate the cost of compliance with the environmental law since the full nature and extent of our proposed activities cannot be determined until we start our operations and know what that will involve from an environmental standpoint.

We are in compliance with the act and will continue to comply with the act in the future. We believe that compliance with the act will not adversely affect our business operations in the future.

Exploration stage companies have no need to discuss environmental matters, except as they relate to exploration activities. The only "cost and effect" of compliance with environmental regulations in British Columbia is returning the surface to its previous condition upon abandonment of the property. We cannot speculate on those costs in light of our ongoing plans for exploration. In any event, we have not allocated any funds for the reclamation of the property.

Employees

We intend to use the services of subcontractors for manual labor exploration work on our properties.

 

 

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Employees and Employment Agreements

At present, we have no employees, other than our two officers and directors. Our officers and directors are part-time employees and will devote about 10% of his time to our operation. Our officers and directors do not have employment agreements with us. We presently do not have pension, health, annuity, insurance, stock options, profit sharing or similar benefit plans; however, we may adopt plans in the future. There are presently no personal benefits available to our officers and directors. Mr. Baker will handle our administrative duties. Because our officers and directors are inexperienced with exploration, they will hire qualified persons to perform the surveying, exploration, and excavating of our property. As of today, we have not looked for or talked to any geologists or engineers who will perform work for us in the future. We do not intend to do so until we complete this offering.


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

This section of the prospectus includes a number of forward- looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words like: believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions, or words which, by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this prospectus. These forward-looking states are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or out predictions.

We are a start-up, exploration stage corporation and have not yet generated or realized any revenues from our business operations.

Our auditors have issued a going concern opinion. This means that there is substantial doubt that we can continue as an on-going business for the next twelve months unless we obtain additional capital to pay our bills. This is because we have not generated any revenues and no revenues are anticipated until we begin removing and selling minerals. Accordingly, we must raise cash from sources other than the sale of minerals found on the property. That cash must be raised from other sources. Our only other source for cash at this time is investments by others in Sterling Gold Corp. We must raise cash to implement our project and stay in business. Even if we raise the maximum amount of money in this offering, we do not know how long the money will last, however, we do believe it will last twelve months. It depends upon the amount of exploration we conduct and the cost thereof. We won't know that information until we begin exploring our property. We will not begin exploration of our property until we raise money from this offering. We believe we will need to raise the minimum amount in this offering of $100,000 in order to remove uncertainties surrounding our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

 

 

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To meet our need for cash we are attempting to raise money from this offering. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to raise enough money through this offering to stay in business. Whatever money we do raise, will be applied to the items set forth in the Use of Proceeds section of this prospectus.If we find mineralized material and it is economically feasible to remove the mineralized material, we will attempt to raise additional money through a subsequent private placement, public offering or through loans. If we do not raise all of the money we need from this offering to complete our exploration of the property, we will have to find alternative sources, like a second public offering, a private placement of securities, or loans from our officers or others.

Our officers and directors are unwilling to make any commitment to loan us any money at this time. At the present time, we have not made any arrangements to raise additional cash, other than through this offering. If we need additional cash and can't raise it we will either have to suspend operations until we do raise the cash, or cease operations entirely. If we raise the maximum amount of money from this offering, it will last a year. If we raise less than the maximum amount, we do not believe the money will last a year. If we raise less than the maximum amount and we need more money we will have to revert obtaining additional money as described in this paragraph. Other than as described in this paragraph, we have no other financing plans.

We will be conducting research in the form of exploration of our property. Our exploration program is explained in as much detail as possible in the business section of this prospectus. We are not going to buy or sell any plant or significant equipment during the next twelve months. We will not buy any equipment until have located a body of ore and we have determined it is economical to extract the ore from the land.

We do not intend to interest other companies in the property if we find mineralized materials. We intend to try to develop the reserves ourselves.

If we are unable to complete any phase of exploration because we don't have enough money, we will cease operations until we raise more money. If we can't or don't raise more money, we will cease operations. If we cease operations, we don't know what we will do and we don't have any plans to do anything.

We do not intend to hire additional employees at this time. All of the work on the property will be conduct by unaffiliated independent contractors that we will hire. The independent contractors will be responsible for surveying, geology, engineering, exploration, and excavation. The geologists will evaluate the information derived from the exploration and excavation and the engineers will advise us on the economic feasibility of removing the mineralized material.

 

 

 

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Limited Operating History; Need for Additional Capital

There is no historical financial information about us upon which to base an evaluation of our performance. We are an exploration stage corporation and have not generated any revenues from operations. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business operations. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible delays in the exploration of our properties, and possible cost overruns due to price and cost increases in services.

To become profitable and competitive, we conduct into the research and exploration of our properties before we start production of any minerals we may find. We are seeking equity financing to provide for the capital required to implement our research and exploration phases.

We have no assurance that future financing will be available to us on acceptable terms. If financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to continue, develop or expand our operations. Equity financing could result in additional dilution to existing shareholders.

Results of Operations

From Inception on January 24, 2004

We acquired one property containing one claim. We have staked the property and will begin Phase I of our exploration plan upon completion of this offering. We expect to start Phase I within thirty days of completing our public offering.

Since inception, we have used our common stock to raise money for the property acquisition, for corporate expenses and to repay outstanding indebtedness. Net cash provided by financing activities from inception on January 24, 2004 to January 31, 2004 was $14,425 as a result of proceeds received from advances from directors.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of the date of this registration statement, we have yet to generate any revenues from our business operations.

We issued 5,000,000 shares of common stock through a Section 4(2) offering in June 2003. This was accounted for as a purchase of shares of common stock.

As of January 31, 2004, our total assets were $0 and our total liabilities were $14,425.

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT

Officers and Directors

Our directors serve until their successor is elected and qualified. Our officers are elected by the board of directors to a term of one (1) year and serves until their successor is duly elected and qualified, or until he is removed from office. The board of directors has no nominating, auditing or compensation committees.

The name, address, age and position of our present officers and directors are set forth below:

Name and Address


Age


Position(s)



Robert Baker
885 Pyrford Road
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada


50


president, principal executive officer, treasurer and principal financial officer and a member of the board of directors


Courtlandt Fraser
#135 - 13880 74th Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia
Canada


44


secretary and member of the board of directors

The persons named above have held their offices/positions since inception of our company and are expected to hold their offices/positions until the next annual meeting of our stockholders.

Background of Officers and Directors

Since January 28, 2004, Robert Baker has been our president, chief executive officer, treasurer, chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors. From June 2002 to October 2003, Mr. Baker was the president, chief executive officer, treasurer, chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors of TexEn Oil & Gas, Inc. From November 1, 1998 to June 4, 2002, Mr. Baker was a registered representative with Canaccord Capital Corporation, a Canadian broker/dealer. Mr. Baker will devote 10% of his time to our operation.

 

 

 

 

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Since January 28, 2004, Courtlandt Fraser has been our secretary and member of the board of directors. Since January 1999, Mr. Fraser has been the project accountant for EWOS Canada Ltd., a fish and feed manufacturer located in Surrey, British Columbia. From February 1998 to May 2000, Mr. Fraser was the chief executive officer and owner of Summit Care Corporation, a Nevada corporation which owned and operated a Los Angeles, California mortuary and owned and operated a call service in Los Angeles and the surrounding area. From July 1999 to February 2001, Mr. Fraser was a member of the board of directors of Consolidated AGX Resources Corporation located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Consolidated Resources was engaged in the business of active mining coproation with properties located in Brazil. From July 1996 to December 1998, Mr. Fraser was the president and owner of Jencor Enterprises Inc. a market research and industry analysis corporation located in Surrey British Columbia that prepared business plans and proposals

Conflicts of Interest

At the present time, we do not foresee a direct conflict of interest because we do not intend to acquire any additional properties. The only conflict that we foresee is Mr. Baker's devotion of time to projects that do not involve us. In the event that Mr. Baker ceases devoting time to our operations, he has agreed to resign as an officer and director.


EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth the compensation paid by us from inception on January 24, 2004 through January 31, 2004, for our officers and directors. This information includes the dollar value of base salaries, bonus awards and number of stock options granted, and certain other compensation, if any.

Summary Compensation Table

 

Long-Term Compensation

 

Annual Compensation

Awards

Payouts

 

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)





Names Executive
Officer and
Principal Position







Year
Ended







Salary
(US$)







Bonus
(US$)


 

Other
Annual
Compen-
sation
(US$)


 

Under
Options/
SARs
Granted
(#)



Securities
Restricted
Shares or
Restricted
Share
Units (US$)






LTIP
Payouts
(US$)


 

Other
Annual
Compen-
sation
(US$)


                 

Robert M. Baker
President

2004
2003
2002

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

                 

Courtlandt Fraser
Secretary

2004
2003
2002

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

 

 

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We have not paid any salaries in 2004, and we do not anticipate paying any salaries at any time in 2004.We will not begin paying salaries until we have adequate funds to do so.

There are no other stock option plans, retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the benefit of our officers and directors other than as described herein.

Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards

We not have any long-term incentive plans that provide compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance.

Compensation of Directors

Our directors do not receive any compensation for serving as members of the board of directors.

As of the date hereof, we have not entered into employment contracts with any of our officers and do not intend to enter into any employment contracts until such time as it profitable to do so.

Indemnification

Under our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the corporation, we may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a law suit, because of his position, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interest. We may advance expenses incurred in defending a proceeding. To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in a proceeding as to which he is to be indemnified, we must indemnify him against all expenses incurred, including attorney's fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada.

Regarding indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which may be permitted to directors or officers under Nevada law, we are informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.


PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the total number of shares owned beneficially by each of our directors, officers and key employees, individually and as a group, and the present owners of 5% or more of our total outstanding shares. The table also reflects what their ownership will be assuming completion of the sale of all shares in this offering. The stockholder listed below has direct ownership of his shares and possesses sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares.

 

 

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The stockholder listed below has direct ownership of his shares and possesses sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares.





Name and Address
Beneficial Ownership [1]


 

 

 




Number of
Shares
Before the
Offering


Number of
Shares After
Offering
Assuming all
of the Shares
are Sold


Percentage of
Ownership After
the Offering
Assuming all of
the Shares are
Sold


Robert Baker [2]
885 Pyrford Road
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada

 

2,500,000

2,500,000

35.71%


All Officers and Directors
as a Group (1 person)

 


2,500,000


2,500,000


35.71%


Katherine MacDonald [3]
701 - 2190 Bellevue Avenue
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V7T 2X8

 


2,500,000


2,500,000


35.71%

[1]   The persons named above may be deemed to be a "parent" and "promoter" of our company, within the meaning of such terms under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by virtue of his/its direct and indirect stock holdings. Mr. Baker is the only "promoter" of our company.

[2]   Mr. Baker holds title to his common stock in the name of Woodburn Holdings Ltd., a British Columbia corporation, which he owns and controls.

[3]   Ms. MacDonald holds title to his common stock in the name of Dimac Capital Corporation, a British Columbia corporation which she owns and controls.

Future Sales by Existing Stockholders

A total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock were issued to Woodburn Holdings Ltd. a corporation owned and controlled by our president Robert M. Baker and to Dima Capital Corporation, a corporation owned and controlled by Katherine MacDonald, all of which are restricted securities, as defined in Rule 144 of the Rules and Regulations of the SEC promulgated under the Securities Act. Under Rule 144, the shares can be publicly sold, subject to volume restrictions and restrictions on the manner of sale, commencing one year after their acquisition.

Shares purchased in this offering, which will be immediately resalable, and sales of all of our other shares after applicable restrictions expire, could have a depressive effect on the market price, if any, of our common stock and the shares we are offering.

 

 

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Our current shareholders will likely sell a portion of their stock if the market price goes above $0.10. If they do sell their stock into the market, the sales may cause the market price of the stock to drop.

Because our president and one shareholder will control us after the offering, regardless of the number of shares sold, your ability to cause a change in the course of our operations is eliminated. As such, the value attributable to the right to vote is gone. This could result in a reduction in value to the shares you own because of the ineffective voting power.


DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Common Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share. The holders of our common stock:

 

*

have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available if and when declared by our board of directors;

 

*

are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;

 

*

do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights; and

 

*

are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which stockholders may vote.

All shares of common stock now outstanding are fully paid for and non-assessable and all shares of common stock which are the subject of this offering, when issued, will be fully paid for and non-assessable. We refer you to our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and the applicable statutes of the State of Nevada for a more complete description of the rights and liabilities of holders of our securities.

Non-cumulative Voting

Holders of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, if they so choose, and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our directors. After this offering is completed, present stockholders will own approximately 71.42% of our outstanding shares.

 

 

 

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Cash Dividends

As of the date of this prospectus, we have not paid any cash dividends to stockholders. The declaration of any future cash dividend will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our earnings, if any, our capital requirements and financial position, our general economic conditions, and other pertinent conditions. It is our present intention not to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in our business operations.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

There are no Nevada anti-takeover provisions that may have the affect of delaying or preventing a change in control. 78.378 through 78.3793 of the Nevada Revised Statutes relates to control share acquisitions that may delay to make more difficult acquisitions or changes in our control, however, they only apply when we have 200 or more stockholders of record, at least 100 of whom have addresses in the state of Nevada appearing on our stock ledger and we do business in this state directly or through an affiliated corporation. Neither of the foregoing events seems likely will occur. Currently, we have no Nevada shareholders and since this offering will not be made in the state of Nevada, no shares will be sold to Nevada residents. Further, we do not do business in Nevada directly or through an affiliate corporation and we do not intend to do business in the state of Nevada in the future. Accordingly, there are no anti-takeover provisions that have the affect of delaying or preventing a change in our control.

Reports

After we complete this offering, we will not be required to furnish you with an annual report. Further, we will not voluntarily send you an annual report. We will be required to file reports with the SEC under section 15(d) of the Securities Act. The reports will be filed electronically. The reports we will be required to file are Forms 10-KSB, 10-QSB, and 8-K. You may read copies of any materials we file with the SEC at the SECs Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that will contain copies of the reports we file electronically. The address for the Internet site is www.sec.gov.

Stock Transfer Agent

Our stock transfer agent for our securities is Pacific Stock Transfer Company, 500 East Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 and its telephone number is (702) 361-3033.


CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

In January 2004, we issued a total of 2,500,000 shares of restricted common stock to Woodburn Holdings, Ltd., a corporation owned and controlled by Robert M. Baker, an officer and director of the Company, in consideration of $25, and 2,500,000 shares of restricted common stock to Dimac Capital Corporation, a corporation owned and controlled by Katherine MacDonald in consideration of $25. This was accounted for as a purchase of common stock.

 

 

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LITIGATION

We are not a party to any pending litigation and none is contemplated or threatened.


EXPERTS

Our financial statements for the period from inception to January 31, 2004, included in this prospectus have been audited by Morgan & Company, Chartered Accountants, 700 West Georgia Street, Suite 1488, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 3S7, as set forth in their report included in this prospectus. Their report is given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.


LEGAL MATTERS

Conrad C. Lysiak, Attorney at Law, 601 West First Avenue, Suite 503, Spokane, Washington 99201, telephone (509) 624-1475 has acted as our legal counsel.


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our fiscal year end is January 31. We will provide audited financial statements to our stockholders on an annual basis; the statements will be prepared by an Independent Certified Public Accountant.

Our financial statements immediately follow:

Audit Financial Statements for the period ended January 31, 2004:

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

F-1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Balance Sheet
Statement of Operations
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
Statement of Cash Flows

F-2
F-3
F-4
F-5

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

F-6

 

 

 

 

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AUDITORS' REPORT

 

To the Director
Sterling Gold Corp.
(An exploration stage company)

We have audited the balance sheet of Sterling Gold Corp. (an exploration stage company) as at January 31, 2004 and the statements of loss and deficit accumulated during the exploration stage, cash flows, and stockholders' equity for the period from January 26, 2004 (date of inception) to January 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with United States generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at January 31, 2004 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the period from January 26, 2004 (date of inception) to January 31, 2004, in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in to Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company incurred a net loss of $14,425 since inception, has not attained profitable operations and is dependent upon obtaining adequate financing to fulfil its exploration activities. These factors raise substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also discussed in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Vancouver, Canada

/s/ Moran & Company

February 5, 2004

Chartered Accountants

 

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STERLING GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEET

JANUARY 31, 2004
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 


     

ASSETS


$


-


     

LIABILITIES

   
     

Current

   
 

Due to shareholders (Note 4)

$


14,425


     

SHAREHOLDER'S DEFICIENCY

   
     

Share Capital

   
       
 

Authorized:

   
 

100,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.00001 per share

   
       
 

Issued:

 

50

 

5,000,000 common shares

   
       
 

Share subscriptions receivable

 

(50)

     

Deficit Accumulated During The Exploration Stage



(14,425)


 

(14,425)


     


$


-


 

 

 

 

F-2

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STERLING GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

STATEMENT OF LOSS AND DEFICIT

PERIOD FROM INCEPTION, JANUARY 26, 2004, TO JANUARY 31, 2004
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 


     

Expenses

   
 

Professional fees

$

7,500

 

Mineral claim payment

 

6,800

 

Office and sundry



125


     

Net Loss For The Period

 

14,425

     

Deficit Accumulated During Exploration Stage, Beginning Of Period



-


     

Deficit Accumulated During The Exploration Stage, End Of Period


$


14,425


     
     

Basic And Diluted Loss Per Share


$


0.01


     
     

Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding




3,333,333


 

 

 

 

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STERLING GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

PERIOD FROM INCEPTION, JANUARY 26, 2004, TO JANUARY 31, 2004
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 


     

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

   
 

Net loss for the period

$


(14,425)


     

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

   
 

Issue of share capital

 

50

 

Due to shareholders

 

14,425

 

Share subscriptions receivable



(50)


 

14,425


     

Increase In Cash

 

-

     

Cash, Beginning Of Period



-


     

Cash, End Of Period


$


-


 

 

 

 

F-4

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STERLING GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

JANUARY 31, 2004
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

COMMON STOCK



DEFICIT

 
 

NUMBER

   

ACCUMULATED

 
 

OF

 

SHARE

DURING THE

 
 

COMMON

PAR

SUBSCRIPTIONS

EXPLORATION

 
 

SHARES


VALUE


RECEIVABLE


STAGE


TOTAL


                 

Shares issued for cash at

                 
 

$0.00001

5,000,000

$

50

$

(50)

$

-

$

-

Net loss for the period

-




-




-




(14,425)




(14,425)


                   

Balance, January 31, 2004


5,000,000


$


50


$


(50)


$


(14,425)


$


(14,425)


 

 

 

 

 

 

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STERLING GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31, 2004
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

  1. OPERATIONS

    Organization

    The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada, U.S.A., on January 26, 2004.

    Exploration Stage Activities

    The Company has been in the exploration stage since its formation and has not yet realized any revenues from its planned operations. It is primarily engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mining claims. Upon location of a commercial minable reserve, the Company expects to actively prepare the site for its extraction and enter a development stage.

    Going Concern

    The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.

    As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred a net loss of $14,425 for the period from January 26, 2004 (inception) to January 31, 2004, and has no sales. The future of the Company is dependent upon its ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations from the development of its mineral claims. Management has plans to seek additional capital through a private placement and public offering of its common stock. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence.

  2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements for a period necessarily involves the use of estimates which have been made using careful judgement.

    The financial statements have, in management's opinion, been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below:

    a)       Year End

    The Company's year end is November 30th.

 

 

F-6

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STERLING GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31, 2004
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

  1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

    b)       Mineral Claim Payments and Exploration Costs

    The Company expenses all costs related to the acquisition, maintenance and exploration of mineral claims in which it has secured exploration rights prior to establishment of proven and probable reserves. To date, the Company has not established the commercial feasibility of its exploration prospects, therefore, all costs are being expensed.

    c)       Use of Estimates

    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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 for the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

    d)       Foreign Currency Translation

    The Company's functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Transactions in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars as follows:

    i)     monetary items at the rate prevailing at the balance sheet date;
    ii)    non-monetary items at the historical exchange rate;
    iii)   revenue and expense at the average rate in effect during the applicable accounting period.

    e)       Income Taxes

    The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 - "Accounting for Income taxes" (SFAS 109). This standard requires the use of an asset and liability approach for financial accounting, and reporting on income taxes. If it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized.

 

 

F-7

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STERLING GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31, 2004
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

  1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

    f)       Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

    In accordance with SFAS No. 128 - "Earnings Per Share", the basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted loss per common share is computed similar to basic loss per common share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. At January 31, 2004, the Company has no stock equivalents that were anti-dilutive and excluded in the earnings per share computation.

  2. MINERAL CLAIM INTEREST

    On November 18, 2003, the Company acquired, by staking, a 100% interest in one mineral claim located in British Columbia, Canada for cash consideration of $6,800. Since the Company has not established the commercial feasibility of the mineral claim, the staking costs have been expensed.

  3. DUE TO SHAREHOLDERS

    The amount due to shareholders is unsecured and interest free with no specific terms of repayment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

F-8

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PART II.   INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 24.   INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

The only statute, charter provision, bylaw, contract, or other arrangement under which any controlling person, director or officer of the registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner

against any liability which he may incur in his capacity as such, is as follows:

  1. Article XII of the Articles of Incorporation of the company, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement.

  2. Article IX of the Bylaws of the company, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement.

  3. Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 78.

The general effect of the foregoing is to indemnify a control person, officer or director from liability, thereby making the company responsible for any expenses or damages incurred by such control person, officer or director in any action brought against them based on their conduct in such capacity, provided they did not engage in fraud or criminal activity.


ITEM 25.   OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

The estimated expenses of the offering (assuming all shares are sold), all of which are to be paid by the registrant, are as follows:

SEC Registration Fee

$

100

Printing Expenses

 

200

Accounting Fees and Expenses

 

4,000

Legal Fees and Expenses

 

25,000

Blue Sky Fees/Expenses

 

500

Transfer Agent Fees




200


TOTAL


$


30,000


 

 

 

 

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ITEM 26.   RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.

During the past three years, the Registrant has sold the following securities which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Name and Address


Date


Shares


Consideration


Woodburn Holdings Ltd.
885 Pyrford Road
West Vancouver, BC
Canada V7S 2A2

1/28/04

2,500,000

$25 in cash

 

 

 

 

Dimac Capital Corporation
701 - 2190 Bellevue Avenue
West Vancouver, BC
Canada V7T 2X8

1/28/04

2,500,000

$25 in cash

We issued the foregoing restricted shares of common stock to Woodburn Holdings Ltd., a British Columbia corporation owned and controlled by Robert M. Baker, our president and principal executive officer, and Dimac Capital Corp., a British Columbia corporation owned and controlled by Katherine MacDonald pursuant to section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Woodburn Holdings Ldt. and Dimac Capital Corp. are sophisticated investors and where in possession of all material information relating to the company. Further, no commissions were paid to anyone in connection with the sale of the shares and general solicitation was made to anyone.


ITEM 27.   EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement, pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation K. All exhibits have been previously filed unless otherwise noted.

Exhibit No.


Document Description



3.1


Articles of Incorporation.

3.2

Bylaws.

4.1

Specimen Stock Certificate.

5.1

Opinion of Conrad C. Lysiak, Esq. regarding the legality of the Securities being registered.

10.1

K-2 Mining Claim.

10.2

Bill of Sale.

23.1

Consent of Morgan & Company, Chartered Accountants.

23.2

Consent of Conrad C. Lysiak, Esq.

99.1

Subscription Agreement.

 

 

 

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ITEM 28.   UNDERTAKINGS.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

  1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

    a.   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of1933;

    b.   To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;

    c.   To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any change to such information in the registration statement.

  2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

  3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing of this Form SB-2 Registration Statement and has duly caused to the Form SB-2 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on this 20th day of February, 2004.

 

STERLING GOLD CORP.

 

BY:


/s/ R. M. Baker

   

Robert Baker, President, Principal Executive Officer, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert Baker, as true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for his and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendment (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to make any and all state securities law or blue sky filings, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying the confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form SB-2 Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature


Title


Date


/s/ R. M. Baker
Robert Baker

President, Principal Executive Officer, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors

February 20, 2004

/s/ Court Fraser
Courtlandt Fraser

Secretary and member of the Board of Directors

February 20, 2004

 

 

 

 

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