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Gabriel Resources Ltd. Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Aug 4, 2021

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Gabriel Resources Ltd.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) For the period ended June 30, 2021

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

As at June 30, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020 (audited)

(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

June 30 December 31
Notes 2021 2020
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 7 7,042 6,482
Trade and other receivables 8 189 276
Prepaid expenses and supplies 9 654 447
Total current assets (excluding assets classified as held for sale) 7,885 7,205
Assets held for sale 6 2,765 2,848
Total current assets 10,650 10,053
Non-current assets
Restricted cash 7 213 230
Property, plant and equipment 95 117
Loan receivable 14 576 607
Total non-current assets 884 954
TOTAL ASSETS 11,534 11,007
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 10 4,488 2,350
Resettlement liabilities 11 539 558
Convertible unsecured notes 15 - 85,640
Other current liabilities 12 1,163 791
Total current liabilities 6,190 89,339
TOTAL LIABILITIES 6,190 89,339
Equity / (deficit)
Share capital 16 1,014,223 916,000
Other reserves 158,786 158,591
Currency translation adjustment 1,600 1,666
Accumulated deficit (1,173,221) (1,158,561)
Equity / (deficit) attributable to owners of the parent 1,388 (82,304)
Non-controlling interest 13 3,956 3,972
TOTAL EQUITY /(DEFICIT) 5,344 (78,332)
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 11,534 11,007

Going concern – Note 1

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Loss

For the three and six-month periods ended June 30

( Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data)

3 months ended 3 months ended 6 months ended 6 months ended
June 30 June 30
Notes 2021 2020 2021 2020
Expenses
Corporate, general and administrative 5 3,199 5,595 8,735 10,097
Share-based compensation 98 273 567 1,598
Depreciation 9 8 17 21
Operating loss 17 3,306 5,876 9,319 11,716
Other (income) / expense
Interest income (4) (3) (13) (64)
Gain on disposal of assets - - - (19)
Finance costs: convertible notes accretion 15 2,656 2,482 5,234 4,892
Foreign exchange loss / (gain) 102 465 120 (949)
Loss for theperiod attributable to owners of theparent 6,060 8,820 14,660 15,576
Basic and diluted loss per share $0.01 $0.02 $0.02 $0.03

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss

For the three and six-month periods ended June 30

( Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

2021
2020
2021
2020
3 months ended
June 30
6 months ended
June 30
2021
2020
2021
2020
3 months ended
June 30
6 months ended
June 30
Loss for the period
6,060
Other comprehensive loss / (income
- may recycle to the Income Statement in future periods)
Currency translation adjustment
3
8,820
14,660
15,576
100
82
(41)
Comprehensive loss for theperiod
6,063
8,920
14,742
15,535
Comprehensive loss for the period attributable to:
- Owners of the parent
6,063
-Non-controlling interest
-
8,901
14,726
15,543
19
16
(8)
Comprehensive loss for theperiod
6,063
8,920
14,742
15,535

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity / (Deficit)

For the six month period ended June 30

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)


Shareholders’ Equity / (Deficit)
For the six month period ended June 30
(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
6 months ended
June 30
Note 2021 2020
Common shares
At January 1 916,000 900,583
Shares issued in private placement - net of issue costs 16 7,361 -
Shares issued on redemption of convertible notes 16 90,862 -
Shares issued on the exercise of share options - 183
Transfer from contributed surplus: exercise of share options - 142
Shares issued on exercise of warrants - 3,527
Transfer from contributed surplus - exercise of warrants - 323
Shares issued on conversion of convertible notes - 4,190
Transfer fromcontributed surplus-conversionofconvertiblenotes - 2,389
At June 30 1,014,223 911,337
Other reserves
At January 1 158,591
157,461
Share-based compensation 195 1,539
Exercise of share options - (142)
Equity component of warrants exercised - (323)
Equity component ofconvertiblenotes converted - (2,389)
At June 30 158,786 156,146
Currency translation adjustment
At January 1 1,666 1,623
Currency translationadjustment (66) 33
At June 30 1,600
1,656
Accumulated deficit
At January 1 (1,158,561) (1,123,862)
Lossforthe period 17 (14,660) (15,576)
At June 30 (1,173,221) (1,139,438)
Non-controlling interest
At January 1 3,972 3,961
Currency translationadjustment (16) 8
At June 30 3,956 3,969
Total shareholders' equity /(deficit) at June 30 5,344
(66,330)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the six month period ended June 30

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

6 months ended 6 months ended
June 30
Notes 2021 2020
Cash flows used in operating activities
Loss for the period (14,660) (15,576)
Adjusted for the following non-cash items:
Depreciation 17 21
Share-based compensation 567 1,598
Gain on disposal of assets - (19)
Finance costs: convertible notes accretion 15 5,234 4,892
Unrealizedforeignexchangeloss / (gain) 9 (885)
(8,833) (9,969)
Changes in operating working capital:
Increase / (Decrease) in trade and other payables 2,138 (6,448)
Increase / (Decrease) in other current liabilities 37 (46)
Decrease in trade and other receivables 87 7
Increase in prepaid expenses and supplies (207) (101)
Increase in loan receivable (3) (3)
Decreaseinothercurrentreceivables 68 129
(6,713) (16,431)
Cash flows used in investing activities
Repayment of loan receivable 34 41
Purchase ofproperty, plant and equipment - (5)
34 36
Cash flows provided by financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of warrants 15 - 3,527
Proceeds from June 2021 private placement 15 7,459 -
June 2021 private placement costs (98) -
Interest paid on convertible unsecured notes 15 (11) -
Proceedsfromthe exercise ofshare options - 183
7,350 3,710
Increase / (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 671 (12,685)
Effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents (111) 953
Cash and cash equivalents -beginning of period 6,482 25,730
Cash and cash equivalents - end ofperiod 7,042 13,998

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

1. Nature of operations and going concern

Gabriel Resources Ltd. (“ Gabriel ” or the “ Company ”) is a Canadian resource company whose common shares (“ Common Shares ”) are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (“ Exchange ”).

Gabriel’s activities over many years were previously focused on permitting and developing the Roșia Montană gold and silver project (the “ Project ”) in Romania. The exploitation license for the Project (“ License ”) is held by Roșia Montană Gold Corporation S.A. (“ RMGC ”), a Romanian company in which Gabriel owns an 80.69% equity interest, with the 19.31% balance held by Minvest Roșia Montană S.A. (“ Minvest RM ”), a Romanian state-owned mining company.

Over US$700 million has been invested to maintain and develop the Project and also in defining two valuable mineral deposits at the Rodu-Frasin (epithermal gold and silver) site and the Tarniţa (porphyry copper-gold) site, both within the Bucium area located in the vicinity of Roşia Montană (“ Bucium Projects ”), in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, licenses, and permits.

The Romanian State has, however, frustrated and prevented the implementation of those developments in an unlawful manner. Accordingly, these condensed interim consolidated financial statements (“ Condensed Financial Statements ”) reflect the principal focus of Gabriel and its subsidiary companies (together the “ Group ”) on the pursuit of international bilateral investment treaty claims against Romania, as described further below, which seek compensation resulting from the Romanian State’s expropriation, unfair and inequitable treatment, discrimination, and other unlawful treatment ultimately depriving the Claimants (defined below) of the use, benefit and entire value of their property rights associated with the Project and the Bucium Projects..

ICSID Arbitration

On July 21, 2015, pursuant to the provisions of international bilateral investment protection treaties which the Romanian State entered into with each of Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (together the “ Treaties ”), Gabriel and its subsidiary company, Gabriel Resources (Jersey) Limited (“ Claimants ”), filed a request for arbitration (“ Arbitration Request ”) before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ ICSID ”) against the Romanian State (“ ICSID Arbitration ”). The ICSID Arbitration seeks compensation for all of the loss and damage resulting from the Romanian State’s wrongful conduct and its breaches of the Treaties’ protections.

The ICSID Arbitration process is well advanced. To date, and in accordance with the procedural timelines established by the presiding tribunal for the ICSID Arbitration (“ Tribunal ”), the parties have delivered to ICSID a number of substantial written submissions and participated in two hearings on the merits of the claim. Key milestones in the ICSID Arbitration proceedings to date include:

  • On June 30, 2017, the Claimants filed their memorial on the merits of the claim and the quantum of the damages sustained (“ Memorial ”).

  • On February 22, 2018, the Romanian State (“ Respondent ”) filed a counter memorial (“ Counter Memorial ”) in response to the Memorial.

  • On May 25, 2018, the Respondent filed a supplementary further preliminary objection with ICSID challenging the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to hear the claims presented by Gabriel Resources (Jersey) Limited (“ Jurisdictional Challenge ”).

  • On November 2, 2018, the Claimants filed a reply in support of the claims (“ Reply ”) and responding to the Respondent’s Counter-Memorial and Jurisdictional Challenge.

  • On February 28, 2019, the Claimants and the Respondent filed comments on a submission to the Tribunal by certain non-governmental organizations (or non-disputing parties) who have opposed the Project for many years.

  • On May 24, 2019, the Respondent filed its response to the Reply (“ Rejoinder ”) and its reply on the Jurisdictional Challenge, the Respondent’s final substantive submission.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

1 Nature of operations and going concern (continued)

  • On June 28, 2019, the Claimants filed a surrejoinder on the Jurisdictional Challenge responding to the reply thereon from the Respondent.

  • An oral hearing on the merits of the claim was held in Washington D.C. between December 2 and December 13, 2019 (“ Hearing ”) to address the evidentiary record in the case, issues on liability and jurisdiction and to hear testimony from certain of the parties’ fact and expert witnesses.

  • On March 10, 2020, the Tribunal issued a list of further questions arising from the evidence presented during the Hearing (“ Tribunal Questions ”).

  • On April 10, 2020, the Claimants and the Respondent filed their comments on a written submission to the Tribunal by the European Commission as a non-disputing party in the ICSID Arbitration.

  • On May 11, 2020, the Claimants provided their answers to the Tribunal Questions.

  • On July 13, 2020, the Respondent provided its answers to the Tribunal Questions.

  • A second oral hearing on the merits of the claim was held virtually from September 28 to October 4, 2020 (“ Second Hearing ”) which focused on technical and feasibility-related aspects of the Project and the Bucium Projects and the quantum of the damages claimed, including testimony from certain of the parties’ fact and expert witnesses.

  • On February 18, 2021 and April 23, 2021 the Claimants and Respondent each filed further simultaneous written submissions in order to comment in conclusion on the evidentiary record (“ Post-Hearing Briefs ”).

Unless the Tribunal poses further questions, as was the case following the Hearing, or introduced additional procedural requirements, the Post-Hearing Briefs are expected to be the final substantive submissions by the parties in the ICSID Arbitration. In the absence of any further questions from the Tribunal or other procedural interventions, it is anticipated that the Tribunal will now focus on its deliberations and preparation of its final decision (“ Award ”).There is no specified timeframe in the ICSID Rules in which an Award is to be made by the Tribunal. The Company is informed that it is typical for tribunals in this type of arbitration to require twelve to eighteen months to finalize and issue an Award after Post-Hearing Briefs are submitted. Furthermore, that Award may be subject to a request for annulment (albeit such request can only be made on very limited grounds).

There can be no assurances that the ICSID Arbitration will advance in a customary or predictable manner or be completed or settled within any specific or reasonable period of time. The resources necessary in pursuing the ICSID Arbitration are substantial and the costs, fees and other expenses and commitments payable in connection with the ICSID Arbitration may differ materially from Management’s expectations.

Impact of the Coronavirus

With respect to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID‐19), Gabriel continues to consider carefully the impact, noting the widespread disruption to normal activities and the uncertainty over the duration of this disruption. The highest priority of Gabriel’s board of directors (the “ Board ”) and the Management is the health, safety and welfare of the Group’s employees and contractors. Gabriel recognizes that the situation is extremely fluid and is monitoring the relevant recommendations and restrictions on work practices and travel. At this time, these recommendations and restrictions do not significantly impact Gabriel’s ability to continue the ICSID Arbitration process or conduct the limited operations in Romania, nor has there been a significant impact on the Group’s results or operations in 2020 or into the first half of 2021.

As previously disclosed, the Group will require further new investment and is also looking to sell its remaining long lead-time equipment. The market and timing for each initiative may be adversely affected by the effects of COVID-19. As a result, Gabriel will react to circumstances as they arise and make any necessary adjustments to the work processes required, and, should any material disruption from COVID19 affect the Group for an extended duration, Gabriel will review certain planned activities in Romania and take remedial actions, if it is determined to be necessary or prudent to do so.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

1 Nature of operations and going concern (continued)

Going concern

The Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations for the foreseeable future.

On June 10, 2021, the Company announced the closure of a non-brokered private placement (the “ 2021 Private Placement ”) of 30,444,800 Common Shares at a price of $0.245 each for gross proceeds of US$6.0 million (approximately $7.5 million).

On the basis of the Company’s balance of cash and cash equivalents as at June 30, 2021, the Company believes it has sufficient funding necessary to fund general working capital requirements together with the material estimated costs associated with advancing the ICSID Arbitration through to January 2022. There can be no assurances that the ICSID Arbitration will advance in a customary or predictable manner or within any specific or reasonable period of time. Accordingly, Gabriel believes that it will need to raise additional funding in 2021 in order to preserve its remaining assets, including its License and associated rights and permits, post January 2022 while it awaits the Award of the Tribunal.

Thereafter, the Group will require further funding for general working capital purposes and to pursue the long-term activities required to see the ICSID Arbitration through to its conclusion, which may include, as appropriate, costs of any potential annulment proceedings and/or costs of enforcement of any Award. Notwithstanding the Company’s recent and historic funding, there is a risk that sufficient additional financing may not be available to the Company on acceptable terms, or at all. This material uncertainty may cast significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Condensed Financial Statements do not reflect the adjustments to the carrying values of assets or liabilities and the reported expenses and consolidated statement of financial position classifications that would be necessary if the Company were unable to realize its assets and settle its liabilities as a going concern in the normal course of operations or as a result of any adverse conclusion to the ICSID Arbitration. Such adjustments could be material.

The Company’s registered address is Suite 200 – 204 Lambert Street, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 1Z4. The Company receives significant management services from its wholly owned subsidiary, RM Gold (Services) Ltd. (“ RMGS ”). The principal place of business for RMGS is Central Court, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL, United Kingdom. The Company is the ultimate parent of the Group and does not have any controlling shareholders.

2. Basis of preparation

The Condensed Financial Statements for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, including International Accounting Standard 34 - Interim Financial Reporting. The Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “ 2020 Financial Statements ”), which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared according to the historical cost convention and were approved by the Board on August 3, 2021.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

3. Critical accounting estimates, risks and uncertainties

The preparation of the Condensed Financial Statements in conformity with IFRS requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, if any, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of expenses and other income for the period, including the classification and measurement of assets as held for sale. These estimates and assumptions are based on Management’s knowledge of the relevant facts and awareness of circumstances, having regard to prior experience and information available at the balance sheet date. The significant estimates and assumptions are not materially different from those disclosed in the 2020 Financial Statements.

4. Accounting policies

The material accounting policies followed in the Condensed Financial Statements are the same as those applied in the 2020 Financial Statements.

5. Corporate, General and Administrative expenses

3 months ended 3 months ended 6 months ended 6 months ended
June 30 June 30
in thousands of Canadian dollars 2021 2020 2021 2020
ICSID Arbitration related 858 2,780 3,823 4,453
Payroll 954 1,454 1,992 2,675
Finance 283 190 550 404
Property and exploration taxes 171 176 365 353
Community relations 176 187 353 378
Office rental and utilities 125 112 274 243
Legal 56 175 144 233
Long lead-time equipment storage costs 114 116 230 237
Travel and transportation 76 99 159 299
Information technology 74 80 151 193
External communications 20 19 106 90
Other 292 207 588 539
Corporate, general and administrative expense 3,199 5,595 8,735 10,097

ICSID Arbitration related costs are legal and other advisory services provided to the Company in respect of the ICSID Arbitration. Payroll is the total of salaries, and relevant taxes for all Group employees.

6. Assets held for sale

6. Assets held for sale
Balance - December 31, 2019 3,210
Impairment charge (421)
Currency translation adjustment 59
Balance - December 31, 2020 2,848
Currency translation adjustment (83)
Balance - June 30, 2021 2,765

The prospect of the long lead-time equipment being used in the future for the purpose for which it was purchased is considered remote. In late 2015, the Company engaged two specialist agents to broker the sale of the long lead-time equipment, and the equipment was transferred to assets held for sale on December 31, 2015. Piecemeal sales of the long lead-time equipment have completed since that time and the agents’ engagement is ongoing. The remaining long lead-time equipment comprises a SAG mill, together with a gearless motor drive and ball mill motors; of these, only the SAG mill and gearless motor drive have any carrying value in the Condensed Financial Statements. These items are currently stored in warehouses in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2021, the value of the long lead-time equipment was assessed for indicators of impairment and no indicators of impairment were noted.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

7. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

June 30 December 31
As at 2021 2020
Cash at bank and on hand 1,992 4,571
Short-term bank deposits 5,050 1,911
Cash and cash equivalents 7,042 6,482
Restricted cash 213 230
7,255 6,712

Cash at bank and on hand earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. Cash is readily accessible and is deposited at reputable financial institutions with acceptable credit standings.

The Group manages its domestic Romanian bank credit risk by centralizing custody, control and management of its surplus cash resources from its corporate office and only transferring money to its Romanian subsidiary based on near term cash requirements, thereby mitigating exposure to domestic Romanian banks. At June 30, 2021, the Group held $0.1 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in Romanian banks (December 2020: $0.4 million).

Short-term bank deposits represent investments in government treasury bills with maturities of less than 90 days.

Restricted cash represents cash collateralization of legally required environmental guarantees for future clean-up costs of $0.1 million and supplier deposits of $0.1 million.

8. Other receivables

Other receivables of $0.2 million at June 30, 2021 (December 31, 2020: $0.3 million) is comprised of group VAT receivable at the period end. The carrying amounts of accounts receivable are denominated in the following currencies:


in the following currencies:
June 30 December 31
2021 2020
UK pound sterling 21 25
Canadian dollar 6 10
Romanian leu 162 241
189 276

9. Prepayments

June 30 December 31
2021 2020
Corporate insurance 402 84
Mining tax 128 276
Other 124 87
654 447

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

10. Trade and other payables

10. Trade and other payables
June 30 December 31
As at 2021 2020
Trade payables 197 192
Payroll liabilities 237 203
Accruals and other payables 4,054 1,955
4,488 2,350

Trade and other payables are accounted for at amortized cost and are categorized as other financial liabilities. The increase in accruals and other payables between balance sheet dates reflects the difference in levels of work performed in the ICSID Arbitration leading up to those dates and the accrued costs in that respect, and a deferred fee agreement in respect of delaying the payment of certain ICSID Arbitration costs incurred in 2021 until an Award is issued.

11. Resettlement liabilities

RMGC previously had a program for purchasing homes in the Project area. Under the resettlement program residents were offered two choices; either to take the sale proceeds and move to a new location of their choosing, or exchange their properties for a new property to be built by RMGC at a new resettlement site. For those residents who chose the new resettlement site alternative, the Company recorded a resettlement liability for the anticipated construction costs of the resettlement houses. The total resettlement liability balance at June 30, 2021 was $0.5 million (December 31, 2020:$0.6 million).

12. Other current liabilities

The Company has a deferred share unit (“ DSU ”) plan under which qualifying participants receive certain compensation in the form of DSUs. With effect from July 1, 2016, certain Company non-executive directors have received twenty five per cent or more of their director fees payable in DSUs. DSUs are initially valued at the five-day weighted average market price of the Common Shares at the date of grant, with the value adjusted to fair value based on the closing share price at the end of each subsequent reporting period.

As at June 30, 2021, the Company’s share price increased from $0.23 to $0.285 in comparison to December 31, 2020 and, accordingly, a fair value increase of $0.3 million has been recorded in the DSU liability. This fair value increase of existing DSUs is further increased by the fair value of the DSUs issued during the period ($0.1 million).

13. Non-controlling interest

The Company has historically advanced loans totaling US$39.5 million to Minvest RM, the noncontrolling shareholder of RMGC, to facilitate mandatory statutory share capital increases in RMGC in accordance with Romanian company law rules on capitalization. These loans, which remain outstanding at June 30, 2021, are non-interest bearing and according to their terms are to be repaid as and when RMGC distributes dividends to its shareholders. The loans are accounted for as part of the Group’s net investment in RMGC and, accordingly, have been set-off against non-controlling interests in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. The loans and non-controlling interest components will be reflected individually at such time as repayment of the loans is made possible.

In December 2013, the Group was required to recapitalize RMGC in order to comply with minimum company law requirements. The subscription to RMGC share capital by the Company was effected through a conversion of existing intercompany debt. On January 17, 2014, the Group agreed to transfer to Minvest RM, for nil consideration, a proportion of the shares subscribed to in December 2013, with a face value of $20.4 million, in order to preserve the respective shareholdings in RMGC. This transfer gave rise to the disclosed non-controlling interest and subsequent accounting.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

14. Related party transactions

The Group had related party transactions, with associated persons or corporations, which were undertaken in the normal course of operations as follows:

  • (a) Related party transactions with Minvest RM, the non-controlling shareholder of RMGC, are disclosed in Note 13

  • (b) In June 2018, the Company entered into a facility agreement with SC Total Business Land SRL (“ TBL ”), an entity controlled by current and former employees of RMGC, pursuant to which it agreed to lend $0.9 million to TBL. The loan is repayable in 2028, accrues interest at a rate of 1% per annum and is secured by a mortgage over certain assets of the borrower and personal guarantees in favor of the Company by the principals of TBL. By February 2019, TBL had drawn down the entire $0.9 million facility. Partial payments of principal on the loan were received in 2019, 2020 and in the second quarter of 2021. In September 2020 $0.1 million of the loan was forgiven, and certain related personal guarantees released, as part of the severance agreement with certain RMGC employees. The balance of the loan at June 30, 2021 was $0.6 million (December 31, 2020: $0.6 million).

15. Private placements – issuance of convertible notes, warrants and equity

In recent years the Company has concluded a number of private placements, as summarized below, in order to fund the costs of the ICSID Arbitration, the continuance of operations in Romania and general working capital costs.

2014 and 2016 Private Placements

In 2014 and 2016, the Company completed private placements in which a total of 95,625 units were issued at a price of $1,000 per unit to raise aggregate gross proceeds of $95.625 million (the “ 2014 and 2016 Private Placements ”).

The units issued in the 2014 and 2016 Private Placements consisted, in aggregate, of:

  • $95,625,000 of convertible subordinated unsecured notes, with an annual coupon of 0.025%, a conversion price of $0.3105 (“ Conversion Price ”) and a maturity date of June 30, 2021 (“ Notes ”);

  • 111,536,250 Common Share purchase warrants which are exercisable at a price of $0.46 at any time prior to June 30, 2021; and

  • 95,625 arbitration value rights (“AVRs”), comprising, in aggregate, of an entitlement to a pro rata share of 13.04% of any proceeds received in relation to the ICSID Arbitration, subject to a maximum aggregate entitlement of $304.3 million among all holders of such AVRs

In June 2020, a total of $4,763,000 of the Notes were converted into 15,339,773 Common Shares of the Company and 7,668,430 of the Common Share purchase warrants were exercised at $0.46 with the Company receiving proceeds of $3,527,478.

On June 30, 2021 the remaining Notes matured and the Company exercised its option (“ Common Share Repayment Right ”) to repay all of the outstanding $90,862,000 principal amount of the Notes through the issue of Common Shares. In aggregate, 313,587,558 Common Shares were issued pursuant to the Common Share Repayment Right, calculated on the basis of the ‘Current Market Price’ of $0.28975, being the price equal to 95% of the volume weighted average trading price of a Common Share over a 20 trading day period to June 23, 2021.

Also on June 30, 2021, the remaining 103,867,820 Common Share purchase warrants issued in the 2014 and 2016 Private Placements expired unexercised.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

15. Private placements (continued)

The aggregate composition of the 2014 and 2016 Private Placements is set out in the following table:

Gross Financing Net
allocation fees allocation
Liability component of convertible debentures 52,205 461 51,744
Equity component of convertible debentures 45,213 642 44,571
Warrants 32,573 417 32,156
Charge on issue of in-the-money equity instruments (34,366) - (34,366)
Proceeds ofprivateplacement 95,625 1,520 94,105

In accordance with IFRS 7, changes in the value of the 2014 and 2016 Private Placements are as follows:

Balance - December 31, 2019 80,069
Interest paid (23)
Accretion of debt component 9,784
Conversion (4,191)
Balance - December 31, 2020 85,639
Accretion of debt component 5,234
Interest paid (11)
Repayment of convertible notes (90,862)
Balance - June 30, 2021 -

2018 Private Placement

On January 15, 2019, the Company announced it had completed final closing of a non-brokered private placement of up to 106,425,846 units at a price of $0.2475 per unit to raise gross proceeds of approximately $26.3 million (the “ 2018 Private Placement ”).

Each unit of the 2018 Private Placement consisted of:

  • One Common Share; and

  • One Common Share purchase warrant, each warrant entitling the holder to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.49 at any time prior to the date that is five years following the date of issue.

2019 Private Placement

On September 13, 2019, the Company announced it had completed final closing of a non-brokered private placement of up to 81,730,233 units at a price of $0.3225 per unit to raise gross proceeds of approximately $26.3 million (the “ 2019 Private Placement ”).

Each unit of the 2019 Private Placement consisted of:

  • One Common Share; and

  • One Common Share purchase warrant, each warrant entitling the holder to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.645 at any time prior to the date that is five years following the date of issue.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements For the period ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

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2020 Private Placement

On December 23, 2020, the Company announced it had completed final closing of a non-brokered private placement of up to 25,326,972 units at a price of $0.26 per unit to raise gross proceeds of approximately $6.6 million (the “ 2020 Private Placement ”).

Each unit of the 2020 Private Placement consisted of:

  • One Common Share; and

  • One half of a Common Share purchase warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.39 at any time prior to the date that is three years following the date of issue.

2021 Private Placement

On June 10, 2021, the Company announced it had completed closing of a non-brokered private placement of 30,444,800 Common Shares at a price of $0.245 per Common Share to raise gross proceeds of approximately $7.458 million with net proceeds after costs of $7.361 million.

16. Share capital

Authorized:

Unlimited number of Common Shares without par value Unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series, without par value (none outstanding).

Issued:

Issued:
Number of shares
(000's) Amount
Balance - December 31, 2019 574,246 900,583
Shares issued in private placement 25,327 4,660
Shares issued on the conversion of convertible notes 15,340 6,580
Shares issued on the exercise of warrants 7,669 3,851
Shares issued on the exercise of share options 525 326
Balance - December 31, 2020 623,107 916,000
Shares issued on the exercise of RSUs 401 -
Shares issued in private placement 30,445 7,361
Shares issued on the repayment of convertible notes 313,588 90,862
Balance - June 30, 2021 967,541 1,014,223

Common Share purchase warrants

A summary of Common Share purchase warrants issued and outstanding as at June 30, 2021, along with their exercise prices, is as follows:

Expiry date Number of warrants Exerciseprice(dollars)
December 18, 2023 11,792,086 0.390
December 21, 2023 80,702,475
0.490
December 23, 2023 871,400 0.390
January 15, 2024 25,723,372 0.490
August 23, 2024 76,504,263 0.645
September 13, 2024 5,225,970 0.645

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

16. Share capital (Continued)

Movements in the number and exercise price of Warrants were as follows:

Number of Weighted average
warrants exercise price
('000) (dollars)
Balance - December 31, 2019 299,692 0.52
Exercised (7,668) 0.46
Issued 12,663 0.39
Balance - December 31, 2020 304,687 0.52
Expired (103,867) 0.46
Balance - June 30, 2021 200,820 0.55

Share Options

The exercise price of incentive stock options (“ Share Options ”) is determined as the higher of the fiveday weighted average closing price of the Common Shares prior to the grant date of the Share Option and the closing price of the Common Shares on the day before the grant date of the Share Option. Share Options granted vest in accordance with milestones or vesting periods set by the Board at the grant date and are exercisable over up to ten years from the date of issuance.

The maximum number of Common Shares issuable under the Option Plan is equal to 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares at any point in time.

As at June 30, 2021, Share Options held by directors, officers, employees and consultants were as follows:

Range of exercise
prices (dollars)
0.22 - 0.30
0.31 - 0.40
0.41 - 0.50
0.51 - 0.60
0.61 - 0.70
0.71 - 0.80
Number of
options
(thousands)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
(dollars)
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
1,758
0.25
8.1
13,744
0.36
6.4
11,054
0.45
7.4
88
0.57
8.3
481
0.65
5.1
5,000
0.79
2.5
32,125
0.46
6.2
Outstanding
Exercisable
Number of
options
(thousands)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
(dollars)
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
1,541
0.26
7.9
12,684
0.36
6.5
11,054
0.45
7.4
88
0.57
8.3
481
0.65
5.1
5,000
0.79
2.5
30,848
0.46
6.2

The estimated fair value of Share Options is amortized using graded vesting over the period in which the Share Options vest. For those Share Options which vest on a single date, either on issuance or on achievement of milestones (the ‘measurement date’), the fair value of these Share Options is amortized using graded vesting over the anticipated vesting period.

Certain Share Option grants have performance vesting conditions. The fair value of these Share Options that vest upon achievement of milestones will be recognized and expensed over the estimated vesting period of these Share Options. Adjustments resulting from the recalculation of the estimated vesting periods are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

16. Share capital (Continued)

Movements in the number and exercise price of Director, officer, employee and consultant Share Options were as follows:


were as follows:
Number of Weighted average
options exercise price
('000) (dollars)
Balance - December 31, 2019 27,509 0.47
Options granted 6,207 0.46
Options expired (2,082) 0.56
Options exercised (525) 0.35
Balance - December 31, 2020 31,109 0.46
Options granted 1,016 0.23
Balance - June 30, 2021 32,125 0.46

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, 1.0 million Share Options were granted at a weighted average exercise price across all grants of $0.23, of which 0.8 million vested immediately and the remaining 0.2 million vest on the first anniversary of grant.

In the corresponding six-month period ended June 30, 2020, 6.1 million Share Options were granted at a weighted average exercise price across all grants of $0.46, of which 3.2 million vested immediately and the remaining 2.9 million vested on the first anniversary of the grant. A total of 2.1 million Share Options lapsed unexercised in the period.

The valuation of the Share Options granted was calculated using a Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

June 30 December 31
2021 2020
Weighted average risk-free interest rate 0.53% 1.49%
Volatility of share price 82% 90%
Weighted average life of options (years) 5.1 5.2
Pre-vesting forfeiture rate 10% 10%
Weighted average fair value of awards($) 0.15 0.33

At June 30, 2021, the fair value of Share Options to be expensed is $0.1 million (December 2020: $0.1 million).

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

16. Loss per share

3 months ended 6 months ended
June 30 June 30
2021 2020 2021 2020
Loss for the period attributable to
owners of the parent 6,060 8,820 14,660 15,576
Weighted-average number of common shares (000's) 630,199 581,160 626,807 574,250
Basic and diluted loss per share $0.01 $0.02 $0.02 $0.03

While the Company is in a loss making position, the effect of potential share issuances under Share Options, DSUs, RSUs and warrants would be anti-dilutive. Diluted loss per share is therefore deemed to be the same as basic loss per share.

17. Commitments

The following is a summary of Canadian dollar equivalent of the contractual commitments of the Group, including payments due for each of the next five years and thereafter:

Total 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Thereafter
Operating lease commitments
Rosia Montana exploitation license 642 257 257 128 - - -
Surface concession rights 953 16 16 16 16 16 873
Property lease agreements 54 54 - - - - -
Total commitments 1,649 327 273 144 16 16 873

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the period ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited and expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

18. Segmental information

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments and has been identified as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

The Group has two segments: the first being the Romanian operating company, the principal activity of which was formerly the exploration, evaluation and development of precious metal mining projects in the country (designated as “Romania”). The rest of the entities within the Group form part of a secondary segment (designated as “Corporate”).

The segmental report is as follows:

The segmental report is as follows:
Romania Corporate Total
For the three-monthperiod ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
Reportable items in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement and Comprehensive Loss
Interest received - - (4) (3) (4) (3)
Finance costs-convertible notes accretion - - 2,656 2,482 2,656 2,482
Depreciation 6 4 3 4 9 8
Reportable segment loss 1,328 1,503 4,732 7,317 6,060 8,820
For the six-monthperiod ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
Reportable items in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement and Comprehensive Income
Interest received - - (13) (64) (13) (64)
Finance costs-convertible note accretion - - 5,234 4,892 5,234 4,892
Depreciation 12 13 5 8 17 21
Reportable segment loss 2,767 3,083 11,893 12,493 14,660 15,576
As at June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
Reportable segment in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
Reportable segment current assets and assets classified as held for sale 3,266 4,553 7,385 13,556 10,651 18,109
Reportable segment non - current assets 302 462 582 791 884 1,253
Reportable segment liabilities (1,082) (572) (5,108) (85,120) (6,190) (85,692)

The Group’s assets classified as held for sale are predominantly located in port facilities within the European Union.

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