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annual RepoRt foR the peRiod ended 31 decembeR 2013

Competent person’s statement 

information in this report that relates to exploration targets, exploration results, mineral resources or 
ore reserves is based on and fairly represents information and supporting documentation prepared and 
compiled by david Jones bSc (hons) mSc of ascidian prospecting pty ltd, who is a corporate member of 
the australasian institute of mining and metallurgy. mr Jones is a director of lucapa diamond company. 
mr Jones has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit 
under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person 
as defined in the 2012 edition of the australasian code for Reporting exploration Results, mineral 
Resources and ore Reserves. mr Jones consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on this 
information in the form and context in which it appears.

Some of the information in this report may relate to previously released exploration data disclosed under 
the JoRc code 2004. it has not been updated to comply with the JoRc code 2012 on the basis that the 
information has not materially changed since it was last reported and is based on and fairly represents 
information and supporting documentation prepared and compiled by david Jones bSc (hons) mSc of 
ascidian prospecting pty ltd, who is a corporate member of the australasian institute of mining and 
metallurgy. mr Jones is a director of lucapa diamond company. mr Jones has sufficient experience which is 
relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he 
is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2012 edition of the australasian code for 
Reporting exploration Results, mineral Resources and ore Reserves. mr Jones consents to the inclusion in 
the report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

Forward-Looking statements

this document has been prepared by lucapa diamond company limited. this document contains 
background information about lucapa diamond company limited and its related entities current at 
the date of this document. this is in summary form and does not purport to be all inclusive or complete. 
Recipients should conduct their own investigations and perform their own analysis in order to satisfy 
themselves as to the accuracy and completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained 
in this document. this document is for information purposes only. neither this document nor the 
information contained in it constitutes an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation in relation to 
the purchase or sale of shares in any jurisdiction.

this document may not be distributed in any jurisdiction except in accordance with the legal 
requirements applicable in such jurisdiction. Recipients should inform themselves of the restrictions 
that apply in their own jurisdiction. a failure to do so may result in a violation of securities laws in such 
jurisdiction. this document does not constitute investment advice and has been prepared without taking 
into account the recipient’s investment objectives, financial circumstances or particular needs and the 
opinions and recommendations in this document are not intended to represent recommendations of 
particular investments to particular persons. Recipients should seek professional advice when deciding if 
an investment is appropriate. all securities transactions involve risks, which include (among others) the 
risk of adverse or unanticipated market, financial or political developments.

no responsibility for any errors or omissions from this document arising out of negligence or otherwise 
is accepted. this document does include forward-looking statements. forward-looking statements are 
only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are outside the control 
of lucapa diamond company limited. actual values, results, outcomes or events may be materially 
different to those expressed or implied in this document. Given these uncertainties, recipients are 
cautioned not to place reliance on forward-looking statements.

any forward-looking statements in this document speak only at the date of issue of this document. 
Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law and aSX listing Rules, lucapa diamond 
company limited does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any information or any of the 
forward-looking statements in this document or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on 
which any such forward-looking statement is based.

Lucapa is 
without doubt 
in the best 
position the 
company has 
ever been.

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Contents

2 

Chairman’s Report

3  Directors’ Report 

13  Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

14  Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 

15   Statement of Financial Position 

16   Statement of Changes in Equity 

17   Statement of Cash Flows 

18   Notes to the Financial Statements 

38   Directors’ Declaration 

39   Corporate Governance Statement

45   Independent Auditor’s Report

47   Additional Shareholder Information

ChAIRm AN’S REPOR t   
- 31 decembeR 2013

Dear Shareholders

it is with much pleasure that i present  
to you a review of the progress made  
by lucapa diamond company limited 
during 2013.

in last year’s annual report, i stated my 
belief that the year ahead was one of great 
excitement for lucapa shareholders as we 
continued our efforts to unlock the value of 
the lulo diamond concession in angola – a 
country where both of the world’s biggest 
diamond miners, alrosa and de beers, are 
stepping up their exploration activities.

and so it has been, with lucapa in what  
is without doubt the best position the 
company has ever been.

consider some of the achievements made 
since the last annual report. after some 
frustrating delays, we have commissioned 
our new dense media Separation (dmS) 
diamond plant, which has operated 
smoothly and well above its 50 tonne  
per hour nameplate capacity.

We have continued to recover large  
and valuable diamonds through our new  
dmS plant, including gems weighing  
95.45 carats and 32.2 carats.

We have sold our first parcel of lulo 
diamonds (496.2 carats) for $a3.12 million, 
proving that the diamonds we are 
recovering from lulo are indeed world 
class. We have since had a second parcel  
of 371.35 carats of lulo diamonds 
independently valued at $a3.52 million.

We have completed an aeromagnetic 
survey over the entire 3,000km2 lulo 
concession, identifying a potential new 
kimberlite province in the north and a 
cluster of new kimberlite targets around 
the priority Se251 kimberlite pipe. 
Significantly, this is the same area where 
lucapa has been recovering the biggest 
alluvial diamonds, many of which are 
valuable type 2a gems.

and further underlining your board’s 
confidence in lulo, we have, since period 
end, advanced a mining lease application 
(mla) for an alluvial area covering 218km2. 
this application is supported by an 
exploration target generated by our 
geological team which indicates the  
mla area could host economic diamonds 
deposits containing at least 500,000 carats.

these achievements have enabled lucapa 
to take its story to an international audience, 
with the company making presentations  
to brokers and investors in london, dubai 
and cape town, South africa.

not surprisingly, a $5.55 million capital 
raising undertaken by lucapa in april 2014 
was heavily over-subscribed, with the 
company now attracting much broader 
investment recognition.

as a result, lucapa is now well funded to 
pursue its goals of securing a mining lease 
for the alluvial diamonds at lulo to 
generate sustainable cash flows for the 
company and identifying the kimberlite 
pipes at lulo which are the primary source, 
or sources, of these world-class gems.

With all of this in place, we look forward  
to another year of great excitement and 
anticipation for all shareholders.

GoRdon GilchRiSt

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Lucapa is now weLL funded 
to pursue its goaLs of 
securing a mining Lease for 
the aLLuviaL diamonds at 
LuLo to generate sustainabLe 
cash fLows for the company

the directors present their report together with the financial report of lucapa diamond company limited (the company or lucapa) 
for the financial period ended 31 december 2013 and independent auditor’s report thereon. the company changed its financial year 
end to 31 december to synchronise with that of its operations in angola, effective 1 march 2013.

1.  direCtors

the directors of the company at any time during or since the end of the financial period are:

Name

m Kennedy

d Jones

G Gilchrist

Position

Date of appointment

chief executive officer

12 September 2008

technical director

26 february 2010

non-executive chairman

27 march 2012

the qualifications, experience and other directorships of the directors in office at the date of this report are:

miles Kennedy chief executive officer 

mr Kennedy has held directorships of australian listed resource companies for the past 31 years. he is chairman of Resource and 
investment nl and mod Resources ltd. mr Kennedy was chairman of Sandfire Resources nl, Kimberley diamond company nl, 
blina diamonds nl, macraes mining company ltd and has extensive experience in the management of public companies with 
specific emphasis in the resources industry. he lives in perth, Western australia.

David Jones technical director 

mr Jones is one of australia’s most experienced and successful diamond exploration geologists. he began his diamond exploration 
career in 1976 as part of the ashton Joint Venture team conducting regional exploration programs in the Kimberley including 
preliminary exploration in the ellendale field. he has held senior exploration and management positions with a number of diamond 
exploration companies including ashton mining, cluff Resources, metana minerals, Western Reefs, Kimberley diamond company 
nl and was managing director of blina diamonds nl. he lives in perth, Western australia.

Gordon Gilchrist non-executive chairman 

mr Gilchrist holds a mSc in business and ma in physics. in 1993, mr Gilchrist was appointed managing director of argyle diamond 
mines in Western australia, a position he held until 2002. during that time, argyle grew to become the world’s biggest diamond 
producer, by volume. mr Gilchrist then became the founding managing director of Rio tinto diamonds, based out of antwerp in 
belgium, and served in that capacity until 2005. he lives in perth, Western australia.

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2.  Company seC retary

mr mark clements was appointed to the position of company Secretary on 2 July 2012. mr clements holds a bachelor of commerce 
degree from the university of Western australia and is a fellow of the institute of chartered accountants of australia. mr clements  
is also a member of the australian institute of company directors and an affiliated member of the institute of chartered 
Secretaries in australia. 

3.  direCtors’ meetings

there were 6 directors’ meetings held during the period which were attended by Gordon Gilchrist, david Jones and miles Kennedy. 
there were 6 other occasions when resolutions of the board were made by circular resolution.

4.  nature oF operations and prinCipaL aCtivities

the company’s principal activity during the course of the financial period was the exploration of diamond projects in angola.

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 20135.  operating and FinanCiaL review

the total comprehensive loss for the period attributable to owners of the company for the period ended 31 december 2013 was 
$1,173,029 (28 feb 2013: $2,327,826).

OvERvIEw

lucapa diamond company limited is exploring for diamonds within the lulo diamond concession in angola. the lulo project covers 
an area of 3,000km2 and is located in the cuango River basin within angola’s lunda norte province. 

lulo hosts a major kimberlite field and extensive diamond-bearing alluvials occurring along the cacuilo and lulo Rivers. the 
concession is located about 150km west of the world-class catoca diamond mine operated by the world’s biggest diamond miner, 
alrosa, and on the same favourable geological structure.

lucapa has recovered alluvial diamonds of up to 131.4 carats from lulo and is now testing priority kimberlite targets to find the 
source, or sources, of these rare diamonds.

NEw DmS PLANt COmmISSIONED

lucapa achieved another significant milestone during the period with the long-awaited commissioning of the company’s new 
dense media Separation (dmS) diamond plant in november 2013.

the new dmS plant has operated well above its nameplate capacity of 50 tonnes per hour (tph), enabling lucapa to significantly 
increase the amount of material the company can test for diamonds.

lucapa had been stockpiling gravels from the blK_18 composite bulk sample to use as commissioning material for the new dmS 
plant. the blK_18 commissioning sample comprised calonda gravels from four separate pits excavated from the northern part  
of the priority Se251 kimberlite pipe.

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neW dmS diamond plant

as announced to the aSX on 29 november 2013, lucapa recovered diamonds from the first day of processing of the commissioning 
sample through the new dmS plant. the plant operated at throughput rates of up to 70tph, with no difficulties encountered.

in addition to the blK_18 commissioning sample, lucapa also treated alluvial material from the blK_19 bulk sample during 
december 2013. lucapa began processing this sample to directly compare the treatment results and metallurgical parameters for 
gravel treated through the new dmS plant and the old plant previously used by lucapa. blK_19 is located ~1,600m south-east of 
Se251.

the processing of this sample through the new dmS plant produced some exceptional results. this included the recovery of a  
32.2 carat type 2a diamond, the fourth biggest gem recovered from lulo.

Subsequent to the 31 december balance date, lucapa announced the recovery of a 94.45 carat type 2a diamond from blK_19, the 
second largest stone recovered behind the 131.4 carat stone discovered in 2012.

as at 28 January 2014, lucapa had recovered 66 diamonds weighing 206 carats from 335m3 of material from blK_19 and 110 
diamonds weighing 74.5 carats from 1,555m3 of the blK_18 commissioning sample.

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 2013E46 ALLuvIAL DIA mOND AREA

earlier in the reporting period, lucapa completed processing of blK_14, a bulk sample located in an area of gravels known as 
the e46 alluvial area, proximal to the Se046 kimberlite. the e46 alluvial area is located ~12km south-east of the priority Se251 
kimberlite pipe.

blK_14 was the second sample processed from the e46 alluvial area. the smaller blK_11 sample was collected from around 
garimpeiro workings and returned an exceptional grade of 27.7 cphm (carats per 100 cubic metres).

a larger sample was excavated to determine whether diamonds occurred throughout the gravels in this area. a total of 256m3  
of sample from blK_14 yielded 52 diamonds weighing 52.45 carats.

the exceptional grades from blK_14 and blK_11 encouraged lucapa to complete a detailed review of the e46 alluvial area. this 
review highlighted extensive old terraces of the cacuilo River at elevations similar to those recorded from the known diamond 
mineralisation at e46.

lucapa considered those terraces could represent extensions and/or repetitions of the known diamond deposits, covering hundreds 
of hectares.

in addition, the area covered by the terraces contains many magnetic targets that are likely to be kimberlites. more than 10 of these 
magnetic targets occur within the map area alone and many more occur within the headwaters of the creeks that drain into the 
cacuilo River.

these kimberlites targets include Se19, where lucapa recovered a 0.6 carat kimberlite diamond in early 2013.

Subsequent to the december 31 balance date, lucapa announced it had received approval from its Joint Venture partners to apply 
for an alluvial mining lease over an area of 218km2 within the lulo concession.

this area encompasses both lucapa’s main alluvial area and the e46 alluvial area.

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32.2 caRat type 2a diamond fRom blK_19

lulo diamondS included in 371.35 caRat paRcel appRoVed foR Sale

KImbERLItE DIAmOND PROGRAm

lucapa’s kimberlite evaluation program aims to find the kimberlite source, or sources, of the valuable alluvial diamonds being 
recovered from within the lulo concession. magnetic surveys over the concession have identified more than 250 anomalies with 
magnetic signatures similar to known kimberlite pipes. to date, lucapa has classified ~70 of the anomalies as confirmed or probable 
kimberlite pipes. this work is ongoing. 

the priority Se251 pipe remained the focus of lucapa’s kimberlite exploration program during the period. With an estimated 
surface area of ~220ha, Se251 is the largest kimberlite pipe identified within the lulo field to date. Se251 is strategically located 
adjacent to, and within, the main alluvial diamond workings of the cacuilo Valley.

lucapa believes Se251 is a likely source for many of the alluvial diamonds the company has been recovering from gravels on, or 
adjacent to, the kimberlite pipe.

lucapa has commenced a systematic drilling, pitting and bulk sampling program over the Se251 kimberlite to establish the internal 
geometry and locate all the eruptive phases within the pipe.

by late 2013, lucapa has drilled 19 core holes in Se251 to establish the internal geometry of the kimberlite. in general Se251 is 
covered by a blanket of sandy re-sedimented volcaniclastic kimberlite (SRVK). 

during the reporting period lucapa processed the Kim-4 bulk sample – the first of several large bulk samples lucapa will excavate 
from Se251 and process through the company’s new dmS plant. Kim-4 is located on the west central section of Se251 and was 
initially logged as pyroclastic kimberlite (pK) in test pits. better exposures in the bulk sample pit suggested that the lithology  
is more likely to be SRVK, which is generally fine-grained and considered an unlikely source for the coarse alluvial diamonds.

lucapa decided to proceed with the processing of the sample because SRVK is widespread over the Se251 pipe and it was thought 
prudent to determine whether this material contained commercial sized diamonds.

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 2013no diamonds were recovered from the 236m3 of SRVK material processed from Kim-4. While this result was not unexpected, it  
has reinforced lucapa’s view that if diamonds have been weathered from Se251, they are likely to have weathered from the coarser 
pK material identified along the southern margin of the Se251 kimberlite pipe. 

lucapa plans to test one or two other sites on Se251 in 2014. the company will begin excavating and processing these pK 
kimberlite samples as soon as the ground conditions allow for the safe excavation of deeper pits. 

in addition, lucapa also plans to bulk sample the Se248 kimberlite as soon as ground conditions permit. Se248 sits strategically 
between the blK_6/19 pits - which produced the 95.45 carat and 32.2 carat diamonds - and blK_08, which produced the 131.4 
carat gem.

lucapa also plans to test several kimberlites in the broader e46 alluvial area.

NEw KImbERLItE PROvINCE
early in 2013, lucapa completed a detailed aeromagnetic survey that covered about 2000km2 of the northern part of the lulo 
concession. a number of magnetic targets suggestive of kimberlites were recognised in the area. during the period, lucapa 
geologists visited one of these targets (d30) and collected alluvial samples from tributaries of the lulo River which drain the area.

Samples were processed in the field and were found to contain significant concentrations of coarse (+1mm) kimberlitic indicator 
minerals (picroilmenite and chrome spinel). many of these indicator minerals retained primary surface textures suggesting they 
were coming from a very close source.

based on the indicator mineral results, lucapa has classified d30 as a probable kimberlite. the cluster of magnetic anomalies that include 
d30 is geographically distinct from the main kimberlite cluster and, as such, this could indicate a new kimberlite province at lulo.

lulo diamonds included in 371.35 carat parcel approved for sale

RE vIEw OF FINANCIAL CONDI tION

for the period ended 31 december 2013 the company recorded a loss of $1,173,029 and had net assets of $27,276,644.

the company is focused on its angolan diamond exploration interests in the lulo project. this project requires ongoing exploration work 
and funding. based on the cash flow forecasts, the directors are satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.

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Significant changes in the state of affairs

corporate
the company completed the following issued capital and option transactions during the period.

transaction

expiry of options

issue of shares

issue of options

issue of shares

issue of options

issue of shares

issue of options

expiry of options

issue of options

Number

30,000,000

318,000,000

159,000,000

216,112,236

216,112,236

134,124,421

134,124,421

1,658,701,535

286,200,000

Issue/ 
exercise price

$0.02

$0.004

$0.01

$0.004

$0.01

$0.004

$0.01

$0.02

$0.01

Funds  
raised

-

$1,272,000

Option  
expiry

1 august 2013

-

-

29 august 2015

$864,449

-

-

29 august 2015

$536,498

-

-

-

29 august 2015

2 december 2013

$63,600

29 august 2015

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 20136.  dividends

no dividends were paid or declared during the current period or prior financial year.

7. 

environmentaL reguLation

the company’s exploration activities are subject to various environmental regulations. the board is responsible for the regular 
monitoring of environmental exposures and compliance with environmental regulations. the company is committed to achieving 
a high standard of environmental performance and conducts its activities in a professional and environmentally conscious manner 
and in accordance with applicable laws and permit requirements. the board believes that the company has adequate systems in 
place for the management of its environmental requirements and is not aware of any breach of those environmental requirements 
as they apply to the company.

8.  events subsequent to reporting date

on 3 January 2014 the company announced the recovery of a 32.2 carat type 2a diamond from its lulo concession in angola.  
the diamond measured 32x10x8mm and is the largest recovered by lucapa through the new dense media Separation (dmS) plant 
which the company commissioned in november 2013 and is the fourth largest diamond recovered at lulo to date.

on 10 January 2014 the company released an updated investor presentation highlighting progress at the lulo diamond project  
in angola. the presentation was given to brokers and fund managers in london on 14-16 January 2014.

on 13 January 2014 the company announced that an additional 410 cubic metres of gravel from blK_18 had been processed and  
an additional 32 diamonds weighing 25.35 carats had been recovered.

on 28 January 2014 the company announced the recovery of more large, valuable diamonds from its lulo diamond concession in 
angola, including a 95.45 carat type 2a gem. it is the second largest diamond recovered by lucapa from lulo behind the 131.4 carat 
type 2a stone discovered in 2012.

on 31 January 2014 the company confirmed that the 95.45 carat type 2a stone was a d colour gem.

on 25 february 2014 the company announced that the lulo project Joint Venture approved the sale of a second parcel of diamonds 
weighing 371.35 carats which were independently valued by Jaguar consultants limited at $uS3.164 million ($a3.52 million). this 
equates to an exceptional price of $uS8,521 ($a9,500) per carat. 

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on 3 march 2014, the company announced that its diamond inventory totalled 533.1 carats (including the 371.35 carat parcel valued 
at $a3.52 million), taking total diamond recoveries at lulo to more than 1,000 carats.

on 5 march 2014 the company announced that it had received the support of its Joint Venture partners to apply for an alluvial 
diamond mining lease over part of the lulo diamond concession in angola. the mining lease application (mla) will cover an area  
of ~218km2 and will include the recent alluvial and terrace deposits associated with cacuilo River.

other than the above, there has not arisen in the interval between the end of the period and the date of this report any item, 
transaction or event of a material and unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the directors of the company, to affect significantly 
the operations of the company, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the company, in future financial years.

9.  LikeLy deveLopments

as outlined in the Review of operations and events subsequent to reporting date sections of the directors’ Report, the directors 
consider the following as a summary of the likely developments and expected results for the next 12 months.

as previously announced, lulo hosts a major kimberlite field and extensive diamond-bearing alluvials occurring along the cacuilo 
and lulo Rivers. the concession is located about 150km west of the world-class catoca diamond mine operated by the world’s 
biggest diamond miner, alrosa, and on the same favourable geological structure.

lucapa has recovered alluvial diamonds of up to 131.4 carats from lulo and is now testing priority kimberlite targets to find the 
source, or sources, of these rare diamonds.

Subsequent to the 31 december balance date, lucapa announced the recovery of a 94.45 carat type 2a diamond from blK_19,  
the second largest stone recovered behind the 131.4 carat stone discovered in 2012. as at 28 January 2014, the company  
announced that it had recovered 66 diamonds weighing 206 carats from 335m3 of material from blK_19 and 110 diamonds 
weighing 74.5 carats from 1,555m3 of the blK_18 commissioning sample.

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 2013the exceptional grades from blK_14 and blK_11 have encouraged the company to complete a detailed review of the e46 alluvial 
area which highlighted extensive old terraces of the cacuilo River at elevations similar to those recorded from the known diamond 
mineralisation at e46. the company considers those terraces could represent extensions and/or repetitions of the known diamond 
deposits, covering hundreds of hectares.

in addition, the area covered by the terraces contains many magnetic targets that are likely to be kimberlites. more than 10 of 
these magnetic targets occur within the map area alone and many more occur within the headwaters of the creeks that drain into 
the cacuilo River.

Subsequent to the december 31 balance date, lucapa announced it had received approval from its Joint Venture partners to apply 
for an alluvial mining lease over an area of 218km2 within the lulo concession. this area encompasses both lucapa’s main alluvial 
area and the e46 alluvial area.

lucapa intends to continue the kimberlite evaluation program which aims to find the kimberlite source, or sources, of the 
valuable alluvial diamonds being recovered from within the lulo concession. magnetic surveys over the concession have identified 
more than 250 anomalies with magnetic signatures similar to known kimberlite pipes. to date, lucapa has classified ~70 of the 
anomalies as confirmed or probable kimberlite pipes. this work is ongoing. 

lucapa believes Se251 is a likely source for many of the alluvial diamonds the company has been recovering from gravels on, or 
adjacent to, the kimberlite pipe and a systematic drilling, pitting and bulk sampling program is continuing over the Se251 kimberlite 
to establish the internal geometry and locate all the eruptive phases within the pipe.

lucapa plans to test one or two other sites on Se251 in 2014. the company will begin excavating and processing these pK 
kimberlite samples as soon as the ground conditions allow for the safe excavation of deeper pits. 

in addition, lucapa also plans to bulk sample the Se248 kimberlite as soon as ground conditions permit. Se248 sits strategically 
between the blK_6/19 pits - which produced the 95.45 carat and 32.2 carat diamonds - and blK_08, which produced the 131.4 
carat gem.

lucapa also plans to test several kimberlites in the broader e46 alluvial area.

based on the indicator mineral results, lucapa has classified d30 as a probable kimberlite. the cluster of magnetic anomalies that include 
d30 is geographically distinct from the main kimberlite cluster and, as such, this could indicate a new kimberlite province at lulo.

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10.  direCtors’ interests

the relevant interest of each director in the shares and options over such instruments issued by the company and other related 
bodies corporate, as notified by the directors to the aSX in accordance with S205G(1) of the corporations act 2001, at the date of 
this report is as follows.

Director

m Kennedy

d Jones

G Gilchrist

Ordinary shares

Options over ordinary shares

Fully paid

38,550,000

3,312,500

6,462,500

Expiring
29 Aug 2015

2,050,000

-

587,500

Expiring
2 Dec 2014

-

-

25,000,000

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 201311.  share options

uNISSuED ShARES uNDER OP tIONS

at the date of this report unissued ordinary shares of the company under option are:

Expiry date

2 december 2014

25 September 2014

29 august 2015

Exercise  
price

$0.03

$0.019

$0.01

Number of  
options

25,000,000

125,000,000

795,436,657

Quoted

-

-

795,436,657

these options do not entitle the holder to participate in any share issue of the company or any other body corporate.

OPtIONS GRAN tED tO DIREC tORS AND E xECutIvES OF th E COmPANy

during or since the end of the financial period, the company has not granted options to directors of the company other 
than pursuant to their participation in the entitlements issue dated 27 September 2013.

ShARE OP tIONS

the following options over ordinary shares were issued by the company during or since the end of the financial period.

Expiry date

29 august 2015

ExERCISE OF OP tIONS

Exercise  
price

$0.01

Number of  
options

795,436,657

Quoted

795,436,657

no options over ordinary shares were exercised during or since the end of the financial period.

LAPSE OF OP tIONS

the following options over ordinary shares lapsed during or since the end of the financial period.

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Expiry date

1 august 2013

2 december 2013

Exercise  
price

$0.02

$0.02

Number of  
options

30,000,000

1,658,701,535

12.  remuneration report – audited

12.1 PRINCIPLES OF COmPENSAtION

Key management personnel (Kmp) have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the 
activities of the company, including directors of the company and other executives. currently, Kmp only comprises  
the directors of the company.

compensation levels for Kmp are competitively set to attract and retain appropriately qualified and experienced 
directors and executives. the directors of the company obtain independent advice on the appropriateness of 
compensation packages of both Kmp given trends in comparative companies both locally and internationally, and  
the objectives of the company’s compensation strategy.

the compensation structures are designed to attract suitably qualified candidates, reward the achievement of strategic 
objectives, and achieve the broader outcome of creation of value for shareholders. compensation packages include a mix 
of fixed compensation, equity-based compensation as well as employer contributions to superannuation funds.

Shares and options may only be issued to directors subject to approval by shareholders at a general meeting.

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 2013Fixed compensation

fixed compensation consists of base compensation, determined from a market review, to reflect core performance requirements 
and expectations of the relevant position and statutory employer contributions to superannuation funds. compensation levels 
are reviewed periodically by the remuneration committee through a process that considers individual, segment and overall 
performance of the company.

Directors’ fees

total compensation for directors and non-executive directors is set based on advice from external advisors with reference to fees 
paid to other directors of comparable companies. directors’ fees are presently limited to a total of a$950,000 per annum, excluding 
the fair value of any options granted. directors’ fees cover all main board activities and membership of any committee. the board 
has no established retirement or redundancy schemes in relation to directors.

use of remuneration consultants

the company did not employ the services of any remuneration consultants during the financial period ended 31 december 2013.

Equity-based compensation (Long term incentive)

none

Short-term and long-term incentive structure and consequences of performance on shareholder wealth

Given the company’s principal activity during the course of the financial period consisted of exploration and evaluation of mineral 
resources, the board has given more significance to service criteria instead of market related criteria in setting the company’s 
incentive schemes. accordingly, at this stage the board does not consider the company’s earnings or earning measures to be an 
appropriate key performance indicator. the issue of options as part of the remuneration package of directors is an established 
practice for listed exploration companies and has the benefit of conserving cash whilst appropriately rewarding the directors. in 
considering the relationship between the company’s remuneration policy and the consequences for the company’s shareholder 
wealth, changes in share price are analysed.

Service contracts 

10 |

miles Kennedy
mr Kennedy has been engaged to act as the company’s chief executive officer. mr Kennedy is entitled to receive director fees  
of $200,000 (gross) per annum which is subject to review by the board from time to time. the appointment may be terminated  
for various causes of a standard nature. upon termination, no benefits are due.

david Jones
mr Jones has been engaged to act as the company’s technical director. mr Jones is entitled to receive director fees of $48,000 
(gross) per annum, which is subject to review by the board from time to time. the appointment may be terminated for various 
causes of a standard nature. upon termination, no benefits are due.

Gordon Gilchrist
mr Gilchirst was engaged on 22 march 2012 to act as the company’s non-executive chairman and has a fixed term contract for 
3 years, expiring on 23 march 2015, subject to the provisions of the company’s constitution and corporations act.  mr Gilchrist 
is entitled to a gross annual remuneration package of $120,000 (inclusive of all benefits and superannuation) and this is subject 
to annual cpi increases upon the anniversary of the commencement of his employment.  to date, no cpi increases have been 
implemented. 

the appointment may be terminated by the company for various causes of a standard nature and mr Gilchrist may terminate  
the agreement by resigning as chairman and director of lom in accordance with corporations act and the company’s constitution.  
total payments to mr Gilchrist on retirement or termination may not exceed any limits imposed by the corporations act and aSX 
listing Rules.

in addition, if a takeover announcement is made at any time prior to 23 march 2015, the total annual remuneration package that 
would have become payable to mr Gilchrist to the end of his full 3 year term (to 23 march 2015), will, to the fullest extent permitted 
by law, immediately become due and payable in full by the company to mr Gilchrist in advance.

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 201312.2 KmP Remuneration 

details of the nature and amount of each major element of remuneration (in aud) of each key management person of the  
company are:

Key management 
personnel

Executive directors

mr miles Kennedy, 
chief executive officer 

mr david Jones,
technical director 

Non-executive director

mr Gordon Gilchrist, non-
executive chairman 
(appointed 27 march 2012)
Former directors

mr d lenigas, chairman
(resigned 27 march 2012)

mr G White
(resigned 27 march 2012)

total

Short-term 
benefits

Post  
employment 
benefits

Equity-settled 
share based 
payments

Period 
ended

Salary  
& fees

Superannuation 
benefits

Options
(A)

total

Proportion of 
remuneration 
performance 
related
%

value of 
options as 
portion of 
remuneration
%

dec 2013

165,800

feb 2013

dec 2013

182,532

40,000

feb 2013

48,000

dec 2013

91,617

feb 2013

103,877

dec 2013

feb 2013

dec 2013

feb 2013

dec 2013

-

69,703

-

50,693

297,417

feb 2013

454,805

-

16,428

-

-

8,383

9,349

-

-

-

-

8,383

25,777

-

-

-

-

-

165,800

198,960

40,000

48,000

100,000

172,991

286,217

-

-

-

-

-

-

69,703

-

50,693

305,800

172,991

653,573

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60.44%

-

-

-

-

-

-

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Notes in relation to the table of directors’ and executive officers’ remuneration

(a)  the fair value of the options are calculated at the date of grant using the black-Scholes option valuation model and allocated 

to each reporting period evenly over the period from grant date to vesting date. the values disclosed are the portion of the fair 
value of the options allocated to each reporting period.

12.3 Equity instruments

all options refer to options over ordinary shares of lucapa diamond company limited, which are exercisable on a one-for-one basis.

12.3.1 Analysis of movements in options 

there was no movement of options over ordinary shares in the company held by each key management person relating to remuneration.

End of audited section

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 201313. 

indemniFiCation and insuranCe oF oFFiCers and auditors

the company has entered into deeds of indemnity, insurance and access (“deeds”) with each of its directors. under these deeds, 
the company indemnifies each director or officer to the maximum extent permitted by the corporations act 2001 from liability 
to third parties (unless the liability arises out of conduct involving lack of good faith), and in successfully defending legal and 
administrative proceedings and applications for such proceedings. the company must use its best endeavours to insure a director 
or officer against any liability, which does not arise out of conduct constituting a wilful breach of duty or a contravention of the 
corporations act 2001. the company must also use its best endeavour to insure that a director or officer against liability for costs 
and expenses incurred in defending proceedings whether civil or criminal.

the company has during and since the end of the period, in respect of any person who is an officer of the company or a related 
body corporate, paid a premium in respect of directors and officer liability insurance which indemnifies directors, officers and the 
company of any claims made against the directors, officers of the company and the company, except where the liability arises out 
of conduct involving a lack of good faith and subject to conditions contained in the insurance policy. the directors have not included 
details of the premium paid in respect of the directors’ and officers’ liability and legal expenses’ insurance contracts, as such 
disclosure is prohibited under the terms of the contract.

the company has not entered into any agreement to indemnify the auditors against any claims by third parties arising from their 
reports on the financial Report for the period ended 31 december 2013 and 28 february 2013. 

14.  non-audit serviCes

during the period Somes cooke, the company’s auditors, have not performed any other services for the company in addition to 
their statutory audit and as a result the directors are satisfied that auditors have not compromised the auditor independence 
requirements of the corporations act 2001.

details of the amounts paid to the current auditor of the company, Somes cooke are set out below:

in aud

Audit services:

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audit and review of financial reports

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

38,000

38,000

33,250

33,250

15.  auditor’s independenCe deCLaration

the lead auditor’s independence declaration, as set out on the following page, forms part of the directors’ report for the financial 
period ended 31 december 2013.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors, on behalf of the directors.

mileS a Kennedy 
chief eXecutiVe officeR 

dated at Subiaco this 31st day of march 2014

Directors’ report  for the period ended 31 december 2013 | 13

StAtEmENt OF PROFIt OR L OSS AND OthER C OmPREhENSIvE INCOmE  
foR the peRiod ended 31 decembeR 2013

in aud

finance income

consulting expenses

depreciation expense

employee benefits expenses

other expenses

Loss before income tax

income tax expense

Loss after income tax for the period

Other comprehensive income

total other comprehensive income for the period

total comprehensive income for the period attributable to owners 
of the company

Loss per share

basic (loss) per share (cents)

diluted (loss) per share (cents)

7

5

6

9

10

10

Note

31 Dec 2013  
(10 months)

28 Feb 2013  
(12 months) 
(restated)

30,273

(15,515)

(3,579)

(1,587,811)

(751,194)

(2,327,826)

-

2,223

(51,331)

(2,347)

(698,517)

(423,057)

(1,173,029)

-

(1,173,029)

(2,327,826)

-

-

-

-

(1,173,029)

(2,327,826)

(0.035)

(0.035)

(0.09)

(0.09)

the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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in aud

Assets

cash and cash equivalents

trade and other receivables

total current assets

deferred exploration and evaluation costs

property, plant and equipment

total non-current assets

total assets

Liabilities

trade and other payables

total current liabilities

total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Share capital

Reserves

accumulated losses

total equity

Note

31 Dec 2013 

16a

11

12

13

14

15

15

28 Feb 2013 
(restated)

2,356,247

65,018

2,421,265

23,634,079

12,948

23,647,027

26,068,292

294,114

294,114

294,114

305,960

78,819

384,779

28,344,568

10,601

28,355,169

28,739,948

1,463,304

1,463,304

1,463,304

27,276,644

25,774,178

64,130,565

1,896,623

(38,750,544)

27,276,644

61,836,670

1,815,963

(37,878,455)

25,774,178

the statement of financial position is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Statement of financial PoSition for the period ended 31 december 2013in aud

balance at 1 march 2012 (restated)

total comprehensive income for the year

loss for the year

other comprehensive income 

total comprehensive income for the year

transactions with owners, recorded directly 
in equity

issue of share capital

exercise of options

expiry of options

Share issue expenses

Share based payments

total transactions with owners

Closing balance at 28 Feb 2013 (restated)

balance at 1 march 2013 (restated)

total comprehensive income for the period

loss for the period

other comprehensive income

total comprehensive income for the period

transactions with owners, recorded directly 
in equity

issue of share capital

expiry of options

Share issue expenses

Share based payments

total transactions with owners

Closing balance at 31 Dec 2013

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-

-

-

14,459,305

600

-

(1,095,308)

-

13,364,597

61,836,670

61,836,670

-

-

-

2,672,947

(379,052)

-

2,293,895

64,130,565

Share capital

48,472,073

Reserves

3,075,189

Accumulated 
losses

total

(38,403,207)

13,144,055

(2,327,826)

(2,327,826)

-

-

(2,327,826)

(2,327,826)

-

-

-

-

-

(2,852,578)

2,852,578

-

1,593,352

(1,259,226)

1,815,963

1,815,963

-

-

2,852,578

(37,878,455)

(37,878,455)

14,459,305

600

-

(1,095,308)

1,593,352

14,957,949

25,774,178

25,774,178

-

-

-

-

(1,173,029)

(1,173,029)

-

-

(1,173,029)

(1,173,029)

-

2,672,947

-

-

-

-

-

(300,940)

300,940

-

381,600

80,660

300,940

2,675,495

1,896,623

(38,750,544)

27,276,644

-

(379,052)

381,600

the statement of changes in equity is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Statement of ChangeS in equity for the period ended 31 december 2013in aud

Cash flows from operating activities

cash paid to suppliers and employees

interest received

Net cash used in operating activities

16b

Cash flows from investing activities

payments for exploration costs

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Note

31 Dec 2013

(1,109,507)

2,223

(1,107,284)

28 Feb 2013 
(restated)

(1,875,903)

30,273

(1,845,630)

(3,618,498)

(3,618,498)

(12,363,036)

(12,363,036)

proceeds from investors for share capital

15,16c

2,672,947

proceeds from exercise of options

proceeds from issue of options

Share issue costs

Net cash from financing activities

15,16c

net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

16a

-

63,600

(61,052)

2,675,495

(2,050,287)

2,356,247

305,960

10,761,805

600

30,000

(252,308)

10,540,097

(3,668,569)

6,024,816

2,356,247

the statement of cash flows is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Statement of CaSh flowS for the period ended 31 december 20131.  reporting entity

lucapa diamond company limited (the ‘company’) is a company domiciled and incorporated in australia. the address of the 
company’s registered office is 34 bagot Road, Subiaco Wa 6008. the company is primarily involved in the exploration of diamond 
projects in africa, specifically angola.

2.  basis oF preparation

(A)  StAtEmENt OF CO mPLIANCE

the financial report is a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with australian accounting 
Standards (aaSbs) (including australian interpretations) adopted by the australian accounting Standards board (aaSb) and the 
corporations act 2001. the financial report of the company complies with international financial Reporting Standards (ifRSs) and 
interpretations adopted by the international accounting Standards board (iaSb).

the financial statements were authorised for issue by the board of directors on the date of the directors’ report.

(b)  bASIS OF m EASuREmENt

the financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for equity settled share-based payments. the 
methods used to determine fair values of equity settled share-based payments are discussed further in note 3. the financial 
statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

Going concern basis

the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of normal business 
activities and the realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Whilst the company has 
achieved exploration success at the lulo project, the directors recognise that the company will have to seek additional funding in 
order to continue to exploit and develop the lulo project.

during the period the company recorded a loss of $1,173,029 and had net assets of $27,276,644 (feb 2013: loss of $2,327,826 and 
net assets of $25,774,178).

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however, the ability of the company to continue to pay its debts as and when they fall due for a twelve month period from the date 
the financial report is signed is dependent upon:

•	

•	

continued	cash	management	according	to	exploration	success;	and

the	placement	of	securities	under	the	ASX	Listing	Rule	7.1,	or	otherwise

the directors believe that the above funding strategies can be achieved and the going concern basis is appropriate for the  
following reasons:

•	

•	

	The	Company	operates	on	a	program	of	income	and	expenditure	designed	to	ensure	that	there	are	at	all	times	sufficient	funds	
in hand to continue operations for the foreseeable future, whilst at the same time continuing the exploration at lulo in an 
effective	manner;	and

	The	historical	ability	of	the	Company	to	raise	capital	via	equity	placements	and	capital	raisings	given	the	prospectivity	of	the	
lulo project. 

however, should the company be unable to obtain sufficient funding as advised above, there is a material uncertainty which may 
cast doubt as to whether or not the company will be able to continue as a going concern and whether it will realise its assets and 
extinguish its liabilities in the normal course of business and at the amounts stated in the financial statements.

the financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts 
nor to the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the company not continue as a going concern.

(C)  FuNCtIONAL AND PRESENtAtION CuRRENCy

these financial statements are presented in australian dollars, which is the company’s functional currency. 

(D)  uSE OF ES tImAtES AND J uDGEmENtS

the preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the 
application of accounting policies and reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. actual results may differ from 
those estimates. estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are 
recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.

Judgements made by management in the application of australian accounting Standards that have significant effect on the 
financial statements and estimates with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year are discussed in note 3.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 20133.  signiFiCant aCCounting poLiCies

the accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these financial statements, and 
have been applied consistently by the company.

certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation.

the company changed one of its accounting policies as a result of new or revised accounting standards that became effective for 
reporting periods commencing on 1 January 2013.

previously the company accounted for the lulo Joint Venture (‘JV’) using proportional consolidation under aaSb 131 interests in 
Joint Ventures. proportional consolidation is no longer allowed for for-profit entities under australian accounting Standards. aaSb 
131 has been superseded by aaSb 11 Joint arrangements. however, the JV does not fall within the scope of aaSb 11. therefore, the 
company now accounts for assets and liabilities relating to its interest in the JV in accordance with the standards applicable to the 
particular assets and liabilities.

the aggregate effect of the change in accounting policy on the Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for 
the period ended 28 february 2013 is as follows:

finance income

consulting expenses

depreciation expense

employee benefits expense

other expenses

Loss before income tax

income tax expense

Loss after income tax for the year

Other comprehensive income

items that may be re-classified to profit or loss

exchange differences on translation of foreign  
jointly controlled entity

total other comprehensive income for the year

total comprehensive income for the year attributable  
to owners of the company

Previous Policy  
$

Adjustment  
$

Revised Policy  
$

30,273

(15,945)

(3,579)

(1,587,811)

(750,764)

(2,327,826)

-

(2,327,826)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30,273

(15,945)

(3,579)

(1,587,811)

(750,764)

(2,327,826)

-

(2,327,826)

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314,137

314,137

(314,137)

(314,137)

-

-

(2,013,689)

(314,137)

(2,327,826)

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013the aggregate effect of the change in accounting policy on the Statement of financial position as at 28 february 2013 is as follows:

Assets

cash and cash equivalents

trade and other receivables

other assets

total current assets

other receivables

deferred exploration and evaluation costs

property, plant and equipment

total non-current assets

Liabilities

trade and other payables

total current liabilities

Equity

Share capital

Reserves

accumulated losses

total Equity

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Previous Policy 
$

Adjustment
$

Revised Policy 
$

2,623,512

65,018

702,918

3,391,448

13,517,632

7,248,046

2,606,044

23,371,722

(267,265)

-

(702,918)

(970,183)

(13,517,632)

2,356,247

65,018

-

2,421,265

-

16,386,033

23,634,079

(2,593,096)

12,948

275,305

23,647,027

988,992

988,992

(694,878)

(694,878)

294,114

294,114

61,836,670

1,700,013

(37,762,505)

25,774,178

-

115,950

(115,950)

61,836,670

1,815,963

(37,878,455)

-

25,774,178

the aggregate effect of the change in accounting policy on the Statement of cash flows for the period ended 28 february 2013 is 
as follows:

Cash flows from operating activities

cash paid to suppliers and employees

interest received

Net cash used in operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

payments for exploration costs

purchases of property, plant and equipment

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

proceeds from investors for share capital

proceeds from exercise of options

proceeds from issue of options

Share issue costs

funds advanced to lulo JV

Net cash from financing activities

Previous Policy 
$

Adjustment
$

Revised Policy 
$

(1,875,903)

30,273

(1,845,630)

-

-

-

(1,875,903)

30,273

(1,845,630)

(2,370,021)

(2,578,639)

(9,993,015)

(12,363,036)

2,578,639

- 

(4,948,660)

(7,414,376)

(12,363,036)

10,761,805

600

30,000

(252,308)

(7,155,023)

3,385,074

-

-

-

-

7,155,023

7,155,023

10,761,805

600

30,000

(252,308)

-

10,540,097

net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(3,409,216)

(259,353)

(3,668,569)

cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

6,032,728

2,623,512

(7,912)

(267,265)

6,024,816

2,356,247

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013the company adopted all new or revised accounting standards that became effective for reporting periods commencing on  
1 January 2013. other than as outlined above, adoption of these standards has not resulted in any material changes to the 
company’s accounting policies.

other standards that have been issued but are not yet effective are considered to have no significant effect on the financial statements.

(A )  FOREIGN CuRRENCy

Foreign currency transactions and balances

 transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies of the company at exchange rates at the 
dates of the transactions. monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are retranslated 
to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate at that date. foreign exchange differences arising on retranslation are 
recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

 the assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on acquisition, are translated 
to australian dollars at foreign exchange rates ruling at the reporting date. the income and expenses of foreign operations are 
translated to australian dollars at exchange rates approximating the foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates of the transactions. 
foreign exchange differences arising on retranslation are recognised directly in a separate component of equity. 

 When a foreign operation is disposed of in part or in full, the relevant amount in equity is transferred to the statement of profit  
or loss and other comprehensive income. 

 foreign exchange gains and losses arising from a monetary item receivable from or payable to a foreign operation, the settlement 
of which is neither planned nor likely in the foreseeable future, are considered to form part of the net investment in a foreign 
operation and are recognised directly in equity.

(b)  FINANCIAL INS tRumENt S

Non-derivative financial instruments

 non-derivative financial instruments comprise trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, loans and borrowings,  
and trade and other payables.

 non-derivative financial instruments are recognised initially at fair value plus, for instruments not at fair value through profit 
or loss, any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition non-derivative financial instruments are 
measured as described below. 

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 a financial instrument is recognised if the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. financial 
assets are derecognised if the company’s contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial assets expire or if the company 
transfers the financial asset to another party without retaining control or substantially all risks and rewards of the asset. Regular 
way purchases and sales of financial assets are accounted for at trade date, i.e., the date that the company commits itself to 
purchase or sell the asset. financial liabilities are derecognised if the company’s obligations specified in the contract expire or  
are discharged or cancelled.

 cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and call deposits. bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an 
integral part of the company’s cash management are included as a component of cash and cash equivalents for the purpose of the 
statement of cash flows. 

 accounting for finance income and expense is discussed in note 3(k).

 other non-derivative financial instruments are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any 
impairment losses.

Share capital

 equity instruments, including preference shares, issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received. incremental costs 
directly attributable to the issue of equity instruments are recognised as a deduction from equity, net of any tax effects.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013(C)  PROPERty, PLANt AND EQ uIPmENt

Recognition and measurement

 items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

 cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. the cost of self-constructed assets includes 
the cost of materials and direct labour, any other costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to a working condition for its 
intended use, and the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located.

When parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items 
(major components) of property, plant and equipment.

Gains and losses on disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment are determined by comparing the proceeds from disposal 
with the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment and are recognised net within “other income” in the Statement of profit 
or loss and other comprehensive income.

Subsequent costs

the cost of replacing part of an item of property, plant and equipment is recognised in the carrying amount of an item if it is 
probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the item will flow to the company and the cost of the item can be 
measured reliably. the carrying amount of the replaces part is derecognised. all other costs are recognised in the statement of 
profit or loss and other comprehensive income as an expense incurred.

Depreciation

depreciation is recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income on a reducing balance basis over the 
estimated useful lives of each part of an item of property, plant and equipment.

the estimated useful lives in the current and comparative periods are as follows:

computer equipment 
office equipment 

3 years 
5-10 years

depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date.

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(D)  DEFERRED E xPLORAtION AND E vALuAtION COS tS

exploration and evaluation expenditure incurred is accumulated in respect of each identifiable area of interest. these costs are 
only carried forward to the extent that the right to tenure of each identifiable area of interest are current, and either the costs are 
expected to be recouped through successful development of the area, or activities in the area have not yet reached a stage that 
permits reasonable assessment of the existence of economically recoverable reserves. as the exploration assets are currently not 
available for use they are not amortised.

exploration and evaluation assets are initially measured at cost and include acquisition of mining tenements, studies, exploratory 
drilling, trenching and sampling and associated activities and an allocation of depreciation of assets used in exploration activities. 
General and administrative costs are only included in the measurement of exploration costs where they are related directly to 
operational activities in a particular area of interest.

deferred exploration and evaluation costs in relation to an abandoned area are written off in full against profit or loss in the period 
in which the decision to abandon that area is made.

a regular review is undertaken of each area of interest to determine the appropriateness of continuing to carry forward costs in 
relation to that area of interest.

(E) 

IN vENtORIES

inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. the cost of inventories is based on the first-in first-out 
principle, and includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories, production or conversion costs and other costs incurred  
in bringing them to their existing location and condition.

net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and 
selling expenses.

(F) 

ImPAIRmENt

Financial assets

a financial asset is assessed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any objective evidence that it is impaired.  
a financial asset is considered to be impaired if objective evidence indicates that one or more events have had a negative effect  
on the estimated future cash flows of that asset.

an impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortised cost is calculated as the difference between its carrying 
amount, and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate. 

individually significant financial assets are tested for impairment on an individual basis. the remaining financial assets are 
assessed collectively in groups that share similar credit risk characteristics.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013 
 
 
 
 
 
all impairment losses are recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

an impairment loss is reversed if the reversal can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was 
recognised. for financial assets measured at amortised cost the reversal is recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other 
comprehensive income.

Non-financial assets

the carrying amounts of the company’s non-financial assets, other than inventories, are reviewed at each reporting date to 
determine whether there is any indication of impairment. if any such indication exists, the asset’s recoverable amount  
is estimated.

the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell.  
in assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that 
reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. for the purpose of impairment 
testing, assets are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are 
largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the “cash-generating unit”).

an impairment loss is recognised if the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. 
impairment losses are recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. impairment losses recognised 
in respect of cash-generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to cash-generating 
units (group of units) and then, to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the unit (group of units) on a pro rata basis.

impairment losses recognised in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased 
or no longer exists. an impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable 
amount. an impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount dies not exceed the carrying amount 
that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment loss had been recognised.

(G)  EmPLOyEE bENEFItS

Defined contribution plans

a defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity 
and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts. obligations for contributions to defined contribution 
superannuation funds are recognised as an expense in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as incurred.

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Short-term employee benefits

liabilities for employee benefits for wages, salaries and annual leave that are expected to be settled within 12 months of the 
reporting date represent present obligations resulting from employees’ services provided to reporting date and are calculated 
at undiscounted amounts based on remuneration wage and salary rates that the company expects to pay as at reporting date 
including related on-costs, such as workers compensation insurance and payroll tax.

Long-term employee benefits

the company’s net obligation in respect of long-term employee benefits is the amount of future benefit that employees have 
earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods plus related on-costs: that benefit is discounted to determine 
its present value, and the fair value of any related assets is deducted. the discount rate is the yield at the reporting date on 
government bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the company’s obligations.

termination benefits

termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed, without realistic possibility of 
withdrawal, to a formal detailed plan to either terminate employment before the normal retirement date, or to provide termination 
benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy.

Share-based payment transactions

the fair value of options granted is recognised as an expense with a corresponding increase in equity. the fair value is measured at 
grant date and spread over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the options. the fair value of 
the options granted is measured using the black-Scholes option pricing model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon 
which the options were granted. the amount recognised is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options that vest except 
where forfeiture is only due to market conditions not being met.

Where the terms of an equity-settled award are modified, as a minimum an expense is recognised as if the terms had not been 
modified. in addition, an expense is recognised for any increase in the value of the transaction as a result of the modification,  
as measured at the date of modification.

Where an equity-settled award is cancelled, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation, and any expense not 
yet recognised for the award is recognised immediately. however, if a new award is substituted for the cancelled award, and 
designated as a replacement award on the date that it is granted, the cancelled and new award are treated as if they were a 
modification of the original award, as described in the previous paragraph.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 201324 |

(h)  PROvISIONS

a provision is recognised if, as a result of a past event, the company has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be 
estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. provisions are 
determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time 
value of money and, when appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.

(I)  REvENuE

Provision of services

Revenue from services rendered is recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income in proportion  
to the stage of completion of the transaction at the reporting date.

Sale of non-current assets

the net gain/(loss) on the sale of non-current assets is included as revenue or expense at the date control of the assets passes 
to the buyer. the gain or loss on disposal is calculated as the difference between the carrying amount of the asset at the time of 
disposal and the net proceeds on disposal (including incidental costs).

(J) 

LEASES

leases in terms of which the company assumes substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. 
upon initial recognition the leased asset is measured at an amount equal to the lower of its fair value and the present value of the 
minimum lease payments. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the asset is accounted for in accordance with the accounting policy 
applicable to that asset. 

other leases are operating leases and the leased assets are not recognised in the company’s balance sheet. 

payments made under operating leases are recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income on a 
straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

minimum lease payments made under finance leases are apportioned between the finance expense and the reduction of the 
outstanding liability. the finance expense is allocated to each period during the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate 
of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. 

(K)  FINANCE INCOmE AND E xPENSES

finance income and expenses comprises interest income on funds invested, interest expense on borrowings calculated using the 
effective interest method and unwinding of discounts on provisions.

interest income is recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as it accrues, using the effective 
interest method. all borrowing costs are recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income using the 
effective interest method.

(L) 

INCOmE tAx

income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax. the tax currently payable is based on 
taxable profit (loss) for the period. taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the statement of profit or loss and other 
comprehensive income because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further 
excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. the company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have 
been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities 
in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using 
the balance sheet liability method. deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and 
deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible 
temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from 
goodwill (or negative goodwill) or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities  
in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, and 
interests in joint ventures, except where the company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable 
that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. 

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

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

deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the 
company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013(m)  GOODS AND SER vICES tAx

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GSt) or value added tax (Vat), except 
where the amount of GSt or Vat incurred is not recoverable from the taxation authority, it is recognised as part of the cost of 
acquisition of an asset or as part of an item of expense. Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GSt or Vat included.

the net amount of GSt and Vat recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables.

cash flows are included in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis. the GSt and Vat component of cash flows arising from 
investing and financing activities which is recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is classified as operating cash flows.

(N)  SEGm ENt REPORtING

the company determines and presents operating segments based on the information that internally is provided to the board of 
directors, which is the company’s chief operating decision maker. 

an operating segment is a component of the company that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and 
incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the company’s other components. all 
operating segments’ operating results are regularly reviewed by the company’s ceo to make decisions about resources to be 
allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available.

the company engages in business activities within one segment, being the exploration of diamond projects in africa. the company 
maintains an administrative office in Western australia to support and promote the exploration activities in africa.

 (O)  ADOPtION OF NE w AND RE vISED ACCOuNtING S tANDARDS

the company has chosen not to early-adopt any accounting standards and interpretations that have been issued, but are not yet 
effective. the company has carefully considered each accounting standard that has been issued but is not yet effective and does 
not consider any of the pronouncements to have a material impact on the financial statements. furthermore, these changes in 
standards and interpretations are not expected to have a material impact on the accounting treatment in the current or future 
reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.

(P)  LOSS PER ShARE

basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the company by the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares of the company during the period. diluted loss per share is determined by adjusting the net 
loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders and the number of shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential shares, 
which comprise share options.

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(Q)  ACCOuNtING ES tImAtES AND J uDGEmENtS

management discusses with the board the development, selection and disclosure of the company’s critical accounting policies 
and estimates and the application of these policies and estimates. the estimates and judgements that have a significant risk of 
causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

Exploration and evaluation assets

the company assesses the carried value of exploration and evaluation assets in accordance with the accounting policy noted above. 
as noted in that policy, the basis of carrying value involves numerous estimates and judgements resulting from the assessment of 
ongoing exploration activities.

Share-based payment transactions

the company measures the cost of equity-settled transactions by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date 
at which they are granted. the fair value of options granted is measured using the black-Scholes option pricing model, taking into 
account the terms and conditions as set out within note 15. the accounting estimates and assumptions relating to equity-settled 
share-based payments would have no impact on the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next annual reporting 
period but may impact expenses and equity.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013(R)  DEtERmINAtION OF FAIR v ALuES

trade and other receivables

the fair value of trade and other receivables is estimated as the present value of future cash flows, discounted at the market rate 
of interest at the reporting date.

Non derivative financial liabilities

fair value, which is determined for disclosure purposes, is calculated based on the present value of future principal and interest 
cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date.

Share-based payment transactions

the fair value of options issued is measured using the black-Scholes option pricing formula or direct method. measurement inputs 
include share price on measurement date, exercise price of the instrument, expected volatility (based on weighted average historic 
volatility adjusted for changes expected due to publicly available information), weighted average expected life of the instruments 
(based on historical experience and general option holder behaviour), expected dividends, and the risk-free interest rate (based on 
government bonds). Service and non-market performance conditions attached to the transactions are not taken into account in 
determining fair value. 

4.  segment reporting

the company determines and presents operating segments based on the information that is internally provided to the board, 
which is the company’s “chief operating decision maker.”

an operating segment is a component of the company that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and 
incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the company’s other components. all 
operating segments’ operating results are regularly reviewed by the company’s board to make decisions about resources to be 
allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available.

the company engages in business activities within one segment, being the exploration of diamonds in angola. the company 
maintains an administrative office in Western australia to support and promote the exploration activities in angola.

26 |

all transactions disclosed in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income during the period to 31 december 
2013, and the year to 28 february 2013, relate to the administration and management of the company, in Western australia. 
assets and liabilities of the business are split as follows:

As at 31 December 2013:

in aud

Assets

cash and cash equivalents

trade and other receivables

total current assets

deferred exploration costs

property, plant & equipment

total non-current assets

Liabilities

trade and other payables

total liabilities

Australia  
(Overhead)

Angola (Exploration  
and Evaluation)

total

305,960

78,819

384,779

-

-

-

28,344,568

-

28,344,968

28,344,568

10,601

28,355,169

1,091,997

1,091,997

1,463,304

1,463,304

305,960

78,819

384,779

-

10,601

10,601

371,313

371,313

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013As at 28 February 2013:

in aud

Assets

cash and cash equivalents

trade and other receivables

total current assets

deferred exploration costs

property, plant & equipment

total non-current assets

Liabilities

trade and other payables

total liabilities

5.  empLoyee beneFits expenses

in aud

Wages, salaries and director remuneration 

Superannuation costs

Australia  
(Overhead)

Angola (Exploration  
and Evaluation)

2,356,247

65,018

2,421,265

-

12,948

12,948

294,114

294,114

total

2,356,247

65,018

2,421,265

23,634,079

12,948

23,647,027

-

-

-

23,634,079

-

23,634,079

-

-

294,114

294,114

Note

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

equity settled share-based payment transactions

15

6.  other expenses

in aud

administrative expenses

operating lease rental expense

7. 

FinanCe inCome and expense

in aud

Finance income

interest on bank deposits

8.  auditors remuneration

in aud

Audit services:

audit and review of financial reports (Somes cooke)

687,215

11,302

-

698,517

1,009,987

30,463

547,361

1,587,811

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31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

336,378

86,679

423,057

654,333

96,861

751,194

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

2,223

2,223

30,273

30,273

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

38,000

38,000

33,250

33,250

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 20139. 

inCome tax (beneFit) expense

in aud

Current tax expense
domestic

foreign

Deferred tax expense

domestic

foreign

total income tax expense

Numerical reconciliation between income tax expense and loss before income tax

in aud

loss for the period

total income tax (benefit) expense

loss excluding income tax

income tax benefit using the company’s domestic tax rate of 30%  
(feb 2013: 30%)

non-deductible expenses

Recognition of previously unrecognised prior year tax losses

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movement in unrecognised temporary differences

deductible equity raising costs

income tax (benefit) / expense

Deferred tax assets not brought to account

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

(1,173,029)

(2,327,826)

-

-

(1,173,029)

(2,327,826)

(351,909)

25,804

877,801

(524,159)

(27,537)

-

(698,348)

386,428

435,358

(92,698)

(30,740)

-

as at 31 december 2013, the company had estimated tax losses of approximately $9,421,713 (28 feb 2013: $10,186,950), which may 
be available to be offset against taxable income in future years. the availability of these losses is subject to satisfying australian 
taxation legislative requirements. the deferred tax asset attributable to tax losses has not been brought to account in these 
financial statements because the directors believe it is not presently appropriate to regard realisation of the future income tax 
benefits as probable. the deferred tax assets have not been brought to account in respect to the following:

in aud

deductible temporary differences

tax revenue losses

tax capital losses

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

80,963

2,727,168

6,613,582

9,421,713

644,384

2,928,983

6,613,582

10,186,950

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 201310.  Loss per share

in aud

basic loss per share
basic loss per share (cents)

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

(0.035)

(0.09)

the calculation of basic loss per share at 31 december 2013 was based on the loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of 
$1,173,029 (28 feb 2013: $2,327,826) and a weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding of 3,381,961,721 (2012: 
2,645,185,932), calculated as follows.

weighted average number of shares

issued ordinary shares at beginning of period

effect of shares issued on weighted average

Weighted average number of ordinary shares held during the period

Diluted loss per share

diluted loss per share (cents)

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

3,184,366,555

1,674,540,206

197,595,166

970,645,726

3,381,961,721

2,645,185,932

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

(0.035)

(0.09)

the company is in a loss making position and it is unlikely that the conversion to, calling of, or subscription for, ordinary share 
capital in respect of potential ordinary shares would lead to diluted earnings per share that shows an inferior view of the earnings 
per share. for this reason, the diluted loss per share is the same as the basic loss per share.

11.  trade and other reCeivabLes

in aud

Current

GSt receivable

other current receivables

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

30,598

48,221

78,819

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24,886

40,132

65,018

the company’s exposure to credit and currency risks related to trade and other receivables are disclosed in note 19.

12.  deFerred expLoration and evaLuation Costs

in aud

Cost

balance at beginning of period

lulo project 

exploration costs incurred in the period

balance at end of period (i)

Note

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

23,634,079

-

4,710,489

10,080,786

13,553,293

-

28,344,568

23,634,079

(i)  this balance represents the cumulative amount of costs incurred by the company in relation to the lulo project. all of the funds 
advanced to the lulo project have been spent on diamond exploration and evaluation and the purchase of plant and equipment 
required for these activities. the recoupment of funds advanced to the lulo project carried forward is dependent upon the 
successful development and commercialisation of the areas being explored and evaluated. Should a profitable diamond mining 
operation be established from the lulo project in the future, the angolan government has agreed that, prior to any profits 
being distributed between the joint venture parties, all of the funds the company has transferred to the lulo project will be 
reimbursed to the company.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 201313.   property, pLant and equipment 

in aud

Cost

balance at 1 march 2012

additions

balance at 28 february 2013

balance at 1 march 2013

additions

balance at 31 december 2013

Depreciation

balance at 1 march 2012

depreciation for the year

balance at 28 february 2013

balance at 1 march 2013

depreciation for the period

balance at 31 december 2013

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Carrying amounts

at 1 march 2012

at 28 february 2013

at 31 december 2013

14.  trade and other payabLes

in aud

trade payables

accruals and other payables (i)

Note

Computer 
Equipment

Office 
Equipment

7,518

-

7,518

7,518

-

7,518

4,136

1,033

5,169

5,169

612

5,781

3,382

2,349

1,737

17,716

-

17,716

17,716

-

17,716

4,572

2,545

7,117

7,117

1,735

8,852

13,144

10,599

8,864

total

25,234

-

25,234

25,234

-

25,234

8,708

3,578

12,286

12,286

2,347

14,633

16,526

12,948

10,601

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

107,617

1,355,687

1,463,304

91,113

203,001

294,114

(i)  included within other payables is an amount of $1,091,991, which represents the value of the company’s liability on behalf of the 
lulo project, of which it is operator. the majority of the payable amount relates to historical payroll tax on staff salaries at lulo, 
owed to the angolan government. the company’s exposure to currency and liquidity risk related to trade and other payables  
is disclosed in note 19.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 201315. 

issued CapitaL and reserves

in aud

issued and ordinary fully paid shares

movement in ordinary shares

in shares

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

64,130,565

61,836,670

Ordinary shares

AuD

Note

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

on issue at beginning of period

3,184,366,555

1,674,540,206

issue of shares for cash

issue on exercise of options

transaction expenses

on issue at end of period

(i)

(ii)

668,236,657

1,509,796,349

-

-

30,000

-

61,836,670

2,672,947

-

48,472,073

14,459,305

600

(379,052)

(1,095,308)

3,852,603,212

3,184,366,555

64,130,565

61,836,670

(i)  the company issued the following shares and options during the period to 31 december 2013.

Number

Issue/exercise price

Funds raised

transaction

expiry of options

issue of shares

issue of options

issue of shares

issue of options

issue of shares

issue of options

expiry of options

issue of options

30,000,000

318,000,000

159,000,000

216,112,236

216,112,236

134,124,421

134,124,421

1,658,701,535

286,200,000

$0.02

$0.004

$0.01

$0.004

$0.01

$0.004

$0.01

$0.02

$0.01

-

$1,272,000

Option expiry

1 august 2013

-

29 august 2015

$864,449

-

29 august 2015

$536,498

-

-

63,600

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29 august 2015

2 december 2013

29 august 2015

all options issued were free-attaching and hence had no value ascribed to them, except the final tranche of 286,200,000 options, 
of which 127,200,000 were issued in exchange for consideration of $0.0005 per option and settlement of costs for capital raising. 
these options were accounted for at their fair value, based on their publicly listed price at grant date.

terms and conditions

the holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share 
at meetings of the company.

unissued ordinary shares of the company under option at 31 december 2013 were:

Expiry date

29 august 2015

2 december 2014

25 September 2014

Lapse of options

Exercise price

Number of options

$0.010

$0.030

$0.019

795,436,657

25,000,000

125,000,000

the following options over ordinary shares lapsed during the financial period:

Expiry date

2 december 2013

1 august 2013

Exercise price

Number of options

$0.020

$0.020

1,658,701,535

30,000,000

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013(ii)  transaction expenses comprise:

in aud

fair value of listed options issued to cpS capital Group as consideration for their role in equity  
issues during the period

other transaction costs

Summaries of options granted

31 Dec 2013

318,000

61,052

379,052

the following table illustrates the number (no.) and weighted average exercise prices (Waep) of, and movements in, share options 
issued during the period:

outstanding at 1 march 2013

Granted during the period

exercised during the period

expired during the period

outstanding at 31 december 2013

Exercisable at 31 December 2013

31 Dec 2013 
No.
1,838,701,535

795,436,657

-

(1,688,701,535)

945,436,657

945,436,657

31 Dec 2013 
wAEP
$0.02

$0.01

-

$0.02

$0.012

$0.012

Weighted average remaining contractual life
the weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding as at 31 december 2013 is 1.53 years.

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Reserves

in aud

balance at 1 march 2012

expiry of options

Share based payments

balance at 28 february 2013

expiry of options

Share based payments

balance at 31 december 2013

Nature and purpose of reserves

Share-based  
payments reserve
2,889,227

Option premium 
reserve
185,962

(2,666,616)

720,352

942,963

(300,940)

-

642,023

(185,962)

873,000

873,000

-

381,600

1,254,600

total
3,075,189

(2,852,578)

1,593,352

1,815,963

(300,940)

381,600

1,896,623

Share-based payments reserve
the share-based payments reserve represents the fair value of equity instruments issued to employees as compensation and 
issued to external parties for the receipt of goods and services. this reserve will be reversed against issued capital when the 
underlying shares are converted.

option premium reserve
the option premium reserve records amounts paid by shareholders in acquiring options over ordinary shares. the balance in the option 
premium reserve is transferred to issued capital on option conversion and transferred to accumulated losses on option expiry.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 201316a. Cash and Cash equivaLents

in aud

bank balances

the company’s exposure to interest rate risk is discussed in note 19.

16b. reConCiLiation oF C ash FLows From operating aCtivities

in aud

Loss for the period

adjustments for:

depreciation expense

Share based payments

Operating loss before changes in working capital and provisions

(increase) in trade and other receivables

increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables

Net cash used in operating activities

16C. non Cash FinanCing aCtivities

there were no non-cash financing activities during this period.

17.  Contingent LiabiLities

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

305,960

2,356,247

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

(1,173,029)

(2,327,826)

2,347

-

3,579

720,352

(1,170,682)

(1,603,895)

(13,801)

77,199

32,175

(273,910)

(1,107,284)

(1,845,630)

the company did not have any contingent liabilities as at 31 december 2013 (28 feb 2013: nil).

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18.  Commitments

Capital commitments

in aud

approved, not yet contracted for:

less than one year

between one and five years

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

-

-

-

-

-

-

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 201319.  FinanCiaL risk management

the company has exposure to credit, liquidity and market risks from their use of financial instruments.

this note presents information about the company’s exposure to each of the above risks, their objectives, policies and processes 
for measuring and managing risk, and the management of capital. further quantitative disclosures are included throughout this 
financial report.

the board of directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the risk management framework.

Risk management policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the company, to set appropriate risk limits  
and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed to reflect changes 
in market conditions and the company’s activities. the company, through its training and management standards and procedures, 
aims to develop a disciplined and constructive control environment in which all employees understand their roles and obligations.

market risk 

commodity price risk
the company is focused on its angolan diamond exploration interests in the lulo project. accordingly, the company is exposed  
to the global pricing structures of the diamond market.

foreign exchange risk
the company operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily 
with respect to the uS dollar and australian dollar. foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognised 
assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations that are not in the entity’s functional currency. the company does 
not use hedging, or any other active risk reduction strategy, in managing its foreign exchange risk.

the functional and presentation currency of the company is australian dollars.

the company’s exposure to foreign currency risk at balance date was a follows, based on notional amounts:

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in aud

Financial liabilities

  trade and other payables

  other financial liabilities 

Net balance sheet exposure

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

(1,463,304)

(294,114)

-

-

(1,463,304)

(294,114)

the potential returns from exploration and evaluation activities (see note 12), should there be successful development of a 
profitable diamond mine in the future at the lulo project, are liable to foreign exchange fluctuations as the monies advanced are 
denominated in united States dollars, which continues to fluctuate against the australian dollar.

Cash flow interest rate risk

cash flow interest rate risk, is the risk that a financial instrument’s value will fluctuate as a result of changes in the market interest 
rates on interest-bearing financial instruments.

the company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk. any residual cash flow interest rate risk is in relation to the company’s 
cash and cash equivalent balances. the company does not currently use derivatives to mitigate these exposures.

the following table details the company’s exposure to interest rate risk on its interest-bearing financial instruments at 31 
december 2013.

Fixed Interest Rate maturity

Average 
Interest  
Rate 
%

variable 
Interest Rate
A$

Less than  
1 year
A$

1 to 5 years
A$

more than  
5 years
A$

Non-Interest 
bearing 
A$

total 
A$

2.65

305,960

-

-

-

305,960

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

305,960

78,819

78,819

78,819

384,779

1,463,304

1,463,304

1,463,304

1,463,304

Financial Assets

cash

trade and other 
receivables

Financial Liabilities

trade and other 
payables

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013 
the following table details the company’s exposure to interest rate risk on its interest-bearing financial instruments at 28 
february 2013.

Fixed Interest Rate maturity

Average 
Interest 
Rate 
%

variable  
Interest Rate
A$

Less than  
1 year
A$

1 to 5 years
A$

more than  
5 years
A$

Non-Interest 
bearing 
A$

total 
A$

3.15

2,356,247

-

-

-

2,356,247

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,356,247

65,018

65,018

65,018

2,421,265

294,114

294,114

294,114

294,114

Financial Assets

cash 

trade and other 
receivables

Financial Liabilities

trade and other 
payables

cash flow sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments
the sensitivity analysis below has been prepared to demonstrate the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in interest rates, 
with all other variables held constant through the impact on floating rate interest rates.

a change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would not have a material impact on the statement of profit 
of loss and other comprehensive income. there would be no effect on the equity reserves other than those directly related to 
statement of profit of loss and other comprehensive income. the analysis is performed on the same basis as for the year ended 28 
february 2013.

Credit risk

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credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to the company. 
the company’s potential concentration of credit risk consists mainly of cash deposits with banks and other receivables. the 
company’s short term cash surpluses are placed with banks that have investment grade ratings. the maximum credit risk exposure 
relating to the financial assets is represented by their carrying values as at the balance sheet date. 

Liquidity risk

liquidity risk is the risk that the company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. the company’s approach 
to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, 
under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the company’s reputation.

ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the board of directors. the company manages liquidity risk by 
maintaining adequate cash reserves from funds raised in the market and by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows. 

the following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments and excluding the impact 
of netting agreements.

in aud

trade and other payables

- Within one year

- one to five years

- Greater than five years

total

Capital risk management

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

1,463,304

294,114

-

-

-

-

1,463,304

   294,114

the company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, so as to 
maintain a strong capital base sufficient to maintain future exploration and development of its projects. in order to maintain or 
adjust the capital structure, the company may return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt. the 
company’s focus has been to raise sufficient funds through equity to fund exploration and evaluation activities.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013Fair value

details of the significant accounting policies and methods adopted, including the criteria for recognition, the basis of measurement 
and the basis on which revenues and expenses are recognised, in respect of each class of financial asset, financial liability and 
equity instrument are disclosed in note 3 to the financial statements.

the financial assets and liabilities included in the assets and liabilities of the company approximate net fair value, determined in 
accordance with the accounting policies disclosed in note 3 to the financial statements.

20.  reLated parties

Key management personnel compensation

the key management personnel compensation included in ‘employee benefits expense (see note 5) is as follows:

in aud

Short-term employee benefits

post-employment benefits

Share-based payments

31 Dec 2013

28 Feb 2013

297,417

8,383

-

305,800

454,805

25,777

172,991

653,573

Individual directors’ and executives’ compensation disclosures

information regarding individual directors’ and executives’ compensation and some equity instruments disclosures as required by 
corporations Regulations 2m.3.03 is provided in the remuneration report section of the directors’ report.

apart from the details disclosed in this note, no director has entered into a material contract with the company since the end of the 
previous financial year and there were no other material contracts involving directors interests at period-end.

Key management personnel and director transactions

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a number of key management persons, or their related parties, hold positions in other entities that result in them having control 
or significant influence over the financial or operating policies of those entities. a number of these entities transacted with the 
company in the reporting period. the terms and conditions of the transactions with management persons and their related parties 
were no more favourable than those available, or which might reasonably be expected to be available, on similar transactions to 
non-director related entities on an arm’s length basis.

Options over equity instruments 

the movement during the reporting period in the number of options over ordinary shares in the company held, directly, indirectly or 
beneficially, by each key management person, including their related parties, is as follows.

held at
1 march 2013 
or date of 
appointment

Granted as 
compensation

Rights  
Issue

Expired  
without  
Exercise

held at  
31 December 
2013

Released  
from escrow 
during  
the period

vested 
during the 
period

vested & 
Exercisable

Directors

mr m Kennedy 

16,000,000

mr d Jones

10,000,000

mr G Gilchrist

50,000,000

-

-

-

2,050,000

(16,000,000)

2,050,000

-

(10,000,000)

-

587,500

(25,000,000)

25,587,500

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,050,000

-

25,587,500

held at
1 march 2012 
or date of 
appointment

Granted as 
compensation

Rights  
Issue

held at 
resignation

held at  
28 February 
2013

Released  
from escrow 
during the 
year

vested 
during the 
year

Directors

mr m Kennedy 

16,000,000

mr d Jones

10,000,000

-

-

mr G Gilchrist

-

50,000,000

mr d lenigas

11,000,000

mr G White

11,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16,000,000

10,000,000

50,000,000

11,000,000

11,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

vested & 
Exercisable

16,000,000

10,000,000

50,000,000

-

-

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 2013movements in shares

the movement during the reporting period in the number of ordinary shares in the company held, directly, indirectly or beneficially, 
by each key management person, including their related parties, is as follows.

held at
1 march 2013 
or date of 
appointment

36,500,000

3,312,500

Purchases

Rights Issue

Sales

held at 
resignation

held at 31 
December 
2013

-

-

2,050,000

-

875,000

5,000,000

587,500

-

-

-

-

-

-

38,050,000

3,312,500

6,462,500

held at
1 march 2012 
or date of 
appointment

Received on 
exercise of 
options

Purchases

Sales

held at 
resignation

held at 28 
February 
2013

Directors

mr m Kennedy 

mr d Jones

mr G Gilchrist

Directors

mr m Kennedy 

32,000,000

4,500,000

mr d Jones

mr G Gilchrist

2,650,000

-

662,500

875,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

36,500,000

3,312,500

875,000

no shares were granted to key management personnel during the reporting period as compensation in 2013 or 2012.

Other related party transactions 

an amount of $93,416 (28 feb 2013: $160,546) was paid to the bagot Road property partnership, associated with director miles 
Kennedy, relating to office rent and associated costs during the period. an amount of $495,573 (28 feb 2013: $699,477) was paid 
to the bagot Road Group pty ltd, associated with director miles Kennedy, relating to the provision of contract staff (including 
a director), payroll and baS services during the period. payments for the provision of director services, as disclosed within 
remuneration in the directors’ report, were paid to ascidian prospecting pty ltd and turnicate consulting, entities associated with 
director david Jones.

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21.  subsequent events

on 3 January 2014 the company announced the recovery of a 32.2 carat type 2a diamond from its lulo concession in angola. the 
diamond measured 32x10x8mm and is the largest recovered by lucapa through the new dense media Separation (dmS) plant 
which the company commissioned in november 2013 and is the fourth largest diamond recovered at lulo to date.

on 10 January 2014 the company released an updated investor presentation highlighting progress at the lulo diamond project in 
angola. the presentation was given to brokers and fund managers in london on 14-16 January 2014.

on 13 January 2014 the company announced that an additional 410 cubic metres of gravel from blK_18 had been processed and an 
additional 32 diamonds weighing 25.35 carats had been recovered.

on 28 January 2014 the company announced the recovery of more large, valuable diamonds from its lulo diamond concession in 
angola, including a 95.45 carat type 2a gem. it is the second largest diamond recovered by lucapa from lulo behind the 131.4 carat 
type 2a stone discovered in 2012.

on 31 January 2014 the company confirmed that the 95.45 carat type 2a stone was a d colour gem.

on 25 february 2014 the company announced that the lulo project Joint Venture approved the sale of a second parcel of diamonds 
weighing 371.35 carats which were independently valued by Jaguar consultants limited at $uS3.164 million ($a3.52 million). this 
equates to an exceptional price of $uS8,521 ($a9,500) per carat. 

on 3 march 2014, the company announced that its diamond inventory totalled 533.1 carats (including the 371.35 carat parcel valued 
at $a3.52 million), taking total diamond recoveries at lulo to more than 1,000 carats.

on 5 march 2014 the company announced that it had received the support of its Joint Venture partners to apply for an alluvial 
diamond mining lease over part of the lulo diamond concession in angola. the mining lease application (mla) will cover an area of 
~218km2 and will include the recent alluvial and terrace deposits associated with cacuilo River.

other than the above, there has not arisen in the interval between the end of the period and the date of this report any item, 
transaction or event of a material and unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the directors of the company, to affect significantly 
the operations of the company, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the company, in future financial years.

Notes to the FiNaNcial statemeNts for the period ended 31 december 20131. 

in the opinion of the directors of lucapa diamond company limited (“the company”):

(a)  the financial statements and notes, and the remuneration report in the directors’ Report, as set out on pages 9 to 11, are in 

accordance with the corporations act 2001, including:

(i)   giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 31 december 2013 and of its performance for the financial 

period	ended	on	that	date;	and

(ii)  complying with australian accounting Standards (including the australian accounting interpretations) and the corporations 

Regulations	2001;

(b)	the	financial	report	also	complies	with	International	Financial	Reporting	Standards	as	disclosed	in	note	1;	and

(c)   there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

2.   the directors have been given the declarations required by section 295a of the corporations act 2001 from the chief executive officer 

and chief financial officer for the financial period ended 31 december 2013.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors

mileS a Kennedy 
chief eXecutiVe officeR 

dated at Subiaco this 31st day of march 2014

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Directors’ Declaration for the period ended 31 december 2013 
 
 
 
 
	
 
roLe oF management

the board has delegated responsibilities and authorities to the executive staff and consultants to enable management to conduct the 
company’s day-to-day activities. matters which are not covered by these delegations, such as approvals which exceed certain limits or do 
not form part of the approved budget require board approval.

an evaluation of the performance of senior management and consultants, including the chief executive officer is undertaken periodically 
at board level, with the chairman discussing this review separately with the chief executive officer. this is considered to be an appropriate 
process given the size of the company and its stage of development.

ethiCaL standards

as part of the board’s commitment to the highest standard of conduct, the company has adopted a code of conduct to guide executives, 
management, employees and contractors in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. the code of conduct is incorporated with the 
charter and encompasses:

-	responsibilities	to	shareholders;
-	compliance	with	laws	and	regulations;
-	relationships	with	clients	and	customers;
-	conflicts	of	interest;
-	employment	practices;	and
- responsibilities to the community.

diversity

the board is committed to having an appropriate blend of diversity on the board and in all areas of the Group’s business. the board has 
established a policy regarding gender, age, ethnic and cultural diversity.

the company and all its related bodies corporate are committed to workplace diversity.

the company recognises the benefits arising from employee and board diversity, including a broader pool of high quality employees, 
improving employee retention, accessing different perspectives and ideas and benefiting from all available talent.

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diversity includes, but is not limited to, gender, age, ethnicity and cultural background.

to the extent practicable, the company will address the recommendations and guidance provided in the aSX corporate Governance 
council’s principles and Recommendations.

the diversity policy does not impose on the company, its directors, officers, agents or employee any obligation to engage in, or 
justification for engaging in, any conduct which is illegal or contrary to any anti-discrimination or equal employment opportunity 
legislation or laws in any State or territory of australia or of any foreign jurisdiction.

the key objectives of the diversity policy are to achieve:

(a)	 a	diverse	and	skilled	workforce,	leading	to	continuous	improvement	in	service	delivery	and	achievement	of	corporate	goals;

(b)	 a	workplace	culture	characterised	by	inclusive	practices	and	behaviours	for	the	benefit	of	all	staff;

(c)	

improved	employment	and	career	development	opportunities	for	women;

(d)   a work environment that values and utilises the contributions of employees with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives 

through	improved	awareness	of	the	benefits	of	workforce	diversity	and	successful	management	of	diversity;	and

(e)  awareness in all staff of their rights and responsibilities with regards to fairness, equity and respect for all aspects of diversity,

(collectively, the objectives).

DIvERSIty REPORtING

the Group’s gender diversity as at the end of the reporting period is as follows:

31 December 2013

28 February 2013

Gender representation

Female

male

Female

male

board representation

Group representation

No

0

9

%

0

26.5

No

3

25

%

100

73.5

No

0

6

%

0

12

No

3

44

%

100

88

the following senior positions with the Group are currently held by female employees:

Chief	Financial	Officer

•	
•	 Office	Manager

the company’s proposed diversity objectives for the 2014 financial year are to continue to assess and proactively monitor gender diversity 
at all levels of the business and report to the board.

Corporate GovernanCe Statement for the period ended 31 december 2013trading in the C ompany’s shares 

to safeguard against insider trading the company’s Securities trading policy prohibits directors, employees and consultants from trading 
the company’s securities if they are aware of any information that would be expected to have a material effect on the price of the 
company’s securities.

directors must consult with the chairman of the board, or in his absence or conflict, the company Secretary, before dealing in shares or 
other securities of the company.

dealings (whether purchases or sales) in the company’s shares or other securities by related personnel may not be carried out other than in 
the dealing “window”, being the period commencing 2 days prior to and ending 2 days following the date of announcement of the company 
annual or half yearly results or a major announcement leading to a fully informed market.

“major” is defined as an announcement that may as a direct result, affect the share price, or an announcement affecting the operations 
of the company. if within that period any further announcement arises that may separately affect the share price, the chairman or in his 
absence the company Secretary may impose a lock-down period on the ability to trade.

all related persons must give details of any acquisitions or disposal of shares or other securities in the company, within one business day 
to the company Secretary of the company.

all related persons must ensure that they at all times observe the insider trading rules of the corporations act.

the company discloses to aSX any transaction conducted by the directors in the company’s securities in accordance with the aSX 
listing Rules.

the board has resolved that the relevant sections of the charter, particularly the code of conduct, corporate ethics policy, securities 
dealings restrictions and continuous disclosure obligations should also extend to cover all executives, employees and consultants of  
the company.

Continuous disCLosure and sharehoL der CommuniCation

40 |

the board is committed to the promotion of investor confidence by ensuring that trading in the company’s securities takes place in 
an efficient, competitive and informed market in accordance with continuous disclosure obligations under the aSX listing Rules, the 
company has procedures in place to ensure that all price sensitive information is identified, reviewed by management and disclosed to the 
aSX in a timely manner. these are also detailed in the charter. all information disclosure to the aSX is posed on the company’s website.

Shareholders are forwarded the company’s annual Report if requested and documents relating to each general meeting, being the notice 
of meeting, any explanatory memorandum and a proxy form, and are invited to attend these meetings. the company’s external auditor 
is also required to be present at the annual General meetings to answer any queries shareholders may have with regard to the audit and 
preparation and content of the audit Report.

managing business risk

the board constantly monitors the operational and financial aspects of the company’s activities and is responsible for the implementation 
and ongoing review of the business risks that could affect the company. duties in relation to risk management that conducted by the 
board include, but are not limited to:

-	initiate	action	to	prevent	or	reduce	the	adverse	effects	of	risk;
-	control	further	treatment	of	risks	until	the	level	of	risk	becomes	acceptable;
-	identify	and	record	any	problems	relating	to	the	management	of	risk;
-	initiate,	recommend	and	provide	solutions	through	designated	channels;
-	verify	the	implementation	of	solutions;	and
- communicate and consult internally and externally as appropriate.

in accordance with section 295a of the corporations act 2001, the persons performing the roles of chief executive officer and chief 
financial officer are required to provide a declaration to the board that the financial records of the company have been properly 
maintained, the financial statements comply with the accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the company’s financial 
position and performance. in addition, as required by the Recommendations, the declaration is founded on a found system of risk 
management and internal control which implements policies adopted by the board and the company’s risk management and internal 
compliance control system is operating efficiently and effectively in all material respects in relation to the financial reporting risks.

Corporate GovernanCe Statement for the period ended 31 december 2013prinCipL es & reComendations

CompLianCe

Principle 1 - Lay solid foundations for management and oversight

1.1

companies should establish the 
functions reserved to the board and 
those delegated to senior executives 
and disclose those functions.

the board is responsible for the overall corporate 
governance of the company. the board has 
adopted a board charter that formalises its roles 
and responsibilities and defines the matters 
that are reserved for the board and specific 
matters that are delegated to management. on 
appointment of a director, the company issues a 
letter of appointment setting out the terms and 
conditions of appointment to the board

CompLy

complies.

1.2

1.3

companies should disclose the process 
for evaluating the performance of senior 
executives.

the non-executive members of the board 
undertake annual assessment of the executives’ 
performance.

companies should provide the 
information indicated in the Guide to 
reporting on principle 1.

a summary of the board’s functions and 
responsibilities has been disclosed on the 
company’s website and is summarised in this 
corporate Governance Statement.

Principle 2 - Structure the board to add value

complies to the extent that non-
executive members of the board 
undertake assessment of executives’ 
performance.

complies.

2.1

a majority of the board should be 
independent directors.

the majority of the board’s directors are not 
independent as a majority of the board are 
executive directors of the company. mr Gordon 
Gilchrist is a non-executive director. messrs miles 
Kennedy and david Jones are executive directors.

does not comply however the 
skills and experience of both the 
independent and non-independent 
directors allow the board to act in 
the best interests of shareholders.

2.2

2.3

the chair should be an independent 
director.

mr Gordon Gilchrist is a non-executive director  
of the board but is not independent.

does not comply – refer explanation 
in 2.1.

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the roles of chair and chief executive 
officer should not be exercised by the 
same individual.

mr Gordon Gilchrist is the chairman and mr miles 
Kennedy is the chief executive officer. 

complies.

2.4 the board should establish a nomination 

committee. 

2.5

2.6

companies should disclose the process 
for evaluating the performance of the 
board, its committees and individual 
directors.

companies should provide the 
information indicated in the Guide  
to reporting on principle 2.

Given the size of the board, it was determined 
that the board will execute the functions of 
a nomination committee and that a separate 
nomination committee is unnecessary.

the company did not conduct a performance 
evaluation of the board, and has no adopted  
a performance evaluation policy. 

does not comply for reasons given 
under 2.6 below.

does not comply. Refer 1.2 above.

this information has been disclosed (where 
applicable) in the directors’ Report in the 
company’s annual Report. a director is 
considered independent when he substantially 
satisfies the test for independence as set out in 
the aSX corporate Governance Recommendations. 
members of the board are able to take independent 
professional advice at the expense of the 
company. the board carries out the functions  
of a nomination committee. in accordance with 
the information suggested in Guide to Reporting 
on principle 2, the company has disclosed full 
details of its directors in the director’s Report. 
other disclosure material as suggested in Guide 
to Reporting on principle 2 has been made 
available on the company’s website.

does not comply. Given the size of 
the board, the directors determined 
that it will execute the functions of 
a nomination committee and that a 
separate nomination committee is 
unnecessary. in addition, the board 
does not consist of a majority of 
independent directors however the 
skills and experience of both the 
independent and non-independent 
directors allows the board to act in 
the best interests of shareholders.

Corporate GovernanCe Statement for the period ended 31 december 2013prinCipL es & reComendations

CompLianCe

Principle 3 - Promote ethical and responsible decision making

CompLy

complies.

the board has adopted a code of conduct that  
is contained within the board charter. the code 
establishes a clear set of values that emphasise  
a culture encompassing strong corporate 
governance, sound business practices and good 
ethical conduct. the code of conduct is 
encompassed within the board charter and  
is available on the company’s website.

3.1

companies should establish a code  
of conduct and disclose the code  
or a summary of the code as to:

-  the practices necessary to maintain 

confidence in the company’s integrity

-  the practices necessary to take  

into account their legal obligations  
and the reasonable expectations of  
their stakeholders

-  the responsibility and accountability 

of individuals for reporting and 
investigating reports of unethical 
practices.

companies should establish a policy 
concerning diversity and disclose the 
policy or a summary of that policy. the 
policy should include requirements for 
the board to establish measureable 
objectives for achieving gender diversity 
and for the board to assess annually 
both the objectives and progress in 
achieving them.

companies should disclose in each 
annual report the measureable objectives 
for achieving gender diversity set by the 
board in accordance with the diversity 
policy and progress in achieving them.

3.2

3.3

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the company has adopted a diversity policy.

complies.

the information is disclosed in the  
annual Report.

complies.

3.4 companies should disclose in each 

annual report the proportion of women 
employees in the whole organisation, 
women in senior executive positions and 
women on the board.

3.5

companies should provide the 
information indicated in the Guide  
to reporting on principle 3.

the information is disclosed in the  
annual Report.

complies.

the code of conduct and securities trading policy 
are available on the company’s website. the 
securities trading policy is summarised in this 
corporate Governance Statement.

complies.

Principle 4 - Safeguard integrity in financial reporting

4.1

the board should establish an  
audit committee.

an audit committee has not been established  
by the board

does not comply. Given the size of the 
board, the directors determined that 
it will execute the functions of an 
audit committee and that a separate 
audit committee is unnecessary.

does not comply, for reasons given  
in 4.1 above.

the full board is made up of three, two of which 
are executive directors, and a non-executive 
director who is not considered independent. 

4.2

the audit committee should be 
structured so that it consists only of non-
executive directors consists of a majority 
of independent directors is chaired by an 
independent chair, who is not chair of the 
board has at least three members.

4.3

the audit committee should have a 
formal charter.

an audit committee has not been established by 
the board. the functions of an audit committee 
are reserved for the board and operate under the 
board charter

does not comply, for reasons given in 
4.1 above.

Corporate GovernanCe Statement for the period ended 31 december 2013 prinCipL es & reComendations

CompLianCe

CompLy

4.4 companies should provide the 

information indicated in the Guide  
to reporting on principle 4.

the functions associated with safeguarding the 
integrity in financial reporting are carried out 
by	the	Board;	is	encompassed	within	the	Board	
charter which is available on the company’s 
website and summarised in this corporate 
Governance Statement

does not comply, for reasons given  
in 4.1 above.

Principle 5 - make timely and balanced disclosure 

5.1

5.2

6.1

companies should establish 
written policies designed to ensure 
compliance with aSX listing Rule 
disclosure requirements and to ensure 
accountability at a senior executive level 
for that compliance and disclose those 
policies or a summary of those policies.

companies should provide the 
information indicated in Guide to 
Reporting on principle 5.

the company has adopted a continuous 
disclosure policy, to ensure that it complies with 
the continuous disclosure regime under the aSX 
listing Rules and the corporations act 2001. this 
policy is available on the company’s website.

complies. 

the company’s continuous disclosure policy is 
available on the company’s website 

complies.

Principle 6 - Respect the rights of shareholders

companies should design a 
communications policy for promoting 
effective communication with 
shareholders and encouraging their 
participation at general meetings and 
disclose their policy or a summary of 
that policy.

the company has adopted a shareholder 
communications policy. the company uses its 
website www.lucapa.com.au, annual report, 
market announcements and media disclosures  
to communicate with its shareholders, as well  
as encourage participation at general meetings. 
this policy is available on the company’s website.

complies.

6.2

companies should provide the 
information indicated in the Guide to 
reporting on principle 6. 

the company’s shareholder communications 
policy is available on the company’s website.

complies.

7.1

7.2

7.3

Principle 7 - Recognise and manage risk

companies should establish policies  
for the oversight and management  
of material business risks and disclose  
a summary of those policies.

the board should require management 
to design and implement the risk 
management and internal control 
system to manage the company’s 
material business risks and report to 
it on whether those risks are being 
managed effectively. the board should 
disclose that management has reported 
to it as to the effectiveness of the 
company’s management of its material 
business risks.

the board should disclose whether it 
has received assurance from the chief 
executive officer (or equivalent) and the 
chief financial officer (or equivalent) that 
the declaration provided in accordance 
with section 295a of the corporations 
act is founded on a sound system of risk 
management and internal control and 
that the system is operating effectively 
in all material respects in relation to 
financial reporting risks.

the company has not adopted a risk 
management statement.

the company has identified key risks within 
the business. in the ordinary course of business, 
management monitor and manage these risks. 
Key operational and financial risks are presented 
to and reviewed by the board at each board 
meeting.

does not comply. however ultimate 
responsibility for risk oversight and 
risk management rests with the board 
and operates under the board charter.

complies.

complies.

the board as a whole has made a declaration 
under section 295a of the corporations act 2001 
that the financial accounting system is founded 
on a sound system of risk management and 
internal control and that the system is operating 
efficiently and effectively in all material respects 
in relation to the financial reporting risks.

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Corporate GovernanCe Statement for the period ended 31 december 2013 prinCipL es & reComendations

CompLianCe

7.4

companies should provide the 
information indicated in Guide  
to Reporting on principle 7.

the board has not adopted an audit and risk 
charter, however has identified key risks within 
the business.

CompLy

complies.

Principle 8 - Renumerate fairly and responsibly 

8.1

the board should establish a 
remuneration committee.

the board has not established a remuneration 
committee and has not adopted a remuneration 
charter.

8.2 the remuneration committee should 
be structured so that it consists of a 
majority of independent directors is 
chaired by an independent director  
has at least three members

8.3

companies should clearly distinguish  
the structure of non-executive directors’ 
remuneration from that of executive 
directors and senior executives.

the full board is made up of three, two of which 
are executive directors, and a non-executive 
director who is not considered independent. 

the company complies with the guidelines for 
executive remuneration packages and non-
executive director remuneration.

complies.

does not comply. Given the size of the 
board, the directors have determined 
that it will execute the functions of  
a remuneration committee and that  
a separate remuneration committee 
is unnecessary.

does not comply, for reasons given in 
8.1 above.

8.4 companies should provide the 

information indicated in the Guide  
to reporting on principle 8.

the board has not adopted a remuneration 
committee charter. the company does not have 
any schemes for retirement benefits other than 
superannuation for non-executive directors.

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does not comply. Given the size of 
the board, the board has determined 
that it will execute the functions of 
a remuneration committee and that 
a separate remuneration committee 
is unnecessary. With respect to this 
compliance issue, the board will 
review its position annually.

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Corporate GovernanCe Statement for the period ended 31 december 2013 46 |

additional information current as at 27 march 2014 required by australia Securities exchange limited Rules and not disclosed 
elsewhere in this Report.

1. 

CapitaL s truCture

ORDINARy ShARE CAPItAL

3,852,603,212 ordinary fully paid shares held by 3,503 shareholders.

Spread

1 

1,001 

5,001 

10,001 

  to 

  to 

  to 

  to 

100,001 

  -

1,000

5,000

10,000

100,000

Number of  
holders

39

44

42

914

Number of  
Shares

6,086

156,892

383,150

56,436,699

2,464

3,795,620,385

as at 27 march 2014 there were 773 fully paid ordinary shareholders holding less than a marketable parcel.

OPtIONS - QuOtED

795,436,657 listed options expiring 29 august 2015 exercisable at $0.01 held by 1,180 option holders.

Spread

1 

1,001 

5,001 

10,001 

  to 

  to 

  to 

  to 

100,001 

  -

1,000

5,000

10,000

 100,000

Number of  
holders

2

53

91

529

505

Number of  
29/08/2015  
Options

1,125

189,925

740,419

23,983,446

770,521,742

as at 27 march 2014 there were 724 $0.01 listed option holders holding less than a marketable parcel.

OPtIONS – uNQuO tED

As	at	27	March	2014,	the	number	of	holders	of	unlisted	options	was	as	follows;

1	holder	of	25,000,000	$0.03	unlisted	options,	expiring	2	December	2014;

8 holders of 125,000,000 $0.019 unlisted options, expiring 25 September 2014

2.  voting rights

ORDINARy ShARES

on a show of hands, every member present in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll each share shall have one vote.

OP tIONS

options carry no voting rights. options convert to one ordinary share upon exercise.

3.  on-market buy-baCk

there is no current on-market buy back.

4.  substantiaL sharehoL ders

there are no substantial shareholders.

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additional shareholder information as at 27 march 20145.  top 20 hoL ders oF quoted  seCurities

FuLLy PAID ORDINARy ShARES

Name

Slade technologies pty ltd

Seah Kee Khoo 

peter daniel adams 

lujeta pty ltd

benjamin dark

tt nicholls pty ltd

one dog one bone pty ltd

Kapiri holdings pty ltd

pershing australia nominees pty ltd

pf Greene pty ltd

citicorp nominees pty ltd

fleubaix pty ltd

Jp morgan nominees australia ltd

Sinbad Jackson pty ltd

maK Super Wa pty ltd

balion pty ltd

Robert nicholas arnold 

paul Spackman 

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norvest projects pty ltd
pershing australia nominees pty ltd

Number held

68,750,000

58,024,700

55,000,000

50,989,997

50,000,000

41,269,261

40,000,000

38,484,102

37,650,000

37,125,000

33,146,114

30,000,000

29,573,812

29,372,779

28,550,000

28,125,007

27,525,300

27,500,000

23,650,000
22,698,765

757,434,837

LIStED OPtIONS E xPIRING 29 AuGuSt 2015 ExERCISAbLE At $0.01

Name

one dog one bone pty ltd
phillip John coulson

christopher paul lawrence

balion pty ltd

Robert paul & Susan pamela martin 

benjamin dark

Slade technologies pty ltd

pershing australia nominees pty ltd

philip edgar & helen Jane myers

tt nicholls pty ltd

Kylie-anne drummond

Josephine Kathleen patoir

Waterbeach investments pty ltd 

Jason & lisa peterson

Sinbad Jackson pty ltd

nutsville pty ltd

Rachael louise mason

Kapiri holdings pty ltd

mark drummond 
overland corner West pty ltd

Number held

80,000,000
37,950,000

25,000,000

23,875,007

22,000,000

20,000,000

18,750,000

18,699,888

18,200,000

12,751,751

12,500,000

12,000,000

11,913,955

11,000,000

10,942,279

10,767,763

10,000,000

9,328,022

9,167,513
9,134,181

383,980,359

% of Issued  
Capital

1.78

1.51

1.43

1.32

1.30

1.07

1.04

1.00

0.98

0.96

0.86

0.78

0.77

0.76

0.74

0.73

0.71

0.71

0.61
0.59

19.65

% of Issued  
Capital

10.06
4.77

3.14

3.00

2.77

2.51

2.36

2.35

2.29

1.60

1.57

1.51

1.50

1.38

1.38

1.35

1.26

1.17

1.15
1.15

48.27

additional shareholder information as at 27 march 2014Corporate dire Ctory

board oF direCtors

austraLian business number

GoRdon GilchRiSt 
non-executive chairman

mileS Kennedy 
chief executive officer

daVid JoneS  
executive technical director

Company seC retary 

mark clements

registered oFFiCe  
and prinCipaL pLaCe  
oF business

34 bagot Road 
Subiaco 6008 
Western australia 
po box 298 
West perth 6872 
Western australia

telephone +61-8 9489 9200 
facsimile +61-8 9489 9201 
email general@lucapa.com.au 
Website: www.lucapa.com.au

44 111 501 663

asx Codes

lom 
lomo

share registry

Security transfer Registrars pty ltd 
770 canning highway 
applecross 6153 
Western australia

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auditors

Somes cooke 
35 outram Street  
West perth 6005 
Western australia

Lawyers

drummond law 
48 matheson Road 
applecross 6153 
Western australia

Firstnaturedesign.Com.au

Corporate direCtory 
 
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