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PRODIGY GOLD NL Interim / Quarterly Report 2012

Feb 20, 2012

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ABM RESOURCES NL AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES

ABN 58 009 127 020

INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors Dr Michael Etheridge (Chairman)Mr Darren HoldenMr Imants Kins – Role changed 9 September 2011Mr Graeme Sloan
Secretary Ms Jutta Zimmermann
Auditors BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd38 Station StreetSUBIACO WA 6008
Bankers Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaHead Office150 St Georges TerracePERTH WA 6000
Share Registry Security Transfer Registrars Pty Limited770 Canning HighwayAPPLECROSS WA 6153Telephone: +61 8 9315 2333
Solicitors Steinepreis PaganinLevel 4, Next Building16 Milligan StreetPERTH WA 6000
Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange LimitedASX Code: ABU
Registered Office Level 1, 141 BroadwayNEDLANDS WA 6009
Principle Office Level 1, 141 BroadwayNEDLANDS WA 6009Telephone: +61 8 9423 9777Fax: + 61 8 9423 9733Website: www.abmresources.com.auEmail: [email protected]
Postal Address Level 1, 141 BroadwayNEDLANDS WA 6009

ABM RESOURCES NL ABN 58 009 127 020 AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES

CONTENTS

Page

Directors' Report 3
Auditor's Independence Declaration 5
Interim Financial Report
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 6
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 7
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 8
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 9
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 10
Directors' Declaration 17
Independent Auditor's Review Report to the Members 18

DIRECTORS' REPORT

The Directors of ABM Resources NL present their report on the consolidated entity (Group), consisting of ABM Resources NL and the entities it controlled at the end of, and during, the half-year ended 31 December 2011.

Directors

The following persons were Directors of ABM Resources NL during the half-year and up to the date of this report:

Dr Michael Etheridge Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Darren Holden Managing Director
Mr Imants Kins Non-Executive Director Changed role 9 September 2011
Mr Graeme Sloan Non-Executive Director

The Directors have been appointed for the whole period unless otherwise disclosed.

Operating Results

The consolidated loss of the Group for the half-year ended 31 December 2011 after providing for income tax and eliminating minority equity interests amounted to $6,856,627 (2010: loss of $5,417,391).

Review of Operations

Achievements accomplished since the start of the 2011/2012 financial year:

  • ABM raised total gross proceeds of $8 Million adding Craton Capital LLC as a cornerstone investor to the companies share register.
  • 2011 field program in the Northern Territory was completed. ABM completed >40,000 metres of drilling and performed extensive surface trenching and regional sampling programs.
  • ABM made several gold discoveries at Twin Bonanza Project including the Caribbean Zone, Cypress Zone, Empress Zone, Western Sedimentary Zone and Bandit Prospect.
  • Confirmed a discovery at the Kroda Gold Project.
  • Completed a 3,400 metre drilling program at Hyperion Central and Hyperion South.
  • Intersected gold and copper bearing rocks at the Tekapo Prospect at Lake Mackay Regional Project.
  • Further drill and trenching assay results are pending as at 31 December 2011 and planning of resource upgrade works in progress.
  • Cash in bank at 31 December 2011 $9.15 Million.

More detailed information can be found in the Quarterly Activities Reports and various other significant announcements released to the market since the beginning of the financial year.

DIRECTORS' REPORT

Events Subsequent to the Reporting Date

During January and February 2012 the Group announced various updates for Twin Bonanza Gold Camp and corporate updates, including:

  • Trenching results for Old Pirate revealing a combined strike length of 726 metres averaging 24.01g/t gold;
  • Drilling results from the Cypress and Caribbean Zones which include 87 metres averaging 1.13g/t gold including 8 metres averaging 7.43g/t gold;
  • Results from the main Buccaneer Porphyry Deposit returning 435 metres averaging 0.69g/t gold or 203 metres averaging 1.07g/t gold including 41 metres averaging 3.54g/t gold;
  • Entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in an investigation of processing high grade gold mineralisation from ABM's Old Pirate Prospect at Tanami Gold NL's Coyote Gold Mine;
  • Raising a gross total of $15.125 Million through a placement of 275,000,000 at a price of $0.055 per share;
  • Tanami Exploration NL exercised 300 Million options at $0.015 per share boosting the Company's cash balance by a further $4.5 Million; and
  • ABM welcomed APAC Resources Ltd ("APAC") as a substantial shareholder (holding 19.99% in ABM) following a transaction between Tanami Gold NL and APAC. Tanami Gold NL's substantial holding has ceased.

Auditor's Independence Declaration

A copy of the auditor's independence declaration as required under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on page 5.

This report is made in accordance with a resolution of Directors.

MICHAEL ETHERIDGE DARREN HOLDEN Non-Executive Chairman Managing Director

Dated this 21st day of February 2012 Perth, Western Australia

Tel: +8 6382 4600 Fax: +8 6382 4601 www.bdo.com.au 38 Station Street Subiaco, WA 6008 PO Box 700 West Perth WA 6872 Australia

21 February 2012

The Directors ABM Resources NL Level 1, 141 Broadway NEDLANDS WA 6009

Dear Sirs,

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY WAYNE BASFORD TO THE DIRECTORS OF ABM RESOURCES NL

As lead auditor of ABM Resources NL for the half year ended 31 December 2011, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of:

  • the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the review
  • any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.

This declaration is in respect of ABM Resources NL and the entities it controlled during the period.

Wayne Basford Director

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd Perth, Western Australia

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd ABN 79 112 284 787 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO (Australia) Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd and BDO (Australia) Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation (other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees) in each State or Territory other than Tasmania.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011

Consolidated
31 December2011$ 31 December2010$
Revenue from continuing activities 336,481 218,943
Other income 85,457 100,290
Realisation of reserve on disposal of ABM ResourcesMozambique Limitada 502,084 -
Employee and Directors benefits expenses (1,719,758) (1,556,549)
Lease expenses (30,376) (26,458)
Depreciation expenses (129,070) (87,367)
Write-down of property, plant and equipment (43,887) (14,168)
Consultancy expenses (215,810) (50,958)
Exploration and evaluation expenses (5,133,666) (3,523,158)
Legal fees (32,001) (8,353)
Other expenses (476,081) (469,613)
Loss before income tax expense (6,856,627) (5,417,391)
Income tax expense - -
Loss for the half-year (6,856,627) (5,417,391)
Loss attributable to members of ABM Resources NL (6,856,627) (5,417,391)
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation differences - 239,253
Net change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets (71,250) -
Total other comprehensive income for the half-year (71,250) 239,253
Total comprehensive income for the half-year (6,927,877) (5,178,138)
Total comprehensive income for the half-year
attributable to members of ABM Resources NL (6,927,877) (5,178,138)
Basic loss per share attributable to the ordinary equityholders of the Company
Basic loss per share (cents per share) (0.26) (0.24)
Diluted earnings per share n/a n/a

The above Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2011

Notes Consolidated31 December2011$ 30 June2011$
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 9,157,087 8,745,931
Trade and other receivables 182,664 579,892
Other current assets 45,996 92,889
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 9,385,747 9,418,712
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Trade and other receivables 805,352 2,524,808
Other financial assets 116,250 187,500
Intangible assets 4 - -
Property, plant and equipment 3 810,322 775,944
Exploration, evaluation anddevelopment expenditure 8 17,985,795 17,985,795
TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS 19,717,719 21,474,047
TOTAL ASSETS 29,103,466 30,892,759
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other liabilities 607,786 1,276,273
Provisions 32,583 29,927
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 640,369 1,306,200
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Provisions 447,860 425,786
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 447,860 425,786
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,088,229 1,731,986
NET ASSETS 28,015,237 29,160,773
EQUITY
Contributed equity 5 111,910,686 105,754,877
Reserves 21,966,404 22,411,122
Accumulated losses (105,861,853) (99,005,226)
TOTAL EQUITY 28,015,237 29,160,773

The above Consolidated Statement of Financial Position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011

Consolidated
31 December2011$ 31 December2010$
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers - -
Payments to suppliers and employees (842,225) (1,049,639)
Interest received 277,886 81,637
Proceeds from environmental bonds - 35,000
Payment for security deposit (1,240) -
Payments for exploration, evaluation and development (6,575,016) (4,351,076)
Other receipts - 25,290
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities (7,140,595) (5,258,788)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 6,665 -
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (207,955) (84,259)
Proceeds from sale of exploration interest - 40,000
Payments for asset acquisition of Northern Territory projects - (9,546)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities (201,290) (53,805)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issue of shares 7,760,000 13,111,913
Proceeds from employee share scheme 8,482 -
Share issue costs (15,441) (161,258)
Payment for unmarketable parcel of shares - (32,525)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities 7,753,041 12,918,130
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 411,156 7,605,537
Net foreign exchange differences - 2,861
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of reportingperiod 8,745,931 3,892,382
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of reporting period 9,157,087 11,500,780

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011

Notes ContributedEquity$ Available forSaleFinancialAssetReserve$ Share-basedPaymentReserve$ EmployeeOptionsReserve$ ForeignCurrencyTranslationReserve$ RetainedEarnings$ Total$
Balance at 1 July 2010 93,231,894 - 21,010,045 133,133 207,411 (89,279,018) 25,303,465
Comprehensive incomefor the half-year
Loss for the half-year - - - - - (5,417,391) (5,417,391)
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translationdifferences - - - - 239,253 - 239,253
Total comprehensive incomefor the half-year - - - - 239,253 (5,417,391) (5,178,138)
Transaction with owners intheir capacity as owners:
Shares issued 12,085,109 - - - - - 12,085,109
Transaction costs (442,417) - - - - - (442,417)
Movement in employee optionsreserve - - - 405,414 - - 405,414
Total transactions withowners 11,642,692 - - 405,414 - - 12,048,106
Balance at 31 December 2010 104,874,586 - 21,010,045 538,547 446,664 (94,696,409) 32,173,433
Balance at 1 July 2011 105,754,877 177,500 21,010,045 721,493 502,084 (99,005,226) 29,160,773
Comprehensive incomefor the half-year
Loss for the half-year - - - - - (6,856,627) (6,856,627)
Other comprehensive income
Movement in available-for-salefinancial assets - (71,250) - - - - (71,250)
Total comprehensive incomefor the half-year - (71,250) - - - (6,856,627) (6,927,877)
Transaction with owners intheir capacity as owners:
Shares issued 5 8,000,000 - - - - - 8,000,000
Transaction costs 5 (95,441) - - - - - (95,441)
Employee shares buy-back 5 (37,776) - - - - - (37,776)
Reversal in value of unvestedshares issued to employee 5 (1,710,974) - - - - - (1,710,974)
Realisation of foreign currencytranslation reserve - - - - 502,084 - 502,084
Movement in employee optionsreserve 6 - - - 128,616 - - 128,616
Total transactions withowners 6,155,809 - - 128,616 502,084 - 5,782,341
Balance at 31 December 2011 111,910,686 106,250 21,010,045 850,109 - (105,861,853) 28,015,237

The above Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of preparation

This general purpose interim financial report for the half-year reporting period ended 31 December 2011 has been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Act 2001.

This interim financial report does not include all the notes of the type normally included in an annual financial report. Accordingly, this report is to be read in conjunction with the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2011 and any public announcements made by ABM Resources NL during the interim reporting period in accordance with the continuous disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year and corresponding interim reporting period.

(b) Estimates

The preparation of the half-year financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

In preparing these consolidated half-year financial statements, the significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty are the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 30 June 2011.

NOTE 2: SEGMENT INFORMATION

The full Board of Directors, who are the chief operating decision makers, has identified two reportable segments from a geographical prospective with the mineral exploration segments being, the Northern Territory and Other segments.

The Western Australia and Africa exploration segments do not meet the quantitative thresholds required by AASB 8 for reportable segments. Information about these operating segments has been combined and disclosed as the Other segment. The Western Australia and Africa exploration segments qualify to be aggregated as both have insignificant exploration activities and are subject to divestment.

Management assesses the performance of the operating segments based on a measure of exploration and evaluation expenditure for each geographical area. The measure excludes items such as the effects of share based payments expenses, interest income and corporate expenses as these activities are centralised.

NOTE 2: SEGMENT INFORMATION cont'd

NorthernTerritory$ Other$ Total$
Half-year ended 31 December 2011
Segment other income 69,258 - 69,258
Segment loss
Total segment loss (6,334,167) (218,227) (6,552,394)
Inter-segment loss - - -
Net segment loss (6,334,167) (218,227) (6,552,394)
Half-year ended 31 December 2010
Segment other income 18,000 81,454 99,454
Segment loss
Total segment loss (3,538,579) (582,349) (4,120,928)
Inter-segment loss - - -
Net segment loss (3,538,579) (582,349) (4,120,928)
Segment assets
31 December 2011 19,416,818 117,566 19,534,384
30 June 2011 19,672,843 122,394 19,795,237

Reconciliation of segment result to Group net profit/(loss) before tax is provided as follows:

Consolidated
31 December2011$ 31 December2010$
Net segment loss (6,552,394) (4,120,928)
Unallocated items:
Interest revenue 336,481 218,943
Gain on sale of fixed assets 6,198 -
Foreign exchange gain 502,084 -
Other revenue - 836
Employee and Directors' benefits expense (746,870) (987,587)
Other expenses (402,126) (528,655)
Net loss before tax from continuing operations (6,856,627) (5,417,391)

NOTE 2: SEGMENT INFORMATION cont'd

Segment assets reconcile to total assets as follows:

Consolidated
31 December2011$ 30 June2011$
Segment assets 19,534,384 19,795,237
Cash and cash equivalents 9,157,087 8,745,931
Trade and other receivables 178,197 273,743
Other current assets 24,982 72,202
Trade and other receivables – non-current 71,556 1,791,012
Other financial assets 116,250 187,500
Property, plant and equipment 21,010 27,134
Total assets per statement of financial position 29,103,466 30,892,759

NOTE 3: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

FreeholdLand$ LeaseholdImprovements$ Plant andEquipment$ Total$
At 30 June 2011
Cost or fair value 620 42,043 1,203,923 1,246,586
Accumulated depreciation - (42,043) (428,599) (470,642)
Net book amount 620 - 775,324 775,944
Half-year ended 31 December 2011
Opening net book amount 620 - 775,324 775,944
Additions - - 207,955 207,955
Disposals (620) - (43,887) (44,507)
Depreciation expense - - (129,070) (129,070)
Closing net book amount - - 810,322 810,322
At 31 December 2011
Cost or fair value - 42,043 1,347,383 1,389,426
Accumulated depreciation - (42,043) (537,061) (579,104)
Net book amount - - 810,322 810,322

NOTE 4: INTANGIBLES

Consolidated
31 December2011$ 30 June2011$
Goodwill
Cost 14,463,720 14,463,720
Impairment (14,463,720) (14,463,720)
Net book amount - -

NOTE 5: CONTRIBUTED EQUITY

Details Date Number ofShares Issue Price$ Value$
Opening balance at the beginning ofreporting period 1 July 2010 2,047,608,050 93,231,894
Share placement 13 October 2010 307,141,207 0.035 10,749,942
Options exercised 18 October 2010 5,000,000 0.010 50,000
Options exercised 18 October 2010 83,500,000 0.015 1,252,500
Options exercised 20 October 2010 1,633,333 0.020 32,667
Transaction costs relating to share issues (442,417)
Closing balance 31 December 2010 2,444,882,590 104,874,586
Opening balance at the beginning of
reporting period 1 July 2011 2,489,971,853 105,754,877
Share placement 22 July 2011 177,777,778 0.045 8,000,000
Employee shares buy-back 30 November 2011 (1,574,000) 0.024 (37,776)
Reversal in value of unvested shares
issued to employee 1) (1,710,974)
Transaction costs relating to share issues (95,441)
Closing balance 31 December 2011 2,666,175,631 111,910,686
  1. Director and employee loans as reported at 30 June 2011 have been derecognised during the period to take into account the treasury share nature of the underlying securities. The total number of treasury shares as at 31 December 2011 was 71,290,600. An amount of $8,482 in relation to the Directors and employees share loans has been repaid during the period. The remaining balances have not been repaid.

NOTE 6: SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

Employees and Directors put options No vestingconditions
Number of put options 74,005,000
Number of shares vested 1,140,400
Fair value at grant date $0.0145
Exercise price $0.024
Approval date 23 Mar 10
Expiry date 23 Mar 15
Spot share price $0.024
Expected price volatility of shares 100%
Expected dividend yield 0%
Risk free interest rate 5.41%

The fair value of the put options within employee and Director loans was valued on approval date according to the Binomial valuation model.

Under the terms of the Company's Employee Share Plan, the Company invited eligible employees and Directors during 2009/2010 to acquire shares at an issue price determined by the Board. The price was set at 2.4 cents per share, which was an at arm's length transaction and equivalent to the share price of the capital raising that took place during the same period of time. The shares were issued for a cash consideration and the issue price was advanced by the Company by way of a loan subject to the terms of the Employee Loan Scheme which forms part of the Company's Employee Share Plan (details are contained in the Explanatory Statement to Resolution 4 of the Notice of General Meeting dated 24 March 2010). The rights to the shares lay with the holder from allotment. Escrow conditions have been placed on the transfer of the shares and the employee cannot transfer the shares unless, pre-determined continuity conditions are fulfilled and the loan relating the shares has been repaid.

Expenses arising from share-based payment transactions

Total expenses arising from share-based payment transactions recognised during the year were as follows:

Consolidated
31 December2011$ 31 December2010$
Put options (employee and Director benefits expenses):
Valuation of embedded put options within employee andDirector loans 128,616 405,414
Total share-based payment expenses 128,616 405,414

NOTE 7: DIVIDENDS

No dividends were paid or declared during the half-year.

NOTE 8: EXPLORATION, EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE

Consolidated
31 December2011$ 30 June2011$
Carrying amount at the beginning of financial year 17,985,795 17,976,249
Acquisition of Northern Territory tenements:
-Tenement acquisition cost - 9,546
Carrying amount at the end of financial year 17,985,795 17,985,795

NOTE 9: CONTINGENCIES

(a) Environmental

The Group provides for all known environmental liabilities. While the Directors believe that, based upon current information, its current provisions for the environmental rehabilitation are adequate, there can be no assurance that material new provisions will not be required as a result of new information or regulatory requirements with respect to known sites or identification of new remedial obligations at other sites.

(b) Bank guarantee

Estimates of the potential financial effect of contingent liabilities that may become payable.

Consolidated
31 December2011$ 30 June2011$
The Parent Entity has provided a bank guarantee to third party inrelation to the Business Card facility. A term deposit of the sameamount secures this guarantee. 50,000 50,000
The Parent Entity has provided a bank guarantee to the lessor of theNedlands premises. A term deposit of the same amount secures thisguarantee. 21,556 21,556

NOTE 10: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions between related parties occur on normal commercial terms and conditions and are no more favourable than those available to other parties unless otherwise stated. During the half-year loan transactions occurred between the Parent Entity and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

NOTE 10: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS cont'd

Ms M. Kins, daughter of Mr I Kins, was paid $11,360 as remuneration for services rendered to the Group during the half-year.

The terms and conditions of the transactions with Directors, other key management personnel and their related parties and entities were no more favourable than those available, or which might reasonably be expected to be available, on similar transactions with non-Director related parties and entities on an arm's length basis.

NOTE 11: EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

During January and February 2012 the Group announced various updates for Twin Bonanza Gold Camp and corporate updates, including:

  • Trenching results for Old Pirate revealing a combined strike length of 726 metres averaging 24.01g/t gold;
  • Drilling results from the Cypress and Caribbean Zones which include 87 metres averaging 1.13g/t gold including 8 metres averaging 7.43g/t gold;
  • Results from the main Buccaneer Porphyry Deposit returning 435 metres averaging 0.69g/t gold or 203 metres averaging 1.07g/t gold including 41 metres averaging 3.54g/t gold;
  • Entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in an investigation of processing high grade gold mineralisation from ABM's Old Pirate Prospect at Tanami Gold NL's Coyote Gold Mine;
  • Raising a gross total of $15.125 Million through a placement of 275,000,000 at a price of $0.055 per share;
  • Tanami Exploration NL exercised 300 Million options at $0.015 per share boosting the Company's cash balance by a further $4.5 Million; and
  • ABM welcomed APAC Resources Ltd ("APAC") as a substantial shareholder (holding 19.99% in ABM) following a transaction between Tanami Gold NL and APAC. Tanami Gold NL's substantial holding has ceased.

DIRECTORS' DECLARATION

In the Directors' opinion:

  • (a) the financial statements and notes set out on pages 6 to 16 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:
    • (i) complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting, the Corporations Regulations 2001, and
    • (ii) giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 31 December 2011 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and
  • (b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that ABM Resources NL will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.

Dated this 21st day of February 2012

MICHAEL ETHERIDGE DARREN HOLDEN Non-Executive Chairman Managing Director

38 Station Street Subiaco, WA 6008 PO Box 700 West Perth WA 6872 Australia

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REVIEW REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ABM RESOURCES NL

Report on the Half-Year Financial Report

We have reviewed the accompanying half-year financial report of ABM Resources NL, which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2011, and the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the halfyear 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 disclosing entity and the entities it controlled at the half-year's end or from time to time during the half-year.

Directors' Responsibility for the Half-Year Financial Report

The directors of the disclosing entity 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 2011 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 ABM Resources NL, 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.

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 ABM Resources NL, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the time of this auditor's report.

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd ABN 79 112 284 787 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO (Australia) Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd and BDO (Australia) Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation (other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees) in each State or Territory other than Tasmania.

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 ABM Resources NL 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 2011 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.

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd

Wayne Basford Director

Perth, Western Australia Dated this 21st day of February 2012