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Interim results for the 6 months ended 31 Dec 2019

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Goldplat plc

24 February 2020

Goldplat plc / Ticker: GDP / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration

24 February 2020

Goldplat plc

('Goldplat' or 'the Company')

Interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2019

Goldplat plc, the AIM listed gold producer, with international gold recovery operations located in South Africa and Ghana and a gold mine in Kenya, announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2019.

Overview

· The group reports a return to operating profitability for the first six months ended 31 December 2019 of £2,221,000 (31 December 2018: Operating loss £653,000)

· The group profit for the six months ended 31 December 2019, excluding unrealised intragroup foreign exchange losses on intercompany loan balances, was £1,032,000 (31 December 2018: Loss, excluding intragroup foreign exchange losses on intercompany balances, £1,214,000)

· The group has intercompany loans denominated in USD which differ from the parent company and its various subsidiaries reporting currencies. The strengthening of GBP and weakening of the Ghana Cedi contributed the most to the group's unrealised intragroup foreign exchange loss for the six months to 31 December 2019 of £333,000 (31 December 2018: unrealised intragroup foreign exchange profit, £279,000)

· With the increase in profits the group also reported an increase in taxation for the six months ended 31 December 2019 to £918,000 (31 December 2018: £98,000). Included in the taxation expense is dividend taxation paid on the declaration of dividends from GPL to support the group cash flows. The dividend taxation paid for the six months ended 31 December 2019 was £190,000 (31 December 2018: £200,000)

· The South African operation performed strongly and achieved an operating profit for the six months ended 31 December 2019 of £2,659,000 (31 December 2018: £752,028). A pre-treatment facility has been added at a cost of £70,000 which enables the company to treat lower grade material with a higher degree of contamination.

· Performance at the Ghana operation improved as the company's marketing and sourcing efforts gained momentum and achieved an operating profit for the six months ended 31 December 2019 of £151,000 (31 December 2018: operating loss £241,449).

· Operating losses at Kilimapesa have been reduced, year on year, for the six months ended 31 December 2019 to £301,000 (31 December 2018: Operating loss £686,845) while we have continued to hold discussions with funding partners to re-capitalize this valuable asset.

· The continuing focus on operational excellence was enhanced by higher gold price in this period.

· During the six-month period, £523,000 of VAT reclaims have been paid by the Kenyan Revenue Authorities.

· Cost reductions and improved operational efficiencies remain an area of focus.

· Improvement in plant operational efficiencies in South Africa have not only reduced costs but improved gold recovery.

· Some of the cost savings have been invested into material sourcing initiatives and increasing physical security in South Africa.

· The Tailings Storage facility ('TSF') in South Africa has been structurally supported at a planned cost of £250,000 of which £123,000 has been spent in the first half of FY 2020. This expenditure will increase the life of the TSF whilst we investigate the design of a new TSF.

Chairman's Statement

I am delighted to report that Goldplat continues to deliver effectively on its stated strategic objectives at its operating subsidiaries. Our portfolio of core assets consists of two gold recovery operations in South Africa and Ghana, which recover gold from by-products of the mining process, thereby providing mines with an environmentally-friendly and cost-efficient way of removing waste material, and the Kilimapesa Gold Mine in Kenya, currently under care and maintenance.

We remain committed to our strategy of increasing long term visibility of earnings in the recovery businesses through key initiatives and finding an investment partner or buyer for Kilimapesa. These key initiatives include:

· improving our gold recoveries from lower grade contaminated material, effectively reducing the grade of the material we will be able to process economically. Reserves of lower grade materials are more readily available and help to alleviate the sourcing risk;

· Building strategic partnerships within the mining industry;

· Evaluating the investment into a larger tailings storage facility and additional mill and leaching capacity to enable us to reprocess our current TSF;

· Increased investment into sourcing initiatives and test work on a wider range of materials, including PGM discards.

Revenues for the six months ended 31 December 2019 of £12,462,000 represent a 3% decrease on the same period last year (six months ended 31 December 2018: £12,843,000), as a result of Kilimapesa Mine being placed under care and maintenance. The revenues for the six months ended 31 December 2019 on the recovery operations increased by 10% to £11,759,000 (31 December 2018: £10,684,000). In line with this, I am pleased to report a turnaround to operating profit to £2,221,000 (six months ended 31 December 2018: loss of £653,000).

The net finance cost of £180,000 for the six months ended 31 December 2019 (31 December 2018: £200,000) includes £41,000 (31 December 2018: £70,000) interest paid on the renewed Scipion loan.

The profit after taxation of £669,000 (31 December 2018: loss £935,000) was negatively impacted by unrealised intragroup foreign exchange losses on intercompany loans balances for the six months ended of £333,000
(31 December 2018: £279,000). The group has intercompany loans dominated in USD which differ from its reporting currencies. The strengthening of the GBP and weakening of the Ghana Cedi contributed the most to the unrealised intragroup foreign exchange loss for the six months.

With the increase in profits the group also reported an increase in taxation for the six months ended 31 December 2019 to £918,000 (31 December 2018: £98,000). Included in the taxation expense is dividend taxation paid on the declaration of dividends from GPL to support the group cash flows. The dividend taxation paid for the six months ended 31 December 2019 was £190,000 (31 December 2018: £200,000).

During the period the US$2 million uncommitted, on-demand, revolving pre-export loan facility with Scipion was renewed which is providing increased flexibility in the sourcing initiatives in West Africa and further abroad. During the period, US$1.2 million was drawn down for these purposes and will be repaid by the end of April 2019.

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period stood at £2,070,000 (31 December 2018: £1,000,000).

Goldplat Recovery (Pty) Ltd ('GPL')

GPL had a very strong operational performance and recorded sales during the six months ended 31 December 2019 of £9,486,000 (six months ended 31 December 2018: £8,817,842). Operating profits for the six months ended 31 December 2019 of £2,659,000 increased by 254% (six months ended 31 December 2018: £752,028), and reflects the contribution of the abovementioned interventions and a higher gold price.

Towards the end of the 1st Quarter, GPL started the construction of the first stage of a pre-treatment facility to the largest Carbon in Leach ('CIL') section at a cost of £70,000. The purpose of the pre-treatment facility is to improve recoveries and margins on lower grade contaminated material and together with efforts to reduce operating costs, should allow us to source and profitably process lower grade contaminated material. This project has been completed on time, on budget and the new facility is currently being commissioned.

Our TSF is approaching full capacity in its current form and so we planned to spend £250,000 during the 2nd quarter to structurally support and increase its life by a further 12 to 18 months. Capital expenditure on this project at 31 December 2019 was £123,000 and has since been completed at the original budgeted cost of £250,000.

Gold Recovery Ghana ('GRG')

Activities at GRG continued to increase during the 2nd Quarter, achieving sales of £2,273,000 during the six months ended 31 December 2019 (31 December 2018 - £1,865,957) resulting in a turnaround from an operating loss during the six months ended 31 December 2018 of £241,449 to a profit of £151,000.

The sourcing of material improved further in the 2nd quarter with material being received from Ghana and other West African countries as well as from South America. We remain positive that material from Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast will also become available. The sourcing of material remains paramount and we continue to work towards our objective to be the preferred processor of material from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

GRG's Gold license, which has to be renewed every three years, has been approved for a further term up to December 2022.

We are continuing exploring the opportunities for toll treating lower grade material from artisanal sources in Ghana. This potential new revenue stream will be subject to obtaining support from The Minerals Commission of Ghana. We have incorporated a company specifically for this purpose so that we can keep our free zone activities ring fenced.

Kilimapesa Gold ('KPG')

The mining operation remains on care and maintenance whilst we seek an investment partner to inject funds directly into KPG or the assets.

The processing of artisanal tailings continues and operating losses are lower than would have been under full care and maintenance.

KPG has reduced liabilities to creditors by £521,000 during the six months ended 31 December 2019, mainly from the recovery of previously unpaid VAT reclaims. During the six-month period, £523,000 of VAT reclaims have been paid by the Kenyan Revenue Authorities.

We are pleased that we have support from the Kenyan Government and that the status of our permits and licenses has not been affected by our decision to halt underground mining and that the local community continues to receive some benefit from KPG's activities.

Operating losses reduced circa 56%, year on year, to £301,000 for the six months ended 31 December 2019 (six months ended 31 December 2018: Loss £686,845). The cash utilized in operating activities before working capital changes for the six months ended 31 December 2019 was £141,000 (six months ended December 2018 - £388,545). There has been no capital expenditure incurred.

Anumso Gold Corp ('Anumso')

We have agreed with our Joint Venture partner at Anumso, Desert Gold (Ashanti Gold and Desert Gold merged towards the end of September 2019), to seek a buyer for the Anumso gold project. We have had discussions with a potential buyer and will announce the outcome in due course.

Post-Period End

Progress can be reported subsequent to 31 December 2019 on the following:

· The construction of the pre-treatment facility at one of the CIL circuits at GPL has been completed and the facility is being commissioned, with all indications being that it has increased, as planned, the gold recoveries and margins of the large contaminated stockpile we have on site, improving visibility of material supplies for next 18 to 24 months.

· The construction of a buttress around the TSF has been completed, structurally improving the TSF and extending the life of the TSF by 12 to 18 months.

· Application has been filed for a new tailing's facility, at GPL, adjacent to our current facility and we will update the market on cost and timelines before end of June 2020.

Outlook

The progress made on key initiatives to increase long term visibility of earnings in the recovery businesses, specifically improved recovery on lower grade contaminated material and strengthened relationships within mining industry, are encouraging. Although monthly production levels are still dependent on sourcing of quality material, we are confident that at current higher gold prices, we will remain profitable for remainder of the year.

Matthew Robinson

Chairman

24 February 2020

For further information visit www.goldplat.com, follow on Twitter @GoldPlatPlc or contact:

Werner Klingenberg

Goldplat plc (CEO)

Tel: +27 (0) 82 051 1071

Colin Aaronson / Richard Tonthat / Harrison Clarke/Seamus Fricker

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100

James Joyce / Jessica Cave

WH Ireland Limited (Broker)

Tel: +44 (0) 207 220 1666

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE SIX MONTHES ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

	Notes	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000

Revenue		12,462	12,843	24,837
Cost of sales		(9,501)	(12,464)	(23,325)
Gross profit		2,961	379	1,512
Administrative expenses		(740)	(1,032)	(2,013)
Profit/(Loss) from operating activities		2,221	(653)	(501)
Net finance cost		(180)	(200)	(352)
Other realised foreign exchange losses		(111)	(151)	(176)
Unrealised Intergroup foreign exchange (losses)/profit		(333)	279	(124)
Other unrealised foreign exchange (losses)/profit		(10)	(112)	66
Net unrealised foreign exchange (losses)/profit		(343)	167	(58)
Profit/(Loss) from operating activities after finance cost		1,587	(837)	(1,087)
Taxation	6	(918)	(98)	(653)
Profit/(Loss) for the period		669	(935)	(1,740)
Other comprehensive expense
Exchange translation		(213)	(147)	(27)
Other comprehensive expense for the period, net of tax		(213)	(147)	(27)
Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the period		456	(1,082)	(1,767)
Profit/(Loss) attributable to:
Owners of the Company		219	(1,133)	(2,234)
Non-controlling interests		450	198	494
Profit/(Loss) for the period		669	(935)	(1,740)
Total comprehensive income/(expense) attributable to:
Owners of the Company		6	(1,280)	(2,261)
Non-controlling interests		450	198	494
Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the period		456	(1,082)	(1,767)
Earnings per share
Basic earnings/(loss) per share (pence)		0.26	(0.67)	(1.33)
Diluted earnings per share (pence)		0.26	n/a	n/a

The notes below are an integral part of this condensed consolidated interim financial report.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2019

	Notes	31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
Assets
Property, plant and equipment	7	7,135	7,948	7,512
Intangible assets	8	8,086	8,413	8,201
Proceeds from sale of shares in subsidiary		786	980	950
Non-current assets		16,007	17,341	16,663
Inventories	9	7,926	7,718	5,842
Trade and other receivables	10	7,344	7,047	7,918
Cash at bank and on hand	11	2,070	1,000	2,368
Current assets		17,340	15,765	16,128
Total assets		33,347	33,106	32,791

Equity
Share capital	12	1,675	1,675	1,675
Share premium		11,441	11,441	11,441
Exchange reserve		(6,313)	(6,220)	(6,100)
Retained earnings		9,077	9,959	8,858
Equity attributable to owners of the Company		15,880	16,855	15,874
Non-controlling interests		3,139	2,992	2,991
Total equity		19,019	19,847	18,865

Liabilities
Obligations under finance leases	14	183	239	151
Provisions	16	613	413	633
Deferred tax liabilities		445	432	362
Non-current liabilities		1,241	1,084	1,146

Bank overdraft	11	89	1	560
Obligations under finance leases	14	266	257	213
Interest bearing borrowings	15	1,388	838	528
Taxation		154	201	53
Trade and other payables	17	11,190	10,878	11,426
Current liabilities		13,087	12,175	12,780
Total liabilities		14,328	13,259	13,926
Total equity and liabilities		33,347	33,106	32,791

The notes below are an integral part of this condensed consolidated interim financial report.

The consolidated interim report of Goldplat plc, company number 05340664, were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 February 2020. They were signed on its behalf by:

Werner Klingenberg, Director

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Attributable to owners of the Company
	Share capital £'000			Share premium £'000		Exchange reserve £'000		Retained earnings £'000		Total £ '000			Non-controlling interests £'000			Total equity £'000
Balance at 1 July 2018, as previously reported		1,675			11,441		(6,073)	11,092			18,135			2,964		21,099

Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period
(Loss)/Profit for the period		-			-		-	(1,133)			(1,133)			198		(935)
Total other comprehensive expense		-			-		(147)	-			(147)			-		(147)
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period		-			-		(147)	(1,133)			(1,280)			198		(1,082)

Transactions with owners of the Company, recognised directly in equity

Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries
Non-controlling interests in subsidiary dividend			-		-		-		-			-		(170)	(170)
Total transactions with owners of the Company			-		-		-		-			-		(170)	(170)

Balance at 31 December 2018 (unaudited)			1,675		11,441		(6,220)		9,959			16,855		2,992	19,847

The notes below are an integral part of this condensed consolidated interim financial report.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Attributable to owners of the Company
	Share capital £'000			Share premium £'000		Exchange reserve £'000		Retained earnings £'000	Total £ '000		Non-controlling interests £'000		Total equity £'000
Balance at 1 July 2018		1,675			11,441		(6,073)	11,092		18,135		2,964	21,099
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period
Profit/(loss) for the period		-			-		-	(2,234)		(2,234)		494	(1,740)
Total other comprehensive expense		-			-		(27)	-		(27)		-	(27)
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period		-			-		(27)	(2,234)		(2,261)		494	(1,767)

Transactions with owners of the Company recognised directly in equity

Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries
Non-controlling interests in subsidiary dividend			-		-		-	-		-		(467)	(467)
Total transactions with owners of the Company			-		-		-	-		-		(467)	(467)

Balance at 30 June 2019 (audited)			1,675		11,441		(6,100)	8,858		15,874		2,991	18,865

The notes below are an integral part of this condensed consolidated interim financial report.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

Attributable to owners of the Company
	Share capital £'000		Share premium £'000		Exchange reserve £'000		Retained earnings £'000	Total £ '000		Non-controlling interests £'000		Total equity £'000
Balance at 1 July 2019		1,675		11,441		(6,100)	8,858		15,874		2,991	18,865
Total comprehensive income for the period
Profit for the period		-		-		-	219		219		450	669
Total other comprehensive expense		-		-		(213)	-		(213)		-	(213)
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period		-		-		(213)	219		6		450	456

Transactions with owners of the Company recognised directly in equity

Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries
Non-controlling interests in subsidiary dividend		-		-		-	-		-		(302)	(302)
Total transactions with owners of the Company		-		-		-	-		-		(302)	(302)

Balance at 31 December 2019 (unaudited)		1,675		11,441		(6,313)	9,077		15,880		3,139	19,019

The notes below are an integral part of this condensed consolidated interim financial report.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

	Notes	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
Cash flows from operating activities

Result from operating activities		2,221	(653)	(501)
Adjustments for:
- Depreciation		421	484	956
- Amortisation		-	111	222
- Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment		13	-	-
- Foreign exchange differences		(385)	(1)	(134)
		2,270	(59)	543
Changes in:
- inventories		(2,084)	73	1,949
- trade and other receivables		574	556	(315)
- trade and other payables		(236)	(50)	498
- provisions		(20)	-	-
Cash generated from operating activities		504	520	2675

Finance income		51	30	19
Finance cost		(231)	(380)	(586)
Taxes paid		(488)	(388)	(725)
Net cash from/ (used in) operating activities		(164)	(218)	1,383
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		(216)	(321)	(331)
Receipt of proceeds from sale of shares in subsidiary		134	72	199
Net cash used in investing activities		(82)	(249)	(132)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from drawdown of interest bearing borrowings		916	760	-
Payment of interest bearing borrowings		(77)	(650)	(200)
Payment of dividend by subsidiary to non-controlling interest		(302)	(170)	(467)
Payment of finance lease liabilities		(58)	(36)	(242)
Net cash from/ (used in) financing activities		479	(96)	(909)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		233	(563)	342
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,808	1,539	1,539
Foreign exchange movement on opening balance		(60)	23	(73)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	11	1,981	999	1,808

The notes below are an integral part of this condensed consolidated interim financial report.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

1. General information

This condensed consolidated interim financial information does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 30 June 2019 were approved by the Board of Directors and have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The audit report on those accounts: their report was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

2. Basis of preparation

(a) Statement of compliance

The annual financial statements of Goldplat plc (the 'Company') are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union.

(b) Going concern

The directors are satisfied that the Company has sufficient resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of this report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

3. Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies applied in this condensed consolidated interim financial report are the same as those applied in the Group's consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 30 June 2019.

4. Operating segments

Information about reportable segments

For the six months ended 31 December 2019 (unaudited)

	Recovery operations £'000	Mining and exploration £'000	Adminis-tration £'000	Reconciliation to Group figures £'000	Group £'000
External revenues	11,759	703	-	-	12,462
Depreciation	289	132	-	-	421
Reportable segment profit/(loss) before tax	2,486	(297)	(642)	40	1,587
Segment assets	23,912	(2,463)	32,057	(20,159)	33,347
Segment liabilities	14,084	10,946	10,033	(20,735)	14,328

For the six months ended 31 December 2018 (unaudited)

	Recovery operations £'000	Mining and exploration £'000	Adminis-tration £'000	Reconciliation to Group figures £'000	Group £'000
External revenues	10,684	2,159	-	-	12,843
Depreciation	303	181	-	-	484
Amortisation	-	111	-	-	111
Reportable segment profit/(loss) before tax	389	(836)	(429)	39	(837)
Segment assets	21,793	1,339	31,074	(21,100)	33,106
Segment liabilities	11,598	4,195	5,485	(8,019)	13,259

For the twelve months ended 30 June 2019 (audited)

	Recovery operations £'000	Mining and exploration £'000	Adminis-tration £'000	Reconciliation to Group figures £'000	Group £'000
External revenues	21,769	3,068	-	-	24,837
Depreciation	592	364	-	-	956
Amortisation	-	222	-	-	222
Reportable segment profit/(loss) before tax of continuing operation	1,581	(1,935)	(800)	67	1,087
Segment assets	22,959	7,523	35,356	(33,047)	32,791
Segment liabilities	12,922	11,541	9,433	(19,970)	13,926

5. Seasonality of operations

The Group is not considered to be subject to seasonal fluctuations.

6. Income tax expense

Income tax expense is recognised based on management's best estimate of the weighted average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year applied to the pre-tax income of the interim period. The tax charges for the period arises in South Africa and on declaration of dividends from South Africa. The effective income tax rate in GPL was 29% (six months ended 31 December 2018: nil) and the withholding tax rate on dividends declared was 20% (six months ended 31 December 2018: 20%).

7. Property, plant and equipment

Acquisitions

During the six months ended 31 December 2019, the Group acquired assets with a cost, excluding capitalised borrowing costs of £359,000 (six months ended 31 December 2018: £321,000; twelve months ended 30 June 2019: £477,000).

8. Intangible assets and goodwill

	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
Cost
Balance at beginning of period	11,444	11,507	11,507
Effect of movement in exchange rates	(122)	59	(63)
Balance at end of period	11,322	11,566	11,444

Amortisation and impairment losses
Balance at beginning of period	3,243	3,045	3,045
Amortisation	-	111	222
Effect of movement in exchange rates	(7)	(3)	(24)
Balance at end of period	3,236	3,153	3,243
Carrying amounts
Balance at end of period	8,086	8,413	8,201
Balance at beginning of period	8,201	8,462	8,462

9. Inventories

	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
Consumable stores	1,059	1,349	1,231
Raw materials	2,037	2,075	1,996
Precious metal on hand and in process	4,819	4,259	2,574
Broken ore	11	35	41
	7,926	7,718	5,842

10. Trade and other receivables

	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
Trade receivables	5,763	4,727	6,124
Other receivables	1,581	2,320	1,794
	7,344	7,047	7,918

11. Cash and cash equivalents

	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
Bank balances	2,070	1,000	2,368
Bank overdrafts used for cash management purposes	2,070 (89)	1,000 (1)	2,368 (560)
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows	1,981	999	1,808

12. Capital and reserves

Issue of ordinary shares
	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited)	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited)	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited)
On issue at beginning of period	167,441,000	167,441,000	167,441,000
On issue at end of period	167,441,000	167,441,000	167,441,000
Authorised - par value £0.01	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000

Issue of ordinary shares
	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
On issue at beginning of period	1,675	1,675	1,675
On issue at end of period	1,675	1,675	1,675

Dividends

No dividends were declared or paid by the Company during the periods.

13. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

The calculation of basic earnings per share at 31 December 2019 was based on the profit attributable to owners of the Company of £219,000 (31 December 2018: Loss £1,133,000; 30 June 2019: Loss £2,234,000), and weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding of 167,441,000 (31 December 2018: 167,441,000; 30 June 2019: 167,441,000)

Diluted earnings per share

The calculation of diluted earnings per share at 31 December 2019 was based on the profit attributable ordinary shareholders of £219,000 and weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding after adjustment for the effect of all dilutive potential ordinary shares of 167,441,000. Diluted earnings per share at 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2018 have not been calculated as the effect would be antidilutive.

14. Obligations under finance leases

Six months ended 31 December 2019 (unaudited)

	Currency		Interest rate nominal		Year of maturity		Face value £'000		Carrying amount £'000

Finance lease liabilities		KES		10.25%		2023		288	288
Finance lease liabilities		ZAR		10.75%		2022		161	161
Total Interest-bearing liabilities								449	449

Six months ended 31 December 2018 (unaudited)

	Currency		Interest rate nominal		Year of maturity		Face value £'000		Carrying amount £'000

Finance lease liabilities		KES		10.5%		2023		410	410
Finance lease liabilities		ZAR		10.5%		2021		86	86
Total Interest-bearing liabilities								496	496

Twelve months ended 30 June 2019 (audited)

	Currency		Interest rate nominal		Year of maturity		Face value £'000		Carrying amount £'000

Finance lease liabilities		KES		10.25%		2023		320	320
Finance lease liabilities		ZAR		10.25%		2021		44	44
Total Interest-bearing liabilities								364	364

15. Interest bearing borrowings

Six months ended 31 December 2019 (unaudited)

Currency

Interest

rate

nominal

Year of maturity

Face value

£'000

Carrying amount

£'000

Interest bearing borrowings

USD

9.75% plus 1 yr LIBOR

2020

1,388

Total Interest-bearing liabilities

1,388

Six months ended 31 December 2018 (unaudited)

Currency

Interest

rate

nominal

Year of maturity

Face value

£'000

Carrying amount

£'000

Interest bearing borrowings

USD

9.5% plus 1 yr LIBOR

2019

838

Total Interest-bearing liabilities

838

Twelve months ended 30 June 2019 (audited)

Currency

Interest

rate

nominal

Year of maturity

Face value

£'000

Carrying amount

£'000

Interest bearing borrowings

USD

9.5% plus 1 yr LIBOR

2019

528

Total Interest-bearing liabilities

16. Provisions

	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
Environmental obligation
Balance at beginning of period	633	417	417
Increase in provision	-	-	211
Effect of foreign exchange movements	(20)	(4)	5
	613	413	633

The provision relates to a requirement to rehabilitate the land owned in South Africa upon cessation of the mining lease.

17. Trade and other payables

	6 months 31-Dec-19 (unaudited) £'000	6 months 31-Dec-18 (unaudited) £'000	12 months 30-Jun-19 (audited) £'000
Trade payables	2,878	3,128	3,895
Amounts received in advance	2,516	1,262	2,878
Accrued expenses	5,796	6,488	4,653
	11,190	10,878	11,426

18. Share options

Reconciliation of outstanding share options

		6 months ended 31-Dec-19 (unaudited)		6 months ended 31-Dec-18 (unaudited)
	Number of options			Number of options
Outstanding at beginning of period	5,666,667		18,500,000
Lapsed during the period	-		(7,500,000)
Granted during the period	3,000,000		-
Outstanding at end of period	8,666,667				11,000,000
				12 months ended 30-Jun-19 (audited)
				Number of options
Outstanding at beginning of period				18,500,000
Lapsed during the period				(7,500,000)
Forfeited on resignation of director				(5,333,333)
Outstanding at end of period					5,666,667

The weighted average exercise price of the exercisable options is £0.0310 (31 December 2018: £0.03125; 30 June 2019: £0.0313).

The weighted average remaining contractual life of the options outstanding as at 31 December 2019 is 2 years 191 days (31 December 2018: 2 years 171 days; 30 June 2019: 1 year 271 days).

18. Fair values

The fair values of financial instruments such as interest-bearing loans and borrowings, finance lease liabilities, trade and other receivables/payables are substantially identical to carrying amounts reflected in the statement of financial position.

19. Group entities

On 14 September 2016 Goldplat executed an earn-in option agreement (the "Agreement") with Ashanti Gold Corp. ("Ashanti") (formerly Gulf Shore Resources Ltd).

On 5 November 2018, Ashanti provided notice to Goldplat that it intended to exercise its 51% option on Anumso Gold Project. On 27 December 2018, Ashanti informed Goldplat that it will not elect the subsequent option for an additional 24% of Anumso Project.

Goldplat analysed the total and nature of the earn-in expenditure and approved that the US$1,500,000 spent is sufficient for 51% option exercised. The two companies are currently finalizing the shareholders agreement and once done additional shares in Anumso will be issued to Ashanti. As the agreement has not been finalized and the additional shares has not been issued, the issue of additional shares and the compensation for the shares of an exploration asset to the value of US$1,5 million have not been recognized in the annual report.

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Title: Interim results for the 6 months ended 31 Dec 2019
Time: 07:00:06
Date: 24 Feb 2020
Category: Results
ID: 8262D