INTERIM RESULTS

RNS Number : 8148M
Trident Resources Plc
11 January 2019
 

11 January 2019

 

TRIDENT RESOURCES PLC ("Trident" or the "Company")

UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018

 

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

 

I am pleased to present the interim financial statements to shareholders for the six months ended 31 October 2018, our first as a public company.

 

Trident Resources Plc ("Trident" or the "Company") was incorporated on 25 April 2018. On 1 October 2018 the Company raised £4.0 million before expenses in an initial public offering on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange ("IPO"), following an earlier pre-IPO equity financing of £0.1 million.

 

We formed the Company to undertake an acquisition of a controlling interest in a company or business (an "Acquisition"). The Company's efforts in identifying a target Acquisition are currently focused on an asset or business in the mining sector, reflecting the experience of the Company's board of directors and advisers. Any Acquisition is expected to constitute a reverse takeover transaction and consideration for the Acquisition may be in part or in whole in the form of share-based consideration or funded from the Company's existing cash resources or the raising of additional funds.

 

Following completion of an Acquisition, the objective of the Company will be to add value to the acquired business or asset through the deployment of capital with a view to generating value for its shareholders.

 

I was delighted by the strong support we received for our IPO which was led by a number of leading institutional natural resource investors, and high net worth individuals.  As we start 2019, Trident has a strong balance sheet including just under £4 million of cash, a supportive shareholder base, a clean capital structure and an experienced board of directors and adviser team.  I believe that this makes Trident an extremely attractive proposition to prospective Acquisition counterparties, including asset vendors considering a listing transaction on the London Stock Exchange. 

 

In the short time since the IPO, the Company has seen a strong flow of potential Acquisition opportunities which are consistent with the acquisition criteria set out in our IPO prospectus.  The Board of Directors, together with the Company's advisers, are constantly screening and evaluating these opportunities to ensure that we secure and execute the right transaction. 

 

The market volatility and global economic uncertainty that characterised the end of 2018, and which has persisted into 2019, has led to a reduction in the capital available to the mining sector.  This scarcity of capital reinforces my belief that the Company is in an advantageous position from which to secure an Acquisition that creates value for shareholders. 

 

Whilst the IPO represented an important milestone in the Company's life, it is just the beginning and a great deal of work remains to be done to deliver our strategy and make the most of the strong platform that we have created so far. 

 

I look forward to reporting our progress to you over the coming the months.

 

James Kelly

Chairman

 

 

** Ends **

 

Contact details:

 

Trident Resources Plc

 

James Kelly

 

www.tridentresources.co.uk

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8434 4688

Tamesis Partners LLP

 

Richard Greenfield

 

www.tamesispartners.com

 

+44 (0) 203 882 0712

Azure Capital Limited

 

John Toll

 

www.azurecapital.com.au

 

+61 8 6263 0888

Ashanti Capital Pty Ltd

 

Rob Hamilton

 

www.ashanticapital.com.au

 

+61 8 6169 2668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE

PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018




 


Notes

Unaudited

 



31/10/2018

 

Continuing operations


£

 




 

Administration expenses


(128,314)

 

Loss before taxation


(128,314)

 




 

Taxation


-

 

Loss for the period


(128,314)

 




 

Loss attributable to equity holders and total comprehensive income for the period


(128,314)

 




 

Earnings per share:



 

Basic and diluted loss per share (pence per share)


(2.68p)

 

 



 

 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION FOR THE

PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018


Unaudited


Notes

31/10/2018



£

Current assets



Trade and other receivables


2,096,204

Cash and cash equivalents


1,851,570



3,947,774




Total Assets


3,947,774




Current Liabilities



Trade and other payables


(176,082)

Net Assets


3,771,692







Equity



Share Capital

4

250,000

Share Premium Account

4

3,650,006

Retained Earnings


(128,314)

Total Equity


3,771,692




 



 

 

CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018








Unaudited



31/10/2018



£

Cash flows from operating activities



Operating loss


(128,314)




Operating cash flows before movement in working capital


(128,314)




(Increase) in receivables


(7,703)

Increase in payables


176,082




Cash flows from operations


40,065




Cash flows from financing activities



*Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares (net of expenses)


1,811,505

Net cash inflow from financing activities


1,811,505




Net increase in cash and cash equivalents


1,851,570




Cash at the beginning of period


-




Cash at the end of the period


1,851,570

*Net proceeds of share issues totalled £3,900,006, of which funds totalling £2,088,501 were received subsequent to 31 October 2018.

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2018










Share capital

Share Premium

Retained Earnings

Total


£

£

£

£

Total Comprehensive income

-

-

(128,314)

(128,314)

Issue of share capital

220,000

3,880,000

-

4,100,000

Share capitalisation

30,000

(30,000)

-

-

Share issue expenses

-

(199,994)

-

(199,994)






Balance at 31 October 2018

250,000

3,650,006

(128,314)

 

3,771,692

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.    General Information

 

Trident Resources plc is a company incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales. The Company's ordinary shares are traded on AIM of the London Stock Exchange. The address of the registered office is 30 Percy Street, London W1T 2DB.

 

The Company was formed to undertake the acquisition of a controlling interest in a company or business, targeting an acquisition in the mining sector.

 

 

2. Accounting policies

 

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the period covered by these financial statements.

 

Basis of preparation

 

The interim financial information set out above does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006. It has been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union.

 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

 

The interim financial information for the six month period from incorporation to 31 October 2018 has not been reviewed or audited. The interim financial report has been approved by the Board on 9 January 2019.

 

Going concern

 

The Directors, having made appropriate enquiries, consider that adequate resources exist for the Company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that, therefore, it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the interim financial statements for the period ended 31 October 2018.

 

Critical accounting estimates

 

The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period.

 



 

3. Loss per share

 

The basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

 


Unaudited


31/10/2018

The calculations of the basic and diluted earnings per share


are based on the following:




Loss for the period

(128,314)



Weighted average number of shares

4,778,973



Loss per share


Basic and diluted( pence per share)

(2.68)

 

4. Share capital

 



Number of shares

Share capital

Share

Ordinary

Deferred

Ordinary

Deferred

premium





£

£

£


ISSUED AND FULLY PAID:







Issues of ordinary shares Of £0.01

22,000,000


220,000


3,880,000



3,000,000


30,000

(30,000)


Share issue expenses





(199,994)


At 31 October 2018

22,000,000

3,000,000

220,000

30,000

3,650,006

 

The deferred shares have restricted rights such that they have no economic value

 

On 24 April 2018, the date of incorporation, 1 ordinary share of £1 was issued for cash

On 18 May 2018, 1 ordinary share of £1 was issued for cash

On 28 May 2018, the 2 issued ordinary shares of £1 were subdivided into 200 shares of £0.01 each.

On 30 May 2018, 1,999,800 ordinary shares of £0.01 were issued for cash at 5p per share.

On 3 September 2018, an amount of £30,000, being part of the share premium, was capitalised to issue 3,000,000 deferred shares of £0.01.

On 1 October 2018, 20,000,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 were issued for cash at 20p per share.


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