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Annual Report and 

Consolidated Financial Statements for  

the Year Ended 31 December 2019 for 

PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Contents of the Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

Company Information 

Chairman’s Statement 

Directors and Strategic Report 

Report of the Independent Auditors 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows  

Company Statement of Financial Position 

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 

Company Statement of Cash Flows 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Company Information 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

DIRECTORS: 

  Sir H C Bellingham 
D Edmonds 
J Taylor 

SECRETARY: 

Orana Corporate LLP 

REGISTERED OFFICE: 

Becket House 
36 Old Jewry 
 London 
 EC2R 8DD 

REGISTERED NUMBER: 

02578942 (England and Wales) 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: 

SOLICITORS: 

Chapman Davis LLP 
2 Chapel Court 
London 
SE1 1HH 

  Hill Dickenson 
The Broadgate Tower 
20 Primrose Street 
London 
EC2A 2EW 

NOMINATED & FINANCIAL ADVISER:  Strand Hanson Limited 

REGISTRARS: 

BANKERS: 

26 Mount Row  
London 
W1K 3SQ 

Novum Securities Limited 
8-10 Grosvenor Gardens 
London 
SW1W 0DH 

Link Assets Services 
34 Beckenham Road 
Beckenham 
Kent 
BR3 4TU 

Royal Bank of Scotland 
1 Dale Street 
Liverpool 
L2 2PP 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Chairman’s Statement 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

INTRODUCTION 

Considerable progress was made during 2019 across several areas which significantly enhanced Pathfinder’s ability and 
positioning to regain an interest in Mining Concession no. 4623C in Mozambique (the “Licence”).  

The Company engaged new consultants to provide assistance in pursuing completion of a transaction in respect of the 
Licence; agreement on a proposed transaction was reached between Pathfinder and General Jacinto Veloso who, with his 
family interests, owns 50 per cent of the entity to which the Licence is currently registered (the balance being owned by a 
Hong Kong registered entity); a revised independent Scoping Study was published resulting in a near doubling of the Net 
Present  Value  attributable  to  the  Licence;  non-binding  financing  proposals  to  facilitate  a  deal  and  fund  subsequent 
development of the Licence were received; additional working capital was brought into the Company; and a leadership 
change was implemented.  

Subsequent to the period end, Pathfinder was notified that the Mozambique Supreme Court had rejected the Company's 
application  for  recognition  of  a  judgment  by  the  English  High  Court  (the  "English  Judgment")  which  gave  certain 
declarations to the effect that Pathfinder's subsidiary, IM Minerals Limited, validly acquired its shareholding in Companhia 
Mineira de Naburi S.A.R.L., which previously held the Licence. This outcome has no bearing on the English Judgment, which 
remains in force. While disappointing in the context of a legal strategy to regain an interest in the Licence, a negotiated 
outcome was, and continues to be, the focus of all parties, including the Veloso family which appears to remain committed 
to working towards a commercial resolution that avoids further protracted delays from legal proceedings.  

REVIEW OF ACTIVITY FOR THE PERIOD 

Progress towards a potential transaction in respect of the Licence 

On  11  February  2019,  the  Company  announced  that  it  had  engaged  Africa  Focus  Group  Limited,  a  Hong  Kong-based 
company with a Johannesburg consultancy office specialising in mergers and acquisitions in southern Africa, to provide 
assistance to the Company in pursuing completion of a transaction with the owners of Pathfinder Moçambique S.A (the 
current Licence holder) pursuant to which Pathfinder, or a wholly owned subsidiary of Pathfinder, would re-establish an 
interest in the Licence. 

On  10  April  2019,  the  Company  announced  that  it  was  evaluating  multiple  transaction  structures,  taking  into  account 
commercial and regulatory factors, through which the Company could hold its interest in the Licence and deliver value for 
shareholders and that the principle of a proposed transaction had been agreed between Pathfinder and General Jacinto 
Veloso. 

In parallel, the Board commenced discussions with regards to potential funding strategies (including through partnerships 
or debt provision) to facilitate a transaction and finance further development of the Licence.  

Revised independent Scoping Study on the Licence 

On 10 April 2019, Pathfinder announced the results of a revised Scoping Study on the Licence prepared by independent 
technical consultant, 2M Mineral Services Limited, which included a revision of the capital and operating costs and pricing 
assumptions that were presented in the original URS/Scott Wilson 2011 scoping study report. This revision resulted in an 
estimated  pre-tax  net  present  value  ("NPV")  at  a  10  per  cent  discount  rate  of  US$1.05  billion;  with  projected  annual 
revenues  of  US$323  million  over  a  mine  life  of  30  years.  The  project  internal  rate  of  return  ("IRR")  is  expected  to  be 
approximately 25 per cent. The revised findings represented a near doubling of the previously reported equivalent NPV 
and an increase of 6.1 per cent in the project IRR.  

Leadership changes 
On 3 June 2019, the Company announced the appointment of John Taylor as CEO; on 23 July 2019, the Company announced 
the  resignation  of  Simon  Farrell  as  a  non-executive  director;  and,  on  2  August  2019,  the  Company  announced  the 
appointment of Dennis Edmonds as a non-executive director. The new appointments prompted a review of the Company’s 
strategy and a renewed focus and effort on negotiations in Mozambique.  

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Chairman’s Statement 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

The review included a detailed analysis of the different routes available to Pathfinder to restore an interest in the Licence 
and to fund its further development within the context of the Company's access to capital. Throughout the year, and early 
into  2020,  wide-ranging  meetings  were  held  in South  Africa and Mozambique with  representatives  of  Pathfinder 
Moçambique S.A., the Company's Mozambique legal advisers, representatives of the UK Government in Mozambique, and 
prospective funding partners. 

New funds for working capital  

A total of £335,000 was raised during the period through cash subscriptions for 14,909,091 shares in aggregate. A further 
£239,000  was  taken  in  by  the  Company  during  the  period  as  a  result  of  the  exercise  of  warrants  to  subscribe  for,  in 
aggregate, 15,624,792 shares. New funds provided necessary general working capital. 

Subsequent to period end, the Company completed two new financings. The first was a convertible loan note for £175,000 
(announced on 3 April 2020); and the second, an equity fundraising to issue 38,461,538 new shares for gross proceeds of 
£250,000 (announced on 28 May 2020), which completed on 3 June 2020. Please refer to both announcements for further 
details of the financings. 

FINANCIAL RESULTS AND CURRENT FINANCIAL POSITION 

In addition to the above-mentioned shares issued in respect of the cash subscriptions and warrant exercises, during the 
period  the  Company  issued  13,293,927  shares  to  some  former  directors  and  a  current  director  to  settle  in  aggregate 
£309,000  of  accrued  cash  liabilities.  The  Company  has  made  a  submission  to  HMRC  for  the  calculated  PAYE  on  these 
settlements amounting to £139,000 which was incorrectly not paid at the time. The Company will look to recover these 
amounts from the former directors in the coming period. 

The financial statements of the Pathfinder Group for the twelve months ended 31 December 2019 follow later in this report. 
The Income Statement shows a loss of 652,000 (2018 - £645,000). The board reorganisation during the year has resulted 
in a reduction in remuneration from £195,000 (2018) to £121,000 this reporting period.  

The Group's Statement of  Financial Position  shows net assets at 31  December 2019 of £381,000  (31  December 2018  - 
£244,000). The assets are held largely in the form of cash deposits and receivables. The Company’s cash position as at 25  
June 2020 stands at £283,000, which includes the first tranche of the convertible loan note. 

OUTLOOK 

The Company remains focused on a negotiated, commercial resolution to achieve a return of an interest in the Licence. 
The recent fundraisings have given the Board the flexibility to accelerate these efforts in the short term and it is the Board’s 
intention  to  intensify  negotiations  in-person  with  all  relevant  parties  in  Mozambique  as  soon  as  COVID-19  restrictions 
permit them to safely do so.   

The Board maintains its view that a positive outcome is both achievable and would be transformational for the Company 
in  recovering  value.    We  thank  all  shareholders  for  their  continued  support  and  look  forward  to  updating  them  with 
developments in the future.  

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: 

Sir H C Bellingham - Chairman 
29 June 2020

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Directors and Strategic Report 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

The  directors present their report  with the  financial statements of  the Company and the  Group for  the  year  ended 
31 December 2019. 

DIVIDENDS 
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 December 2019. 

An overview of the Group results is presented in the Chairman's Statement. 

EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR 
Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements. 

DIRECTORS 
The directors shown below have held office during the period from 1 January 2019 to the date of this report. 

Sir H C Bellingham 
S Farrell (appointed 10 August 2018 and resigned 23 July 2019) 
J Taylor (appointed 3 June 2019) 
D Edmonds (appointed 2 August 2019) 
S Richardson Brown (appointed 10 August 2018 and resigned 3 June 2019) 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 
The Company's financial instruments consist entirely of cash that arises directly from financing activities undertaken to 
fund the business.  The main purpose of  these financial instruments is to  fund the Company's operations as well as to 
manage working capital, liquidity and invest surplus funds.   It is, and has been throughout the period under review, the 
Company's policy not to enter into derivative transactions and no trading in financial instruments has been undertaken.  

POLITICAL DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE 
No charitable or political contributions were made during the current or previous year. 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS 
As  at  27  June  2019  the  following shareholders were  beneficially  interested in  3%  or  more  of  the  Company's ordinary 
share capital insofar as the Company is aware and based on information disclosed to the Company by those shareholders 
at this date. 

Shareholding 
Shareholder name                                                                                              ordinary shares                               percentage 

Number of 0.1p 

Align Research and related party - R S & C A Jennings 
Mr Nicholas Trew (prior Director) 

29,000,000 
23,208,085 

9.1% 
7.4% 

COMPANY'S POLICY ON PAYMENT OF CREDITORS 
It is the Company's policy to pay suppliers in accordance with the payment terms negotiated with them. The Company's 
average creditor days during the year were 19 days (2018: 32 days). 

RISK EXPOSURE 
The Companies Act 2006 requires the directors to set out in this report how the Group manages its exposure to risk. 

The directors consider that the Company has sufficient cash and cash equivalents to meet its foreseeable operational 
requirements. 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
As an AIM-quoted company, the Company and is required to apply a recognised corporate governance code, demonstrate 
how the Group complies with such corporate governance code and where it departs from it. The Board of Pathfinder, 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Directors and Strategic Report 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

which is responsible for the direction and oversight of all of our activities, believes that a sound corporate governance 
policy, involving a transparent set of procedures and practices, is an essential ingredient to the Company’s success both 
in the medium and long term. The application of these policies enables key decisions to be made by the Board as a whole, 
and for the Company to function in a manner that takes into account all stakeholders in the Group, including employees, 
suppliers and business partners. 

The  directors  of  the  Company  have  formally  made  the  decision  to  apply  the  Quoted  Companies  Alliance  Corporate 
Governance Code (the “QCA Code”). The Board recognises the principles of the QCA Code are best suited to companies 
such as Pathfinder, although it must be recognised that Pathfinder is operating in a fairly unique set of circumstances and 
has quite a troubled history with significant recent changes. 

The key governance related  matters that occurred during  the financial year ended 31 December 2019 was the formal 
adoption of the QCA Code and the Board changes outlined above. 

For the Company’s detailed corporate governance statement please see Pathfinder’s website at 
www.pathfindeminerals.com.  

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT 
Strategic matters relating to the Company throughout the reporting period are outlined in the Chairman's Statement. 

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES 
The directors are responsible for preparing the Report of the directors and the financial statements in accordance with 
applicable law and regulations. 

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year.  Under that law the directors 
have  elected  to  prepare  the  financial  statements  in  accordance with  International Financial  Reporting  Standards  as 
adopted by  the European Union. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless 
they are satisfied that they give a  true and fair view of the state of affairs of the  Company and the Group and of the 
profit or loss of the group for that period.  In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: 

-  select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 
-  make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 
-  state that the financial statements comply with IFRS; 
-  prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company 

will continue in business. 

The  directors  are  responsible  for  keeping  adequate  accounting  records  that  are  sufficient  to  show  and  explain  the 
Company's and the Group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the 
Company and the Group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. 
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and the Group and hence for taking reasonable 
steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Directors and Strategic Report 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

GOING CONCERN 
The  directors  have  considered the  appropriateness of  the  going  concern  concept  in  the  preparation  of  the  financial 
statements. After a review of the cash requirements of the Company, the directors believe that the Company will have 
sufficient cash reserves available for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report. As disclosed in note 21, 
after the balance sheet date, the Company has raised £250,000 via new share issues in addition to a £175,000 loan 
note facility.  

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS 
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies 
Act 2006) of which the Group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have 
taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Group's 
auditors are aware of that information. 

AUDITORS 
The auditors, Chapman Davis LLP, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. 

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: 

Dennis Edmonds - Director 
29 June 2020 

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of 
Pathfinder Minerals Plc 

Pathfinder Minerals plc 
Company number: 02578942 

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Pathfinder Minerals plc 

Opinion 

We  have  audited  the  financial  statements  of  Pathfinder  Minerals  Plc  (the  ‘Parent  Company’)  and  its  subsidiaries  (the 
‘Group’)  for  the  year  ended 31  December  2019  which  comprise  the  Consolidated  Income  Statement,  the  Consolidated 
Statement  of  Comprehensive  Income,  the  Consolidated  and  Parent  Company  Statements  of  Financial  Position,  the 
Consolidated and Parent Company Statements of Changes in Equity, the Consolidated and Parent Company Statements of 
Cash Flows, and the related notes  including the 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’s and of the Parent Company’s affairs as at 
31 December 2019 and of the Group’s and the Parent Company’s loss for the year then ended; 

the financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union; 
and 

the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and, as 
regards the Group financial statements, Article 4 of the IAS Regulation. 

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 group and the parent 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. 

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of 
Pathfinder Minerals Plc 

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Pathfinder Minerals Plc, 
continued 

Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, are of most significance in our audit of the financial 
statements of the current period.  Such matters would be addressed in the context of our audit of the financial report as a 
whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and a separate opinion on such matters would not be provided. 

We have determined that there are no key audit matters to be communicated in our report. 

Materiality 

In  planning  and  performing  our  audit  we  applied  the  concept  of  materiality.  An  item  is  considered  material  if  it  could 
reasonably be expected to change the economic decisions of a user of the financial statements. We used the concept of 
materiality to both focus our testing and to evaluate the impact of any misstatements identified. Based on professional 
judgement , we determined overall materiality for the financial statements as a whole to be £60,000, being less than 10% 
of the loss for the year. 

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  auditor’s  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 Directors` and Strategic Report for the financial year for which the financial statements 
are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and  

the Directors` and Strategic Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of 
Pathfinder Minerals Plc 

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Pathfinder Minerals Plc, 
continued 

Matters on which we are required to report by exception 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and its environment obtained in the course of the audit we 
have not identified material misstatements in the Directors` and Strategic 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: 

 

 

 

adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not 
been received from branches not visited by us; or 

the Parent Company financial statements 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 Group’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  Group  or  the  Parent  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. 

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of 
Pathfinder Minerals Plc 

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Pathfinder Minerals Plc, 
continued 

Use of our report 

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

Rowan J. Palmer (Senior Statutory Auditor) 
for and on behalf of Chapman Davis LLP 
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 
London, United Kingdom   
29 June 2020 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS 
Revenue 

Administrative expenses 

OPERATING LOSS 

Finance income 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX 

Income tax 

LOSS FOR THE YEAR 

Notes 

 5, 6 

7 

8 

Total comprehensive loss for the year 
attributable to: 
Equity holders of the parent 

Loss per share from continuing operations 

in pence per share: 

10 

Basic 
Diluted 

2019 
   £'000 

2018 

   £'000 

- 

(652) 

(652) 

- 

(652) 

- 

- 

(645) 

(645) 

- 

(645) 

- 

(652) 

(645) 

(652) 

(645) 

(0.22) 

(0.22) 

(0.26) 

(0.26) 

The notes on pages 18-28 form part of these financial statements.

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02578942) 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
31 December 2019 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS 
Property, plant and equipment 
Investments 

CURRENT ASSETS 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 

TOTAL ASSETS 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 
Capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the 
Company: 
Share capital 
Share premium 
Other reserves 
Accumulated deficit 

TOTAL EQUITY 

CURRENT LIABILITIES 
Trade and other payables 

TOTAL LIABILITIES 

Note 

Year ended  
31 December 
2019 
£’000 

Year ended  
31 December 
2018 
£’000 

11 
12 

13 
14 

15 

19 

 -  
 -  

 -  
 -  

          222  
          158  

          192  
            52  

          380  

          244  

     18,504  
     13,307  
            45  
    (31,762) 

     18,458  
     12,431  
            25  
    (31,110) 

            94  

         (196) 

16 

          286  

          440  

          286  

          440  

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 

          380  

          244  

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 29 June 2020 and were signed on its behalf by: 

Dennis Edmonds - Director 

The notes on pages 18-28 form part of these financial statements. 

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Called up 
share capital 
£'000 
18,416 

Share 
premium 
£'000 
11,997 

Other 
reserves 
£'000 
- 

Accumulated 
deficit 
£'000 
(30,465) 

Total  
equity 
£'000 
(52) 

(645) 

(645) 

481 
(5) 
25 

501 

(645) 

(645) 

- 

(31,110) 

(196) 

(652) 

(652) 

- 

(31,762) 

(652) 

(652) 

922 
- 
20 

942 

94 

25 

25 

25 

20 

20 

45 

PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

Balance at 1 January 2018 
Changes in equity 
Loss for the year 

Total comprehensive loss for the year 

Issue of share capital 
Cost of share issue 
Share based payments 

Total transactions with owners 

42 

42 

439 
(5) 

434 

Balance at 31 December 2018 

18,458 

12,431 

Changes in equity 
Loss for the year 

Total comprehensive loss for the year 

Issue of share capital 
Cost of share issue 
Share based payments 

46 

876 

Total transactions with owners 

46 

876 

Balance at 31 December 2019 

18,504 

13,307 

The notes on pages 18-28 form part of these financial statements. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

Note 

Year ended  
31 December 
2019 
£’000 

Year ended  
31 December 
2018 
£’000 

Cash flows from operating activities 

Operating loss 

            (652) 

         (645) 

Adjustments for: 
Share-based payments 
Services settled in shares 
Foreign exchange movement 
Net cash flow from operating activities before changes in 
working capital 

Changes in working capital: 
(Increase)/Decrease in trade and other receivables 
Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables 
Net cash flow used in operating activities 

Cash flow from investing activities 
Interest received 
Net cash flow from investing activities 

Cash flow from financing activities 
Proceeds arising as a result of the issue of ordinary shares 
Costs related to issue of ordinary share capital 
Interest paid 
Net cash flow from financing activities 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents in the year 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 

20 

20 

20 

                 20  
52 
                 3  

            (577) 

          106  

             (2) 

         (541) 

              (30) 
              139 
            109 

         (136) 
            86  
           (50) 

                 -  
                 -  

             -   
             -   

             574  
                -     
                -     
             574  

             106  
               52  
             158  

          400  
             (5) 
             -   
          395  

         (196) 
          248  
            52  

The notes on pages 18-28 form part of these financial statements. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Company Statement of Financial Position 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS 
Property, plant and equipment 
Investments 

CURRENT ASSETS 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 

TOTAL ASSETS 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 
Capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the 
Company: 
Share capital 
Share premium 
Other reserves 
Accumulated deficit 

TOTAL EQUITY 

CURRENT LIABILITIES 
Trade and other payables 

TOTAL LIABILITIES 

Note 

Year ended  
31 December 
2019 
£’000 

Year ended  
31 December 
2018 
£’000 

11 
12 

13 
14 

15 

19 

 -  
 -  

 -  
 -  

          222  
          158  

          192  
            52  

          380  

          244  

     18,504  
     13,307  
            45  
    (31,762) 

     18,458  
     12,431  
            25  
    (31,110) 

            94  

         (196) 

16 

          286  

          440  

          286  

          440  

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 

          380  

          244  

The notes on pages 18-28 form part of these financial statements. 

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Called up 
share capital 
£'000 
18,416 

Share 
premium 
£'000 
11,997 

Other 
reserves 
£'000 
- 

Accumulated 
deficit 
£'000 
(30,465) 

Total  
equity 
£'000 
(52) 

(645) 

(645) 

481 
(5) 
25 

501 

(645) 

(645) 

- 

(31,110) 

(196) 

(652) 

(652) 

- 

(31,762) 

(652) 

(652) 

922 
- 
20 

942 

94 

25 

25 

25 

20 

20 

45 

PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

Balance at 1 January 2018 
Changes in equity 
Loss for the year 

Total comprehensive loss for the year 

Issue of share capital 
Cost of share issue 
Share based payments 

Total transactions with owners 

42 

42 

439 
(5) 

434 

Balance at 31 December 2018 

18,458 

12,431 

Changes in equity 
Loss for the year 

Total comprehensive loss for the year 

Issue of share capital 
Cost of share issue 
Share based payments 

46 

876 

Total transactions with owners 

46 

876 

Balance at 31 December 2019 

18,504 

13,307 

The notes on pages 18-28 form part of these financial statements. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Company Statement of Cash Flows 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

Note 

Year ended  
31 December 
2019 

Year ended  
31 December 
2018 

Cash flows from operating activities 

Operating loss 

            (652) 

         (645) 

Adjustments for: 
Share-based payments 
Services settled in shares 
Foreign exchange movement 
Net cash flow from operating activities before changes in 
working capital 

Changes in working capital: 
(Increase)/Decrease in trade and other receivables 
Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables 
Net cash flow used in operating activities 

Cash flow from investing activities 
Interest received 
Net cash flow from investing activities 

Cash flow from financing activities 
Proceeds arising as a result of the issue of ordinary shares 
Costs related to issue of ordinary share capital 
Interest paid 
Net cash flow from financing activities 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents in the year 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 

20 

20 

20 

                 20  
52 
                 3  

            (577) 

          106  

             (2) 

         (541) 

              (30) 
              139 
            109 

         (136) 
            86  
           (50) 

                 -  
                 -  

             -   
             -   

             574  
                -     
                -     
             574  

             106  
               52  
             158  

          400  
             (5) 
             -   
          395  

         (196) 
          248  
            52  

 The notes on pages 18-28 form part of these financial statements. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Financial Statements 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

1. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

Pathfinder Minerals Plc  is  a  public  limited  company whose  ordinary  shares  are  quoted on  the  AIM, a market 
operated  by  the  London  Stock  Exchange;  and  is  incorporated  and  domiciled  in  the  UK.  The  address  of  its 
registered office is Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, London EC2R 8DD. 

The financial statements of Pathfinder Minerals PLC for the year ended 31 December 2019 were authorised for 
issue by the Board on 29 June 2020 and the statement of consolidated financial position signed on the Board's 
behalf by Dennis Edmonds. 

2. 

STATUTORY INFORMATION 

Pathfinder Minerals Plc is a public company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The Company's 
registered number and registered office address can be found on the General Information page. 

3. 

ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Basis of preparation 
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards 
and  IFRIC  interpretations and  with  those parts of  the Companies Act  2006 applicable to  companies reporting 
under IFRS. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and are presented 
in the functional currency in £'000. 

As a result of the funding activities undertaken since the year end, the Company has improved its  short -term 
liquidity position. The Board has reviewed the Company's cash requirements for the next 12 months and, 
after taking account of reasonably possible changes in both expenditure and equity investment, have concluded 
that the Company should be able to operate within its current level of financing. 

The  directors  have  considered  the  appropriateness of  the  going  concern  concept  in  the  preparation  of  the 
financial statements, especially considering the negative equity position the company is in. After a review of the 
cash  requirements of  the  Company, the  directors believe that  the  company will  have  sufficient cash  reserves 
available for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report.  

After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources 
to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the 
going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. 

Although the Company's direct subsidiary, IM Minerals Limited, itself holds the whole of the issued share capital 
of Companhia Mineira de Naburi SARL, which in turn holds the whole of the issued share capital of Sociedade 
Geral de Mineracao de Moçambique SARL, events in 2011 indicated that the Company does not control either 
of these sub-subsidiaries.  Neither has it been possible to obtain audited accounts for them. Accordingly these 
financial statements consolidate the financial statements of IM Minerals Limited only.  IM Minerals Limited is a 
dormant intermediate holding company. 

Property, plant and equipment 
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful 
life. 

Plant and machinery              -    33% on cost 

Taxation 
Current taxes are based on the results shown in the financial statements and are calculated according to local 
tax rules, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted by the statement of financial position date. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

3. 

ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

Foreign currencies 
Assets  and  liabilities  in  foreign  currencies  are  translated  into  sterling  at  the  rates  of  exchange  ruling  at  the 
statement of financial position date.  Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of 
exchange  ruling  at  the  date  of  transaction.  Exchange  differences  are  taken  into  account  in  arriving  at  the 
operating result. 

Employee benefit costs 
The  group  operates  a  defined  contribution pension  scheme.   Contributions payable  to  the  Group's  pension 
scheme are charged to the income statement in the period to which they relate. 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and in hand and other short term highly liquid deposits with 
original maturities of three months or less. 

New standards, amendments and interpretations adopted by the Group 

No new and/or revised Standards and Interpretations have been required to be adopted, and/or are applicable 
in the current year by/to the Group, as standards, amendments and interpretations which are effective for the 
financial year beginning on 1 January 2019 are not material to the Group. 

New standards, amendments and interpretations not yet adopted 

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following Standards and Interpretations 
which have not been applied in these financial statements, were in issue but not yet effective for the 
year presented: 

 

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (effective date 1 January 2021). 

There are no other IFRSs or IFRIC interpretations that are not yet effective that would be expected to 
have a material impact on the Group. 

Critical accounting estimates and judgements 
The preparation of financial information in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, in the case 
of the Group using International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union, requires the 
directors to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and 
expenditure and  the  disclosures  made  in  the  financial  statements.   Such  estimates and  judgements must  be 
continually evaluated based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events. 

Details of accounting estimates and judgements that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised 
in the financial statements have been disclosed under the relevant note or accounting policy for each area where 
disclosure is required. 

4. 

SEGMENTAL REPORTING 

The Group has one activity only.  Of the Group's administrative expenses, £57,000 (2018: £73,000) was spent in 
Mozambique relating to legal and consulting.  The whole of the value of the Group's and the Company's net assets 
in  their  respective  financial  statements  at  31  December  2019  and  2018  was  attributable  to  UK  assets  and 
liabilities. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

5. 

OPERATING LOSS 

Group and Company 

Loss from operations has been arrived at after charging: 

Directors Remuneration 
Share based payment charge – Director options issue 
Legal Fees 
Nomad Fees 
Audit fees 

6. 

EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS 

There were no employees, other than the directors. 

    2019 
£'000 

(652)
121 
          20 
36 
51 
10 

2018 
£'000 

(645)
195 
          25 
80 
70 
10 

The following tables set out and analyse the remuneration of directors for the years ended 31 December 2019 
and 2018. 

For the year ended 31 December 2019: 

Sir Henry Bellingham 
John Taylor 
Dennis Edmonds 
Simon Farrell 
Scott Richardson Brown 
Nicholas Trew (1) 

Fees 
£'000 
         -   
-   
            5   
         -   
-   
-   
5   

Total 
emoluments 
£'000 
    25  
            28  
            18  
            16  
12  
22  
121  

Contribution 
to Pension 
schemes 
£'000 
-   
-   
-   
-   
-   
-   
-   

  Share 
Based 
Payments 
£'000 
- 
              4  
-   
-   
16  
-   
20  

Total 
remuneration 
£'000 
            25  
            32  
            18  
            16  
            28  
            22  
141  

Salary 
£'000 
             25  
28  
              13  
              16  
12  
22 

116  

For the year ended 31 December 2018: 

Henry Bellingham 
Simon Farrell 
Scott Richardson Brown 
Nicholas Trew 
Robert Easby 

Total 
emoluments 
£'000 
30 
9 
9 
105 
38 

Contribution 
to Pension 
schemes 
£'000 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 

  Share 
Based 
Payments 
£'000 
5 
10 
10 
- 
- 

Total 
remuneration 
£'000 
35 
19 
19 
109 
38 

191 

4 

25 

220 

Fees 
£'000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

Salary 
£'000 
30 
9 
9 
105 
38 

191 

(1)  Relates to a final termination benefit paid to Nicholas Trew. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

6. 

EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS (continued) 

No share options were exercised by the directors, and no shares were received or receivable by any director in 
respect of qualifying services under a long-term incentive scheme. 

During the year there has been changes in the Board of director’s as follows: 

John Taylor 
Dennis Edmonds 
Simon Farrell 
Scott Richardson Brown 

Appointed on 3 July 2019 
Appointed on 2 August 2019 
Resigned on 23 July 2019 
Resigned on 3 July 2019 

7. 

NET FINANCE INCOME 

Finance income: 

Deposit account interest 

8. 

INCOME TAX 

2019 

£'000 

2018 
£'000 

- 

- 

Analysis of tax expense 
No liability to UK corporation  tax arose for the year ended 31 December 2019 nor for the year ended 
31 December 2018. No deferred tax asset has been recorded on tax losses carried forward. 

Factors affecting the tax expense 
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is 
explained below: 

Loss before income tax 

Loss multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19% 
(2017 - 19%) 

Effects of: 
Non-deductible expenses 
Income not chargeable to tax 

Unrelieved tax losses carried forward 

Tax expense 

9. 

LOSS OF PARENT COMPANY 

2019 
£'000 

(652) 

2018 
£'000 

(645) 

(124) 

(123) 

4   
-   

120  

-   

5  
-   

118  

-   

As permitted by  Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the income statement of the  parent company is not 
presented as part of these financial statements.  The parent company's loss for the financial year was -£652,047 
(2018 - £645,240). 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

10. 

LOSS PER SHARE 

Basic loss per share is calculated, as set out in the tables below, by  dividing the  loss attributable to ordinary 
shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. 

A diluted loss per share has not been calculated as the effect of the exercise of outstanding warrants and options 
would be anti-dilutive. 

As at 31 December 2019: 

Basic 
Loss attributable to the ordinary share holders 

Diluted 
Loss attributable to the ordinary share holders 

As at 31 December 2018: 

Basic 
Loss attributable to the ordinary share holders 

Diluted 
Loss attributable to the ordinary share holders 

Loss, £'000 

Weighted average 
number of shares 

Per-share amount, 
pence 

(652) 

     298,560,091  

 (0.22)p  

          (652) 

     298,560,091  

 (0.22)p  

Loss, £'000 

Weighted average 
number of shares 

Per-share amount, 
pence 

            (645) 

     250,218,268  

                 (0.26)p 

              (645) 

     250,218,268  

                 (0.26)p 

11. 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 

Cost 
At 1 January 2019 
At 31 December 2019 

Depreciation 
At 1 January 2019 
Charge for the year 
At 31 December 2019 

Net book value 
At 31 December 2019 

At 31 December 2018 

Group 
Plant and machinery 
£'000 

Parent Company 
Plant and machinery 
£'000 

2 
2 

-2 
0 
-2 

0 

0 

2 
2 

-2 
0 
-2 

0 

0 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

12. 

INVESTMENTS 

Parent Company 

COST 
At 1 January 2019 

and 31 December 2019 

PROVISIONS 
At 1 January 2019 
and 31 December 2019 

NET BOOK VALUE 
At 31 December 2019 

At 31 December 2018 

Shares in group 
undertakings 
£'000 

34,806 

34,806 

- 

- 

The  Group  or  the Company's investments at  the Statement of  Financial Position  date in  the  share capital of 
companies include the following: 

Subsidiaries 
I M Minerals Limited 
Registered office: United Kingdom 
Nature of business: Holding company 

Class of shares: 
Ordinary 

Companhia Mineira de Naburi SARL 
Registered office: Mozambique 
Nature of business: Mining 

Class of shares: 
Ordinary 

Sociedade Geral de Mineracao de Moçambique SARL 
Registered office: Mozambique 
Nature of business: Dormant 

% 
holding 
100.00 

% 
holding 
100.00 

% 

Class of shares:                                                                                  holding 
Ordinary                                                                                              100.00 

IM Minerals Limited held the shares in Companhia Mineira de Naburi SARL which held titanium dioxide mining 
concessions in the Republic of Mozambique.  In November 2011 the original vendors of IM Minerals' subsidiary, 
Companhia Mineira de Naburi SARL ("CMdN"), advised the Company that they had procured the cancellation of 
IM Minerals' shares in CMdN and the transfer of its assets (the mining licences) to another company controlled 
by them.  Whilst the Company is taking legal and other action in order to recover the shares and the licences, 
the  Company,  in  the  interest  of  accounting  prudence,  made  full  provision  in  the  2011  financial  statements 
against the cost of its investment in IM Minerals. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

13.  

TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 

Current: 

Other debtors 
VAT 
Prepayments and accrued income 

14. 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

Group 

2019 
£'000 

2018 
£'000 

Parent Company 

2019 
£'000 

2018 
£'000 

165  

109 
4                              4 

53    

79 
222                          
192 
222  

165  
              4  
          53  

222          
222  

109 
4 
79 
192 

Group 

2019 
£'000 

2018 
£'000 

Parent Company 

2019 
£'000 

2018 
£'000 

Bank accounts 

158  

      52  

158  

      52  

15. 

SHARE CAPITAL 

a)  Called up, allotted, issued and fully paid Ordinary shares of 0.1p each 

As at 31 December 2018 

Issue of equity on 10 April 2019 
Issue of equity on 3 June 2019 
Issue of equity on 5 June 2019 
Issue of equity on 6 June 2019 
Issue of equity on 7 June 2019 
Issue of equity on 12 June 2019 
Issue of equity on 3 July 2019 
Issue of equity on 9 July 2019 
Issue of equity on 16 July 2019 

No. Ordinary shares 
272,930,288 

No. Deferred shares  Nominal value, £ 
18,458,053 

183,688,116 

              17,500,000  
                4,000,000  
              10,703,018  
                4,706,807  
                2,781,700  
                   404,057  
                5,341,069  
                   309,491  
                       8,940  

            17,500  
              4,000  
            10,703  
              4,707  
              2,782  
                 404  
              5,341  
                 309  
                     9  

As at 31 December 2019 

318,685,370 

183,688,116 

18,503,808 

On 10 April 2019, the company issued 10,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 2p per share with a value of 
£200,000 for cash consideration and 7,500,000 ordinary shares at a price of 2p per share with a value of £150,000 
to directors in settlement of fees (see note 18 for further information).  

On 3 June 2019, the company issued 4,000,000 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at 1.50p. 

On 5 June 2019, the company issued 4,909,091 ordinary shares at a price of 2.75p with a value of £135,000 for 
cash consideration and 5,793,927 ordinary shares at a price of 2.75p with a value of £159,333 to directors in 
settlement of fees (see note 18 for further information). 

On 6 June 2019, the company issued 4,706,807 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at 1.50p. 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

15. 

SHARE CAPITAL (continued) 

On 7 June 2019, the company issued 929,848 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at 1.50p and 
1,851,852 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at 1.75p. 

On 12 June2019, the company issued 404,507 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at 1.50p. 

On 3 July 2019, the company issued 3,413,797 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at 1.50p and 
727,272 ordinary shares to various consultants and professional advisors in settlement of fees. Another 
1,200,000 ordinary shares were issued at a price of 1.5p with a value of £18,000 to directors in settlement of fees 
(see note 18 for further information). 

On 9 July 2019, the company issued 309,491 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at 1.50p. 

On 16 July 2019, the company issued 8,940 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant at 1.50p. 

b)  Share options & warrants in issue 

Exercise Price 
3p 
1.5p 
1.75p 
1.75p 
2.50p 
3.50p 
2.75p 

Expiry Date 
15 November 2021 
17 May 2021 
20 September 2023 
21 October 2021 
9 April 2022 
3 June 2022 
4 June 2022 

Number 
6,875,000 
11,227,060 
20,000,000 
9,259,259 
7,500,000 
10,703,018 
7,500,000 

16.  

TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

Current: 
Trade creditors 
Social security and other taxes 
Other creditors 
Accruals and deferred income 

Group 
2019 
£'000 

                            34  
                          196  
                            43  
                            13  
                          286  

2018 
£'000 

29 
- 
401 
10 
440 

Parent Company 

2019 
£'000 

2018 
£'000 

      34  
         196  
           43  
13  
         286  

29 
- 
401 
10 
440 

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PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

17. 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 

 As  part  of  the  agreement  for  the  purchase  of  the  shares  in  its  subsidiary,  Companhia  Mineira  de  Naburi  SARL 
(CMdN), the Company's subsidiary, IM Minerals Limited, agreed to pay the vendors a further sum of $9,900,000 if, 
following  further  exploration  and  appraisal,  an  agreement  is  reached  for  the  construction  of  a  facility  for  the 
processing of ore extracted from the Naburi mineral sands deposit.  This sum has since been reduced by advances 
of £90,083, made by IM Minerals Limited, and £75,933, made by the Company, to one of the vendors, Mr Diogo 
Cavaco. 

Similarly, as part of its agreement for the purchase of the whole of the issued share capital of Sociedade Geral de 
Mineracao  de  Moçambique  SARL,  CMdN  has  agreed  to  pay  the  vendors,  BHP  Billiton,  a  further  sum  of 
$9,500,000  if,  following  further  exploration  and  appraisal,  an  agreement  is  reached  for  the  construction  of  a 
facility for the processing of ore extracted from the Moebase mineral sands deposit.   This obligation is guaranteed 
by IM Minerals Limited. 

18. 

RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES 

In order to ease the pressure on the Company's cash resources, the following directors deferred payment of their 
contracted salaries or fees and, where applicable, pension contributions. The amounts deferred, and included in 
other creditors, were as follows: 

Salary  
or fees 
deferred  
1 January 
2019 
£'000 
139 
57 
53 
9 
9 
9 

Pension 
contr. 
deferred  
1 January 
2019 
£'000 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

NS Trew 
H Bellingham 
R P Easby 
S Farrell 
B Sergant 
S Richardson Brown 

Total 

276 

38 

Salary 
or fees 
deferred 
during 
the year 
£'000 
22 
       22  

16 
9 
12 

81 

Pension 
contr. 
deferred 
during 
the year 
£'000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

Settlements 
during the 
year 
£'000 
          (199) 
            (58) 
            (53) 
            (25) 
(18) 
 - 

Salary 
or fees 
deferred 
31 December 
2019 
£'000 
             -   
            21  
             -   
             -   
- 
            21  

Pension contr. 
deferred 
31 December 
2019 
£'000 
             -   
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

          (353) 

42 

- 

During the year deferred salary and pension was settled by issuing 13,293,927 ordinary shares to the value of 
£309,333 and 1,200,00 ordinary shares to the value of £18,000. £25,000 was settled in cash.  

A submission has been made to HMRC disclosing the estimated PAYE on deferred fees settled during the period. 
An amount totalling £139,000 relating to estimated PAYE payable included at note 16 to the accounts with a 
corresponding receivable included in note 13. The Company expects to recoup the PAYE payable from prior 
directors as agreed. 

Details of directors' remuneration are given in note 6 above. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

19. 

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS 

The Company granted the following share options to directors in 2019: 

Director 

S Richardson Brown* 
J Taylor** 

Number of 
shares the 
subject of 
options or 
warrants 

Exercise price 
per share 

Latest exercise date 

  7,500,000 
  7,500,000 
15,000,000 

2.50p  9 April 2022 
2.75p  3 July 2022 

The Company used the Black-Scholes model to determine the value of the options and the inputs were as 
follows:  

*Issued 10/04/19 

**Issued 03/07/19 

Share price at grant (pence) 
Fair Value price at grant (pence) Expected volatility (%) 
Expected life (years) 
Risk free rate (%)  
Expected dividends (pence)  

2.25p 
18.98%   
3 years 
1% 
- 

2.20p 
27.71% 
3 years 
1% 
- 

Expected volatility was determined by using the Company’s share price for the preceding 12 months.  

The total share-based payment expense in the year for the Company was £20,170 expense in relation to options 
(2018: £24,478) and £nil finance charges in relation to warrants (2018: nil).  

20.   NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS 

 Adjustment for non-cash transactions relates to ordinary shares issued to a value of £922,000 of which £20,000 
was to settle creditors fees, £32,000 to settle current year salary and fees to directors and £295,000 to settle 
deferred salary and fees to directors. 

21. 

EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD 

On 3 April 2020, the Company announced it had entered into binding agreements for the issue 
of 175,000 convertible loans notes (the "CLNs"), raising, in aggregate, £175,000 (the "Principal 
Amount") pursuant to subscriptions with a Director of the Company and certain existing and new investors (the 
"Subscribers"). The key terms of the Instrument are as follows: 

●    Six month term from the date of the first tranche being received by the Company (see following bullet point) which 

was 1 June 2020, with a 16% coupon on an annualised basis. 

●    Principal  Amount  to  be  drawn  equally  over  five  monthly  tranches  and  interest  will  be  payable  only  on  funds 

provided to the Company. 

●    In total, at the end of the six month term, the CLNs will have an aggregate principal plus accrued interest balance 

of £184,359. 

●    Interest will be payable on the maturity date either in cash or in new Ordinary Shares at the Company's election at 
a price of 0.6p per share.  Should an equity raise be conducted prior to the end of the six month term then the 
interest, if paid in Ordinary Shares, will be payable at the subscription price of the equity raise, if below 0.6p per 
share.  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued 
for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 

21. 

EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD (continued) 

●    29,166,666 warrants will be issued to the Subscribers (the "Warrants"). Each Warrant will have an exercise price 
of 0.6p and be convertible into one Ordinary Share. The Warrants, if not exercised, will expire after two years from 
the date of the forthcoming GM. Should an equity fundraising take place prior to 30 April 2021, then the exercise 
price of any unexercised Warrants will re-strike to the price associated with such equity fundraise, if below 0.6p 
per share.   

●    A mandatory exercise of the Warrants will be triggered should the Company's share price exceed 1.5p for a period 

of more than 20 trading days with a volume traded of at least 50 million shares within that period.  

●    On the maturity date, the Company has the right to force the conversion of all or some of the Principal Amount 
and accrued interest into new Ordinary Shares should the Company determine, acting reasonably, that that it does 
not have sufficient cash to fund  its working capital requirements and to satisfy the repayment of the Principal 
Amount. Such a conversion would take place at 90% of the 10 day volume weighted average price at the close of 
trading on the day prior to forced conversion.  

On 11 May 2020, the Company announced it had raised gross proceeds of £250,000 via a placing and 
subscription for 25,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company at a price of 1p per share, which 
represents a premium of approximately 8 percent to the closing mid-market share price on 7 May 2020.  

On  27 May 2020, the Company announced it had been notified that the Mozambique Supreme Court has 
rejected the Company's application to recognise a judgment by the English High Court (the "English Judgment") 
which gave certain declarations to the effect that Pathfinder's subsidiary, IM Minerals Limited, validly acquired 
its shareholding in Companhia Mineira de Naburi S.A.R.L., which previously held Mining Concession 4623C. This 
outcome has no bearing on the English Judgment, which remains in force. 

On 29 May 2020, the Company announced that further to the Issue of Equity announcement released by the 
Company on 11 May 2020, Pathfinder has agreed, following discussions with its broker, to amend the terms of 
the placing and subscription to align pricing closer to the Company's then current share price. As a result the 
price of the Fundraise, which consisted of a placing of 35,384,615 Ordinary Shares (the "Placing") and a 
subscription for 3,076,923 Ordinary Shares, from 1 pence per Ordinary Share (as announced on 11 May 2020) 
was varied to 0.65 pence per Ordinary Share, following discussion with its broker, Novum Securities Limited 
("Novum"). 

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