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ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
2012

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Cadogan Petroleum plc is an independent  
oil and gas exploration, development and 
production company with onshore gas, 
condensate and oil assets in Ukraine.

Overview
1 
2  Group Overview

Summary of 2012

Directors’ Report
4  Chairman’s Statement
5  Chief Executive’s Review
6  Operations Review
10  Financial Review
12  Risks and Uncertainties
14  Statement of Reserves and 

Resources

15  Corporate Responsibility
17  Board of Directors
18  Report of the Directors

Corporate Governance
22  Corporate Governance Statement
24  Board Committee Reports 

Financial Statements
32  Statement of Directors’ 

Responsibilities

33  Independent Auditor’s Report
35  Consolidated Income Statement
36  Consolidated Statement of 
Comprehensive Income
37  Consolidated Balance Sheet
38  Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
39  Consolidated Statement of 

Changes in Equity

40  Notes to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements
64  Company Balance Sheet
65  Company Cash Flow Statement
66  Company Statement of Changes 

in Equity

67  Notes to the Company Financial 

Statements

70  Notice of Annual General Meeting

Remuneration Report
29  Directors’ Remuneration Report

73  Glossary

74  Shareholder Information



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Summary of 2012

Cadogan Petroleum plc is an independent oil and gas exploration, 
development and production company with onshore gas, 
condensate and oil assets in Ukraine.
Key developments during 2012:
 > The completion of a major transaction between Eni S.p.A (‘Eni’),  

NAK Nadra and Cadogan Petroleum plc (‘Cadogan’ or the ‘Company’) 
resulting in establishment of LLC Westgasinvest (‘WGI’), which holds 
a portfolio of ten licences for unconventional gas covering a total 
area of 3,795 square kilometres, and subsequent farm-out to Eni  
of 50.01%. Cadogan retains 15% interest in WGI

 > Sale of two gas plants for $29.5 million and settlement of all 

associated litigation with Global Process Systems (‘GPS’) completed 
in April 2013

 > Total impairment of $86.3 million mainly related to the 

Zagoryanska licence

 > The completion of the overhaul of internal technical team
 > Total capital expenditure of $22.3 million (2011: $21.3 million)  

during the year of which $4.1 million was funded by the deferred 
consideration from the disposal of 30% of Cadogan’s interest in  
the Pokrovskoe licence to Eni in 2011

 > Net cash and cash equivalents at year-end of $42.4 million 

(2011: $65.0 million). Cash and cash equivalents at 24 April 2013  
of $67.2 million

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Our Operations
The Group’s assets are located in two of 
the three proven hydrocarbon basins in 
Ukraine, the Dniper-Donets basin and the 
Carpathian basin.

3.pirkovskoefield
Pirkovskoe is located in the faulted 
transgression zone that forms the 
northern shoulder of the Dnieper-
Donets Graben and is adjacent to  
the Group’s Zagoryanska licence.  
The exploration and appraisal licence 
covers 71.6 square kilometres and 
holds 2.5 million barrels of oil 
equivalent (‘mmboe’) of Proved and 
Probable (‘2P’) Reserves. Cadogan 
owns the Krasnozayarska gas 
treatment plant, on the Pirkovskoe 
licence area, which is connected to  
the UkrTransGas system.

4.BorynyaandBitlyafields
The Bitlyanska exploration and 
development licence covers an area 
of 390 square kilometres, tectonically 
belonging to the Krosno zone of the 
folded Carpathians and includes the 
Bitlya, Borynya and Vovchenska areas. 
The Bitlya and Borynya areas are 
approximately 9 kilometres apart and 
both fields are close to the UkrTransGas 
pipeline at Turka, approximately 
15 kilometres away.

5.minorfields
Cadogan owns exploration, development 
and production licences either directly 
or through subsidiaries or joint ventures 
in several minor fields, of which two are 
currently in commercial production 
(Debeslavetska and Cheremkhivska)  
and one (Monastyretska) is in pilot 
commercial development.

1.Zagoryanskafield
The Zagoryanska licence covers an  
area of 49.6 square kilometres. Five 
wells have been drilled to date in the 
field. Wells in the field encountered  
gas in the Upper and Lower Visean and 
Tournaisian reservoirs, and in one well 
hydrocarbons have been encountered in 
the Devonian reservoir. Reservoir depths 
vary from 4,500 to 5,500 metres. 

On 6 July 2011 Eni S.p.A (‘Eni’), 
the major Italian integrated energy 
company acquired a 60% interest 
in the licence. During the year the  
work-over programme in the field 
continued and the well Zagoryanska 
11 was drilled and tested. The field,  
with the Zagoryanska 3 well, is in  
pilot commercial development via  
the existing facilities of Cadogan  
and its subsidiaries (the ‘Group’).

As at 31 December 2012 the Group 
assessed the recoverability of the 
carrying value of the development 
and production assets related to the 
Zagoryanska licence. This has resulted 
in the impairment of the mentioned 
assets to nil.

2.pokrovskoefield
The Pokrovskoe licence area covers 
49.5 square kilometres and is located 
in the Dnieper-Donets basin. The 
Pokrovskoe field is approximately 
10 kilometres from the 
UkrTransGas system. 

On 6 July 2011 Eni acquired a 30% 
interest in the licence. The work 
obligations on the licence have been 
fulfilled through the deepening of 
Pokrovskoe 1 and the drilling of a  
new well Pokrovskoe 2a.

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Currently all Cadogan’s assets are 
based in Ukraine. The programme 
approved for the current year 
concentrates on increasing production 
from existing licenses without the 
capital intensity necessitated by  
the drilling of the major wells such  
as Zagoryanska 11. Additional targets 
have been identified in Pokrovskoe. 
Furthermore, potential operations  
on the shale gas licenses that form  
our Joint Venture with Nadra Ukrayny 
and Eni S.p.A are under evaluation, 
whilst the Board continues to assess 
opportunities both in Ukraine, where 
our existing license base continues to 
prove attractive to companies wishing 
to get involved in the sector in Ukraine, 
and overseas in regions where the 
Company has existing relationships and 
can offer significant, existing expertise.

ZevFurst
Non-executive Chairman
24 April 2013

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Chairman’s Statement

TheBoard
In January 2012, Adelmo Schenato 
joined the Board as Chief Operating 
Officer after a 35 year career at Eni, 
the Italian integrated energy business, 
where he served in senior global  
and regional positions. His global  
roles at Eni included Well Operations 
Research and Development (‘R&D’)  
and Technical Management, and Vice 
President Health Safety, Environment 
and Sustainability. His regional roles 
included General Manager for Tunisia, 
Gabon and Angola as well as CEO  
of Eni’s Italian gas storage company. 
Since joining Cadogan, Adelmo has 
been responsible for recruiting a new 
technical team. The Chief Executive 
covers this in more detail in his review.

During the year both Alessandro 
Benedetti and Ian Baron resigned  
from the Board, although Mr Benedetti 
continues to advise the Company in a 
consulting capacity. I thank them both 
for their contribution to the Company.

litigation
As previously announced, Cadogan  
has reached a settlement with GPS  
by way of an Agreement with GPS for 
the purchase of two gas processing  
plants for the sum of $29.5 million.  
The completed sale represents  
a full and final settlement of all  
claims and liabilities between the  
two parties, and marks the final  
part in a long running litigation  
around the Company that had  
proved a substantial distraction  
for management.

annualgeneralmeeting
I look forward to meeting shareholders at 
the Company’s Annual General Meeting 
to be held at 10.30am on Thursday 
27 June 2013 at Chandos House, 
2 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 9LQ.

Introduction

2012 proved a challenging year  
for Cadogan. Revenue, largely 
reflecting production from the Group’s 
Cheremkhivska and Debeslavetska 
fields, decreased to $5.7 million from 
$7.0 million in 2011. The loss before tax 
was $92.9 million, after a $83.6 million 
impairment taken largely as a result of 
the unsuccessful drilling and work-over 
programme at the Zagoryanska license.

At 31 December 2012 the Group had 
cash and cash equivalents of $42.4 
million. Since the year end this has 
significantly improved due to the 
recently reported settlement with GPS, 
leaving the Group in a strong financial 
position, with $67.2 million cash and 
cash equivalents as at 24 April 2013,  
to achieve the ambitious targets it has 
set for itself in 2013.

operations
As reported in the half year report,  
in the first half of 2012 the Group 
finalised a complete overhaul of its 
technical operations and sub-surface 
explorations teams, bringing in over 
120 years combined experience in 
major Independent Oil Companies. 
Under their supervision, the Group has 
undertaken a thorough re-evaluation  
of all its assets, enabling the Group to 
revise its list of targets for its short to 
medium-term plan of activity. Whilst  
a principal focus for 2013 remains the 
reduction of risk and maximisation of 
existing production potential, we have 
identified new and economically viable 
exploration and production potential in 
most of our existing licences.

shalegas
Within the framework of the 
Cooperation Agreement with Eni, 
signed in October 2011, Cadogan 
completed its Share Purchase 
Agreement in October 2012 with  
Nak Nadra Ukrayny (‘Nadra’) and Eni, 
for the exploration and development  
of unconventional gas in Ukraine, 
whereby Eni has acquired a stake in  
the joint venture company established 
by Nadra and Cadogan, Ukrainian 
company LLC Westgasinvest. Under  
the transaction, Eni acquires 50.01%  
of LLC Westgasinvest from the joint 
venture parties and will fund an initial 
exploration programme. 

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Financialposition
Cadogan remains in a strong financial 
position, despite recent disappointing 
drilling results and the impairment 
taken on our Zagoryanska license,  
with no debt and with substantial  
cash resources, particularly following 
the recent finalisation of the litigation 
with GPS. One feature of the Financial 
Review is the continuing cutting of 
costs, with cost of sales decreasing to 
$4.2 million in 2012 from $6.3 million in 
2011 and other administrative expenses 
decreasing to $10.8 million in 2012 from 
$11.6 million in 2011. This is a continuing 
process as the Board seeks to reshape 
the Group.

strategy
In my last Chief Executive’s Review  
in the 2011 Annual Report I underlined 
the potential that Ukraine holds for  
oil & gas exploration and production,  
a factor that is being increasingly 
recognised by the entry of major oil 
companies to the Country. Not only 
Eni, with whom Cadogan shares joint 
ventures, but also Exxon, Chevron, 
Shell, OMV, Vitol have all entered 
Ukraine since last year’s report.  
As predicted, it should contribute to  
a significant re-rating of Ukraine’s oil  
and gas sector and valuations over  
the next quarters and years. Against 
this background Cadogan, which is  
long established and highly regarded  
in Ukraine, is positioned to take 
advantage both through farm-ins to its 
acreage, which it continues to assess, 
but also on new ventures both on-shore 
and off-shore.

Bertranddespallieres
Chief Executive Officer
24 April 2013

Chief Executive’s Review

Since the recruitment of Adelmo 
Schenato in January 2012, much effort 
has been given to the recruitment  
and indeed overhaul of the Group’s 
technical operations and sub-surface 
explorations teams. A review of the 
Group’s past exploration and drilling 
campaigns suggests that results  
would be improved by a deeper 
understanding of the geology of our 
license areas and a more thorough 
technical preparation by way of seismic 
acquisition and interpretation. Taken 
together this will limit the risk of future 
disappointing results of the type seen 
in our most recent drilling activity.

As part of the refocusing of the  
Group’s technical capabilities,  
Emidio Valmori has been recruited  
as Business Development Technical 
Adviser and Luciano Kovacic as 
Geology and Geophysics (‘G&G’) 
manager, heading technical teams  
that will assess future operations. 
Emidio headed Eni’s geology team  
in Italy after stints in China, Senegal, 
Angola and Egypt. Luciano also  
comes from Eni with a strong technical 
background, having worked in Libya, 
Algeria and the UK and as part of that 
Group’s R&D activities, introducing  
4D technologies to that company.  
In addition, Giovanni Ferraro has  
been recruited as Production and 
Development (‘P&D’) Technical 
Consultant Adviser. His past  
experience has included the start-up  
of the Beniboye oil field (Nigerian Agip  
Oil Company Limited (‘NAOC’)) and 
management of two large oil fields (one 
onshore, one offshore) in Libya, with 
total production of over 300,000 bopd. 
Together this represents formidable 
technical capability at Cadogan as it 
seeks to put past frustrations behind it.

Operations at Pokrovskoe are currently 
suspended following disappointing 
results on Pokrovskoe 1 and 2a, the 
latter afflicted by mechanical problems. 
However the reassessment of the  
area by our new technical teams  
has identified residual hydrocarbon 
potential within the license area and 
operations might be resumed upon 
finalisation of a positive re-evaluation. 
The Group’s Zagoryanska 1, 2 and 3 and 
11 wells have all been suspended, with 
only Zagoryanska 3 having the potential 
for commercial production. At the 
Zagoryanska 11 well, a data acquisition 
programme is under way, the results  
of which will be used to refocus 
operations on the license. However,  
in order to reflect the disappointing 
outcome of the 2012 activity, the Board 
has decided to impair the carrying value 
of the assets related to the 
Zagoryanska license to nil. 

On the Monastyretska license in 
Western Ukraine, operations at the 
Blazhiv 1 well are showing positive 
results and the re-entry of another  
two, existing wells is under evaluation. 
In the meantime work with our joint 
venture partner Eni on assessing  
the Zagoryanska, Pirkovskoe and 
Pokrovskoe licences continues.

More generally, Ukrainian operations in 
2013 are expected to focus on shallow 
prospects in our western assets that do 
not require the capital intensity of our 
eastern, deep prospects. 

Extremely promising gas shows are 
evident from logging and drilling data 
at Borynya 3. It is our intention to 
re-enter the well in June 2013 using  
the Group’s Astro Service rig.

Other new and promising areas for 
investment are already under scrutiny 
and the Group will report on these in 
due course. The Group continues to 
assess opportunities in Ukrainian 
acreage in the Black Sea.

shalegas
LLC Westgasinvest, in which  
Cadogan holds a 15% shareholding, 
currently holds subsoil rights to nine 
unconventional (shale) gas license 
areas in the Lviv Basin of Ukraine, 
totalling approximately 3,800 square 
kilometres of acreage. The Lviv Basin  
is considered to be one of the most 
attractive basins in Europe for the 
exploration of unconventional gas, 
being a continuation of the Lublin  
Basin in Poland which has already 
attracted substantial interest from  
the hydrocarbon industry. Studies are 
ongoing with the aim to defining the 
best area where to start the operations 
for the first exploration well. The 
potential for Shale Gas in Ukraine is 
underlined by the agreement, at the 
Davos Summit, between Shell and the 
Ukrainian government on acreage in 
the country.

servicebusiness
The Ukrainian oil & gas sector currently 
lacks adequate investment in technical 
services. Partly in order to remedy  
this, Cadogan has invested limited 
amounts in oilfield services in Ukraine, 
in particular in agreements with Medes 
in Ukraine on the provision of mud 
treatment services and an Exclusive 
Cooperation agreement with AVA 
(Newpark Group) on drilling fluids 
services. This initiative is already 
generating so far limited, but positive, 
financial benefits and we expect this 
trend to continue and even increase 
over time.

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Operations Review

In 2012 the Group held working interests in 
nine conventional (2011: nine) gas, condensate 
and oil exploration and production licences in 
the East and West of Ukraine. All these assets 
are operated by the Group and are located in 
either the Carpathian basin or the Dnieper-
Donets basin, in close proximity to the 
Ukrainian gas distribution infrastructures. 
The Group’s primary focus during 2012 was 
on the four most promising licences in which 
the main reserve and resource potential  
is located: Zagoryanska, Pokrovskoe, and 
Pirkovskoe in the Dnieper-Donets basin  
of East Ukraine and Bitlyanska, in the 
Carpathian Basin of West Ukraine.

summaryofthegroup’slicences(asat31december2012)

Working interest (%)

majorlicences
40.0
70.0
100.0
99.8
minorlicences
99.2
99.2
53.4
100.0
99.2

Licence

Expiry

Licence type1

Zagoryanska 
Pokrovskoe
Pirkovskoe
Bitlyanska

Debeslavetska2
Debeslavetska2
Cheremkhivska2
Slobodo-Rungerska
Monastyretska

April 2014
August 2016
October 2015
December 2014

November 2026
September 2016
May 2018
April 2016
November 2014

E&D
E&D
E&D
E&D

Production
E&D
Production
E&D
E&D

1   E&D = Exploration and Development.
2  Debeslavetska and Cheremkhivska licences are held by WGI, in which the Group has a 15% interest. The Group has 99.2% and 53.4% of economic benefit in 

conventional activities in Debeslavetska and Cheremkhivska licences respectively through Joint Activity Agreements (‘JAA’).

In addition to above licences the Group has a 15% interest in WGI, which holds the Reklynetska, Zhuzhelianska, Cheremkhivsko-
Strupkivska, Debeslavetska Exploration, Debeslavetska Production, Baulinska, Filimonivska, Kurinna, Sandugeyivska and 
Yakovlivska licences for unconventional activities.

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portfoliocomposition
(2P case) 

Oil
1%

Condensate
22%

Gas
77%

Operations Review 
2012

Zagoryanskalicence
The Group has a 40 per cent working 
interest in the Zagoryanska licence 
area. The Zagoryanska licence 
previously reported 96.4 mmboe  
of Contingent Resources in light of  
the results during the 2012 campaign,  
a thorough re-evaluation is ongoing.

The exploration and development 
licence covers 49.6 square kilometres 
and in 2009 the licence was extended 
until April 2014. The work obligations 
have been fulfilled. 

Following the joint venture (‘JV’) 
formed with Eni in July 2011, under 
which Eni acquired a 60 per cent 
interest in the Zagoryanska licence,  
a work-over and drilling plan was 
implemented to verify and exploit  
the potentially productive intervals. 
 > The Zagoryanska 1 well work-over 

opened and tested the V19 and V18 
intervals; the first produced no 
commercial gas and the second  
was found to be water bearing;  
the well is suspended.

 > The Zagoryanska 2 well work-over 

tested the V25, V24 and V23 
intervals with no commercial gas 
produced; the well is suspended. 
 > The Zagoryanska 8 well work-over, 
which was intended to test the V20, 
V18, V17 and V16 intervals, was unable 
to recover the previous fish-in-hole 
due to the very poor casing 
conditions; the well is suspended. 
 > Production from Zagoryanska 3 well 
is tied into the Group’s Zagoryanska 
gas treatment plant. Average 
monthly production rates during 
2012 were 28 mcm/day gas and 4.3 
t/day condensate. At the end of 2012, 
the well was worked-over to retrieve 
the parted tubing, in order to open 

reservesandresources
(mmboe)

the V19 interval and the bottom of 
the producing V18 interval. V19 
showed some gas but due to poor 
petro-physical properties production 
was not economically sustainable. 
The well is currently under 
monitoring to assess the possibility 
to recover production from V18. 
 > The Zagoryanska 11 well was spud-in 
on 7 March 2012. In spite of severe 
hole instability problems and  
multiple equipment failures, the  
well operations were successfully 
completed in 166 days versus 142 in 
Authorisation For Expenditure (‘AFE’). 
The V24, V23, V19, and V18 intervals 
were tested with no commercial gas; 
the well is suspended.

As at 31 December 2012 the Group 
assessed the recoverability of the 
carrying value of the development  
and production assets related to  
the Zagoryanska licence. This has 
resulted in the impairment of the 
mentioned assets to nil (for details 
refer to note 4(b) of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements). 

An extensive revision and 
reinterpretation of the 3D seismic and 
Geological and Geophysical (‘G&G’) 
studies to value and price all the 
possible reserves potential is ongoing. 
Studies are in an early stage and not 
yet sufficiently mature to enable the 
Company to define future actions.

pokrovskoelicence
The Group holds a 70 per cent working 
interest in the Pokrovskoe licence 
which holds 51.1 mmboe of Prospective 
Resources (2011: 51.1 mmboe). The 
exploration licence covers 49.5 square 
kilometres and the initial licence was 
extended until August 2016. 

0.4
1P reserves

2.6

2P reserves

3P reserves

2C contingent resources 

P50 prospective resources 

7.8

522.2

35.7

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Operations Review continued

The interpretation of the 3D seismic, 
completed early in 2010, confirmed the 
presence of a prospect with four-way 
closure at the Lower Visean and the 
deeper Tournasian levels, beneath both 
the Pokrovskoe 1 and Pokrovskoe 2 
suspended well locations; both wells 
encountered strong indications of gas 
during drilling and logging.

After the JV with Eni that acquired  
30 per cent of the Group’s Pokrovskoe 
licence, the drilling of the Pokrovskoe 
2a well indicated the presence of 
hydrocarbons but due to mechanical 
problems the well was suspended with 
a future option of re-entry. 

On 9 March 2012 the Group was 
advised by Eni that, following their 
analysis of the results for the 
Pokrovskoe 1 and Pokrovskoe 2a  
wells, they did not intend to exercise 
the option to acquire the additional  
30 per cent. Notwithstanding Eni’s 
decision not to exercise the option,  
Eni continues to hold a 30 per cent 
share in the Pokrovskoe licence.

On the basis of the results and the  
clear indication of the presence of  
a positive hydrocarbons generation  
and migration system, it was decided  
to continue the investigation of the 
area. The preliminary 3D seismic 
reinterpretation has been successfully 
concluded. The Pokrovskoe licence 
shows several interesting objects  
and encouraging signs for a possible 
programme of activity that can be 
defined and eventually proposed  
for the Board’s approval in the final 
quarter of 2013. 

pirkovskoelicence
The Group has a 100 per cent working 
interest in the Pirkovskoe licence  
which holds 2.5 mmboe of Proven and 
Probable Reserves (2011: 2.4 mmboe). 
This exploration and appraisal licence 
covers 71.6 square kilometres and  
has been renewed until October 2015. 
The remaining work programme 
includes: (a) the testing of Pirkovskoe 1; 
(b) deepening to 5,450 metres and 
testing of the suspended Pirkovskoe 2 
well; (c) the drilling of a new well;  
and (d) calculation of the potential 
hydrocarbon reserves. 

The Pirkovskoe 1 and Pirkovskoe 2 wells 
are currently suspended. An extensive 
revision and reinterpretation of the  
3D seismic and G&G studies is ongoing 
to value and price all the possible 
reserves potential. Studies are in the 
early stage and not yet sufficiently 
mature to define future actions.

The Group owns the Krasnozayarska 
gas treatment plant located in the 
Pirkovskoe licence area, which is 
connected to the UkrTransGas system 
and is temporarily servicing a nearby 
local operator. 

Bitlyanskalicencearea
The Bitlyanska exploration and 
development licence covers an area of 
390 square kilometres with the Group’s 
interest at 99.8 per cent. There are 
three hydrocarbon discoveries in  
this licence area, namely Bitlyanska, 
Borynya and Vovchenska. The Borynya 
and Bitlyanska fields hold 219.2 mmboe 
(gross) (2011: 219.2 mmboe) and 117.3 
mmboe (gross) (2011: 117.3 mmboe) of 
Contingent Resources respectively, 
while no Reserves and Resources have 
been attributed to the depleted 
Vovchenska field. 

In the 1970s drilling of the Borynya 1 
resulted in a blow out and Borynya 2 
reportedly tested gas at very high 
rates. In 2009 Cadogan drilled the 
Borynya 3 well, proximal to these  
two Soviet era wells. Several intervals 
showed very interesting evidence of 
gas during drilling which was confirmed 
by logging. Due to the difficult hole 
conditions and the increasingly high 
pore pressure gradient, three very 
limited open hole drill stem tests were 
run. In particular, from one of the 
secondary reservoir targets at around 
3,600 metres gas was tested at a 
maximum flow rate of 128,000 cubic 
metres per day. At a drilled depth of 
5,325 metres the well Borynya 3 was 
suspended for future evaluation having 
encountered several high-pressure  
gas bearing intervals that could not  
be tested with the equipment available 
at that time.

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In 1994 the Bitlya 1 well tested non-
commercial gas from several zones 
down to 3,200 metres. Although,  
at that time, the presence of an  
active hydrocarbon system was 
established, the recent 2D seismic  
data interpretation demonstrates  
that the well was poorly located in 
relation to any structural closure.

In 2010 a 2D survey was completed  
in the southern part of the licence  
area to complement the Soviet era 2D 
seismic data that had been reprocessed 
by Cadogan. This integrated data set 
has been interpreted with the benefit  
of recent surface geological mapping 
and balanced section generation,  
and a series of prospects for  
future exploration drilling have  
been identified. 

Based on the new prospect structures 
model, an internal re-evaluation and 
estimate of the resources in Bitlyanska 
and Borynya areas was concluded. 

Since the year end, the re-entry and 
testing of Borynya 3 well has been 
approved by the Board which also 
approved the purchase of existing 
seismic data on the Vovchenska  
area and the acquisition of 50 linear 
kilometres of 2D seismic lines to  
better access and re-estimate the 
existing potential. 

The remaining work obligation for this 
licence was recently renegotiated.

minorfields
The Group has a number of minor 
licence areas located in Western 
Ukraine. These include the following:

Debeslavetska Production licence area 
A production licence, containing  
0.2 mmboe of Proved, Probable  
and Possible (‘3P’) Reserves  
(2011: 0.2 mmboe). The field is  
currently producing 95.0 boepd  
(2011: 84.0 boepd). The new compressor 
unit and dehydration facilities for 
production optimisation have been 
delivered as per the programme. 

Debeslavetska Exploration licence area 
An exploration licence surrounding the 
Debeslavetska Production licence area 
which is considered quite promising  
in shallow gas production potential. 
Following the positive preliminary 
results (Amplitude Versus Offset 
(‘AVO’) and Inversion Analysis), the 
purchase of existing seismic data and 
the acquisition of 80 linear kilometres 
of 2D seismic lines to assess and 
estimate the reserves is forecast in 
2013; in addition, one shallow well could 
be drilled by the year end. The satellite 
radar waves ‘InSar’ technology will be 
applied to understand and predict the 
gas reservoirs’ behaviour. 

Cheremkhivska Production licence area
A production licence containing 
0.1 mmboe of 3P Reserves 
(2011: 0.1 mmboe). This licence is 
currently producing 23.9 boepd 
(2011: 32.8 boepd).

Potential gas production from  
shallow intervals seems to be 
challenging from this licence. 
Preliminary studies have not yet been 
conclusive but a contingent programme 
to purchase existing seismic data and 
the acquisition of 30 linear kilometres 
of 2D seismic lines to assess and 
estimate the reserves will be 
considered in 2013. 

Slobodo-Rungerska licence area
An exploration and development 
licence, with no booked Reserves  
and Resources (2011: nil). Seismic  
data for this area was reprocessed in 
2010 and the results indicate a deeper 
structure underlying the depleted and 
abandoned Slobodo-Rungerska Field. 
Ongoing re-evaluation is in its 
preliminary stage.

Monastyretska licence area
An exploration and development 
licence, with no booked Reserves or 
Resources (2011: nil). The Blazhiv 1  
well was re-entered and a sucker rod 
pump was installed; the well is currently 
producing at a rate of 20-25 boepd and 
is being monitored to ensure that 
production is optimised.

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Financial Review

Overview
In 2012 the Group focused on concluding drilling and testing  
of the Pokrovskoe 2a well on the Pokrovskoe field and, together  
with its joint venture partner Eni, the work-over campaign at the 
Zagoryanska field. In addition to the ground work on the JV fields 
(Zagoryanska and Pokrovskoe), an extensive reassessment of the 
Group’s assets has been carried out by the sub-surface team which 
continues into 2013.

 > Other operating expenses of  
$2.9 million (2011: $4.6 million 
income) includes $0.6 million  
income (2011: $2.1 million) related to 
recoveries from former management 
and suppliers and $3.6 million  
of net foreign exchange losses  
(2011: $2.4 million gain) related to 
revaluation of USD denominated 
monetary assets of the Group’s UK 
entities which have a GBP as the 
functional currency.

Revenue has decreased from $7.0 
million in 2011 to $5.7 million in 2012. 
The unsuccessful programme on the 
Zagoryanska licence has resulted in a 
$83.6 million (2011: $nil) impairment of 
Property, Plant and Equipment (‘PP&E’) 
assets and a receivable from Eni that 
was treated as contingent consideration, 
which contributed to the loss for the 
year of $93.1 million (2011: $153.1 million 
profit). This loss was reflected by a 
corresponding decrease in the net  
asset position as at 31 December 2012  
to $194.3 million from $283.0 million as 
at 31 December 2011. The cash position 
of $42.4 million at 31 December 2012 
has decreased from $65.0 million at 
31 December 2011 mainly as the result of 
capital expenditure on the Zagoryanska 
licence and ongoing costs.

incomestatement
Loss before tax was $92.9 million  
(2011: profit of $152.6 million). Revenues 
of $5.7 million (2011: $7.0 million) 
comprised sales of gas from the 
Debeslavetska and Cheremkivska  
fields, the Zagoryanska 3 well and other 
revenue from the service business.  
Of the $1.3 million decrease in revenues, 
$2.4 million relates to a decrease from 
the Zagoryanska licence mainly due to 
the fact that the Group proportionately 
consolidated 40% of Zagoryanska 
revenues throughout whole of 2012 
while revenues were fully consolidated 
into the Group’s income statement 
during the first half of 2011. Revenues 
from sales of hydrocarbons from other 
licences have increased by $0.3 million, 
largely due to the gas price increase  
in 2012. In addition, $0.8 million from  
oil field services provided to third 
parties by the Group contributed to 
2012 revenue. Cost of sales, which 
represents production royalties and 
taxes, depreciation and depletion of 
producing wells and direct staff costs 
decreased to $4.2 million in 2012 from 
$6.3 million in 2011 to give a gross profit 
of $1.5 million (2011: $0.7 million). 

 > Other administrative expenses of 
$10.8 million (2011: $11.6 million) 
comprise other staff costs, 
professional fees, Directors’ 
remuneration and depreciation 
charges on non-producing property, 
plant and equipment. In addition to 
recurring administrative expenses, 
$0.5 million (2011: $1.2 million) of 
professional costs were incurred in 
relation to litigation, $0.1 million of 
professional fees were incurred in 
relation to the transaction with Eni on 
WGI (2011: $0.9 million in relation to the 
transaction with Eni on the Pokrovskoe 
and Zagoryanska licences).

 > Impairment charges amounting  

to a total of $86.3 million  
(2011: $2.8 million) comprised: $58.9 
million (2011: $nil) impairment of 
PP&E assets of which $47.1 million 
was recorded in respect of the  
fair value uplift of the Group’s  
40% non-controlling interest in 
Zagoryanskoe recorded after the 
disposal of 60% in 2011; $24.7 million 
(2011: $nil) impairment of contingent 
consideration from Eni recorded  
in 2011 in respect of obtaining the 
Zagoryanska production licence;  
and $2.7 million (2011: $2.8 million)  
net impairment charges comprised  
of $2.4 million impairment  
(2011: $3.2 million) of Ukrainian  
VAT and $0.3 million provision for 
inventory (2011: $0.3 million release 
of provision).

 > Other gains of $5.4 million 
represents the profit on the 
contributions of licences, being  
the difference between the fair  
value of the licences contributed  
in return for the 15% interest in  
WGI and nil net book value of the 
licences in the Group’s books at  
the date of contribution.

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cashflowstatement
The Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 
on page 38 shows expenditure of 
$6.2 million (2011: $16.9 million) on 
intangible Exploration and Evaluation 
(‘E&E’) assets and $15.7 million (2011: 
$4.4 million) on PP&E. In addition, the 
Group received $4.1 million (2011: $58.0 
million) deferred consideration that had 
been outstanding as at 31 December 
2011 in connection with the disposal of 
interest in Pokrovskoe BV to Eni in 2011. 

Balancesheet
As at 31 December 2012, the Group had 
net cash and cash equivalents of $42.4 
million (2011: $65.0 million). Intangible 
E&E assets of $78.2 million (2011: $66.0 
million) represent the carrying value of 
the Group’s investment in exploration 
and appraisal assets as at 31 December 
2012, including $40.3 million of fair 
value uplift on the valuation of the  
70% jointly-controlled interest in the 
former subsidiary which holds the 
Pokrovskoe licence, and $5.4 million of 
the associated fair value of the licences 
contributed in return for the 15% 
interest in WGI. The PP&E balance  
of $46.6 million at 31 December 2012 
(2011: $99.4 million, including $40.0 
million of the fair value uplift on the 
valuation of the 40% jointly-controlled 
interest in the former subsidiary which 
holds Zagoryanska licence), reflects  
the cost of developing fields with 
commercial reserves and bringing  
them into production. Trade and other 
receivables of $35.5 million (2011: $66.3 
million) includes $30.0 million (2011: 
$30 million) receivables in respect of 
the settlement with GPS (refer to note 
4(a) to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements), $3.1 million (2011: $1.7 
million) as the non-consolidated portion 
of receivables from jointly controlled 
entities, and $0.9 million (2011: $4.3 
million) in prepayments.

keyperformanceindicators
The Group monitors its performance  
in implementing its strategy with 
reference to clear targets set out  
for four key financial and one key 
non-financial performance 
indicators (‘KPIs’):
 > to increase oil, gas and condensate 
production measured on number of 
barrels of oil equivalent produced 
per day (‘boepd’); 

 > to increase the Group’s oil  

and gas reserves by de-risking 
possible resources and contingent 
reserves into 2P Reserves. This is 
measured in million barrels of oil 
equivalent (‘mmboe’); 

 > to increase the realised price per 

1,000 cubic metres; 

 > to increase the Group’s basic and 
diluted earnings per share; and

 > to reduce the number of lost 

time incidents.

The Group’s performance in 2012 
against these targets is set out in the 
table below, together with the prior 
year performance data. No changes 
have been made to the source of data 
or calculation used in the year. 

Unit

2012

2011

Financialkpis
Average 

production 
(working 
interest basis)1

2P reserves2
Realised price 
per 1,000 
cubic metres3 

Basic and 
diluted 
earnings  
per share4
non-financial

kpis
Lost time 

boepd
mmboe

181
2.6

297
2.6

$ 486.0 395.1

cents

(40.3) 65.6

incidents5

incidents

0

2

1  Average production is calculated as the 

average daily production during the year. 
2  Quantities of 2P reserves as at 31 December 
2011 and 2012 are based on Gaffney, Cline & 
Associates’ independent reserves report on  
2P Reserves as at 31 December 2009, dated  
16 March 2010, as adjusted for the actual 
production during 2011 and 2012 respectively.

3  This represents the average price received for 

gas sold during the year (including VAT).
4  Basic and diluted profit per Ordinary share  
is calculated by dividing the net profit for  
the year attributable to equity holders of the 
parent company by the weighted average 
number of Ordinary shares during the year. 
5  Lost time incidents relate to injuries where an 

employee/contractor is injured and has time 
off work. 

relatedpartytransactions
Related party transactions are set  
out in note 31 to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements. 

Treasury
The Group continually monitors its 
exposure to currency risk. It maintains 
a portfolio of cash and cash equivalent 
balances mainly in US dollars (‘USD’) 
held primarily in the UK and holds 
these mostly in term deposits 
depending on the Group’s operational 
requirements. Production revenues 
from the sale of hydrocarbons are 
received in the local currency in 
Ukraine (‘UAH’) and to date funds  
from such revenues have been held in 
Ukraine for further use in operations 
rather than being remitted to the UK. 
Funds are transferred to the Company’s 
subsidiaries in USD to fund operations 
at which time the funds are converted 
to UAH. Some payments are made on 
behalf of the subsidiaries from the UK.

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Risks and Uncertainties

There are a number of potential risks 
and uncertainties, which could have  
a material impact on the Group’s 
long-term performance and could 
cause the actual results to differ 
materially from expected and historical 
results. Executive management review 
the potential risks and then classify 
them as having a high impact, above 
$5 million, medium impact above 
$1 million but below $5 million, and  
low impact below $1 million. They also 

assess the likelihood of these risks 
occurring. Risk mitigation factors 
are reviewed and documented  
based on the level and likelihood of 
occurrence. The Audit Committee 
reviews the risk register and 
monitors the implementation of 
improved risk mitigation procedures 
via Executive management.

The Group has analysed the following 
categories as key risks:

operationalrisks

risk

mitigation

health,safetyandenvironment(‘hse’)
The oil and gas industry by its nature conducts activities which 
can be seriously impacted by health, safety and environmental 
incidents. Serious incidents can have not only a financial 
impact but can also damage the Group’s reputation and the 
opportunity to undertake further projects.

drillingoperations
The technical difficulty of drilling wells in the Group’s 
locations and equipment limitations can result in the 
unsuccessful completion of the well.

productionandmaintenance
Some of the Group’s facilities have been inherited, and 
although fully checked were not installed under our 
supervision and there is a risk of plant failure.

There is a risk that production or transportation facilities 
can fail due to poor performance of the Group’s suppliers 
and control of some facilities being with other 
governmental or commercial organisations.

Workoverandabandonment
Certain of the Group’s wells were drilled by the State and 
other private companies and will be worked over. There is a 
risk that Cadogan’s activities fail because of problems 
inherited with these sites.

The Group ensures that there is a proper HSE system in place and 
demands that management, staff and contractors adhere to it. The 
system ensures that the Group meets Ukraine legislative standards in full 
and achieves international standards to the maximum extent possible.

The incorporation of detailed sub-surface analysis into a robust 
engineered well design and work programme, with appropriate 
procurement procedures and on site management competence aims 
to minimise risk.

All plants are operated at standards above the Ukraine minimum legal 
requirements. Operative staff is chosen for its experience and receives 
supplemental training to ensure that facilities are operated and 
maintained at a high standard.

Service providers are rigorously reviewed at the tender stage and are 
monitored during the contract period.

Work programmes are designed to assess the status of the wells and 
any work that is not safe or is not technically feasible will be abandoned. 
Qualified professionals will be used to design a step-by-step approach 
to re-entering old wells.

Any well stock that is not considered satisfactory for purpose 
or poses an environmental hazard will need to be abandoned.

All sites that are abandoned will be restored and recultivated to meet 
or exceed standards required by the relevant environmental control 
authorities and in compliance with recognised international standards.

sub-surfacerisks

risk

The success of the business relies on accurate and 
detailed analysis of the sub-surface. This can be impacted 
by poor quality data, either historic or recently gathered, 
and limited coverage. Certain information provided by 
external sources may not be accurate.

Some local contractors may not acquire data accurately, 
and there is frequently limited choice of locally available 
equipment or contractors of a desirable standard.

Data can be misinterpreted leading to the construction of 
inaccurate models and subsequent plans.

mitigation

All externally provided and historic data is rigorously examined and 
discarded when appropriate. New data acquisition is considered and 
appropriate programmes implemented, but historic data can be reviewed 
and reprocessed to improve the overall knowledge base.

Detailed supervision of local contractors by Cadogan management  
is followed. Plans are discussed well in advance with both local and 
international contractors in an effort to ensure that appropriate 
equipment is available.

All analytical outcomes are challenged internally and peer reviewed. 
Interpretations are carried out on modern geological software. A staff 
training programme has been put in place.

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Financialrisks

risk

The Group may not be successful in achieving commercial 
production from an asset and consequently the carrying 
values of the Group’s oil and gas assets may not be 
recovered through future revenues.

There is a risk that insufficient funds are available to meet 
development obligations to commercialise the Group’s 
major licences.

The Group could be impacted by failing to meet regulatory 
reporting requirements in the UK, and statutory tax and 
filing requirements in both Ukraine and the UK.

mitigation

The Group performs a review of its O&G assets for impairment on annual 
basis. The Group considers on an annual basis whether to commission  
a Competent Person’s Report (‘CPR’) from an independent reservoir 
engineer. The CPR provides an estimate of the Group’s reserves and 
resources by field/licence area. As no new production has been achieved 
during 2012, Management has decided not to commission a new CPR 
during 2012. 

As part of the annual budget approval process the Board considers  
and evaluates projects for the forthcoming year and considers the 
appropriate level of risk. The Board has approved a work programme for 
2013. Further attempts to bring in partners and mitigate the Group’s risk 
exposure are under way.

The Group manages the risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves and 
by closely monitoring forecast and actual cash flow, as well as short and 
longer funding requirements. Management reviews these forecasts 
regularly and updates are made where applicable and submitted to the 
Board for consideration. 

The farm-out campaign to conserve cash and mitigate risk will continue 
through 2013.

These risks are mitigated by employing suitably qualified professionals 
who, working with advisers when needed, are monitoring regulatory 
reporting requirements, and who ensure that timely submissions 
are made.

The Group operates primarily in Ukraine, an emerging 
market, where certain inappropriate business practices may 
from time to time occur. This includes bribery, theft of Group 
property and fraud, all of which can lead to financial loss.

Clear authority levels and robust approval processes are in place,  
with stringent controls over cash management and the tendering and 
procurement process. Adequate office and site protection is in place to 
protect assets. Anti-bribery policies are in place.

The Group is at risk from changes in the economic 
environment both in Ukraine and globally, which can  
cause foreign exchange movements, changes in the rate 
of inflation and interest rates and lead to credit risk in 
relation to the Group’s key counterparties.


corporaterisks

risk

Should the Group fail to comply with licence obligations 
there is a risk that its entitlement to the licence will be lost. 

Ukraine is an emerging market and as such the Group  
is exposed to greater regulatory, economic and political 
risks than other jurisdictions. Emerging economies are 
generally subject to a volatile political environment which 
could adversely impact on Cadogan’s ability to operate in 
the market. 

The Group’s success depends upon skilled management, 
technical and administrative staff. The loss of service of 
critical members from the Group’s team could have an 
adverse effect on the business.

Revenues are received in UAH and expenditure is made in UAH, but funds 
are transferred in US dollars to Ukraine. The Group continues to hold 
most of its cash reserves in the UK in US dollars with some GBP deposits. 
Cash reserves are placed with leading financial institutions which are 
approved by the Audit Committee. The Group is predominantly a US 
dollar denominated business. Foreign exchange risk is considered a 
normal and acceptable business exposure and the Group does not hedge 
against this risk. 

Refer to note 29 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for detail on 
financial risks.

mitigation

The Group designs a work programme and budget to ensure that all 
licence obligations are met. The Group engages proactively with 
government to renegotiate terms and ensure that they are not onerous.

The Group minimises this risk by maintaining the funds in international 
banks outside Ukraine and by continuously maintaining a working 
dialogue with the regulatory authorities. 

The Group periodically reviews the compensation and contract terms of 
its staff.

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Statement of Reserves and Resources

The Group did not commission an independent Reserves and Resources Evaluation of the Group’s oil and gas assets in Ukraine 
as at 31 December 2012, due to insufficient new information arising from operational activity before the year end. The summary 
of the Reserves and Resources below are based on the Independent Reserves and Resources Evaluation performed by Gaffney 
Cline and Associates as at 31 December 2009, adjusted for subsequent actual production.

summaryofreservesasof31december2012

provedandprobablereservesat1January2012
Production
Change in working interest
provedandprobablereservesat31december2012

possiblereservesat1January2012and31december2012

Working interest basis

Gas bcf

Condensate
mmbbl

Oil
mmbbl

11.1
(0.2)1
0.4
11.3

19.5

0.6
–
–
0.6

1.5

–
–
–
–

–

1  During 2012 the Group produced an additional 0.1 bcf (2011: 0.6 bcf) of natural gas and 0.01 mmbl (2011: 0.02 mmbl) of condensate from the Zagoryanska field 
which were not included by Gaffney Cline and Associates in the Reserves balances at 31 December 2009 provided in the Reserves and Resources Evaluation 
Report as at that date.

summaryofcontingentresourcesasof31december2012

contingentresourcesat1January2012

Change in working interest

contingentresourcesat31december2012

Working interest basis

Condensate
mmbbl

Oil
mmbbl

92.8

5.1

97.9

–

–

–

Gas bcf

2,252.0

105.3

2,357.3

Total 
mmboe

498.1

24.1

522.2

Reserves are assigned only to the Pirkovskoe, Debeslavetska and Cheremkhivska fields. 

Although commercial production has been achieved at the Zagoryanska field, no 2P Reserves have been booked as at 
31 December 2012 (2011: nil) as the Group did not receive an updated Competent Person’s Report (‘CPR’) to independently 
confirm the Reserves quantities.

Contingent Resources are assigned to the Zagoryanska, Pirkovskoe, Borynya and Bitlya fields, where development is 
contingent on further appraisal. 

Prospective Resources of 165.9 bcf (2011: 165.9 bcf) of gas and 5.9 mmbl (2011: 5.9 mmbl) of condensate are attributed to the 
Pokrovskoe field (reflecting Cadogan’s working interest), where there has not yet been a production test. 

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Corporate Responsibility

The Group considers the sustainability 
of its business as a key and competitive 
element of its strategy. Meeting the 
expectations of our stakeholders is the 
way in which we secure our licence to 
operate, and to be recognised in the 
values we declare is the best added 
value we can bring in order to profitably 
prolong our business. The Board 
recognises that the health and safety  
of its employees and of the communities 
and protecting the environment it 
impacts are the key drivers for the 
sustainable development of the 
Company’s activity. Our Code of Ethics 
and the adoption of internationally 
recognised best practices and standards 
are our and our employees’ references 
for conducting our operations. 

Our activities are carried out in 
accordance with a policy manual, 
endorsed by the Board, which has been 
disseminated to all staff. The manual 
includes policies on business conduct and 
ethics, anti-bribery, the acceptance of 
gifts and hospitality, and whistleblowing.

The Group’s Health, Safety and 
Environment Manager reports  
directly to the Chief Operations Officer. 
His role is to ensure that the Group  
has developed suitable procedures  
and that operational management have 
incorporated them into daily operations, 
and he has the necessary level of 
autonomy and authority to discharge  
his duties effectively and efficiently.

The Board believes that health and  
safety procedures and training across 
the Group should be to the standard 
expected in any company operating  
in the oil and gas sector. Accordingly,  
it has set up a Committee to review and 
agree health and safety initiatives and 
report back on progress. The monthly 
management report to the Board 
contains a full report on both health  
and safety, and environmental issues, 
and key safety and environmental  
issues are discussed by the Executive 
Management. The Health, Safety and 
Environment Committee Report is on 
page 26.

health,safetyandenvironment
The Group has developed an integrated 
Health, Safety and Environmental  
(‘HSE’) management system. The system 
aims, by a continuous improvement 
programme, to ensure that a safety  
and environmental protection culture  
is embedded in the organisation.  
The HSE management system ensures 
that both Ukrainian and international 
standards can be met with the Ukrainian 
HSE legislation requirements taken  
as an absolute minimum although  
the international requirements are  
in the main met or exceeded. All the 
Group’s local operating companies  
in East and West Ukraine have all the 
necessary documentation and systems  
in place to ensure compliance with 
Ukrainian legislation. 

A proactive approach to the prevention 
of incidents has been in place throughout 
2012, which relies on an observation 
cards system and reliable near-miss 
reporting. Staff training on HSE matters 
is recognised as the key factor to 
generate continuous improvement. 
In-house training is provided to help  
staff meet international standards and 
follow best practice. At present, special 
attention is being given to training on 
risk assessments, incident reporting  
and investigation, as well as hazard  
and operational (‘HAZOP’) studies to 
ensure that international standards are 
maintained even if they exceed those 
required by Ukrainian legislation.

The Board monitors lost time incidents 
as a key performance indicator of  
the business, to reasonably verify  
that the procedures in place are  
robust. The Board has benchmarked 
safety performance against the HSE 
performance index measured and 
published annually by the International 
Association of Oil & Gas Producers.  
In 2012, the Group recorded a total of 
708,918 man hours worked. There were 
no Lost Time Incidents (‘LTIs’) recorded 
in 2012 and a total of over one million 
man hours have been worked without 
an LTI since the previous incident was 
recorded in July 2011.

Vehicle safety and driving conduct 
remain among the Company’s 
priorities in controlling hazards and 
preventing injuries. As of the end of 
2012, the Company has recorded 
almost 7.5 million kilometres driven 
without an LTI.

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Corporate Responsibility continued

Sufficient levels of health insurance 
are provided by the Group to 
employees to ensure they have  
access to good medical facilities.  
Each employee’s training needs are 
assessed on an individual basis to 
ensure that their skills are adequate  
to support the Group’s operations,  
and to help them to develop.

community
The Group’s activities are carried out  
in rural areas of Ukraine and the Board 
is aware of its responsibilities to the 
local communities in which the Group 
operates and from which some of the 
employees are recruited. At current 
operational sites, management works 
with the local councils to ensure that  
the impact of operations is as low as 
practicable by putting in place measures 
to mitigate their effect. Key projects 
undertaken include improvement of  
the road infrastructure in the area, 
which provides easier access to the 
operational sites while at the same  
time minimising inconvenience for the 
local population and allowing improved 
road communications in the local 
communities. Specific charitable 
activities are undertaken for the direct 
benefit of local kindergartens, schools, 
sporting facilities and medical services, 
as well as other community-focused 
facilities. All activities are followed  
and supervised by managers who  
are given specific responsibility for  
such tasks. In 2012 the Group spent 
$37,000 (2011: $153,882) predominantly 
in contributions for road repairs, 
purchasing equipment and furniture  
for schools, local hospitals, housing  
and public utilities.

The Group’s local companies see 
themselves as part of the community 
and are involved not only with financial 
assistance, but also with practical help 
and support. The recruitment of local 
staff generates additional income for 
areas that otherwise are predominantly 
dependent on the agricultural sector.

The European Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development (‘EBRD’) was,  
until February 2013, a substantial 
shareholder in the Company and  
closely monitored the environmental 
and community aspects of the Group’s 
activities. An environmental report  
was submitted to the EBRD each year 
summarising the Group’s compliance 
with local HSE regulation and 
standards. The EBRD required  
and reviewed the results of audits 
undertaken by external consultants 
which were used to generate an 
environmental action plan. The Group 
remains highly conscious of the need to 
optimise its activities in order to reduce 
their environmental impact of its 
operations. In 2012, a number of steps 
were taken in this direction, such as 
replacing the old compressor unit at the 
Debeslavetske Gas Treatment Facility, 
which benefited the environment by 
decreasing fuel consumption and air 
emissions while improving the overall 
efficiency of the plant. 

Starting from 2013, the Company is 
committed to prepare a baseline to 
assess and monitor its environmental 
performance, namely, the consumption 
of electricity and industrial water and 
fuel consumption by cars, plants and 
other work sites. At the same time, 
development of procedures necessary 
for improving the Group’s environmental 
performance will begin, taking into 
account the requirements of any 
applicable policies, such as forthcoming 
UK regulations on mandatory reporting 
of greenhouse gas emissions. 

employees
Certain of the Group’s operations  
are undertaken by sub-contractors’ 
specialists having the technical 
knowledge required for complex wells’ 
drilling operations. Local interest  
is part of the Company’s sustainable 
development policy and wherever 
possible local staff is recruited and 
procedures are in place to ensure that 
all recruitments are undertaken on  
a transparent and fair basis with no 
discrimination between applicants. 
Each operating company has its own 
Human Resources staff to ensure that 
the Group’s employment policies are 
properly implemented and followed. 
As required by Ukrainian legislation, 
Collective Agreements are in place 
with the Group’s Ukrainian subsidiary 
companies which provide an agreed 
level of staff benefits and other 
safeguards for employees. The 
Group’s Human Resources policy 
covers key areas such as equal 
opportunities, wages, overtime and 
non-discrimination. All staff are aware 
of the Group’s grievance procedures. 

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EnricoTesta,61, Italian
Independent non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board on 1 October 
2011, Mr Testa has a long and varied 
background in the energy market. He 
was Chairman of the Board of ACEA 
(the Rome electricity and water utility 
company) from 1996 to 2002. He was 
Chairman of the Board of Enel S.p.A, 
the major Italian electricity supplier, 
during its privatisation. From 2005  
to 2009 he was Chairman of Roma 
Metropolitane, the Rome council-
owned company constructing new 
underground lines. He was also 
Chairman of the Organising Committee 
for the 20th World Energy Congress 
held in Rome in November 2007,  
Senior Partner at the Franco Bernabè 
Group which owns several investments 
in the IT sector and, from 2002 to 
2005, he was member of the Advisory 
Board of Carlyle Europe and Chairman 
of the Italian Nuclear Forum since 2010.  
In addition, between 2004 and August 
2012 Mr Testa was Managing Director 
of Rothschild S.p.A.

He is currently Chairman of the AIM 
listed telecommunications company 
Telit Communications Plc, Vice 
Chairman of Intecs S.p.A and Chairman 
of E.VA – Energie Valsabbia S.p.A. –  
a company developing hydropower  
and solar generating plants.

Mr Testa is Chairman of the  
Company’s Remuneration Committee 
and a member of the Audit and 
Nomination Committees.

AdelmoSchenato,61, Italian
Chief Operating Officer
Mr Schenato was appointed to the 
Board as Chief Operating Officer  
on 25 January 2012. He joined the 
Company after a 35 year career at  
Eni S.p.A (‘Eni’), the Italian integrated 
energy business, where he served in 
senior global and regional positions. 

His global roles at Eni included Well 
Operations Research and Development 
and Technical Management, and Vice 
President HSE & Sustainability. His 
regional roles include General Manager 
of Tunisia, Gabon and Angola as well as 
CEO of Eni’s Italian gas storage company. 

GilbertLehmann,67, French
Senior Independent  
non-executive Director
Mr Lehmann was appointed to the 
Board on 18 November 2011. He is 
currently acting as an adviser to the 
Executive Board of Areva, the French 
nuclear energy business, having 
previously been its Deputy Chief 
Executive Officer responsible for 
finance. He is also a former Chief 
Financial Officer and deputy CEO of 
Framatone, the predecessor to Areva, 
and was CFO of Sogee, part of the 
Rothschild Group. Mr Lehmann is  
also Deputy Chairman and Chairman  
of the Audit Committee of Eramet,  
the French minerals and alloy business. 
He is Deputy Chairman and Audit 
Committee Chairman of Assystem SA, 
the French engineering and innovation 
consultancy. He was Chairman of ST 
Microelectronics NV, one of the world’s 
largest semiconductor companies, 
from 2007 to 2009, and stepped down 
as Vice Chairman in 2011.

Mr Lehmann is currently Chairman of 
the Company’s Audit Committee and  
a member of the Remuneration and 
Nomination Committees.

ZevFurst, 65, American
Chairman
Appointed to the Board on 2 August 
2011, Mr Furst is a leading global 
business and communications 
strategist who has advised political 
leaders, foreign principals and 
corporate executives of Fortune 100 
companies. He is the Chairman and 
CEO of First International Resources, 
an international corporate and  
political consulting firm he founded  
in 1992. Mr Furst specialises in 
providing strategic counsel on crisis 
management, market entry, corporate 
positioning and personal reputational 
issues. In recent years, he has also 
advised and consulted with candidates 
running for national office in Israel, 
Japan, Mexico and Ukraine. 

In 1986, Mr Furst was a founding partner 
of Meridian Resources and Development 
Ltd, an international commodities 
trading company specialising in 
chemicals and petroleum products.

Mr Furst currently serves as Chairman 
of the International Board of the Peres 
Center for Peace and is a member  
of the Advisory Board of the Kennan 
Institute in Washington, DC. He has 
written and lectured extensively on 
international affairs, business and 
political strategy and the role of  
media in politics and diplomacy.

Mr Furst is Chairman of the Company’s 
Nomination Committee and a member 
of the Remuneration Committee. 

BertranddesPallieres,46, French
Chief Executive Officer
Mr des Pallieres was appointed as  
Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 
2011, having joined the Board as a 
non-executive Director on 26 August 
2010. Mr des Pallieres is also the CEO  
of SPQR Capital Holdings SA, a major 
shareholder of the Company.

Previously he was the Global Head of 
Principal Finance and member of the 
Global Market Leadership Group of 
Deutsche Bank from 2005 to 2007. 
From 1992 to 2005 he held various 
positions at JPMorgan including Global 
Head of Structured Credit, European 
Head of Derivatives Structuring and 
Marketing, and Co-head of sales for 
Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is  
a non-executive director of Versatile 
Systems Inc. listed on the Toronto and 
London Stock Exchanges and Equus 
Total return, Inc., listed on the NYSE.

Mr des Pallieres is a member of the 
Nomination Committee. 

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Report of the Directors

Directors
The Directors who served during the year were as follows: 

Non-executiveDirectors
Zev Furst (Chairman) 
Gilbert Lehmann 
Enrico Testa 
Alessandro Benedetti (resigned 27 June 2012)

ExecutiveDirectors
Bertrand des Pallieres
Adelmo Schenato (appointed 25 January 2012)
Ian Baron (resigned 15 June 2012)

The Board has decided previously that all Directors must be subject to annual election by shareholders, in accordance with the 
UK Corporate Governance Code’s best practice guidance for FTSE 350 companies. As such, all of the Directors will be seeking 
re-election at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 27 June 2013.

The biographies of the Directors at the date of this report are shown on page 17.

Directors’interestsinshares
The beneficial interests of the Directors in office as at 31 December 2012 and their connected persons in the Ordinary shares of 
the Company at 31 December 2012 are set out below. Options granted under the 2008 Share Option Plan and the 2008 Approved 
Option Plan and shares awarded under the 2008 Performance Share Plan are shown on pages 58 and 59 of this report.

Shares as at December 31

Z Furst
B des Pallieres
G Lehmann
E Testa
A Schenato1

1  On date of appointment.

2012

2011

–

–
200,000 200,000
–
–
–

–
–
–

Dividends
The Directors do not recommend payment of a dividend for the year to 31 December 2012 (2011: £nil). 

PrincipalActivityandStatus
The Company is registered as a public limited company (registration number 05718406) in England and Wales. Its principal 
activity is oil and gas exploration, development and production.

BusinessReview
The Business Review, which is set out on pages 4 to 16 of this report, has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of 
section 417 of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’). The purpose of the Business Review is to inform shareholders and help them 
to assess how the Directors have performed their duty under section 172 of the Act to promote the success of the Company for 
the benefit of the shareholders as a whole.

The Business Review provides shareholders with a summary of the business objectives of the Company, the Board’s strategy to 
achieve those objectives, the risks and uncertainties faced, and the key performance indicators used to measure performance.

Structureofsharecapital
The authorised share capital of the Company is currently £30,000,000 divided into 1,000,000,000 Ordinary shares of 3 pence 
each. The number of shares in issue as at 31 December 2012 is 231,091,734 Ordinary shares of 3 pence each with a nominal 
value of £6,932,752. The Companies (Acquisition of Own Shares) (Treasury Shares) Regulations 2003 (the ‘Regulations’) allow 
companies to hold shares in treasury rather than cancel them. Following the consolidation of the issued capital of the Company 
on 10 June 2008, there were 66 residual Ordinary shares which were transferred to treasury. No dividends may be paid on 
shares whilst held in treasury and no voting rights attach to shares held in treasury.

RightsandobligationsofOrdinaryshares
On a show of hands at a general meeting every holder of Ordinary shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote 
shall have one vote and, on a poll, every member present in person or by proxy, shall have one vote for every Ordinary share 
held. In accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association, holders of Ordinary shares are entitled to a 
dividend where declared and paid out of profits available for such purposes. On a return of capital on a winding up, holders of 
Ordinary shares are entitled to participate in such a return.

Exerciseofrightsofsharesinemployeeshareschemes
None of the share awards under the Company’s incentive arrangements are held in trust on behalf of the beneficiaries.

Agreementsbetweenshareholders
The Board is unaware of any agreements between shareholders which may restrict the transfer of securities or voting rights.

Restrictionsonvotingdeadlines
The notice of any general meeting of the Company shall specify the deadline for exercising voting rights and appointing a proxy 
or proxies to vote at a general meeting. It is the Company’s policy at present to take all resolutions at a general meeting on a 
poll and the results of the poll are published on the Company’s website after the meeting.

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Significantdirectandindirectholdingsofsecurities
As at 31 December 2012 and 23 April 2013, the Company had been notified of the following voting rights attached to the 
Company’s shares:

Major shareholder 

SPQR Capital Holdings SA 
P Salik 
M Meeus
J Benaim
Damille Investments II Limited
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Ltd

 31 December 2012

23 April 2013

Number of  
shares held

% of total 
voting rights

Number of  
shares held

% of total 
voting rights

67,298,498
40,550,000
16,000,000
18,787,886
below notifiable level
11,632,866

29.12
67,298,498
17.55 40,550,000
6.92 26,000,000
18,787,886
8.13
16,112,866
0

5.03

29.12
17.55
11.25
8.13
6.97
0

Directors’indemnitiesandinsurance
The Company continues to maintain Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance. The Company’s Articles of Association 
provide, subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, an indemnity for Directors in respect of any liability incurred 
in connection with their duties, powers or office. Save for such indemnity provisions, there are no qualifying third party 
indemnity provisions. 

AppointmentandreplacementofDirectors
The Board may appoint any individual willing to act as a Director either to fill a vacancy or act as an additional Director. The 
appointee may hold office only until the next annual general meeting of the Company whereupon his or her election will be 
proposed to the shareholders.

The Company’s Articles of Association prescribe that there shall be no fewer than three Directors and no more than 15. 

AmendmentoftheCompany’sArticlesofAssociation
The Company’s Articles of Association may only be amended by a special resolution of shareholders.

Paymentstocreditors
It is the Group’s policy to make payments to suppliers in accordance with agreed terms provided that the supplier has 
performed in accordance with the relevant terms and conditions. Creditor days for the Group for the year ended 31 December 
2012 were an average of 55 days (2011: 62 days). The Company creditor days at 31 December 2012 were 42 days (2011: 53 days). 

Charitableandpoliticaldonations
The Group has made charitable donations of $37,000 (2011: $153,882) during the year principally to charities serving the local 
communities in which the Group operates in Ukraine. No payments were made to political parties (2011: nil). 

Disclosureofinformationtoauditors
As required by section 416 of the Companies Act 2006, each of the Directors as at 24 April 2013 confirms that:
(a)  so far as the Director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditor is unaware; and
(b)  the Director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a Director in order to make himself aware of any relevant 

audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor is aware of that information. 

Words and phrases used in this confirmation should be interpreted in accordance with section 416 of the Companies Act 2006.

Goingconcern
After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources 
to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in 
preparing the Consolidated and Company Financial Statements. For further detail refer to the detailed discussion of the 
assumptions outlined in note 3(b) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

PowersofDirectors
The Directors are responsible for the management of the business and may exercise all powers of the Company (including 
powers to issue or buy back the Company’s shares), subject to UK legislation, any directions given by special resolution and the 
Articles of Association. The authority to buy back shares, granted at the 2012 Annual General Meeting, remains unused.

Changeofcontrol–significantagreements
The Company has no significant agreements containing provisions which allow a counterparty to alter and amend the terms of 
the agreement following a change of control of the Company. 

Should a change in control occur then certain senior staff are entitled to a payment of salary and benefits for a period of 
six months. 

Certain of the Company’s long-term incentive arrangements contain provisions which permit awards or options to vest 
or become exercisable on a change of control in accordance with the rules of the plans. 

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AnnualGeneralMeeting
A notice for the Annual General Meeting (the ‘AGM’) to be held at 10.30 am on Thursday 27 June 2013 at Chandos House, 
2 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 9LQ is set out on pages 70 to 72. The following notes provide an explanation of all of the 
Resolutions to be put to the AGM. Resolutions 1 to 10 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions requiring the approval of more 
than 50 per cent. of the votes cast at the meeting and Resolutions 11 to 14 will be proposed as special resolutions requiring the 
approval of at least 75 per cent of the votes cast at the meeting. The Board considers that the resolutions to be put to the 
meeting are in the best interests of the Company and the shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors unanimously 
recommend that you vote in favour of the proposed resolutions at the AGM, as they intend to do in respect of their own 
beneficial holdings. 

AnnualFinancialReport(Resolution1)
Shareholders are being asked to receive the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 
2012. The Annual Financial Report comprises the Annual Accounts of the Group together with the Directors’ Report, Directors’ 
Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report on those Accounts and the auditable part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report. 

ApprovalofDirectors’RemunerationReport(Resolution2)
Shareholders are being asked to approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2012, 
as set out on pages 29 to 31.

Re-electionofDirectors(Resolutions3to7)
Under Article 118 of the Company’s Articles of Association, every Director must seek re-election by members at least once 
every three years. However, it is now the Board’s practice for every Director to seek re-election by shareholders every year as 
recommended by the UK corporate governance code. Accordingly, resolutions 3 to 7 deal with the re-election of each of the 
Company’s Directors.

Biographies of each of the Directors seeking re-election are set out on page 17. All of the Directors proposed for re-election 
have wide ranging business knowledge and bring valuable skills and experience to the Board and the Board considers that each 
of the Directors continues to make an effective and valuable contribution and demonstrates commitment to the role. 
Accordingly, the Board recommends the re-election of each of these Directors. 

Auditor(Resolutions8and9)
Deloitte LLP have indicated that they are willing to continue in office as the Company’s auditor. Resolution 8 seeks 
shareholders’ approval to reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next 
general meeting at which the Annual Financial Report is laid before the shareholders. Resolution 9 seeks shareholders’ 
authorisation for the Directors to determine the auditor’s remuneration.

AuthoritytoAllotShares(Resolution10)
The Directors may allot or grant rights over Ordinary shares only if authorised to do so by a resolution of shareholders. Resolution 
10 seeks a new authority under section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to authorise the Directors to allot shares or grant rights to 
subscribe for, or convert any security into, shares in the Company. It will expire at the conclusion of next year’s AGM or, if earlier, 
on 30 June 2014. Resolution 10 follows institutional investor guidelines regarding the authority to allot shares.

Paragraph (a) of resolution 10 would give the Directors authority to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any 
security into, shares (‘Rights’) up to a maximum nominal amount of £2,310,917, representing approximately one third of the 
Company’s existing issued share capital. This maximum is reduced by the nominal amount of shares allotted or Rights granted 
pursuant to paragraph (b) of resolution 10 in excess of £2,310,917. Paragraph (b) of resolution 10 gives the Directors authority 
to allot shares or grant Rights in connection with a rights issue only up to a maximum nominal amount of £4,621,834 
representing approximately two-thirds of the Company’s existing issued share capital. This maximum is reduced by the nominal 
amount of shares allotted or Rights granted pursuant to paragraph (a) of resolution 10. 

Therefore, the maximum nominal amount of shares allotted or Rights granted under resolution 10 is £4,621,834, representing 
approximately two-thirds of the Company’s existing issued share capital. 

As at close of business on 23 April 2013, the Company did not hold any treasury shares (aside from the 66 residual Ordinary 
shares arising from the consolidation in June 2008 of the Company’s issued share capital, as disclosed on page 18).

The Directors do not currently intend to use this authority. However, if they do use it, then they intend to follow best practice 
(including as regards standing for re-election in certain cases), as recommended by institutional investor guidelines.

DisapplicationofPre-EmptionRights(Resolution11)
If the Directors wish to allot any shares or grant rights over shares or sell treasury shares for cash (other than under an 
employee share scheme) they are required by the Companies Act 2006 to offer them to existing shareholders pro rata. In 
certain circumstances, it may be in the interests of the Company to raise capital without such a pre-emptive offer. Resolution 11 
therefore seeks a waiver of shareholders’ pre-emptive rights and (aside from rights issues or other pro rata offers), the 
authority will be limited to the issue of securities for cash up to a maximum aggregate nominal value of £346,637 – 
approximately five per cent of the Company’s issued Ordinary share capital as at 23 April 2013 (being the latest practicable 
date prior to the date of the Notice of AGM).

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The Directors confirm their intention to adhere to the provisions in the Pre Emption Group Statement of Principles regarding 
cumulative usage of authorities over more than 7.5 per cent of the Company’s issued Ordinary share capital in any 
three-year period.

This resolution also seeks a disapplication of the pre-emption rights on a rights issue to permit such arrangements as may be 
appropriate to resolve legal or practical problems which, for example, might arise with overseas shareholders. The authority 
will expire at the conclusion of next year’s AGM or, if earlier, on 30 June 2014.

Directors’AuthoritytoPurchaseShares(Resolution12)
The Company may wish to purchase its own shares and resolution 12 seeks authority to do so. If passed, the Company would  
be authorised to make market purchases up to a total of 23,109,173 shares – just under ten per cent of the Company’s issued 
Ordinary share capital as at 23 April 2013. The Directors will generally only exercise this power when the effect of such 
purchases is expected to increase earnings per share and will be in the best interests of shareholders generally. Shares 
purchased may be cancelled and the number in issue will be reduced accordingly. The Company may hold in treasury any  
of its own shares that it purchases in this manner.

As at 23 April 2013, the Company has 541,040 outstanding share warrants, exercisable at the subscription price of £1.23.  
These share warrants will expire on 13 May 2013. The Company does not have any outstanding share options.

NoticeofGeneralMeetings(Resolution13)
The purpose of resolution 13 is to allow the Company to continue to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on 14 clear days’ 
notice. The Directors do not expect to use this power unless urgent action is required on the part of the shareholders. If 
resolution 13 is passed, the approval will be effective until the Company’s next AGM when it is expected that a similar resolution 
will be proposed.

It should be noted that, in order to be able to call a general meeting on less than 21 clear days’ notice, the Company must make 
a means of electronic voting available to all shareholders for that meeting.

AmendmentofArticlesofAssociation(Resolution14)
As the Company’s shares are admitted to the standard, rather than the premium, segment of the Official List of the UK Listing 
Authority (the ‘Official List’), Listing Rule 5.2.5R (Cancellation of listing of equity shares), which requires a Cancellation  
of Listing (as defined below) to be authorised by a special resolution of the Company, would not apply to it. As a result,  
no shareholder approval would currently be required before the Company could apply for cancellation of: (i) the listing  
of its shares on the Official List; and (ii) the trading of its shares on the London Stock Exchange plc ((i) and (ii) together,  
a ‘Cancellation of Listing’). 

A Cancellation of Listing would significantly reduce the liquidity and marketability of the Company’s shares. In order to protect 
shareholders’ interests and in the interests of good corporate governance, resolution 14 seeks to amend the Articles of 
Association of the Company so that, except in the circumstances specified in Listing Rule 5.2.7R (Cancellation in relation to a 
proposed transaction which is necessary to ensure the survival of the Company), Listing Rule 5.2.10R (Cancellation in relation 
to takeover offers) and Listing Rule 5.2.12R (Cancellation as a result of schemes of arrangement etc) (each of which is an 
exception to the general requirement for shareholder authorisation contained in Listing Rule 5.2.5R), a Cancellation of Listing 
will be subject to prior authorisation by ordinary resolution of the Company. 

This Directors’ Report comprising pages 4 to 32 has been approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

LaurenceSudwarts
Company Secretary
24 April 2013

Registered Office:
2nd Floor, Ibex House, 42-47 Minories, London, EC3N 1DX
Company registered in England and Wales – No 5718406

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Corporate Governance Statement
This Corporate Governance Statement forms part of the Directors’ Report

The Board of Cadogan Petroleum plc is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance and bases its actions on 
the principles set out in the UK Corporate Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) in June 2010 (the 
‘Code’). The Code can be found on the FRC’s website at www.frc.org.uk. The Board has noted the publication of a revised UK 
Corporate Governance Code which is applicable for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 October 2012. The Board will 
review the revisions to the Code and make changes to its corporate governance arrangements if appropriate.

This statement describes how the Group applies the principles of the Code. On 20 December 2011 the Company’s listing 
category on the London Stock Exchange was transferred from ‘Premium Listing’ to ‘Standard Listing’. Although companies with 
a standard listing are subject to less stringent corporate governance requirements, the Board has decided that the Group will 
continue to govern itself in accordance with the principles of the Code and explain why it has chosen not to comply with any of 
the provisions of the Code. 

During the year under review, the Group has complied with the Code’s provisions with the following exceptions:
 > Code provision A.4.2 – During the year, the Chairman did not hold meetings with the non-executive Directors without the 

executives present

 > Code provision E.1.1 – The Senior Independent Director has not attended meetings with major shareholders

The reasons for these two areas of non-compliance are as follows: 
 > Although the Chairman did not hold formal meetings of the non-executive Directors during the year, regular discussions took 

place by telephone and email.

 > The Senior Independent Director, Mr Lehmann, did not attend meetings with major shareholders as this responsibility was 
undertaken by the Chairman and the Executive Directors. Mr Lehmann is available to shareholders who have concerns that 
they feel would be inappropriate to raise via the Chairman or Executive Directors.

Board
The Board provides leadership and oversight. The Board comprises a non-executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief 
Operating Officer and two independent non-executive Directors. The membership of the Board and biographical details for 
each of the Directors are incorporated into this report by reference and appear on page 17. 

On his appointment on 2 August 2011, the Chairman had no significant commitments that might affect his ability to allocate 
sufficient time to the Company to discharge his responsibilities effectively and, as at the date of this report, that remains the case.

Under the Company’s Articles of Association, all Directors must seek re-election by members at least once every three years. 
However, the Board has agreed that all Directors will be subject to annual election by shareholders, as recommended by the 
Code in respect of FTSE 350 companies. Accordingly, all members of the Board will be standing for re-election at the Annual 
General Meeting to be held on 27 June 2013. 

The Board has a formal schedule of matters specifically reserved for it to decide, including approval of acquisitions and 
disposals, major capital projects, financial results, Board appointments, dividend recommendations, material contracts and 
Group strategy. Four Board meetings took place during 2012. 

The Chairman, in conjunction with the Company Secretary, plans the programme for the Board during the year. The agenda for 
Board and Committee meetings is considered by the relevant Chairman and issued with supporting papers during the week 
preceding the meeting. For each Board meeting, the Directors receive a Board pack including detailed monthly management 
accounts, briefing papers on commercial and operational matters and major capital projects including acquisitions. The Board 
also receives briefings from key management on specific issues. The attendance of those Directors in place at the year end at 
Board and Committee meetings during the year was as follows:

No. Held
No. Attended:
  Z Furst 
  B des Pallieres
  G Lehmann 
  E Testa 
  A Schenato 

Board

Audit 
Committee

Nomination 
Committee

Remuneration 
Committee

4

4
4
4
4
4

4

n/a
n/a
4
4
n/a

–

–
–
–
–
n/a

1

1
n/a
1
1
n/a

A procedure exists for the Directors, in the furtherance of their duties, to take independent professional advice if necessary, 
under the guidance of the Company Secretary and at the Company’s expense. All Directors have access to the advice and 
services of the Company Secretary, who is responsible to the Chairman for ensuring that Board procedures are complied with 
and that applicable rules and regulations are followed. 

Boardindependence
The roles and responsibilities of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are separate. A formal division of each individual’s 
responsibilities has been agreed and documented by the Board. Mr Lehmann is the Senior Independent Director.

The non-executive Directors bring an independent view to the Board’s discussions and the development of its strategy.  
Their range of experience ensures that management’s performance in achieving the business goals is challenged appropriately. 
The three non-executive Directors, Messrs Furst, Lehmann and Testa, are considered by the Board, in accordance with the 

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Code, to be independent. The letters of appointment for the independent non-executive Directors are available for review at 
the Registered Office and prior to the Annual General Meeting. For information regarding the Annual General Meeting please 
refer to the Notice of Meeting on pages 70 to 72.

ResponsibilitiesandmembershipofBoardCommittees
The Board has agreed written terms of reference for the Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee. 
The terms of reference for all three Board Committees are published on the Company’s website, www.cadoganpetroleum.com, 
and are also available from the Company Secretary at the Registered Office. A review of the terms of reference, membership and 
activities of all Board Committees is provided on pages 24 to 28. 

Boardperformanceevaluation
Principle B.6 of the Code recommends that boards undertake a formal and rigorous annual evaluation of its own performance 
and that of its committees and individual directors. The Board is mindful that it needs to continually monitor and identify ways 
in which it might improve its performance and recognises that board evaluation is a useful tool for enhancing a board’s 
effectiveness. For the year ended 31 December 2012, the Board opted to undertake self-evaluation by way of a questionnaire 
designed specifically to assess the strengths of the Board and identify any areas for development.

The process was led by Mr Furst as Chairman and the evaluation of the Chairman’s performance was led by Mr Lehmann  
as the Senior Independent Director. The Board discussed the evaluation questionnaire findings, which were also used by the 
Nomination Committee in its annual assessment of the Board’s composition. The Directors are committed to ensuring that the 
Board continues to represent a broad balance of skills, experience, independence and knowledge and that there is sufficient 
diversity within the composition of the Board. All appointments are made on merit against objective criteria – which include 
gender and diversity generally – in the context of the requirements of the business and the overall balance of skills and 
backgrounds that the Board needs to maintain in order to remain effective.

Internalcontrol
The Directors are responsible for the Group’s system of internal control and for maintaining and reviewing its effectiveness. 
The Board has delegated responsibility for the review of the Group’s internal controls to the Audit Committee. The Group’s 
systems and controls are designed to safeguard the Group’s assets and to ensure the reliability of information used both within 
the business and for publication.

Systems are designed to manage, rather than eliminate, the risk of failure to achieve business objectives and can provide only 
reasonable, and not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. 

The key features of the internal control systems which operated during 2012 and up to the date of signing the accounts are 
documented in the Group’s Corporate Governance Policy Manual and Finance Manual. These manuals have been circulated 
throughout the Group. In addition, the Company’s joint venture entities adopted policies that mirror the Company’s own, except 
WGI, where ENI’s policies are adopted.

Day-to-day responsibility for the management and operations of the business has been delegated to the Chief Executive Officer 
and senior management.

Certain specific administrative functions are controlled centrally. Taxation, treasury and insurance functions report to the 
Director of Group Finance who reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer. The legal function is managed by the General 
Counsel who reports to the Board and also attends all Board meetings. The Health and Safety and Environment functions 
report to the Chief Operating Officer. An overview of the Group’s treasury policy is set out on page 11.

The Group does not have an internal audit function. Due to the small scale of the Group’s operations at present, the Board do 
not feel that it is appropriate or economically viable to have this function in place. The Audit Committee will continue to 
consider the position annually.

The Board has reviewed the process, which has been in place from the start of the year to the date of approval of this report 
and which is in accordance with revised guidance on internal control published in October 2005 (the ‘Turnbull Guidance’). 
During the course of its review of the risk management and internal control systems, the Board has not identified nor been 
advised of any failings or weaknesses which it has deemed to be significant. Therefore a confirmation in respect of necessary 
actions has not been considered appropriate. 

Relationswithshareholders
The Chairman and Executive Directors of the Company have a regular dialogue with analysts and substantial shareholders.  
The outcome of these discussions are reported to the Board and discussed in detail. Mr Lehmann, as the Senior Independent 
Director, is available to shareholders who have concerns that they feel would be inappropriate to raise via the Chairman or 
Executive Directors. 

The Annual General Meeting is used as an opportunity to communicate with all shareholders. In addition, financial results are 
posted on the Company’s website, www.cadoganpetroleum.com, as soon as they are announced. The Notice of the Annual General 
Meeting is contained in this report on pages 70 to 72. It is intended that the Chairmen of the Nomination, Audit and Remuneration 
Committees will be present at the Annual General Meeting. The results of all resolutions will be published on the Company’s 
website, www.cadoganpetroleum.com.

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Board Committee Reports

AuditCommitteeReport
The Audit Committee (the ‘Committee’) is appointed by the Board, on the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, from 
the non-executive Directors of the Group. The Committee’s terms of reference include all matters indicated by the Code. They 
are reviewed annually by the Committee and any changes are then referred to the Board for approval. The terms of reference 
of the Committee are published on the Company’s website, www.cadoganpetroleum.com, and are also available from the 
Company Secretary at the Registered Office. Two members constitute a quorum.

Responsibilities
 > To monitor the integrity of the annual and interim financial statements, the accompanying reports to shareholders, and 

announcements regarding the Group’s results. 

 > To review and monitor the effectiveness and integrity of the Group’s financial reporting and internal financial controls. 
 > To review the effectiveness of the process for identifying, assessing and reporting all significant business risks and the 

management of those risks by the Group.

 > To oversee the Group’s relations with the external auditor and to make recommendations to the Board, for approval by 

shareholders, on the appointment and removal of the external auditor.

 > To consider whether an internal audit function is appropriate to enable the Committee to meet its objectives.
 > To review the Group’s arrangements by which staff of the Group may, in confidence, raise concerns about possible 

improprieties in matters of financial reporting or other matters. 

Governance
Mr Testa and Mr Lehmann, who are both independent non-executive Directors under provision B.1.1 of the Code, are the 
members of the Committee. The Committee is chaired by Mr Lehmann who has recent and relevant financial experience 
as a former finance director of major European companies as well as holding several non-executive roles in major 
international entities.

At the invitation of the Committee, the Group Director of Finance and external auditor regularly attend. The Company 
Secretary attends all meetings of the Committee.

The Audit Committee also meets the external auditor without management being present.

Activities of the Audit Committee
During the year, the Committee discharged its responsibilities as follows:

Financial statements
The Committee examined the Group’s consolidated and Company’s financial statements and, prior to recommending them to 
the Board, considered the appropriateness of accounting policies adopted and whether the financial statements represented  
a true and fair view. 

Internal controls and risk management
The Committee reviews and keeps under review financial and control issues throughout the Group including the Group’s key 
risks and the approach for dealing with them. 

External auditor
The Committee is responsible for recommending to the Board, for approval by the shareholders, the appointment of the 
external auditor.

The Committee considers the scope and materiality for the audit work, approves the audit fee, and reviews the results of the 
external auditor’s work. Following the conclusion of each year’s audit, it considers the effectiveness of the external auditor 
during the process. The Audit Committee periodically reviews if it is necessary to retender the audit engagement.

Deloitte LLP was first appointed in 2005. Having satisfied itself as to their qualifications, expertise, resources and 
independence and the effectiveness of the audit process, the Committee has recommended to the Board, for approval by 
shareholders, the reappointment of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s external auditor. 

There is an agreed policy on the engagement of the external auditor for non-audit services to ensure that their independence 
and objectivity are safeguarded. Work closely related to the audit, such as taxation or financial reporting matters, can be 
awarded to the external auditor by the executive Directors provided the work does not exceed £50,000 in fees per item. Work 
exceeding £50,000 requires approval by the Committee. All other non-audit work either requires Committee approval or forms 
part of a list of prohibited services, where it is felt the external auditor’s independence or objectivity may be compromised.

A breakdown of the non-audit fees is disclosed in note 10 to the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company’s 
external auditor, Deloitte LLP, has provided non-audit services (excluding audit related services) which amounted to $122,000 
(2011: $322,000). The Audit Committee has reviewed the level of these services in the course of the year and is confident that 
the objectivity and independence of the auditor are not impaired by the reason of such non-audit work. 

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Internal audit
The Committee considers annually the need for an internal audit function and believes that, due to the size of the Group and its 
current stage of development, an internal audit function will be of little benefit to the Group. 

The Group’s whistleblowing policy encourages employees to report suspected wrongdoing and sets out the procedures 
employees must follow when raising concerns. The policy, which was implemented during 2008, was refreshed in 2012 and 
recirculated to staff as part of a manual that includes the Company’s policies on anti-bribery, the acceptance of gifts and 
hospitality, and business conduct and ethics. 

Overview
As a result of its work during the year, the Committee has concluded that it has acted in accordance with its terms of reference 
and has ensured the independence and objectivity of the external auditor. A formal review of the Committee’s performance 
was undertaken after the year end and concluded that the Committee is effective in its scrutiny of the accounts and financial 
reporting process, its oversight of risk management systems and its monitoring of internal control testing.

The Chairman of the Audit Committee will be available at the Annual General Meeting to answer any questions about the work 
of the Committee.

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Board Committee Reports continued

Health,SafetyandEnvironmentCommitteeReport
The Health, Safety and Environment Committee (the ‘Committee’) is appointed by the Board, on the recommendation of the 
Nomination Committee. The Committee’s terms of reference are reviewed annually by the Committee and any changes are 
then referred to the Board for approval. The terms of reference of the Committee are published on the Company’s website, 
www.cadoganpetroleum.com, and are also available from the Company Secretary at the Registered Office. Two members 
constitute a quorum, one of whom must be a Director.

Responsibilities
 > To develop a framework of the policies and guidelines for the management of health, safety and environment issues within 

the Group.

 > Evaluate the effectiveness of the Group’s policies and systems for identifying and managing health, safety and environmental 

risks within the Group’s operation.

 > Assess the policies and systems within the Group for ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental regulatory 

requirements.

 > Assess the performance of the Group with regard to the impact of health, safety, environmental and community relations 

decisions and actions upon employees, communities and other third parties and also assess the impact of such decisions and 
actions on the reputation of the Group and make recommendations to the Board on areas for improvement.

 > On behalf of the Board, receive reports from management concerning any fatalities and serious accidents within the Group 

and actions taken by management as a result of such fatalities or serious accidents.

 > Evaluate and oversee, on behalf of the Board, the quality and integrity of any reporting to external stakeholders concerning 

health, safety, environmental and community relations issues.

 > Where it deems it appropriate to do so, appoint an independent auditor to review performance in regard to health, safety, 
environmental and community relations matters and review any strategies and action plans developed by management in 
response to issues raised and, where appropriate, make recommendations to the Board concerning the same.

Governance
The Committee was in place throughout 2012. Members of the Committee as of April 2013 are Mr Adelmo Schenato (Chief 
Operating Officer and HSE Committee Chairman), Mr Oleg Sybira (HSE Manager), Mr Luciano Kovacic (Exploration Manager) 
and Mr Giovanni Ferraro (Operations Manager). The Company Secretary attends meeting of the Committee. The Committee 
meets monthly to monitor continuously progress by management.

Activities of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee
During the year the Committee discharged its responsibilities as follows:
 > The ongoing review of existing HSE policies and procedures, as well as development of new ones, was regularly discussed at 

the Committee meetings in relation to the current activities.

 > Compliance with HSE regulatory requirements was ensured through discussion of any inspections, both internal ones and 

those carried out by the Authorities.

 > HSE statistics were a standing item on the agenda, allowing the Committee to assess the Company performance by analysing 

any lost-time incidents (of which there were none during 2012), near misses, HSE training and other indicators.

 > Interaction with contractors, Authorities, local communities and other stakeholders was discussed among other HSE activities.

Overview
As a result of its work during the year, the Committee has concluded that it has acted in accordance with its terms of reference. 

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RemunerationCommitteeReport
The Remuneration Committee (the ‘Committee’) is appointed by the Board from the non-executive Directors of the Group.  
The Committee’s terms of reference include all matters indicated by the UK Corporate Governance Code. They are reviewed 
annually by the Committee and any changes are then referred to the Board for approval. The terms of reference of the 
Committee are published on the Company’s website, www.cadoganpetroleum.com, and are also available from the Company 
Secretary at the Registered Office. Two members constitute a quorum. 

Responsibilities 
In summary, the Committee’s responsibilities, as set out in its terms of reference, are as follows:
 > To determine and agree with the Board the policy for the remuneration of the executive Directors, the Company Secretary 

and other members of executive management as appropriate.

 > To consider the design, award levels, performance measures and targets for any annual or long-term incentives and approve 

any payments made and awards vesting under such schemes.

 > Within the terms of the agreed remuneration policy, to determine the total individual remuneration package of each executive 

Director and other senior executives including bonuses, incentive payments and share options or other share awards.

 > To ensure that contractual terms on termination, and any payments made, are fair to the individual and the Company, that 

failure is not rewarded and that the duty to mitigate loss is fully recognised. 

Governance
The Remuneration Committee consists of Mr Enrico Testa (the Committee’s Chairman), Mr Zev Furst and Mr Gilbert Lehmann. 
At the discretion of the Committee, the Chief Executive Officer is invited to attend meetings when appropriate, but is not 
present when his own remuneration is being discussed. The Committee is also supported by the Company Secretary.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (‘PwC’) continued to act as Remuneration Committee adviser throughout the year. 

Activities of the Remuneration Committee
During the year, the Committee:
 > Approved the outline structure of a Long-Term Incentive Plan (as recommended by PwC) and directed management to 

develop a detailed proposal for the Committee’s consideration. 

 > Reviewed and confirmed the Company’s remuneration policy, as set out in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 29 to 31. 

No awards or payments were made under incentive schemes during 2012. No new incentive schemes were introduced during 
the period.

Oversight of the negotiation between the Company and Mr Baron on compensation to be paid upon the termination in June 
2012 of Mr Baron’s consultancy agreement (as disclosed in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 29 to 31) was provided 
by the full Board rather than the Committee.

Overview
As a result of its work during the year, the Committee has concluded that it has acted in accordance with its terms of reference. 
The Chairman of the Remuneration Committee will be available at the Annual General Meeting to answer any questions about 
the work of the Committee.

The Remuneration Committee unanimously recommends that shareholders vote to approve the Directors’ Remuneration 
Report at the 2013 Annual General Meeting.

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Board Committee Reports continued

NominationCommitteeReport
The Nomination Committee (the ‘Committee’) is appointed by the Board predominantly from the non-executive Directors  
of the Group. The Committee’s terms of reference include all matters indicated by the UK Corporate Governance Code.  
They are reviewed annually by the Committee and any changes are then referred to the Board for approval. The terms of 
reference of the Committee are published on the Company’s website, www.cadoganpetroleum.com, and are also available  
from the Company Secretary at the Registered Office. Two members constitute a quorum. 

Responsibilities
 > To regularly review the structure, size and composition (including the skills, knowledge and experience) required of the Board 

compared to its current position and make recommendations to the Board with regard to any changes.

 > Be responsible for identifying and nominating for the approval of the Board candidates to fill Board vacancies as and when 

they arise.

 > Before appointment is made by the Board, evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge, experience and diversity on the Board 
and, in the light of this evaluation, prepare a description of the role and capabilities required for a particular appointment.  
In identifying suitable candidates, the Committee shall use open advertising or the services of external advisers to facilitate 
the search and consider candidates from a wide range of backgrounds on merit, taking care that appointees have enough 
time available to devote to the position.

The Committee shall also make recommendations to the Board concerning:
 > Formulating plans for succession for both executive and non-executive Directors and in particular for the key roles of 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

 > Membership of the Audit and Remuneration Committees, in consultation with the Chairmen of those committees.
 > The reappointment of any non-executive Director at the conclusion of their specified term of office, having given due regard to 
their performance and ability to continue to contribute to the Board in the light of the knowledge, skills and experience required.
 > The re-election by shareholders of any Director having due regard to their performance and ability to continue to contribute 

to the Board in the light of the knowledge, skills and experience required. 

Any matters relating to the continuation in office of any Director at any time including the suspension or termination of service 
of an executive Director as an employee of the Company subject to the provisions of the law and their service contract.

Governance
Mr Zev Furst (Board and Committee Chairman), Mr Bertrand des Pallieres (Chief Executive Officer), and Messrs Gilbert 
Lehmann and Enrico Testa (independent non-executive Directors) are the members of the Committee. 

The Company Secretary attends all meetings of the Committee.

Activities of the Nomination Committee
The Committee carried out a review of the size, structure and composition of the Board after the year end and concluded that it had 
the appropriate balance of skills, knowledge, independence and experience. The appointment of Mr Adelmo Schenato in January 
2012 was dealt with by the full Board and, as such, the services of the Committee were not utilised.

Overview
As a result of its work during the year, the Committee has concluded that it has acted in accordance with its terms of reference. 
The Chairman of the Nomination Committee will be available at the Annual General Meeting to answer any questions about the 
work of the Committee. 

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Directors’ Remuneration Report

This report has been prepared in accordance with Schedule 8 of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts 
and Reports) Regulations 2008 and an Ordinary resolution will be submitted to the shareholders seeking their approval of the 
report at the Annual General Meeting of the Company. 

Informationnotsubjecttoaudit:
RemunerationCommittee
The members of the Remuneration Committee (the ‘Committee’) and its responsibilities are set out on page 27. The Committee 
is committed to principles of accountability and transparency to ensure that remuneration arrangements demonstrate a clear 
link between reward and performance. In its work, the Committee considers fully the principles and provisions of the Code. In 
designing performance-related remuneration schemes for executive Directors, the Committee has considered and applied 
Schedule A of the UK Corporate Governance Code. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (‘PwC’) and MM & K Limited acted as remuneration advisers during the year. PwC provides 
independent advice to the Committee on remuneration issues in accordance with the Committee’s terms of reference. 

RemunerationpolicyandpackageforexecutiveDirectors
The Committee’s philosophy is that remuneration arrangements should be appropriately positioned to support the Group’s 
business strategy over the longer term and create value for shareholders. In this context the following key principles are 
considered to be important: 
 > remuneration arrangements should align executive and employee interests with those of shareholders; 
 > remuneration arrangements should help retain key executives and employees; and
 > remuneration arrangements should incentivise executives to achieve short, medium and long-term business targets which 

represent value creation for shareholders. Targets should relate to the Group’s performance in terms of overall revenue and 
profit and the executive’s own performance. Individual targets should reflect the role of the executive in question but might 
relate, for example, to the generation of new revenue streams and the promotion of the Company’s business interests. 
Exceptional rewards should only be delivered if there are exceptional returns.

Arrangements for existing Directors
During 2012, Mr Bertrand des Pallieres continued as Chief Executive Officer. Mr des Pallieres’ salary is £246,000 ($389,935) 
per annum, comprising £216,000 ($342,382) per annum under a consultancy agreement (the terms of which are reviewed by 
the Remuneration Committee annually) and £30,000 ($47,553) per annum under a services agreement. Any bonus to be 
awarded to Mr des Pallieres is at the discretion of the Board. In addition, Mr des Pallieres is entitled to participate in an incentive 
scheme, the performance conditions for which are set by the Remuneration Committee. 

Adelmo Schenato joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer on 25 January 2012. Mr Schenato’s basic salary is £194,809 
($308,849) comprising €225,000 per annum under a consultancy agreement and £21,000 under a services agreement. Any 
bonus to be awarded to Mr Schenato is at the discretion of the Board. In addition, Mr Schenato is entitled to participate in an 
incentive scheme, the performance conditions for which are set by the Remuneration Committee. 

Arrangements for past Directors 
Mr Ian Baron resigned as a Director on 15 June 2012 and received compensation of £80,000 for termination of his consultancy 
agreement without notice. Whilst a Director, Mr Baron was entitled to a payment of 10 per cent of his base salary into a suitable 
pension arrangement as long as he could demonstrate that he had made a contribution equating to 5 per cent of salary to the 
arrangement. A payment relating to the accrued value from February 2011 to February 2012 to be made in 2013. 

Performancegraph
The graph below highlights the Company’s total shareholder return (‘TSR’) performance since listing compared to the FTSE All 
Share Oil & Gas Producers index. This index has been selected on the basis that it represents a sector specific group which is an 
appropriate group for the Company to compare itself against. TSR is the return from a share or index based on share price 
movements and notional reinvestment of declared dividends.

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Serviceagreements
The Company’s policy on service agreements is that executive Directors’ agreements should, following any necessary  
initial notice period, be terminable by either the Company or the Director on not more than six months’ notice. The service 
agreements contain provision for early termination, among other things, in the event of a breach by the executive but make no 
provision for any termination benefits except in the event of a change of control of the Company where the executive becomes 
entitled to 12 months’ salary on termination by the Company. The service agreements contain restrictive covenants for a period 
of 12 months following termination of the agreement. Details of service agreements in place as at the date of this report are set 
out below:

Director 

B des Pallieres
A Schenato

Current agreement start date

Notice period

1 August 2011
25 January 2012

Six months
Six months

Non-executiveDirectors
Independent non-executive Directors
The payment policy for independent non-executive Directors is to pay the market rate to secure persons of a suitable calibre. 
The remuneration of the non-executive Directors is determined by the Board. External benchmarking data and specialist 
advisers are used when setting fees, which will be reviewed at appropriate intervals.

In May 2011 the Board agreed that the Chairman’s fee be set at £85,000 ($131,714) and that the fee for acting as an independent 
non-executive Director be set at £35,000 ($55,479) with an additional £10,000 ($15,851) for acting as Chairman of the Audit 
Committee. There has been no increase in non-executive Directors’ fees in the meantime. 

The non-executive Directors’ fees are non-pensionable. The non-executive Directors are not eligible to participate in any 
incentive plans. All non-executive Directors have a letter of appointment that appoints them to the Board for an initial three 
year period. Under the Company’s Articles of Association, they are subject to retirement and reappointment by shareholders  
at the first Annual General Meeting following appointment, and then at least once every three years thereafter. The Board has 
agreed, however, that all Directors should stand for annual re-election by the shareholders. Appointments can be terminated  
by the Company on three months’ notice or immediately due to a breach. 

Other non-executive Directors
Mr Benedetti, who continued to act as a non-executive Director until his resignation on 27 June 2012, waived the right to a fee 
and did not have a letter of appointment. His expenses associated with the business of the Group were met by the Group. SPQR 
Capital Holdings SA which, as the Company’s largest shareholder, had in 2010 requested the appointment of Mr Benedetti as a 
non-executive Director, received no payment or non-cash benefits from the Company for making available the services of  
Mr Benedetti.

The dates of the non-executive Directors’ original appointment and expiry of current term in accordance with their letters of 
appointment are:

Non-executive Director 

Z Furst
E Testa
G Lehmann

Date of 
appointment

Expiry of 
current term

2 August 2011
1 October 2011
18 November 2011

1 August 2014
1 October 2014
18 November 2014

Mr des Pallieres is a non-executive Director of Versatile Systems Inc. and Equus Total Returns Inc. Any fees paid are retained by 
Mr des Pallieres.

Informationsubjecttoaudit:
2012 Directors’ emoluments 

Director

Z Furst 
B des Pallieres1
A Schenato (appointed 25 January 2012)
A Benedetti (resigned 27 June 2012)
G Lehmann 
E Testa 
I Baron (resigned 15 June 2012)

 $
Salary/fees

131,714
389,935
308,849
–
71,330
55,479
121,524

 $
Pension

 $
Loss of office

–
–
–
–
–
–
31,966

–
–
–
–
–
–
126,808

 $
Total

131,714
389,935
308,849
–
71,330
55,479
280,298

 $
2011

56,823
273,201
–
–
8,902
13,778
395,984

TOTAL

1,078,831

31,966 126,808

1,237,605

748,688

1 

The remuneration of the highest paid Director, Mr des Pallieres, was $389,935 (2011: Mr Stein $460,062).

There were no performance payments or benefits in kind paid in 2012 (2011: $nil). 

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ShareIncentiveArrangements
The Company currently operates the following incentive plans:
 > 2008 Performance Share Plan; and 
 > 2008 Share Option Plan with a corresponding HMRC approved plan.

The Company made no awards in 2012 under the 2008 Share Option Plan. There were no outstanding options as at 
31 December 2012.

2008PerformanceSharePlan(‘PSP’)
The PSP offers the opportunity to earn shares in the Company subject to the achievement of stretching performance targets. 
Awards can be made under the PSP at the direction of the Remuneration Committee with a value of up to a maximum of 200 
per cent of base salary (400 per cent in exceptional circumstances). 

No Directors who held office during the year have received any awards under the PSP.

Shareoptions
The Company operates two share option plans: the 2008 Share Option Plan (unapproved for HMRC purposes) and the 2008 
Approved Option Plan (‘CSOP’) (which is an HMRC approved plan). On 3 February 2011 the Company made an option grant 
under the 2008 Share Option plan to Mr I Baron and one other senior manager at a price of 35 pence a share, the mid-market 
closing price for the trading day prior to the date of grant. The award to Mr Baron lapsed upon his entering into a consultancy 
arrangement with the Company in March 2012. The award to the other senior manager also lapsed upon his entering into a 
consultancy agreement in June 2012. 

No options have been exercised under any Option Scheme and thus no gain on exercise has been realised.

There are no options outstanding at 31 December 2012 (refer to note 26 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

This Directors’ Remuneration Report comprising pages 29 to 31 has been approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

ZevFurst
Chairman
24 April 2013

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Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities

StatementofDirectors’ResponsibilitiesinrespectoftheAnnualReportandtheFinancialStatements
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law 
and regulations. 

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. The Directors are required under 
that law to prepare the Group financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRSs’) as 
adopted by the European Union and Article 4 of the IAS regulation and have also elected to prepare the Parent Company 
financial statements under IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. Under Company law, the Directors must not approve the 
accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and Group and of 
the profit or loss for that period. In preparing the Company and Group’s financial statements, International Accounting 
Standards (‘IAS’) Regulation requires that Directors:
 > properly select and apply accounting policies;
 > present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and 

understandable information; 

 > provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRSs are insufficient to enable users to 

understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the entity’s financial position and financial 
performance; and

 > make an assessment of the Company’s and Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. 

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company 
and Group’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and Group 
and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for 
taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Company and Group and to prevent and detect 
fraud and other irregularities. 

Under applicable law and regulations, the Directors are also responsible for preparing a Directors’ Report (including 
Business Review), Directors’ Remuneration Report and Corporate Governance Statement that comply with that law and 
those regulations.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the 
Company’s website, www.cadoganpetroleum.com. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and 
dissemination of the financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

ResponsibilityStatementoftheDirectorsinrespectoftheAnnualReport
We confirm to the best of our knowledge:
(1)   the financial statements, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the 

European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and 
the undertakings included in the consolidation as a whole; and

(2)   the management report, which is incorporated into the Directors’ Report, includes a fair review of the development and 

performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a 
whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face. 

On behalf of the Board

ZevFurst
Chairman
24 April 2013

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Independent Auditor’s Report to Members of 
Cadogan Petroleum plc

We have audited the financial statements of Cadogan Petroleum plc for the year ended 31 December 2012 which comprise  
the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated and Parent 
Company Balance Sheets, the Consolidated and Parent Company Cash Flow Statements, the Consolidated and Parent Company 
Statements of Changes in Equity and the related notes 1 to 44. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their 
preparation is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union, as 
regards the parent company financial statements, as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.

This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies  
Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company’s members those matters we are 
required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not 
accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, 
for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

RespectiveresponsibilitiesofDirectorsandauditor
As explained more fully in the Directors’ Responsibilities Statement, the Directors are responsible for the preparation of the 
financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an 
opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). 
Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scopeoftheauditofthefinancialstatements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give 
reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. 
This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Group’s and the Parent Company’s 
circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting 
estimates made by the Directors; and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we read all the financial 
and non-financial information in the Annual Report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. 
If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

Opiniononfinancialstatements
In our opinion: 
 > the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the Parent Company’s affairs as at 

31 December 2012 and of the Group’s loss for the year then ended;

 > the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union;
 > the Parent Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European 

Union and as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and

 > the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and,  

as regards the Group financial statements, Article 4 of the IAS Regulation.

SeparateopinioninrelationtoIFRSsasissuedbytheIASB
As explained in note 3(a) to the group financial statements, the group in addition to complying with its legal obligation to apply 
IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, has also applied IFRSs as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board 
(IASB). 

In our opinion the group financial statements comply with IFRSs as issued by the IASB.

OpiniononothermattersprescribedbytheCompaniesAct2006
In our opinion: 
 > the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies 

Act 2006; and

 > the information given in the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is 

consistent with the financial statements.

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Independent Auditor’s Report to Members of 
Cadogan Petroleum plc continued

Mattersonwhichwearerequiredtoreportbyexception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if,  
in our opinion:
 > adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been 

received from branches not visited by us; or

 > the Parent Company financial statements and the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited are not in 

agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

 > certain disclosures of Directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
 > we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.  

Othermatter
Although not required to do so, the Directors have voluntarily chosen to make a Corporate Governance Statement detailing the 
extent of their compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code. We reviewed: 
 > the Directors’ statement contained within note 3(b) to the Consolidated Financial Statements in relation to going concern; 
 > the part of the Corporate Governance Statement relating to the Company’s compliance with the nine provisions of the UK 

Corporate Governance Code specified for our review; and

 > certain elements of the report to shareholders by the Board on Directors’ remuneration.

GrahamHollisACA
(Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Deloitte LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
London, UK
24 April 2013

Cadogan Petroleum plc Annual financial report 2012www.cadoganpetroleum.comConsolidated Income Statement
For the year ended 31 December 2012

CONTINUINGOPERATIONS
Revenue
Cost of sales

Grossprofit
Administrative expenses:
  Other administrative expenses 

Impairment of oil and gas assets
Impairment of other assets

Gain on acquisition of jointly controlled entity/disposal of subsidiaries
Other losses
Other operating (expenses)/income 

Operating(loss)/profit
Investment revenue
Finance income/(costs)

(Loss)/Profitbeforetax
Tax (charge)/credit

(Loss)/Profitfortheyear

Attributable to:
Owners of the Company
Non-controlling interest

(Loss)/ProfitperOrdinaryshare

Basic and diluted



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Notes

5

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

5,653
(4,158)

1,495

6,981
(6,264)

717

(10,783)
8 (83,584)
(2,684)
8

(11,634) 

–
(2,818)

(97,051)
5,417
–
(2,940)

(93,079)
128
67

(14,452)
164,945
(3,299)
4,552

152,463
155
(11)

(92,884)
(252)

152,607
473

(93,136)

153,080

28
28
6

12
13

14

9

(93,106)
(30)

151,549
1,531

(93,136)

153,080

cent

15

(40.3)

cent

65.6

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 31 December 2012

(Loss)/Profitfortheyear
Unrealised currency translation differences

Totalcomprehensive(loss)/profitfortheyear

Attributable to:
Owners of the Company
Non-controlling interest

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

(93,136)
4,384

153,080
(2,067)

(88,752)

151,013

(88,722)
(30)

149,482
1,531

(88,752)

151,013

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ASSETS
Non-currentassets
Intangible exploration and evaluation assets
Property, plant and equipment

Currentassets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Totalassets

LIABILITIES
Non-currentliabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Long-term provisions

Currentliabilities
Trade and other payables
Current provisions

Totalliabilities

NETASSETS

EQUITY
Share capital
Retained earnings
Cumulative translation reserves
Other reserves

EquityattributabletoownersoftheCompany
Non-controlling interest

TOTALEQUITY

Notes

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

16
17

78,231
46,627

65,972
99,373

124,858 165,345

5,177
20
21
35,537
21 42,404

6,556
66,251
65,039

83,118

137,846

207,976

303,191

22
24

23
24

(4,553)
(414)

(11,538)
(548)

(4,967)

(12,086)

(7,793)
(939)

(7,552)
(524)

(8,732)

(8,076)

(13,699)

(20,162)

194,277 283,029

25

13,337

13,337
298,290 389,734
(123,784)
(119,400)
3,344
1,682

193,909
368

282,631
398

194,277 283,029

The consolidated financial statements of Cadogan Petroleum plc, registered in England and Wales no. 5718406, were approved 
by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 April 2013. They were signed on its behalf by:

BertranddesPallieres
Chief Executive Officer
24 April 2013

The notes on pages 40 to 63 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
For the year ended 31 December 2012 

Netcashoutflowfromoperatingactivities
Investingactivities
Disposal of subsidiaries (note 28)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Purchases of intangible exploration and evaluation assets
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Interest received

Netcash(usedin)/frominvestingactivities

Financingactivities
Proceeds from short-term borrowings

Netcashusedinfinancingactivities

Net(decrease)/increaseincashandcashequivalents
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Cashandcashequivalentsatendofyear

Note

27

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

(5,609)

(7,885)

4,142
(15,749)
(6,239)
688
128

57,954
(4,402)
(16,893)
87
155

(17,030)

36,901

–

–

(371)

(371)

(22,639)
4

28,645
(25)

65,039

36,419

42,404

65,039

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Asat1January2011
Share-based payments (note 26) 
Net income for the year
Exchange translation differences on foreign 

operations

Asat1January2012
Share-based payments (note 26)
Net loss for the year
Exchange translation differences on foreign 

operations

Share
capital
$’000

13,337
–
–

Retained 
earnings
$’000

237,963
222
151,549

Cumulative
 translation
reserves
$’000

(121,717)
–
–

–

–

(2,067)

13,337
–
–

389,734 (123,784)
–
–

1,662
(93,106)

1,755
(1,662)
–

–

–

4,384

Other reserves

Share-based 
payment
$’000

Reorganisation 
$’000

Non-
controlling
 interest
$’000

Total
$’000

1,131
624
–

–

–

93

1,589
–
–

–

1,589
–
–

–

1,589

(1,133)
–
1,531

131,170
846
153,080

–

(2,067)

398 283,029
–
(93,136)

–
(30)

 –

4,384

368 194,277

Asat31December2012

13,337 298,290 (119,400)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2012

1.Generalinformation
Cadogan Petroleum plc (the ‘Company’, together with its subsidiaries the ‘Group’), is registered in England and Wales under 
the Companies Act. The address of the registered office is Ibex House 42-47 Minories, London EC3N 1DX. The nature of the 
Group’s operations and its principal activities are set out in the Operations Review on pages 6 to 9 and the Financial Review 
on pages 10 and 11.

2.AdoptionofnewandrevisedStandards
In the current year, the following new and revised Standards and Interpretations are effective but have not had any significant 
impact on the financial statements:

IFRS 3 (amended) 
IAS 24 (amended) 
IAS 32 (amended) 
IFRIC 19 
IFRIC 14 (amended) 

Business Combinations
Related Party Disclosures
Classification of Rights Issues
Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments
Prepayments of a Minimum Funding Requirement

At the date of authorisation of the financial statements, the following Standards and Interpretations which have not been 
applied in the financial statements were in issue but not yet effective (and in some cases had not yet been adopted by the EU):

IFRS 1 (amended) 
IFRS 7 (amended) 
IFRS 9 
IFRS 10  
IFRS 11 
IFRS 12 
IFRS 13  
IAS 1 (amended)  
IAS 12 (amended)  
IAS 19 (revised) 
IAS 27 (revised) 
IAS 28 (revised) 
IFRIC 20 

Severe Hyperinflation and Removal of Fixed Dates for First-time Adopters
Disclosures – Transfers of Financial Assets and offsetting of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
Financial Instruments
Consolidated Financial Statements
Joint Arrangements
Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities
Fair Value Measurement
Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income
Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets
Employee Benefits
Separate Financial Statements
Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine

The Directors do not expect that the adoption of the standards listed above will have a material impact on the financial 
statements of the Group in future periods, except as follows:
 > IFRS 9 will impact both the measurement and disclosures of financial instruments;
 > IFRS 10 may impact the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements as it provides a single basis for 

consolidation with a new definition of control;

 > IFRS 11 may result in changes in the accounting of the Group’s jointly-controlled entities that are currently accounted for 
using proportionate consolidation. Under IFRS 11, a joint arrangement is classified as either a joint operation or a joint 
venture, and the option to proportionately consolidate joint ventures has been removed. Interests in joint ventures must be 
equity accounted; 

 > IFRS 12 will impact the disclosure of interests Cadogan Petroleum plc has in other entities such as subsidiaries, joint 

arrangements, associates and/or unconsolidated structured entities;

 > IFRS 13 will impact the measurement of fair value for certain assets and liabilities as well as the associated disclosures; and
 > IAS 1 (amendment) requires to be grouped in other comprehensive income based on whether those items are subsequently 

reclassified to profit or loss.

Beyond the information above, it is not practicable to provide a reasonable estimate of the effect of these standards until a 
detailed review has been completed. 

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3.Significantaccountingpolicies
(a) Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRS’) as issued 
by the International Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’) and as adopted by the European Union (‘EU’), and therefore the 
Group financial statements comply with Article 4 of the EU IAS Regulation.

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost convention basis, except for share-based payments, 
accounting for the WGI transaction, and other financial assets and liabilities, which have been measured at fair values, and using 
accounting policies consistent with IFRS. 

The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below:

(b) Going concern
The Group’s business activities, together with the factors likely to affect future development, performance and position are set 
out in the Business Review on pages 4 to 16. The financial position of the Group, its cash flow and liquidity position are 
described in the Financial Review on pages 10 and 11.

The Group’s cash balance at 31 December 2012 was $42.4 million (2011: $65.0 million) with no external debt (2011: $nil) and the 
Directors believe that the funds available at the date of the issue of these financial statements is sufficient for the Group to 
manage its business risks successfully. 

The Group’s forecasts and projections, taking into account reasonably possible changes in operational performance, start dates 
and flow rates for commercial production and the price of hydrocarbons sold to Ukrainian customers, show that there are 
reasonable expectations that the Group will be able to operate on funds currently held and those generated internally, for the 
foreseeable future, without taking into account receivables from litigation and without the requirement to seek external financing. 

As the Group engages in oil and gas exploration and development activities, the most significant risk faced by the Group is 
delays encountered in achieving commercial production from the Group’s major fields. The Group also continues to pursue its 
farm-out campaign, which, if successful, will enable it to farm-out a portion of its interests in its oil and gas licences to spread 
the risks associated with further exploration and development. 

After making enquiries and considering the uncertainties described above, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that 
the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and 
consider the going concern basis of accounting to be appropriate. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of 
accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.

(c) Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled by the 
Company (its subsidiaries) made up to 31 December each year. Control is achieved where the Company has the power to govern 
the financial and operating policies of an investee entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

The results of subsidiaries acquired of or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated income statement  
from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments  
are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring accounting policies used into line with those used by the Group.  
All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries are identified separately from the Group’s equity therein. Those interests of 
non-controlling shareholders that are present ownership interests entitling their holders to a proportionate share of net assets 
upon liquidation may be initially measured at fair value or at the non-controlling interests’ proportionate share of the fair value 
of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. The choice of measurement is made on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis. Other 
non-controlling interests are initially measured at fair value. 

Subsequent to acquisition, the carrying amount of non-controlling interests is the amount of those interests at initial 
recognition plus the non-controlling interests’ share of subsequent changes in equity. Total comprehensive income is attributed 
to non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

Changes in the Group’s interests in subsidiaries that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions.  
The carrying amount of the Group’s interests and the non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative 
interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair 
value of the consideration paid or received is recognised directly in equity and attributed to the owners of the Company.

When the Group loses control of a subsidiary, the profit or loss on disposal is calculated as the difference between (i) the 
aggregate of the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any retained interest and (ii) the previous 
carrying amount of the assets (including goodwill), less liabilities of the subsidiary and any non-controlling interests. Amounts 
previously recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to the subsidiary are accounted for (i.e. reclassified to profit 
or loss or transferred directly to retained earnings) in the same manner as would be required if the relevant assets or liabilities 
are disposed of. The fair value of any investment retained in the former subsidiary at the date when control is lost is regarded 
as the fair value on initial recognition for subsequent accounting under IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and 
Measurement or, when applicable, the costs on initial recognition of an investment in an associate or jointly controlled entity.

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

3.Significantaccountingpoliciescontinued 
(d) Business combinations
The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of the acquisition is measured at the 
aggregate of the fair values, at the date of exchange, of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments 
issued in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are recognised in profit or loss as incurred. The 
acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities that meet the conditions for recognition under IFRS 3 Business 
Combinations are recognised at their fair value at the acquisition date, except for non-current assets (or disposal groups) that 
are classified as held for resale in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-Current Assets held for sale and Discontinued Operations, which 
are recognised and measured at fair value less costs to sell.

(e) Investments in jointly-controlled entities
A jointly-controlled entity is an entity in which the Group holds a long-term interest and shares joint control over the operating 
and financial decisions with one or more other venturers under a contractual arrangement. Jointly-controlled entities are 
accounted for using proportionate consolidation, which combines the Group’s share of the results of the jointly-controlled 
entity on a line-by-line basis with similar items in the Group’s financial statements. 

When a Group entity transacts with its jointly-controlled entity, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the 
jointly-controlled entity are recognised in the Group’s consolidated financial statements only to the extent of interests in the 
jointly-controlled entity that are not related to the Group.

(f) Revenue recognition
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for 
hydrocarbon products and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, value added tax (‘VAT’)  
and other sales-related taxes.

Sales of hydrocarbons are recognised when the title has passed.

Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate 
applicable, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial 
asset to that asset’s net carrying amount on initial recognition.

To the extent that revenue arises from test production during an evaluation programme, an amount is charged from evaluation 
costs to cost of sales, so as to reflect a zero net margin.

(g) Foreign currencies
The individual financial statements of each Group company are presented in the currency of the primary economic 
environment in which it operates (its functional currency). The functional currency of the Company is pounds sterling. For the 
purpose of the consolidated financial statements, the results and financial position of each Group company are expressed in US 
dollars, which is the presentation currency for the consolidated financial statements.

In preparing the financial statements of the individual companies, transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of 
each Group company (‘foreign currencies’) are recorded in the functional currency at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates  
of the transactions. At each balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are 
retranslated into the functional currency at the rates prevailing on the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities carried 
at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was 
determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Exchange differences are recognised in the profit or loss in the period in which they arise except for exchange differences on 
monetary items receivable from or payable to a foreign operation for which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur, 
which form part of the net investment in a foreign operation, and which are recognised in the foreign currency translation 
reserve and recognised in profit or loss on disposal of the net investment. 

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the results and financial position of each entity of the Group 
are translated into US dollars as follows:
i.  assets and liabilities of the Group’s foreign operations are translated at the closing rate on the balance sheet date;
ii.  income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates fluctuate 
significantly during that period, in which case the exchange rates at the date of the transactions are used; and

iii. all resulting exchange differences arising, if any, are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated equity 
(attributed to non-controlling interests as appropriate), transferred to the Group’s translation reserve. Such translation 
differences are recognised as income or as expenses in the period in which the operation is disposed of.

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the 
foreign entity and translated at the closing rate. 

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The relevant exchange rates used were as follows:

Closing rate 
Average rate 



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Year ended 
31 Dec 2012 
1US$ = £

0.6185 
0.6597 

(h) Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income 
statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes 
items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been 
enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is 
accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable 
temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be 
available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the 
temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business 
combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit. 
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, 
and interests in joint ventures, except where the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is 
probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no 
longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is 
realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited in 
other comprehensive income, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in other comprehensive income.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against 
current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Group intends to 
settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis. 

(i) Property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment (‘PP&E’) and other intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and any 
recognised impairment loss. 

Depreciation and amortisation is charged so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets, other than land, over their estimated 
useful lives, using the straight-line method, on the following bases:

Buildings  
Fixtures and equipment 

4 per cent
10 per cent to 30 per cent

The gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an asset is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds 
and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognised in income.

(j) Impairment of tangible assets excluding goodwill
At each balance sheet date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any 
indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset 
is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where the asset does not generate cash flows that 
are independent from other assets, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset 
belongs. The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the 
estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market 
assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not 
been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying 
amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised as an 
expense immediately. 

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is increased to the 
revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount 
that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (cash-generating unit) in prior years. 
A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised as income immediately.

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

3.Significantaccountingpoliciescontinued 
(k) Intangible exploration and evaluation assets
The Group applies the full cost method of accounting for intangible exploration and evaluation (‘E&E’) expenditure as set out  
in IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources. Under the full cost method of accounting, expenditure made on 
exploring for and evaluating oil and gas properties is accumulated and initially capitalised as an intangible asset, by reference 
to appropriate cost centres being the appropriate oil or gas property. E&E assets are then assessed for impairment on a cost 
pool basis as described below. 

E&E assets comprise costs of (i) E&E activities which are in progress at the balance sheet date, but where the existence of 
commercial Reserves has yet to be determined (ii) E&E expenditure which, whilst representing part of the E&E activities 
associated with adding to the commercial Reserves of an established cost pool, did not result in the discovery of 
commercial Reserves.

Costs incurred prior to having obtained the legal rights to explore an area are expensed directly to the income statement 
as incurred.

Exploration and Evaluation costs
E&E expenditure is initially capitalised as an E&E asset. Payments to acquire the legal right to explore, costs of technical 
services and studies, seismic acquisition, exploratory drilling and testing are also capitalised as intangible E&E assets.

Tangible assets used in E&E activities (such as the Group’s vehicles, drilling rigs, seismic equipment and other property, plant 
and equipment) are normally classified as PP&E. However, to the extent that such assets are consumed in developing an 
intangible E&E asset, the amount reflecting that consumption is recorded as part of the cost of the intangible asset. Such 
intangible costs include directly attributable overheads, including the depreciation of PP&E items utilised in E&E activities, 
together with the cost of other materials consumed during the exploration and evaluation phases. 

E&E assets are not amortised prior to the conclusion of appraisal activities.

Treatment of E&E assets at conclusion of appraisal activities
Intangible E&E assets related to each exploration property are carried forward, until the existence (or otherwise) of commercial 
Reserves has been determined. If commercial Reserves have been discovered, the related E&E assets are assessed for impairment 
on a cost pool basis as set out below and any impairment loss is recognised in the income statement. The carrying value, after any 
impairment loss, of the relevant E&E assets is then reclassified to the development and production assets within PP&E.

Intangible E&E assets that relate to E&E activities that are determined not to have resulted in the discovery of commercial 
Reserves remain capitalised as intangible E&E assets at cost less accumulated amortisation, subject to meeting a pool-wide 
impairment test in accordance with the accounting policy for impairment of E&E assets set out below. Such E&E assets are 
amortised on a unit-of-production basis over the life of the commercial Reserves of the pool to which they relate.

Impairment of E&E assets
E&E assets are assessed for impairment when facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may exceed its 
recoverable amount. Such indicators include, but are not limited to, those situations outlined in paragraph 20 of IFRS 6 
Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and include the point at which a determination is made as to whether  
or not commercial Reserves exist.

Where there are indications of impairment, the E&E assets concerned are tested for impairment. Where the E&E assets 
concerned fall within the scope of an established full cost pool, they are tested for impairment together with all development 
and production assets associated with that cost pool, as a single cash generating unit. 

The aggregate carrying value of the relevant assets is compared against the expected recoverable amount of the pool, 
generally by reference to the present value of the future net cash flows expected to be derived from production of commercial 
Reserves from that pool. Where the E&E assets to be tested fall outside the scope of any established cost pool, there will 
generally be no commercial Reserves and the E&E assets concerned will generally be impaired in full.

Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement as additional depreciation and amortisation and are 
separately disclosed. 

The Group considers the whole of Ukraine to be one cost pool and therefore aggregates all Ukrainian assets for the purposes  
of determining whether impairment of E&E assets has occurred. 

(l) Development and production assets 
Development and production assets are accumulated on a field-by-field basis and represent the cost of developing the 
commercial Reserves discovered and bringing them into production, together with E&E expenditures incurred in finding 
commercial Reserves transferred from intangible E&E assets. 

The cost of development and production assets comprises the cost of acquisitions and purchases of such assets, directly attributable 
overheads, finance costs capitalised, and the cost of recognising provisions for future restoration and decommissioning.

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3.Significantaccountingpoliciescontinued 
Depreciation of producing assets
Depreciation is calculated on the net book values of producing assets on a field-by-field basis using the unit of production 
method. The unit of production method refers to the ratio of production in the reporting year as a proportion of the proved and 
probable Reserves of the relevant field, taking into account future development expenditures necessary to bring those 
Reserves into production. 

Producing assets are generally grouped with other assets that are dedicated to serving the same Reserves for depreciation 
purposes, but are depreciated separately from producing assets that serve other Reserves.

Impairment of development and production assets
Development and production assets are assessed for impairment whenever events and circumstances arising during both the 
development and production phase indicate that the carrying value of a development or production asset may exceed its 
recoverable amount. 

The carrying value of the asset is compared with its expected recoverable amount of the asset, by reference to the present value 
of the future cash flows expected to be derived from production of commercial Reserves from it. The cash-generating unit applied 
for impairment test purpose is normally the field or group of fields if the cash flow of the relevant fields is interdependent.

(m) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Costs comprise direct materials and, where applicable, 
direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and 
condition. Cost is allocated using the weighted average method. Net realisable value represents the estimated selling price less 
all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution.

(n)Financialinstruments
Recognition of financial assets and financial liabilities
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the Group’s balance sheet when the Group becomes a party to the 
contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities
The Group derecognises a financial asset only when the contractual rights to cash flows from the asset expire; or it transfers 
the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. If the Group neither 
transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the 
Group recognises its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for the amount it may have to pay. If the Group 
retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Group continues to recognise 
the financial asset and also recognises a collateralised borrowing for the proceeds received.

The Group derecognises financial liabilities when the Group’s obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired. 

Financial assets
The Group classifies its financial assets in the following categories: loans and receivables; available-for-sale financial assets; 
held to maturity investments; and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (‘FVTPL’). The classification depends on 
the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. Management determines the classification of its financial assets at 
initial recognition and re-evaluates this designation at every reporting date.

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active 
market. They are included in current assets, except for those with maturities greater than 12 months after the balance sheet 
date which will then be classified as non-current assets. Loans and receivables are classified as ‘other receivables’ and ‘cash 
and cash equivalents’ in the balance sheet.

Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables are measured at initial recognition at fair value, and are subsequently measured at amortised cost 
using the effective interest rate method. 

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, on-demand deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that 
are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with three months or less remaining to maturity and are subject to an 
insignificant risk of changes in value.

Financial assets at FVTPL
Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognised in profit or 
loss which is included in the ‘Other gains and losses’ line item in the consolidated income statement. Fair value is determined in 
the manner described in note 28.

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

3.Significantaccountingpoliciescontinued
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those at FVTPL, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. Appropriate 
allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts are recognised in profit or loss when there is objective evidence that the asset 
is impaired. The allowance recognised is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount of the financial asset 
and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate computed at initial recognition.

Evidence of impairment could include:
 > significant financial difficulty of the issuer or counterparty; 
 > default or delinquency in interest or principal payments; or
 > it becoming probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or financial reorganisation. 

For certain categories of financial assets, such as trade receivables, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually 
are, in addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis. 

The carrying amount of the financial assets is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception 
of trade receivables, where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of 
amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance 
account are recognised in profit or loss. 

If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event 
occurring after the impairment was recognised, the previously recognised impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to 
the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the 
amortised cost would have been had the impairment not been recognised. 

Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities ‘at FVTPL’ or ‘other financial liabilities’

Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any resultant gain or loss recognised in profit or loss and is included in 
the ‘Other gains and losses’ line item in the income statement.  Fair value is determined in the manner described in note 28.

Trade payables and short-term borrowings
Trade payables and short-term borrowings are initially measured at fair value, and are subsequently measured at amortised 
cost, using the effective interest rate method.

(o) Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable 
that the Group will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the 
balance sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When a provision is measured 
using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows. 

(p) Decommissioning
A provision for decommissioning is recognised in full when the related facilities are installed. The decommissioning provision is 
calculated as the net present value of the Group’s share of the expenditure expected to be incurred at the end of the producing 
life of each field in the removal and decommissioning of the production, storage and transportation facilities currently in place. 
The cost of recognising the decommissioning provision is included as part of the cost of the relevant asset and is thus charged 
to the income statement on a unit of production basis in accordance with the Group’s policy for depletion and depreciation of 
tangible non-current assets. Period charges for changes in the net present value of the decommissioning provision arising from 
discounting are included within finance costs.

q) Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of 
ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to income on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

(r) Share-based payments
The Group issues equity-settled share-based payments to certain parties in return for services or goods. The goods or services 
received and the corresponding increase in equity are measured directly at the fair value of the goods or services received at the 
grant date. The fair value of the services or goods received is recognised as an expense except in so far as they relate to the cost 
of issuing or acquiring its own equity instruments. The costs of an equity transaction are accounted for as a deduction from equity 
to the extent they are incremental costs directly attributable to the equity transaction that would otherwise have been avoided.

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3.Significantaccountingpoliciescontinued
The Group also issues equity-settled share-based payments to certain Directors and employees. Equity settled share-based 
payments are measured at fair value (excluding the effect of non-market-based vesting conditions) at the date of grant. The fair 
value determined at the grant date for each tranche of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line 
basis over the vesting period, based on the Group’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest and adjusted for the effect of 
non-market-based vesting conditions. At each balance sheet date, the Group revises its estimate of the number of equity 
instruments expected to vest as a result of the effect of non market-based vesting conditions. 

The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognised in profit or loss such that the cumulative expense 
reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to the equity-settled employee benefits reserve. 

For those equity-settled share-based payments with market-based performance conditions, fair value is measured by use of the 
Stochastic model. For those which are not subject to any market based performance conditions, fair value is measured by use 
of the Black-Scholes model. The expected life used in the models has been adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for 
the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions, and behavioural considerations.

4.Criticalaccountingjudgementsandkeysourcesofestimationuncertainty
In the application of the Group’s accounting policies, which are described in note 3, the Directors are required to make 
judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent 
from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are 
considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised 
in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future 
periods if the revision affects both the current and future periods.

The following are the critical judgements and estimates that the Directors have made in the process of applying the Group’s 
accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements:

(a) Other receivable recognised in relation to settlement with Global Process Systems LLC (‘GPS’)
An amount of $30.0 million has been recognised in current other receivables as at 31 December 2012, representing receivables 
from a settlement agreement reached with GPS (2011: $30.0 million). 

During October 2009, a settlement was reached with GPS resolving previous disputes which existed between the Group and 
GPS concerning the manufacture and delivery of two gas treatment plants for a total purchase price of $54.5 million. 

The key commercial terms of the settlement provided for GPS exclusively to market the two gas plants for a 10 month period 
and, if a sale was achieved, for the Group to receive in stage payments an aggregate cash consideration of $38.5 million. If the 
plants were not sold within this period, then GPS agreed to take the plants to stock and the Group would receive stage 
payments for an aggregate cash consideration of $37.5 million. 

The settlement also provided for the release by GPS of a potential $10.9 million contractual claim against the Group for the 
unpaid balance of the consideration for the plants. The amounts of $43.5 million paid to GPS in respect of the gas plants had 
previously been recognised as prepayments, as title to the gas plants was to pass on delivery. As a result of the settlement, 
these prepayments were then reclassified as receivables included within other receivables at 31 December 2009. An 
impairment charge of $6.0 million was provided in the year ended to 31 December 2009 to reduce the carrying value of the 
original prepayments to their fair value, being the expected proceeds from the settlement.

GPS were not able to sell the plants within the stipulated period, and so the stage payments’ terms apply. During the years to 
31 December 2011 and 2012, $3.0 million each year were received from GPS respectively. 

The first payment of $10.0 million of the remaining $30.0 million was due to be paid to the Group on 14 February 2011 but was 
not received. A cure period subsequently expired on 18 April 2011 and on 19 July 2011 the Group rescinded the exclusive right of 
sale of GPS and as such are able to market the gas plants themselves. 

During February 2013 the High Court in London awarded judgment in favour of the Group in the sum of just over $21,000,000 
inclusive of interest (the ‘Judgment Debt’), to be paid by 4 March 2013. GPS’ counterclaim for the sum of approximately 
$7,500,000 million was dismissed. At the request of the Group, a decision by the Court on further damages estimated at 
approximately up to $10,500,000 was adjourned pending sale of the plants. In the meantime the Company continued to retain 
legal title to the plants. GPS did not pay by 4 March 2013 however on 12 April the Group reached an agreement concerning the 
purchase of two gas processing plants by GPS for the sum of $29.5 million. The sale completed on 18 April 2013 following 
receipt in full by Cadogan of the agreed consideration. In accordance with the terms of the settlement documentation, the 
parties are now taking appropriate steps to dismiss the legal proceedings commenced in England against GPS and all other 
claims and liabilities have been released.

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

4.Criticalaccountingjudgementsandkeysourcesofestimationuncertaintycontinued
(b) Impairment of E&E, PP&E and contingent consideration
IAS 36 Impairment of Assets and IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources require that a review for 
impairment be carried out if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be 
recoverable. As a result of the negative results of the drilling and work over programme at Zagoryanska licence, the Directors 
believed it appropriate to assess the carrying value of the Group’s PP&E assets for impairment as at 31 December 2012. The 
Group assessed the present value of the future cash flows attributable to the Group’s PP&E assets as at 31 December 2012 
using discounted cash flows method.

For PP&E assets the aggregate carrying value of each cash generating unit (‘CGU’) was compared against the expected 
recoverable amount of the related asset, by reference to the net present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived 
from the production of commercial Reserves (2P Reserves) of that unit. On this basis, an impairment of PP&E related to the 
Zagoryanska license of $66.0 million (2011: $nil) of which $47.1 million relates to the fair value uplift recognised in 2011 as the 
result of revaluation of non-controlling interest, with the respective decrease in the deferred tax liability of $7.1 million has been 
provided as at 31 December 2012 resulting in the impairment charge to profit and loss of $58.9 million. In addition $24.7 million 
($35.0 million unrisked and undiscounted) of impairment has been charged to the profit and loss which represents the bonus 
from Eni on obtaining the production licence on Zagoryanska licence which formed part of the consideration on disposal of 
60% in the Zagoryanska licence to Eni in 2011 (note 28).

The Group considers the whole of Ukraine to be one cost pool and therefore aggregates all Ukrainian assets for the purposes 
of determining whether impairment of E&E assets has occurred. E&E assets are assessed for impairment when facts and 
circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may exceed its recoverable amount. Such indicators include, but are not 
limited to, those situations outlined in paragraph 20 of IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and include 
the point at which a determination is made as to whether or not commercial Reserves exist. In 2012, the Group has performed 
significant volume of work which it continues in 2013, including the re-interpretation of the existing 3D seismic, in order to 
evaluate the remaining potential of the full Pokrovskoe licence.

The recoverable amounts are determined with reference to value-in-use calculations. The key assumptions for the value in  
use calculations are those regarding the production flow rates, discount rates, relevant elements of Ukraine fiscal regime  
for petroleum operators, and expected changes to selling prices and direct cost during the year. These assumptions reflect 
management’s best estimates and have been revised in the year in light of the current economic environment which has 
resulted in more conservative estimates about the future. Management estimates discount rates that reflect the current market 
assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the CGUs. Changes in selling prices and direct costs are based 
on past practices and expectations of future changes in the market.

The key assumptions used to forecast cash flows from Ukraine operations are as follows:
 > production flow rates confirmed by experienced in-house geologists and engineers, supported by report produced in 

2009 by an independent reservoir engineer, Gaffney, Cline & Associates Ltd;

 > pre-tax discount rate of 17.86 per cent (post-tax of 15 per cent);
 > inclusion of relevant elements of Ukraine fiscal regime for petroleum operators (such as production and royalty tax relevant 

to each licence and future expected corporate income tax of 16 per cent);

 > expected future selling prices based on current and anticipated market conditions for oil, condensate and gas;
 > costs based on best estimates with consideration to previous experience and inflation; and
 > cash flows projected up to 2033 depending on the field to which they relate and an assumption has been made that the 

relevant licences will be extended.

(c) Reserves
Commercial Reserves are proven and probable (‘2P’) oil and gas reserves, which are defined as the estimated quantities of 
crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological, geophysical and engineering data demonstrate with a specified 
degree of certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs and which are considered commercially producible. 
There should be a 50 per cent statistical probability that the actual quantity of recoverable Reserves will be more than the 
amount estimated as proven and probable Reserves and a 50 per cent statistical probability that it will be less.

Commercial Reserves used in the calculation of depreciation and for impairment test purposes are determined using estimates 
of oil and gas in place, recovery factors and future oil and gas prices. Management base their estimate of oil and gas Reserves 
and Resources upon the Report provided by independent advisers.

(d) Recoverability of VAT
The Group has significant receivables from the State Budget of Ukraine relating to reimbursement of VAT arising on purchases 
of goods and services from external service and product providers. Although $2.8 million of Ukrainian VAT was recovered in 
the year to 31 December 2010, largely through a bond scheme initiated by the Government of Ukraine, the Directors consider 
that this scheme was one-off in nature. Management anticipates no significant cash settlements of receivables from the 
State Budget. 

The Group therefore recognises recoverable VAT only to the extent that it is probable that VAT payable arising on the sales of 
gas production will be sufficient to offset the VAT due from the State within a reasonable period. Estimating the recoverability 
of VAT requires management to make an estimate of the future revenues in order to calculate amounts and timing of the VAT 
payable available for offset. The Group will continue to use an approach consistent with prior years by impairing Ukrainian VAT 
and recognising the recovery in the period it has been made. A cumulative provision of $20.6 million (2011: $18.2 million) 
against Ukrainian VAT receivable has thus been recognised as at 31 December 2012.

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(e)AccountingfortheWGItransaction
As a consequence of the WGI transaction, outlined in note 28, 2 areas of significant judgement were identified by the Group, 
being the accounting treatment of the WGI transaction and the valuation of the Group’s contribution of the two licenses to WGI. 
After considering the requirements per IAS 31 Interest In Joint Ventures, the Directors have deemed the criteria under this 
standard to have been met, and have therefore accounted for WGI as a joint venture, specifically a jointly controlled entity. 

In accounting for the contribution of the licenses, the Group have applied IAS 31 and SIC Interpretation 13 – Jointly Controlled 
Entities - Non-Monetary Contributions by Venturers, which states that any profit or loss arising on the contribution of non-
monetary assets in exchange for an equity interest should be recognised to the extent they are attributable to the equity 
interests of the other venturers. Whilst the licenses contributed had a nil NBV in the books of the Group at the date of 
contribution, the associated fair value of the licenses contributed in return for the 15.0 per cent interest in WGI has been 
estimated at $6.4 million. The resultant profit recognised in the income statement is $5.4 million which represents the 
un-eliminated 84.9 per cent share of the gain on contribution of these licenses. The Group has accordingly recognised an 
intangible asset of $5.4 million as its share of the licenses.

5.Revenue

Sale of hydrocarbons
Investment revenue (note 12)

2012
$’000

5,653
128

5,781

2011
$’000

6,981
155

7,136

Information about major customers
Included in revenues for the year ended 31 December 2012 are revenues of $3.8 million (2011: $5.0 million) which arose from  
sales to the Group’s largest customer, which is the only customer that individually accounts for more than 10 per cent of the 
Group’s revenues.

6.Otheroperating(expenses)/income

Out of court settlements
Transactions with JV partner
Net foreign exchange (losses)/gains

2012
$’000

597
81
(3,618)

(2,940)

2011
$’000

2,144
–
2,408

4,552

Out-of-court settlements in the amount of $0.6 million includes recovery of $0.5 million from a supplier who had received 
prepayment in 2008 and not supplied the goods.

Net foreign exchange loss of $3.6 million mainly relates to the revaluation of the USD-denominated monetary assets of the 
Group’s UK entities which have GBP as a functional currency.

7.Businessandgeographicalsegments
The Directors continue to consider there to be only one business segment, the exploration and development of oil and gas 
revenues and only one geographical segment, being Ukraine.

8.Impairment

Impairmentofoilandgasassets(note17) 

Inventories (note 20)
VAT recoverable (note 4(d))

Impairmentofotherassets

2012
$’000

(83,584)

(291)
(2,393)

2011 
 $’000

–

344
(3,162)

(2,684)

(2,818)

Total impairment of oil and gas assets of $83.6 million comprises of impairment of $66.0 million of PP&E with the respective 
decrease in the deferred tax liability of $7.1 million and $24.7 million ($35 million undiscounted) impairment of the bonus to be 
received from Eni on obtaining the production licence on Zagoryanska licence which formed part of the consideration on 
disposal of 60 per cent in the Zagoryanska licence to Eni in 2011 (note 28).

The carrying value of inventory as at 31 December 2012 and 2011 has been impaired to reduce it to net realisable value 
(see note 20). During 2012 the Group gross sales of inventory to third parties comprised $1.6 million (2011: $0.5 million).

During the year a net impairment of $2.4 million (2011: $3.2 million) in respect of Ukrainian VAT was provided which comprised 
VAT impairment on new programme capital expenditure and VAT recovery of historical balances through offset of VAT 
liabilities arising on sales.

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Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

9.(Loss)/Profitfortheyear
The (loss)/profit for the year has been arrived at after charging/(crediting):

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Impairment of other assets (note 8)
Impairment of oil and gas assets (note 8)
Staff costs 
Net foreign exchange (losses)/gains

2012
$’000

(1,967)
(52)
(2,684)
(83,584)
(4,304)
(3,618)

2011
$’000

(2,411)
(13)
(2,818)
–
(4,587)
2,408

In addition to the depreciation of PP&E of $2.0 million (2011: $2.4 million) in the year ended 31 December 2012, depreciation of 
$0.5 million (2011: $0.7 million) was capitalised to E&E assets being depreciation of tangible assets used in E&E activities. 

10.Auditor’sremuneration
The analysis of auditor’s remuneration is as follows: 

Auditfees
  Fees payable to the Company’s auditor and their associates for the audit of the Company’s 

annual accounts

  Fees payable to the Company’s auditor and their associates for other services to the Group: 

The audit of the Company’s subsidiaries

Totalauditfees

Non-auditfees
Audit-related assurance services
– Taxation compliance services
– Other taxation advisory services

Non-auditfees

11.Staffcosts
The average monthly number of employees (including Executive Directors) was:

Executive Directors
Other employees

Total number of employees at 31 December

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
  Wages and salaries 
  Loss of office
  Other pension costs
  Social security costs
  Share-based payments 

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

232

27

259

21
101
–

122

186

32

218

53
72
197

322

2012
Number

2011
Number 

2
162

164

164

2
128

130

148

$’000

$’000

5,893
–
36
857
–

6,786

3,196
144
123
749
846

5,058

Within wages and salaries $0.8 million (2011: $0.9 million) relates to amounts paid and accrued to executive Directors for 
services rendered.

Included within wages and salaries, is $0.4 million (2011: $0.4 million) capitalised to intangible E&E assets and $0.4 million 
(2011: $0.4 million) capitalised to development and production assets.

12.Investmentrevenue

Interest on bank deposits

2012
$’000

128

2011 
$’000

155

No additional investment revenue earned from loan and receivables (including cash and bank balances) have been recognised 
other than interest on bank deposits.

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13.Financeincome/(costs)

Unwinding of discount on decommissioning provision (note 24)

2012
$’000

67

2011 
$’000

(11)

No additional gains or losses have been recognised on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost. In 2012 inflation rate in 
Ukraine has decreased. That has positively influenced the discounting of decommissioning provision resulting in finance income 
of $67 thousand.

14.Tax

Current tax
Deferred tax (note 22)

2012
$’000

122
130

252

2011 
$’000

132
(605)

(473)

The Group’s operations are conducted primarily outside the UK. The most appropriate tax rate for the Group is therefore 
considered to be 21 per cent (2011: 23 per cent), the rate of profit tax in Ukraine which is the primary source of revenue for the 
Group. Taxation for other jurisdictions is calculated at the rates prevailing in the respective jurisdictions. 

The taxation charge/(credit) for the year can be reconciled to the (loss)/profit per the income statement as follows: 

(Loss)/Profit before tax
  Continuing operations

Tax (credit)/charge at Ukraine corporation tax rate of 21% (2011: 23%)
Permanent differences
Foreign exchange on operating activities
Tax losses generated in the year not yet recognised
Other temporary differences 
Utilisation of deferred tax asset not previously recognised on losses
Effect of different tax rates

Taxcreditandeffectivetaxratefortheyear

2012
$’000

2012
%

2011 
$’000

2011
%

(92,883)

100% 152,607

(19,505)
18,499
733
798
57
6
(336)

252

21
(20)
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.2)
–
0.4

(0.4)

35,100
(34,987)
(387)
128
(566)
136
103

(473)

100

23.0
(22.9)
(0.3)
0.2 
(0.4)
0.1
0.1

(0.3)


15.(Loss)/ProfitperOrdinaryshare
Basic profit per Ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net (loss)/profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company 
by the weighted average number of Ordinary shares outstanding during the year. The calculation of the basic and diluted profit 
per share is based on the following data: 

(Loss)/Profit attributable to owners of the Company

(Loss)/Profit for the purposes of basic profit per share being net (loss)/profit 

attributable to owners of the Company

Number of shares

Weighted average number of Ordinary shares for the purposes of basic profit per share
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:
Options and warrants outstanding 
Weighted average number of Ordinary shares for the purposes of diluted profit per share

(Loss)/ProfitperOrdinaryshare
Basic
Diluted 

2012
$’000

2011 
$’000

(93,106)

151,549

2012
Number
‘000

2011
Number
 ‘000

231,092

231,092

93
231,185

95
231,187

2012
cent

(40.3)
(40.3)

2011
cent

65.6
65.6

Diluted loss (profit in 2011) per Ordinary share equals basic loss per Ordinary share as there is no dilutive effect from the 
outstanding share warrants.

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

16.Intangibleexplorationandevaluationassets
Cost

At1January2011
  Additions 
  Acquisition of jointly-controlled entities (note 28)
  Disposal of subsidiaries (note 28)
  Change in estimate of decommissioning assets (note 24)
  Disposals
  Exchange differences

At1January2012
  Additions 
  Fair value of non-monetary assets contributed to jointly controlled entity (note 28)
  Change in estimate of decommissioning assets (note 24)
  Transfer to property, plant and equipment (note 17)
  Disposals
  Exchange differences

At31December2012

Impairment

At1January2011
  Disposal of subsidiaries (note 28)
  Exchange differences

At1January2012
  Exchange differences

At31December2012

Carryingamount

At31December2012
At31December2011

$’000

63,288
17,387
49,181
(33,955)
301
(9)
(280)

95,913
6,745
5,454
(92)
(38)
(1)
417

108,398

57,125
(26,984)
(258)

29,941
226

30,167

78,231
65,972

Additions during the year include $0.4 million (2011: $0.5 million) of capitalised depreciation of development and production 
assets used in exploration and evaluation activities.

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Cost

At1January2011
  Additions
  Acquisition of jointly-controlled entities (note 28)
  Disposal of subsidiaries (note 28)
  Transfer between property, plant and equipment
  Change in estimate of decommissioning assets (note 24) 
  Disposals
  Exchange differences

At1January2012
  Additions
  Transfer between property, plant and equipment
  Change in estimate of decommissioning assets (note 24) 
  Disposals
  Exchange differences



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Development
and
production
assets
$’000

67,435
4,645
49,522
(7,248)
1
107
(811)
(331)

113,320
15,704
3
434
(1,855)
583

Other
$’000

3,524
465
72
(421)
(1)
–
(439)
(19)

3,181
303
34
–
(168)
40

Total
$’000

70,959
5,110
49,594
(7,669)
–
107
(1,250)
(350)

116,501
16,007
37
434
(2,023)
623

At31December2012

3,390 128,189

131,579

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

At1January2011
  Disposal of subsidiaries (note 28)
  Charge for the year
  Disposals
  Exchange differences

At1January2012

Impairment

  Charge for the year
  Disposals
  Exchange differences

At31December2012

Carrying amount

At31December2012
At31December2011

1,802
(313)
583
(365)
(13)

1,694
–
438
(65)
32

15,234
(1,955)
2,513
(279)
(79)

15,434
66,017
2,010
(1,034)
426

17,036
(2,268)
3,096
(644)
(92)

17,128
66,017
2,448
(1,099)
458

2,099 82,853 84,952

1,291
1,487

45,336
97,886

46,627
99,373

Total impairment of oil and gas assets of $83.6 million comprises of impairment of $66.0 million of PP&E with the respective 
decrease in the deferred tax liability of $7.1 million and $24.7 million ($35.0 million undiscounted) impairment of the bonus to 
be received from Eni on obtaining the production licence on Zagoryanska licence which formed part of the consideration on 
disposal of 60 per cent in the Zagoryanska licence to Eni in 2011 (note 28). 

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

18.Subsidiaries
The Company had investments in the following subsidiary undertakings as at 31 December 2012, which principally affected the 
profits and net assets of the Group:

Name

Directly held
Cadogan Petroleum Holdings Ltd
Ramet Holdings Ltd
Indirectly held
Rentoul Ltd
Cadogan Petroleum Holdings BV
Cadogan Bitlyanske BV
Cadogan Delta BV
Cadogan Astro Energy BV
Cadogan Pirkovskoe BV
Momentum Enterprise (Europe) Ltd
Cadogan Ukraine Holdings Limited
Cadogan Momentum Holdings Inc
USENCO International Inc.
Radley Investments Ltd
LLC AstroInvest –Ukraine
LLC Astro Gas
DP USENCO Ukraine
LLC USENCO Nadra
JV Delta
LLC Astro-Service
OJSC AgroNaftoGasTechService
LLC Cadogan Ukraine

Country of 
incorporation
and operation

Proportion 
of voting 
interest %

UK
Cyprus

Isle of Man
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Cyprus
Cyprus
Canada
USA
UK
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine

100
100

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
95
100
100
79.9
100

Activity

Holding company
Holding company

Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Service Company
Construction services
Corporate services

During the year ended 31 December 2012, the Group structure continued to be rationalised both so as to reduce the number of 
legal entities inside Ukraine and also to replace the structure of multiple jurisdictions with one based on a series of sub-holding 
companies incorporated in the Netherlands for each licence area.

19.Jointlycontrolledentities
The Group holds the following interests in jointly controlled entities in 2012:

Name

LLC Westgasinvest
LLC Industrial Company Gazvydobuvannya
LLC Astroinvest-Energy
Pokrovskoe Petroleum BV
Zagoryanska Petroleum BV

Country of 
incorporation
and operation

Ownership
share %

Activity

Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Netherlands
Netherlands

Exploration
15
Exploration
70
40
Exploration
70 Holding company
40 Holding company

According to the shareholders’ agreements, which regulate activities of jointly controlled entities, all key decisions require 
unanimous approval from the shareholders, therefore these entities are jointly controlled. 

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19.Jointlycontrolledentitiescontinued
The following amounts are included in the Group’s consolidated financial statements as a result of the proportionate 
consolidation as at 31 December 2012 and 2011:

Intangible exploration and evaluation assets
Property, plant and equipment

Non-currentassets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Currentassets
Deferred tax liabilities
Long-term provisions

Non-currentliabilities
Trade and other payables
Current provisions

Currentliabilities

Netassets

Revenue
Cost of sales
Other administrative expenses
Impairment of other assets
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (note 4(b))
Investment revenue
Finance income/(costs)

Lossfortheperiod
Other comprehensive loss

1  2011 figures are shown for the period from 6 July to 31 December.

20.Inventories

Cost
Impairment provision 

Carryingamount

2012
$’000

69,532
435

69,967
1,686
714
1,927

4,327
(4,045)
(195)

(4,240)
(3,637)
(486)

2011
$’000

63,788
54,206

117,994
2,795
3,612
745

7,152
(11,543)
(155)

(11,698)
(3,958)
(388)

(4,123)

(4,346)

65,931

109,102

2012
$’000

1,885
(991)
(1,019)
(3,293)
(18,365)
10
62

(21,711)
(206)

20111
$’000

1,591
(1,245)
(691)
(3,250)
–
15
(2)

(3,582)
(402)

(21,917)

(3,984)

2012
$’000

6,309
(1,132)

5,177

2011
$’000

8,476
(1,920)

6,556

The impairment provision as at 31 December 2012 and 2011 is made so as to reduce the carrying value of the inventories to net 
realisable value. 

21.Otherfinancialassets
Trade and other receivables

Other receivables
VAT recoverable
Prepayments

2012
$’000

34,594
88
855

2011
$’000

61,816
127
4,308

35,537

66,251

All sales are made on a prepayment basis, so there are no trade debtors. 

Out of $34.6 million of other receivables $30.0 million as at 31 December 2012 (2011: $30.0 million) represent receivables from 
the settlement agreement with GPS (note 4(a)). In 2011 the Group recognised in other receivables the bonus to be received from 
Eni for the receiving production licence on Zagoryanska licence in the amount of $35 million discounted to $24.7 million. As a 
result of the negative results of the drilling and work over programme at Zagoryanska licence the probability of receiving the 
bonus has decreased which resulted in full provision of the amount as at 31 December 2012. 

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

21.Otherfinancialassetscontinued
VAT recoverable of $0.1 million (2011: $0.1 million) relates to the UK VAT recoverable.

$0.9 million prepayments (2011: $4.3 million) mostly relate to prepayments made to drilling contractors in Ukraine and long 
lead materials for the drilling and work over campaign. 

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of the remaining other receivables approximates their fair value and none of 
which are past due except for the amounts due from GPS which were settled in April 2013 (see note 4(a)). 

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December 2012 of $42.4 million (2011: $65.0 million) comprise cash held by the Group and 
the Company. The Directors consider that the carrying amount of these assets approximates to their fair value.

22.Deferredtax
The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the Group and movements thereon during the 
current and prior reporting period:

Liabilityasat1January2011
  Acquisition of jointly-controlled entities (note 28)
  Deferred tax credit
  Exchange differences

Liabilityasat1January2012

Impairment of property, plant and equipment (note 17)

  Deferred tax expense
  Exchange differences

Liabilityasat31December2012

Temporary 
differences 
$’000

982
11,153
(605)
8

11,538
(7,108)
130
(7)

4,553

At 31 December 2012, temporary differences of $6.3 million (2011: $6.0 million) existed in respect of foreign exchange gains 
arising on net investments in foreign subsidiaries for which deferred tax liabilities have not been recognised. No deferred tax 
liabilities have been recognised in respect of these differences because the Group is in a position to control the timing of the 
reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that such differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. 

At 31 December 2012, the Group had the following unused tax losses available for offset against future taxable profits: 

UK
Ukraine

2012
$’000

9,486
69,628

79,114

2011
$’000

5,557
66,410

71,967

Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of these tax losses owing to the uncertainty that profits will be 
available in future periods against which they can be utilised.

The Group’s unused tax losses of $9.5 million (2011: $5.6 million) relating to losses incurred in the UK are available to shelter 
future non-trading profits arising within Cadogan Petroleum plc. These losses are not subject to a time restriction on expiry. 

Unused tax losses incurred by Ukraine subsidiaries amount to $69.6 million (2011: $66.4 million). Under general provisions, 
these losses may be carried forward indefinitely to be offset against any type of taxable income arising from the same company 
of origination. Tax losses may not be surrendered from one Ukraine subsidiary to another. However, in the past, Ukrainian 
legislation has been imposed which restricted the carry forward of tax losses. During 2011 a new tax legislation in Ukraine was 
implemented which resulted in the restriction to recognition of accumulated losses at 1 April 2011. Starting 1 January 2012 only 
25 per cent of accumulated losses as at this date are allowed to be utilised each year for the period from 2012 till 2015 in the 
calculation of taxable income of the Company. Tax losses accumulated after 1 January 2012 have no restrictions.

There are further temporary differences arising on assets in Ukraine for which deferred tax assets of $8.3 million 
(2011: $6.3 million) have not been recognised due to the uncertainty of future recovery.

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Trade and other payables

Trade creditors 
Other taxes and social security
Other creditors and payables
Accruals 



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2012
$’000

5,206
31
171
2,385

7,793

2011
$’000

3,877
18
258
3,399

7,552

Trade creditors and accruals principally comprise amounts outstanding for capital work programme purchases and ongoing 
costs. The average credit period taken for trade purchases is 55 days (2011: 62 days). The Group has financial risk management 
policies to ensure that all payables are paid within the credit timeframe.

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates to their fair value. No interest is 
generally charged on balances outstanding. 

24.Provisions

At1January2011
  Change in estimate (note 16 and 17)
  Utilisation of provision
  Unwinding of discount on decommissioning provision (note 13)
  Disposal of subsidiaries (note 28)
  Acquisition of jointly-controlled entities (note 28)
  Exchange differences

At1January2012
  Change in estimate (note 16 and 17)
  Unwinding of discount on decommissioning provision (note 13)
  Exchange differences

At31December2012

At1January2011
Included in long-term provisions
Included in current provisions 

At1January2012
Included in long-term provisions
Included in current provisions 

At31December2012

Decommissioning
$’000

Other
$’000

875
408
–
11
(588)
367
(1)

1,072
342
(67)
6

1,353

875
548
524

1,072
414
939

1,353

19
–
(19)
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–

19
–
–

–
–
–

–

Total
$’000

894
408
(19)
11
(588)
367
(1)

1,072
342
(67)
6

1,353

894
548
524

1,072
414
939

1,353

In accordance with the Group’s environmental policy and applicable legal requirements, the Group intends to restore the sites it 
is working on after completing exploration or development activities. 

A short-term provision of $0.9 million (2011: $0.5 million) has been made for decommissioning costs, which are expected to be 
incurred within the next year as a result of the demobilisation of drilling equipment and respective site restoration.

The long-term provision recognised in respect of decommissioning reflects management’s estimate of the net present value of 
the Group’s share of the expenditure expected to be incurred in this respect. This amount has been recognised as a provision at 
its net present value, using a discount rate that reflects the market assessment of time value of money at that date, and the 
unwinding of the discount on the provision has been charged to the income statement. These expenditures are expected to be 
incurred at the end of the producing life of each field in the removal and decommissioning of the facilities currently in place 
(currently estimated to be between one and 17 years). The effect of discounting on provisions would be immaterial.

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

25.Sharecapital
Authorised and issued equity share capital

Authorised
Ordinary shares of £0.03 each

Issued
Ordinary shares of £0.03 each

2012
Number

2011
Number

’000

$’000

’000

$’000

1,000,000

57,713 1,000,000

57,713

231,092

13,337

231,092

13,337

Authorised but unissued share capital of £30 million has been translated into US dollars at the average exchange rate of the 
issued share capital.

The Company has one class of Ordinary shares which carry no right to fixed income.

Issued equity share capital

At31December2011and2012

Ordinary shares
of £0.03
Number

231,091,734

26.Share-basedpayments
Equity-settled share-based payments
Under the terms of an agreement dated 17 February 2006, which was subsequently updated on 20 September 2006 and 8 May 
2007, the Company’s then broker and financial adviser Fox-Davies Capital (‘Fox-Davies’) were granted 5.1 million warrant rights,  
to be exercisable at an average price of £0.82 and £1.23 and to be exercisable at any time within the five year period following 
completion of the placing. In 2012 $1.0 million (2011: $0.2 million) previously recognised in other reserves in respect of equity-
settled share-based payments (2012 3.6 million, 2011: 1.0 million warrant rights) that have expired during the year were transferred 
to retained earnings from other reserves. As at 31 December 2012, there were 541,040 outstanding share warrants, exercisable at 
the subscription price of £1.23. 

Equity-settled share option scheme
The Company has two Share Option schemes, the 2007 and 2008 Share Option Plans, under which options to subscribe for the 
Company’s shares have been granted to certain Executive Directors and employees of the Group. Options are exercisable at 
various prices and vest on achieving certain performance criteria. If the options remain unexercised after a period of five years 
from the date of grant, the options expire. Options are forfeited if the Executive Director or employee leaves the Group before 
the options vest. All 2007 share option plans have been restated to Ordinary shares of £0.03. 

Details of the share options outstanding at the end of the year were as follows:

Outstanding at 1 January 2011
  Granted during the year

Outstanding at 1 January 2012 
  Lapsed during the year

Outstanding at 31 December 2012

Exercisable at

1 January 2011
 1 January 2012
 31 December 2012

2007 Share Option Plan

2008 Share Option Plan

Total

Number of 
share 
options 
‘000

Weighted
Average
 price
£

Number of 
share 
options 
‘000

Weighted 
average 
price 
£

Number of 
share 
options 
‘000

Weighted 
average 
price 
£

–
–

– 
–

–

–
–
–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–

–
1,943

1,943
(1,943)

–

–
1,943
–

–
0.35

0.35
(0.35)

–

–
0.35
–

–
1,943

1,943
(1,943)

–

–
1,943
–

–
0.35

0.35
(0.35)

–

–
0.35
–

No share options were exercised during the year (2011: nil). Options were granted under the 2007 Share Option Plan on 
11 September 2007 and 19 February 2008, and under the 2008 Share Option Plan, on 9 October 2008 and 3 February 2011. 

The options were split into three tranches with each tranche subject to certain performance conditions. Only the below 
tranches were outstanding either as at 31 December 2011 and 2012.

Under the 2007 Share Option Plan, options vest immediately upon grant date. 

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26.Share-basedpaymentscontinued
Under the 2008 Share Option Plan, granted in 2011, options vest (but do not become exercisable) if and when the share price 
of an Ordinary share in the Company achieves a mid-market closing price of not less than 50 pence over a continuous period of 
ten trading days during the period from the Grant Date of the Option and ending on 3 February 2014. Trading days means the 
days on which the London Stock Exchange is open for business. The Option shall become exercisable, but only to the extent 
vested, on 3 February 2014. No options were outstanding at 31 December 2012. 

The fair values of the options have been calculated using the following models:
 > 2007 Share Option – not subject to any market-based performance conditions, and therefore the Black-Scholes model has 

been used. 

 > 2008 Share Option – market-based performance conditions must be included in the calculation of fair value and therefore 

the Stochastic and Binomial model has been considered the most appropriate.

The inputs into the models were as follows:

Year of grant
Weighted average share price (£)
Weighted average exercise price (£)
Expected volatility (%)
Expected term (years)
Risk free rate (%)
Expected dividend yield (%)

2007 Share 
Option Plan

2008 Share 
Option Plan

Black-
Scholes

2007
1.23
0.82
55
2.5
4.99
–

Binomial

2011 
0.35
0.35
70.0
10
3.88
–

As the Company has listed shares, the expected volatility was determined by considering the historical volatility of other similar 
entities. Similar entities have been chosen as the FTSE AIM Oil & Exploration constituents (with a market capitalisation of 
greater than £100 million) for the 2007 Share Option Plan and the FTSE All Share Oil & Exploration sector (with a market 
capitalisation between £40 million and £500 million) for the 2008 Share Option Plan at the grant date. 

The exercise price was established in accordance with the terms included within the share option scheme. 

The aggregate of the estimated fair values of the options granted under the two share option plans at 31 December 2012 is $nil 
(2011: $0.8 million), all related to 2008 Share Option. Due to certain employees and Directors resigning from their duties to the 
Company in 2009, share options granted under Option Tranche 1 were forfeited in 2010. 

27.Notestothecashflowstatement

Operating(loss)/profit
Adjustments for:
  Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

Impairment of oil and gas assets (note 8)

  Share-based payment charge (note 26)
  Gain on acquisition of jointly controlled entity disposal of subsidiaries (note 28)
  Other losses (note 28)

Impairment of inventories (note 8)
Impairment of VAT recoverable (note 8)

  Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
  Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

Operatingcashflowsbeforemovementsinworkingcapital
  Decrease/(Increase) in inventories

Increase in receivables
Increase in payables and provisions

  Decrease in restricted cash 

Cashusedinoperations

Income taxes paid

Netcashoutflowfromoperatingactivities

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

(93,078)

152,463

1,967
83,584
–

2,411
–
846
(5,454) (164,945)
3,299
(344)
3,162
13
(1,691)

–
291
2,393
52
4,014

(6,231)
1,269
(766)
241
–

(5,487)
(122)

(4,786)
(2,563)
(3,027)
1,589
1,035

(7,752)
(133)

(5,609)

(7,885)

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

28.Disposalofsubsidiariesandacquisitionofjointly-controlledentities
2012 transactions: LLC Westgasinvest 
In February 2012 the Group set up a joint venture LLC Westgasinvest (‘WGI’) with a Ukrainian state-owned company, NAK Nadra 
Ukrainy. As part of the transaction the Group contributed two unconventional licenses, the Debeslavetske production license and 
the Debeslavetske exploration license to WGI, while keeping all the economic benefit from the existing conventional activities on 
these licenses.

Whilst the licenses contributed had a nil NBV in the books of the Group at the date of contribution, the associated fair value of 
the licenses contributed in return for the 15 per cent interest in WGI has been estimated at $6.4 million. The resultant profit 
recognised in the income statement is $5.4 million which represents the un-eliminated 85 per cent share of the gain on 
contribution of these licenses. The Group has accordingly recognised an intangible asset of $5.4 million.

The Group’s resultant equity holding, post this transaction was 15.0 per cent, with Nadra owning the remaining 84.9 per cent. 

On 3 October 2012 50.01 per cent of ownership in WGI was sold by Nadra and Cadogan to ENI completing the current ownership 
structure of WGI. 

2011transactions:Eni
On 6 July 2011 the Group completed the transaction with Eni, selling a 30 per cent interest in the share capital of Pokrovskoe 
Petroleum BV (the parent company of the holder of the Pokrovskoe licence), and a 60 per cent interest in the share capital of 
Zagoryanska Petroleum BV (the parent company of the holder of the Zagoryanska licence). Both licences relate to the Group’s 
operations in eastern Ukraine.

The consideration received comprised a cash payment of $38.1 million for its interest in Zagoryanska Petroleum BV and 
$0.2 million as the working capital adjustment for both the Zagoryanska and Pokrovskoe licences. Eni is also committed to 
finance the Pokrovskoe appraisal work programme to an amount of up to $36 million (including VAT). 

Under the terms of the sale and purchase agreement and subject to successful results from the Pokrovskoe appraisal work 
programme, Eni also had the option under the agreement to acquire a further 30 per cent of Pokrovskoe Petroleum BV for an 
additional payment of $40 million (the ‘Pok Option’). Eni was also committed to pay additional amounts of $15 million and 
$35 million (the ‘Contingent Consideration’) should the Group successfully acquire production licences on each of the 
Pokrovskoe and Zagoryanska fields respectively. The Pokrovskoe Contingent Consideration was only payable if the Pok 
Option is exercised. 

A total gain on disposal of $165.0 million was recognised in profit and loss in 2011 relating to the above transaction. 

In March 2012, Eni informed the Group that they will not exercise the Pok Option. The exercise of the option was a pre-requisite 
for the contingent payment of $15.0 million on obtaining the Pokrovskoe production license. In addition, in light of the results of 
the drilling and work over campaign on the Zagoryanska license in 2012 the probability of obtaining the production license on 
Zagoryanskoe field and receiving a contingent payment of $35.0 million ($24.7 million risked and discounted) has significantly 
decreased and therefore the receivable has been impaired in full as at 31 December 2012. 

29.Financialinstruments
Capital risk management
The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as a going concern, while maximising 
the return to shareholders. 

The capital resources of the Group consists of cash and cash equivalents arising from equity attributable to owners of the Company, 
comprising issued capital, reserves and retained earnings as disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity. 

Externally imposed capital requirement
The Group is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements. 

Significant accounting policies
Details of the significant accounting policies and methods adopted, including the criteria for recognition, the basis of 
measurement, the basis on which income and expenses are recognised, in respect of each class of financial asset, financial 
liability and equity instrument are disclosed in note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Categories of financial instruments

Financialassets–loansandreceivables(includescashandcashequivalents)
Cash and cash equivalents
Other receivables (current and non-current)

Financialliabilities–measuredatamortisedcost
Trade creditors
Other creditors and payables 

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

42,404
34,594

65,039
61,816

76,998

126,855

5,206
171

5,377

3,877
258

4,135

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29.Financialinstrumentscontinued
Financial risk management objectives
Management provides services to the business, co-ordinates access to domestic and international financial markets and 
monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Group in Ukraine through internal risks reports which 
analyse exposures by degree and magnitude of risks. These risks include commodity price risks, foreign currency risk, credit 
risk, liquidity risk and cash flow interest rate risk. The Group does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including 
derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.

As the Group has no committed borrowings, the Group is not exposed to any significant risks associated with fluctuations in 
interest rates on loans. A five per cent fluctuation in interest rates applied to cash balances held at the balance sheet date 
would impact the Group by approximately $2.1 million (2011: $3.3 million) over a twelve month period.

The Audit Committee of the Board reviews and monitors risks faced by the Group through meetings held throughout the year. 

Commodity price risk
The commodity price risk related to Ukrainian gas and condensate prices and, to a lesser extent, prices for crude oil are the 
Group’s most significant market risk exposures. World prices for gas and crude oil are characterised by significant fluctuations 
that are determined by the global balance of supply and demand and worldwide political developments, including actions taken 
by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. 

These fluctuations may have a significant effect on the Group’s revenues and operating profits going forward. The principal 
factor in the current Ukrainian gas price is bilateral negotiations with Gazprom to establish the price of gas imports from 
Russia. The price for Ukrainian gas is based on the current price of these gas imports from Russia, which are nonetheless 
influenced by world prices. Management continues to expect that the Group’s principal market for gas will be the Ukrainian 
domestic market.

The Group does not hedge market risk resulting from fluctuations in gas, condensate and oil prices, and holds no financial 
instruments which are sensitive to commodity price risk. 

Foreign exchange risk and foreign currency risk management
The Group undertakes certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Hence, exposures to exchange rate fluctuations arise.  

The Group to date has elected not to hedge its exposure to the risk of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the reporting 
date are as follows:

US dollars (‘$’)

Liabilities

 Assets

2012
$’000

162

2011
$’000

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

106

68,297

116,533

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis
The Group is exposed primarily to movements in currencies against the US dollar as this is the presentation currency of the Group. 
In order to fund operations, US dollar funds are converted to UAH just before being contributed to the Ukrainian subsidiaries. 
Sensitivity analyses have been performed to indicate how the profit or loss would have been affected by changes in the exchange 
rate between the GBP and US dollar. The analysis is based on a weakening of the US dollar by ten per cent against GBP, a 
functional currency in the entities of the Group which have significant monetary assets and liabilities at the end of each respective 
period. A movement of ten per cent reflects a reasonably possible sensitivity when compared to historical movements over a 
three to five year timeframe. The sensitivity analysis includes only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items and 
adjusts their translation at the period end for a ten per cent change in foreign currency rates. 

A number below indicates a decrease in profit where US dollar strengthens ten per cent against the other currencies. For a ten 
per cent weakening of the US dollar against the other currencies, there would be an equal and opposite impact on the profit or 
loss, and the balances would be negative.

The Group is not exposed to significant foreign currency risk in other currencies.

Inflation risk management
The following table details the Group’s sensitivity to a ten per cent decrease in the US dollar against the GBP.

Income statement

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

(8,791)

(10,987)

Inflation in Ukraine and in the international market for oil and gas may affect the Group’s cost for equipment and supplies. 
The Directors expect that the Group’s practices of keeping deposits in US dollar accounts until funds are needed and selling its 
production in the spot market, coupled with the linkage of the currency in Ukraine to the US dollar, to enable the Group to 
manage the risk of inflation.

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Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

29.Financialinstrumentscontinued
Credit risk management
The credit risk on other receivables due from GPS is mostly mitigated as the Company maintains title of the assets throughout 
the settlement period (refer to note 4(a)).

Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Group. 
The Group does not have any significant credit risk exposure on trade receivables as the normal terms for sales of gas and 
condensate to the Group’s customers require payment before delivery. 

The Group makes allowances for impairment of receivables where there is an identified event which, based on previous 
experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability of cash flows. 

The credit risk on liquid funds (cash) is considered to be limited because the counterparties are financial institutions with high 
and good credit ratings, assigned by international credit-rating agencies in the UK and Ukraine respectively.

The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements represents the Group’s maximum exposure to 
credit risk. 

Liquidity risk management
Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the Board of Directors, which has built an appropriate liquidity 
risk management framework for the management of the Group’s short, medium and long-term funding and liquidity 
management requirements. The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves and by continuously 
monitoring forecast and actual cash flows.

The following tables set out details of the expected contractual maturity of financial liabilities.

At31December2012
Trade and other payables

At31December2011
Trade and other payables

Within 
3 months
$’000

3 months 
to 1 year
$’000

More than 
1 year
$’000

7,322
7,322

7,552
7,552

471
471

–
–

–
–

–
–

30.Commitmentsandcontingencies
Joint activity agreements
The Group has working interests in nine licences for the conduct of its exploration and development activities within Ukraine. 
Each licence is held with the obligation to fulfil a minimum set of exploration activities within its term and is summarised on an 
annual basis, including the agreed minimum amount forecasted expenditure to fulfil those obligations. The activities and 
proposed expenditure levels are agreed with the government licensing authority.

The required future financing of exploration and development work on fields under the licence obligations are as follow:

Within one year
Between two and five years

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

18,717
27,601

7,440
44,469

46,318

51,909

Licence obligations within one year amounting to $18.7 million include $13.4 million related to Pirkovskoe licence. The Group 
currently is in the process of negotiating decrease in the work programme activities with the licensing authorities. 

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31.Relatedpartytransactions
All transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation 
and are not disclosed in this note. 

Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of the Directors, who are the key management personnel of the Group, is set out below in aggregate for each 
of the categories specified in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures. Further information about the remuneration of individual 
Directors is provided in the audited part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 29 to 31. 

Short-term employee benefits
Share-based payments

 Purchase of services

Amounts owing 

2012
$’000

1,048
(695)

2011
$’000

852
695

353

1,547

2012
$’000

973
–

973

2011
$’000

476
–

476

The total remuneration of the highest paid Director was $0.4 million in the year (2011: $0.5 million).

The amounts outstanding are unsecured and will be settled in cash. No guarantees have been given or received and no 
provisions have been made for doubtful debts in respect of the amounts owed by related parties. 

32.Eventsafterthebalancesheetdate
GPS
During February 2013 the High Court in London awarded judgment in favour of the Group in the sum of just over 
US$21,000,000 inclusive of interest (the ‘Judgment Debt’), to be paid by 4 March 2013. GPS’ counterclaim for the sum of 
approximately US$7,500,000 million was dismissed. At the request of the Group, a decision by the Court on further damages 
estimated at approximately up to US$10,500,000 was adjourned pending sale of the plants. In the meantime the Company 
continued to retain legal title to the plants. GPS did not pay by 4 March 2013 however on 12 April the Group reached an 
agreement concerning the purchase of the two gas processing plants by GPS for the sum of $29.5 million. The sale completed 
on 18 April 2013 following receipt in full by Cadogan of the agreed consideration. In accordance with the terms of the settlement 
documentation, the parties are now taking appropriate steps to dismiss the legal proceedings commenced in England against 
GPS and all other claims and liabilities have been released.

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Company Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2012

ASSETS
Non-currentassets
Investments
Receivables from subsidiaries

Currentassets
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Totalassets

LIABILITIES
Currentliabilities
Trade and other payables

Totalliabilities

Netassets

EQUITY
Share capital
Retained earnings
Cumulative translation reserves
Share-based payment reserve

Totalequity

Notes

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

35
36

–
97,289

97,289

36
36

102
32,092

32,194
129,483

–
95,091

95,091

63
30,856

30,919
126,010

37

(1,290)

(1,290)

(1,290)

(666)

(666)

(666)

128,193

125,344

38

39
40

13,337
212,497
(97,734)
93

13,337
212,428
(102,176)
1,755

128,193

125,344

The financial statements of Cadogan Petroleum plc, registered in England and Wales no. 5718406, were approved by the Board 
of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 April 2013. 

They were signed on its behalf by:

BertranddesPallieres
Chief Executive Officer
24 April 2013

The notes on pages 67 to 69 form part of these financial statements.

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For the year ended 31 December 2012

Netcashoutflowfromoperatingactivities
Investingactivities
Interest received
Settlement received 
Loans to subsidiary companies 

Netcashfrominvestingactivities

Net(decrease)/increaseincashandcashequivalents
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Cashandcashequivalentsatendofyear



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Note

41

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

(1,007)

(1,965)

13
1,070
(1,037)

32
–
16,953

46

16,985

(961)
2,197

15,020
(30)

30,856

15,865

32,092

30,856

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Company Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 December 2012

Asat1January2011
Share-based payment (note 40)
Net loss for the year
Exchange translation differences 

Asat1January2012
Share-based payment (note 40)
Net loss for the year
Exchange translation differences 

Asat31December2012

Share
capital
$’000

13,337
–
 –
 –

13,337
 –
 –
 –

Retained 
earnings
$’000

214,970
222
(2,764)
 –

212,428
1,662
(1,593)
 –

Cumulative 
translation 
reserves
$’000

Share-based 
payment 
reserve
$’000

(102,146)
 –
 –
(30)

(102,176)
 –
 –
4,442

1,131
624
 –
 –

1,755
(1,662)
 –
 –

Total
$’000

127,292
846
(2,764)
(30)

125,344
 –
(1,593)
4,442

13,337 212,497

(97,734)

93

128,193

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Notes to the Company Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2012

33.Significantaccountingpolicies
The separate financial statements of the Company are presented as required by the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’). 
As permitted by the Act, the separate financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial 
Reporting Standards. 

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. The principal accounting policies adopted are the 
same as those set out in note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements except as noted below. 

As permitted by section 408 of the Act, the Company has elected not to present its profit and loss account for the year. 
Cadogan Petroleum plc reports a loss for the financial year ended 31 December 2012 of $1.6 million (2011: $2.8 million). 

Investments
Investments in subsidiaries are stated at cost less, where appropriate, provisions for impairment. 

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The Company’s financial statements, and in particular its investments in and receivables from subsidiaries, are affected by 
certain of the critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty described in note 4 to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements. 

34.Auditor’sremuneration
The auditor’s remuneration for audit and other services is disclosed in note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

35.Investments
The Company’s subsidiaries are disclosed in note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The investments in subsidiaries 
are all initially stated at cost. As a result of significant impairment losses provided by the Group in 2009 the carrying value of 
the Company’s investments in Ukraine subsidiaries were reassessed for recoverable value. No additional investments were 
made directly by the Company during 2011 and 2012.

36.Financialassets
Receivables from subsidiaries
At the balance sheet date gross amounts receivable from the fellow Group companies were $363.0 million (2011: $349.1 million). 
No impairment was recognised in 2011 or 2012. The carrying value of the receivables from the fellow Group companies as at 
31 December 2012 was $97.3 million (2011: $95.1 million). There are no past due receivables. 

Trade and other receivables

Other receivables
VAT recoverable
Prepayments

2012
$’000

30
–
71

101

2011
$’000

7
43
13

63

The Company’s principal financial assets are bank balances and cash and cash equivalents and receivables from related parties 
none of which are past due. The Directors consider that the carrying amount of receivables from related parties approximates 
to their fair value. 

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash held by the Company and short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of 
three months or less. The carrying value of these assets approximates to their fair value. 

37.Financialliabilities
Trade and other payables

Trade creditors
Other creditors and payables

2012
$’000

321
969

1,290

2011
$’000

299
367

666

Trade payables principally comprise amounts outstanding for trade purchases and ongoing costs. The average credit period 
taken for trade purchases is 42 days (2011: 53 days). 

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates to their fair value. No interest is 
charged on balances outstanding. 

38.Sharecapital
The Company’s share capital is disclosed in note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Notes to the Company  
Financial Statements continued
For the year ended 31 December 2012

39.Cumulativetranslationreserve
The functional currency of the Company is pounds sterling. The financial statements of the Company are expressed in US 
dollars, which is its presentation currency. Cumulative translation reserve represents the effect of translating into US dollars 
the results and financial position of the Company. 

40.Share-basedpayments
The Company’s share-based payments information is disclosed in note 26 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

41.Notestothecashflowstatement

Operatinglossfromcontinuingoperations
Adjustments for:
  Share-based payments

Operatingcashflowsbeforemovementsinworkingcapital

(Increase) in receivables
Increase/(Decrease) in payables

Cashusedinoperations

Income taxes paid

Netcashoutflowfromcontinuingoperations

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

(1,593)

(2,796)

–

(1,593)
(38)
624

(1,007)
–

(1,007)

846

(1,950)
(4)
(11)

(1,965)
–

(1,965)

42.Financialinstruments
The Company manages its capital to ensure that it is able to continue as a going concern while maximising the return to 
shareholders. Refer to note 29 for the Group’s overall strategy and financial risk management objectives. 

The capital resources of the Group consists of cash and cash equivalents arising from equity, comprising issued capital, 
reserves and retained earnings.

Categories of financial instruments

Financialassets–loansandreceivables(includescashandcashequivalents)
Cash and cash equivalents
Amounts due from subsidiaries 

Financialliabilities–measuredatamortisedcost
Trade creditors

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

32,092
97,289

30,856
95,091

129,381

125,947

(321)

(321)

(299)

(299)

Interest rate risk
All financial liabilities held by the Company are non-interest bearing. As the Company has no committed borrowings, the 
Company is not exposed to any significant risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates. A five per cent fluctuation in 
interest rates applied to cash balances held at the balance sheet date would impact the Company by approximately $1.6 million 
(2011: $1.5 million) over a twelve month period. 

Credit risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the 
Company. For cash and cash equivalents, the Company only transacts with entities that are rated the equivalent to investment 
grade and above. Other financial assets consist of amounts receivable from related parties. 

The Company’s credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit-ratings assigned by 
international credit-rating agencies. 

The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the Company financial statements, which is net of any impairment losses, 
represents the Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk. 

Liquidity risk management
Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the Board of Directors, which has built an appropriate liquidity risk 
management framework for the management of the Company’s short, medium and long-term funding and liquidity management 
requirements. The Company maintains adequate reserves, by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows. 

The Company’s financial liabilities are not significant and therefore no maturity analysis has been presented. 

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42.Financialinstrumentscontinued
Foreign exchange risk and foreign currency risk management
The Company undertakes certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Hence, exposures to exchange rate fluctuations 
arise. The Company holds a large portion of its foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities in US 
dollars. More information on the foreign exchange risk and foreign currency risk management is disclosed in note 29 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

43.Relatedparties
Amounts due from subsidiaries
The Company has entered into a number of unsecured related party transactions with its subsidiary undertakings. The most 
significant transactions carried out between the Company and its subsidiary undertakings are mainly for short and long-term 
financing. Amounts owed from these entities are detailed below:

Cadogan Petroleum Holdings Limited

2012
$’000

97,289

97,289

2011
$’000

95,091

95,091

Refer to note 36 for a discussion on the Company’s receivables due from subsidiaries.

The remuneration of the Directors, who are the key management personnel of the Group, is set out below in aggregate for each 
of the categories specified in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures. Further information about the remuneration of individual 
Directors is provided in the audited part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 29 to 31. 

Short-term employee benefits
Share-based payments

 Purchase of services

Amounts owing 

2012
$’000

296
–

296

2011
$’000

852
695

1,547

2012
$’000

476
–

476

2011
$’000

224
 –

224

The total remuneration of the highest paid Director was $0.4 million in the year (2011: $0.5 million).

44.Eventsafterthebalancesheetdate
Events after the balance sheet date are disclosed in note 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Notice of Annual General Meeting

Thisdocumentisimportantandrequiresyourimmediateattention
If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own personal finance advice 
immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, fund manager, solicitor, accountant or other appropriate independent 
financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of 
your shares in Cadogan Petroleum plc, please send this document and the accompanying documents to the stockbroker, bank 
or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.

NoticeofAnnualGeneralMeeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (the ‘AGM’) of Cadogan Petroleum plc (the ‘Company’) will be held 
at Chandos House, 2 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 9LQ on Thursday 27 June 2013 at 10.30am to consider the following 
resolutions, of which resolutions 1 to 10 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 11 to 14 as special resolutions.

1. 

 To receive the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2012.

2. 

 To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report contained in the Annual Financial Report for the financial year ended 
31 December 2012.

3. 

 To re-elect Zev Furst as a Director of the Company.

4. 

 To re-elect Gilbert Lehmann as a Director of the Company.

5. 

 To re-elect Enrico Testa as a Director of the Company.

6. 

 To re-elect Bertrand des Pallieres as a Director of the Company.

7. 

 To re-elect Adelmo Schenato as a Director of the Company.

8. 

 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this AGM until the conclusion 
of the next meeting at which the Annual Financial Report is laid before the Company.

9. 

 To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors.

10. 

 That the Directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, in substitution for any such existing authority, 
for the purposes of section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’) to exercise any power of the Company to allot shares in 
the Company or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company (‘Rights’):
(a) 

 up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,310,917, including within such limit the aggregate nominal amount of any 
shares allotted and Rights granted under paragraph (b) below in excess of £2,310,917; and
 comprising equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Act) up to an aggregate nominal amount of 
£4,621,834, including within such limit the aggregate nominal amount of any shares allotted and Rights granted under 
paragraph (a) above, in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:
(i) 
(ii) 

 to Ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their respective existing holdings; and
 to holders of other equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Act) as required by the rights of those 
securities or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary,

(b) 

 and so that the Directors may impose limits or restrictions and make arrangements which they consider necessary or 
appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems 
in, or under the laws of, any jurisdiction or other matter,

 such authority to apply until the earlier of the conclusion of the Company’s next Annual General Meeting and 30 June 2014 
but, in each case, so that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements during the relevant period which 
would, or might, require shares to be allotted or Rights to be granted after the authority expires and the Directors may 
allot shares or grant Rights under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.

11. 

 That, in substitution for all existing powers, and subject to the passing of resolution 10 above, the Directors be given the 
general power under section 570 of the Act to allot equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Act) for cash 
under the authority granted by such resolution, and/or where the allotment is treated as an allotment of equity securities 
under section 560(3) of the Act, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, such power to be limited:
 to the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer of equity securities (but, in the case of the authority 
(a) 
granted under paragraph (b) of resolution 10 above, by way of a rights issue only):
(i) 
(ii) 

 to Ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their respective existing holdings; and
 to the holders of other equity securities, as required by the rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise 
consider necessary, 

 and so that the Directors may impose limits or restrictions and make arrangements which they consider necessary or 
appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems 
in, or under the laws of, any jurisdiction or other matter; and

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(b)   in the case of the authority granted under paragraph (a) of resolution 10 above and/or in the case of a transfer of treasury 

shares which is treated as an allotment of equity securities under section 560(3) of the Act, to the allotment (otherwise than 
under paragraph (a) of this resolution 11) of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of £346,637,

 such authority to expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting or, if earlier, the close of business on 
30 June 2014, unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company, save that the Company may make offers and 
enter into agreements before such authority expires which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted after 
the authority expires and the Directors may allot equity securities under any such offer or agreement as if the authority 
had not expired.

12. 

 That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 of the Act to make one or 
more market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of Ordinary shares with a nominal value of 
3 pence each in the capital of the Company, subject to the following terms:
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 

 the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 23,109,173;
 the minimum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for any such Ordinary share is 1 pence per share; 
 the maximum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for any such Ordinary share shall be the higher of:
(i) 

 the amount equal to 105 per cent of the average of the closing middle market quotations for an Ordinary share as 
derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the 
day on which the Ordinary share is purchased; and
 the amount stipulated by article 5(1) of the Buy-back and Stabilisation Regulation 2003 (in each case excluding 
expenses); and

(ii) 

(d) 

 the authority conferred by this resolution shall, unless previously revoked or varied, expire at the conclusion of the 
next Annual General Meeting of the Company, or if earlier, the close of business on 30 June 2014 save in relation to 
any purchase of Ordinary shares, the contract for which was concluded before the expiry of this authority and which 
will or may be executed wholly or partly after such expiry, where the Company may make a purchase of Ordinary 
shares under such contract.

13. 

 That a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice during 
the period from the date of the passing of this resolution 13 until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of 
the Company.

14. 



 That the Articles of Association of the Company be amended to include the following new Article 204 with effect from the 
end of this AGM:
‘CancellationofAdmissiontoListingandTrading
204   (A) This Article 204 shall only have effect for so long as the Company’s ordinary shares are: (i) admitted to the 

standard listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority (the ‘admissiontoListing’); and (ii) admitted 
to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange plc (the ‘admissiontoTrading’). References to the 
‘ListingRules’ in this Article 204 are to the listing rules made by the Financial Conduct Authority pursuant to Part VI 
of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and, for the purposes of this Article 204, it shall be assumed that 
those Listing Rules referenced in (B) below apply to the Company.
 (B) Save in the circumstances set out in Listing Rule 5.2.7R (Cancellation in relation to a proposed transaction which 
is necessary to ensure the survival of the company), Listing Rule 5.2.10R (Cancellation in relation to takeover offers) 
and Listing Rule 5.2.12R (Cancellation as a result of a scheme of arrangement etc), the board may not, unless so 
authorised by an ordinary resolution of the Company, apply, or resolve for the Company to apply, to: (i) the Financial 
Conduct Authority for the cancellation of the admission to Listing; or (ii) the London Stock Exchange plc for the 
cancellation of the admission to Trading.’

By order of the Board

LaurieSudwarts
Company Secretary 
24 April 2013 

Registered Office:
2nd Floor, 
Ibex House, 
42-47 Minories, 
London EC3N 1DX

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Notice of Annual General Meeting continued

Notes
1. 

A member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is also entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend, and on a poll, vote instead of them. A proxy need 
not also be a member of the Company.

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

To be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed (or a notarially certified 
copy of such power of authority) must be deposited with the Company’s registrars, Capita Registrars, at The Registry, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, 
Kent, BR3 4TU not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for the AGM. A proxy form is enclosed with this Notice. Completion and return of the proxy form 
will not preclude a shareholder from attending or voting at the meeting in person if they wish.

You may, if you wish, appoint more than one proxy, but each proxy must be appointed in respect of a specified number of shares within your holding. If you 
wish to do this, each proxy must be appointed on a separate proxy form. Please photocopy the enclosed proxy form the required number of times before 
completing it. When appointing more than one proxy you must indicate the number of shares in respect of which the proxy is appointed.

As at 23 April 2013, being the latest practicable date before the publication of this Notice, there have been no changes to the details of substantial 
shareholdings set out on page 19 of the Annual Financial Report 2012, nor to the Directors’ interests in the Ordinary shares of the Company detailed on 
page 18 of the report.

All of the non-executive Directors have a letter of appointment that appoints them to the Board for an initial three year period. These appointments can be 
terminated by the Company by giving three months’ notice or immediately if there is a breach of their terms.

Any person to whom this Notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’) to enjoy information rights 
(a ‘Nominated Person’) may, under an agreement between them and the shareholder by whom they were nominated, have a right to be appointed (or to have 
someone else appointed) as a proxy for the AGM. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, they may, under 
any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.

The statement of the rights of shareholders in relation to the appointment of proxies of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above and paragraph 8 below does not apply to 
Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by shareholders of the Company.

CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service to attend the AGM and any adjournment(s) 
of the AGM may do so by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST personal members or other CREST sponsored members and those 
CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take 
the appropriate action on their behalf.

In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a ‘CREST Proxy Instruction’) may 
be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, 
as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to 
a previously appointed proxy must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer’s agent (ID RA10) by the latest time(s) for receipt of 
proxy appointments specified in the Notice. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the 
message by the CREST Applications Host) from which the issuer’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by 
CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.

CREST members, and where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make 
available procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST 
Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored 
member or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s) such action shall be 
necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where 
applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical 
limitation of the CREST system and timings.

The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.

The Company, under Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, specifies that only those members entered in the register of members of 
the Company at 6.00pm on 25 June 2013, or if the AGM is adjourned, in the register of members 48 hours before the time of any adjourned meeting, shall be 
entitled to attend and vote at the AGM in respect of the number of Ordinary shares registered in their name at the time. Changes to the entries in the register 
of members after 6.00pm on 25 June 2013 or, if the AGM is adjourned, in the register of members 48 hours before the time of any adjourned meeting, shall be 
disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend or vote at the AGM.

Except as provided above, members who wish to communicate with the Company in relation to the AGM should do so using the following means: 1) by writing  
to the Company Secretary at the Company’s registered office, 2nd Floor, Ibex House, 42-47 Minories, London, EC3N 1DX; or 2) by writing to the Company’s 
registrars, Capita Registrars, at The Registry, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU. No other methods of communication will be accepted,  
in particular you may not use any electronic address provided either in this Notice or in any related documents (including the proxy form).

10.  As at 23 April 2013, being the latest practicable date before the publication of this Notice, the Company’s issued share capital consisted of 231,091,734 

Ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company at that date were 231,091,734.

11. 

The Annual Financial Report incorporating this Notice and other information required by section 311A of the Act will be available on the Company’s website, 
www.cadoganpetroleum.com.

12.  Under section 527 of the Act, members meeting the threshold requirements set out in that section have the right to require the Company to publish on a 

website a statement setting out any matter relating to:

a. 

b. 

the audit of the Company’s Accounts (including the auditor’s report and the conduct of the audit) that are to be laid before the AGM; or

 any circumstances connected with an auditor of the Company ceasing to hold office since the previous meeting at which the Annual Accounts and 
Reports were laid in accordance with section 437 of the Act.

The Company may not require the members requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527 or 528 of the Act. 
Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under section 527 of the Act, it must forward the statement to the Company’s auditor not 
later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the AGM includes any statement that the 
Company has been required under section 527 of the Act to publish on a website.

Under section 319A of the Act, the Company must cause to be answered at the AGM any question relating to the business being dealt with which is put by a 
member attending the AGM, but no such answer need be given if: (a) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the meeting or would involve the 
disclosure of confidential information, (b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question, or (c) it is undesirable in the 
interests of the Company or the good order of the AGM that the question be answered.

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Glossary

IPO 

IFRSs 

JAA 

UAH 

GBP 

$ 

bbl 

boe 

mmboe  

mboe 

mboepd 

boepd 

bcf 

mmcm 

mcm 

Reserves 

Initial public offering

International Financial Reporting Standards 

Joint activity agreement

Ukrainian hryvnia

Great Britain pounds

United States dollars

Barrel

Barrel of oil equivalent

Million barrels of oil equivalent

Thousand barrels of oil equivalent

Thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day

Barrels of oil equivalent per day

Billion cubic feet

Million cubic metres

Thousand cubic metres

 Those quantities of petroleum anticipated to be commercially recoverable by application of 
development projects to known accumulations from a given date forward under defined 
conditions. Reserves include proved, probable and possible reserve categories.

Proved Reserves  

 Those additional Reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data can be estimated with 
reasonable certainty to be commercially recoverable, from a given date forward, from reservoirs and 
under defined economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations.

Probable Reserves  

 Those additional Reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data indicate are less likely 
to be recovered than proved Resources but more certain to be recovered than possible Reserves.

Possible Reserves  

 Those additional Reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data indicate are less 
likely to be recoverable than probable Reserves.

Contingent Resources 

 Those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from 
known accumulations by application of development projects, but which are not currently 
considered to be commercially recoverable due to one or more contingencies.

Prospective Resources 

 Those quantities of petroleum which are estimated as of a given date to be potentially recoverable 
from undiscovered accumulations.

1P 

2P 

3P  

Proved Reserves

Proved plus probable Reserves 

Proved plus probable plus possible Reserves

Carboniferous 

A geological period 295 million to 354 million years before present

Devonian 

A geological period between 417 million and 354 million years before present

Visean 

Spud 

TD 

Workover 

LWD 

Geological period within the early to middle Carboniferous

 To commence drilling, once the cement cellar and conductor pipe at the well-head have been constructed

Target depth

The process of performing major maintenance or remedial treatment of an existing oil or gas well

Logging while drilling

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Shareholder Information

Enquiries relating to the following administrative matters should be addressed to the Company’s registrars: Capita Registrars 
Limited, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU

Telephone number:  

UK: 0871 664 0300 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras.)
International: +44 (0) 208 639 3399
Lines are open 9am – 5.30pm, Monday – Friday, excluding public holidays.

 > Loss of share certificates.
 > Notification of change of address.
 > Transfers of shares to another person.
 > Amalgamation of accounts: if you receive more than one copy of the Annual Financial Report, you may wish to amalgamate 

your accounts on the share register.

You can access your shareholding details and a range of other services at the Capita website www.capitashareportal.com. 

Information concerning the day-to-day movement of the share price of the Company can be found on the Group’s website  
www.cadoganpetroleum.com or that of the London Stock exchange www.prices.londonstockexchange.com. 

Boilerroomscams
Over the last year, many companies have become aware that their shareholders have received unsolicited phone calls or 
correspondence concerning investment matters. These are typically from overseas based ‘brokers’ who target UK shareholders, 
offering to sell them what often turn out to be worthless or high risk shares in US or UK investments. These operations are 
commonly known as ‘boiler rooms’. These ‘brokers’ can be very persistent and extremely persuasive, and a 2006 survey by the 
Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’) has reported that the average amount lost by investors is around £20,000. 

It is not just the novice investor that has been duped in this way; many of the victims had been successfully investing for several 
years. Shareholders are advised to be very wary of any unsolicited advice, offers to buy shares at a discount or offers of free 
company reports. If you receive any unsolicited advice:
 > make sure you get the correct name of the person and organisation;
 > check that they are properly authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) before getting involved by checking the 

Financial Services Register: www.fsa.gov.uk/register/home.do;

 > report the matter to the FCA either by calling +44 (0)800 111 6768 or visiting: www.fca.org.uk/consumers/scams; and
 > if the call persists, hang up. 

If you deal with an unauthorised firm, you will not be eligible to receive payment under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. 

Details of any share dealing facilities that the Company endorses will be included in Company mailings. 

Unsolicitedmail
As the Company’s share register is, by law, open to public inspection, shareholders may receive unsolicited mail from 
organisations that use it as a mailing list. To reduce the amount of unsolicited mail you receive, contact: The Mailing Preference 
Service, FREEPOST 22, London W1E 7EZ. Telephone: 0845 703 4599. Website: www.mpsonline.org.uk. 

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May 2013 
27 June 2013 
August 2013
November 2013
April 2014

Financialcalendar2013/2014
Interim Management Statement 
Annual General Meeting 
Half Yearly Report  
Interim Management Statement 
Results announcement for 2013 

Investorrelations
Enquiries to: info@cadoganpetroleum.com

Registeredoffice
Ibex House, 42-47 Minories
London EC3N 1DX
Registered in England and Wales no. 5718406

Ukraine
10th Floor, ‘Karat’ Business Center
110 Zhilyanska str.
01032 Kiev
Ukraine

Email: 
Tel:  
Fax:  

info@cadoganpetroleum.com 
+38 044 584 49 74 
+38 044 584 49 75

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Notes

Cadogan Petroleum plc Annual financial report 2012www.cadoganpetroleum.comCadogan Petroleum plc is an independent  
oil and gas exploration, development and 
production company with onshore gas, 
condensate and oil assets in Ukraine.

Overview
1 
2  Group Overview

Summary of 2012

Directors’ Report
4  Chairman’s Statement
5  Chief Executive’s Review
6  Operations Review
10  Financial Review
12  Risks and Uncertainties
14  Statement of Reserves and 

Resources

15  Corporate Responsibility
17  Board of Directors
18  Report of the Directors

Corporate Governance
22  Corporate Governance Statement
24  Board Committee Reports 

Financial Statements
32  Statement of Directors’ 

Responsibilities

33  Independent Auditor’s Report
35  Consolidated Income Statement
36  Consolidated Statement of 
Comprehensive Income
37  Consolidated Balance Sheet
38  Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
39  Consolidated Statement of 

Changes in Equity

40  Notes to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements
64  Company Balance Sheet
65  Company Cash Flow Statement
66  Company Statement of Changes 

in Equity

67  Notes to the Company Financial 

Statements

70  Notice of Annual General Meeting

Remuneration Report
29  Directors’ Remuneration Report

73  Glossary

74  Shareholder Information

Investor relations
Enquiries to: info@cadoganpetroleum.com

Registered office
Ibex House, 42-47 Minories
London EC3N 1DX
Registered in England and Wales no. 5718406

Ukraine
10th Floor, ‘Karat’ Business Center
110 Zhilyanska str.
01032 Kiev
Ukraine

Email: 
Tel:  
Fax:  

info@cadoganpetroleum.com 
+38 044 584 49 74 
+38 044 584 49 75

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