Doriemus
Annual Report 2020

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DORIEMUS PLC Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2020 Company Registered Number 03877125 (England and Wales) ARBN 619 213 437 DORIEMUS PLC Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 CONTENTS COMPANY INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT INCORPORATING REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIC REPORT ............................................... 2 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 ..................................................................................... 6 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DORIEMUS PLC ............................................................................... 12 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2020 ........... 19 Company Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2020 ................. 20 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2020 ............................................................ 21 Company Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2020 .................................................................. 22 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at 31 December 2020 ....................................................................................... 23 Company Statement of Financial Position at 31 December 2020 ............................................................................................. 24 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2020 ....................................................................... 25 Company Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2020 ............................................................................. 26 Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 .......................................................... 27 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ASX LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES ........................................................................................... 46 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................. 50 COMPANY INFORMATION DIRECTORS: DORIEMUS PLC Keith Coughlan – Non Executive Chairman Gregory Lee – Executive Director Donald Strang – Non Executive Director JOINT COMPANY SECRETARIES: Donald Strang & Jessamyn Lyons UK REGISTERED AND PRINCIPAL OFFICE: AUSTRALIAN REGISTERED OFFICE c/o Hill Dickinson LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2EW Suite 2, 11 Ventnor Avenue, West Perth, WA 6005, Australia REGISTERED NUMBER: 03877125 (England & Wales) AUDITORS: SOLICITORS: SHARE REGISTRY: Elderton Audit (UK) Level 2/267 St. Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Hill Dickinson LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2EW Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited 11/172 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Australia 1 DORIEMUS PLC (“Doriemus” or the “Company”) CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT INCORPORATING REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIC REPORT The Company is pleased to present this Annual Report, together with the financial statements and annual corporate governance statement, on the Company (referred to hereafter as ‘Doriemus') consisting of Doriemus Plc (referred to hereafter as the 'Company' or 'parent entity') and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the full year ended 31 December 2020. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS: OIL PRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION ASSETS 1. Horse Hill (“HH”) Petroleum Exploration and Development License: Doriemus currently owns 4% of Horse Hill Developments Limited (“HHDL”), which owns 65% of two Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences (“PEDL”) PEDL137 and PEDL246 in the northern Weald Basin between Gatwick Airport and London. The PEDL137 licence covers 99.29 km2 to the north of Gatwick Airport in Surrey and contains the Horse Hill-1 (“HH-1”) discovery well. PEDL246 covers an area of 43.58 km2 and lies immediately adjacent and to the east of PEDL137 which hosts the HH-1 oil discovery well located in PEDL137 in the UK’s onshore Weald Basin. This equates to a 2.6% attributable interest in the licences. HHDL is the nominated operator (“Operator”) of the Horse Hill License. Horse Hill-Field Following planning approval for Horse Hill production in September 2019, the most recent key event was the Oil and Gas Authority's (OGA) consent to the Field Development Plan (FDP) in March 2020 and the permission to produce. This milestone allows long-term production from this asset. The Operator of the Horse Hill-1 well (HH-1) advised on November 5th that a well intervention had been completed and that the well has now been shut in for a long term pressure build up test ("PBU"), designed to provide data necessary to understand whether the intervention comprising reperforating Portland and simplifying the production string had achieved the desired optimisation of well inflow. Further updates will be reported when the PBU data has been fully analysed and interpreted. On December 22nd the Operator announced that following a judicial review (“JR”) hearing of 17-18 November 2020, the Hon Justice Holgate published his judgement which comprehensively dismissed the challenge to the lawfulness of the planning consent given by Surrey County Council ("SCC") in September 2019 to long term oil production at Horse Hill. The Operator announcement also notes that the full judgement will be made available on UKOG’s website in due course. On the 15th of January the Operator announced that the combined Kimmeridge and Portland production had exceeded 132,000 barrels of oil and that a recent well intervention on HH-1 that entailed perforating the entire Portland interval and optimising the down hole pump depth had been completed. The operator is currently experimenting with different flow rates and shut in times to reduce or stabilize the water production. It was also announced that due to the increasing water production from the reservoir and the cost of transportation and disposing of the water offsite the operator was planning to convert HH-2Z into a water disposal well. The operator also announced that through some additional technical work it undertook that they had determined that several more infill wells could be drilled in the field. The operator reports that it expects to plan to drill HH-3 Portland and HH-4 Kimmeridge infill wells at Horse Hill once the operator has completed its appraisal drilling campaign on a totally unrelated project to Horse Hill. 2. Brockham Production Licence: Doriemus owns a 10% direct interest in the Brockham Oil Field which is held under UK Production Licence PL235 and operated by Angus Energy Plc (the “Operator”). On 22 October 2020 Doriemus announced the Company agreed to dispose of its entire 10% interest in Brockham to a subsidiary of Angus Energy Plc (the “Operator) for consideration of GBP10,000 (AUD18,000). To document the disposal and associated matters, the parties have executed a sale and purchase agreement. The transfer of the Doriemus interest in Brockham to the Operator was subject to the Operator receiving approval from the UK Regulator and other ownership parties of the Brockham Oil Field. To date the Operator is yet to receive all of these approvals and continues to work through these matters. As a result the Group’s interest has been written down to AUD18,000. The transfer of Doriemus’ interest in Brockham will complete after the UK regulator approves the transfer. Further update will be provided in due course. 2 DORIEMUS PLC (“Doriemus” or the “Company”) CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT INCORPORATING REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIC REPORT 2. Brockham Production Licence: The consideration will be set-off against all of the remaining accrued contractual amounts owed by Doriemus to the Operator under the existing joint operating agreement, including historic cash calls, abandonment liabilities and VAT, which total approximately GBP260,000 (AUD 475,000). The disposal reflects the Company’s broader strategy to seek to divest some of its existing assets to decrease its ongoing operating costs and shifts focus to other projects that the Board believe can add shareholder value. Angus Energy Plc (‘the Operator”) has previously announced their intention as the Operator to possibly dispose of its own interest in Brockham. In the meantime, the Operator has recently prepared a hydrogeological risk assessment to address a water injection proposal for the field. This is currently under review with the Environmental Agency. 3. Isle of Wight PEDL331 (Arreton Oil Discovery): Doriemus has a 5% participating interest in a 200km2 onshore Isle of Wight Petroleum Exploration and Development License (“PEDL 331”). The Isle of Wight PEDL331 Arreton license contains a discovery well, Arreton, plus several geologically similar prospects, Arreton South and North prospects. The Arreton planning application submitted in March 2020 and public consultation is still ongoing. The EA permit application for Arreton will be submitted shortly. The Operator (UKOG) intends to drill, sidetrack and test an Arreton 3/3z well which will appraise the Arreton-2 oil discovery made by British gas in the 1970’s. The primary target will be the Portland oil discovery, but the well will also test the underlying Kimmeridge section. 4. Greenland Gas & Oil Plc: The Company has a small shareholding in the English registered company Greenland Gas and Oil Plc (“GGO”), which is an early stage oil and gas exploration company focused on acquiring oil and gas exploration assets in Greenland. There were no material updates over the year. Position and Principal Risks The Company’s business strategy is subject to numerous risks, some outside the Board’s and management’s control. These risks can be specific to the Company, generic to the extraction industry and generic to the stock market as a whole. The key risks, expressed in summary form, affecting the Group and its future performance include but are not limited to: • capital requirement and ability to attract future funding to finance the acquisition and exploitation of mining, oil and gas assets; • change in commodity prices and market conditions; • geological and technical risk posed to exploration and commercial exploitation success; • environmental and occupational health and safety risks; • government policy changes; • retention of key staff. This is not an exhaustive list of risks faced by the Group. There are other risks generic to the stock market and the world economy as a whole and other risks generic to the extraction industry, all of which can impact on the Company. The management of risks is integrated into the development of the Company’s strategic and business plans and is reviewed and monitored regularly by the Board. Further details on how the Company monitors, manages and mitigates these risks are included as part of the Audit and Risk Committee Report contained within the Corporate Governance Report. 3 DORIEMUS PLC (“Doriemus” or the “Company”) CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT INCORPORATING REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIC REPORT DIRECTORS’ SECTION 172 STATEMENT The following disclosure describes how the Directors have had regard to the matters set out in section 172(1)(a) to (f) and forms the Directors’ statement required under section 414CZA of The Companies Act 2006. This new reporting requirement is made in accordance with the new corporate governance requirements identified in The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018, which apply to company reporting on financial years starting on or after 1 January 2019. The matters set out in section 172(1) (a) to (f) are that a Director must act in the way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so have regard (amongst other matters) to: (a) the likely consequences of any decision in the long term; (b) the interests of the Company’s employees; (c) the need to foster the Company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others; (d) the impact of the Company’s operations on the community and the environment; (e) the desirability of the Company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct; and (f) the need to act fairly between members of the Company. Stakeholder Engagement Doriemus adheres to sound corporate governance policies and attaches considerable importance to and strives to engage transparently and effectively on a continuous basis with a variety of stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, contractors, suppliers, government bodies and local communities and environment in which it operates. At the Company’s AGM held on 8 September 2020, all resolutions were passed with majority of the votes cast in favour. The Directors and Company Secretary are usually available at and following general meetings of the Company when shareholders have the opportunity to ask questions on the business of the meeting and more generally on Company matters. All substantial shareholders that own more than 5% of the Company’s shares are listed on page 48 of this Report. Further details of engagement with shareholders can be found within the Corporate Governance Report. Employee Doriemus attaches great importance to its employees and their professional development and provides fair remuneration with incentives for its senior personnel through share option schemes Further, the Company gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment irrespective of age, gender, colour, ethnicity, disability, nationality, religious beliefs or sexual orientation. Contractors and Suppliers The Group has a prompt payment policy and seeks to ensure that all liabilities are settled within each supplier’s terms. Through fair dealings the Group aims to cultivate the goodwill of its contractors, consultants and suppliers. Corporate and local management work closely with contractors and suppliers in the to ensure they work within the parameters of their respective terms of engagement and do not have a detrimental effect on the Company’s business and exploration activities. Governmental Bodies, local communities and environment The Group takes significant cognisance of the importance to the communities in which it operates and is grateful for their support and involvement in the Company’s exploration and development activities. Principal decisions taken by the Board during the year Principal decisions are defined as those that have long-term strategic impact and are material to the Group and those that are significant to the Group’s key stakeholder Groups. In making the principal decisions, the Board considered the alignment with its stated strategy, the outcome from its stakeholder engagement, the need to maintain a reputation for high standards of business conduct and the need to act fairly between the members of the Company. 4 DORIEMUS PLC (“Doriemus” or the “Company”) CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT INCORPORATING REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIC REPORT Covid-19 Doriemus continues to monitor the situation very closely, with a primary focus on the health, wellbeing and safety of all its employees. The Group has implemented extensive business continuity procedures to ensure that they are able to operate with minimal disruptions. Covid-19 can affect the stock markets and in doing so impair the Company’s ability to attract investors and lenders. This in turn could have an impact on any fund raising or financing arrangements that the Company may require to pursue. The Directors would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders, staff and consultants for their continued support. Keith Coughlan Non-Executive Chairman 17 March 2021 5 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 DORIEMUS PLC The Directors present their report together with the audited financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2020. The Corporate Governance Statement set out in pages 50 to 58 forms part of this Directors’ Report. Directors The names of Directors of the Company in office at any time during or since the end of the year are: Keith Coughlan - appointed on 19th June 2019 Donald Strang – appointed 15 March 2013 Gregory Lee – appointed 29 September 2017 Directors have been in office of the Company since the start of the financial year to the date of this report unless otherwise stated. Joint Company Secretaries Donald Strang & Jessamyn Lyons Information on Directors Keith Coughlan – Non Executive Chairman Mr Coughlan has almost 30 years’ experience in stockbroking and funds management. He has been largely involved in the funding and promoting of resource companies listed on ASX, AIM and TSX. He has advised various companies on the identification and acquisition of resource projects and was previously employed by one of Australia’s then largest funds management organizations. Interest in CDIs and Options – Nil Directorships held in other listed entities: – Executive Chairman of European Metals Holdings Ltd (from 6 September 2013) – Non Executive Director of Calidus Resources Limited (from 13 June 2017) – Non Executive Director of Southern Hemisphere Mining Limited (from 24 March 2017 to 5 February 2021) Donald Strang – Non Executive Director Mr Strang has been a director of the Company since 15 March 2013. Mr. Strang is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been in business for over 20 years, holding senior financial and management positions in both publicly listed and private enterprises in Australia, Europe and Africa. Mr. Strang has considerable corporate and international expertise and over the past decade has focused on mining and exploration activities in the oil and gas and natural resources sectors. He is also a director of Cadence Minerals plc and Gunsynd plc, both listed on AIM, London. Donald Strang holds 990,500 CDIs and 3million fully vested options over ordinary shares, all of which are exercisable at £0.1918 each up until 28th September 2022. Directorships held in other listed entities: Cadence Minerals plc and Gunsynd plc, both listed on AIM, London. Gregory Lee - Executive Director Mr. Lee is a Petroleum Engineer and has over 30 years of diversified oil and gas experience in both technical and managerial positions. The main focus of his responsibilities has been on acquisitions and divestments, project management and supervision, oil and gas field development and operation, production technology and reservoir enhancement, field operations, drilling and completions activities, exploration, carbon dioxide capture and storage. Mr. Lee also has a very keen interest in renewable and sustainable energy and best practices. Mr. Lee is a chartered professional engineer (CPEng) and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (MSPE) and has been an independent petroleum engineer consultant since 1992 having worked with both large and small organisations (both as operators and non-operators) in numerous countries worldwide. Mr. Lee has been involved with the listing and management of public listed companies on both AIM and the ASX since 2003. Gregory Lee holds 86,462 CDIs and 1.5million fully vested options over ordinary shares, all of which are exercisable at £0.1918 each up until 28th September 2022. Directorships held in other listed entities: None 6 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Jessamyn Lyons - Joint Company Secretary (appointed on 4 December 2019) Ms Lyons is a Chartered Secretary, an Associate of the Governance Institute of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia with majors in Investment Finance, Corporate Finance and Marketing. Ms Lyons is also a Director of Everest Corporate and company secretary of Ragnar Resources limited, Southern Hemisphere Mining Limited, Dreadnought Resources Limited and Los Cerros Limited. Ms Lyons also has 15 years of experience working in the stockbroking and banking industries and has held various positions with Macquarie Bank, UBS Investment Bank (London) and more recently Patersons Securities. Principal activities and Significant Changes in Nature of Activities The principal activity of the Group is to invest in and / or acquire companies and / or projects with clear growth potential, focusing on businesses that are available at attractive valuations and hold opportunities to unlock imbedded value, mainly focusing in the mining, and oil & gas sectors. There were no significant changes in the nature of activities of the Group during the year. Operating Results The net loss after tax of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2020 amounted to AUD950,000 (31 December 2019: AUD2,886,000). Dividends Paid or Recommended No dividends were paid during the year and the Directors do not intend to recommend the payment of a final dividend for the financial year under review (2019: nil). Review of Operations and Strategic Report Please refer to pages 2 to 5 of the Annual Report. Group Performance and its consequences on shareholder wealth It is not possible at this time to evaluate the Group’s financial performance using generally accepted measures such as profitability and total shareholder return as the Group is focussed on exploration activities with no significant revenue stream. This assessment will be developed as and when the Group moves from explorer to producer. The table below shows the gross revenue, losses and loss per share for the last five years for the Group: Revenue and other income Net loss Loss per share 2020 - 2019 AUD18 2018 £43 2017 - 2016 £1 AUD950 AUD2,886 £1,745 £2,760 £1,032 ’000 ’000 Share price at year end AUD ($) 0.036 0.027 cents/pence 1.64 cents 4.98 cents 3.42p 0.065 7.39p 0.2050 0.01p n/a During the year, the Group changed its functional and presentation currency from GBP to AUD. The change has been implemented with prospective effect. The change of presentation currency is applied retrospectively for comparative figures 31 December 2019. Key Performance Indicators Due to the current status of the Group, the Board has not identified any performance indicators as key. Significant Changes in State of Affairs There were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group during the year. Significant Events Subsequent to Reporting Date Events after the end of the reporting period have been fully detailed in Note 20 to the financial statements. Political Contributions and Charitable Donations During the current and previous years, the Group did not make any political contributions and charitable donations. 7 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Employee Engagement Details of how the Directors have engaged with the employees and how the Directors have had regard to employee interests and the effect of that regard, including on the principal decisions taken by the Company during the financial year, are included in the Section 172 Statement contained within the Strategic Report. Business Relationships Details of the how the Directors have had regard to the need to foster the Company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others and the effect of that regard, including on the principal decisions taken by the Company during the financial year are included in the Section 172 Statement contained within the Strategic Report. AGM This report and financial statements will be presented to shareholders for their approval at the next AGM. The Notice of the AGM will be distributed to shareholders together with the Annual Report. Auditors During the year Chapman Davis LLP tendered its resignation as the Company’s auditors. Following a tender process, the Directors resolved to appoint Elderton Audit UK, who in turn appointed William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd as the component auditors, to perform the audit function of the Group. The auditors have indicated their willingness to continue in office and a resolution concerning their re-appointment will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting. Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies The Group’s principal financial instruments are financial investments, trade receivables, trade payables and cash at bank. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to fund the Group's operations. It is, and has been throughout the period under review, the Group’s policy that no trading in financial instruments shall be undertaken. The main risk arising from the Group’s financial instruments is liquidity risk. The Board reviews and agrees policies for managing this risk and this is summarised below. Liquidity Risk The Group's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of equity and its cash resources. Further details of this are provided in the principal accounting policies, headed 'going concern'. Board and Committee Meetings Attendance Attendance of Directors and Committee members at Board and Committee meetings held during the year is set out in the table below. Keith Coughlan Donald Strang Gregory Lee Board Meetings Audit and Risk Committee Meetings Remuneration and Nomination Committee Meetings 6 6 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 Indemnifying Officers and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance The Group has agreed to indemnify the Directors of the Company, against all liabilities to another person that may arise from their position as Directors of the Company and the Group, except where the liability arises out of conduct involving a lack of good faith. Appropriate insurance cover is maintained by the Company in respect of its Directors and Officers. During the financial year the Group agreed to pay an annual insurance premium of $31,722 (2019: $9,642) in respect of Directors’ and Officers’ liability and legal expenses’ insurance contracts, for Directors, Officers and employees of the Company. The insurance premium relates to: • costs and expenses incurred by the relevant officers in defending proceedings, whether civil or criminal and whatever the outcome; and • other liabilities that may arise from their position, with the exception of conduct involving a wilful breach of duty. 8 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Proceedings on Behalf of Group No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the Group or intervene in any proceedings to which the Group is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Group for all or any part of those proceedings. The Group was not a party to any such proceedings during the year. Going Concern The 31 December 2020 financial report has been prepared on the going concern basis that contemplates the continuity of normal business activities and the realisation of assets and extinguishment of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. For the year ended 31 December 2020 the Group recorded a net loss of $950,000 (2019 net loss: $2,886,000) and at 31 December 2020 had a working capital of $738,000 (31 December 2019: $2,253,000). The Group also recorded a net cash outflow in operating activities for the year ended 31 December 2020 of $389,000 (2019: $1,590,000). The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period ending 31 March 2022 which take account of the current cost and operational structure of the Group. The cost structure of the Group comprises a high proportion of discretionary spend and therefore in the event that cash flows become constrained, costs can be quickly reduced to enable the Group to operate within its available funding. The Group has minimal contractual expenditure commitments and the Board considers the present funds sufficient to maintain the working capital of the Group for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of this report. The Group may need to raise additional funds to fund any future cash calls to retain its current interest in its investments at their current level. The Directors are confident that the Company will be successful in raising additional funds through the issue of new equity, should the need arise. However, factors beyond the Company’s control, including pandemic diseases such as COVID-19 (coronavirus), which affect the stock markets, may in turn have a negative impact on any fund raising. Based on these facts, the Directors consider the going concern basis of preparation to be appropriate for this financial report. Should the Company be unsuccessful in raising additional funds through the issue of new equity to fund future commitments for its existing assets, there is a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt whether the Group will be able to continue as a going concern and therefore, whether it will realise its assets and extinguish its liabilities in the normal course of business and at the amounts stated in the financial report. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relative to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or, to the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Group not continue as a going concern. Unissued Shares under Options Share options outstanding at the date of this report: Grant date Expiry date Exercise price 11 May 2017 24 May 2017 29 September 2017 29 September 2017 Total options in issue 30 June 2021 30 June 2021 28 September 2021 28 September 2022 £ 0.20 0.132 0.1917 0.1917 Outstanding as at 31 December 2020 Number 75,000 1,250,000 2,000,000 11,125,000 14,450,000 Directors’ Remuneration and interests The Group remunerates the Directors at a level commensurate with the size of the Group and the experience of its Directors. The Remuneration Committee has reviewed the Directors’ remuneration and believes it upholds the objectives of the Group with regard to this issue. Details of the Directors’ emoluments and payments made for professional services rendered are set out in Note 3 to the Financial Statements. Donald Strang holds 990,500 CDIs and Gregory Lee holds 86,462 CDIs. There was no movement during the financial year. 9 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (CONTINUED) Unissued Shares under Options (continued) DORIEMUS PLC Donald Strang holds 3million fully vested options over ordinary shares, and Gregory Lee holds 1.5million options (total options held by Directors is 4.5million), all of which are exercisable at £0.1918 each up until 28th September 2022. There was no movement during the financial year. Substantial Shareholdings The substantial shareholdings in the Company have been fully disclosed in the additional ASX additional disclosures at the end of the report. Policy on Payment of Creditors It is the Group's policy to agree appropriate terms and conditions for its transactions with suppliers by means ranging from standard terms and conditions to individually negotiated contracts and to pay suppliers according to agreed terms and conditions, provided that the supplier meets those terms and conditions. The Group does not have a standard or code dealing specifically with the payment of suppliers. Trade payables at the year end all relate to sundry administrative overheads and disclosure of the number of days’ purchases represented by year end payables is therefore not meaningful. Future Developments The Group will continue its exploration activities with the objective of finding further resources. The Company will also consider the acquisition of further prospective exploration interests. Environmental Issues The Group operates within the resources sector and conducts its business activities with respect for the environment while continuing to meet the expectations of shareholders, employees and suppliers. In respect of the current year, the Directors are not aware of any particular or significant environmental issues which have been raised in relation to the Group’s operations. The Group holds exploration permits in the UK. The Group’s operations are subject to environmental legislation in this jurisdiction in relation to its exploration activities. Website publication The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. Statement of disclosure of information to auditors As at the date of this report the serving Directors confirm that: • • so far as each Director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditors are unaware, and they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as Directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor is aware of that information. Statement of Directors' responsibilities The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company Law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors have prepared the Company financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. Under Company Law the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of its profit or loss for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;   make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;  state whether applicable IFRSs as adopted by the European Union have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.  10 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (CONTINUED) DORIEMUS PLC Statement of Directors' responsibilities (continued) The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Responsibility Statement We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:    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 positions and profit or loss of the Company and the Group and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; the review and operations and strategic 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; and the annual report and financial statements, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced, and understandable and provide the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company’s position and performance, business model and strategy. This responsibility statement and the Directors’ Report was approved by the Board of Directors on 17 March 2021 and is signed on its behalf by: Keith Coughlan Non-Executive Chairman 17 March 2021 11 ELDERTON AUDIT (UK) REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PLC TO THE MEMBERS OF DORIEMUS Opinion We have audited referred (collectively and company consolidated position, of financial company statements of significant accounting policies. the financial statements of Doriemus pie ("the Company") to as "the Group") for the year ended 31 December and its subsidiaries 2020, which comprise the statements consolidated of cash flows and the related income, of comprehensive and company statements of changes notes to the financial consolidated in equity, statements, and company consolidated a summary including statements and In our opinion: - the financial statements give a true and fair view of the as at 31 December 2020 and of the Company's state of the Company's and the Group's and the Group's for the year then losses affairs ended; - the Group financial statements Standards have been properly as adopted statements (IFRSs} prepared in accordance by the European Union; by the European have been properly Union; and in accordance have been prepared Financial Reporting - the parent company financial law and IFRSs as adopted statements applicable - the financial Companies Regulation. Act 2006 and, as regards the Group financial with the requirements of the 4 of the IAS Article statements, prepared in accordance with with International Basis for opinion with International Standards on Auditing (UK} (ISAs (UK}} and our audit in accordance We conducted applicable responsibilities Group and the Parent Company of the financial Standard as applied in accordance and appropriate in accordance in the UK, including interest public with these requirements. statements to listed We believe a basis for our opinion. to provide law. Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial under those standards statements are further of our report. section with the ethical in the auditor's described of the We are independent to our audit (the 'FRC's') the Financial Reporting requirements that are relevant Council's our other ethical entities, and we have fulfilled that the audit evidence Ethical responsibilities is sufficient we have obtained T 08 6324 2900 E info@eldertongroup.com A Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Wwww.eldertongroup.com P 1 George Yard, Lower Ground Floor, London EC3V 9DF 12 ELDERTON AUDIT (UK) Material uncertainty related to going concern to Note 1 to the financial report, is dependent on being successful which describes in raising that the ability additional issues We draw attention as a going concern continue equity to the market. may cast significant its assets it will realise in the financial stated As a result, doubt on the Group's and extinguish Our opinion report. there is material uncertainty related to events ability to continue as a going concern, and therefore its liabilities is not modified in the normal course of business in respect of this matter. of the Group to funds through the or conditions that whether and at the amounts Key Audit Matters are those matters Statements misstatement {whether effect Key audit matters audit of the Financial material which had the greatest directing of the Financial Statements separate of the current or not due on: the overall of the engagement on these matters. the efforts as a whole, opinion judgement, that, in our professional and include that we identified. the most significant These matters of resources in our of risks assessed those included and in the audit; period to fraud) audit strategy, were of most significance team. These matters and in forming the allocation were addressed thereon, our opinion in the context of our audit and we do not provide a We have determined report. the matters described below to be key audit matters to be communicated in our assets Exploration How our audit addressed it holds 5% participating Doriemus 200km2 onshore Isle of Wright Petroleum Exploration and Development 331). interest License {PEDL As at 31 December interest was $421,000. 2020, the carrying value of the in a Our audit work but was not limited to the following included, procedures: •Reviewing existence assessing management's of the analysis and indicators of impairment it by: • verifying whether the rights to tenure the area of the interest remained current at balance remaining duration of sheet date and verifying the tenure. of As noted in Note 1 {ii) {a} of the financial report, ' significant is required judgement in determining that facts and circumstances indicate should be assets and evaluation with IFRS 6 in accordance of Mineral for and Evaluation accounting 6") and the Group's whether the exploration tested Exploration Resources policy. for impairment {"IFRS of and obtaining evidence for the area of interest with management • understanding intentions future from discussions review operator company. and a of announcements of the project, a UK AIM listed made by the T 08 6324 2900 E info@eldertongroup.com A Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 • considering exploration a had reached for the area of interest whether activities Wwww.eldertongroup.com P 1 George Yard, Lower Ground Floor, London EC3V 9DF 13 ELDERTO AUDIT (UK) stage where a reasonable assessment economically determined. recoverable could be of • assessing related disclosures. the appropriateness of the Fair value of investments companies in unlisted How our audit addressed it Doriemus has through comprising interests investments ordinary shares in an oil and gas projects companies in unlisted • Reviewing of management's estimation the fair value of the material and assessing investments the: and loan receivables. As at 31 December ordinary $459,000 the carrying shares and loan receivables and $1,005,000 respectively. value of the were • Appropriateness of the valuation methodology used; As noted in Note l(ii)(b) required investments in determining significant is judgement of the the fair value as they are not quoted in an active : market. Our application of materiality • Verifying the inputs third party inputs to the estimation and market documentation to • Comparing management's to estimation were the last price at which the shares traded • Reviewing market by the majority investee of the share holder announcements issued • Assessing related disclosures the appropriateness of the We apply the concept identified misstatements on the audit and in forming our audit opinion. of materiality in planning and performing the audit, in evaluating the effect of Materiality The magnitude expected a basis for determining to influence of an omission or misstatement the economic decisions that, individually of the users of the financial of our audit procedures. and extent the nature or in the aggregate, statements. could reasonably provides Materiality be We determined 2% of the Group's total assets for the year ended 31 December statements 2020. materiality for the Group financial as a whole to be $68,174, which represents This benchmark the Board of Directors is considered the most appropriate because to report to investors on the financial this is a key performance performance of the Group. measure used by T 08 6324 2900 E info@eldertongroup.com A Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Wwww.eldertongroup.com P 1 George Yard, Lower Ground Floor, London EC3V 9DF 14 ELD RTO AUDIT (UK) materiality Performance The application to an appropriately exceeds misstatements materiality. of materiality at the individual account low level the probability level. or balance that the aggregate It is set at an amount to reduce of uncorrected and undetected On the basis of our risk assessments, environment and to drive the extent for the audit of the Group financial certain statements. remuneration together of our testing, areas such as Directors' with our assessment performance We also determine of the Group's overall was 75% of our materiality control materiality a lower level of specific materiality for and related party transactions. Reporting An amount below which identified threshold misstatements are considered as being clearly trivial. We agreed with the Board that we would report differences below that threshold report presentation to the Audit Committee of the financial statements that, in our view, warranted on disclosure matters all audit differences reporting in excess on qualitative grounds. of $3,409 , as well as that we identified when assessing We also the overall Other information The Directors included opinion otherwise are responsible in the annual report, on the financial stated explicitly statements in our report, for the other information. other than the financial The other information statements and our Auditors' the information Our Report thereon. comprises does not cover the other information we do not express any form of assurance and, except to the extent thereon. conclusion with our audit ofthe financial whether statements, the other information in the audit or otherwise is materially appears or our knowledge obtained our responsibility In connection and, in doing so, consider statements identify whether other information. misstatement such material there is a material or apparent inconsistencies material misstatement in the financial If, based on the work we have performed, of this other information, we are required to report is to read the other information inconsistent to be materially we are required with the financial If we to determine of the misstated. misstatement that there is a material misstatements, or a material statements we conclude that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Overview of the scope of our audit Council's of the generic A description website Reporting Standards with International standards of our report. are further described scope of an audit of financial statements is provided at www.frc.org.uk/auditscopeprivate (UK and Ireland). on Auditing in the 'Responsibilities under those for the financial statements Our responsibilities section and the audit' . We conducted (ISAs) on the Financial our audit in accordance T 08 6324 2900 E info@eldertongroup.com A Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Wwww.eldertongroup.com P 1 George Yard, Lower Ground Floor, London EC3V 9DF 15 ELDERTON AUDIT (UK) We believe our opinion. Standards Ethical that the audit evidence We are independent for auditors, and we have fulfilled we have obtained Standards. of the Group in accordance with the Auditing is sufficient and appropriate a basis for to provide Practices Board's in accordance Ethical our other ethical responsibilities with those in the United The Group has operations from Australia. operates audit approach. is risk based, and in particular Through Our audit approach included: Kingdom our procedures, and are managed all Group entities by the Group's were subjected was based on a thorough understanding of the Group's management, which to a comprehensive and business control internal of the design the Group's to evaluate procedures and controls; an evaluation undertaking systems performing identified as part of our risk assessment audit visit, at the final the extent disclosures, environment, the control risk. of specific management effectiveness and, reviewed testing substantive we undertook of which was based on various the effectiveness the accounts on significant factors of controls over key financial statement and production process; and balances transactions, assessment of and the such as our overall over individual environment, IT including of controls systems risk Opinion on Other Matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 on other matters Our opinion part of the Directors' the Companies Act 2006. prescribed Report Remuneration by the Companies to be audited Act 2006 are unmodified. In our opinion, in accordance the with has been properly prepared In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: for the financial given in the Report the information statements the Report are prepared of the Directors is consistent has been prepared of the Directors with the financial statements; year for which the financial and in accordance of the Group and Parent legal and its environment of the in the Report material misstatements with applicable Company requirements. in the course of the audit, we have not identified of the knowledge and understanding In the light obtained Directors. Matters on which we are required to report by exception Act 2006 we are required Under the Companies accounting adequate our audit have not been received financial in agreement of Directors' remuneration specified to report have not been kept by the parent by us; or not visited and the part of the Directors' or and returns; company are not to you if, in our opinion: with the accounting to Report Remuneration - the parent disclosures from branches statements adequate company, or returns records records for all the information and explanations for our audit. by law are not made; or we require be audited certain we have not received T 08 6324 2900 E info@eldertongroup.com A Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Wwww.eldertongroup.com P 1 George Yard, Lower Ground Floor, London EC3V 9DF 16 ELDERTO AUDIT (UK) we are required to report to you if, in our opinion, information in the Under the ISAs {UK and Ireland), annual report is: materially inconsistent apparently Group acquired otherwise materially in the course misleading. with the information incorrect of performing based on, or materially our audit; or in the audited or statements; financial of the with, our knowledge inconsistent In particular, we are required to report to you if: any inconsistencies between acquired during the audit and the that they consider our knowledge is fair, the annual report balanced and understandable; we have identified statement Directors' or the annual Audit Committee report does not appropriately which we consider those matters have been disclosed. disclose should that were communicated to the We have nothing to report in respect of any of the above matters. We also confirm to add or to draw attention to in relation to: that they have carried those that would threaten out a robust assessment model, its business that we do not have anything in the annual confirmation the Group including material report solvency or liquidity; - the Directors' of the principal future the disclosures managed risks facing performance, or mitigated; in the annual report that describe those risks and explain how they are being statement - the Directors' appropriate identification period of at least twelve to adopt the going concern of any material in the financial statements about whether basis of accounting uncertainties ability to the Group's months from the date of approval report they have considered them, and their to do so over a and statements; the prospects in preparing to continue in the annual - the Directors' explanation it of the financial as to how they have assessed that period expectation of the to be appropriate, as to whether they have a reasonable that the Group will be able they have done so and why they consider in operation including and meet its liabilities disclosures any related drawing as they fall due over the period of their attention to any necessary qualifications Group, over what period and their statement to continue assessment, or assumptions. Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit What the Directors As explained more fully the preparation are responsible for: in the Statement of the Directors Responsibilities, are responsible for of the financial statements that they give a true and fair view. Directors' and for being satisfied T 08 6324 2900 E info@eldertongroup.com A Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Wwww.eldertongroup.com P 1 George Yard, Lower Ground Floor, London EC3V 9DF 17 LDERTON AUDIT (UK) for: What we are responsible Our responsibility applicable comply with is to audit and express Standards law and International Board's the Auditing Practices an opinion on the financial on Auditing (UK and Ireland). for Auditors. Ethical Standards statements Those standards with in accordance us to require Other matters The financial statements auditor of Doriemus an unmodified pie for the year ended opinion who expressed on those financial 2019 were audited on 27 March 2020. statements 31 December by another Use of our report This report is made solely of the Companies members To the fullest the Company and the Company's we have formed. opinions those matters extent permitted to the Company's members, Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken as a body, in accordance we are required by law, we do not accept to state to them in an auditor's report or assume responsibility members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the with Chapter so that we might state to the Company's and for no other purpose. to anyone other than 3 of Part 16 HOLLENS NICHOLAS Senior Statutory Perth, 17 March 2021 Statutory Auditor, Australia Auditor for and on behalf of Elderton Audit UK Chartered Accountants T 08 6324 2900 E info@eldertongroup.com A Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Wwww.eldertongroup.com P 1 George Yard, Lower Ground Floor, London EC3V 9DF 18 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DORIEMUS PLC Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2020 Revenue Cost of sales Gross loss Administrative expenses Legal fees Staff costs Creditors written off Exploration costs written-off Depletion and Impairment charges Loss from operations Loan Interest received Realised (loss)/gain on financial investments Unrealised loss on financial investments and trade and other receivables Loss before income tax Income tax expense Loss attributable to the owners of the company and total comprehensive income for the year Other comprehensive income Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations Other comprehensive income for the year net of taxation Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders of the company Earnings per share Basic loss per share (cents) Diluted loss per share (cents) Note 2 17 8 & 10 4 5 6 6 2020 AUD’000 Restated 2019 AUD’000 - (12) (12) (233) (259) (167) 181 - (352) (842) 19 (49) (78) 18 (193) (175) (555) (121) (501) - (1,447) (338) (3,137) 88 222 (59) (950) (2,886) - - (950) (2,886) 8 8 145 145 (942) (2,741) (1.64) (1.64) (4.98) (3.98) The notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 19 Company Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Revenue Cost of sales Gross loss Administrative expenses Legal fees Staff costs Exploration costs written-off Depletion and impairment charges Creditors written off Note 2 8, 10 & 18 17 2020 AUD’000 Restated 2019 AUD’000 - - - (244) (259) (67) - (861) 181 18 (193) (175) (279) (121) (389) (1,447) (338) - Loss from operations 4 (1,250) (2,749) Loan Interest received Realised (loss)/gain on financial investments Unrealised loss on financial investments and trade and other receivables Loss before income tax Income tax expense Loss attributable to the owners of the company and total comprehensive income for the year Other comprehensive income Other comprehensive income Other comprehensive income for the year net of taxation Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the company Loss per share Basic loss per share (cents) Diluted loss per share (cents) 19 (49) (78) 88 222 (59) (1,358) (2,498) 5 - - (1,358) (2,498) - - - - (1,358) (2,498) 6 6 (2.34) (2.34) (4.31) (3.44) The notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 20 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Share capital Share premium AUD’000 AUD’000 Share based payment reserve AUD’000 Foreign exchange reserve Accumulated losses Total AUD’000 AUD’000 AUD’000 At 31 December 2018 411 14,162 2,984 Loss for the year Other comprehensive income Total comprehensive loss for the year - - - - - - - - - At 31 December 2019 411 14,162 2,984 Loss for the year Currency translation differences Total comprehensive loss for the year - - - - - - - - - 165 - 145 145 310 - 8 8 (11,415) 6,307 (2,886) - (2,886) (2,886) 145 (2,741) (14,301) 3,566 (950) - (950) (950) 8 (942) At 31 December 2020 411 14,162 2,984 318 (15,251) 2,624 The notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 21 Company Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Share capital Share premium Share based payment reserve Accumulated losses Total AUD’000 AUD’000 AUD’000 AUD’000 AUD’000 At 31 December 2018 411 14,162 2,984 (11,089) 6,468 Loss for the year Other comprehensive income Total comprehensive loss for the year - - - - - - - - - (2,498) - (2,498) (2,498) - (2,498) At 31 December 2019 411 14,162 2,984 (13,587) 3,970 Loss for the year Total comprehensive loss for the year - - - - - - (1,358) (1,358) (1,358) (1,358) At 31 December 2020 411 14,162 2,984 (14,945) 2,612 The notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 22 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at 31 December 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Assets Non-current assets Intangible assets Oil & gas properties Financial investments Trade and other receivables Total non-current assets Current assets Trade and other receivables Cash and cash equivalents Total current assets Total assets Liabilities Current liabilities Liabilities held for sale Trade and other payables Total current liabilities Total liabilities Net assets Equity attributable to owners of the parent Share capital Share premium account Share based payment reserve Foreign exchange reserve Retained earnings Total equity Note 2020 AUD’000 Restated 2019 AUD’000 7 8 10 12 12 13 9 14 15 422 - 459 1,005 1,886 8 1,229 1,237 3,123 457 42 499 499 2,624 422 94 797 - 1,313 1,701 1,712 3,413 4,726 - 1,160 1,160 1,160 3,566 411 14,162 2,984 318 (15,251) 411 14,162 2,984 310 (14,301) 2,624 3,566 The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 17 March 2021. Keith Coughlan Non-Executive Chairman Company registered number 03877125 Gregory Lee Executive Director The notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 23 Company Statement of Financial Position at 31 December 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Assets Non-current assets Intangible assets Oil & gas properties Financial investments Trade and other receivables Total non-current assets Current assets Trade and other receivables Cash and cash equivalents Total current assets Total assets Liabilities Current liabilities Liabilities held for sale Trade and other payables Total current liabilities Total liabilities Net assets Equity attributable to owners of the parent Share capital Share premium account Share based payment reserve Retained earnings Total equity Note 2020 AUD’000 Restated 2019 AUD’000 7 8 10 12 12 13 9 14 15 422 - 459 1,005 1,886 3 1,222 1,225 3,111 457 42 499 499 2,612 422 94 797 - 1,313 2,130 1,678 3,808 5,121 - 1,151 1,151 1,151 3,970 411 14,162 2,984 (14,945) 411 14,162 2,984 (13,587) 2,612 3,970 The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 17 March 2021. Keith Coughlan Non-Executive Chairman Company registered number 03877125 Gregory Lee Executive Director The notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 24 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Note 2020 AUD’000 Cash flows from operating activities (Loss) from operations Adjustments for: Impairment charge Creditors written off Exploration costs written-off Increase/(decrease) in trade and other receivables (Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables Net cash (outflow) from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Payments for intangible assets/OGPs Loans advanced to related parties Receipts on sale of AFS investments Net cash inflow from investing activities Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents Foreign exchange differences adjustments Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year Cash and cash equivalents comprise: Bank & cash available on demand Restated 2019 AUD’000 (3,137) 338 - 1,447 (277) 39 (1,590) (79) (284) 3,315 2,952 1,362 (26) 376 1,712 (842) 352 (181) - 668 (386) (389) - - 13 13 (376) (107) 1,712 1,229 13 1,229 1,712 The notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 25 Company Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2020 DORIEMUS PLC Note 2020 AUD’000 Cash flows from operating activities (Loss) from operations Adjustments for: Depletion and impairment charge Creditors written off Exploration costs written-off Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables (Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables Net cash (outflow) from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Payments for intangible assets/OGPs Loans advanced to related parties Receipts on sale of AFS investments Net cash inflow from investing activities Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents Foreign exchange differences adjustments Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year Cash and cash equivalents comprise: Bank & cash available on demand Restated 2019 AUD’000 (2,749) 338 - 1,447 (283) 13 (1,234) (79) (716) 3,315 2,520 1,286 - 392 1,678 (1,250) 861 (181) - 478 (270) (362) - - 13 13 (349) (107) 1,678 1,222 13 1,222 1,678 The notes form an integral part of these financial statements. 26 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 1 Accounting policies Background information Doriemus plc is incorporated and domiciled in the jurisdiction of England and Wales. The address of Doriemus plc’s registered office is c/o Hill Dickinson, The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London ECRA 2EW which is also the Company’s principal place of business. Doriemus plc’s shares in the form of CHESS Depositary Interests are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”). These Financial Statements (the "Financial Statements") have been prepared and approved by the Directors on 17 March 2021 and signed on their behalf by Gregory Lee and Keith Coughlan. Principal The principal activity of the Group is to invest in and / or acquire companies and / or projects with clear growth potential, focusing on businesses that are available at attractive valuations and hold opportunities to unlock imbedded value, mainly focusing in the mining, and oil & gas sectors. There were no significant changes in the nature of activities of the Group during the year. Basis of preparation The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. The policies have been consistently applied to the Company through all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards and EU adopted IFRICs (collectively IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) as adopted by European Union ("adopted IFRSs"), and in accordance with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to those companies preparing their accounts under IFRS. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and presented in AUD thousands (AUD’000). Going concern The 31 December 2020 financial report has been prepared on the going concern basis that contemplates the continuity of normal business activities and the realisation of assets and extinguishment of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. For the year ended 31 December 2020 the Group recorded a net loss of $950,000 (2019 net loss: $2,886,000) and at 31 December 2020 had a positive working capital of $738,000 (31 December 2019: $2,253,000). The Group also recorded a net cash outflow in operating activities for the year ended 31 December 2020 of $389,000 (2019: $1,590,000). The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period ending 31 March 2022 which take account of the current cost and operational structure of the Group. The cost structure of the Group comprises a high proportion of discretionary spend and therefore in the event that cash flows become constrained, costs can be quickly reduced to enable the Group to operate within its available funding. The Group has minimal contractual expenditure commitments and the Board considers the present funds sufficient to maintain the working capital of the Group for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of this report. The Group may need to raise additional funds to fund any future cash calls to retain its current interest in its investments at their current level. The Directors are confident that the Company will be successful in raising additional funds through the issue of new equity, should the need arise. However, factors beyond the Company’s control, including pandemic diseases such as COVID-19 (coronavirus), which affect the stock markets, may in turn have a negative impact on any fund raising. Based on these facts, the Directors consider the going concern basis of preparation to be appropriate for this financial report. Should the Company be unsuccessful in raising additional funds through the issue of new equity to fund future commitments for its existing assets, there is a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt whether the Group will be able to continue as a going concern and therefore, whether it will realise its assets and extinguish its liabilities in the normal course of business and at the amounts stated in the financial report. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relative to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or, to the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Group not continue as a going concern. 27 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 1 Accounting policies (continued) New standards, amendments and interpretations adopted by the Company No new and/or revised Standards and Interpretations have been required to be adopted, and/or are applicable in the current year by/to the Group, as standards, amendments and interpretations which are effective for the financial year beginning on 1 January 2020 are not material to the Group. Restatement from change of functional and presentation currency: The financial statements are presented in Australian Dollars (AUD), which is the functional currency of the Company from January 1, 2020. The change was made to reflect that AUD has become the predominant currency in the Company, counting for a significant part of the Company’s cash flow, cash flow management and financing. The change has been implemented with prospective effect. The change of presentation currency is applied retrospectively for comparative figures 31 December 2019. Currency translation effects for the comparative figures from functional currency to presentation currency AUD in 2019 are booked as translation differences towards equity. Comparison figures in the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows have been re-presented to reflect the currency rates of transactions in foreign currencies at the date of the transactions. The re-presentation of the statement of cash flow impacts the classification between currency translation adjustments and other components of cash flow. New standards, amendments and interpretations not yet adopted There are no other IFRSs or IFRIC interpretations that are not yet effective that would be expected to have a material impact on the Group. Basis of consolidation Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent company, using consistent accounting policies. Control, under IFRS10, is achieved when the Company: • has power over the investee; • is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and • has the ability to use its power to affect its returns. The Company reassesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control listed above. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group and cease to be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred out of the Group. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, all intercompany balances and transactions, income and expenses and profit and losses resulting from intra-Group transactions have been eliminated in full. The acquisition of subsidiaries has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The purchase method of accounting involves allocating the cost of the business combination to the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements include the results of subsidiaries for the period from their acquisition. Non-controlling interests represent the portion of profit or loss and net assets in subsidiaries not held by the Group and are presented separately in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and within equity in the consolidated statement of financial position. In the Company’s financial statements, investments in subsidiaries are carried at cost. Foreign currency transactions and balances Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded in the functional currency at the exchange rates ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate of exchange ruling at the reporting date. All differences in the consolidated financial report are taken to the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income. All differences in the consolidated financial report are taken to the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate as at the date of the initial transaction. Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date the fair value was determined. 28 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 1 Accounting policies (continued) Revenue Revenue from the production of oil, in which the Group has an interest with other producers, is recognised based on the Group’s working interest and the terms of the relevant production sharing contracts. Differences between oil lifted and sold and the Group’s share of production are not significant. Expenses Expenses are recognised in the period when obligations are incurred. Financial assets The Group classifies its financial assets into categories as set out below, depending on the purpose for which the asset was acquired. Cash and cash equivalents Includes cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within loans and borrowings in current liabilities on the statement of financial position. Trade and other receivables Trade and other receivables are initially measured at fair value plus any direct attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, trade and other receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses. Trade receivables are held in order to collect the contractual cash flows and are initially measured at the transaction price as defined in IFRS 15, as the contracts of the Group do not contain significant financing components. Impairment losses are recognised based on lifetime expected credit losses in profit or loss. Other receivables are held in order to collect the contractual cash flows and accordingly are measured at initial recognition at fair value, which ordinarily equates to cost and are subsequently measured at cost less impairment due to their short term nature. A provision for impairment is established based on 12-month expected credit losses unless there has been a significant increase in credit risk when lifetime expected credit losses are recognised. The amount of any provision is recognised in profit or loss. Financial liabilities The Group classifies its financial liabilities into one of the following categories, depending on the purpose for which the liability was acquired: - - - Trade payables and other short-term monetary liabilities, which are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method Bank and other borrowings are initially recognised at fair value net of any transaction costs directly attributable to the issue of the instrument. Income received in advance is recorded as deferred income on the balance sheet. Share capital Financial instruments issued by the Company are treated as equity only to the extent that they do not meet the definition of a financial liability. The Company’s ordinary and deferred shares are classified as equity instruments. 29 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) Reserves Share capital is the amount subscribed for ordinary shares at nominal value. Retained earnings / accumulated losses represent cumulative gains and losses of the Company attributable to equity shareholders. Share based payment reserve represents the value of equity benefits provided to employees and Directors as part of their remuneration and provided to consultants and advisors hired by the Group from time to time as part of the consideration paid. Investments in joint arrangements Joint arrangements represent the contractual sharing of control between parties in a business venture where unanimous decisions about relevant activities are required. Separate joint venture entities providing joint ventures with an interest to net assets are classified as a joint venture and accounted for using the equity method. Joint operations represent arrangements whereby joint operators maintain direct interests in each asset and exposure to each liability of the arrangement. The Group’s interests in assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses of joint operations are included in the respective line items of the consolidated financial statements. Gains and losses resulting from sales to a joint operation are recognised to the extent of the other parties’ interests. When the Group makes purchases from a joint operation, it does not recognise its share of the gains and losses from the joint arrangement until it resells those goods/assets to a third party. Intangible assets – Exploration of mineral resources Acquired intangible assets, which consist of mining rights, are valued at cost less accumulated amortisation. The Group applies the full cost method of accounting for exploration and evaluation costs, having regard to the requirements of IFRS 6 'Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources'. All costs associated with mining development and investment are capitalised on a project by project basis pending determination of the feasibility of the project. Such expenditure comprises appropriate technical and administrative expenses but not general overheads. Such exploration and evaluation costs are capitalised provided that the Company's rights to tenure are current and one of the following conditions is met: (i) (ii) such costs are expected to be recouped through successful development and exploitation of the area of interest or alternatively by its sale; or the activities have not reached a stage which permits a reasonable assessment of whether or not economically recoverable resources exist; or (iii) active and significant operations in relation to the area are continuing. When an area of interest is abandoned, or the Directors decide that it is not commercial, any exploration and evaluation costs previously capitalised in respect of that area are written off to profit or loss. Amortisation does not take place until production commences in these areas. Once production commences, amortisation is calculated on the unit of production method, over the remaining life of the mine. Impairment assessments are carried out regularly by the Directors. Exploration and evaluation assets are assessed for impairment when facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may exceed its recoverable amount. Such indicators include the point at which a determination is made as to whether or not commercial reserves exist. The asset's residual value and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date. An assets' carrying value is written down immediately to its recoverable value if the assets carrying amount is greater than its listed recoverable amount. 30 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 1 Accounting policies (continued) Oil and gas properties and other property, plant and equipment (i) Initial recognition Oil and gas properties and other property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The initial cost of an asset comprises its purchase price or construction cost, any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset into operation, the initial estimate of the decommissioning obligation and, for qualifying assets (where relevant), borrowing costs. The purchase price or construction cost is the aggregate amount paid and the fair value of any other consideration given to acquire the asset. The capitalised value of a finance lease is also included within property, plant and equipment. When a development project moves into the production stage, the capitalisation of certain construction/development costs ceases, and costs are either regarded as part of the cost of inventory or expensed, except for costs which qualify for capitalisation relating to oil and gas property asset additions, improvements or new developments. (ii) Depreciation/amortisation Oil and gas properties are depreciated/amortised on a unit-of-production basis over the total proved developed and undeveloped reserves of the field concerned, except in the case of assets whose useful life is shorter than the lifetime of the field, in which case the straight-line method is applied. Rights and concessions are depleted on the unit-of-production basis over the total proved developed and undeveloped reserves of the relevant area. The unit-of-production rate calculation for the depreciation/amortisation of field development costs takes into account expenditures incurred to date, together with sanctioned future development expenditure. An item of property, plant and equipment and any significant part initially recognised is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income when the asset is derecognised. The asset’s residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation/amortisation are reviewed at each reporting period and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate. (ii) Major maintenance, inspection and repairs Expenditure on major maintenance refits, inspections or repairs comprises the cost of replacement assets or parts of assets, inspection costs and overhaul costs. Where an asset, or part of an asset that was separately depreciated and is now written off is replaced and it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group, the expenditure is capitalised. Where part of the asset replaced was not separately considered as a component and therefore not depreciated separately, the replacement value is used to estimate the carrying amount of the replaced asset(s) and is immediately written off. Inspection costs associated with major maintenance programmes are capitalised and amortised over the period to the next inspection. All other day-to-day repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Assets held for sale Non-current assets are classified as held-for-sale if it is highly probable that they will be recovered through sale rather than continuing use. Immediately before classification as held-for-sale, the assets are remeasured in accordance with the Group’s other accounting policies. Thereafter generally the assets are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Impairment losses on initial classification as held-for-sale and subsequent gains or losses on remeasurement are recognised in profit or loss. 31 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 1 Accounting policies (continued) Provision for rehabilitation / Decommissioning Liability The Group recognises a decommissioning liability where it has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, and it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount of obligation can be made. The obligation generally arises when the asset is installed, or the ground/environment is disturbed at the field location. When the liability is initially recognised, the present value of the estimated costs is capitalised by increasing the carrying amount of the related oil and gas assets to the extent that it was incurred by the development/construction of the field. Any decommissioning obligations that arise through the production of inventory are expensed when the inventory item is recognised in cost of goods sold. Changes in the estimated timing or cost of decommissioning are dealt with prospectively by recording an adjustment to the provision and a corresponding adjustment to oil and gas assets. Any reduction in the decommissioning liability and, therefore, any deduction from the asset to which it relates, may not exceed the carrying amount of that asset. If it does, any excess over the carrying value is taken immediately to the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. If the change in estimate results in an increase in the decommissioning liability and, therefore, an addition to the carrying value of the asset, the Group considers whether this is an indication of impairment of the asset as a whole, and if so, tests for impairment. If, for mature fields, the estimate for the revised value of oil and gas assets net of decommissioning provisions exceeds the recoverable value, that portion of the increase is charged directly to expense. Over time, the discounted liability is increased for the change in present value based on the discount rate that reflects current market assessments and the risks specific to the liability. The periodic unwinding of the discount is recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as a finance cost. The Group recognises neither the deferred tax asset in respect of the temporary difference on the decommissioning liability nor the corresponding deferred tax liability in respect of the temporary difference on a decommissioning asset. Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions The preparation of the Group’s financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the accompanying disclosures, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets or liabilities affected in future periods. In particular, the Group has identified the following areas where significant judgements, estimates and assumptions are required. Further information on each of these areas and how they impact the various accounting policies are described below and also in the relevant notes to the financial statements. Changes in estimates are accounted for prospectively. Judgements (i) In the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies, management has made the following judgements, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements: (a) Contingencies Contingent liabilities may arise from the ordinary course of business in relation to claims against the Group, including legal, contractor, land access and other claims. By their nature, contingencies will be resolved only when one or more uncertain future events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of the existence, and potential quantum, of contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgement and the use of estimates regarding the outcome of future events. 32 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 1 Accounting policies (continued) (ii) Estimates and assumptions The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are described below. The Group based its assumptions and estimates on parameters available when the financial statements were prepared. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments, however, may change due to market change or circumstances arising beyond the control of the Group. Such changes are reflected in the assumptions when they occur. Exploration and evaluation expenditures (a) The application of the Group’s accounting policy for exploration and evaluation expenditure requires judgement to determine whether future economic benefits are likely, from future either exploitation or sale, or whether activities have not reached a stage which permits a reasonable assessment of the existence of reserves. The determination of reserves and resources is itself an estimation process that involves varying degrees of uncertainty depending on how the resources are classified. These estimates directly impact when the Group defers exploration and evaluation expenditure. The deferral policy requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions about future events and circumstances, in particular, whether an economically viable extraction operation can be established. Any such estimates and assumptions may change as new information becomes available. If, after expenditure is capitalised, information becomes available suggesting that the recovery of the expenditure is unlikely, the relevant capitalised amount is written off in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income in the period when the new information becomes available. Fair value measurement (b) The Group measures financial instruments, such as equity investments and non-trade receivables, at fair value at each balance sheet date. From time to time, the fair values of non-financial assets and liabilities are required to be determined, e.g., when the entity acquires a business, or where an entity measures the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit (CGU) at FVLCD. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest. A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use. The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs. From time to time external valuers are used to assess FVLCD of the Company’s non-financial assets. Involvement of external valuers is decided upon by the Valuation Committee after discussion with and approval by the Company’s Directors. Selection criteria include market knowledge, reputation, independence and whether professional standards are maintained. Valuers are normally rotated every three years. The Valuation Committee decides, after discussions with the Group’s external valuers, which valuation techniques and inputs to use for each case. Changes in estimates and assumptions about these inputs could affect the reported fair value. 33 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 1 Accounting policies (continued) Current and deferred income tax The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the income statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case the tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively. The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company’s subsidiaries and associates operate and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities. Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. However, the deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit nor loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realised, or the deferred income tax liability is settled. Deferred income tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised. Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on disallowed expenses, expect where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Company and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income taxes assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the taxable entity or different taxable entities where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis. 2 Revenue and segmental reporting Segmental reporting Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Board. The Group’s current revenue is all generated in the United Kingdom from oil & gas production in accordance with its farm-in agreements, within the United Kingdom. However, with this segment in its infancy, and with the only major related transactions being the carrying value of the oil & gas properties assets as described in Note 8, no further segmental analysis is deemed useful to disclose currently. The revenue from this segmental was nil (2019: AUD18,000). Subject to further acquisitions, the Group’s expects to further review its segmental information during the forthcoming financial year and update accordingly. 34 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 3 Staff and Director costs Staff costs, including Directors, consist of: Fees and remuneration for management services Employers NI Pension costs Group 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 167 - 167 494 7 501 The Group has no employees other than the Directors. No pension contributions were made in respect of the Directors (2019: nil). The key management personnel of the Group are the Board of Directors and their remuneration is disclosed below; 2020 K Coughlan D Strang G Lee 2019 K Coughlan D Strang G Lee D Lenigas* H Harris** * Resigned 19 June 2019 ** Resigned 17 July 2019 No Directors’ fees remain unpaid as at 31 December 2020 (2019: $45,200). Fees and salaries AUD’000 54 55 58 167 Fees and salaries AUD’000 29 97 134 156 48 464 Group Share based payments AUD’000 - - - - Share based payments AUD’000 - - - - - Total AUD’000 54 55 58 167 Total AUD’000 29 97 134 156 48 464 35 Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) DORIEMUS PLC 4 Loss from operations Loss from operations is stated after charging: Group Company 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 Fees payable to the auditor for the audit and review of: Parent company and consolidated financial statements Foreign currency exchange losses Depletion charge 5 Taxation Current tax expense: UK corporation tax and income tax of overseas operations on profits for the year Total income tax expense The reasons for the difference between the actual tax charge for the period and the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK applied to profits for the year are as follows: Loss for the period Standard rate of corporation tax in the UK Loss on ordinary activities multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax Expenses not deductible for tax purposes Future income tax benefit not brought to account Current tax charge for year 30 41 - 71 26 17 9 52 30 41 - 71 26 17 9 52 Group Company 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 - - - - - - - - Group Company 2020 AUD’000 (950) 19% 2019 AUD’000 (2,886) 19% 2020 AUD’000 (1,358) 19% 2019 AUD’000 (2,498) 19% (181) - 181 - (548) - 548 - (258) - 258 - (475) - 475 - No deferred tax asset has been recognised because there is uncertainty of the timing of suitable future profits against which they can be recovered. 6 Loss per share The calculation of the basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the consolidated loss attributable to the equity holders of the Group by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year. Basic earnings per share (cents) Diluted earnings per share (cents) (Loss) attributable to equity shareholders (AUD’000) Group Company 2020 (1.64) (1.64) (950) 2019 (4.98) (3.98) 2020 (2.34) (2.34) 2019 (4.31) (3.44) (2,886) (1,358) (2,498) Number Number Number Number Weighted average number of shares - basic 57,983,125 57,983,125 57,983,125 57,983,125 The diluted number of shares includes 14.45 million share options (2019: 14.45 million share options) as described in Note 15. However the impact of the share options are considered to be anti-dilutive. 36 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 7 Intangible assets Cost At 31 December 2018 Cost Foreign exchange translation At 31 December 2019 Additions At 31 December 2020 Amortisation and impairment At 31 December 2018 Additions Foreign exchange translation At 31 December 2019 Impairment At 31 December 2020 Net book value At 31 December 2020 At 31 December 2019 Group and Company Licences & Exploration costs AUD’000 Licences & Exploration costs AUD’000 532 13 26 571 - 571 - (145) (4) (149) - (149) 422 422 532 13 26 571 - 571 - (145) (4) (149) - (149) 422 422 On 10 August 2016 the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a 5% beneficial interest in the onshore Isle of Wight oil & gas licence “PEDL 331”, in the United Kingdom. Consideration paid for the total 5% interest totalled £200,000 (AUD374,540). During 2019 the Company incurred direct exploration costs in relation to PEDL331 of AUD192,000. 37 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 8 Oil & gas properties Cost Opening balance Additions Disposals Exploration costs written-off Foreign exchange translation Closing balance Depletion and impairment Opening balance Impairment charge Additions Disposal Foreign exchange translation Closing balance Net book value At 31 December 2020 Transferred to asset held for sale Group and Company Oil & Gas Properties 2020 AUD’000 Oil & Gas Properties 2019 AUD’000 94 - - - - 94 - 76 - - - 76 18 (18) - 2,601 66 (885) (1,472) (216) 94 24 9 (8) (26) 1 - 94 - 94 Impairment review The Oil & Gas properties comprised the 20% participating interest in the Lidsey oil field, in the United Kingdom and the 10% participating interest in the Brockham oil field, also in the United Kingdom. During the year ended 31 December 2019, the Company sold its 10% participating interest in the Lidsey oil field for £468,000 (AUD859,000), resulting in a small gain of £3,000 (AUD5,500) during the year. The Company had previously written down this interest during the previous year. On 22 October 2020, Doriemus agreed to dispose its entire 10% interest in Brockham to a subsidiary of Angus Energy Plc (“Operator”) for consideration of GBP10,000 (AUD18,000). As a result the Group’s interest has been written down to AUD18,000 and transferred to asset held for sale. The transfer of Doriemus’ interest in Brockham will complete after the UK regulator approves the transfer. 38 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (continued) 9 Net liabilities held for sale Asset transferred from oil and gas properties Liabilities on asset held for sale Net liabilities held for sale at 31 December Group and Company 2020 AUD’000 18 (475) (457) 2019 AUD’000 - - - On 22 October 2020, Doriemus announced the Company agreed to dispose of its entire 10% interest in Brockham to a subsidiary of Angus Energy Plc (the “Operator) for consideration of GBP10,000 (AUD18,000). The consideration will be set-off against all of the remaining accrued contractual amounts owed by Doriemus to the Operator under the existing joint operating agreement, including historic cash calls, abandonment liabilities and VAT, which total approximately GBP260,000 (AUD475,000). 10 Financial investments Investment in Listed & unlisted securities Valuation at 1 January Additions at cost Disposal proceeds Impairment and change in fair value Net gain on disposals & market value movements Valuation at 31 December Group and Company 2020 AUD’000 797 - (62) (276) - 459 2019 AUD’000 1,772 4,835 (7,272) (188) 1,650 797 Financial investments comprise investments in listed and unlisted companies which are at market value, and are held by the Group as a mix of strategic and short term investments. At 31 December 2020, the Directors have carried out a fair value review and have considered that an impairment and fair value adjustment of AUD276,000 (2019: AUD188,000) is required in relation to its financial investments. 11 Investment in subsidiaries Company Country of Registration Proportion held Nature of business Direct Doriemus Energy Pty Ltd Via Doriemus Energy Pty Ltd Doriemus L15 Pty Ltd Australia Australia 100% 100% Oil and Gas Services Company Dormant company The Parent company acquired all of the subsidiaries on their incorporation for nominal share holdings of A$10. 12 Trade and other receivables Loan to related party – non-current (See Note 18) Loan to related party – current (See Note 18) Other receivables - current Prepayments and accrued income - current Group Company 2020 AUD’000 1,005 - 8 - 1,013 2019 AUD’000 - 1,335 360 6 1,701 2020 AUD’000 1,005 - 3 - 1,008 2019 AUD’000 - 1,767 358 5 2,130 The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value. 39 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 13 Cash and cash equivalents Analysis by currency; Sterling Australian Dollar 14 Trade and other payables Trade payables Other payables Accrued liabilities and deferred income Group Company 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 1,166 63 1,229 1,633 79 1,712 1,166 56 1,222 1,633 45 1,678 Group Company 2020 AUD’000 22 2 18 42 2019 AUD’000 772 55 333 1,160 2020 AUD’000 22 2 18 42 2019 AUD000 772 55 324 1,151 The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates to their fair value. 15 Share capital Ordinary shares of 0.4p each Allotted, called up and fully paid At 31 December 2018 At 31 December 2019 At 31 December 2020 Ordinary Shares Number 57,938,125 57,983,125 57,983,125 Nominal Value AUD’000 411 411 411 Dividends Paid During the years ended 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020, the Group paid no dividends. Capital Management The Group’s capital comprises the ordinary shares 0.4p (2019: 0.4p) each, as shown above. The Group’s objectives when maintaining capital are:   to safeguard the entity's ability to continue as a going concern, so that it can continue to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, and to provide an adequate return to shareholders by pricing products and services commensurately with the level of risk. The Group sets the amount of capital it requires in proportion to risk. The Group manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares, or sell assets to reduce debt. Share Options The Group has as at 31 December 2020, 14,450,000 (2019: 14,450,000) share options issued through its share schemes. During the year nil share options were issued (2019: nil). The share options on issue have exercise prices of 13.2p up to 20p per share, which are exercisable on various dates up to 28 September 2022. The Group cancelled none of the existing options on issue (2019: nil). During the year no options lapsed (2019: nil). Warrants in issue As at 31 December 2020, nil warrants remained outstanding (2019: nil). No warrants were issued during the year (2019: nil). 40 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 16 Share based payments Share options held by Directors, employees and third parties as at 31 December 2020 are as follows: Grant date Expiry date Exercise price 11 May 2017 24 May 2017 29 September 2017 29 September 2017 Total options in issue 30 June 2021 30 June 2021 28 September 2021 28 September 2022 £ 0.20 0.132 0.1917 0.1917 Outstanding as at 31 December 2020 Number 75,000 1,250,000 2,000,000 11,125,000 14,450,000 17 Material non-cash transactions During the year the significant non-cash transactions were as follows:    $76,000 impairment on asset held for sale. Refer Note 8 Oil and gas properties. $276,000 impairment on financial investments. Refer Note 10 Financial investments. Creditors written back of $181,000. 18 Related party transactions The Group had the following amounts outstanding from its investee companies (Note 10 Financial Investments) at 31 December: Doriemus Energy Pty Ltd Horse Hill Development Ltd (“Horse Hill”) Loan Interest receivable (“Horse Hill”) Group Company 2020 AUD’000 - 850 155 1,005 2019 AUD’000 - 1,190 145 1,335 2020 AUD’000 - 850 155 1,005 2019 AUD’000 432 1,190 145 1,767 The above loans outstanding are included within trade and other receivables, Note 12. The loan to Horse Hill has been made in accordance with the terms of the investment agreement whereby it accrues interest daily at the Bank of England base rate +10%, and is repayable out of future cashflows. The amount outstanding from Doriemus Energy Pty Ltd, a controlled entity of the Company of $509,000 has been written off in the Company’s statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. The amount owing to Angus Energy Weald Basin No.3 Limited, a related party of $181,000 has been written off in the Group’s and Company’s statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income. Remuneration of Key Management Personnel The remuneration of the Directors, and other key management personnel of the Group, is set out below in aggregate for each of the categories specified for Related Party Disclosures. Short-term employee benefits Group Company 2020 AUD’000 167 167 2019 AUD’000 464 464 2020 AUD’000 67 67 2019 AUD’000 354 354 41 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 19 Financial instruments Financial risk management The Board of Directors sets the treasury policies and objectives of the Group, which includes controls over the procedures used to manage financial market risks. It is, and has been throughput the period under review, the Group’s policy that no major trading in financial instruments shall be undertaken. The main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments are:       interest rate risk; liquidity risk; credit risk; market risk; commodity price risk; and foreign currency risk. Principal financial instruments The principal financial instruments used by the Group from which financial instrument risk arises, are as follows: Financial assets Other receivables (Note 12) Other loans (Note 12) Cash and cash equivalents (Note 13) Total financial assets classified as loans and receivables Group Company 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 8 1,005 1,229 2,242 360 1,335 1,712 3,407 3 1,005 1,222 2,230 358 1,767 1,678 3,803 The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the fair value of each class of receivable set out above. At 31 December 2020 and 2019 the carrying amounts of financial assets approximate to their fair values. Financial liabilities Net liabilities held for sale (Note 9) Trade payables (Note 14) Other payables (Note 14) Accrued liabilities (Note 14) Total financial liabilities measured at amortised cost Group Company 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 2020 AUD’000 2019 AUD’000 457 22 2 18 499 - 772 55 333 1,160 457 22 2 18 499 - 772 55 324 1,151 To the extent trade and other payables are not carried at fair value in the statement of financial position, book value approximates to fair value at 31 December 2020 and 2019. All financial assets and liabilities are due in less than 6 months. 42 Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) DORIEMUS PLC The Group is exposed through its operations to one or more of the following financial risks: Interest rate risk The Group has minimal risk towards interest rate changes, other than those effects on interest being received on cash held in the Group’s bank accounts. Liquidity risk The Group manages liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. Due to the dynamic nature of the underlying businesses, the Group aims at ensuring flexibility in its liquidity profile by maintaining the ability to undertake capital raisings. Credit risk Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Group. The Group has adopted the policy of only dealing with credit worthy counterparties and obtaining sufficient collateral or other security where appropriate, as a means of mitigating the risk of financial loss from defaults. The Group does not have any significant credit risk exposure to any single counterparty or any Group of counterparties having similar characteristics. The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements, net of any provisions for losses, represents the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk. All cash equivalents are held with financial institutions with a credit rating of -AA or above. Market risk The Group’s current exposure to market risk is fundamentally linked to its interest in its listed financial investments, and the market price fluctuations thereof. The Board agrees and reviews policies and financial instruments for risk management. The primary objectives of the treasury function are to provide competitively priced funding for the activities of the Group and to identify and manage financial risk. Commodity price risk The Group is exposed to the risk of fluctuations in prevailing market commodity prices on the mix of oil and gas products through its farm-in arrangements. The Group has minimal risk towards commodity price changes, other than those effects on the loan to Horse Hill. Foreign Currency risk The Group undertakes certain transactions denominated in foreign currency and are exposed to foreign currency risk through foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognised financial assets and financial liabilities denominated in a currency that is not the entity’s functional currency. The risk is measured using sensitivity analysis. The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from currency exposure to the Pound Sterling (GBP). The Group was not exposed to material foreign currency risk at 31 December 2019. At 31 December 2020, the Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk at the end of the reporting period, expressed in Australian dollar, was as follows: 43 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 19 Financial instruments (continued) Foreign Currency risk (continued) Cash and cash equivalents (Note 13) Trade and other receivables (Note 12) Net liabilities held for sale (Note 9) Group 2020 AUD’000 Company 2020 AUD’000 1,166 1,005 2,171 (457) (457) 1,166 1,005 2,171 (457) (457) Sensitivity analysis (Group) A reasonably possible strengthening (weakening) of the GBP against AUD at 31 December 2020 would have affected the measurement of financial instruments denominated in a foreign currency and affected equity and profit or loss for the Group and the Company by the amounts shown below. This analysis assumes all other variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant. Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables – non-current Net liabilities held for sale Group Company Increase (Decrease) in Equity and Profit of Loss AUD to GBP AUD to GBP +10% AUD’000 (-10%) AUD’000 +10% AUD’000 (-10%) AUD’000 (102) (91) (193) 39 39 134 112 246 (53) (53) (102) (91) (193) 39 39 134 112 246 (53) (53) Fair value measurements The fair value of the Group’s and Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities must be estimated for recognition and measurement or for disclosure purposes. IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures requires disclosure of fair value measurements by level of the following fair value measurement hierarchy: i) ii) iii) Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1) Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (as prices) or indirectly (level 2); and Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs) (level 3). Financial investments Trade and other receivables Net liabilities held for sale Fair value hierarchy as at 31 December 2020 Level 1 AUD’000 Level 2 AUD’000 Level 3 AUD’000 Total AUD’000 - - - - - - - - - - 459 1,005 1,464 (457) (457) 459 1,005 1,464 (457) (457) 44 DORIEMUS PLC Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 (continued) 20 Events after the end of the reporting period No matter or circumstance has arisen that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the Group’s operations in future financial years, or the results of those operations in future financial years, or the Group’s state of affairs in future financial years. 21 Commitments and contingencies The Directors have confirmed that there were no contingent liabilities or capital commitments which should be disclosed at 31 December 2020. No provision has been made in the financial statements for any amounts in relation to any capital expenditure requirements of the Group’s farm-in agreements, and such costs are expected to be fulfilled in the normal course of the operations of the Group. 22 Ultimate controlling party There is not considered to be an ultimate controlling party of the parent company. 45 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ASX LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES DORIEMUS PLC The following additional information is required by the Australian Securities Exchange in respect of listed public companies only. 1. Shareholding as at 5 March 2021 (a) Distribution of Equity Shareholders Category (size of holding) Shares (including CDIs) Options (unlisted) Number of Shareholders Number of Shares Number of option holders Number of options 1 – 1,000 1,001 – 5,000 5,001 – 10,000 10,001 – 100,000 100,001 and over Total 259 126 65 134 61 645 175,468 378,835 485,098 4,437,663 52,506,061 57,983,125 - - - 1 9 10 - - - 75,000 14,375,000 14,450,000 (b) Number of Shareholders with Less than a Marketable Parcel 435 (c) Voting Rights The Company is incorporated under the legal jurisdiction of England and Wales. To enable companies such as the Company to have their securities cleared and settled electronically through CHESS, Depositary Instruments called CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) are issued. Each CDI represents one underlying ordinary share in the Company (Share). The main difference between holding CDIs and Shares is that CDI holders hold the beneficial ownership in the Shares instead of legal title. CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Limited (CDN), a subsidiary of ASX, holds the legal title to the underlying Shares. Pursuant to the ASX Settlement Operating Rules, CDI holders receive all of the economic benefits of actual ownership of the underlying Shares. CDIs are traded in a manner similar to shares of Australian companies listed on ASX. CDIs will be held in uncertificated form and settled/transferred through CHESS. No share certificates will be issued to CDI holders. Each CDI is entitled to one vote when a poll is called, otherwise each member present at a meeting or by proxy has one vote on a show of hands. If holders of CDls wish to attend and vote at the Company's general meetings, they will be able to do so. Under the ASX Listing Rules and the ASX Settlement Operating Rules, the Company as an issuer of CDls must allow CDI holders to attend any meeting of the holders of Shares unless relevant English law at the time of the meeting prevents CDI holders from attending those meetings. In order to vote at such meetings, CDI holders have the following options: (a) instructing CDN, as the legal owner, to vote the Shares underlying their CDls in a particular manner. A voting instruction form will be sent to CDI holders with the notice of meeting or proxy statement for the meeting and this must be completed and returned to the Company's Share Registry prior to the meeting; or 46 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ASX LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES DORIEMUS PLC (b) informing the Company that they wish to nominate themselves or another person to be appointed as CDN's proxy with respect to their Shares underlying the CDls for the purposes of attending and voting at the general meeting; or (c) converting their CDls into a holding of Shares and voting these at the meeting (however, if thereafter the former CDI holder wishes to sell their investment on ASX it would be necessary to convert the Shares back to CDls). In order to vote in person, the conversion must be completed prior to the record date for the meeting. See above for further information regarding the conversion process. As holders of CDls will not appear on the Company's share register as the legal holders of the Shares, they will not be entitled to vote at Shareholder meetings unless one of the above steps is undertaken. As each CDI represents one Share, a CDI Holder will be entitled to one vote for every CDl they hold. Proxy forms, CDI voting instruction forms and details of these alternatives will be included in each notice of meeting sent to CDI holders by the Company. These voting rights exist only under the ASX Settlement Operating Rules, rather than under the Companies Act 2006 (England and Wales). Since CDN is the legal holder of the applicable Shares and the holders of CDIs are not themselves the legal holder of their applicable Shares, the holders of CDls do not have any directly enforceable rights under the Company’s articles of association. As holders of CDIs will not appear on our share register as the legal holders of shares of ordinary shares they will not be entitled to vote at our shareholder meetings unless one of the above steps is undertaken. (d) 20 Largest Shareholders as at 5 March 2021 CDIs 7,558,693 7,068,182 3,700,000 2,677,999 2,521,612 2,341,337 2,000,000 1,338,275 1,306,782 1,250,000 1,169,550 1,116,204 1,089,926 1,042,196 1,000,000 950,000 924,739 750,000 750,000 724,000 41,279,495 % 13.04 12.19 6.38 4.62 4.35 4.04 3.45 2.31 2.25 2.16 2.02 1.93 1.88 1.80 1.72 1.64 1.59 1.29 1.29 1.25 71.20 Shareholder HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED MR JAY EVAN DALE HUGHES PORTFOLIO DESIGN GROUP FLUE HOLDINGS PTY LTD BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD SIX SIS LTD ALEXANDER HOLDINGS (WA) PTY LTD OCEAN VIEW WA PTY LTD KOBIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD BRISQUE PTY LTD ALR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 MR BOBBY VINCENT LI 13 14 15 OCEAN VIEW WA PTY LTD 16 17 18 MR BEN WEST STATHAM + MRS ELLE LOUISE STATHAM HSDL NOMINEES LIMITED GOLDEN TRIANGLE CAPITAL PTY LTD PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED S/F A/C> 19 MR HAMISH HARRIS 20 MR PAVLE TOMASEVIC 47 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ASX LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES (e) Substantial Shareholders as at 5 March 2021 DORIEMUS PLC To the best of Doriemus’ knowledge, the names of all Substantial Holders and the number of equity securities in which each Substantial Holder has a relevant interest (within the meaning of section 608 of the Corporations Act) is as follows: No. 1 2 3 Shareholder HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED MR JAY EVAN DALE HUGHES CDIs 7,558,693 7,068,182 3,700,000 18,326,875 % 13.04 12.19 6.38 31.61 2. Name of Joint Company Secretaries Donald Strang and Jessamyn Lyons 3. Principal Registered Offices Australia Suite 2 11 Ventnor Avenue West Perth WA 6005 Telephone +61 (0) 6245 2050 United Kingdom c/o Hill Dickinson The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2EW Telephone +44 (0) 7897 584 153 4. Registers of Securities The Company operates a certificated principal register of Shares in the UK branch and an uncertificated issuer sponsored sub-register of CDIs and an uncertificated CHESS sub-register of CDIs in Australia. The Company’s uncertificated issuer sponsored sub-register of CDIs and uncertificated CHESS sub-register of CDIs is maintained by Computershare as per the below. The branch register is the register of the legal title (and will reflect legal ownership by CDN of the Shares underlying the CDIs with the Shares held by CDN recorded on the branch register of Shares in Australia). The two uncertificated sub-registers of CDIs combined make up the register of beneficial title of the Shares underlying the CDIs. The Register of Securities is held at: Australia Computershare Investor Services Limited Level 11 172 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Telephone number: +61 (0) 9323 2000 United Kingdom Computershare Investor Services PLC The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road Bristol, BS99 6ZZ United Kingdom Telephone number: +44 (0) 370 702 0003 48 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ASX LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES 5. Securities Exchange Listing DORIEMUS PLC Quotation has been granted for all the CDIs of the Company on the Australian Securities Exchange Limited. The Company is not listed on any other exchange. 6. Unquoted Securities Doriemus has 14,450,000 options on issue, which are exercisable over 14,450,000 ordinary shares as follows: Grant date Expiry date Exercise price 11 May 2017 24 May 2017 30 June 2021 30 June 2021 29 September 2017 28 September 2021 29 September 2017 28 September 2022 £ 0.20 0.132 0.1917 0.1917 Total No single person holds 20% or more of the equity securities in an unquoted class. Outstanding as at 31 December 2020 Number 75,000 1,250,000 2,000,000 11,125,000 14,450,000 7. Restricted Securities There are no restricted securities on issue. 8. On Market Buy-Back There is no current on-market buy-back of our securities. 9. Section 611 (7) Corporations Act There are no issues of securities approved for the purposes of Item 7 of section 611 of the Corporations Act which have not yet been completed. 10. Place of Incorporation Doriemus is incorporated in the jurisdiction of England and Wales with company number 03877125. Doriemus is registered as a foreign company in Australia with registered number 619 213 437. 11. Summary of licences as at 5 March 2021 Asset Brockham PL 235 Horse Hill* PEDL 137 Horse Hill* PEDL 246 Isle of Wight PEDL331 GGO EL 2015/13 GGO EL 2015/14 Country UK Doriemus Interest 10% participating interest in PL 235 Status Producing Operator Angus Licence Area 8.9km2 UK UK UK 4% shareholding in HHDL (representing a 2.6% attributable interest in PEDL137) 4% shareholding in HHDL (representing a 2.6% attributable interest in PEDL 246) 5% participating interest in PEDL 331 Exploration HHDL 99.3km2 Exploration HHDL 43.4km2 Exploration UKOG 199.8km2 Greenland 2.82% shareholding in GGO (representing a Exploration GGO 2.64% interest in EL 2015/13) Greenland 2.82% shareholding in GGO (representing a Exploration GGO 2.572 km2 2.923 km2 2.64% interest in EL 2015/14) 49 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT DORIEMUS PLC Doriemus PLC is committed to high standards of corporate governance. The Company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) and advise that copy of our corporate governance section of the Company’s website www. Doriemus.co.uk (together with the various Corporate Governance policies of the Company). This corporate governance statement relates to the financial year ended 31 December 2020, and has been approved by the Board. A Corporate Governance summary discloses the extent to which the Company will follow the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council in its publication ‘Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (4th Edition)’ (Recommendations). The Recommendations are not mandatory, however, the Recommendations that will not be followed have been identified and reasons have been provided for not following them. As a company registered in England and Wales, the Company is not required to comply with the provisions of the Governance Code or the Corporate Governance Code for Small and Mid-Size Quoted Companies 2013 published by the Quoted Companies Alliance. However, the Board recognises the importance of sound corporate governance and intends that the Company will comply with the provisions of the Governance Code, the QCA Guidelines and the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations insofar as they are appropriate given the Company’s size and stage of development. A summary of the key risks for the Company are set out below. Communication with shareholders The Board recognises it is accountable to shareholders for the performance and activities of the Company. The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Company will provide an opportunity for the Chairman to present to the shareholders a report on current operations and developments and enable the shareholders to express their views about the Company’s business. The Board The Board of Doriemus PLC currently consists of two Non-Executive Directors and one Executive Director (Technical). The composition of the Board ensures no one individual or Group of persons dominates the decision making process. The Board is responsible to the shareholders for setting the direction of the Company through the establishment of strategic objectives and key policies. The Board meets on a regular basis and considers the strategic direction, approves major capital expenditure, and any other matters having a material effect on the Company. Presentations are made to the Board on the activities and both the Executive and Non-Executive Directors undertake visits to operations. All Directors have access to management, including the Company Secretaries, and to such information as is needed to carry out their duties and responsibilities fully and effectively. The composition and tenure of the Board as of 31 December 2020, as well as each member’s independence status during 2020, was as follows: Director Director Position Tenure1 Independence Keith Coughlan2 Donald Strang Executive Chairman Executive Finance Director 1.5 years 7.5 years Gregory Lee Executive Technical Director 2.3 years Yes No No Audit & Risk Committee Remuneration & Nomination Committee x x NOTES: 1 – Calculated as of 31 December 2020. 2 – Mr Coughlan was appointed to the Board on 19 June 2019. 50 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT Takeover regulations DORIEMUS PLC Doriemus plc is not subject to Chapters 6, 6A, 6B or 6C of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), or Corporations Act, dealing with the acquisitions of shares (including substantial shareholdings and takeovers). Chapters 6, 6A, 6B and 6C of the Corporations Act dealing with the acquisition of shares (including acquisitions and takeovers) does not apply to the Company given it is incorporated in England and Wales. Instead the Company is subject to the application of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers in the UK (the “City Code”) and further detailed below. Mandatory bid The Company is subject to the application of the City Code. Under Rule 9 of the City Code, any person who acquires an interest in shares which, taken together with shares in which he or persons acting in concert with him are interested, carry 30% or more of the voting rights in the Company will normally be required to make a general offer to all the remaining shareholders to acquire their shares. Similarly, when any person or persons acting in concert is interested in shares which in aggregate carry 30% of the voting rights of the Company but which do not carry more than 50% of the voting rights in the Company, a general offer will normally be required to be made if he or any person acting in concert with him acquires an interest in any other shares in the Company. An offer under Rule 9 must be in cash, normally at the highest price paid within the preceding 12 months for any interest in shares of the same class acquired in the Company by the person required to make the offer or any person acting in concert with him. Squeeze-out Under the Companies Act 2006 (England and Wales), if an offeror were to make an offer to acquire all of the shares in the Company not already owned by it and were to acquire 90% of the shares to which such offer related it could then compulsorily acquire the remaining 10%. The offeror would do so by sending a notice to outstanding members telling them that it will compulsorily acquire their shares and then, six weeks later, it would deliver a transfer of the outstanding shares in its favour to the Company which would execute the transfers on behalf of the relevant members, and pay the consideration to the Company which would hold the consideration on trust for outstanding members. The consideration offered to the members whose shares are compulsorily acquired under this procedure must, in general, be the same as the consideration that was available under the original offer unless a member can show that the offer value is unfair. Sell-out The Companies Act 2006 (England and Wales) also gives minority members a right to be bought out in certain circumstances by an offeror who has made a takeover offer. If a takeover offer related to all the shares in the Company and, at any time before the end of the period within which the offer could be accepted, the offeror held or had agreed to acquire not less than 90% of the shares, any holder of shares to which the offer related who had not accepted the offer could by a written communication to the offeror require it to acquire those shares. The offeror would be required to give any member notice of his/her right to be bought out within one month of that right arising. The offeror may impose a time limit on the rights of minority members to be bought out, but that period cannot end less than three months after the end of the acceptance period or, if later, three months from the date on which notice is served on members notifying them of their sell-out rights. If a member exercises his/her rights, the offerors are entitled and bound to acquire those shares on the terms of the offer or on such other terms as may be agreed. Key risks Our business faces many risks. We believe the risks described below are the material risks that we face. However, the risks described below may not be the only risks that we face. Additional unknown risks or risks that we currently consider immaterial, may also impair our business operations. If any of the events or circumstances described below actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer, and the trading price of our Shares / CDIs could decline significantly. The Board reviews the entity’s risk management framework at least annually to satisfy itself that it continues to be sound. There can be no guarantee that the Company will deliver on its business strategy, that the Company will generate any revenue. Investors should note that past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. If any of the risks referred to in this annual report were to occur, the results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company could be materially adversely affected. If that were to be the case, the trading price of the options and the underlying CDIs and/or the level of dividends or distributions (if any) received from the CDIs could decline significantly. 51 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT DORIEMUS PLC The risks referred to below are not to be taken as exhaustive. Where relevant, the risks below assume completion of the Offer has occurred. The specific risks considered below and other risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company, or that are currently considered immaterial, may materially and adversely affect the Company’s business operations, its financial performance and the value and market price of its shares and or underlying CDIs. General risks A summary of the major general risks is set out below. (a) (b) (c) Trading Price of Shares and CDIs -The Company’s operating results, economic and financial prospects and other factors will affect the trading price of its shares and CDIs. In addition, factors that in the future may impact specifically on the share prices of listed companies identified as being part of or involved in the oil and gas sector may impact likewise on the price of the Company’s securities. In particular, the share / CDI prices for many companies including Doriemus, have been and may in the future be highly volatile, which in many cases may reflect a diverse range of non-company specific influences such as global hostilities and tensions relating to certain unstable regions of the world, acts of terrorism and the general state of the global economy and trading on the market. No assurances can be made that the Company’s market performance will not be adversely affected by any such market fluctuations or factors. Political conditions and government regulations - Although political conditions in the UK and Australia are generally stable (See risk factor ‘Withdrawal of the UK from the European Union above), changes may occur in their political, fiscal and legal systems, which might adversely affect the ownership or operation of the Company’s interests including, inter alia, changes in exchange rates, exchange control regulations, expropriation of oil and gas rights, changes in government and in legislative, fiscal and regulatory regimes. The Company’s strategy has been formulated in the light of the current regulatory environment and likely future changes. Although the Directors believe that the Company’s activities are currently carried out in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations, no assurance can be given that new rules, laws and regulations will not be enacted or that existing or future rules and regulations will not be applied in a manner which could serve to limit or curtail exploration, production or development of the Company’s business or have an otherwise negative impact on its activities. Amendments to existing rules, laws and regulations governing the Company’s operations and activities, or increases in or more stringent enforcement, implementation or interpretation thereof, could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition and its industry in general in terms of additional compliance costs. Withdrawal of the UK from the European Union - A Following the British government’s decision to invoke Article 50 on 29 March 2017 (and consequent changes to the exit date) the UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020 (Brexit). At this stage, the nature of the future relationship between the UK and the remaining EU countries following Brexit has yet to be agreed and negotiations with the EU on the terms of Brexit have demonstrated the difficulties that exist in reaching such an agreement. Depending on the terms of the negotiations, the UK could also lose access to the single EU market and to the global trade deals negotiated by the EU on behalf of its members. Such a decline in trade could have a detrimental impact on economic growth in the country. Furthermore, regardless of the form of any withdrawal agreement, there are likely to be changes in the legal rights and obligations of commercial parties across all industries following Brexit, and British regulatory requirements once outside the EU could be subject to significant change. The UK’s current main trade partners are members of the EU single market and the effect of the UK’s exit may prove to be a barrier to trade or determine that trade is less favourable for the UK which could lose the automatic benefit of access to the EU single market and EU free trade agreements. Currency rates including Pounds Sterling (which is the Company’s functional currency) and the euro were volatile prior to and immediately after the referendum and may remain volatile during the exit negotiations which may increase the Company’s investment and portfolio risk. Brexit may also make it more difficult for the Company to acquire or access funds for investment on acceptable terms whilst the exit negotiations may create uncertainty and further risk which could affect the Company’s investment strategy (including its exit from its UK investments). A material amount of UK law is based on EU law including significant parts of the financial services legislation. Subject to the exit negotiations, the Company may be required to adopt other measures which could increase its costs and adversely affect its investment strategy. 52 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT General risks DORIEMUS PLC (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) Commodity prices - Historically, commodity prices have fluctuated and are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control, including global demand and supply, weather conditions, the price and availability of alternative fuels, actions taken by governments and international cartels, the cost of freight, international economic trends, currency exchange fluctuations, expectations for inflation, speculative activity, consumption patterns and global or regional political events. The aggregate effect of these factors is impossible to predict. Fluctuations in commodity prices, over the long term, may adversely impact the returns from the Company’s investments. International oil and gas prices have fluctuated widely in recent years and may continue to fluctuate significantly in the future. Sustained downward movements in oil and gas prices could render less economic, or wholly uneconomic, some or all of the exploration and the existing, and potential future, oil production related activities to be undertaken in respect of those assets in which the Company has an interest. Any material decline in oil and gas prices could result in a reduction of the Company’s net production revenue and overall value. The economics of producing from some wells may change as a result of lower prices, which could result in a reduction in the volumes produced from the Company’s assets. The operators and other owners of the assets in which the Company holds interests might also elect not to produce from certain wells at lower prices. All of these factors could result in a material decrease in the Company’s net production revenue causing a reduction in its acquisition and development activities. A substantial material decline in prices from historical average prices could also reduce the Company’s ability to borrow future funds. Force majeure events - Events may occur within or outside the UK or Australia that could impact upon the global and Australian economies, the operations of the Company and the price of the CDIs. These events include but are not limited to acts of terrorism, an outbreak of international hostilities, fires, floods, earthquakes, labour strikes, civil wars, natural disasters, outbreaks of disease or other man-made or natural events or occurrences that can have an adverse effect on the demand for oil and gas products and the Company’s ability to conduct business. Greenhouse gas emissions - Many participants in the oil and gas sector are subject to current and planned legislation in relation to the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and other so called “greenhouse gases”. Failure by the operator of any investments of the Company to comply with existing legislation or any future legislation could adversely affect the Company’s profitability. Future legislative initiatives designed to reduce the consumption of hydrocarbons could also have an impact on the ability to market the oil and gas produced from the Company’s investments and/or the prices which can be obtained from them. These factors could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or prospects. Technological developments - the operators of the oil and gas licences in which the Company is a participant or may acquire in the future or the Company itself may not be able to keep pace with technological developments in the oil and gas industry. The oil industry is characterised by rapid and significant technological advancements and introductions of new products and services using new technologies. As others use or develop new technologies, the Company may be placed at a competitive disadvantage, and competitive pressures may force the operators of the Company’s investments to implement those new technologies at substantial cost. Material facts or circumstances not revealed in the due diligence process - Prior to making or proposing any investment, the Company will undertake legal, financial and commercial due diligence on potential investments to a level considered reasonable and appropriate by the Company on a case by case basis. However, these efforts may not reveal all material facts or circumstances that would have a material adverse effect upon the value of the investment. In undertaking due diligence, the Company will need to utilise its own resources and may be required to rely upon third parties to conduct certain aspects of the due diligence process. Further, the Company may not have the ability to review all documents relating to the proposed investee company and assets. Any due diligence process involves subjective analysis and there can be no assurance that due diligence will reveal all material issues related to a potential investment. Any failure to reveal all material facts or circumstances relating to a potential investment may have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Company. 53 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT General risks DORIEMUS PLC (i) (j) (k) (l) Currency and foreign exchange - The Company’s business may be carried out in the future in currencies other than Pounds Sterling. Principal operations are expected to involve transactions in either Pounds Sterling or US dollars. To the extent that there are fluctuations in exchange rates, this may have an impact on the figures consolidated in the Company’s accounts, which could have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or result of operations, as shown in the Company’s accounts going forward. The proceeds of the Offer will be received in Australian dollars, while the Company’s functional currency is Pounds Sterling. As the Company is not currently hedging against exchange rate fluctuations it will be at risk of any adverse movement in the Pounds Sterling-Australian dollar exchange rate between the pricing of the Offer and the closing of the Offer. Trading - The price at which the CDIs may trade and the price which investors may realise for their CDIs will be influenced by a large number of factors, some specific to the Company and some which may affect quoted companies generally. These factors could include the performance of the Company’s operations, large purchases or sales of Shares or CDIs, liquidity (or absence of liquidity) in its Shares or CDIs, currency fluctuations, legislative or regulatory changes (including changes in the tax regime in the jurisdiction in which the Company or its investments operate), additions or departures of key personnel at the Company, adverse press, newspaper and other media reports and general economic conditions. In addition, stock markets from time to time suffer significant price and volume fluctuations that affect the market price for securities and which may be unrelated to the Company’s performance. The value of the CDIs may therefore fluctuate and may not reflect their underlying asset value. Forward looking statements - This annual report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including the risks faced by the Company, which are described above and elsewhere. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Directors may also have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. Force Majeure events – Force majeure events may occur within or outside the countries in which the Company operates that could impact upon the operations of the Company and the price of the Shares CDIs. The events include but are not limited to acts of terrorism, an outbreak of international hostilities, fires, floods, earthquakes, labour strikes, civil wars, natural disasters, outbreaks of disease, pandemic or other natural or man-made events or occurrences that can have an adverse effect on the demand for the Group’s services and its ability to conduct business. The Company has only a limited ability to insure against some of these risks. Specific Risks (a) Early stage development of the Assets - The assets in which the Company has an interest are at an early stage of development. While the Brockham asset have historically produced oil they do not currently produce oil at income generating levels and there can be no assurance that the drilling programmes, that are being sought to be implemented in order to increase production, will be successful. In addition, the other oil and gas interests of the Company detailed in this annual report are only at the exploration or appraisal stage and there can be no assurance that they will eventually produce oil to income generating levels. If income generating levels of oil are not produced from the Company’s assets, the Company’s revenue potential will be materially and adversely impacted. 54 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT Specific Risks DORIEMUS PLC (b) (c) (d) Licensing, planning permission and other consents - The development of the Company’s current and future assets may be dependent on the receipt and maintenance of planning permissions from relevant local authorities as well as other necessary consents such as environmental permits, leases and regulatory consents including, in particular, the grant and maintenance of appropriate permissions from, amongst others, the OGA (Authorisations). The Company is not the operator of any of the licences that it holds interests in. As a result, obtaining the necessary consents and approvals will be largely dependent on the operators of the licences taking the necessary actions to obtain such Authorisations. Obtaining such Authorisations may be costly exercises, and they may not be granted, may be withdrawn, may be challenged by local authorities, third parties and activists, or made subject to limitations. For example, during March 2017 it was alleged by a local authority that drilling conducted by the operator of the Brockham oil field was unauthorised in that planning permission was not obtained. Such allegation has since been refuted by the operator and no further action has been taken to date by the local authority or any other party, but it is illustrative of the risks that can arise for the Company. Onshore oil and gas operations in the UK have also recently been subject to extensive planning and environmental approval procedures, the outcomes of which have often been uncertain. Unforeseen circumstances or circumstances beyond the control of the Company may also lead to commitments given to licencing authorities not being discharged on time. The failure by the operators of the licences to gain the necessary Authorisations on a timely basis or gain them on terms or at a cost acceptable to the Company may limit the Company in its ability to extract value from its assets and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial position and prospects. No guarantee of success of any drilling programmes and the costs involved may be greater, and the returns lower, than estimated - The Company will not generate any material income from its asset base fields unless there is a successful completion of drilling programmes. There is no guarantee that this drilling will be successful (and the Company notes the issues at the Brockham oil field). These investments also have a limited operating history upon which to base estimates of proven and probable oil reserves and future cash operating costs. For early stage projects, estimates of proven and probable oil reserves and cash operating costs are, to a large extent, based upon the interpretation of geological data and feasibility studies which derive estimates of cash operating costs based upon anticipated recoveries, expected recovery rates, comparable facility and equipment operating costs, anticipated climatic conditions and other factors. As a result, it is possible that actual cash operating costs and economic returns may differ materially from those estimated which may adversely impact the Company’s financial position, revenue potential and ability to invest in other investments. Reliance on partners and operators- The Company only has minor interest in its portfolio of assets and is accordingly heavily reliant on its partners for the majority portion of the operating and development funding required to exploit these oil fields. Various other participating parties are also responsible for the payment of the costs to operate the oil fields. Any failure or delay in the provision of such funding by Angus Energy or the payment of such costs by any of the other participating parties could cause a material delay in the exploitation of these oil fields and as a result adversely affect the Company’s ability to implement its stated strategy and consequentially its financial position and revenue potential. The Operators of these fields are also responsible for adhering to the work programs in respect of those fields in the form approved by the OGA. A failure to adhere to such work programs could result in the rescission of the permission by the OGA, which could result in the Company losing its interest in these licences, which would adversely impact the Company and as a result adversely affect the Company’s ability to implement its stated strategy and consequentially its financial position and revenue potential. 55 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT Specific Risks DORIEMUS PLC (e) Over-run of drilling programme and costs - It may not be possible for the operators of the Company’s assets, to adhere to agreed drilling schedules. This may impact the Company as a participant in the fields, and its future plans. The final determination of whether to drill any scheduled or budgeted wells will depend on a number of factors including: (f) (g) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) results of the exploration efforts and the acquisition, review and analysis of seismic data, if any; availability of sufficient capital resources for the drilling of the prospects; approval of the prospects by other participants after additional data has been compiled; economic and industry conditions at the time of drilling, including prevailing and anticipated processes for oil and natural gas and the availability and prices of drilling rigs and crews; and availability of leases, licence options, farm-outs, other rights to explore and permits on reasonable terms for the prospects. Although the relevant Operators, will at the time identify or budget for drilling prospects, it will require the approval of all or a requisite majority of the participants in these licences. It may not be possible to drill those prospects within the expected timeframe, or at all, and the drilling schedule, once agreed, may vary from its expectations because of future uncertainties and rig availability and access to drilling locations. In addition, there is a risk that no commercially productive oil or gas reservoirs will be discovered. If any of those circumstances occur, they would adversely impact the Company’s revenue potential and financial position. Exploration and development risks - Oil and gas exploration is a speculative investment and involves a high degree of risk. There is no guarantee that exploration and development of the company’s asset portfolio, the or any other oil and gas projects or interests that the Company has, or may acquire in the future, can be profitably exploited. Oil and gas exploration, development and production activities are capital intensive and inherently uncertain in their outcome. The Company’s projects may involve unprofitable efforts, either from dry wells or from wells that are productive but do not produce sufficient net revenues to return a profit after development, operating and other costs. Drilling, developing and operating projects involve a number of risks, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may delay or adversely impact the exploration, development and production activities that the Company has an interest in. These delays and potential impacts could result in the activities being delayed or abandoned and substantial losses could be incurred, all of which could adversely impact the Company. The oil industry historically has also experienced periods of rapid cost increases. Increases in the cost of exploration, production and development would affect the Company’s ability to invest in additional assets and also meet its funding obligations in respect of the assets it has an interest in. Development - the Company’s ability to achieve any production, development, operating cost and capital expenditure estimates in a timely manner cannot be assured. Possible future development of oil and gas exploration at any of the Company’s projects is subject to a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, unfavorable geological conditions, failing to receive the necessary approvals from all relevant authorities and parties, unseasonal weather patterns, unanticipated technical and operational difficulties encountered in extraction and production activities, mechanical failure of operating plant and equipment, unexpected shortages or increases in the price of consumables, spare parts and plant and equipment, cost overruns, risk of access to the required level of funding and contracting risk from any third parties providing essential services. In the event that the Company commences production, its operations may be disrupted by a variety of risks and hazards which are beyond its control, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, technical failures, labour disputes, unusual or unexpected rock formations, flooding and extended interruptions due to inclement or hazardous weather conditions and fires, explosions and other accidents. Such occurrences could result in damage to, or destruction of, production facilities, personal injury or death, environmental damage, delays in drilling, increased production costs and other monetary losses and possible legal liability to the owner or operator of a mine. The Company may become subject to liability for pollution or other hazards against which it has not insured or cannot insure, including those in respect of past drilling activities in an area for which it was not responsible. 56 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT Specific Risks DORIEMUS PLC (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) Potential disposal of the Company’s historic UK assets - in the normal course of business of the Company’s operations, it may become involved in, named as a party to, or be the subject of, various legal proceedings, including regulatory proceedings, tax proceedings and legal actions, relating to personal injuries, property damage, property taxes, land rights, the environment and contractual disputes. The outcome of any future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty. There can be no guarantee that the Company will be able to dispose of these assets on favourable terms or at all. Should the Company be unable to dispose of these assets any litigation or dispute in relation to these assets in the future may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s assets, liabilities, business, financial condition and results of operations. Oil and natural gas prices volatility - the Company’s prospects and the market price of its quoted securities be influenced by the price obtained from time to time for oil, natural gas and petroleum products. Oil and gas prices fluctuate and are affected by numerous factors beyond the control of the Company. These factors include worldwide and regional supply and demand for oil and gas, forward selling by producers and production cost levels, general world economic conditions and the outlook for interest rates, inflation and other economic factors on both a regional and global basis. These factors may have a positive or negative effect on the Company's exploration, project development and production plans and activities, together with the ability to fund those plans and activities. Funding risk - Although the Directors believe that, on completion of the Offer, the Company will have sufficient working capital to carry out its short term objectives, there can be no assurance that each objective can be met without further financing, or if further financing is necessary, that financing can be obtained on favourable terms or at all. In addition, the Company may require capital in addition to the amount being sought in the Offer to continue exploring and appraising its existing assets following the completion of the existing work program budgets. As and when further funds are required, either for the existing assets or for acquisitions, the Company will consider raising additional capital from both the issue of equity securities and/or debt finance if appropriate. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to access and secure additional funding on reasonable terms or at all. Reliance on key personnel - The Company’s success depends in part on the Directors being able to identify potential investment and/or acquisition opportunities, and to implement the Company’s business strategy. The loss of the services of any of the Directors could materially and adversely affect the Company. In addition, although the Company and the Directors will evaluate the risks inherent in a particular investment, they cannot offer any assurance that a proper discovery, or a complete assessment of all significant risk factors associated with the investment, can be made. Resource estimation risk - There are inherent risks in the estimation of contingent resources including the estimates included in this annual report. There is a risk that such estimations will not convert into reserves or any actual production may significantly vary from such estimations, which may adversely impact the Company’s revenue potential and financial position. Rehabilitation cost risk - In relation to the Company’s historic and future planned exploration programs, issues could arise with respect to abandonment costs, consequential clean-up costs, environmental concerns and other liabilities. In most of these instances, the Company could become subject to liability if, for example, there is environmental pollution or damage from the Company’s exploration activities and there are consequential clean- up costs at a later point in time. While the Company has received no firm claims or advices, it remains possible that such claims could arise and could materially adversely affect the financial position and performance of the Company. Additionally, the Company estimates abandonment and rehabilitation costs based on current understandings. There is no guarantee that actual costs will not be higher than are currently estimated. Regulators may also, over time, impose higher standards for these activities which may increase the associated costs. This may adversely affect the financial position and performance of the Company. 57 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT Specific Risks DORIEMUS PLC (n) (o) (p) Potential acquisitions - As part of its business strategy, the Company may make acquisitions or significant investments in which it believes there is scope to improve the underlying value of the Company and to further its strategic goals. Any such transactions will be accompanied by risks commonly encountered in making such acquisitions as well as risks such as access to additional capital. There are also inherent risks with acquisitions, including that the acquired assets do not fulfil the acquisition criteria. Acquisitions may change the Company’s future capital and operating expenditure requirements, and hence funding requirements. Acquisitions can give rise to liabilities. It is possible that operational and financial underperformance of the acquired assets including additional costs and/or liabilities may negatively impact on the financial performance of the Company and potentially impact member returns. Joint venture partners - Financial failure or default by any participant in a joint venture to which the Company is a party may have a material adverse effect on the Company insofar as it may have to bear that share of the joint venture costs which would otherwise have been borne by the relevant participant in the joint venture. The Company will also be required in future to negotiate agreements with additional third parties. These agreements may include but are not limited to contracts with service providers, product sales agreements, joint venture agreements, agreements with landowners, access to third party facilities and permit terms with regulators. If the outcomes of these negotiations are not favourable to the Company then the Company’s financial performance may be adversely impacted. Litigation - While the Company currently has no material outstanding litigation or dispute, there can be no guarantee that the current or future actions of the Company or of the other parties which have interests in the same assets as the Company will not result in litigation since there have been a number of cases where the rights and privileges of natural resource companies have been the subject of litigation. The oil and gas industries, as with all industries, may be subject to legal claims including personal injury claims, both with and without merit, from time to time. The Directors cannot preclude that such litigation may be brought against the Company or its assets in the future. 58

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