RNS / I like these bits30 Sep 2019 09:51
GDC has ceased to make payments to Cameroon Holdings Limited ("CHL") under the Royalty Agreement. As a result, in June 2019, CHL commenced proceedings against both GDC and the Company with regard to payments CHL believes it is entitled to under the Royalty Agreement including potential damages. The Company proposes to vigorously defend such claim and is currently preparing its defense. There is no definitive timetable for such litigation proceedings. The Company has not accrued for CHL royalties during H1 19 and has fully impaired this investment, resulting in an impairment charge of $5.6 million during H1 19. In the event that the legal proceedings result in GDC being obliged to continue paying royalty payments, the Group's liability at 30 June 2019 would be $1.7 million, less an anticipated dividend from CHL amounting to $0.6 million.
Going Concern
The Directors have given careful consideration to the appropriateness of the going concern basis in the preparation of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Further details of our current financial position and uncertainties which may affect the Company's ability to continue operating as a going concern are to be found in the Financial Review and in Note 3 of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements set out below.