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Company Number 05385506 
Incorporated in England & Wales 

PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

CONTENTS 

Directors secretary, and advisers 

Chairman’s statement 

Chief Executive Officer’s statement and operational review 

Finance Director’s report 

Strategic report 

Directors’ report 

Directors’ biographies 

Independent auditor’s report 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated and Company Statements of Changes in Equity 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

Company Statement of Financial Position 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

Company Statement of Cash Flows 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

Glossary 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

DIRECTORS, SECRETARY AND ADVISERS 

Directors 

John (“Jay”) Cheatham (Chief Executive Officer) 
Justin Hondris (Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Development) 
Phillip Gobe (Non-Executive Chairman) 
Robert (Bob) Rosenthal (Technical Director) 
Jeremy Brest (Non-Executive Director) 

Company Secretary 

Ben Harber 

Registered Office 

Shakespeare Martineau 
6th Floor 
60 Gracechurch Street 
London EC3V 0HR 

Company Number 

05385506 

Auditors 

Solicitors 

Registrars 

Principal Bankers 

Nominated Adviser 
& Broker 

Communications 
& Public Relations 

UHY Hacker Young 
Quadrant House 
4 Thomas More Square 
London E1W 1YW 

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 
Adelaide House 
London Bridge 
London EC4R 9HA 

Computershare Investor Services plc 
PO Box 82 
The Pavilions 
Bridgwater Road 
Bristol BS99 7NH 

Barclays Bank plc 
Level 27, 1 Churchill Place 
London E14 5HP 

Arden Partners PLC 
125 Old Broad Street  
London EC2N 1AR 

Blytheweigh Communications Ltd 
4-5 Castle Court London 
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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Clearly, 2019 was a transformational year for Pantheon with the Great Bear Petroleum (“GBP”) acquisition that 
now underpins and drives our corporate strategy. Great Bear’s assets on the Alaska North Slope (“ANS” or the 
“North  Slope”)  delivers  an  opportunity  for  our  company  to  become  a  very  significant  oil  and  gas  company  in 
terms of reserves and production. The ANS is experiencing an oil exploration and development revival, boasting 
some of the world’s largest onshore oil discoveries in recent times. Pantheon has a very material position in this 
prolific  basin,  which  has  taken  a  decade  and  over  $200  million  to  establish,  and  which  contains  numerous 
discoveries  of  oil  which  we  are  continuing  to  evaluate.  Of  most  importance  is  the  fact  that  our  acreage  and 
discoveries are all located in close to proximity to the established infrastructure which includes the Trans Alaska 
Pipeline and the Dalton Highway. Having managed the largest oilfield in North America, less than 25 miles away 
at Prudhoe Bay, I can’t stress highly enough the importance of our ideal geographical location of our assets in 
relation to the export infrastructure. This is a significant advantage over other ANS plays, allowing much quicker 
times  to  first  production,  materially  lower  capex  requirements,  and  the  possibility  for  year-round  drilling  in 
certain locations, all of which enhance the economics of our projects. This was a critical factor in our decision to 
acquire Great Bear. We haven’t forgotten East Texas, but given the significant value differential between Texas 
and Alaska, it is clear that the Company’s primary focus must now be Alaska. 

As we look to Alaska, a key to unlocking the vast potential resources on the Arctic Slope is fully exploiting our 
existing high-quality 3D seismic data over our lease positions. Over $80 million has been spent to date on this 
seismic,  which  is  proprietary  to  Pantheon  and  is  not  available  to  anyone  else.  This  is  a  significant  competitive 
advantage. As Pantheon looked to merge and process the many surveys, our Technical Director Bob Rosenthal 
and  his  team  focused  on  the  best  technology  and  people  to  provide  the  service.  Pantheon  selected  eSeis  as  the 
service provider due to their proprietary geophysics technology and world-class team. The eSeis team has had a 
hand in multiple discoveries on the North Slope, including the billion-barrel Alpine field. After reviewing the data 
over our blocks, eSeis elected to work as a partner on the project rather than purely on a fee basis and hence are 
completely aligned with the interests of all shareholders. It is also an assertive validation of the prospectivity of 
our acreage. 

Also indicative of validation, we were pleased that the Lee Keeling and Associates report confirmed our earlier 
estimates of recoverable resources and excellent project economics at Greater Alkaid, which in fact lies almost 
directly beneath the Dalton Highway and pipeline. Jay Cheatham will give more specifics in his CEO statement 
below  on  both  our  Alkaid-Phecda  discovery  (now  referred  to  as  “Greater  Alkaid”)  along  with  other  exciting 
prospect potential on our acreage. 

At  East  Texas,  it  has  been  a  complicated  and  frustrating  year.  All  of  our  historic  wells  had  logged  excellent 
reservoirs,  similar  to  the  offset  wells  that  have  been  producing  significant  volumes  of  hydrocarbons  for  many 
years. Despite the apparent excellent log responses, the operator’s ability to effectively complete and successfully 
flow  hydrocarbons  was  unsuccessful.  The  death  of  the  principal  of  Vision,  the  operator,  in  2018  significantly 
impacted  operations.  This  year  we  acquired  of  66%  of  Vision  Resources  LLC,  which  was  crucial  to  obtain 
management control to help protect the value of our assets. We have now been able to have Pantheon’s technical 
team commence a detailed field-wide study including geological and geophysical data, historic drilling operations 
and completion methods. These initiatives will put us in a stronger position to continue to evaluate this project 
and determine a future plan for this asset. Jay will expand on this in his CEO Statement. 

Finally, we strengthened our Board with the addition of Bob Rosenthal, Technical Director and Chief Geologist, 
who was also a founder of Great Bear, and Jeremy Brest, who was a director at Great Bear and has a wealth of 
experience.  Jeremy  has  a  law  degree  and  is  a  specialist  in  structured  financings.  We  have  also  retained  key 
members of the Great Bear team, which we have supplemented with some extremely talented technical personnel. 
We also honour John Walmsley who we lost during the year. He was a true gentleman who we all miss greatly. 

In closing, as we start a new decade your company is a very different company to where we were last financial 
year. With hard work and some good fortune we have emerged as a company with a focus on Alaska, where we 
have  established  an  exceptional  position  in  an  area  where  the  stakes  and  potential  rewards  are  an  order  of 
magnitude greater not only than East Texas, but than in most other parts of the world. 

Phillip Gobe 
Chairman 

24 February 2020 

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S STATEMENT AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW  
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

2019 has been an incredibly busy year for Pantheon.  

Great Bear Acquisition 

The  acquisition  of  Great  Bear  Petroleum  (“GBP”)  this  year  was  a  transformational  event  for  Pantheon.  The 
Alaskan North Slope (“ANS”) is experiencing an oil exploration and development revival. The recent discoveries 
rate  amongst  the  world’s  largest  onshore  oil  discoveries  which  has  resulted  in  the  ANS  now  being  rated  as  a 
“Super Basin” by the industry experts IHS Markit. The acquisition of GBP has positioned Pantheon as a major 
leaseholder  in  this  world  class  province,  where  we  now  have  large  discovered  oil  resources  and  outstanding 
exploratory potential. The Board of Pantheon, with deep experience on large scale energy projects and important 
relevant experience in Alaska, understands the exciting opportunity of this portfolio as well as the challenges of 
operating  in  such  a  location.  As  our  Chairman  has  earlier  discussed,  all  of  the  Pantheon  assets  in  Alaska  are 
located  in  one  core  geographic  location,  adjacent  to  the  Dalton  Highway  and  the  Trans  Alaska  Pipeline.  This 
location  enhances  the  commercial  potential  of  any  discoveries  with  reduced  logistical  challenges,  more  rapid 
development  potential,  resulting  in  much  lower  hurdles  to  economic  viability—critically  important  for  a  small 
company  like  ours  operating  on  the  ANS,  and  an  incredible  competitive  advantage  when  compared  to  other 
projects.  

Our  team  began  negotiations  with  GBP  in  July  2018  and  completed  the  acquisition  in  January  2019.  We  were 
able  to  acquire  the  GBP  assets  on  the  North  Slope  at  an  effective  valuation  significantly  less  than  the  +$200 
million invested in the project over the last decade. I want to again congratulate the Pantheon and GBP teams for 
completing this transaction and the subsequent capital raising in what were extremely challenging circumstances 
in December of 2018. Global equity markets were under extreme pressure due to US – China trade issues, the UK 
Brexit crisis, and collapsed oil prices. Despite all this, Pantheon emerged debt-free with what we view as a world 
class portfolio in Alaska which offers incredible upside potential. We enhanced the Board and management team 
with additional technical and financial skills and delivered an operational capability to progress its projects. Our 
two major focus projects in Alaska are Alkaid and Talitha, which both contain discovered resources and are both 
very large. Alkaid has been successfully tested and, after receiving an Independent Expert Report and certified 
Contingent Recoverable Resource as recently as last month, is being readied for pilot production testing as soon 
as  we  drill  our  next  well.  Talitha  contains  confirmed  oil  at  numerous  levels  but  is  yet  to  be  production  tested. 
Further drilling at Talitha will delineate the resource and ascertain the productive potential across the numerous 
stratigraphic  levels,  however  detailed  geophysical  work  has  been  undertaken  on  Talitha  over  recent  months  in 
collaboration with our partners at eSeis. This work is ongoing, however is pointing to a very significant upgrade 
in management’s estimate of potential resource. We are also very excited by our success at the recent lease sales 
where we acquired another two possible oil accumulations at Theta West and Leonis, adjoining our core acreage, 
which  combined  have  multi-billion-barrel  potential.  It  is  important  to  stress  that  these  projects  were  identified 
from GBP’s proprietary 3D seismic, unavailable to any third parties, which has provided a significant competitive 
advantage in acreage selection. 

As Operator and 89.2%-100% working interest owner of all its projects, Pantheon is in an enviable position. We 
have continued to expand our technical capabilities both in house, and by engaging additional external expertise 
to work with our team and assist us to evaluate and promote our current projects. We are extremely happy with 
the performance of our entire team which have already added significant value to our projects in Alaska our focus 
for  this  year.  The  high  working  interest  provides  greater  control  over  the  project  area  and  ability  to  continue 
funding operations through farm out activities.  

Lee Keeling & Associates 

The  Company  engaged  the  independent  experts  at  Lee  Keeling  &  Associates  (“LKA”)  to  initially  perform  a 
reservoir study on the Alkaid and Phecda (now referred to collectively as “Greater Alkaid”) oil discovery, and we 
will  shortly  engage  them  to  commence  work  on  our  Talitha  project.  LKA  is  a  highly  regarded  USA  based 
engineering  firm  located  in  Tulsa  Oklahoma  that  has  decades  of  experience  with  great  expertise  in  the  type  of 
projects we have at Alkaid and Talitha; horizontal multistage reservoir development.  

In  the  past  few  weeks  LKA  completed  the  initial  phase  of  their  work  at  Greater  Alkaid,  and  their  analysis  has 
supported  our  internal  assessment  that  Alkaid  and  Phecda  were  indeed  one  continuous  accumulation.  The  key 
takeaways were the certification of a 76.5 million barrels of oil (“MMBO”) Contingent Recoverable Resource (a 
higher  resource  classification  than  our  previous  resource  estimate)  with  a  $595million  NPV10  from  a  phase  1 
field development which modelled a 44 well development of 70 MMBO over a 20 year period at a flat $55 oil 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

price. LKA estimated an EUR (estimated ultimate recovery) per well of 2.25MMBO, and a 10% recovery factor. 
Additionally, they risked 20 of the 44 wells by 50%, yielding the 76.5 MMBO. When considering Greater Alkaid 
it is important to remind ourselves that when the Alkaid#1 well was originally drilled in 2015, drilling activities 
were  terminated  prematurely  under  the  direction  of  the  regulators,  due  an  unseasonal  weather  event  which 
resulted in extensive regional flooding. The well was immediately suspended and the rig moved off location. The 
well was within the targeted section of the reservoir, which was oil bearing, precisely at the time when operations 
were halted. As a result, there remains a potentially significant section of untested pay deeper in the hole which 
was  unable  to  be  accessed.  Importantly,  none  of  this  potential  has  been  considered  in  the  calculation  of  the 
Contingent  Resource,  which  provides  potential  for  increases  in  the  resource  when  the  next  well  is  drilled.  It  is 
also worth noting that there is additional upside potential if we can deliver increased recovery factors above the 
modelled  10%,  which  is  a  reasonable  possibility  with  further  engineering  experience  in  these  reservoirs. 
Elsewhere on the ANS, Companies have used secondary recovery techniques such as water flooding with great 
success, substantially increasing recovery factors.  

eSeis Consulting Agreement 

Over $80m has been invested in our proprietary 3D seismic acquisition which spans over 1,000 square miles. No 
other  groups  have  access  to  this.  The  most  prospective  play  types  across  our  leases  are  mostly  stratigraphic  in 
nature, and these cannot be matured to drill-ready prospects without 3D seismic. We engaged eSeis to assist us in 
extracting  the  maximum  amount  of  information  from  our  seismic  data  set.  eSeis  is  a  specialist  geophysics 
consultancy with a highly talented team and state-of-the-art proprietary analytic tools used to determine fluid and 
possible  reservoir  characteristics  in  target  formations  from  seismic  data.  These  techniques  have  proven  very 
successful in discovering oil elsewhere on the ANS. The eSeis team have in depth expertise on the ANS with a 
proven  track  record  of  discovering  oil  in  that  area  and  are  expert  in  this  type  of  analysis.  Pantheon  signed  a 
contract with eSeis in June to provide their proprietary geophysical analysis over our project area in exchange for 
a  1%  overriding  royalty  interest  (ORRI)  over  our  acreage  excluding  the  discovered  Greater  Alkaid  oil 
accumulation.  eSeis  is  also  assisting  Pantheon  in  preparing  the  technical  material  and  a  data  room  for  farmout 
presentations. eSeis, who are experts in their field, have forgone a significant consultancy fee in exchange for the 
ORRI,  which  is  a  major  endorsement  of  the  technical  merits  and  perceived  commercial  value  of  our  project.  I 
have been extremely impressed with the quality of the eSeis work, which has enabled us to identify significant 
additional potential on our acreage. eSeis were also integrally involved in the identification of the new Leonis and 
Theta West projects acquired in December 2019. eSeis has been extremely helpful in our farmout process, which 
is discussed in more detail below. 

Alkaid Oil Accumulation  

As discussed already, GBP drilled the Alkaid well in 2015, but had to suspend drilling operations after flooding 
of the Dalton Highway led to road closure. This foreclosed the possibility of production testing operations during 
the  2015  campaign,  and  the  well  was  suspended.  Pantheon  created  a  funding  solution  for  the  successful  2019 
testing of Alkaid, which delivered results which exceeded our expectations, underpinning our asset base. 

The Alkaid well encountered 400 feet of gross pay with 240 feet of net oil pay and no oil/water contact, testing 
high quality, light 35-40 deg API oil. This result upgraded the adjoining Phecda prospect which is mapped with 
Alkaid as part of one large “Greater Alkaid” structure, with estimated OIP of 900 million barrels. The Alkaid well 
tested an average 100 bopd via a very small single frac through casing. Only 6 ft of the 240 ft net pay interval was 
perforated,  demonstrating  good  productivity  despite  testing  only  a  tiny  fraction  of  the  oil  zone.  Horizontal 
development  wells  are  estimated  to  produce  around  2,000  bopd,  with  recoveries  of  around  2.25  million  barrels 
per  well.  These  are  excellent  numbers  considering  the  size  and  location  of  the  field.  Primary  recovery  is 
conservatively  estimated  at  10-15%  but  other  fields  on  the  ANS  have  achieved  significantly  higher  (25%  +) 
recovery  factors  with  optimally  located  and  designed  wells.  Secondary  recovery  techniques  could  increase 
ultimate recoveries further, adding major additional upside potential to this project. The company plans to use an 
early  production  unit  (EPU)  as  part  of  a  pilot  testing  operation  to  generate  early  cashflow  while  acquiring 
valuable production data to underpin full-field development planning. The Greater Alkaid oil accumulation sits 
virtually  under  the  TAPS  pipeline  and  along  the  major  Dalton  Highway,  making  it  uniquely  suited  for  a  year-
round,  highly  cost-effective  phased  development  plan,  offering  early  production  potential  and  significant  long-
term financial and operational advantages to more remote oil field developments on the ANS.  

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In the event of a successful farmout, one or two development wells are planned for 2020 that will be completed as 
pilot test producers which modelling suggests could produce in excess of 2,000 bopd peak rate if successful. Once 
a  commercial  well  has  been  drilled  and  tested,  part  of  the  contingent  resource  numbers  will  be  reclassified  as 
reserves which should have major positive valuation implications and significantly enhance funding options for 
future development.  

Talitha Project 

The Talitha project is effectively an appraisal of a discovery well named Pipeline State #1 which was drilled in 
the late 1980’s. That well encountered several oil-bearing intervals as well as strong oil shows in other formations 
but was not considered attractive at that time when the oil price was circa $25 and horizontal drilling and fracking 
technologies  were  vastly  inferior  to  today’s  standards.  The  forward  program  at  Talitha  involves  evaluating 
discoveries  of  oil  in  several  reservoir  zones,  and  the  testing  of  an  exploration  zone  analogous  to  the  large 
Horseshoe  discovery.  The  proven  oil-bearing  reservoirs  include  Brookian  slope  and  basin  floor  fans  and  the 
deeper Kuparuk Formation with combined potential of 2.6 billion barrels of OIP. The Kuparuk oil play is located 
updip from 47 feet of net oil pay encountered in the Pipeline State #1 well and has the potential to be much larger. 
More  recent  work  completed  at  Talitha  with  the  eSeis  team  has  indicated  that  the  fan  systems  identified  as 
discrete pay zones could in fact be part of one very large continuous section that extends several thousand feet 
which, if correct, has the potential to materially increase the estimated oil in place (OIP).  

Farmout/Data Room 

The  farmout  process  is  well  underway  with  a  number  of  high-quality  parties  having  entered  the  data  room  or 
planning to enter the data room. Since the publication of the LKA report last month, we have had experienced 
increased interest from a number of new parties interested in reviewing our portfolio for a possible transaction. 
We are seeing interest from a broad spectrum of groups spanning from National Oil Companies at one extreme, to 
smaller  more  boutique  players  at  the  other  extreme.  We  are  happy  to  consider  farmin  offers  across  the  entire 
portfolio,  or  smaller  farmin  transactions  over  individual  discrete  projects  such  as  Greater  Alkaid.  We  cannot 
know  how  long  the  farmout  process  might  take,  but  with  the  LKA  report  on  Greater  Alkaid  and  the  excellent 
work from eSeis, we are optimistic that this period has been shortened. 

East Texas 

In January 2019 Pantheon acquired a 66% stake in Vision Resources LLC, gaining management control. This was 
an important transaction to enable Pantheon to preserve the value of its East Texas assets following the death in 
2018  of  Mr  Bobby  Gray,  the  principal  of  Vision  and  operator  of  the  East  Texas  assets.  Under  the  technical 
oversight  of  Bob  Rosenthal  and  his  team,  we  have  commenced  a  comprehensive  geological  review  of  the  East 
Texas portfolio, including a detailed analysis of the results of historic drilling and testing operations. This analysis 
is ongoing, but it is clear that East Texas is secondary to Alaska, which is a higher priority due to its greater size 
and  scale.  Notwithstanding,  our  knowledge  of  the  project  has  increased  to  a  level  where  we  are  beginning  to 
understand the poor operational results of the past, allowing us to better plan for the future. As an example, we 
recently  employed  an  expert  consultant  who  completed  many  of  the  successful  wells  in  the  large  analogous 
Double-A Wells gas/condensate field adjoining our discovery area. We have learned that some of the operational 
decisions made by the previous operator have been less than ideal for successfully completing or stimulating the 
Woodbine/Eagle  Ford  formation.  The  previously  utilized  techniques  have  resulted  in  substantial  well  bore 
formation damage, severely restricting production and resulting in very poor performance.  

Frac  jobs  will  be  required  to  alleviate  the  damage  caused,  and  workovers  of  the  existing  well  bores  are  not 
guaranteed to deliver the desired results. We have commenced a detailed geophysical analysis of the structures 
across the project area, incorporating wireline logs and production data, with the aim of planning a way forward 
in  this  project  area.  We  do  expect  to  do  more  work  on  our  East  Texas  project  in  2020,  and  it  is  worth 
remembering that we have discovered hydrocarbons in all of our East Texas wells, hence we still believe there is 
a substantial resource to be evaluated in this area. Our analysis to date, while not yet complete, supports the belief 
that  the  East  Texas  acreage  offers  tremendous  geological  potential,  yet  has  been  clearly  hampered  by  poor 
operational performances, and more recently, poor natural gas prices. Currently, the Polk County wells are shut in 
due to poor performance and recent winter record low gas prices. In light of the changed strategic direction of the 
group to focus on Alaska as the priority, the Group has written down the value of the East Texas assets in the 
Group’s  accounts,  also  reflecting  that  any  funding  in  place  will  be  prioritized  to  Alaska  over  the  medium  term 
given the potential value creation for bringing the Greater Alkaid project into production. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

At  an  operational  level  in  Texas,  Pantheon’s  Chief  Operating  Officer,  Michael  Duncan,  has  taken  operational 
control of East Texas. All previous operational personnel associated with Vision are no longer involved with the 
project. Michael has undertaken a number of commercial initiatives to streamline operations.  

All leasing in East Texas for the last 18 months has been in Pantheon’s name and as a result Pantheon owns 100% 
of the leasehold, excluding a small working interest held by Vision and its partners in some of the wells. These 
are considered to be immaterial in value. Pantheon has paid all costs for the last 18 months, which was essential 
in order to preserve the value of the assets. Further consolidation of these small interests is not a priority for the 
Company given it now essentially controls all the leasehold. 

Strategic Overview 

Whilst the East Texas project offers excellent geological potential, it is clear that the Alaskan North Slope assets 
dwarf  them  in  both  size  and  scale.  The  Great  Bear  team  did  a  fantastic  job  putting  this  portfolio  together  over 
many  years,  with  over  $200m  of  investment  to  date,  which  we  are  fortunate  to  benefit  from.  Following  the 
successful flow test at Alkaid, and the receipt of the Contingent Resource from LKA, the Group has commenced 
a ‘high grading’ of its entire portfolio, ranking the projects in order of priority. Within the Alaskan portfolio itself, 
Greater Alkaid is our immediate priority given its proximity to early cashflows and the value creation that could 
create for shareholders. Talitha continues to mature as an outstanding project which could be much larger than we 
ever expected. We look forward to sharing with shareholders an anticipated upgrade to our oil in place estimates, 
when our evaluation is complete over the coming weeks or months. Our assessments to date of the new Leonis 
and Theta West projects look to be extremely promising, with a risk/reward profile ahead of our existing Theta 
project, and which we expect will be high graded over the coming year. Over the next few months we anticipate 
releasing a completely refreshed project inventory with associated resource estimates. 

An important aspect to our company is that over the past year we have progressed our portfolio to a level where 
Pantheon  now  has  an  inventory  of  oil  and  gas  discoveries;  we  are  not  just  a  speculative  junior  oil  and  gas 
company.  Some  of  our  discoveries  could  be  very  large,  and  with  continued  drilling  and  testing  we  have  the 
potential to transition these discoveries to reserves and, hopefully, world class oil projects. Having an inventory 
of projects each with the potential in a success case to be worth multiples of our current valuation both diversifies 
risk and positions ourselves with an incredible opportunity for growth. 

In  closing  I  want  to  commend  all  the  Pantheon  team  for  their  tireless  work  in  executing  on  the  acquisition  of 
Great  Bear.  I  also  welcome  the  highly  talented  Great  Bear  team  to  their  new  roles  in  Pantheon.  At  all  levels, 
operational, management and technical, I have been super impressed with the high calibre Great Bear team who I 
am very proud to now call colleagues. 

It’s been an amazing year! 

Jay Cheatham 
Chief Executive Officer 

24 February 2020 

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FINANCE DIRECTOR’S REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Financial Review 

The Group made a total profit for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 of $35.5m (2018: Loss $8.8m). The large 
increase  in  profitability  was  dominated  by  the  large  gain  on  bargain  purchase  of  $100.8m  resulting  from  the 
acquisition of the Great Bear companies, and an impairment of $48.6m (2018: $6.8m) against carrying values of 
Pantheon’s East Texas assets, mainly reflecting the strategic decision of the Group to prioritise Alaska over Eat 
Texas  as  the  primary  asset  base  of  the  Group.  The  accounting  standards  require  that  the  assets  and  liabilities 
acquired  in  the  acquisitions  of  the  Great  Bear  Companies  and  of  Vision  Resources  LLC  during  the  year  be 
recorded at their fair value at the acquisition date and measured against the consideration paid. To the extent that 
the fair value of the assets acquired exceeds the purchase consideration paid, a ‘bargain purchase’ is brought to 
account, and conversely where the fair value is less than the consideration paid then that amount is accounted for 
as  goodwill.  The  total  operating  loss  for  the  year,  including  all  impairments  but  excluding  the  gain  on  bargain 
purchase was $55.2m (2018: Loss $8.8m). 

Production  

The  Group’s  net  total  sales  production  for  the  financial  year  ended  30  June  2019  amounted  to  191,024  (2018: 
203,565) mcf of natural gas and 2,317 (2018: 7,326) bbl of oil. Average realisations for the year for natural gas 
and oil were US$2.58 (2018: $2.40) per mcf and US$62.54 (2018: $61.11) per barrel respectively.  

Revenue 

Revenues for the year ended 30 June 2019 were $724,589 (2018: $1,009,570). 

Cost of Sales 

Cost of sales for the year ended 30 June 2019 was $737,208 (2018: $562,986). The year on year increase in costs 
reflects  the  poor  operational  condition  of  the  historic  East  Texas  wells,  and  the  increased  interventions  and 
remedial  operations  required  to  maintain  production  levels.  “Production  royalties”  for  the  year  ended  30  June 
2019 was $205,458 (2018: $244,783). “Depletion of developed oil & gas assets” for the year ended 30 June 2019 
was $148,485 (2018: $88,293). 

Impairments 

In  accordance  with  IFRS  6  ‘Exploration  for  and  Evaluation  of  Mineral  Resources’  (IFRS  6),  exploration  and 
evaluation  assets  are  reviewed  for  indicators  of  impairment.  Should  indicators  of  impairment  be  identified  an 
impairment test is performed.  

The  Group  has  reviewed  these  assets  for  indications  of  impairment.  Where  impairment  indications  have  been 
found we have performed impairment tests. Impairments losses have been measured, presented and disclosed in 
accordance with IAS 36. 

Reflecting  the  Group’s  strategic  decision  to  focus  on  its  North  Slope  of  Alaskan  assets  as  its  priority,  an 
impairment  charge  of  $48.6m  (2018:  $6.8m)  has  been  taken  against  the  Company’s  East  Texas  assets.  The 
impairment  charge  consists  of;  $13.1m  (2018:  $Nil)  of  developed  oil  and  gas  assets,  $34.1m  (2018:  $6.8m)  of 
intangible exploration and evaluation assets and $1.4m (2018: $Nil) of property plant and equipment. Whilst the 
geological potential of the East Texas assets remains undiminished, the Group’s immediate and highest priority is 
to fund and exploit its Alaskan operations, in particular, the drilling of a well at its 100% owned Greater Alkaid 
project  where  the  Group  recently  received  an  Independent  Expert  Report  certifying  a  Contingent  Recoverable 
Resource  of  76.5  million  barrels  of  oil,  and  an  NPV10  estimated  at  US$595  million  for  the  project.  Given  the 
Group  has  no  current  plans  for  the  drilling  of  new  wells  in  East  Texas  until  a  comprehensive  geological  and 
technical review of those assets has been completed, and given sufficient budget is not presently available after 
prioritizing Alaskan drilling operations, the Group has impaired all leasehold to the most recent comparable lease 
acreage prices paid regionally, being $650 per acre in Tyler County and $350 per acre in Polk County. The Group 
is  presently  engaged  in  discussions  with  a  number  of  interested  parties  for  the  potential  farm  out  of  a  working 
interest in some or all of its Alaskan operations and is seeking an upfront cash component together with funded 
drilling. 

Accounting policies 

There have been no major changes to accounting policies during the year. See note 1.13 for the new accounting 
standards that came into effect. 

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FINANCE DIRECTOR’S REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Capital structure 

The  Company  issued  217,193,911  new  fully  paid  ordinary  shares  during  the  year  in  relation  to  the  acquisition 
cost of Great Bear, the acquisition of 66% of Vision Resources LLC, an associated capital raising in January 2019 
(raising  cash  proceeds  of  c.$20.9m  before  expenses)  and  payment  of  advisors.  As  at  30  June  2019  there  were 
454,530,466 ordinary shares in issue (2018: 237,336,555).  

Additionally,  the  Company  issued  102,471,055  non-voting  convertible  shares  during  the  year  as  part  of  the 
acquisition cost of Great Bear. As at 30 June 2019 there were 102,471,055 non-voting convertible shares in issue 
(2018: Nil). The non-voting convertible shares are convertible on a 1:1 basis into ordinary fully paid shares. 

As at 30 June 2019 total shares in issue, both ordinary and non-voting was 557,001,521 (2018: 237,336,555).  

The Company issued 9,607,843 warrants to acquire non-voting convertible shares during the year as part of the 
acquisition of Great Bear. The warrants have an exercise price of £0.30 per share, expire on 30 September 2024 
and are all fully vested. As at 30 June 2019 there were 9,607,843 warrants in issue (2018: Nil).  

The Company has 10,000,000 options outstanding to acquire ordinary shares (2018: 10,000,000) at an exercise 
price of £0.30 per share and expire on 30 September 2024. As at 30 June 2019 all share options were fully vested. 

Going concern 

The  Directors  are  satisfied  with  the  Group’s  ability  to  operate  as  a  going  concern  for  the  next  12  months,  as 
documented further in Note 1.4. 

Taxation 

The Group incurred a profit for the year and has incurred a taxation expense of $10m (2018: Nil). Accordingly, 
the Directors have recognized a deferred tax liability of the same amount. 

Risk assessment 

The Group’s oil and gas activities are subject to a variety of risks, both financial and operational, including but 
not  limited  to  those  outlined  below.  These  and  other  risks  have  the  potential  to  materially  affect  the  financial 
performance  of  the  Group.  For  additional  detail  see  section  Key  Operational  Risks  and  Uncertainties  in  the 
Strategic Report on page 12. 

Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk 

Liquidity  risk  remains  elevated  for  many  companies  in  the  natural  resources  sector  for  a  number  of  reasons 
including but not limited to global macro-economic conditions, the volatility in commodity prices, recent political 
and other influences, which have impacted energy prices and created economic uncertainty. 

Oil & Gas Price Risk 

Future oil and gas sales revenues are subject to the volatility of the underlying commodity prices throughout the 
year.  Over  the  past  year  the  energy  sector  has  been  impacted  by  volatility  in  commodity  prices,  which  may 
continue to impact the Group going forward. The Group did not engage in any commodity price hedging activity 
during the year. 

Currency Risk 

Almost all capital expenditure and operational revenues for the year were denominated in US dollars. The Group 
keeps  the  majority  of  its  cash  resources  denominated  in  US  dollars  to  minimise  volatility  and  foreign  currency 
risk. The Group did not engage in any foreign currency hedging activity during the year. 

Financial Instruments 

At  this  stage  of  the  Group’s  activities  it  has  not  been  considered  appropriate  or  necessary  to  enter  into  any 
derivatives  strategies  or  hedging.  Once  the  Group’s  production  revenues  increase  substantially,  such  strategies 
will be reviewed on a more regular basis. 

Justin Hondris 
Director 

24 February 2020 

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STRATEGIC REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Principal activity 

The  Company  is  registered  in  England  and  Wales,  having  been  incorporated  under  the  Companies  Act  with 
registered  number  05385506  as  a  public  company  limited  by  shares.  The  principal  activity  of  the  Group  is  the 
investment  in  oil  and  gas  exploration  and  development.  The  Group  operates  in  the  U.K.  through  its  parent 
undertaking and in the U.S.A. through subsidiary companies, details of which are set out in the Note 9 to these 
accounts. 

Review of the Business and Key Performance Indicators  

2018/2019 KPI 

Pursue farmout 
opportunities for East 
Texas assets 

Measurement 

Completion of farmout 
process 

Ensure business 
adequately funded 

Fund raise where 
appropriate 

2018/2019 Performance 

Farmout discussions were initiated, however were hampered by the 
complications resulting from the death of the principal of Vision, the 
operator of the East Texas assets. Pantheon commenced discussions 
with Great Bear in June 2018 which culminated in the acquisition of 
the Great Bear portfolio of Alaskan assets, a highly talented technical 
team in January 2019, and ultimately a change in focus whereby 
Alaska became the main focus of the Group, reflecting the vastly 
superior size and scale of those projects  

Successful fund raisings announced in Dec 2018 & July 2019 

Acquire control of Vision 
Resources LLC  

Acquired 2/3rds controlling interest in Vision Resources LLC in 
January 2019 

Move to control of East 
Texas operations to 
preserve the value of 
the assets following the 
death of the principal of 
the operator, Vision 
To successfully execute 
acquisition of Great 
Bear Petroleum 

Operational activity in 
East Texas 

Completion of acquisition 
& associated fund raising 

Drilling / testing wells 

Operational activity in 
Alaska 

Drilling / testing wells 

Pursue farmout of 
Alaskan assets 

Ensuring continued 
high-quality technical 
consultant relationships 

Completion and opening 
of data room. Admission 
of potentially interested 
parties into data room 
Establish and maintain 
relationships with industry 
experts and review 
performance 

Acquisition announced December 2018 and finalised in January 2019 

A number of remedial operations have occurred to maintain the 
modest production from these historic wells which are known to be 
compromised and subsequently impaired 

Alkaid Well successfully flow tested resulting in a certified 
Contingent Recoverable Resource of 76.5MMBO by an independent 
expert 

Preparation of Data room which opened late Summer 2019 

Sierra Hamilton relationship leveraged to deliver valuable high quality 
technical advice in East Texas. Post Great Bear acquisition, technical 
consulting team significantly strengthened which is being applied to 
both Alaska and East Texas. Experts such as eSeis and others 
contracted. Pantheon has recently added a Geophysicist to its 
established team. Pantheon has also re-engaged with the Bureau of 
Economic Geology at the University of Texas, at Austin, the same 
group who had undertaken a technical study of the East Texas acreage 
with the previous operator 

Financial Position and Future Prospects 

Please  refer  to  the  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  statement  and  operation  review  on  page  5  for  an  overview  of  the 
Company position and prospects. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Key operational risks and uncertainties 

The Company may be unable to meet its lease obligations 

In general, the Company's properties are held under oil and gas leases. The terms of the Company's leases often 
provide for yearly rental payments. Such yearly rentals may vary depending upon the particular lease and whether 
the Company has commenced activities in the property. If the Company defaults on its lease payments, its leases 
may be automatically terminated. If the Company is unable to make these payments and its leases are terminated, 
there could be a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. 

The Company may be unable to renew and/or extend its leases once they expire  

The Company's lease agreements contain terms whereby the lease may be terminated if the Company does not 
fulfil  certain  obligations.  These  obligations  include  conducting  exploration  and/or  production  activities.  If  the 
Company  is  unable  to  satisfy  these  conditions  on  a  timely  basis,  it  may  lose  its  rights  in  these  properties.  In 
addition, given that it may not be able to renew certain leases unless it begins exploration or production activities 
within specific timeframes, the Company may be required to invest significant funds at timetables not optimal to 
it in order to meet the capital requirements required under the terms of the leases. If the Company is unable to 
meet its obligations under the terms of its leases, there could be a material adverse effect on its business, financial 
condition and results of operations. 

Our operations require the Company to obtain licensing, planning permissions and other consents 

The development of its current and future leases may be dependent on the receipt of planning permission from the 
appropriate  local  authorities  as  well  as  other  necessary  consents  such  as  environmental  permits  and  regulatory 
consents. Obtaining the necessary consents and approvals may be costly, and they may not be granted or may be 
withdrawn  or  made  subject  to  limitations  and  conditions.  Certain  permits  and  consents  may  also  become 
contentious in the future, which may lead to these not being granted or withdrawn. For instance, in 2015, Repsol 
only received approval from the North Slope Borough (local government) for a portion of its requested drill sites 
on the North Slope of Alaska. The failure to gain such permissions, or gain such permissions on terms or at a cost 
acceptable to the Company, may limit the Company in its ability to develop and extract value from its leases and 
could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial conditions and prospects.  

Political  conditions  and  government  regulations  could  change  and  have  a  material  effect  on  the  Company's 
results of operations 

Although  political  conditions  in  the  Northern  Slope  Borough,  the  State  of  Alaska,  the  State  of  Texas  and  the 
United  States  federal  government  are  generally  stable,  changes  may  occur  in  their  political,  fiscal  and/or  legal 
systems, which might adversely affect the Company's operations. The Company's strategy has been formulated in 
the light of the current regulatory environment and probable future changes to the regulatory regime. 

Although the Company believes that its activities are currently carried out in accordance with all applicable rules 
and  regulations,  no  assurance  can  be  given  that  new  rules,  laws  and  regulations  will  not  be  enacted  or  that 
existing  or  future  rules  and  regulations  will  not  be  applied  in  a  manner  which  could  serve  to  limit  or  curtail 
exploration  or  development  of  the  Company's  business  or  have  an  otherwise  negative  impact  on  its  activities. 
Amendments  to  existing  rules,  laws  and  regulations  governing  the  Company's  operations  and  activities,  or 
increases  in  or  more  stringent  enforcement,  implementation  or  interpretation  thereof,  could  have  a  material 
adverse impact on the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. 

Future  legal  proceedings  could  adversely  affect  the  Company's  business,  results  of  operations  or  financial 
condition 

The Company may face legal proceedings that may result in the Company having to pay material damages and/or 
other remedies. While the Company would assess the merits of each legal proceeding and defend the Company 
accordingly,  it  may  be  required  to  incur  significant  expenses  or  devote  significant  resources  to  defend  against 
such legal proceedings. In addition, legal proceedings are also difficult to predict, which may force the Company 
to enter into settlement arrangements even in the absence of any culpability from its part.  

Furthermore, the adverse publicity surrounding legal proceedings may negatively affect the Company's relation 
with local communities, government and non-government organizations, which could also impact the Company's 

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STRATEGIC REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

activities. As a result, legal proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial 
condition, results of operations and prospects.  

Failure  to  manage  relationships  with  local  communities,  environmental  groups  and  non-government 
organizations could adversely affect the Company's future growth potential  

The  activities  of  oil  and  gas  companies  often  face  scrutiny  from  the  public  and  receive  negative  publicity. 
Although the Company's operations are not located in or near large communities, the Company's ability to further 
expand its operation may be hindered by communities that may regard oil and gas activities as detrimental to their 
environmental,  economic  or  social  circumstances.  Furthermore,  oil  and  gas  companies  are  also  increasingly 
facing scrutiny by environmental groups regarding the effect operations may have on the animal life in the region. 
Negative  reaction  to  its  operations  could  have  a  material  adverse  impact  on  the  cost,  profitability,  ability  to 
finance or even the viability of an operation. Such events could give rise to material reputational damage.  

These disputes are not always predictable and may cause disruption to projects or operations. Failure to manage 
relationships  with  local  communities,  environmental  groups  and  non-government  organisations  may  adversely 
affect the Company's reputation, as well as its ability to commence production projects in certain locations, which 
could  in  turn  affect  its  long-term  prospects  and  the  Company's  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations. 

Any  change  to  government  regulation/administrative  practices  may  have  a  negative  impact  on  the  Company's 
ability to operate and its profitability 

The business of oil and gas exploration and development is subject to substantial regulation under federal, state, 
local  laws  relating  to  the  exploration  for,  and  the  development,  upgrading,  marketing,  pricing,  taxation,  and 
transportation of oil and gas and related products and other matters. Amendments to current laws and regulations 
governing operations and activities of oil and gas exploration and development operations could have a material 
adverse  impact  on  the  Company's  business.  In  addition,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  tax  laws,  royalty 
regulations and government incentive programs related to the Company's oil and gas properties and the oil and 
gas industry generally, will not be changed in a manner which may adversely affect the Company's prospects and 
cause delays, inability to explore and develop or abandonment of these interests. 

Furthermore,  permits,  leases,  licenses,  and  approvals  are  required  from  a  variety  of  regulatory  authorities  at 
various stages of exploration and development. There can be no assurance that the various government permits, 
leases, licenses and approvals sought will be granted in respect of the Company's activities or, if granted, will not 
be  cancelled  or  will  be  renewed  upon  expiry.  There  is  no  assurance  that  such  permits,  leases,  licenses,  and 
approvals  will  not  contain  terms  and  provisions  which  may  adversely  affect  the  Company's  exploration  and 
development  activities.  Any  of  the  forgoing  were  to  occur,  it  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the 
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. 

By order of the board. 

Justin Hondris 
Director 

24 February 2020 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

 The Directors present their report together with the audited accounts of Pantheon Resources plc (“Pantheon” or 
the “Company”) and its subsidiary undertakings (together the “Group”) for the year ended 30 June 2019. 

Results and dividends 

The  Group  results  for  the  period  are  set  out  on  page  27.  The  Directors  do  not  propose  to  recommend  any 
distribution by way of a dividend for the year ended 30 June 2019. 

Information to shareholders – website  

The  Group  maintains  its  own  website  (www.pantheonresources.com)  to  facilitate  provision  of  information  to 
external stakeholders and potential investors and to comply with Rule 26 of the AIM Rules for Companies. 

Group structure and changes in share capital 

Details of the Group structure and the Company’s share capital during the period are set out in Notes 9 and 17 to 
these accounts. 

Directors 

The Directors who served at any time during the year were: 

Name 

Phillip Gobe 
John Cheatham 
Justin Hondris 
John Walmsley 
Robert Rosenthal 
Jeremy Brest was appointed as a non-executive director on 2nd October, 2019. 

Role 
Non-Executive Chairman 
Chief Executive Officer 
Director, Finance & Corporate Development 
Non-Executive Chairman 
Technical Director 

Note 

cessation on 18 March 2019 
appointed on 11 March 2019 

Directors’ interests 

The beneficial and non-beneficial interests in the Company’s shares of the Directors and their families were as 
follows: 

Name 

Phillip Gobe 
John Cheatham 
Justin Hondris* 
Robert Rosenthal 
*Some of these ordinary shares are beneficially owned by the spouse of J Hondris. 

Number of Ordinary shares of £0.10 
30 June 2019 
230,881 
2,639,142 
1,378,233 
647,622 

Share options 

The Directors held the following share options for Ordinary shares of £0.01, at the beginning and end of the year: 

Granted during 
the year 

Director 

At 30 June 
2018 
4,385,000 
3,865,000 
8,250,000 

John Cheatham 
Justin Hondris 
Total 
These are 100% vested as at 30 June 2019 

At 30 June 
2019 
4,385,000 
3,865,000 
8,250,000 

Exercise 
price 

£0.30 
£0.30 

Latest date of 
exercise 
30 Sept 2024 
30 Sept 2024 

- 
- 

Former Directors held the following share options for Ordinary shares of £0.01, at the beginning and end of the 
year: 

Director 

At 30 June 
2018 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 

J Walmsley 
Total 
These are 100% vested as at 30 June 2019 

Granted during 
the year 

- 

14 

At 30 June 
2019 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 

Exercise 
price 

£0.30 

Latest date of 
exercise 
30 Sept 2024 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Report on Directors’ remuneration and service contracts 

The service contracts of all the Directors are subject to a six-month termination period.  

Directors’ remuneration 

Director 

J Cheatham 
J Hondris 
J Walmsley 
P Gobe 
R Rosenthal 
Total 

Fees/basic 
salary 
(US$) 
496,820 
363,439 
66,064 
62,132 
31,592 
1,020,047 

Director incentive scheme  

Share-based 
payments 
(US$) 

Pension 
Contributions 
(US$) 

Health 
Insurance 
(US$) 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
19,128 
- 
- 
- 
19,128 

- 
4,832 
- 
- 
- 
4,832 

2019 Total 

2018 Total 

(US$) 
496,820 
387,399 
66,064 
62,132 
31,592 
1,044,007 

(US$) 
496,540 
361,983 
111,399 
52,460 
- 
1,022,382 

In 2012 the Company implemented a short-term executive director incentive scheme (“the scheme”) developed in 
conjunction  with  executive  remuneration  specialists  at  Deloitte  LLP.  Any  incentive  bonus  resulting  from  the 
scheme  will  be  shared  by  executive  Directors  and  will  be  calculated  as  2.25%  of  the  value  of  “net-booked 
reserves” for a period (deducting any net-booked reserves recognized in earlier periods for this purpose). For the 
purposes of the scheme, net-booked reserves will include 100% of proved reserves and 25% of probable reserves 
booked  to  the  Group,  as  determined  by  an  independent  third  party,  where  relevant,  in  accordance  with  the 
classification definitions as mandated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.  

The remuneration committee will determine the extent to which any annual bonus resulting from the scheme will 
be settled in cash or share options with a discounted exercise price. The cash component will be at least one third 
of the total and there is no obligation to pay any of the annual bonus by way of share options. In the event of a 
sale  of  the  Company  or  other  change  of  control,  the  calculation  will  be  undertaken  by  reference  to  the  equity 
value  of  the  Company  (less  the  value  of  net  booked  reserves  recognized  in  earlier  periods).  The  remuneration 
committee  believes  that  the  scheme,  together  with  the  granting  of  share  options  provides  an  appropriate  and 
reasonable structure to reward and motivate the executive Directors for performance that is aligned to the interests 
of  shareholders  and  provides  a  balance  of  long  term  and  short-term  performance  measurement.  Any  potential 
benefit from the scheme is linked to the booking of net-booked reserves which is considered to be a key milestone 
reflecting potential “value add” for the benefit of shareholders. The value of share options is directly linked to the 
longer-term  share  price  performance  and  is  therefore  also  considered  to  be  a  suitable  metric  as  a  basis  for 
executive remuneration.  

Given the Group’s strategy has shifted from non-operating participation in East Texas to an operating company 
with vast reserve potential in Alaska, the directors view that evaluating the current plan consistent with the new 
strategy is appropriate and should take into account other members of management participating, in addition to 
executive  directors.  Any  review  would  include  consultation  with  the  remuneration  experts  at  Deloitte  LLP. No 
awards have been paid from this scheme since inception. 

Staff long term share option plan 

As announced on 18 July 2019, the board intends to award up to 13.7m share options to management and all staff 
under a long-term incentive scheme, representing c.2.0 per cent of the fully diluted share capital of the Company. 
It was proposed that the options will be exercisable at a price of £0.27, representing a 50 percent premium to the 
most  recent  placing  price.  It  is  intended  that  the  options  will  be  granted  by  the  remuneration  committee  and 
approved by the Board in the near term. 

Subsequent events 

Details of subsequent events can be found at Note 26. 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Substantial shareholders  

The Company has been notified, in accordance with Chapter 5 of the FCA Disclosure and Transparency Rules, of 
the under noted interests in its ordinary shares as at 20 February 2020: 

Shareholder 
Chons LLC 
Jim Nominees Limited 
Vidacos Nominees Limited 
Vidacos Nominees Limited 
Rock (Nominees) Limited 

Ordinary Shares  % of Share Capital 

101,681,373 
57,428,699 
29,187,420 
16,450,000 
15,442,190 

20.22% 
11.42% 
5.81% 
3.27% 
3.07% 

Political and charitable contributions 

There was a single charitable contribution made by the Company to during the year ended 30 June 2019 (2018: 
£Nil). The donation (£250) was to Battersea Cats and Dogs Home  and  was  made in honour of Pantheon’s  late 
Chairman, Mr John Walmsley, who passed away during the year. 

Committees 

Following the passing of Mr John Walmsley, it was decided to reconstitute some of the Company’s committees. 
This was actioned in October 2019 following the appointment of two new directors: R Rosenthal and J Brest. 

Remuneration and Nomination Committee 

The Board of Directors has established the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Board. Phillip Gobe 
is  the  Chairman  of  the  committee  and  Jay  Cheatham,  Jeremy  Brest  and  Justin  Hondris  are  the  other  members. 
John Walmsley ceased to be a member on 18 March 2019. Other Directors may attend meetings by invitation. 

The Remuneration and Nomination Committee meets as required but aims to meet at least annually. Its role is to 
determine  the  remuneration  arrangements  and  contracts  of  executive  Directors  and  senior  employees,  and  the 
appointment  or  re-appointment  of  Directors.  It  also  has  the  responsibility for reviewing the performance of the 
executive Directors and for overseeing administration of the Company's share option scheme(s). No Director is 
however involved in deciding his own remuneration. 

Audit Committee 

An  Audit  Committee  of  the  Board  has  been  established.  The  Audit  Committee  consists  of  Phillip  Gobe  as 
Chairman and Jay Cheatham and Jeremy Brest as members. This Committee provides a forum through which the 
Group's  finance  functions  and  auditors  report  to  the  non-executive  Directors.  Meetings  may  be  attended,  by 
invitation, by the Company Secretary, other Directors and the Company’s auditors. John Walmsley ceased to be a 
member on 18 March 2019.  

The Audit Committee meets at least twice a year. Its terms of reference include review of the Annual and Interim 
Accounts,  consideration  of  the  Company  and  Group’s  accounting  policies,  the  review  of  internal  control,  risk 
management and compliance procedures, and consideration of all issues surrounding the annual audit. The Audit 
Committee  will  also  meet  with  the  auditors  and  review  their  reports  relating  to  accounts  and  internal  control 
systems. 

To follow best practice the external auditors have held discussions with the Audit Committee on the subject of 
auditor independence and have confirmed their independence in writing. 

Conflicts Committee 

A Conflicts Committee of the Board has been established. This Committee consists of Phillip Gobe as Chairman, 
Jay Cheatham, Bob Rosenthal and Jeremy Brest. John Walmsley ceased to be a member on 18 March 2019. 

The role of the Conflicts Committee is to assist the Board in monitoring actual and potential conflicts of interest 
under the definitions of the Companies Act 2006. Under the Companies Act 2006 Directors are responsible for 
their individual disclosures of actual or potential conflict. To follow best practice, the Conflicts Committee holds 
discussions with the Company’s UK lawyers. 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Anti-Corruption & Bribery Committee 

An  Anti-Corruption  &  Bribery  Committee  has  been  established.  This  committee  consists  of  Justin  Hondris  (as 
Chairman), Jay Cheatham, Phillip Gobe and Jeremy Brest. 

The  purpose  of  the  Anti-Corruption  &  Bribery  Committee  is  to  ensure  the  Company’s  compliance  with  the 
Bribery Act 2010. 

Corporate Governance 

The Company adopted the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code 2018 (the “QCA Code”) on 
28  September  2018.  The  Board  takes  account  of  the  requirements  of  the  QCA  Corporate  Governance  Code. 
Corporate  Governance  adherence  will  be  the  responsibility  of  the  Chairman  and  will  take  steps  to  ensure 
compliance by the Board and applicable employees with the terms of the code. The Company has adopted a share 
dealing  code  for  the  Board  and  employees  of  the  Company.  More  information  detailing  the  Company’s 
application  of  the  principles  of,  and  variances  (if/where  relevant)  from  the  Code  can  be  found  on  our  website 
http://www.pantheonresources.com/investors/governance. 

EU Market Abuse Regulations 

The EU Market Abuse Regulation came into effect in the UK on 3 July 2016 and the company has implemented 
relevant policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the requirements of the regime.  

Statement of Directors’ responsibilities 

The  Directors  are  responsible  for  preparing  the  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  applicable  laws  and 
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the European Union. Company Law requires 
the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state 
of affairs of the Group and of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Group for that period. In preparing 
those financial statements, the Directors are required to: 

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

a) 
b)  make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 
c) 

prepare  the  financial  statements  on  the  going  concern  basis  unless  it  is  inappropriate  to  presume  that  the 
Group will continue in business; and 
state  whether  applicable  accounting  standards  have  been  followed,  subject  to  any  material  departures 
disclosed and explained in the financial statements. 

d) 

The Directors confirm that the financial statements comply with the above requirements. 

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy 
at any time the financial position of the Group and Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial  

statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets 
of  the  Group  and  hence  for  taking  steps  for  the  prevention  and  detection  of  fraud  and  other  irregularities.  The 
Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on 
the Company’s website. 

Statement of disclosure to the auditors 

So far as the Directors are aware: 

a) 
b) 

there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditors are unaware; and 
all the Directors have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any 
relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information. 

Auditors 

In accordance with Section 489 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that UHY Hacker Young be 
reappointed as auditors of the Company and that the Directors be authorised to determine their remuneration will 
be put to the next Annual General Meeting. 

By order of the board 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Justin Hondris 
Director 

24 February 2020 

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DIRECTORS’ BIOGRAPHIES 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Phillip Gobe, Non Executive Chairman 

Phillip  Gobe  has  over  40  years’  experience  in  the  oil  and  gas  business  both  in  the  U.S.A.  and  internationally. 
Phillip has held senior positions in Energy Partners Ltd (President & COO), Nuevo Energy Co. (COO), Vastar 
Resources (COO) and several senior positions with Atlantic Richfield Company, including a role as Operations 
Manager of Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, the largest oilfield in the USA. Throughout his career Phillip has successfully 
overseen several corporate exits at substantial premiums to pre-deal valuations. Phillip also has a background in 
drilling, human resources and health & safety. He is currently a non-executive director of the S&P 500 company, 
Pioneer  Natural  Resources  and  Scientific  Drilling  International  Inc,  the  fifth  largest  provider  of  directional 
drilling  and  measurement  equipment  and  operational  services.  He  is  also  Executive  Chairman  of  ProPetro,  a 
Texas-based  oil  services  group  providing  hydraulic  fracturing  and  other  services.  Phillip  acts  as  Chairman  of 
Pantheon’s Remuneration and Nominations Committee, Audit Committee, and Conflicts Committee. 

Jay Cheatham, Chief Executive Officer 

Jay  Cheatham  has  more  than  40  years'  experience  in  all  aspects  of  the  petroleum  business.  He  has  extensive 
international experience in both oil and natural gas, primarily for ARCO. At ARCO, Jay held a series of senior 
appointments.  These  include  Senior  Vice  President  and  District  Manager  (ARCO  eastern  District)  with  direct 
responsibility for Gulf Coast US operations and exploration and President of ARCO International where he had 
responsibility for all exploration and production outside the U.S. Jay's most recent appointment was as President 
and CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Ventures, where he had the key responsibility for restructuring the Company.  

Jay also has considerable financial skills in addition to his corporate and operational expertise. He has acted as 
Chief  Financial  Officer  for  ARCO's  US  oil  and  natural  gas  company  (ARCO  Oil  &  Gas).  Moreover  he  has 
understanding of the capital markets through his past position as CEO to the Petrogen Fund, a private equity fund.  

Justin Hondris, Director, Finance and Corporate Development 

Justin Hondris has over 14 years’ experience in public company management in the upstream oil and gas sector 
and has wide ranging experience in corporate finance, private equity and capital markets in the UK and abroad. 
Prior to Pantheon, Justin was involved in the private equity sector where he gained valuable experience in both 
investment and exit strategies for growth companies. 

He is responsible for the financial, legal, administrative and corporate development functions of the company.  

Robert (Bob) Rosenthal, Technical Director 

Bob Rosenthal has over 40 years' experience in the oil and gas industry globally as an Exploration Geologist and 
Geophysicist. He has held various senior exploration positions and spent a large part of his career at Exxon and at 
BP,  where  he  gained  key  relevant  regional  experience  in  the geology of  North  Slope  of  Alaska  and  of  Texas. 
Since 1999, Bob has run his own successful consulting business and has led the exportation efforts of a number of 
private and public companies. 

Jeremy Brest, Non-executive Director (appointed 2 October, 2019) 

Jeremy has more than 20 years’ experience in investment banking and financial advisory. Jeremy is the founder 
of  Framework  Capital  Solutions,  a  boutique  Singapore-based  advisory  firm  specialized  in  structuring  and 
execution of private transactions. Prior to founding Framework, Jeremy was the head of structuring for Indonesia 
at Credit Suisse and a derivatives trader at Goldman Sachs. 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
TO THE MEMBERS OF PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Opinion 

We  have  audited  the  financial  statements  of  Pantheon  Resources  Plc  for  the  year  ended  30 June  2019  which 
comprise  the  Consolidated  Statement  of  Comprehensive  Income,  the  Consolidated  and  Parent  Company 
Statements  of  Changes  in  Equity,  the  Consolidated  and  Parent  Company  Statement  of  Financial  Position,  the 
Consolidated  and  Parent  Company  Statements  of  Cash  Flows  and  the  related  notes,  including  a  summary  of 
significant  accounting  policies.  The  financial  reporting  framework  that  has  been  applied  in  their  preparation  is 
applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. 

In our opinion, the financial statements: 

• 

• 
• 

give a true and fair view of the state of the Group and Parent Company’s affairs as at 30 June 2019 and of 
the Group’s profit for the year then ended; 
have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union; and 
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable 
law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit 
of  the  financial  statements  section  of  our  report.  We  are  independent  of  the  Company  in  accordance  with  the 
ethical  requirements  that  are  relevant  to  our  audit  of  the  financial  statements  in  the  UK,  including  the  FRC’s 
Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance 
with  these  requirements.  We  believe  that  the  audit  evidence  we  have  obtained  is  sufficient  and  appropriate  to 
provide a basis for our opinion. 

Conclusions relating to going concern 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to 
report to you where: 

• 

• 

the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is 
not appropriate; or 
the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may 
cast  significant  doubt  about  the  company’s  ability  to  continue  to  adopt  the  going  concern  basis  of 
accounting  for  a  period  of  at  least  twelve  months  from  the  date  when  the  financial  statements  are 
authorised for issue. 

Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of 
the  financial  statements  of  the  current  period  and  include  the  most  significant  assessed  risks  of  material 
misstatement  (whether  or  not  due  to  fraud)  we  identified,  including  those  which  had  the  greatest  effect  on:  the 
overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. 
These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming 
our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.  

Our assessment of risks of material misstatements 

We identified the following risks of material misstatement that we believe had the greatest impact on our overall 
audit strategy and scope, the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. 
This is not a complete list of all risks identified by our audit. 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets  

The Group has capitalised significant costs in respect of 
the  Tyler  and  Polk  County  projects  in  Texas  and  the 
Alkaid  and  Talitha  projects  in  Alaska  in  accordance 
with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standard  6 
‘Exploration  for  and  Evaluation  of  Mineral  Resources’ 

We  tested  a  sample  of  additions  to  E&E  assets  to  confirm 
they  meet  the  criteria  for  capitalisation  in  accordance  with 
IFRS 6. 

We  reviewed  and  challenged  management’s  impairment 
assessment which was carried out in accordance with IFRS 

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TO THE MEMBERS OF PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

(IFRS 6), therefore there is a risk of impairment.  

There  are  a  significant  number  of  leases  covering  the 
areas  over  which  the  Exploration  and  Evaluation 
(“E&E”)  assets  are  located,  therefore  the  renewal  and 
good standing of the leases is vital in order to ensure no 
impairment of the exploration assets is required. 

The  carrying  value  of  the  exploration  assets  held  in 
Alaska  that  were  acquired  during  the  year  have  been 
considered below, under the ’Key Audit matter’ ; “Fair 
value of assets acquired from Great Bear Petroleum”. 

Impairment of developed oil & gas properties  

If  production  has  not  met  initial  estimates  this  may 
indicate  that  the  developed  oil  and  gas  properties  in 
Polk County are impaired. In addition if any of the key 
licenses/leases were to expire or were not renewed this 
would lead to impairment of these assets.  

Reviews  should  be  undertaken  by  the  directors  to 
confirm  that  there  are  no  indications,  or  requirement 
for, impairments of their carrying values.   

The results of these reviews by the directors should be 
documented formally in the company’s board minutes. 

6 in order to determine whether there were any indicators of 
impairment. 

identified 

impairment  were 

Indicators  of 
this  year. 
Reflecting  the  Group’s  strategy  to  prioritise  its  Alaskan 
assets  over  East  Texas,  and  reflecting  that  available  and 
expected funding from possible farmout transactions would 
be  applied  to  Alaska  over  East  Texas,  the  Group  has 
impaired  the  carrying  value  of  its  East  Texas  assets  to  a 
dollar  value  per  acre  equal  to  recent  comparable  market 
value  benchmarks.  Additionally,  a    number  of  leases 
(representing  a  small  acreage  footprint)  were  allowed  to 
lapse  in  East  Texas  during  the  year.  Impairments  of  $34m 
have been recognised in the income statement.  

In respect of the remaining assets, we confirmed there is an 
ongoing  plan  to  develop  each  prospect.  We  also  obtained 
evidence  that  a  sample  of  key  leases  relating  to  the 
remaining  exploration  assets  remain  valid  and  are  in  good 
standing or are in the process of renewal. 

There  were  no  further  impairments  identified  in  respect  of 
the remaining exploration and evaluation assets.   

We  assessed  the  developed  oil  and  gas  properties  in  East 
Texas  for  impairment  and  considered  whether  the  leased 
acreage was correctly pooled together in line with IAS 36.  

Whilst  the  West  AA  prospect  generated  revenues  from  the 
VOBM#1,  VOBM#2  and  the  VOBM#3  wells,  recent 
production  levels  from  this  CGU  have  been  disappointing. 
Following  the  year  end  these  wells  have  now  been  shut  in 
due  to  poor  performance  and  recent  winter  record  low  gas 
prices, and the carrying value of all Polk County wells have 
been fully impaired. 

At the year end there was no value in use in respect of the 
Polk  County  wells,  therefore  we  consider  that  impairment 
of this prospect of £13m to be appropriate. 

The  VOS#1  well  sits  within  the  LP2  Offset  Acreage.  Net 
present  value  calculations  were  reviewed  and  sensitivity 
analyses performed, in order to assess the carrying value of 
the  developed  oil  &  gas  property.  The  revenues  generated 
from  this  well  since  November  2018  along  with  the  latest 
reserves  estimates,  and  management  assessment  of  the 
geological  data  of  the  acreage  and  potential  for  further 
drilling, were considered to provide sufficient headroom to 
support  its  carrying  value  not  being  impaired.  We  also 
tested a sample of leases to ensure the related lease remain 
in  good  standing.  Furthermore  we  understand 
that 
management   believe there is scope to continue to develop 
or sidetrack this well. 

the 

We  consider 
to  be 
appropriate and are satisfied with the residual carrying value 
of the development oil and gas properties. 

impairments  of  $13m 

total 

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TO THE MEMBERS OF PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Impairment of loans due from subsidiary companies 

The  Company  has  a  significant  loan  balance  due  from 
its  subsidiary  Pantheon  Oil  and  Gas  LP.  This  has 
increased significantly following the acquisitions in the 
year. 

Fair value of assets acquired in Vision Resources  

On  14  January  2019  the  group  acquired  a  controlling 
interest in Vision Resources LLC, the general partner of 
Vision Gas Limited. The acquisition allowed the group 
to direct and manage the activities of the operator of the 
group’s assets in which the group has a working interest 
in East Texas. 

In  accordance  with  International  Financial  Reporting 
Standard  3  ‘Business  Combinations’  (IFRS  3)  all  the 
assets and liabilities of the acquired companies need to 
be measured at fair value. The company has 12 months 
from the date of acquisition to reassess the value of the 
assets  acquired.  This  is  a  non-routine  calculation  and 
the goodwill balance is also likely to be material.  

Upon  acquisition  of  Vision  Resources  LLC,  there  was 
uncertainty  surrounding  the  composition  of  certain 
balance sheet items and the accuracy of the accounting 
records themselves given the Company had never been 
audited.  Therefore,  there  is  a  risk  that  the  accounting 
records are incomplete or misstated and thus there is a 
material misstatement in the financial statements. 

Fair  value  of  assets  acquired  from  Great  Bear 
Petroleum Operating Company LLC 

In January 2019 the group announced the acquisition of 
Great Bear Petroleum Ventures I and II from Great Bear 
Petroleum  Operating  Company  LLC.    The  key  assets 
acquired  related  to  leases  over  acreage  historically 
explored by Great Bear Petroleum Operating Company 
LLC.  

In  accordance  with  IFRS  3  all  assets  and  liabilities  for 
acquired  companies  need  to  be  measured  at  fair  value. 
The  company  has  12  months  from  the  date  of 
acquisition to reassess the value of the assets acquired. 
Considering the acquisition balance is so high the gain 
on the bargain purchase is highly material.  

We  assessed  the  recoverability  of  the  loans  due  from 
subsidiary companies in conjunction with our review of the 
the 
Group’s  exploration  assets 
discounted  cash  flow  model  prepared  to  support  the 
carrying value of the developed oil and gas properties. 

impairment  and 

for 

No indications of impairment were identified. 

Vision  Resources  LLC  is  the  general  partner  and  therefore 
controller  of  Vision  Gas  Limited,  however  Vision 
Resources LLC only owns 0.1% of the equity in Vision Gas 
Limited.  With  reference  to  this  equity  interest  and  the 
powers of Vision Resources LLC as the General Partner, we 
concluded that Vision Gas Limited and its subsidiary Vision 
Operating  Company  did  not  meet  the  criteria  within  IFRS 
10 
for  control, 
therefore should not be consolidated. 

‘Consolidated  Financial  Statements’ 

The value of any oil and gas interests acquired as part of the 
transaction  was  considered  to  be  minimal,  however  the 
Group did acquire control over Vison Resources LLC .  

review  of 

Following  discussions 
supporting 
and 
documentation  from  management  it  was  determined  that 
these assignments did not in fact have any intrinsic value to 
Pantheon  due  to  them  already  having  100%  working 
interest  in  the  oil  and  gas  leases  and  therefore  this  purely 
reflected  transfer  of  the  legal  title  in  respect  of  the  items 
listed in the Purchase Sale Agreement. The main benefit to 
Pantheon of making the acquisition was to obtain ‘control’ 
of  Vision  Resources  LLC,  thereby  allowing  it  a  greater 
ability  to  preserve  and  protect  the  value  of  the  East  Texas 
assets. 

Whilst  we  have  been  able  to  corroborate  management’s 
conclusions,  there  is  still  inherently  some  uncertainty  in 
respect of the fair value of the assigned assets, however we 
do not consider this to be material. 

The  group  commissioned  an  independent  expert,  Lee 
Keeling  and  Associates  Inc  to  consider  the  data  available 
for  the  Alkaid-Phecda  region  in  Alaska  following  the  flow 
testing  of  the  Alkaid  1  discovery  well,  to  assess  the 
potential value of the recoverable resources. This report was 
then provided to us along with a valuation model prepared 
by management. 

Whilst  there  is  less  data  available  in  respect  of  the  Talitha 
Prospect, we were provided with a recent report from eSeis 
Inc  which  disclosed  the  estimated  number  of  barrels  of  oil 
the  Talitha  region  as  well  as  other  geological 
in 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
TO THE MEMBERS OF PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

The  exploration  assets  of  significant  value  and  the 
valuation  of  the  resources  held  within  this  acreage  is 
extremely judgemental, therefore there is a risk that an 
inappropriate valuation at the date of acquisition and the 
year  end  could  lead  to  a  material  misstatement  of  the 
value of these assets.  

Revenue recognition 
During the prior year, Pantheon commenced production 
in  Polk  County  within  the  West  AA  prospect.  This  is 
only  the  second  year  of  production  therefore  there  is  a 
risk that revenue may be incorrectly recognised. 

Going concern 

The  Group’s  ability  to  maintain  sufficient  working 
capital in order to continue to meet its liabilities as they 
fall  due  remains  dependent  upon  the  existing  cash 
reserves,  the  level  of  production  from  developed  wells 
and the ability to raise finance either through the issue 
of  debt  and/or  equity  or  farming  out  part  of  their 
exploration assets. 

interpretations.  

The reserve estimate was deemed to be a key estimate in the 
model.  Third  party  evidence  as  noted  above  along  with 
further  information  provided  by  management  was  obtained 
in order to gain comfort that the underlying resource to the 
estimates  could  be  supported.  However,  there  were  a 
number  of  further  key  inputs  into  the  valuation  model 
reducing  the  value  based  on  various  risk  factors.  These 
factors primarily comprised the geological risk, commercial 
risk  and  funding  risk  discount  rates  that  require  significant 
judgement  in  the  allocation  of  risk  weighting  to  the 
valuation. Changing one of these factors by as little as one 
percentage point would have a material impact on the value 
output by the model.  

Whilst the approach taken to preparing the valuation model 
is  considered  reasonable,  due  to  the  significant  number  of 
judgements required and inherent uncertainties in respect of 
oil  and  gas  reserves,  it  is  not  possible  to  conclude  with 
minimal uncertainty that this figure is materially correct.  

There  is  therefore  a  material  uncertainty  in  respect  of  the 
fair value of the leases acquired from Great Bear Operating 
Company LLC at the date of acquisition and at the year end. 

We reviewed revenue on a sample basis agreeing income to 
customer statements to confirm its completeness and that it 
had  been  recorded  in  the  correct  period  in  the  nominal 
ledger.  
Our audit procedures did not identify any material errors in 
respect of completeness or cut-off. 

We  reviewed  the  group’s  cash  flow  forecasts  for  the  12 
month  period  following  the  estimated  date  of  signing  the 
financial  statements,  critically  assessing  the  estimates, 
workings, and assumptions used in its preparation, in order 
to conclude on their reasonableness as to support the going 
concern  basis  of  preparation.    We  also  reviewed  the 
appropriateness  of 
financial 
the  disclosures 
statements around the going concern basis of preparation. 

the 

in 

The  group  had  $1.9m  of  cash  reserves  at  the  year-end  and 
completed a placing raising $10.7m before expenses on 17 
July 2019. The cash reserves estimated to be $6.5m as at 20 
February  2020  are  forecast  to  be  sufficient  to  maintain 
positive  cash  reserves  throughout  the  forecast  period  up  to 
and including February 2021. 
The Group is presently in discussions to farm out a working 
interest  in  some  or  all  of  the  Alaskan  projects  in  order  to 
fund further exploration, however the timing, quantum and 
completion of the farm-out remains uncertain.  

The  company  continued  to  generate  revenue  during  the 

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TO THE MEMBERS OF PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

year,  however  following  drilling  issues  such  as  collapsed 
piping  towards  the  end  of  the  prior  year,  the  wells  in  Polk 
County have now been shut in due to poor performance and 
current  low  gas  prices.  The  group  currently  expects  to 
continue  producing  throughout  2020  from  VOS#1  well  in 
Tyler County.  

The level of exploration is discretionary due to the Pantheon 
Group  having  control  over  the  operatorship  in  both  its 
exploration interests in East Texas and Alaska following the 
acquisition  of 
the  Alaskan  assets  from  Great  Bear 
Petroleum  Operating  Company  LLC  and  66.6%  of  Vision 
Resources LLC, during the year.  

From  review  of  the  Groups’  forecasts  the  post  year  end 
acquisition  of  additional  leases  in  Alaska  can  be  satisfied 
from  existing  cash  reserves,  but  to  undertake  additional 
exploration activity will require further funds to be raised or 
the  conclusion  of  the  farm  out  process.  The  directors  have 
concluded  that  any  such  expenditure  can  be  deferred  until 
such  time  as  funding  is  available  therefore  there  is  no 
material  uncertainty  in  respect  of  the  application  of  the 
going concern assumption. 

We  are  satisfied  that  the  disclosures  provided  within  the 
financial statements are sufficient to provide the users with 
a  full  understanding  of  basis  of  preparation  in  this  regard.

Our application of materiality 

The scope and focus of our audit was influenced by our assessment and application of materiality. We apply the 
concept of materiality both in planning and performing our audit, and in evaluating the effect of misstatements on 
our audit and on the financial statements.  

We define financial statement materiality as the magnitude by which misstatements, including omissions, could 
reasonably  be  expected  to  influence  the  economic  decisions  taken  on  the  basis  of  the  financial  statements  by 
reasonable users.  

We also determine a level of performance materiality which we use to determine the extent of testing needed to 
reduce  to  an  appropriately  low  level  the  probability  that  the  aggregate  of  uncorrected  and  undetected 
misstatements exceeds materiality for the financial statements as a whole. 

Overall materiality 

We determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole to be 
$1,670,000 (2018: 612,628).  

How we determine it 

Based on the main key indicator, being 1% of net assets of the Group.  

Rationale for benchmarks applied 

Performance materiality 

We believe net asset values is the most appropriate benchmark due to the 
size and stage of development of the Company and Group. 

On the basis of our risk assessment, together with our assessment of the 
Company’s  control  environment,  our  judgement  is  that  performance 
materiality for the financial statements should be 75% of materiality, and 
this was rounded to $1,252,500.  

All  misstatements  over  $83,500  identified  during  the  audit  were  reported  to  Audit  Committee,  as  well  as 
differences below that threshold that, in our view, warrant reporting on qualitative grounds.  We also report to the 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
TO THE MEMBERS OF PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Audit Committee on disclosure matters that we identified when assessing the overall presentation of the financial 
statements. 

An overview of the scope of our audit 

As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed the risks of material misstatement in the 
financial statements. In particular, we looked at where the directors made subjective judgements, for example in 
respect of significant accounting estimates that involved making assumptions and considering future events that 
are inherently uncertain. 

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an opinion on the 
financial  statements  as  a  whole,  taking  into  account  an  understanding  of  the  structure  of  the  Company  and  the 
Group, their activities, the accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which they operate. Our planned 
audit testing was directed accordingly and was focused on areas where we assessed there to be the highest risk of 
material misstatement. 

Our  Group  audit  scope  includes  all  of  the  group  companies.  At  the  parent  company  level,  we  also  tested  the 
consolidation procedures. The audit team met and communicated regularly throughout the audit with the Finance 
Director  in  order  to  ensure  we  had  a  good  knowledge  of  the  business  of  the  Group.  During  the  audit  we 
reassessed and re-evaluated audit risks and tailored our approach accordingly. 

The audit testing included substantive testing on significant transactions, balances and disclosures, the extent of 
which was based on various factors such as our overall assessment of the control environment, the effectiveness 
of controls and the management of specific risk. 

We  communicate  with  those  charged  with  governance  regarding,  among  other  matters,  the  planned  scope  and 
timing  of  the  audit  and  significant  findings,  including  any  significant  deficiencies  in  internal  control  that  we 
identify during the audit. 

Other information 

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included 
in  the  annual  report,  other  than  the  financial  statements  and  our  auditors’  report  thereon.  Our  opinion  on  the 
financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in 
our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in 
doing  so,  consider  whether  the  other  information  is  materially  inconsistent  with  the  financial  statements  or  our 
knowledge  obtained  in  the  audit  or  otherwise  appears  to  be  materially  misstated.  If  we  identify  such  material 
inconsistencies  or  apparent  material  misstatements,  we  are  required  to  determine  whether  there  is  a  material 
misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information.  

If,  based  on  the  work  we  have  performed,  we  conclude  that  there  is  a  material  misstatement  of  this  other 
information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. 

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

• 

• 

the information given in the strategic report and the directors’ report for the financial year for which the 
financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 
the  strategic  report  and  the  directors’  report  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  applicable  legal 
requirements. 

Matters on which we are required to report by exception 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the 
audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors’ report. 

We  have  nothing  to  report  in  respect  of  the  following  matters  in  relation  to  which  the  Companies  Act  2006 
requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
TO THE MEMBERS OF PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

• 

adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Company, or returns adequate for our audit have 
not been received from branches not visited by us; or 
• 
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 
• 
certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or 
•  we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

Responsibilities of directors 

As  explained  more  fully  in  the  statement  of  directors’  responsibilities,  the  directors  are  responsible  for  the 
preparation  of  the  financial  statements  and  for  being  satisfied  that  they  give  a  true  and  fair  view,  and  for  such 
internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company’s ability to continue 
as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis 
of  accounting  unless  the  directors  either  intend  to  liquidate  the  Company  or  to  cease  operations,  or  have  no 
realistic alternative but to do so. 

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from 
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion.  

Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance 
with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.  Misstatements can arise from fraud or 
error  and  are  considered  material  if,  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,  they  could  reasonably  be  expected  to 
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial 
Reporting  Council’s  website  at  www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.  This  description  forms  part  of  our 
auditor’s report. 

Use of our report 

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

Daniel Hutson (Senior Statutory Auditor) 
For and on behalf of  

UHY Hacker Young 
Chartered Accountants  
Statutory Auditor  

Quadrant House 
4 Thomas More Square 
London E1W 1YW 

24 February 2020 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Continuing operations 
Revenue 
Production royalties 
Depletion of developed oil & gas assets 
Cost of sales 
Gross (loss)/profit 

Administration expenses 
General & Administrative expenses – Vision 
Impairment of exploration & evaluation assets 
Impairment of developed oil & gas assets 
Impairment of property plant and equipment 
Impairment of Goodwill 
Depreciation of production & pipeline facilities 
Operating loss  

Gain on bargain purchase 
Less: deferred tax thereon 

Interest receivable  

Profit before taxation 

Taxation 

Profit / (loss) for the year  

Other comprehensive income for the year 
Exchange differences from translating foreign 
operations 

Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the year  
Less: Net income / (loss) attributable to 
noncontrolling interests 
Net income / (loss) attributable to Pantheon 
Company 

Profit / (loss) per share 

Notes 

4 

3 
14.1 
14.2 
14.3 
14.4 

5 

3 

7 

8 

2019 
$ 

724,589 
(205,458) 
(148,485) 
(737,208) 
(366,562) 

(3,438,239) 
(1,744,730) 
(34,138,156) 
(13,092,684) 
(1,397,950) 
(796,236) 
(275,665) 
(55,250,222) 

100,757,286 
(28,783,396) 

2018 
$  

1,009,570 
(244,783) 
(88,293) 
(562,986) 
113,508 

(1,922,917) 
- 
(6,805,537) 
- 
- 
- 
(145,516) 
(8,760,462) 

- 

25,781 

6,858 

16,749,449 

(8,753,604) 

18,757,633 

- 

35,507,082 

(8,753,604) 

(179,284) 

277,183 

35,327,798 

(8,476,421) 

- 

- 

35,327,798 

(8,476,421) 

Profit / (loss) per ordinary share – basic and diluted 
from continuing operations 

2 

10.54¢ 

(3.72)¢ 

The profit for the current and loss for the prior year and the total comprehensive profit for the current and loss for 
the prior year are wholly attributable to the equity holders of the parent company, Pantheon Resources Plc. 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Share 
capital 

Share 
premium 

Retained 
losses 

Currency  
reserve 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Share 
based 
payment 
$ 

Non 
controlling 
Interests 
$ 

Total 
equity 

$ 

Group 

At 1 July 2018 

3,852,673 

106,678,805 

(48,137,398) 

(41,554) 

902,854 

Net profit for the year 
Other comprehensive 
income: Foreign 
currency translation 
Total comprehensive 
income for the year 

Capital Raising 

Issue of shares 
Issue of shares in lieu of 
fees 
Issue costs 

Acquisitions 

Other 
Shares issued in lieu of 
fees 

Business Combination 

Business combination 
Balance at 30 June 
2019 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

35,507,082 

- 

- 

(179,284) 

35,507,082 

(179,284) 

1,394,037 

19,865,021 

23,753 
- 

(23,753) 
(890,304) 

1,947 

30,218 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

Issue of shares 

2,693,665 

38,384,733 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

63,255,380 

35,507,082 

(179,284) 

35,327,798 

21,259,058 

- 
(890,304) 

42,339,442 

32,165 

(54,708) 

(54,708) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

1,261,044 

- 

- 

7,966,075 

164,044,718 

(12,630,316) 

(220,838) 

2,163,898 

(54,708) 

161,268,831 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Share 
capital 

Share 
premium 

Retained 
losses 

Currency  
reserve 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Share 
Based 
payments 
$ 

Total 
equity 

$ 

3,852,673 

106,678,805 

(19,837,455) 

(13,241,579) 

902,854 

78,355,298 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(1,463,533) 

- 

- 

(3,625,534) 

(1,463,533) 

(3,625,534) 

Company 

At 1 July 2018 

Net loss for the year 
Other comprehensive 
income: Foreign 
currency translation 
Total comprehensive 
income for the year 

Capital Raising 

Issue of shares 
Issue of shares in lieu of 
fees 
Issue Costs 

Acquisitions 

Other 
Shares issued in lieu of 
fees 
Balance at 30 June 
2019 

Issue of shares 

2,693,665 

38,384,733 

1,394,037 

19,865,021 

23,753 
- 

(23,753) 
(890,304) 

1,947 

30,218 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

(1,463,533) 

(3,625,534) 

(5,089,067) 

21,259,058 

- 
(890,304) 

1,261,044 

42,339,442 

- 

32,165 

7,966,075 

164,044,720 

(21,300,988) 

(16,867,113) 

2,163,898 

136,006,592 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018 

Group 
At 1 July 2017 

Net loss for the year 
Other comprehensive 
income: Foreign 
currency translation 
Total comprehensive 
income for the year 

Capital Raising 

Issue of shares 
Issue of shares in lieu of 
fees 
Issue costs 
Balance at 30 June 
2018 

Company 
At 1 July 2017 

Net loss for the year 
Other comprehensive 
income: Foreign 
currency translation 
Total comprehensive 
loss for the year 

Capital Raising 

Issue of shares 
Issue of shares in lieu of 
fees 
Issue costs 
Balance at 30 June 
2018 

Share 
capital 
$ 

Share 
premium 
$ 

Retained 
losses 
$ 

Currency  
reserve 
$ 

Share 
reserve 
$ 

Total 
Equity 
$ 

3,557,582 

94,914,770 

(39,383,794) 

(318,737) 

902,854 

59,672,675 

(8,753,604) 

- 

- 

(8,753,604) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

277,183 

(8,753,604) 

277,183 

292,941 

12,303,543 

2,150 
- 

90,271 
(629,779) 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

3,852,673 

106,678,805 

(48,137,398) 

(41,554) 

902,854 

63,255,380 

Share 
capital 
$ 

Share 
premium 
$ 

Retained 
losses 
$ 

Currency  
reserve 
$ 

Equity 
reserve 
 $ 

Total 
Equity 
$ 

3,557,582 

94,914,770 

(18,700,160) 

(14,366,568) 

902,854 

66,308,478 

(1,137,295) 

- 

- 

(1,137,295) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1,124,989 

(1,137,295) 

1,124,989 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

277,183 

(8,476,421) 

12,596,484 

92,421 
(629,779) 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

1,124,989 

(12,306) 

12,596,484 

92,421 
(629,779) 

292,941 

12,303,543 

2,150 
- 

90,271 
(629,779) 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

3,852,673 

106,678,805 

(19,837,455) 

(13,241,579)  902,854 

78,355,298 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2019 

ASSETS 
Non-current assets 
Exploration and evaluation assets 
Developed oil & gas assets 
Property, plant and equipment 

Current assets 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 

Total assets 

LIABILITIES 
Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables 
Provisions 
Deferred tax liability 

Total liabilities 

Net assets  

EQUITY 
Capital and reserves  
Share capital 
Share premium 
Retained losses 
Currency reserve 
Share based payment reserve 
Non controlling interests 

Shareholders’ equity 

Notes 

2019 
$ 

2018 
$ 

15 
16 
16 

10 
11 

12 
13 
8 

17 

23 
3 

160,887,260 
6,961,445 
2,494,464 
170,343,169 

1,843,649 
1,853,986 
3,697,635 

43,498,422 
13,736,007 
2,237,698 
59,472,127 

700,939 
3,399,290 
4,100,229 

174,040,804 

63,572,356 

1,410,347 
1,335,863 
10,025,763 
12,771,973 

12,771,973 

316,976 
- 
- 
316,976 

316,976 

161,268,831 

63,255,380 

7,966,075 
164,044,718 
(12,630,316) 
(220,838) 
2,163,898 
(54,708) 

3,852,673 
106,678,805 
(48,137,398) 
(41,554) 
902,854 
- 

161,268,831 

63,255,380 

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 February 2020 
and signed on its behalf by: 

Justin Hondris 
Director 
Company Number 05385506 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

COMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2019 

ASSETS 
Non-current assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Loans to subsidiaries 

Current assets 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 

Total assets 

LIABILITIES 
Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables 

Total liabilities 

Net assets 

EQUITY 
Capital and reserves 
Share capital 
Share premium  
Retained losses  
Currency reserve 
Share based payment reserve 

Shareholders’ equity 

Notes 

2019 
$ 

2018 
$  

16 
10 

10 
11 

12 

17 

23 

635 
134,985,268 
134,985,903 

1,099 
77,770,641 
77,771,740 

57,167 
1,312,164 
1,369,331 

100,110 
687,768 
787,878 

136,355,234 

78,559,618 

348,642 

348,642 

204,320 

204,320 

136,006,592 

78,355,298 

7,966,075 
164,044,720 
(21,300,988) 
(16,867,113) 
2,163,898 

3,852,673 
106,678,805 
(19,837,455) 
(13,241,579) 
902,854 

136,006,592 

78,355,298 

In accordance with the provisions of Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Company has not presented an 
income  statement.  A  loss  for  the  year  ended  30  June  2019  of  $1,463,533  (2018:  loss  of  $1,137,295)  has  been 
included in the consolidated income statement. 

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 February 2020 
and signed on its behalf by: 

Justin Hondris 
Director 
Company Number 05385506 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Notes 

2019 
$  

2018 
$  

Net outflow from operating activities 

18 

(5,513,085) 

(2,082,803) 

Cash flows from investing activities 
Interest received 
Funds used for drilling, exploration and leases 
Developed oil & gas assets 
Decommissioning Provision (Exploration & Evaluation) 
Decommissioning Provision (Developed Oil & Gas 
Assets) 
Property, plant & equipment 
Acquisition of a subsidiary (Great Bear), net of cash 
acquired 
Acquisition of a subsidiary, (Vision Resources LLC) net 
of cash acquired 
Net cash outflow from investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 
Proceeds from share issues 
Issue costs paid in cash 
Net cash inflow from financing activities 

3 

3 

17 

25,781 
(10,579,750) 
(523,934) 
676,464 

6,858 
(10,679,594) 
(495,183) 
- 

409,400 
(312,637) 

- 
208,682 

(6,098,215) 

- 

1,920 
(16,400,971) 

- 
(10,959,237) 

21,259,057 
(890,304) 
20,368,753 

12,596,484 
(537,360) 
12,059,124 

Decrease in cash & cash equivalents 

(1,545,304) 

(982,916) 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 

11 

3,399,290 
1,853,986 

4,382,206 
3,399,290 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Notes 

2019 
$  

2018 
$  

Net cash (outflow) / inflow from operating activities 

18 

(4,894,845) 

65,107 

Cash flows from investing activities 
Purchase of plant and equipment 
Interest received 
Loans to subsidiary companies 
Net cash outflow from investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 
Proceeds from share issues 
Issue costs paid in cash 
Net cash inflow from financing activities 

- 
25,671 
(14,875,183) 
(14,849,512) 

(1,318) 
5,861 
(13,701,062) 
(13,696,519) 

17 

21,259,057 
(890,304) 
20,368,753 

12,596,484 
(537,359) 
12,059,125 

Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 

624,396 

(1,572,287) 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 

687,768 

2,260,055 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 

11 

1,312,164 

687,768 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

1. 

Accounting policies 

A summary of the principal accounting policies, all of which have been applied consistently throughout the year, 
is set out below.  

1.1 

Basis of preparation 

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis using the historical cost convention and in 
accordance  with  the  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  (“IFRSs”),  including  IFRS  6,  ‘Exploration  for 
and  Evaluation  of  Mineral  Resources’,  as  adopted  by  the  European  Union  (“EU”)  and  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions of the Companies Act 2006.  

The  Group’s  financial  statements  for  the  year  ended  30  June  2019  were  authorised  for  issue  by  the  board  of 
Directors on 24 February 2020 and were signed on the Board’s behalf by Mr J Hondris. 

The Group and Company financial statements are presented in US dollars. 

1.2 

Basis of consolidation 

Subsidiaries  are  fully  consolidated  from  the  date  on  which  control  is  transferred  to  the  Group.  They  are  de-
consolidated  from  the  date  that  control  ceases.  The  purchase  method  of  accounting  is  used  to  account  for  the 
acquisition  of  subsidiaries  by  the  Group.  The  cost  of  an  acquisition  is  measured  as  the  fair  value  of  the  assets 
given,  equity  instruments  issued  and  liabilities  incurred  or  assumed  at  the  date  of  exchange.  Identifiable  assets 
acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their 
fair  values  at  the  acquisition  date,  irrespective  of  the  extent  of  any  minority  interest.  The  excess  of  the  cost  of 
acquisition over the fair value of the Group’s share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. 
Goodwill arising on acquisitions is capitalised and subject to impairment review, both annually and when there 
are indications that the carrying value may not be recoverable. 

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated.  
All the companies over which the Company has control apply, where appropriate, the same accounting policies as 
the Company. 

1.3 

Interests in joint arrangements 

IFRS 11 defines a joint arrangement as an arrangement over which two or more parties have joint control. Joint 
control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about 
the  relevant  activities  (being  those  that  significantly  affect  the  returns  of  the  arrangement)  require  unanimous 
consent of the parties sharing control. 

Joint operations 

A  joint  operation  is  a  type  of  joint  arrangement  whereby  the  parties  that  have  joint  control  of  the  arrangement 
have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. In relation to its interests in 
joint operations, the Group recognises its:  

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

Assets, including its share of any assets held jointly 
Liabilities, including its share of any liabilities incurred jointly 
Revenue from the sale of its share of the output arising from the joint operation 
Share of the revenue from the sale of the output by the joint operation 
Expenses, including its share of any expenses incurred jointly 

1.4 

Going concern 

The Directors have reviewed the Group’s overall position and outlook and are of the opinion that the Group is 
able to operate as a going concern for at least the next twelve months from the date of approval of these financial 
statements.  

Subsequent to year end, in July 2019, the Company raised c.$10.7m through an equity fund raising at a price of 
£0.18 per share. The Group is under no contractual obligation requiring it to drill any wells or renew any specific 
leases. The Group does however have an obligation to drill a delineation well at Alkaid prior to May 2021; whilst 
this  is  not  compulsory,  failure  to  do  so  would  likely  result  in  the  Group  forfeiting  those  particular  leases.  The 
Group is presently in discussions with a number of interested parties to potentially farm out a working interest in 

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PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

some or all of the Alaskan projects is confident of meeting its drilling obligation. Pantheon is seeking potential 
farminee(s) to fund the cost of drilling one or more future wells as well as make a material up-front payment as 
reimbursement  for  back  costs  incurred  to  date.  As  a  result,  the  Directors  believe  that  the  Group  is  sufficiently 
funded and believe the use of the going concern basis is appropriate. Accordingly, the Directors have prepared the 
financial statements on a going concern basis. 

1.5 

Revenue 

The  Group  is  engaged  in  the  business  of  extracting  oil  and  gas.  Revenue  from  contracts  with  customers  is 
recognised when control of the goods is transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to 
which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods. 

Contract balances 

A  contract  asset  is  the  right  to  consideration  in  exchange  for  goods  transferred  to  the  customer.  If  the  Group 
performs by transferring goods to a customer before the customer pays consideration or before payment is due, a 
contract asset is recognised for the earned consideration that is conditional. The Group does not have any contract 
assets  as  performance  and  a  right  to  consideration  occurs  within  a  short  period  of  time  and  all  rights  to 
consideration are unconditional. 

Interest  revenue  is  recognised  on  a  proportional  basis  taking  into  account  the  interest  rates  applicable  to  the 
financial assets. 

1.6 

(i)  

Foreign currency translation 

Functional and presentational currency 

The  financial  statements  are  presented  in  US  Dollars  (“$”),  which  is  the  functional  currency  of  the 
Company and is the Group’s presentation currency.  

(ii)  

Transactions and balances 

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars at the average exchange rate for the year. 
Monetary  assets  and  liabilities  denominated  in  foreign  currencies  are  translated  at  the  rate  of  exchange 
ruling at the balance sheet date. The resulting exchange gain or loss is dealt with in the income statement. 

The assets, liabilities and the results of the foreign subsidiary undertakings are translated into US dollars at the rates 
of  exchange  ruling  at  the  year  end.  Exchange  differences  resulting  from  the  retranslation  of  net  investments  in 
subsidiary undertakings are treated as movements on reserves. 

1.7 

Cash and cash equivalents 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments, with a maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents, 
carried at the lower of cost or market value. 

1.8 

Deferred taxation 

Deferred tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases 
of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax is determined using 
tax  rates  (and  laws)  that  have  been  enacted  or  substantially  enacted  by  the  balance  sheet  date  and  expected  to 
apply when the related deferred tax is realised or the deferred liability is settled. 

Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that the future taxable profit will be available 
against which the temporary differences can be utilized. 

1.9 

Exploration and evaluation costs and developed oil and gas properties 

The Group follows the ‘successful efforts’ method of accounting for exploration and evaluation costs. All costs 
associated  with  oil,  gas  and  mineral  exploration  and  investments  are  classified  into  and  capitalised  on  a  ‘cash 
generating  unit’  (“CGU”)  basis,  in  accordance  with  IAS  36.  Costs  incurred  include  appropriate  technical  and 
administrative expenses but not general corporate overheads. If an exploration project is successful, the related 
expenditures will be transferred to Developed Oil and Gas Properties and amortised over the estimated life of the 
commercial reserves on a ‘unit of production’ basis. 

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The  recoverability  of  all  exploration  and  evaluation  costs  is  dependent  upon  the  discovery  of  economically 
recoverable reserves, the ability of the Group to obtain necessary financing to complete the development of the 
reserves  and  future  profitable  production  or  proceeds  from  the  disposition  thereof.  All  balance  sheet  carrying 
values are reviewed for indicators of impairment at least twice yearly. The prospect acreage has been classified 
into discrete “prospects” or CGU’s. When production commences the accumulated costs for the specific CGU is 
transferred  from  intangible  fixed  assets  to  tangible  fixed  assets  i.e.  ‘Developed  Oil  &  Gas  Properties’  or 
‘Production  Facilities  and  Equipment’,  as  appropriate.  Amounts  recorded  for  these  assets  represent  historical 
costs and are not intended to reflect present or future values. 

1.10 

Impairment of exploration costs and developed oil and gas properties, depreciation of assets, plug 
& abandonment and goodwill 

In  accordance  with  IFRS  6  ‘Exploration  for  and  Evaluation  of  Mineral  Resources’  (IFRS  6),  exploration  and 
evaluation  assets  are  reviewed  for  indicators  of  impairment.  Should  indicators  of  impairment  be  identified  an 
impairment test is performed.  

In accordance with IAS 36, the Group is required to perform an “impairment test” on assets when an assessment 
of specific facts and circumstances indicate there may be an indication of impairment, specifically to ensure that 
the  assets  are  carried  at  no  more  than  their  recoverable  amount.  Where  an  impairment  test  is  required,  any 
impairment loss is measured, presented and disclosed in accordance with IAS 36.  

In  accordance  with  IAS  36  the  Group  has  determined  an  accounting  policy  for  allocating  exploration  and 
evaluation assets to specific ‘cash-generating units’ (“CGU”) for East Texas. 

Exploration and evaluation costs 

In relation to the East Texas projects, the carrying value as at 30 June 2019 represents back costs and direct costs 
paid in relation to the project, seismic, land and drilling costs relating to the prospects. Reflecting the strategic 
decision  to  prioritize  the  Alaskan  assets  over  the  East  Texas  assets  in  the  Group’s  portfolio,  due  to  their  size, 
scale, and progress made, and reflecting that the Group’s current available funding and anticipated cash inflows 
from a successful farmout would likely be applied to the Alaskan assets, the Group has made an impairment to 
the  carrying  values  of  the  East  Texas  Exploration  and  Evaluation  Costs.  The  Group  has  valued  its  acreage 
footprint in Tyler and Polk Counties, East Texas at the most relevant recent sale prices per acre in those Counties, 
being $650 per acre and $350 per acre respectively. To the extent that carrying values exceeded these amounts, an 
impairment was taken.  

The  Alaskan  exploration  and  evaluation  leasehold  assets  have  been  fair  valued  as  at  the  date  of  acquisition  of 
Great Bear. The carrying value at 30 June 2019 represents the cost of acquisition plus the fair value adjustment, in 
accordance with IFRS, that has been recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income as a gain 
on bargain purchase. 

Decommissioning Charges 

Decommissioning  costs  will  be  incurred  by  the  Group  at  the  end  of  the  operating  life  of  some  of  the  Group’s 
facilities and properties. The Group assesses its decommissioning provision at each reporting date. The ultimate 
decommissioning costs are uncertain and cost estimates can vary in response to many factors, including changes 
to  relevant  legal  requirements,  the  emergence  of  new  restoration  techniques  or  experience  at  other  production 
sites.  The  expected  timing,  extent  and  amount  of  expenditure  may  also  change  —  for  example,  in  response  to 
changes in reserves or changes in laws and regulations or their interpretation. Therefore, significant estimates and 
assumptions are made in determining the provision for decommissioning. As a result, there could be significant 
adjustments to the provisions established which would affect future financial results. The provision at reporting 
date represents management’s best estimate of the present value of the future decommissioning costs required.  

For all wells the Group has adopted a Decommissioning Policy in which all decommissioning costs are recognise 
immediately when a well is either completed, abandoned, suspended or a decision taken that the well will likely 
be  plugged  and  abandoned  in  due  course.  For  completed  or  suspended  wells,  the  decommissioning  charge  is 
recorded  against  the  capitalised  amount  and  subsequently  depleted  over  the  useful  life  of  well  using  unit  of 
production method. 

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Goodwill 

Goodwill  is  tested  for  impairment  annually  (as  at  30  June)  and  when  circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying 
value may be impaired. Impairment is determined for goodwill by assessing the recoverable amount of the asset 
to which the goodwill relates. Where the recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss 
is  recognised.  If  an  impairment  is  recognised  it  is  reflected  in  the  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other 
comprehensive income as part of other operating expenses. 

Developed Oil and Gas Properties 

Developed  Oil  and  Gas  Properties  only  represent  the  capitalised  costs  associated  with  oil  and  gas  properties, 
assessed on a CGU (cash generating basis) which have been transferred from “Exploration and Evaluation costs” 
to “Developed Oil & Gas properties” when the well was commissioned. Wells are depleted over the estimated life 
of the commercial reserves based on the “Unit of production basis” based upon a typeset P50 well estimated at 
1.4Mmboe P50 prospective resource (recoverable). The carrying values of Developed Oil and Gas properties are 
tested for indicators of impairment, and the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use, is 
compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s carrying value over its recoverable amount is 
expensed to the income statement. During the year, all historical East Texas wells were impaired to zero except 
VOS#1 in Tyler County, reflecting their poor performance. 

Other property, plant and equipment 

Other  property,  plant  and  equipment  are  stated  at  historical  cost  less  depreciation.  Depreciation  is  provided  at 
rates calculated to write off the costs less estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life as 
follows: 

- 

- 

Production facilities and equipment are depreciated by equal instalments over their expected useful lives, 
ranging  from  3  to  30  years.  Pipeline  and  associated  costs  are  depreciated  over  30  years;  tankage, 
generators  and  generator  systems  over  20  years  and  equipment  associated  with  the  Gas  Plant  over  3 
years. 
Office equipment is depreciated by equal annual instalments over their expected useful lives, being three 
years. 

1.11 

Financial instruments 

IFRS 7 requires information to be disclosed about the impact of financial instruments on the Group's risk profile, 
how  the  risks  arising  from  financial  instruments  might  affect  the  entity's  performance,  and  how  these  risks  are 
being managed.  

The  Group's  policies  include  that  no  trading  in  derivative  financial  instruments  shall  be  undertaken.  These 
disclosures have been made in Note 22 to the accounts. 

1.12  Critical accounting estimates and judgements 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards requires 
the use of accounting estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the 
date  of  the  financial  statements  and  the  reported  amounts  of  income  and  expenses  during  the  reporting  period. 
Although these estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results 
ultimately  may  differ  from  those  estimates.  IFRSs  also  require  management  to  exercise  its  judgement  in  the 
process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. 

The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are 
significant to the financial statements are as follows:  

Impairment of tangible and intangible assets 

The first stage of the impairment process is the identification of an indication of impairment. Such indications can 
include  production  difficulties,  significant  reductions  in  estimates  of  resources,  a  significant  revision  of  Group 
Strategy  or  of  the  plan  for  the  development  of  a  field,  operation  issues  which  may  require  significant  capital 
expenditure to remediate and others. This list is not exhaustive and management judgement is required to decide if 
an indicator of impairment exists. The Group regularly assesses the tangible and non-tangible assets for indicators of 
impairment. When an impairment indicator exists an impairment test is performed; the recoverable amount of the 

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asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying 
value. Any excess of the asset’s carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the income statement. 

Value of exploration assets on acquisition 

In accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations, exploration assets acquired as part of a business acquisition, 
and hence combination, are recorded at their fair value as opposed to the fair value of the consideration paid. For 
more detail on the basis for the fair value calculation of the Great Bear Petroleum exploration assets see note 3. 

Developed Oil & Gas Properties 

Developed  Oil  &  Gas  Properties  are  amortised  over  the  life  of  the  area  according  to  the  unit  of  production 
method. If the amount of economically recoverable reserves varies, this will impact on the amount of the asset 
which  should  be  carried  on  the  balance  sheet.  The  group  categorises  its  leases  (intangible  assets)  and  its 
Developed  Oil  and  Gas  Properties  (tangible  assets)  into  a  few  discreet  geological  prospects  (“cash  generating 
units” or “CGU’s”). 

Share-based payments 

The Group records charges for share-based payments.  

For  option-based  share-based  payments,  to  determine  the  value  of  the  options  management  estimate  certain 
factors  used  in  the  option  pricing  model,  including  volatility,  vesting  date,  exercise  date  of  options  and  the 
number  of  options  likely  to  vest.  At  each  reporting  date  during  the  vesting  period  management  estimate  the 
number  of  shares  that  will  vest  after  considering  the  vesting  criteria.  If  these  estimates  vary  from  actual 
occurrence, this will impact on the value of the equity carried in the reserves. 

1.13  New and amended International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the Group 

IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ 

IFRS  15  ‘Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customers’  and  the  related  ‘Clarifications  to  IFRS  15  Revenue  from 
Contracts with Customers’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘IFRS 15’) replace IAS 18 ‘Revenue’, IAS 11 ‘Construction 
Contracts’, and several revenue-related Interpretations. Due to the nature of the groups revenues there has been no 
impact from the application of this standard. 

IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ 

IFRS 9 replaces IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. It makes major changes to the 
previous  guidance  on  the  classification  and  measurement  of  financial  assets  and  introduces  an  ‘expected  credit 
loss’ model for the impairment of financial assets. 

The adoption of standard has not required any restatement of comparative information. 

The adoption of IFRS 9 has only affected the descriptions of the categories in which financial assets and liabilities 
are included. All of the Group’s financial assets and financial liabilities continue to be held at amortised cost.  
1.14  New standards and interpretations not applied 

As  of  the  date  of  these  financial  statements  the  IASB  and  IFRIC  have  issued  a  number  of  new  standards, 
amendments  and  interpretations.  These  new  Standards,  Amendments  and  Interpretations  are  effective  for 
accounting periods beginning on or after the dates shown below. Of these, only the following are expected to be 
relevant to the Group: 

Standard 
IFRS 16 
IFRS 3* 
IAS 1* 
IAS 8* 

* Amendments 

Impact on initial application 
Leases 
Business Combination  
Presentation of Financial Statements  
Accounting  Policies,  Changes 
Estimates and Errors  

in  Accounting 

Effective date 
1 January 2019 
1 January 2020 
1 January 2020 
1 January 2020 

The  Group  does  not  anticipate  that  the  adoption  of  these  standards  will  have  a  material  effect  on  its  financial 
statements in the period of initial adoption. 

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1.15 

Share based payments 

On occasion, the Company has made share-based payments to certain Directors and advisers by way of issue of 
ordinary  shares  and  share  options.  The  fair  value  of  these  payments  is  calculated  by  the  Company  using  the 
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The expense is recognised on a straight-line basis over the period from the 
date  of  award  to  the  date  of  vesting,  based  on  the  Company’s  best  estimate  of  the  number  of  shares  that  will 
eventually vest. 

During the year, no share-based payments were made. 

2. 

Profit per share 

The  total  profit  per  ordinary  share  for  the  group  of  10.54  US  cents  (2018:  (3.72)  US  cents)  is  calculated  by 
dividing the loss for the year from continuing operations by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in 
issue of 336,744,317 (2018: 235,471,630). 

The diluted profit per share has been kept the same as the basic profit per share because the 19,607,843 options in 
issue  were  out  of  the  money  at  30  June  2019  and  as  a  result  have  not  been  included  in  the  weighted  average 
number of shares number. 

The diluted weighted average number of shares in issue is 336,744,317 (2018: 235,471,630). 

3. 

Business combinations – Great Bear & Vision 

The Group made two acquisitions during the year ended June 2019, as detailed below: 

Great Bear Petroleum Ventures I LLC & Great Bear Petroleum Ventures II LLC  

In  January,  2019,  the  Group  acquired  100%  of  the  share  capital  of  Great  Bear  Petroleum  Ventures  I  LLC  and 
Great Bear Petroleum Ventures II LLC companies (together “Great Bear” or “the Great Bear companies”). The 
principal assets of Great Bear are leases with the rights to explore for hydrocarbons in the State of Alaska. At the 
date of acquisition these leases were estimated to offer potential for over 2 billion barrels of oil in place across the 
existing project inventory plus the additional exploratory potential identified in these leases. Additionally, Great 
Bear  had  around  1000  square  miles  of  proprietary  3D  seismic  data  which  was  acquired,  as  well  as  intellectual 
property and technical data relating to the properties under lease. Prior to Pantheon’s acquisition, Great Bear had 
invested over US$200m on evaluating the hydrocarbon potential of this Alaskan acreage. 

In  addition  to  the  acquisition  of  the  Great  Bear  companies  and  the  projects  identified  in  the  Alaskan  portfolio, 
Pantheon acquired a highly talented technical and commercial team which the Directors believe will be of great 
value to the Group in both Alaska and Texas. 

The provisional fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Great Bear are: 

Exploration and evaluation assets (Note 13) 

Total identifiable net assets at fair value 
Bargain purchase  
Total consideration 

The cash outflow on acquisition is as follows: 
Cash paid 
Net cash acquired with the subsidiary 
Net consolidated cash outflow 

Provisional 
fair value 
US$ million 

148.5 
148.5 

148.5 
100.8 
47.8 

6.1 
- 
6.1 

Total consideration for the Great Bear Companies totalled US$47.8m as follows: Cash consideration of US$6.1m, 
103.3m new fully paid ordinary shares (US$20.3m) valued at 15.25 pence per share, 102.5m new fully paid non-
voting B-class shares (US$20.1) valued at 15.25 pence per share, and 9.6m new warrants (US$1.3). The warrants 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

have an exercise price of £0.30 per warrant and mirror the terms of the Company’s existing share options except 
they are only convertible into non-voting Class B shares. 

Pursuant to IFRS3, the Directors have undertaken a fair value assessment of the assets acquired in the Great Bear 
acquisition. No liabilities were acquired in the acquisition. IFRS3 affords a period of 12 months from the date of 
acquisition to finalise the measurement of such assessments. 

For  accounting  purposes,  the  Directors  have  adopted  a  conservative  methodology  in  making  a  fair  value 
assessment of the assets acquired. Whilst this approach is prudent from an accounting perspective, in reality these 
are accounting judgements and the real commercial value of those assets acquired may differ significantly from 
these  accounting  judgements  over  the  fullness  of  time.  In  determining  the  appropriate  fair  value,  consideration 
was given to a number of risks associated with the various projects, which have then been ‘discounted’ or ‘risked’ 
in three primary categories: 

1) 
2) 

3) 

Geological Risk – the chance of finding oil or successfully appraising the existing discoveries.  
Commercial Risk – involves the risk factors associated with commercialising the discovered oil. Not all 
oil  discoveries  are  commercially  viable.  These  risk  factors  relate  to  the  technical  factors  affecting  the 
extraction of the oil and also the logistical factors relating to the geographical location and fiscal regime 
of the region. 
Funding  Risk  –  relates  to  the  ability  of  Pantheon  to  attract  partners  and  raise  sufficient  capital  to 
undertake  the  evaluation  and  development  of  the  oil.  These  factors  include  oil  prices  and  the  state  of 
equity and debt markets.  

In making a fair value assessment of the various projects in the portfolio, the Directors have adopted a rigorous 
high-grading  exercise,  only  applying  a  fair  value  to  the  projects  reasonably  expected  to  be  funded  and  drilled 
within the lease term. This is because at the time of acquisition, certain leases had lease terms remaining of less 
than 18 months and there is no certainty that the Group will have activity on those leases or renew those leases 
upon expiry. A key consideration in this process was the fact that the Group is currently engaged in a process to 
secure a farm-in partner for some or all of its Alaskan projects, which have been prioritised with Greater Alkaid 
and  Talitha  being  the  immediate  targets.  Given  the  uncertainty  in  predicting  the  financial  capacity  and  likely 
drilling programme desired by a future farm-in partner, the Directors have undertaken the fair value assessment 
on the basis that any funding would be applied to either the Greater Alkaid or Talitha projects only at this early 
stage and no value applied to the remaining exploration acreage. The Directors have therefore applied a fair value 
of  nil  to  the  Winx  project,  a  nil  valuation  to  the  Megrez  prospect  on  the  basis  that  the  Group  has  dropped  the 
leases on this non-core project, and likewise applied a nil valuation to the Theta project on the basis that it is a 
higher risk drilling project and therefore unlikely to be drilled in the lease term. At this stage Pantheon believe it 
prudent  to  prioritise  Greater  Alkaid  and  Talitha  given  these  projects  host  oil  discoveries  and  hence  lower  risk 
potential  for  earlier  cashflows  due  the  close  proximity  to  existing  infrastructure.  The  Group  adopted  a 
conservative  approach  in  making  these  accounting  judgements,  and  at  Greater  Alkaid  has  applied  a  70% 
Commercial Risk and a further 50% funding risk, reflecting the fact that the farmout process is not yet completed 
and that the introduction of a farm-in will involve the Company reducing its working interest. The discovered oil 
at  Greater  Alkaid  was  then  evaluated  through  a  conceptual  development  plan  resulting  in  a  Net  Present  Value 
(NPV) per barrel of oil of $8, lower than the $8.50 per barrel of oil NPV estimated by the independent experts at 
LKA,  reflecting  management  conservatism  in  accounting  judgements.  At  Talitha,  a  50%  Geological  Risk  was 
applied reflecting the fact that despite ARCO having encountered oil at this location in 1988, the well was not 
production tested at the time. This is a conservative, yet prudent approach, given the Pipeline State-1 well was 
drilled and logged, on our acreage. A 75% Commercial Risk was then applied due the uncertainty of the reservoir 
parameters and hence production performance of the oilfield, and a further 70% discount applied for Funding risk 
which  incorporates  the  numerous  variables  associated  with  financing  this  oil  accumulation.  The  modelled 
Funding  Risk  was  higher  than  at  Alkaid,  reflecting  the  projects’  greater  level  of  uncertainty  on  the  technical 
parameters and geographic location in relation to its distance from the road and pipeline. An NPV per barrel of oil 
of $5 - $6 was applied for the 2 key horizons, reflecting certain geological factors and its location as described 
above which would result in higher development costs. 

After application of the aforementioned assumptions and risk parameters, the fair value assessment of the bargain 
purchase of Great Bear Petroleum Ventures I, LLC and Great Bear Petroleum Ventures II, LLC (the “Ventures 
Entities”) for US$100.8 arises principally because of the following factors: 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Great Bear Petroleum Operating, LLC (“GBPO”) was a financially distressed seller of Great Bear 
Ventures I and II, having borrowed against encashable production tax credits issued by the State of 
Alaska. The State did not appropriate funds for the encashment of tax credits, resulting in GBPO going 
into payment default under its borrowings. 
Key leases of the Ventures Entities in Greater Alkaid were set to expire if testing operations did not occur 
within the Winter/Spring drilling season of 2018/2019. The time pressure for the Ventures Entities to 
secure funding for these operations was another factor in GBPO’s bargaining position. 
Pantheon’s existing team had significant Alaskan expertise, and was able to quickly and efficiently 
evaluate the attractiveness of the prospective investment. 
The existing owners of GBPO wanted to maintain exposure to the Ventures Entities’ assets, hence a 
primarily equity transaction was undertaken, which resulted in Pantheon completing the transaction, 
raising funding and preserving the Greater Alkaid leases through the, ultimately successful, 2019 testing 
campaign. Additionally, all Great Bear shareholders have maintained their exposure to the Alaskan assets 
through Pantheon. 
In light of the above, Pantheon was able to negotiate an attractive acquisition price for the Ventures 
Entities. 

From  the  date  of  acquisition  in  January  2019  to  30  June  2019,  Great  Bear  contributed  US$549,092  loss  to  the 
Group profit. 

Vision Resources LLC 

During  the  year,  the  Group  acquired  a  66.6%  interest  in  Vision  Resources  LLC  (“Vision”).  As  consideration, 
Pantheon issued 3.5m (US$0.7m) new fully paid ordinary shares as full and final payment. The acquisition, which 
was  completed  on  14  January  2019,  was  to  allow  Pantheon  to  assume  control  of  Vision  Resources  LLC,  the 
General Partner of the Vision Group of Companies, and to preserve the value of the East Texas assets following 
the  death  of  the  Principal  of  the  Vision  companies  in  2018,  and  the  significant  associated  disruption  and 
uncertainty caused by this event. 

The provisional fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Vision are: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Other current assets 

Trade and other payables 
Net liabilities 

Total identifiable net assets at fair value 
Minority interest 
Total identifiable net assets at fair value attributable Pantheon Group 
Goodwill arising on acquisition (Note 14.4) 
Total consideration 

The cash outflow on acquisition is as follows: 
Cash paid 
Net cash acquired with the subsidiary 
Net consolidated cash outflow 

Provisional 
fair value 
US$ 

1,920 
1,596 
3,516 

(167,641) 
(164,125) 

(164,125) 
54,708 
(109,417) 
796,236 
686,819 

- 
1,920 
1,920 

The consideration for Vision was 3.5m new fully paid ordinary shares (US$0.7m). 

From the acquisition date, 14 January 2019, to 30 June 2019, Vision Resources LLC contributed US$ Nil to the 
Group loss. This is because Vision Resources LLC acts as a General Partner and does not engage in day to day 
operations.  During  the  period,  Pantheon  incurred  expenditures  of  $1.7m  through  Vision,  relating  to  the  East 

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Texas  assets.  Following  the  death  of  the  principal  of  Vision  in  2018,  significant  uncertainty  and  disruption 
occurred,  and  Vision’s  capacity  to  continue  to  participate  in  the  project was  assessed  as  being  unlikely.  It  was 
important  for  Pantheon  to  preserve  the  value  of  the  assets.  Pantheon  has  continued  to  increase  its  leasehold 
position to what is now 100% ownership of all leases. It is expected that the costs will drop significantly going 
forward, now that Pantheon has implemented its own technical team to manage and rationalise operations. The 
Group has ended relations with all operational personnel associated with Vision’s historical drilling of the East 
Texas wells. 

One third of Vision Resources LLC (33.3%) is not owned by the Pantheon Group. This portion is termed a non-
controlling  interest  (“NCI”).  A  NCI  of  ($54,708)  is  shown  in  the  consolidated  statement  of  financial  position 
which is made up of a NCI of ($54,708) on the total fair value of net assets on the acquisition, and a current year 
NCI of Nil as shown in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. 

The goodwill on acquisition of US$796,236 arose principally  because  Vision Resources LLC had  an  excess  of 
liabilities over assets of US$164,125 on 14 January 2019 on a fair value basis. Pantheon paid US$0.7m in new 
shares  to  acquire  the  66%  interest  in  Vision  Resources  LLC.  The  purpose  of  the  acquisition  was  to  allow 
Pantheon  to  obtain  management  control  of  Vision  Resources  LLC,  the  General  partner  of  the  Vision  group  of 
Companies, and to preserve the value of the East Texas assets following the death of the Principal of the Vision 
companies in 2018. None of the goodwill recognised is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. 

4. 

Segmental information  

The Group’s activities involve production of and exploration for oil and gas. There are three reportable operating 
segments: USA (Texas), USA (Alaska) and Head Office. Non-current assets, income and operating liabilities are 
attributable to the USA, whilst most of the corporate administration is conducted through Head Office. 

Each reportable segment adopts the same accounting policies. 

In  compliance  with  IFRS  8  ‘Operating  Segments’,  the  following  tables  reconcile  the  operational  loss  and  the 
assets  and  liabilities  of  each  reportable  segment  with  the  consolidated  figures  presented  in  these  Financial 
Statements, together with comparative figures for the year ended 30 June 2018. 

Oil and Gas production commenced in East Texas in late 2017. 

The  Group’s  net  total  sales  production  for  the  financial  year  ended  30  June  2019  amounted  to  191,024  (2018: 
203,565) mcf of natural gas and 2,317 (2018: 7,326) bbl. of oil. Average realisations for the year for natural gas and 
oil were US$2.58 (2018: $2.40) per mcf and US$62.54 (2018: $61.11) per barrel of oil respectively.  

Revenues for the year ended 30 June 2019 were $724,589 (2018: $1,009,570). 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Year ended 30 June 2019 

Geographical segment (Group) 

Revenue 
Production royalties 
Depletion of developed oil & gas assets 
Cost of sales 
Administration expenses 
General & Administrative expenses - 
Vision 
Impairment of intangible assets - 
Goodwill 
Impairment of intangible assets – E&E 
Impairment developed oil & gas assets 
Impairment PP&E 
Plug & abandonment costs 
Depreciation of production & pipeline 
facilities 
Interest receivable 
Un-realised gains 
Less: deferred tax thereon 
Taxation 
Loss by reportable segment 

Exploration & evaluation assets 
Developed oil & gas assets 
Property, plant & equipment 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Intercompany balances 
Total assets by reportable segment 
Total liabilities by reportable segment 
Net assets by reportable segment 

Head Office 
$ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(1,489,204) 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 
- 

25,671 
- 
- 
- 
(1,463,533) 

- 
- 
635 
57,167 
1,312,164 
134,985,268 
136,355,234 
(348,642) 
136,006,592 

Texas 
$ 
724,589 
(205,458) 
(148,485) 
(737,208) 
(1,400,323) 
(1,744,730) 

(796,236) 

(34,138,156) 
(13,092,684) 
(1,397,950) 
380 
(275,665) 

110 
- 
- 
- 
(53,211,816) 

Alaska  Consolidated 
$ 
724,589 
(205,458) 
(148,485) 
(737,208) 
(3,438,619) 
(1,744,730) 

$ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(549,092) 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
100,757,286 
(28,783,396) 
18,757,633 
90,182,431 

(796,236) 

(34,138,156) 
(13,092,684) 
(1,397,950) 
380 
(275,665) 

25,781 
100,757,286 
(28,783,396) 
18,757,633 
35,507,083 

7,303,800 
6,961,445 
2,493,829 
358,813 
541,445 
(128,981,374) 
(111,322,042) 
(1,348,989) 
(112,671,031) 

153,583,460 
- 
- 
1,427,668 
377 
(6,003,894) 
149,007,612 
(11,074,342) 
137,933,270 

160,887,260 
6,961,445 
2,494,464 
1,843,649 
1,853,986 
- 
174,040,804 
(12,771,973) 
161,268,831 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Year ended 30 June 2018 

Geographical segment (Group) 

Revenue 
Production royalties 
Depletion of developed oil & gas assets 
Cost of sales 
Administration expenses 
Impairment of intangible assets 
Depreciation of production & pipeline facilities 
Interest receivable 
Loss by reportable segment 

Exploration & evaluation assets 
Developed oil & gas assets 
Property, plant & equipment 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Intercompany balances 
Total assets by reportable segment 

Total liabilities by reportable segment 
Net assets by reportable segment 

5. 

Operating loss 

Operating loss is stated after charging: 
Depreciation – production facilities & equipment 
Depreciation – office equipment 
Auditor’s remuneration 

- group and parent company audit services 
Auditor’s remuneration for non-audit services 
- taxation services and compliance services 

6. 

Employment costs 

Head Office  USA (Texas) 
$ 
1,009,570 
(244,783) 
(88,293) 
(562,986) 
(779,760) 
(6,805,537) 
(145,516) 
996 
(7,616,309) 

$ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(1,143,157) 
- 
- 
5,862 
(1,137,295) 

Consolidated 
$ 
1,009,570 
(244,783) 
(88,293) 
 (562,986) 
(1,922,917) 
(6,805,537) 
(145,516) 
6,858 
(8,753,604) 

- 
- 
1,099 
100,110 
687,768 
77,770,641 
78,559,618 

43,498,422 
13,736,007 
2,236,599 
600,829 
2,711,522 
(77,770,641) 
(14,987,262) 

(204,320) 
78,355,298 

(112,656) 
(15,099,918) 

43,498,422 
13,736,007 
2,237,698 
700,939 
3,399,290 
- 

63,572,356 
(316,976) 
63,255,380 

2019 
$ 

275,665 
431 

85,000 

- 

2018 
$ 

145,516 
1,436 

23,250 

11,725 

2018 
$ 

1,071,015 
89,606 
21,611 
1,182,232 

The employee costs of the Group, including Directors’ remuneration, are as follows: 

Wages and salaries 
Social security costs 
Statutory pension costs 

2019 
$ 

1,187,223 
68,082 
22,693 
1,277,998 

The summary of the directors’ remuneration is shown in the directors’ report. 

Number of employees (including Executive Directors) at the end of 
the year 

2019 

2018 

number 

number 

Management and administration 

5 

5 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

7. 

Interest receivable 

Bank interest received 

8. 

Taxation 

Current tax 
US federal corporate tax 
US state and local tax 
UK corporate tax 

2019 
$ 

25,781 

2018 
$ 

6,858 

2019 
$ 

- 
- 
- 

2018 
$ 

- 
- 
- 

Factors affecting the tax charge for the period 
Income (loss) on ordinary activities before taxation 
Income (loss) on ordinary activities before taxation multiplied by the 
standard US corporate tax rate of 21% (2018: UK corporate tax rate of 
19%) 

16,749,449 

(8,756,152) 

3,517,384 

(1,663,669) 

Effects of: 
State of Alaska tax benefits associated with temporary book-to-tax 
differences 
US federal tax benefit associated with temporary book-to-tax 
differences 
US federal tax benefit associated with reassessed future utilization of 
loss carryforward 

Effects of: 
Non-deductible expenses 
Capital allowances 
Tax losses carried forward not recognized as deferred tax asset 

(51,615) 

(14,267,460) 

(7,955,942) 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 
- 

1,293,052 
- 
370,617 

Total tax charge 

(18,757,633) 

- 

Factors that may affect future tax charges 

The Group’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2019 have been measured at 21% for items subject to 
US federal income tax only, items subject to state of Alaska and US federal income tax are reflected at an Alaska 
rate of 9.4% and a US federal rate, net of state of Alaska tax deduction, of 28.426%. At June 30, 2019 the net 
deferred  tax  liability  reflected  on  the  balance  sheet  is  $10,025,763  (2018:  nil).  Movement  in  the  statement  of 
comprehensive  income  accounting  for  the  increase  in  net  deferred  tax  liability  is  comprised  of  a  deferred  tax 
benefit of $18,757,633 resulting from ordinary operations, and a deferred tax expense of $28,783,396 resulting 
from the bargain purchase gain (in 2018 there was no change in deferred tax asset or liability). 

At the year-end date, the Group has unused losses carried forward of $47.6m (2018: $34.5m) available for offset 
against suitable future profits. Unused US tax losses incurred prior to January 1, 2018 expire in general within 20 
years of the year in which they are sustained. Losses sustained after December 31, 2017 do not expire. 

At June 30, 2018, the directors did not consider it appropriate to recognise a deferred tax asset in respect of such 
losses, due to the uncertain nature of future revenue streams. At June 30, 2019, given the deferred tax liabilities 
recognized in conjunction with the Great Bear Acquisition, the directors believe it is appropriate to recognize the 
previously unrecognized deferred tax asset associated with losses carried forward. This recognition resulted in a 
deferred tax benefit of $7,955,942 reflected in the results for year ended June 30, 2019. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

9. 

Subsidiary entities 

The Company currently has the following wholly owned subsidiaries: 

Name 

Country of 
Incorporation 

Hadrian Oil & Gas LLC 
Agrippa LLC 
Pantheon Oil & Gas LP 
Great Bear Petroleum Ventures I, 
LLC 
Great Bear Petroleum Ventures II, 
LLC 
Great Bear Pantheon, LLC 
Pantheon East Texas, LLC 
Vision Resources, LLC 

United States 
United States 
United States 
United States 

United States 

United States 
United States 
United States 

Percentage 
ownership 
100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 

Activity 

Holding Company 
Holding Company 
Oil & gas exploration 
Lease Holding Company 

100% 

Lease Holding Company 

100% 
100% 
66.6%  Operating Company 

Operating Company 
Holding Company 

Pantheon Oil & Gas LP is 99% owned by Agrippa LLC as its limited partner and 1% by Hadrian Oil & Gas LLC 
as its general partner. 

10. 

Trade and other receivables 

Amounts falling due within one year: 

Prepayments & accrued income 
Other receivables 
Total 

Amounts falling due after one year: 

Group 
2019 
$ 

Group 
2018 
$ 

Company 
2019 
$ 

Company 
2018 
$ 

332,000 
1,511,649 
1,843,649 

Group 
2019 
$ 

672,468 
28,471 
700,939 

Group 
2018 
$ 

13,214 
43,953 
57,167 

Company 
2019 
$ 

74,301 
25,809 
100,110 

Company 
2018 
$ 

Loans to subsidiaries 

- 

- 

134,985,268 

77,770,641 

An  annual  impairment  review  of  the  amount  due  from  subsidiary  undertakings  (loans  to  subsidiaries)  is 
performed by comparing the expected recoverable amount of the subsidiary’s underlying tangible and intangible 
assets to the carrying value of the loan in the Company’s statement of financial position. This has been assessed 
in line with IFRS 9 for credit losses however recoverability is supported by the underlying assets. 

The Company fully transitioned from IAS 39 and adopted IFRS 9 from 1 July 2018 onwards. The adoption of 
standard  has  not  required  any  restatement  of  comparative  information.  On  the  basis  of  ongoing  annual 
assessments,  the  lifetime  expected  credit  losses  are  recognised  against  loans  and  receivables  when  they  are 
identified and are recorded in the statement of comprehensive income. 

11. 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Group 
2019 
$ 

Group  Company 
2019 
$ 

2018 
$ 

Company 
2018 
$ 

Cash at bank and in hand 

1,853,986 

3,399,290 

1,312,164 

687,768 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

12. 

Trade and other payables 

Trade creditors 
Accruals 
Total 

13. 

Provisions 

Plug and Abandonment Provision 

Group 
2019 
$ 

398,312 
1,012,035 
1,410,347 

Group  Company 
2019 
$ 

2018 
$ 

Company 
2018 
$ 

106,619 
210,357 
316,976 

174,690 
173,952 
348,642 

106,619 
97,701 
204,320 

The  Group  recognises  a  decommissioning  liability  where  it  has  a  present  legal  or  constructive  obligation  as  a 
result of past events, and it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and a 
reliable  estimate  of  the  amount  of  obligation  can  be  made.  The  obligation  generally  arises  when  the  asset  is 
installed, or the ground/environment is disturbed at the field location. A breakdown of these costs is detailed at 
Note 20. 

Legal Costs 

Legal costs have been provided for due to an ongoing dispute with a third-party vendor. 

Plug and Abandonment 
Legal costs 
Total 

14. 

Impairments 

Group 
2019 
$ 

1,085,863 
250,000 
1,335,863 

Group  Company 
2019 
$ 

2018 
$ 

Company 
2018 
$ 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

14.1 

Impairment of non-current assets - exploration and evaluation assets 

During the year ended 30 June 2019 impairment losses of US$34.1m (2018: $6.8m) were recognised in respect of 
exploration and evaluation assets in East Texas. The major element of this was a charge of US$28.4m relating 
leased acreage across the various CGU’s, with in Polk & Tyler County, with the remaining charge of US$5.7m 
relating to historic Austin Chalk back costs in the West AA Prospect CGU. 

Since the acquisition of Great Bear, the Alaskan acreage, due to its materially larger size and scale, has become 
the  primary  focus  for  the  Group.  The  potential  for  the  Texas  acreage  in  Polk  and  Tyler  County  remains 
undiminished,  however,  given  the  change  in  geographical  focus  there  is  a  reduced  probability  mid-term 
operational activity in East Texas. As a result, an impairment loss was recognised in the statement of profit or loss 
and other comprehensive income as part of other operating expenses. To the extent that carrying values exceeded 
these amounts, an impairment was taken.  The Tyler County and Polk County leases within each of the CGU’s 
were measured at the most recent and relevant per acre lease sale transaction costs in Tyler County of $650 per 
acre (Core Offset Prospect CGU & LP2 Offset CGU) and Polk County of $350 per acre (West West AA Prospect 
CGU and West AA Prospect CGU). The Prospect E CGU has been impaired to a nil carrying value.  

In assessing whether an impairment is required, the carrying value of the asset is compared with its recoverable 
amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of the assets fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Where 
impairment indications have been found we have performed impairment tests. The indicator for impairment was 
the Group’s change in strategic focus from East Texas to Alaska, the prioritising of funding to Alaska, and the 
resulting  reduced  scheduled  activity  in  East  Texas.  Where  impairment  indications  have  been  found  we  have 
performed impairment tests. Impairment losses have been measured, presented and disclosed in accordance with 
IAS 36. 

Given  the  nature  of  the  Group’s  activities,  information  on  the  fair  value  of  an  asset  can  be  difficult  to  obtain 
unless  negotiations  or  similar  transactions  are  taking  place.  Consequently,  the  recoverable  amount  in  use  in 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

assessing the impairment charges to the E&E assets was the current price to re-new the held leased in both Tyler 
and Polk County in East Texas. 

Impairment losses – exploration and evaluation assets 

West AA Prospect - CGU 
West AA (prospect A leased acreage) - Polk County 
VOBM#5 Well - Polk County 
Austin Chalk (back costs) - Polk County 
Kara Farms (previously leased acreage) - Polk County 

West West AA Prospect - CGU 
West West AA (prospect D leased acreage) - Polk County 

Prospect E – CGU 
Prospect E (leased acreage) - Polk County 

Core Offset Prospect (aka Prospect B&C) - CGU 
Core Offset (prospect B&C leased acreage) - Tyler County 

LP2 Offset – CGU 
LP2 offset (leased acreage) - Tyler County 
VOBM#4 Well - Tyler County 
Total 

2019 
$ 

10,312,298 
3,445,153 
5,751,637 
139,757 

2018 
$ 

- 
- 
- 
- 

1,980,518 

3,181,493 

57,204 

1,798,993 

8,343,593 

- 

955,517 
3,152,480 
34,138,157 

- 
1,825,051 
6,805,537  

14.2 

Impairment of non-current assets – Oil & Gas producing properties 

Impairment  losses  of  US$13.1m  (2018  Nil)  were  recognised  in  respect  of  the  producing  oil  and  gas  properties 
within  the  West  AA  Prospect  CGU  in  Polk  County.  All  Polk  County  wells  were  written  down  to  zero.  As  has 
been  well  documented,  these  wells  have  experienced  significant  operational  issues  historically  and  are  heavily 
compromised.  The  board  considers  them  to  be  uneconomic  and  accordingly  an  impairment  charge  has  been 
determined for the year of $13.1m (2018: Nil). The carrying value of all three wells in the CGU have been written 
down to Nil. 

Impairment losses – oil & gas producing properties 

West AA Prospect - CGU 
VOBM#2H – Polk County 
VOBM#1 – Polk County 
VOBM#3 – Polk County 
Acreage – Polk County 
Total 

2019 
$ 

2018 
$ 

7,426,917 
2,533,041 
3,076,644 
56,082 
13,092,684 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

14.3 

Impairment of non-current assets – Property Plant & Equipment 

Impairment  losses  of  US$1.4m  (2018:  Nil)  were  recognised  in  respect  of  property  plant  and  equipment.  This 
charge relates to the impairment of the capitalised costs relating to Pantheon’s share of the gas processing plant 
and  associated  equipment  and  facilities  in  Polk  County  which  serviced  the  West  AA  Prospect  -  CGU.  These 
assets have been written down to their current recoverable amount less costs to sell.  

Impairment losses – Property Plant & Equipment 

Polk County 
Polk County Gas Plant 
Total 

2019 
$ 

1,397,950 
1,397,950 

2018 
$ 

- 
- 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

14.4 

Impairment of non-current assets - Goodwill 

Impairment losses of US$0.8m (2018: Nil) were recognised in respect of goodwill. This goodwill was recorded as 
a  result  of  the  acquisition  of  66%  of  Vision  Resources  LLC  in  January  2019.  The  acquisition  of  Vision  was 
undertaken  primarily  to  give  the  Group  control  of  Vision Resources  LLC  in  order  to  preserve  the  value  of  the 
Group’s  East  Texas  operations  following  the  unexpected  death  of  the  principal  of  the  Vision  Group  of 
Companies, and the uncertainty over future operations that followed. The fair value of the identifiable net assets 
acquired  was  less  than  the  fair  value  of  the  consideration,  giving  rise  to  an  intangible  asset  of  goodwill.  The 
acquisition  was  considered  strategically  important  to  Pantheon,  delivering  the  intangible  asset  of  ‘control’  of 
Vision Resources LLC, and greater opportunity to preserve the value of Pantheon’s assets. 

The recoverable amount is calculated as the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. Carrying 
includes the carrying amount of only those assets that can be attributed directly, or allocated on a reasonable and 
consistent basis, to the unit. This also includes carrying amount of acquired goodwill allocated to the unit. IAS 36 
requires goodwill to be impaired where the recoverable amount is less than the carrying amount. The Group is 
unable to allocate the goodwill to the unit and as a result an impairment loss was recognised in the statement of 
comprehensive income as an impairment charge. 

Impairment of Goodwill  

Impairment goodwill – Vision  

15. 

Exploration and evaluation assets 

Group 

Cost 
At 1 July 
Additions 
Acquisitions 
Transfer to developed oil & gas assets 
Transfer to production facilities & equipment 

At 30 June 

Impairment 
As at 1 July 
Charge for year 
At 30 June 

Net book value 
At 30 June 

2019 
$ 

796,236 
796,236 

2019 
$ 

2018 
$ 

- 
- 

2018 
$ 

50,303,959 
10,579,750 
148,508,125 
(7,560,880) 
- 

55,545,596 
10,679,595 
- 
(13,329,117) 
(2,592,115) 

201,830,954 

50,303,959 

6,805,537 
34,138,157 
40,943,694 

- 
6,805,537 
6,805,537 

160,887,260 

43,498,422 

The Group additions for the year comprise the direct costs associated with the preparation and drilling of oil and 
gas wells, together with costs associated with leases and seismic acquisition and processing. The acquisitions for 
the year comprise of the fair value of the Alaskan Leases acquired as part of the Great Bear acquisition in January 
2019. 

Details of the impairments for the year are disclosed in note 14. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

16. 

Property, plant and equipment 

Group 

Developed 
Oil & Gas 
Properties 
$ 

Production 
Facilities & 
Equipment 
$ 

Office 
Equipment 
$ 

Cost 
At 1 July 2017 
Additions 
Transfer from exploration & evaluation assets 
At 30 June 2018 
Additions 
Transfer from exploration & evaluation assets 
Transfer from developed oil & gas assets 
At 30 June 2019 

- 
495,183 
13,329,117 
13,824,300 
523,934 
7,560,880 
(1,618,208) 
20,290,906 

- 
(210,000) 
2,592,115 
2,382,115 
312,637 
- 
1,618,208 
4,312,960 

- 
145,516 
- 
145,516 
275,665 
- 
421,181 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
88,293 
88,293 
148,485 
236,778 

- 
13,092,684 
13,092,684 

- 
1,397,950 
1,397,950 

Total 
$ 

14,780 
286,502 
15,921,232 
16,222,514 
836,571 
7,560,880 
- 
24,619,965 

13,614 
146,952 
(50) 
160,516 
276,096 
33 
436,645 

- 
88,293 
88,293 
148,485 
236,778 

- 
14,490,634 
14,490,634 

14,780 
1,319 
- 
16,099 
- 
- 
- 
16,099 

13,614 
1,436 
(50) 
15,000 
431 
33 
15,464 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

Depreciation 
At 1 July 2017 
Depreciation for the year 
Exchange difference 
At 30 June 2018 
Depreciation for the year 
Exchange difference 
At 30 June 2019 

Depletion 
At 01 July 2017 
Depletion for the year 
At 30 June 2018 
Depletion for the year 
At 30 June 2019 

Impairments 
At 30 June 2017 & 2018 
Impairment for the year 
At 30 June 2019 

Net book value 

As at 30 June 2019 

As at 30 June 2018 

6,961,444 

2,493,829 

635 

9,455,908 

13,736,007 

2,236,599 

1,099 

15,973,705 

In  accordance  with  IAS  36  ‘Impairment  of  Assets’  (IAS  36),  the  prospect  acreage  in  East  Texas  has  been 
classified into discrete “prospects” or cash generating units (“CGU’s”).  

All  ‘Developed  oil  &  gas  properties’  relate  to  East  Texas.  This  category  represents  one  well  in  Tyler  County, 
namely VOS#1, which is in the LP2 offset CGU. 

The recoverable amount of the developed oil and gas properties and loan to the subsidiary Pantheon Oil & Gas 
LP is based upon value in use calculations. The use of this method requires the estimation of future cash flows 
from  the  underlying  assets,  discounted  using  a  suitable  pre-tax  discount  rate.  For  the  purposes  of  these 
calculations  the  Company’s  Tyler  &  Polk  County  Eagle  Ford  sandstone  project  currently  under  lease  was 
modelled on a P50 basis using a discount rate of 10%. The key assumptions upon which the cash flow projections 
were  based  include  recoverable  resource,  number  of  wells  drilled,  leasehold  position,  cost  of  drilling  and  the 
future prices of both oil and natural gas. For the purpose of the calculations the following assumptions were used: 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Average reserves per well 
Oil price ($/bbl) 
Natural gas price ($/mcf) 
Cost of drilling modelled vertical well 

1.4Mmboe 
$59.02 
$2.17 
$4.50m 

These  key  assumptions  have  been  determined  by  reference  to  a  number  of  sources  including  external  market 
information, published futures pricing for oil and natural gas and management’s expectations of future events that 
are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

Management has performed sensitivity analysis on the key assumption of changing commodity prices. 

The Group has performed value in use calculations of its developed oil and gas properties. These involved NPV 
calculations with a variety of sensitivity assumptions for both commodity prices and well recoverabilities using 
the  geological  estimates  provided  by  a  geological  consultant.  The  Directors  are  satisfied  that  the  NPV  of  the 
Group’s  developed  oil  and  gas  properties  supports  the  carrying  values  after  recording  an  impairment  charge  of 
$13.1m for the developed oil and gas properties (2018: Nil) 

17. 

Share Capital 

Allotted, issued and fully paid: 
557,001,521 
non-voting 
convertible  shares  of  £0.01  each  (2018: 
237,336,555) 

ordinary 

and 

Issued share capital: 
As at 30 June 2019 
454,530,466  ordinary  shares  of  £0.01  each 
(2018: 237,336,555) 
102,471,055  non-voting  convertible  shares  of 
£0.01 each (2018: Nil) 
Total 

2019 
$ 

2018 
$ 

7,966,075 

3,852,673 

Issued and 
fully paid 
capital 

Number 

454,530,466 

6,647,498 

102,471,055 
557,001,521 

1,318,577 
7,966,075 

The  Company  issued  a  total  of  217,193,911  new  fully  paid  ordinary  shares  and  102,471,055  non-voting 
convertible shares during the year.  

In January 2019 the Company completed a placing of 108,335,226 new fully paid ordinary shares with a nominal 
value of £0.01, raising gross proceeds of c.$16.5m before expenses of the share issue. 1,845,900 ordinary shares 
were issued to advisors.  

In January 2019 the Company acquired Great Bear Ventures I and II. As part of the purchase consideration the 
Company  issued  100,000,000  ordinary  shares  and  102,471,055  non-voting  convertible  shares.  An  additional 
3,362,745  ordinary  shares  were  issued  as  part  of  an  antidilution  clause  that  was  triggered  upon  the  issuing  of 
equity for the Vision Resources LLC acquisition. 

In January 2019 the Company acquired 66.6% of Vision Resources LLC. As consideration the Company issued 
3,500,000 ordinary shares.  

In October 2018 the Company issued 150,000 new ordinary shares in lieu of cash to a service provider. 

The ordinary shares rank pari passu in all respects including the right to receive dividends and other distributions 
declared, made or paid. 

As  at  30  June  2019  there  were  454,530,466  ordinary  shares  (2018:  237,336,555)  and  102,471,055  non-voting 
convertible shares (2018: Nil) in issue. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

18. 

Net cash outflow from operating activities 

Profit / (loss) for the year 
Net interest received 
Unrealised gains 
Less: deferred tax thereon 
Impairment of intangible assets - Goodwill 
Impairment of intangible assets – E&E 
Impairment developed oil & gas assets 
Impairment of PP&E 
Plug & abandonment costs 
Legal costs provision 
Vision General & Administrative costs (non-cash) 
Depreciation of office equipment 
Depletion of developed oil & gas assets 
Depreciation of production & pipeline facilities 
Decrease in trade and other receivables 
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables 
Shares issued in lieu of fees 
Effect of translation differences (fixed assets) 
Effect of translation differences 
Taxation 
Net cash outflow from operating activities 

Loss for the year 
Net interest received 
Depreciation 
Decrease in trade and other receivables 
Increase in trade and other payables 
Shares issued in lieu of fees 
Effect of translation differences (fixed assets) 
Effect of translation differences 
Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities 

19. 

Control 

No one party controls the Company. 

20. 

Decommissioning expenditure 

Plug & Abandonment 

Group 
2019 
$ 
35,507,082 
(25,781) 
(100,757,286) 
28,783,396 
796,236 
34,138,156 
13,092,684 
1,397,950 
(380) 
250,000 
682,125 
431 
148,485 
275,665 
(1,823,240) 
926,109 
32,166 
33 
(179,284) 
(18,757,633) 
(5,513,085) 

Company 
2019 
$ 
(1,463,533) 
(25,671) 
431 
42,942 
144,321 
32,166 
33 
(3,625,534) 
(4,894,845) 

Group 
2018 
$ 
(8,753,604) 
(6,858) 
- 
- 
- 
6,805,537 
- 
- 
- 

1,436 
88,293 
145,516 
(372,620) 
(267,636) 
- 
(50) 
277,183 
- 
(2,082,803) 

Company 
2018 
$ 
(1,137,295) 
(5,862) 
1,436 
22,965 
58,923 
- 
(50) 
1,124,990 
65,107 

The Directors have considered the environmental issues and the need for any necessary provision for the cost of 
rectifying any environmental damage, as might be required under local legislation. As at 30 June 2019 the Group 
has fully provided for the future plug and abandonment charges in relation to all of its wells in both East Texas and 
on the Alaskan North Slope.  

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

Alaska  
Greater Alkaid #1 test well 

Texas - Polk County 
VOBM#1 well 
VOBM#2H well 
VOBM#3 well 
VOBM#4 well 
VOBM#5 well 

Texas – Tyler County 
VOS#1 well 

2019 
$ 

2018 
$ 

500,000 
500,000 

95,579 
111,861 
98,141 
81,162 
95,302 
482,045 

103,438 
103,438 

1,085,483 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

21. 

Exploration and evaluation commitments 

A number of lease commitments exist in relation to the Group’s leases in Alaska, as follows: 

Theta 

Some  of  the  leases  located  on  the  Theta  project  area  have  been  extended  to  1  May  2021  and  carry  a  well 
commitment. At this stage, Pantheon has no current plans to drill a well at Theta as Greater Alkaid and Talitha are 
considered  to  be  higher  priority  targets  which  are  more  attractive  on  a  risk/reward  basis.  It  is  possible  that  the 
DNR  may  take  action  to  attempt  to  terminate  the  leases  prior  to  their  expiration  date  if  there  is  no  activity,  or 
Pantheon may allow these leases to expire, or may elect to voluntarily drop certain leases if it is unlikely they will 
be drilled. If Pantheon desired it could bid for any relinquished leases at the next lease sale, renewing them for a 
10  year  period  if  successful.  The  Leonis  and  Theta  West  leases  acquired  in  December  2019  appear  superior  to 
Theta in terms of risk/reward and will likely be drilled before Theta.  

Greater Alkaid 

The Greater Alkaid area leases are subject to a work commitment to drill a delineation well by 1 May 2021. If the 
delineation  well  is  not  drilled  by  mid-2020,  Pantheon  would  expect  to  receive  a  notice  of  default  from  the 
Department  of  Natural  Resources  (“DNR”)  with  a  one-year  opportunity  to  cure,  in  order  to  complete  the  well. 
The  Group  is  currently  engaged  in  farm  out  discussions  and  is  confident  of  achieving  this  commitment, 
particularly given the excellent flow tests at the Alkaid#1 discovery well and the LKA report confirming a large 
contingent resource on the acreage.  

22. 

Financial instruments 

The Group’s principal financial instruments comprise cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and 
trade and other payables. Financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs.  

The main purpose of cash and cash equivalents financial instruments is to finance the Group’s operations. The 
Group’s  other  financial  assets  and  liabilities  such  as  receivables  and  trade  payables,  arise  directly  from  its 
operations.  It  is,  and  has  been  throughout  the  entire  period,  the  Group’s  policy  that  no  trading  in  financial 
instruments shall be undertaken.  

The main risk arising from the Group’s financial instruments is market risk. Other minor risks are summarised 
below. The Board reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks.  

Market risk  

Market  risk  is  the  risk  that  changes  in  market  prices,  and  market  factors  such  as  foreign  exchange  rates  and 
interest rates will affect the entity’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

The  objective  of  market  risk  management  is  to  manage  and  control  market  risk  exposures  within  acceptable 
parameters while optimising the return. 

The  Company  does  not  use  derivative  products  to  hedge  foreign  exchange  risk  and  has  exposure  to  foreign 
exchange rates prevailing at the dates when funds are transferred into different currencies.  

Cash flow interest rate risk 

The Group’s exposure to the risks of changes in market interest rates relates primarily to the Group’s cash and 
cash equivalents with a floating interest rate. These financial assets with variable rates expose the Group to cash 
flow interest rate risk. All other financial assets and liabilities in the form of receivables and payables are non-
interest bearing. The Group does not engage in any hedging or derivative transactions to manage interest rate risk.  

In regard to its interest rate risk, the Group continuously analyses its exposure. Within this analysis consideration 
is  given  to  potential  renewals  of  existing  positions,  alternative  investments  and  the  mix  of  fixed  and  variable 
interest rates. The Group has no policy as to maximum or minimum level of fixed or floating instruments. 

Interest rate risk is measured as the value of assets and liabilities at fixed rate compared to those at variable rate. 

Weighted average 
interest rate 
2019 
% 

0.05 
- 

Fixed 
 interest rate 
2019 
$ 

Non – interest 
bearing 
2019 
$ 

- 
- 

- 
- 

Financial assets: 

Cash on deposit 
Trade and other receivables 

Net fair value  

The net fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities approximates to their carrying amount as disclosed in 
the statement of financial position and in the related notes. 

Currency risk 

The functional currency for the Group’s operating activities and exploration activities is the US dollar. The Group 
has not hedged against currency depreciation but continues to keep the matter under review. 

Financial risk management  

The Directors recognise that this is an area in which they may need to develop specific policies should the Group 
become exposed to wider financial risks as the business develops. 

Liquidity risk  

Liquidity risk is the risk that the entity will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. 

The objective of managing liquidity risk is to ensure as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity 
to meet its liabilities when they fall due, under both normal and stressed conditions. 

The entity has established a number of policies and processes for managing liquidity risk. These include: 

- 
- 

- 

Continuously monitoring actual and budgeted cash flows and longer-term forecasting cash flows; 
Monitoring the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities in order to match inflows and outflows; 
and 
Monitoring liquidity ratios (working capital). 

Credit risk management 

Credit  risk  refers  to  the  risk  that  a  counterparty  will  default on  its  contractual  obligations  resulting  in  financial 
loss  to  the  Group.  The  Group’s  main  counterparties  are  the  operators  of  the  respective  projects.  Funds  are 
normally only remitted on a prepayment basis a short period before the expected commencement of drilling. The 
Group  has  adopted  a  policy  of  only  dealing  with  what  it  believes  to  be  creditworthy  counterparties  and  would 
consider obtaining sufficient collateral where appropriate, as a means of mitigating the risk of financial loss from 
defaults.  The  Group’s  exposure  and  the  credit  ratings  of  its  counterparties  are  continuously  monitored,  and  the 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

aggregate value of transactions concluded is spread amongst approved counterparties. Ongoing credit evaluation 
is performed on the financial condition of accounts receivable. 

Capital management 

The Group’s objective when managing capital is to ensure that adequate funding and resources are obtained to 
enable it to develop its projects, while in the meantime safeguarding the Group’s ability to continue as a going 
concern.  This  is  aimed  at  enabling  it,  once  the  projects  come  to  fruition,  to  provide  appropriate  returns  for 
shareholders  and  benefits  for  other  stakeholders.  Capital  will  continue  to  be  sourced  from  equity  and  from 
borrowings where appropriate.  

23. 

Share-based payments 

Movements in share options and 
share warrants in issue 

Exercise price 

Number of  
options issued 
as of 30 June 2018 

Warrants 
Issued during 
year 

Expired during 
year 

Number of  
options and warrants 
issued 
 as of 30 June 2019 

£0.30 
£0.30 

10,000,000 

- 
9,607,843 

- 
- 

10,000,000 
9,607,843 

9,607,843 

10,000,000 

Total 
The Group has previously issued share options to directors and employees. These are equity settled share-based 
payments as defined in IFRS 2 Share-based payments. A recognised valuation methodology (using the Black & 
Scholes valuation model) was employed to determine the fair value of options granted as set out in the standard. 
The charge incurred relating to these options was recognised within operating costs. All share options have been 
fully  expensed  as  at  30  June  2019.  The  weighted  average  exercise  price  of  share  options  outstanding  and 
exercisable at the end of the period was £0.30 (2018: £0.30).  

19,607,843 

- 

As  part  of  the  consideration  for  the  acquisition  of  Great  Bear  Petroleum  9,607,843  (2018:  Nil)  warrants  were 
issued. The terms of these warrants mirror the terms of the current share options in issue, however if exercised 
they convert to non-voting shares as opposed to ordinary shares. 

The Equity reserve account represents expired share options that were originally expensed through the profit and 
loss account. 

24. 

Related party transactions 

There were no related party transactions during the year other than the payment of remuneration to Directors and 
key management personnel. 

25. 

Contingent liability  

Vision Operating Company LLC (“VOC”) is in dispute with a third-party service provider over the intended early 
termination of a gas processing agreement in East Texas. VOC ceased making payments to the service provider in 
July  2019.  The  service  provider  has  subsequently  issued  a  demand  to  VOC  and  more  recently  to  Pantheon 
seeking payment of $4.2m, which represents an acceleration of all future monthly payments that would have been 
owed from that date up until the end date of the contract. It is unknown what action the service provider may take.  

Pantheon has ownership of less than 0.1% of VOC via a 66.6% interest in Vision Resources LLC. Pantheon was 
not a signatory to the gas processing agreement, is not named in the agreement, and explicitly declined to provide 
any financial support in relation to the agreement. Pantheon has taken legal advice on the matter and believes it 
has  no  liability  to  the  service  provider.  Accordingly,  Pantheon  do  not  consider  a  provision  should  be  included 
with the final statements and will contest any claim made. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 

26. 

Subsequent events 

Appointment of non-executive Director 
Jeremy Brest, Non-executive Director was appointed on the 2nd of October 2019. Jeremy has more than 20 years’ 
experience in investment banking and financial advisory. Jeremy is the founder of Framework Capital Solutions, 
a boutique Singapore-based advisory firm specialized in structuring and execution of private transactions. Prior to 
founding Framework, Jeremy was the head of structuring for Indonesia at Credit Suisse and a derivatives trader at 
Goldman Sachs. 

Acquisition of Halliburton’s 25% working interest in Alkaid/Phecda 

In October 2019 Pantheon executed a contractual agreement with Halliburton to acquire its 25% working interest 
in the six leases jointly held with Pantheon on the North Slope of Alaska. Under the agreement, which is subject 
to  a  customary  approval  process  by  the  State  of  Alaska  Department  of  Natural  Resources,  Halliburton  will 
transfer  to  Pantheon  their  entire  working  interests  in  the  leases  in  exchange  for  Pantheon  accepting  full 
responsibility for all future lease obligations. As a result of this transaction Pantheon now holds 100% working 
interest in the 22,804 acres that make up the Alkaid/Phecda project, and 92% working interest in two additional 
adjacent  leases  comprising  11,367  gross  acres.  At  the  year  end,  30  June  2019,  the  Group  held  75%  working 
interest in Alkaid / Phecda, which was increased to 100% in October 2019. 

Capital Raising - July 2019 

A Capital Raising of 47,788,563 new Ordinary Shares raised approximately US$10.7 million (before expenses) at 
an issue price of 18 pence per share. 

Talitha Appraisal - Sept 2019 

Material  advancements  have  been  made  in  the  understanding  of  the  Talitha  Appraisal  (Brookian)  and  Talitha 
exploration (Kuparuk) projects. In conjunction with the experts at eSeis, the Company has undertaken a detailed 
review and analysis of these projects over recent months. The result of this work has increased its understanding 
of the geology which the Directors believe will lead to an increase in estimates for oil in place and recoverable 
resource at Talitha in due course. 

Acquisition of additional Leases: North Slope Alaska - December 2019 

Pantheon acquired 27,840 acres in the State of Alaska’s North Slope Areawide Lease sale in December 2019. The 
new  leases  are  strategically  positioned  in  two  areas,  named  Leonis  and  Theta  West,  contiguous  or  adjacent  to 
Pantheon’s current acreage on its northern and southwestern boundaries. The leases were identified following a 
period of extensive analysis supported by the experts at eSeis. When the leases are officially awarded by the State 
of Alaska, estimated to be in 6 to 12 months, they will come with a 10-year initial term, an annual rental of $10 
per acre for the first seven years, and a royalty rate of either 12% (8 leases) or 16.67% (9 leases). 

Estimated Oil in Place: Leonis & Theta West- January 2020 

Management  has  completed  an  initial  management  estimate  of  the  newly  acquired  ‘Theta  West’  and  ‘Leonis’ 
projects acquired in December 2019 and estimates that they have the potential to contain in excess of 1 billion 
barrels of oil in place (“OIP”). 

Official Contingent Recoverable Resource Confirmation: Greater Alkaid – January 2020 

The  Group  received  an  Independent  Expert  Report  and  Resource  Statement  from  the  International  Petroleum 
Consultants  Lee  Keeling  &  Associates,  Inc.  (“LKA”),  on  its  100%  owned  ‘Greater  Alkaid’  Project  (formerly 
referred to as ‘Alkaid/Phecda’).  

The report confirmed a Contingent Resource of 76.5 Million Barrels of Recoverable Oil. Other highlights of the 
report include: 

• 

• 
• 
• 

$595 million NPV10 based on modelled 44 wells, and c.70 MMBO (1) Phase 1 field development over a 
20 year term at an oil price of $55 held flat  
NPV10 per barrel of oil estimated at $8.50 
Field peak flow rate 30,000 Barrels of oil per day (“BOPD”)  
Individual well EUR (estimated ultimate recovery) of 2.25 MMBO per well for 24 wells 

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• 

• 
• 

The  LKA  report  supports  the  Company  view  that  Alkaid  and  Phecda  is  one  continuous  accumulation. 
Now called “Greater Alkaid”  
Located underneath and adjacent to the Dalton Highway & Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS)  
This estimate comprises Contingent Resource only – does not include Prospective Resource  

GLOSSARY 

bbl 
bopd 
mmbo   
boepd 
mcf 
NCI 

barrel of oil 
barrels of oil per day 
million barrels of oil 
barrels of oil equivalent per day  
thousand cubic feet 
non-controlling interest   

mcfd 
Mmboe  
NPV 
NPV10  
$ 
OIP 

thousand cubic feet per day 
million barrels of oil equivalent 
net present value 
net present value at 10%pa discount rate 
United States dollar 
Oil in place 

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