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Horizonte Minerals Quarterly Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended 30 September 2019

/EIN News/ -- LONDON, Nov. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Horizonte Minerals Plc, (AIM: HZM, TSX: HZM) (‘Horizonte’ or ‘the Company’), the nickel development company focused in Brazil, is pleased to announce its unaudited financial results for the three month period to 30 September 2019. These results, as well as a Management Discussion & Analysis, have been posted on the Company’s website www.horizonteminerals.com and are also available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Highlights for Q3 2019

  • Entered into a royalty agreement with Orion Mine Finance ('Orion') to provide $25 million upfront cash payment to advance Araguaia in exchange for a 2.25% royalty
  • The Royalty only applies to the first 426,429 tonnes of contained nickel within the final product (ferronickel) produced and sold. This is equivalent to the nickel production estimated over the life of mine for Araguaia in the Stage 1 Feasibility Study
  • Publication of an initial NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate for the Serra do Tapa nickel deposit ('Serra do Tapa')
  • The Serra do Tapa Mineral Resources, in the Measured and Indicated category, are 70.3 million tonnes grading 1.22% nickel (at 0.9% nickel cut off)
  • The Company's 100% owned aggregate Mineral Resource inventory shows a 30% increase in tonnage with the addition of the Serra do Tapa deposit
  • A significant portion of high grade saprolite within the deposit is amenable to the Rotary Kiln Electric Furnace ('RKEF') process route to produce ferro-nickel, potentially providing a further high-grade feed source for the Araguaia project

Events after the Reporting Date

  • Appointment of project director to lead the construction of the Araguaia ferronickel Project
  • Publication of the results of the Pre-Feasibility Study for the Vermelho Nickel-Cobalt Project, confirming it as a low cost, long life nickel sulphate project
  • Completion of the US$25 million royalty transaction with Orion announced on 29th August 2019, and the subsequent drawdown of the funds

For further information visit www.horizonteminerals.com or contact:

 

Horizonte Minerals plc
 
Jeremy Martin (CEO) +44 (0) 203 356 2901
   
Numis Securities Ltd (NOMAD & Broker)  
John Prior
Paul Gillam
+44 (0) 207 260 1000
   
Shard Capital (Joint Broker)  
Damon Heath
Erik Woolgar
+44 (0) 20 186 9952
   
Tavistock (Financial PR)  
Gareth Tredway
Annabel de Morgan
+44 (0) 207 920 3150

About Horizonte Minerals:

Horizonte Minerals plc is an AIM and TSX-listed nickel development company focused in Brazil. The Company is developing the Araguaia project, as the next major ferronickel mine in Brazil, and the Vermelho nickel-cobalt project, with the aim of being able to supply nickel and cobalt to the EV battery market. Both projects are 100% owned.

Horizonte Minerals plc

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2019

Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

    9 months ended
30 September
3 months ended
30 September
    2019   2018   2019   2018  
    Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited  
  Notes £   £   £   £  
Continuing operations          
Revenue   -   -   -   -  
Cost of sales   -   -   -   -  
           
Gross profit   -   -   -   -  
           
Administrative expenses   (1,910,913 ) (1,138,978 ) (941,996 ) (353,630 )
Charge for share options granted   (290,833 ) (633,222 ) (53,662 ) (338,516 )
Change in value of contingent consideration   145,561   (265,378 ) (46,640 ) (70,904 )
Gain/(Loss) on foreign exchange   (21,706 ) 117,313   (17,657 ) 24,515  
           
           
Loss from operations   (2,077,891 ) (1,920,265 ) (1,059,955 ) (738,535 )
           
Finance income   50,085   31,803   16,294   9,928  
Finance costs   (222,788 ) (215,283 ) (75,951 ) (74,961 )
           
Loss before taxation   (2,250,594 ) (2,103,745 ) (1,119,612 ) (803,568 )
           
Taxation   -   -   -   -  
           
Loss for the year from continuing operations   (2,250,594 ) (2,103,745 ) (1,119,612 ) (803,568 )
           
Other comprehensive income          
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Change in value of available for sale financial assets
  -   -   -   -  
Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations   (1,093,862 ) (4,935,406 ) (1,559,385 ) (880,193 )
 

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax
  (1,093,862 ) (4,935,406 ) (1,559,385 ) (880,193 )
Total comprehensive income for the period          
attributable to equity holders of the Company   (3,344,456 ) (7,039,151 ) (2,678,997 ) (1,683,761 )
           
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to the equity holders of the Company    

 
     
           
Basic and diluted (pence per share) 9 (0.157 ) (0.147 ) (0.078 ) (0.056 )
           
           

Condensed consolidated statement of financial position

    30 September
2019
  31 December
2018
 
    Unaudited   Audited  
  Notes £   £  
Assets      
Non-current assets      
Intangible assets 6 36,504,752   35,737,901  
Property, plant & equipment   664   1,186  
    36,505,416   35,739,087  
Current assets      
Trade and other receivables   70,014   24,244  
Cash and cash equivalents   3,124,040   6,527,115  
    3,194,054   6,551,359  
Total assets   39,699,470   42,290,446  
Equity and liabilities      
Equity attributable to owners of the parent      
Issued capital 7 14,463,773   14,325,218  
Share premium 7 41,785,306   41,664,018  
Other reserves   (3,133,853 ) (2,039,991 )
Accumulated losses   (18,950,052 ) (16,990,291 )
Total equity   34,165,174   36,958,954  
Liabilities      
Non-current liabilities      
Contingent consideration   3,156,771   3,461,833  
Deferred tax liabilities   221,223   228,691  
    4,862,070   3,690,524  
Current liabilities      
Trade and other payables   672,226   280,175  
Deferred consideration   1,484,076   1,360,792  
       
Total liabilities   5,534,296   5,331,492  
Total equity and liabilities   39,699,470   42,290,446  
       
       

Condensed statement of changes in shareholders’ equity

  Attributable to the owners of the parent
  Share
capital
£
Share
premium
£
  Accumulated
losses
£
  Other
reserves
£
 
Total
£
 
           
As at 1 January 2018 13,719,343 40,422,258   (15,887,801 ) 988,015   39,241,815  
Comprehensive income          
Loss for the period - -   (2,103,745 ) -   (2,103,745 )
Other comprehensive income          
Impairment of available for sale assets - -   -   -   -  
Currency translation differences - -   -   (4,935,406 ) (4,935,406 )
Total comprehensive income - -   (2,103,745 ) (4,935,406 ) (7,039,151 )
Transactions with owners          
Share based payments - -   633,222   -   633,222  
Issue of shares 605,875 1,451,724   -   -   2,057,599  
Share issue costs - (209,964 ) -   -   (209,964 )
Total transactions with owners 605,875 (1,241,760 ) 633,222   -   2,480,857  
As at 30 September 2018 (unaudited) 14,325,218 41,664,018   (17,358,324 ) (3,947,391 ) 34,683,521  
           
  Attributable to the owners of the parent
  Share
capital
£
Share
premium
£
  Accumulated
losses
£
  Other
reserves
£
 
 Total
£
 
           
As at 1 January 2019 14,325,218 41,664,018   (16,990,291 ) (2,039,991 ) 36,958,954  
Comprehensive income          
Loss for the period - -   (2,250,594 ) -   (2,250,594 )
Other comprehensive income          
Impairment of available for sale assets - -   -     -  
Currency translation differences - -   -   (1,093,862 ) (1,093,862 )
Total comprehensive income - -   (2,250,594 ) (1,093,862 ) (3,344,456 )
Transactions with owners          
Share based payments - -   290,833   -   290,833  
Issue of shares 138,555 121,288   -   -   259,843  
Share issue costs - -   -   -   -  
Total transactions with owners 138,555 121,288   290,833   -   550,676  
As at 30 September 2019 (unaudited) 14,463,773 41,785,306   (18,950,052 ) (3,133,853 ) 34,165,174  
                   
                   

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

  9 months ended
30 September
3 months ended
30 September
  2019   2018   2019   2018  
  Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited  
  £   £   £   £  
Cash flows from operating activities        
Loss before taxation (2,250,594 ) (2,103,745 ) (1,119,612 ) (803,568 )
Interest income (50,085 ) (31,803 ) (16,294 ) (9,928 )
Finance costs 222,788   215,283   75,951   70,904  
Exchange differences 21,706   (117,313 ) 17,657   (24,515 )
Employee share options charge 290,833   633,222   53,662   338,516  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (145,561 ) 265,378   46,640   74,961  
Depreciation -   -   -   -  
Operating loss before changes in working capital (1,190,913 ) (1,138,978 ) (941,996 ) (353,630 )
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables (45,771 ) 7,546   (42,496 ) 50,345  
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables 468,782   (298,911 ) 442,376   (1,841 )
Net cash outflow from operating activities (1,487,902 ) (1,430,343 ) (542,116 ) (305,126 )
Cash flows from investing activities        
Purchase of intangible assets (1,944,388 ) (2,049,038 ) (655,180 ) (763,698 )
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment -   -   -   -  
Interest received 50,085   31,803   16,294   9,928  
Net cash used in investing activities (1,894,303 ) (2,017,235 ) (638,886 ) (753,770 )
Cash flows from financing activities        
Issue of shares -   2,057,599   -   -  
Share issue costs -   (209,965 ) -   -  
Net cash used in financing activities -   1,847,634   -   -  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (3,382,205 ) (1,599,944 ) (1,181,002 ) (1,058,896 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 6,527,115   9,403,825   4,322,699   8,969,672  
Exchange gain/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents (20,870 ) 134,923   (17,657 ) 28,027  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 3,124,040   7,938,804   3,124,040   7,938,804  
                 
                 

Notes to the Financial Statements

1.  General information

The principal activity of the Company and its subsidiaries (together ‘the Group’) is the exploration and development of precious and base metals. There is no seasonality or cyclicality of the Group’s operations.

The Company’s shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM) and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). The Company is incorporated and domiciled in the United Kingdom. The address of its registered office is Rex House, 4-12 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4RG.

2.  Basis of preparation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards and in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements set out above do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006. They have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 were approved by the Board of Directors on 28 March 2019 and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors on those financial statements was unqualified.

The condensed  consolidated interim financial statements of the Company have not been audited or reviewed by the Company’s auditor, BDO LLP.

Going concern

The Directors, having made appropriate enquiries, consider that adequate resources exist for the Group to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that, therefore, it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the period ended 30 September 2019.

Risks and uncertainties

The Board continuously assesses and monitors the key risks of the business. The key risks that could affect the Group’s medium term performance and the factors that mitigate those risks have not substantially changed from those set out in the Group’s 2018 Annual Report and Financial Statements, a copy of which is available on the Group’s website: www.horizonteminerals.com and on Sedar: www.sedar.com The key financial risks are liquidity risk, foreign exchange risk, credit risk, price risk and interest rate risk.

Critical accounting estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates are set out in note 4 of the Group’s 2018 Annual Report and Financial Statements. The nature and amounts of such estimates have not changed significantly during the interim period.

3Significant accounting policies

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain of the subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities to fair value for consolidation purposes.

The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation have been followed in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements as were applied in the preparation of the Group’s Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.

4.  Segmental reporting

The Group operates principally in the UK and Brazil, with operations managed on a project by project basis within each geographical area. Activities in the UK are mainly administrative in nature whilst the activities in Brazil relate to exploration and evaluation work. The reports used by the chief operating decision maker are based on these geographical segments.



2019
UK   Brazil   Total  
  9 months ended
30 September 2019
£
  9 months ended
30 September 2019
£
  9 months ended
30 September 2019
£
 
Revenue -   -   -  
Administrative expenses (1,433,182 ) (477,731 ) (1,910,913 )
Profit  on foreign exchange (6,655 ) (15,051 ) (21,706 )
(Loss) from operations per reportable segment (682,667 ) (338,998 ) (1,932,619 )
Inter segment revenues -   -   -  
Depreciation charges -   -   -  
Additions and foreign exchange movements to non-current assets -   (774,255 ) (774,255 )
Reportable segment assets 2,767,328   36,932,142   39,699,470  
Reportable segment liabilities 5,172,502   361,794   5,534,296  
       


2018
UK   Brazil   Total  
  9 months ended
30 September 2018
£
  9 months ended
30 September 2018
£
  9 months ended
30 September 2018
£
 
Revenue -   -   -  
Administrative expenses (855,593 ) (283,385 ) (1,138,978 )
(Loss) on foreign exchange 172,926   (55,613 ) 117,313  
(Loss) from operations per reportable segment (682,667 ) (338,998 ) (1,021,665 )
Inter segment revenues -   -   -  
Depreciation charges -   -   -  
Additions and foreign exchange movements to non-current assets -   (1,703,069 ) (1,703,069 )
Reportable segment assets 7,132,617   33,502,609   40,635,227  
Reportable segment liabilities 5,346,237   605,469   5,951,706  
       


       
 

2019
UK   Brazil   Total  
  3 months ended
30 September 2019
  3 months ended
30 September 2019
  3 months ended
30 September 2019
 
  £   £   £  
Revenue -   -   -  
Administrative expenses (794,076 ) (147,920 ) (941,996 )
Profit on foreign exchange 5,689   (23,346 ) (17,657 )
(Loss) from operations per (788,387 ) (171,266 ) (959,653 )
reportable segment      
Inter segment revenues -   -   -  
Depreciation charges -   -   -  
Additions and foreign exchange movements to non-current assets -   (969,007 ) (969,007 )
       


       
 

2018
UK   Brazil   Total  
  3 months ended
30 September 2018
  3 months ended
30 September 2018
  3 months ended
30 September 2018
 
  £   £   £  
Revenue -   -   -  
Administrative expenses (260,493 ) (93,137 ) (353,630 )
(Loss) on foreign exchange 38,856   (14,341 ) 24,515  
(Loss) from operations per (221,637 ) (107,478 ) (329,115 )
reportable segment      
Inter segment revenues -   -   -  
Depreciation charges -   -   -  
Additions and foreign exchange movements to non-current assets -   (74,209 ) (74,209 )
       
       
       

A reconciliation of adjusted loss from operations per reportable segment to loss before tax is provided as follows:

  9 months ended
30 September 2019
  9 months ended
30 September 2018
  3 months ended
30 September 2019
  3 months ended
30 September 2018
 
  £   £   £   £  
Loss from operations per reportable segment (1,932,619 ) (1,021,665 ) (959,653 ) (329,115 )
– Change in fair value of contingent consideration 145,561   (265,378 ) (46,640 ) (70,904 )
– Charge for share options granted (290,833 ) (633,222 ) (53,662 ) (338,516 )
– Impairment of available for sale asset -   -   -   -  
– Finance income 50,085   31,803   16,294   9,928  
– Finance costs (222,788 ) (215,283 ) (75,951 ) (74,961 )
Loss for the period from continuing operations (2,250,594 ) (2,103,745 ) (1,119,612 ) (803,568 )
         
         

5.  Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

Contingent Consideration payable to Xstrata Brasil Mineração Ltda.

The contingent consideration payable to Xstrata Brasil Mineração Ltda has a carrying value of £3,265,387 at 30 September 2019 (2018: £3,950,609). It comprises US$5,000,000 consideration in cash as at the date of first commercial production from any of the resource areas within the Enlarged Project area. The key assumptions underlying the treatment of the contingent consideration the US$5,000,000 are based on the current rates of tax on profits in Brazil of 34% and a discount factor of 7.0% along with the estimated date of first commercial production.

As at 30 September 2019, there was a finance expense of £152,608 (2018: £150,967 ) recognised in finance costs within the Statement of Comprehensive Income in respect of this contingent consideration arrangement, as the discount applied to the contingent consideration at the date of acquisition was unwound.

The change in the fair value of contingent consideration payable to Xstrata Brasil Mineração Ltda generated a charge to profit or loss of £457,672 for the nine months ended 30 September 2019 (2018: £239,914 credit) due to changes in the functional currency in which the liability is payable.

6.  Intangible assets

Intangible assets comprise exploration and evaluation costs and goodwill. Exploration and evaluation costs comprise internally generated and acquired assets.

                 
Group         Exploration and      
  Goodwill   Exploration licences   evaluation costs   Total  
  £   £   £   £  
Cost        
At 1 January 2019 226,757   6,130,295   29,380,849   35,737,901  
Additions -   -   1,868,149   1,868,149  
Exchange rate movements (7,405 ) (78,501 ) (1,015,392 ) (1,101,298 )
Net book amount at 30 September 2019 219,352   6,051,794   30,233,606   36,504,752  
                 
                 

7.  Share Capital and Share Premium

 
Issued and fully paid Number of
shares
Ordinary shares
£
Share premium
£
Total
£
At 1 January 2019 1,432,521,800 14,325,218 41,664,018 55,989,236
Issued during period 13,855,487 138,555 121,288 259,843
At 30 September 2019 1,446,377,287 14,463,773 41,785,306 56,249,079
         
         

8.  Dividends

No dividend has been declared or paid by the Company during the nine months ended 30 September 2019 (2018: nil).

9.  Earnings per share

The calculation of the basic loss per share of 0.157 pence for the 9 months ended 30 September 2019 (30 September 2018 loss per share: 0.147 pence) is based on the loss attributable to the equity holders of the Company of £ (2,250,594) for the nine month period ended 30 September 2019 (30 September 2018: £(2,103,745)) divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period of 1,435,584,489 (weighted average number of shares for the 9 months ended 30 Sept 2018:1,430,524,410).

The calculation of the basic loss per share of 0.078 pence for the 3 months ended 30 September 2019 (30 September 2018 loss per share: 0.056 pence) is based on the loss attributable to the equity holders of the Company of £ (1,119,612) for the three month period ended 30 September 2019 (3 months ended 30 September 2018: £ 803,568) divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period of 1,435,866,256 (weighted average number of shares for the 3 months ended 30 September 2018: 1,432,521,800).

The basic and diluted loss per share is the same, as the effect of the exercise of share options would be to decrease the loss per share.

Details of share options that could potentially dilute earnings per share in future periods are disclosed in the notes to the Group’s Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 and in note 10 below.

10.  Issue of Share Options

On 12 February 2019, the Company awarded 2,000,000 share options to leading members of the Brazilian operations team. All of these share options have an exercise price of 4.80 pence. One third of the options are exercisable from August 2019, one third from February 2019 and one third from August 2020.

On 30 May 2018, the Company awarded 38,150,000 share options to Directors and senior management. All of these share options have an exercise price of 4.80 pence. One third of the options are exercisable from 30 November 2018, one third from 31 May 2018 and one third from 30 November 2019.

On 30 May 2018, the Company awarded 1,500,000 share options to a consultant to the Company under the terms of the prior year’s scheme. These options are exercisable immediately.

11.  Ultimate controlling party

The Directors believe there to be no ultimate controlling party.

12.  Related party transactions

The nature of related party transactions of the Group has not changed from those described in the Group’s Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.

13.  Events after the reporting period

On the 29th August 2019 the Group entered into an agreement for an inward investment of a $25 million royalty with Orion Mine Finance in exchange for 2.25% of revenue from the Araguaia project. This was subsequently completed and funds drawn down on the 20th October 2019.

Approval of interim financial statements

These Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 7 November 2019.

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