Payments to Governments Report
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014
18 May 2020
Centamin plc
("Centamin" or "the Company")
(LSE:CEY, TSX:CEE)
Payments to Governments Report
for the twelve months ended 31 December 2019
Centamin mining operations, including exploration projects, generate economic benefit for the countries and communities where we operate through payments to government, employee and contractor wages, payments to suppliers and contractors, vocational training, community investment and academic investment. We care deeply about the communities and environments with which we operate. Fundamental to creating lasting stakeholder relationships is good governance, including reliable, transparent disclosure.
In accordance/compliance with the Payments to Governments Regulations of 2014 (the "Regulations"), this report provides an overview of the Centamin's payments to governments. Whilst the Regulations are a part of UK law, and the Company is governed by Jersey law, they are applicable by virtue of the Company's listing on the London Stock Exchange (pursuant to Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3A).
The Regulations require companies active in the extractive industries to report certain payments they have made to their host governments in the form of taxes, bonuses, royalties, fees and for infrastructure improvements. The Regulations implement Chapter 10 of the EU Accounting Directive. The Regulations are part of an EU ‑ wide effort to curb corruption and promote transparency in the extractives sector. Their stated objectives are to provide citizens of resource ‑ rich countries with the information they need to hold their governments to account; and to provide greater insight (for investors and all other stakeholders) into how the sector operates and the range of economic contributions that can result.
The Regulations require disclosure of the following:
a) production entitlements;
b) taxes levied on the income, production or profits of companies, excluding taxes levied on consumption such as value added taxes, personal income taxes or sales taxes;
c) royalties;
d) dividends, other than dividends paid to a government as an ordinary shareholder unless they are paid in lieu of a production entitlement or royalty;
e) signature, discovery and production bonuses;
f) licence fees, rental fees, entry fees and other considerations for licences and/or concessions; and
g) payments for infrastructure improvements.
Where a payment or series of related payments do not exceed GBP86,000 they do not need to be disclosed but, in the interests of transparency, the Company has included these costs.
The Company is also subject to equivalent Canadian legislation - the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act ("ESTMA") which came into force on 1 June 2015. Canada's requirements are aligned with those in the EU Directive and this report is deemed equivalent for Canadian purposes.
Payments in this report have been disclosed in US dollars, which is the Company's reporting currency. Where actual payments have been made in a local currency they have been converted using the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the payment.
Summary table showing payments to governments made during the year ended 31 December 2019 in US$
|
Type |
Note |
Egypt |
Burkina Faso |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Total |
|
|
Profit share |
|
87,075,000 |
- |
- |
87,075,000 |
|
|
Corporate taxes |
(i) |
2,467,802 |
- |
- |
2,467,802 |
|
|
Royalties |
|
18,389,686 |
- |
- |
18,389,686 |
|
|
Exploration licence fees |
|
- |
249,380 |
89,262 |
338,642 |
|
|
Mining and other licence fees |
|
179,512 |
824,617 |
- |
1,004,129 |
|
|
Infrastructure improvements |
(ii) |
24,015 |
70,090 |
493,456 |
587,560 |
|
|
|
|
|
108,136,014 |
1,144,086 |
582,718 |
109,862,819 |
(i) In accordance with the Regulations, this figure excludes taxes levied on consumption such as VAT, payroll or sales taxes.
(ii) Community projects in Egypt including financial assistance to local fire department, contributions towards Ramadan celebrations and a Ramadan football tournament in Marsa Alam, computers for a local police station and sponsorship of Marsa Alam Youth Football Team.
Community projects in Burkina Faso including drilling of boreholes for villages, installation of toilets and solar panels at a local high school, funding initiatives of local woman's development and support groups
Community projects in Cote d'Ivoire including drilling of boreholes for villages and providing seeds and fertilisers for farmers.
Payments split by payee during the year ended 31 December 2019 in US$
|
Country / Project |
Note |
Payee |
Royalties |
Profit share |
Taxes |
License or permit fees |
Other |
Total |
|
Egypt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sukari Gold Mine |
|
Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority |
18,389,686 |
87,075,000 |
- |
- |
- |
105,464,686 |
|
|
Egyptian Tax Authority |
- |
- |
2,467,802 |
- |
- |
2,467,802 |
|
|
|
Other payees |
- |
- |
- |
179,512 |
24,015 |
203,526 |
|
|
Burkina Faso: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Konkera Project |
(iii) |
Ministry of Mines |
- |
- |
- |
824,617 |
- |
824,617 |
|
|
Burkina Faso Tax Office |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Burkina Faso: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration projects |
|
Ministry of Mines |
- |
- |
- |
247,329 |
- |
247,329 |
|
|
Burkina Faso Tax Office |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Other payees |
- |
- |
- |
2,051 |
70,090 |
72,140 |
|
|
Côte d'Ivoire: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration projects |
(iii) |
Ministry of Mines |
- |
- |
- |
89,262 |
- |
89,262 |
|
|
Côte d'Ivoire Tax Office |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Other payees |
|
|
|
|
493,456 |
493,456 |
|
|
|
|
|
18,389,686 |
87,075,000 |
2,467,802 |
1,342,771 |
587,560 |
109,862,819 |
(iii) In accordance with the definition of 'project' in the Regulations, the Company treats its exploration licence holding areas in Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso as single projects each for the purposes of the Regulations. This is because the licence areas are operationally and geographically linked.
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For more information, please visit the website www.centamin.com or contact:
|
Centamin plc Alexandra Carse, Investor Relations +44 (0) 7700 713 738 |
Buchanan Bobby Morse Chris Judd Kelsey Traynor + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
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