Interim Results and Operational Update

RNS Number : 9180X
Indus Gas Limited
25 November 2014
 



 

For Immediate Release                                                                            Tuesday 25 November 2014

 

 

 

Indus Gas Limited

("Indus" or "the Company")

 

Interim Results and Operational Update

 

Indus Gas Limited (AIM:INDI.L), an oil & gas exploration and development company with assets in India, is pleased to report its interim results for the six month period ending 30 September 2014.

 

Consolidated reported adjusted revenues, operating profit and profit before tax for the interim period ending 30 September 2014 were US$ 17.48m (US$19.45 mn interim 2013), US$ 13.41mn (US$16.19 mn interim 2013) and US$ 13.39mn (US$ 16.04mn interim 2013) respectively. As outlined in previous financial statements, these numbers are adjusted for "Take or Pay" receipts, which are reported as deferred revenue in the financial statements. The adjustment for the interim period amounts to US$ 0.43mn (US$9.80mn Interim 2013), reflecting a narrowing of the gap between production and end user demand.  During the interim period, there were a number of turbine outages creating a knock-on effect to Indus's gas plant.  This triggered an enforced delay before the gas plant came back on-line and hence resulted in several short periods of production down-time.  These issues have now been fully resolved with production stable at 33.5 mmcf/d.

 

We have continued to make provision for a notional deferred tax liability of US$ 5.73mn, in accordance with IFRS requirements.

 

Since the announcement of the annual results on 24 September 2014, the Company has reached financial close on a new $180mn debt facility and completed its partial drawdown. As of 30 September 2014, Indus had outstanding bank debt of US$ 94.04mn, which has reduced from US$ 110.69mn, in line with the agreed amortisation schedule.  This new term debt facility combined with the existing revenue stream will fund the Company's continued operational expansion and enable Indus to meet all of its financial obligations over the next 12 months.

 

During the period, the Company drilled 4 new successful production wells  SGL-15, SGL SB-1, SGL SB-2 and SGL SB-3 in the Pariwar formation to augment current gas production.

 

The declaration of commerciality (DOC) in respect of the circa 2000 km2 area, outside of 176 km2 of previously granted SGL Mining Lease area ("Non -SGL Area"), has been recently approved by the Management Committee, as detailed in the Company's Production Sharing Contract (PSC), consisting of representatives from the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas), the Director General of Hydrocarbons and ONGC.  This will allow the Company to progress with a Field Development Plan for this 2000 km2 area. As part of DOC approval process, the Company has relinquished the remaining 1,850 square kilometres on the Eastern side of the Block.

 

The Government of India has recently issued the new Domestic Natural Gas Pricing Guidelines 2014, which sets the standard benchmark gas price at $5.61 per mmBtu, effective from 1 November 2014.   The Company is currently realising US$5 per mmBtu in respect of its existing gas sales contract, which is set to be renegotiated in October 2015.

 

Commenting, Peter Cockburn, Chairman of Indus, said:

 

"Indus continues to make very significant operational progress. The new US$ 180mn debt facility will provide the necessary funding for the next expansion phase of our operations. Approval of the DOC and recent policy announcements from the Government of India, including gas pricing, are extremely encouraging. The Board looks forward to the next 12 months with confidence."

 

For further information please contact:

Indus Gas Limited

Peter Cockburn

John Scott                  +44 (0)20 7877 0022

 

Arden Partners plc

Steve Douglas           +44 (0)20 7614 5900

 

Bell Pottinger PR

Philip Dennis              +44 (0)20 3772 2557

 

 



Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(All amounts in US$, unless otherwise stated)


Notes

As at

30 September 2014

As at

30 September 2013

As at

31 March 2014



(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

ASSETS





Non-current assets





Intangible assets: exploration and evaluation assets

 

7

 

-

 

53,164,502

 

                  -

Property, plant and equipment

8

442,971,685

320,038,409

 408,582,251

Other assets


885

885

            885

Total non-current assets


442,972,570

 373,203,796

408,583,136

Current assets





Inventories


7,905,776

 4,330,567

9,326,267

Trade receivables


3,645,798

6,863,677

7,847,404

Current tax assets


966,453

468,316

726,511

Other current assets


628,502

 96,028

408,645

Cash and cash equivalents


5,038,024

1,312,701

977,028

Total current assets


18,184,553

 13,071,289

19,285,855

Total assets


461,157,123

 386,275,085

427,868,991






LIABILITIES AND EQUITY





Shareholders' equity





Share capital


3,619,443

3,619,443

3,619,443

Additional paid-in capital


46,733,689

46,733,689

46,733,689

Currency translation reserve


(9,313,781)

(9,313,781)

(9,313,781)

Merger reserve


19,570,288

19,570,288

19,570,288

Share option reserve


324,865

324,865

324,865

Retained earnings


18,213,174

 2,633,055

10,981,346

Total  shareholders' equity


79,147,678

 63,567,559

71,915,850

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Contd.)

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

 


Notes

As at

30 September 2014

As at

30 September 2013

As at

31 March 2014



(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)






LIABILITIES





Non-current liabilities





Long term debt from banks, excluding current portion

9

76,453,890

 

93,375,203

 

85,266,117

Provision for decommissioning


1,191,579

972,552

1,079,946

Deferred tax liabilities (net)


18,413,620

 6,271,662

12,687,726

Payable to related parties, excluding current portion

10

116,628,106

 109,500,515

112,947,262

Deferred revenue


25,049,173

 18,815,921

24,618,832

Total non-current liabilities


237,736,368

228,935,853

236,599,883

Current liabilities





Current portion of long term debt from banks

9

17,582,006

17,366,180

17,301,889

Current portion payable to related parties

10

121,473,453

 71,321,089

96,847,805

Finance lease obligation


-

480

-

Accrued expenses and other liabilities


140,532

6,838

126,478

Deferred revenue


5,077,086

5,077,086

5,077,086

Total current liabilities


144,273,077

93,771,673

119,353,258

Total liabilities


382,009,445

322,707,526

355,953,141

Total liabilities and equity


461,157,123

386,275,085

427,868,991

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)



Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)


Notes

Six months ended

30 September 2014


Six month ended

30 September 2013



Unaudited


Unaudited






Revenue                                 


17,048,656


9,647,267

Cost of sales


(3,007,340)


 (2,507,513)

Administrative expenses


(1,061,280)


 (753,561)






Profit from operations


12,980,036


 6,386,193

Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net


(22,361)


79,795

Interest expense


-


 (225,174)

Interest income


50


8

Profit before tax


12,957,725


 6,240,822






Income taxes

 -Deferred tax charge


 

(5,725,894)


                    

  (2,817,180)


 

Profit for the period (attributable


7,231,831


3,423,642

to the shareholder of the Group)





Total comprehensive income for the period (attributable to the shareholders of the Group)


7,231,831


3,423,642

Earnings per share

11




Basic


0.04


0.02

Diluted


0.04


0.02

Par value of each share in GBP


0.01


0.01

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements) 


Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)


Share capital Number   Amount

Additional paid-in capital

Currency translation reserve

Merger reserve

Share option reserve

(Accumulated losses)/ Retained earnings

Total stockholders' equity




Balance as at 1 April 2014

 

182,973,924

3,619,443

46,733,689

(9,313,781)

19,570,288

324,865

10,981,346

   71,915,850

Profit for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,231,831

7,231,831

Total comprehensive income  for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,231,831

7,231,831

Balance as at 30 September 2014

 

182,973,924

3,619,443

46,733,689

(9,313,781)

19,570,288

324,865

18,213,174

79,147,678

 

 

 

Balance as at 1 April 2013

 

182,973,924

3,619,443

46,733,689

(9,313,781)

19,570,288

324,865

(790,587)

60,143,917

Profit for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,423,642

3,423,642

Total comprehensive income  for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,423,642

3,423,642

Balance as at 30 September 2013

182,973,924

3,619,443

46,733,689

(9,313,781)

19,570,288

324,865

2,633,055

63,567,559

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements).


Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)



Six months ended

30 September 2014


Six months ended

30 September 2013



Unaudited


Unaudited

 

(A) Cash flow from operating activities





 

Profit before tax


12,957,725


 

6,240,822

 

Adjustments





 

Unrealised exchange loss/ (gain)


 

(737)


 

2,521

Interest income


(50)


(8)

Interest expense


-


283,139

Provision for decommissioning cost


111,633


63,037

Depreciation


2,538,780


2,157,254

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities





 

Inventories


1,420,491


1,644,049

Trade receivables


4,201,605


3,062,352

Trade and other payables


3,229,667


1,948,579

Other current and non-current assets


(219,858)


 (52,903)

Deferred revenue


430,341


9,797,311

Other liabilities


133,795


 (56,710)

 

Cash generated from operations


24,803,392


 25,089,443

Income taxes paid


(239,942)


(237,460)

 

Net cash generated from operating activities


24,563,450


 24,851,983

 

(B) Cash flow from investing activities





 

Investment in exploration and evaluation assets


-


 

(32,899,514)

Purchase of property, plant and equipment


(9,295,829)


 13,433,241

Interest received


50


8

 

Net cash used in investing activities


(9,295,779)


(19,466,265)

 

 





 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated) (Cont'd) 



Six months ended

30 September 2014


Six months ended

30 September 2013



Unaudited


Unaudited

 

(C ) Cash flow from financing activities




Repayment of long term debt from banks


(8,660,000)


(8,660,000)

Payment of Interest


(2,547,412)


(2,957,929)

Repayment of finance lease obligations


-


(2,210)

 

Net cash used in financing activities


(11,207,412)


 (11,620,139)

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents


4,060,259


(6,234,421)






Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period


977,028


Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents


737


1,098

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period


5,038,024


1,312,701






Cash and cash equivalents comprises of





Balances with banks


5,038,024


1,312,701






 

 (The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)



Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated) 

1.    INTRODUCTION

Indus Gas Limited ("Indus Gas" or "the Company") was incorporated in the Island of Guernsey on 4 March 2008 pursuant to an Act of Royal Court of the Island of Guernsey. The Company was set up to act as the holding company of iServices Investments Limited ("iServices") and Newbury Oil Company Limited ("Newbury"). iServices and Newbury are companies incorporated in Mauritius and Cyprus respectively. iServices was incorporated in the year 2003 and Newbury was incorporated in the year 2005. Subsequently, the Company was listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange on 6 June 2008.

 

Indus Gas, through its subsidiaries iServices and Newbury (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Group"), is engaged in the business of oil and gas exploration, development and production. The Group owns an aggregate of 90 per cent participating interest in a petroleum exploration and development concession in India known as RJ-ON/06 ("the Block"). The remaining 10 per cent participating interest is owned by Focus Energy Limited ("Focus"). Focus entered into a Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") with the Government of India ("GOI") and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited ("ONGC") on 30 June 1998 in respect of the Block. The participating interest is subject to any option exercised by ONGC in respect of individual discoveries (already exercised for the SGL Field as further explained in Note 3).

 

Details of the Company's subsidiaries as at the end of the reporting periods are as follows:

 

Name of Subsidiary

Principal activity

Place of incorporation

Proportion of ownership interest and voting power held by the Group






iServices Investments Limited

Oil and gas extraction, development and production

Mauritius

100%







Newbury Oil Company Limited

Oil and gas extraction, development and production

Cyprus

100%







2.   BASIS OF PREPARATION

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are for the six months ended 30 September 2014 and are presented in United States Dollar (US$), which is the functional currency of the parent company and other entities in the Group. They have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the information required in annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European union, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2014.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

 

The accounting policies applied in these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with the policies that were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2014.

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are for the six months ended 30 September 2014 and have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 24 November 2014

 

The accounting policies applied are consistent with the policies that were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 31, 2014, except for the adoption of new standards and amendments effective for the Group with effect from 1 January, 2014.

 

Effective 1 January, the Group has adopted the following standards:

- IFRS 10 'Consolidated Financial Statements'; (effective 1 January 2014)

- IFRS 11 'Joint arrangements'; (effective 1 January 2014)

- IFRS 12 'Disclosure of interests in Other Entities'; (effective 1 January 2014)

- IAS 27 (amendment) 'Separate Financial Statements; (effective 1 January 2014)

- IAS 28 (amendment) 'Investments in associates and Joint Ventures'; (effective 1 January 2014)

 

These changes to IFRS effective 1 January 2014 have no impact on the Group's accounting policies or financial statements.

 

 

3.  JOINTLY CONTROLLED ASSETS

The Group is jointly engaged in oil and gas exploration, development and production activities along with Focus. This venture is a jointly controlled asset as defined under IAS 31: Interest in Joint Ventures. All rights and obligations in respect of exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources under the 'Interest sharing agreement' are shared between Focus, iServices and Newbury in the ratio of 10 per cent, 65 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.

 

Under the PSC, the GOI, through ONGC had an option to acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in any discovered field, upon such successful discovery of oil or gas reserves, which has been declared as commercially feasible to develop.

 

Subsequent to the declaration of commercial discovery in SGL field on 21 January 2008, ONGC on had exercised the option to acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in the discovered fields on 6 June 2008.

 

On exercise of this option, ONGC is liable to pay its share of 30 per cent of the SGL field development costs and production costs incurred after 21 January 2008 and are entitled to a 30 per cent share in the production of gas subject to recovery of contract costs as explained below. 

 

The allocation of the production from the field to each participant in any year is determined on the basis of the respective proportion of each such participant's cumulative unrecovered contract costs as at the end of the previous year or where there are no unrecovered contract costs at the end of previous year, on the basis of participating interest of each participant in the field.

 

On the basis of above, gas production for the period ended 30 September 2014 is shared between Focus, iServices and Newbury in the ratio of 10 percent, 65 percent and 25 percent respectively.

 

The aggregate amounts relating to jointly controlled assets, liabilities, expenses and commitments related thereto that have been included in the consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 


Period ended

30 September 2014

(Unaudited)

Period ended

30 September 2013

(Unaudited)

Year ended

31 March 2014

(Audited)





 

Non-current assets

442,971,685

 373,202,911

408,582,251

Current assets

7,905,776

 4,330,567

9,326,267





Non-current liabilities

1,191,579

 972,552

1,079,946

Current liabilities

121,289,798

 71,321,089

 

96,847,805

Expenses (net of finance income)

3,229,667

1,948,578

5,684,190





Commitments

-

-

-





The GOI, through ONGC, has option to acquire similar participating interest in any such future successful discovery of oil or gas reserves in the Block that has been declared as commercially feasible to develop.

 

 

4.  ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

In preparing these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were consistent with those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2014.

 

 

5.  SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Chief Operating Decision Maker reviews the business as one operating segment being the extraction and production of oil and gas. Hence, no separate segment information has been furnished herewith.

 

During the six month period ended 30 September 2014, there have been no changes from prior periods in the measurement methods used to determine operating segments and reported segment profit or loss.

 

All of the non-current assets other than financial instruments and deferred tax assets (there are no employment benefit assets, and rights arising under insurance contracts) are located in India and amounted US$ 442,971,685 as at 30 September 2014  (30 September 2013: US$ 373,202,911, 31 March 2014: US$ 408,582,251).

 

The Group has a single product, i.e. the sale of natural gas, which is supplied to a single customer, GAIL (India) Limited in a single geographical segment, being India.

 

 

6.  BASIS OF GOING CONCERN ASSUMPTION

 

As at 30 September 2014, the Group had current liabilities amounting to US$ 143,770,933 majority of which is towards current portion of borrowings from banks and related party, Focus. The Group expects to meet its next year (year ended 30 September 2015) obligation towards existing bank loans from internal generation of cash from operations.

 

The Group has obtained a sanction of additional debt of US$ 180 million subsequent to the period end. Part of this debt is to be used for the repayment of payable towards Focus and balance will be utilised towards further appraisal and development expenditure in the Block. Furthermore, during the period ended 30 September 2014, Gynia has also assured the Group to provide support for any cash requirement to meet its obligations towards banks not met through internal generation of cash. Based on this, the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on going concern basis.

 

 

7.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS: EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

 

Intangible assets comprise of exploration and evaluation assets. Movement in intangible assets was as under:

 


Intangible assets: exploration and evaluation assets

Balance as at 31 March 2013

                   18,427,390

Additions

34,737,112

Balance at  30 September  2013

53,164,502

Additions

24,643,692

Transfer to development assets

(77,808,194)

Balance as at 31 March 2014

                                 -

Additions

15,787,912

Transfer to development assets

(15,787,912)

Balance as at  30 September 2014

                                -



 

The Operator (Focus) has filled integrated Declaration of commerciality (DoC) in November 2013. Based on the policy framework for relaxations, extensions and clarifications at the development and production stage under the PSC regime for early monetization of Hydrocarbon discoveries issued by Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on 10 November, 2014, the Operator has submitted a request with Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, for continuing appraisal activities till submission of Field Development Plan in October 2015.

 

The above also includes borrowing costs capitalised of US$ 227,546 for the period ended 30 September 2014 (30 September 2013: US$ 1,029,641, 31 March 2014: US$ 2,810,610).

 

 

           

8.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment comprise of the following:

Cost

 

 

Land

Extended well test equipment

Development/Production assets

Bunk houses

Vehicles

Other assets

Capital work-in-progress

Total

Balance as at 1 April 2014

167,248

3,731,437

407,065,250

5,384,531

4,804,502

1,478,568

1,406,329

424,037,865

Additions

-

583

37,794,322

-

-

7,605

144,151

37,946,661

Balance as at  30 September  2014

167,248

3,732,020

444,859,572

5,384,531

4,804,502

1,486,173

1,550,480

461,984,526










Accumulated depreciation








Balance as at 1 April 2014

                                  -  

1,043,944

6,922,627

3,775,601

2,519,738

1,193,704

-

15,455,614

Depreciation for the period

  - 

167,671

2,538,780

409,413

346,672

94,691

-

3,557,227

Balance as at  30 September 2014

 

    -  

1,211,615

9,461,407

4,185,014

2,866,410

1,288,395

-

19,012,841

Carrying value









As at 30 September 2014

167,248

2,520,405

435,398,165

1,199,5172

1,938,092

197,778

1,550,480

  442,971,685

 

Cost

 

 

Land

Extended well test equipment

Development/Production assets

Bunk houses

Vehicles

Other assets

Capital work-in-progress

Total

Balance as at  1 April 2013

 

36,437

3,577,517

309,075,831

5,233,802

4,780,493

1,423,900

2,004,272

326,132,252

Additions                           

130,811

153,920

97,989,419

150,729

24,009

54,668

426,576

98,930,132

Disposals


-

-

-

-

-

(1,024,519)

(1,024,519)

Balance as at 31 March 2014

167,248

3,731,437

407,065,250

5,384,531

4,804,502

1,478,568

1,406,329

424,037,865

 

Accumulated Depreciation








Balance as at  1 April  2013

-

709,656

2,149,500

2,943,680

1,778,168

958,165

-

8,539,169

Depreciation for the year                                                                           

-

334,288

4,773,127

831,921

741,570

235,539

-

6,916,445

Balance as at  31 March 2014                                

-

1,043,944

6,922,627

3,775,601

2,519,738

1,193,704

-

15,455,614









 

Carrying value

167,248

2,687,493

400,142,623

1,608,930

2,284,764

284,864

1,406,329

408,582,251

 

As at 31 March 2014









 

As at 30 September 2014

167,248

2,520,405

435,398,165

1,199,517

1,938,092

197,778

1,550,480

442,971,685

 

 

Cost

Land

Extended well test equipment

Development/Production assets

Bunk Houses

Vehicles

Other assets

Capital work-in-progress

Total

Balance as at 1 April 2013

36,437

3,577,517

309,075,831

5,233,802

4,780,493

1,423,900

2,004,276

326,132,256

Additions

-

20,295

5,420,517

-

-

43,580

212,982

5,697,374

Balance as at  30 September  2013

36,437

3,597,812

314,496,348

5,233,802

4,780,493

1,467,480

2,217,258

331,829,630

 










Accumulated depreciation








Balance as at 1 April 2013

                                  -  

709,656

2,149,504

2,943,680

1,778,168

958,165

-

8,539,173

Depreciation for the period

  - 

163,908

2,157,254

420,800

386,533

123,553

-

3,252,048

Balance as at  30 September 2013

    -  

873,564

4,306,758

3,364,480

2,164,701

1,081,718

-

11,791,221










 

Carrying value









 

As at 30 September 2013

36,437

 2,724,248

310,189,590

1,869,3222

2,615,792

385,762

2,217,258

320,038,409

 

 

Borrowing costs capitalised for the period ended 30 September 2014 amounted to US$ 6,126,502         (30 September 2013: US$ 5,420,529 and 31 March 2014: US$ 10,281,753).

 

Depreciation of development and production assets has been charged in accordance with the Group's accounting policy upon commencement of production.

 

 

9.  LONG TERM DEBT FROM BANKS

 


Maturity

30 September 2014

30 September 2013

31 March 2014

Non-current portion of long term debt

2018/2021

76,453,890

93,375,203

85,266,117

 

Current portion of long term debt from banks


17,582,006

17,366,180

17,301,889

 

Total


94,035,896

110,741,383

 102,568,006

 

The Group obtained two term loan facilities from a consortium of banks in the amount of US$110,000,000 and US$40,000,000. Against the loan of US$110,000,000, Indus Gas has drawn US$109,904,073 as at 30 September 2014 (30 September 2013: US$109,904,073, 31 March 2014: US$109,904,073) and the balance has lapsed and can no longer be utilised. The other loan facility of US$40,000,000 has been fully utilised as at 30 September 2014 (30 September 2013: US$ 40,000,000)

 

The outstanding debts as of 30 September 2014 include a balance of US$ 58,632,708 (30 September 2013: US$ 74,536,801; 31 March 2014: US$ 66,676,801) repayable in quarterly instalments of US$ 3,930,000 (out of which, as on 30 September 2014; US$ 15,982,006 related to sum payable within 12 months including interest payable of US$ 262,006) with the last instalment falling due in May 2018. This loan bears interest of LIBOR plus 500 basis points payable along with each quarterly instalment.

 

Balance of US$ 35,403,188 (30 September 2013: US$ 37,600,000; 31 March 2014: US$ 36,800,000) is repayable through quarterly instalments of US$ 400,000 (out of which, US$ 1,600,000 relates to sum payable within 12 months period ended 30 September 2015 including interest payable US$ Nil) until March 2019 and thereafter US$3,600,000 until maturity of term with the last instalment falling due in May 2021. This loan bears interest of LIBOR plus 400 basis points payable along with each quarterly instalment.

 

Interest capitalised on loans above have been disclosed in notes 7 and 8.

 

The fair value of the above variable rate borrowings are considered to approximate their carrying amounts.

 

The term loans are secured by all the existing assets of subsidiaries of Indus Gas i.e. iServices and Newbury along with the Group's participating interest in the Block RJ-ON/6 to the extent of SGL field and all future receivables from gas sales.

 

 

10.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The related parties for each of the entities in the Group have been summarised in the table below:

Nature of the relationship

Related Party's Name



I. Holding Company

Gynia Holdings Ltd.



II. Ultimate Holding Company

Multi Asset Holdings Ltd. (Holding Company of Gynia Holdings Ltd.)

 

III. Enterprise over which Key Management Personnel (KMP) exercise control (with whom there are transactions)

Focus Energy Limited



 

Disclosure of transactions between the Group and related parties and the outstanding balances as of 30 September 2014 and 31 March 2014 are as follow:

 

 

Transactions during the period

Transactions with the Holding Company




Interest paid


3,680,844

3,446,748





Transactions with KMP




Short term employee benefits


394,499

168,253





Entity over which KMP exercise control




Share of cost incurred by the Focus in respect of the Block


29,801,417

37,846,720

Remittances


4,890,000

33,366,128

Expenses reimbursed


405,510

215,684

 

 

 

Amount outstanding towards related parties

 

Particulars

Period ended

30 September 2014

Period ended

 30 September 2013

Period ended

31 March 2014


Entity over which KMP exercise control





 

Payable to Focus Energy Limited

121,289,798

71,321,089

96,783,891


 

Payable with the Holding Company





 

Payables to Gynia Holding Limited*

116,628,106

109,500,515

112,947,262


 

Payable to KMP





 

Employee obligation

183,655

-

63,914


 






 

*including interest

 

Directors' remuneration

Directors' remuneration is included under administrative expenses, evaluation and exploration assets or development assets in the unaudited consolidated financial statements allocated on a systematic and rational manner.

 

 

11.  PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES

 

Related parties payable comprise of the following:

 


30 September 2014

30 September 2013

31 March 2014

- Current liabilities




Liability payable to Focus

 121,289,798

 71,321,089

96,783,891 

- Non-current liabilities




Liability payable to Gynia*

116,628,106

109,500,515

112,947,262

Other payables

183,655

-

63,914


238,101,559

238,101,559

209,795,067

 

Liability payable to Focus

 

Liability payable to Focus represents unpaid amount of the cost share of the Group in respect of its participating interest in Block RJ-ON/6 pursuant to the terms of Agreement for Assignment dated 13 January 2006 and its subsequent amendments from time to time.

 

Liability payable to Gynia

 

Liability payable to Gynia represents loans from the parent company for financing the oil and gas operations and meeting other obligations.

 

Other payables to related parties comprise of outstanding balances to associated entities and directors. All the amounts are short term. The carrying value of the borrowings and other payables are considered to be a reasonable approximation of fair value.

 

* Borrowings from Gynia Holdings Ltd. carry an interest rate of 6.5 per cent per annum compounded annually. Out of this loan from Gynia Holdings Ltd., US$ 52 million is subordinated to loans taken from the banks and therefore, is repayable along with related interest subsequent to repayment of bank loans in March 2021. Balance of US$ 54 million is repayable along with related interest in the year ending 31 March 2019. Balance appearing in above table is inclusive of interest payable till reporting date.

 

 

12. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The calculation of the earnings per share is based on the profits attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares issued during the period.

 

Calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

 



Period ended

30 September 2014

Period ended

30 September 2013

 

 


 

Profit attributable to shareholders of Indus Gas Limited, for basic and dilutive


7,231,831

 3,423,642

Weighted average number of shares (used for basic loss per share)


182,973,924

182,961,102

No. of equivalent shares in respect of outstanding options


96,882

45,965

Diluted weighted average number of shares (used for diluted loss per share


183,070,806

 

183,007,067





Basic Profit per share (US$)


0.04*

0.02*

Diluted Profit per share (US$)


0.04*

0.02*

 

*Rounded off to the nearest two decimal places.

 

 

13.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

At 30 September 2014, the Group had capital commitments of US$ NIL (30 September 2013: US$ Nil; 31 March 2014: US$ NIL) in relation to property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets, in the Block.

 

The Group has no contingencies as at 30 September 2014 (30 September 2013: Nil; 31 March 2014: Nil).

 

 

14.  FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

 

The Group's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with those disclosed in the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2014.

 

 

15.  INCOME TAX CREDIT

 

Indus Gas profits are taxable as per the tax laws applicable in Guernsey where zero per cent tax rate has been prescribed for corporates. Accordingly, there is no tax liability for the Group in Guernsey. iServices and Newbury being participants in the PSC are covered under the Indian Income tax laws as well as tax laws for their respective countries. However, considering the existence of double tax avoidance arrangement between Cyprus and India, and Mauritius and India, profits in Newbury and iServices are not likely to attract any additional tax in their local jurisdiction. Under Indian tax laws, Newbury and iServices are allowed to claim the entire expenditure in respect of the Oil Block incurred until the start of commercial production (whether included in the exploration and evaluation assets or development assets) as deductible expense in the first year of commercial production or over a period of 10 years. The Company have opted to claim the expenditure in the first year of commercial production.  During the year ended 31 March 2011, as the Group has commenced commercial production and has generated profits in Newbury and iServices, the management believes there is reasonable certainty of utilisation of such losses in the future years and thus a deferred tax asset has been created in respect of these.

 

16.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

A summary of the Group's financial assets and liabilities by category is mentioned in the table below.

The carrying amounts of the Group's financial assets and liabilities as recognised at the end of the reporting periods under review may also be categorised as follows:


30 September 2014

30 September 2013

31 March 2014

Non-current assets

-Other assets

885

885

885

Current assets




-Trade receivables

3,645,798

6,863,677

7,847,404

-Cash and cash equivalents

 5,038,024

1,312,701

977,028

Total financial assets

 8,684,707

8,177,263

8,825,317





Financial liabilities measured at amortised




cost:




Non-current liabilities




-  Long term debt from banks

 76,453,890

93,375,203

85,266,117

-  Payable to related parties

 116,628,106

109,500,515

112,947,262

Current liabilities




-  Long term debt from banks

       17,582,006

17,366,180

17,301,889

-  Payable to related parties

121,473,453

71,321,089  

96,847,805

-  Accrued expenses and other




   liabilities

140,532

6,838

126,478

Total financial liability measured at amortised cost

322,277,987

291,569,825

312,489,551

 

 

The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities described above closely approximates their carrying value on the statement of financial position dates.

 

 


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