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Borders & Southern Petroleum plc
24 September 2020
24 September 2020
Borders & Southern Petroleum plc
("Borders & Southern" or 'the Company")
Unaudited Results for the six-month period ended 30 June
2020
Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM: BOR) is pleased to
announce its unaudited interim financial statements for the six
months to 30 June 2020. The accounts contained within this report
represent the consolidation of Borders & Southern Petroleum plc
and its subsidiary, Borders & Southern Falkland Islands
Limited.
Chief Executive's Statement
The Company reports a loss from operations of $579,000 for the
six-month period ending 30 June 2020. This compares to $820,000 for
the corresponding period last year. The cash balance at 30 June
2020 was $2,560,000 (30 June 2019: $4,407,000), with no debt.
Tough economic conditions have prevailed throughout the first
part of the year and in response to this we have made additional
cutbacks to the 2020 budget. The Company has always maintained a
low overhead, outsourcing many of its non-core disciplines. But
further savings have been made, including staff salaries. Executive
directors have taken a 50% reduction in salary since 2019. Our
objective has been to preserve cash during this industry
downturn.
The low oil price, currently around $40 per barrel, has resulted
in a dramatic fall in exploration and appraisal activity within the
industry, along with a decrease in capital expenditure on new
developments. In this setting we have continued our farm-out
pursuit. Our endeavors have been far reaching, not only having
discussions with other oil companies, but also exploring potential
collaborations with service and engineering companies. We continue
to investigate all options.
Undoubtedly, within the current climate we face a significant
challenge, like so many companies our size. This year, our industry
has faced an oil supply surplus coupled with a decrease in demand
due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, at a time when the world is
starting to transition towards renewable energy. Many commentators
believe that hydrocarbons will continue to play a very important
role during the transition, but we will potentially see a
high-grading of new developments, based on quality of reservoir,
break-even oil price and environmental footprint. We believe that
Darwin stands out on this basis, with its break-even oil price of
less than $35 per barrel, quick payback, excellent reservoir and a
relatively small environmental footprint. We therefore remain
optimistic that progress towards appraisal and development will be
achieved.
For further information, please visit www.bordersandsouthern.com
or contact:
Borders & Southern Petroleum plc
Howard Obee, Chief Executive
Tel: 020 7661 9348
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated & Financial Adviser)
James Spinney / Ritchie Balmer / Georgia Langoulant
Tel: 020 7409 3494
Mirabaud Securities Limited (Broker)
Peter Krens
Tel: 020 7878 3362
Tavistock (Financial PR)
Simon Hudson / Nick Elwes
Tel: 020 7920 3150
Notes to Editors:
Borders & Southern Petroleum plc is an oil & gas
exploration company listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM (BOR).
The Company operates and has a 100% interest in three Production
Licences in the South Falkland Basin covering an area of nearly
10,000 square kilometres. The Company has acquired 2,517 square
kilometres of 3D seismic and drilled two exploration wells, making
a significant gas condensate discovery with its first well.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the six months ended 30 June 2020
12 months
ended
6 months 6 months 31 December
ended ended 2019
30 June 30 June (audited)
2020 2019
(unaudited) (unaudited)
N otes $000 $000 $000
Administrative expenses (579) (820) (1,447)
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (579) (820) (1,447)
Finance income 3 2 17 88
Finance expense 3 (144) (17) (11)
LOSS BEFORE TAX (721) (820) (1,370)
Tax expense - - -
LOSS FOR THE PERIOD AND TOTAL
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE
PERIOD ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY
OWNERS OF THE PARENT (721) (820) (1,370)
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Loss per share - basic and 2 (0.15) (0.17) (0.28)
diluted cents cents cents
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At 30 June 2020
At
At At 31 December
2019
30 June 30 June (audited)
2020 2019
(unaudited) (unaudited) $000
$000 $000
ASSETS
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 71 102 118
Intangible assets 292,019 291,675 291,765
Total non-current assets 292,090 291,777 291,883
CURRENT ASSETS
Other receivables 363 416 233
Cash and cash equivalents 2,560 4,407 3,682
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 2,923 4,823 3,915
TOTAL ASSETS 295,013 296,600 295,798
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LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables (171) (489) (235)
Current tax liability - - -
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TOTAL LIABILITIES (171) (489) (235)
TOTAL NET ASSETS 294,842 296,111 295,563
EQUITY
Share capital 8,530 8,530 8,530
Share premium 308,602 308,602 308,602
Other reserve 1,777 1,775 1,777
Retained deficit (24,051) (22,780) (23,330)
Foreign currency reserve (16) (16) (16)
TOTAL EQUITY 294,842 296,111 295,563
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the six months ended 30 June 2020
Share Share premium Other Foreign Total
capital reserve Retained currency
$000 $000 Deficit reserve
$000 $000
$000 $000
Unaudited
Balance at 1 January
2020 8,530 308,602 1,777 (23,330) (16) 295,563
Total comprehensive
loss for the period - - - (721) - (721)
Balance at 30 June 2020 8,530 308,602 1,777 (24,051) (16) 294,842
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Unaudited
Balance at 1 January
2019 8,530 308,602 1,775 (21,960) (16) 296,931
Total comprehensive income
for the period - - - (820) - (820)
Balance at 30 June 2019 8,530 308,602 1,775 (22,780) (16) 296,111
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Audited
Balance at 1 January
2019 8,530 308,602 1,775 (21,960) (16) 296,931
Total comprehensive loss
for the year - - - (1,370) - (1,370)
Recognition of share
based
payments - - 2 - - 2
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Balance at 31 December
2019 8,530 308,602 1,777 (23,330) (16) 295,563
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended 30 June 2020
12 months
ended
6 months 6 months 31 December
ended ended 2019
30 June 30 June (audited)
2020 2019 (unaudited)
(unaudited)
Cash flow from operating activities $ $ $
(Loss) before tax
Adjustments for: (721) (820) (1,370)
Depreciation 47 97 92
Share-based payment - - 2
Net finance costs/(income) (142) - (77)
Realised foreign exchange gains - - 27
(532) (723) (1,326)
Cash flows used in operating activities
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other
receivables (130) (156) 29
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other
payables (8) 72 (176)
Net cash outflow from operating activities (138) (807) (1,473)
Cash flows used in investing activities
Interest received 2 17 27
Purchase of intangible fixed assets (254) (308) (398)
Purchase of tangible fixed assets - - (11)
Net cash used in investing activities (252) (301) (382)
Cash flows from financing activities
Lease interest (5) (104) (11)
Lease payments (56) (10) (112)
(61) (114) (123)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (983) (1,212) (1,978)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
use cash at the beginning of the period 3,682 5,626 5,626
Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents (139) (7) 34
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
use cash at the end of the period 2,560 4,407 3,682
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
For the six months ended 30 June 2020
1. Basis of preparation
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial
statements have been prepared using the recognition and measurement
principles of International Accounting Standards, International
Reporting Standards and Interpretations adopted for use in the
European Union (collectively EU IFRSs). The Group has not elected
to comply with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" as permitted.
The principal accounting policies used in preparing the interim
financial statements are unchanged from those disclosed in the
Group's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2019 and are
expected to be consistent with those policies that will be in
effect at the year end.
The condensed financial statements for the six months ended 30
June 2020 and 30 June 2019 are unreviewed and unaudited. The
comparative financial information does not constitute statutory
financial statements as defined by Section 435 of the Companies Act
2006. The comparative financial information for the year ended 31
December 2019 is not the company's full statutory accounts for that
period. A copy of those statutory financial statements has been
delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report on
those accounts was unqualified, did not include references to any
matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis
without qualifying their report and did not contain a statement
under section 498(2)-(3) of the Companies Act 2006.
2. LOSS per share
The calculation of the basic loss per share is based on the loss
attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted
average number of shares in issue during the period. Diluted loss
per share are not stated as the dilution would relate only to share
options and would be considered anti-dilutive.
Loss after Weighted Loss
tax for average per share
the period number of (cents)
$000 shares
Basic and diluted
Six months ended 30 June 2020
(unaudited) (721) 484,098,484 (0.15)
Six months ended 30 June 2019
(unaudited) (820) 484,098,484 (0.17)
Twelve months ended 31 December
2019 (audited) (1,370) 484,098,484 (0.28)
3. FINANCE INCOME AND EXPENSE
Finance income 6 months 6 months 12 months
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2019
2020 2019 $000
$000 $000
Bank interest receivable 2 17 27
Foreign exchange (loss)/gain (139) (7) 61
Interest on leased assets (5) (10) (11)
(142) - 77
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4. Going Concern
The Company regularly assesses its liquidity and available funds
to ensure that it has sufficient funds available to cover its costs
for at least the following 12 months. As mentioned in the Chief
Executive's statement, costs have been recently cut to ensure this
remains the case.
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