Interim Results

To be released at 7.00 a.m. on 28 February 2006 Conroy Diamonds & Gold plc ('the Company') Unaudited Interim Results for the six months ended 30 November 2005 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT I have great pleasure in presenting your Company's Interim Report for the six months ended November 2005. During the half-year, your Company continued to make excellent progress with its gold exploration programme in the Longford-Down Massif, in the north of Ireland. Further positive results have been recorded from your Company's ongoing programme of closely-spaced deep overburden sampling on the ten additional gold targets announced last April in a 20km² section of the Armagh Monaghan Gold Belt which also includes your Company's Tullybuck-Lisglassan and Glenish gold discoveries. Six of the ten targets, originally defined by shallow soil geochemistry, have now been sampled in this way, and five have returned positive results. These include the discovery of an extensive new gold bearing structure to the east of Tullybuck-Lisglassan in Co Monaghan. This extends 250 metres along strike, is open in both directions and is located immediately north of the Orlock Bridge Fault. The northwest-northeast orientation of the mineralisation is similar to that seen in the Tullybuck-Lisglassan deposit itself and at other locations within the Armagh Monaghan Gold Belt. In addition, two new structures have been identified on Targets 3 and 4, respectively 2km southwest and 1.5kms southeast of Tullybuck-Lisglassan, whilst deep overburden testing on Targets 5 and 6 indicates that the two targets constitute a single anomaly which measures approximately 1 kilometre by 500 metres. The programme of overburden sampling, mostly to bedrock, has encountered anomalous gold values over wide areas, with Target 3 returning particularly high values of up to 10,105 parts per billion (ppb) gold (10.1gt) and Targets 4,5 and 6 returning peak values of 395ppb, 172ppb and 334ppb respectively. These are very high when viewed against a background of less than 4 ppb and where 10 ppb gold is considered anomalous. A peak value of 10,105ppb (10.1g/t) is exceptional in the context of overburden sampling and gives an indication of the wider potential of the area around Tullybuck-Lisglassan. All of the targets sampled to date have a spatial relationship with the Orlock Bridge Fault, which is believed to be a controlling factor on gold mineralisation with the Company's licences The targets also lie within one of three areas identified by SRK in its review of your Company's gold properties as being 'highly prospective' because they relate to the intersection of major deep-seated lineaments and the Orlock Bridge Fault. Such lineaments are particularly important because economic gold deposits elsewhere in the world frequently occur on or close to such structures. To-date the Armagh - Monaghan Gold Belt has been outlined over an area of about 60km². This represents less than 5 per cent. of your Company's licence area in the Longford - Down Massif. Since the end of the reporting period, as announced on 16 January, 2006, Gartmore Investment Management Plc has increased its holding in your Company to 14.26 per cent. of the issued share capital. I welcome their continued support. FINANCE In preparing these results the directors have considered the build-up of current liabilities on the balance sheet. These liabilities arose mainly from the accrual of unpaid directors' fees and remuneration over a number of years. By foregoing payment of their fees and remuneration, the directors effectively allowed the Company's exploration work on the ground to continue, even during times when capital raisings via the Stock Exchange were extremely difficult. The directors have waived their entitlement to all amounts accrued up to 31 August 2005. The amount of such accruals at 31 August 2005 was €1,422,782. The write-off of this liability resulted in an exceptional credit to the profit and loss account of €607,197 and the balance of €815,585, which related to the management and supervision of the exploration programme, was credited to mineral interests in the balance sheet. The credit to the profit and loss account of €607,197 together with the loss on ordinary activities for the period of €122,374 resulted in a net increase in shareholders funds of €484,823. After careful consideration, and discussions with the Company's advisers, the Board decided to issue a total of 49,064,190 warrants to the individual directors for nil consideration exercisable over 10 years at a subscription price of €0.037 (Stg2.5p) per share. This was ratified by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. Your directors are considering the various options for financing its further exploration and development programmes. These may include bringing in a joint venture partner or the raising of further capital. DIRECTORS AND STAFF I regret to report with deep sadness the death of Dr Pamela Conroy. Dr Pamela Conroy was a founding director of the Company. Her dedication, experience, advice and support, contributed to a major degree to the on-going success of your Company. I would like to thank my fellow directors, staff and contractors for their support and dedication, which has enabled the continued success of the Company. I look forward to the future with confidence. Professor Richard Conroy Chairman 28 February 2006 UNAUDITED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT For the six months ended 30 November 2005 Six months Six months Year ended ended ended 30 November 30 November 31 May 2005 2004 2005 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Audited) € € € Operating expenses (122,485) (162,203) (515,205) Other income 111 1,063 1,958 Loss for period (122,374) (161,140) (513,247) Exceptional item 607,197 - - Profit/(Loss) after exceptional item 484,823 (161,140) (513,247) Profit and loss account at beginning of (2,272,131) (1,758,884) (1,758,884) period Profit and Loss account at end of (1,787,308) (1,920,024) (2,272,131) period Loss per share (€0.002) (€0.003) (€0.008) UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEET At 30 November 2005 At 30 At 30 At 31 November November May 2005 2004 2005 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Audited) € € € Fixed Assets Mineral interests 5,507,278 5,628,260 6,043,726 Tangible assets 54,271 64,559 53,015 5,561,549 5,692,819 6,096,741 Current Assets Debtors 43,521 161,361 39,020 Cash in hand 5,100 43,039 62,689 48,621 204,400 101,709 Creditors: amounts failing due within one (512,934) (1,292,241) (1,586,037) year Net Current Liabilities (464,313) (1,087,841) (1,484,328) Net Assets 5,097,236 4,604,978 4,612,413 Capital and Reserves Called up share capital 2,146,320 1,846,320 2,146,320 Capital conversion reserve fund 30,617 30,617 30,617 Share premium account 4,707,607 4,648,065 4,707,607 Profit and loss account (1,787,308) (1,920,024) (2,272,131) Shareholders' Funds 5,097,236 4,604,978 4,612,413 UNAUDITED CASH FLOW STATEMENT For the six months ended 30 November 2005 Six months Six months Year ended ended ended 30 November 30 November 31 May 2005 2004 2005 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Audited) € € € Net Cash Inflow/(Outflow) from 224,703 (1,446) (73,638) Operating Activities Capital Expenditure and Financial (282,292) (452,381) (888,353) Investments Net Cash Outflow before financing (57,589) (453,827) (814,715) Financing - - 359,542 Decrease in Cash (57,589) (453,827) (455,173) Notes to the Financial Statements 1. Publication of non-statutory accounts The financial information set out in this document does not comprise the statutory accounts of the Company. 2. Loss per share The calculation of the loss per ordinary share of €0.002 (2005 - €0.003) is based on the loss for the half year of €122,374 (2004 - €161,140) and the weighted average number of ordinary shares on a basic and fully diluted basis during the year of 71,544,011 (2004 - 61,544,011). Share options and warrants are not included in the calculation of fully diluted shares since the Company incurred a loss in 2005 and 2004 which results in these potential shares being anti-dilutive. 3. Dividends No dividends were paid or are proposed in respect of the period ended 30 November, 2005. 4. A copy of the Interim Report will be sent to all shareholders shortly and will be available from the Company's registered office, 10 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2.
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