TIDMEDR
RNS Number : 5039V
Egdon Resources PLC
09 April 2019
9 April 2019
EGDON RESOURCES PLC
("Egdon" or "the Group" or "the Company")
Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 31 January 2019
Egdon Resources plc (AIM: EDR), a UK-based exploration and
production company primarily focused on the hydrocarbon-producing
basins of onshore UK, today announces its unaudited results for the
six months ended 31 January 2019 ("the Period").
Overview and Highlights
Operational and Corporate
-- Production for the Period increased by 67% to 30,026 barrels
of oil equivalent ("boe") (164 barrels of oil equivalent per day
"boepd") (H1 2018: 17,962 boe; 98 boepd)
-- Production restarted from the Ceres well during October 2018
following installation of a new gas flow meter
-- Commencement of drilling operations at Biscathorpe-2 (Egdon
38.5%) and Springs Road-1 (Egdon 14.5% carried interest) during
January 2019
-- Extension of current planning consent at Wressle to 24
January 2020 following successful planning appeal
-- Submission of planning appeal for the revised Wressle
development following refusal of planning consent on 28 November
2018
Financial Performance
-- Oil and gas revenues during the period increased by 88% to
GBP1.21 million (H1 2018: GBP0.64 million)
-- Loss for the period of GBP0.72 million (H1 2018: loss of GBP0.85 million)
-- Cash and cash equivalents of GBP1.78 million (H1 2018: GBP4.10 million)
-- Net current assets as at 31 January 2019 of GBP2.35 million (H1 2018: GBP5.08 million)
-- The Company has no debt (H1 2018: Nil)
Post-Period Events
-- Average production January-March 2019 of 240 boepd (January-March 2018: 79 boepd)
-- Completion of drilling of Springs Road-1 (Egdon 14.5%) during
March 2019 - The well encountered all three pre-drill targets with
a reported hydrocarbon bearing shale sequence of over 250 metres in
the Bowland Shale and significant gas indications within the
Millstone Grit sequence, deeper parts of the lower Bowland Shale
and the Arundian Shale
-- Biscathorpe-2 drilling operations completed during February
2019 - The primary target was poorly developed and the well has
been suspended for a potential future sidetrack
-- Competent Person's Report published for Resolution indicating
Mean contingent resources volume of 231 bcf
Commenting on the results, Philip Stephens, Chairman of Egdon
said;
"I am pleased to report on a period in which Egdon has delivered
an increase in production and revenues driven by the resumption of
production from the Ceres gas field. It has been an operationally
active period with the drilling of the Biscathorpe-2 exploration
well and the successful play opening well at Springs Road-1 in the
Gainsborough Trough. We have also continued to address the
challenges of the operating environment with our Wressle
development where we have appealed the refusal of planning consent
for our revised proposal and remain confident of a positive
outcome.
We look forward to continued strong production and increased
revenues and cash flow during the coming period. We eagerly
anticipate the results from the detailed analysis of Springs Road-1
given our extensive acreage position and strategic focus on the
Gainsborough Trough.
The Period has seen significant operational activity within the
UK unconventional sector and, whilst challenges remain, the
industry has begun to demonstrate the technical and commercial
viability of UK shale gas, whilst simultaneously proving its
ability to operate safely and responsibly."
An audiocast of the Interim Results Presentation is available to
view via the following link with immediate effect:
http://webcasting.buchanan.uk.com/broadcast/5ca33619eb566331974d5094
For further information please contact:
Egdon Resources plc
Mark Abbott, Martin Durham 01256 702 292
Buchanan
Ben Romney, Chris Judd, James Husband 020 7466 5000
Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker - Cantor Fitzgerald
Europe
David Porter / Nick Tulloch (Corporate Finance) 020 7894
7000
Caspar Shand Kydd (Sales)
Joint Broker - VSA Capital Limited
Andrew Monk (Corporate Broking) 020 3005 5000
Andrew Raca (Corporate Finance)
Egdon Resources plc (LSE: EDR) is an established UK-based
exploration and production company focused on onshore exploration
and production in the hydrocarbon-producing basins of the UK.
Egdon holds interests in 44 licences in the UK and has an active
programme of exploration, appraisal and development within its
portfolio of oil and gas assets. Egdon is an approved operator in
the UK. Egdon was formed in 1997 and listed on AIM in December
2004.
Qualified Person Review
In accordance with the AIM Rules - Note for Mining and Oil and
Gas Companies, this release has been reviewed by Mark Abbott,
Managing Director of Egdon, who is a geoscientist with over 30
years' experience and is a member of the Petroleum Exploration
Society of Great Britain and a Fellow of the Geological Society. Mr
Abbott has consented to the inclusion of the technical information
in this release in the form and context in which it appears.
Evaluation of hydrocarbon volumes has been assessed in
accordance with the 2018 Petroleum Resources Management System
(PRMS) prepared by the Oil and Gas Reserves Committee of the
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and reviewed and jointly
sponsored by the World Petroleum Council (WPC), the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Society of
Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE), the Society of Exploration
Geophysicists (SEG), the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log
Analysts (SPWLA) and the European Association of Geoscientists
& Engineers (EAGE).
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by
the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under
the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR"). Upon the
publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service
("RIS"), this inside information is now considered to be in the
public domain.
Chairman's Statement
I can report on a period of increased production and operational
activity that has seen the Company progress a number of strategic
objectives.
Highlights have included:
Ceres (Egdon 10%): Production recommenced from the Ceres well in
late October 2018 following installation of a new flow meter.
Egdon's net gas sales from Ceres for the period from November 2018
to January 2019 averaged GBP234,000 per month. Egdon's average
monthly production during the period January to March 2019 was 240
boepd, (January to March 2018: 79 boepd) demonstrating the
continuing impact of the increased Ceres gas flow.
Springs Road-1 (Egdon 14.5%): The Springs Road-1 well reached a
total depth of 3,500 metres post period-end in late March 2019
after encountering all three pre-drill targets - the Bowland Shale,
the Millstone Grit and the Arundian Shales. A hydrocarbon bearing
shale sequence of over 250 metres was encountered within the upper
and lower Bowland Shale and in addition, significant gas
indications were observed within the Millstone Grit sequence,
deeper parts of the lower Bowland Shale and the Arundian Shale.
Drilling operations showed improved rates of penetration leading to
better than anticipated drilling performance and lower costs. The
cores and wireline log data will now undergo detailed analysis, the
first results of which should be available in the second quarter of
2019 and which will give us further insight into the resource
potential of the Gainsborough Trough where Egdon holds interests in
82,000 net acres.
The positive initial results from Springs Road-1 along with the
highly encouraging preliminary gas concentrations that have been
reported from the Millstone Grit sequence in the Tinker Lane-1
well, begin to validate Egdon's strategic focus on the Gainsborough
Trough.
Biscathorpe-2 (Egdon 38.5%): As reported on 20 February 2019,
Biscathorpe-2 showed that the Basal Westphalian Sandstone target
was encountered high to prognosis and was poorly developed or
absent at the Biscathorpe-2 location. The Biscathorpe "play" has
therefore not been properly tested by the well and potential
remains elsewhere on the prospect.
The open-hole section has now been sealed with cement plugs and
the well suspended to retain the option for a potential future
side-track which would require additional consents including
planning permission. This will be considered once the new well data
is integrated into an updated subsurface model informed by
reprocessing of the existing 3D seismic data.
Resolution Gas Discovery (P1929) (Egdon 100%): We have published
(9 April 2019) the results of a Competent Person's Report (CPR) by
Schlumberger on the Resolution gas discovery. Schlumberger's Letter
to Egdon's Board of Directors summarising the findings of the CPR
has been published on the Company's website
(www.egdon-resources.com) and states;
-- Mid-case (2C) Unrisked Gas Initially In Place (GIIP) of 438
billion standard cubic feet (bcf) in the Resolution Discovery
-- Mid-case (2C) Contingent resources of 206 billion standard
cubic feet (bcf) in the Resolution Prospect
-- Mean Contingent resources of 231 billion standard cubic feet (bcf)
Although this work indicates a smaller Mean resource volume than
Egdon's internal assessment (Mean Contingent Resources of 337 bcf)
it represents the first independent confirmation of the potentially
material economic gas volumes in this gas discovery. The
substantial (multi-Trillion cubic feet (TCF)) additional gas
potential in the underlying Carboniferous sandstones have not been
included in this assessment. Following discussions with the OGA we
hope for the grant of an extension to the licence to enable the
acquisition of a 3D survey in September/October 2019 and continue
the process of introducing a funding partner for this next phase of
work.
Wressle Oil Field Development (Egdon 30%): Our revised
development proposals for Wressle were refused planning consent in
November 2018 despite having a recommendation for approval
supported by an independent third-party report for the council
(North Lincolnshire). On 1 February 2019, we submitted to the
Planning Inspectorate an appeal against this refusal of consent for
the development of the Wressle oil field. We look forward to
confirmation of the dates for the inquiry where our appeal will be
led by a QC.
On a positive note on 24 January 2019, we were advised that the
Planning Inspector had upheld our appeal to extend the existing
planning consent for the Wressle site until 24 January 2020. This
provides the required time for the appeal of the development
refusal to be concluded.
Financial and Statutory Information
Gross production during the Period was up 67% to 30,026 barrels
of oil equivalent ("boe") (H1 2018: 17,962 boe). Revenue from oil
and gas production during the Period was up 88% to GBP1.21 million
(H1 2018: GBP0.64 million).
The Group recorded a loss of GBP0.72 million for the Period, (H1
2018: loss of GBP0.85 million).
The Group has maintained a focus on managing cash resources and
at the end of the Period had net current assets of GBP2.35 million
(2018: GBP5.08 million) of which GBP1.78 million was cash (2018:
GBP4.10 million). Importantly, the Group remains debt free.
The loss per share for the period was 0.28p (H1 2018: loss of
0.33p).
Strategy
Our strategy remains broadly the same with three key near-term
objectives; a continued focus on maximising production rates,
revenues and profitability from existing producing assets, looking
to add additional reserves and revenues through an active drilling
programme and a focus on Northern England unconventional resources.
It is in this final strand that our near-term objective has moved
from growing our exposure to these opportunities to one of
consolidation and value growth through exploration and appraisal,
with the recent Springs Road-1 well being an example of the
strategy in action.
Operations
Egdon holds interests in 44 licences in the UK with exposure to
the full cycle of opportunities from exploration through to
development and production. Our website (www.egdon-resources.com)
provides further details of all our assets and operations.
Production and Development
Average net production during the period increased by 67% to 164
boepd (H1 2018: 98 boepd) from Ceres, Keddington and Fiskerton
Airfield. This is in line with our guidance of 150-180 boepd.
Allowing for the Ceres July maintenance shut-down, our updated
production guidance for the financial year ending 31 July 2019 is
170-180 boepd.
We continue to undertake detailed technical evaluation work to
inform our plans for further development drilling at Keddington and
Waddock Cross and are also looking at innovative ways of restarting
production elsewhere within our portfolio (e.g. Dukes Wood,
Kirklington and Kirkleatham).
UK Unconventional Resources
Egdon tripled its unconventional resources acreage position in
Northern England during the period 2014 to 2017 to c. 186,600 net
acres (755 km(2) ). The Company holds material interests in a
number of key prospective geological basins including our primary
focus, the Gainsborough Trough in the East Midlands, and has
reported an independently assessed mean volume of undiscovered GIIP
across the portfolio of 50.9 TCF.
In 2018 we paused from further acreage growth and have
concentrated on high-grading these assets, improving our technical
understanding and increasing acreage value and marketability. The
highly encouraging initial results from Springs Road-1 are an
important and encouraging first step in this process. The analysis
of the core and log data will facilitate the high grading of
several potential shale and tight sand targets for the planned
horizontal Springs Road-2 well.
Further encouragement for the Gainsborough Trough was provided
by IGas from its Tinker Lane well drilled on the edge of the basin
in late 2018. Preliminary tests of gas content on samples from the
Millstone Grit sequence shales are very positive and auger well for
this sequence which was also encountered in Springs Road.
Elsewhere within the sector Cuadrilla Resources reported in
February 2019 the initial results from testing of the fracked
horizontal Preston New Road-1 well. This represents the first gas
production from a UK shale-gas well and although hydraulic
fracturing operations were restricted by the micro-seismicity
breaching the traffic light system threshold, with most stages not
pumped as planned, test results indicate that a 2.5km long
producing horizontal shale gas well, with all of its stages
fractured as planned, would have potential initial flow rates of
between 3 million and 8 million standard cubic feet per day.
Based upon this and other analogue data, UKOOG has recently
updated forecasts for UK shale gas development first published by
the Institute of Directors (IoD) in 2013. This report highlighted
the economic impact of a UK shale-gas industry with potential for
just 60 operational sites to reduce import dependency by 50%, a
balance of payments benefit of around GBP8 billion a year, GBP1.8
billion in community and local council benefits by 2035 and with
each site at peak production providing gas for around a half a
million homes.
Whilst renewable sources of energy provide a growing share of
our electricity, gas still accounts for nearly half including most
of the back-up power for when renewables are not producing. Gas is
used to heat more than 80% of the UK's households and for cooking
in more than 60% of the UK's homes. We currently import 50% of our
gas needs at a significant financial cost to the UK economy - over
GBP13 million a day - and that figure is set to grow to almost 80%
by 2035.
Conventional Resources Exploration and Appraisal
Our existing conventional resources portfolio provides potential
for growth via exploration and appraisal drilling and we continue
to work across the portfolio to high grade and progress the best
opportunities. As ever, the pace of our exploration drilling
activity is in part dependent upon successful farm-outs as we
carefully look to balance our financial exposure and technical
risk.
Dependent upon securing a further farm-out, we hope to drill the
North Kelsey Prospect (PEDL241 - Egdon 80%) in the next 12 months
and look forward to the new operator of the Holmwood Prospect
(PEDL241 - Egdon 18.5%), UK Oil & Gas Investments plc,
progressing plans for the licence.
Community Engagement
We will shortly launch a new community facing website
www.egdon-community.com. The website will provide a portal for
detailed local information and answers to frequently asked
questions about our operations. In due course it will also provide
details of Egdon's Community Fund, which will enable the
communities where we operate to benefit financially from our
operations.
Outlook
Our production guidance for the full financial year 2018-19 is
170-180 boepd driven by continued strong production from Ceres.
Our main operational focus during the coming period will be
on:
-- Finalising the Springs Road-1 core and log analysis during Q2
2019 to facilitate the planned horizontal Springs Road-2 well
-- Finalising the introduction of an industry partner to fund
the planned 3D seismic and appraisal drilling on the Resolution Gas
Discovery.
-- Securing consent for the Wressle development via a planning
inquiry anticipated during Q3 2019 with a decision possible late in
Q4 2019
The fundamentals of the business remain robust with the Company
debt free and holding a range of high potential assets in the UK, a
location and jurisdiction which remains commercially attractive,
despite some regulatory and planning challenges.
Philip Stephens
Chairman
8 April 2019
EGDON RESOURCES PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the six months ended 31 January 2019
As restated As restated
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
31-Jan-19 31-Jan-18 31-Jul-18
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue - continuing
Sales on production 1,210 640 1,215
Revenue 1,210 640 1,215
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Cost of sales - exploration costs written-off
and pre-licence costs (26) (87) (1,047)
Cost of sales - write-off of French assets - - (3)
Cost of sales - impairment reversals - - 648
Cost of sales - depreciation (544) (202) (367)
Cost of sales - direct production costs (604) (486) (824)
Release of deferred Ceres costs (150) (127) (214)
Write-off of deferred Ceres costs - - (222)
Cost of sales - other, including shut-in
fields (132) (70) (161)
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Total cost of sales (1,456) (972) (2,190)
Gross loss (246) (332) (975)
Administrative expenses (493) (578) (1,094)
Other operating income 38 85 131
(701) (825) (1,938)
Finance income 3 4 8
Finance costs - unwinding of decommissioning
discount (26) (24) (48)
Loss before taxation (724) (845) (1,978)
Taxation - - -
Loss for the period (724) (845) (1,978)
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Other comprehensive income for the period - - -
Total comprehensive income for the period
attributable to equity holders of the parent (724) (845) (1,978)
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Loss per share - note 2
Basic loss per share (0.28)p (0.33)p (0.76)p
Diluted loss per share (0.28)p (0.33)p (0.76)p
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EGDON RESOURCES PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As at 31 January 2019
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
31-Jan-19 31-Jan-18 31-Jul-18
Notes GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 20,315 19,856 19,572
Property, plant and equipment 10,097 9,130 10,533
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Total non-current assets 30,412 28,986 30,105
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Current assets
Inventory - - 8
Trade and other receivables 5 3,406 1,858 1,240
Cash and cash equivalents 3 1,775 4,095 2,772
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Total current assets 5,181 5,953 4,020
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Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 5 (2,827) (878) (1,150)
Total current liabilities (2,827) (878) (1,150)
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Net current assets 2,354 5,075 2,870
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Total assets less current liabilities 32,766 34,061 32,975
Non-current liabilities
Deferred consideration (417) - -
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Provisions (2,346) (2,201) (2,248)
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Total non-current liabilities (2,763) (2,201) (2,248)
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Net assets 30,003 31,860 30,727
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Equity
Share capital 14,551 14,551 14,551
Share premium 25,202 25,202 25,202
Share-based payment reserve 177 225 177
Retained deficit (9,927) (8,118) (9,203)
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30,003 31,860 30,727
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EGDON RESOURCES PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended 31 January 2019
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
31-Jan-19 31-Jan-18 31-Jul-18
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss before tax (724) (845) (1,978)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and impairment reversals
of non-current assets 544 202 (281)
Exploration costs written-off - - 1,038
Write-off of accrued revenue - - 222
Foreign exchange loss/(gain) 6 3 (23)
Decrease/(increase) in inventory 8 - (8)
Increase in trade and other receivables (2,166) (302) (156)
Increase/(decrease) in trade and
other payables 2,138 (401) (483)
Release of provisions (97) - -
Finance costs 26 24 48
Finance income (3) (4) (8)
Cash flow used in operations (268) (1,323) (1,629)
Finance costs - - -
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Net cash flow used in operating
activities (268) (1,323) (1,629)
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Investing activities
Finance income 3 4 8
Payments for exploration and evaluation
assets (618) (561) (1,376)
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment (108) (216) (448)
Partial disposal of licence interest
- property, plant and equipment - 137 137
Net cash flow used in capital expenditure
and financial investment (723) (636) (1,679)
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Financing activities
Net cash flow generated from financing - - -
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (991) (1,959) (3,308)
Cash and cash equivalents at the
start of the period 2,772 6,057 6,057
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Effects of exchange rate changes
on the balance of cash held in foreign
currencies (6) (3) 23
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Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the period 1,775 4,095 2,772
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In the period to 31 January 2019, significant non-cash
transactions comprised of the recognition of the Biscathorpe-2
abandonment provision of GBP125,125 (January 2018: None). In the
year to 31 July 2018, significant non-cash transactions comprised
of the acquisition of an additional 5% interest in PEDL 180 and
PEDL 182 for GBP417,000 deferred consideration (this consideration
was shown as current as at 31 July 2018; at 31 January 2019 it has
been determined that payment will become due after 1 February 2020
and the liability is shown as long term).
EGDON RESOURCES PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the six months ended 31 January 2019
Share based
payment Retained
Share capital Share premium reserve earnings Total equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Balance as at
1 August 2017 14,551 25,202 225 (7,273) 32,705
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Total comprehensive
income for the
period - - - (845) (845)
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Balance as at
31 January 2018 14,551 25,202 225 (8,118) 31,860
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Total comprehensive
income for the
period - - - (1,133) (1,133)
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Transfer of lapse
of options - - (48) 48 -
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Balance as at
31 July 2018 14,551 25,202 177 (9,203) 30,727
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Total comprehensive
income for the
period - - - (724) (724)
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Balance as at
31 January 2019 14,551 25,202 177 (9,927) 30,003
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1. General information
Egdon Resources plc ('the Company' and ultimate parent of the
Group) is a public limited company listed on the AIM market of the
London Stock Exchange plc (AIM) and incorporated in England. The
registered office is The Wheat House, 98 High Street, Odiham,
Hampshire, RG29 1LP.
This interim report was authorised for issue by the Directors on
the 8 April 2019.
Basis of preparation
The financial information set out in this interim report has
been prepared using accounting policies consistent with
International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted for use in
the European Union. IFRS is subject to amendment and interpretation
by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the IFRS
Interpretations Committee and there is an ongoing process of review
and endorsement by the European Union. The financial information
has been prepared on the basis of IFRS that the Directors expect to
be adopted by the European Union and applicable as at 31 July
2019.
Adoption of new and revised standards
New standards, interpretations and amendments effective from 1
January 2018
New standards impacting the Group that have been adopted in the
interim financial statements for the six months ended 31 January
2019 are as follows:
-- IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (IFRS 9); and
-- IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (IFRS 15)
None of the standards, interpretations and amendments effective
for the first time from 1 January 2018 have had a material effect
on the financial statements as discussed below:
IFRS 9
The most significant implication of this standard for the Group
is that it requires entities to use an expected credit loss model
for impairment of financial assets instead of an incurred credit
loss model. The Group has historically seen a low level of
non-recovery of debts, and routinely provides against amounts which
are thought to be at risk of non-recovery. In addition, the debtors
are short term in nature with typical terms of 30 days from
delivery. As a result, the implementation of the expected credit
loss model has had no material impact on the Group's results and no
prior year balances have been restated.
The Group does not have any derivative financial instruments
measured at fair value and therefore, the IFRS 9 amendment for
hedging instruments has had no material impact on the Group's
results and no prior year balances have been restated.
Financial assets that were previously classified as 'loans and
receivables' are now classified as 'at amortised cost' with no
significant change in their recognition and measurement.
IFRS 15
The Group earns its revenues from the sale of extracted oil and
gas and revenue is typically recognised at the point at which the
goods are delivered to the customer. Revenues do not, therefore,
arise from long-term contracts. The directors consider the sale of
the extracted oil and gas to have no separate distinct goods or
services and have concluded that there is only one performance
obligation, being the delivery of the goods.
In 2013, revenue from the sale of gas produced from the Ceres
field was not received by the Group but by the owners of other
fields connected to the common pipeline system, with Egdon
receiving the right to future gas production from those other
fields. In the 2013 financial statements, the revenue forgone by
Egdon was accrued. Under IFRS 15, such revenue is not accrued;
instead the right to receive future gas is recognised as a contract
asset with a corresponding deduction from the costs of production.
Revenue is recognised as received by the company. The value of the
right to receive future gas is based on the estimated sales value
of the gas to be received.
For the period ended 31 January 2019, this results in an
increase in revenue of GBP150,000 and an increase of cost of sales
of GBP150,000. (For the period ended 31 January 2018: an increase
in revenue and cost of sales of GBP127,000; for the year ended 31
July 2018: GBP436,000). This change in accounting policy had no
impact on the Group's equity.
Other than the Ceres adjustment, the standard has not resulted
in any significant changes to the way the Group has historically
recognised revenues in the financial statements and there has been
no material impact on the Group's results.
Non-statutory accounts
The financial information set out in this interim report does
not constitute the Group's statutory accounts for that period
within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The
statutory accounts for the year ended 31 July 2018 have been
delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors reported on
those accounts; their report was unqualified and did not contain a
statement under either Section 498 (2) or Section 498 (3) of the
Companies Act 2006.
The financial information for the six months ended 31 January
2019 and 31 January 2018 is unaudited.
Accounting policies
The condensed financial statements have been prepared under the
historical cost convention, except for the inclusion of certain
financial instruments at fair value.
The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of
computation are followed in these condensed financial statements as
were applied in preparation of the Group's financial statements for
the year ended 31 July 2018.
2. Loss per share
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months Six months Year ended
ended ended 31-Jul-18
31-Jan-19 31-Jan-18 p
p p
Basic (0.28) (0.33) (0.76)
Diluted (0.28) (0.33) (0.76)
The basic loss per share has been calculated on the loss on
ordinary activities after taxation of GBP0.72m (January 2018:
GBP0.85m; July 2018: GBP1.98m) divided by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares in issue of 259,984,822 (January 2018:
259,984,822; July 2018: 259,984,822). The diluted loss per share
has been calculated on the loss on ordinary activities after
taxation of GBP0.72m (January 2018: GBP0.85m; July 2018: GBP1.98m)
divided by the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares
in issue of 259,984,822 (January 2018: 259,984,822; July 2018:
259,984,822). In all of the reported periods, all share options in
issue were excluded as their inclusion would have been
anti-dilutive.
3. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
31-Jan-19 31-Jan-18 31-Jul-18
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Cash at bank at floating
interest rates 1,067 3,554 2,243
Restricted cash at bank 207 206 207
Non-interest bearing
cash at bank 501 335 322
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1,775 4,095 2,772
Cash at bank at floating interest rates consisted of money
market deposits which earn interest at rates set in advance for
periods up to three months by reference to Sterling LIBOR.
Restricted cash at bank represents amounts lodged in support of
guarantee commitments, earning interest at short term rates based
on Sterling LIBOR.
4. Dividend
The Directors do not recommend payment of a dividend.
5. Trade and other receivables; trade and other payables
As at 31 January 2019, trade receivables includes GBP1.6 million
due from Biscathorpe joint venture partners and other payables
includes a similar sum of deferred income as, at 31 January 2019,
the majority of drilling cost had not been incurred.
6. Post-balance sheet events
There have been no significant post balance sheet events that
would have a material impact on the results as reported.
7. Publication of the Interim Report
This interim report is available on the Company's website
www.egdon-resources.com.
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