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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.20549
 
 
FORM-20F
 
[   ] Registration Statement Pursuant To Section 12 (B) Or (G) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
or
X ] Annual Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(D) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For the Fiscal Year ended 30 JUNE 2014
or
[   ] Transition Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15 (D) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
Commission file number 0-17863
or
[   ] Shell Company Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(D) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
 
CONTINENTALENERGYCORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
British Columbia, Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
900-885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3H1
(Address of registered office)
 
Robert Rudman, CA, Chief Financial Officer, phone 561-779-9202, rrudman@continentalenergy.com,
2311 Tradition Way, Unit 201, Naples, Florida, U.S.A., 34105
( Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Not Applicable
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Shares, Without Par Value
 
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: Not Applicable
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Registrant's classes of capital or common shares as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: There were 123,615,381 common shares, without par value, issued and outstanding as of 6/30/14.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
[   ] YES  [ X ] NO
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
[X] YES [   ] NO
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[X] YES [   ] NO
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the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
[   ] YES [X] NO
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X] YES [   ] NO
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: (Check one):
[   ] U.S. GAAP [X] IFRS by IASB  [   ] Other 
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[   ] YES [X] NO
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[   ] YES [X] NO
 
Report Date: 31 October 2014

 

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  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  FORM-20F - ANNUAL REPORT
ITEM HEADING PAGE
  PART-I
ITEM 1 - IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS 3
ITEM 2 - OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE 3
ITEM 3 - KEY INFORMATION 3
ITEM 4 - INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY 8
ITEM 5 - OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS 14
ITEM 6 - DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES AND THEIR COMPENSATION 17
ITEM 7 - MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 23
ITEM 8 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 25
ITEM 9 - THE OFFER AND LISTING 27
ITEM 10 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 28
ITEM 11 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 31
ITEM 12 - DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES 31
  PART-II
ITEM 13 - DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES 32
ITEM 14 - MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS 32
ITEM 15 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 32
ITEM 16 - [RESERVED] 33
  PART-III
ITEM 17 -[SEE ITEM-18] 34
ITEM 18 -FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 34
ITEM 19 -EXHIBITS 34
 
 
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PART-I

This United States Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Form-20F is made as an "Annual Report" pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Further, the following defined terms are used throughout this Annual Report.

This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934.These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors" that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

ITEM-1 : IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-1 is not applicable.

ITEM-2 : OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-2 is not applicable.

ITEM-3 : KEY INFORMATION

A. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

The financial data for Fiscal Years ended 6/30/12, 6/30/13, and 6/30/14 as shown in the following table is derived from our audited financial statements as indicated in the independent auditor’s report included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The data for the Fiscal Years ended 6/30/10 and 6/30/11 are derived from the Company's audited financial statements, not included herein, but filed with previous Form-20FAnnual Reports and incorporated herein by this reference.

The financial data shown in the following table is derived from the financial statements of the Company, which for Fiscal Years ending 6/30/11 and earlier, has been prepared in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the application of which, in the case of the Company, conforms in all material respects for the periods presented with US GAAP, except as disclosed in footnotes to the financial statements.

Commencing from 7/01/11 and for the Fiscal Years ended 6/30/12, 6/30/13, and 6/30/14, the Company's financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards {"IFRS") instead of GAAP. The first annual IFRS consolidated financial statements were prepared for the Fiscal Year ended 6/30/12 with restated comparatives for the previous Fiscal Year ended 6/30/11.

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The Company has not calculated and is not reporting any ratio of earning to fixed charges, to combined fixed charges or to any dividends and has not calculated and reported any other ratios, other than earnings per share as set forth above, in this Annual Report; and hence no basis for such calculation is included.

The selected financial data set forth in the following table should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and other financial information included elsewhere in the Annual Report.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA FOR LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
  For Last 5 Fiscal Years Ended
In US$ 000's, except for shares data *6/30/14 *6/30/13 *6/30/12 **6/30/11 6/30/10
Revenue - - - - -
Net Income (Loss) (939) (700) (1,847) (1,894) (1,275)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Basic (0.01) (0.01) (0.02) (0.03) (0.02)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Diluted (0.01) (0.01) (0.02) (0.03) (0.02)
Dividends per Share - - - - -
Weighted Average Number of Shares (000’s) 123,488 101,947 81,086 72,390 70,045
Working Capital (694) (745) (278) (822) (185)
Oil and Gas Properties - - 0.001 0.001 0.001
Long Term Debt - - - - -
Shareholders Equity (deficiency) 483 179 (149) (803) (166)
Total Assets 845 897 298 44 119
 
US GAAP Shareholders' Equity (deficiency) n/a* n/a* n/a* n/a** (166)
US GAAP Net Income (Loss) n/a* n/a* n/a* n/a** (1,275)
US GAAP Net (Loss) per Share Basic n/a* n/a* n/a* n/a** (0.02)
US GAAP Net (Loss) per Share Diluted n/a* n/a* n/a* n/a** (0.02)
US GAAP Weighted Avg No. of Shares (000's) n/a* n/a* n/a* n/a** 70,045
Notes:      * Stated in accordance with IFRS.
  **Restated in accordance with IFRS on 7/01/12.

Foreign Currency Exchange - The Company's financial statements are stated in US Dollars ("$" or "US$"). The Company transacts most of its business in US Dollars but has some expenditures and deposits denominated in six other currencies: Canadian Dollars (“CDN”), Indonesian Rupiah (“IDR”"), Tanzanian Shillings ("TZS"), Singapore Dollars (“SGD”), Malaysian Ringgit ("MYR"), and Norwegian Krone ("NOK"). The following table sets forth the rate of exchange for these currencies upon the last trading day at the end of the 5 most recently completed Fiscal Years and at the most recently completed calendar month preceding the Report Date.

FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES
Equal to One US Dollar
 
  CDN IDR TZS SGD MYR NOK
Month Ended 9/30/14 1.1207 12,185 1,675 1.2755 3.2805 6.4289
Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/14 1.0672 11,859 1,656 1.2466 3.0298 6.1331
Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/13 1.0487 9,901 1,627 1.2708 3.1829 6.0718
Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/12 1.0166 9,385 1,566 1.2654 3.1717 5.9582
Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/11 1.0370 8,570 1,612 1.2276 3.0789 5.3886
Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/10 1.0504 9,063 1,473 1.3984 3.4234 6.5142

 

B. CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-3.B is not applicable.

C. REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-3.C is not applicable.

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D. RISK FACTORS.

Much of the information contained in this Annual Report includes or is based on estimates, projections or other “forward looking” statements. Such forward looking statements include any projections or estimates made by our Company and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.

Such estimates, projections or other forward looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other forward looking statements.

Our business prospects as an emerging international energy producer, our ongoing operations at a particular project, or our overall financial condition could be harmed due to any of the following risks:

a)      Competitive Risk - Competition among international energy producing companies for quality international oil, gas, and electricity production properties; for reliable joint venture partners; and for limited amounts of new development capital is intense.
   
b)      Political Risk - The Company's business activities and investments are all located out of its home jurisdiction of Canada and are subject to the political risks of foreign investment. These include potential changes in laws affecting foreign ownership, contract and area tenure, government participation, taxation, royalties, duties, rates of exchange and exchange controls. Any new government policies adverse to the Company could include a change in crude oil pricing policy, expropriation, nationalization, renegotiation or nullification of existing concessions and contracts, taxation policies, foreign exchange and repatriation restrictions, international monetary fluctuations and currency controls. Direct and indirect effects of the decline in value of the local currency have included high levels of domestic inflation, reductions in employment, high interest rates, unavailability of traditional sources of financing, and an overall contraction in production and income levels. These conditions have affected and may continue to affect the operating environment in a particular country, as well as the cost and availability of financing for natural resources development efforts. The normal economic conditions in any country may sustain shocks that exacerbate adverse economic conditions and such shocks could originate from various sources, including social unrest, terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, secessionist provinces, lack of government effectiveness due to political uncertainty, or policy initiatives adverse to foreign investment.
   
c)      Minority Shareholding Risks - The Company from time to time holds only a minority or similar non-controlling shareholding interest in a partially owned subsidiary company which in turn owns and operates a particular project, property, business, and/or investment. In such cases the Company may exert no direct management control and have only very limited influence on decisions which may impact the performance of such partially owned subsidiary. This lack of direct management control could have a detrimental effect upon the value of the Company’s interests.
   
d)      JV Operator Risk - It is customary in the international oil and gas exploration and production business to share geological and engineering risks through partnerships with other oil companies through a Joint Venture ("JV") arrangement under a joint operating agreements. One member of the JV group, usually the one with the largest interest, is the designated "Operator" for the JV and conducts all management of operations on the property or project on behalf of the group. The Company's degree of influence and control over the Operator and the JV is directly proportional to the amount of participating interest held by the Company in proportion to that held by other interest holders. Annual budgets and major expenditures are authorized by the JV group members voting according to their respective percentage holding of the JV. In any case where the Company holds less than a voting control interest in the JV, the Company is at risk of being forced into contributing its shares of costs on activities it does not want to pursue or giving up some portion of its interest in the entire JV if it elects not to pay its share or fails to pay its share, as may be provided for under the terms of the joint operating agreement.
   
e)      JV Partner Risk - Any number of risks beyond the control of the Company could have a detrimental effect on the Company's JV partners, including the JV Operator and cause them to be unable to fund their own share of JV costs or meet their share of JV commitments. In such case there is a high degree of risk that the Company would not be able to take up and pay a failed partner's share of JV costs and the Company's own JV interest may thereby be detrimentally affected.
   
f)      Geological Risk - From time to time the Company participates in exploration for new oil and gas accumulations or it evaluates the availability of sufficient water, wind, or geothermal resources to justify a possible alternative energy development. Each of these activities involves a high degree of geological risk. There is no assurance that expenditures to be made by the Company in the search for such resources will result in any discoveries of sufficient resources of a quantity to justify or sustain a commercial development.
   
g)      Transport Risk - The marketability of any oil, gas, or electrical power which the Company may produce may be affected by numerous factors beyond the control of the Company. These factors may determine whether a new project is commercially viable at all, and include the proximity and capacity of existing pipelines, storage capacity, power transmission lines, and the locations of principal off-takers or markets.
   
h)      Operating Risks - Oil, gas, and electricity production operations involve risks normally incident to such heavy industrial activities, including fires, spills, equipment failure, accidents, and well blowouts. Any of these hazards could result in damage to, or destruction of,our facilities or properties. Such hazards could also injure persons or adversely affect the environment. Dealing with such damage could greatly increase the cost of operations and detrimentally effect our financial condition.
   
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i)      Environmental Risks - Environmental standards imposed by federal, state, or local authorities of the countries in which we conduct our business activities may be changed and such changes may have material adverse effects on our activities. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, thus causing an adverse effect on us. Additionally, we may be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damages which we may elect not to insure against due to prohibitive premium costs and other reasons. We may become subject to liability for pollution or hazards against which we cannot adequately insure or which we may elect not to insure. Incurring any such liability may have a material adverse effect on our financial position and operations.
   
j)      Health and Safety Risks - Many of our business activities are subject to health and safety standards imposed by federal, state, or local authorities of the countries in which we conduct our business activities. We may become subject to claims for liability for injuries or deaths to our workers or others against which we cannot adequately insure or which we may elect not to insure. Incurring any such liability may have a material adverse effect on our financial position and operations.
   
k)      Title Risk - We have or may acquire leases, rights or other property associated with our projects, but the property may be subject to prior unregistered agreements, or transfers which have not been recorded or detected through our due diligence searches. We believe our interests are valid, but this is no guarantee against possible claims. If title to property associated with our projects is challenged, we may have to expend funds defending any such claims and our ownership interest therein may be detrimentally effected if we lose.
   
l)      Price Volatility Risks - During the past few years world oil and gas prices have undergone an unprecedented rise followed closely by a precipitous decline. Skyrocketing demand in emerging markets has driven electricity prices to record highs in many localities. This price volatility has substantial impact upon the international oil and gas and energy business and the Company's business in particular. The nature of the impact and its future effect upon the Company is almost impossible to determine with any degree of confidence. Continued volatility of oil, gas, and electricity prices adds substantial risk to the Company's efforts to plan, budget, or forecast its business activities. Price volatility may contribute to an inability of the Company to repay any debt or pay any obligations on its projects which could have serious and material adverse consequences on the Company.
   
m)      Currency/Exchange Rate Risk - Many of the financial obligations and commitments the Company from time to time undertakes in its international energy business are denominated in US Dollars. A substantial amount of the Company's business transactions are and may be denominated in other currencies. Fluctuations in these currencies may have a substantial effect on the Company’s financial statements due to related gains or losses due to exchange rate changes. The Company does not hedge and engage in other strategies to protect itself from adverse fluctuations in the respective exchange rate. Significant variations in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to meet its obligations.
        
n)      Financing Risks - The Company is not generating income or revenue, has generated losses to date and does not presently have sufficient financial resources to undertake by itself all of its planned acquisitions. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern depends upon its ability to obtain new financing. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such financing on acceptable terms, or at all. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to extend or defer its contractual work commitments in the event sufficient funds are not available. It is possible that prolonged inability of the Company to fund its commitments could result in a loss of some or all of its interest. Management is pursuing all available options to raise working capital and funds for its various projects. There can be no assurance that the management will be successful.
       
o)      Liquidity Risk - The future development of the properties of the Company and acquisition of new properties shall depend upon the ability of the Company to finance through the joint venturing of projects, debt financing, equity financing or other means. The Company intends to raise required additional funds by selling equity or debt securities, until it develops or acquires cash flow from operations. While the Company has been successful in raising the necessary funds in the past, there can be no assurance it can continue to do so. If such funds cannot be secured, the Company will be forced to curtail its exploration/development efforts to a level for which funding can be secured. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining such financing. This situation could be exacerbated by acts of international terrorism or unforeseen political disturbances. Material increases or decreases in the Company's liquidity are substantially determined by the success or failure of its exploration programs or the acquisition of new properties and projects.
   
p)      Stock Market Volatility - The effect of volatile oil and gas prices as described above has had a huge effect upon the world stock markets and most companies, including the Company have seen a severe reduction in their market capitalization. Lower stock prices and loss of investor confidence reduce the Company's ability to raise equity capital on the stock markets.
    
     
   
q)      Risk of Future Changes in Regulatory Environment - Regardless of their location, our properties and our operations thereon are governed by laws and regulations relating to the development, production, marketing, pricing, transportation and storage of crude oil, taxation and environmental and safety matters. Changes to regulations or compliance with regulations may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated causing an adverse effect on our Company. Further, exploration and production activities are subject to certain environmental regulations which may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of our operations.
 
r)      Risks relating to our Common Stock - Shareholders' interests in our Company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share if we issue additional shares or raise funds through the sale of equity securities. In the event that we are required to issue additional shares, enter into private placements to raise financing through the sale of equity securities or acquire additional oil and gas property interests in the future from the issuance of shares of our common stock to acquire such interests, the interests of existing shareholders in our Company will be diluted and existing shareholders may suffer dilution in their net book value per share depending on the price at which such securities are sold. If we do issue additional shares, it will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all existing shareholders.
   
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s)      Risk of Concentration of Shareholder Control - Principal shareholders, senior management and Directors have significant influence regarding share ownership. This concentration could lead to conflicts of interest and difficulties for non-insider investors effecting corporate changes, and could adversely affect our Company's share price. As of the Report Date, our senior management, Directors and greater than five percent shareholders (and their affiliates), acting together, held approximately 47 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of our Company and have the ability to influence all matters submitted to our Company's shareholders for approval (including the election and removal of Directors and any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our Company's assets) and to control our Company's management and affairs (see "Share Ownership" below in this Annual Report).Accordingly, this concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company, impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving our Company or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our Company, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our shares. Employee, Director and consultant stock options and warrants could lead to greater concentration of share ownership among insiders and could lead to dilution of share ownership which could lead to depressed share prices.
   
t)      Stock Option Risk - Because the success of our Company is highly dependent upon our respective employees, our Company has granted to certain employees, Directors and consultants stock options to purchase shares of our common stock as non-cash incentives (see "Share Ownership" below in this Annual Report).To the extent that significant numbers of such stock options may be granted and exercised, the interests of the other shareholders of our Company may be diluted causing possible loss of investment value.
   
u)      No Dividend Distribution - We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common shares and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future. Our Board of Directors may never declare cash dividends, which action is exclusively within our discretion. Shareholders cannot expect to receive a dividend on our common stock in the foreseeable future, if at all.
   
v)      Penny Stock Rules - Trading of our common stock may be restricted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s "Penny Stock" rules which may limit a shareholder's ability to buy and sell our shares. The SEC has adopted rules which generally define "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than US$5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors”. The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of US$5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of US$1,000,000 or annual income exceeding US$200,000 or US$300,000 jointly with their spouse.
      
      The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer'sconfirmation.
   
      In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer mustmake a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the share that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to tradeour securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common shares.
   
w)      Limitations to Buy or Sell Shares - The National Association of Securities Dealer (NASD) has adopted sales practice requirements which may limit a shareholder's ability to buy and sell our shares. In addition to the "penny stock" rules described above, the NASD has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the NASD believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The NASD requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common shares, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
   
x)      Indemnity of Officers and Directors - Our articles contain provisions that state, subject to applicable law, we must indemnify every Director or officer of our Company, subject to the limitations of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), against all losses or liabilities that our Company's Directors or Officers may sustain or incur in the execution of their duties. Our articles further state that no Director or officer will be liable for any loss, damage or misfortune that may happen to, or be incurred by our Company in the execution of his duties if he acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of our Company. Such limitations on liability may reduce the likelihood of litigation against our Company's Officers and Directors and may discourage or deter our shareholders from suing our Company's Officers and Directors based upon breaches of their duties to our Company, though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit our Company and our shareholders.
   
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y)      Management and Employee Risks - Key management employees may fail to properly carry out their duties or may leave, which could negatively impact our corporate operations and/or our share price. Our Company’s financial condition and the success of our oil and gas operations is dependent on our ability to hire and retain highly skilled and qualified personnel. We face competition for qualified personnel from numerous industry sources, and we may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms. The loss of service of any of our key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our operations and/or financial condition, which may negatively impact our share price. We do not have key-man insurance on any of our employees.
   
z)      Key Management Risk - The Company depends entirely upon its management to identify, acquire, finance and operate a portfolio of oil and gas exploration properties through which the Company can grow and achieve oil production and a steady income. The Company's management is comprised of a small number of key employees with technical skills and expertise in the business, the loss of any one of whom could harm the Company. The Company does not currently maintain "key-man" insurance for any of its employees.
   
aa)      Director’s Conflicts of Interest - Because we have not adopted a formal conflicts of interest policy, the occurrence of one or more conflicts could have a negative impact on our ability to raise capital and/or our share price. Some of our Directors and Officers serve or may serve as Directors or Officers of other oil and gas or mineral exploration companies or have interests in other oil and gas or mineral exploration companies or ventures. To the extent that our Company has dealings with such companies or ventures, certain of our Directors and Officers may have a conflict of interest in negotiating and concluding terms respecting the extent of such dealings. Pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), our Directors and senior Officers must disclose material interests in any contract or transaction (or proposed contract or transaction) material to our Company. However, our lack of a formal conflicts of interest policy may make it difficult for our Company to raise additional capital because institutional investors may be unable to invest in our Company. Furthermore, we may be unable to list our shares on an exchange if such exchange requires that we have a formal conflicts of interest policy, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares and may have an adverse effect on the value of your investment in our Company or the market for our shares.

ITEM-4 : INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

A.      HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY.

Name and Incorporation - The Company was incorporated in British Columbia, Canada, on May 29, 1984 under the name "Intl. Focus Res. Inc.” On January 3, 1996 the name was changed to "Continental Copper Corporation”. On October 23, 1997 the name was changed to "Continental Energy Corporation".

Domicile - The Company’s home country is Canada, its place of incorporation. The Company has no assets, no property, no employees, no Director, and no management located or residing in Canada. Other than legal, audit, and accounting services contracted in Canada to meet statutory requirements, the Company conducts all of its business outside Canada.

Share Capital - All references herein to common shares refer to the Company's authorized share capital of "Common Shares" without Par Value unless otherwise indicated. All references herein to preferred shares refer to the Company's authorized share capital of "Preferred Shares" without Par Value unless otherwise indicated. The Preferred Shares are not listed or registered for trading on any exchange or trading system. The only share trading market for the Common Shares is the OTCQB under the symbol "CPPXF".

Principal Executive Office - The Company's principal executive and operational management office is located at Jl. Kenanga 62, Cilandak, Jakarta, 12560, Indonesia; the contact person is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Richard L. McAdoo, the telephone number is +6221-7883-2942 and the facsimile number is +6221-780-4344. The office is rented and consists of approximately 400 square meters floor space. The Company began occupying this facility in October 2006 and considers the facility adequate for current needs.

Representative Office - The Company utilizes a representative office at 2311 Tradition Way, Unit 201, Naples, Florida, U.S.A., 34105; the telephone number is +1-561-779-9202.

Registered Records Office - The Company's registered office and records office are located, care of the Company's general legal counsel, at 900-885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3H1, Canada. The website address is www.continentalenergy.com.

MATERIAL EVENTS OCCURRING DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30/14

Reports Filed for Quarters Ended 9/30/13, 12/31/13 and 3/31/14 On 5/02/14 we filed the required interim quarterly financial reports and other disclosure in compliance with regulations of our home jurisdiction and the British Columbia Securities for the quarters ended 9/30/13 and 12/31/13, the first two quarters of our Fiscal 2014. On 5/092/14 we filed the required interim quarterly financial reports and other disclosure in compliance with regulations of our home jurisdiction and the British Columbia Securities for the quarter ended 3/31/14, the third quarter of our Fiscal 2014. These reports were filed electronically on SEDAR and included management prepared, but unaudited, interim, condensed, consolidated financial statements for the quarter plus management's discussion and analysis thereof.

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Annual Financial Report Filed for Fiscal 2013 On 4/23/14 we filed the required audited annual financial reports and other disclosure in compliance with regulations of our home jurisdiction and the British Columbia Securities for our Fiscal 2013 ended 6/30/13. These reports were filed electronically on SEDAR and included audited consolidated financial statements for the year plus management's discussion and analysis thereof. This filing also included the Company's annual reserves report for Fiscal Year 2013 in the form referred to in Canadian National Instrument 51-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities”.

Establish Joint Venture in Malaysia On 11/12/13, the Company entered into a 50/50 joint bid arrangement with an established Malaysian partner to evaluate opportunities and present carefully selected bids for new oil and gas production sharing and risk service contracts offered in Malaysia by PETRONAS, the national oil company.

Reports Filed for Quarter Ended 3/31/13 On 12/02/13, we filed the required financial reports and other disclosure incompliance with regulations of our home jurisdiction and the British Columbia Securities for the quarter ended 3/31/13, the end of the third quarter and first nine months of our Fiscal Year 2013. These reports were filed electronically on SEDAR and included management prepared but unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter plus management's discussion and analysis thereof.

Results of Bengara-II Contract Bid Reported On 12/23/13, the Company announced that its Indonesian production sharing contract (PSC) bid group was one of seven unsuccessful bidders for the Bengara-II Block pursuant to a bid submitted to Indonesian oil and gas regulator, MIGAS, on 2/14/13. The winning bid was submitted by PT Tansri Madjid Energi, an Indonesian coal mining company, and consisted of a firm work obligation of US$ 51,750,000 to be carried out during the first three PSC contract years plus a signature bonus of US$ 2,500,000. The winning work commitment includes the drilling of 5 exploratory wells, acquisition of 500 line kilometers of 2D seismic data, and acquisition of 200 square kilometers of 3D seismic data.

Norwegian Affiliate Awarded Major Contract On 1/13/14, the Company announced that its affiliate, VTT Maritime AS ("VTT"), had been awarded a contract valued at US$ 10.3 million by the Norwegian Road Authority ("NorRoad") for a portion of NorRoad's planned highway E39 improvement project. Under the contract, VTT will provide sea mapping, seismic surveying and measurement wire drilling at the site of a major subsea tunnel location.

Convertible Promissory Note On 9/10/11, the Company issued to the Encompass Fund (the “Holder”) an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal sum of $250,000 together with Interest at the annual rate of 10%, a conversion rate of $0.08 per share, and a maturity date of September 16, 2012. In addition to the issuance of the note, the Company issued a total of 1,562,500 share purchase warrants to the Holder at the closing. The warrants had a fixed two year term and an exercise price of $0.12 per share. On 11/12/12 and on 5/14/13, the Company and the Holder agreed to amend the note. On 10/4/13, it was further agreed to amend the note by extending the maturity date to 11/15/13 and on 12/12/13, the Company and the Holder agreed (1) to amend the note by extending the maturity date to 1/31/14, and (2) to reduce the exercise price of the warrants from $0.08 to $0.05. On 3/31/14, the Company and the holder of the convertible promissory note reached an agreement to extend the maturity date of the promissory note to 4/30/14 and extended the terms of the warrants to 12/31/15.

New Affiliate Acquired in Tanzania - With effect from 4/30/14, the Company acquired a 42.5% equity interest in Ruaha River Power Company Ltd.("Ruaha Power"), a renewable energy power developer based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Ruaha Power develops small to mid-sized power projects with the intent of acting as an independent power producer and distribution network operator of off-grid isolated mini-grids ("Mini-Grids"). Ruaha Power is committed to profitably developing and operating its Mini-Grids by selling electrical power directly to consumers at pre-pay meters in the vast underserved rural and small urban markets of Tanzania. Ruaha Power is currently developing a biomass, solar PV, diesel hybrid Mini-Grid at Malolo village in central Tanzania. It is also conducting a feasibility study on a 25MW development of grid-connected generation capacity at potential run-of-river hydropower sites on Tanzania's Lukosi River. The Company owns a 42.5% stake in Ruaha Power and is its single largest shareholder. A private American development company, Pan African Management and Development Company, Inc. owns 30% and two Tanzanian companies, Kastan Mining PLC and Kitonga Electric Power Company own 12.5% and 15% respectively. The Company earned its fully paid-up stake in Ruaha Power for its technical contributions to the initial geotechnical evaluation and feasibility study work on Ruaha Power's Lukosi River hydropower project performed by the Company from its Jakarta office. The Company's Chairman and CEO also serves as the Chairman and CEO of Ruaha Power.

2013 AGM Held - The Company held its 2013 annual general meeting on 5/23/14 and all resolutions brought before the meeting were approved by the shareholders.

Cease Trade Orders - As a result of the delinquent filing of the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended 6/30/13 and subsequent quarterly filings, the British Columbia Securities Commission issued a cease trade order on 12/23/13 and the Alberta Securities Commission issued a similar cease trade order on 3/26/14. These orders prohibited the trading of the Company’s securities in Canada until the Company's 2013 annual and subsequent quarterly filings were brought current and revocation orders were issued by both Commissions. On 5/02/14, the Company cured the deficiencies pertaining to the cease trade orders issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Alberta Securities Commission with its 4/23/14 and 5/02/14 filings on SEDAR of the required financial statements. On 5/05/14, the Company made application for revocation of the cease trade orders. As at Fiscal Year end 6/30/14, the revocation orders had not been received. The revocation orders were received on 7/23/14, subsequent to the end of Fiscal 2014.

New Share Issues–During Fiscal 2014, the Company issued a total of 800,000 new common shares. A private placement of 500,000 shares for total proceeds of $25,000 was completed on 7/25/13 and another of 300,000 shares for total proceeds of $15,000 on 10/21/13.

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Share Purchase Warrant Activity During Fiscal 2014, the Company issued a total of 2,550,000 warrants. Of this total, 550,000 were issued in conjunction with two private placements and the other 2,000,000 warrants were issued to two financial consultants. During this period, 2,643,000 warrants expired.

Incentive Stock Option Activity During Fiscal 2014, no incentive stock options were granted, exercised, expired, or amended.

MATERIAL EVENTS OCCURRING SINCE THE
LAST FISCAL YEAR END 6/30/14 UNTIL THE REPORT DATE

Shareholder Changes in Tanzanian Affiliate - With effect from 10/11/14, the four founding shareholders of the Company’s affiliate in Tanzania, Ruaha River Power Company Limited, (“Ruaha Power”) entered a termination agreement which terminated the original shareholders agreement dated 4/30/14. Pursuant to the termination agreement, two founding shareholders withdrew and returned their shares to Ruaha Power for cancellation. On 10/29/14 the two remaining shareholders of Ruaha Power, the Company and Pan African Management and Development Company, Inc. ("Panafra") entered into an agreement to reorganize and redistribute rights and shares of Ruaha Power. The Company issued 2,000,000 of its common shares to Panafra and increased its shareholding in Ruaha Power from 4,250,000 to 6,500,000 ordinary shares. From 10/29/14 and at the Report Date the Company owns 6,500,000 shares representing an equity interest of 65% and Panafra, a Delaware based American company, owns 3,500,000 shares representing 35%.

New Candidate for Director Proposed - As published in its information circular dated 10/27/14 for the Company's annual general meeting scheduled for 12/05/14, the Company has proposed Mr. John Tate as a candidate for election to the board of directors of the Company. Mr. Tate is a senior executive with global experience in emerging and frontier markets gained in positions with major US multinational corporations, an early stage software company and a start-up copper mining and mineral processing company in Africa. He has been residing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa since 2007 where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Kastan Mining PLC. Prior to his relocation to Africa, Mr. Tate was the Chief Financial Officer of a software as a service company in Cincinnati, Ohio. From 2000 to 2005, he was the Assistant Treasurer, Global Operations for a logistics and supply chain management company. His earlier business career involved 10 years with Ford Motor Credit Company and served in various senior financial positions in international postings in Korea, Thailand, and India. Mr. Tate earned a Bachelors and a Masters degree in finance at Colorado State University and he is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Tate currently serves as a director and as the Chief Financial Officer of Ruaha River Power Company Limited. As at the Report Date, the Company owns a 65% equity interest in Ruaha River Power Company Limited, and 35% is owned by Pan African Management and Development Company, Inc., a private company owned and controlled by Mr. Tate and his family.

Ruaha Power Kicks Off Malolo Mini-Grid - In a press release dated 10/07/14 the Company announced that its Tanzanian affiliate, Ruaha River Power Company Ltd. ("Ruaha Power"), has commenced construction of the Phase-I development of its Malolo Mini-Grid and has begun signing up first subscribers from a waiting list of 400 customers. The Malolo Mini-Grid is the first of four separate, isolated rural "Mini-Grids" to be built, owned, and operated by the Ruaha Power, from which it intends to generate, distribute, and sell electrical power directly to consumers at pre-payment meters. When complete, the four Malolo Mini-Grids will have a combined generation capacity of 300kW and each Mini-Grid shall directly deliver 75kW of power to a combined total of approximately 2,500 identified residential, commercial, and light industrial customers. The Mini-Grids are being installed in an area surrounding the village of Malolo and three nearby villages, all located in the Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Phase-I of the Malolo Mini-Grid development is expected to commence power deliveries by the end of the first quarter of 2015. It involves the installation and commissioning of the first embedded generators, a 25kW hybrid biomass gasifier and a 25kW diesel generation plant, together with more than four kilometers of low voltage distribution network to deliver power to about 400 subscribers. The distribution network will be constructed to standards sufficient for connection to the national grid at such time as it may be extended into the Malolo Mini-Grid area. A 21,500 square-foot site near the village of Malolo has been acquired for the first generator house and power line easements have been arranged. Civil works and the construction of the first powerhouse and office has begun and are expected to be complete by year end. A Phase-II development is planned to add solar PV capacity to complete a hybrid biomass / solar PV / diesel powered Mini-Grid. Ruaha Power plans to duplicate the Phase-I and Phase-II development at each of the other three villages, one after the other, upon completion of Phase-II of the first network.

Ruaha Power Teams Up With Husk Power Systems - In a press release dated 10/01/14 the Company announced that its Tanzanian affiliate, Ruaha River Power Company Ltd. ("Ruaha Power"), has entered into a joint venture agreement with Husk Power Systems ("HPS") and has taken delivery of its first 32kW biomass power plant at its Dar es Salaam workshop. The power plant will provide primary generation capacity at Ruaha Power's first build-own-operate "Mini-Grid" network which shall generate, distribute, and sell electrical power directly to residential, commercial, and light industrial customers at pre-pay meters. Ruaha Power plans to install several similar Mini-Grids in the Morogoro and Iringa Regions of Tanzania. The generation plant runs on syngas produced in an integrated biomass gasifier fueled by locally available agricultural residue. The plant and its related systems are proprietary designs supplied by HPS, and will be operated as an embedded generator within Ruaha Power's biomass-diesel hybrid Mini-Grid under the terms of a 50/50 joint venture arrangement between HPS and Ruaha Power.

Annual General Meeting Scheduled - On 9/29/14, the Company published and filed on SEDAR, its notice of record date and meeting date for its annual general meeting for Fiscal 2014. The record date for rights to vote is 10/24/14. The meeting is set for 12/05/14 and will be held at the boardroom of the Company's transfer agent in Vancouver.

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Sale of Norwegian Subsidiary - On 9/15/14, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell its 51% equity interest in Visionaire Energy AS to Visionaire Invest AS for total consideration of $1,200,000 consisting of 20,000,000 Company shares valued at $0.05 per share plus $200,000 in cash. Also pursuant to the same agreement, Mr. Johnny Christiansen, the CEO of Visionaire Invest AS, resigned from the Company's board of directors. The sale transaction is subject to approval of the shareholders to be sought at the Company's 2014 AGM scheduled for 12/05/14.

Private Placements - On 8/04/14, the Company completed a private placement consisting of 2,400,000 common shares at an issue price of $0.05 per share for total proceeds of $120,000. On 8/22/14, a $750,000 interest free loan was converted into a private placement of 15,000,000 common shares at an issue price of $0.05 per share.

Convertible Promissory Note - On 7/28/14, the Company and the holder of the convertible promissory note agreed to amend the note by extending the maturity date to 9/30/14.

Cease Trade Orders Revoked - On 7/23/14, the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Alberta Securities Commission issued orders evoking their cease trade orders against the Company issued on 12/23/13 and 3/26/14, respectively.

New Share Issues - During the period between the 6/30/14 Fiscal Year end and the Report Date, the Company issued a total of 19,400,000 new common shares. A private placement of 2,400,000 shares at an issue price of $0.05 per share for total proceeds of $120,000 was completed on 8/04/14. A loan was repaid on 8/22/14 in the form of a private placement in the amount of 15,000,000 shares at an issue price of $0.05 per share for total proceeds of $750,000. Pursuant to a shares exchange agreement dated 10/29/14, the Company issued 2,000,000 of its common shares to Panafra and increased its shareholding in its subsidiary Ruaha River Power Company Limited from 4,250,000 to 6,500,000 ordinary shares.

Share Purchase Warrant Activity - During the period between the 6/30/14 Fiscal Year end and the Report Date no new warrants were issued, no warrants terms were amended, and a total of 2,000,000 warrants expired in accordance with their term.

Incentive Stock Option Activity - During the period between the 6/30/14 Fiscal Year end and the Report Date, no incentive stock options were granted, exercised, expired, or amended.

B. BUSINESS OVERVIEW.

The Company is an emerging international energy investment company established to acquire participating interests in oil, gas, and alternative energy generation and distribution projects in a geographic area focused on the developing countries of the "Indian Ocean Rim", including those in bordering the Indian Ocean in SE Asia, East Africa, and South Asia.

C. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

The Company conducts and manages substantially all of its business activities through the use of wholly-owned corporate subsidiaries, partially owned joint venture corporations, and joint ventures. The Company itself functions as a holding company centralizing management and administrative activities while specific project and property ownership and management are held and vested in the subsidiary, joint venture company or joint venture.

Wholly-owned Subsidiaries - From time to time the Company establishes certain wholly and exclusively owned and controlled subsidiary companies usually for a special and single purpose such as, for example, to own and hold the rights to a specific oil and gas property. The accounts of wholly-owned subsidiaries are consolidated into those of the Company. At the Report Date, and during the past three Fiscal Years, the Company has no wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Partially Owned Joint Venture Companies - From time to time the Company participates in certain special purpose joint venture companies which are jointly owned with other non-related shareholders and are jointly operated and controlled pursuant to the terms of a joint venture company shareholders agreement. At the Report Date the Company's interests in partially owned joint venture corporations include the following:

Ruaha River Power Company Limited ("Ruaha Power") is a joint venture company incorporated in Tanzania. On 4/30/14, the Company acquired a 42.5% shareholding stake in Ruaha Power. The Company increased its stake to 65% on 10/29/14. Pan African Management and Development Company, Inc. ("Panafra"), a Delaware based American company, owns the remaining 35% stake in Ruaha Power. Commencing from 10/29/14, the Company exerts majority voting control over Ruaha Power. Additionally, the Company's Chairman and CEO is also the Chairman and CEO of Ruaha Power. Two of the Company's directors, including the CEO, are also directors of Ruaha Power and sit on its four person board of directors. Additionally, management has nominated the CEO of Panafra as a candidate for election as a director of the Company's board at its annual general meeting scheduled for 12/05/31, which will give the Company a majority of seats on the board of Ruaha Power.

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Ruaha Power develops small to mid-sized power projects with the intent of acting as an independent power producer and distribution network operator of off-grid isolated mini-grids ("Mini-Grids"). Ruaha Power is committed to profitably developing and operating its Mini-Grids by selling electrical power directly to consumers at pre-pay meters in the vast underserved rural and small urban markets of Tanzania. Ruaha Power is currently developing a biomass, solar PV, diesel hybrid Mini-Grid at Malolo village in central Tanzania. It is also conducting a feasibility study on a 25MW development of grid-connected generation capacity at potential run-of-river hydropower sites on Tanzania's Lukosi River.

Visionaire Energy AS ("VE") is a joint venture company incorporated in Norway. On 6/04/13, the Company acquired a 51% shareholding stake in VE. The acquisition was accomplished by an arms-length, non-cash, share-swap transaction with Visionaire Invest AS ("VI"), the sole shareholder of VE. The Company issued 20 million of its common shares, representing a stake of approximately 16.7% in the Company to VI, in exchange for 51% of the authorized and outstanding shares of VE. The principal assets of VE are its minority and non-controlling shareholdings in two separate, privately owned, offshore oil and gas service providers both based in Bergen, Norway. VE owns a 49% shareholding equity interest in VTT Maritime AS and a 41% equity interest in RADA Engineering and Consulting AS.

On 9/15/14, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell its 51% equity interest in Visionaire Energy AS to Visionaire Invest AS for total consideration of $1,200,000 consisting of 20,000,000 Company shares valued at $0.05 per share plus $200,000 in cash. The sale transaction is subject to approval of the shareholders to be sought at the Company's 2014 AGM scheduled for 12/05/14.

Tawau Green Energy Sdn. Bhd. ("TGE") is a joint venture company incorporated in Malaysia. During Fiscal Year 2012, on 5/07/12, the Company acquired 300,000 shares, representing a 10% stake, of TGE.TGE is a privately held company incorporated in and based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and is in the business of developing a geothermal energy resource at its Apas Kiri project site, Sabah, Malaysia. On 5/20/13, during Fiscal Year 2013, the Company returned all 300,000 of the TGE shares and wrote off its investment in TGE. At the Report Date, the Company owns no shares of TGE.

Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd. ("CGB2") was incorporated on 09/09/97 under the British Virgin Islands International Business Corporations Act. CGB2 is a special and single purpose joint venture company established to exclusively hold and operate the Bengara-II Block oil and gas property under an Indonesian production sharing contract of which CGB2 at one time owned an undivided 100% participating interest. That expiry of the contract formerly owned by CGB2 was announced by the Company in a press release dated 10/16/12. At the Report Date, the Company owns 9,000 shares of CGB2 representing a minority 18% stake in CGB2. GeoPetro Resources Company owns 12%. Kunlun Energy Company Ltd. owns 70% and exerts effective management control of CGB2. CGB2 is dormant and the Company has no further obligations to it or related to it.

Joint Ventures - From time to time the Company enters joint ventures with other partners pursuant to a joint venture agreement or joint operating agreement. Such joint venture arrangements are a customary practice for multiple unrelated companies to jointly own and share the risks and rewards of oil and gas exploration and production properties. At the Report Date the Company's is involved in the following joint ventures: CBM Joint Study and Bid Group - On 5/05/12 the Company announced that it had entered into a Joint Study and Bid Group Agreement with CBM Asia Development Corp. ("CBM Asia") a Canadian Coal Bed Methane ("CBM") developer with existing CBM developments in Indonesia. Under the agreement, the Company and CBM Asia would jointly and exclusively study selected areas in Indonesia with the objective of identifying geologically justified candidate areas to be jointly pursued as targets of opportunity for direct acquisition of CBM production sharing contracts ("PSCs") offered by the Indonesian government. Successful CBM PSC acquisitions would be shared by the Company and CBM Asia under a pre-agreed joint operating agreement ("JOA") format in the participating interest proportions 75% CBM Asia and 25% the Company. CBM Asia shall act as operator under the JOA and any CBM PSC and shall pay 100% of the JOA's CBM PSC general and administrative costs. All CBM PSC acquisition costs and other JOA exploration and drilling costs would be borne by the parties in proportion to their respective JOA participating interests. The agreement had a term of 2 years. During Fiscal 2014, it expired and terminated on 4/27/14 because no joint bids were prepared or submitted prior to that date. The exclusivity provisions of the agreement remain in effect until 4/27/15 and the confidentiality provisions until 4/27/16.

Malaysia Joint Study and Bid Group On 11/12/13, the Company entered into a 50/50 joint bid arrangement with an established Malaysian partner to evaluate opportunities and present carefully selected bids for new oil and gas production sharing and risk service contracts offered in Malaysia by PETRONAS, the national oil company.

D. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT.

 

a . 

 OIL AND GAS RESERVES.

Oil and gas operations are material to our business operations. As at the Report Date, all of our oil and gas properties are considered unproved and we have not established substantive proved reserves that are material to our operations or financial position in accordance with SEC reserve guidance set out in Industry Guide 2 - Disclosure of Oil and Gas Operations. We have not filed reports claiming oil or gas reserves to any other federal authority or agency since the beginning of the last Fiscal Year.

b .

Oil and Gas Production.

 As at the Report Date, we have not established oil or gas production from any of our properties.

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c. Drilling Activity.

The following table sets out the number of wells we participated in during each of our three most recently completed Fiscal Years.

  Drilling Activity for Fiscal Year Ended
  6/30/14 6/30/13   6/30/12  
Wells by Classification  Gross Net Gross Net  Gross Net
Exploratory Wells Drilled 0 0 0 0 0 0
Development Wells Drilled 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total - Wells by Classification 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wells by Type Gross Net Gross Net Gross  Net
Productive Oil Wells Completed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Productive Gas Wells Completed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Service Wells Completed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dry Holes Drilled 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total - Wells by Type 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notes:      A “gross well” is a well in which we own a participating interest. The total number of gross wells is the total number of wells in which we own or owned a participating interest.

 A “net well” is deemed to exist when the sum of all fractional ownership interests in gross wells equals one. The number of net wells is the sum of the proportion of the actual fractional participating interests we own in gross wells expressed as whole numbers and fractions thereof.

A “service well” is a well drilled for purposes other than oil or gas production, for example for use as a water or gas injection well or as a salt water disposal well.

 

A dry holeis an exploratory or a development well found to be incapable of producing either oil or gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion as a commercially productive oil or gas well. A “productive” well is an exploratory or a development well that is not a dry hole.

 

 

  d . A creag e, Pro ject A reas an d L eases.

The following table sets out the acreage of project areas, production sharing contract areas, and leases in which we have or held a participating interest, as at the end of each of our three most recently completed Fiscal Years. All of our acreage is undeveloped.

Lease, Area, PSC, or Property Acreage and Leases at Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/14 6/30/13 6/30/12
 Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
Bengara-II PSC, Indonesia -   - - 603,848 108,692
Total - Acres -   - - 603,848 108,692

Notes to table:

A “gross acre” is an acre in which we own or owned a participating interest. The total number of gross acres is the total number of acres in which we own or owned a participating interest.

A “net acre” is deemed to exist when the sum of all fractional ownership interests in gross acres equals one. The number of net acres is the sum of the proportion of the actual fractional participating interests we own or owned in gross acres expressed as whole numbers and fractions thereof.

The area covered by the Bengara-II PSC property is located mostly onshore and partially offshore in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the east coast of the island of Borneo.

On 12/04/97 Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd.("CGB2") entered into a Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for the Bengara-II PSC contract area with the Minister of Mines and Energy of the Republic of Indonesia. CGB2 was the sole owner of 100% of the rights to the Bengara-II PSC. Management of operating activities in the Bengara-II contract area pursuant to the PSC is vested in CGB2 as the Bengara-II PSC "Operator". At the Report Date, the Company owns 9,000 shares of CGB2 representing a minority 18% stake in CGB2. GeoPetro Resources Company owns 12%. Kunlun Energy Company Ltd. ("Kunlun") owns 70% and controls management of CGB2 and the Bengara-II PSC.

At the end of Fiscal 2012 the Company owned one oil and gas property by virtue of its 18% shares holding interest in CGB2. Subsequent to Fiscal 2012 year end, the Company announced on 10/16/12 that negotiations with the Indonesian government for an extension of the Bengara-II PSC's term were terminated by CGB2 and consequently the Bengara-II PSC has been relinquished and allowed to expire in accordance with its term.

At the end of Fiscal 2014 and as of the Report date the Company has no interests in the Bengara-II PSC.

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e. Oil and gas costs.

The following table summarizes the costs incurred in oil and gas property acquisition, exploration, development, and related joint venture activities for our Company for our three most recently completed Fiscal Years.

  Oil and Gas Costs at Fiscal Year Ended
Cost 6/30/14 6/30/13 6/30/12
Exploration investment in Bengara-II -- -- 329
Impairment/Abandonment Provision for Bengara-II -- -- (329)
Total - US$ -- -- --

Notes to table:

See note in section "d" above for description of Bengara-II property. During Fiscal 2013 and Fiscal 2014 the Company incurred no oil and gas costs in respect of the Bengara-II property. At the end of Fiscal 2014 and as of the Report date the Company has no interests in the Bengara-II PSC.

ITEM-4A : UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-4A is not applicable.

ITEM-5 : OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

A.      OPERATING RESULTS.

The following discussion of the Company's financial results includes those for the most recently completed last three Fiscal Years ended 6/30/14, 6/30/13, and 6/30/12. As used below, the phrases "last year" and "prior year" refers to financial results for the same fiscal period ended 30 June of the previous Fiscal Year.

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE COMPANY’S FISCAL YEAR 2014, ENDED 6/30/14

All balances referred to in the following discussion are in US$ currency unless otherwise indicated.

Income during Fiscal Year 2014 Ended 6/30/14 - Overall, the Company had a loss from operations during the Fiscal Year ended 6/30/14 of $939,489 compared to $700,115 in the prior year ended 6/30/13. The Company had a loss per share of $0.01 in Fiscal 2014 compared to a loss per share of $0.01 in Fiscal 2013. The increase in loss was primarily due to the operations of the Company's 51% owned subsidiary Visionaire Energy AS, and its Norwegian investments, VTT Maritime AS and RADA Engineering and Consulting AS. The Company uses the equity method to account for its portion of the operations of these Affiliates and recorded a loss of $311,972 during 2014 Year while in the Prior Year, the Company recorded an income of $37,143.

Finance during Fiscal Year 2014 Ended 6/30/14 - Financing activities during Fiscal 2014 provided net cash proceeds of $761,517 primarily from a $750,000 loan and a $40,000 private placement compared to net cash proceeds of $42,948, resulting primarily from a $44,500 private placement during Fiscal 2013.

Investments during Fiscal Year 2014 Ended 6/30/14 - Subsequent to the end of Fiscal 2014, on 9/15/14, the Company sold its entire 51% interest in Visionaire Energy AS with effect from the end of Fiscal 2014 on 6/30/14, for total consideration of $1,200,000 consisting of 20 million Company shares valued at $1,000,000 plus $200,000 in cash. The sale transaction is subject to approval of the shareholders to be sought at the Company's 2014 AGM scheduled for 12/05/14. Consequently, the operations of Visionaire's investment in its Norwegian affiliates VTT Maritime AS and RADA Engineering and Consulting AS are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s audited annual financial statements for Fiscal 2014 ended 6/30/14.

With effect from 4/30/14, the Company acquired a 42.5% equity interest in Ruaha River Power Company Ltd. ("Ruaha Power"), a renewable energy power developer based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Company is Ruaha Power's single largest shareholder. A private American development company owns 30% and two Tanzanian companies own 12.5% and 15% respectively. The Company earned its fully paid-up stake in Ruaha Power for its technical contributions to the initial geotechnical evaluation and feasibility study work on Ruaha Power's Lukosi River hydropower project performed by the Company from its Jakarta office.

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Expenses during Fiscal Year 2014 Ended 6/30/14 - General and administrative expenses decreased by $8,707 from $639,220 to $630,513 for the fiscal years ended 30/06/13 and 30/06/14, respectively. The significant changes to general and administrative expenses are as follows: Most significantly, interest charges increased from $66,055 to $135,354 as a result of multiple amendments to the terms of the Company’s convertible promissory note and recognition of the interest expense to accrete the promissory note up to its face value upon the maturity of the note with such amended terms. This increase in interest charges was offset by decreases in professional fees and share-based payments expense. Professional fees incurred by the Company decreased from $104,690 to $67,266 as a result of the reduced charges from the Company’s accounting service provider. Share-based payments expense decreased from $52,250 to $20,877, reflecting the calculated fair value of share purchase options and warrants granted by the Company during the respective years. During Fiscal 2013, the Company granted 7.8 million incentive stock options to its directors, officers and consultants whereas in Fiscal 2014, the Company granted 2 million share purchase warrants to service providers as non-cash compensation for services rendered.

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE COMPANY’S FISCAL YEAR 2013, ENDED 6/30/13

All balances referred to in the following discussion are in US$ currency unless otherwise indicated.

Investments during Fiscal Year 2013 Ended 6/30/13 -On 6/04/13, the Company acquired a 51% shareholding stake in Visionaire Energy AS (“VE"), a privately held Norwegian company. The acquisition was accomplished by an arms-length, non-cash, share-swap transaction with VE's sole shareholder Visionaire Invest AS ("VI"). The Company issued 20 million of its common shares to VI, representing a stake of 16.7% in the Company, in exchange for 51% of the authorized and outstanding shares of VE. The principal assets of VE are its management and its shareholdings in two separate, privately owned, offshore oil and gas service providers both based in Bergen, Norway. VE owns a 49% equity interest in VTT Maritime AS and a 41% equity interest in RADA Engineering and Consulting AS.

Finance during Fiscal Year 2013 Ended 6/30/13 - During the Fiscal Year ended 6/30/13, the Company received $44,500 from the proceeds of two private placements. In the prior year ended 6/30/12, $1,000,000 was received as proceeds of a private placement and a promissory note.

Income during Fiscal Year 2013 Ended 6/30/13 - Overall, the Company had a loss from operations during the Fiscal Year ended 6/30/13 of$700,115 compared to $1,846,559 in the prior year ended 6/30/12. The Company had a loss per share of $0.01 in 2013 compared to a loss per share of $0.02 in 2012.

Expenses during Fiscal Year 2013 Ended 6/30/13 - General and administrative expenses decreased by $854,718 from $1,501,366 to $646,648 for the Fiscal Years ended 6/30/12 and 6/30/13 respectively. The decrease is primarily attributable to the lower share-based payments expense of $52,250 compared to $692,182 in Fiscal 2012 and financing fee of $nil compared to $160,994, as a result of the differences in the Company’s estimates for such items in the two years. The Company’s investor relations costs were also higher in Fiscal 2012 due to the Company’s promotional activities at the time. The investor relations costs were $41,915 in Fiscal 2012 and only $2,180 in Fiscal 2013. As a result of the Company’s convertible promissory note being accreted almost to its face value, the accretion expense was also lower in Fiscal 2013 at $14,730 compared to $47,380 in Fiscal 2012. The decrease in costs related to the above items was offset by an increase in interest charges during Fiscal 2013 of $33,596. The terms of the Company’s convertible promissory note were modified in Fiscal 2013 to accrue interest at 18% retroactively from the 9/21/11date of the issuance of such convertible promissory note, resulting in the higher interest charge during the year ended 6/30/13.

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE COMPANY’S FISCAL YEAR 2012, ENDED 6/30/12

All balances referred to in the following discussion are in US$ currency unless otherwise indicated.

Investments during Fiscal Year 2012 Ended 6/30/12 - During the Fiscal Year ended 6/30/12, the Company’s oil and gas property expenditures continue to be at a maintenance level until management decides to commence further exploration and development of its Indonesian properties. On 5/07/12, the Company acquired 300,000 shares of Tawau Green Energy Sdn. Bhd. (“TGE”) for the sum of 6,000,000 Malaysian Ringgit (“MYR”) ($1,965,600). TGE is a privately held company based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and is in the business of developing geothermal energy at the Apas Kiri project site. The 300,000 shares represent the Company’s 10% interest in TGE. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company shall pay MYR 3,000,000 in the form of 12 monthly payments of MYR 250,000 each before 5/06/13. The remaining MYR 3,000,000 of the investment will be earned through the Company’s expenditures on a mutually agreed upon work program conducted at Apas Kiri site prior to 5/06/13. In the event that the Company elects not to complete the transaction during the prescribed 12-month period, then the Company shall be obliged to return that proportion of the 300,000 shares unpaid-for at 5/06/13. Transaction costs amounted to MYR 19,969 ($6,500), resulting in a total cost of investment in TGE of $1,972,100.

Finance during Fiscal Year 2012 Ended 6/30/12 - During the Fiscal Year ended 6/30/12, the Company received $1,000,000 from the proceeds of a private placement and convertible promissory note. These receipts were offset by the payments on the Company’s promissory notes with interest of $110,830. In the prior year ended 6/30/11, $30,000 was received as proceeds of promissory notes from related parties.

Income during Fiscal Year 2012 Ended 6/30/12 - Overall, the Company had a loss from operations during the year ended 6/30/12 of $ 1,846,559 compared to $1,893,765 in the year ended 6/30/11. The Company had a loss per share of $0.02 in 2012 compared to a loss per share of $0.03 in 2011.

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Expenses during Fiscal Year 2012 Ended 6/30/12 - General and administrative expenses decreased by $ 391,178 from $1,892,544 to $ 1,501,366 for the Fiscal Years ended 6/30/11 and 6/30/12, respectively. The significant changes to general and administrative expenses are as follows: Most significantly, non-cash financing fees decreased from $1,115,458 to $ 160,994 as terms of fewer outstanding share purchase warrants were modified resulting in a lower incremental fair value charge during the year ended 6/30/12. Management fees decreased from $282,724 to $172,184 as a result of the termination of an employment contract and the temporary suspension of the salary of an officer in the prior year. Office expenses decreased from $85,305 to $39,644 as a result of the sale of the Company’s inactive subsidiary, CEPL in the prior year and the wind up of the operations of the CGX joint venture. The decreases in the above costs were offset by an increase in share-based payments expense which increased from $140,953 to $ 692,182 as a result of additional option grants in the current year. Accretion expense increased from $nil to $47,380 as a result of accretion of the discounted liability balance of the convertible note issued by the Company during the year ended 6/30/12. Travel and accommodation expense increased from $18,942 to $53,724 as a result of increased corporate travel related to securing a private placement as well as travel during negotiations for the TGE investment and the CBM Asia joint venture. Investor relations costs increased from $nil to $41,915 as a result of increased promotion of the Company during the period.

B. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.

The following discussion of the Company's liquidity and working capital situation includes those for the most recently completed last three Fiscal Years ended 6/30/14, 6/30/13, and 6/30/12. Cash on hand is sufficient to fund the Company’s overhead costs and new business development costs for the immediate future. The Company intends to focus its efforts on acquisitions of new properties to generate revenue. The Company also intends to conduct additional fund raising activities during the next fiscal year.

C. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES, ETC.

We do not currently, and did not previously, have research and development policies in place. Over the past three Fiscal Years, no funds were expended by our Company on research and development activities.

D. TREND INFORMATION.

We do not currently know of any market trends that would be material to our operations.

E. OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS.

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

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F. TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.

The table below reflects our “Short Term” (at least one year), “Mid Term” (two to three years) and “Long Term” (over three years) debt and fixed contractual obligations for the upcoming five Fiscal Years:

Contractual Obligations as at 6/30/14
Obligation Total Short Term Mid Term Long Term
Debt Principal nil nil nil nil
Debt Service Interest nil nil nil nil
Non-Cancelable Leases nil nil nil nil
Environmental liabilities nil nil nil nil
Asset Retirement Obligations nil nil nil nil
Property Work Commitments nil nil nil nil
Totals nil nil nil nil

 

G. SAFE HARBOR.

The safe harbor provided in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act (“statutory safe harbors”) shall apply to forward-looking information provided pursuant to Item 5.E and 5.F.

ITEM-6 : DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND THEIR COMPENSATION

A. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

DIRECTORS - The term "Directors" as used herein includes and is limited to those persons duly elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company in the manner provided for in the Company’s articles of association and in accordance with applicable law.

Board of Directors
Director’s Name Type of Director Age Date First
Appointed
Committee
Memberships
Experience
(See details
below)
Name and Symbol of Other Public
Company of Which He is Also a Director
Richard L. McAdoo Executive Director & CEO 60 1/99  Compensation,
& Reserves
Geologist None
Robert V. Rudman Executive Director & CFO 67 12/09 Audit& Reserves Accountant None
David T.W. Yu Non-Executive Director 60 5/05  Audit &
Compensation
Businessman Apolo Gold & Energy Inc
(OTCQB: APLL)
Phillip B. Garrison Non-Executive Director 61 9/07  Audit &
Compensation
 Businessman &
Accountant
None

 

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John Tate is a senior executive with global experience in emerging and frontier markets gained in positions with major US multinational corporations, an early stage software company and a start-up copper mining and mineral processing company in Africa. He has been residing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa since 2007 where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Kastan Mining PLC. Prior to his relocation to Africa, Mr. Tate was the Chief Financial Officer of a software as a service company in Cincinnati, Ohio. From 2000 to 2005, he was the Assistant Treasurer, Global Operations for a logistics and supply chain management company. His earlier business career involved 10 years with Ford Motor Credit Company and served in various senior financial positions in international postings in Korea, Thailand, and India. Mr. Tate earned a Bachelors and a Masters degree in finance at Colorado State University and he is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Tate currently serves as a director and as the Chief Financial Officer of Ruaha River Power Company Limited. As at the Report Date, the Company owns a 65% equity interest in Ruaha River Power Company Limited, and 35% is owned by Pan African Management and Development Company, Inc., a private company owned and controlled by Mr. Tate and his family.

OFFICERS - The term "Officers" as used herein includes and is limited to those senior managers or executive managers who are either Chairman, President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, CEO, COO, or CFO of the Company or hold position of similar capacity in wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Officers
Officer’s Name Positions Held Age Date First
Appointed
Experience
(See below for details)
Other Directorships of Other Public
Companies or Related Parties
Richard L. McAdoo 1 Chairman & CEO 60 1/99 Geologist None
Robert V. Rudman2 CFO 67 9/09 Businessman &
Chartered Accountant
None
Notes to table:
(1)      A full time employee of the Company who spends substantially all of his time on the affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries.
(2)      A full time employee of the Company who spends substantially all of his time on the affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries He is also a Canadian Chartered Accountant.
B. COMPENSATION.

The Company’s executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain high performing senior executives, encourage and reward superior performance and align the executives’ interests with those of the Company’s shareholders. Individual compensation may be based on individual experience and performance or other criteria deemed important by the Compensation Committee. In order to meet the Company’s objectives, executive compensation is guided by three principles: 1) providing executives with an equity-based incentive plan, namely a stock option plan; 2) aligning employee compensation with Company corporate objectives; and 3) attracting and retaining qualified individuals in key positions.

The Compensation Committee - The Company’s Board of Directors has delegated compensation matters to its Compensation Committee which from time to time reviews and recommends executive compensation to the Board of Directors for its approval. The Compensation Committee uses discretion and judgment when determining compensation levels as they apply to a specific executive.

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Compensation Elements - An executive compensation policy has been established to acknowledge and reward the contributions of the executive Officers to the Company’s success and to ensure competitive compensation, in order that the Company may benefit from the expertise required to pursue its objectives. The Company’s executive compensation policy is comprised of both fixed and variable components. The variable components include equity and non-equity incentive plans. Each compensation component has a different function, but all elements are intended to work in concert to maximize Company and individual performance by establishing specific, competitive operational and financial goals and by providing financial incentives to employees based on their level of attainment of these goals. The Company’s current executive compensation program is comprised of the following components:

Compensation on Termination - There are no Company policies providing for, and no provisions in the Company’s employment agreements with its Officers or employees for, incremental payments to be made to them by the Company in the event of termination of their employment “Without Cause”.

Compensation on Change of Control of Company - There are no Company policies providing for, and no provisions in the Company’s employment agreements with its Officers or employees for incremental payments to be made to them by the Company in the event of termination of their employment on the event of any “Change of Control” of the Company.

Compensation of Directors-The Company has no standard arrangement pursuant to which Directors are compensated by the Company for their services solely in their capacity as Directors except for the granting from time to time of incentive stock options in accordance with the Company’s Stock Option Plan and except for compensation paid to Directors who are also executive Officers. No cash compensation was paid to any Director of the Company for the Director’s services as a Director during the most recently completed financial year, other than the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.

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Compensation of Officers and Directors- During the most recently completed financial year of the Company, the Company compensated its Directors and Officers as set forth in the following table. The Company reports its financial statements in US dollars and therefore all amounts therein are reported in US dollars.

Summary Table - Compensation of Directors and Officers During Fiscal 2013

 Name and Principal
Position

Fiscal Year
Ended
Salary Share-Based
Awards(1)
Options
Granted (1)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation
Pension
Contributions
All Other
Compensation
Total
Compensation
(US$)
Annual Long-Term
OFFICERS                         
Richard L. McAdoo
Chairman & CEO
30-JUN-14 $150,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil $150,000
Robert V. Rudman
CFO
30-JUN-14 $120,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil $120,000
NON-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS
  Fees             Fees
Johnny Christiansen (2)
Non-Executive Director
30-JUN-14 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Phillip B. Garrison
Non-Executive Director
30-JUN-14 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
David T.W. Yu
Non-Executive Director
30-JUN-14 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

 

Notes to the table:
1      When applicable the value of the share-based and options awards reflects the fair value of options granted on the dates of grant. The fair value is computed using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: a) average risk-free interest rate; b) expected years of life of the option; c) the price of the stock on the grant date; d) expected volatility as a percentage; and e) no expected dividend payments. The Black Scholes model is used to compute option fair values because it is the most commonly used option pricing model and is considered to produce a reasonable estimate of fair value.
2      Mr. Christiansen resigned as a director of the Company on 9/15/14, subsequent to the end of Fiscal 2014.


C. BOARD PRACTICES.


Election of Directors - The Directors of the Company are elected at each annual general meeting and hold office until the next annual general meeting. In the event or resignation of a sitting Director, the Board of Directors may act to appoint a replacement Director who shall serve until the next general meeting. The Company is currently authorized to have up to five Directors. Our last annual general meeting was held on 5/23/14, at which then retiring incumbent Directors McAdoo, Rudman, Garrison, and Yu were each re-elected. Each of our Directors holds office until the next annual general meeting of the Company, unless his office is earlier vacated under any of the relevant provisions of our articles or the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

Audit Committee- The Board of Directors has created an "Audit Committee" and duly appointed Executive Director Robert V. Rudman and non-executive Directors Garrison and Yu to serve on the Audit Committee. Non-Executive Director Garrison is a CPA. The Audit Committee is charged with the responsibility of coordinating, reviewing and working with the Company’s auditors with respect to the annual Fiscal Year end audit. The Company’s CFO serves as the Audit Committee’s chairman. As at the Report Date the Compensation Committee does not consist of the entire Board of Directors.

Additional Audit Committee Disclosure Required by Canadian Regulators - National Instrument 52-110 of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“NI 52-110”) requires the Company, as a venture issuer, to disclose annually in its Information Circular certain information concerning the constitution of its audit committee and its relationship with its independent auditor, as set forth in the following.

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Executive Compensation Committee - The Board of Directors has created a "Compensation Committee" and duly appointed executive Director McAdoo and non-executive Directors Garrison and Yu serve on the Compensation Committee. The committee is charged with the responsibility to review and recommend contracts and terms of compensation to be paid to Company management. Mr. McAdoo serves as the committee’s chairman. As at the Report Date the Compensation Committee does not consist of the entire Board of Directors.

Reserves Committee- The Board of Directors has created a "Reserves Committee" consisting of the Executive Directors. The Reserves Committee is charged with the responsibility of oversight of the Company's oil and gas reserves and activity reporting in compliance with Canadian regulatory practices under National Instrument 51. The purpose of the Reserves Committee is to assist the Board in carrying out its responsibilities with respect to annual and interim reviews of the Company's oil and gas reserves. The responsibilities of the Reserves Committee include (i) if required, recommending to the Board the preferred independent evaluators and the terms of the engagement; (ii) if required, reviewing the Corporation's procedures for providing information to the independent evaluator with respect to its oil and gas reserves; (iii) reviewing the Corporation's procedures relating to the disclosure of information with respect to its reserves; (iv) ensuring that the Corporation complies with regulatory and legal requirements; (v) signing off on the year end reserve evaluation; and (vi) generally ensure that all actions necessary have been taken to conform to regulatory and legal requirements.

D. EMPLOYEES.

During Fiscal 2014, in addition to its Officers, the Company had two full time employees, who were all located at the Company’s Indonesia representative office in Jakarta. Of these two employees is accounting staff and the other is administrative and support staff. None of the Company’s employees are represented by a union.

E. SHARE OWNERSHIP BY DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

The table below lists, as at the Report Date, the number of voting securities owned directly or indirectly by all Directors and Officers. The common share voting rights of our Directors and Officers do not differ from those of any other shareholders. The amounts of common shares shown do not include those common shares that a Director or Officer may yet acquire upon exercise of any outstanding options or warrants.

Voting Shares Owned by Directors And Officers
Type of Name of Number of Voting % of Total Voting
Security Beneficial Owner Securities Owned Securities Issued
Common Shares Richard L. McAdoo, Director & CEO 9,579,158 6.7 %
Common Shares Robert V. Rudman, Director &CFO 3,752,000 2.6 %
Common Shares David T.W. Yu, Non-Executive Director 3,833,334 2.7 %
Common Shares Phillip B. Garrison, Non-Executive Director 0 0.0 %
Common Shares Johnny Christiansen, Former Director a b 20,000,000 14.0%
  Directors & Officers as a Group 37,164,492 26.0%
Common Shares Total Issued & Outstanding 143,015,381 100.0%
Note: a   Mr. Christiansen resigned as a director of the Company on 9/15/14, subsequent to the end of Fiscal 2014.
b    

These shares are owned by Visionaire Invest AS. They are controlled by Mr. Christiansen by virtue of him personally owning a 29% stake in Visionaire Invest AS and being its CEO.

     

 

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Incentive Stock Options Held by Directors and Officers - The table below lists, as at the Report Date, the number of stock options held by each Director and Officer. Incentive stock options are granted to the Company’s management, employees, and consultants in accordance with our formal written Stock Option Plan that is described in more detail in Section-6.B. The number of options held by Directors and Officers as a group plus those options held by other employees and consultants as a group is also shown.

Stock Options Held by Directors and Officers
Name of Optionee US$ Option Date Option Number of Percent
Directors & Officers Exercise Price Expires Options Of Total
Richard McAdoo, Director & CEO $0.05 12/31/15 1,000,000 31.7%
 $0.05  03/31/15 4,000,000 
Robert Rudman, Director &CFO  $0.05 12/31/15 1,000,000 31.7%
$0.05   03/31/15 4,000,000 
David T.W. Yu, Director $0.05 12/31/15 1,000,000 6.3%
Phillip B. Garrison, Director $0.05 12/31/15 1,000,000 6.3%
  Total Directors & Officers as a Group 12,000,000 76.0%
Other Optionees as a Group $0.05 12/31/15 3,800,000 24.0%
Total Stock Options Outstanding at the Report Date 15,800,000 100.0%

ITEM-7 : MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Authorized Share Capital - The authorized capital of the Company consists of One Billion (1,000,000,000) shares divided into Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) common shares without par value and Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) preferred shares without par value.

Authorized Common Shares- All of the 500,000,000 authorized common shares of the Registrant are of the same class and, once issued, rank equally as to dividends, voting powers, and participation in assets. Holders of common shares are entitled to one vote for each share held of record in all matters to be acted upon by the shareholders. Holders of common shares are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, in its discretion, out of funds legally available therefore.

Authorized Preferred Shares - The authorized capital of the Registrant includes 500,000,000 preferred shares. The Board of Directors, using its own discretion, may from time to time by resolution, alter the Articles of the Company to divide the preferred shares into special series or classes of preferred shares in differing amounts of preferred shares having separate special terms and conditions attached to each such series. The Directors may create and designated a particular series of preferred shares, fix the number of preferred shares to be included in such designated series, and determine the consideration for which any series is to be sold or issued. Further, the Directors may create, define and attach special rights and restrictions to the preferred shares of any particular series including, rates and other conditions of any dividends; the rights and terms of provisions for cancellation, redemption, conversion, exchange, and/or retraction of the series; and the terms and conditions of any voting rights or restrictions. Holders of preferred shares shall be entitled, on the distribution of assets of the Company or on the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, to receive before any distribution to be made to holders of common shares or any other series or class of shares capital ranking junior to the preferred shares as specifically provided in the special rights and restrictions attached to any particular series of the preferred shares issued.

Issued and Outstanding Share Capital - At the Company’s most recently completed Fiscal 2014 year ended on 6/30/14, the total number of common shares issued and outstanding was 123,615,381. As of the Report Date the total number of common shares issued and outstanding was 143,015,381. Zero preferred shares were issued at the end of Fiscal 2014, and none are issued as of the Report Date. The authorized and issued share capital of the Company is summarized in the table below.

Authorized And Issued Share Capital
Authorized
Share Capital
Issued and Outstanding
Share Capital
Type of Security Number of
Shares
Last Audited
Year End 6/30/14
Last Unaudited
Month End 10/31/14
At The Report Date
Common Shares 500,000,000 123,615,381 143,015,381 143,015,381
Preferred Shares 500,000,000 0 0 0

Fully Diluted Basis Shareholding - As at the Report Date, on a fully diluted basis, there are 173,277,881 common shares of the Company either issued or allocated under unexercised outstanding options, warrants, and debt conversion rights. This fully-diluted total includes 143,015,381 common shares actually issued and outstanding plus 9,462,500 outstanding unexercised warrants, plus 15,800,000 outstanding unexercised

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options to purchase additional common shares, plus 5,000,000 outstanding unexercised rights to convert against a promissory note; all as summarized in the table below.

Fully Diluted Shareholding
Type of Security Last Audited
Year End 6/30/14
Last Unaudited
Month End 10/31/14
At The Report Date
Common Shares 123,615,381 143,015,381 143,015,381
Warrants 11,462,500 9,462,500 9,462,500
Options 15,800,000 15,800,000 15,800,000
Debt Conversion Rights 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000
Fully Diluted Total 155,877,881 173,277,881 173,277,881

 

A. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS.

Definition of Major Shareholder - As used herein the term “Major Shareholder” refers to beneficial owners of 5% or more of each class of the Company’s voting securities, including our common shares. As at the Report Date the Company has one class of common shares outstanding, of which 143,015,381 are issued and entitled to vote.

Voting Rights - The voting rights of our Major Shareholders do not differ from the voting rights of shareholders who are not Major Shareholders.

List of Major Shareholders - To the knowledge of the Directors and Officers of the Company, no person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over common shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights attached to all issued and outstanding shares of the Company at the Report Date except for those Major Shareholders who, together with their respective share holdings, are listed in the following table:

Major Shareholders
Type of Security Name of Major Shareholder Voting Shares Owned % of Total
Common Shares Mr. J. Khan (1) 15,000,000 10.6 %
Common Shares Dr. K. Tan (2) 15,000,000 10.6 %
Common Shares Mr. R. L. McAdoo (3) 9,579,158 6.8 %
Common Shares Visionaire Invest AS (4) 20,000,000 14.2 %
  Major Shareholders as a Group 59,579,158 42.2 %
Common Shares Total Issued & Outstanding (5) 143,015,381 100.0 %

 

Notes to Table:

Major Shareholder, Malaysian businessman 
2 Major Shareholder, Malaysian businessman
3 Major Shareholder, Executive Director, Chairman, and CEO of the Company.
4 Major Shareholder, Private Norwegian holding company
5 Does not included shares held by nominee depositories CDS and CEDE as described in the following section. The Company is not aware of the identities of unregistered shareholders and beneficial owners of the shares held by nominee depositories CDS or CEDE.

Registered and Unregistered Shareholders - We estimate that the total number of Registered and Unregistered Shareholders of the Company is approximately 990, based on the following assumptions:

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Geographic Distribution of Shareholders - We estimate the location of Registered Shareholders from the registered certificate addresses provided by our transfer agent. In the case of Unregistered Shareholders we presume that the shares held by Canadian depository CDS represent Canadian or other Non-US holders and we presume that shares held at CEDE are attributable to USA resident holders although we have no way of knowing these facts as certain. As at the 10/24/14 record date of our annual general meeting we estimate that 24% of shares are held by residents located in the USA, another 29% in Canada, and the remaining 47% in other countries.

Control - To the extent known to the Company, the Company is not owned or controlled directly or indirectly by another corporation, or by any foreign government, or by any other natural or legal person severally or jointly, other than disclosed herein.

Change of Control - To the extent known to the Company, there are no arrangements, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the Company.

B. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.

During the Fiscal Year ended 6/30/14, management, director and officer fees in the amount of $282,842 were paid or accrued to directors and officers of the Company. At the end of the Fiscal Year on 6/30/14, $298,400 was payable to officers of the Company relating to outstanding management fees. During Fiscal 2014 the Company repaid a personal loan from an officer, outstanding since 2010, in total amount of $27,107 which included $1,276 in interest.

The Company acquired a 51% stake in Visionaire Energy AS ("VE") from Visionaire Invest AS ("VIN") in a shares-swap transaction completed during Fiscal 2013 on 6/04/13. VIN retained a 49% stake in VE. The Company issued 20,000,000 common shares to VIN in consideration for 51% of the shares of VE. At closing of the transaction, Mr. Johnny Christiansen became a director of the Company. Mr. Christiansen is also the chief executive officer of both VE and of VIN. He also beneficially owns 29% of the shares of VIN. The 20,000,000 shares of the Company owned by VIN represent about 14% of the Company's issued and outstanding share capital, an amount which is in excess of 10%, and makes VIN an insider, affiliate, and related party of the Company. On 9/15/14, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement with VIN to sell its 51% equity interest in VE back to VIN for total consideration of $1,200,000 consisting of a return of its 20,000,000 Company shares valued at $0.05 per share plus $200,000 in cash. Mr. Christiansen abstained from voting on the director's resolution to sell the VE stake; and resigned, also on 9/15//14, from the Company's board upon signature of the agreement. The sale transaction is subject to approval of the shareholders to be sought at the Company's 2014 AGM scheduled for 12/05/14. VIN has confirmed to the Company that it recognizes its obligations as a deemed insider of the Company, holding in excess of 10% of the Company's shares, and therefore it shall not attempt to vote its shares at the 12/05/14 general meeting on any issues requiring a shareholder vote, including approval of sale of the Company's 51% stake in VE back to VIN.

Except for the related party transactions described in the preceding paragraphs, and to the extent of the Company’s knowledge, during the Company’s preceding Fiscal Year ended 6/30/13 and up to the Report Date there were no loans, guarantees, transactions, or currently proposed transactions between the Company and

(a)      enterprises that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control or are controlled by, or are under common control with, the Company;
   
(b)      associates (An associate is an unconsolidated enterprise in which the Company has a significant influence or which has significant influence over the Company);
   
(c)      individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives them significant influence over the Company, and close members (Close members of an individual’s family are those that may be expected to influence, or be influenced by, that person in their dealings with the Company.) of any such individual’s family;
   
(d)      Directors, Officers, and key management personnel, that is, those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, including close members of such individuals’ families; and
   
(e)      enterprises in which a substantial interest in the voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence. This includes enterprises owned by Directors or Major Shareholders of the Company and enterprises that have a member of key management in common with the Company. Significant influence over an enterprise is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the enterprise but is less than control over those policies.
   
C. INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

Since the end of the Company's Fiscal 2014 year end, to the best of our knowledge, there are no transactions, or proposed transactions, which have materially affected or will materially affect the Company in which any auditors, experts, counsel, or independent advisors has had or will have any direct or material indirect interest.

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ITEM-8 : FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Preparation of Financial Statements - The Company prepares annual audited consolidated financial statements as at its year end date of 30 June. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority owned subsidiaries. During the course of the Company’s Fiscal Year, management prepares unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements as at 30 September, 31 December, and 31 March which are filed on SEDAR with the British Columbia Securities Commission within 60 days of the quarter’s end. These same quarterly statements are filed by the Company on EDGAR as Form-6K filings.

SEDAR Filings - The Company makes continuous disclosure filings with Canadian securities regulators electronically via “SEDAR”, the "System for Electronic Document Archiving and Retrieval". The Company began filing electronically on SEDAR in 1997. Copies of the Company’s SEDAR filings, including our annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements and management discussion and analysis may be downloaded from the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Reporting Currency - Commencing for its 7/31/02 year end the Company adopted the U.S. currency as its reporting currency and has prepared its financial statements since then on that basis. The accounts of the Company are now prepared in U.S. dollars and the Company’s Canadian operations are translated into U.S. dollars under the temporal method.

Canadian GAAP - Prior to and including the Company's Fiscal Year ended 6/30/11, the Company's financial statements were prepared in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the application of which, in the case of the Company, conformed in all material respects for the periods presented with US GAAP, except as disclosed in footnotes to the financial statements.

IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards - The Canadian Accounting Standards Board announced its decision to replace Canadian GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for all Canadian publicly accountable enterprises. The effective changeover date for the Company is 7/01/11, at which time Canadian GAAP ceased to apply for Continental and was replaced by IFRS. Following this timeline, the Company issued its first set of interim financial statements prepared under IFRS for the quarter ended 9/30/11 including comparative IFRS financial results and an opening balance sheet as at 7/01/10. The first annual IFRS consolidated financial statements were prepared for the Fiscal year ended 6/30/12 with restated comparatives for the previous Fiscal Year ended 6/30/11. Commencing from 7/01/11, the Company's financial statements were prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Company’s audited financial statements for Fiscal 2014 can be found under "Item 18 - Financial Statements" in the Annual Report below.

B. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

Legal Proceedings - As of the Report Date, the Company knows of no material, active or pending legal proceedings against them; nor is the Company involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation.

Default on Convertible Note - As at the Report Date the Company is in default of repayment of an unsecured $250,000 promissory note convertible into common shares of the Company. The Company has offered the holder terms for converting a portion of the note in accordance with its provisions together with extending its term. There are no guarantees that these discussions will result in a resolution mutually acceptable to the Company and the note holder.

(a)      On 9/21/11, the Company issued a convertible promissory note for proceeds of $250,000. The note principal was convertible, at the election of the holder, at any time during its term into 3,125,000 common shares of the Company. Any unpaid interest thereupon is also convertible, at the option of the holder, at the same conversion rate. As additional consideration, the Company issued 1,562,500 warrants (“the additional consideration warrants”) to the note holder, exercisable at $0.12 per share up to 9/22/13, the original maturity date.
   
(b)      The note originally accumulated interest at a rate of 10% per annum or at 15% per annum in the event of default of payment. On 11/21/12, the Company reached an agreement with the note holder that increased the interest rate retroactively to 18%, extended the maturity date to 3/21/13, and reduced the conversion price from $0.08 to $0.05 per share. This amendment to the terms of the note resulted in an incremental value of $1,000.
   
(c)      On 5/21/13, the Company reached an agreement with the note holder that extended the maturity date to 9/21/13, extended the term of the additional consideration warrants to 3/21/15, and reduced the exercise price of the additional consideration warrants to $0.08.This amendment to the terms of the note resulted in an incremental value of $1,000 and the amendment to the terms of the additional consideration warrants resulted in an incremental value of $16,719.
   
(d)      On 10/4/13, the Company reached an agreement with the note holder that extended the maturity date to 11/15/13. This amendment to the terms of the note resulted in an incremental value of $8,500.
   
(e)      On 12/12/13, the Company reached an agreement with the note holder that extended the maturity date to 1/31/14 and reduced the exercise price of the additional consideration warrants to $0.05. This amendment to the terms of the note resulted in an incremental value of $31,500 and the amendment to the terms of the additional consideration warrants resulted in an incremental value of $10,782.
   
(f)      On 3/31/14, the Company reached an agreement with the note holder that extended the maturity date to 4/30/14 and extended the term of the additional consideration warrants to 12/31/15. This amendment to the terms of the note resulted in an incremental value of $6,000 and the amendment to the terms of the additional consideration warrants resulted in an incremental value of $7,031.
   
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(g)      On 7/28/14, the Company reached an agreement with the note holder to extend the maturity date of the promissory note to 9/30/14 without any additional consideration.
   
(h)      The incremental value of the conversion rights of the note and the additional consideration warrants were calculated using the Black-Scholes model as further discussed in Note 12 to the Company's attached annual audited financial statements.

Cease Trade Orders - Subsequent to the end of Fiscal 2013, the British Columbia Securities Commission issued the Company a cease trade order on 12/23/13 and the Alberta Securities Commission issued a cease trade order on 3/26/14. These orders were issued because the Company was at the time deficient in its regulatory requirements involving the filing of its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 6/30/13 and interim unaudited statements for the quarters ended 9/30/13 and 12/31/13. The orders prohibited trading of the Company’s securities in Canada until the deficiency is cured by the filing by the Company of the required financial reports and revocation orders have been issued by both Commissions. The Company has cured these deficiencies with its 4/23/14 filing on SEDAR of its audited annual financial statements for Fiscal 2013 and its subsequent filing, on 2/05/14, of interim statements for quarters ended 9/30/13 and 12/31/13. On 5/05/14, the Company applied for a revocation order with the Commissions. Subsequent to the 6/30/14 end of Fiscal 2014, the Commissions revoked the cease trade orders on 7/23/14.

Dividend Distributions - Holders of our common shares are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board, in its discretion, out of funds legally available for that purpose. The Company has not declared any dividends for the last five Fiscal Years and does not anticipate that it will do so in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain future earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

ITEM-9 : THE OFFER AND LISTING.

A. OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS.

The Company's common shares trade on the OTCQB in the United States under the symbol "CPPXF", since 3/24/98. The following table lists the volume of trading and the high and low trading prices during the quarter and the end quarter closing sales price for the Company's common shares for the last eight fiscal quarters. The closing price of the common shares on 9/30/14 was $0.05.

For the Period Common Shares
Trading Volume
High Price US$ Dollar Sales Price
Low Price
Closing Price
Quarter Ended - 09/30/2014 1,200,800 $0.05 $0.03 $0.05
Quarter Ended - 06/30/2014 545,300 $0.05 $0.03 $0.05
Quarter Ended - 03/31/2014 2,600,489 $0.06 $0.01 $0.04
Quarter Ended - 12/31/2013 1,881,637 $0.07 $0.01 $0.05
Quarter Ended - 09/30/2013 1,798,978 $0.10 $0.02 $0.04
Quarter Ended - 06/30/2013 1,463,538 $0.14 $0.01 $0.07
Quarter Ended - 03/31/2013 705,030 $0.07 $0.01 $0.05
Quarter Ended - 12/31/2012 2,324,721 $0.05 $0.01 $0.03

 

B. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-9.B is not applicable.

C. MARKETS.

Our common shares are quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol "CPPXF".

D. SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-9.D is not applicable.

E. DILUTION.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-9.E is not applicable.

F. EXPENSES OF THE ISSUE.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-9.F is not applicable.

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ITEM-10 : ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

A. SHARE CAPITAL.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-10.A is not applicable.

B. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

The Company was incorporated in British Columbia, Canada, on 5/29/84 under the name "Intl. Focus Res. Inc."On 1/03/96 the name was changed to "Continental Copper Corporation". On 10/23/97 the name was changed to "Continental Energy Corporation". On 6/23/04, the Company was transitioned under the Business Corporation Act (British Columbia).At an annual general meeting of the shareholders on 1/25/06 the shareholders adopted an amended Articles to conform them to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), enacted in 2004, as it required. At a special general meeting of the shareholders on 9/10/08 the shareholders amended and adopted the Company’s current Articles.

Set out below is a summary of various provisions of our Notice of Articles and Articles prescribed by the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) in respect of:(i) objects and purposes: (ii) directors; (iii) authorized capital; (iv) rights, preference and restrictions attached to our classes of shares; (v) shareholder meetings; and (vi) limitation on rights of non-Canadians; (vii) delay of change of control; and (viii) reporting of share ownership.

Objects and Purposes - Neither our Notice of Articles or Articles contain a limitation on our objects and purposes.

Directors - Our Articles have provisions related to conflicts of interests of directors in certain corporate transactions. A director or senior officer who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company proposes to enter into, must disclose such interest and is liable to account to the Company for any profit that accrues to the director or senior offer as a result of the transaction if the provisions for disclosure and director approval set out in the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) are not complied with. A director with a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction is not entitled to vote on any directors’ resolution approving the contract or transaction, unless all directors have an interest in the contract or transaction. A director with a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction is entitled to be counted as part of the quorum for the directors’ meeting to consider the contract or transaction. Under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), a director does not hold a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction merely because it relates to his/her compensation in his/her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. Our Articles provide that our directors may, without shareholder approval, borrow money upon the credit of our Company, issue and sell bonds or debentures and provide guarantees. Neither our Notice of Articles nor Articles set out a mandatory retirement age for our directors and our directors are not required to own securities of our Company in order to serve as directors.

Authorized Capital - Our Notice of Articles provide that our authorized capital consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, without par value, and 500,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value. Our preferred stock may be issued in one or more series and our directors may fix the number of shares which is to comprise each series and the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each series.

Rights, Preferences and Restrictions -Pursuant to our Articles and the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), holders of our common stock are entitled to vote at all meetings of shareholders, except meetings at which only holders of a specified class of shares are entitled to vote, receive any dividend declared by our Company's board of directors and, subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to any other class of shares, receive the remaining property of our Company upon dissolution. Shares of our preferred stock of each series rank on a parity with our share of preferred stock of any other series and are entitled to a preference over shares of our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets or return of capital in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our Company. The provisions in our Articles attaching to our common stock and our preference stock may be altered, amended, repealed, suspended or changed by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of common stock and two-thirds of the shares of preferred stock, as applicable. With the exception of special resolutions (i.e. resolutions in respect of fundamental changes to our Company, including: the sale of all or substantially all of its assets, an merger or other arrangement or an alteration to our Company's authorized capital) that require the approval of two-thirds of the votes cast by shareholders (holding common stock) entitled to vote at a meeting, either in person or by proxy, resolutions to approve matters brought before a meeting of our shareholders require approval by a simple majority of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote at a meeting, either in person or by proxy.

Shareholder Meetings - The Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) provides that:(i) meetings of shareholders must be held in British Columbia, unless otherwise provided in a company's Articles; (ii) directors must call an annual general of shareholders not later than 15 months after the last preceding annual general and once in every calendar year;(iii) for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive notice of or vote at meetings of shareholders, the directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for that determination, provided that such date shall not precede by more than 50 days or by less than 21 days the date on which the meeting is to be held; (iv) a quorum of shareholders for a shareholder meeting may be set by the Articles and the Company’s Articles provide that the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of our shareholders is two shareholders, or one or more proxy holder representing two members, or one member and proxy holder representing another member; (v) the holders of not less than five percent of the issued shares entitled to vote at a meeting may requisition the directors to call a meeting of shareholders for the purposes stated in the requisition; and (vii) upon the application of a director or shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting, the Supreme Court of British Columbia may order a meeting to be called, held and conducted in a manner that the Court directs.

Limitations on Rights of Non-Canadians - Except as provided in the Investment Canada Act, there are no limitations specific to the rights of non-Canadians to hold or vote our common stock under the laws of Canada or British Columbia or in our charter documents. See "Exchange Controls" below in this Annual Report for a discussion of the principal features of the Investment Canada Act for non-Canadian residents proposing to acquire our common stock.

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Delay of Change of Control - Pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), at each annual general meeting of our shareholders all of our directors retire and the shareholders appoint a new board of directors. Each director holds office until our next annual general meeting unless:(i) he dies or resigns; (ii) he is removed by ordinary resolution of our shareholders (or class or series of shareholders if such class or series has the exclusive right to elect one or more directors); or (iii) the director becomes disqualified to hold officer, as provided under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).A director appointed or elected to fill a vacancy on our board holds office for the unexpired term of his predecessor (generally, until our next annual general meeting).With the exception of provisions in our Articles that limit the number of directors that can be appointed between annual meetings of shareholders and that give our directors the authority to issue blank check preferred stock, there are no provisions in our Notice of Articles or Articles that would have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company, and that would operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring involving our Company.

Reporting of Share Ownership -Neither our Notice of Articles or Articles contain any provisions governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed. Securities legislation in Canada, however, requires that we disclose in our annual general meeting proxy statement, holders who beneficially own more than ten percent of our issued and outstanding shares, and United States Federal securities laws require the disclosure in this Annual Report on Form-20F of holders who own more than five percent of our issued and outstanding shares.

C. MATERIAL CONTRACTS

TGE Agreement - On 5/07/12, the Company acquired 300,000 shares, representing a 10% stake, of Tawau Green Energy Sdn. Bhd. ("TGE") for the sum of 6,000,000 Malaysian Ringgit (“MYR”) ($1,965,600). During Fiscal 2013, the TGE Agreement was terminated on 5/20/13 and the Company returned all 300,000 of the TGE shares and wrote off its investment in TGE. As at the Report Date, the TGE Agreement is no longer in force or effect.

The Bengara-II Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) - On 12/04/97 Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd. (“CGB2”) entered into a Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for the Bengara-II PSC contract area with the Minister of Mines and Energy of the Republic of Indonesia. Pursuant to a news release dated 10/16/12, the Company announced that negotiations with the Indonesian government for an extension of the Bengara-II PSC's term had terminated and consequently the Bengara-II PSC was relinquished and allowed to expire in accordance with its term. As at the Report Date, the Company has no interest in or residual liabilities from, the Bengara-II PSC.

CBM Joint Study and Bid Group Agreement - On 5/05/12 the Company announced that it had entered into a Joint Study and Bid Group Agreement with CBM Asia Development Corp. to bid for new coal bed methane properties development in Indonesia. The agreement expired and terminated on 4/27/14 in accordance with its provisions because no new bids were submitted. The exclusivity provisions of the agreement remain in effect until 4/27/15 and the confidentiality provisions until 4/27/16.

Malaysia Joint Study and Bid Group Agreement - On 11/12/13, subsequent to the end of Fiscal 2012, the Company entered into a 50/50 joint bid arrangement with an established Malaysian partner to evaluate opportunities and present carefully selected bids for new oil and gas production sharing and risk service contracts offered in Malaysia by PETRONAS, the national oil company. At the Report Date, the Malaysia Joint Study and Bid Group remains in effect.

D. EXCHANGE CONTROLS.

Except as discussed in ITEM-10.E, "Taxation", the Company is not aware of any Canadian federal or provincial laws, decrees, or regulations that restrict the export or import of capital, including foreign exchange controls, or that affect the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to non-Canadian holders of the common shares. There are no limitations on the right of non-Canadian owners to hold or vote the common shares imposed by Canadian federal or provincial law or by the charter or other constituent documents of the Company.

The Investment Canada Act (the “Investment Act”), which generally prohibits a reviewable investment by an entity that is not a “Canadian”, as defined, unless after review, the minister responsible for the Investment Act is satisfied that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada. An investment in the Shares by a non-Canadian who is not a “WTO investor” (which includes governments of, or individuals who are nationals of, member states of the World Trade Organization and corporations and other entities which are controlled by them), at a time when the Company was not already controlled by a WTO investor, would be reviewable under the Investment Act under three circumstances. First, if it was an investment to acquire control (within the meaning of the Investment Act) and the value of the Company’s assets, as determined under Investment Act regulations, was C$5 million or more. Second, the investment would also be reviewable if an order for review was made by the federal cabinet of the Canadian government on the grounds that the investment related to Canada’s cultural heritage or national identity (as prescribed under the Investment Act), regardless of asset value. Third, the investment would also be reviewable if an order for review is made by the federal cabinet of the Canadian government on the grounds that an investment by a non-Canadian could be injurious to national security.

An investment in the Shares by a WTO investor, or by a non- Canadian at a time when the Company was already controlled by a WTO investor, would be reviewable under the Investment Act if it was an investment to acquire control and the value of the Company’s assets, as determined under Investment Act regulations, was not less than a specified amount, which for 2009 is C$312 million.

The usual thresholds for review for direct acquisitions of Canadian businesses (other than acquisitions of cultural businesses) by foreign investors will change as of a date to be determined by the federal cabinet of the Canadian Government. At that time transactions will be reviewable only if the “enterprise value” of the assets of the Canadian business is equal to or greater than (a) C$600 million, in the case of investments made during the first two years after the amendments come into force; (b) C$800 million, in the case of investments made during the third and fourth years after the amendments come into force; and (c) C$1 billion, in the case of investments made between the fifth year after the amendments come into force and December 31 of the sixth year after the amendments come into force. This threshold will thereafter be adjusted on an annual basis.

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The Investment Act provides detailed rules to determine if there has been an acquisition of control. For example, a non-Canadian would acquire control of the Company for the purposes of the Investment Act if the non-Canadian acquired a majority of the Shares. The acquisition of less than a majority, but one-third or more, of the Shares would be presumed to be an acquisition of control of the Company unless it could be established that, on the acquisition, the Company not controlled in fact by the acquirer. An acquisition of control for the purposes of the Investment Act could also occur as a result of the acquisition by a non-Canadian of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

E. TAXATION.

Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations - The following summary discusses only the Canadian federal income tax considerations generally applicable to a holder (a "Holder") of one or more common shares of the Company who, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act") is a non-resident of Canada who holds common shares as capital property. The summary deals with the provisions of the Tax Act in force on 12/31/99.It does not discuss all the tax consequences that may be relevant to particular holders in light of their circumstances or to holders subject to special rules. It is therefore not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any holder of common shares of the Company and no opinion or representation with respect to the Canadian income tax consequences to any such holder or prospective holder is made. Holders and prospective holders should therefore consult their own tax advisers with respect to their particular circumstances.

Dividends - A Holder will be subject to Canadian withholding tax ("Part XIII Tax") equal to 25%, or such lower rate as may be available under an applicable tax treaty, of the gross amount of any dividend paid or deemed to be paid on common shares. Under the Canada-US Income Tax Convention (1980) as amended by the Protocols signed on 6/14/83, 3/28/84, 3/17/95, and 7/29/97 (the "Treaty"), the rate of Part XIII Tax applicable to a dividend on common shares paid to a Holder who is a resident of the United States and who is the beneficial owner of the dividend, is 5%.If the Holder is a company that owns at least 10% of the voting stock of the Company paying the dividend, and, in all other cases, the tax rate is 15% of the gross amount of the dividend. The Company will be required to withhold the applicable amount of Part XIII Tax from each dividend so paid and remit the withheld amount directly to the Receiver General for Canada for the account of the Holder.

Disposition of Common Shares - A Holder who disposes of a common share, including by deemed disposition on death, will not normally be subject to Canadian tax on any capital gain (or capital loss) thereby realized unless the common share constituted "taxable Canadian property" as defined by the Tax Act. Generally, a common share of a public corporation will not constitute taxable Canadian property of a Holder if the share is listed on a prescribed stock exchange unless the Holder or persons with whom the Holder did not deal at arm's length alone or together held or held options to acquire, at any time within the five years preceding the disposition, 25% or more of the shares of any class of the capital stock of the Company. A Holder who is a resident of the United States and realizes a capital gain on a disposition of a common share that was taxable Canadian property will nevertheless, by virtue of the Treaty, generally be exempt from Canadian tax thereon unless (a) more than 50% of the value of the common shares is derived from, or from an interest in, Canadian real estate, including Canadian mineral resource properties, (b) the common share formed part of the business property of a permanent establishment that the Holder has or had in Canada within the 12 month period preceding the disposition, or (c) the Holder is an individual who (i) was a resident of Canada at any time during the 10 years immediately preceding the disposition, and for a total of 120 months during any period of 20 consecutive years, preceding the disposition, and (ii) owned the common share when he ceased to be resident in Canada. A Holder who is subject to Canadian tax in respect of a capital gain realized on a disposition of a common share must include three quarters of the capital gain (taxable capital gain) in computing the Holder's taxable income earned in Canada. The Holder may, subject to certain limitations, deduct three-quarters of any capital loss (allowable capital loss) arising on a disposition of taxable Canadian property from taxable capital gains realized in the year of disposition in respect to taxable Canadian property and, to the extent not so deductible, from such taxable capital gains realized in any of the three preceding years or any subsequent year.

United States Taxation - For federal income tax purposes, an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States or a domestic corporation ("US Taxpayer") will recognize a gain or loss on the sale of the Company's common shares equal to the difference between the proceeds from such sale and the adjusted tax basis of the common shares. The gain or loss will be a capital gain or capital loss if the Company's common shares are capital assets in the hands of the US Taxpayer. For federal income tax purposes, a US Taxpayer will be required to include in gross income dividends received on the Company's common shares. A US Taxpayer who pays Canadian tax on a dividend on common shares will be entitled, subject to certain limitations, to a credit (or alternatively, a deduction) against federal income tax liability.

A domestic corporation that owns at least 10% of the voting shares of the Company should consult its tax advisor as to applicability of the deemed paid foreign tax credit with respect to dividends paid on the Company's common shares. Under a number of circumstances, United States Investor acquiring shares of the Company may be required to file an information return with the Internal Revenue Service Center where they are required to file their tax returns with a duplicate copy to the Internal Revenue Service Center, Philadelphia, PA 19255. In particular, any United States Investor who becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the shares of the Company will be required to file such a return. Other filing requirements may apply, and United States Investors should consult their own tax advisors concerning these requirements.

This is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any holder of common shares of the Company and no opinion or representation with respect to the US income tax consequences to any such holder or prospective holder is made. Holders and prospective holders should therefore consult their own tax advisers with respect to their particular circumstances.

F. DIVIDENDS AND PAYING AGENTS.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-10.F is not applicable.

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G. STATEMENT BY EXPERTS.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-10.G is not applicable.

H. DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY.

Documents and agreements concerning our Company referred to in this Annual Report may be viewed by appointment during normal business hours at our registered and records office at 900-885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3H1, Canada.

I. SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION.

As of the Report Date, we have no direct and indirectly owned subsidiaries incorporated in the United States.

ITEM-11 : QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

The provision of information called for by this Item-11 is not applicable.

ITEM-12 : DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES.

We are filing this Form-20F as an annual report under the Exchange Act and therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-12 is not applicable.

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PART-II

ITEM-13 : DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES.

The provision of information called for by this Item-13 is not applicable.

ITEM-14 : MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

The provision of information called for by this Item-14 is not applicable.

ITEM-15 : CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

A. DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

As required under applicable United States securities regulatory requirements, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our Company's disclosure controls and procedures as at Fiscal Year ended 6/30/14 to prevent a material weakness. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in SEC rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Finance Manager, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of 6/30/14.

B. MANAGEMENTS ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment, management determined that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of 6/30/14, based on those criteria.

C. ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

This report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010 that provides small public companies with market capitalizations below $75 million a permanent exemption from the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) requirement to obtain an audit of internal controls over financial reporting.

D. CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting procedures or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect these internal controls over financial reporting subsequent to the date of management's last evaluation.

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ITEM-16 : [RESERVED]

A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Our Board of Directors has determined that we have one member of our Audit Committee that qualifies as an "Audit Committee financial expert" as defined in Item 401(e) of Regulation S-B. We believe that the members of our Board of Directors, who are the same members of our Audit Committee, are collectively capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

Our Board of Directors has determined that Phillip B. Garrison and David Yu qualify as "independent" members of our Audit Committee as that term is defined in Rule 4350(d) of the Marketplace Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). We believe that having an Audit Committee that consists entirely of independent Directors is not warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development, the costs involved, and the fact that we have not generated revenues to date.

B. CODE OF ETHICS.

We have formally adopted a written code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, and our principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions (collectively our “Senior Financial Officers”). A copy of this code of ethics, signed by the appropriate Senior Financial Officers of our Company, is filed with this Annual Report as an attachment

C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The Company engaged Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte LLP ("DMCL") Chartered Accountants, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as the Company's auditors on 10/13/06. DMCL is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. The firm is also a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. In addition, DMCL is registered with the Public Company Accountability Oversight Board. Our Board of Directors appointed DMCL as our principal accountant to audit our financial statements for Fiscal 2014, the period covered by this Annual Report.

Audit Fees - The aggregate fees billed by DMCL for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for the year ended 6/30/14 were $ 30,000 (2013 - $ 27,540).

Tax Fees - The aggregate fees billed by DMCL for professional services rendered and related to tax advice, return preparation, and tax planning for the year ended 6/30/14 were $ nil (2013 - $nil).

Audit Committee Pre-Approved Procedures - Our Audit Committee pre-approves all services provided by DMCL as our principal accountant. DMCL’s fees were reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee before the respective services were rendered and none of such services were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES.

The provision of information called for by this Item-16.D is not applicable.

E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

During the most recently completed Fiscal Year ended 6/30/14 and covered by this Annual Report the Company made no repurchases of its own securities pursuant to any plan or program. The Company made no public announcements of any securities repurchase plans or programs during the year. There are no outstanding securities that may yet be purchased under any plan or program attributable to the past or prior years as at the Report Date.

F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANTS CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

The provision of information called for by this Item-16.F is not applicable. There have been no changes to our certifying accountant during the past two most recent Fiscal Years.

G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

Our Company’s securities are quoted on the OTCQB and are not listed on a national securities exchange. This Annual Report is for our Fiscal Year ended 6/30/14. Therefore the provision of information called for by this Item-16.G is not applicable.

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PART-III

ITEM-17 : FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Refer to "Item 18 – Financial Statements" below.

ITEM-18 : FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

The Company is providing its audited annual financial statements for Fiscal 2014 with this Annual Report on Form-20F in the form described in the following list and attached and labeled Exhibit-18 following Item-19 and the Signatures below:

Consolidated Financial Statements Filed With and as a Part of this Annual Report

  (1)      Financial Statement Title Page
  (2)      DMCL's Independent Auditor's Report
  (3)      Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the past two Fiscal Years ended 6/30/14 and 6/30/13, including:
    a.      Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
    b.      Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss.
  c.      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow.
  d.      Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Deficiency).
  e.      Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(4)      Management's Discussion & Analysis for the 2014 fiscal year ended 6/30/14 on Canadian Form 51-102F.

ITEM-19 : EXHIBITS.

Exhibit Description
01.1 (1) Articles of Incorporation as last amended at a special general meeting on 9/10/08.
01.2 (2) Notice of amended Articles of the Company as last recorded with the Registrar of British Columbia on 11/13/09.
11.1 Code of Ethics of Senior Financial Officers dated at the Report Date.
12.1 Section 302 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for CEO.
12.2 Section 302 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for CFO.
13.1 Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for CEO.
13.2 Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for CFO.
18.0 Audited Annual Financial Statements More Fully Described in Item-18 above.
99.1 (3) Audit Committee Charter
99.2 (4) Compensation Committee Charter

 

   Notes:
   (1) Incorporated by reference to a copy furnished to the SEC under Form-6K on 10/10/08.
  (2) Incorporated by reference to a copy furnished to the SEC under Form-6K on 12/14/09.
 

(3) Incorporated by reference to a copy attached to the Company’s management information circular filed pursuant to required Canadian proxy materials in advance of the Company’s 12/20/09 annual meeting and furnished to the SEC under Form-6K on 12/14/09.

  (4) Incorporated by reference to a copy furnished to the SEC under Form-6K on 12/14/09.

 

SIGNATURES

CONTINENTAL ENERGY CORPORATION

<Signed>

_______________________________________
By: Richard L. McAdoo, Director & CEO
Report Date: 31 October 2014

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