Cashflow Report for Q2 2018

RNS Number : 2185W
Kore Potash PLC
31 July 2018
 

31 July 2018

 

Kore Potash Plc

("Kore Potash" or the "Company")

Cashflow Report for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2018

 

Kore Potash (AIM: KP2, ASX: KP2, JSE: KP2), the potash exploration and development company whose flagship asset is the Company's 97%-owned Sintoukola Potash Project ("Kola" or the "Project"), located within the Republic of Congo, today released the following announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX"), as required under the listing rules of the ASX.

 

 

ENDS

 

For further information, please visit www.korepotash.com or contact:

 

Kore Potash

Brad Sampson - CEO

 


Tel: +27 11 469 9140

Tavistock Communications

Jos Simson

Edward Lee

 


Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150

Canaccord Genuity - Nomad and Broker

Martin Davison

James Asensio

 


Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 4600

Fivemark Partners

Michael Vaughan


Tel: +61 422 602 720

 

 



 

+Rule 5.5

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10, 01/05/13, 01/09/16

 

Name of entity

KORE POTASH PLC

ABN

 

Quarter ended ("current quarter")

621 843 614

 

30 JUNE 2018

 

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Current quarter $US'000

Year to date
(6 months)
$US'000

1.

Cash flows from operating activities

-

-

1.1

Receipts from customers

1.2

Payments for

(3,245)

(10,601)

 

(a)   exploration and evaluation

 

(b)   development

-

-

 

(c)   production

-

-

 

(d)   staff costs

(798)

(1,432)

 

(e)   administration and corporate costs

(2,747)

(3,624)

1.3

Dividends received (see note 3)

-

-

1.4

Interest received

10

11

1.5

Interest and other costs of finance paid

-

-

1.6

Income taxes refunded

-

1

1.7

Research and development refunds

-

-

1.8

Other (provide details if material)

-

-

1.9

Net cash from / (used in) operating activities

(6,780)

(15,645)

 

2.

Cash flows from investing activities

(2)

(5)

2.1

Payments to acquire:

 

(a)   property, plant and equipment

 

(b)   tenements (see item 10)

-

-

 

(c)   investments

-

-

 

(d)   other non-current assets

-

-

2.2

Proceeds from the disposal of:

-

-

 

(a)   property, plant and equipment

 

(b)   tenements (see item 10)

-

-

 

(c)   investments

-

-

 

(d)   other non-current assets

-

-

2.3

Cash flows from loans to other entities

-

-

2.4

Dividends received (see note 3)

-

-

2.5

Other (provide details if material)

-

-

2.6

Net cash from / (used in) investing activities

(2)

(5)

 

3.

Cash flows from financing activities

-

12,895

3.1

Proceeds from issues of shares

3.2

Proceeds from issue of convertible notes

-

250

3.3

Proceeds from exercise of share options

-

-

3.4

Transaction costs related to issues of shares, convertible notes or options

-

-

3.5

Proceeds from borrowings

-

-

3.6

Repayment of borrowings

-

-

3.7

Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings

-

-

3.8

Dividends paid

-

-

3.9

Other (provide details if material)

-

-

3.10

Net cash from / (used in) financing activities

- 

13,145

 

4.

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents for the period

21,125

16,455

4.1

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

4.2

Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9 above)

(6,780)

(15,645)

4.3

Net cash from / (used in) investing activities (item 2.6 above)

(2)

(5)

4.4

Net cash from / (used in) financing activities (item 3.10 above)

-

13,145

4.5

Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash held

(124)

269

4.6

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

14,219

14,219

 

5.

Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents
at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts

Current quarter
$US'000

Previous quarter
$US'000

5.1

Bank balances

14,219

21,125

5.2

Call deposits

-

-

5.3

Bank overdrafts

-

-

5.4

Other (provide details)

-

-

5.5

Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter (should equal item 4.6 above)

14,219

21,125

 

6.

Payments to directors of the entity and their associates

Current quarter
$US'000

6.1

Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2

542

6.2

Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included in item 2.3

-

6.3

Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in items 6.1 and 6.2

All transactions included in item 6.1 are for payment of directors fees.

 

 

7.

Payments to related entities of the entity and their associates

Current quarter
$US'000

7.1

Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2

-

7.2

Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included in item 2.3

-

7.3

Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in items 7.1 and 7.2

 

 

 

 

8.

Financing facilities available
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position

Total facility amount at quarter end
$US'000

Amount drawn at quarter end
$US'000

8.1

Loan facilities

-

-

8.2

Credit standby arrangements

-

-

8.3

Other (please specify)

250

250

8.4

Include below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end, include details of those facilities as well.

The Company raised US$250,000 from the Chairman, David Hathorn, through a convertible loan note. At the Company's Annual General Meeting on 27 June 2018, the shareholders approved the conversion of the convertible loan to ordinary shares, the Convertible Note will convert into 1,618,250 ordinary shares. On conversion, the lender will also be issued with 250,000 Equity Warrants.

 

 

 

9.

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

$US'000

9.1

Exploration and evaluation

5,075

9.2

Development

-

9.3

Production

-

9.4

Staff costs

786

9.5

Administration and corporate costs

1,071

9.6

Other (provide details if material)

-

9.7

Total estimated cash outflows

6,932

 

10.

Changes in tenements
(items 2.1(b) and 2.2(b) above)

Tenement reference and location

Nature of interest

Interest at beginning of quarter

Interest at end of quarter

10.1

Interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements lapsed, relinquished or reduced

-

-

-

-

10.2

Interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements acquired or increased

-

-

-

-

 

Compliance statement

1        This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.

2        This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

 

                                   

 

Sign here:                (signed electronically)                      Date: 31 July 2018

Joint Company Secretary

 

Print name:       Henko Vos.

 

Notes

1.       The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity's activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes included in or attached to this report.

2.       If this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.

3.       Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.

 


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