Final Results
African Consolidated Resources Plc
15 June 2007
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15 June 2007
African Consolidated Resources plc
Preliminary Results for year ended 28 February 2007
Report from Chief Executive
It is almost half way through 2007 and ACR has been listed on the AIM market for
nearly a year.
It has been such an event-filled year that it seems like a decade. We have
achieved much. We have remained consistently focused on our original strategy,
and the next 18 months promises to be as interesting and rewarding as the last.
The equity markets have awoken to the enormous driving force that is the
development of China, India, Brazil and others. This has driven commodity
prices and will continue to pass investment through to the resource sector.
Our strategy is a long-term one and our ambition to be a major mineral
development company remains unbridled. We have selected Zimbabwe, a country
rich in geological variety, mineral wealth and mining history. We chose to gain
first mover advantage in Zimbabwe several years ago and today ACR is by far the
largest investor in mineral exploration in that country. We believe the country
will one day be viewed more positively by investors than it is today, and when
that time comes ACR's assets shall surely receive a more realistic valuation
from the market.
Your investment coupled with our skills, staff and management have procured
substantial holdings of resources and prospective tenements. The current
drilling results on our gold projects are now all in and we have engaged SRK to
provide a JORC Resource upgrade. The results of this exercise are to be
released in the near future and we hope to release them at the same time as our
2007 Annual Report. At that point I will also provide highlights of some
exploratory drilling on properties outside the scope of the JORC exercise.
We continue to advance our gold projects. The One-Step gold project has shown
great promise and discussions are underway for consolidating ground with our
neighbours and forming a Joint Venture in this regard.
In the past twelve months, we have undertaken very large scale sampling
exercises to develop detailed geochem maps over large areas of tenements. This
exercise has begun to show very promising results and many targets are now
marked for follow-up geochem and geophysics with a view to defining drill
targets. The first phase sampling continues to target ground for gold, PGE's,
nickel and diamonds.
We continue to acquire ground that is prospective for large nickel deposits.
The first of these is along strike from a known ore body and historical mine
(Perseverance). This is absorbing most of our energy within the Nickel Division
but first phase sampling continues at our other Nickel targets. The Snakes Head
region of the Great Dyke continues to interest us, so mapping and sampling
continues to seek new zones of PGE mineralisation other than those already
identified.
Diamonds have become very topical post our discovery of the Marange deposit.
While this title remains in dispute, it is important to note that neither ACR as
a company nor Zimbabwe as a country are unique in encountering such disputes and
it is the very nature of business that more than one interpretation of facts or
of law can arise in complex situations. ACR has referred the matter to the High
Court of Zimbabwe in order that clear, unambiguous title may be established. We
remain confident of a fair judicial outcome and hopeful that the case may be
settled in our favour in accordance with the legal advice we have received to
date.
ACR remains very willing to enter into a joint venture on the Marange deposit
with the Zimbabwe Government and is continuing its efforts at dialogue in that
regard. It is essential to understand that ACR is very willing to work with the
Government in all matters and neither seek confrontation nor see the Government
as hostile to the Company.
Following some arms length research, the Company now feels that it is equipped
to begin exploration within specific targets in Mozambique and Zambia as
originally stated in our AIM Admission document. As these new ventures take
shape, we will keep you abreast of related news.
I look forward to providing a more comprehensive update on the state of affairs
very shortly in our 2007 Annual Report.
A. N. Cranswick
Chief Executive
Enquiries:
African Consolidated Resources Plc
Andrew Cranswick +44 7920 189010
Roy Tucker +44 1622 816918
+44 7920 189012
Evolution Securities
Simon Edwards +44 20 7071 4300
Consolidated income statement (unaudited)
for the year ended 28 February 2007
Notes For the year For the period
ended from 5 April
28 February 2005 to
2007 28 February
2006
Group Group
£ £
Turnover - -
Administrative expenses 3 (1,809,334) (401,961)
Operating loss (1,809,334) (401,961)
Finance Income 102,077 61,242
Loss on ordinary activities before and after taxation (1,707,257) (340,719)
Loss per share - basic and fully diluted 4 (0.96)pence (0.35) pence
Group and company balance sheet (unaudited)
As at 28 February 2007
28 February 2007 28 February 2006
Group Group
£ £
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 4,962,150 2,329,211
Property, plant and equipment 372,749 142,376
Fixed asset investments 38,363 43,273
5,373,262 2,514,860
Current assets
Inventory 32,608 50,775
Receivables 84,632 53,985
Cash and cash equivalents 1,514,548 1,975,166
Total current assets 1,631,788 2,079,926
Total Assets 7,005,050 4,594,786
Equity and Liabilities
Capital and reserves attributable to
equity holders of the company
Called-up share capital 1,899,941 1,456,270
Share premium account 6,434,653 2,442,790
Profit and loss account (2,047,976) (340,719)
Share option reserve 487,194 53,000
Total equity 6,773,812 3,611,341
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 231,238 983,445
Total current liabilities 231,238 983,445
Total Equity and Liabilities 7,005,050 4,594,786
Group and company cash flow statement (unaudited)
for the year ended 28 February 2007
For the year For the period from
ended 5 April 2005 to
28 February 28 February
2007 2006
Group Group
£ £
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITES
Loss on ordinary activities (1,707,257) (340,719)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 59,910 10,243
Finance income (102,077) (61,242)
Share option charges 409,461 53,000
367,294 2,001
Changes in working capital:
Increase in receivables (30,647) (53,985)
Decrease/(Increase) in stock 18,167 (50,775)
(Decrease)/Increase in payables (752,207) 983,445
(764,687) 878,685
Cash generated from operations (2,104,650) 539,967
Investing activities:
Payments to acquire intangible (2,632,939) (2,329,211)
assets
Payments to acquire property, plant (305,279) (152,619)
and equipment
Proceeds on disposal of fixed 14,996 -
assets
Interest received 102,077 61,242
(2,821,145) (2,420,588)
Financing Activities:
Decrease/(Increase) in investments 4,910 (43,273)
Issue of ordinary shares 4,460,267 3,899,060
4,465,177 3,855,787
(Decrease)/Increase in cash and cash (460,618) 1,975,166
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 1,975,166 -
of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of 1,514,548 1,975,166
period
Preliminary Report notes
1. Preliminary report
The information relates to the period from 1 March 2006 to 28 February 2007,
together with comparatives for the prior year.
The preliminary report was approved by the Directors on 14th June 2007.
The preliminary report is unaudited.
2. Basis of Accounting
The report has been prepared using accounting policies that the
Group and its subsidiaries adopted for prior periods. The information does not
constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 240 of the Companies
Act 1985.
These preliminary financial statements consolidate the financial
statements of the Company and all its subsidiaries.
3 Administrative Expenses
Group administrative expenses includes employee share option
expenses of £409,461 (2005/6 : £53,000).
4 Loss per share
For the year For the period
ended from 5 April
2005 to 28
28 February February 2006
2007
Losses per Ordinary Share have been calculated using the 177,289,260 96,567,209
weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue during the
relevant financial period. The weighted average number of
Ordinary Shares on issue for the relevant period is:
Group Group
£ £
Losses for the Group for the relevant period (1,707,257) (340,719)
5 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
28 February 28 February
2007 2006
Group Group
£ £
Opening Shareholders' funds 3,611,341 -
Loss for the period (1,707,257) (340,719)
Share option reserve charge 434,194 53,000
Issue of shares 4,435,534 3,899,060
Closing Shareholders' funds 6,773,812 3,611,341
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