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PAF Pan African Resources Plc

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Pan African Resources Plc LSE:PAF London Ordinary Share GB0004300496 ORD 1P
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Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Gold Ores 321.61M 60.74M 0.0317 7.65 464.75M

Pan African Resources Plc Final Results

19/09/2018 7:00am

UK Regulatory


 
TIDMPAF 
 
Pan African Resources PLC 
 
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales, registration number 3937466) 
 
Share code on AIM    : PAF 
 
Share code on JSE    : PAN 
 
ISIN                 : GB0004300496 
 
("Pan African Resources" or the "company" or the "group") 
 
Provisional audited results for the year ended 30 June 2018 
 
Pan African Resources CEO Cobus Loots commented: 
 
"Pan African Resources acted decisively during the year under review to 
reconfigure its operations for sustainable profitability. Our cost base 
is now significantly lower, and efficiencies and stability improved due to the 
restructuring we effected during the year.  We are confident the group is now 
positioned as a lower-cost, long-life gold miner, consistent with stakeholder 
expectations and our key strategic objectives. All our producing assets are 
today generating positive cash flows through the production of low-cost gold 
ounces. 
 
A key highlight of the year was the excellent progress made towards the 
completion of the Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant. The project poured its 
first gold on 16 August 2018, ahead of schedule and within the projected 
budget. It is expected to be a flagship operation within our low-cost, 
long-life asset base. 
 
In terms of our existing operations, the regrind mill at the Barberton tailings 
retreatment plant was completed, which alleviated past processing challenges. 
Barberton Mines' sub-vertical shaft project at Fairview, together with our 
current programme of accelerated underground development, will 
facilitate improved access to the high-grade Fairview 11-block Main Reef 
Complex orebody in the future. 
 
I am pleased to report an excellent improvement in group-wide on-mine safety 
and congratulate Barberton Mines on achieving its one-million fatality-free 
shifts milestone during June 2018.  Barberton Mines has also made good progress 
in its stakeholder engagement efforts in order to minimise operational 
stoppages, and these initiatives will continue across the group. 
 
Our existing portfolio presents attractive opportunities to further the group's 
profitable production growth. The Royal Sheba Project at Barberton Mines offers 
the potential to access low-cost near surface ounces and significantly boost 
Barberton Mines' production in the short to medium term. 
 
The Egoli Project at Evander Mines also remains an attractive opportunity as a 
standalone project, following the difficult but necessary decision to 
cease large-scale underground mining activities at 8 Shaft. 
 
Given all the difficulties we experienced in the past year, our board elected 
not to recommend a final dividend for the 2018 financial year.  Even though 
this decision was expected by most shareholders, it remains disappointing, 
given our group's excellent track record of sector-leading dividends.  Our 
board is confident that at prevailing ZAR gold prices, and as a result of the 
remedial measures implemented, Pan African Resources will be able to resume its 
attractive dividends in the near future. 
 
Pan African Resources has started the 2019 financial year well, and we are on 
track to achieving our production guidance of approximately 170,000oz for the 
2019 financial year. We will continue to focus on improving and expanding our 
portfolio, on a sustainable and value-accretive basis, to the benefit of all 
stakeholders." 
 
Key features reported in South African Rand ("ZAR" or "R") and Pound Sterling 
("GBP") 
 
Strategic repositioning of the group 
 
-  During the year ended 30 June 2018 ("current reporting period"), the group 
restructured operations to ensure the long-term sustainability and 
profitability of its business. 
 
-  Large-scale underground mining at Evander Mines' underground operations, 
which includes 8 Shaft, 7 Shaft and the run-of-mine circuit in the Kinross 
metallurgical plant, was discontinued on 31 May 2018.  As a result, 1,635 
employees were retrenched at a cost of R161 million.  Evander Mines' 
underground operations was a high-cost gold producer, producing at an all-in 
cost of R963,882/kg or USD2,331/oz (2017: R959,976/kg or USD2,197/oz). 
 
-  With the final commissioning of Elikhulu concluded during September 2018, 
the group has established a material, safe, low-cost and long-life tailings 
reprocessing business, comprising the following operations: 
 
o  Barberton tailings retreatment plant ("BTRP"): Processing capacity of 
100,000tpm @ 1.4g/t 
 
o  Elikhulu                                  : Processing capacity of 
1,000,000tpm @ 0.3g/t 
 
o  Evander tailings retreatment plant ("ETRP")     : Processing capacity of 
200,000tpm @ 0.3g/t 
 
-  Barberton Mines' underground operations are forecast to produce 
approximately 80,000oz during the 2019 financial year, an improvement of 9.4% 
from 73,125oz in the 2018 financial year. At Barberton Mines, the underground 
development rates will be increased by approximately 60% and together with the 
new sub-vertical shaft, which is under construction this will 
facilitate improved access to additional high-grade Fairview 11-block mining 
platforms. These initiatives will assist in maintaining and increasing future 
gold production from this long-life asset. 
 
-  Recent exploration drilling at Barberton Mines' Royal Sheba Project has 
increased resources by 150% from 0.36Moz (2.60Mt at 4.32g/t) to 0.9Moz (8.56Mt 
at 3.27g/t). The group expects to finalise a definitive feasibility study for 
Royal Sheba by February 2019. The project has the potential to significantly 
increase gold production from Barberton Mines in the next years. 
 
-  The group is now repositioned as a low-cost producer and is well placed for 
an improved performance in the next financial year. The repositioning has 
reduced the unit cost of production and increased group profitability, with the 
majority of its production ounces coming from low-cost and safe tailings 
retreatment operations. 
 
Operational key features 
 
-  The group's gold production for the current reporting period reduced to 
160,444oz (2017: 173,285oz), primarily because of the cessation of mining at 
Evander Mines' underground operations on 31 May 2018. 
 
-  The Elikhulu Project, which achieved its inaugural gold pour on 16 August 
2018, was fully commissioned during September 2018, ahead of schedule. The 
project is still forecast to be completed within its original budget. 
 
-  Improved overall safety performances from Barberton Mines and Evander Mines. 
 
-  Barberton Mines' Royal Sheba Project presents an opportunity to expand 
Barberton Mines' production profile the short to medium term.  The drilling 
campaign conducted during the year increased the Royal Sheba gold resource by 
150%, 0.36Moz to 0.9Moz. 
 
-  The feasibility study for Evander Mines' Egoli Project (previously referred 
to as the 2010 Pay Channel Project) has been updated to cater for the cessation 
of mining at Evander Mines' underground operations and the construction of a 
new run-of-mine metallurgical plant circuit. The project remains attractive and 
has a revised pre-taxation internal rate of return of 34%, and a pre-taxation 
net present value of R1.04 billion. 
 
-  Reduced production from Barberton Mines of 90,629oz (2017: 98,508oz) due to: 
 
o     lower head grades and processing difficulties at the BTRP, after 
encountering coarser fraction tailings, which produced 9,241oz less compared to 
the prior reporting period. The BTRP completed the installation of a regrind 
mill in May 2018, which has effectively dealt with these processing 
difficulties. 
 
o     underground production for the current reporting period improved by 
1,362oz, following the mining of higher grades from Fairview's high-grade 272 
and 358 platforms; and 
 
o     Barberton Mines experienced approximately 58 lost production days due to 
industrial action and community unrest. 
 
-  The group's detailed operational and financial summaries, per entity, are 
disclosed on the Pan African Resources website at http:// 
www.panafricanresources.com/investors/financial-reports/. 
 
Financial key features 
 
-  The profit after taxation from the group's continuing operations was R202.0 
million (2017: R700.6 million). In GBP terms, the profit after taxation from 
the group's continuing operations was GBP11.5 million (2017: GBP40.6 million). 
 
-  The group incurred a once-off impairment charge of R1.78 billion (GBP106.3 
million) associated with the cessation of Evander Mines' underground operations 
and the resultant retrenchment costs of R161 million (GBP9.3 million). 
 
-  As a result of the impairment charge and retrenchment costs the group's 
continued and discontinued operations ("combined operations") profit after 
taxation of R309.9 million (GBP17.9 million) in the prior reporting period 
reduced to a loss after taxation of R1.56 billion (GBP93.3 million) in the 
current reporting period. 
 
-  Continuing operations' earnings per share ("EPS") decreased to 11.16 cents 
per share (2017: 44.78 cents per share), while in GBP terms, continuing 
operations EPS decreased to a 0.63 pence per share (2017: 2.60 pence per 
share). 
 
-  The combined operations' EPS decreased to a loss of (86.03) cents per share 
(2017: 19.81 cents earnings per share), while in GBP terms, the combined 
operations' EPS decreased to a loss of (5.15) pence per share (2017: 1.14 pence 
earnings per share). 
 
-  Continuing operations' headline earnings per share ("HEPS") decreased to 
18.71 cents per share (2017: 38.72 cents per share). In GBP terms, continuing 
operations' HEPS decreased to 1.08 pence per share (2017: 2.24 pence per 
share). Refer to note 3. 
 
-  The combined operations' HEPS decreased to 12.66 cents per share (2017: 
20.17 cents per share). In GBP terms, HEPS decreased to 0.73 pence per share 
(2017: 1.17 pence per share). Refer to note 3. 
 
-  Revenue from continuing operations decreased to R1,873.9 million (2017: 
R2,158.2 million) and, in GBP terms, group revenue decreased to GBP108.5 
million (2017: GBP125.1 million) as a result of a decrease in the average ZAR 
gold price received and gold ounces sold. 
 
-  The group's earnings before interest taxation, depreciation and amortisation 
("adjusted EBITDA") decreased to R416.0 million (2017: R816.0 million), while 
in GBP terms it decreased to GBP24.2 million (2017: GBP47.3 million). Refer to 
note 3. 
 
-  The average ZAR gold price received decreased to R538,100/kg (2017: R542,773 
/kg) and, in USD terms, it increased to USD1,301/oz (2017: USD1,242/oz). 
 
-  The all-in sustaining cost per kilogramme of Barberton Mines' underground 
mining operation was well controlled and only increased in ZAR terms to 
R507,130/kg (2017: R501,330/kg), and in USD terms the all-in sustaining cost 
per ounce increased to USD1,227/oz (2017: USD1,147/oz). 
 
-  The all-in sustaining cost per kilogramme of the group's continuing tailings 
operations increased in ZAR terms to R297,661/kg (2017: R208,590/kg) and in USD 
terms, the all-in sustaining cost per ounce increased to USD720/oz (2017: 
USD477/oz). 
 
-  Due to the group's lower gold production, the group's all-in sustaining cost 
per kilogramme increased in ZAR terms to R561,468/kg (2017: R514,435/kg) and in 
USD terms, the all-in sustaining cost per ounce increased to USD1,358/oz (2017: 
USD1,177/oz). Refer to note 3. 
 
-  The group paid a final dividend of R185 million or GBP10.0 million (2016: 
R300 million or GBP17.1 million) on 21 December 2017, relating to the 2017 
financial year. This dividend equated to R0.08279 per share or 0.44561 pence 
per share (2016: R0.1544 per share or 0.87668 pence per share). 
 
-  The sale of Phoenix Platinum Mining Proprietary Limited ("Phoenix") to 
Sylvania Platinum Limited for R89 million or GBP4.8 million was concluded on 7 
November 2017. 
 
-  Net debt increased to R1,623.6 million or GBP89.8 million (2017: R67.6 
million or GBP4 million) as the group's facilities were drawn to fund the 
Elikhulu Project's capital expenditure and Evander Mines' retrenchment costs. 
Refer to note 3. 
 
 For the  For the    Metric            Salient features           Metric   For the  For the 
  year     year                                                              year     year 
ended 30   ended                                                           ended 30 ended 30 
June 2018 30 June                                                            June     June 
           2017                                                              2017     2018 
 
    4,990   5,390 (Kilogrammes)  Combined operations gold sold  (Oz)        173,285  160,444 
 
  1,873.9 2,158.2 (R millions)       Revenue - Continuing       (GBP          125.1    108.5 
                                          operations            millions) 
 
  538,100 542,773 (R/kg)          Average gold price received   (USD/oz)      1,242    1,301 
 
  480,439 430,863 (R/kg)              Cash costs (Note 3)       (USD/oz)        986    1,162 
 
  561,468 514,435 (R/kg)         All-in sustaining costs (Note  (USD/oz)      1,177    1,358 
                                              1) 
 
  614,713 540,693 (R/kg)             All-in costs (Note 3)      (USD/oz)      1,237    1,487 
 
    416.0   816.0 (R millions)    Adjusted EBITDA (Note 2)      (GBP           47.3     24.2 
                                                                millions) 
 
(1,556.9)   309.9 (R millions)  Attributable earnings (Combined (GBP           17.9   (93.3) 
                                          operations)           millions) 
 
    202.0   700.6 (R millions)       Attributable earnings      (GBP           40.6     11.5 
                                    (Continuing operations)     millions) 
 
    229.1   315.6 (R millions)    Headline earnings (Combined   (GBP           18.3     13.3 
                                     operations) (Note 3)       millions) 
 
  (86.03)   19.81 (cents)          EPS (Combined operations)    (pence)        1.14   (5.15) 
 
    12.66   20.17 (cents)         HEPS (Combined operations)    (pence)        1.17     0.73 
                                           (Note 3) 
 
  1,623.6    67.6 (R millions)         Net debt (Note 3)        (GBP            4.0     89.8 
                                                                millions) 
 
    289.4   330.0 (R millions)     Total sustaining capital     (GBP           19.1     16.8 
                                          expenditure           millions) 
 
  1,650.2   613.1 (R millions)     Total capital expenditure    (GBP           35.5     95.6 
                                                                millions) 
 
    104.6   201.3 (cents)          Net asset value per share    (pence)        12.0      5.8 
 
  1,809.7 1,564.3 (millions)      Weighted average number of    (millions)  1,564.3  1,809.7 
                                        shares in issue 
 
    12.86   13.59 (R/USD)            Average exchange rate      (R/GBP)       17.25    17.27 
 
    13.71   13.04 (R/USD)            Closing exchange rate      (R/GBP)       16.96    18.09 
 
Note 1: The all-in sustaining cost per kilogram and all-in cost per kilogram 
excludes the Elikhulu capital expenditure as well as derivative fair value 
mark-to-market gains / expenses and relates directly to the current gold mining 
operations. Refer to the alternative performance measure ("APM") summary report 
for the period ended 30 June 2018. 
 
Note 2: Adjusted EBITDA is represented by earnings before interest, taxation, 
depreciation and amortisation, profit/(loss) on asset held for sale, profit/ 
(loss) on disposal of investments and (loss)/profit from discontinued 
operations. Refer to the APM summary report for the year ended 30 June 2018. 
 
Note 3: Refer to the APM summary report for the period ended 30 June 2018. 
 
CEO STATEMENT 
 
During the year under review, the group faced unprecedented challenges, which 
included falling ZAR gold prices, volatile exchange rates, operational 
challenges at both our Barberton and Evander operations and a capricious 
political, labour and community relations climate in South Africa. We are 
however pleased to report that these issues have been decisively dealt with and 
the business repositioned to deliver sustainable value creation into the 
future. 
 
Following the implementation of several initiatives, Pan African Resources' 
assets have been repositioned to be cash flow generative through the production 
of low-cost gold ounces.  This includes our most recent organic growth project, 
Elikhulu, was fully commissioned during September 2018, ahead of time and 
within its project budget.  Though our gold production for the 2018 financial 
year was lower than in previous years, the restructuring has significantly 
decreased our cost base and improved efficiencies and stability across all our 
operations. 
 
The cessation of Evander Mines' underground operations and remedial actions at 
our other operations was the focus of the board and management's attention 
during the year. With this exercise now largely completed, the leadership can 
focus on growing the group's profitable ounce production profile in the future. 
 
When a management team is confronted with circumstances that demand imminent 
action, it is imperative to be circumspect in analysing the situation and then 
taking decisive and expeditious remedial action.  A summary of the principal 
challenges dealt with and opportunities realised by the group in the past 
financial year include: 
 
Segment            Challenge/Opportunity     Management action    Status 
 
Evander Mines'     Curtailment of the cash   The curtailment of   The retrenchment process 
underground        burn at Evander Mines'    large-scale          was successfully 
operations         underground operations,   underground mining   concluded on 31 May 
                   particularly given the    operations at        2018.  The requirements 
                   depressed ZAR gold price  Evander Mines, and   of S189 of South African 
                   environment.              resultant            Labour Relations Act, 66 
                                             retrenchment of      of 1995, were complied 
                                             1,635 of our         with. 
                                             employees, was 
                                             difficult and 
                                             regrettable, however 
                                             our group had no 
                                             viable alternative. 
 
                   Opportunity to mine the 8 
                   Shaft pillar and perform  The management team  The outcome of the 
                   reclamation work.         is currently         assessment to mine the 
                                             reviewing and        Evander Mines' 8 Shaft 
                                             assessing options to pillar will be 
                                             access and mine      communicated in the near 
                                             Evander Mines' 8     future. 
                                             Shaft pillar. 
 
Elikhulu           Construction of the       Construction         Elikhulu's inaugural 
                   Elikhulu plant - ensuring commenced in August  gold pour was on 16 
                   the plant is completed on 2017, with detailed  August 2018, within one 
                   schedule and within       planning and         year of inception of the 
                   budget.                   co-ordination to     construction. The plant 
                                             minimise potential   was fully commissioned 
                                             delays and cost      during September 2018. 
                                             overruns.            Construction work on the 
                                                                  enlarged Kinross 
                                                                  tailings facility 
                                                                  continues. 
 
BTRP               Unexpected coarse         Installation of a    The regrind mill was 
                   fraction material         regrind mill to      successfully 
                   encountered, resulting in assist with material commissioned in May 
                   reduced plant throughput  handling and         2018, and the BTRP is 
                   and gold recoveries from  improved recoveries  again performing in line 
                   the BTRP.                 from the Harper dump with expectations. 
                                             coarse fraction 
                                             material.  Process 
                                             of design and 
                                             construction was 
                                             fast tracked and 
                                             completed in less 
                                             than six months. 
 
Fairview           Limited mining            Development of two   The 358 and 272 
underground        flexibility within the    high-grade mining    high-grade mining 
operations         Fairview Main Reef        platforms in the MRC platforms are currently 
                   Complex ("MRC") orebody.  orebody to improve   in production with a 
                                             mining flexibility.  commensurate increase in 
                                             This development was Barberton Mines' head 
                                             completed during     grade in the second half 
                                             January 2018.        of the 2018 financial 
                                                                  year.  These platforms 
                                             Barberton Mines has  will be available for 
                                             increased its        the next two to three 
                                             ongoing development  years, allowing 
                                             rates in the 2019    sufficient time for 
                                             financial year with  development into new 
                                             the objective of     mining areas. 
                                             establishing a third 
                                             high grade platform 
                                             in the Fairview 
                                             11-block by the end 
                                             of June 2019. 
 
                   Fairview mining operation The Fairview         The R105 million project 
                   is restricted by the      sub-vertical shaft   is scheduled for 
                   hoisting capacity of its  project will improve completion over the next 
                   No 3 Decline, which is    ore handling         two to three years. 
                   also used by employees to efficiencies and 
                   access workings below 42  significantly reduce 
                   Level and the high-grade  the time taken by 
                   11-block of the MRC.      employees to access 
                                             high-grade mining 
                                             platforms. The 
                                             sub-vertical shaft 
                                             project is estimated 
                                             to improve 
                                             production by 
                                             approximately 
                                             7,000oz-10,000oz per 
                                             annum. 
 
Further organic    Barberton Mines' Royal    Engaged in a surface -  The drilling campaign 
growth             Sheba Project presents an drilling campaign    has been completed with 
                   opportunity to expand     and appointed DRA    excellent results 
                   Barberton Mines'          Global to complete a confirming the extension 
                   production profile and    feasibility to mine  of the orebody to 
                   access low-cost           the Royal Sheba      surface. We have updated 
                   near-surface minable      orebody as an        the market on the 
                   ounces over the short to  open-cast mining     prospectivity of Royal 
                   medium term.  We did not  operation and then   Sheba and are now 
                   previously identify the   in future an         considering alternatives 
                   near-surface opportunity  underground mining   to expedite 'first gold' 
                   at Royal Sheba and are    operation.           and a large steady-state 
                   exploring similar targets                      operation. 
                   within our mining right 
                   area. 
 
Labour relations   Barberton Mines' wage     Engaged with         -  Concluded a 
                   agreements expired at the representative       three-year wage 
                   end of the current        unions in order to   agreement with Barberton 
                   reporting period.         agree a multi-year   Mines' representative 
                                             agreement to the     unions. 
                                             benefit of all 
                                             stakeholders. 
 
Clearly, the challenges we faced during the period, which were well 
communicated to the market, have significantly reduced our profitability for 
the 2018 financial year. 
 
During the current reporting period, our team decisively dealt with the issues 
threatening the future sustainability of the group. The group is now well 
positioned to deliver into a much-improved performance during the 2019 
financial year. 
 
Group safety 
 
In terms of safety performances, significant progress was made over the past 
year, with on-mine safety improvement campaigns contributing to these results. 
Further, Barberton Mines achieved its one-million fatality-free shift milestone 
during June 2018. To ensure continued safety improvements, the group will 
continue to engage independent safety experts to review each of the mining 
operations' safety systems and controls. The group experienced no fatalities in 
the 2018 financial year (2017: three employees fatally injured). The group's 
lost-time injury frequency rate remained stable at 3.73 (2017: 3.51), while the 
reportable injury frequency rate improved materially to 1.08 (2017: 1.53). 
 
Evander Mines and ETRP 
 
The decision to cease underground operations at 8 Shaft was difficult, given 
South Africa's prevailing socio-economic environment, and the impact on the 
retrenched miners and their families. Retrenched employees were offered 
re-skilling opportunities, which is continuing, and we have retrained and 
re-employed a number of these employees into the Elikhulu Project. 
Environmental rehabilitation of the mine will provide further employment 
opportunities. 
 
Evander Mines' underground operations produced 48,565oz (2017: 45,304oz) of 
gold during the reporting period. 
 
Gold production at ETRP reduced to 21,250oz (2017: 29,473oz). In the prior 
reporting period the ETRP treated incrementally more surface feedstock due to 
the additional milling capacity that became available because of the 7 Shaft 
infrastructure repairs, and the reduced production from the underground mining 
operation. The ETRP's all-in sustaining cost was R306,120/kg (2017: R242,260/ 
kg) or USD740/oz (2017: USD554/oz). 
 
Barberton Mines and BTRP 
 
Barberton Mines' gold production reduced by 7,879oz to 90,629oz (2017: 
98,508oz), predominantly due to the following: 
 
-  BTRP gold production reduced to 17,504oz (2017: 26,745oz) due to the 
re-mining operation moving to the lower-grade Harper dump following depletion 
of the Bramber dump, and the head grade reducing from 2.3g/t to 1.4g/t. The 
Harper dump material has a larger coarse fraction, which resulted in processing 
problems and a reduction in plant recoveries to approximately 30% on the 
feedstock. Barberton Mines' underground mining production increased to 73,125oz 
(2017: 71,763oz). The underground tonnes milled decreased to 237,831t (2017: 
246,915t), while the head grade improved to 10.3g/t (2017: 9.8g/t). 
 
-  Gold production was adversely impacted by operational disruptions from 
pressure groups, community unrest and unprotected strike action at the mine, 
which resulted in 58 lost production days. Barberton Mines has significantly 
increased its community engagement efforts during the current reporting period, 
and operational disruptions have decreased as a result of these efforts. 
 
Mineral reserves and resources 
 
The group's mineral resources and reserves, compliant with the South African 
Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, 2016, are 
summarised as follows: 
 
- Gold reserves of 11.2Moz (239.9Mt at 1.46g/t) (2017: 11.2Moz) 
 
- Gold resources of 33.3Moz (331.2Mt at 3.13g/t) (2017: 34.4Moz) 
 
In determining the group's reserves and resources, gold reserves were modelled 
at R525,000/kg and gold resources at R600,000/kg. The competent person for Pan 
African Resources, Hendrik Pretorius, the group's Project Geologist, has 
reviewed and approved the information contained in this announcement as it 
pertains to the mineral resources and reserves. Mr Pretorius holds a BSc (Hons) 
in the field of geology and a Graduate Diploma in Mining Engineering focussing 
on mineral resource management. He has more than 15 years' relevant experience, 
is registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific 
Professionals (400051/11) and is a member in good standing with the Geological 
Society of South Africa. 
 
Near- to medium-term growth projects 
 
Elikhulu Project 
 
Elikhulu, which is expected to produce some of the lowest-cost ounces in the 
South African gold mining industry, is critical to Evander Mines' return to 
profitability and delivering into the group's strategic repositioning. 
Tailings, which were deposited over the past 70 years of mining activity, will 
be re-mined in line with industry best practices and consolidated into a single 
facility, which will mitigate environmental risks and make substantial surface 
areas available for other land uses, including housing and / or agriculture. 
 
From December 2018, Elikhulu's processing capacity will increase to 1.2-million 
tonnes per annum by incorporating the existing ETRP throughput, in order to 
benefit from the new plant's improved efficiencies and economies of scale. 
 
Elikhulu was constructed ahead of schedule, and was fully commissioned during 
September 2018.  By 30 June 2018, capital expenditure of R1,256.1 million 
(2017: R175.5 million) had been incurred on the project. Construction on the 
enlarged Kinross tailings facility is continuing. 
 
Barberton Mines' Royal Sheba Project 
 
Barberton Mines' Royal Sheba Project is an opportunity to expand the 
operation's production profile and access low-cost near-surface minable ounces 
over the short to medium term. Shareholders are referred to the announcement on 
6 September 2018, detailing the exploration results from the Royal Sheba 
orebody. 
 
Evander Mines' Egoli Project - Reassessed mining feasibility study 
 
The Egoli Project is adjacent to the 7 Shaft infrastructure and extends from 
the boundary of Taung Gold International Limited's 6 Shaft mining right. 
 
Shareholders were informed on 1 February 2018 of the updated resource statement 
of the Egoli Project and subsequently on 28 March 2018 that the group would 
reassess the mining feasibility study, conducted by DRA Global, into the 
viability of the Egoli Project as a standalone project following the cessation 
of mining at Evander Mines' underground operations. The project remains 
attractive, with more than one-million ounces of contained gold in measured and 
indicated categories. 
 
The results of an optimisation study based on the DRA Global feasibility study 
are: 
 
§  The mining operation is planned to ensure waste and reef are hoisted 
separately. 
 
§  The life-of-mine is expected to be 11 years. 
 
§  Average recoverable gold of approximately 23,500 ounces per annum during the 
initial four-year development phase, and an average of approximately 79,000 
ounces per annum for the remaining seven years thereafter is forecast. 
 
§  A new metallurgical plant would be constructed, and the existing Evander 
Mines' 7 Shaft infrastructure would be used for hoisting. 
 
§  Peak funding requirement is forecast at approximately R870 million. 
 
§  An internal rate of return (real, pre-taxation) of 34%, with a payback 
period of two years following the initial four-year development period is 
forecast. This projection is based on an assumed gold price of R547,000/kg. 
 
§  Project, pre-taxation, net present value is R1.04 billion at a 12.4% real 
discount rate. 
 
§  An incremental all-in sustaining cost per kilogramme of approximately 
R300,000/kg, or USD650/oz, on average, over the life-of-mine. 
 
§  An average gold recovery rate of 95% and a mine call factor of 85%. 
 
§  The total resources remain at 9.4Mt @ 9.75g/t equating to 2.95Moz. 
 
Barberton Mines' sub-vertical shaft project at Fairview 
 
Shareholders were previously advised that the Fairview mining operation is 
restricted by the hoisting capacity of its No 3 Decline, which is used to 
access workings below 42 Level and the high-grade 11-block of the MRC. During 
the period under review, Fairview commenced the development required in 
preparation for the construction of the new sub-vertical shaft. The project 
cost is forecast at approximately R105 million over two to three years. 
Following the commissioning of this shaft, it is expected that productivity 
improvements will yield an additional 7,000oz - 10,000oz of gold per annum due 
to the increased hoisting capacity. 
 
Wage agreements 
 
As announced on 7 September 2018, Barberton Mines successfully concluded a 
three-year wage agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers ("NUM") and 
the United Association of South Africa ("UASA") ("the agreement"). NUM and UASA 
represent the majority of employees at Barberton Mines. The Agreement provides 
for an average annual wage increase of approximately 6.5% and 5.5% for NUM and 
UASA members, respectively, over the three years.  The negotiations were 
successfully concluded with no industrial action or work stoppages. The 
agreement should assist in providing certainty and sustainability to all 
stakeholders in the coming years. 
 
Outlook 
 
Key focus areas for the 2019 financial year include: 
 
-       continuing to improve our safety performance, and environmental, social 
and governance compliance across operations; 
 
-       delivering into the gold production guidance of approximately 
170,000oz; 
 
-       ensuring Elikhulu delivers to expectation and incorporating ETRP's 
throughput into Elikhulu's processing capacity; 
 
-       increase the statement of financial position flexibility and capacity; 
 
-       focus on growth opportunities such as: 
 
o  The Royal Sheba Project 
 
o  Evander Mines' 8 Shaft pillar project 
 
o  Evander Mines' Egoli Project 
 
o  Barberton Mines' sub-vertical shaft 
 
-       Re-initiate dividend payments 
 
The group continues to evaluate acquisitive opportunities, particularly within 
other African jurisdictions, in accordance with its rigorous capital allocation 
criteria. 
 
I would like to thank my fellow board members for their guidance, support and 
insight during the past financial year. Further, a sincere thanks to the 
executive management team and all employees, who continued to show commitment 
and dedication during this challenging period. 
 
Finally, to our stakeholders, thank you for your ongoing support of Pan African 
Resources. While times may be marked by turbulence and volatility, we believe 
the group, with its current strategic direction, is well positioned to maximise 
value for our shareholders and our other stakeholders in the year ahead and 
well into the future. 
 
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 
 
Exchange rates and their impact on results 
 
All of the group's subsidiaries are incorporated in South Africa and their 
functional currency is ZAR. The group's business is conducted in ZAR and the 
accounting records are maintained in this same currency, with the exception of 
precious metal product sales, which are transacted in USD prior to conversion 
into ZAR. The ongoing review of the operational results by executive management 
and the board is also performed in ZAR. 
 
The group's presentation currency is GBP due to its ultimate holding company, 
Pan African Resources, being incorporated in England and Wales and being 
dual-listed in the United Kingdom ("UK") and South Africa. 
 
During the current reporting period the average ZAR:GBP exchange rate was 
R17.27:1 (2017: R17.25:1) and the closing ZAR:GBP exchange rate was R18.09:1 
(2017: R16.96:1). The year-on-year change in the average and closing exchange 
rates of 0.1% and 6.7%, respectively, must be taken into account for the 
purposes of translating and comparing year-on-year results, and in the event of 
material transactions, the exchange rate on the date of the material 
transaction is used to translate earnings from ZAR to GBP. 
 
The group records its revenue from precious metals sales in ZAR and the 
strength in the value of the ZAR:USD exchange rate during the current reporting 
period had a negative impact on the USD revenue received when translated into 
ZAR. The average ZAR:USD exchange rate was 5.4% stronger at R12.86:1 (2017: 
R13.59:1). 
 
The commentary below analyses the current and prior reporting period's results. 
Key aspects of the group's ZAR results appear in the body of this commentary 
and have been used as the basis against which its financial performance is 
measured. The gross GBP equivalent figures can be calculated by applying the 
exchange rates as detailed above. 
 
Analysing the group's financial performance for continuing operations 
 
1) Revenue 
 
Gold sales from continuing operations declined year-on-year by 13.2% to 
R1,873.9 million (2017: R2,158.2 million) mainly impacted by: 
 
1) The average ZAR gold price received decreasing by 0.9% to R538,100/kg (2017: 
R542,773/kg). 
 
2) Gold ounces sold from continuing operations decreasing by 12.6% to 111,879oz 
(2017: 127,981oz). 
 
Revenue from Evander Mines' underground operations of R811.4 million (2017: 
R767.2 million) has been disclosed in discontinued operations following the 
cessation of mining at this operation. 
 
2) Cost of production 
 
Cost of production (including realisation costs) for continuing operations 
increased by 4.4% to R1,376.7 million (2017: R1,318.9 million). 
 
The main cost contributors that impacted the year-on-year increase during the 
current reporting period are summarised as follows: 
 
-       Salaries and wages (represents 38.9% of the gold cost of production) 
increased by 7.6% to R535.1 million (2017: R497.1 million). Salaries and wage 
rates increased in line with the gold labour agreements signed at the 
respective operations. 
 
-       Electricity costs (represents 9.6% of the gold cost of production) 
increased by 8.3% to R132.5 million (2017: R122.3 million). The increase is 
higher than the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's approved average 
national increase of 5.2% from 1 April 2018, because of higher electricity 
consumption associated with the surface re-mining operation and Barberton 
Mines' new refrigeration plant installed at Fairview during July 2017. 
 
-       Mining and processing costs (represents 33.7% of gold cost of 
production) decreased by 6.7% to R463.3 million (2017: R496.3 million). The 
decrease was due to less surface sources being processed at Evander Mines in 
the current reporting period. 
 
-       Engineering and technical costs (represents 6.7% of gold cost of 
production) increased by 13.0% to R92.7 million (2017: R82.0 million). 
 
Cash cost per kilogramme from continuing operations increased by 19.6% to 
R387,194/kg (2017: R323,692/kg). The increase was predominantly due to the 
group's gold sold decreasing by 12.6% to 111,879oz (2017: 127,981oz) and the 
cost of production increasing by 4.4%. 
 
3) Realisations costs 
 
The group's realisation costs increased to R34.6 million (2017: R17.5 million). 
The realisation costs relate predominantly to refining charges, paid to Gauteng 
Refinery for gold extracted and recovered from the Kinross plant civil 
infrastructure. 
 
4) Depreciation costs 
 
Depreciation from continuing operations decreased by 10.3% to R85.1 million 
(2017: R94.9 million). The depreciation charge is based on the available units 
of production over the life of the operations and the depreciation charge 
reduced commensurate with the decrease in production. 
 
5) Other expenditure and income 
 
Other expenses increased to R74.0 million (2017: R4.1 million). The increase in 
other expenses is due to the group realising a pre-tax gain of R94.7 million in 
the prior reporting period on the mark-to-market fair value adjustment of a 
derivative instrument entered into to mitigate gold price risk. 
 
6) Finance income and costs 
 
Finance income increased to R25.7 million (2017: R4.4 million), following an 
increase in interest earned on the group's rehabilitation funds.  Finance costs 
increased to R54.3 million (2017: R48.4 million), due to an increase in group 
debt during the current reporting period. 
 
7) Taxation 
 
The taxation charge of the group's continuing operations decreased to a credit 
of R36.3 million (2017: R72.5 million) due to: 
 
·      An increase in the deferred tax credit of R63.6 million (2017: R7.9 
million) because of the reduction in the long-term taxation rate to 19.2% from 
23.1% for the Evander Mines' surface operations. 
 
·      Decrease in the current taxation charge to R27.3 million (2017: R80.4 
million). 
 
Discontinued operations 
 
In the current reporting period the group's discontinued operations comprised 
of: 
 
-       Phoenix; and 
 
-       Evander Mines' underground operations 
 
In the prior reporting period the group's discontinued operations comprised of: 
 
-       Phoenix; and 
 
-       Uitkomst Colliery Proprietary Limited ("Uitkomst"). 
 
Phoenix, under discontinued operations, recorded a loss of R6.9 million in the 
current reporting period, for the period 1 July 2017 - 6 November 2017. This 
loss comprised of R2 million in operational losses and a R4.9 million loss on 
asset held for sale. 
 
Due to the cessation of mining at Evander Mines' underground operations, the 
financial results from this operation has been classified as a discontinued 
operation in the current reporting period. 
 
Losses from discontinued operations have increased to R1.76 billion (2017: 
R390.7 million), which includes an impairment charge of R1.78 billion and 
retrenchment costs of R161 million, for the Evander Mines' underground 
operations. 
 
EPS and HEPS 
 
The combined operations EPS in ZAR decreased to a loss of (86.03) cents per 
share (2017: 19.81 cents per share). The combined operations HEPS in ZAR 
decreased to 12.66 cents per share (2017: 20.17 cents per share). 
 
The EPS and HEPS are calculated by applying the group's weighted average number 
of shares in issue to the attributable and headline earnings. The weighted 
average number of shares in issue increased by 15.7% to 
1,809.7-million shares (2017: 1,564.3-million shares). The increase in shares 
was attributed to the additional 291.5-million shares issued in the equity 
raise concluded on 12 April 2017 for the equity tranche of the Elikhulu 
Project, and the disposal of 130-million shares held by PAR Gold Proprietary 
Limited ("PAR Gold") on 30 May 2018. 
 
Refer to the reconciliation of the earnings and headline earnings in the APM 
summary report for the period ended 30 June 2018. 
 
Net debt 
 
Total debt facilities utilised at 30 June 2018 increased to R1,636.6 million 
(2017: R227.8 million) and cash holdings declined to R12.6 million (2017: 
R160.2 million), resulting in an increase in net debt to R1,623.6 billion 
(2017: R67.6 million). The increase in net debt was predominantly due to the 
R1.26 billion capital expenditure incurred on the Elikhulu Project, operational 
losses from Evander Mines' underground operations and retrenchment costs of 
R161 million. Refer to the APM summary report for the period ended 30 June 
2018. 
 
Summary of the long-term debt liabilities: 
 
                       Revolving credit     Evander Mines gold       Elikhulu term             Total 
                           facility                loan                facility 
 
                      30 June    30 June    30 June    30 June    30 June    30 June    30 June    30 June 
                        2018       2017       2018       2017       2018       2017       2018       2017 
 
                        ZAR        ZAR        ZAR        ZAR        ZAR        ZAR        ZAR        ZAR 
                     (millions) (millions) (millions) (millions) (millions) (millions) (millions) (millions) 
 
Non-current portion       778.0      180.5          -          -      770.0          -    1,548.0      180.5 
 
Current portion            88.2       20.7          -       26.6          -          -       88.2       47.3 
 
Total                     866.2      201.2          -       26.6      770.0          -    1,636.2      227.8 
 
The group's compliance to the revolving credit facility debt covenants are 
summarised below: 
 
 Covenant               Measurement              30 June    30 June 2017 
                                                  2018 
 
Net-debt-to-equity      Must be less than 1:1                         0.02 
ratio                                                 0.78 
 
Net-debt-to-adjusted    Must be less than 2.5:                        0.08 
EBITDA ratio (note 1)   1                             3.73 
 
Interest cover ratio    Must be greater than 4                       19.32 
(note 2)                times                         4.61 
 
Debt service cover      Must be greater than                          9.11 
ratio                   1.3 times                     3.84 
 
Note 1: The net debt to EBTIDA covenant is only measurable on 31 December 2019 
to cater for the construction of Elikhulu and commensurate increase in cash 
flows for measurement purposes. 
 
Note 2: The interest cover ratio covenant was reduced to 2.3 times until 
December 2018, where after it will increase to 4 times. 
 
Capital expenditure 
 
Group capital expenditure for the current reporting period has been summarised 
per operation in the table below: 
 
                     Barberton   Evander  Elikhulu  Corporate   Total 
                       Mines      Mines 
 
                        ZAR        ZAR       ZAR       ZAR       ZAR 
                      million    million   million   million   million 
 
Development capital        68.1      48.4         -         -     116.5 
 
Maintenance capital        42.9     127.8         -       2.2     172.9 
 
Sustaining capital        111.0     176.2         -       2.2     289.4 
total 
 
Expansion capital          99.4       5.3   1,256.1         -   1,360.8 
 
Total capital             210.4     181.5   1,256.1       2.2   1,650.2 
expenditure 
 
Cash flow summary 
 
Cash generated by operations (after dividends) decreased by R250.5 million to a 
deficit of R202.1 million (2017: R48.4 million), due to the lower gold 
production, Evander Mines' operational losses and retrenchment costs of R161 
million. The 2017 financial year dividend payment (net of PAR Gold reciprocal 
dividends) of R148.9 million (2016: R232.6 million) was paid on 21 December 
2017. 
 
The cash outflows from investing activities increased to R1,545.4 million 
(2017: R491.0 million), largely due to: 
 
  *          capital expenditure incurred of R1,601.4 million (2017: R612.7 
    million); 
  *          contributions to the rehabilitation trust of R26.2 million (2017: 
    nil);and 
  *          proceeds from the sale of Phoenix of R89.0 million (2017: R142.1 
    million proceeds from the disposal of investments/subsidiaries and property 
    plant and equipment). 
 
Net cash inflows from financing activities increased to R1,599.9 million (2017: 
R551.1 million), largely due to the utilisation of the group's debt facilities 
to fund operational and project capital expenditure, offset by proceeds on the 
disposal of PAR Gold treasury shares of R149.8 million (2017: nil). 
 
COMMITMENTS REPORTED IN ZAR AND GBP 
 
The group identified no material contingent liabilities in the current or prior 
reporting period. 
 
The group had contracted outstanding open orders at period end of R434.3 
million (2017: R1.22 billion), or GBP24.0 million (2017: GBP72.0 million). 
Outstanding orders in the current reporting period related primarily to the 
Elikhulu Project. 
 
Authorised commitments for the new financial year, not yet contracted for, 
totalled R254.5 million (2017: R328.7 million) or GBP14.1 million (2017: 
GBP19.4 million). 
 
At 30 June 2018, the group had guarantees in place of R24.6 million (2017: 
R24.6 million) or GBP1.4 million 
(2017: GBP1.4 million) in favour of Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, and R14.0 
million (2017: R14.0 million) or 
GBP0.8 million (2017: GBP0.8 million) in favour of the DMR. 
 
Operating lease commitments, which fall due within the next financial year, 
amounted to R16.3 million 
(2017: R2.7 million) or GBP0.9 million (2017: GBP0.16 million). 
 
FAIR VALUE INSTRUMENTS 
 
Financial instruments measured at fair value are grouped into levels 1 to 3 
based on the extent to which fair value is observable. 
 
The levels are classified as follows: 
 
Level 1:  Fair value is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical 
financial assets or liabilities. 
 
Level 2:  Fair value is determined using inputs, other than quoted prices 
included within level 1, which are observable for the asset or liability. 
 
Level 3:  Fair value is determined on inputs not based on observable market 
data. 
 
Level 1 financial instruments: 
 
Pan African Resources holds 13,064,381 shares in MC Mining Limited (previously 
known as Coal of Africa Limited). The investment was fair valued at R56.7 
million or GBP3.1 million (2017: R127.6 million or GBP7.5 million), at the 
reporting date. The fair value of the listed investment is treated as Level 1 
of the fair value hierarchy, as the share price is quoted on a stock exchange. 
 
The group's rehabilitation funds are valued at R364.3 million (2017: R320.6 
million) or GBP20.1 million (2017: GBP18.9 million), which comprise of 
predominantly equity-linked notes and interest-bearing call accounts. 
 
Level 2 financial instruments: 
 
During the current and prior reporting period, the group had exposure to 
financial derivatives comprising a cost-collar hedge. The mark-to-market value 
of this cost-collar asset at 30 June 2018 was R4.0 million or GBP0.2 million 
(2017: nil) 
 
The group's cash settled share option liability, which is valued on a 
mark-to-market basis according to the company's quoted share price, amounted to 
R9.6 million or GBP0.5 million (2017: R46.4 million or GBP2.7 million). 
 
Level 3 financial instruments: 
 
The group's employee share ownership plan ("ESOP") liability is accounted for 
on a cash settled share option basis and valued on a mark-to-market basis on 
the net present value of the discounted future cash flows applicable to the 
beneficiaries of the schemes. The ESOP liability was R10.3 million or GBP0.6 
million (2017: R1.9 million or GBP0.11 million). 
 
DIVIDS 
 
Dividend paid and recommended 
 
During the current reporting period the group paid a dividend of R185 million 
or GBP10.0 million (2016: R300 million or GBP17.1 million), on 21 December 
2017, relating to the 2017 financial year. This dividend equated to R0.08279 
per share or 0.44561 pence per share (2016: R0.15438 per share or 0.87668 pence 
per share). As result of the cessation of mining at Evander Mines' underground 
operations and the associated retrenchment costs, the board has not recommended 
a dividend for the current reporting period. With Pan African Resource's 
business being repositioned to secure sustainable low-cost, higher-margin 
production, the group's prospect of reintroducing dividends will improve in the 
next year. 
 
The group received reciprocal PAR Gold dividends of R36.1 million (2016: R67.4 
million), resulting in a net dividend paid of R148.9 million (2016: R232.6 
million) to external shareholders. 
 
Dividend policy 
 
Pan African Resources aspires to pay a regular dividend to its shareholders. In 
balancing this cash return to shareholders with the group's strategy of generic 
and acquisitive growth, Pan African Resources believes a target pay-out ratio 
of 40% of net cash generated from operating activities - after allowing for the 
cash flow impact of sustaining capital, contractual debt repayments and the 
cash flow impact of once-off items - is appropriate. This measure aligns 
dividend distributions with the cash generation potential of the business. In 
proposing a dividend, the board will also take into account the company's 
financial position, future prospects, satisfactory solvency and liquidity 
assessments and other factors deemed relevant at the time. The board also 
allows itself flexibility to deviate from the above policy, when deemed 
appropriate. 
 
BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
 
The provisional audited results announcement has been prepared using accounting 
policies that comply with the International Financial Reporting Standards 
("IFRS") adopted by the European Union and South Africa, which are consistent 
with those applied in the financial statements for the prior year ended 30 June 
2017. 
 
The provisional audited results announcement is only a summary of the 
information in the Integrated Annual Report and does not contain full or 
complete details. Any investment decision by investors and/or shareholders 
should be based on consideration of the final Integrated Annual Report, as a 
whole, to be published on the company's website in due course. 
 
ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURE ("APM") 
 
The provisional audited results announcement contains both statutory measures 
and alternative performance measures which, in management's view, reflect the 
underlying performance of the business and provide a more meaningful comparison 
of how the group's business is managed and measured on a day-to-day basis. 
 
Alternative performance measures are non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting 
Practice) measures and provide supplementary information to assist with the 
understanding of the group's financial results and with the evaluation of 
operating performance for all the periods presented. Alternative performance 
measures, however, are not a measure of financial performance under IFRS as 
adopted by the European Union and South Africa and should not be considered as 
a substitute for measures determined in accordance with IFRS. As the group's 
alternative performance measures are not defined terms under IFRS they may 
therefore not be comparable with similarly titled measures reported by other 
companies. 
 
Refer to the APM summary report for the period ended 30 June 2018. 
 
JSE LIMITED ("JSE") LISTING 
 
The company has a dual primary listing on the JSE in South Africa and the AIM 
market ("AIM") of the London Stock Exchange. 
 
This provisional audited results announcement has been prepared in accordance 
with the framework concepts and the measurement and recognition requirements of 
IFRS and the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the Accounting 
Practice Committee, and the Financial Pronouncements as issued by the Financial 
Reporting Standards Council and contains the minimum information as required by 
International Accounting Standard 34. The accounting policies are in terms of 
IFRS and are consistent with those applied in the 2017 consolidated financial 
statements. 
 
The group's South African external auditors, Deloitte & Touche, have issued 
their opinion on the consolidated financial statements and the provisional 
summarised consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2018. 
The audits for both the summarised and full set of financial statements 
conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Deloitte & 
Touche have expressed unmodified opinions on the consolidated financial 
statements and the provisional summarised consolidated financial statements. 
Copies of the audit reports are available for inspection at the company's 
registered office.  Any reference to future financial performance included in 
this provisional audited results announcement has not been reviewed or reported 
on by the group's South African external auditors. 
 
The auditor's report does not report on the APMs (excluding headline earnings 
and HEPS) contained in this announcement. Shareholders are therefore advised 
that in order to obtain a full understanding of the nature of the auditor's 
engagement they should obtain a copy of that report, together with the 
accompanying financial information, from the company's registered office. 
 
These provisional summarised consolidated financial statements are extracted 
from the audited consolidated financial statements. The directors take full 
responsibility for the preparation of the provisional summarised audited 
results and confirm the financial information and related commentary has been 
correctly extracted from the underlying group consolidated financial 
statements. 
 
AIM LISTING 
 
The financial information for the year ended 30 June 2018 does not constitute 
statutory accounts as defined in sections 435(1) and 435(2) of the UK Companies 
Act 2006 ("Companies Act 2006") but has been derived from those accounts. 
Statutory accounts for the year ended 30 June 2017 have been delivered to the 
Registrar of Companies and those for 2018 will be delivered following the 
company's annual general meeting. Deloitte LLP, the external auditor registered 
in the UK, has reported on these accounts for the year ended 30 June 2018. 
 
Deloitte LLP's audit report for 30 June 2018 was unqualified, did not include a 
reference to any matters to which auditors draw attention by way of emphasis of 
matter, and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or 498(3) of the 
Companies Act 2006. These statutory accounts have been prepared in accordance 
with IFRS and IFRS Interpretations Committee interpretations adopted for use by 
the European Union, with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to 
companies reporting under IFRS. 
 
DIRECTORSHIP CHANGES AND DEALINGS 
 
Current reporting period 
 
No directorship changes took place during the period under review. 
 
However, the following director dealings in securities took place: 
 
Mr JAJ Loots participated in the following company shares transactions: 
 
-  On 22 February 2018, Mr JAJ Loots entered into a contract for difference 
derivative ("CFDs") for 200,000 shares at a price of GBP0.08 per share. 
 
-  On 27 September 2017, Mr JAJ Loots purchased 108,000 shares at an average 
price of R2.35 per share. 
 
-  On 29 September 2017, Mr JAJ Loots entered into a CFD for 200,000 shares at 
average of GBP12.747p per share. 
 
Mr JAJ Loots had 668,675 shares and 400,000 CFD's at period end, representing 
0.05% of the total issued shares. 
 
Mr GP Louw participated in the following company shares transactions: 
 
-  On 28 September 2017, Mr GP Louw purchased 45,000 shares at an average price 
of R2.35 per share. 
 
-  On 23 February 2018, Mr GP Louw purchased 75,000 shares at R1.30 per share. 
 
Mr GP Louw had 257,450 shares at period end, representing 0.01% of the total 
issued shares. 
 
Mr T Mosololi, on 6 October 2017, purchased 20,000 shares at R2.30. Mr T 
Mosololi had 50,000 shares outstanding at period end, representing 0.01% of 
total issued shares. 
 
Mr K Spencer had 3,000,000 shares at period end, representing 0.13% of the 
total issued shares. 
 
No dealings in the securities by the directors of the company took place 
between the period end and the date of the publication of this announcement. 
 
SHARES ISSUED 
 
No additional issuance of shares during the current reporting period. 
 
GOING CONCERN 
 
The group closely monitors and manages its liquidity risk by means of a 
centralised treasury function. Cash forecasts are regularly produced, and 
sensitivities run for different scenarios including, but not limited to, 
changes in commodity prices and different production profiles from the group's 
producing assets. The group had R485 million of available debt facilities and 
R12.6 million of cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2018. Based on the 
current status of the group's finances, having considered going concern 
forecasts and reasonably possible downside scenarios, including a ZAR gold 
price of R525,000/kg (USD1,270/oz at a prevailing ZAR:USD average exchange rate 
R12.86:1), and reduced production volumes, the group's forecasts demonstrate it 
will have sufficient liquidity headroom to meet its obligations in the ordinary 
course of business, and will comply with financial covenants for the 12 months 
from the date of approval of the financial statements. 
 
The board has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources 
to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, 
the group continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in 
preparation of the 30 June 2018 financial statements. 
 
EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD 
 
The group had no material events after the reporting period. 
 
SEGMENT REPORTING 
 
A segment is a distinguishable component of the group engaged in providing 
products or services in a particular business sector or segment, which is 
subject to risks and rewards different from those of other segments. The 
group's business activities were conducted through the following business 
segments: 
 
Continuing operations: 
 
-  Barberton Mines (including BTRP), located in Barberton, South Africa; 
 
-  Evander Mines (ETRP and Elikhulu, excluding the 8 Shaft underground mining 
operation), located in Evander, South Africa; 
 
-  Corporate, located in Johannesburg, South Africa; and 
 
-  Pan African Resources Funding Company Proprietary Limited ("Funding 
Company"), located in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
 
Discontinued operations: 
 
-  Phoenix, located near Rustenburg, South Africa; 
 
-  Uitkomst Colliery, located in Newcastle, South Africa; and 
 
-  Evander Mines' underground operations (including 8 Shaft, 7 Shaft and the 
run-of-mine circuit in the Kinross Metallurgical plant), located in Evander, 
South Africa. 
 
The executive committee reviews the operations in accordance with the 
disclosures presented above. 
 
Cobus Loots                       Deon Louw 
 
Chief Executive Officer           Financial Director 
 
19 September 2018 
 
Pan African Resources PLC 
 
 
Summarised consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive 
income for the period ended 30 June 2018 
 
                                                  30 June   30 June     30 June     30 June 
                                                   2018       2017       2018        2017 
 
                                                (Audited)  (Audited)  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) 
                                                            (Note 1)               (Note 1) 
 
Continuing operations                              GBP        GBP     ZAR million ZAR million 
                                                 million    million 
 
Revenue                                              108.5      125.1     1,873.9     2,158.2 
 
Gold sales                                           108.5      125.1     1,873.9     2,158.2 
 
Realisation costs                                    (2.0)      (1.0)      (34.6)      (17.5) 
 
On - mine revenue                                    106.5      124.1     1,839.3     2,140.7 
 
Gold cost of production                             (77.7)     (75.4)   (1,342.1)   (1,301.4) 
 
Mining depreciation                                  (4.9)      (5.5)      (85.1)      (94.9) 
 
Mining profit                                         23.9       43.2       412.1       744.4 
 
Other (expenses)                                     (4.2)      (0.3)      (74.0)       (4.1) 
 
Profit  on disposal of investment                        -        0.2           -         4.6 
 
Profit on disposal of subsidiary                         -        5.4           -        91.3 
 
Continuing operations - Impairment costs             (8.2)          -     (136.6)           - 
 
Royalty costs                                        (0.4)      (1.1)       (7.2)      (19.2) 
 
Net income before finance income and finance          11.1       47.4       194.3       817.0 
costs 
 
Finance income                                         1.5        0.3        25.7         4.4 
 
Finance costs                                        (3.2)      (2.8)      (54.3)      (48.4) 
 
Profit before taxation                                 9.4       44.9       165.7       773.0 
 
Taxation                                               2.1      (4.3)        36.3      (72.4) 
 
Profit after taxation - continuing operations         11.5       40.6       202.0       700.6 
 
Discontinued operations 
 
Loss from discontinued operations                  (104.8)     (22.7)   (1,758.9)     (390.7) 
 
(Loss)/Profit after taxation                        (93.3)       17.9   (1,556.9)       309.9 
 
Other comprehensive (loss)/income: 
 
Items that have been or may subsequently be 
reclassified to the statement of profit or loss 
(net of tax): 
 
Fair value movement on available for sale            (3.9)      (0.1)      (70.9)       (1.7) 
investment 
 
Taxation on fair value movement on available           0.9          -        15.9           - 
for sale investment 
 
Items that will not be reclassified to the 
statement of profit or loss (net of tax): 
 
Profit on disposal of available for sale                 -      (0.2)           -       (4.6) 
investment 
 
Foreign currency translation differences             (5.9)       21.7           -           - 
 
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year     (102.2)       39.3   (1,611.9)       303.6 
 
(Loss)/Profit attributable to: 
 
Owners of the parent                                (93.3)       17.9   (1,556.9)       309.9 
 
Total comprehensive (loss)/income attributable 
to: 
 
Owners of the parent                               (102.2)       39.3   (1,611.9)       303.6 
 
Earnings per share - combined operations            (5.15)       1.14     (86.03)       19.81 
 
Diluted earnings per share - combined               (5.15)       1.14     (86.03)       19.80 
operations 
 
Earnings per share - continuing operations            0.63       2.60       11.16       44.78 
 
Diluted earnings per share - continuing               0.63       2.60       11.16       44.76 
operations 
 
Note 1: The prior reporting period's figures have been represented in 
accordance with IFRS 5 non-current assets held for sale and discontinued 
operations. 
 
Summarised consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2018 
 
                                     30 June   30 June    30 June     30 June 
                                      2018      2017       2018        2017 
 
                                    (Audited) (Audited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) 
 
                                       GBP       GBP    ZAR million ZAR million 
                                     million   million 
 
ASSETS 
 
Non-current assets 
 
Property, plant and equipment and       192.8     224.7     3,488.3     3,810.7 
mineral rights 
 
Other intangible assets(Note 1)             -       0.1         0.6         1.2 
 
Deferred taxation                         6.2       0.8       112.3        12.9 
 
Long-term inventory                       0.6       0.7        10.3        11.6 
 
Long-term receivables                     1.3       2.5        24.0        43.0 
 
Goodwill                                 21.0      21.0       303.5       303.5 
 
Investments                               3.1       7.5        56.7       127.6 
 
Rehabilitation funds                     20.1      18.9       364.3       320.6 
 
                                        245.1     276.2     4,360.0     4,631.1 
 
Current assets 
 
Inventories                               2.7       5.1        48.9        85.7 
 
Current taxation asset                    0.7       1.1        12.5        18.1 
 
Trade and other receivables              14.8      13.7       268.6       233.1 
 
Current portion of long-term              0.9         -        17.2           - 
receivables 
 
Financial instruments assets(Note         0.2         -         4.0           - 
1) 
 
Cash and cash equivalents                 0.7       9.4        12.6       160.2 
 
                                         20.0      29.3       363.8       497.1 
 
Non-current assets held for sale            -       5.6           -        95.2 
 
TOTAL ASSETS                            265.1     311.1     4,723.8     5,223.4 
 
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 
 
Capital and reserves 
 
Share capital                            22.3      22.3       318.8       318.8 
 
Share premium                           144.6     145.4     2,247.4     2,261.4 
 
Translation reserve                    (42.8)    (36.8)           -           - 
 
Share option reserve                      1.7       1.2        24.6        17.2 
 
Retained earnings                        30.0     131.3       161.4     1,867.1 
 
Realisation of equity reserve          (10.7)    (10.7)     (140.6)     (140.6) 
 
Treasury capital reserve               (15.6)    (25.4)     (385.2)     (548.6) 
 
Merger reserve                         (10.7)    (10.7)     (154.7)     (154.7) 
 
Other reserves                          (3.0)         -      (55.0)           - 
 
Equity attributable to owners of        115.8     216.6     2,016.7     3,620.6 
the parent 
 
Total equity                            115.8     216.6     2,016.7     3,620.6 
 
Non-current liabilities 
 
Long-term provisions                     15.1      11.7       273.4       197.7 
 
Long-term liabilities                    86.5      12.3     1,565.0       208.4 
 
Deferred taxation                        14.3      38.9       259.5       660.5 
 
                                        115.9      62.9     2,097.9     1,066.6 
 
Current liabilities 
 
Trade and other payables                 27.6      27.1       505.2       458.9 
 
Current portion of long term              5.2       4.1        93.5        70.3 
liabilities 
 
Current taxation liability (Note 1)       0.6         -        10.5         0.8 
 
                                         33.4      31.2       609.2       530.0 
 
Liabilities directly associated             -       0.4           -         6.2 
with non-current assets held for 
sale 
 
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES            265.1     311.1     4,723.8     5,223.4 
 
Note 1: Figures are presented in millions, and values less than GBP0.5 million 
or R0.5 million, have been rounded to zero. 
 
Summarised consolidated statement of cash flows for the 
year ended 30 June 2018 
 
                                                  30 June    30 June     30 June     30 June 
                                                    2018       2017       2018        2017 
 
                                                 (Audited)  (Audited)  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) 
 
                                                    GBP        GBP     ZAR million ZAR million 
                                                  million    million    (Note 1)    (Note 1) 
                                                  (Note 1)   (Note 1) 
 
NET CASH (USED IN)/GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS          (3.3)       16.5      (53.2)       281.0 
AFTER TAXATION, ROYALTIES AND FINANCE CHARGES 
 
Dividends paid net of PAR Gold reciprocal             (8.2)     (13.3)     (148.9)     (232.6) 
dividend 
 
NET CASH (USED IN)/GENERATED FROM OPERATING          (11.5)        3.2     (202.1)        48.4 
ACTIVITIES 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment and       (92.7)     (35.5)   (1,601.4)     (612.7) 
mineral rights 
 
Additions to other intangible assets                      -      (0.1)       (0.3)       (0.4) 
 
Rehabilitation funds contributions                    (1.5)          -      (26.2)           - 
 
Proceeds on disposals of Property plant and               -        0.4           -         7.0 
equipment and mineral rights 
 
Increase in long term loans receivables               (0.4)      (1.2)       (6.5)      (20.0) 
 
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary, net of              -        6.6           -       111.7 
cash 
 
Proceeds on disposals of investment                     4.8        1.4        89.0        23.4 
 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                (89.8)     (28.4)   (1,545.4)     (491.0) 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                      -          -           -           - 
 
Proceeds from borrowings                               90.0       47.8     1,535.0       817.0 
 
Borrowings repaid                                     (5.8)     (54.0)     (100.0)     (915.0) 
 
Proceeds/(settlement) of financial instruments          0.9      (1.4)        15.5      (22.9) 
 
Proceeds from disposal of treasury shares               8.9          -       149.4           - 
 
Shares issued                                             -       40.8           -       696.0 
 
Share issue costs                                         -      (1.4)           -      (24.0) 
 
NET CASH FROM  FINANCING ACTIVITIES                    94.0       31.8     1,599.9       551.1 
 
NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH              (7.3)        6.6     (147.6)       108.5 
EQUIVALENTS 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of           9.4        2.7       160.2        52.6 
the year 
 
Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued               -      (0.1)           -       (0.9) 
operations 
 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes               (1.4)        0.2           -           - 
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE OF THE YEAR        0.7        9.4        12.6       160.2 
 
Note 1: Figures are presented in millions, and values below GBP0.5 million or 
R0.5 million, have been rounded to zero. 
 
Note 2: The cash settled share option costs have been represented in cash 
generated from operating activities from financing activities in the current 
and prior reporting period. 
 
 
 Summarised audited consolidated segment report for the year ended 30 June 2018 
 
 
                                                   30 June 2018                                                                                 30 June 2017 
 
                       Continuing operations                  Discontinued operations                          Continuing operations              Discontinued operations 
 
              Barberton   Evander   Corporate Funding Evander Mines Phoenix  Reclassification  Group  Barberton   Evander   Corporate Funding Uitkomst Phoenix  Evander Mines Reclassification  Group 
                Mines      Mines     office   Company (Discontinued Platinum                            Mines      Mines     office   Company Colliery Platinum (Discontinued 
                        (Continuing    and             operations)  (Note 4)                                    (Continuing    and            (Note 5) (Note 4)  operations) 
                        operations)  growth             (Note 3)                                                operations)  growth                               (Note 3) 
                         (Note 3)   projects                                                                     (Note 3)   projects 
 
              GBP       GBP million GBP       GBP     GBP million   GBP      GBP million      GBP     GBP       GBP million GBP       GBP     GBP      GBP      GBP million   GBP million      GBP 
              million               million   million               million                   million million               million   million million  million                                 million 
 
Revenue 
 
Gold sales         87.2        21.3         -       -          47.0        -           (47.0)   108.5      97.3        27.8         -       -        -        -          44.5           (44.5)   125.1 
(Note 1) 
 
Platinum              -           -         -       -             -      1.4            (1.4)       -         -           -         -       -        -      4.8             -            (4.8)       - 
Sales 
 
Coal sales            -           -         -       -             -        -                -       -         -           -         -       -     25.1        -             -           (25.1)       - 
 
Realisation       (0.4)       (1.6)         -       -         (0.7)        -              0.7   (2.0)     (0.6)       (0.4)         -       -        -        -         (0.8)              0.8   (1.0) 
costs 
 
On - mine          86.8        19.7         -       -          46.3      1.4           (47.7)   106.5      96.7        27.4         -       -     25.1      4.8          43.7           (73.6)   124.1 
revenue 
 
Gold cost of     (65.9)      (11.8)         -       -        (59.5)        -             59.5  (77.7)    (61.2)      (14.2)         -       -        -        -        (58.6)             58.6  (75.4) 
production 
 
Platinum cost         -           -         -       -             -    (1.6)              1.6       -         -           -         -       -        -    (5.0)             -              5.0       - 
of production 
 
Coal cost of          -           -         -       -             -        -                -       -         -           -         -       -   (21.7)        -             -             21.7       - 
production 
 
Depreciation      (4.2)       (0.7)         -       -         (6.1)        -              6.1   (4.9)     (4.7)       (0.8)         -       -    (0.7)    (0.9)         (5.0)              6.6   (5.5) 
and 
amortisation 
 
Mining Profit      16.7         7.2         -       -        (19.3)    (0.2)             19.5    23.9      30.8        12.4         -       -      2.7    (1.1)        (19.9)             18.3    43.2 
 
Other             (0.7)         0.9     (4.0)   (0.4)        (11.5)        -             11.5   (4.2)       4.6         0.5     (5.5)     0.1      0.2    (0.1)         (1.8)              1.7   (0.3) 
(expenses)/ 
income (Note 
2) 
 
Loss from             -           -         -       -             -        -                -       -         -           -         -       -        -        -             -                -       - 
associate 
 
Profit on             -           -         -       -             -        -                -       -         -           -       0.2       -        -        -             -                -     0.2 
disposal of 
investment 
 
Profit on             -           -         -       -             -                         -       -         -           -       5.4       -        -        -             -                -     5.4 
disposal of 
subsidiary 
 
Continuing            -       (8.2)         -       -        (98.1)        -             98.1   (8.2)         -           -         -       -        -    (6.0)             -              6.0       - 
operations - 
impairment 
costs (Note 
6) 
 
Adjustment on         -           -         -       -             -    (0.3)              0.3       -         -           -         -       -        -        -             -                -       - 
sale of asset 
held for sale 
 
Royalty costs     (0.4)           -         -       -         (0.2)        -              0.2   (0.4)     (1.0)       (0.1)         -       -    (0.1)        -         (0.2)              0.3   (1.1) 
 
Net income /       15.6       (0.1)     (4.0)   (0.4)       (129.1)    (0.5)            129.6    11.1      34.4        12.8       0.1     0.1      2.8    (7.2)        (21.9)             26.3    47.4 
(loss) before 
finance 
income and 
finance costs 
 
Finance             0.2         0.8       0.4     0.1           0.5        -            (0.5)     1.5         -           -       0.1     0.2      0.1        -             -            (0.1)     0.3 
income 
 
Finance costs         -         0.1         -   (3.3)         (0.2)        -              0.2   (3.2)         -           -         -   (2.8)        -        -             -                -   (2.8) 
 
Profit /           15.8         0.8     (3.6)   (3.6)       (128.8)    (0.5)            129.3     9.4      34.4        12.8       0.2   (2.5)      2.9    (7.2)        (21.9)             26.2    44.9 
(loss) before 
taxation 
 
Taxation          (2.3)         5.6     (1.2)       -          24.4      0.1           (24.5)     2.1     (5.7)         2.0     (0.5)   (0.1)    (0.8)      0.3           4.0            (3.5)   (4.3) 
 
Profit /           13.5         6.4     (4.8)   (3.6)       (104.4)    (0.4)            104.8    11.5      28.7        14.8     (0.3)   (2.6)      2.1    (6.9)        (17.9)             22.7    40.6 
(loss) after 
taxation 
before 
inter-company 
charges 
 
Loss after            -           -         -       -                      -          (104.8) (104.8)         -           -         -       -        -        -             -           (22.7)  (22.7) 
taxation from 
discontinued 
operations 
 
Profit /           13.5         6.4     (4.8)   (3.6)       (104.4)    (0.4)                -  (93.3)      28.7        14.8     (0.3)   (2.6)      2.1    (6.9)        (17.9)                -    17.9 
(loss) after 
taxation 
before 
inter-company 
charges 
 
Inter-company 
transactions 
 
Management        (2.0)       (0.1)       1.8   (0.1)         (0.2)      0.6                -       -     (2.8)       (0.8)       5.7   (0.1)    (0.4)    (0.3)         (1.3)                -       - 
fees 
 
inter-company     (0.3)           -     (0.4)     3.6         (2.9)        -                -       -     (0.8)           -     (0.6)     2.8        -      0.1         (1.5)                -       - 
interest 
charges 
 
Profit /           11.2         6.3     (3.4)   (0.1)       (107.5)      0.2                -  (93.3)      25.1        14.0       4.8     0.1      1.7    (7.1)        (20.7)                -    17.9 
(loss) after 
taxation 
after 
inter-company 
charges 
 
Segmental          79.3       156.9       7.5     0.7             -        -                -   244.4      73.8       190.0      19.6     1.1        -      5.6             -                -   290.1 
assets (Total 
assets 
excluding 
goodwill) 
 
Segmental          26.9        30.7       1.6    90.5             -        -                -   149.7      25.2        52.5       4.6    11.9        -      0.4             -                -    94.6 
liabilities 
 
Goodwill           21.0           -         -       -             -        -                -    21.0      21.0           -         -       -        -        -             -                -    21.0 
 
Net assets         52.4       126.2       5.9  (89.8)             -        -                -    94.7      48.6       137.5      15.0  (10.8)        -      5.2             -                -   195.5 
(excluding 
goodwill) 
(Note 7) 
 
Capital            12.2        73.0       0.1       -             -        -                -    85.3      11.2        10.2       0.1       -      0.9      0.3          12.9                -    35.6 
Expenditure 
(Note 8) 
 
Adjusted           19.8         8.8     (4.0)   (0.4)        (15.6)    (0.2)             15.8    24.2      39.1        13.6     (5.5)     0.1      3.5    (0.3)        (16.9)             13.7    47.3 
EBITDA (Note 
9) 
 
 
Figures are presented in millions, and values less than GBP0.5 million or R0.5 
million, have been rounded to zero. 
 
 
Note 1: All gold sales were made in the Republic of South Africa and the 
majority of revenue was generated from South African financial institutions. 
 
Note 2: Other (expenses)/income exclude inter-company 
management fees and dividends. 
 
Note 3: During the current reporting period, Evander Mines underground 
operations ceased mining on 31 May 2018. The ETRP buy-in operations remain as 
continuing operations. 
 
Note 4: Phoenix was classified as held for sale and as a discontinued operation 
at 30 June 2017. The Phoenix disposal was concluded on 6 November 2017. 
 
Note 5: The disposal of Pan African Resources Coal Holdings Proprietary Limited 
and Uitkomst was completed on 30 June 2017 and this business was classified as 
a discontinued operation. 
 
Note 6: Impairment costs associated with the continuing operations represent 
the carrying value of the Kinross and ETRP metallurgical plant infrastructure. 
 
Note 7: All assets are held within South Africa. The segmental assets and 
liabilities above, exclude inter-company balances. 
 
Note 8: Capital expenditure comprises of additions to property, plant and 
equipment and mineral rights and intangible assets. 
 
Note 9: Adjusted EBITDA is represented by earnings before interest, taxation, 
depreciation and amortisation, impairments, discontinued operations and profit/ 
(loss) on disposal of investments. 
 
 
 
 
Summarised unaudited consolidated segment report for the year ended 30 June 
2018 
 
                                                     30 June 2018                                                                                    30 June 2017 
 
                        Continuing operations                   Discontinued operations                            Continuing operations                      Discontinued operations 
 
              Barberton   Evander   Corporate  Funding  Evander Mines Phoenix  Reclassification   Group   Barberton   Evander   Corporate Funding Uitkomst Phoenix  Evander Mines Reclassification  Group 
                Mines      Mines     office    Company  (Discontinued Platinum                              Mines      Mines     office   Company Colliery Platinum (Discontinued 
                        (Continuing    and               operations)  (Note 4)                                      (Continuing    and            (Note 5) (Note 4)  operations) 
                        operations)  growth               (Note 3)                                                  operations)  growth                               (Note 3) 
                         (Note 3)   projects                                                                         (Note 3)   projects 
 
                 ZAR    ZAR million    ZAR       ZAR     ZAR million    ZAR      ZAR million       ZAR       ZAR    ZAR million    ZAR      ZAR     ZAR      ZAR     ZAR million    ZAR million    ZAR 
               million               million   million                million                    million   million               million  million million  million                                 million 
 
Revenue 
 
Gold sales      1,506.5       367.4         -         -         811.4        -          (811.4)   1,873.9   1,679.2       479.0         -       -        -        -         767.2          (767.2)   2,158.2 
(Note 1) 
 
Platinum              -           -         -         -             -     24.7           (24.7)         -         -           -         -       -        -     82.2             -           (82.2)         - 
Sales 
 
Coal sales            -           -         -         -                      -                -         -         -           -         -       -    432.8        -             -          (432.8)         - 
 
Realisation       (7.7)      (26.9)         -         -        (12.5)        -             12.5    (34.6)    (10.5)       (7.0)         -       -        -        -        (14.0)             14.0    (17.5) 
costs 
 
On - mine       1,498.8       340.5         -         -         798.9     24.7          (823.6)   1,839.3   1,668.7       472.0         -       -    432.8     82.2         753.2        (1,268.2)   2,140.7 
revenue 
 
Gold cost of  (1,138.0)     (204.1)         -         -     (1,027.8)        -          1,027.8 (1,342.1) (1,056.2)     (245.2)         -       -        -        -     (1,010.2)          1,010.2 (1,301.4) 
production 
 
Platinum cost         -           -         -         -             -   (28.2)             28.2         -         -           -         -       -        -   (86.4)             -             86.4         - 
of production 
 
Coal cost of          -           -         -         -             -        -                -         -         -           -         -       -  (375.0)        -             -            375.0         - 
production 
 
Depreciation     (72.8)      (12.3)         -         -       (106.1)        -            106.1    (85.1)    (81.9)      (13.0)         -       -   (12.2)   (15.0)        (86.2)            113.4    (94.9) 
and 
amortisation 
 
Mining Profit     288.0       124.1         -         -       (335.0)    (3.5)            338.5     412.1     530.6       213.8         -       -     45.6   (19.2)       (343.2)            316.8     744.4 
 
Other            (12.7)        14.9    (69.0)     (7.2)       (198.0)      0.7            197.3    (74.0)      81.3         8.6    (95.6)     1.6      2.7    (2.0)        (30.4)             29.7     (4.1) 
(expenses)/ 
income (Note 
2) 
 
Profit on             -           -         -         -             -        -                -         -         -           -       4.6       -        -        -             -                -       4.6 
disposal of 
investment 
 
Profit on             -           -         -         -             -        -                -         -         -           -      91.3       -        -        -             -                -      91.3 
disposal of 
subsidiary 
 
Continuing            -     (136.6)         -         -     (1,644.5)        -          1,644.5   (136.6)         -           -         -       -        -  (100.9)             -            100.9         - 
operations - 
impairment 
costs (Note 
6) 
 
Adjustment on         -           -         -         -             -    (4.9)              4.9         -         -           -         -       -        -        -             -                -         - 
sale of asset 
held for sale 
 
Royalty costs     (6.5)       (0.7)         -         -         (4.1)        -              4.1     (7.2)    (17.5)       (1.7)         -       -    (1.2)        -         (3.8)              5.0    (19.2) 
 
Net income /      268.8         1.7    (69.0)     (7.2)     (2,181.6)    (7.7)          2,189.3     194.3     594.4       220.7       0.3     1.6     47.1  (122.1)       (377.4)            452.4     817.0 
(loss) before 
finance 
income and 
finance costs 
 
Finance             3.3        13.3       6.2       2.9           8.6      0.1            (8.7)      25.7       0.1         0.3       0.9     3.1      1.8        -           0.6            (2.4)       4.4 
income 
 
Finance costs         -           -     (0.1)    (54.2)             -        -                -    (54.3)     (0.4)           -     (0.2)  (47.8)        -        -         (0.2)              0.2    (48.4) 
 
Profit /          272.1        15.0    (62.9)    (58.5)     (2,173.0)    (7.6)          2,180.6     165.7     594.1       221.0       1.0  (43.1)     48.9  (122.1)       (377.0)            450.2     773.0 
(loss) before 
taxation 
 
Taxation         (40.2)        95.9    (18.9)     (0.5)         421.0      0.7          (421.7)      36.3    (97.5)        35.4     (9.2)   (1.1)   (13.6)      4.8          68.3           (59.5)    (72.4) 
 
Profit /          231.9       110.9    (81.9)    (59.0)     (1,752.0)    (6.9)          1,758.9     202.0     496.6       256.4     (8.2)  (44.2)     35.3  (117.3)       (308.7)            390.7     700.6 
(loss) after 
taxation 
before 
inter-company 
charges and 
discontinued 
operations 
 
Loss after            -           -         -         -                      -        (1,758.9) (1,758.9)         -           -         -       -        -        -             -          (390.7)   (390.7) 
taxation from 
discontinued 
operations 
 
Profit /          231.9       110.9    (81.8)    (59.0)     (1,752.0)    (6.9)                - (1,556.9)     496.6       256.4     (8.2)  (44.2)     35.3  (117.3)       (308.7)                -     309.9 
(loss) after 
taxation 
before 
inter-company 
charges 
 
Inter-company 
transactions 
 
Management       (34.0)       (1.5)      41.0     (2.0)         (3.5)        -                -         -    (48.4)      (14.1)      97.9   (1.6)    (7.6)    (4.5)        (21.7)                -         - 
fees 
 
inter-company     (5.1)           -     (6.3)      62.3        (50.9)        -                -         -    (13.1)           -    (11.3)    47.9      0.5      2.1        (26.1)                -         - 
interest 
charges 
 
Profit /          192.8       109.4    (47.1)       1.3     (1,806.4)    (6.9)                - (1,556.9)     435.1       242.3      78.4     2.1     28.2  (119.7)       (356.5)                -     309.9 
(loss) after 
taxation 
after 
inter-company 
charges 
 
Segmental       1,434.0     2,838.4     135.9      12.8             -        -                -   4,420.1   1,251.0     3,222.6     332.6    18.5        -     95.2             -                -   4,919.9 
assets (Total 
assets 
excluding 
goodwill) 
 
Segmental         486.8       555.3      28.4   1,636.5             -        -                -   2,707.0     426.7       890.1      77.8   202.0        -      6.2             -                -   1,602.8 
liabilities 
 
Goodwill          303.5           -         -         -             -        -                -     303.5     303.5           -         -       -        -        -             -                -     303.5 
 
Net assets        947.2     2,283.1     106.5 (1,623.7)             -        -                -   1,713.1     824.3     2,332.5     254.8 (183.5)        -     89.0             -                -   3,317.1 
(Excluding 
goodwill) 
(Note 7) 
 
Capital           210.4     1,261.4       2.2         -         176.1        -                -   1,650.1     193.5       222.2       1.4       -     15.1      5.4         175.5                -     613.1 
expenditure 
(Note 8) 
 
Adjusted          341.6       150.6    (69.0)     (7.2)       (270.0)    (2.8)            272.8     416.0     676.3       233.7    (95.6)     1.6     59.3    (6.2)       (291.2)            238.1     816.0 
EBITDA (Note 
9) 
 
 
Figures are presented in millions, and values less than GBP0.5 million or R0.5 
million, have been rounded to zero. 
 
Note 1: All gold sales were made in the Republic of South Africa and the 
majority of revenue was generated from South African financial institutions. 
 
Note 2: Other (expenses)/income exclude inter-company management fees and 
dividends. 
 
Note 3: During the current reporting period, Evander Mines underground 
operations ceased mining on 31 May 2018. The ETRP buy-in operations remain as 
continuing operations. 
 
Note 4: Phoenix was classified as held for sale and as a discontinued operation 
at 30 June 2017. The Phoenix disposal was concluded on 6 November 2017. 
 
Note 5: The disposal of Pan African Resources Coal Holdings Proprietary Limited 
and Uitkomst was completed on 30 June 2017 and this business was classified as 
a discontinued operation. 
 
Note 6: Impairment costs associated with the continuing operations represent 
the carrying value of the Kinross and ETRP metallurgical plant infrastructure. 
 
Note 7: All assets are held within South Africa. The segmental assets and 
liabilities above, exclude inter-company balances. 
 
Note 8: Capital expenditure comprises of additions to property, plant and 
equipment and mineral rights and intangible assets. 
 
Note 9: Adjusted EBITDA is represented by earnings before interest, taxation, 
depreciation and amortisation, impairments, discontinued operations and profit/ 
(loss) on disposal of investments. 
 
 
 
Summarised audited consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year 
ended 30 June 2018 
 
                                 Share     Share    Translation    Share     Retained   Realisation  Treasury    Merger     Other     Total 
                                capital   premium    reserve      option     earnings   of equity    capital    reserve   reserves 
                                                                  reserve                reserve     reserve 
 
                                  GBP       GBP    GBP million  GBP million    GBP     GBP million     GBP        GBP        GBP       GBP 
                                million   million                            million                 million    million    million   million 
 
Balance at 30 June 2016             19.4     108.9       (58.6)         1.0      126.8       (10.7)     (25.4)     (10.7)       0.3     151.0 
 
Issue of shares                      2.9      37.9            -           -          -            -          -          -         -      40.8 
 
Share issue costs                      -     (1.4)            -           -          -            -          -          -         -     (1.4) 
 
Profit for the year                    -         -            -           -       17.9            -          -          -         -      17.9 
 
Total comprehensive income             -         -         21.7           -          -            -          -          -     (0.3)      21.4 
 
Dividends paid                         -         -            -           -     (17.1)            -          -          -         -    (17.1) 
 
Reciprocal dividends - PAR             -         -            -           -        3.8            -          -          -         -       3.8 
Gold 
 
Share based payment - charge           -         -            -         0.2          -            -          -          -         -       0.2 
for the year 
 
Balance at 30 June 2017 (Note       22.3     145.4       (36.9)         1.2      131.4       (10.7)     (25.4)     (10.7)         -     216.6 
1) 
 
Disposal of treasury shares            -     (0.8)            -           -          -            -        9.8          -         -       9.0 
 
Loss for the year                      -         -            -           -     (93.3)            -          -          -         -    (93.3) 
 
Total comprehensive loss               -         -        (5.9)           -          -            -          -          -     (3.0)     (8.9) 
 
Dividends paid                         -         -            -           -     (10.0)            -          -          -         -    (10.0) 
 
Reciprocal dividends - PAR             -         -            -           -        1.9            -          -          -         -       1.9 
Gold 
 
Share based payment - charge           -         -            -         0.5          -            -          -          -         -       0.5 
for the year 
 
Balance at 30 June 2018             22.3     144.6       (42.8)         1.7       30.0       (10.7)     (15.6)     (10.7)     (3.0)     115.8 
 
Note 1: Due to rounding in the statement of changes in equity, the figures may 
differ to the summarised consolidated statement of financial position. 
 
Summarised unaudited consolidated statement of changes in equity in for the 
year ended 30 June 2018 
 
                                 Share     Share    Translation    Share     Retained   Realisation  Treasury    Merger     Other     Total 
                                Capital  Premium     reserve      option     earnings   of equity    capital    reserve   reserves 
                                                                  reserve                reserve     reserve 
 
                                  ZAR       ZAR    ZAR million  ZAR million    ZAR     ZAR million     ZAR        ZAR        ZAR       ZAR 
                                million   million                            million                 million    million    million   million 
 
Balance at 30 June 2016            269.7   1,638.5            -        14.0    1,789.9      (140.6)    (548.6)    (154.7)       6.3   2,874.5 
 
Issue of shares                     49.1     646.9            -           -          -            -          -          -         -     696.0 
 
Share issue costs                      -    (24.0)            -           -          -            -          -          -         -    (24.0) 
 
Profit for the year                    -         -            -           -      309.9            -          -          -         -     309.9 
 
Total comprehensive income             -         -            -           -          -            -          -          -     (6.3)     (6.3) 
 
Dividends paid                         -         -            -           -    (300.0)            -          -          -         -   (300.0) 
 
Reciprocal dividends - PAR             -         -            -           -       67.4            -          -          -         -      67.4 
Gold 
 
Share based payment - charge           -         -            -         3.2          -            -          -          -         -       3.2 
for the year 
 
Balance at 30 June 2017 (Note      318.8   2,261.4            -        17.2    1,867.2      (140.6)    (548.6)    (154.7)         -   3,620.7 
1) 
 
Disposal of treasury shares            -    (14.0)            -           -          -            -      163.4          -         -     149.4 
 
Loss for the year                      -         -            -           -  (1,556.9)            -          -          -         - (1,556.9) 
 
Total comprehensive loss               -         -            -           -          -            -          -          -    (55.0)    (55.0) 
 
Dividends paid                         -         -            -           -    (185.0)            -          -          -         -   (185.0) 
 
Reciprocal dividends - PAR             -         -            -           -       36.1            -          -          -         -      36.1 
Gold 
 
Share based payment - charge           -         -            -         7.4          -            -          -          -         -       7.4 
for the year 
 
Balance at 30 June 2018            318.8   2,247.4            -        24.6      161.4      (140.6)    (385.2)    (154.7)    (55.0)   2,016.7 
 
 Note 1: Due to rounding in the statement of changes in equity, the figures may 
differ to the summarised consolidated statement of financial position. 
 
Unaudited alternative performance measures summary for the period ended 30 June 
2018 
 
  30 June   30 June  PRODUCTION CASH COST, ALL-IN SUSTAINING COSTS    30 June   30 June 
     2018      2017                AND ALL-IN COSTS                      2017      2018 
 
      USD       USD                                                       ZAR       ZAR 
  million   million                                                   million   million 
 
    186.5     170.9                   Cash costs                      2,322.3   2,397.5 
 
    184.3     170.1             Gold cost of production               2,311.6   2,369.9 
 
      3.7       2.3                Realisation costs                     31.5      47.1 
 
    (1.5)     (1.5)           Care and maintenance costs               (20.8)    (19.5) 
 
    218.1     204.2             All-in sustaining costs               2,772.7   2,802.1 
 
    186.5     170.9                   Cash costs                      2,322.3   2,397.5 
 
      0.9       1.7                    Royalties                         23.0      11.3 
 
      1.1       1.7   Community costs related to gold operations         22.7      13.6 
 
    (0.1)     (0.2)               By-product credits                    (3.3)     (1.9) 
 
      7.3       6.9   Corporate general and administrative costs         93.1      94.4 
 
      9.1      10.7        Development capital (sustaining)             145.4     116.5 
 
     13.3      12.5  Maintenance capital expenditure (sustaining)       169.5     170.7 
 
    238.7     214.6                  All-in costs                     2,914.3   3,067.8 
 
    218.1     204.2             All-in sustaining costs               2,772.7   2,802.1 
 
      8.1       7.4      Capital expenditure (non-sustaining)           100.8     104.7 
 
     12.5       3.0   Voluntary severance pay/retrenchment costs         40.8     161.0 
                                   (non-sustaining) 
 
 
 
  30 June   30 June                                                   30 June   30 June 
     2018      2017                                                      2017      2018 
 
      GBP       GBP           SUMMARY OF ADJUSTED EBITDA                  ZAR       ZAR 
  million   million                                                   million   million 
 
     24.2      47.3                 Adjusted EBITDA                     816.0     416.0 
 
   (93.3)      17.9           Loss/profit after taxation                309.9 (1,556.9) 
 
    (2.1)       4.3                    Taxation                          72.4    (36.3) 
 
      3.2       2.8                  Finance costs                       48.4      54.3 
 
    (1.5)     (0.3)                 Finance income                      (4.4)    (25.7) 
 
      8.2         -                   Impairments                           -     136.6 
 
        -     (5.4)        Profit on disposal of subsidiary            (91.3)         - 
 
        -     (0.2)        Profit on disposal of investment             (4.6)         - 
 
      4.9       5.5      Mining depreciation and amortisation            94.9      85.1 
 
    104.8      22.7   Profit after tax on discontinued operations       390.7   1,758.9 
 
 
 
30 June 30 June    AUDITED HEADLINE EARNINGS AND HEADLINE     30 June   30 June 
2018    2017     EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM COMBINED OPERATIONS  2017         2018 
 
GBP     GBP                                                   ZAR           ZAR 
million million                                               million   million 
 
 (93.3)    17.9                Basic earnings                   309.9 (1,556.9) 
 
      -   (0.2)       Profit on disposal of investment          (4.6)         - 
 
              - Taxation on profit on disposal of investment      1.0 
 
      -   (5.4)       Profit on disposal of subsidiary         (91.3)         - 
 
    0.3       -   Adjustment on sale of asset held for sale         -       4.9 
 
      -       -   Profit on disposal of property plant and      (0.4)         - 
                                  equipment 
 
      -       -  Taxation on profit on disposal of  property      0.1         - 
                             plant and equipment 
 
  106.3     6.0                  Impairment                     100.9   1,781.1 
 
   13.3    18.3               Headline earnings                 315.6     229.1 
 
   0.73    1.17          Headline earnings per share            20.17     12.66 
 
   0.73    1.17      Diluted headline earnings per share        20.17     12.66 
 
 
 
30 June 30 June AUDITED HEADLINE EARNINGS AND HEADLINE EARNINGS 30 June 30 June 
   2018    2017      PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS          2017    2018 
 
    GBP     GBP                                                     ZAR     ZAR 
million million                                                 million million 
 
   11.5    40.6                 Basic earnings                    700.6   202.0 
 
      -   (0.2)        Profit on disposal of Investment           (4.6)       - 
 
              -  Taxation on profit on disposal of Investment       1.0 
 
      -   (5.4)        Profit on disposal of subsidiary          (91.3)       - 
 
      -       -    Profit on disposal of property plant and           -       - 
                                   equipment 
 
      -       -  Tax on profit on disposal of  property plant         -       - 
                                 and equipment 
 
    8.2       -                   Impairment                          -   136.6 
 
   19.6    35.0                Headline earnings                  605.7   338.6 
 
   1.08    2.24           Headline earnings per share             38.72   18.71 
 
   1.08    2.24       Diluted headline earnings per share         38.70   18.71 
 
 
 
 30 June   30 June               NET DEBT FOR THE GROUP                30 June   30 June 
  2018      2017                                                        2017      2018 
 
   GBP       GBP                                                         ZAR       ZAR 
 million   million                                                     million   million 
 
     89.8       4.1                     Net debt                           67.6   1,623.6 
 
     47.9      11.9             Revolving credit facility                 201.2     866.2 
 
     42.6         -            Elikhulu term loan facility                    -     770.0 
 
        -       1.6                     Gold loan                          26.6         - 
 
    (0.7)     (9.4)             Cash and cash equivalents               (160.2)    (12.6) 
 
 
 
 30 June    30 June  Metric     CASH COST PER OUNCE AND        Metric  30 June   30 June 
   2018      2017                     KILOGRAMME                        2017      2018 
 
     1,162       986  USD/oz           Cash cost           ZAR/kg       430,863   480,439 
 
     186.5     170.9     USD          Cash costs           ZAR          2,322.3   2,397.5 
                     million                               million 
 
   160,444   173,285      Oz           Gold sold           kg             5,390     4,990 
 
 30 June    30 June  Metric   ALL-IN SUSTAINING COST PER     Metric    30 June   30 June 
   2018      2017                OUNCE AND KILOGRAMME                   2017      2018 
 
     1,358     1,177  USD/oz    All-in sustaining cost     ZAR/kg       514,435   561,468 
 
     218.1     204.2     USD    All-in sustaining costs    ZAR          2,772.7   2,802.1 
                     million                               million 
 
   160,444   173,285      oz           Gold sold           kg             5,390     4,990 
 
 30 June    30 June  Metric    ALL-IN COST PER OUNCE AND     Metric    30 June   30 June 
   2018      2017                     KILOGRAMME                        2017      2018 
 
     1,487     1,237  USD/oz          All-in cost          ZAR/kg       540,693   614,713 
 
     238.7     214.6     USD         All-in costs          ZAR          2,914.3   3,067.8 
                     million                               million 
 
   160,444   173,285      Oz           Gold sold           kg             5,390     4,990 
 
 
 
Contact information 
 
Corporate Office                              Registered Office 
The Firs Office Building                      Suite 31 
2nd Floor, Office 201                         Second Floor 
Cnr. Cradock and Biermann Avenues             107 Cheapside 
Rosebank, Johannesburg                        London 
South Africa                                  EC2V 6DN 
Office:   + 27 (0) 11 243 2900                United Kingdom 
Facsimile: + 27 (0) 11 880 1240               Office:   + 44 (0) 207 796 8644 
                                              Facsimile: + 44 (0) 207 796 8645 
 
Cobus Loots                                   Deon Louw 
Pan African Resources PLC                     Pan African Resources PLC 
Chief Executive Officer                       Financial Director 
Office: + 27 (0) 11 243                       Office: + 27 (0) 11 243 2900 
2900 
 
Phil Dexter                                   John Prior / Paul Gillam 
St James's Corporate Services Limited         Numis Securities Limited 
Company Secretary                             Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker 
Office: + 44 (0) 207 796 8644                 Office: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000 
 
Sholto Simpson                                Ross Allister/James Bavister/David 
One Capital                                   McKeown 
JSE Sponsor                                   Peel Hunt LLP 
Office: + 27 (0) 11 550 5009                  Joint Broker 
                                              Office: +44 (0) 207 418 8900 
 
Julian Gwillim                                Jeffrey Couch /Thomas Rider 
Aprio Strategic Communications                BMO Capital Markets Limited 
Public & Investor Relations SA                Joint Broker 
Office: +27 (0)11 880 0037                    Office: +44 (0) 207 236 1010 
 
Bobby Morse 
Buchanan 
Public & Investor Relations UK 
Office: +44 (0)20 7466 5000 
Email: PAF@buchanan.uk.com 
 
Website: www.panafricanresources.com 
 
 
 
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