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Interim Report

30th Nov 2011 09:37

RNS Number : 0429T
Triple Plate Junction Plc
30 November 2011
 



30 November 2011

TRIPLE PLATE JUNCTION PLC

("TPJ" or the "Company")

INTERIM REPORT FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

 

Highlights

·; Morobe - Drilling commenced at the Morobe JV district first target at Hides Creek. Post period Newmont have confirmed completion of Phase 2 (total of USD 15 million invested 3 years ahead of the contractual deadline)

·; Crater Mountain - second rig, deep drilling capability, up on site and commenced drilling. Approximately 5,500m drilled to end period with an additional ~1,000m drilled post period and a maiden inferred resource of 790,000 ounces announced

·; Newcrest - Helimag survey completed over entire JV property at Manus Island (~700 sq km). Drill targets at Kisie and Arie identified for diamond drilling campaign commencement during January 2012

·; Vietnam - completed drilling campaign, fully assayed, reviewed and management have decided to focus efforts on PNG assets

·; Balance sheet strengthened by a total of £2.2 million, with additional some funds brought in post period-On course to see drilling undertaken at three of the four Company projects in highly prospective PNG during the final quarter of 2011/Jan 2012

 

CEO's Review

The financial statements for the six months ended 30th September 2011 cover a period of continuing significant development for the Company.

In July 2011 Newmont commenced drilling at our Morobe joint venture at the first target, Hides Creek, and this programme (3,000 metres over 6 holes) is anticipated to be completed before 31st December 2011. Drilling is then due to commence at the second very highly rated resource target at Gumots during January 2012. The results from the Hides Creek programme are eagerly awaited, and we are looking forward to obtaining all of the drill results from Hides Creek during the next 2 months. Positive results from the ongoing drill programme showing potentially economic grade gold-copper mineralisation would have a material positive value uplift for shareholders.

Since the period end Newmont have confirmed to the Company that they have spent USD15 million and thus successfully completed Phase 2 of their earn-in to give them 70% of the entire project. We are very pleased and encouraged by the rate at which Newmont are working and investing in our project, noting that they have completed Phase 2 more than 3 years ahead of the contractual deadline. The Company has 60 days from 3 November 2011 to elect whether to participate in the ongoing funding of the project to maintain its now total 30% interest, or transfer a further 5% to Newmont to leave us with an undilutable position of 25% and to be carried by means of loan financing from Newmont without any further contribution by the Company until production commences (the loan would be repaid out of the Company's share of project cash flow from production). It should be noted that the Company's interest in the project gives it exposure to anticipated multi-resource targets and to the resultant future drill programmes across the property which the ongoing exploration work is identifying.

We announced in June that Newcrest had commenced a comprehensive helicopter-borne magnetic-radiometric geophysical survey over the entire project area (~700 sq km) at Manus Island. This survey over the joint venture ground was completed in July 2011. We have reviewed the resulting data and are very encouraged. Newcrest had originally anticipated commencing drilling at the beginning of October 2011; however they earlier experienced a severe health and safety accident when the contractor attempted to bring a helicopter to Manus Island, and the more rigorous standards Newcrest are now applying following this incident have delayed the drilling element of the programme which is now expected to begin during January 2012. An initial 3,000 metres will be drilled over the targets at Arie and Kisie. A number of other potential drill targets have also been identified, and Newcrest's successes in other parts of Papua New Guinea appear to be driving them forward. It is anticipated that they will have completed their earn-in by the end of June 2012, following which TPJ will have a 15.2% interest in the project going forward which it will be required to fund on a pro rata basis or suffer dilution.

Our Wamum project is managed by Barrick, and we have made contributions to it totalling USD 9,000 to maintain our 12.14% interest, as against a reasonably modest budget so far this year. During the period Barrick has undertaken a full review of the data it has accumulated to date after having invested a total of USD 9.5 million to date, and it is conducting additional field work with a view to resolving what its work programme will consist of going forward. Whilst progress over the last year has been slow, we are hopeful that the project's development will accelerate later in 2011/early in 2012.

At our Crater Mountain project our major partner, Gold Anomaly Limited, have now drilled over 6,500 metres over 12 holes with encouraging results. During the period they have put a second, deep drill, rig to work on site, and the results from this rig are expected to provide a clearer picture of the system that is driving the deposit; we expect that they will release the results from this deeper programme before the end of 2011. On 24th November Gold Anomaly announced a maiden inferred resource of 790,000 ounces. We continue to fund our pro rata share to maintain our interest in the project. Celtic Minerals Limited, a minority partner, has implied that it retains 7.88% of the project that it held in 2007 as announced on 12 August 2011, TPJ strongly refutes this implication and continues to believe that it holds an interest of 18.9% in the project.

At the end of July 2011 we announced the results from our initial ~1,500 metre drill programme at our Pu Sam Cap project in Vietnam and that we had paused the programme to assess the next stage. We have now concluded that our shareholders' funds would be best applied to the development of our portfolio of assets in Papua New Guinea. To that end we are now pursuing various alternatives, including seeking a joint venture partner for the asset and working to capture value for the monies historically invested in Vietnam via retaining an interest in the asset, whilst we maintain the licenses and our corporate presence in country.

These financial statements do not wholly reflect the current strength of the Company's balance sheet, as it only includes £1.6 million of the funds we raised in September 2011 with a further £0.6 million being received in October 2011. All these funds were raised at 4.5 pence a share which was a 9% premium to the then market price (the funding was completed during a period of acute stock market turmoil). The Directors believe that the Company is currently fully funded through to August 2012.

In summary, the period has seen significant development of the Company's business as a whole and in particular our assets at Morobe with Newmont, Manus Island with Newcrest and Crater Mountain with Gold Anomaly. On the other hand, the progress at Wamum is slow and the results from Vietnam have brought about the decision to streamline the business and our portfolio, which we believe is for the value benefit of the Company's shareholders. A very interesting period lies ahead with drilling results expected to be delivered from three of our projects over the coming months.

Fraser McGee

30 November 2011

 

For further enquiries please contact:

 

For further information, please contact:

Triple Plate Junction Plc +44 (0) 7775 693 237

Fraser McGee

 

finnCap Limited +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

Matthew Robinson/Christopher Raggett

 

Ocean Equities Limited +44 (0) 20 7786 4370

Guy Wilkes

 

FTI Consulting +44 (0) 20 7831 3113

Ben Brewerton / Oliver Winters

 

 

Copies of this announcement are available to view on the Company's website at:

www.tpjunction.comTRIPLE PLATE JUNCTION PLC

INTERIM REPORT FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

 

Consolidated income statement

Six months ended

Year ended

30th September

31st March

2011

2010

2011

£'000

£'000

£'000

Revenue

0

0

0

Cost of sales

0

0

0

Gross profit

0

0

0

Profit on disposal of investment

0

569

569

Administrative expenses

-466

-539

-1,093

Exploration expenses

-362

0

-198

Impairment of assets

0

0

0

Operating loss

-829

30

-722

Investment income

5

0

4

Finance cost

14

-10

-14

Loss before taxation

-811

20

-732

Income tax expense

0

0

0

Loss for the period from continuing operations

-811

20

-732

Profit for the period from discontinued operations

0

Profit / (Loss) for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent

-811

20

-732

Basic and diluted profit / (loss) per share (pence):

On continuing operations

(0.27)p

0.01p

(0.34)p

On discontinued operations

0.00p

0.00p

0.00p

Total

(0.27)p

0.01p

(0.34)p

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Six months ended

Year ended

30th September

31st March

2011

2010

2011

£'000

£'000

£'000

Profit / (Loss) for the period

-811

20

-732

Other comprehensive income:

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

-33

-140

-644

Exchange differences on disposal of subsidiaries reclassified through income statement

0

0

0

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent

-844

-120

-1,376

 

TRIPLE PLATE JUNCTION PLC

INTERIM REPORT FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

 

Consolidated balance sheet

Six months ended

Year ended

 

30th September

31st March

2011

2010

2011

£'000

£'000

£'000

Assets

Property, plant & equipment

0

0

0

Intangible assets

8,513

9,027

8,302

Total non-current assets

8,513

9,027

8,302

Trade and other receivables

30

22

22

Cash and cash equivalents

2,527

163

2,007

Total current assets

2,557

185

2,029

Total assets

11,070

9,212

10,331

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

Issued share capital

3,341

1,688

2,971

Shares to be issued

0

42

0

Share premium

24,150

21,212

22,921

Share option reserve

369

352

359

Translation reserve

728

1,265

761

Other reserves

0

194

0

Retained earnings

-17,745

-16,189

-16,934

Total equity

10,843

8,564

10,078

Liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Interest bearing borrowings

Convertible loan notes - 10%

0

211

0

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

227

437

253

Total Liabilities

227

648

253

Total equity and liabilities

11,070

9,212

10,331

 

 

TRIPLE PLATE JUNCTION PLC

INTERIM REPORT FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

 

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Six months ended

Year ended

 

30th September

31st March

2011

2010

2011

£'000

£'000

£'000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit / (loss) before and after tax

-811

20

-732

Profit on disposal of investment

0

0

-569

Share Based Payments

9

7

20

Convertible Loan Notes

0

0

6

Interest received

-5

0

-4

Finance cost

-14

10

14

Operating profit / (loss)

-820

37

-1,264

Depreciation and amortisation charge

0

0

0

Free issue of shares

0

214

0

Shares issued in payment of director's fees

0

13

0

Decrease /(increase) in trade and other receivables

8

-20

-20

Decrease in trade and other payables

-26

-368

-546

Net cash outflow from operating activities

-839

-125

-1,831

Cash flows from investing activities

Profit on disposal of investment

0

0

569

Joint Venture contributions

-211

0

0

Interest received

5

0

4

Net cash inflow/(outflow) outflow from investing activities

-206

0

573

Financing activities

Proceeds from issue of equity shares

1,599

0

2,992

Proceeds from issue of convertible loan note

0

230

0

Net cash raised from financing activities

1,599

230

2,992

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

554

105

1,734

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

2,007

58

58

Exchange differences

-33

0

215

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

2,527

163

2,007

 

 

 

 

 

TRIPLE PLATE JUNCTION PLC

INTERIM REPORT FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

 

Share capital

Shares to be issued

Share premium

Share option reserve

Trans-lation reserve

Other reserves

Retained earnings

Total equity

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

At 31 March 2010

1,688

-

21,212

1,327

1,405

-

(17,191)

8,441

Profit for the period

-

-

-

-

-

20

20

Exchange difference on translating foreign operations

-

-

-

-

(140)

-

-

(140)

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent

-

-

-

-

(140)

-

20

(120)

Convertible loan notes reserve

-

-

-

-

-

22

-

22

Performance shares issued

-

-

-

-

-

172

-

172

Share based payments

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

7

Share options lapsed

-

-

-

(982)

-

-

982

-

Shares issued

-

42

-

-

-

-

-

42

At 30 September 2010

1,688

42-

21,212

352

1,265

194

(16,189)

8,564

Loss for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

(752)

(752)

Exchange difference on translating foreign operations

-

-

-

-

(504)

-

-

(504)

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent

-

-

-

-

(504)

-

(752)

(1,256)

Convertible loan notes reserve

-

-

-

-

-

-22

-

22

Performance shares issued

-

-

-

-

-

-172

-

172

Share based payments

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

7

Shares issued

1,283-

-42

1,709

-

-

-

-

2,950

At 31 March 2011

2,971

-

22,921

359

761

-

(16,934)

10,078

Loss for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

(811)

(811)

Exchange difference on translating foreign operations

-

-

-

-

(33)

-

-

(33)

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent

-

-

-

-

(33)

-

(811)

(844)

Share based payments

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

9

Shares issued

370

-

1,229

-

-

-

-

1,599

At 30 September 2011

3,341

-

24,150

369

728

-

(17,745)

10,843

TRIPLE PLATE JUNCTION PLC

INTERIM REPORT FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

 

Notes to the interim financial information

 

1. No dividend is proposed in respect of the period

 

2. The results for the period ended 30 September 2011 are derived from continuing activities.

 

3. Basis of preparation

This interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union, and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS. The accounting policies, methods of computation and presentation used in the preparation of the interim financial information are the same as those used in the Group's audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2011.

 

The financial information in this statement does not constitute full statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the six months ended 30 September 2011 and 30 September 2010 is unaudited. The comparative information for the year ended 31 March 2011 was derived from the Group's audited financial statements for that period as filed with the Registrar of Companies. It does not constitute the financial statements for that period.

 

4. Loss per share

The calculation of profit / (loss) per share is based on a loss of £811,000 for the period ended 30 September 2011 (30 September 2010: profit of £20,000; 31 March 2011: loss (£732,000)) and the weighted average number of 297,234,924 shares in issue (31 March 2011: 214,669,498; 30 September 2010: 168,769,912). There is no difference between the diluted loss per share and the loss per share presented.

 

Share options and warrants that could have a potentially dilutive effect on earnings per share in the future:

 

At 30 September 2011 there were:

·; 20,933,333 share options in issue

·; 18,371,124 share options committed

·; 7,443,780 warrants in issue at prices between 1.2 and 2.5 pence per share

 

Events subsequent to 30 September 2011, which affect future earnings per share, are set out in Note 5 below, Subsequent Events

 

5. Subsequent events arising after 30th September 2011

Since the financial statements were prepared as at 30th September 2011 the following events which have a material effect on those financial statements, have arisen:

 

·; 12,222,222 shares placed on 17 October 2011 for 4.5p cash per share, paid in cash.

 

6. Share based payments

The Group has applied the requirements of IFRS 2 (share based payments), in accordance with the transitional provisions, to all equity instruments granted after 7 November 2002 which had not vested at 1 April 2006. Directors of the Group have been granted options to subscribe for ordinary shares. All options are share settled.

 

 

 

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