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Financial Highlights
* Holding in Kalahari Minerals Plc reduced to £nil (31 March 2010: £
16,497,647) following sale of remaining 8,917,647 shares at £1.85 on the 16
April 2010;
* Special Dividend of 7.13 pence per share - aggregate amount of £25,352,097
- declared on 16 April 2010 and paid on 18 May 2010;
* Holding in Extract Resources Limited reduced to £nil (31 March 2010: £
1,740,508) following sale of 368,721 shares at AUD7.00 on the 19 July 2010;
* Equity shareholder funds decreased in period to £9,975,844 (31 March 2010:
£35,867,184) following the May 2010 shareholder dividend;
* Current assets valuation decreased to £10,001,338 (31 March 2010: £
35,920,430) following sale of Kalahari and Extract holdings;
* Cash reserves at period end remain extremely healthy at £9,990,019 (31
March 2010: £17,676,956);
* Operating expenses for period below budget at £521,233 of which £329,953
related to a commission payment on the sale of Kalahari Shares (30
September 2009: operating expenses £347,952);
* Net asset value per share as of 30 September 2010: 2.81 pence (30 September
2009: 10.70 pence);
* Net loss for the six months ended 30 September 2010: £896,884 (30 September
2009: profit of £13,916,315 resulting from investment gains of £14,419
,739);
* As of the 30 November 2010, the Company's cash balances stand at £
9,640,544, representing 2.71 pence per share.