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Goldstone Resources Ltd 26 August 2004 GOLDSTONE RESOURCES LIMITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2004 Chief Executive's Statement I am pleased to inform the shareholders of the Company's activities during the year ended 29 February 2004. During the preceding five years, the Company spent considerable funds developing and enhancing its gold project in South America. As result of this work, the Company produced geological information that was highly encouraging and which demonstrated the potential for finding a significant gold province in Guyana. At this vital juncture, it became imperative that the Company procure further finance with which to continue its exploration activities. The objective was to embark on a major drilling programme, seeking to intercept commercially viable gold-bearing palaeoplacers potentially located in the Company's lease areas. Consequently the Board took the decision to float the Company on AIM and engaged Westhouse Securities LLP as Nominated Adviser and Broker. As result, a placing of 22,400,000 ordinary shares at 25p per share was carried out, raising £5.6 million from primarily institutional investors. The Company was consequently successfully admitted to AIM on 23 March 2004. The Board is optimistic about the cumulative exploration results recovered to date and believes the future holds significant promise. The Company commenced its gold drilling programme on 1 August 2004 in the northern parts of Lease Area A and subsequently started drilling in Lease Area B at Parish's Hill, where a gold-bearing palaeoplacer was previously intercepted. Furthermore the bauxite resource, previously identified in the Company's lease areas, was significantly advanced in mid-2004 by means of field work done by our independent consultants. The Board believes that the bauxite resource holds substantial potential for successful commercialisation. The Board expects to receive assay results on the majority of the gold exploration drill holes before the end of 2004 and will simultaneously seek to advance and commercialise the bauxite project. Nico van der Hoven Chief Executive Officer 23 August 2004 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS Note Year ended 29 Year ended 28 February February 2004 2003 $ $ TURNOVER - - Exploration expenses (130,607) (162,406) Gross loss (130,607) (162,406) Other operating expenses (343,663) (352,916) Interest receivable 27 44 OPERATING LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR (474,243) (515,278) Balance brought forward - (deficit) (2,457,854) (1,942,576) Balance carried forward - (deficit) (2,932,097) (2,457,854) Earnings per ordinary share Basic (cents per share) 1 (35,657) (59,024) Additional basic (cents per share) 1 (0.75) (0.82) Additional diluted (cents per share) 1 (0.79) (0.86) BALANCE SHEETS 29 February 28 February 2004 2003 $ $ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 8,426 22,311 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors and prepayments 318,938 - Cash at bank 1,183 3,126 320,121 3,126 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year Amounts to be converted to share capital - (56,865) Amounts due to parent company (18,938) - Creditors and accruals (257,060) (13,737) (275,998) (70,602) Net current assets / (liabilities) 44,123 (67,476) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 52,549 (45,165) CAPITAL AND RESERVES Share capital 2,082 2,024 Share premium 1,912,362 1,855,555 Capital contribution reserve 1,070,202 555,110 Profit and loss account - (deficit) (2,932,097) (2,457,854) EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS /(DEFICIT) 52,549 (45,165) NOTES 1. Earnings per share Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the losses attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue after the placing on the AIM. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue as adjusted to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. Additional earnings per share calculations have been given on the basis of taking account of the shares and potential shares in issue after the date of the admission to AIM, as if they had been in issue throughout the period of these financial statements. The company has one class of dilutive potential ordinary shares being the warrants issued at the time of the placing and admission to AIM. 2004 2003 $ $ Earnings per share Loss attributable to share holders (474,243) (515,278) No. No. Weighted average number of ordinary shares 1,330 873 Basic loss per share (cents) (35,657) (59,024) Additional earnings per share No. No. Weighted average number of ordinary shares (millions) 62.4 62.4 Effective of dilutive ordinary shares: Warrants (2.2) (2.2) 60.2 60.2 Basic loss per share (cents) (0.75) (0.82) Diluted loss per share (cents) (0.79) (0.86) 2. The financial statements incorporated in the annual report and accounts for the year ended 28 February 2004, from which the information in this announcement has been extracted, have been prepared in United States Dollars under the historical cost convention and in accordance with accounting standards applicable in the United Kingdom. 3. The annual report and accounts is expected to be posted to shareholders today. Copies of the annual report and accounts will be available for a period of one month from the offices of Westhouse Securities LLP, Clements House, 14-18 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NN. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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