Interim Results
White Knight Investments PLC
28 June 2004
WHITE KNIGHT INVESTMENTS plc
Interim Statement and Operational Review
Highlights
• Appointment of Managing Director
• Proposed change of name of the company
• Highly prospective mineralised cross cutting structures identified on the
Julie Prospect, Wa Gold Project, Ghana
• Significant intersections of mineralisation identified to depths of 120
metres on the Andrada Zone, Manica Gold Project, Mozambique
• Interim Results
Introduction
The board wishes to present an operational review of recent activities and the
Second Interim Results for the twelve-month period ended 31 March 2004.
During the period the company acquired 100% of Mistral Resource Development
Corporation Limited 'Mistral'. Mistral is a significant African focused
exploration and development company, which has acquired options over two
significant properties located in Mozambique and Ghana.
Managing Director Appointment
In line with White Knight Investments plc's ('White Knight') objective to become
a major participant in the African exploration and mining sector, the Board is
pleased to announce the appointment of Roger Martin Craddock as Managing
Director with effect from 1 July 2004.
Mr. Craddock, aged 57, is an experienced mining engineer. He has served as Chief
Operating Officer of Oxus Mining plc, has held senior positions within the
Australian registered company Normandy Mining Limited and has been a director of
Norox Mining Company Limited during the previous five years. He is currently a
director of Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club Limited.
There is no other information that is required to be disclosed under Schedule 2
paragraph (f) of the AIM Rules.
Change of Company Name
The Board proposes to change the name of White Knight to Pan African Resources
plc to reflect the group's expanded activities in the sector. A Resolution to
this effect will be proposed at White Knight's next General Meeting.
Exploration Activities Update
In late 2003, the White Knight acquired 100% of the share capital of Mistral
Resource Development Corporation Limited 'Mistral'.
Mistral is a significant African focused exploration and development company,
which has acquired options over two significant properties:
• The Wa Gold Project, located in Ghana and
• The Manica Gold Project, located in Mozambique.
Both projects have significant delineated areas of mineralisation and several
identified drill targets, with considerable upside potential.
White Knight is encouraged in the assessment of the two gold projects by the
results of its recent exploration activities.
Wa Gold Project
The Wa Project is located in the Upper West Region of Ghana, approximately 50km
east of the regional capital Wa, and comprises three exploration licences,
Julie, Collette and Josephine, totalling 304 square kilometres. Ghana is a major
gold producing country.
The project situated in an area of Birimian greenstones and granites in an
arcuate belt, which represents the junction between the north-south trending
Lawra Belt and the northeast trending Bole-Navrongo Belt.
The geological setting of the project and the range of mineralisation styles
identified to date are comparable to major Birimian hosted gold deposits in the
south of Ghana and elsewhere in West Africa.
Exploration activities on the Wa Gold Project continued with the commencement of
a review and update of the project data, extension of the geological mapping and
regolith mapping.
Mineralised north-south trending quartz veins have been identified cutting
across the 3.5km drill tested section of the shear zone in granodiorite on the
Julie Prospect, in which resource potential has been demonstrated previously.
These intersections are considered to be highly prospective.
The shear zone has been traced over more than 6kms of strike length while the
mineralisation identified to date is open at depth and along strike.
Initial regolith mapping at the Collette Prospect has enabled the commencement
of an improved understanding of the geology of the area.
The review and reinterpretation of the remote sensing, geophysical,
topographical and geochemical data, which have been collected over a period of 7
years, with the enhanced techniques now available, will continue through the
impending rainy season.
A major drilling programme will be based on the results of the review and
reinterpretation and is scheduled to be initiated at the end of the rainy season
(estimated to be late October 2004), when drill equipment can access the site.
Manica Gold Project
The Manica Project is situated at Manica, Mozambique, on the eastern portion of
the Odzi-Mutare-Manica Greenstone Belt. The belt is part of the Archean Zimbabwe
Shield and has produced more than 80 tonnes of gold to date.
Manica is situated on the Beira-Harare Corridor between Mozambique and Zimbabwe,
with excellent infrastructure, roads, rail, power and communications.
The project area comprises a large exploration licence, which covers the 10
kilometre Mutambarico Zone shear zone and the 7 kilometre Andrada Zone of banded
iron formations. Both zones contain several old mines and workings.
The recently completed exploration drilling campaign on the Andrada Zone,
consisting of 63 drill holes for 4,699 metres, tested the persistence of
mineralisation to depth and along strike. The table below contains some of the
more significant intersections. The drilling demonstrated that the
mineralisation is hosted by a package of chloritic schists up to 50 metres wide.
Significant intersections were encountered over a 660 metre strike length to
depths of 120 metres below surface. It is intended to conduct Infill and
extensional drilling in the forthcoming exploration programme to delineate a
JORC standard resource estimate.
Drill Hole Number Intersection(m) Width Grade
From To (m) (Au g/t)
And008 57 60 3 10.11
And009 0 6 6 2.81
And015 9 27 18 6.7
30 33 3 3.93
And036 87 96 9 1.61
And 037 57 60 3 3.94
63 69 6 4.83
72 87 15 4.98
And038 34 47 13 1.49
And039 45 48 3 12.14
And041 49 57 8 2.52
And042 27 32 5 3.24
Andd001 58.44 68 9.56 1.24
77 81.27 4.27 3.73
Andd002 127.44 137.44 10 5.93
174.44 184.44 10 1.64
And005 32 38.8 6.8 2.64
And007 93 103 10 1.71
113 124.26 11.26 8.35
And008 57 60 3 5.78
79 87 8 2.71
White Knight intends to undertake further drilling programmes on both the Manica
Project and the Wa Project. Further results will be announced as they become
available.
Interim Results
The Group returned a loss of £88,842 for the twelve months ended 31 March 2004,
as compared with a loss of £62,067 in the year to 31 March 2003.
The interim results for the twelve-month period ended 31 March 2004 are
appended.
By order of the Board
N. A. Steinberg
Finance Director
Date: 25 June 2004
Enquiries 020 7845 7500
WHITE KNIGHT INVESTMENTS PLC
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Twelve Months Ended 31 March 2004
Twelve Months Ended 31.3.2004 Year Ended
£ 31.3.2003
£
Administrative expenses (96,015) (80,492)
Gain on disposal of fixed asset - 3,246
investments
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(96,015) (77,246)
Interest receivable 11,173 15,179
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(Loss) on ordinary activities (84,842) (62,067)
before taxation
Tax on (loss) on ordinary - -
activities
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(Loss) for the financial period (84,842) (62,067)
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(Loss) per ordinary share - basic (0.06p) (0.05p)
WHITE KNIGHT INVESTMENTS PLC
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2004
31 March 2004 31 March 2003
£ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 1,087,700 -
Investments 24,201 29,201
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1,111,901 29,201
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 32,788 1,000
Cash at bank and in hand 425,484 570,644
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458,272 571,644
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one (153,144) (28,974)
year
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NET CURRENT ASSETS 305,128 542,670
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,417,029 571,871
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CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 1,930,000 1,300,000
Share premium account 1,826,155 1,526,155
Profit and loss account (2,339,126) (2,254,284)
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EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,417,029 571,871
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WHITE KNIGHT INVESTMENTS PLC
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Twelve Months Ended 31 March 2004
Twelve Months Year Ended
Ended 31.03.2004 31.03.2003
£ £ £ £
Net cash (outflow) from operating (110,134) (99,336)
activities
Returns on investments and servicing of
finance
Interest receivable 11,173 15,179
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Net cash inflow from returns on 11,173 15,179
investment and servicing of finance
Capital expenditure and financial
investment
Payments to acquire intangible fixed (981,199) -
assets
Proceeds of disposal of 5,000 3,250
fixed asset investment
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(976,199) 3,250
Financing
Issue of ordinary share capital 930,000 -
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930,000 -
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(Decrease) in cash resources (145,160) (80,907)
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WHITE KNIGHT INVESTMENTS PLC
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM ACCOUNTS
Twelve Months Ended 31 March 2004
1 The calculation of earnings per share is based on the
losses of £84,842 and on the number of shares in issue being the adjusted
weighted average number of shares in issue totalling 149,540,983.
The fully diluted earnings per share are based on 149,540,983
ordinary shares allowing for the full exercise of outstanding share purchase
options and the earnings as stated above. There is no dilutive effect in the
period and in the previous period in accordance with FRS 14 paragraph 56.
2 The current period for the company is an eighteen-month
period ending 30 September 2004.
3 The comparative figures were for the year to 31 March 2003.
4 The interim statement for the twelve months ended 31 March 2004 is
unaudited and was approved by the Directors on 25 June 2004. The financial
information set out above does not constitute statutory accounts within the
meaning of s.240 of the Companies Act 1985.
5 Copies of the Interim Report are available to the public free of
charge from the company at Manfield House, 2nd Floor, 1 Southampton Street,
London WC2R 0LR during normal office hours, Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays
excepted until 31 July 2004.
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