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Annual Report and 
Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2019

Registered number 3542727

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Chairman’s statement 

Strategic report 

Board of directors 

Directors’ report 

Corporate governance report 

Statement of directors’ responsibilities 

Independent auditor’s report 

Group statement of comprehensive income 

Group statement of financial position 

Company statement of financial position 

Group statement of cash flows 

Company statement of cash flows 

Group statement of changes in equity 

Company statement of changes in equity 

Notes to the financial statements 

Officers and professional advisors 

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Highlights

Reporting Period
£26.6 million raised before costs, primarily 
from institutional investors to support the 
Company’s strategy

Discovery at West Newton appraisal well operated 
by Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited (“Rathlin”), 
potentially the largest hydrocarbon discovery 
onshore UK since 1973

Further investment of, in aggregate, £17.0 million 
in Rathlin to increase Reabold’s interest to 59.5%

Significant gas discovery at Danube Petroleum 
Limited’s (“Danube”) IMIC-1 appraisal well with 
operator volumetrics increased to 20 billion cubic 
feet (“bcf”) of Contingent Resources from 6.1 bcf 
of Contingent and 12.7 bcf Prospective Resources  

Post Reporting Period
Site works commenced for drilling of the West 
Newton B-1 well 

Additional commercial discovery on West 
Brentwood licence in California

Opportunistic conditional acquisition of a direct 
16.665% interest in the West Newton field 
from Humber Oil and Gas Limited (“Humber”) 
for consideration of 350,000,000 new Ordinary 
Shares and £1.4 million in cash; taking the 
Company’s effective economic interest in West 
Newton to circa 56.4% from 39.7%

Further investment of, in aggregate, £3.1 million 
in Danube to increase Reabold’s interest to 50.8%

Two commercial oil discoveries on West 
Brentwood licence in California

Proven reserves of 0.98 million barrels of oil 
equivalent (“boe”) attributed to Reabold’s net 
interest at West Brentwood, with associated value 
of US$19.3 million (NPV10), as at 1 August 2019

Two commercial oil discoveries on Monroe Swell 
licence in California

Corallian Energy Limited (“Corallian”) awarded five 
new licences by the Oil and Gas Authority (“OGA”) 
as part of the 31st Offshore Licensing Round in 
the UK

Secured additional liquidity in the form of a £5 
million discretionary equity line cash facility 
to provide the Company with further financial 
flexibility and strength

Cash assets of the Company as at the date of 
this report of £5.6 million

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Chairman’s Statement

The year ended 31 December 2019 has once again been a positive transformational period 
for Reabold Resources Plc (“Reabold” or the “Company”) with significant progress achieved, as 
Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams, the Co-Chief Executive Officers, lead the Company and its 
subsidiaries (the “Group”) in advancing our investment strategy in the oil and gas exploration 
and production (“E&P”) sector. 

Jeremy Edelman
Chairman

As an investor in upstream oil & gas projects, Reabold aims 
to create value from each project by investing in undervalued, 
lower-risk, near-term upstream oil & gas projects. This has 
been achieved through investments across our portfolio of 
assets in the UK, US and Romania. 2019 has seen multiple 
successes with the drill bit, the growth of profitable production 
in California, and the discovery of what is potentially the 
largest oil and gas field onshore UK since 1973. 

We have a fully funded, high impact work programme 
planned for the remainder of 2020 and we look forward to 
sharing the results of these key drilling and testing activities 
in the near term. 

The impact of Covid-19 on the oil and gas industry is undeniably 
dramatic. However, it is crucial to remember that the entire 
basis of the Reabold model is to invest in undervalued assets 
that would be able to deliver profitably under any reasonable oil 
and gas price assumption, are at the lower end of the industry 
cost curve and will be competitive against other sources of 
hydrocarbons. The Reabold portfolio is well positioned to not only 
survive through the Covid related downturn, but to continue to 
progress and expectedly thrive throughout 2020 and beyond. 

2019 saw the drilling of eight wells across the Reabold 
portfolio, in California, Romania, the UK offshore and the 
UK onshore. Seven of these wells resulted in discoveries, 
resulting in considerable value creation for the Company and 
its shareholders. 

In California, two successful wells at West Brentwood  
in 2018 were followed by a pair of successful wells at the 
Company’s other California oil asset, Monroe Swell. At the 
end of the year, Reabold and its partners returned to West 
Brentwood to drill the VG-6 well, opening up a new geological 
horizon at the field. All of these wells were subsequently put 

onto production. The Californian assets are characterised by 
low operating costs and continue to be cash generative amidst 
the lower oil price environment being experienced in 2020. 

In Romania, Reabold continued to increase its investment 
in Danube, reaching an equity position of 50.8%, having 
provided funding for two wells within the Parta licence. 
The first of these wells, IMIC-1, was successfully drilled in 
2019 and resulted in a discovery ahead of expectations. 
The planned work programme for 2020 includes the testing 
of IMIC-1, the drilling of IMIC-2, and a carried seismic 
acquisition programme. We believe that Romanian natural 
gas will be an attractive market in which to be operating 
in the coming years, and remain optimistic about the 
opportunities for the growth of Danube going forwards. 

The early part of 2019 saw Corallian, in which Reabold has a 
34.9% equity interest, conduct a two well drilling programme 
at Wick and Colter in the UK offshore. Wick was the riskiest 
well in the Reabold portfolio, being characterised as initial 
exploration as opposed to appraisal, and this well resulted in 
a dry hole. The second well saw a discovery made at Colter 
South, to which the Corallian management had attributed an 
estimated mean recoverable volume of 15mm bbls. 

The single most material event of 2019 for Reabold was 
the successful discovery at the West Newton A-2 well in 
the Humber valley, onshore UK. In 2018, Reabold made an 
investment into Rathlin, operator of the licence, in order to fund 
this well. The result was significantly ahead of expectations, with 
both the estimated volumetrics increasing significantly, as well 
as the emergence of a dominant oil component as opposed to 
the gas that had been expected. This asset has the potential to 
be transformational for the Company, and the well result led to 
the decision to invest a further, in aggregate, £17 million into 
Rathlin taking Reabold’s interest to a 59.5% equity position. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019These proceeds will provide funding for two more wells to be 
drilled at West Newton, to further appraise the discovery and 
move towards monetisation. 

Capital Reduction

On 30 July 2019, the Company’s shareholders approved the 
resolution for a capital reduction at Reabold’s Annual General 
Meeting (“AGM”), which was subsequently approved by the 
High Court of Justice on 27 August 2019, and to cancel its 
share premium account. Accordingly, the amount standing to 
the credit of the Company’s share premium account at that 
time was cancelled. The capital reduction has enhanced the 
Company’s ability to return surplus capital, undertake share 
buybacks and pay dividends to shareholders in the future.

Placings and joint broker appointment

In October 2019, the Company was delighted to complete a 
very significant fund raising of £24 million (before expenses) 
through the issue of 2,666,666,666 new ordinary shares 
of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company (“Ordinary 
Shares”) at a price of 0.9 pence per share, to support the 
Company’s investment strategy, facilitating, inter alia, the 
£16 million further investment in Rathlin. This fund raising 
was led by Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, and we were 
delighted to announce their appointment as joint corporate 
broker to the Company on 1 November 2019. 

We were also pleased to complete in July 2019 a fund 
raising of £2.65 million (before expenses) through a placing 
of 240,909,091 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 1.10 
pence per share for further strategic investment into the 
Company’s portfolio.

The Company was delighted by the support provided 
by institutional investors in the placings, and welcoming 
significant new institutions to the share register. 

Post Reporting Period

On 26 May 2020, the Company was pleased to announce 
the opportunistic acquisition of an additional 16.665% 
interest in the West Newton field from Humber for the 
consideration of 350,000,000 new Ordinary Shares 
(“Consideration Shares”) and £1.4 million in cash. 

On completion, Reabold’s acquisition of Humber’s 16.665% 
licence interest in PEDL 183 onshore UK, which holds the 
West Newton field, will increases the Company’s effective 
economic interest in PEDL 183 from 39.7% (through its 
59.6% equity investment in Rathlin, operator and 66.67% 
licence holder of PEDL 183) to approximately 56%.

Reabold has signed a conditional Sale and Purchase 
Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Humber’s interest in PEDL 183, 
with completion conditional upon, inter alia, approval of the 
transfer of Humber’s interest in PEDL 183 to Reabold by the 
OGA. Pursuant to the SPA, Humber has agreed to a lock up 
over 66.67% of the Consideration Shares for a period of three 
months from the date of admission to trading on AIM of the 
Consideration Shares and an orderly market restriction for a 
further period of three months once the lock-in period expires.

The Company’s balance sheet is in a strong position with 
sufficient financial resources to meet its planned work 
commitments across its portfolio, including those following 
completion of the acquisition of Humber’s stake. However, 
current macro circumstances underscore the benefit of ensuring 
sufficient financial flexibility is available, particularly ahead of a 
major drilling campaign such as that planned for West Newton 
this year. Reabold has therefore enhanced its liquidity position 
by securing a £5 million discretionary cash facility with Acuitas 
Capital, LLC (“Acuitas”). This discretionary cash facility is seen, by 
the Directors of the Company, as a prudent measure to provide 
increased liquidity without the need to dilute shareholders 
unduly by way of an equity fundraise whilst the share price 
significantly undervalues Reabold’s portfolio due to the current 
low oil price environment and the Covid-19 lock-down.

The cash facility is in the form of an Equity Line Agreement 
(“ELA”) for a period of 24 months with Acuitas, whereby 
Reabold will have the right, at its sole election, but not 
obligation, to issue new shares in Reabold to Acuitas at 
a subscription price as determined under the ELA for an 
aggregate amount not exceeding £5 million. In consideration 
for making the ELA facility available, the Company paid 
Acuitas a £100,000 commission, satisfied by the allotment 
and issue of 16,351,625 new Ordinary Shares.

For details on the terms and pricing mechanics of the ELA, 
please refer to note 30 to the financial statements.

Outlook

Whilst we face unprecedented challenges with the  
Covid-19 virus, the Company’s financial position is strong 
and our investee companies fully funded for their 2020  
work programmes. 

We look forward to reporting further in due course on the 
progression of our investee companies and take this opportunity 
to thank our shareholders for their continued support.

This report was approved by the Board and signed on its behalf:

Jeremy Edelman
Chairman

10 June 2020 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic Report

Business model

Reabold invests in the E&P sector. The Company’s investing 
policy is to acquire direct and indirect interests in exploration 
and producing projects and assets in the natural resources 
sector, and consideration is currently given to investment 
opportunities anywhere in the world. 

As an investor in upstream oil & gas projects, Reabold aims 
to create value from each project by investing in undervalued, 
low-risk, near-term upstream oil & gas projects and by 
identifying potential monetisation plans prior to investment.

Reabold’s long term strategy is to re-invest capital made 
through its investments into larger projects in order to grow 
the Company. Reabold aims to gain exposure to assets with 
limited downside and high potential upside, capitalising on 
the value created between the entry stage and exit point 
of its projects. The Company invests in projects that have 
limited correlation to the oil price. The value realisation of 
a project is determined by monetising the asset (putting 
it into production or selling it). The entry price versus the 
monetisation price is determined, primarily by the derisking 
event of drilling.

Reabold’s non-operator model helps to keep costs low and 
facilitate a fully diversified portfolio. 

Reabold has a specific strategy to fund other operators’ 
appraisal wells, assessed as high quality, high return projects 
that have been technically de-risked by previous drilling. 
The projects targeted have relatively quick cycle times to 
monetisation.

In order to maximise the return profile, identifying the 
optimal time to exit a project is critical to Reabold’s strategy. 
Doing so effectively will allow the Company to scale and 
attract more capital over time. Monetisation of investments 
depends on the extent of any success and market conditions, 
which are principally:

i)  an asset sale or IPO; and/or

ii)  putting the asset into production.

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Reabold has a highly-experienced management team, which 
possesses the necessary background, knowledge and 
contacts to carry out the Company’s strategy. Management 
believes the current distress in the oil & gas industry 
presents an opportune time to deploy capital in undervalued 
assets with huge potential.

Section 172(1) statement

The revised UK Corporate Governance Code (‘2018 Code’) 
was published in July 2018 and applies to accounting 
periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. The 
Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 
(‘2018 MRR’) require Directors to explain how they 
considered the interests of key stakeholders and the broader 
matters set out in section 172(1) (A) to (F) of the Companies 
Act 2006 (‘S172’) when performing their duty to promote 
the success of the Company under S172. This includes 
considering the interest of other stakeholders which will have 
an impact on the long-term success of the company. This 
S172 statement, which is reported for the first time, explains 
how Reabold’s Directors:

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 have engaged with employees, suppliers, customers and 
others; and

 have had regard to employee interests, the need to 
foster the company’s business relationships with 
suppliers, customers and other, and the effect of that 
regards, including on the principal decisions taken by the 
company during the financial year.

The S172 statement focuses on matters of strategic 
importance to Reabold, and the level of information 
disclosed is consistent with the size and the complexity of 
the business.

General confirmation of Directors’ duties

Reabold’s Board has a clear framework for determining 
the matters within its remit and has approved Terms of 
Reference for the matters delegated to its Committees. 

Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Certain financial and strategic thresholds have been 
determined to identify matters requiring Board consideration 
and approval. When making decisions, each Director ensures 
that he/she acts in the way he/she considers, in good faith, 
would most likely promote the Company’s success for the 
benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so have 
regard (among other matters) to:

S172(1) (A) “The likely consequences of any 
decision in the long term”

The Directors understand the business and the evolving 
environment in which we operate. As an investor in upstream 
oil & gas projects, Reabold aims to create value from each 
project by investing in undervalued, low-risk, near-term 
projects and by identifying potential monetisation plans prior 
to investment. In pursuing this objective, our focus is on 
minimising our emissions and footprint whilst continuing to 
positively contribute to the growing demand for energy and 
products that require hydrocarbons in the supply chain.

The Directors recognise how our investment activities are 
viewed by different parts of society. Given the complexity of 
the energy sector, the Directors have taken the decisions they 
believe best support Reabold’s strategic objectives, whilst 
meeting its environmental, social and governance obligations.

More information on this can be found below within our 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Statement.

S172(1) (B) “The interests of the company’s 
employees”

The Company during the reporting period and to date, 
had no employees other than the Directors. The Board 
recognises that Reabold employees, currently principally 
its executives, are fundamental and core to our business 
and delivery of our strategic ambitions. The success of our 
business depends on attracting, retaining and motivating 
employees. From ensuring that we remain a responsible 
employer, from pay and benefits to our health, safety and 
workplace environment, the Directors factor the implications 
of decisions on employees and the wider workforce, where 
relevant and feasible.

S172(1) (C) “The need to foster the company’s 
business relationships with suppliers, customers 
and others”

Delivering our strategy requires strong mutually beneficial 
relationships with suppliers, customers, governments, and 
joint-venture partners. We aim to have a positive and enduring 

impact on the communities in which we operate, through 
partnering with national and local suppliers, and through 
payments to governments in taxes and other fees. The Group 
values all of its suppliers and aims to build strong positive 
relationships through open communication and adherence to 
trade terms. The Group is committed to being a responsible 
entity and doing the right thing for its customers, suppliers 
and business partners. Ultimately board decisions are taken 
against the backdrop of what it considers to be in the best 
interest of the long-term financial success of the Group and 
its stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, the 
community and environment, our suppliers and customers. 
We value our customer relationships and aim to work 
closely with our customers to develop and maintain strong 
relationships, and understand their evolving needs so that we 
can improve and adapt to meet them.

More information on this can be found below within our 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Statement.

S172(1) (D) “The impact of the company’s 
operations on the community and the environment”

This aspect is inherent in our strategic ambitions, most 
notably on our ambitions to thrive through the energy 
transition and to sustain a strong societal licence to operate. 
As such, the Board receives information on these topics 
to both provide relevant information for specific Board 
decisions. Executive Directors conducted site visits of various 
investee company operations and held external stakeholder 
engagements, where feasible.

More information on this can be found below within our 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Statement.

S172(1) (E) “The desirability of the company 
maintaining a reputation for high standards of 
business conduct”

Reabold aims to achieve the production of hydrocarbons 
that meet the world’s growing need for energy solutions in 
ways which are economically, environmentally and socially 
responsible. The Board periodically reviews and approves 
clear frameworks, such as Reabold’s Code of Conduct, and 
specific Ethics & Compliance policies, to ensure that its 
high standards are maintained both within Reabold and the 
business relationships we maintain. This, complemented 
by the various ways the Board is informed and monitors 
compliance with relevant governance standards, help ensure 
its decisions are taken and that Reabold investee companies 
act in ways that promote high standards of business conduct.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportS172(1) (F) “The need to act fairly as between 
members of the company”

After weighing up all relevant factors, the Directors consider 
which course of action best enables delivery of our strategy 
over the long-term, taking into consideration the impact on 
stakeholders. In doing so, our Directors act fairly as between 
the Company’s members but are not required to balance the 
Company’s interest with those of other stakeholders, and this 
can sometimes mean that certain stakeholder interests may 
not be fully aligned.

Culture

Whilst Reabold currently comprises a small team of 
people, the Board recognises that it has an important 
role in assessing and monitoring that our desired culture 
is embedded in the values, attitudes and behaviours we 
demonstrate, including in our activities and stakeholder 
relationships. The Board has established honesty, integrity 
and respect for people as Reabold’s core values.

Principal decisions

We outline some of the principal decisions made by the 
Board over the year, explain how the Directors have engaged 
with, or in relation to, the different key stakeholder groups 
and how stakeholder interests were considered over the 
course of decision-making in this Strategic Report and also 
specifically in the Environmental, Social and Governance 
(ESG) Statement below.

Environmental, Social and Governance  
(ESG) Statement

Reabold is committed to preserving and protecting our 
natural environment for future generations. We conduct our 
business in a manner that respects the environment and 
addresses climate challenges. Our focus is on minimising 
our emissions and footprint whilst continuing to positively 
contribute to the growing demand for energy and products 
that require hydrocarbons in the supply chain. 

There is an increasing demand for energy in a growing global 
economy, and hydrocarbons will continue to play a critical 
role in meeting these needs, alongside renewables and other 
sources of energy for the foreseeable future. The International 
Energy Agency predicts a 30% increase in demand for 
hydrocarbons by 2040. The challenge is to meet the world’s 
energy needs sustainably, which requires managing and 
reducing harmful emissions. Reabold actively encourages and 

expects its investee companies / operators of its oil and gas 
interests to respond to this by continuously striving to minimise 
the potential environmental impact of operations by: 

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 Implementing controls to identify and prevent potential 
environmental risks 

 Implementing controls during operations to avoid 
accidental spills, or leaks of polluting materials 

 Managing water with due consideration 

 Targeting high energy efficiency levels in drilling and 
other activities 

•  Limiting unnecessary wastage 

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 Handling waste products in an environmentally 
responsible manner 

 Regularly assessing the environmental consequences 
of operations 

The operators have developed systems, controls and 
processes to integrate climate related considerations, in order 
to meet these objectives. Reabold complies with the applicable 
standards of the international oil industry, environmental laws 
and regulations. We recognise and support the basis of the 
Paris Agreement to strengthen the global response to the 
threat of climate change. Furthermore, extraction activities at 
sites in which Reabold is invested are significantly lower in 
carbon intensity than the industry average. 

Our growth strategy consists of expanding our existing 
asset base and to developing the world’s limited but proven 
reserves of hydrocarbon fuels in the most efficient and 
sustainable manner possible. 

Reabold’s assets are primarily small to medium sized, 
proven oil and gas fields at relatively shallow depth. As 
such, the intensity of drilling required is considered low 
relative to industry standards and we do not conduct energy 
intensive prospecting activities, reducing the impact on the 
environment. We continue to seek the most energy efficient 
drilling methods are utilised by the operators of our interests 
and as the energy mix evolves towards a higher percentage 
of renewables in the countries in which we operate (e.g. 
increasing wind power in the UK and Romania, solar in 
California), we anticipate a greater share of the energy 
consumption will be purchased from green sources. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019United Kingdom 

West Brentwood Licence Area:

Our investee company sites in the United Kingdom are 
located close to areas with a high demand for energy. 
Consequently, we expect that hydrocarbons produced locally 
and consumed locally will displace imported hydrocarbons 
thereby resulting in lower carbon emissions overall.

The carbon intensity of the UKCS has fallen by 16% since 
2013 to 21,000 tonnes CO2/million boe. The industry needs 
to deliver production with an emissions intensity of 4,000 
tonnes CO2e/million boe by 2050. We are committed to 
being part of the overall reduction in carbon intensity. 

California, USA

Reabold’s subsidiary US production sites are located 
in California, a state with very high renewable energy 
generation which feeds into the energy required for 
hydrocarbon extraction. By industry standards, our oil and 
gas activities require a very low level of energy to extract the 
hydrocarbons, ensuring it is one of the most energy efficient 
of its type in California.

Romania

Romania is in the midst of creating a more sustainable energy 
mix by transitioning away from coal fired generation and ageing 
nuclear plants towards renewable energy sources. However, 
during this transition period, the country needs indigenously 
sourced natural gas as a fuel to ensure the security of supply of 
energy. By developing and producing gas from the Parta site, 
Danube Petroleum Limited is able to contribute to the country’s 
efforts to implement this energy strategy. 

Managing our environmental footprint and reducing our 
emissions are important objectives for Reabold Resources. 
We regularly review and revise our policies, as necessary.

Reabold portfolio and operational 
annual summary

Reabold California

Following the successful drilling of Reabold’s first well, VG-3 
on the West Brentwood field in 2018, 2019 saw the drilling 
of a further four wells at the Group’s Monroe Swell and West 
Brentwood licence areas, with considerable success as all 
four wells made successful discoveries. 

VG-4 Well

On 3 January 2019 Reabold announced initial success at the 
VG-4 location at West Brentwood, which was a follow on to 
the VG-3 well in the same formation, the Second Massive. 
The well was drilled safely and within budget to a total depth 
of approximately 1,400 metres and had significant oil and 
gas shows in the targeted formation, with Halliburton wireline 
logging confirming the presence of pay.

On 28 January 2019, Reabold was able to announce that 
the VG-4 well had tested at a rate above expectations. The 
well produced at a choked level of 480 barrels of oil per day 
(“bopd”) and additionally averaged 742 thousand cubic feet 
per day of gas (“mscf”). Over a 19-hour period, the VG-4 well 
produced oil at rates as high as 1,029 bopd before being 
choked back and averaged 480 bopd. The cumulative oil 
produced was 371 barrels over the test period. The oil cut 
averaged in excess of 99.5%.

On 16 April 2019, it was announced that the VG-4 well 
had been put onto production, at an initially constrained 
rate. The significant volume of gas produced, in addition 
to the oil, during the VG-4 test, meant that the well could 
not be produced at its full rate until a tie-in to a nearby gas 
pipeline had been completed. The decision was taken to 
put VG-4 onto production at a choked back rate, reducing 
gas production to an acceptable level, in advance of the 
completion of such a tie-in. VG-4 was at this time producing 
in a range of 150-250 bopd on a gross basis. 

On 20 May 2019 it was announced that VG-4 had been shut in 
following commencement of the work to complete the tie-in to the 
nearby gas pipeline to realise revenue from the gas production 
and to allow VG-4 to produce at less constrained rates. IMS was 
awaiting an Encroachment Permit from the California Division of 
Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources required to complete the tie-
in due to the proximity of the pipeline to a public road. 

Reabold earns 50% interest in West Brentwood

On 26 July 2019, VG-4 was put onto permanent production, 
following a successful “hot tap” into the nearby gas pipeline 
infrastructure. Reabold California earned a 50% equity 
interest in the West Brentwood licence area on completion 
of the VG-4 well pursuant to Reabold California’s earn-in 
agreement with Sunset Exploration, which, prior to VG-4, 
had a 100% equity interest in the West Brentwood licence. 

Permits for up to three additional wells at West Brentwood 
were also secured at this time, and given the success at VG-3 
and VG-4, it was decided by Reabold, its JV partner Sunset 
Exploration, and contract operator IMS, to drill the third West 
Brentwood well around year end 2019. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportVG-6 Well

Therefore, on 10 December 2019 drilling operations 
commenced at the VG-6 well, targeting the Third Massive 
formation. This was the first Reabold well to be funded out of 
operating cash flow. 

Post period end, the Company was able to announce, on 6 
January 2020, that drilling had been successfully completed 
to a measured depth of 1,455 metres, and that oil and gas 
shows were encountered in the target interval in line with 
pre-drill expectations. 

On 26 February 2020, Reabold announced that the VG-6 
well tested at 350 mscf per day (“mscf/d”) and had been 
put onto permanent production. Gas produced from VG-6 
was being sold utilising the existing pipeline infrastructure 
constructed by Reabold and its partners in California, IMS 
and Sunset Exploration.

As VG-6 was designed to test a new geological horizon at 
West Brentwood, the Third Massive, success at VG-6 has 
opened up a new play on the West Brentwood field and 
therefore additional follow on targets.

Monroe Swell licence area:

The other key area of activity for Reabold California in 2019 
was at the Monroe Swell license area. IMS spud the Burnett 
2A well on 2 March 2019 following the drying out of the 
access road to the site after a prolonged period of severe 
weather conditions. Burnett 2A was the first well in a two 
well programme, which together would earn Reabold a 50% 
equity share in the Monroe Swell licence area. 

Drilling times are relatively quick at Monroe Swell and 
a discovery at Burnett 2A was announced on 11 March 
2019. The well was safely drilled and within budget, despite 
severe weather conditions, to a total depth of 922 metres, 
encountering the targeted Burnett and Lower Burnett 
sands. Significant oil and gas shows were seen within these 
formations and Halliburton wireline logging confirmed the 
presence of pay estimated to be in excess of 60 metres, 
ahead of pre-drill expectations.

Whilst the initial plan had been to subsequently test 
the Burnett 2A well, the decision was instead taken to 
seek accelerated permitting for the immediate drilling 
at the Burnett 2B location.  This allowed the drilling rig 
to be retained on site, and the drilling operations at 2B 
commenced by 22 March 2019.  

The well was drilled safely and within budget, despite 
continued severe weather conditions, to a total depth of 894 
metres, encountering the targeted Burnett and Lower Burnett 
sands, as announced on 1 April 2019.  Significant oil and gas 
shows were seen within these formations and Halliburton 
wireline logging confirmed the presence of estimated pay of 
90 metres, ahead of pre-drill expectations.  Production testing 
was then planned for both the Burnett 2B and 2A wells.

On 20 May 2019, IMS informed Reabold that the perforating 
and swabbing operation at the Burnett 2B and Burnett 2A 
wells had been completed.  Commercial flow rates were 
confirmed at both wells.  Multiple zones were perforated in 
both wells and the swabbing runs resulted in oil flow from all 
zones prognosed to be hydrocarbon bearing.

Reserves:

On 26 September 2019, the Company was pleased to 
announce the conclusion of a third-party reserves report 
into its assets at the West Brentwood field in Contra Costa 
County, California.

As part of an evaluation of the current and future potential value 
associated with its California business, Reabold commissioned 
Petrotech Resources Company Inc. (“Petrotech”), based in 
Bakersfield California, to compile a reserves report, prepared in 
accordance with the 2007 Petroleum Resources Management 
System, to cover the West Brentwood field. 

The Proved Developed Producing (“PDP”) and Proved 
Undeveloped (“PUD”) reserves reported for oil and 
associated gas, net to the Reabold interest, are as follows:

Reserves as at 1 February 2020

Reserves as at 1 August 2019

PDP (4 wells)

PUD (1 well)

Mbbl

755.10

266.99

232.41

363.15

793.84

PDP (2 wells)

327.52

PUD (1 well)

MMcf

Mboe *

Mbbl

MMcf

Mboe *

550.84

267.32

818.16

612.58

363.60

976.18

652.94

327.92

980.86

Total

1,022.09

595.56

1,121.35

* gas equivalence based on 6,000 scf/bbl

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Pumping Units at West Brentwood: VG-3, VG-4 and VG-6

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportThe reserves report as at 1 August 2019 attributed 
an NPV10 value, net to Reabold, of US$19.31 million 
associated only with the PDPs at the VG-3 and VG-4 
locations, and the PUDs at the VG-6 location. Additional 
prospectivity associated with other potential drilling locations 
at West Brentwood, along with “Probable” and “Possible” 
upsides, have not been included in the valuation calculation. 
This corresponded to a total capitalised expenditure by 
Reabold at West Brentwood to 30 June 2019 of US$2.9 
million, associated with the drilling and completion of the 
VG-3 and VG-4 wells. Almost all expenditure to date at West 
Brentwood has been 100% funded by Reabold in order to 
earn its 50% equity interest. Going forward, all expenditure 
will be funded by Reabold on a 50% basis.

The reserves report was subsequently updated by 
Petrotech, in accordance with the 2007 Petroleum 
Resources Management System, as at 1 February 2020, 
and attributed an NPV10 value, net to Reabold, of 
US$20.41 million associated with the PDPs at VG-3 and 
VG-4 and the PUD at VG-6, as well as the PDPs at the 2A 
and 2B locations in Monroe Swell that were brought into 
production. The PUD at the VG-6 location was brought 
into production in Q1 2020. It is noted that the additional 
prospectivity associated with other potential drilling 
locations at West Brentwood and the other locations, 
along with “Probable” and “Possible” upsides, have not 
been included in the valuation calculation. These updated 
reserves correspond to a total capitalised expenditure 
by Reabold in respect to the PDPs and PUD at West 
Brentwood and Monroe Swell to 31 December 2019 of 
US$6.3 million, associated with the drilling and completion.

This technical information has been reviewed 
by Mr Jon Ford as a Qualified Person. Jon has 
more than 38 years’ experience as a petroleum 
geologist, holds a BSc in Geology & Geophysics 
from the University of Durham, is a Fellow of the 
Geological Society of London, and is a member 
of the European Association of Geoscientists 
& Engineers and the Petroleum Exploration 
Society of Great Britain.

Operational update and production:

Post period end, on 26 February 2020, Reabold provided 
an update to the market regarding the performance of 
its California portfolio of assets. Oil production across 
Reabold’s California licences, being West Brentwood and 
Monroe Swell, in which Reabold has a 50% equity interest, 
for the period from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019 was 
50,285 (gross) and 25,143 (net) boe. Reabold’s net revenue 
generated from the sales of hydrocarbons in California 
over the period was US$1,349,000 (US$1,079,000 net 
of royalties), equating to a realised price of US$57.9/
boe (US$46.3/boe net of royalties). The estimated cash 
operating cost per boe was approximately US$13.10 for the 
six months ended 31 December 2019.

Unit

Boe

Boe

US$

US$

US$

US$

US$

H2 2019

50,285

25,143

H1 2019

15,407

7,703

Total 2019

65,692

32,846

$1,349,000

$505,000

$1,854,000

$1,079,000

$404,000

$1,483,000

$57.9

$46.3

$13.1

$66.7

$53.4

$15.9

$60.0

$48.0

$13.7

Total Production

Reabold’s 50% share of production

Reabold’s gross revenue

Reabold’s revenue net of royalties

Realised price per boe

Realised price per boe net of royalties

Cash operating cost per boe

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited

Initial test of West Newton A2:

Following our initial investment in 2018, 2019 was a 
transformational year for Reabold’s involvement in the West 
Newton project, via its 59.5% equity holding in project 
operator, Rathlin. 

Drilling and evaluation West Newton A2:

On 25 March 2019, Reabold announced that Rathlin had 
signed a rig contract to drill the West Newton A-2 well, with 
spud expected in April 2019. The appraisal well at West 
Newton had two pre-drill objectives. The first objective was 
to appraise the Kirkham Abbey Formation gas discovery 
which had been given a 72% chance of success and an NPV 
of US$247m1. The second objective of the well was to test a 
deeper Cadeby Formation reef flank oil prospect, considered 
by Rathlin to have an NPV of US$850m and a 24% chance 
of success1. Commencement of drilling was announced on 
26 April 2019, with an intention to drill to a total depth of 
approximately 2,061 metres and a circa 40 day expected 
time to complete drilling operations. 

The well reached total depth on 9 June 2019, and 28 metres 
of core were extracted from the Kirkham Abbey formation, 
with logging operations also undertaken. This allowed 
Reabold to announce a significant hydrocarbon discovery on 
17 June 2019.

A net 65-metre hydrocarbon saturated interval was 
encountered from within the Kirkham Abbey formation 
indicating a substantial hydrocarbon accumulation, including 
a significant liquids component. The initial petrophysical 
data obtained from the West Newton A-2 well correlated 
positively with the results from the West Newton A-1 well. 

The well also encountered hydrocarbon shows within the 
secondary target Cadeby formation with an oil saturated 
core. This is highly encouraging and the formation is planned 
to be intersected from the West Newton B location, where 
optimal reservoir development is expected.

Production casing was run in preparation for testing of the 
Kirkham Abbey interval, for which planning consent had 
already been received. This test was intended to determine 
flow rates and inform the forward work programme, with 
testing operations expected to commence Q3 2019. A test 
rig was mobilised to the site on 12 August 2019. 

On 29 August 2019, Reabold announced preliminary 
conclusions from the testing programme. Initial open hole 
information on West Newton A-2 indicated that, in many 
respects, the Kirkham Abbey interval was consistent with 
that encountered in the West Newton A-1 well. However, the 
West Newton A-2 well indicated the presence of both gas 
and oil in the reservoir as opposed to it being a primarily gas 
project as originally anticipated.

Evaluation of the West Newton A-2 open hole data identified 
an estimated gross hydrocarbon column of approximately 
65 metres in the Kirkham Abbey Formation. A cased hole 
pulsed-neutron tool was run across the Kirkham Abbey zone 
and initial petrophysical evaluation identified a gross oil 
column of approximately 45 metres underlying a gross gas 
column of approximately 20 metres within that interval.

The West Newton A-2 well exhibited encouraging porosities 
on logs and in core, particularly in the identified oil zone 
where in excess of 30 metres with good matrix porosities 
approaching 15% were measured. The core also exhibited 
natural fracturing which is confirmed by an imaging log run 
across the entire Kirkham Abbey interval.

Cased hole logging and completion programmes were 
initiated on 6 August 2019 followed by well test operations 
which commenced on 20 August 2019. However, with the 
indication of a potentially significant oil column, the EWT was 
temporarily paused, in order to review and revise the well 
test design, which will now focus on the potentially highly 
significant oil column. The decisions was therefore taken to 
restart the flow test under a different test design, subject to 
all necessary approvals.

Additionally, the West Newton A-2 well data provided a 
good tie to the high quality three component 3D seismic 
data volume that covers the entire West Newton project. The 
new data allowed for a revised interpretation of the seismic 
volume incorporating the well and the newly identified gas 
over oil gross hydrocarbon column.

1 

 Connaught Oil & Gas Limited management estimate. Connaught had a 35% interest in Rathlin and is operator. In 2017, Deloitte LLP prepared a CPR for 
Connaught Oil & Gas Limited incorporating both the data from the West Newton discovery well and subsequently acquired 3D seismic data over the field,  
The Deloitte CPR assigns Contingent Resource to the Kirkham Abbey gas formation and is the source of management volumetric assessments.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportBDF 28 Drilling Rig at West Newton A Ahead of Drilling

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Updated volumetrics at West Newton:

On 11 November 2019, Rathlin provided an update in respect 
of the estimated in-place oil and gas volumes of the West 
Newton area. In the United Kingdom, the Zechstein reservoirs 
of the Southern Permian Basin have been explored and 
produced largely in the offshore Southern North Sea, with 
limited exploration in the immediately neighbouring onshore. 
They have, by contrast, been extensively and successfully 
explored and produced in the Netherlands, Germany and 
Poland, providing multiple analogues to West Newton.

• 

• 

• 

Subsequent to the drilling of West Newton A-2, Rathlin 
had undertaken a number of technical studies including 
core analysis, petrophysical evaluation, sedimentology, 
and hydrocarbon geochemical characterisation, which 
were reintegrated with the results of the pre-existing 3D 
seismic survey and West Newton A-1 well. As a result of 
these studies Rathlin upgraded the estimated volumes of 
hydrocarbons in place in the West Newton Kirkham Abbey 
formation reservoir.

The integrated study indicates a significant upgraded 
volume of estimated hydrocarbons in place in the Kirkham 
Abbey formation reservoir of West Newton consisting of a 
significant volume of oil below a gas cap also of potentially 
significant size:

•  Base Case: 

-  Liquids: 146.4 million barrels (“mmbbl”) of oil initially 

in-place (“OIIP”);

-  Gas: 211.5 bcf of gas initially in-place (“GIIP”)

•  Upside Case: 

-  Liquids: 283 mmbbl OIIP

-  Gas: 265.9 bcf GIIP

Basis for re-evaluation of the Kirkham Abbey 
Formation Reservoir:

Rathlin provided an updated technical analysis of the West 
Newton Kirkham Abbey Formation reservoir, including:

• 

• 

 Evaluation of drilling results from the West Newton 
A-2 well, particularly petrophysical, fluid saturation, 
sedimentological and diagenetic analyses;

 Identification of an oil leg in the Kirkham Abbey reservoir 
in the West Newton A-2 well, based on the “C5+” 
readings in the mud gas (an industry standard means of 
determining fluid type in a reservoir); analysis of drilling 
samples; fluorescence from core and surface samples; 
and the results of pulsed-neutron downhole logs;

 Analysis of the 28 metre physical core recovered from the 
Kirkham Abbey reservoir, yielding key sedimentological 
and depositional information, which has been tied to the 
petrophysical interpretation of downhole log data;

 Integration of these well results into the reflection and 
inversion volumes of the 3D seismic survey, which covers 
the entirety of the West Newton area; and

 Updated ranges of reservoir rock volumes and 
parameters including, porosities, hydrocarbon 
saturations and fluid characterisation have been derived, 
and combined to arrive at a revised range of in-place 
hydrocarbon estimates.

Increased investment in Rathlin:

Reabold completed two significant additional share 
subscriptions in Rathlin during 2019. 

On 22 August 2019, Reabold announced that it has increased 
its investment in Rathlin through participation in an advanced 
subscription agreement. Following the successful drilling 
result at West Newton A-2, Rathlin raised £1,793,000, in 
which Reabold invested £1,000,000. Reabold at the time 
held a 24% economic interest in West Newton via its 36% 
holding in Rathlin the subsequent economic interest was 
to be confirmed once the next Rathlin fundraising round 
was complete. The additional shares to be issued under the 
advanced subscription agreement were to be priced at the 
higher of either a 20% discount to the price achieved in the 
next Rathlin funding round or at £0.8427 per share, being the 
price per share of Rathlin’s previous fundraise. 

The next Rathlin fundraise took place completed on 5 
November 2019 with Reabold the sole investor in a £16 million 
equity subscription at £2.75 per share. This also triggered 
the pricing and allotment of shares from the abovementioned 
advanced subscription agreement. This resulted in Reabold 
having a 59% equity position in Rathlin, and an effective look 
through interest into the West Newton project of 39%. 

As a result of this investment, Rathlin was fully funded for an 
exciting and highly impactful 2020 work programme, consisting 
of the testing of the A-2 well, and the drilling of up to two 
additional West Newton wells at the West Newton B location. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic Report 
 
 
 
Danube Petroleum Limited

Reabold has a 50.8% equity position in Danube, with ASX 
listed ADX Energy Ltd (“ADX”) holding the remaining 49.2%. 
Danube is active in Romania through its ownership of the 
Parta License. Danube has a 100% interest in the ‘sole risk 
area’ of the Parta licence (“Parta Sole Risk Area”), which 
includes the IMIC-1 discovery and the IMIC-2 prospect. 
Danube, which currently has a 100% interest in the broader 
Parta Licence, has agreed to farm out a 50% interest in the 
remainder of the Parta Licence (excluding the Parta Sole Risk 
Area) to Tamaska Oil & Gas (“Tamaska”). 

Drilling of IMIC-1:

2019 was a pivotal year for the Romania business, with the 
first well, IMIC-1, being drilled and resulting in a successful 
discovery. Following the mobilisation, setting up and 
commissioning of the Tacrom Futura Rig 6 on 5 August 
2019, the Iecea Mica 1 (“IMIC-1”) appraisal well was spud 
on 6 August 2019.

By 27 August 2019, the well had reached total depth of 
2,335 metres measured depth and wireline logging had been 
completed. A number of potential Pannonian (“PA”) reservoirs 
were intersected and logged with observed hydrocarbon 
shows including:

The primary target, the PA IV interval, had measured 
porosities in excess of 20% and calculated permeabilities 
in the order of 50 to 100 mD (millidarcies), suggesting 
reservoir quality is at the upper end of pre-drill expectations, 
giving confidence of strong gas production rates.

The PA III and PA V exploration intervals were shown to be 
hydrocarbon bearing with the PA V interval being assessed to 
be a gas condensate discovery. The PA V interval has previously 
been tested at a rate of 126 bopd by the IM-30 well, 2.5 km 
north of IMIC-1 and approximately 70 metres deeper.

Attempts to drill into the deeper fractured basement play 
intersected a highly over-pressured zone associated with 
a strong drilling break, indicative of formation porosity and 
permeability, coincident with an increase in gas shows. Severe 
mud losses were experienced, indicating open fractures in 
the formation. The presence of highly permeable fractured 
zones proximal to basement, together with the gas shows 
encountered, upgraded the prospectivity of the play across 
the licence. For technical, commercial and safety reasons, the 
drilling of the basement play was deferred to a later date.

The IMIC-1 well was subsequently prepared for production 
testing which is expected to take place in Q2 2020.

Forward programme at Danube:

 2 metre sandstone at a depth of approximately 1,863 
metres measured depth with (C1) gas shows at the PA III 
stratigraphic interval;

The anticipated 2020 work programme for the Parta license area 
and the Parta Sole Risk Area was announced by Reabold and 
ADX on 23 December 2019 and comprised of the following: 

IMIC-1 production testing:

Testing of the IMIC-1 well in the Parta Sole Risk Area was 
expected to commence in late February 2020 (subsequently 
revised to Q2 2020). As Danube plans to complete IMIC-1 
as a production well, the commencement date of the well 
test has been determined by the time needed to manufacture 
and deliver down hole well equipment which are required for 
production wells. Furthermore, completing IMIC-1 as a future 
production well is expected to minimise cost to commercial 
production and better preserve reservoir integrity.

Testing will concentrate on the Pannonian IV sand, which is a 
proven reservoir and has the greatest reserves potential.

• 

• 

• 

 5 metre sandstone at a depth of 2,033 metres measured 
depth with (C1) gas shows as expected at the PA IV 
stratigraphic level (the zone that was successfully tested 
in the historical well); and

 stratified sandstone and siltstone section from 2,140 to 
2,163 metres measured depth (23 metres) including a 
number of potential reservoirs with heavier gas shows 
(C1, C2 & C3) in the PA V interval (a historical offset 
production well has produced oil from this interval).

Successful discoveries were confirmed over a 14.5 metre 
section of net pay at a number of PA intervals; namely,  
the PA IV interval (the primary target of the well), the PA III 
and PA V formations. 

Overall, volumetrics across the intervals at IMIC-1 were 
increased by ADX to 20 bcf of 2C Contingent Resources, 
which compares favourably to the predrill best estimate of 
6.1 bcf of Contingent and 12.7 bcf Prospective Resources. 
(ERCE Independent Resource Estimates for Parta 
Appraisal Programme).

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019IMIC-1 Well Head

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportIMIC-1 feasibility studies and reserves declaration:

Danube will also commence studies for the 
commercialisation of IMIC-1 gas and the booking of reserves 
for the Parta Sole Risk Area. Two viable commercialisation 
options are being progressed in parallel including:

•  delivery of sales gas to the nearby Calacea Gas Plant; or

• 

 the conversion of produced gas to power and the 
connection to a high voltage power line located 
approximately 2km from the IMIC-1 location.

Subject to a successful production test and the 
determination of a viable commercialisation option, Danube 
expects to book reserves for the IMIC-1 well and initiate 
development by mid-2020.

3D and 2D seismic acquisition:

Danube is currently undertaking planning, regulatory 
approvals and finalising contractual arrangements for 
the acquisition of 100 km2 of 3D seismic in the Parta 
Exploration Licence as well as high resolution 2D seismic 
within the Parta Sole Risk Area that includes the IMIC-1  
well and the planned IMIC-2 well location.

The 3D seismic programme will be funded by Parta Energy 
Ltd, a subsidiary of Tamaska, pursuant to a farm-in agreement 
where Tamaska will fund a US$1.5 million seismic programme 
to earn a 50% interest in the Parta Exploration Licence, 
excluding the ‘sole risk area’. The Parta 3D programme is likely 
to generate high quality appraisal and exploration targets.

The high resolution 2D seismic lines will be acquired across 
the IMIC-1 and IMIC-2 accumulations. The programme is 
designed to better define the extent of gas zones where 
Danube has identified substantial stratigraphic upside 
volumes following the recent drilling of the IMIC-1 well.

IMIC-2 appraisal drilling:

Danube has approved the IMIC-2 well in the Parta Sole Risk 
Area. Planning and licencing for the IMIC-2 well has already been 
completed and Danube will order long lead items (well heads 
and casing) as soon as possible to enable an early drilling date.

At present Danube expects that drilling will commence during 
the third quarter of 2020. Commencement of operations is 
determined by drilling rig slot availability. This timing is also 
optimal from a weather perspective for site preparation. The 
IMIC-2 well has a planned total depth of 2,200 metres with 
approximately 23 days to drill and evaluate.

X section  of Pannonian Appraisal & Discovery Zones

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Calacea Gas Plant 12kms From Iecea Mica-1 Well

On 8 April 2019, Reabold announced that a binding Heads 
of Agreement had been signed between Danube’s wholly 
owned subsidiary, ADX Energy Panonia Srl, and Parta Energy 
Pty Ltd, an Australian private company, to fund a planned 
US$1.5 million seismic programme on Danube’s Parta 
Exploration Licence onshore Romania.  Parta Energy Pty Ltd 
was subsequently acquired by Tamaska. 

The Parta Exploration Licence activities are intended to provide 
low risk, high reward exploration follow up drilling locations for 
Danube, following on from the Parta Appraisal Programme. 

Further investments in Danube:

Reabold increased its investment into Danube Petroleum 
with several tranches of share subscriptions during 2019. 
This investment funded the 2019 work programme and will 
fund significant activity in 2020, including the drilling of the 
Iecea Mica 2 well, expected to commence in Q3 2020.  

On 9 May 2019, Reabold announced that it had agreed to 
subscribe for a further 375,940 new ordinary shares in Danube 
(“Danube Shares”) at an issue price of £1.00 per share. This 
increased Reabold’s shareholding in Danube from 33.3% to 
37.5%, with ADX holding the remaining 62.5%. In addition, 
ADX, on behalf of Danube, agreed to engage Reabold for a 
period of 12 months to provide corporate advisory services to 
Danube for a fee of approximately £75,000.  

On 16 September 2019, Reabold subscribed for 810,811 
Danube Shares at an issue price of £1.00 per share via 
two tranches, with the first tranche being for 237,838 
Danube Shares and the second tranche being for of 
572,973 Danube Shares.  Simultaneously, ADX subscribed 
for 540,541 Danube Shares at an issue price of £1.00 
per share, comprising 158,559 first tranche Shares and 
381,982 second tranche shares.  Following completion of 
the Subscription, this increased Reabold’s equity interest in 
Danube to 41.6%, with ADX holding the remaining 58.4%.

On 22 November 2019, Reabold exercised its option to 
subscribe for 200,000 Danube Shares at a price of £1.20 per 
share for a total sum of £240,000, taking Reabold’s interest in 
Danube to 43.2%, with ADX holding the remaining 56.8%. 

On 2 December 2019, Reabold, announced that it had 
fully exercised the remainder of its option to increase 
its investment in Danube through the subscription for 
additional shares.  Reabold exercised its options over a 
further 1,427,604 Danube Shares at a subscription price of 
£1.20 per share, being an investment of £1,713,125.  ADX 
elected to partially exercise its own corresponding options, 
subscribing for 241,929 Danube Shares at £1.20 per share. 
Following these investments, Reabold now owns 50.8% of 
Danube, with the remaining 49.2% held by ADX.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportCorallian Energy Limited

Reabold has a 34.9% equity holding in Corallian, a private UK 
oil and gas exploration and appraisal company. Corallian holds 
interests in 5 basins in the UK: Central Graben, Inner Moray 
Firth, Viking Graben, West of Shetland and Wessex Basin. It has 
an experienced in-house team to execute its programmes.

Wick and Colter wells

The early part of 2019 saw the execution of Corallian’s 
two well drilling campaign, targeting the Wick and Colter 
prospects.  Both wells in the campaign were drilled using the 
ENSCO-72 jack-up rig.  

Drilling operations commenced on the Wick exploration 
prospect on 25 December 2018. Wick is located within the 
UKCS on Licence P2235, in the Inner Moray Firth offshore 
Scotland.  Corallian had a 40% equity interest in the license and 
operated the well. The well was drilled to a total depth of 1000 
metres.  On 16 January 2019, Corallian informed Reabold that 
the target Beatrice sands, whilst present in the well, were water 
bearing.  The well was plugged and abandoned.

The ENSCO-72 rig was then mobilised to the South Coast 
of England to drill the Colter prospect. Colter is located in 
license P1918 in which at the time of drilling, Corallian had 
a 49% equity interest and was the operator.  The Colter well 
was targeting 23 million barrels (“mmbbls”) of Prospective 
Resources.  The well was spud on 6 February 2019. 

On 25 February 2019, Corallian stated that the Colter well 
(98/11a-6) had reached a total depth of 1,870m MD in the 
Sherwood Sandstone.  The 98/11a-6 well had unexpectedly 
remained on the southern side of the Colter Prospect bounding 
fault but encountered oil and gas shows over a 9.4 metre 
interval at the top of the Sherwood Sandstone reservoir.  A 
petrophysical evaluation of the LWD data calculated a net pay of 
3 metres.  Similar indications of oil and gas were encountered 
in the 98/11-1 well, drilled in 1983 by British Gas, within the 
Colter South fault terrace.  Provisional analysis of the new data 
indicated that the two wells may share a common oil-water-
contact having both intersected the down-dip margin of the 
Colter South prospect.  Corallian’s most recent assessment of 

the Colter South Prospect prior to drilling the 98/11a-6 well 
had estimated a mean recoverable volume of 15 mmbbls. 

The joint venture commenced preparations to side-track the 
98/11a-6 well.  The side-track was drilled directionally to a 
Sherwood Sandstone target within the Colter prospect on 
the northern side of the bounding fault, and was completed 
by 8 March 2019.

It was then determined that the majority of the potential 
resource resides within the Colter South portion of the play. 
The more northerly location of the fault results in a larger areal 
extent than previously mapped at Colter South, which modelled 
a 15 mmbbls Pmean potential resource within the Colter South 
Prospect. However, this also results in a smaller areal extent of 
the Colter feature north of the fault, which is unlikely to yield 
additional commercial volumes.

Corallian licence awards

In early June 2019, Corallian was offered interests in five 
additional licenses by the OGA as part of the UK 31st Offshore 
Licensing Round.  Three of these new licences were awarded 
with joint venture partners, while the other two were offered on 
a 100% interest basis.

The five licences comprise 22 blocks and part blocks, 
including one in the English Channel (49% interest), two in 
the Inner Moray Firth (40% interest each), one in the Viking 
Graben (100% interest) and one in the West of Shetland 
basin (100% interest).

Further investment in Corallian

Reabold continued to invest in Corallian in 2019 to support 
drilling and business development activity.  On 25 February 
2019, Reabold secured an additional equity investment into 
Corallian, by way of an advanced subscription agreement, 
whereby Reabold invested £750,000, priced at a 30% discount 
to the next Corallian fundraise.  This structure and pricing was in 
line with a previous £300,000 investment in December 2018.  
This investment was intended to cover Corallian’s expected 
costs in relation to the side-track to appraise the principle Colter 
oil discovery. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Corallian’s next fundraise was completed in late July 2019, 
when the company completed an equity raise of £1,225,000 
at £2.20 per share with a new shareholder. Completion of 
which enabled Corallian to allot the shares related to the 
advanced subscription agreements that it executed with its 
existing shareholders in December 2018 and February 2019. 
Accordingly, Reabold was allotted 681,818 new Corallian 
shares at a price of £1.54 per share, taking the Company’s 
interest in Corallian to 34.9% from 32.9%.

A portion of the net proceeds from the July 2019 fundraising 
was utilised by Corallian to acquire Corfe Energy Limited’s 
(“Corfe”) interests in licences in which they were a JV partner 
with Corallian. Such interests comprise four licences in the 
Wessex Basin, which includes the licence containing Colter 
South, and the Inner Moray Firth, including three new licences 
offered in these areas in the 31st Licensing Round. The 
Pmean Prospective Resources attributable to Corfe’s interests, 
accordingly to the Corallian management estimates, are 10 
mmboe in the Inner Moray Firth and 6 mmboe in the Wessex 
Basin. Following this transaction, Corallian’s interest in the 
Wessex Basin JV licences increased to 74% and in the Inner 
Moray Firth JV licences to 45%.

On 22 November 2019, Reabold announced that it had 
participated in the second tranche of Corallian’s July 2019 
fundraise. Reabold subscribed for 47,727 new ordinary shares 
in Corallian at a subscription price of £2.20 per share, an 
investment of £105,000, being Reabold’s pro rata share. In 
aggregate, Corallian raised £300,000 pursuant to the fundraise 
via the issuance of 136,363 ordinary shares. Accordingly, 
Reabold’s equity interest in Corallian remained unchanged at 
34.9%.  The proceeds were intended to be used by Corallian to 
prepare for a planned Initial Public Offering early in the second 
half of 2020, and to complete the work required to finalise UK 
North Sea well locations for both the Unst prospect in the Viking 
Graben and the Dunrobin prospect in the Inner Moray Firth. 

Notwithstanding the positive results achieved at Colter, 
Corallian has taken the conservative approach of writing 
down in full its interest in Colter on the basis that the licence 
expires in January 2021 and there is currently no funded work 
programme by the partners in Colter.  The Company remains 
hopeful for Colter and for funding to be made available prior 
to the licence expiry to further evaluate the encouraging 
prospectivity.  The writedown in full by Corallian of its interests 
in Wick and Colter has driven Reabold’s share of Colter’s loss 
during the reporting period of a charge of £2.5 million.  

Funding

In 2019, Reabold completed two equity capital raises, raising 
gross proceeds of £24.0 million as announced on 28 October 
2019, and £2.65 million as announced on 2 July 2019.  

We are extremely pleased with our decision to raise a significant 
amount of capital in late 2019 despite very difficult market 
conditions at the time.  Since then, the impacts of Covid-19, 
and of the oil price crash following, inter alia, the decision by 
Saudi Aramco to significantly increase production, have resulted 
in even greater challenges for growth companies in the sector to 
access capital. 

We exited 2019 with a healthy cash balance of £6.7 million, 
which excludes cash already invested into Rathlin and Danube, 
which will be used to fund the planned drilling and testing 
campaigns in the UK and Romania in 2020.  Reabold is 
therefore well funded through and beyond a very active and 
exciting year of activity in 2020.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportKey performance indicators

The key performance indicators (“KPIs”) are: 

KPI

KPI 1

Definition

Performance

Addition of material investment that 
meets the Company’s corporate 
investment criteria

•   Significant additional investment in Rathlin and Danube of, in aggregate, 
£17.0m and £3.1m respectively (2018: £3.0m and £1.9m respectively).
•   Significant additional investment in Reabold California in E&E and O&G 

Attainment

Achieved

KPI 2

Commercial discovery in-line with 
investment strategy

assets of £3.2m (2018: £4.7m).

•   Significant number of opportunities reviewed and evaluated.

•   Discovery at Rathlin’s West Newton appraisal well, potentially the largest 

Achieved

hydrocarbon discovery onshore UK since 1973

•   Significant gas discovery at Danube’s IMIC-1 appraisal well in Romania
•   Multiple oil discoveries in California project.
•   Discovery at Corallian’s Colter South Prospect.

KPI 2

KPI 3

Commercial production of 
hydrocarbons

•   Significant increase in production of hydrocarbons by Reabold California 

Achieved

with its share of production in 2019 (12 months) of 32,846 boe 
compared to 4,550 boe in 2018 (6 months).

Fund raisings and preservation in the 
Company’s cash position

•   In 2019 raised £26.6m (before expenses) at an average of 0.92 pence, 
a significant increase in the amount raised in 2018 of £12.6m (before 
expenses) at 0.68 pence.

Achieved

•  Significant new institutional support.
•   Strong cash position at 31 December 2019 of £6.7m (2018: £7.1m).

KPI 4

Growth in total net assets

•   The total net assets at the end of 2018 and 2019 were £19.3m and 

Achieved

£40.2m respectively.

KPI 5

Growth in share price

•   The closing share prices at the end of 2018 and 2019 were 0.74 pence 

and 0.75 pence respectively. 

•   On 30 August 2019, the share price achieved a closing high of 1.4 pence 

(2018 closing high of 0.95 pence). 

Partially 
achieved

KPI 6

Environmental compliance

•   There was environmental compliance by the Group and investee 

Achieved

companies, with permits successfully obtained for multiple 
drilling campaigns.

KPI 7

Retention of key management and 
strong Board

•   The key executives were retained and incentivised.
•   The Board is experienced and qualified, including two independent 

Achieved

directors.  The Board will aim to achieve gender diversity as the Company 
grows and evolves from its relative current small size.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Principal risks and uncertainties 

The Company continuously monitors its risk exposures and 
reports to the board of directors (the “Board”) on a regular basis.  

The Board reviews these risks and focuses on ensuring effective 
systems of internal financial and non-financial controls are in 
place and maintained.

Risk

Strategic risks

Political risk: changes in government policies 
in the jurisdictions in which the Group investee 
companies operate, could have an adverse 
impact on the implementation of the Group’s 
strategy.

Operational risks

Mitigation

Magnitude & likelihood

The Group assessed political risk prior to making an investment 
decision and monitors political developments in the various 
jurisdictions in which it has invested, in-conjunction with its 
partners and through industry associations.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Medium

Exploration risk: the Group and investee 
companies fail to identify hydrocarbon bearing 
prospects that have the potential to produce 
commercially.

The Group and investee companies undertake extensive 
analysis of available technical information to determine work 
programmes. Downside risk can be reduced by entering into risk 
sharing arrangements.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – High

Regulatory risk: planning, environmental, 
licensing and other permitting risks associated 
with the Group and investee companies’ 
operations particularly with exploration drilling 
operations.

The Group and investee companies have to date been successful in 
obtaining the required permits to operate. Such risks are mitigated 
through compliance with regulations, proactive engagement with 
regulators, communities and the expertise and experience of the 
management teams of the Group and investee companies.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Medium

Production risk: hydrocarbons are not able to 
be produced in the projected quantities by the 
operators/investee companies (as applicable), or 
cannot be produced economically.

Financial risks

Liquidity risk: insufficient liquidity and funding 
capacity of the Group and investee companies 
could adversely impact the implementation 
of the Group’s strategy and restrict work 
programmes due to lack of capital.

Market risk: uncertainty and volatility of oil and 
gas prices could adversely impact on expected 
future revenues, margins, cash flows and returns. 

Management risks

Loss of key staff risk: the adverse impact on 
operating capability and implementation of the 
Group’s strategic objectives from the loss of key 
executives.

Other risks

Covid-19 virus: the dramatic impact on global 
economies, demand for oil & gas and project 
operational activities, for example the closing 
of borders, restricting travel movements and 
resultant effects on project work programmes, as 
well as impacting fund raising activities.

The Group and investee companies undertake extensive analysis 
of the available technical information towards improving the 
understanding of the reservoir.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Medium

The Board regularly reviews the Group’s cash flow forecasts and 
the availability or adequacy of its current facilities to meet the 
Group’s cash flow requirements. The Company actively monitors 
the liquidity position of its investee companies.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Medium

Contingency is built into the evaluation, planning and budgeting 
process to allow for the downside movements in commodity prices.  
The Reabold model is to invest in undervalued assets that would 
be able to deliver profitably under any reasonable oil and gas price 
assumption, are at the lower end of the industry cost curve and will 
be competitive against other sources of hydrocarbons.  The Group 
may consider it appropriate in the future to hedge a proportion of its 
production, particularly if the Group is reliant on the production to 
service debt. 

Magnitude – Medium

Likelihood – Medium

Recruitment and retention of key staff through providing competitive 
remuneration packages and stimulating and safe working 
environment. Balancing salary with longer term incentive plans.

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – Low

The Reabold model is to invest in undervalued assets that would 
be able to deliver profitably under any reasonable oil and gas price 
assumption, are at the lower end of the industry cost curve and 
will be competitive against other sources of hydrocarbons.  
Reabold’s investee companies’ expected work programmes for 
2020 are fully-funded by cash already invested into the operating 
businesses.  We believe that these projects remain economic at 
current oil prices.  

Magnitude – High

Likelihood – High

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportFinancial review 

Our people

The Group loss for the 12 months ended 31 December 
2019 was £4,266,000 (2018: loss of £1,949,000), 
significantly impacted by the Company’s share of losses of 
associates of £2,952,000 (2018: loss of £165,000).  The 
Company’s share of losses of associates primarily comprised 
the share of Corallian’s loss of £2,459,000, driven by their 
impairment of the Wick and Colter wells.  

During the reporting period, the Group successfully 
increased production from its California assets, generating 
revenues of £1,452,000 (2018: £194,000) and gross profit 
of £596,000 (2018: £111,000).  

Total administration costs increased from £939,000 for 
the year ended 31 December 2018 to £1,386,000 for 
the year ended 31 December 2019, mainly driven by an 
increase in executive remuneration, legal fees, broker and 
investor relations fees, reflecting the significant increase in 
investment and market activities. The impact to the Group 
loss for the reporting period of share based payments 
expense was reduced to £192,000 (2018: £995,000), 
reflecting the final expensing of options issued to executives 
in prior periods.  

For the year ended 31 December 2019, the Group net cash 
outflow from operating activities was £216,000 (2018: cash 
outflow of £732,000) reflecting increased administration 
costs offset by positive movements in working capital. The 
cash outflow from investing activities increased considerably 
from £9,348,000 for the year ending 31 December 2018 
to £24,985,000 for the year ended 31 December 2019, 
reflecting the significant increase in investment activities 
during the reporting period, including the investments in 
Rathlin, Danube and Corallian, as well as the funding of 
activities in California.  

The Group raised £24,873,000 (net of costs) during the 
reporting period (2018: £11,909,000).  Cash and cash 
equivalents as at 31 December 2019 was £6,717,000 
(2018: £7,112,000).  

The Group total net assets and net current assets as at 31 
December 2019 were £40,127,000 (2018: £19,313,000) 
and £6,660,000 (2018: £7,073,000) respectively.  

Our people are a key element in our success and the Company 
aims to attract, develop and retain talented people and to create 
a diverse and inclusive working environment, where everyone 
is accepted, valued and treated equally without discrimination, 
taking into account the current size of the Company.

Currently the Company comprises 6 directors and no other 
employees, with the workforce by gender summarised below:

As at 31 December 2019
Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors

Other employees

All employees

Male
3

Female
-

Female %
-%

3

-

6

-

-

-

-%

-%

-%

Brexit

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and has now entered 
an 11-month transition period. During this period the UK 
effectively remains in the EU’s customs union and single 
market and continues to obey EU rules.  However, the UK is 
no longer part of the political institutions.  If no trade deal 
has been agreed and ratified by the end of 2020, then the 
UK faces the prospect of tariffs on exports to the EU. The UK 
must also agree deals in a number of other areas where co-
operation is needed.

Notwithstanding, the Board does not currently envisage any 
material negative impact on the Company specifically from 
Brexit.  The Board considers that the Group is much more 
impacted by E&E success by investee companies and factors 
driving energy prices globally, than Brexit, and specifically in 
the regions of exposure in the existing portfolio of the US, UK 
and Romania.  

The negotiations on the United Kingdom’s departure from 
the European Union continue to create great uncertainty in 
the UK economy. The Board continues to monitor the terms 
of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European 
Union, which have not yet been finalised and accordingly the 
final impact of which on the Group is currently uncertain.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Covid-19 virus

Following the year end, the Covid-19 pandemic has had 
a dramatic global impact. The situation is continually 
developing and as at the date of this report, the situation will 
need constant attention as it evolves over time. In the Board’s 
view, consistent with others, Covid-19 is considered to be a 
non-adjusting post balance sheet event and no adjustment is 
made in the financial statements as a result.

The rapid development and fluidity of the Covid-19 virus 
makes it difficult to predict the ultimate impact on the Group 
at this stage. In line with most experts, we believe that the 
impact of the virus will be material on the general economy 
and many central banks have reduced interest rates and are 
taking other economic stimulus measures. Undoubtedly, 
this will have implications for the Group’s operations, for 
example the closing of borders, restricting travel movements 
and resultant effects on project work programmes, as well 
as impacting fund raising activities as investors look to 
delay decisions until the crisis is over. Management is in the 
process of addressing the impact of COVID-19 on the Group, 
however given the fluidity and volatility of the situation it is 
not possible to quantify the impact at this stage.

The impact of Covid-19 on the oil and gas industry is 
undeniably dramatic.  However, it is crucial to remember 
that the entire basis of the Reabold model is to invest in 
undervalued assets that would be able to deliver profitably 
under any reasonable oil and gas price assumption, are at the 
lower end of the industry cost curve and will be competitive 
against other sources of hydrocarbons.  The Reabold 
portfolio is well positioned to not only survive through the 
Covid related downturn, but to continue to progress and 
expectedly thrive throughout 2020 and beyond.  

Reabold’s investee companies’ expected work programmes 
for 2020 are fully-funded by cash already invested into the 
operating businesses.  The programme includes the testing of 
West Newton A-2, the drilling of two wells at West Newton B, 
the testing of IM-1 and the drilling of IM-2 in Romania, and the 
drilling of additional wells in California.  We believe that these 
projects remain highly economic at current oil prices.  

Reabold currently has approximately £5.6 million in cash 
beyond the cash invested into the operating entities 
to fund the 2020 work programme, which is available 
and uncommitted at this time. Reabold and its investee 
companies are financially robust under current market 
conditions and Reabold is in a position to potentially take 
advantage of acquisition and investment opportunities that 
these conditions present. In addition, post reporting period, 
the Company secured additional liquidity in the form of the 
£5 million ELA to provide the Company with further financial 
flexibility and strength.

A fundamental aspect of the Reabold business model is to 
participate in projects which have low development and 
operating costs, thereby reducing sensitivity to the oil price. 
As announced on 26 February 2020, the cash operating 
costs of Reabold California are approximately US$13 per 
barrel of oil equivalent, meaning production in California 
continues to be profitable and to generate positive free cash 
flow at current oil prices.

Outlook

We are highly encouraged by the success we have had so far 
in the implementation of our strategy to invest in low-risk, 
high impact, upstream oil and gas projects. With a portfolio 
that contains interests in the Danube, Corallian and Rathlin 
prospects, all of which had appraisal campaign drilling in 
2019, and the further drilling programmes in California 
following the success in the US to date, together with a 
number of other projects currently under review, the Board 
is confident that its shareholders can look forward to an 
exciting 2020 and beyond.

Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams
Co-Chief Executive Officers

10 June 2020 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Strategic ReportBoard of Directors

Jeremy Edelman - Non-Executive Chairman

Jeremy Edelman holds Bachelor degrees in Commerce and Law together with a Master’s degree in 
Applied Finance. Jeremy is admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Courts of Western Australia and 
New South Wales. Jeremy subsequently worked for some of the world’s leading investment banks, 
including Bankers Trust and UBS Warburg in debt and acquisition finance. He has held consulting 
and director positions in listed companies in the UK and Australia, such as Mt Grace Resources 
NL, with a focus on resource exploration and development, including investment companies 
established with the specific objective of investing in resources projects. He also has corporate 
finance experience, having been responsible for co-coordinating a number of companies in 
making acquisitions in a variety of resource sectors, including oil and gas, uranium, molybdenum, 
base metals and coal. He has worked in various regions of the world, including the Republic of 
Kazakhstan, Russia, South Africa and Australia. Jeremy served as a Non-Executive Director of 
Leni Gas Cuba Limited until 12 July 2016, a Director of Altona Energy Plc (also known as Altona 
Resources Plc) until 4 July 2006, Executive Director of Leni Gas & Oil PLC from August 2006 to 
December 2010 and Director of Braemore Resources Plc until 27 July 2005.

Sachin Oza - Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive

Sachin Oza has 17 years’ investment experience, including 14 years’ covering the energy 
sector. He joined Guinness Asset Management in April 2016, having previously worked as an 
investment analyst at M&G Investments for 13 years, where he covered the Utility, Transport, 
Mining and Oil & Gas sectors on a global basis. Sachin has also held investment analyst roles at 
Tokyo Mitsubishi Asset Management and JP Morgan Asset Management.

Stephen Williams - Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive

Stephen Williams has 15 years’ experience in the energy sector. He joined Guinness Asset 
Management in April 2016, having previously worked as an investment analyst at M&G between 
2010 and 2016, where he focussed on energy and resources. Prior to this, Stephen worked as 
an energy investment analyst for Simmons & Company International between 2005 and 2010 
and from 2003 to 2005 he worked as an analyst at ExxonMobil.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Marcos Mozetic - Non-Executive Director

Marcos Mozetic, an exploration geologist, brings over 41 years of international technical 
experience in the oil and gas industry to the Company. His most recent experience was in 
designing, implementing and leading Repsol S.A’s exploration strategy between 2004 and 2016. 
During this period, Repsol become a leader in reserve replacement and participated in some 
of the most exciting discoveries worldwide. Previous to this, Marcos worked as a development 
geologist in 1975 with Bridas, before moving into the exploration department, which he later 
led.  Following this, Marcos worked for BHP Petroleum and BHP Minerals as Chief Geologist for 
Argentina and later Country Leader.  Marcos holds a BSc and Post-Graduate degree in Petroleum 
Geology from the University of Buenos Aires.

Mike Felton - Non-Executive Director

Mike Felton is an experienced fund manager in the City and brings over 29 years of financial 
expertise to the Company.  Mike previously served as Head of UK Retail Equities at M&G 
Investments and was Manager of the M&G UK Select Fund, growing the fund’s assets from £110m 
to circa £550m at its peak.  Mike has also previously served as Joint Head of Equities at ISIS Asset 
Management and Manager of ISIS UK Prime Fund, as well as Chief Investment Officer at Lumin 
Wealth, a position he still retains part-time.  Mr Felton sits on the International Tennis Federation’s 
Investment Advisory Panel and is a Business Ambassador for Anthony Nolan, the UK’s blood 
cancer charity and bone marrow register.

Anthony Samaha - Executive Director

Anthony Samaha is a Chartered Accountant who has over 25 years’ experience in accounting 
and corporate finance, including resources development.  Anthony worked for over 10 years 
with international accounting firms, including Ernst & Young, principally in corporate finance, 
gaining significant experience in valuations, IPOs, independent expert reports, and mergers and 
acquisitions.  He has extensive experience in the listing and management of AIM and TSX quoted 
companies, including fund raisings, project development and mergers and acquisitions.  Anthony 
has been involved in acquisitions and resource projects in various regions of the world, including 
Australia, South Africa, West Africa, North America, Kazakhstan and the People’s Republic of 
China. He holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics degrees from the University of 
Western Australia, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and an 
Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.  

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Corporate GovernanceDirectors’ report 

For the year ended 31 December 2019

The Directors submit their report and the audited  
financial statements of the Company for the year ended  
31 December 2019. 

Principal activities

The total options held by directors as at 31 December 2019 
was 315,000,000. Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams each held 
150,000,000 options and Anthony Samaha held 15,000,000 
options.  The options have a weighted average exercise price of 
0.8 pence and a weighted average life of 2.0 years.

The principal activity of the Company is investment in 
pre-cash flow upstream oil and gas projects, primarily as 
significant minority interests in unlisted oil & gas companies 
or majority interests in unlisted oil & gas companies with 
non-operating positions on licences.

Directors’ indemnity 

The Company maintains a directors’ and officers’ liability 
policy on normal commercial terms which includes third 
party indemnity provisions. 

Results and dividends

Going concern 

The results of the Group are shown on page 41.  No 
dividends were declared or paid in the year (2018: £nil). The 
Directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend. 
The Directors are satisfied with the performance of the 
Company in the year.

The financial statements have been prepared on the going 
concern basis. The Directors have prepared cash flow 
forecasts for the period ending 30 June 2021 which take 
account of the current cost and operational structure of the 
Group and investment agreements.

Post balance sheet events

Details of post reporting date events are disclosed in Note 
30 of the financial statements.

Financial Risk Management

The Group’s activities expose it to foreign currency, credit 
and liquidity risks. The size of the Company means that it is 
unnecessary and impractical for the Directors to delegate the 
responsibility of monitoring financial risk management to a 
sub-committee of the Board. Refer to Note 29 of the financial 
statements, for further details.

Directors and their interests 

The names of the Directors who held office during the year 
and their shareholdings are shown below. 

Director 
Jeremy Edelman *

At 31 Dec 2019 
169,000,000

At 1 Jan 2019
169,000,000

Sachin Oza

16,637,058

10,000,000

Stephen Williams

12,222,111

10,000,000

Marcos Mozetic

Michael Felton

Anthony Samaha 

-

8,386,431

1,000,000

-

2,808,676

-

*  including 144,000,000 shares held by Saltwind Enterprises Ltd, a company 

connected with Jeremy Edelman.

These forecasts demonstrate that the Group has sufficient 
cash funds available to allow it to continue in business for a 
period of at least twelve months from the date of approval 
of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial 
statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Outlook and future developments

Future developments are outlined in the Chairman’s 
Statement and Strategic Report.

Brexit

As noted in the Strategic Report, the Board continues to 
monitor the terms of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom 
from the European Union, which have not yet been finalised 
and accordingly the final impact of which on the Group 
is currently uncertain. However, the ongoing uncertainty 
around Brexit is impacting on exchange rates and financial 
market sentiment, which could negatively impact on the cost 
of procuring foreign currencies and the raising of further 
capital on terms acceptable to the Group. 

Political and charitable contributions 

The Company made no contributions to charitable or political 
bodies during the year (2018: £Nil). 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Substantial shareholders 

Environmental policies

The Group’s operations are, and will be, subject to 
environmental regulation (with regular environmental impact 
assessments and evaluation of operations required before 
any permits are granted to the Group) in the jurisdiction 
in which it operates.  Although the Group intends to be 
in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and 
regulations, there are certain risks inherent to its activities, 
such as accidental spills, leakages or other circumstances, 
which could subject the Group to extensive liability. Further, 
the Group may fail to obtain the required approval from the 
relevant authorities necessary for it to undertake activities 
which are likely to impact the environment.  The Group is 
unable to predict the effect of additional environmental 
laws and regulations which may be adopted in the future, 
including whether any such laws or regulations would 
materially increase the Group’s cost of doing business or 
affect its operations in any area.  No environmental breaches 
have been notified by any governmental agency as at the 
date of this report.

Board of Directors 

The Board meets regularly to determine the policy and 
business strategy of the Company and has adopted a schedule 
of those matters that are reserved as the responsibility of the 
Board.  The Directors who held office during the year and up 
to the date of this report are given below:

Jeremy Edelman  (Non-Executive Chairman)
Sachin Oza 
(Executive Director and Co-CEO)
Stephen Williams (Executive Director and Co-CEO)
Anthony Samaha  (Executive Director)
Marcos Mozetic 
Michael Felton 

(Non-Executive Director) 
(Non-Executive Director) 

Board committees

The Board has an Audit Committee and a Remuneration 
Committee.

As at 10 June 2020, the Company had been notified of the 
following significant shareholdings in the ordinary share capital:

Holder 
Miton Asset Management

No. of shares 

%
774,664,152 11.51%

Ruffer Investment Management

458,987,333

JO Hambro Capital Management

340,000,000

Chelverton Asset Management

333,512,667

Fidelity International

J Safra Sarasin

Hargreave Hale

272,084,738

250,000,000

222,222,222

6.82%

5.05%

4.96%

4.04%

3.71%

3.30%

Corporate governance

The Board is committed to ensuring good standards of 
corporate governance in so far as practicable for a company 
of this size. The London Stock Exchange has required all 
AIM companies to apply a recognised corporate governance 
code from 28 September 2018. In connection with the 
introduction of these new requirements, the Quoted 
Companies Alliance has published a new Corporate 
Governance Code which the Company has adopted from 28 
September 2018.  The Company has adopted and operates 
a share dealing code for Directors and senior employees on 
substantially the same terms as the Model Code appended 
to the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority. Information 
in relation to the Corporate Governance of the Group is 
contained within the Corporate Governance Report.

Employment policies and remuneration

The Company is committed to promoting policies which 
ensure that high calibre employees are attracted, retained 
and motivated, to ensure ongoing success for the business. 
Employees and those who seek to work with the Company 
are to be treated equally regardless of sex, marital status, 
creed, age, colour, race or ethnic origin.

The Company remunerates the Directors at a level 
commensurate with the size of the Company and the 
experience of its Directors. The Board has reviewed 
the Directors’ remuneration and believes it upholds the 
objectives of the Company with regard to this issue. 
Details of Directors’ emoluments and payments made for 
professional services rendered are set out in Note 9 to the 
financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Corporate GovernanceCorporate and social responsibility

UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers

The Company is subject to the UK City Code on Takeovers 
and Mergers.

Market Abuse Regime

The Company has adopted and operates a share dealing code 
for Directors and senior employees on substantially the same 
terms as the Model Code and MAR appended to the Listing 
Rules of the UKLA.

Auditor 

In accordance with section 489 of the Companies Act 
2006, a resolution to reappoint Mazars LLP was put to the 
Annual General Meeting held on 11 December 2018 and 
was approved.  The auditor, Mazars LLP, will be proposed 
for reappointment in accordance with Section 485 of the 
Companies Act 2006.  Mazars LLP has signified its willingness 
to continue in office as auditor.

Annual General Meeting 

Notice of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting will be 
enclosed separately.

By order of the Board, 

10 June 2020 

A Samaha
Registered Office: 
20 Primrose Street
London 
EC2A 2EW

The Company maintains high, ethical standards in its business 
activities. We act responsibly, promoting accountability as 
individuals and as a company. We operate with ethics and 
fairness and comply with all required rules and regulations.

The Company requires that in respect to any of its investee’s 
exploration and development, there runs alongside this a 
comprehensive community engagement plan. It is vital that 
our investee companies engage, listen and communicate 
effectively with local communities, particularly when they 
begin the process of planning new developments.  Whilst the 
Company is cognisant of its corporate social responsibilities, the 
Company considers that it is not of the size to warrant a formal 
policy as the issues that are relevant to this policy are mostly 
the responsibility of the operators of the wells with which the 
Company has agreements.

Controlling party

In the opinion of the Directors there is no controlling party.

Statement of disclosure to auditor 

So far as the Directors are aware, there is no relevant audit 
information of which the Company’s auditor is unaware, and 
they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as 
Directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant 
audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor is 
aware of that information. 

Matters covered in the Strategic Report

As permitted by Paragraph 1A of schedule 7 to the Large and 
Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) 
Regulations 2008 certain matters which are required to be 
disclosed in the Directors’ report have been omitted as they are 
included in the Strategic Report instead. These matters relate 
to the Business review, principal risks and uncertainties, key 
performance indicators and future developments (outlook).

Bribery Act

The Company is cognisant of its responsibilities under the 
Bribery Act and has implemented an Anti-Bribery policy.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Corporate Governance 
Report

The London Stock Exchange required that all AIM companies 
apply a recognised corporate governance code from the 28 
September 2018.  In connection with the introduction of 
these new requirements, the Quoted Companies Alliance 
published a new corporate governance code. 

The Directors of the Company formally applied the Quoted 
Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code (the “QCA 
Code”) from 28 September 2018.  The Board recognises 
the principles of the QCA Code, which focus on the creation 
of medium to long-term value for shareholders without 
stifling the entrepreneurial spirit in which small to medium 
sized companies, such as Reabold, have been created. The 
Company sets out below its annual update on its compliance 
with the QCA Code.

The QCA Code sets out 10 principles that should be applied. 
These are listed below together with a short explanation of 
how the Company applies each of the principles:

1)  Principle One: Establish a strategy and 

business model which promote long-term 
value for shareholders 

 The Board has concluded that the highest medium and 
long term value can be delivered to its shareholders by 
the adoption of a single strategy for the Company. 

 The investing policy of the Company is to acquire direct 
and indirect interests in exploration and producing 
projects and assets in the natural resources sector, 
and consideration is given to investment opportunities 
globally.  However, under that policy, the Board is 
focused on investments in pre-cash flow upstream oil 
and gas projects. Those projects are primarily in the 
form of significant minority interests in unlisted oil & 
gas companies or majority interests in unlisted oil & gas 
companies with non-operating positions on licences that 
are on-shore or near-shore assets with low-cost drilling 
opportunities that can provide medium term production 
and hence cash flow.

 The Company is an investor in upstream oil & gas 
projects globally with an aim to create value from each 
project by investing in undervalued, low-risk, near-term 
upstream oil & gas projects and by identifying realistic 
potential exit plans prior to investment.  

 The Company’s long term strategy is to re-invest capital 
made through its investments into larger projects in 
order to grow the Company.  The Company aims to 
gain exposure to assets with limited downside and 
high potential upside, capitalising on the value created 
between the entry stage and exit point of its projects. The 
Company invests in projects that have limited correlation 
to the oil price.

 The Company only invests in projects which meet its 
stringent requirements.

 The Company may be both an active and a passive investor 
depending on the nature of the individual investments.

 Although the Company intends to be a medium to long-term 
investor, the Company will place no minimum or maximum 
limit on the length of time that any investment may be held 
and therefore shorter term disposal of any investments 
cannot be ruled out. The Company intends there to be no 
limit on the number of projects into which the Company 
may invest, and the Company’s financial resources may 
be invested in a number of propositions or in just one 
investment, which may be deemed to be a reverse takeover 
pursuant to Rule 14 of the AIM Rules for Companies. The 
investing policy will allow investments to be in all types of 
assets and there will be no investment restrictions.

 The Company may offer new Ordinary Shares by way 
of consideration as well as cash, thereby helping to 
preserve the Company’s cash resources for working 
capital. The Company may, in appropriate circumstances, 
issue debt securities or otherwise borrow money to 
complete an investment. 

 The Company provides shareholders with a discussion of 
corporate strategy within this Annual Report, specifically 
the Chairman’s Statement and the Strategic Report 
sections. Key business challenges and how they may be 
mitigated are detailed in the Strategic Report. 

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2)  Principle Two: Seek to understand and 

meet shareholder needs and expectations

 The Board is committed to maintaining good 
communication and having constructive dialogue with its 
shareholders. The Company has close ongoing relationships 
with its private shareholders. Institutional shareholders and 
analysts have the opportunity to discuss issues and provide 
feedback at meetings with the Company. 

 All shareholders are encouraged to attend the Company’s 
Annual General Meeting and any general meetings held 
by the Company. 

 Investors also have access to current information on the 
Company through its website, www.reabold.com, and 
through Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams, the Co-Chief 
Executive Directors, who are available to answer investor 
relations enquiries. The Company disseminates all 
regulatory updates via a Regulatory Information Service 
before doing so elsewhere.

3)  Principle Three: Take into account wider 

stakeholder and social responsibilities and 
their implications for long-term success

 The Board recognises that the long term success of the 
Company is reliant upon the efforts of the employees of 
the Company and its contractors, suppliers, regulators 
and other stakeholders.  The Board has put in place a 
range of processes and systems to ensure that there 
is close oversight and contact with its key resources 
and relationships.  The Company has close ongoing 
relationships with a broad range of its stakeholders and 
provides them with the opportunity to raise issues and 
provide feedback to the Company.

4)  Principle Four: Embed effective 

risk management, considering both 
opportunities and threats, throughout the 
organisation

 The Board ensures that procedures are in place and such 
procedures are being implemented effectively to identify, 
evaluate and manage the significant risks faced by the 
Company.  Key business challenges and risks are detailed 
in the Strategic Report on page 21, including the impact 
and how these are mitigated.  

 The Board has established procedures, as represented by 
this statement, for the purpose of providing a system of 
internal control.  An internal audit function is not considered 
necessary or practical due to the size of the Company and 
the close day to day control exercised by the executive 
directors.  However, the Board will continue to monitor 
the need for an internal audit function.  The Board has 
established appropriate reporting and control mechanisms 
to ensure the effectiveness of its control systems.

5)  Principle Five: Maintain the board as a well-
functioning, balanced team led by the chair

 As at the date of publication, the Board comprised of 
Jeremy Edelman as the Non-Executive Chairman, Marcos 
Mozetic and Michael Felton as Non-Executive Directors 
and Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams, the Co-Chief 
Executive Directors, and Anthony Samaha as Executive 
Director. Biographical details of the current Directors are 
set out on page 24 to 25 of this Annual Report. 

 The Executive and Non-Executive Directors are subject to 
re-election at the second annual general meeting of the 
Company after their last appointment or reappointment, 
if not before. 

 The Co-Chief Executive Officers are considered to be full 
time employees.  Anthony Samaha, whilst an Executive 
Director is not a full time employee. The Non-Executive 
Directors are considered to be part time but are expected 
to provide as much time to the Company as is required. 

 The Board elects a Chairman to chair every meeting.  The 
Board meets at least six times per annum.  The Board 
has agreed that appointments to the Board are made 
by the Board as a whole and so has not yet created a 
Nominations Committee. 

 The Non-Executive Directors, Michael Felton and Marcos 
Mozetic are considered to be Independent Directors. 
The Board notes that the QCA recommends a balance 
between executive and non-executive Directors and 
recommends that there be two independent non-
executives. The Board will review further appointments 
as scale and complexity grows.

 The role of the Chairman is to provide leadership of the 
Board and ensure its effectiveness on all aspects of its 
remit to maintain control of the Company. In addition, 
the Chairman is responsible for the implementation and 
practice of sound corporate governance. The Chairman is 
considered to have adequate separation from the day-to-
day running of the Company.

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  Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings

 In order to be efficient, the Board meets formally and 
informally both in person and by telephone. To date there 
have been at least bimonthly meetings of the Board, and 
the volume and frequency of such meetings is expected to 
continue at least at this rate.  The Company had 12 Board 
meetings during the year and reports below on the number 
of Board and committee meetings attended by Directors.

Director 
Jeremy Edelman

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

Marcos Mozetic 

Michael Felton 

Board 
(out of total 
possible)
9/12

Audit  
Committee 
(out of total 
possible)
2/2

Remuneration 
Committee 
(out of total 
possible)
1/1

11/12

12/12

12/12

10/12

6/12

-

-

-

-

2/2

-

-

-

1/1

1/1

6)  Principle Six: Ensure that between them 
the directors have the necessary up-to-
date experience, skills and capabilities

 The Board currently consists of six Directors. In addition 
to holding office as an Executive Director, Anthony 
Samaha also currently holds the office of Company 
Secretary. The Company believes that the current 
balance of skills in the Board as a whole, reflects a very 
broad range of commercial and professional skills across 
geographies and industry sectors.

 The Board recognises that it currently has a limited 
diversity, including a lack of gender balance, and this will 
form a part of any future recruitment consideration if the 
Board concludes that replacement or additional directors 
are required.

 The Board shall review annually the appropriateness and 
opportunity for continuing professional development 
whether formal or informal. The Company Secretary 
supports the Chairman and Executives in addressing the 
training and development needs of Directors, and their 
membership of appropriate professional and industry 
associations. These professional associations have 
ongoing professional development requirements, which 
the Company supports.

 The Board during the reporting period consulted with its 
legal advisors and nominated advisor on specific matters in 
respect of the application of QCA Code and the AIM Rules.

7)  Principle Seven: Evaluate board 
performance based on clear and 
relevant objectives, seeking continuous 
improvement

 Internal evaluation of the Board and individual Directors 
is undertaken on an annual basis in the form of peer 
appraisal and discussions to determine the effectiveness 
and performance in various applicable areas to their role 
as well as the Directors’ continued independence.

 The results and recommendations that come out of 
the appraisals for the Directors shall identify the key 
corporate and financial targets that are relevant to each 
Director and their personal targets in terms of career 
development and training. Progress against previous 
targets shall also be assessed where relevant.

 Following a review by the Board of the positive 
performance of the Executive Directors in implementing 
the business strategy and raising of further significant 
capital, the Board implemented additional performance-
based equity incentives to the Executive Directors 
through the issue to them of additional options. 

 During the reporting period, the Board undertook a 
performance evaluation of the Executive Directors, and 
in view of the overall positive progress against KPIs 
and the significant increase in investment activities, 
the remuneration of the Executive Directors was 
increased within market remuneration ranges for 
comparable companies. 

 The Board performance evaluation is to be undertaken 
annually, and includes an assessment of achievement 
of KPIs by Executive Directors.  The Remuneration 
Committee will undertake a review of the remuneration 
of Executive Directors at least annually and may consult 
with external consultants to assist in the evaluation 
and determination of appropriate compensation and 
incentivisation schemes to ensure the Company remains 
competitive in retaining management.

 The Board is to consider periodically a succession plan.  
Executive Directors are to have sufficient length of notice 
periods to ensure the appointment of new personnel and 
ensure sufficient time to handover responsibilities.

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8)  Principle Eight: Promote a corporate 

culture that is based on ethical values and 
behaviours

 The Board recognises that their decisions regarding 
strategy and risk will impact the corporate culture of 
the Company as a whole and that this will impact the 
performance of the Company. 

 The Board is very aware that the tone and culture set by 
the Board will greatly impact all aspects of the Company 
as a whole and the way that employees behave.  The 
corporate governance arrangements that the Board 
has adopted are designed to ensure that the Company 
delivers long term value to its shareholders and that 
shareholders have the opportunity to express their 
views and expectations for the Company in a manner 
that encourages open dialogue with the Board.  A large 
part of the Company’s activities is centred upon what 
needs to be an open and respectful dialogue with 
employees, clients and other stakeholders.  Therefore, 
the importance of sound ethical values and behaviours 
is crucial to the ability of the Company to successfully 
achieve its corporate objectives.  The Board places great 
import on this aspect of corporate life and seeks to 
ensure that this flows through all that the Company does.  

 The Board consider that at present the Company has 
an open culture facilitating comprehensive dialogue and 
feedback and enabling positive and constructive challenge.  
The Company has adopted, with effect from the date on 
which its shares were admitted to AIM, a code for Directors’ 
and employees’ dealings in securities which is appropriate 
for a company whose securities are traded on AIM and is 
in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse 
Regulation which came into effect in 2016, and which is 
a major part of how the Company determines that ethical 
values and behaviours are recognised and respected.

9)  Principle Nine: Maintain governance 

structures and processes that are fit for 
purpose and support good decision-
making by the board

 Ultimate authority for all aspects of the Company’s activities 
rests with the Board with the respective responsibilities 
of the Chairman and the Executive Directors arising as a 
consequence of delegation by the Board.  The Board has 
adopted appropriate delegations of authority which set out 

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matters which are reserved to the Board.  The Chairman 
is responsible for the effectiveness of the Board, while 
management of the Company’s business and primary 
contact with shareholders has been delegated by the Board 
to the Co-Chief Executive Directors.

 The Board has adopted guidelines for the appointment 
of Non-Executive Directors which have been in place and 
which have been observed throughout the year. These 
provide for the orderly and constructive succession and 
rotation of the Chairman and Non-Executive directors. 

 In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Board 
complies with: a duty to act within their powers; a duty to 
promote the success of the Company; a duty to exercise 
independent judgement; a duty to exercise reasonable 
care, skill and diligence; a duty to avoid conflicts 
of interest; a duty not to accept benefits from third 
parties and a duty to declare any interest in a proposed 
transaction or arrangement.

 The role of the Chairman is to provide leadership of the 
Board and ensure its effectiveness on all aspects of its 
remit to maintain control of the Company.  In addition, 
the Chairman is responsible for the implementation and 
practice of sound corporate governance.  The Chairman 
is considered to have adequate separation from the day-
to-day running of the Company.

 The Corporate Governance Report provides details 
of the Company’s governance structures, the roles 
and responsibilities of directors, details of the Audit 
Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

 The Board has implemented an Audit committee 
comprising Michael Felton (Chair) and Jeremy Edelman, 
with Anthony Samaha an attendee.  The principal duties 
and responsibilities of the Audit Committee include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

 overseeing the Group’s financial reporting disclosure 
process; this includes the choice of appropriate 
accounting policies;

 monitoring the Group’s internal financial controls and 
assess their adequacy;

 reviewing key estimates, judgements and 
assumptions applied by management in preparing 
published financial statements;

 annually assessing the auditor’s independence and 
objectivity; and

Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
• 

 making recommendations in relation to the 
appointment, re-appointment and removal of the 
Company’s external auditor.

 The Board has implemented a Remuneration committee 
comprising Marcos Mozetic (Chair), Jeremy Edelman, and 
Michael Felton.  The principal duties and responsibilities 
of the Remuneration Committee include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

 setting the remuneration policy for all Executive 
Directors; 

 recommending and monitoring the level and structure 
of remuneration for senior management;

 approving the design of, and determining targets for, 
performance related pay schemes operated by the 
Company and approve the total annual payments 
made under such schemes; and

 reviewing the design of all share incentive plans for 
approval by the Board and shareholders.

 The Board will implement a Nomination committee at the 
appropriate time in line with changes to the structure, 
size and composition of the Board.

 The Board of Directors is responsible for the success 
of the Group, but given the size and complexity of its 
operations the day-to-day operations of the Group are 
managed on a delegated basis by the Executive Directors.  
The schedule of matters reserved for the Board include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 approval of the Group’s strategic plan, oversight of 
the Group’s operations and review of performance in 
the view of the Group’s strategy, objectives, business 
plans and budgets, and ensuring that any necessary 
corrective action is taken;

 ultimate oversight of risk, including determining the 
Group’s risk profile and risk appetite;

 culture and succession planning;

 investments, acquisitions, divestments and other 
transactions outside delegated limits;

 financial reporting and controls, including approval of 
the half-year interim results, full-year results, approval of 
the Annual Report and Financial Statements, approval 
of any significant changes in accounting policies or 
practices and ensuring maintenance of appropriate 
internal control and risk management systems;

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 ensuring the Annual Report and Financial Statements 
present a fair, balanced and understandable 
assessment of the Group’s position and prospects;

 assessment of the Group’s ability to continue as a 
going concern;

 capital expenditure, including the annual approval 
of the capital expenditure budgets and any material 
changes to them in line with the Group-wide policy on 
capital expenditure;

 dividend policy, including the annual review of the 
dividend policy and recommendation and declaration 
of any dividend;

 appointment of Directors;

 shareholder documentation, including approval of 
resolutions and corresponding documentation to be 
put to shareholders and approval of all material press 
releases concerning matters decided by the Board; 

 terms of reference of Board committees and 
appointment of members to the committees; and

 key business policies, including approval of 
remuneration policies.

 The Board considers its current governance structures 
and processes to be in line and appropriate for its current 
size and complexity, as well as its current capacity, 
appetite and tolerance for risk.  The Board will continue 
to monitor the appropriateness of its governance 
structures and processed towards their evolution over 
time in parallel with the Group’s objectives, strategy and 
business model to reflect the development of the Group.

10)   Principle Ten: Communicate how the 

company is governed and is performing by 
maintaining a dialogue with shareholders 
and other relevant stakeholders

 The Board is committed to maintaining good 
communication and having constructive dialogue with its 
shareholders. The Company has close ongoing relationships 
with its private shareholders. Institutional shareholders and 
analysts have the opportunity to discuss issues and provide 
feedback at meetings with the Company. 

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 All shareholders are encouraged to attend the Company’s 
Annual General Meeting and any general meetings held 
by the Company. 

  Remuneration Committee Report

 During the reporting period, the Remuneration 
Committee met once, and confirmed:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 the Remuneration Committee’s terms of reference 
outlined in this Corporate Governance Report;

 the composition of the Remuneration Committee;

 the proposed schedule for meetings of the 
Remuneration Committee in line with the Company’s 
annual review of Executive Directors;

 the members of the Remuneration Committee 
commit to reviewing and, where necessary, 
developing the necessary skills and knowledge for 
the effective function of the committee;

 the Remuneration Committee will consider the view 
of shareholders when setting executive pay; and

 the Remuneration Committee will periodically review 
the need to engage external consultants to assist 
in the evaluation and determination of appropriate 
compensative and incentivisation schemes to ensure 
the Company remains competitive in retaining 
management. 

Jeremy Edelman
Chairman

10 June 2020 

 Historical annual reports and other governance related 
material, including notices of all general meetings of the 
Company over the last five years are available through 
the Company’s website, www.reabold.com.

 Investors also have access to current information on the 
Company through its website, www.reabold.com, and 
through Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams, the Co-Chief 
Executive Directors, who are available to answer investor 
relations enquiries.

 At the time of adoption of the QCA Code from 28 
September 2018, the Company established an Audit 
Committee and Remuneration Committee.  

  Audit Committee Report

 During the reporting period, the Audit Committee met 
twice, and confirmed:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 the Audit Committee’s terms of reference outlined in 
this Corporate Governance Report;

 the composition of the Audit Committee;

 the proposed schedule for meetings of the Audit 
Committee in line with the Company’s financial 
reporting timetable;

 the policy on the external auditor’s independence and 
provision of non-audit services, whereby they may 
provide tax compliance and advice, where it is best 
suited; 

 the policy to annually review whether it is appropriate 
to put the audit out to tender;

 the process to procure, review and agree the Audit 
Strategy Memorandum with the external auditor; and

 the establishment of an internal audit function was 
not practicable in view of the current size of the 
Company and the Group.

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Statement of Directors’  
responsibilities

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate 
accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain 
the Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable 
accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company 
and enable them to ensure that the financial statements 
comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also 
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and 
hence for taking reasonable 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. Legislation in the United Kingdom 
governing the preparation and dissemination of financial 
statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic 
report, the Directors’ report and the financial statements in 
accordance with applicable law and regulations.

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

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 select suitable accounting policies and then apply them 
consistently;

 make judgments and accounting estimates that are 
reasonable and prudent;

 state whether IFRS as adopted by the European Union 
have been followed, subject to any material departures 
disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

 provide additional disclosures when compliance with 
specific requirements in IFRS is insufficient to enable 
users to understand the impact of particular transactions, 
other events and conditions on the entity’s financial 
position and financial performance; and

 prepare the financial statements on the going concern 
basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the 
company will continue in business.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Corporate GovernanceIndependent auditor’s report to the 
members of Reabold Resources Plc

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Reabold 
Resources Plc (the ‘parent company’) and its subsidiaries 
(the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 December 2019 which 
comprise the Group Statement of Comprehensive Income, 
the Group Statement of Financial Position, the Company 
Statement of Financial Position, the Group Statement of Cash 
Flows, the Company Statement of Cash Flows, the Group 
Statement of Changes in Equity, the Company Statement 
of Changes in Equity and notes to the financial statements, 
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 and, as regards the parent company financial 
statements, as applied in accordance with the provisions of 
the Companies Act 2006.

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 loss for the year 
then ended;

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

 the parent company financial statements have been 
properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted 
by the European Union and as applied in accordance 
with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and 

 the financial statements have been prepared in accordance 
with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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 SME 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.

Emphasis of matter – Impact of the outbreak 
of COVID-19 on the financial statements

In forming our opinion on the group and the parent company 
financial statements, which is not modified, we draw 
your attention to the directors’ view on the impact of the 
COVID-19 as disclosed on page 25, and the consideration in 
the going concern basis of preparation on page 49 and non- 
adjusting post balance sheet events on page 77. 

Since the balance sheet date there has been a global 
pandemic from the outbreak of COVID-19. The potential 
impact of COVID-19 became significant in March 2020 and is 
causing widespread disruption to normal patterns of business 
activity across the world, including the UK, Europe and the US.

The full impact following the recent emergence of the 
COVID-19 is still unknown. It is therefore not currently 
possible to evaluate all the potential implications to the 
company and group’s trade, customers, suppliers and the 
wider economy.

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 group’s or the parent 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 
judgement, 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.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Area of focus

Accounting for investments

How our audit addressed the area of focus

The group’s investments in associates are detailed in note 14 
of the financial statements and total £25,613,000. 

During the year, the group increased its equity ownership in 
Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited (“Rathlin”) and Danube Petroleum 
Limited (“Danube”) to over 50%, but continued to recognise 
these investments as associated undertakings, rather than 
subsidiaries, as the Directors determined that the group does 
not control the investees. 

There is a risk that control has not been assessed 
appropriately, leading to these investments being accounted 
for inappropriately in the group’s financial statements. 

Given the material difference between accounting for these 
investments as associated undertakings and as subsidiaries, 
this is considered a key audit matter.

Our procedures included, but were not limited to, the following:

•   Obtaining management’s assessment as to whether the group’s 

increased equity ownership results in control over these investments. 
This was assessed by reference to IFRS 10 paragraph 7; 

•   Obtaining and reviewing the Shareholders’ Agreement for each 

investment alongside management’s assessment to identify specific 
rights or clauses of equity holders which may indicate whether or not 
the group is determined to control their investments; and

•   Engaging our technical accounting team to assist in the review of 

management’s assessment.  

Key observations

On the basis of our audit procedures, we are satisfied that the group has 
accounted for these investments appropriately.

Carrying value of exploration & evaluation assets and oil & gas assets

The group’s accounting policy in respect of this area is set out 
in the accounting policy notes on page 52. 

The subsidiaries and associated undertakings are involved in 
the extraction of oil and gas and hold significant exploration & 
evaluation assets and oil & gas assets. 

Due to the significance of the carrying value of these assets 
and the judgements involved in assessing for indicators of 
impairment, this is considered a key audit matter.    

Our procedures included, but were not limited to, the following:

•   Reviewing the accounting policies of associates and assessing that the 
point at which exploration and evaluation assets are recognised is in 
accordance with the group’s accounting policy; 

•   Obtaining and reviewing management’s assessment as to whether there 

were indicators of impairment; 

•   Reviewing the Board minutes, RNS Announcements and externally 
available information for any indication of impairment or any under-
performing sites; and

•   Holding discussions with component auditors and reviewing their work to 

ensure appropriate and sufficient audit evidence had been obtained around 
the carrying value of oil & gas assets held by associated undertakings. 

Key observations

On the basis of our audit procedures, we are satisfied that the judgements 
applied by management in their impairment assessment of exploration & 
evaluation assets and oil & gas assets are reasonable.

Revenue Recognition

The group’s accounting policy in respect of revenue recognition 
is set out in the accounting policy notes on page 51.

Revenue is a material balance for the group and is an area 
of particular focus by users of financial statements. Revenue 
recognition can be subject to judgements in respect of 
performance obligations being satisfied.

We identify the risk around revenue recognition as being 
principally in relation to cut-off.

Our procedures included, but were not limited to, the following:

•   Review of the design and implementation of controls in place 

surrounding revenue recognition, in particular cut-off;

•   Recalculating 100% of the group’s share of revenue in the year based 
on the contractual terms of the production sharing contract and each 
monthly third-party oil statement; and 

•   Reviewing the January 2020 oil statement and ensuring that the group’s 

share had been calculated accurately and posted in the appropriate period.  

Key observations

On the basis of our audit procedures, we are satisfied that Reabold has 
recognised revenue in accordance with contractual terms and in the 
appropriate period. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Corporate GovernanceOur application of materiality

An overview of the scope of our audit

The scope of our audit was influenced by our application 
of materiality. We set certain quantitative thresholds for 
materiality. These, together with qualitative considerations, 
helped us to determine the scope of our audit and the 
nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures on the 
individual financial statement line items and disclosures and 
in evaluating the effect of misstatements, both individually 
and on the financial statements as a whole. Based on our 
professional judgement, we determined materiality for the 
financial statements as a whole as follows:

Overall materiality

Group: £628,000
Parent company: £608,000

How we determined it

Rationale for benchmark 
applied

This has been calculated with reference 
to total assets, of which it represents 
approximately 1.5% for the group and 
parent company.

Total assets have been identified as the 
principal benchmark within the financial 
statements as it is considered to be the 
focus of the shareholders due to the 
investments, namely the subsidiaries 
and associated entities, being at an early 
stage of revenue generation. 

1.5% has been chosen to reflect the level 
of understanding of the stakeholders 
of the group in relation to the inherent 
uncertainties around accounting 
estimates and judgements. 

Performance materiality

Reporting threshold

Group: £502,000
Parent company: £487,000

Group: £18,800
Parent company: £18,300

The range of financial statement materiality across 
components, audited to the lower of local statutory audit 
materiality and materiality capped for group audit purposes, 
was between £265,000 and £333,000, being all below 
group financial statement materiality.

As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and 
assessed the risk of material misstatement in the financial 
statements. In particular, we looked at where the directors 
made subjective judgements such as making assumptions on 
significant accounting estimates.

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory 
framework applicable to the group and the parent company, 
the structure of the group and the parent company and the 
industry in which they operate. We considered the risk of acts 
by the group and the parent company which were contrary 
to the applicable laws and regulations including fraud. We 
designed our audit procedures to respond to those identified 
risks, including non-compliance with laws and regulations 
(irregularities) that are material to the financial statements. 

We focused on laws and regulations that could give rise to a 
material misstatement in the financial statements, including, 
but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006. 

We tailored the scope of our group audit to ensure that we 
performed sufficient work to be able to give an opinion on 
the financial statements as a whole. We used the outputs of 
a risk assessment, our understanding of the group’s and the 
parent company’s accounting processes and controls and 
its environment and considered qualitative factors in order 
to ensure that we obtained sufficient coverage across all 
financial statement line items.

Our tests included, but were not limited to, obtaining evidence 
about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements 
sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial 
statements are free from material misstatement, whether 
caused by irregularities including fraud or error, review of 
minutes of directors’ meetings in the year and enquiries of 
management. As a result of our procedures, we did not identify 
any Key Audit Matters relating to irregularities, including fraud.

The risks of material misstatement including due to fraud that 
had the greatest effect on our audit, including the allocation 
of our resources and effort, are discussed under ‘Key audit 
matters’ within this report. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Matters on which we are required to report 
by exception

In light of the knowledge and understanding of the group 
and the parent company and their environments obtained 
in the course of the audit, we have not identified material 
misstatements in the Strategic Report and 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:

• 

• 

• 

• 

 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 directors’ responsibilities 
statement set out on page 36, 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 and the parent 
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 group or the parent company or to 
cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our group audit scope included an audit of the group and 
parent financial statements of Reabold Resources Plc. 
Based on our risk assessment, all entities within the group, 
except for Reabold Resources Limited and Gaelic Resources 
LLC which are holding companies with no impact on the 
consolidated financial statements, were subject to full scope 
audit and was performed by the group audit team.

At the parent level we also tested the consolidation process 
and carried out analytical procedures to confirm our 
conclusion that there were no significant risks of material 
misstatement of the aggregated financial information.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. 
The other information comprises the information included 
in the Annual Report and Financial Statements, 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 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.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Corporate Governance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 the audit 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.

Stephen Brown (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on 
behalf of Mazars LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor 

Date: 10 June 2020

The Pinnacle 
160 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1FF
United Kingdom

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Group statement of  
comprehensive income 

for the year ended 31 December 2019

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Net gain in financial assets measured at fair value through P&L

Other income
Exploration costs

Impairment

Administration expenses

Share based payments expense

Loss on ordinary activities

Share of losses of associates

Finance income

Loss before tax for the period

Taxation

Loss for the financial year

Other comprehensive income:

Foreign exchange (loss) / gain on translation of foreign subsidiaries

Other comprehensive income 

Total comprehensive loss for the financial year

Attributable to:

Equity holders

Loss per share

Notes
5

6

13

17

18

25

7

14

10

2019
£’000

1,452

(856)

596

-

71
(192)

(160)

(1,387)

(192)

(1,264)

(2,952)

17

(4,199)

-

2018 
£’000

194

(83)

111

6

11
(55)

-

(939)

(995)

(1,861)

(165)

10

(2,016)

-

(4,199)

(2,016)

(67)

(67)

67

67

(4,266)

(1,949)

(4,266)

(4,266)

(1,949)

(1,949)

Basic and fully diluted loss per share (pence)

11

(0.11)

(0.07)

All amounts relate to continuing operations.

The notes on pages 48 to 83 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial StatementsGroup statement of 
financial position 

as at 31 December 2019

Company no. 3542727

Notes

2019
£’000

2018 
£’000

ASSETS

Non-current assets

Exploration & evaluation assets

Property, plant & equipment

Investments in associates

Goodwill on acquisition

Investments in equity instruments

Current assets

Inventory

Prepayments

Trade and other receivables

Restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

EQUITY

Capital and reserves

Share capital
Share premium account

Capital redemption reserve

Share based payment reserve

Foreign currency translation reserve

Retained earnings

Total shareholders’ funds

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables
Provisions

Accruals

Non-Current liabilities

Deferred tax liability

Provision for decommissioning

Total equity and liabilities

Approved by the Board of Directors on 10 June 2020
Signed on behalf of the board of directors:

Anthony Samaha 
Director 
The notes on pages 48 to 83 form part of these financial statements.

42

17

18

14

12

13

19

20

24
26

21
22

21

12

23

3,507

4,400

25,613

329

15
33,864

19

58

855

341

6,717

7,990

41,854

6,845
19,685

200

1,746

-

11,651

40,127

902
299

130

1,331

329

67

396

3,131

1,539

7,570

329

-
12,569

32

33

425

176

7,112

7,778

20,347

3,935
25,302

200

1,554

67

(11,745)

19,313

442
184

79

705

329

-

329

41,854

20,347

Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Company statement of 
financial position 

as at 31 December 2019

ASSETS

Non-current assets

Investments in associates

Subsidiaries

Investments in equity instruments

Current assets
Loan to subsidiary

Prepayments

Trade and other receivables

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

EQUITY

Capital and reserves

Share capital

Share premium account
Capital redemption reserve

Share based payment reserve

Retained earnings 

(Loss) for the year

Total shareholders’ funds

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables

Provisions

Accruals

Total liabilities

Company no. 3542727

Notes

2019
£’000

2018 
£’000

14

15

13

16

19

24

26

21

22

21

25,613

1,933

15

27,561

6,029

60

232

6,684

13,005

40,566

6,845

19,685
200

1,746

15,840

(4,191)

40,125

77

299

65

441

7,570

1,933

-

9,503

3,692

32

145

6,147

10,016

19,519

3,935

25,302
200

1,554

(9,729)

(2,026)

19,236

71

184

28

283

Total equity and liabilities

40,566

19,519

Approved by the Board of Directors on 10 June 2020
Signed on behalf of the board of directors:

Anthony Samaha 
Director

The notes on pages 48 to 83 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements 
Group statement  
of cash flows 

for the year ended 31 December 2019

Cash flows from operating activities

Loss for the financial year

Adjustments:

Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Capitalised E&E expenditure expensed to exploration costs

Depreciation

Impairment
Share based payments

Operating cash flows before movement in working capital

Decrease/(increase) in receivables

Increase/(decrease) in payables and accruals

Increase/(decrease) in provisions

Increase/(decrease) in provision for decommissioning

Decrease/(increase) in prepayments 

Decrease/(increase) in inventory

Cash used in operating activities

Share of losses of associates

Net cash used in operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Investments in associates

Expenditure on oil & gas property

Expenditure on exploration & evaluation assets

Cash acquired on acquisition of subsidiary

Additions to restricted cash

Loan to subsidiary pre-acquisition

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Share placement net proceeds

Net cash generated from financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Net foreign exchange differences

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

Cash and cash equivalents comprises:

Cash and cash equivalents

Overdraft and borrowings

The notes on pages 48 to 83 form part of these financial statements.

44

Notes

2019
£’000

2018 
£’000

(4,199)

(2,016)

13

17

18

18
25

19

21

22

23

14

14

18

-

192

237

160
192

(3,418)

(430)

512

115

67

(27)

13

(3,168)

2,952
(216)

(20,995)

(3,258)

(567)

-

(165)

-
(24,985)

24,873

24,873

(328)

(67)

7,112

6,717

6,717

-

6,717

(6)

55

32

-
995

(940)

(395)

387

83

-

-

(32)

(897)

165
(732)

(7,179)

(1,571)

(371)

120

(44)

(303)
(9,348)

11,909

11,909

1,829

(24)

5,307

7,112

7,112

-

7,112

Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Company statement  
of cash flows 

for the year ended 31 December 2019

Cash flows from operating activities

Loss for the financial year

Adjustments:

Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Share based payments

Realised foreign exchange loss/(gain)

Operating cash flows before movement in working capital
Decrease/(increase) in receivables

Increase/(decrease) in payables and accruals

Increase/(decrease) in provisions

Decrease/(increase) in prepayments 

Net cash used in operating activities

Share of losses of associates

Net cash used in operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities
Investments in associates

Loan to subsidiary

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Share placement net proceeds

Net cash generated from financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

Cash and cash equivalents comprises:

Cash and cash equivalents

Overdraft and borrowings

Notes

2019
£’000

2018 
£’000

(4,191)

(2,026)

13

25

19

21

22

14

14

16

-

192

164

(3,835)
(87)

43

115

(28)

(3,792)

2,952

(840)

(6)

995

(41)

(1,078)
(115)

13

83

-

(1,097)

165

(932)

(20,995)

(2,501)

(23,496)

(7,179)

(2,958)

(10,137)

24,873

24,873

537
6,147

6,684

6,684

-

6,684

11,909

11,909

840
5,307

6,147

6,147

-

6,147

The notes on pages 48 to 83 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial StatementsGroup statement of 
changes in equity  

for the year ended 31 December 2019

Balance as at 31 December 2017

Share capital
£’000
1,654

Share 
premium 
account
£’000
13,048

Capital 
redemption 
reserve
£’000
200

Share based 
payments 
reserve
£’000
559

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
reserve
£’000
-

Retained 
earnings
£’000
(9,729)

Total
£’000
5,732

Loss for the year

-

-

Changes in equity for 2018

Issue of share capital
Transaction costs on issue of share capital
Share based payments
Other comprehensive income

2,281
-
-
-

12,931
(677)
-
-

-

-
-
-
-

-

-

(2,016)

(2,016)

-
-
995
-

-
-
-
67

-
-
-
-

15,212
(677)
995
67

Balance as at 31 December 2018

3,935

25,302

200

1,554

67

(11,745)

19,313

Loss for the year

-

-

Changes in equity for 2019

Issue of share capital
Transaction costs on issue of share capital                                              
Capital reduction
Share based payments
Other comprehensive income

2,910
-
-
-
-

23,755
(1,777)
(27,595)
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

-

-

(4,199)

(4,199)

-
-
-
192
-

-
-
-
-
(67)

-
-
27,595
-
-

26,665
(1,777)
-
192
(67)

Balance as at 31 December 2019

6,845

19,685

200

1,746

-

11,651

40,127

The notes on pages 48 to 83 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Company statement  
of changes in equity  

for the year ended 31 December 2019

Balance as at 31 December 2017

Share capital
£’000
1,654

Share 
premium 
account
£’000
13,048

Capital 
redemption 
reserve
£’000
200

Share based 
payments 
reserve
£’000
559

Retained 
earnings
£’000
(9,729)

Total
£’000
5,732

Loss for the year

-

-

Changes in equity for 2018

Issue of share capital
Transaction costs on issue of share capital                                              
Share based payments

2,281
-
-

12,931
(677)
-

-

-
-
-

-

(2,026)

(2,026)

-
-
995

-
-
-

15,212
(677)
995

Balance as at 31 December 2018

3,935

25,302

200

1,554

(11,755)

19,236

Loss for the year

-

-

Changes in equity for 2019

Issue of share capital

Transaction costs on issue of share capital                                              
Capital reduction
Share based payments

2,910

23,755

-
-
-

(1,777)
(27,595)
-

-

-

-
-
-

-

-

(4,191)

(4,191)

-

26,665

-
-
192

-
27,595
-

(1,777)
-
192

Balance as at 31 December 2019

6,845

19,685

200

1,746

11,649

40,125

The notes on pages 48 to 83 form part of these financial statements.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements1.  Reporting entity

Reabold Resources Plc is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act, with registered 
number 3542727, and limited by shares. The Company’s registered office is at 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW. 
These consolidated financial statements comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group” and 
individually as “Group entities”). The nature of the Group’s operations and its principal activities are set out in the Directors’ 
report on pages 26 to 28.

2.  Basis of preparation

(a)  Statement of compliance

The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 have been prepared under International 
Financial Reporting Standards, as adopted for use by the European Union. The consolidated financial statements were 
authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 10 June 2020.

(b)  Going concern

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Group’s business activities, 
together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Chairman’s 
Statement and the Strategic Report. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period ending 30 June 2021, 
which take account of the cost and operational structure of the Group, investment agreements and share of estimated 
drilling costs. The principal risk to the Group’s working capital position is drilling cost overruns by the Group and its investee 
companies. The Group has sufficient current funding to meet planned drilling expenditures and a level of contingency.  Taking 
account of these risks, the Directors have performed a “stress test” which show that the Group has sufficient cash funds 
available to allow it to continue in business for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial 
statements. In addition, the Group has secured the £5 million ELA discretionary cash facility to provide the Company with 
further financial flexibility and strength. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The effect of Covid-19 is actively being assessed by the Directors, the future impact of which remains unknown. The Directors 
are of the opinion that there is no reason to believe there will be any effect in respect of the Group’s going concern status for 
the foreseeable future. Further information on the impact of Covid-19 is included in Note 30 (Post balance sheet events).

(c)  Basis of measurement

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for investments in equity 
instruments, and share based payments that have been measured at fair value.

(d)  Functional and presentation currency

These consolidated financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the Company’s functional currency. All 
amounts have been rounded to the nearest thousands of pounds sterling (£1,000), unless otherwise indicated.

(e)  Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, 
estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, 
income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised 
prospectively.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019(i) 

Judgments

Information about judgments made in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effects on the amounts 
recognised in the consolidated financial statements is stated below and included in the following notes:

• 

• 

• 

• 

 IFRS 10 – Management have evaluated and made judgement that the Company is not an investment entity with reference 
to IFRS 10. Management consider that the existence of Business Stream 2 (monetisation of investments by putting the 
asset into production) means that Reabold doesn’t meet the criteria of IFRS 10 para 27 (b) and (c), and is accordingly not 
an investment entity.

 Note 14 – Investment in associates judgement regarding control versus significant influence. Management has assessed 
that the Company does not control Rathlin and Danube, despite holding an interest greater than 50% at the end of the 
reporting period, and accordingly has judged that Rathlin and Danube should not be consolidated.

 Note 14 – Investment in associates impairment judgement. Judgements are required in assessing whether there is any 
indication that an asset may be impaired at each reporting date. Management assess a range of external and internal 
indicators of impairment in exercising its judgment. External factors assessed include market value declines, negative 
changes in the economy, market prices, technology and applicable regulatory conditions and laws. Internal factors assessed 
include technical and economic performance below expectations.

 Note 17 – Exploration and evaluation accounting judgment. The Group policy is to capitalise all expenditure incurred during 
the appraisal phase until the determination process has been completed or until such point as commercial reserves have 
been established. Exploration and evaluation assets are expected to be recouped in future through successful development 
and exploitation of the area of interest.

(ii)  Assumptions and estimation uncertainties

Information about assumptions and estimation uncertainties that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to 
the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are included in the following notes:

• 

• 

 Note 13 – Fair value assessment of investments in equity instruments. A significant source of estimation uncertainty is 
the fair value of the Company’s unlisted investments, which are Level 2 unlisted companies, with inputs other than quoted 
prices. The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are 
available to measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable 
inputs. Key inputs into the estimation of fair value of the Company’s investments was observable arm’s length transactional 
prices in the shares of the investee companies. However, in limited circumstances, cost may be an appropriate estimate 
of fair value. That may be the case if insufficient more recent information is available to measure fair value, or if there is a 
wide range of possible fair value measurements and cost represents the best estimate of fair value within that range. The 
carrying amount of investments in equity instruments as at 31 December 2019 is £15,000.

 Note 17 – Impairment test of exploration and evaluation (“E&E”) assets. The amounts for intangible E&E assets represent 
active E&E projects. These amounts will be written off to the income statement as exploration costs unless commercial 
reserves are established or the determination process is not completed and there are indications of impairment in 
accordance with the Group’s accounting policy. In assessing whether there should be a test of E&E assets for impairment, 
the Company will consider facts and circumstances including:

o 

o 

o 

o 

 the period for which the entity has the right to explore in the specific area has expired during the period or will expire in 
the near future, and is not expected to be renewed;

 substantive expenditure on further exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area is neither 
budgeted nor planned;

 exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area have not led to the discovery of commercially 
viable quantities of mineral resources and the entity has decided to discontinue such activities in the specific area;

 sufficient data exist to indicate that, although a development in the specific area is likely to proceed, the carrying 
amount of the E&E asset is unlikely to be recovered in full from successful development or by sale.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements 
 
 
 
The carrying amount of E&E assets as at 31 December 2019 is £3,507,000.

Note 18 – Impairment test of property, plant and equipment assets. Their carrying value is checked by reference to the net 
present value of future cash flows which requires key assumptions and estimates in relation to commodity prices that are 
based on forward curves for a number of years and the long-term corporate economic assumptions thereafter, discount 
rates that are adjusted to reflect risks specific to individual assets, the quantum of commercial reserves and the associated 
production and cost profiles. Future development costs are estimated taking into account the level of development required 
to produce the reserves by reference to operators, where applicable, and internal engineers. The carrying amount of property, 
plant & equipment assets as at 31 December 2019 is £4,400,000.

• 

• 

 Note 23 – Provision for decommissioning. The Group estimates the decommissioning obligations for O&G wells and 
their associated production facilities and pipelines. In most circumstances, removal of the assets and remediation occurs 
many years into the future. Amounts recognised for decommissioning liabilities and related accretion expense require 
assumptions regarding the removal date, future environmental legislation, the extent of reclamation activities required, the 
engineering methodology for estimating cost, future removal technologies in determining the removal cost, inflation rate 
estimates and the estimate of the liability specific discount rates to determine the present value of these future cash flows. 
The carrying amount of the provision for decommissioning as at 31 December 2019 is £67,000.

 Note 25 – Share based payment arrangements. The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions by reference to 
the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair value of shares is determined by the 
share price, and the fair value of options is determined using the Black-Scholes model. The carrying amount of the share 
based payments reserve as at 31 December 2019 is £1,746,000.

3.  Significant accounting policies

The Group has consistently applied the following significant accounting policies to all periods presented in these consolidated 
financial statements.

(a)  Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of Reabold Resources Plc and its subsidiaries as at 
31 December 2019. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group and cease 
to be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred out of the Group. Control exists where the company has the 
power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. Where subsidiaries 
follow differing accounting policies from those of the Group, those accounting policies have been adjusted to align with those 
of the Group. Inter-company balances and transactions between Group companies are eliminated on consolidation, though 
foreign exchange differences arising on inter-company balances between subsidiaries with differing functional currencies are 
not offset.

(b)  Business combinations

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for all business combinations regardless of whether equity 
instruments or other assets are acquired. Cost is measured as the fair value of the assets given, shares issued or liabilities 
incurred or assumed at the date of exchange plus costs directly attributable to the combination. Where equity instruments are 
issued in a business combination, the fair value of the instruments is their published market price as at the date of exchange, 
adjusted for any conditions imposed on those shares. Transaction costs arising on the issue of equity instruments are 
recognised directly in equity.

All identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured 
initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the cost of the business combination over the net fair value 
of the Group’s share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognised as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the 
Group’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable net assets of the subsidiary, the difference is recognised as a gain in the 
income statement, but only after a reassessment of the identification and measurement of the net assets acquired.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019(c) 

Interests in equity-accounted investees

The Group’s interests in equity-accounted investees comprise interests in associates. Associates are those entities in which 
the Group has significant influence, but not control or joint control, over the financial and operating policies. Interests in 
associates are accounted for using the equity method. They are initially recognised at cost, which includes transaction costs. 
Subsequent to initial recognition, the consolidated financial statements include the Group’s share of the profit or loss and other 
comprehensive income (OCI) of equity-accounted investees, until the date on which significant influence ceases.

(d)  Foreign currency translation

(i)   Foreign operations

The assets and liabilities of subsidiaries that have a functional currency different from that of the Company are translated into 
sterling at the closing rate at the date of the statements of financial position, and revenue and expenses are translated at the 
average rate for the period and the difference is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

(ii) 

 Transactions in foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the date of transaction. Monetary assets 
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at exchange rates at the reporting date. All differences that 
arise are recorded in net loss. Non-monetary assets measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the 
exchange rates at the date of the initial transactions.

(e)  Revenue and other income

Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when the Group satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control 
of a promised good or provision of a service to a customer. The transfer of control of oil and gas usually coincides with the title 
passing to the customer and the customer taking physical possession. This generally occurs when the product is physically 
transferred into the customer’s tanker, pipeline or other delivery mechanism. The Group principally satisfies its performance 
obligations in respect of the sale of oil and gas at a point in time. The Group principally satisfies its performance obligations in 
respect of the provisions of services classified under other income, over a period of time. There were no performance obligations 
that are unsatisfied at the end of the reporting period. Interest income is recognised as the interest accrues.

Payment for oil and gas is usually received within a specified time from transfer of title and payment for services is usually 
received within a specified time from completion of the service.

When a performance obligation is satisfied, the Group recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is 
allocated to that performance obligation. The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which the group is entitled. 
The transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations in the contract based on selling prices of the goods or 
services defined in the contract.

Revenue from sales of oil and natural gas is recognised at the defined market transaction price to which the Group is entitled, 
after deducting any applicable sales taxes, levies and discounts. Revenue from the production of oil and gas, in which 
the Group has an interest with other producers, is recognised based on the Group’s working interest and the terms of the 
production sharing contracts. Discounts can be made to the value of the oil sold for basic sediment and water (“BS&W”) 
impurities. The buyers of the Group’s interest in hydrocarbons have the right to refuse delivery of any oil and gas which fails to 
meet the defined quality specifications.

A contract asset is recognised when a performance obligation is satisfied (and revenue recognised), but the payment is 
conditional not only on the passage of time but usually relating to the fulfilment of other performance obligations in the 
contract. Contract assets are different from trade receivables, because trade receivables represent an unconditional right 
to receive payment. A contract liability is recognised when a payment for customer is due (or already received, whichever is 
earlier) before a related performance obligation is satisfied. The Group did not have any contract assets and contract liabilities 
as at 31 December 2019 or 31 December 2018.

The disaggregation of revenue by business stream, geography, external customer and type of good and service, is set out in 
Note 5.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements(f)  Cost of sales

Production expenditure, hydrocarbon evacuation, lifting and handling expenditure, depreciation, depletion and amortisation of 
oil and gas assets and over-riding royalties are reported as costs of sales.

(g) 

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost of consumable materials is determined using the 
weighted average method and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the stocks, and other costs incurred in bringing 
them to their existing location and condition. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of 
business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

(h)  Taxation

The tax charge represents the sum of current and deferred tax. 

Current tax payable is based on taxable profits for the year. Taxable profits differ from net profits as reported in the income 
statement because it excludes items that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are not taxable or deductible. 
The Company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the 
balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is 
accounted for using the liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all temporary differences and deferred tax 
assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which temporary differences 
can be utilised.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer 
probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax assets 
are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current liabilities and when deferred tax 
assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on either the same taxable entity or 
different taxable entity where there is an intention to settle on a net basis.

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability or the asset is realised.

(i)  Oil & gas assets

(i) 

Licence acquisition costs

Licence acquisition costs are capitalised as intangible E&E assets. These costs are reviewed on a continual basis by 
management to confirm that activity is planned and that the asset is not impaired. If no future activity is planned, the remaining 
balance of the licence and property acquisition costs is written off. Capitalised licence acquisition costs are measured at cost 
less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Costs incurred prior to having obtained the legal rights to explore an 
area are expensed directly as they are incurred.

(ii)  Exploration expenditure

Exploration expenditure is expensed to the profit or loss statement as and when it is incurred and included as part of cash 
flows from operating activities.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019(iii)  Evaluation expenditure

Evaluation expenditure is capitalised to the Statement of Financial Position. All expenditure incurred during the appraisal 
phase is capitalized until the determination process has been completed or until such point as commercial reserves have been 
established. Evaluation is deemed to be activities undertaken from the beginning of the pre-feasibility study conducted to 
assess the technical and commercial viability of extracting a resource before moving into the Development phase. The criteria 
for carrying forward the costs are:

• 

• 

 Such costs are expected to be recouped through successful development and exploitation of the area of interest, or 
alternatively by its sale; or

 evaluation activities in the area of interest which has not yet reached a state which permits a reasonable assessment of the 
existence or otherwise of economically recoverable reserves, and active and significant operations in, or in relation to, the 
area are continuing.

Costs carried forward in respect of an area of interest which is abandoned are written off in the year in which the abandonment 
decision is made.

(iv)  Treatment of intangible E&E assets at conclusion of appraisal activities

Intangible E&E assets related to each cost pool are carried forward until the existence, or otherwise, of commercial reserves 
have been determined, subject to certain limitations including review for indications of impairment. If commercial reserves 
have been discovered, the carrying value, after any impairment loss, of the relevant E&E assets, are then reclassified as 
development and production assets within property plant and equipment. However, if commercial reserves have not been 
found, the capitalised costs are charged to expense.

Such reserves may be considered commercially producible if management has the intention of developing and producing them 
and such intention is based upon:

•  a reasonable assessment of the future economics of such production;

•  a reasonable expectation that there is a market for all or substantially all the expected hydrocarbon production;

• 

• 

 evidence that the necessary production, transmission and transportation facilities are available or can be made available; and

the making of a final investment decision.

(v)  Development and production assets

Development and production assets, classified within property, plant and equipment, are accumulated generally on a field-
by-field basis and represent the costs of developing the commercial reserves discovered and bringing them into production, 
together with the E&E expenditures incurred in finding commercial reserves transferred from intangible E&E assets.

(vi)  Depreciation of producing assets

The net book values of producing assets are depreciated generally on a field-by-field basis using the unit-of-production 
method by reference to the ratio of production in the year and the related commercial reserves of the field, taking into account 
the future development expenditure necessary to bring those reserves into production.

(vii)  Disposals

Net cash proceeds from any disposal of an intangible E&E asset are initially credited against the previously capitalised costs. 
Any surplus proceeds are credited to the income statement.

(viii) Decommissioning

Provision for decommissioning is recognised in full when the related facilities are installed. The amount recognised is the 
present value of the estimated future expenditure. The discount rate reflects current market assessments of the time value 
of money and the risks specific to the decommissioning liability. A corresponding amount equivalent to the provision is also 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statementsrecognised as part of the cost of the related oil and gas property. This is subsequently depreciated as part of the capital costs 
of the production facilities. Any change in the present value of the estimated expenditure is dealt with prospectively as an 
adjustment to the provision and the oil and gas property. The unwinding of the discount is included in finance cost.

( j)   Goodwill

Goodwill is measured as described in Business Combinations. Goodwill on acquisition of subsidiaries is included in intangible 
assets. Goodwill is not amortised but is tested for impairment each reporting period, or more frequently if events or changes in 
circumstances indicate that it might be impaired and is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Gains and losses 
on the disposal of an entity include the carrying amount of goodwill relating to the entity sold.

Goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units for the purpose of impairment testing. The allocation is made to those 
cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the business combination in which 
the goodwill arose. The units or groups of units are identified at the lowest level at which goodwill is monitored for internal 
management purposes, being the operating segments.

(k)   Impairment

Goodwill and intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation and are tested each reporting 
period for impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired. Other 
assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be 
recoverable.

An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The 
recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. For the purposes of assessing 
impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash inflows which are largely 
independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets (cash-generating units). Non-financial assets other than 
goodwill that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at the end of each reporting period.

(l)   Share based payments

The Company has an equity-settled, share-based compensation plan, under which the entity receives services from employees 
as consideration for equity instruments (options) of the Company. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange 
for the grant of the options is recognised as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair 
value of the options granted:

• 

• 

Including any market performance conditions;

 Excluding the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions (for example, profitability or sales 
growth targets, or remaining an employee of the entity over a specified time period; and

• 

Including the impact of any non-vesting conditions (for example, the requirement for employees to save).

Non-market vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of options that are expected to vest. The total 
expense is recognised over the vesting period, which is the period over which all of the specified vesting conditions are to 
be satisfied.

In addition, in some circumstances, employees may provide services in advance of the grant date, and therefore the grant-date 
fair value is estimated for the purposes of recognising the expense during the period between service commencement period 
and grant date.

At the end of each reporting period, the entity revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected to vest based on 
the non-market vesting conditions. It recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in profit or loss, with a 
corresponding adjustment to equity.

When the options are exercised, the Company issues new shares. The proceeds received, net of any directly attributable 
transaction costs, are credited to share capital (nominal value) and share premium.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019(m)  Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the Company’s statements of financial position when the Company 
has become a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

IFRS 9 contains four principal classification categories for financial assets:

•  amortised cost;

• 

fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”) with gains or losses recycled to profit or loss on derecognition;

•  FVOCI with no recycling of gains or losses to profit or loss on derecognition; and

• 

fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”).

The following summarises the accounting policies in respect of financial instruments upon adoption of IFRS 9 by the Company:

 Classification

Financial instrument

Description

Financial assets measured at  
amortised cost 

Cash 

Cash balances with banks 

 Cash restricted 

 Cash held in trust 

 Restricted cash is denoted as restricted when it is 
not under the exclusive control of the Group.

 Cash balances held in trust for specified purposes - 
not available to fund normal operations

Other receivables 

Amounts receivable from third parties

 Loans receivable 

 Loans receivable and long-term receivables

Financial assets measured at FVTPL 

Equity investments 

Equities of publicly traded and private entities

Financial assets measured at FVOCI  
(with no recycling) 

Financial liabilities 

 Equity investments 

Equities of publicly traded and private entities

 Accounts payable and  
accrued labilities  

Amounts payable to suppliers and third parties

Under IFRS 9 the Company can classify, measure and account for its loans receivable and other receivables as amortised 
cost, FVOCI (with recycling) and FVTPL while equity investments can be classified as FVOCI (with no recycling) or FVTPL. The 
Company analyses each loan receivable, other receivables and equity investment on an individual basis. The analysis and 
classification is driven by the following criteria.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements 
 
 
 
 Classification

Criteria

Loans and receivables

Amortised cost 

•  Held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect 

contractual cash flows and;

•  Contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that 

are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets measured at  
FVOCI (with recycling) 

•  Held within a business model in which assets are managed to achieve a particular
  objective by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets and;

•  Contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that 

are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

FVTPL 

•  All loans receivable and investments in funds not measured at amortised cost or at 

FVOCI must be measured at FVTPL.

 Classification

Criteria

Investments in equity instruments

FVTPL  

• Investment acquired with the purpose of sale or,

• Evidence of historical short-term profit making on similar instruments.

FVOCI (with no recycling) 

•  Investment made primarily for non-financial benefits such as strategic alliances and 

strategic investments.

After classification as amortised cost, FVTPL or FVOCI, the Company uses the following policy for initial measurement and 
subsequent measurement at each reporting period.

Classification
Amortised cost

Initial measurement
Fair value less expected  
credit loss

Subsequent measurement
Amortised cost using the 
effective interest method

FVTPL

Fair value

FVOCI (with no recycling)

Fair value

Re-measured at subsequent 
reporting dates to fair value 

Re-measured using the 
Black-Scholes option pricing 
valuation model or other 
techniques if quoted market 
prices are not available.
Re-measured at subsequent 
reporting dates to fair value using 
quoted market prices, if available.

Changes in fair value
Reported in consolidated 
statement of loss when realized 
or impaired. Interest accretion 
on loans is recorded in “Finance 
income” on the consolidated 
statement of loss.
Reported in “Net gain (loss) 
on financial assets measured 
at FVTPL” on the consolidated 
statement of loss.

Reported in consolidated 
statement of other 
comprehensive loss.

Re-measured using the 
Black-Scholes option pricing 
valuation model or other 
techniques if quoted market 
prices are not available.

There is no recycling of 
amounts from the statement 
of comprehensive loss to the 
statement of loss upon the 
disposal of the financial asset.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 
 
 
Classification
Financial liabilities

Initial measurement
Fair value

Subsequent measurement
Amortised cost using the 
effective interest method.

Financial liabilities  
measured at FVTPL

Fair value

Re-measured at subsequent 
reporting dates to fair value 

Re-measured using the 
Black-Scholes option pricing 
valuation model or other 
techniques if quoted market 
prices are not available.

Changes in fair value
Reported in consolidated 
statement of loss when 
liability is extinguished. The 
interest accretion is recorded 
in “Finance expense” on the 
consolidated statement of loss.
Reported in “Net gain (loss) on 
financial liabilities measured 
at FVTPL” on the consolidated 
statement of loss.

(n)  Measurement of fair values

A number of the Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values, for both financial and 
non-financial assets and liabilities.

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the group uses observable market data as far as possible. Fair values 
are categorised into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:

•  Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

• 

 Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. 
as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

•  Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorised in different levels of the fair value 
hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorised in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the 
lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement.

The Group recognises transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the 
change has occurred. Further information about the assumptions made in measuring fair values is included in the following notes:

Note 13 – Investments in equity instruments

Note 25 – Share-based payment arrangements

Note 29 – Financial risk management and financial instruments

Unlisted Investments are therefore classified at Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when initially recognised and subsequent to 
initial recognition.

(o)  Capital and reserves

(i)  Share capital

Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

(ii)  Share premium

Representing the excess over nominal value of the fair value of consideration received for equity shares, net of expenses of the 
share issue.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements(iii)  Capital redemption reserve

Where a company acquires its own shares out of free reserves, then a sum equivalent to the nominal value is transferred to a 
capital redemption reserve.

(iv)  Share based payments reserve

Represents the value of equity benefits provided to employees and directors as part of their remuneration and provided to 
consultants and advisors hired by the Company from time to time as part of the consideration paid.

(v)  Foreign currency translation reserve

Exchange differences arising on consolidating the assets and liabilities of the Group’s subsidiaries are classified as equity and 
transferred to the Group’s translation reserve.

(vi)  Retained losses

Cumulative net gains and losses recognised in the financial statements.

(p)  Provisions

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

(q)  Contingent liabilities

A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the 
occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Group, or a present 
obligation that arises from past events but is not recognised because it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying 
economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; or the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient 
reliability. 

Contingent liabilities are only disclosed and not recognised as liabilities in the statement of financial position. If the likelihood 
of an outflow of resources is remote, the possible obligation is neither a provision nor a contingent liability and no disclosure is 
made.

(r)  Capital commitments

Capital commitments include all projects for which specific board approval has been obtained up to the reporting date. 
Projects still under investigation for which specific board approvals have not yet been obtained are excluded.

(s)  Earnings per share

The Group presents basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) data for its ordinary shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing 
the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares 
outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to ordinary 
shareholders and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary 
shares which comprise share options granted to employees. Potential ordinary shares are treated as dilutive when, and only when, 
their conversion to ordinary shares would decrease earnings per share or increase loss per share from continuing operations.

(t)  Segment reporting

An operating segment is a component of the Group that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and 
incurs expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the Group’s other components. The 
Group defines geographical areas as operating segments in accordance with IFRS 8- Operating Segments.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20194.  Adoption of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards

Standards, amendments and interpretations adopted in the current financial year ended 31 December 2019

The adoption of the following mentioned standards, amendments and interpretations in the current year have not had a 
material impact on the Group’s and the Company’s financial statements:

(ii) 

IFRS 16 “Leases”

The IASB has published IFRS 16 “Leases”, completing its long-running project on lease accounting. The new Standard, which 
is effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019, requires lessees to account for leases “on-balance 
sheet” by recognising a “right-of-use” asset and a lease liability. It will affect most companies that report under IFRS and 
are involved in leasing, and will have a substantial impact on the financial statements of lessees of property and high value 
equipment. This standard has been endorsed by the European Union. The Group adopted IFRS 16 on 1 January 2019. This 
standard is assessed as not having a material impact on the Group’s financial statements as the Group does not hold any 
leases either at the date of sign off of these financial statements or during any of the periods presented.

Standards, amendments and interpretations in issue but not yet adopted

At the date of authorisation of these consolidated financial statements, the IASB and IFRS Interpretations Committee have 
issued standards, interpretations and amendments which are applicable to the Group.

Whilst these standards and interpretations are not effective for, and have not been applied in the preparation of these 
consolidated financial statements, the following could potentially have a material impact on the Group’s financial statements 
going forward:

New and revised International Financial  
Reporting Standards

Effective date: annual periods  
beginning on or after: 

EU adopted

IAS 1 

Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8: Definition of Material 

1 January 2020 

IAS 1 

Amendments to IAS 1: Classification of Liabilities as  
Current or Non-current 

1 January 2021 

IFRS 3 

Amendments to IFRS 3: Business Combinations 

1 January 2020 

IFRS 9 

Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7: Interest Rate  
Benchmark Reform 

1 January 2020 

Yes

No 

No

Yes 

New and revised International Financial Reporting Standards which are not considered to potentially have a material impact on 
the Group’s financial statements going forward have been excluded from the above.

Management anticipates that all relevant pronouncements will be adopted in the Group’s accounting policies for the first period 
beginning after the effective date of the pronouncement.

There are no other standards and interpretations in issue but not yet adopted that the directors anticipate will have a material 
effect on the reported income or net assets of the Group.

5.  Segment analysis

The Directors consider the Group to have two segments, being Business Stream 1 (which encompasses the UK/European 
based investments in Corallian, Danube and Rathlin) and Business Stream 2 (which encompasses the Group’s project in 
California, USA). The Business Stream 1 segment investments are currently predominantly in the appraisal phase, and the 
Business Stream 2 segment investment is in evaluation and production phase. Corporate costs relate to the administration and 
financing costs of the Company and are not directly attributable to the individual investments and projects. The Company’s 
registered office is located in the United Kingdom.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements 
 
 
31 December 2019
Revenue1
Cost of sales2

Gross profit

Net gain in financial assets measured at FVTPL

Other income

Impairment

Exploration expenses

General and administration expenses

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation
Share of losses of associates3

Finance income

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation

Taxation on profit on ordinary activities

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities after taxation

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period

Segment assets4

Unallocated corporate assets

Total assets

Segment liabilities

Unallocated corporate liabilities

Total liabilities

Business 
Stream 1
UK/Europe
£’000
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2,952)

-

(2,952)

-

(2,952)

-

(2,952)

Business 
Stream 2
USA
£’000
1,452

(856)

596

-

-

(160)

(192)

(60)

184

-

-

184

-

184

-

184

25,613

8,922

-

-

25,613

8,922

-

-

-

1,286

-

1,286

Corporate
£’000
-

-

-

-

71

-

-

(1,519)

(1,448)

-

17

(1,431)

-

(1,431)

(67)

(1,498)

-

7,319

7,319

-

441

441

Total
£’000
1,452

(856)

596

-

71

(160)

(192)

(1,579)

(1,264)

(2,952)

17

(4,199)

-

(4,199)

(67)

(4,266)

34,535

7,319

41,854

1,286

441

1,727

1 

 All revenue of Business Stream 2 is attributable to sales of oil & gas at a point of time from contracts with external customers, with 99% of sales to a single 
external customer.

2   Cost of sales of Business Stream 2 includes depreciation of oil & gas assets of £237,000.
3   All of the investment in associates in Business Stream 1 is accounted for by the equity method.
4   The amounts of additions to non-current assets of Business Stream 1 and Business Stream 2 was £18,057,000 and £3,236,000 respectively.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 201931 December 2018
Revenue5
Cost of sales6

Gross profit

Net gain in financial assets measured at FVTPL

Other income

Impairment

Exploration expenses

General and administration expenses

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation
Share of losses of associates7

Finance income

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation

Taxation on profit on ordinary activities

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities after taxation

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period

Segment assets8

Unallocated corporate assets

Total assets

Segment liabilities

Unallocated corporate liabilities

Total liabilities

Business 
Stream 1
UK/Europe
£’000
-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

6

(165)

-

(159)

-

(159)

-

(159)

Business 
Stream 2
USA
£’000
194

(83)

111

-

-

-

(55)

(23)

33

-

-

33

-

33

-

33

7,570

6,476

-

-

7,570

6,476

-

-

-

751

-

751

Corporate
£’000
-

-

-

-

11

-

-

(1,911)

(1,900)

-

10

(1,890)

-

(1,890)

67

(1,823)

-

6,301

6,301

-

283

283

1   All revenue of Business Stream 2 is attributable to sales of oil & gas at a point of time from contracts with a single external customer.
2   Cost of sales of Business Stream 2 includes depreciation of oil & gas assets of £32,000.
3   All of the investment in associates in Business Stream 1 is accounted for by the equity method.
4   The amounts of additions to non-current assets of Business Stream 1 and Business Stream 2 was £7,570,000 and £4,669,759 respectively.

Total
£’000
194

(83)

111

6

11

-

(55)

(1,934)

(1,861)

(165)

10

(2,016)

-

(2,016)

67

(1,949)

14,046

6,301

20,347

751

283

1,034

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements6.  Cost of sales

Production costs

Royalties

Depreciation of oil & gas assets

7.  Loss on ordinary activities before taxation

The loss on ordinary activities before taxation has been arrived  
at after charging/(crediting):

Auditor’s remuneration – audit of Company
Auditor’s remuneration – other taxation services

Exploration costs

Foreign exchange loss / (gain)

Net gain in financial assets measured at FVTPL

Provision for VAT non-claimable

Share based payments

Directors’ employment costs

8.  Directors employment costs

Directors’ employment costs were:

Wages and salaries

Social security costs

Other pension costs

Note

13

22

25

8

2019
£’000

329

290

237
856

2019
£’000

58
15

192

170

-

115

192

604

2019
£’000

527

59

18
604

2018 
£’000

39

12

32
83

2018 
£’000

27
10

55

(42)

(6)

83

995

400

2018 
£’000

354

40

6
400

During the year there were no employees (2018: nil) employed by the Company excluding the Directors. The staff costs during the 
year include the accrual of Director fees in the amount of £6,000 (2018: £4,000) which were not paid during the reporting period.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20199.  Directors’ remuneration

The total emoluments paid to Directors during the year was as follows:

Directors

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha
Jeremy Edelman

Marcos Mozetic

Mike Felton

Salary & fees
£’000

Share based
Payments
£’000

Pension
contribution
£’000

184

184

72
33

27

27

527

96

96

-
-

-

-

9

9

-
-

-

-

2019
Total
£’000

289

289

72
33

27

27

2018
Total
£’000

626

626

63
24

8

8

192

18

737

1,355

An accrual of £6,000 (2018: £4,000) for Director fees which were unpaid during the reporting period has been made.

The Directors are the key management personnel of the Company.

As at 31 December 2019, no Director was accruing benefits under a money purchase scheme (2018: none).

The total options held by Directors as at 31 December 2019 was 315,000,000. Sachin Oza and Stephen Williams each held 
150,000,000 options and Anthony Samaha held 15,000,000 options. The options have a weighted average exercise price of 
0.8p and a weighted average life of 2.0 years.

10.  Taxation

Loss before tax

Loss multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK

Effects of:
Share of operating loss of associates not taxable

Income and gains not taxable

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

Deferred tax asset not recognised

Total tax for the year

No deferred tax assets have been recognised in the year (2018: nil).

The corporation tax rate throughout 2019 and 2018 was 19%.

2019
£’000

(4,199)

(798)

561

-

95

142

-

2018 
£’000

(2,016)

(383)

31

(13)

198

167

-

The Company has unused tax losses of £3.7 million (2018: £3.1 million) and capital losses of £2.5 million (2018: £2.5 
million). The deferred tax asset for these losses, amounting to £1.2 million (2018: £1 million) has not been recognised as the 
timing of profits is uncertain. The corporation tax rate applied in the deferred tax asset is 19%. Future tax rates increases and 
decreases will have the effect of increasing and decreasing respectively the deferred tax asset for the applicable unused losses. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements11.  Loss per share

The calculations of the basic and diluted earnings per share are based on the following data:

Loss for the year

Loss for the purpose of basic earnings per share

2019
£’000

(4,266)

(4,266)

2018 
£’000

(1,949)

(1,949)

 Number of shares:
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year

Number

Number
3,822,854,007 2,949,812,420

Loss per share:

Basic and diluted loss per share (pence)

(0.11)

(0.07)

As the Group is reporting a loss in each period in accordance with IAS 33, the share options are not considered dilutive 
because the exercise of the share options would have the effect of reducing the loss per share.

12.  Goodwill on acquisition and deferred tax liability

 Goodwill on acquisition
At 1 January

Additions 

Impairment

At 31 December

 Deferred tax liability
At 1 January

Additions 

Reductions

At 31 December

Group
2019
£’000
329

-

-

329

Group
2019
£’000
329

-

-

329

Group
2018
£’000
-

329

-

329

Group
2018
£’000
-

329

-

329

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

-

-

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

-

-

Company
2018
£’000
-

-

-

-

Company
2018
£’000
-

-

-

-

On 4 July 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of:

(i) 

 100% of the issued share capital of Gaelic Resources Ltd (“Gaelic”), and its wholly owned US subsidiary Temporary Energy 
LLC (“Temporary”); and

(ii)  loans to Temporary by the vendors of Gaelic in the amount of US$914,000 (£692,005) (“Vendor Loan”).

The acquisition of Gaelic provided Reabold with options to participate in multiple near-term, high-impact, oil & gas leases 
in California, United States, and was considered by management to be consistent with the Reabold strategy, providing high-
impact drilling opportunities with considerably de-risked wells with low drilling costs and a fast path to monetisation. 

The total consideration for the acquisition of Gaelic and the Vendor Loan was together the issue of 420,000,000 new ordinary 
shares in Reabold (the “Share Consideration”), representing a value of £2,625,000 at the closing price of 0.625 pence per 
share, on 4 July 2018. As at 4 July 2018, Temporary had loans outstanding of US$1,314,000 (£994,852), including a loan 
from Reabold of US$400,000 (£302,845). 

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019The fair value of the Vendor Loan acquired was assessed as £692,000, and the Share Consideration allocated as:

Allocation of Share Consideration

Acquisition of 100% of Gaelic

Acquisition of Vendor Loans of US$914,000
Total Share Consideration

Fair Value
£’000

1,933

692
2,625

The identifiable consolidated assets and liabilities of Gaelic were measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date of 
4 July 2018.

Net assets assumed:

Cash

Restricted cash

E&E assets – earn-in rights

E&E assets

Loans payable

Accounts payable

Deferred tax liability

Net assets

Goodwill on acquisition

Total

Consideration paid:

Allocated share consideration

Cost
£’000

120

132

681

111

(995)

(49)

-

-

-

-

Fair Value
Adjustment
£’000

Fair Value 
£’000

-

-

1,933

-

-

-

(329)

1,604

329

1,933

120

132

2,614

111

(995)

(49)

(329)

1,604

329

1,933

1,933

The fair value adjustment on acquisition of £1,933,000 results in a deferred tax liability of £329,000 as a result of the timing 
difference between the recognition of when the tax liability is accrued and when the tax would be paid. As the intangible asset 
and the related deferred tax arise on a business combination, it results in the recognition of goodwill of £329,000, equivalent 
in amount to the deferred tax liability. 

Costs related to the acquisition of Gaelic in the amount of £74,091 were recognised as an expense in the year ended 
31 December 2018.

Gaelic’s consolidated revenue and profit for the period since acquisition date to 31 December 2018 was £193,527 and 
£10,137 respectively. Had the acquisition occurred on 1 January 2018, the Group’s consolidated revenue and profit for the 
year would not be materially different to that which has been reported.

The Group has tested the goodwill arising on acquisition and assessed no impairment is required as at 31 December 2019. 
For the 2019 reporting period, the recoverable amount was determined based on the reserves reports compiled by Petrotech 
Resources Company Inc.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements13.  Investments in equity instruments

At 1 January

Addition at cost

Divestment

Net fair value adjustment 

Transfer to investments in associates

Impairment

At 31 December

(a)  Connaught Oil & Gas Ltd

Group
2019
£’000
-

15

-

-

-

-

15

Group
2018
£’000
550

-

-

56

(556)

(50)

-

Company
2019
£’000
-

15

-

-

-

-

15

Company
2018
£’000
550

-

-

56

(556)

(50)

-

On 8 February 2019, Reabold announced the issue of 1,980,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company 
to an institutional investor, as consideration for the purchase of 350,000 common shares in Connaught Oil & Gas Ltd. 
(“Connaught”), a private oil and gas company incorporated and registered in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Connaught’s 
primary asset was a 35.04% interest in Rathlin, at the time of the transaction. The deemed value of the Reabold shares was 
0.75 pence each at the time of the transaction, valuing the Company’s acquired 0.52% interest in Connaught at £14,850. 

(b)  Corallian

On 1 March 2018, the Company announced that it had signed further subscription agreements with Corallian. The first 
agreement (“Round 5”) was an unconditional subscription for 333,333 new Corallian shares at £1.50 per share for an 
investment of £500,000, which was completed in February 2018, giving Reabold an interest of 25.7% of the issued capital 
of Corallian at that time. The second agreement (“Round 5A”) gave Reabold the option to subscribe for an additional 333,333 
new Corallian shares at a price of £1.50 per share for an investment of £500,000 at any point up to 6 April 2018. On 
3 April 2018, the Company completed the Round 5A agreement,

At the point of the completion of the Round 5 subscription, Reabold’s prior Round 4 investment in Corallian of 370,370 shares 
was assessed as having a fair value of £1.50 per share, giving a value of £555,555 and resulting in an increase in fair value 
through P&L of £55,555 during the reporting period. The Round 4 Shares in the value of £555,555 was reallocated from 
Investments Available for Sale to Investments in Associates, given Reabold’s significant influence in Corallian had been secured. 

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 
14.  Investments in associates

The table below presents the Company’s associates, in which it has significant influence:

 Associate
Corallian Energy Limited

Country of 
registration
England & Wales

Danube Petroleum 
Limited

England & Wales

Registered address
Blackstable 
House, Longridge, 
Sheepscombe 
Stroud, Gloucestershire
GL6 7QX

3 Waterfront Business 
Park, Brierley Hill, West 
Midlands DY5 1LX

Nature of 
business
Oil & gas 

Class of shares
Ordinary

Holding 
31-Dec-19
34.9%

Holding 
31-Dec-18
32.9%

Oil & gas

Ordinary

50.8%

33.3%

Rathlin Energy (UK) 
Limited

England & Wales

11-12 St James’ 
Square, London  
SW1Y 4LB

Oil & gas

Ordinary

59.5%

37.1%

Whilst during the reporting period, Reabold increased its equity stake in Rathlin to 59.5%, it is considered to only have 
significant influence and not control over Rathlin. Pursuant to the existing Rathlin Shareholders’ Agreement, Reabold has the 
right to appoint only one director to the Board of Rathlin, which comprises 5 directors. Reabold’s increased interest in Rathlin 
to 59.5% is as a result of Rathlin’s funding requirements and Reabold’s desire to increase its economic interest in the West 
Newton Project, rather than an objective by Reabold to seek control over Rathlin.

Similarly, whilst during the reporting period, Reabold increased its equity stake in Danube to 50.8%, it is considered to only 
have significant influence and not control over Danube. Pursuant to the existing Danube Shareholders’ Agreement, Reabold 
has the right to appoint only one director to the Board of Danube, which comprises 3 directors. Reabold’s increased interest 
in Danube to 50.8% is as a result of Danube’s funding requirements and Reabold’s desire to increase its economic interest in 
Danube’s projects in Romania, rather than an objective by Reabold to seek control over Danube.

All of the Company’s associates are unlisted. A breakdown of investments in associates as at 31 December 2019 and 2018 
and the respective changes during the year then ended are summarised as follows:

At 1 January

Transfer from investments in equity instruments

Additions

Share of loss of associates

At 31 December

Group
2019
£’000
7,570

-

20,995

(2,952)

25,613

Group
2018
£’000
-

556

7,179

(165)

7,570

Company
2019
£’000
7,570

-

20,995

(2,952)

25,613

Company
2018
£’000
-

556

7,179

(165)

7,570

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements 
The table below presents summarised financial information in respect of the Company’s associates:

Current assets

Non-current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Revenue

Total comprehensive loss for period

Reabold’s share of loss

* Corallian has a financial year end of 31 October

(a)  Corallian

31-Oct-19*
Corallian
£’000
602

1,547

2,149

175

-

175

1,974

181

(7,161)

(2,459)

31-Dec-19
Danube
£’000
2,322

6,694

9,015

101

-

101

8,914

-

(147)

(55)

31-Dec-19
Rathlin
£’000
18,354

8,223

26,577

629

1,261

1,889

24,688

-

(1,021)

(438)

As outlined in Note 13 above, at the point of the completion of the Round 5, Reabold’s prior Round 4 investment in Corallian 
of 370,370 shares was assessed as having a fair value of £1.50 per share, giving a value of £555,555 and resulting in 
a revaluation increase of £55,555 during the reporting period. The Round 4 investment in the value of £555,555 was 
reallocated from Investments Available for Sale to Investments in Associates, given Reabold’s significant influence in Corallian 
had been secured. Following the completion of the Round 5 subscription in February 2018 in the amount of £500,000 
for 333,333 new Corallian shares at £1.50 per share, the value of Reabold’s total investment in Corallian at that time was 
£1,055,554, representing a 25.7% interest.

On 3 April 2018, the Company completed the Round 5A agreement, subscribing for an additional 333,333 new Corallian 
shares at a price of £1.50 per share for an investment of £500,000. 

As at 30 April 2018, no authorisation for expenditure for the drilling of the Colter well had been approved, as required under 
the Round 4A subscription. Subsequently, on 25 May 2018, Reabold advised Corallian that it had waived the condition for 
the Round 4A subscription and proceeded to complete the Round 4A subscription on 28 May 2018 for 740,741 shares at 
£1.35 per share, for an investment of £1,000,000, giving the Company an interest of 32.9% in the enlarged issued share 
capital of Corallian.

On 11 December 2018, the Company announced that Corallian had raised £912,300 by way of an advanced subscription 
agreement, with Reabold participating in this fund raise with an investment of £300,000, maintaining its 32.9% interest. The 
additional shares to be issued under the advanced subscription agreement were to be priced at the higher of either a 30% 
discount to the price achieved in the next Corallian funding round, or at £1.50 per share (in line with the price per share at the 
last fund raise) if no funding round has occurred within 12 months.

On 25 February 2019, Reabold secured an additional equity investment into Corallian, by way of an advanced subscription 
agreement, whereby Reabold invested £750,000, priced at a 30% discount to the next Corallian fundraise. This structure and 
pricing was in line with a previous £300,000 investment in December 2018. This investment was intended to cover Corallian’s 
expected costs in relation to the side-track to appraise the principle Colter oil discovery.

Corallian’s next fundraise was completed in late July 2019, when the company completed an equity raise of £1,225,000 at 
£2.20 per share with a new shareholder. Completion of the Round 6 Fundraise enabled Corallian to allot the shares related to 
the advanced subscription agreements that it executed with its existing shareholders in December 2018 and February 2019. 
Accordingly, Reabold was allotted 681,818 new Corallian shares at £1.54 per share, taking the Company’s interest in Corallian 
to 34.9% from 32.9%.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019On 22 November 2019, Reabold announced that it had participated in the second tranche of Corallian’s then recently 
completed Round 6 fundraise. Reabold subscribed for 47,727 new ordinary shares in Corallian at a subscription price 
of £2.20 per Ordinary Share, an investment of £105,000, being Reabold’s pro rata share. In aggregate, Corallian raised 
£300,000 pursuant to the Fundraise via the issuance of 136,363 Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, Reabold’s equity interest in 
Corallian remained unchanged at 34.9%. The proceeds were intended to be used by Corallian to prepare for a planned Initial 
Public Offering early in the second half of 2020, and to complete the work required to finalise UK North Sea well locations for 
both the Unst prospect in the Viking Graben and the Dunrobin prospect in the Inner Moray Firth.

As at 31 December 2019, the Company had invested a total of £3,655,000 for a 34.9% interest. 

During the period ended 31 December 2019, the Company’s share of Corallian’s total loss amounted to £2,459,000 
(2018: £104,000), reflecting impairments by Corallian in respect to Colter and Wick.

(b)  Danube

On 4 December 2017, the Company announced that it had signed an agreement with Danube, a newly incorporated subsidiary 
of ASX listed, ADX Energy Ltd, to invest a total of £1.5 million for a 29% interest in Danube. The investment was conditional on 
completion of a transaction between Danube and ADX Energy Ltd, by 28 February 2018, which would result in Danube holding a 
50% interest in the Parta licence in Romania, and a 100% interest in a low-risk appraisal campaign within Parta. The investment 
comprised an initial 375,940 new shares to be issued upon completion of the transaction at £1.00 per share. This would be followed 
by a further 1,127,819 new shares to be issued upon submission of an Authorisation for Expenditure (“AFE”) for the first appraisal 
well at £1.00 per share. On 19 February 2018, the Company agreed to extend the date for completion of the transaction to 31 
March 2018, with completion of the initial investment by the Company of £375,940 taking place on 23 March 2018.

On 24 September 2018, the Company announced the AFE had been submitted and that the Company had completed the second 
tranche of Reabold’s investment in Danube in the amount of £1,127,819, giving the Company a 28.6% interest in Danube. 

On 3 December 2018, the Company announced that it had exercised options to subscribe for 375,940 shares in Danube at 
£1.00 per share for a total of £375,940, pursuant to the subscription agreement between the Company and Danube dated 
1 December 2017. 

On 9 May 2019, Reabold announced that it had agreed to subscribe for a further 375,940 ordinary shares in Danube at an 
issue price of £1.00 per share. This increased Reabold’s shareholding in Danube from 33.3% to 37.5%, with ADX holding 
the remaining 62.5%. In addition, ADX, on behalf of Danube, agreed to engage Reabold for a period of 12 months to provide 
Corporate Advisory Services to Danube for a fee of approximately £75,000. 

On 16 September 2019, Reabold subscribed for 810,811 Danube at an issue price of £1.00 per share via two tranches, 
with the first tranche being for 237,838 Danube shares and the second tranche being for of 572,973 Danube shares. 
Simultaneously, ADX subscribed for 540,541 Danube shares at an issue price of £1.00 per share, comprising 158,559 first 
tranche shares and 381,982 second tranche shares. Following completion of this subscription, Reabold’s equity interest in 
Danube would increase to 41.6%, with ADX holding the remaining 58.4%.

On 22 November 2019, Reabold exercised its option to subscribe for 200,000 new shares in Danube at a price of £1.20 per 
share for a total sum of £240,000. Following the subscription agreement, Reabold held a 43.2% interest in Danube, with ADX 
holding the remaining 56.8%.

On 2 December 2019, Reabold announced that it had fully exercised the remainder of its option to increase its investment 
in Danube through the subscription for additional shares. Reabold exercised its options over a further 1,427,604 Danube 
shares at a subscription price of £1.20 per share, being an investment of £1,713,125. ADX elected to partially exercise its own 
corresponding options, subscribing for 241,929 Danube shares at £1.20 per share. Following these investments, Reabold now 
owns 50.8% of Danube, with the remaining 49.2% held by ADX.

As at 31 December 2019, Reabold had invested a total of £5,020,000 for a 50.8% interest in Danube.

During the period ended 31 December 2019, the Company’s share of Danube’s total loss amounted to £55,000 (2018: loss 
of £28,000).

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial Statements(c)  Rathlin

On 3 December 2018, the Company announced the completion of a 37.08% investment in Rathlin for the consideration of 
£3,000,000 in cash. Rathlin is a subsidiary of Calgary-based Connaught. Completion of the deal was conditional on, inter alia, 
Connaught agreeing to settle a liability of £33.8 million owed to it by Rathlin and the finalisation of a farm out, by Rathlin, of 
Licence PEDL183 (onshore UK) to Union Jack Oil plc and Humber Oil & Gas Ltd resulting in Rathlin retaining a 66.67% equity 
interest in Licence PEDL183.

On 22 August 2019, Reabold announced that it has increased its investment in Rathlin through participation in an advanced 
subscription agreement. Following the successful drilling result at West Newton A-2, Rathlin raised £1,793,000 by way of 
an advanced subscription agreement in which Reabold invested £1,000,000. The additional shares to be issued under the 
advanced subscription agreement were to be priced at the higher of either a 20% discount to the price achieved in the next 
Rathlin funding round or at £0.8427 per share, being the price per share of Rathlin’s previous fundraise. 

On 5 November 2019, the next Rathlin fundraise was completed, with Reabold the sole investor in a £16m equity subscription 
at £2.75 per share. This also triggered the pricing and allotment of shares from the previously described advanced subscription 
agreement. This resulted in Reabold having a 59.5% equity position in Rathlin.

As at 31 December 2019, Reabold had invested a total of £20,000,000 for a 59.5% interest in Rathlin.

During the period ended 31 December 2019, the Company’s share of Rathlin’s total loss amounted to £438,000 (2018: loss 
of £33,000).

15.  Subsidiaries

The table below presents the Company’s subsidiaries:

Associate

Country of 
Registration

Reabold Resourcing Limited

England & Wales

Registered Office

20 Primrose Street,  
London EC2A 2EW

Nature of 
business

Dormant 
holding 
company 

Holding 
31-Dec-19

Holding 
31-Dec-18

100%

100%

Gaelic Resources Limited

Isle of Man

14 Albert Street, Douglas, 
Isle of Man, IM1 2QA

Holding 
company

100%

100%

Reabold California LLC 
(formerly Temporary  
Energy LLC)(1)

U.S.A.

5701 Lonetree Blvd, 
Rocklin CA 95765

Oil & gas

100%

100%

(1)  100% held by Gaelic Resources Limited

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019The Company’s investment in subsidiaries is as follows:

At 1 January

Additions

Impairment

At 31 December

16.  Loan to subsidiary

Loan to Reabold California LLC

Total

Note

12

2019
£’000

1,933

-

-
1,933

Company 
2019
£’000
6,029

6,029

2018 
£’000

-

1,933

-
1,933

Company  
2018 
£’000
3,692

3,692

The loan to the subsidiary is subject to interest rates at the short term monthly (compounded annually) Applicable Federal 
Rates published by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States federal government. The loan has no fixed repayment 
date and is denominated in USD. Subject to the subsidiary being solvent, the loan is repayable by giving the subsidiary not 
less than one month’s written notice. Post balance date on 30 April 2020, the loan was replaced by a Loan Note Instrument 
on primarily the same terms. The accrued interest on the loan as at 31 December 2019 was US$183,000 (2018: US$Nil), 
equivalent to £139,000 (2018: £Nil)

The amount of the loan to the subsidiary as at 31 December 2019 was US$7,964,000 (2018: US$4,714,000), equivalent to 
£6,029,000 (2018: £3,692,000). 

17.  Exploration and evaluation assets

The movement on the exploration and evaluation assets account was as follows:

At 1 January
Acquisitions through business combinations

Acquisition of contractual earn-in rights
Additions

Note

12

Reclassified to oil & gas assets within property, plant & equipment

18

Written off to exploration costs

Foreign exchange differences

At 31 December

2019
£’000

3,131
-

284
639

(257)

(192)

(99)

3,507

2018 
£’000

-
2,725

-
1,888

(1,571)

(55)

144

3,131

The acquisition during 2018 in the amount of £2,725,000 reflects primarily the fair value of the contractual earn-in rights held 
by Reabold California in oil and gas licences in California.

During the reporting period, Reabold California entered into the McCool Ranch earn-in agreement with Sunset and Integrity 
Management Services Inc., which provides Reabold California the right, but not the obligation to earn a 50% interest in the 
McCool Ranch licence area, for the consideration payable by Reabold California of a prospect fee of US$375,000 (£284,000). 
The agreement includes Reabold California paying for 100% of the completion costs of an existing well as a water injection 
well, and 100% of the costs to re-establish oil production from an existing well.

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The reclassification to oil & gas asset within property, plant & equipment was in respect of the capitalised carrying value of 
expenditure by Reabold California on the California assets which was brought into production on a commercial basis.

During the reporting period, expenditure in respect of E&E assets in the amount of £192,000 was written off to exploration 
costs as management assessed this capitalised expenditure would not result in commercial production. In view of the 
commercial evaluation and development success by Reabold California during the reporting period and subsequent to balance 
date, the economic analysis supports no further impairment charge.

18.  Property, plant and equipment

The movement on the property, plant and equipment assets account was as follows:

Oil & gas assets
Costs:

At 1 January
Reclassified from exploration and evaluation assets

Additions

Foreign exchange differences

At 31 December

Accumulated depreciation and impairment:

At 1 January

Charge

Impairments

Foreign exchange differences

At 31 December

Net book value at 31 December

2019
£’000

1,571
257

3,039

(52)

4,815

(32)

(237)

(160)

14

(415)

4,400

2018 
£’000

-
-

1,571

-

1,571

-

(32)

-

-

(32)

1,539

The additions during the reporting period are in respect of the expenditure by Reabold California on the California assets 
that were brought into production on a commercial basis, as well as reclassification from exploration and evaluation assets in 
California that was brought into production on a commercial basis.

In view of the commercial evaluation and development success by Reabold California during the reporting period and 
subsequent to the balance sheet date, the economic analysis supports no impairment charge, other than the impairment 
charge of £160,000 recognised in respect of the Doud A-3 make over well, which was shut-in as it was not operating at 
sufficiently economically viable levels and was impaired in full.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 201919.  Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables

Revenue receivable

Amounts owed by Group undertakings

VAT receivable

Total

Group
2019
£’000
276

351

-

228

855

Group
2018
£’000
222

90

-

113

425

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

4

228

232

Company
2018
£’000
-

-

32

113

145

As outlined in Note 22, the Company has made a provision for the recoverability of the VAT receivable in the amount of 
£228,000 (2018: £113,000).

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value. All receivables 
are due within one year.

20.  Restricted cash

Restricted cash

Total

Group
2019
£’000
341

341

Group
2018
£’000
176

176

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

Company
2018
£’000
-

-

The restricted cash is in respect of surety bonds in the amount of US$450,000 (£341,000) (2018: US$250,000 (£176,000)) 
to cover oil and gas drilling activities in California, as required by regulatory authorities. 

21. Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables

Accruals

Total

Group
2019
£’000
902

131

1,033

Group
2018
£’000
442

79

521

Company
2019
£’000
77

65

142

Company
2018
£’000
71

28

99

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates to their fair value. All liabilities are 
due within one year.

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22.  Provisions

At 1 January

Utilised in the year

Additions – Provision for VAT

At 31 December 

Group
2019
£’000
184

-

115

299

Group
2018
£’000
101

-

83

184

Company
2019
£’000
184

-

115

299

Company
2018
£’000
101

-

83

184

The Company has been advised by HRMC that, following a review of its activities, HMRC has assessed that the Company’s 
investment activities is not a supply for consideration and as a result the Company cannot claim any Input Tax related to its 
investment activities. HMRC had assessed that all expenses claimed since registration in December 2012 are related to 
investment activities and that it would be disallowing claimed Input Tax in the amount of £71,129 up to September 2017. 
The Company has made a further provision for VAT receivable for the period to December 2017 in the amount of £29,957. 
For the year ended 31 December 2019, the Company has made a provision for VAT receivable in the amount of £114,613 
(2018: £82,990). The Company is in discussions with HMRC, towards them reversing this assessment and is awaiting a 
further response from HMRC.

23.  Provision for decommissioning

At 1 January

Utilised in the year

Additions - Provision for decommissioning

At 31 December 

Group
2019
£’000
-

-

67

67

Group
2018
£’000
-

-

-

-

Company
2019
£’000
-

-

-

-

Company
2018
£’000
-

-

-

The Group has recognised a provision for decommissioning, which represents the estimated present value of the amount of the 
Reabold California’s share of costs to plug, abandon and remediate wells in California at the end of their estimated productive 
lives, in accordance with applicable legislation. The provision covers the decommissioning of 11 wells, of which one is to be 
decommissioned in 2020 and the other 10 wells are estimated to be decommissioned between approximately 2031 and 
2070, dependent on the future production profiles of the wells and government legislation.  The provision has been estimated 
at a US inflation rate of 2% and discounted to present value at 10%. The provision recognised represents 50% of the net 
present value of the estimated total future cost as Reabold California’s partner, Sunset Exploration Inc., is obligated to bear 
50% of the cost.

A corresponding amount equivalent to the provision is recognised as part of the cost of the related property, plant and 
equipment. The amount recognised is the estimated cost of decommissioning, discounted to its net present value, and is 
reassessed each year in accordance with local conditions and requirements, reflecting management’s best estimates, including 
input from its technical advisors. The Company’s technical advisors have significant experience in the area of operations 
and historical data for reference, however there is inherent uncertainty about the actual future amount and timing of these 
decommissioning obligations.

The unwinding of the discount on the decommissioning is included as a finance cost.

Changes in the estimated timing of decommissioning, or decommissioning cost estimates are dealt with prospectively by 
recording an adjustment to the provision and a corresponding adjustment to property, plant and equipment.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 
 
24.  Share capital

Issued at 31 December 2017

On 13 March 2018, placing for cash at 0.6p per share

On 4 July 2018, acquisition for shares at 0.625p per share
On 5 September 2018, placing for cash at 0.85p per share

Issued at 31 December 2018

On 7 February 2019, acquisition for shares at 0.75p per share

On 4 July 2019, placing for cash at 1.1p per share

On 28 October 2019, placing for cash at 0.9p per share

Issued at 31 December 2019

“A” Deferred shares

Number of
ordinary shares
1,540,415,896

1,291,750,000

420,000,000
568,908,823

3,821,074,719

1,980,000

240,909,091

2,666,666,666

6,730,630,476

Nominal Value
£
£0.001

£0.001

£0.001
£0.001

£0.001

£0.001

£0.001

£0.001

£0.001

Total Value
£’000
1,540

1,292

420
569

3,821

2

241

2,667

6,731

The Company has in existence at 31 December 2019 and at 31 December 2018, 6,915,896 “A” deferred shares of 1.65p. 
These deferred shares do not carry voting rights.

Total ordinary and “A” Deferred shares

The issued share capital as at 31 December 2019 is as follows:

Ordinary shares

“A” Deferred shares

Issued at 31 December 2019

Number of
ordinary shares
6,730,630,476

Nominal Value
£
£0.0010

6,915,896

£0.0165

Total Value
£’000
6,731

114

6,845

The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote per share at the meetings of the Company and to dividends as declared 
in proportion to the amounts paid up on the ordinary shares. No shares are of the Company are currently redeemable or liable 
to be redeemable at the option of the holder or the Company.

The holders of “A” Deferred shares do not have any right to receive written notice of or attend, speak or vote at any general 
meeting of the Company, or to any dividend declared by the Company. They may however be redeemed by the Company at any 
time at its option for one penny for all the “A” Deferred shares without obtaining sanction of such holders.

Share Options

During the year nil options were granted (2018: 125 million).

Exercise Price
0.50p

Grant Date
19 October 2017

Vesting Date
19 October 2017

Expiry Date
19 October 2021

0.75p

1.00p

0.60p
0.90p

1.20p

19 October 2017

19 October 2018

19 October 2021

19 October 2017

19 April 2019

19 October 2021

14 March 2018
14 March 2018

19 March 2018
14 March 2019

19 March 2022
19 March 2022

14 March 2018

14 September 2019

19 March 2022

Options in Issue
31 December 2019
70,000,000

Options in Issue
31 December 2018
70,000,000

60,000,000

60,000,000

45,000,000
40,000,000

40,000,000

60,000,000

60,000,000

45,000,000
40,000,000

40,000,000

315,000,000

315,000,000

At 31st December 2019 there were 315 million share options outstanding (2018: 315 million).

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25.  Share based payments

Details of share options and warrants granted during the year to Directors over the ordinary shares are as follows:

At 1 January  
2019
No.
20,000,000

Issued during  
the year
No.

Lapsed / 
Exercised 
during the 
year
No.
-

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

5,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

10,000,000

315,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

At  
31 December 
2019
No.
20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

Exercise  
Price
Pence
0.60p

Vesting Date
19/03/2018

Expiry Date
19/03/2022

0.90p

14/03/2019

19/03/2022

1.20p

14/09/2019

19/03/2022

0.60p

19/03/2018

19/03/2022

0.90p

14/03/2019

19/03/2022

1.20p

14/09/2019

19/03/2022

5,000,000

0.60p

19/03/2018

19/03/2022

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

10,000,000

315,000,000

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

0.75p

19/10/2018

19/10/2021

1.00p

19/04/2019

19/10/2021

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

0.75p

19/10/2018

19/10/2021

1.00p

19/04/2019

19/10/2021

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

At 1 January  
2018
No.

Issued during  
the year
No.
20,000,000

Lapsed / 
Exercised 
during the 
year
No.
-

At  
31 December 
2018
No.
20,000,000

Exercise  
Price
Pence
0.60p

Vesting Date
19/03/2018

Expiry Date
19/03/2022

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

5,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

10,000,000

190,000,000

125,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20,000,000

0.90p

14/03/2019

19/03/2022

20,000,000

1.20p

14/09/2019

19/03/2022

20,000,000

20,000,000

0.60p

19/03/2018

19/03/2022

0.90p

14/03/2019

19/03/2022

20,000,000

1.20p

14/09/2019

19/03/2022

5,000,000

0.60p

19/03/2018

19/03/2022

30,000,000

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

30,000,000

0.75p

19/10/2018

19/10/2021

30,000,000

1.00p

19/04/2019

19/10/2021

30,000,000

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

30,000,000

0.75p

19/10/2018

19/10/2021

30,000,000

1.00p

19/04/2019

19/10/2021

10,000,000

0.50p

19/10/2017

19/10/2021

315,000,000

Option Holder
Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

Option Holder
Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Sachin Oza

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Anthony Samaha

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019The number and weighted average exercise prices of share options are as follows:

Outstanding at 1 January

Granted during the year

Forfeited during the year

Exercised during the year

Outstanding at 31 December

Exercisable at 31 December

2019
Weighted average 
exercise price
0.80

2019
Number of options
315,000,000

2018
Weighted average 
exercise price
0.74

2018
Number of 
options
190,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.89

125,000,000

-

-

-

-

0.80

0.80

315,000,000

315,000,000

0.80

0.61

315,000,000

175,000,000

The options outstanding at 31 December 2019 have a weighted average contractual life of 2.0 years (2018: 3.0 years).

The closing share price range during the year ended 31 December 2019 was 0.52p to 1.40p (2018: 0.57p to 0.95p).

The options issued during 2018 were all granted on 14 March 2018 and vest in tranches on 19 March 2018, 12 months from 
grant and 18 months from grant. The options issued during 2017 were all granted on 19 October 2017 and vest in tranches 
upon grant, 12 months from grant and 18 months from grant. All options granted had vested by 31 December 2019.

For the options granted, IFRS 2 “Share-Based Payment” is applicable, and the fair values were calculated using the 
Black-Scholes model. The inputs into the model were as follows:

Granted 14 March 2018

Granted 19 October 2017

Risk free  
rate
1.05%

0.72%

Share price 
volatility
120%

120%

Expected life
4 years

4 years

Share price at  
date of grant
0.65p

0.77p

Expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical volatility of the Company’s share price.

The Company recognised total expenses relating to equity-settled share-based payment transactions during the year of 
£191,879 (2018: £995,397).

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26.  Share premium

At 31 December 2017

March 2018, placing for cash

July 2018, acquisition for shares

September 2018, placing for cash

At 31 December 2018

February 2019, acquisition for shares

July 2019, placing for cash

August 2019, capital reduction

October 2019, placing for cash

At 31 December 2019

Value 
£’000

13,048

5,985

2,205

4,063

25,301

14

2,287

(27,595)

19,678

19,685

On 30 July 2019, shareholders of the Company at the AGM approved the resolution for a capital reduction, which was 
subsequently approved by the High Court of Justice on 27 August 2019 to cancel its share premium account. Accordingly, the 
amount standing to the credit of the Company’s share premium account at that time was cancelled. 

27.  Related party transactions

In addition to the related party transactions disclosed elsewhere, the Company entered into the following related party 
transactions in the normal course of operations.

(a)   During the year ended 31 December 2019, the Company incurred fees to Santannos Limited, a company associated with 
Anthony Samaha, for provision of accounting and administrative services in the amount of £7,000 (2018: £9,000). As at 
31 December 2019, there was nil amount included in accounts payable in respect of these fees (2018: nil).

(b)   During the year ended 31 December 2019, the Company provided consulting services to Corallian in the amount of 

£2,500 (2018: £2,000). As at 31 December 2019, there was £600 included in accounts receivable in respect of these 
fees (2018: £1,200).

(c)   During the year ended 31 December 2019, the Company provided consulting services to Danube in the amount of 

£12,000 (2018: £9,000). As at 31 December 2018, there was £3,600 included in accounts receivable in respect of these 
fees (2018: £3,600).

(d)   During the year ended 31 December 2019, the Company provided management services to Reabold California in the 

amount of £46,557 (2018: £23,275). As at 31 December 2019, there was £nil included in accounts receivable in respect 
of these fees (2018: £23,275).

The directors are the key management of the Company (refer to note 9).

28.  Commitments

In August 2019, the Group executed an Authorised for Expenditure in respect to the VG-6 well in the West Brentwood licence 
in the amount of US$1.46 million (£1.1 million), of which its 50% contribution would be US$0.73 million (£0.55 million), of 
which US$0.64 million (£0.48) had been expended up to 31 December 2019, with the balance of the Group’s commitment as 
at 31 December 2019 of US$0.09 million (£0.07 million).

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 201929.  Financial risk management and financial instruments

Overview

The Group has exposure to the following risks from its issue of financial instruments:

• 

• 

credit risk

liquidity risk

•  market risk

This note presents information about the Group’s exposure to each of the above risks, the Group’s objectives, policies and 
processes for measuring and managing risk, and the Group’s management of capital. Further quantitative disclosures are 
included throughout these financial statements.

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Group’s risk management 
framework. Given the size of the Company, the Directors have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring financial risk 
management to a sub-committee of the Board.

The Group’s risk management policies are established to identify and analyse risks faced by the Group, to set appropriate risk 
limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly 
to reflect changes in market conditions and the Group’s activities.

(a)  Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its 
contractual obligations. The Group charges partners and third parties for the provision of services and for the sale of oil and gas. 
Should the companies holding those accounts become insolvent then these funds may be lost or delayed in their release. Credit 
risk is managed through the maintenance of procedures ensuring to the extent possible, that customers and counterparties to 
transactions are of sound credit worthiness. Such monitoring is used in assessing receivables for impairment. In respect of the 
Group’s trade sales, the Group manages credit risk through dealing only with recognised, creditworthy third parties. 

Credit risk relating to the Group’s other financial assets which comprise principally cash and cash equivalents, and restricted 
cash arises from the potential default of counterparties. The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are 
reputable banks with high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies.

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure, which at the reporting date was:

Cash and bank balances

Trade and other receivables

Restricted cash

Loan to subsidiary

Group
2019
£’000
6,717

855

341

-

Group
2018
£’000
7,112

425

176

-

Company
2019
£’000
6,684

232

-

6,029

Company
2018
£’000
6,147

145

-

3,692

The expected credit risk for both the Group and the Company was assessed as not material.

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(b)  Liquidity risk

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

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, and excluding the impact of netting agreement:

 Non-derivative financial liabilities
31 December 2019

Trade and other payables

Accruals

31 December 2018

Trade and other payables

Accruals

 Non-derivative financial liabilities
31 December 2019

Trade and other payables

Accruals

31 December 2018

Trade and other payables

Accruals

Notes

21

21

21

21

Notes

21

21

21

21

Group
Carrying amount
£’000

Group
Contractual 
cash flows
£’000

Group
6 months or less
£’000

902

130

1,032

442

79

521

902

130

1,032

442

79

521

902

130

1,032

442

79

521

Company
Carrying amount
£’000

Company
Contractual 
cash flows
£’000

Company
6 months or less
£’000

77

65

142

71

28

99

77

65

142

71

28

99

77

65

142

71

28

99

It is not expected that the cash flows in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.

(c)  Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect 
the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments.  The objective of market risk management is to manage 
and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return.

The Group manages market risks by monitoring market developments and discussing issues regularly, and mitigating actions 
taken where necessary.

Foreign currency risk

The Group’s functional currency is Sterling and as such the Group is exposed to foreign exchange movements on monetary 
assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies. In addition, the Group’s subsidiary, Temporary, has a functional currency 
of USD, exposing the Group to foreign exchange differences, which are taken to reserves. Currently there are no foreign 
exchange hedge programmes in place. However, the Group treasury function manages the purchase of foreign currency to 
meet operational requirements.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019The Group is mainly exposed to currency rate fluctuations of Sterling versus the USD, and measures its foreign currency risk 
through a sensitivity analysis considering 10% favourable and adverse changes in market rates on exposed monetary assets 
and liabilities denominated in Sterling.

As at 31 December 2019, the exposure of the Group to foreign exchange rates is summarised as follows:

Exposure to USD

Cash and bank balances

Restricted cash

Trade and other receivables

Loan to subsidiary

Trade and other payables

Accruals

Group
2019
£’000

33

341

623

-

(761)

(130)

106

Group
2018
£’000

966

176

304

-

(394)

(51)

1,001

Company
2019
£’000

Company
2018
£’000

-

-

-

-

-

23

6,029

3,692

-

-

-

-

6,029

3,715

As at 31 December 2019, if Sterling had gained or lost 10% against the USD, the impact on comprehensive loss would have 
been as follows:

Impact on comprehensive loss
+10% GBP/USD

-10% GBP/USD

Price risk

Group
2019
£’000
(11)

11

Group
2018
£’000
(100)

100

Company
2019
£’000
(603)

603

Company
2018
£’000
(372)

372

Price risk arises from uncertainty about the future prices of financial instruments held within the Group’s portfolio. It 
represents the potential loss that the Group might suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. 
The investments in equity stocks of unlisted companies are not traded and as such the prices are more uncertain than those 
of more widely traded securities. The Board’s strategy in managing the market price risk inherent in the Group’s portfolio of 
equity investments is determined by the requirement to meet the Group’s investment objective. The Directors manage these 
risks by regular reviews of the portfolio within the context of current market conditions. Unlisted investments are valued as per 
accounting policy in these financial statements.

Interest rate risk

The Group’s exposure to changes in interest rate risk relates primarily to interest-earning financial assets and interest-bearing 
financial liabilities. Interest rate risk is managed by the Group on an ongoing basis with the primary objective of limiting the 
extent to which net interest expense could be affected by an adverse movement in interest rates.

Capital risk management

The Directors consider the Group’s capital to comprise of share capital and reserves stated on the statement of financial 
position. The Group manages its capital to ensure the Group will be able to continue on a going concern on a long term basis 
while ensuring the optimal return to shareholders and other stakeholders through an effective debt and equity balance. No 
changes were made in the objectives, policies and processes during the current or previous year.

The share capital, including share premium, and reserves totalling £40,127,000 (2018: £19,313,000) provides the majority of 
the working capital required by the Group. Management reviews the capital structure and makes adjustment to it in the light of 
changes in economic conditions. 

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial StatementsOther financial assets and liabilities

The notional amounts of financial assets and liabilities with a maturity of less than one year (including trade and other 
receivables, cash and cash equivalents and trade and other payables) are assumed to approximate their fair value.

Categories of financial instruments

IFRS 9 classification &
measurement

Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents Amortised cost

Restricted cash

Receivables

Investment in equity 
instruments
Loan to subsidiary

Total financial assets

Financial liabilities:

Amortised cost

Amortised cost

FVTPL

Amortised cost

Other financial liabilities

Amortised cost

Total financial liabilities

30. Post balance sheet events

Group
2019
£’000

6,717

341

855

15

-

7,928

902

902

Group
2018
£’000

7,112

176

425

-

-

7,713

442

442

Company
2019
£’000

6,684

-

232

15

6,029

12,960

77

77

Company
2018
£’000

6,147

-

145

-

3,692

9,984

71

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Following the year end the Covid-19 pandemic has had a global impact. The situation is continually developing and as at the 
date of this report the situation will need constant attention as it evolves over time. In the Directors’ opinion, consistent with 
others, Covid-19 is considered to be a non-adjusting post balance sheet event and no adjustment is made in the financial 
statements as a result.

The rapid development and fluidity of the Covid-19 virus makes it difficult to predict the ultimate impact on the Group at this 
stage. In line with most experts, we believe that the impact of the virus will be material on the general economy and central 
banks have already begun to reduce interest rates and taking other measures. Undoubtedly, this will have implications for the 
Group’s operations, for example restricting travel movements and impacting fund raising activities as investors look to delay 
decisions until the crisis is over.

Management is in the process of addressing the impact of Covid-19 on the Group, however given the fluidity and volatility of 
the situation it is not possible to quantify the impact at this stage. The Directors have performed a “stress test” which show that 
the Group has sufficient cash funds available to allow it to continue in business for a period of at least twelve months from the 
date of approval of these financial statements.

On 26 May 2020, the Company announced that it had entered into an ELA for a period of 24 months with Acuitas, whereby 
Reabold has the right, at its sole election, but not the obligation, to issue new Ordinary Shares to Acuitas at a subscription price 
as determined under the ELA for an aggregate amount not exceeding £5 million (“Discretionary Facility”).

In order to drawdown on the Discretionary Facility (an “ Advance “), Reabold is required to serve an advance notice to Acuitas 
(“Advance Notice”). The issue price of any new Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an Advance will be 90% of the volume 
weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Ordinary Shares on AIM over either the 5 or 10 trading days (“Pricing Period”), at 
Reabold’s discretion and to be specified in an Advance Notice, following delivery of an Advance Notice. The discount will be 
based upon the two lowest and the four lowest VWAPs over a 5 day and 10 day Pricing Period (as applicable) respectively. The 
Company may set out a minimum acceptable price, if any, in the Advance Notice provided such minimum price must be less 
than or equal to 96% of the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the trading day immediately preceding the Advance Notice. If no 

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Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 December 2019Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019such minimum price is specified by the Company in an Advance Notice, the minimum acceptable price shall be 96% of the 
VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the trading day immediately preceding the Advance Notice. Upon the delivery of an Advance 
Notice, the Company is required to make a public announcement that it has delivered the Advance Notice, stating the amount 
of the Advance requested and the dates of the applicable Pricing Period.

The maximum Advance per each Advance Notice shall not exceed 100% of the average daily value traded of Reabold’s 
Ordinary Shares on AIM (“DVT”) in respect of a 5 day Pricing Period or 200% of the average DVT in respect of a 10 day Pricing 
Period. In addition, the number of new Ordinary Shares to be issued per Advance shall not exceed 1.5% of Reabold’s then 
enlarged share capital. Acuitas reserves the right to reduce the amount of an Advance in the event that, during a Pricing Period, 
the VWAP falls below 0.3p or there is no VWAP on any day during a Pricing Period (reductions of 20% and 10% per day where 
the VWAP falls below 0.3p or there is no VWAP, for a 5 day and 10 day Pricing Period respectively).

Acuitas is restricted from selling any Ordinary Shares during a Pricing Period and it, and its affiliates, are banned from engaging 
in any short selling of the Company’s securities. Acuitas is also subject to a daily volume trading restriction not exceeding 20% 
of the aggregate volume of Ordinary Shares traded on that particular trading day.

In consideration for entering into the ELA, the Company paid Acuitas a commission of £100,000, satisfied by the allotment 
and issue of 16,351,625 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.61156 pence per share, calculated, pursuant to the ELA, as the 
average of the VWAPs of the Ordinary Shares over the 5 trading days up to and including 21 May 2020.

31.  Parent company profit and loss

As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the profit and loss account of the parent company has not been 
separately presented in these accounts. The parent company total comprehensive loss for the year was £4,191,000 (2018: 
loss £2,026,000).

32.  Ultimate controlling party

In the opinion of the directors there is no controlling party.

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Reabold Resources Plc Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019Financial StatementsOfficers and professional advisers

Nominated advisor 
Strand Hanson Limited
26 Mount Row
London
W1K 3SQ

Brokers 
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
150 Cheapside 
London EC2V 6ET

Whitman Howard Limited
1st Floor, Connaught House
1-3 Mount Street, 
London W1K 3NB

Registrar 
Neville Registrars Limited
18 Laurel Lane
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 3DA

Bankers 
Barclays Bank Plc
Level 27 
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP

Directors 
Jeremy Edelman (Chairman) 
Sachin Oza
Stephen Williams
Marcos Mozetic
Michael Felton
Anthony Samaha
Secretary 
Anthony Samaha

Registered Office 
20 Primrose Street
London 
EC2A 2EW

Registered number 
3542727

Solicitors
Hill Dickinson LLP
20 Primrose Street 
London
EC2A 2EW

Auditor
Mazars LLP
The Pinnacle
160 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1FF

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