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TOWER RESOURCES PLC — Interim / Quarterly Report 2014
May 21, 2014
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Wentworth Resources Limited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2014 Unaudited
WENTWORTH RESOURCES LIMITED
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position
United States \$000s, unless otherwise stated
| Note | March 31, 2014 |
December 31, 2013 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Current assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 17,676 | 14,501 | |
| Short-term investments – term deposits | 12,851 | 23,176 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 2,292 | 1,845 | |
| Prepayments, deposits and advances to partners | 1,926 | 1,674 | |
| Current portion of long-term receivables | 5 | 657 | 658 |
| 35,402 | 41,854 | ||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Long-term receivables | 5 | 30,157 | 28,661 |
| Exploration and evaluation assets | 6 | 55,417 | 50,636 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 7 | 18,844 | 18,498 |
| 104,418 | 97,795 | ||
| Total assets | 139,820 | 139,649 | |
| LIABILITIES | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade and other payables | 4,161 | 3,487 | |
| 4,161 | 3,487 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Long-term loan | 8 | 3,924 | 3,816 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 2,892 | 2,836 | |
| Decommissioning provision | 709 | 685 | |
| 7,525 | 7,337 | ||
| EQUITY | |||
| Share capital | 403,998 | 403,998 | |
| Equity reserve | 24,057 | 23,903 | |
| Accumulated deficit | (299,921) | (299,076) | |
| 128,134 | 128,825 | ||
| Total liabilities and equity | 139,820 | 139,649 |
Going concern (Note 2)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements
Approved on behalf of the Board
(Signed) "Cameron Barton" (Signed) "Neil Kelly" Director Director
WENTWORTH RESOURCES LIMITED Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Comprehensive
Loss
United States \$000s, unless otherwise stated
| Note | Three months ended March 31, 2014 |
2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 236 | 216 | |
| Operating expenses Production and operating General and administrative Share based compensation Depreciation and depletion Gain from sale of office assets Loss from operating activities |
10 7 |
(372) (1,809) (154) (135) 23 (2,211) |
(153) (1,974) (122) (134) - (2,167) |
| Finance income Finance costs Net loss and comprehensive loss |
9 9 |
1,643 (277) (845) |
1,232 (212) (1,147) |
| Net loss per ordinary share Basic and diluted (US\$/share) |
11 | (0.01) | (0.01) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements
WENTWORTH RESOURCES LIMITED
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Equity
United States \$000s, unless otherwise stated
| Note | Number of shares |
Share capital \$ |
Equity reserve \$ |
Accumulated deficit \$ |
Total equity \$ |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2012 | 10 | 82,503,940 | 361,675 | 21,996 | (289,087) | 94,584 |
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | - | - | - | (1,147) | (1,147) | |
| Share based compensation | - | - | 122 | - | 122 | |
| Balance at March 31, 2013 | 82,503,940 | 361,675 | 22,118 | (290,234) | 93,559 | |
| Balance at December 31, 2013 | 10 | 153,872,700 | 403,998 | 23,903 | (299,076) | 128,825 |
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | - | - | - | (845) | (845) | |
| Share based compensation | - | - | 154 | - | 154 | |
| Balance at March 31, 2014 | 153,872,700 | 403,998 | 24,057 | (299,921) | 128,134 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements
WENTWORTH RESOURCES LIMITED
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Cash Flows
United States \$000s, unless otherwise stated
| Note | Three months ended March 31, 2014 |
2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | |||
| Net loss for the period | (845) | (1,147) | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Share based compensation | 10 | 154 | 122 |
| Depreciation and depletion | 7 | 135 | 134 |
| Finance income, net | (1,366) | (1,020) | |
| Gain from sale of assets | (23) | - | |
| Change in non-cash working capital | (18) | (1,342) | |
| Cash used in operating activities | (1,963) | (3,253) | |
| Investing activities | |||
| Additions to evaluation and exploration assets | 6 | (4,781) | (2,635) |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | 7 | (481) | (21) |
| Conversion of term deposits to cash | 10,325 | - | |
| Interest income | 40 | 18 | |
| Net reduction/(increase) of long-term receivable | 101 | (201) | |
| Change in non-cash working capital | - | 652 | |
| Cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | 5,204 | (2,187) | |
| Financing activities Repayment of long-term loan |
(300) | ||
| Interest paid | 8 | - (89) |
(137) |
| Proceeds from sale of office assets | 23 | - | |
| Decrease of other long-term liabilities | - | (157) | |
| Cash used in financing activities | (66) | (594) | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 3,175 | (6,034) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period | 14,501 | 9,352 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period | 17,676 | 3,318 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements
United States \$000s unless otherwise stated
1. Nature of business
Wentworth Resources Limited ("Wentworth" or the "Company") is an East Africa-focused oil and natural gas explorer and producer. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "Wentworth Group of Companies" or the "Group"). Wentworth is actively involved in exploring for oil and gas and in developing commercial opportunities for identified hydrocarbon resources, including Methanol, Ammonia and Urea. Wentworth is incorporated in Canada and shares of the Company are widely held and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: WRL) and the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: WRL).
The Company has offices located in Calgary, Canada and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
2. Going concern
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company's ability to obtain financing to fund the ongoing exploration and development capital programs until such time as cash flow from operations is sufficient to fund its future exploration and development program. There is no certainty that the Company will be able to obtain the financing required to meet its ongoing commitments for the exploration and development programs. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company completed private placement offerings issuing new share capital of the Company for gross proceeds of \$45.8 million. The proceeds will be used to fund the currently planned 2014 exploration and evaluation capital programs. Should exploration and development activity take place in addition to the planned programs for 2014, additional funding may be necessary.
The need to obtain financing may create doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not reflect adjustments that would be necessary if the going concern assumption were not appropriate. If the going concern basis were not appropriate for these financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary in the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported revenues and expenses, and the balance sheet classifications used.
3. Summary of accounting policies
Basis of presentation and statement of compliance
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared by management and prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial Reporting".
The preparation of interim 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 expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
In preparing these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2013.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared following the same accounting policies as the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, except as noted below, and should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.
United States \$000s unless otherwise stated
3. Summary of accounting policies (continued)
On January 1, 2014 the Company adopted new standards with respect to Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Amendments to IAS 32) and Liability for Levies (IFRIC 21). The adoption of these amendments and standards had no impact on the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements as at January 1, 2014 or on the comparative periods.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on May 20, 2014. The disclosures provided below are incremental to those included in the annual consolidated financial statements.
Credit risk
Wentworth's maximum credit risk is equal to the carrying value of its cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade, other and long-term receivables. Trade and other receivables are comprised predominantly of amounts due from government departments in Tanzania, tax input credits for Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Canada and Value Added Tax (VAT) in Tanzania and Mozambique.
At March 31, 2014, an undiscounted receivable of \$35,612 is due from Tanzania Petroleum Development Company ("TPDC"), which is a partner in the Mnazi Bay Concession. The Company receives a significant portion of TPDC's share of gas production from the Mnazi Bay Concession directly from the operator of the Mnazi Bay Concession before TPDC receives cash from its share of revenue. There is a risk that future production from the Mnazi Bay Concession may not be sufficient to settle the receivable and, should such a determination be made, a provision against the receivable will be made once gas deliveries to the pipeline commence and reserves are assigned to the Mnazi Bay gas fields.
At March 31, 2014, an undiscounted receivable of \$6,511 related to the Company's disposal of transmission and distribution assets, and the costs associated with the Mtwara Energy Project incurred by a wholly owned subsidiary of Wentworth, continues to be acknowledged as payable by the Tanzanian government. On February 6, 2012, the Company, TANESCO, TPDC and the Ministry of Energy and Minerals ("MEM") reached an agreement that the Company's cost of historical operations in respect of the Mtwara Energy Project should be reimbursed. Wentworth is currently in discussions with TANESCO, TPDC and MEM on agreeing on a method of reimbursement. There is a risk that the cost reimbursement method may not be in cash, but rather in a long-term recovery from other sources.
Financial instrument classification and measurement
The Company classifies the fair value of financial instruments according to the following hierarchy based on the amount of observable inputs used to value the instrument:
Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1. Prices in Level 2 are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Level 2 valuations are based on inputs, including expected interest rate, share prices, and volatility factors, which can be substantially observed or corroborated in the marketplace.
Level 3 – Valuation in this level are those with inputs for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data.
The Company's long-term receivables, long-term loans and other long-term liabilities are considered Level 2 measurements. The Company does not have any fair value measurements considered as Level 3.
WENTWORTH RESOURCES LIMITED Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
United States \$000s unless otherwise stated
4. Segment information
Net gain (loss) for the quarter ended March 31, 2014
| Tanzania Operations |
Mozambique Operations |
Corporate | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas sales | 236 | - | - | 236 |
| Production and operating | (372) | - | - | (372) |
| General and administrative Depreciation and depletion |
(662) (98) |
(166) - |
(981) (37) |
(1,809) (135) |
| Other | 1,578 | (2) | (341) | 1,235 |
| Total | 446 | (168) | (1,359) | (1,081) |
| Net gain (loss) | 682 | (168) | (1,359) | (845) |
Selected balances at March 31, 2014
| Tanzania | Mozambique | Corporate | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations | Operations | |||
| Current assets | 6,316 | 2,459 | 26,627 | 35,402 |
| Long-term receivables | 30,157 | - | - | 30,157 |
| Exploration and evaluation assets | 44,203 | 11,214 | - | 55,417 |
| Property, plant and equipment assets | 18,625 | - | 219 | 18,844 |
| Current liabilities | 3,045 | 339 | 777 | 4,161 |
| Non-current liabilities | 3,601 | - | 3,924 | 7,525 |
| Selected Cash Flows for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 | ||||
| Net additions to exploration and | 4,386 | 395 | - | 4,781 |
| evaluation assets | ||||
| Net additions to property, plant and equipment assets |
472 | - | 9 | 481 |
Net gain (loss) for the quarter ended March 31, 2013
| Tanzania Operations |
Mozambique Operations |
Corporate | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas sales | 216 | - | - | 216 |
| Production and operating | (153) | - | - | (153) |
| General and administrative | (869) | (150) | (955) | (1,974) |
| Depreciation and depletion | (105) | - | (29) | (134) |
| Other | 1,023 | (1) | (124) | 898 |
| Total | (104) | (151) | (1,108) | (1,363) |
| Net gain (loss) | 112 | (151) | (1,108) | (1,147) |
United States \$000s unless otherwise stated
4. Segment information (continued)
Selected balances at March 31, 2013
| Tanzania Operations |
Mozambique Operations |
Power Operations (Discontinued) |
Corporate | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | 4,556 | 1,597 | 10,932 | 2,570 | 19,655 |
| Long-term receivable | 24,471 | - | - | - | 24,471 |
| Exploration and evaluation assets |
37,351 | 9,875 | - | - | 47,226 |
| Property, plant and equipment assets |
17,580 | - | - | 281 | 17,861 |
| Current liabilities | 3,210 | 296 | 3,819 | 1,021 | 8,346 |
| Non-current liabilities | 6,777 | - | - | 531 | 7,308 |
Selected Cash Flows for the quarter ended March 31, 2013
| Net additions to exploration and evaluation assets |
1,598 | 1,037 | - | - | 2,635 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net additions to property, plant and equipment assets |
3 | - | - | 18 | 21 |
5. Long-term receivables
| Balance at | Balance at | |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | |
| TPDC receivable (i) | 25,500 | 24,128 |
| Tanzanian government receivable (Transmission & Distribution ("T&D") (ii) |
5,314 | 5,191 |
| 30,814 | 29,319 | |
| Current portion TPDC receivable (i) |
657 | 658 |
| Long-term portion TPDC receivable (i) Tanzanian government receivable (T&D) (ii) |
24,843 5,314 |
23,470 5,191 |
| 30,157 | 28,661 |
5. Long-term receivables (continued)
i) TPDC receivable
As at March 31, 2014, the undiscounted receivable from TPDC is \$35,612 (\$35,015 at December 31, 2013).
| TPDC receivable | |
|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2013 | 24,128 |
| Accretion | 1,473 |
| Retained gas revenue to offset receivable | (197) |
| Fair value of the share of TPDC Mnazi Bay Concession costs paid by the Company | 96 |
| Balance at March 31, 2014 | 25,500 |
ii) Tanzanian government receivable (T&D)
As at March 31, 2014 the undiscounted Tanzanian government receivable (T&D) is \$6,511 (December 31, 2013 - \$6,511).
| Tanzanian government receivable |
|
|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2013 Accretion |
5,191 123 |
| Balance at March 31, 2014 | 5,314 |
These receivables are considered a financial instrument and initially recorded at fair value based on discounted cash flows and at each reporting date and accreted using the effective interest method over the expected life of the receivable.
WENTWORTH RESOURCES LIMITED Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
United States \$000s unless otherwise stated
6. Exploration and evaluation assets ("E&E")
| Exploration and evaluation assets |
|
|---|---|
| Cost | |
| Balance at December 31, 2013 | 113,348 |
| Additions | 4,781 |
| Balance at March 31, 2014 | 118,129 |
| Accumulated impairment | |
| Balance at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 | (62,712) |
| Carrying amounts | |
| December 31, 2013 | 50,636 |
| March 31, 2014 | 55,417 |
7. Property, plant and equipment ("PP&E")
| Natural gas properties |
Office and other equipment |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | |||
| Balance at December 31, 2013 | 93,256 | 886 | 94,142 |
| Additions | 472 | 9 | 481 |
| Disposal of assets(1) | (42) | - | (42) |
| Balance at March 31, 2014 | 93,686 | 895 | 94,581 |
| Accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment |
|||
| Balance at December 31, 2013 | (75,005) | (639) | (75,644) |
| Depreciation and depletion | (98) | (37) | (135) |
| Disposal of assets(1) | 42 | - | 42 |
| Balance at March 31, 2014 | (75,061) | (676) | (75,737) |
| Carrying amounts | |||
| December 31, 2013 | 18,251 | 247 | 18,498 |
| March 31, 2014 | 18,625 | 219 | 18,844 |
(1) During the first quarter of 2014 the Company disposed of office assets having a net book value of \$nil for net proceeds of \$23.
WENTWORTH RESOURCES LIMITED Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
United States \$000s unless otherwise stated
8. Long-term loan
Loan from Vitol Energy (Bermuda) Limited ("Vitol")
| Principal balance at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 | 6,000 |
|---|---|
| Financing cost - balance at December 31, 2013 Accretion |
(2,184) 108 |
| Financing cost - balance at March 31, 2014 | (2,076) |
| Carrying amount of long-term loan at March 31, 2014 | 3,924 |
During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred interest expense of \$197 (2013 - \$nil) on the loan from Vitol of which \$89 (2013 - \$nil) was settled in cash.
At March 31, 2014, the carrying amount of the Vitol loan approximates its fair value as the loan's effective interest rate approximates market rates.
9. Finance income and finance costs
| Three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2013 | |
| Finance income | ||
| Accretion - TPDC receivable | 1,473 | 1,120 |
| Accretion – Tanzanian government receivable | 123 | - |
| Interest income | 40 | 18 |
| Foreign exchange revaluation – TIB long-term loan | - | 76 |
| Foreign exchange gain | 7 | 18 |
| 1,643 | 1,232 |
| Three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2013 | |
| Finance costs | ||
| Interest expense – Vitol loan | (197) | - |
| Interest expense – TIB loan | - | (137) |
| Accretion – long-term contingent liability | (56) | (54) |
| Accretion – decommissioning provision | (24) | (21) |
| (277) | (212) |
10. Share based payments
Movement in the number of share options outstanding and their related weighted average exercise prices are summarized as follows:
| Number of options |
Weighted average exercise price |
|
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at December 31, 2013 | 6,450,000 | 0.68 |
| Granted | 3,400,000 | 0.86 |
| Outstanding at March 31, 2014 | 9,850,000 | 0.75 |
10. Share based payments (continued)
The following table summarizes share options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2014:
| Outstanding | Exercisable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Price (NOK) |
Exercise Price (US\$) (i) |
Number of options |
Weighted average remaining life (years) |
Number of options |
| 3.15 | 0.52 | 1,000,000 | 6.5 | 1,000,000 |
| 3.52 | 0.59 | 500,000 | 7.8 | 333,333 |
| 3.60 | 0.60 | 2,650,000 | 6.5 | 2,650,000 |
| 4.08 | 0.68 | 250,000 | 9.1 | - |
| 4.90 | 0.82 | 350,000 | 8.4 | 150,000 |
| 5.18 | 0.86 | 3,500,000 | 9.9 | - |
| 5.75 | 0.96 | 1,600,000 | 7.0 | 1,066,667 |
| 9,850,000 | 8.0 | 5,200,000 |
Share based payment charge
During the first quarter of 2014, 3,400,000 options were granted (2013 – 250,000).
The following table indicates weighted average grant date fair value and the assumptions used in the determination of the fair value of options granted during the first quarter of 2014:
| Grant date fair value per option (US\$) | 0.53 |
|---|---|
| Expected annual interest rate (%) | 1 |
| Expected volatility (%) | 69 |
| Expected life (in years) | 6 |
| Expected forfeiture rate (%) | 8 |
| Expected dividends (US\$) | Nil |
During the quarter ended March 31, 2014 a total of \$154 (2013 - \$122) in share based compensation was expensed with an offsetting charge to equity reserve.
11. Loss Income per share
Basic and diluted loss per share
The calculation of loss per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 is based on a loss attributable to shareholders of the Company of \$845 (2013 – \$1,147).
Share options and other equity instruments such as warrants were anti-dilutive for both periods.
| For the three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2013 | |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 153,872,700 | 82,503,940 |
| Dilutive weighted average number of shares outstanding | 153,872,700 | 82,503,940 |