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Celsius Resources Limited Interim / Quarterly Report 2018

Mar 15, 2018

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ABN 95 009 162 949

HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT

31 DECEMBER 2017

CONTENTS

Corporate Directory 1
Directors’ Report 2
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 6
Statement of Financial Position 7
Statement of Changes in Equity 8
Statement of Cash Flows 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10
Directors’ Declaration 15
Independent Auditor’s Review Report 16
Auditor’s Independence Declaration 18

CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED CORPORATE DIRECTORY

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DIRECTORS

SHARE REGISTRY

William Oliver – Non-Executive Chairman Brendan Borg – Managing Director Ranko Matic – Non-Executive Director Pine van Wyk – Non-Executive Director

Automic Registry Services Level 2 267 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 +61 8 9324 2099

COMPANY SECRETARY

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

Melanie Ross

AUDITORS

Australian Securities Exchange Limited (Home Branch - Perth) ASX Code: CLA

RSM Australia Partners Level 32 Exchange Tower 2 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000

REGISTERED OFFICE

Level 3, London House 216 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000

SOLICITORS

Steinepreis Paganin Level 4 The Read Buildings 16 Milligan Street PERTH WA 6000 Ph: +61 8 9321 4000 Fax: +61 8 9321 4333

CONTACTS

Telephone: +61 8 6188 8181 Facsimile: +61 8 6188 8182 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.celsiusresources.com.au

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED DIRECTORS’ REPORT

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Your Directors present their report together with the half-year financial report on the consolidated entity, consisting of Celsius Resources Limited and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during the halfyear ended 31 December 2017.

Directors

The Directors in office at the date of this report and at any time during the half-year are as follows.

William Oliver Non-Executive Chairman Brendan Borg Managing Director Ranko Matic Non-Executive Director Pine van Wyk Non-Executive Director (appointed 4 September 2017)

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

During the year, the principal activities of the consolidated entity consisted of mineral exploration and mineral extraction via joint venture arrangements.

There were no significant changes in the nature of the activities of the consolidated entity during the year.

Review of Operations

Corporate

The consolidated net loss of the Company after income tax for the six months ended 31 December 2017 amounted to $743,017 (31 December 2016: $282,186).

On 29 July 2017 the Company acquired a 30% interest in the Opuwo Cobalt Project, through its wholly owned subsidiary Opuwo Cobalt Pty Ltd (‘OPU’), by acquiring 30% of the shares on issue in Gecko Cobalt Holdings (Pty) Ltd (‘GCH’), which in turn holds 100% of the shares on issue in Gecko Cobalt Mining (Pty) Ltd (‘GCM’). GCM holds the original Opuwo exploration licence and the acquisition included a further three new exploration licences surrounding the original Opuwo licence held. The acquisition was completed upon the confirmation that AUD$500,000 had been spent by the Company on the Opuwo Cobalt Project.

On 13 September the Company issued 43,750,000 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.04 each (with 50% of the shares voluntarily escrowed for 6 months from the date of issue and the balance voluntarily escrowed for 12 months from the date of issue) as consideration for the completion of acquiring a further 65% of the Opuwo Cobalt Project. An additional AUD$600,000 expenditure by the Company on the Oupwo Cobalt Project up to this acquisition date was included in the cost of the acquisition.

On 2 November 2017 the Company completed a placement to institutional and professional investors, issuing 71,636,636 shares to raise $3,940,015.

During the period 11,623,936 listed options were exercised, raising $116,239, and 2,000,000 unlisted options were exercised raising $100,000. Also during the period 18,000,000 unlisted options were issued at an exercise price of $0.05, with an expiry date of 18 August 2020, vesting upon various performance hurdles.

On 22 November 2017 Melanie Ross was appointed to the position of Company Secretary and Ranko Matic stepped down from this role and has continued on as a non-executive director.

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED DIRECTORS’ REPORT

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Opuwo Cobalt Project, Namibia (Celsius – 95%)

Celsius is aiming to define a long life, reliable source of cobalt at Opuwo. The Company considers the Project to have the following advantages:

  • Large scale.

  • Favourable mineralogy: cobalt and copper sulphide minerals.

  • Low in deleterious elements: notably arsenic, cadmium and uranium.

  • Mining friendly, politically stable and safe location with excellent infrastructure.

  • Cobalt: best exposure to lithium ion battery boom.

The Opuwo Cobalt Project is located in northwestern Namibia, approximately 800 km by road from the capital, Windhoek, and approximately 750 km from the port at Walvis Bay. The Project has excellent infrastructure, with the regional capital of Opuwo approximately 30 km to the south, where services such as accommodation, fuel, supplies, and an airport and hospital are available. Good quality bitumen roads connect Opuwo to Windhoek and Walvis Bay. The Ruacana hydro power station (320 MW), which supplies the majority of Namibia’s power, is located nearby, and a 66 kV transmission line passes through the eastern boundary of the Project.

The Opuwo Project consists of four Exclusive Prospecting Licences covering approximately 1,470 km[2] (Figure 1)

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Figure 1: Opuwo Licence and Prospect Map

Celsius continued exploration drilling on the Project during the second half, and have identified cobaltcopper-zinc mineralisation over approximately 15 km of strike length to date. In October, 2017, the

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED DIRECTORS’ REPORT

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Company embarked on a resource definition drilling campaign, with the aim of delineating a maiden Mineral Resource at the Project. This drilling was completed in December, 2017, and resource modelling and estimation is currently underway. Highlights from the drilling resource drilling results reported to date include:

  • 17 m @ 0.14% cobalt and 0.42% copper

  • 10 m @ 0.13% cobalt and 0.45% copper

  • 10 m @ 0.12% cobalt and 0.59% copper

  • 7.49 m @ 0.14% cobalt and 0.79% copper, including 5 m @ 0.15% cobalt and 1.01% copper

  • 6 m @ 0.15% cobalt and 0.51% copper, including 2 m @ 0.25% cobalt and 0.52% copper

  • 7.7 m @ 0.11% cobalt and 0.52% copper

  • 5 m @ 0.16% cobalt and 0.48% copper

  • 7 m @ 0.11% cobalt and 0.46% copper

  • 6.3 m @ 0.12% cobalt and 0.46% copper

  • 4 m @ 0.18% cobalt and 0.50% copper

A Scoping Study for the Project is well advanced, with component work programs continuing. Metallurgical test work has confirmed the simple sulphide mineralogy of the mineralisation at the Project, with up to 88% of the cobalt recoverable using conventional sulphide flotation techniques. Subsequent leach extraction test work has demonstrated that approximately 95% of the cobalt and copper is able to be leached using relatively low temperature and pressure conditions. Further optimisation of the flotation and leach parameters is ongoing. The Company is planning to produce downstream products, namely cobalt sulphate heptahydrate and copper cathodes in Namibia, from the Project.

Assuming positive results from the Scoping Study due in May, 2018, the Company plans to embark on an aggressive Pre-Feasibility Study program, commencing in the first half of 2018.

Western Australian Nickel Assets

Celsius holds an interest in two nickel assets in Western Australia. Celsius (through View Nickel Pty Ltd) has a 100% interest in the Abednegno Hill Nickel Project to the south and west of Minara Resources’ Murrin Murrin nickel mine. The tenements are located near to Minara Resources’ Murrin Murrin mine and the NiWest operation currently under development by GME Resources Ltd and are believed to have potential for both nickel laterite and nickel sulphide mineralisation. In addition the tenements are located between Leonora and Laverton, west of Dacian Gold’s Mt Morgans Project and east of KIN Mining’s Leonora Gold Project.

During the reporting period the Company completed a high resolution aeromagnetic survey and a ground gravity survey across the Abednegno Hill Project. As well as providing data on targets identified by historical exploration a number of previously unrecognised targets were identified. While both gold and nickel targets were identified in exploration to date the Company has determined to focus on targets prospective for nickel sulphide mineralisation.

A high powered ground electromagnetic (EM) survey was completed during October – November 2017. A broad bedrock conductor was delineated in the centre of E39/1684, parallel to a known ultramafic unit and the regional stratigraphy. The area is covered by recent cover including a creek system and therefore the geological setting for this conductor is unknown. A smaller, local anomaly was identified in the west of the tenement area. This lies in the centre of the Corkscrew Anticline, where thickening of the

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED DIRECTORS’ REPORT

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known ultramafic units may have occurred. Follow up field work is planned and drill testing of this anomaly may be required.

Additionally the Company owns a 30% joint venture interest in the Carnilya Hill Joint Venture in Western Australia with Mincor Resources NL (Joint Venture). Mincor Resources NL (Mincor, ASX:MCR) is the operator of the Carnilya Hill JV. The tenements covered by the Camilya Hill Joint Venture (JV) include Mining Licences M26/47, M26/48, M26/49 and M26/453. Mincor has not advised the Company of any material results from exploration at the Carnilya Hill Project during the year. While the Carnilya Hill Project has several areas which could be of interest at higher nickel prices, the prices making these prospects viable are far above the prevailing price therefore Celsius has elected not to contribute to cash calls for the current period and dilute accordingly.

Events Subsequent to Reporting Date

During the period subsequent to the half-year end, 3,759,127 options were exercised at a price of $0.01 per share.

The Company has also issued 26,500,000 unlisted options to various consultants and service providers with exercise prices of between $0.075 and $0.225 expiring within a two to three year time period from the date of issue. All the unlisted options issued will vest upon the achievement of various performance hurdles.

Other than the above, no other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the half-year which significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the consolidated entity, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of the consolidated entity in subsequent financial years.

Auditor’s Independence Declaration

The lead auditor’s independence declaration under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is included within this half-year financial report.

This directors’ report is signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

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Brendan Borg Managing Director Dated this 16[th] day of March 2018

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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Other income
Director fees
Legal and other professional fees
Interest expense
Share Based Payments
Travel & Accommodation
Other expenses
Loss before income tax
Income tax expense
Loss for the period
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive loss for the period
Total comprehensive loss attributable to:
Non-controlling interests
Members of the parent
Loss per share:
Basic loss per share
Diluted loss per share
Consolidated
31 December
2017
$
31 December
2016
$
35,288
278
(62,546)
(32,400)
(104,538)
(131,152)
-
(22,860)
(184,676)
-
(40,799)
-
(385,746)
(96,052)
(743,017)
(282,186)
-
-
(743,017)
(282,186)
173,350
-
(569,667)
(282,186)
(13)
-
(569,654)
(282,186)
(569,667)
(282,186)
Cents
Cents
(0.14)
(0.98)
(0.14)
(0.98)

The accompanying notes form part of this interim financial report.

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017

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Note
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Total Current Assets
Non-Current Assets
Exploration and evaluation expenditure
3
Total Non-Current Assets
Total Assets
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables
Total Current Liabilities
Non-Current Liabilities
Provision for Rehabilitation
4
Total Non-Current Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Net Assets/ (Liabilities)
EQUITY
Issued capital
5
Reserves
Accumulated losses
Equity attributable to the owners of Celsius Resources
Limited
Non-controlling interest
Total Equity
Consolidated
31 December
2017
$
30 June
2017
$
4,271,675
3,856,237
457,653
47,731
4,729,328
3,903,968
6,634,233
1,519,172
6,634,233
1,519,172
11,363,561
5,423,140
395,407
77,550
395,407
77,550
232,753
-
232,753
-
628,160
77,550
10,735,401
5,345,590
41,160,730
35,472,171
787,526
479,700
(31,349,285)
(30,606,281)
10,598,971
5,345,590
136,430
-
10,735,401
5,345,590

The accompanying notes form part of this interim financial report.

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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Consolidated
Balance at
1 July 2016
Loss for the period
Other
comprehensive
income
Total
comprehensive
loss for the period
Issue of share
capital
Expiration of options
Capital raising costs
Balance at
31 December 2016
Balance at
1 July 2017
Loss for the period
Other
comprehensive
income
Total
comprehensive
loss for the period
Issue of share
capital
Options exercised
Share based
payments
Capital raising costs
Recognition of non-
controlling interest
on acq
Balance at
31 December 2017
Issued
Capital
$
Accumulated
Losses
$
28,919,711
(30,578,704)
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Reserve
$
-
Share
Based
Payments
Reserve
$
40,077
Option
Reserve
$
Non
Controlling
Interest
$
Total
$
714,168
-
(904,748)
-
(282,186)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(282,186)
-
-
-
-
(282,186)
- - -
-
(282,186)
2,783,467
-
-
754,245
(50,976)
-
-
-
-
(40,077)
-
40,000
-
2,823,467
(714,168)
-
-
-
-
(50,976)
31,652,202
(30,106,645)
- - 40,000
-
1,585,557
35,472,171
(30,606,281)
-
(743,004)
-
-
-
-
173,350

463,800
-
15,900
-
5,345,590
(13)
(743,017)
-
-
173,350
-
(743,004)
173,350 - -
(13)
(569,667)
5,906,254
-
50,200
-
-
(267,895)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(43,400)
184,676
-
-
-
-
5,906,254
(6,800)
-
-
-
-
184,676
-
-
(267,895)
-
136,443
136,443
41,160,730
(31,349,285)
173,350 605,076 9,100
136,430
10,735,401

The accompanying notes form part of this interim financial report.

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Payments to suppliers and employees
Payments for exploration and evaluation
Interest received
Net cash outflow from operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from share issue
Proceeds from share funds held in trust
Payment for capital raising
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash held
Cash at the beginning of the financial period
Cash at the end of the financial period
Consolidated
31 December
2017
$
31 December
2016
$
(354,576)
(210,421)
(3,163,855)
(74,799)
35,288
278
(3,483,143)
(284,942)
4,156,254
1,682,043
8,200
-
(265,873)
(41,343)
3,898,581
1,640,700
415,438
1,355,758
3,856,237
22,166
4,271,675
1,377,924

The accompanying notes form part of this interim financial report.

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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1. BASIS OF PREPARATION

The half-year financial report is a general purpose financial report prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and AASB 134 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’. Compliance with AASB 134 ensures compliance with International Financial Reporting Standard IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’.

The half-year financial report does not include full disclosures of the type normally included in an annual financial report. It is recommended that this half-year financial report be read in conjunction with the annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2017 and any public announcements made by Celsius Resources Limited during the half-year in accordance with continuous disclosure requirements arising under the Corporations Act 2001 .

The half-year financial report has also been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs, modified, where applicable by the measurement at fair value for certain classes of assets and liabilities. The accounting policies and methods of computation adopted in the preparation of the half-year financial report are consistent with those adopted in the annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2017, except as set out below:

New and Revised Accounting Standards and Interpretations

The consolidated entity has adopted all of the new and revised Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board that are mandatory for the current reporting period. The adoption of these new and revised Accounting Standards and Interpretations has not resulted in a significant or material change to the consolidated entity’s accounting policies. Any new, revised or amending Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been early adopted by the consolidated entity.

Reporting Basis and Conventions

The financial report has been prepared on an accrual basis and is based on historical costs, modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities. Cost is based on the fair values of the consideration given in exchange for assets. All amounts are presented in Australian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

The accounting policies and methods of computation adopted in the preparation of the half-year financial report are consistent with those adopted and disclosed in the Company’s 2017 annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2017. These accounting policies are consistent with Australian Accounting Standards and with International Financial Reporting Standards.

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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2. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The consolidated entity operates within two geographical segments within mineral exploration and extraction being Australia and Namibia. The segment information provided to the chief operating decision maker is as follows:

Six month ended 31 December
2017
Segment revenue
Total revenue
Segment result before income tax
Loss before income tax
At 31 December 2017
Segment assets
Total assets
Segment liabilities
Total Liabilities
Six month ended 31 December
2016
Segment revenue
Total revenue
Segment result before income tax
Loss before income tax
At 30 June 2017
Segment assets
Total assets
Segment liabilities
Total Liabilities
Exploration
activities
AUSTRALIA
Exploration
Activities
NAMIBIA
$ $ 32,980
2,308
Consolidated
$ 35,288
(742,754)
(263)
35,288
(743,017)
4,697,351
6,666,210
(743,017)
11,363,561
387,516
240,644
11,363,561
628,160
Exploration
activities
AUSTRALIA
Exploration
Activities
NAMIBIA
$ $ 278
-
628,160
Consolidated
$ 278
(282,186)
-
278
(282,186)
4,207,531
1,215,609
(282,186)
5,423,140
77,550
-
5,423,140
77,550
77,550

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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3. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION EXPENDITURE

Expenditure brought forward at the beginning of the
period
Acquisition expenditure during the period (i)
Incurred expenditure during the period
Expenditure carried forward at the end of the period
31 December 2017
30 June 2017
1,519,172
163,757
2,850,000
277,778
2,265,061
1,077,637
6,634,233
1,519,172

Recoverability of the carrying amount of exploration assets is dependent on the successful exploration and sale of the mineral resource.

  • (i) On 29 July 2017 the Company acquired a 30% interest in the Opuwo Cobalt Project, through its wholly owned subsidiary Opuwo Cobalt Pty Ltd (‘OPU’), by acquiring 30% of the shares on issue in Gecko Cobalt Holdings (Pty) Ltd (‘GCH’), which in turn holds 100% of the shares on issue in Gecko Cobalt Mining (Pty) Ltd (‘GCM’). GCM holds the original Opuwo exploration licence and the acquisition included a further three new exploration licences surrounding the original Opuwo licence held. The acquisition was completed upon the confirmation that AUD$500,000 had been spent by the Company on the Opuwo Cobalt Project.

On 13 September 2017 as consideration for acquiring a further 65% of the Opuwo Cobalt Project the Company issued 43,750,000 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.04 each at an aggregate value of $1,750,000. An additional AUD$600,000 expenditure by the Company on the Oupwo Cobalt Project up to this acquisition date was included in the cost of the acquisition.

Management has determined that the acquisition of 95% interest in the Opuwo Cobalt Project does not meet the definition of a business within AASB 3 Business Combinations and has accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition within AASB 6 Exploration and Evaluation of Mineral Resources .

4. PROVISIONS

Provision for rehabilitation 31 December 2017
30 June 2017
232,753
-
232,753
-

The Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary, View Nickel Pty Ltd, has 30% joint venture interest in the Carnilya Hill Joint Venture. The Carnilya Hill Joint Venture is subject to potential cost in respect to the rehabilitation of the mine. Accordingly, through its joint venture interest, the Group has a provided for its share of the estimated amount of the total rehabilitation. The rehabilitation provision is triggered either when the JV decides to complete the full rehabilitation, when the Department of Mines and Petroleum mandates the JV must complete the full rehabilitation or when the tenements are relinquished. None of these events are expected to occur in the near future.

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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5. ISSUED CAPITAL

At the beginning of the reporting period
Shares issued during the period:
-
25 August 2017
-
29 August 2017
-
13 September 2017
-
20 October 2017
-
1 November 2017
-
2 November 2017
-
6 November 2017
-
20 November 2017
-
28 November 2017
-
4 December 2017
-
8 December 2017
-
15 December 2017
-
21 December 2017
Capital raising costs
Options exercised
At reporting date
Number of
Shares
$
459,316,544
35,472,171
300,000
3,000
430,000
4,300
44,250,000
1,755,000
1,000,000
10,000
1,500,000
15,000
71,636,636
3,940,015
1,496,913
14,969
325,592
3,256
1,216,667
12,167
2,000,000
100,000
1,490,764
14,907
1,964,000
19,640
1,400,000
14,000
-
(267,895)
-
50,200
588,327,116
41,160,730

During the period 18,000,000 unlisted options were issued at an exercise price of $0.05, with an expiry date of 18 August 2020, vesting upon various performance hurdles.

6. COMMITMENTS

The Company is required to maintain current rights of tenure to tenements, which require outlays of expenditure in future financial periods. Under certain circumstances these commitments are subject to the possibility of adjustment to the amount and/or timing of such obligations, however, they are expected to be fulfilled in the normal course of operations.

The Group has tenement rental and expenditure
commitments payable of:
-
not later than 12 months
-
between 12 months and 5 years
31 December 2017
30 June 2017
589,109
1,610,801
373,846
250,000
962,955
1,860,801

7. DIVIDENDS

No dividends have been paid or provided for during the half-year (2016: nil).

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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8. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE

During the period subsequent to the half-year end, 3,759,127 options were exercised at a price of $0.01 per share.

The Company has also issued 26,500,000 unlisted options to various consultants and service providers with exercise prices of between $0.075 and $0.225 expiring within a two to three year time period from the date of issue. All the unlisted options issued will vest upon the achievement of various performance hurdles.

Other than the above, no other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the half-year which significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the consolidated entity, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of the consolidated entity in subsequent financial years.

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CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

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In the directors' opinion:

  • the attached financial statements and notes comply with the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 'Interim Financial Reporting', the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements;

  • the attached financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 31 December 2017 and of its performance for the financial half-year ended on that date; and

  • there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors made pursuant to s303(5) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors

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Brendan Borg Managing Director Dated this 16[th] day of March 2018

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RSM Australia Partners

Level 32 Exchange Tower, 2 The Esplanade Perth WA 6000 GPO Box R1253 Perth WA 6844

T +61 (0) 8 9261 9100 F +61 (0) 8 9261 9111

www.rsm.com.au

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REVIEW REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CELSIUS RESOURCES LIMITED

We have reviewed the accompanying half-year financial report of Celsius Resources Limited which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2017, and the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the half-year ended on that date, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the directors’ declaration of the consolidated entity comprising the company and the entities it controlled at the half-year end or from time to time during the half-year.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Half-Year Financial Report

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the half-year financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the half-year financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the half-year financial report based on our review. We conducted our review in accordance with Auditing Standard on Review Engagements ASRE 2410 Review of a Financial Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity , in order to state whether, on the basis of the procedures described, we have become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including: giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2017 and its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001 . As the auditor of Celsius Resources Limited, ASRE 2410 requires that we comply with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the annual financial report.

A review of a half-year financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

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RSM Australia Partners is a member of the RSM network and trades as RSM. RSM is the trading name used by the members of the RSM network. Each member of the RSM network is an independent accounting and consulting firm which practices in its own right. The RSM network is not itself a separate legal entity in any jurisdiction. RSM Australia Partners ABN 36 965 185 036

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Independence

In conducting our review, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 . We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations act 2001 , which has been given to the directors of Celsius Resources Limited, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the time of this auditor’s report.

Conclusion

Based on our review, which is not an audit, we have not become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report of Celsius Resources Limited is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including:

  • (a) giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2017 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and

  • (b) complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and Corporations Regulations 2001 .

RSM AUSTRALIA PARTNERS

Perth, WA Dated: 16 March 2018

ALASDAIR WHYTE Partner

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RSM Australia Partners

Level 32 Exchange Tower, 2 The Esplanade Perth WA 6000 GPO Box R1253 Perth WA 6844 T +61 (0) 8 9261 9100 F +61 (0) 8 9261 9111

www.rsm.com.au

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

As lead auditor for the review of the financial report of Celsius Resources Limited for the half-year ended 31 December 2017, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of:

  • (i) the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the review; and

  • (ii) any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.

RSM AUSTRALIA PARTNERS

Perth, WA Dated: 16 March 2018

ALASDAIR WHYTE Partner

THE POWER OF BEING UNDERSTOOD AUDIT | TAX | CONSULTING

RSM Australia Partners is a member of the RSM network and trades as RSM. RSM is the trading name used by the members of the RSM network. Each member of the RSM network is an independent accounting and consulting firm which practices in its own right. The RSM network is not itself a separate legal entity in any jurisdiction. RSM Australia Partners ABN 36 965 185 036

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Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation