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Myanmar Investments Intl Ltd
20 September 2016
20 September 2016
This announcement contains inside information
Myanmar Investments International Limited
Audited financial results for the year to 31 March 2016
Myanmar Investments International Limited (AIM:MIL) ("Myanmar
Investments", "MIL" or the "Company"), the AIM-quoted Myanmar
focused investment company, today announces its audited financial
results for the year to 31 March 2016.
Highlights
Myanmar update
-- First free elections in over 50 years held in November 2015;
-- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy ("NLD")
was elected by a landslide and now controls both the Upper and
Lower Houses of Parliament;
-- The new Government, led by U Htin Kyaw of the NLD, took over
on 1 April 2016 with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appointed as State
Counsellor; and
-- US is to lift the last remaining sanctions and re-admit
Myanmar to its preferential tariff program for developing
countries.
Myanmar Investments International Limited update
-- MIL has raised US$34 million since Admission;
-- Led a US$31.2 million investment into Apollo Towers, one of
Myanmar's leading telecommunication tower companies:
o Strong growth in tower construction - Apollo Towers now has
1,800 towers with plans to build over 2,000 more;
o US$250 million loan secured from US Government's OPIC; and
o Favourable tailwinds as Myanmar's mobile penetration rate is
expanding rapidly, from 5% in 2013 to more than 75% today;
-- Made a US$2 million investment into Myanmar Finance
International Limited ("MFIL"), a microfinance joint venture:
o Norfund became a 25% shareholder in MFIL, contributing decades
of successful experience investing in microfinance companies in
emerging economies;
o Strong growth in borrower base from 10,000 to over 32,000 - a
Compound Annual Growth Rate ("CAGR") of 108% since MIL's
investment;
o Loan book has grown from US$800,000 to US$4 million, a CAGR of
178% since MIL's investment; and
o Now profitable despite significant investment in upgraded
overheads and systems;
-- A strong pipeline of potential investment opportunities, especially consumer-related and capacity-constrained situations;
-- Continued development of proprietary dealflow through our
extensive local and regional networks; and
-- MIL is considering seeking an additional stock exchange listing in Asia.
Aung Htun, MIL's Managing Director commented, "With a new
democratically-elected administration, led by Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi's NLD party that is focused on continuing the landmark reform
process initiated by the previous administration, we have never
been more confident in our investment thesis that Myanmar is one of
the most attractive emerging market growth plays of our time.
President Obama's recent decision to lift the last remaining
sanctions against Myanmar and to grant Myanmar access to the United
States' preferred tariff system will accelerate this process."
The information contained within this announcement is considered
to be inside information as defined in Article 7 of the Market
Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 prior to its release.
For further information please contact:
Aung Htun Michael Dean
Managing Director Finance Director
Myanmar Investments International Myanmar Investments International
Ltd Ltd
+66 81 836 5104 +65 82 99 98 98
+95 94 0160 0501 +95 94 2006 4957
aunghtun@myanmarinvestments.com mikedean@myanmarinvestments.com
Nominated Adviser Broker
Philip Secrett / Jamie Andrew Pinder / David
Barklem/ Herring
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Copies of the Company's annual report and accounts will be sent
to shareholders and warrantholders shortly and will also be
available to download from the Company's website
www.myanmarinvestments.com.
CHAIRMAN'S LETTER
Dear fellow shareholder
The past year has been an important period for both Myanmar and
Myanmar Investments International Limited ("MIL"). While the pace
of investment into the country and some of the structural changes
appear to have slowed as investors and policy makers waited for the
election, the daily lives of Myanmar citizens is improving and
economic progress is being made.
Your Company has continued to establish itself as a leading
investor in Myanmar. This has included:
-- leading a US$31.2 million investment into Apollo Towers, one
of Myanmar's leading telecommunication tower companies, into which
the Company has invested US$20.8 million;
-- overseeing solid growth at Myanmar Finance International, our
joint venture micro-finance company;
-- completion of two successful equity fund raisings which raised a total of US$24.2 million;
-- making significant progress in developing and sourcing a
growing pipeline of exciting investment opportunities;
-- broadening further our network of contacts both within
Myanmar and in neighbouring countries; and
-- developing our human resources.
MYANMAR COUNTRY UPDATE
In November 2015 Myanmar held its first free election in over 50
years. This landmark event cemented the reforms that were started
by President U Thein Sein. The peaceful and undramatic transfer of
power understates the historic nature of the changes that were
implemented and illustrates the buy-in from all segments of
society. This bodes well for the future.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party
("NLD") was elected by a landslide majority and now controls both
the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. This result was
immediately accepted by the army and already these two erstwhile
opponents have forged a working alliance that is expected to
continue to propel the country forward. However, implementing that
progress is something that will undoubtedly take time.
Myanmar has been significantly de-risked following the peaceful
transition and broad based reform movement begun by U Thein Sein's
administration:
2010
* Aung San Suu Kyi released from house arrest
* Freedom to establish political parties (there are now
over 90 such parties)
2011
* Thousands of prisoners freed under amnesty
* Peaceful demonstrations legalised
2012
* Hundreds of prominent political prisoners released
* Media and communications liberalised by abolishing
pre-publication media censorship and allowing private
newspapers to operate for the first time in almost 50
years
* New Foreign Investment Law enacted
* Central Bank of Myanmar ("CBM") introduced a managed
float of the Kyat. The CBM was later separated from
the Ministry of Finance and declared an autonomous
body in mid-2013
2013
* Myanmar formally acceded to the New York Convention
on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign
Arbitral Awards
* Anti-Corruption Law enacted
* Signed up to UN Convention against Corruption
2014
* The telecom and banking industries were opened to
foreign participation
* Significant advances were made on a draft national
ceasefire agreement signed by a number of ethnic
militias and the Government
* Signed agreement with U.N.'s Office on Drugs and
Crime
2015 * Anti-Money Laundering Law enacted
As a result of these widespread reforms, sanctions have been
eased or lifted by all the main western countries.
A number of investment-related legal reforms are also set to
bear fruit in the early days of the new administration:
-- a revamped Foreign Investment Law, is expected to extend the
benefits of the existing law to a wider group of Foreign Direct
Investment ("FDI") projects;
-- a complete overhaul of the Companies Act of 1914 is planned,
which is expected to drastically reduce the bureaucratic process of
investing in Myanmar; and
-- a Condominium Law, which grants foreigners the right to
purchase certain condominium apartments.
Assuming power in April 2016, the NLD has now started a period
of intense reflection and consultation on establishing the
objectives and priorities for the new government. This is new
territory for a party that has only been in power for a few months
and has few administrators amongst its ranks. The Civil Service is
also woefully undermanned and so planning for, let alone
implementing, significant change will take time. This has led to a
sense of delay and a slowdown, certainly amongst the business
community that had been hoping for some "quick fixes". The fixes
will undoubtedly come and when they do they will hopefully be
thoughtful and long lasting.
As a further illustration of the NLD's long term vision, they
have prioritised the ongoing conflicts that have ravaged the border
regions of the country for decades. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has
re-initiated the Panglong Peace Conference where all of Myanmar's
ethnic militias are invited to participate regardless of whether
they have already signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has also indicated that rural development
will be among her top priorities.
At this time, therefore, there is a high level of optimism
amongst the Myanmar people. They have already seen a significant
number of improvements (particularly in the cities) and believe
that the NLD will continue to improve their lives. Their
expectations may be unrealistic given the scale of the work to be
done but for now there is a strong sense of optimism for the
future. This, however, contrasts with the more sober mood among
business leaders who had, probably unrealistic, expectations that
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's government would announce more granular
measures to reform the economy and help businesses.
President Obama's recent decision to lift all the remaining
sanctions against Myanmar and re-admit the country into the United
States' preferred tariff system is both an endorsement of the
progress made to date as well as a catalyst for further economic
growth ahead.
With a new administration, an 8% per annum average growth rate,
plenty of natural resources and excellent geographic positioning we
believe Myanmar has the opportunity to realise its true
potential.
STRATEGY
"Our vision is to build a diversified portfolio of investments
that will benefit from Myanmar's emergence"
Your Company has recently celebrated its third anniversary. The
management team is reviewing the Company's strategy as stated at
the time of our AIM admission in light of on-the-ground conditions
and experiences. Our strategy to make either "core" or "financial"
investments is unchanged although we are refining the modus
operandi.
First and foremost, we still consider quality of management and
their integrity the key driver in any business. However, in Myanmar
there is a shortage of experienced local executives and there is
often a need to bring in foreign expertise to augment a team. This
is where MIL has a distinct advantage through its network in the
region.
From our experience of being on-the-ground for the past three
years and having reviewed over 180 opportunities we are now
focussing on two themes:
-- businesses that will grow strongly because of people's desire
for a better way of life, and supported by what we expect to be, a
fast and sustainable increase in disposable income. Typically these
will be consumer related; and
-- businesses that address a severe shortage in the country,
including areas such as education, logistics and energy.
We also target companies that are, or have the potential to be,
one of the top three players in their sector where a strong and
sustainable franchise value can be built.
In some of these businesses, where we believe that there will be
substantial growth based on experiences elsewhere in ASEAN but as
yet there is no clear leader, we may get involved in the earlier
stages to help them build the right platform. These will be more
akin to early stage venture-like investments. Our initial capital
at risk will be smaller and our stake higher, often these will be
control deals. In these companies we will be significantly more
involved in management.
In essence, our strategy is to build net asset value per share
as well as to generate dividends when it becomes commercially
appropriate. Over time this should allow us to generate an
attractive total return to our shareholders.
Whilst we are building our portfolio of investments, we will
need to continually raise capital as our strategy is not to
over-capitalise the Company. To this end we will, in accordance
with the strategy set out in the Company's AIM admission document,
consider raising additional equity to fund further investments as
well as syndicating some investments with like-minded co-investors.
The latter will also generate fee income for the Company.
To date we have made two investments and have a strong pipeline,
which, whilst it has been slow to close during this election year,
we believe will bear fruit in due course. Details of the two
investments that have been made to date are set out in the
Executive Directors' Review.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
The Directors have assessed the Group's net asset value as at 31
March 2016 to be US$24.3 million, representing a year on year
increase of 268%. This is equivalent to US$0.89 per share, based on
the shares in issue at that time. Further details are provided in
the Executive Directors' Review.
For the year to 31 March 2016, the Company's loss after tax was
US$2.2 million. This loss principally represents the overheads
associated with running the Company's business.
In this context, given the significant work that has been done
over the past year, in building both our portfolio and our
pipeline, I am pleased to commend the Executive Directors for their
excellent work in keeping our costs to a minimum.
Subsequent to the year-end the Company successfully closed a
further equity issue, raising US$4.2 million before costs.
SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
INVESTOR DAY
We were pleased to host our inaugural Investor Day conference on
12 October 2015. The event attracted an esteemed group of
institutional and high net worth investors from Europe and Asia,
who joined us in Yangon to review and discuss the economic and
political situation in Myanmar. The conference was very well
received, and we look forward to hosting this year's Investor Day
on 17 October 2016 in Yangon. We hope that you will be able to join
us for this signature event.
BOARD APPOINTMENT
We are pleased to welcome Henrik Bodenstab to the Board. Henrik
joined us as a non-executive director on 17 May 2016. Henrik
contributes a diverse range of business skills and contacts to the
Company.
CORPORATE BROKER
We were pleased to appoint Investec Bank plc ("Investec") as our
corporate broker in February 2016. As a global financial services
group Investec is well placed to provide us with in-depth advice on
the development of the Company's funding strategy.
SECONDARY LISTING
From our discussions with investors through this past year it
has become clear that there is interest in the Company pursuing a
stock exchange listing on a market geographically closer to our
operations in Myanmar. Our discussions have indicated that
shareholders consider that such a listing would be of great benefit
in attracting regional investors to the Company and equally
importantly in building up liquidity in the trading of the
Company's shares and warrants. The Board has commissioned the
Executive Directors to investigate the prospects for establishing
an additional listing for the Company in Asia.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
This year's Annual General Meeting will be held at The British
Club, Yangon, Myanmar at 9.00a.m. (Myanmar time) on Monday 31
October 2016. All shareholders, but particularly those who are
unable to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, are
encouraged to use their proxy votes. Shareholders who hold their
shares through CREST are able to lodge their votes
electronically.
CORPORATE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company continuously seeks opportunities to positively
impact Myanmar during the country's unprecedented period of
re-emergence. We have designed our investment programme to target
sustainable investee companies, evaluated from economic, social and
environmental perspectives. We carefully consider both the positive
and negative impacts of any investment we make.
At the corporate level we support worthwhile causes, such as the
educational and environmental development of the country or
humanitarian relief efforts, while at the portfolio company level
we strongly encourage our partners to identify and adopt practices
that will help to develop the workforce in their local
communities.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
The past year has been a busy time for the executive management
team and the staff of the Company, with:
-- a significant investment in Apollo Towers coupled with a
US$250 million loan to the tower company from the US Government's
Overseas Private Investment Corporation ("OPIC");
-- solid growth in the development of our microfinance joint
venture's customer base, loan book and product offerings;
-- a significant investment of time and effort in our dealflow pipeline; and
-- two successful equity fund raisings.
I would like to express my appreciation to each and every member
of the team for all for their hard work and efforts in assisting
the Company to reach this stage.
After the unprecedented reforms undertaken by President U Thein
Sein which paved the way for the election, the future for Myanmar
is more positive today than it has been for a very long time. The
future is not without its possible pitfalls and detours but the
will of the Myanmar people, the military and its newly elected
government is clearly for peace and economic progress.
Against this backdrop I see MIL's strong portfolio of
investments, its burgeoning pipeline of investment opportunities
and the prospect of a secondary listing in Asia as positive steps
forward and I am excited at the opportunities that lie ahead.
Finally, to my fellow shareholders: I would like to extend my
thanks to you all for your continued support and encouragement
during the course of this year and look forward to continuing to
work with you to build on the success of our Company going
forward.
William Knight
Chairman
19 September 2016
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' REVIEW
Dear Shareholders
We are pleased to provide an update on the Company's
operations.
INVESTMENTS
As at the date of this announcement we have made two
investments.
Apollo Towers Pte Ltd ("Apollo")
On 31 July 2015, MIL led a US$30 million investment into Apollo
in return for a 14.18% interest. Of this MIL contributed US$20
million (for a 9.46% indirect shareholding) with LIM Asia Special
Situations Master Fund Limited, one of our substantial
shareholders, contributing US$9.8 million (for a 4.63% indirect
shareholding). The remaining 0.09% was contributed by an
unconnected third-party. All three investors made the investment in
Apollo through a special purpose vehicle, MIL 4 Limited. During the
financial year ending 31 March 2016 MIL has invested a further
US$0.8 million and currently holds an indirect interest in Apollo
of 9.3%.
Apollo was founded in 2013 by Sanjiv Ahuja and TPG Growth, the
middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG
(formerly Texas Pacific Group), the leading global private
investment firm with approximately US$70 billion of assets under
management. Mr Ahuja, a global telecom veteran and the former CEO
of Orange S.A., has founded several successful telecommunications
infrastructure businesses around the world.
Myanmar's telecommunication sector continues to be a case study
to illustrate what can be achieved with a well-planned strategy and
the reforms since 2011 have rapidly changed the country's economic
and social landscape. Apollo plays a critical part in this
providing telecommunication towers to Myanmar's three largest
Mobile Network Operators ("MNOs"): Telenor, Myanmar Posts and
Telecommunication ("MPT") and Ooredoo. Together they have played a
leading role in driving Myanmar's mobile penetration rate from one
of the world's lowest at 5% in 2013 to more than 75% today.
Apollo's towers provide essential voice and data coverage to many
areas of the country for the first time bringing with it greater
liberalisation in the availability of communication and
information.
Since MIL's investment was made in July 2015, Apollo has made
great strides forward and has almost doubled its telecommunication
tower portfolio, currently owning and operating approximately 1,800
towers across Myanmar. Apollo has plans to build more than 2,000
additional towers in its next phase of development. In this regard,
Apollo reached a major milestone in June 2016 when it secured
financing for its business through a US$250 million debt facility
made available by the United States' Overseas Private Investment
Corporation ("OPIC") - the organisation's first investment in the
country.
Apollo's extensive tower portfolio has endowed it with a high
quality EBITDA stream (most of its customers are Grade A
international telecom companies) that grows as new tenants are
added to its towers. The portfolio was built with Telenor as the
anchor tenant but given that co-location is a major profitability
driver for Apollo, the coming year should be very exciting as both
of the other MNO's, Ooredoo and MPT, expand their networks.
Co-location will get an additional boost with the expected launch
of a fourth MNO, a collaboration between Vietnam's Viettel and a
consortium of local companies. Apollo is uniquely positioned to
benefit from and support the entry of this new fourth MNO with its
high-quality towers designed for multiple tenants.
MIL classifies Apollo as a "financial investment" since an exit
is likely once Apollo has completed the rollout of its tower
portfolio - a strategy that is aligned with that of its fellow
shareholders. With a strong management team of experienced
telecommunication professionals, Apollo stands as a prime example
of a Myanmar company run to international standards and fit for a
listing on one of the region's major stock exchanges or as an entry
acquisition for one of the global tower companies.
Myanmar Finance International Co. Ltd ("MFIL")
During the financial year, MIL invested US$407,500 into MFIL,
bringing the total (and final) investment by MIL to US$1.92 million
(up from a total investment of US$1.51 million in 2015). More
significantly, in December 2015, the Norwegian government's
Investment Fund for Developing Countries ("Norfund") invested
US$1.43 million for a 25% shareholding in MFIL. Norfund's
investment validates the platform that has been built by MFIL, and
brings to the shareholder group decades of successful experience
investing in microfinance companies in emerging economies.
With a fully drawn down capital base of US$4.95 million, MFIL
opened another branch in Yangon during the financial year, bringing
its branch network to six in total (four in Yangon and two in
Bago). As of 31 March 2016, MFIL had over 32,000 borrowers (up from
a total of 15,000 in 2015) with a loan portfolio of over US$4.04
million (up from US$1.92 million in 2015). For the first time since
the Company's investment, MFIL also reported full-year net profits
for the 2015-2016 financial year despite increased overheads as a
result of upgrades to its operations and systems.
MIL has been, and remains, actively engaged with MFIL both
operationally and strategically. During this financial year, MIL
assisted with the restructuring of the MFIL board to bring on board
a new Finance Director in parallel with the establishment of an
internal audit function. Working with MFIL management, the Company
has also been actively engaged in product development and branch
network expansion. Together with Norfund, MIL will continue to
support MFIL in its growth and expansion plans through an active
role in the acquisition of debt facilities from both commercial and
development finance sources.
MFIL remains a core investment of the Company, as validated by
its rapid growth since MIL's original investment was made. The new
Myanmar government has also stated that liberalisation of the
microfinance sector is one of its financial sector reform
priorities, which further underpins MIL's investment thesis. MFIL
works closely within the Myanmar Microfinance Association to
promote the sector with the government and to address regulatory
reform constraining the sector. While competition has certainly
increased with the entrance of new participants in the sector, MIL
will continue to work closely with MFIL management to enhance its
visibility and branding, as well as product offerings, to maintain
its position as one of the leading microfinance companies in
Myanmar.
ONGOING INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
In our 3 plus years on the ground in Myanmar we have reviewed
over 180 potential investments. These opportunities have straddled
a wide range of sectors.
Whilst sectorially the investments that we have considered are
diverse, they share a number of similarities:
-- they have nearly all been sourced by the Executive Directors,
as there is currently little to no intermediation in Myanmar;
and
-- they are characterised almost equally between opportunities
with two very different types of partners:
o local entrepreneurs who have grown their business in spite of
the past difficulties in Myanmar and who are now looking to raise
capital to propel the business to the next level - MFIL would be an
example of this; and
o foreign players, well experienced in their sector, looking to
enter the same, often empty, space in Myanmar - Apollo would be an
example of this.
From our time here we have learned to swiftly sift through this
deluge of opportunities and are now prioritising opportunities in
the following spaces:
Consumer
In Myanmar this is a nascent sector with a limited number of
mainly small competitors. However, experience in other ASEAN
economies has illustrated that there are significant growth
prospects in this sector, especially when coupled to the predicted
growth of the Middle and Affluent Class ("MAC") and the significant
increase in their disposable income. Additionally, as the
phenomenal surge in mobile phone ownership (and most of it has been
smartphones) has illustrated, there is significant pent-up spending
power across all strata of society.
We are particularly focussing on opportunities in retailing,
healthcare and family entertainment; building the brands of
tomorrow in otherwise empty spaces.
One of the features of these opportunities is that they require
only a modest initial investment that can then be scaled up as the
business develops and the ability to develop more branches
unfolds.
For this sector we have assembled a panel of experienced Asian
retail executives that we can bring in to assist with the initial
investment assessment, or if needed to remain in the business as
company executives, mentors or board members.
In all cases the objective is to develop market-leading
franchises that can be sold to multinationals in 3 to 5 years.
Capacity-constrained opportunities
Opportunities in this sector occur where there is an acute
imbalance between supply and demand and yet a significant
requirement for capital investment to unlock the supply. As such
these are typically larger ticket opportunities (up to US$25
million) and are situations in which we would often be partnering
with a proven international company who is looking for a strong and
knowledgeable local partner. Our investment in Apollo is an example
of this type of opportunity.
Where such opportunities arise we would not look to take all of
this on our books but would look to bring in a syndicate of
investors (possibly including our own shareholders). We would take
responsibility for managing the syndicate's investment and in
return charge fees and also take a carried interest thereby
leveraging the opportunity by extracting a higher reward than just
the IRR of the investment itself.
These opportunities focus on shortages of soft infrastructure
(for example financial services, education etc.) as well as more
traditional hard infrastructure (for example utilities such as
power, waste water treatment etc.). An additional attraction of
these types of opportunities is that they are frequently capable of
being partially funded by third party debt, often from the
Development Finance Institution ("DFI") community which is
especially active in Myanmar. The US$250 million loan from the US
Government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation ("OPIC") to
Apollo would be an illustration of this.
Proactivity
Picking up on our earlier point about the lack of
intermediation, the opportunities that we source do not come with
an information memorandum and a data room. They come from numerous
meetings with businessmen and women who have business plans that
still need to be stress-tested and refined to make sure that they
are both commercially feasible and capable of being executed in the
Myanmar of today. This is a time-consuming process that requires
patience, knowledge and an extensive Rolodex of partners who can
participate to fix any of the parts that might otherwise not work
as well as they might otherwise.
Often the potential rewards from an opportunity are obvious.
What is more time-consuming is looking to de-risk each and every
opportunity. This requires not only a disciplined professional
assessment of the challenges that the business faces but the
ability to address these and to put in place real solutions. When
we invested in MFIL, this was only agreed after we had conducted an
extensive executive search for a proven microfinance chief
executive.
It is because of our extensive time building such businesses in
Asia over the past 30 years that we feel we have a distinct
advantage over many of the more traditional "private equity" style
(i.e. passive) investors who are trying to set up in Myanmar.
To manage this process we have developed a very strong team in
Yangon. We currently have 10 investment professionals on the ground
in Yangon comprising a mix of international and Myanmar
professionals with complementary backgrounds, skill sets and
experiences.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
In the last financial year, the Company completed a further
significant equity fund raising. On 21 July 2015, the Company
raised US$20 million (before expenses) from a placing of shares
(with warrants on a one for three basis) to a range of
institutional investors, family offices and high net worth
individuals.
The Directors' assessment of the Group's net asset value
attributable to the shareholders of the Company as at 31 March 2016
is that it was US$24.3 million, a year on year increase of 268%.
This represents US$0.89 per share, based on the shares in issue at
that time.
At that date the Company had:
-- an investment in Apollo Towers (the telecommunication tower
venture) of US$20.8 million (excluding non-controlling interests),
being the cost of the investment made to date;
-- an investment in MFIL (the microfinance joint venture) at a
fair value of US$2.1 million; and
-- cash and equivalents of US$1.4 million.
In the attached audited financial statements, the net asset
value differs from the above stated value of US$24.3 million due to
the following differences:
US$
Net asset value per the audited
financial statements 24,154,579
Apollo Towers (1) (185,010)
MFIL (2) 332,123
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Net asset value per the Directors'
valuation 24,301,692
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Note 1: This represents transaction costs. In accordance with
IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, the
investment in Apollo Towers is accounted for as an investment in
available for sale securities with initial recognition at fair
value of consideration paid plus transaction costs that are
directly attributable to the acquisition or issue, and changes in
fair value are recorded in other comprehensive income. Whereas in
accordance with the Company's Valuation Policy the Directors'
valuation is based on the International Private Equity and Venture
Capital Guidelines. As the investment has been made within the 12
months prior to the balance sheet date, and there has been no
impairment, the estimate of fair value is based on the 'price of
recent investment' (which excludes transaction costs), equivalent
to the original cost paid by the Company.
Note 2: In accordance with IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements, the
investment in MFIL is accounted for as an investment in a joint
venture using the equity method, an accounting measure which
includes (1) the share of results, (2) gain on dilution, and (3) a
foreign exchange adjustment. Whereas in accordance with the
Company's Valuation Policy the Directors' valuation is based on the
International Private Equity and Venture Capital Guidelines. As an
investment was made into MFIL by an independent third party in
November 2015, within the 12 months prior to the balance sheet
date, and there has been no impairment, the estimate of fair value
is based on the 'price of the recent investment'.
For the year to 31 March 2016 the Company's audited loss after
tax was US$2.2 million. This represents:
-- the overheads associated with running the Company's business; and
-- the impact of the share based payments arising from the
Company's Employee Share Option Scheme.
Within this, the core cash-based overheads, excluding
discretionary compensation and share option expense amounted to
US$1.87 million.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, we do not expect the level of
such running costs to fluctuate significantly in the foreseeable
future.
The Directors do not recommend payment of a dividend at this
time.
Subsequent to the year end, on 16 September 2016 the Company
closed a further equity fund offering, raising US$4.2 million
(before costs) through an issue of new ordinary shares and
warrants. Announced separately on 20 September 2016, as a result of
this offering, MIL's unaudited net assets stood at US$27.4 million
or US$0.90 per share.
As of the date of this announcement the Company has adequate
financial resources to cover its working capital needs for the next
12 months.
OUTLOOK
The Directors are pleased with the strong fundamental
performance of both of the Company's existing investments over the
past year. Barring unforeseen circumstances, we expect both
businesses to continue to grow strongly in the years ahead.
However, as noted above, the prevailing expectation in the
business community is of a slowdown in business activity in Myanmar
for the near future as the NLD takes its time to formulate and
prioritise its various strategies and then determine how best to
implement each.
For ourselves, we have not seen any such slowdown in investment
opportunities.
Following discussions with shareholders and a wide range of
investors over the past year, the Directors are also exploring the
possibility of a secondary stock market listing in Asia. This
consideration is still at a very early stage and further details
will be made available as any developments are made.
We continue to encounter investment opportunities on an almost
weekly basis. They will not all become investments: the attrition
rate today is obviously very high. But as the Company's local
reputation has grown and continues to grow the Directors find that
the Company is often sought out by both the local and foreign
business communities. As such, the Directors hope that they will
soon be in a position to conclude further investments to add to the
Company's already exciting portfolio.
Aung Htun Michael Dean
Managing Director Finance Director
19 September 2016 19 September 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARED 31 MARCH 2016
Note 2016 2015
US$ US$
Revenue - -
Other item of income
Other income 4 21,598 216
Items of expense
Employee benefits expense 5 (1,384,666) (1,011,340)
Depreciation expense 12 (14,996) (12,996)
Other operating expenses (840,653) (642,099)
Finance costs 6 (14,413) (11,718)
Share of results of joint
venture, net of tax 10 16,485 (62,305)
Loss before income tax 7 (2,216,645) (1,740,242)
Income tax expense 8 (19,009) (3,156)
Loss for the financial year (2,235,654) (1,743,398)
=========== ===========
Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit
or loss:
Exchange loss arising on translation
of foreign operations (188,435) -
Exchange differences arising
from dilution of interest
in joint ventures 107,303 -
----------- -----------
Other comprehensive income
for the financial year,
net of tax 10 (81,132) -
----------- -----------
Total comprehensive income
for the financial year (2,316,786) (1,743,398)
=========== ===========
Loss attributable to:
Owners of the parent (2,233,369) (1,743,398)
Non-controlling interests 13 (2,285) -
----------- -----------
(2,235,654) (1,743,398)
=========== ===========
Total comprehensive income
attributable to:
Owners of the parent (2,314,501) (1,743,398)
Non-controlling interests (2,285) -
(2,316,786) (1,743,398)
=========== ===========
Loss per share (cents)
* Basic and diluted 9 (10.21) (23.58)
=========== ===========
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 MARCH
2016
Note 2016 2015
US$ US$
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Investment in joint venture 10 1,813,957 1,450,195
Available-for-sale financial
assets 11 31,385,522 -
Plant and equipment 12 16,887 24,252
----------- -----------
Total non-current assets 33,216,366 1,474,447
----------- -----------
Current assets
Other receivables 14 91,750 88,854
Cash and cash equivalents 15 1,386,059 5,049,268
----------- -----------
Total current assets 1,477,809 5,138,122
----------- -----------
Total assets 34,694,175 6,612,569
=========== ===========
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 16 28,765,805 8,996,282
Share option reserve 17 313,561 160,113
Accumulated losses (4,843,655) (2,610,286)
Foreign exchange reserve (81,132) -
Equity attributable to owners
of the parent 24,154,579 6,546,109
Non-controlling interests 13 10,398,648 -
----------- -----------
Total equity 34,553,227 6,546,109
----------- -----------
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Other payables 18 131,421 65,195
Income tax payable 9,527 1,265
----------- -----------
Total current liabilities 140,948 66,460
Total equity and liabilities 34,694,175 6,612,569
=========== ===========
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARED 31 MARCH 2016
Equity
attributable
Share Foreign to owners Non-
Share option exchange Accumulated of controlling
Note capital reserve reserve losses the parent interests Total
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
2016
At 1 April 2015 8,996,282 160,113 - (2,610,286) 6,546,109 - 6,546,109
Loss for the
financial
year - - - (2,233,369) (2,233,369) (2,285) (2,235,654)
Other
comprehensive
income
for the
financial year
Exchange gains
arising
on translation
of foreign
operations - - (188,435) - (188,435) - (188,435)
Exchange
differences
arising from
dilution
of interest in
joint
ventures - - 107,303 - 107,303 - 107,303
---------- -------- --------- ----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
Total other
comprehensive
income for the
financial
year 10 - - (81,132) - (81,132) - (81,132)
---------- -------- --------- ----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
Total
comprehensive
income
for the
financial year - - (81,132) (2,233,369) (2,314,501) (2,285) (2,316,786)
Transactions
with
non-controlling
interests:
---------- -------- --------- ----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
Contribution
from
non-controlling
interests to a
subsidiary 13 - - - - - 10,400,933 10,400,933
Total
transactions
with
non-controlling
interests - - - - - 10,400,933 10,400,933
Contributions by
and
distributions to
owners
---------- -------- --------- ----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
Issue of shares 16 19,942,397 - - - 19,942,397 - 19,942,397
Share issue
expenses 16 (172,874) - - - (172,874) - (172,874)
Grant of share
options
to employees 17 - 153,448 - - 153,448 - 153,448
---------- -------- --------- ----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
Total
contributions
by and
distributions
to owners 19,769,523 153,448 - - 19,922,971 - 19,922,971
At 31 March 2016 28,765,805 313,561 (81,132) (4,843,655) 24,154,579 10,398,648 34,553,227
========== ======== ========= =========== ============ =========== ===========
Share
Share option Accumulated
Note capital reserve losses Total
US$ US$ US$ US$
2015
At 1 April 2014 5,439,353 74,749 (866,888) 4,647,214
Loss for the financial year - - (1,743,398) (1,743,398)
Total comprehensive income for the financial
year - - (1,743,398) (1,743,398)
Contributions by and distributions to
owners
--------- -------- ----------- -----------
Issue of shares 16 3,797,850 - - 3,797,850
Share issue expenses 16 (240,921) - - (240,921)
Grant of share options to employees 17 - 85,364 - 85,364
--------- -------- ----------- -----------
Total contributions by and distributions
to owners 3,556,929 85,364 - 3,642,293
At 31 March 2015 8,996,282 160,113 (2,610,286) 6,546,109
========= ======== =========== ===========
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARED 31 MARCH 2016
2016 2015
Note US$ US$
Operating activities
Loss before income tax (2,216,645) (1,740,242)
Adjustments for:
Interest income 4 (181) -
Finance costs 6 14,413 11,718
Depreciation of plant and
equipment 12 14,996 12,996
Share-based payment expense 17 153,448 85,364
Share of results of joint
venture, net of tax 10 (16,485) 62,305
Gain on dilution of interest
in joint venture 4 (20,909) -
Operating cash flows before
working capital changes (2,071,363) (1,567,859)
Changes in working capital:
Other receivables (2,896) 10,381
Other payables 66,226 1,483
Cash used in operations (2,008,033) (1,555,995)
Interest received 181 -
Finance costs paid (14,413) (11,718)
Income tax paid (10,747) (1,891)
Net cash flows used in operating
activities (2,033,012) (1,569,604)
------------ -----------
Investing activities
Investment in available-for-sale
financial assets 11 (31,385,522) -
Investment in joint venture 10 (407,500) (1,512,500)
Purchase of plant and equipment 12 (7,631) (5,223)
------------ -----------
Net cash flows used in investing
activities (31,800,653) (1,517,723)
Financing activities
Contribution from non-controlling
interests to a subsidiary 13 10,400,933 -
Net proceeds from issuance
of shares 16 19,769,523 3,556,929
Increase in short-term deposits
pledged (163) (35,981)
Net cash flows generated from
financing activities 30,170,293 3,520,948
Net change in cash and cash
equivalents (3,663,372) 433,621
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of the year 5,013,287 4,579,666
Cash and cash equivalents
at the end of financial year 15 1,349,915 5,013,287
============ ===========
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARED 31 MARCH 2016
1. General corporate information
Myanmar Investments International Limited ("the Company") is a
limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in the British
Virgin Islands ("BVI"). The Company's registered office is at Jayla
Place, Wickhams Cay I, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands.
The Company's ordinary shares and warrants are traded on the AIM
market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols MIL
and MILW respectively.
The Company has been established for the purpose of identifying
and investing in, and disposing of, businesses operating in or with
business exposure to Myanmar. The Company will target businesses
operating in sectors that the Directors believe have strong growth
potential and thereby can be expected to provide attractive yields,
capital gains or both.
The principal activities of the subsidiaries are disclosed in
Note 13.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") for the financial year ended 31 March
2016 were approved by the Board of Directors on 19 September
2016.
Whilst the financial information included in this announcement
has been prepared in accordance with the International Financial
Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), this announcement does not in itself
contain sufficient information to comply with IFRS. The full
audited financial statements of the Company can be found on the
Company's website at www.myanmarinvestments.com.
1.1 Going concern
After due and careful enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable
expectation that the Company has adequate financial resources to
continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
This expectation is based on a review of the Company's existing
financial resources, and the equity fund raising exercise amounting
to US$4,219,081 as disclosed in Note 23, its present and expected
future commitments in terms of its overheads and running costs; and
its commitments to its existing investments.
Accordingly, the Directors have adopted the going concern basis
in preparing the consolidated financial statements.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
The Company's accounting policies are available in the full
audited financial statements, a copy of which can be found on the
Company's website at www.myanmarinvestments.com.
3. Significant accounting judgements and estimates
The Company's significant accounting judgements and estimates
used in the preparation of these financial statements are available
in the full audited financial statements, a copy of which can be
found on the Company's website at www.myanmarinvestments.com.
4. Other income
2016 2015
US$ US$
Interest income 181 -
Gain on dilution of interest in
joint venture 20,909 -
Other 508 216
------ ----
21,598 216
====== ====
5. Employee benefits expense
2016 2015
US$ US$
Salaries, wages and other staff
benefits 1,230,710 925,976
Share option expenses 153,956 85,364
--------- ---------
1,384,666 1,011,340
========= =========
The employee benefits expense includes the remuneration of
Directors as disclosed in Note 19.
6. Finance costs
Finance costs represent bank charges for the financial year.
7. Loss before income tax
In addition to the charges and credits disclosed elsewhere in
the notes to the consolidated financial statements, the above
includes the following charges and credits:
2016 2015
US$ US$
Auditor's remuneration 48,791 34,131
Consultants fees 264,591 107,681
Foreign exchange loss, net 1,242 -
Operating lease expenses 83,460 79,452
Professional fees 16,076 44,275
Travel and accommodation 84,998 80,569
======= =======
8. Income tax
2016 2015
US$ US$
Current income tax
* current financial year 9,779 1,265
* under-provision in prior financial year 9,230 1,891
------ -----
19,009 3,156
====== =====
A reconciliation of income tax applicable to loss before income
tax at the statutory income tax rate of 25% (2015: 25%) in Myanmar
is as follows:
2016 2015
US$ US$
Loss before income tax (2,216,645) (1,740,242)
Share of results of joint venture,
net of tax (16,485) 62,305
----------- -----------
(2,233,130) (1,677,937)
=========== ===========
Income tax at the applicable tax
rates (558,283) (419,984)
Effects of different income tax
rates in other countries 571,480 416,758
Under-provision in prior financial
year 9,230 1,891
Tax effects of expenses not deductible
for tax purposes 4,168 3,501
Others (7,586) 990
----------- -----------
Income tax for the financial year 19,009 3,156
=========== ===========
9. Loss per share
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss for the
financial year attributable to owners of the parent by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial
year.
The following reflects the loss and share data used in the basic
and diluted loss per share computation:
2016 2015
Loss for the financial year attributable
to owners of the Company (US$) (2,233,369) (1,743,398)
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares during the financial year
applicable to basic loss per share 21,884,673 7,393,035
Loss per share
Basic and diluted (cents) (10.21) (23.58)
=========== ===========
Diluted loss per share is the same as the basic loss per share
because the potential ordinary shares to be converted are
anti-dilutive as the effect of the shares conversion would be to
decrease the loss per share.
10. Investment in joint venture
2016 2015
Investment in joint venture US$ US$
At 1 April 1,450,195 -
Investments during the year 407,500 1,512,500
Share of results of joint venture,
net of tax 16,485 (62,305)
Foreign exchange adjustment (81,132) -
Gain on dilution of interest in
joint venture 20,909 -
--------- ---------
At 31 March 1,813,957 1,450,195
========= =========
On 26 August 2014 the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Myanmar
Investments Limited ("MIL"), signed a joint venture agreement
("JVA") with Myanmar Finance Company Limited ("MFC") in which, the
two parties agreed to establish a Myanmar microfinance joint
venture company, Myanmar Finance International Ltd. ("MFIL"). The
principal activities of MFIL are in line with the Company's
strategy of investing in Myanmar businesses operating in sectors
with strong growth potential.
Under the terms of the JVA, MFC injected its existing
microfinance business into the joint venture which is jointly
managed by MIL and MFC. The two partners agreed to a four-phased
contribution of US$4.8 million in capital (MIL's share being
US$2.84 million) with MIL owning 55 per cent of the new company and
MFC holding the remaining 45 per cent.
As at 31 March 2015, three out of the four tranches of the
equity capital contribution had been called. For MIL this totalled
US$1,512,500 with a further commitment, the fourth tranche,
outstanding of US$1,327,500.
On 7 August 2015, MIL invested an additional US$266,667 in MFIL
(which included US$120,000 as premium paid, reflecting MFC's
injected microfinance business) and the Company's equity interest
in MFIL remained at 55%.
On 16 November 2015, The Norwegian Investment Fund for
Developing Countries ("Norfund") exercised an option to subscribe
for new shares in MFIL for a total consideration of US$1,430,720.
Concurrent with Norfund's investment, the fourth and final tranche
of the initial capital specified under the JVA was called from MIL
and MFC and MIL invested an additional US$140,833 bringing its
total capital contribution to date of US$1,920,000. Following
Norfund's investment and the final capital contributions by MIL and
MFC, MIL's and MFC's shareholdings in MFIL were each reduced to
37.5%, while Norfund now has a 25% shareholding in MFIL. Arising
from the dilution of equity interest in MFIL, a gain of US$20,909
was recognised to the consolidated statement of comprehensive
income.
MFIL is a well-established provider of microfinance loans to
small-scale business operators in rural and urban areas of Yangon
and neighbouring Bago.
MFIL is deemed to be a joint venture of the Company as the
appointment of its directors and the allocation of voting rights
for key business decisions require the unanimous approval of all
its shareholders.
The detail of the joint venture is as follows:
Effective equity
Name of joint venture interest
(Country of incorporation/place Principal held by the
of business) activities Company
2016 2015
% %
Myanmar Finance International Provider of
Limited(1) microfinance
(Myanmar) loans 37.5 55.0
(1) Audited by JF Group Audit Firm, Yangon, Myanmar.
The summarised financial information below reflects the amounts
presented in the financial statements of the joint venture (and not
the Company's share of those amounts), adjusted for differences in
accounting policies between the Company and the joint venture.
2016 2015
US$ US$
Assets and liabilities
Cash and cash equivalents 1,259,004 945,056
Trade receivables 4,037,562 1,886,233
Other current assets 93,403 79,718
--------- ---------
Current assets 5,389,969 2,911,007
Non-current assets 150,182 153,863
--------- ---------
Total assets 5,540,151 3,064,870
--------- ---------
Current liabilities 1,022,933 552,659
Total liabilities 1,022,933 552,659
--------- ---------
Net assets 4,517,218 2,512,211
========= =========
Investment in joint venture 37.5% 55.0%
Share of net assets 1,693,957 1,381,716
Currency re-alignment - 68,479
Premium paid 120,000 -
--------- ---------
1,813,957 1,450,195
========= =========
Included in the current liabilities
are:
Current financial liabilities
(excluding trade and other payables
and provision) 828,327 459,164
========= =========
Income and expenses
Revenue 819,948 215,949
Other income 142,255 91,655
Operating expense (786,888) (382,321)
Depreciation (34,406) (9,837)
Interest expense (75,415) (28,728)
Tax expense (16,373) -
--------- ---------
Profit/(Loss) after income tax 49,121 (113,282)
========= =========
11. Available-for-sale financial assets
2016 2015
Available-for-sale financial assets US$ US$
Unquoted equity shares, at cost 31,385,522 -
========== ====
As disclosed in Note 13, MIL 4 Limited ("MIL 4") was
incorporated by the Company to acquire shares in Apollo Towers Pte.
Ltd. ("Apollo"), a Singapore incorporated company.
On 29 July 2015, MIL 4 acquired a 14.18% stake in Apollo Towers
Pte. Ltd. ("Apollo"), an unquoted Singapore incorporated company,
for a purchase consideration of US$30,182,725.
On 24 December 2015, Apollo held a further round of fund raising
in which MIL 4 only invested US$1,202,797 into Apollo, resulting in
a dilution of MIL 4's equity interest to 13.48%.
As at 31 March 2016, the Group's effective equity interest in
Apollo is 8.99%.
Apollo owns and operates a leading telecommunication towers
business in Myanmar through its subsidiary Apollo Towers Myanmar
Limited.
The investment in unquoted equity securities is stated at cost,
including transaction costs, less impairment loss, if any, as its
fair value cannot be determined reliably. The investment is
denominated in United States Dollars.
12. Plant and equipment
Computer Office Furniture
equipment equipment and fittings Total
US$ US$ US$ US$
2016
Cost
Balance at 1 April
2015 10,749 2,297 27,797 40,843
Additions 2,990 2,283 2,358 7,631
---------- ---------- ------------- ------
Balance at 31 March
2016 13,739 4,580 30,155 48,474
========== ========== ============= ======
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at 1 April
2015 3,604 752 12,235 16,591
Depreciation for the
financial year 4,045 847 10,104 14,996
---------- ---------- ------------- ------
Balance at 31 March
2016 7,649 1,599 22,339 31,587
========== ========== ============= ======
Carrying amount
Balance at 31 March
2016 6,090 2,981 7,816 16,887
========== ========== ============= ======
2015
Cost
Balance at 1 April
2014 6,405 1,418 27,797 35,620
Additions 4,344 879 - 5,223
------ ----- ------ ------
Balance at 31 March
2015 10,749 2,297 27,797 40,843
====== ===== ====== ======
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at 1 April
2014 566 158 2,871 3,595
Depreciation for the
financial year 3,038 594 9,364 12,996
------ ----- ------ ------
Balance at 31 March
2015 3,604 752 12,235 16,591
====== ===== ====== ======
Carrying amount
Balance at 31 March
2015 7,145 1,545 15,562 24,252
====== ===== ====== ======
Balance at 1 April
2014 5,839 1,260 24,926 32,025
====== ===== ====== ======
13. Investment in subsidiaries
Details of the investments in which the Group has a controlling
interest are as follows:
Proportion
Proportion of
Country of ownership
of incorporation/ ownership interest
principal interest held by
place of Principal held by non-control
Name of subsidiaries business activities the Group interests
2016 2015 2016 2015
% % % %
Investment
Myanmar Investments holding
Limited (1) Singapore company 100 100 - -
Provision
of management
MIL Management services
Pte. Ltd.(1) Singapore to the Group 100 100 - -
MIL No. 2 Pte.
Ltd.(2) Singapore Dormant 100 100 - -
MIL No. 3 Pte.
Ltd.(2) Singapore Dormant 100 100 - -
British Investment
Virgin holding
MIL 4 Limited (1) Islands company 66.67 - 33.33 -
Held by MIL Management
Pte. Ltd.
Provision
of management
MIL Management services
Co., Ltd(3) Myanmar to the Group 100 100 - -
(1) Audited by BDO LLP, Singapore.
(2) Not required to be audited as the subsidiary is dormant
since the date of its incorporation.
(3) Audited by JF Group Audit Firm, Yangon, Myanmar.
Incorporation of a subsidiary
On 9 July 2015, the Company incorporated a 100.00% owned
subsidiary, MIL 4 Limited ("MIL 4") for a cash consideration of
US$5,000, in the British Virgin Islands for the purpose of
investing into Apollo as disclosed in Note 11.
On 29 July 2015, the Company and new shareholders injected an
amount of US$19,995,000 and US$10,000,000 into MIL 4 respectively,
which resulted in the dilution of equity interest in the subsidiary
to 66.67%.
On 24 December 2015, the Company and MIL 4's shareholders
further increased its investment in MIL 4 by US$801,864 and
US$400,933 respectively and the Company's equity interest in MIL 4
remains at 66.67% during this round of additional investment.
Non-controlling interests
The summarised financial information before intra-group
elimination of the subsidiary that has material non-controlling
interests as at the end of each reporting period is as follows:
MIL 4 Limited
2016
US$
Assets and liabilities
Non-current assets 31,385,522
Current assets 32,289
Current liabilities (221,869)
Net assets 31,195,942
=============
Accumulated non-controlling interests 10,398,648
=============
Period
from 9
July 2015
(Date of
incorporation)
to 31 March
2016
US$
Revenue -
Administrative expenses (6,855)
---------------
Loss for the financial period, representing
total
comprehensive income for the financial
period (6,855)
===============
Loss allocated to non-controlling interests,
representing total comprehensive income
allocated to non-controlling interests (2,285)
===============
Net cash used in operating activities (3,022)
Net cash used in investing activity (31,385,522)
Net cash generated from financing activities 31,388,544
---------------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents -
===============
14. Other receivables
2016 2015
US$ US$
Other receivables 29,591 4,077
Deposits 14,605 10,398
Prepayments 47,554 74,379
------ ------
91,750 88,854
====== ======
Other receivables are denominated in the following
currencies:
2016 2015
US$ US$
United States dollar 88,732 85,993
Singapore dollar 2,105 -
Myanmar kyat 913 2,861
------
91,750 88,854
====== ======
15. Cash and cash equivalents
2016 2015
US$ US$
Cash and bank balances 1,349,915 5,013,287
Short-term deposit 36,144 35,981
--------- ---------
1,386,059 5,049,268
========= =========
The short-term deposit bears interest at an average rate of
0.25% (2015: 0.25%) per annum and is for a tenure of approximately
12 months (2015: 12 months).
The short-term deposit of the Company amounting to US$36,144
(2015: US$35,981) is pledged to bank to secure credit
facilities.
Cash and cash equivalents are denominated in the following
currencies:
2016 2015
US$ US$
United States dollar 1,233,692 4,912,866
Singapore dollar 146,834 132,955
Myanmar kyat 5,533 3,447
--------- ---------
1,386,059 5,049,268
========= =========
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash
equivalents comprise the following at the end of the financial
year:
2016 2015
US$ US$
Bank balances 1,386,059 5,049,268
Less: short-term deposits pledged (36,144) (35,981)
--------- ---------
1,349,915 5,013,287
========= =========
16. Share capital
2016 2015
US$ US$
Issued and fully-paid share capital:
Ordinary shares at the beginning
of the financial year 8,996,282 5,439,353
Issuance of ordinary shares during
the financial year 19,942,397 3,797,850
Share issuance expenses (172,874) (240,921)
----------
28,765,805 8,996,282
========== =========
2016 2015
Equity Instruments Ordinary Ordinary
in issue Shares Warrants Shares Warrants
At the beginning
of the
financial year 9,959,619 9,459,619 6,342,619 5,842,619
Issuance during the
financial year 17,341,214 5,780,408 3,617,000 3,617,000
---------- ---------- --------- ---------
At the end of the
financial year 27,300,833 15,240,027 9,959,619 9,459,619
========== ========== ========= =========
The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends
as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per
share without restriction at meetings of the Company.
On 21 July 2015, the Company allotted 17,341,214 Ordinary Shares
at US$1.15 per share (total of US$19,942,397) pursuant to a
subscription for new shares (the "Third Subscription").
On 9 December 2014, the Company allotted 3,617,000 Ordinary
Shares at US$1.05 per share (total of US$3,797,850) Ordinary Shares
pursuant to a subscription for new shares (the "Second
Subscription").
All shares have been admitted to trading on AIM under the ticker
MIL.
The new ordinary shares issued during the financial year ranked
pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the
Company.
Warrants
On 21 July 2015, the Company allotted 5,780,408 Warrants
pursuant to the Third Subscription. The Company had agreed that for
every three Ordinary Shares subscribed for by a subscriber they
would receive one Warrant at nil cost.
On 9 December 2014, the Company allotted 3,617,000 Warrants
pursuant to the Second Subscription. The Company had agreed that
for every Ordinary Share subscribed for by a subscriber they would
receive one Warrant at nil cost.
The Warrants entitle the holder to subscribe for an Ordinary
share at an exercise price of US$0.75. The Warrants may be
exercised during each 15 Business Day period commencing on the
first day of each Quarter during the Subscription Period (from 21
June 2015 to 21 June 2018).
All Warrants have been admitted to trading on AIM under the
ticker MILW.
17. Share option reserve
Details of the Share Option Plan (the "Plan")
The Plan allows for the total number of shares issuable under
share options to constitute a maximum of one tenth of the number of
the total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held
by the Company as treasury shares and shares issued to the Founders
prior to Admission).
Any future issuance of shares will give rise to the ability of
the Remuneration Committee to award additional share options. Such
share options will be granted with an exercise price set at a 10
percent premium to the subscription price paid by shareholders on
the relevant issue of shares that gave rise to the availability of
each tranche of share options.
Share options can be exercised any time after the first
anniversary and before the tenth anniversary of the grant (as may
be determined by the Remuneration Committee in its absolute
discretion) of the respective share options.
Share options are not admitted to trading on AIM but application
will be made for shares that are issued upon the exercise of the
share options to be admitted to trading on AIM.
As at 31 March 2016, there were 2,680,082 (2015: 945,961) share
options available for issue under the Plan of which 1,894,661
(2015: 574,061) had been granted. These granted share options have
a weighted average exercise price of US$1.194 (2015: US$1.121) per
share and a weighted average contractual life of 9.11 years (2015:
8.57 years).
The 2,680,082 share options available were created under the
following series:
Exercise
price
Series/Date Occasion Number (USD)
Admission Placing and
Series 1 Subscription 584,261 1.100
Series 2 Second Subscription 361,700 1.155
Series 3 Third Subscription 1,734,121 1.265
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2,680,082
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The following share-based payment arrangements were in existence
during the current financial year:
Fair
Number Exercise value
Option of share price at grant
series options Grant date Expiry date (USD) date
Series 27 June
1 410,000 2013 26 June 2023 1.100 153,495
Series 9 December 8 December
1 25,000 2013 2023 1.100 19,015
Series 25 September 24 September
1 135,661 2014 2024 1.100 64,555
Series
2 25,500 2 June 2015 1 June 2025 1.155 15,587
Series 15 January 14 January
1 10,200 2016 2026 1.100 6,235
Series 15 January 14 January
2 331,700 2016 2026 1.155 193,562
Series 15 January 14 January
3 956,600 2016 2026 1.265 508,734
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1,894,661
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Share options that are allocated to a Participant are subject to
a three year vesting period during which the rights to the share
options will be transferred to the Participant in three equal
annual instalments provided, save in certain circumstances, that
they are still in employment with or engaged by the Company.
Fair value of share options granted in the financial year
The weighted average fair value of the share options granted
during the financial year is US$0.547 (2015: US$0.476). Share
options were priced using Black-Scholes option pricing model. Where
relevant, the expected life used in the model has been adjusted
based on management's best estimate for the effects of
non-transferability, exercise restrictions (including the
probability of meeting market conditions attached to the option),
and behavioural considerations. Expected volatility is based on
historical share price volatility from the date of grant of the
share options.
The Black-Scholes option pricing model uses the following
assumptions:
Grant date
2 June 15 January 15 January 15 January
2015 2016 2016 2016
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Grant date share price
(US$) 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40
Exercise price (US$) 1.155 1.10 1.155 1.265
Expected volatility 22.30% 21.04% 21.04% 21.04%
Option life 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years
Risk-free annual interest
rates 2.27% 2.03% 2.03% 2.03%
The Group recognised a net expense of US$153,448 (2015:
US$85,364) related to equity-settled share-based payment
transactions during the financial year.
Movement in share option during the financial year
The following reconciles the share options outstanding at the
start of the year and at the end of the year.
2016 2015
Weighted Weighted
average average
exercise exercise
Number price Number price
US$ US$
Balance at start of
the
financial year 574,061 1.10 435,000 1.10
Granted 1,324,000 1.234 139,061 1.10
Forfeited (3,400) 1.10 - -
Balance at end of
financial year 1,894,661 1.194 574,061 1.10
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No share options were exercised during the financial year.
Movement in share option reserve during the financial year
2016 2015
US$ US$
Balance at start of the financial
year 160,113 74,749
Grant of share options 153,448 85,364
Balance at end of financial year 313,561 160,113
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18. Other payables
2016 2015
US$ US$
Accruals 130,237 65,195
Other payables 1,184 -
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131,421 65,195
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Other payables are denominated in the following currencies:
2016 2015
US$ US$
Singapore dollar 50,613 39,037
United States dollar 57,348 9,251
British pound 20,678 14,999
Euro 2,782 1,908
131,421 65,195
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19. Significant related party disclosures
For the purposes of these consolidated financial statements,
parties are considered to be related to the Group and the Company
if the Group and the Company have the ability, directly or
indirectly, to control the party or exercise significant influence
over the party in making financial and operating decisions, or vice
versa, or where the Group and the Company and the party are subject
to common control or common significant influence. Related parties
may be individuals or other entities.
Compensation of key management personnel
For the financial year ended 31 March 2016, no emoluments were
paid by the Group to the Directors as an inducement to join or upon
joining the Group or as compensation for loss of office.
The remuneration of Directors for the financial years ended 31
March 2016 and 31 March 2015 was as follows:
Short
term Share
Directors' employee option
fee benefits(3) plan Total
US$ US$ US$ US$
Financial year ended
31 March 2016
Executive directors
447,208
Maung Aung Htun - (1) 58,193 505,401
429,909
Anthony Michael Dean - (1) 52,119 482,028
Independent non-executive
directors
Christopher William
Knight 35,000 - 7,896 42,896
Craig Robert Martin 27,500 - 8,461 35,961
Christopher David Appleton 27,500 - 9,027 36,527
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90,000 877,117 135,696 1,102,813
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Financial year ended
31 March 2015
Executive directors
334,315
Maung Aung Htun - (2) 33,370 367,685
279,903
Anthony Michael Dean - (2) 27,412 307,315
Independent non-executive
directors
Christopher William
Knight 30,000 - 2,681 32,681
Craig Robert Martin 25,000 - 4,022 29,022
Christopher David Appleton 25,000 - 5,363 30,363
----------
80,000 614,218 72,848 767,066
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(1) The short term employee benefits include bonuses totalling
US$150,000 for the Executive Directors that relate to the financial
year ended 31 March 2015 as determined by the Remuneration
Committee.
(2) During the financial period ended 31 March 2014 the
Executive Directors had agreed to forgo 50% of their compensation
unless and until, in accordance with Rule 8 of the AIM Rules for
Companies, the Company had "substantially implemented its
Investment Policy". This condition was fulfilled with the
investment in Myanmar Finance International Limited in September
2014. As such the contingent liability of the unpaid compensation,
which amounted to US$132,968 as at 31 March 2014, was recognised
and settled in the financial year ended 31 March 2015. This amount
is included in the Short Term Employee Benefits in the financial
year ended 31 March 2015.
(3) The short term employee benefits also includes rental
expenses paid for the Director's accommodation.
20. Commitments
Operating lease commitments - as lessee
The Group leases the Yangon office and accommodation for
Directors under non-cancellable operating leases. The operating
lease commitments are based on rental rates as specified in the
lease agreements. The Group has the option to renew certain
agreements on the leased premises for another one year.
In accordance with prevailing market conditions in Yangon, lease
payments are paid in advance.
Future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable operating
leases at the reporting date are as follows:
2016 2015
US$ US$
Within one financial year 39,000 2,100
After one financial year but within
five financial years - 14,700
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39,000 16,800
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21. Dividends
The Directors of the Company do not recommend any dividend in
respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2016 (2015: Nil).
22. Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Company's financial risk management objective and policies
are available in the audited financial statements, a copy of which
can be found on the Company's website at
www.myanmarinvestments.com.
23. Subsequent events
Apollo Warrant
On 16 June 2016, MIL4 acquired a warrant for a total
consideration of US$10,000, allowing MIL4 to purchase for a nominal
amount 1.56% of Apollo's total capital stock on a fully diluted
basis. As a result of this MIL 4 now has an effective equity
interest of 14.0% in Apollo and the Company's indirect equity
interest in Apollo is 9.3%.
Equity fund raising
On 16 September 2016, the Company raised US$4,219,081 through
the issuance of 3,245,447 new ordinary shares. As part of this fund
raising the Company also issued 811,368 new warrants.
Notes to Editors:
Myanmar Investments International Limited ("MIL") is the first
Myanmar-focused investment company to be admitted to trading on the
AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. It was established in 2013
to act as a conduit for overseas investors to invest in businesses
led by dynamic and visionary Myanmar entrepreneurs and foreign
companies investing in the country. MIL is led by co-founders Aung
Htun and Mike Dean, private equity professionals and entrepreneurs
with a strong regional track record of investment and profitable
exits in SE Asia.
MIL aims to identify investments with strong growth which if
necessary can be "de-risked" through the introduction of
experienced senior line-management, mentors and/or strategic
partners sourced by its Founders. Key sectors are those
experiencing acute supply vs. demand imbalances, such as consumer
and other capacity-constrained sectors.
To date, MIL has invested in Apollo Towers, a top 3 telecom
towers company with 1,800 towers, and MFIL, a top 10 microfinance
company whose loan book has grown over 400% since investment. With
its strong proprietary investment pipeline of deals, MIL provides
investors with a highly disciplined and conservative investment
process into one of the most promising growth opportunities of this
era.
Myanmar, a country of approximately 51.4 million people and
roughly the size of France, has been isolated for much of the last
50 years. Once one of the more prosperous countries in Southeast
Asia as it has an abundance of natural resources (oil, natural gas,
arable land, tourist attractions and a long coastline), it is now
one of the least developed countries in the world.
Following the general elections in Myanmar in November 2015 the
National League for Democracy, led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, won an
overwhelming majority of the seats and the new administration took
power on 1 April 2016.
In September 2016 President Obama announced the intention of the
United States government to lift all remaining sanctions against
Myanmar and re-admit the country into its preferred tariff
system.
For more information about MIL, please visit
www.myanmarinvestments.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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