Tasty balance Sheet9 Dec 2011 23:08
Half Yearly 2011 Financial Results -14 November 2011
AIM and JSE listed - SacOil Holdings Limited, the African independent upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to announce its half yearly financial results for the six months ended 31 August 2011.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Operational / Management / Corporate
The recognition of the R238.1 (GBP20.6) million is in accordance with International Accounting Standard 37: Contingent Assets and Contingent Liabilities and is based on additional information available, at the time of this release, to the management of SacOil in relation to the probability of future economic benefits that could flow to SacOil as a result of the Disposal. The Group Interim Results for the six months ended 31 August 2011 will be released on or about Monday, 14 November 2011. The information contained in this announcement has not been reviewed or reported on by the Group`s auditors.
*Successful farmout of a 60% interest in Block III to Total E&P RDC ("Total") ("Block III Disposal") for: US$7.5m (£ 4.6m) cash payment received net to SacOil
*US$54m (£ 33.02m) contingent bonus paymentnet to SacOil
*Full carry on exploration costs of at least US$35m (£ 21.4m) to final investment decision
*Strengthened main board, with the appointments of John Bentley and James William (Bill) Guest as Independent Non-Executive Directors.
*Strengthened management team with the appointment of Bradley Cerff as Vice-President.
*Successful admission to AIM
Financial:
**US$7.5m (£ 4.6m) cash received and further potential proceeds of US$54m (£33.02m) in relation to the Block III Disposal (net to SacOil)
**US$10.6m cash (£ 6.5m) raised through equity
**Headline earnings up 657%
**Tangible Net Asset Value up 379%
**Greenhills plant net profit up 11%
Commenting, Robin Vela, CEO, said:
"The focus over the last six months has been on managing the Company's exposure to the high impact exploration assets in Block III in the highly prospective Albertine Basin, whilst retaining significant potential upside for shareholders. Our attention has also been on procuring funding in order to de-risk and fast track the work program obligations of our asset portfolio and progressing towards early production and revenues from our oil concession blocks, OPL 233 and OPL 281, in Nigeria. We successfully did this through the farm-out to Total and the recently announced Standby Equity Distribution Agreement. Combined, this puts us in a good position to fast track and develop our asset position and opportunities and we look forward to the next six months of the financial year with added confidence."