Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. - Filing of Interim Financial Statements
FALCON OIL & GAS LTD.
(“Falcon”)
Filing of Interim Financial Statements
28 August 2020 - Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXV: FO, AIM: FOG) announces that it has filed its Interim Financial Statements for the three and six months ended 30 June 2020 and the accompanying Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”).
The following should be read in conjunction with the complete unaudited unreviewed Interim Financial Statements and the accompanying MD&A for the three and six months ended 30 June 2020, which are available on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) at and on Falcon’s website at .
2020 financial highlights and other financial updates
- Strong financial position, debt free with cash of US$11.8 million at 30 June 2020 (31 December 2019: US$13.1 million).
- Continued focus on cost management and the efficient operation of the portfolio.
- On 7 July 2020 Falcon Australia agreed to a further extension of the call option up to and including 30 April 2022 (“Additional Extension”), to acquire it’s 22.5% portion of the 2% ORRI from the TOG Group. Following confirmation of registration of the Additional Extension from the Northern Territory government Falcon Australia will pay US$150,000 to the TOG Group for granting the Additional Extension, with the cost of exercising the call option increasing from US$5.625 million to US$6 million.
CONTACT DETAILS:
| Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. | |
| Philip O'Quigley, CEO | 2 |
| Anne Flynn, CFO | |
| Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD & Broker) | |
| Neil McDonald / Derrick Lee | 1 |
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
| Three months ended 30 June 2020 $’000 | Three months ended 30 June 2019 $’000 | Six months ended 30 June 2020 $’000 | Six months ended 30 June 2019 $’000 | ||||
| Revenue | |||||||
| Oil and natural gas revenue | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Expenses | |||||||
| Exploration and evaluation expenses | (35) | (108) | (73) | (149) | |||
| Production and operating expenses | (3) | (3) | (5) | (6) | |||
| General and administrative expenses | (597) | (443) | (1,000) | (902) | |||
| Share based compensation | - | - | - | (12) | |||
| Foreign exchange gain / (loss) | 17 | 24 | (11) | (27) | |||
| (618) | (530) | (1,089) | (1,096) | ||||
| Results from operating activities | (617) | (529) | (1,087) | (1,093) | |||
| Fair value gain – outstanding warrant | - | 570 | 110 | 103 | |||
| Finance income | 874 | 144 | 15 | 187 | |||
| Finance expense | (58) | (56) | (279) | (113) | |||
| Net finance income / (expense) | 816 | 88 | (264) | 74 | |||
| Income / (loss) and comprehensive income / (loss) for the period | 199 | 129 | (1,241) | (916) | |||
| Income / (loss) and comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to: | |||||||
| Equity holders of the company | 183 | 127 | (1,238) | (917) | |||
| Non-controlling interests | 16 | 2 | (3) | 1 | |||
| Income / (loss) and comprehensive income / (loss) for the period | 199 | 129 | (1,241) | (916) | |||
| Income / (loss) per share attributable to equity holders of the company: | |||||||
| Basic and diluted | 0.001 cent | 0.001 cent | (0.001 cent) | (0.001 cent) | |||
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
(Unaudited)
| At 30 June 2020 $’000 | At 31 December 2019 $’000 | ||
| Assets | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Exploration and evaluation assets | 40,294 | 40,246 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 1 | 1 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 21 | 30 | |
| Restricted cash | 2,225 | 2,241 | |
| 42,541 | 42,518 | ||
| Current assets | |||
| Cash and cash on equivalents | 11,815 | 13,066 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 104 | 141 | |
| 11,919 | 13,207 | ||
| Total assets | 54,460 | 55,725 | |
| Equity and liabilities | |||
| Equity attributable to owners of the parent | |||
| Share capital | 392,170 | 392,170 | |
| Contributed surplus | 45,075 | 45,075 | |
| Retained deficit | (394,581) | (393,343) | |
| 42,664 | 43,902 | ||
| Non-controlling interests | 697 | 700 | |
| Total equity | 43,361 | 44,602 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Decommissioning provision | 10,444 | 10,331 | |
| 10,444 | 10,331 | ||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 655 | 682 | |
| Derivative financial liabilities | - | 110 | |
| 655 | 792 | ||
| Total liabilities | 11,099 | 11,123 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 54,460 | 55,725 |
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| Six months ended 30 June | |||
| 2020 $’000 | 2019 $’000 | ||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Net loss for the period | (1,241) | (916) | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Share based compensation | - | 12 | |
| Fair value gain - outstanding warrant | (110) | (103) | |
| Net finance expense / (income) | 264 | (74) | |
| Effect of exchange rates on operating activities | 11 | 27 | |
| Change in non-cash working capital: | |||
| Decrease / (increase) in trade and other receivables | 46 | (28) | |
| Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 37 | 139 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (993) | (943) | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Interest Received | 15 | 70 | |
| Exploration and evaluation assets | (48) | (14) | |
| Net cash (used in) / generated from investing activities | (33) | 56 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Net proceeds from private placement | - | 8,433 | |
| Net cash generated from financing activities | - | 8,433 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | (1,026) | 7,546 | |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash & cash equivalents | (225) | (48) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 13,066 | 6,967 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 11,815 | 14,465 | |
All dollar amounts in this document are in United States dollars “$”, except as otherwise indicated.
About Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd is an international oil & gas company engaged in the exploration and development of unconventional oil and gas assets, with the current portfolio focused in Australia, South Africa and Hungary. Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd is incorporated in British Columbia, Canada and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with a technical team based in Budapest, Hungary.
Falcon Oil & Gas Australia Limited is a c. 98% subsidiary of Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
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Glossary of terms
ORRI Overriding royalty interest
TOG Group Malcolm John Gerrard, Territory Oil & Gas LLC & Tom Dugan Family Partnership LLC
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