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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana Diamonds Plc | LSE:BOD | London | Ordinary Share | GB00B5TFC825 | ORD 0.25P |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.034 | -9.71% | 0.316 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.325 | 0.35 | 870,062 | 16:40:22 |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misc Nonmtl Minrls, Ex Fuels | 0 | -3.68M | -0.0038 | -0.84 | 3.06M |
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RNS Number : 5227A
Botswana Diamonds PLC
27 March 2017
27(th) March 2017
Botswana Diamonds PLC ("Botswana Diamonds" or the "the Company")
Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2016
Botswana Diamonds plc (AIM: BOD) ("Botswana Diamonds" or "the Company") today announces financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2016.
Statement Accompanying the Interim Results
Recent months have been a very active time for Botswana Diamonds:
v James Campbell joined as Managing Director in December 2016;
v The Company entered into a phased earn-in agreement with Vutomi Mining Pty Ltd ("Vutomi"), a late stage diamond explorer in South Africa;
v The Company agreed with the board of Maibwe, our joint venture in the Kalahari desert in Botswana, that Botswana Diamonds would drill verification holes following the encouraging results from 2015;
v A work programme for 2017 was agreed with Alrosa for the Orapa and Gope licences in Botswana; and
v The Company raised GBP525,000 (before expenses) to fund the exploration activities in February 2017.
The appointment of James Campbell as a Johannesburg based full time Managing Director was a highlight. James is widely experienced having been a senior De Beers Executive and was the Managing Director of African Diamonds which he led until it was acquired by Lucara. James's first major contribution was to introduce a South African acquisition - Vutomi. This private company has been exploring for some years in the Marsfontein region north of Johannesburg. The flagship project is Frischgewaagt (FGT) a 4 km long dyke/blow system which is currently being drilled. As part of an ongoing drilling programme, some 34 percussion and 9 core holes have been drilled of which 22 percussion and 8 core holes have intersected kimberlite. The kimberlite has been identified as hypabyssal and the same age, late Jurassic, as the Marsfontein kimberlite which contained a high-grade of diamonds. Significant quantities of G10 garnets have been recovered. These are diamond indicators. Petrographic and Microdiamond analyses are ongoing with initial results expected in the coming months.
The Company has also just completed a drilling programme on PL 186 in the Kalahari Desert on the Maibwe ground. We identified the locations of the previously drilled holes where significant quantities of diamonds were discovered. We drilled three reverse circulation percussion holes in the immediate area to assess the accuracy of the earlier results. Samples are going for analysis.
Work on the Maibwe joint venture has been severely delayed due to the liquidation of BCL, the main shareholder and operator. After extensive discussions with the two remaining shareholders, Future Minerals and Siseko (51% BOD) it was agreed that Botswana Diamonds would fund a verification drilling programme. Drilling deep inside the inaccessible Kalahari Desert is challenging but it was successfully accomplished by a Botswana Diamonds team. Analysis will take up to 2 months.
Getting to this stage in the Maibwe joint venture is a major achievement and owes much to the co-operation of the various parties involved.
The third active programme is the ongoing joint venture with Alrosa. This joint venture is beginning its seventh fieldwork programme in April. The focus remains on the Orapa and Gope regions of Botswana. The intensive and extensive exploration programme on PL 260 in Orapa did not produce the desired results. A proposal exists to drill the remaining known kimberlite on the block, AK 23. There are ongoing discussions between Alrosa and the Company's specialists regarding the optimal way to proceed. Beginning in April, a team of Alrosa geologists, geophysicists and mineralogists will undertake sampling and geophysical studies on four licences, PL 260 in Orapa, PL 135, 235 and 234 in the Gope area.
In early 2017 we raised just over GBP525,000 (before expense) to fund the work outlined above.
I look forward to providing the Company's shareholders with further updates regarding our ongoing drilling programmes in the coming weeks and months.
John Teeling
Chairman
24(th) March 2017
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.
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Financial Information (Unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Six Six
Months Months Year
Ended Ended Ended
31
31 Dec Dec 30 Jun
16 15 2016
unaudited unaudited audited
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
REVENUE - - -
Cost of sales - - -
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
GROSS PROFIT - - -
Administrative ( 136 ( 121 ( 262
expenses ) ) )
Impairment of exploration ( 34 ( 34
and evaluation assets - ) )
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
OPERATING ( 136 ( 155 ( 296
LOSS ) ) )
Loss on investment held ( 6 ( 7
at fair value - ) )
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
LOSS BEFORE ( 136 ( 161 ( 303
TAXATION ) ) )
Income tax
expense - - -
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
LOSS AFTER ( 136 ( 161 ( 303
TAXATION ) ) )
Exchange difference on translation ( 113
of foreign operations 197 ) 103
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) ( 274 ( 200
FOR THE PERIOD 61 ) )
================= ================ =================
LOSS PER SHARE
- basic and diluted (0.04p) (0.07p) (0.11p)
================= ================ =================
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED 31 Dec 31 Dec 30 Jun
BALANCE SHEET 16 15 2016
unaudited unaudited audited
ASSETS: GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS
Intangible
assets 7,238 6,198 6,690
Financial
assets 1 2 1
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
7,239 6,200 6,691
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
CURRENT ASSETS
Trade and other
receivables 45 8 31
Cash and cash equivalents 60 402 500
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
105 410 531
TOTAL ASSETS 7,344 6,610 7,222
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
LIABILITIES:
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
Trade and other ( 206 ( 91 ( 152
payables ) ) )
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
TOTAL ( 206 ( 91 ( 152
LIABILITIES ) ) )
NET ASSETS 7,138 6,519 7,070
================= ================ =================
EQUITY
Share capital
- deferred shares 1,796 1,796 1,796
Share capital
- ordinary shares 846 759 846
Share premium 8,598 8,209 8,598
Share based payments
reserve 97 90 90
Retained ( 3,337 ( 3,059 ( 3,201
deficit ) ) )
Translation ( 293 ( 76
reserve 121 ) )
( 983 ( 983 ( 983
Other reserves ) ) )
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
TOTAL EQUITY 7,138 6,519 7,070
================= ================ =================
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Share
based
Share Share Payment Retained Translation Other Total
Capital Premium Reserves Deficit Reserve Reserve Equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
As at 30 June ( 2,898 ( 180 ( 983
2015 2,395 7,825 90 ) ) ) 6,249
Ordinary shares
issued 160 385 - - - 545
Share issue ( 1 ( 1
expenses - ) - - - - )
Total comprehensive ( 161 ( 113 ( 274
loss - - ) ) - )
-------------- ------------------ --------------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
As at 31
December ( 3,059 ( 293 ( 983
2015 2,555 8,209 90 ) ) ) 6,519
Share based
payment - - - - - - -
Ordinary shares
issued 87 425 - - - - 512
Share issue ( 36 ( 36
expenses - ) - - - - )
Total comprehensive ( 142
loss - - ) 217 - 75
-------------- ------------------ --------------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
As at 30 June ( 3,201 ( 76 ( 983
2016 2,642 8,598 90 ) ) ) 7,070
Share based
payment - - 7 - - - 7
Total comprehensive ( 136
loss - - - ) 197 - 61
------------------ ---------------
As at 31
December ( 3,337 ( 983
2016 2,642 8,598 97 ) 121 ) 7,138
============== ============== ================== =============== ================= ================ =================
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED Six Six
CASH FLOW Months Months Year
Ended Ended Ended
31
31 Dec Dec 30 Jun
16 15 16
unaudited unaudited audited
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Loss for the ( 136 ( 161 ( 303
period ) ) )
Loss on investment held
at fair value - 6 7
Exchange ( 114
movements 188 ) 100
Impairment of exploration
and evaluation assets - 34 34
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
( 235 ( 162
52 ) )
Movements in Working ( 29
Capital 40 ) 95
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ( 264 ( 67
ACTIVITIES 92 ) )
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Exploration costs ( 541 ( 55 ( 546
capitalised ) ) )
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ( 541 ( 55 ( 546
ACTIVITIES ) ) )
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from
share issue - 545 971
Share issue ( 1 ( 37
costs - ) )
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
NET CASH GENERATED IN
INVESTING ACTIVITIES - 544 934
----------------- ---------------- -----------------
NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN ( 449
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ) 225 321
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of the period 500 176 176
Effect of foreign exchange
rate changes 9 1 3
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT AT
THE OF THE PERIOD 60 402 500
================= ================ =================
Notes:
1. INFORMATION
The financial information for the six months ended 31 December 2016 and the comparative amounts for the six months ended 31 December 2015 are unaudited. The financial information above does not constitute full statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.
The Interim Financial Report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the European Union.
The accounting policies and methods of computation used in the preparation of the Interim Financial Report are consistent with those used in the Group 2016 Annual Report, which is available at www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk
The interim financial statements have not been audited or reviewed by the auditors of the Group pursuant to the Auditing Practices board guidance on Review of Interim Financial Information.
2. DIVID
No dividend is proposed in respect of the period.
3. LOSS PER SHARE
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the loss after taxation for the period available to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue and ranking for dividend during the period.
Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the loss after taxation for the period by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue, adjusted for the effect of all dilutive potential ordinary shares that were outstanding during the period.
The following table sets forth the computation for basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS):
Six Months Six Months
Ended Ended Year
31 Dec 31 Dec Ended
16 15 30 Jun
16
GBP GBP GBP
Numerator
For basic and diluted
EPS retained loss (136,055) (161,066) (303,254)
============== ============== ==============
No. No. No.
Denominator
Weighted average number
of ordinary shares 338,411,181 242,651,449 278,469,644
============== ============== ==============
Loss per share - Basic
and Diluted (0.04p) (0.07p) (0.11p)
============== ============== ==============
The following potential ordinary shares are
anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from
the weighted average number of shares for the
purposes of the diluted earnings per share:
No. No. No.
Share options 11,410,000 8,410,000 8,410,000
============== ============== ==============
4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
31 Dec 31 Dec 30 June
16 15 16
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Exploration and evaluation
assets:
Cost:
Opening balance 7,339 6,785 6,785
Additions 548 62 554
7,887 6,847 7,339
======== ======== ========
Impairment:
Opening balance 649 616 616
Provision for impairment - 33 33
-------- -------- --------
649 649 649
======== ======== ========
Carrying Value:
Opening balance 6,690 6,169 6,169
======== ======== ========
Closing balance 7,238 6,198 6,690
======== ======== ========
Exploration and evaluation assets relate to expenditure incurred in exploration for diamonds in Botswana. The directors are aware that by its nature there is an inherent uncertainty in exploration and evaluation assets and therefore inherent uncertainty in relation to the carrying value of capitalized exploration and evaluation assets.
On July 23 2013 the Group entered into an agreement with Siseko Minerals (Pty) Limited over the 13 licence Brightstone block in the Gope area of Botswana. Under the terms of the agreement the company would have earned a 51% interest in the block by spending up to US$940,000 over three years.
On 11 November 2014 the Brightstone block was farmed out to BCL Investments (Proprietary) Limited, a Botswana company, who assumed responsibility for the work programme. Botswana Diamonds retains a 15% carried interest.
On August 16 2013 the Group entered into a joint venture agreement with Alrosa Overseas SA a wholly owned subsidiary of OJSC Alrosa of Russia to explore for diamonds in Botswana.
The directors believe that there were no facts or circumstances indicating that the carrying value of intangible assets may exceed their recoverable amount and thus no impairment review was deemed necessary by the directors. The realisation of these intangible assets is dependent on the successful discovery and development of economic diamond resources and the ability of the Group to raise sufficient finance to develop the projects. It is subject to a number of significant potential risks, as set out below:
-- Price fluctuations;
-- Foreign exchange rates;
-- Uncertainties over development and operational costs;
-- Political and legal risks, including arrangements with governments for licences, profit sharing and taxation;
-- Foreign investment risks including increases in taxes, royalties and renegotiation of contracts;
-- Liquidity risks; -- Funding risks; -- Going concern; and -- Operational and environmental risks.
Included in additions for the period are GBP6,951 of share based payments (June 2016: GBP428), GBP8,169 (June 2016: GBP14,749) of wages and salaries and GBP7,500 (June 2016: GBP15,000) of directors remuneration.
5. SHARE CAPITAL
ORDINARY SHARES OF
1P EACH
Number Share Share
Capital Premium
GBP'000 GBP'000
Allotted, called-up
and fully paid:
At 1 July
2015 239,487,648 2,395 7,825
------------ --------- ---------
On 22 December 2015 the Group converted the
239,487,648 existing ordinary shares of 1p each
into 239,487,648 ordinary shares of 0.25p each
and deferred shares of 0.75p each.
ORDINARY SHARES DEFERRED SHARES
OF 0.25P EACH OF 0.75P EACH
Number Share Share Number Share
Capital Premium Capital
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Opening balances 239,487,648 599 7,825 239,487,648 1,796
Issued during
the period 64,154,850 160 385
Share issue
expenses - (1)
At 31 December
2015 303,642,498 759 8,209 239,487,648 1,796
------------ --------- --------- ------------ ---------
Issued during
the period 34,768,683 87 425 - -
Share issue
expenses - (36)
------------ --------- --------- ------------ ---------
At 30 June
2016 338,411,181 846 8,598 239,487,648 1,796
------------ --------- --------- ------------ ---------
Issued during - - - - -
the period
At 31 December
2016 338,411,181 846 8,598 239,487,648 1,796
============ ========= ========= ============ =========
Movements in share capital
On 22 December 2015 the company raised GBP458,656 through the issue of 53,959,400 new ordinary shares of 0.25p ("Ordinary Shares") each at a price of 0.85p per share to provide additional working capital and fund development costs. In addition, the company settled GBP86,660 of existing liabilities with the directors of the company through the issue of 10,195,450 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.85p.
On 22 December 2015, 64,154,850 warrants were granted to the subscribers of the placing at a price of 0.85p per share. These warrants are exercisable for a period of three years from 24 December 2015.
On 6 May 2016, the Company raised GBP500,000 (before expenses) through the issue of 33,333,333 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 1.5p to provide additional working capital and fund development costs.
On 15 June 2016, 588,250 warrants were exercised at a price of 0.85p per warrant for GBP5,000.
On 28 June 2016, 847,100 warrants were exercised at a price of 0.85p per warrant for GBP7,200.
6. SHARE BASED PAYMENTS
Share Options
The group issues equity-settled share-based payments to certain directors and individuals who have performed services for the group. Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant.
Fair value is measured by use of a Black-Scholes valuation model.
The group plan provides for a grant price equal to the average quoted market price of the ordinary shares on the date of grant.
31 Dec 31 Dec 30 Jun 30 Jun
16 16 16 16
Number Weighted Number Weighted
of Options average of Options average
exercise exercise
price price
in pence in pence
Outstanding at beginning
of period 8,410,000 6.35 8,410,000 6.35
Issued 3,000,000 1.75 - -
------------ ----------
Outstanding at end
of period 11,410,000 5.14 8,410,000 6.35
------------ ----------
Exercisable at end
of period 9,410,000 5.86 8,410,000 6.35
============ ========== ============ ==========
The options outstanding at 31 December 2016 had a weighted average exercise price of 5.86p, and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 1.01 years.
During the period to 31 December 2016, a total of 3,000,000 options were granted with a fair value of GBP20,853. These fair values were calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation model. These options will vest over a 3 year period contingent on the provision of services over the vesting period and will be capitalised on a straight line basis over the vesting period.
The terms of the options granted do not contain any market conditions within the meaning of IFRS 2.
The inputs into the Black-Scholes valuation model were as follows:
Grant 30 November 2016
Weighted average share price at date of grant (in pence) 1.75p
Weighted average exercise price (in pence) 1.75p
Expected volatility 37.8%
Expected life 7 years
Risk free rate 0.5%
Expected dividends none
Expected volatility was determined by the movement in share prices over the years.
The group capitalised expenses of GBP6,951 (June 2016: GBP428) and expensed costs of GBPNil (June 2016: GBPNil) relating to equity-settled share-based payments vested during the year.
7. APPROVAL
The Interim Report for the period to 31 December 2016 was approved by the Directors on 24(th) March 2017.
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Option and Earn-In Agreement
On 6 February 2017 the company announced that it has entered into an Option and Earn-In Agreement with Vutomi Mining Pty Ltd and Razorbill Properties 12 Pty Ltd (collectively known as 'Vutomi'), a private diamond exploration and development firm in South Africa.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Botswana Diamonds has agreed to pay Vutomi a total of GBP942,000 in cash, of which GBP581,000 will be used to fund exploration activities. In addition, the Company will issue 100 million Ordinary Shares to Vutomi shareholders. The Agreement will be executed in three Phases after which the Company will own 72% of Vutomi. The remaining 28% will continue to be held by Vutomi's Black Economic Empowerment ('BEE') partners. The three Phases are summarised below:
Exclusivity and Option Fee
Botswana Diamonds will initially pay Vutomi an exclusivity and option fee of GBP122,000 within a period of 60 days, with GBP61,000 being paid in cash and GBP61,000 being paid in the Company's Ordinary Shares at a price of 1.9p. A further announcement regarding the issue of these Ordinary Shares will be made in due course. Upon completion of this initial 60 day period, Phase 1 of the earn-in will commence.
Phase 1
Phase 1 will last for a further 12 months, during which period the Company will, subject to available funding, have the option to pay Vutomi GBP215,000 to fund exploration activities to earn an additional 15% of Vutomi. During Phase 1 Vutomi will grant the Company the sole and exclusive right to fund exploration activities in, on and under the Vutomi Prospecting Rights Area in order to prepare a conceptual mining and development plan. The required mining permits are in place.
Phase 2
Phase 2 will last for a further 12 months, during which period the Company will, subject to available funding, have the option to pay Vutomi GBP366,000 to fund exploration activities to earn an additional 25% of Vutomi.
Phase 3
Phase 3 will commence within 90 days of the successful completion of Phase 2. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will have the option to issue the outstanding balance of 96.8m Ordinary Shares, priced at VWAP, to Vutomi and, subject to available funding, settle Vutomi's shareholders loan accounts of approximately GBP300,000 in cash to earn a further 32% of Vutomi.
Technical Committee
As soon as practicable following the commencement of the Agreement, the Company and Vutomi will establish and constitute a technical committee to oversee the exploration and development activities (the "Technical Committee"). The Technical Committee shall consist of no less than 2 and not more than 4 representatives of both Botswana Diamonds and Vutomi. The Company will initially appoint James Campbell to the Technical Committee.
Termination
At any point the Agreement will lapse if the Company does not exercise its option regarding a specific Phase.
Placing
On 27 February 2017 the company announced that it had raised GBP525,000 (before expenses) via a placing of 35,000,000 new Ordinary Shares with new and existing investors at a price of 1.5p per share.
The proceeds will be used to fund ongoing kimberlite drilling at the Frischgewaagt property in South Africa, drilling in Botswana, exploration work in South Africa and in the first stage of the 2017 Alrosa/Botswana Diamonds exploration programme in the Orapa and Gope areas of Botswana.
9. AVAILABILITY OF REPORT
The Interim Statement will be available on the website at www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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