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OXS Oxus Gold

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Oxus Gold LSE:OXS London Ordinary Share GB0030632714 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 3.125 0.00 00:00:00
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Oxus Gold PLC Half Yearly Report (7547A)

30/09/2015 12:40pm

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Oxus Gold PLC

30 September 2015

OXUS GOLD plc

("Oxus" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2015

The Group reports a loss for the period of $1.12 million including costs of the arbitration process (see below) of $0.15 million and interest charges of $0.44 million.

Other than the ongoing arbitration proceedings by which the Group is seeking compensation in respect of the loss of the Amantaytau Goldfields (AGF) and Khandiza mining assets, there are no other operating activities currently being undertaken by the Company and its subsidiaries.

Update on Arbitration

The Group currently awaits the decision of the Arbitral Panel with regard to the merits and the quantum of the UNCITRAL arbitration claim against the Republic of Uzbekistan, the arbitral hearing having taken place in Paris in late April / early May 2014.

Litigation funding agreement

The existing arrangement with a litigation funder to support the Company's arbitration through non-recourse funding of legal and related fees arising from the arbitration process remains in place. At 30 June 2015, the Company had received $6.15 million of funding, which is only repayable upon the successful outcome of the arbitration.

Equity financing facility

During the period to 28 January 2015 the Company continued to draw funds through its Equity Financing Facility with Darwin Strategic Limited ("Darwin"). In the period to 30 June 2015 a further 12,622,672 ordinary shares were issued to Darwin raising $0.39 million. On 28 January 2015 the facility was terminated by mutual agreement.

Outstanding share capital

During the period, the Company issued a further 39,718,100 ordinary shares, representing 158,820 shares in respect of capitalised fees of advisers, 12,622,672 shares in respect of the Equity Finance Facility and 26,936,608 shares in respect of converted loan notes and loan note interest.

At 30 June 2015 the total number of shares in issue was 574,658,246. Since the period end a further 83,334 shares have been issued in respect of capitalised fees of advisers. At 30 September 2015 the total number of shares in issue was 574,741,580.

Outlook

The directors remain confident that the Arbitral Tribunal will, in the very near future, rule in the Group's favour and that fair compensation will be awarded for both the AGF and Khandiza mining assets, which were blatantly misappropriated by the Republic of Uzbekistan. In this respect, the Board will continue to take whatever steps it deems necessary to ensure the return of value to the Company's long-suffering stakeholders.

For further information on Oxus Gold plc visit www.oxusgold.co.uk or contact the following:

 
 Oxus Gold plc                Tel: +44 (0) 20 7907 2000 
 Richard Shead 
 
 SP Angel Corporate Finance   Tel: +44 (0) 20 3470 0470 
  LLP 
 Nominated Adviser and 
  Broker 
  Ewan Leggat / Stuart 
  Gledhill 
 

Condensed consolidated financial statements for the six month period ended 30 June 2015

Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

 
                                        Six months   Six months           Year 
                                             ended        ended          ended 
                                           30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                              2015         2014           2014 
                                              $000         $000           $000 
                                 Note    Unaudited    Unaudited        Audited 
------------------------------  -----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Administrative expenses                     (530)        (564)        (1,492) 
 Arbitration expenses                        (153)        (429)          (474) 
------------------------------  -----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Total administrative 
  expenses                          4        (683)        (993)        (1,966) 
 
 Other operating income                          -            -              - 
 
 Operating loss                              (683)        (993)        (1,966) 
 
 Financial income                                -            -              - 
 Financial expense                           (440)        (435)        (1,065) 
 
 Loss before tax                           (1,123)      (1,428)        (3,031) 
 Taxation                                        -            -              - 
 
 Loss and total comprehensive 
  income for the period                    (1,123)      (1,428)        (3,031) 
------------------------------  -----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 
 Basic loss per share 
  (US cents)               5   (0.20)   (0.29)   (0.59) 
------------------------      -------  -------  ------- 
 
 Diluted loss per share 
  (US cents)               5   (0.20)   (0.29)   (0.59) 
------------------------      -------  -------  ------- 
 

All amounts relate to continuing operations.

Condensed consolidated balance sheet

 
                                       30 June     30 June   31 December 
                                          2015        2014          2014 
                                          $000        $000          $000 
                              Note   Unaudited   Unaudited       Audited 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Non-current assets 
 
 Mining properties               6      30,538      30,538        30,538 
 Property, plant 
  and equipment                  8       1,296           -         1,296 
 Available for sale 
  investments                    7      42,245      42,245        42,245 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 Total non-current 
  assets                                74,079      72,783        74,079 
 
 Current assets 
 
 Trade and other 
  receivables                    8         151       1,920           194 
 Cash and cash equivalents                 523         908           708 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 Total current assets                      674       2,828           902 
 
 Total assets                           74,753      75,611        74,981 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Loans and borrowings            9      14,030           -        15,529 
 Finance lease liability         9         861         972           916 
 Trade and other 
  payables                      10       6,598       6,617         6,452 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 Total current liabilities              21,489       7,589        22,897 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Loans and borrowings            9           -      15,076             - 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 Total non-current 
  liabilities                                -      15,076             - 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Total liabilities                      21,489      22,665        22,897 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Total net assets                       53,264      52,946        52,084 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Equity 
 Share capital                           9,471       8,531         8,842 
 Share premium                         123,097     121,271       121,559 
 Capital reserve                        26,949      26,668        26,810 
 Merger reserve                         34,929      34,929        34,929 
 Retained deficit                    (141,182)   (138,453)     (140,056) 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 Total equity                           53,264      52,946        52,084 
---------------------------  -----  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 
 Condensed consolidated        Six months   Six months           Year 
  statement of cash                 ended        ended          ended 
  flows                           30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                     2015         2014           2014 
                                     $000         $000           $000 
                                Unaudited    Unaudited        Audited 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities 
 Loss before tax for 
  the year                        (1,123)      (1,428)        (3,031) 
 
 Adjustments for: 
 Depreciation and 
  amortisation                          -            -            232 
 Finance costs                        138          255            994 
 Equity-settled share-based 
  payment expenses                      -            -              - 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities before 
  changes in working 
  capital and provisions            (985)      (1,173)        (1,805) 
 
 Decrease in amounts 
  due from joint venture                -            -              - 
 Increase in trade 
  and other receivables                44         (57)            140 
 Increase/(decrease) 
  in trade and other 
  payables                            445          674            379 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities after 
  changes in working 
  capital and provisions            (496)        (556)        (1,286) 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Cash flows from financing 
  activities 
 Proceeds from the 
  issue of share capital              429          734          1,384 
 Share issue expenses                (31)         (54)          (102) 
 Repayment of obligations 
  under finance lease                (87)         (37)          (109) 
 Interest paid                          -            -              - 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Net cash generated 

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  by financing activities             311          643          1,173 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Net decrease in cash 
  and cash equivalents              (185)           87          (113) 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at beginning of period              708          821            821 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at end of period                    523          908            708 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 

Selected notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six month period ended 30 June 2015

1. General information

Oxus Gold plc (the "Company") is a company incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 2006 and is quoted on AIM. The registered number is 4056219 and the address of the registered office is Prince Frederick House, 35-39 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PP. The Company's office and correspondence address is at 42 Upper Berkeley Street, London W1H 5QJ.

These financial statements are presented in US Dollars which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates.

2. Basis of preparation

These condensed interim financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries ("the Group") for the six months ended 30 June 2015 ("the Period") have been prepared using accounting policies consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation are followed in the condensed set of financial statements as applied in the Group's latest audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014.

These condensed interim financial statements have not been audited, do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group's consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014. The auditors' opinion on these Statutory Accounts was modified and contained an emphasis of matter in respect of the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. While the financial figures included within this half-yearly report have been computed in accordance with IFRSs applicable to interim periods, this half-yearly report does not contain sufficient information to constitute an interim financial report as set out in International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

These condensed interim financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company and its subsidiaries comprise a going concern.

3. Total Comprehensive income

There are no additional items of income and expense which are not included within the profit and loss for the period.

4. Administrative expenses

Administrative expenses include legal costs associated with the international arbitration against the Republic of Uzbekistan in order to seek appropriate compensation for the Group's investments in the AGF and Khandiza mining properties amounting to $0.15 million ($0.43 million for the six months to 30 June 2014; $0.47 million for the year to 31 December 2014). Arbitration costs totalling $6.15 million have been funded by the litigation funder under the terms of the Litigation Funding Agreement entered into on 29 February 2012.

5. Loss per share

The calculation of the basic loss per share for the six month period ended 30 June 2014 is based on the following data:

 
                               Six months    Six months           Year 
                                    ended         ended          ended 
                                  30 June       30 June    31 December 
                                     2015          2014           2014 
                                     $000          $000           $000 
 
 Basic and diluted loss 
  per ordinary share 
  (US cents)                       (0.20)        (0.29)         (0.59) 
                             ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Diluted loss per ordinary 
  share (US cents                  (0.20)        (0.29)         (0.59) 
                             ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Loss for the period 
  attributable to equity 
  shareholders                    (1,123)       (1,428)        (3,031) 
                             ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Weighted average number 
  of ordinary shares          557,519,644   494,933,075    512,218,172 
                             ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 

Diluted loss per ordinary share (US cents)

The diluted loss per share disclosed for 30 June 2015, 30 June 2014 and 31 December 2014 is the same as the basic loss per share as the effect of the loss for each of these periods on earnings per share is anti-dilutive.

6. Mining property

 
                               Amantaytau        Khandiza 
                                  project         Project 
                             (Uzbekistan)    (Uzbekistan)    Total 
                                     $000            $000     $000 
 COST 
 At 1 January 2014                  2,082          28,456   30,538 
 Additions in the period                -               -        - 
                           --------------  --------------  ------- 
 At 30 June 2014                    2,082          28,456   30,538 
 Additions in the period                -               -        - 
                           --------------  --------------  ------- 
 At 31 December 2014                2,082          28,456   30,538 
 Additions in the period                -               -        - 
                           --------------  --------------  ------- 
 At 30 June 2015                    2,082          28,456   30,538 
                           --------------  --------------  ------- 
 
 NET BOOK VALUE 
 At 1 January 2014                  2,082          28,456   30,538 
                           --------------  --------------  ------- 
 At 30 June 2014                    2,082          28,456   30,538 
                           --------------  --------------  ------- 
 At 31 December 2014                2,082          28,456   30,538 
                           --------------  --------------  ------- 
 At 30 June 2015                    2,082          28,456   30,538 
                           --------------  --------------  ------- 
 

7. Available-for-sale financial assets

 
                                         Total 
                                          $000 
 Cost 
 At 1 January 2014, 30 June 2014, 31 
  December 2014 
  and 30 June 2015                      42,245 
                                       ------- 
 

The amount stated represents the net investment of the Group in AGF up to the time that joint control was lost in March 2011 following the declaration of force majeure. In the view of the directors, due to the uncertainties surrounding the arbitration with the Uzbek government there was no reliable measure available to determine the fair-value of AGF in March 2011 and accordingly the interest in AGF at that date is valued at its historical carrying value.

8. Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables for 30 June 2014 include the written down value of plant and equipment, a claim for which is included within the UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Uzbekistan. On 31 December 2014 and 30 June 2015 these assets are classified as property, plant and equipment.

9. Loans and borrowings

 
                              30 June   30 June   31 December 
                                 2015      2014          2014 
                                 $000      $000          $000 
 Borrowing at amortised 
  cost 
 Convertible loan notes        14,030    15,076        15,529 
 Obligations under finance 
  lease                           861       972           916 
                             --------  --------  ------------ 
 Total borrowings              14,891    16,048        16,445 
                             --------  --------  ------------ 
 

Convertible loan notes

In May 2008 the Company issued convertible loan notes in the principal amount of $18.5 million. The notes were restructured in January 2010 and again in July 2012. $3.0 million of the notes were converted in November 2010, $2.0 million were converted in March 2014, $0.5 million were converted in June 2014, and $1.0 million were converted in May 2015.

Repayment of the notes, if not converted at 12p per share, is the earlier of 14 December 2015, or the date on which the proceeds of an award, settlement or other realisation for value in the arbitral proceedings are received by the Company, or 60 calendar days from the date on which the proceedings conclude or terminate in the case where no payment is receivable by the Company. Interest payable at UK LIBOR + 3% per annum and falling due on or after 6 July 2012 is accruing but remains unpaid, and is convertible at the option of the note holder at the average closing middle market price of the Company's ordinary shares for each separate 6 month interest period to which that portion of interest relates.

If all the remaining notes are converted the maximum number of new ordinary shares that would be issued is 62,500,000. If all the interest accrued to date is converted, a further 29,324,104 new ordinary shares would be issued. The convertible loan notes are disclosed as a current liability for 31 December 2014 and 30 June 2015.

10. Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables includes an amount of $6.15 million due to the litigation funder which will only become payable upon receipt of a settlement in respect of the UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Uzbekistan.

11. Approval of interim group financial statements

The interim group condensed financial statements for the six months to 30 June 2015 were approved by the directors on 30 September 2015.

This information is provided by RNS

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