TIDMEVA
30 June 2022
Evrima plc
AQSE: EVA
("Evrima" or "the Company")
Correction Announcement
Audited Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2021
The following amendment have been made to the 'Annual Financial Report'
announcement released on 30 June 2022 at 15:40:59 under RNS No
PRNUK-3006221535-F5F4.
The comparative heading for the comprehensive income statement incorrectly
referred to 2022 and should have referred to 2020.
The comparative heading for the Statement of Cashflows incorrectly referred to
2021 and should have referred to 2020.
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
Chairman's Statement
The Company is pleased to announce its final results for the year ended 31
December 2021. The financial information below has been extracted from the
audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December
2021, which have been prepared in compliance with United Kingdom Accounting
Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102, "The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland"
("FRS102") and the Companies Act 2006. The Annual Report is available from the
Company's website www.evrimaplc.com and will shortly be posted to shareholders
along with notice of the Company's Annual General Meeting.
Simon Grant-Rennick
Chairman
30 June 2022
The directors of Evrima accept responsibility for this announcement.
This announcement contains information which, prior to its disclosure, was
inside information as stipulated under Regulation 11 of the Market Abuse
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/310 (as amended).
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Enquiries :
Company:
Burns Singh Tennent-Bhohi (CEO & Director): burns@evrimaplc.com
Simon Grant-Rennick (Executive Chairman): simon@evrimaplc.com
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Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2021
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended
31 December 2021.
REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The objective behind leading the recapitalisation, restructure and adoption of
an enhanced investment strategy in the summer of 2020 was to create an
investment issuer that had the ability to deploy limited capital in search of
disproportionate returns that would result in an investment issuer no longer
constrained by the requirement to raise capital by way of debt or equity to
maintain investment interests and to where appropriate, dispose of interests
enabling re-investment of new opportunities.
The company's performance to the year end and as at date of this report
demonstrates that the strategy implemented to date is at a point of realisation
and in so many ways, the start of Evrima's next chapter of growth.
In evaluating opportunities that present the potential to generate
disproportionate returns, our investments to date are entirely centred around
an asset class devoid of capital investment in a global climate that is not
devaluing the sector based on a surplus but through underestimation and
perhaps, awareness.
Today there is a clear commitment to improve and contribute to green solutions
and a global capital shift to invest in commercial solutions that have
mutuality in profitable return on investment and the positive impact of that
investment. Whilst this shift is visible for the world to observe, key asset
classes and industries that contribute to this emerging marketplace are still
considerably undercapitalised and until balanced will restrict the pace of
which mass adoption of green-energy solutions are consumed.
This is the disproportionate opportunity that Evrima is committed to investing
in and have done so to date. The company has streamlined its investment focus
geographically and set strict internal guidelines as to how we allocate capital
using an internal model that we believe creates optionality for our
shareholders
To the year end, the company increased its interest in certain of its
investments namely, Eastport Ventures Inc. & Premium Nickel Resources
Corporation and maintained its equity investment in Kalahari Key Minerals. I
now provide an overview below of the progress of our investee's throughout the
year, the internal plans the investee's have for the future and the investment
interest Evrima maintain as at year end in each investee.
Investment Interests & Progress to 31 December 2021
Premium Nickel Resources Corporation ("PNR")
Number of Shares Held as at Year End: 1,025,000
PNR Last Funding Round: CAD$2.60
Evrima lowest entry price: CAD$0.05c
Premium Nickel Resources Corporation ("PNR" or the "Company") is a privately
owned company incorporated in Canada in 2018 for the acquisition and
redevelopment of the former BCL nickel-copper-cobalt ("Ni-Cu-Co") mines in
liquidation (the "Project") located in Botswana. On June 30, 2020, Premium
Nickel Resources Botswana ("PNRB") submitted an Indicative Offer ("IO") to the
BCL Liquidator to acquire the prospective Ni-Cu-Co assets in Botswana. On
February 10, 2021, PNRB was selected as the preferred bidder and awarded
exclusivity on all assets under liquidation. On March 24, 2021, PNRB began a
6-month exclusivity period to carry out further due diligence and related
purchase agreements. PNRB executed a binding Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA")
for the previously producing Selebi North and Selebi Main Mines on September
28, 2021.
Following the closing of the Selebi North and Main Mines, PNRB will initiate
the first Study Phase which is expected to take 18-24 months to advance to a
Pre-Feasibility level.
Separately, PNRB is negotiating an APA for the Selkirk Mine. The timing of the
Selkirk APA has been delayed due to the impact of non-business events including
Covid. The Selkirk APA, which includes several regional exploration licenses,
is now expected to be signed in mid to late 2022. After the closing of Selkirk,
PNRB will advance the legacy bankable feasibility study back to compliance with
QA/QC drilling and update the environmental baseline to include a tailings
management facility and dedicated processing plant to produce concentrates.
PNR represents a rare and unique investment opportunity for Evrima to have
premier exposure to one of the most significant Nickel-sulphide opportunities
in the world. As at year end, PNR was conducting a $15,000,000 USD equity
financing led by existing investors of PNR.
The company, as at year end, see PNR as a long-term investment and see
materialisation of value coming through either a go public transaction or trade
sale with the potential for both events to occur in that order.
Eastport Ventures Inc. ("EV")*
Number of Shares Held as at Year End: 523,667
EV Last Funding Round: CAD$0.30c
Evrima lowest entry price: CAD$0.30c
Eastport Ventures Inc was created to acquire and capitalize on stranded
district-scale mineral exploration & development opportunities in Botswana.
Rapidly changing market conditions occasionally present stranded mineral
exploration assets before their value is fully realized and by leveraging
extensive historical exploration data and in-country relationships, Eastport
has patiently amassed a significant number of advanced exploration assets and
strategically invested in companies operating in Botswana.
The company maintains a portfolio of interests spanning copper, nickel,
uranium, and diamonds; The mineral assets within Eastport Ventures have
attracted an aggregate of over USD$15,000,000 in both historic and current
capital expenditure. Licenced area over 7,816 km2.
Eastport established its internal investment division during the first half of
2020, for the purpose of building a portfolio of interests within the natural
resource sector. The Company will consider pre-production, production, and
discovery-stage opportunities that it believes have the potential to deliver a
meaningful ROI.
Additionally, the performance achieved to date, and the current value of the
portfolio, provides Eastport with the optionality of self-funding its
exploration programmes, without the requirement to issue further equity and
prematurely dilute the intrinsic value within its project portfolio. Such
strategic flexibility ensures that Eastport can navigate market turbulence in
order to maximise the returns generated for its shareholders. As at present
Eastports internal investment division currently has a value in excess of
C$8,000,000, posting a 15,200% return on capital invested to date.
Following, Evrima plc commissioning an independent valuation opinion of
Eastport Ventures, in August 2021 the company acquired 1.62% of Eastport
Ventures through a subscription for new ordinary shares of Eastport Ventures.
Evrima subscribed for 523,667 units in this pre-IPO financing with each unit
having a subscription price of $0.30¢ and consisting of one Share and one
subscription warrant. The attaching Warrants shall have a strike price of $0.60
¢ and a life to expiry of five years.
Following the subscription, Evrima secured an exclusive subscription agreement
that entitled Evrima to subscribe for up to a further 2,000,000 Shares on like
terms for a period of 45 business days from the date of this announcement.
*Director of Evrima plc, Burns Singh Tennent-Bhohi is also a founding partner/
shareholder and Director of Eastport Ventures Inc.
*Director of Evrima plc, Guy Miller, is a shareholder of Eastport Ventures Inc.
Eastport Ventures Inc. Internal Investment Division
>EV holds 2,750,000 shares in Premium Nickel Resources Corporation ("PNR") [an
investee for which Evrima plc is also a shareholder]
> EV has posted a Return on Investment to date (uncrystallised) of 15,200% with
an estimated market value (using the most recent PNR financing) of
CAD$8,000,000
Eastport Ventures Inc. ("EV") - Project (s) Overview:
EV: Selebi North: Nickel-Copper & PGM
Eastport was granted four licenses covering over 2,100 km2. Favourable
amphibolite geology is located throughout the Selebi licenses. Neighbouring
license previously produced 40,000 tons of copper and nickel per annum. The
Neighbouring License has since been acquired by Eastport investee, Premium
Nickel Resources Corporation.
>The licenses are located to the south-east of the Selebi and Phikwe sulphide
deposits; Wood Mackenzie estimates a remaining resource of 33.07 Mt at 0.8% Ni,
1.18% Cu in these deposits.
> The greater Selebi area is a Nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide deposits in
amphibolite layers within gneiss both remnants of mafic volcanics and
volcanically derived sedimentary rocks. Massive to semi-massive sulphide-rich
layers.
> Eastport is a significant investor in PNR and the project compliments this
investment.
Better than US$2m was spent historically within the Eastport licenses. Regional
airborne and limited soil geochemistry and drilling were completed. Historic
data is currently being analysed and processed.
> Rio and BHP spent money historically. They spent the minimum required amount
to keep the licenses.
> An assessment work compilation of the greater Selebi-Pikwe area is complete.
The license areas were found to have a surprisingly low number of shallow drill
holes. Several have anomalous nickel and copper with very limited follow-up.
> The historic airborne magnetic and radiometric data were re-processed. The
radiometric layer is exceptional and a number of areas with favourable
amphibolite geology is recognised.
Presently Eastport are developing geology maps for each of the licenses using
the geophysical layers and historic assessment work. The historic airborne
electromagnetic layer will be added to the dataset. Areas of interest, such as
the Tumi area, are scheduled for regional geochemistry.
EV: Keng: Nickel-Copper & PGM
Eastport's Keng project consists of two covering 1,345 km2 for Copper, Nickel
and PGM's. A work program was agreed to with the Department of Mines, targeting
fault-related Norl'sk-Talnakh style massive sulphides feeder systems.
> Project is located to the northern portion of the of the mafic-ultramafic
intrusive, known as the Molopo Farms Complex (MFCX), where it is in contact
with "reactive" carbonate rocks. Narrow intervals of veined mineralization,
suggesting metal movements within the system, are reported in the historic
drilling data.
> The large multi-lobed MFC when observed in drill core is often cited to be
analogous to the Bushveld in South Africa; a significant producer of PGEs,
drawing exploration interest from a series of explorers who focused on similar
styles of layered mineralization.
> Within the Eastport licenses, the MFC is uncommonly near vertical with
structural features suggesting stacking and folded of thrust sheets. Such
openings create opportunities for mineralization. Significant nickel-in-soil
anomalies are found in close proximity to these thrusts are suggesting focused
areas of mineralization. The geological opportunity is further enhanced with
the presence of reactive carbonate-rich rocks known to destabilize mineral-rich
fluids.
To date, a comprehensive assessment work review was completed. Previous
explorers focused on layered metal-rich intrusive unlike our target of massive
sulphide feeder systems. An initial re-processing of a smaller focused airborne
survey has characterised the northern edge of the MFC as steep dipping with
many fault/fold structures offering metal deposit opportunities. Two historic
drill holes were geochemically surveyed using a hand-held XRF. The data will
help "position" our intersections of the MFC when drill core logging.
> Meetings with the local authorities and interested parties were initiated. A
series of access agreements are already in place to allow for uninterrupted
work.
> Re-processing of historic airborne magnetic surveys is partially complete.
Historic data compilation: geochemistry, drilling & gravity surveys, is also
partially complete. A large area of interest is identified
>The first phase of ground geophysical surveys; magnetics, electromagnetics is
planned for 2022. The historic drill cores are being acquired from one or more
of the high-quality core storage facilities operated by the Botswana Geological
Institute (BGI). These will be investigated and re-sampled as part of the
initial program.
EV: Matsitama Copper Project
Eastport exercised an option in 2020 to fully acquire Matsitama Minerals (Pty)
Ltd from ZCI Limited. Matsitama Minerals holds 6 license extensions covering
1,668 km2.
> Eastport have acquired a strategic controlling interest over the bulk of the
highly prospective Matsitama Schist Belt. This belt is a predominately clastic
sedimentary suite of rocks with minor mafic to ultramafic volcanoes.
Mineralization is Cu-Pb-Zn when located in major fault zones and Cu sulphide
when found within the schistose rocks.
> Exhausted Pit and operating mine bordering licensed area. Wholly owned
Nakalakwana deposit of 10m tonnes
Matsitama exhibits features of Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) style
observed-potential for large-scale deposits including over 30 known copper
occurrences and a number which have drilling intercepts of exploration
significance.
>The Matsitama project benefits from historic exploration expenditures in
excess of US$10m and very significant historic dataset that includes two
airborne surveys, over 200,000 rock and soil samples and an astonishing 50,000m
of drilling.
The company's Environmental Impact Statement was authorised by the Department
of Environmental Affairs in February 2021. Drilling commenced in Q4 2021 and is
ongoing.
> Drilling program is exploiting the very significant historic dataset
available and explore further the Proterozoic Matsitama Schist Belt.
> Upcoming exploration will be dominated by drilling but also focused on both
styles of mineralization. An early application of self-organizing maps (SOM)
has identified a new large area of favourable alteration suggesting an
unexplored area of Cu-Py potential stratigraphically below the Thakadu deposit.
> Notwithstanding the SOM results, we also have the Nakalakwana deposit yet to
be fully constrained. An existing Samrec-quantified resource of 9.9 Mt grading
0.46% copper offers a near-term economic opportunity. Numerous other copper,
gold, and zinc drill intervals also require follow up.
EV: Foley Uranium
The Foley project has 834.8 km2 under license in a commanding position in
north-central Botswana.
> The license is located next to the Letlhakane uranium deposit held by A-Cap
Resources. Letlhakane, 280 Mlbs U3O8, is one of the world's largest undeveloped
uranium deposits. Uranium was first discovered in the area in the early 1970's.
An improved understanding of the deposit type allowed for the expansion of the
deposit at Letlhakane.
> Favourable geology extends to the west and north from Letlhakane into the
Foley licence. Our explorations will explore extension of Letlhakane as well as
search for additional hidden channels under the thinner parts of the overlying
sedimentary cover.
> Major exploration layers are available for re-processing, also a network of
existing water boreholes will allow for ground water vectoring for bedrock
architecture understanding.
Mining infrastructure in the region is excellent. Power, transport, and skill
labour are all close by. At Selebi-Pikwe the processing of sulphide ores
creates the opportunity for an local acid supply for uranium ore processing.
An assessment study and an initial ground water study have been completed with
positive results. The airborne reprocessing is also complete and resulted in
the discovery of a large area of elevated radiometrics. This necessitated a
second protective license application.
An assessment study and an initial ground water study have been completed with
positive results. The airborne reprocessing is also complete and resulted in
the discovery of a large area of elevated radiometrics. This necessitated a
second protective license application.
> The exploration program will employ uranium-in-water sampling in existing
boreholes to aid in vectoring toward hidden mineralization extending west from
the Letlhakane area. Re-processing of sensed airborne data has located
additional areas for initial surface exploration. RAB drilling will be used for
final target testing.
>The preliminary work is already underway, and it will initially focus on the
area to the immediate north of the Letlhakane mining licence where historic
drill hole data & cores are also available for stratigraphic interpretation.
> Major exploration layers have been acquired for re-processing, also a network
of existing water boreholes have allowed for ground water vectoring for bedrock
architecture understanding. Early interpretation is extremely encouraging.
EV: Jwaneng North Diamond Project
Eastport Ventures have two exploration licenses in the Jwaneng area spanning
more than 100km2. Licenses are located next to Debswana's Jwaneng Mine - "the
world's richest diamond mine", producing >11m carats pa.
> Previous owners De Beers had the licenses revoked with Eastport Ventures
immediately acquiring afterwards. Currently discussions are ongoing with De
Beers.
>Three kimberlites are known within the licenses. All three suggest a long
history of kimberlite emplacement in the area. The diamond content of the three
is unknown and each appears to have been under-sampled. The Kgare kimberlite is
diamond bearing with extremely encouraging mineral chemistry.
>The spectacular indicator mineral chemistry from Kgare kimberlite is
comparable to the indicators found in the Jwaneng mine kimberlites suggesting
an opportunity similar to the Lucara story. This project has generated Tier-1
Company interest & NDAs are in place.
The Kgare kimberlite is diamond bearing with encouraging mineral chemistry.
Overall, the large number of kimberlites, and close proximity to the Jwaneng
Mine, suggests the licensed area remains fertile ground for discovery.
As at year end, Eastport Ventures is focused on progressing a number of its
exploration interests, namely the Matsitama Copper project which at year end
was engaged in a diamond drill program and its Jwaneng North Diamond project
and is actively engaged in going public on a recognised investment exchange,
with EVs preference being that of, a North American Listing by way of an IPO or
Reverse Takeover ("RTO") transaction. EV has generated an incredible uplift in
its internal investment division that enables the company to sustain and grow
its valuation for future fundraising activity and to reduce its dependency on
capital markets for dilutive, equity financing.
Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration Company (pty) Ltd ("Kalahari Key")
Kalahari Key is a private mineral exploration company registered in Botswana,
engaged in the development of its Nickel-Copper-Platinum Group Metals
(Ni-Cu-PGM) project called the Molopo Farms Complex ("MFC").
The Kalahari Key opportunity developed from a recognition that no historical
exploration targeting "feeder" styles of Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation had been
completed within the Molopo Farms ultramafic complex. The founder's group of
four seasoned metals explorers identified a number of prospecting licences over
a prospective geological feature often associated with feeder-style deposits.
The exploration work conducted to date by Kalahari Key continues to support the
prospectivity of the licence area and a series of exciting targets has been
identified for a proposed drilling campaign.
In September 2020, the Company entered into an option agreement with two of the
four founders of Kalahari Key to acquire their equity interest in Kalahari Key.
The terms of the option allowed for Evrima plc to acquire a further 17.2%
equity interest through equity consideration satisfied in fully paid ordinary
shares of Evrima plc and consideration warrants.
After extensive due diligence, Evrima plc exercised its rights under the option
agreement entered and acquired a further 17.2% through the issue of in
aggregate, 2,300,000 new ordinary shares at a price of 6 pence per share and
2,300,000 Subscription Warrants with a strike price of 12 pence and a life to
expiry of three years from the date on which the consideration shares were
admitted to market ("The Consideration").
This transaction enabled the Company to increase its exposure to Kalahari Key
at a critical point as Kalahari Key seeks to make an economic discovery, the
investment-risk was significantly reduced through the issue of equity rather
than cash and the Company secured exposure to an opportunity that was already
entirely financed at the project level by, Power Metal Resources plc.
In addition to increasing Evrima's exposure to a pre-existing investment it
enabled the company to develop a strong working relationship with the two of
the four founders of Kalahari Key, also founders and/or Directors of another
Evrima investee, Eastport Ventures Inc.
During the year, Kalahari Key undertook a rights issue for which Evrima plc
elected to not participate, resulting in Evrima plc facing dilution resulting
in the company maintaining an interest of, 14.88% of the issued share capital
as at year end (2020: 19.6%)
Diamond drilling commenced at the MFC Project in October 2020 and to date three
holes have been completed. Examination of the drill core to date has
demonstrated the geological model for the presence of a magmatic feeder zone
prospective for the accumulation of Ni/PGE sulphides in the intrusive system.
Core samples were sent to Geology Department of the University of Witwatersrand
in Johannesburg for thin section mineralogical analysis. This analysis
confirmed the presence of nickel sulphides in the drill core adding more weight
to the geological proposition.
Kalahari Key : HIGHLIGHTS:
The first batch of assay results for nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn)
have been received for the diamond drilling programme at the Molopo Farms
Complex Project.
Angled diamond drill hole KKME 1-6, downhole, significant Ni intersections
include:
> 4.8m @ 0.2% Ni from 292.7m
> 4.1m @ 0.49% Ni from 309m, including 1.6m @ 0.72% Ni from 309.6m
> 16.7m @ 0.16% Ni from 501.8m
> 10.9m @ 0.13% Ni from 518.2m
> 3.4m @ 0.28% Ni from 594.4m
As drill core was selectively sent for sample analysis the reported mineralised
intervals are considered to be open.
Assay results confirm Ni grades for pentlandite-bearing university
mineralogical samples:
>IMK-05139 (0.44m pyroxenite sample from 310m down-hole depth) assayed at
6,999ppm Ni (0.70% Ni) from a primary magmatic, pentlandite-bearing,
assemblage.
> IMK-05149 (0.58m pyroxenite sample from 295m down-hole depth) assayed at
6,606ppm Ni (0.66% Ni)
> IMK-05153 (0.54m pyroxenite sample from 297m down-hole depth) assayed at
2,244ppm Ni (0.22% Ni)
> Both IMK-05149 and IMK-05153 contained primary pentlandite within predominant
secondary nickel sulphides, arsenides and alloys.
Kalahari Key await further assay data for gold and PGE content for the reported
intervals. The majority of the targets identified prior to the first drilling
campaign remain to be drilled and the new geophysical and spectral data
acquired in 2020 has also identified new exploration targets.
Kavango Resources plc (LSE: KAV) enter option agreement to acquire up to 85.23%
of Kalahari Key
26.11.2021
Highlights:
> 3-month Option Agreement (to end of February/beginning of March 2022)
> Kavango under the terms of the option agreement to conduct a work programme,
to include:
> Spectral to perform a single "moving loop" survey over Target 1
o Kavango to perform soil geochemical analysis over Target 2
o Kavango to cut cores and send select samples from Target 3 for assay
testing
o Kavango to create a unified regional 3D model of MFP using all
available borehole data
o Kavango to send thin sections of core samples, taken from Targets 1, 2
& 3, for university analysis
o Kavango to contract Bell Geophysics to perform gravity data analysis
over the northern part of the MFP
Acquisition Terms, should the Kavango exercise their Option:
> Power Metal to continue as project partner, with a 40% stake in the MFP
> Value of the Proposed Transaction estimated to be between £1.17m & £1.875m
(payable in stock), depending on the performance of Kavango's share price
>The Company anticipates closing the Proposed Transaction through the issue of
21,307,500 shares, pro-rated, to certain KKME shareholders (the "Vending
Shareholders") at an issue price of 5.5p (the "Acquisition Shares"), valuing
KKME at £1.375m
> Half the Acquisition Shares will be locked in for 6 months & the other half
locked in for 12 months
>Kavango to issue 1-for-1 two-year warrants to the Vending Shareholders on the
same terms as the 05 July placing (the "Acquisition Warrants"). The Acquisition
Warrants are transferrable between the Vending Shareholders.
As at year end, the company were proactively working with optionee, Kavango
Resources plc. Evrima plc elected to support the transaction as a shareholder
of Kalahari Key but instead chose to retain its direct asset interest should
the option be exercised by the optionee.
In the event, Kavango were to exercise their rights, Evrima plc would become a
project level partner required to participate in direct expenditures on a 'fund
or dilute' basis.
The Board took this view, considering the opportunity to realise value through
marketable securities after careful consideration and with the commercial
rationale centred around the trade sale being at too premature in the MFCs
development cycle for Evrima to fully commit after completion of only its
maiden drill campaign that confirmed the presence of Nickel-Sulphide. It is
highly encouraging to see such interest in the MFC project at such an early
stage in its development.
Kavango did not ultimately elect to exercise their rights under the option
agreement entered with Kalahari Key, please refer to the post year end review
for further detail including a subsequent conditional acquisition agreement
entered between Kalahari Key and Power Metal Resources plc (AIM: POW).
September 2021: Evrima complete Equity Financing
In September 2021, the company raised £720,000 before expenses through a
placing of 14,400,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 p each at five pence (£0.05)
per share (the "Placing Shares"), conditional upon admission of the Placing
Shares to trading on AQSE Growth Market ("Admission").
Alongside each Placing Share subscribed, the subscribers received one warrant
to subscribe for one additional new ordinary share, exercisable at 10 pence (£
0.10) for a period ending three years from the date of Admission. Should
subscribers in the Placing elect to exercise their Warrants in full during
their currency, for each new ordinary share so subscribed at 10 pence, they
shall be issued with one replacement warrant granting the right to subscribe
for one further new ordinary share with an exercise price of 20 pence,
exercisable for three years from the date of issue of the Replacement Warrant.
The placing was very well supported with the Directors and major shareholders
investing £300,000 (41%) in the financing. The purpose of the financing was to
increase its investment position in certain of its existing investee's and to
support general corporate activity.
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Directors consider the key risks to the company to be that of maintaining,
augmenting and realising value from its investment positions and the company's
reliance on capital markets.
The company seeks to mitigate these risks through adhering to internal
protocols that govern the time for which investments should be maintained and
their respective liquidity profile to ensure that the company's asset profile
is diverse, flexible and importantly not overexposed.
The Directors continue to review investment opportunities that have the
potential to generate the company income that would reduce the company's
reliance on equity and debt finance to secure the ongoing operations of the
business.
Acquiring Less than Controlling Interests
The Company may acquire either less than whole voting control of, or less than
a controlling equity interest in, a target, which may limit the Company's
operational strategies and reduce its ability to enhance Shareholder value. In
recognising the risk in non-controlling investment interests, the Company
ensures to categorise an investment based on the desired exit strategy. If a
clear exit for the investment is pre-determined save for time to disposal, then
the Company is content to invest on the basis that non-control does not impact
or create an underlying risk by virtue of percentage ownership. To further
protect investment activity where this may occur the Company carefully allocate
capital to investments for which the Company have no influence over.
Inability of Investee to Raise Capital Post-Investment
An investee of the company may be unable to raise capital to fund operations
and achieve its commercial objectives post-investment by the Company. This may
lead to devaluation of the Company's investment interest, dilution or render
the investee insolvent. It may also lead the investee to seeking distressed
asset funding options that could create irrecoverable damages to the Company's
investment. The Company believe in evaluating investment opportunities whereby
they are not the sole investor responsible for capitalising the investment
ensuring that the investee has a broad shareholder base and access to a wide
pool of capital. Additionally in certain circumstances when conducting and
structuring investments the Company will do so using a variety of financial
instruments and terms that provide protection against risks associated with an
investee being unable to secure capital investment
The Company's Relationship with the Directors and Conflicts of Interest
The Company is dependent on the Directors to identify potential acquisition
opportunities and to structure and complete investments consistent with its
investment strategy. The Directors are not obliged to commit their whole time
to the Company's business; they will allocate a portion of their time to other
businesses which may lead to the potential for conflicts of interest in their
determination as to how much time to assign to the Company's affairs. The
Company ensures that the Board maintains independence where conflicts may arise
both internally with the Board and its advisors. In the event any conflicts
should arise, the Board maintain a policy of disclosure and independent
opinion.
Risks Inherent in an Investment
Although the Company and the Directors will evaluate the risks inherent in a
particular investment, they cannot offer any further assistance that all of the
significant risk factors can be identified or properly assessed. Furthermore,
no assurance can be made that an investment in Ordinary Shares in the Company
will ultimately prove to be more favourable to investors then a direct
investment, if such an opportunity were available, in an investment interest.
The Company believe that in holding investments through a quoted investment
issuer structure the Company can provide sufficient indirect investment
protection were they to own the investment directly. Furthermore, through the
Company creating a basket of investment interests that in aggregate provide
increased optionality in exposure to the underlying the Company is aiming to
mitigate downside risk should an event impact the valuation of any of the
investments.
Funding
The company at present is not generating income from any of its investment
activity. The aim of the investment strategy is to seek capital gains on
successful disposals of its investment interests rather than financial
investments and instruments that generate income. The absence of income will
mean that the company is reliant on the performance of the investee not just in
its ability to operate but in its ability to provide the Company a material and
liquid exit to ensure the company has capital to progress its investment
strategy. The Company is cognisant of this risk, is actively managing its
capital allocation but may have to rely on external capital finance by way of
equity or debt to ensure it meets its financial obligations. In balancing this
risk, the Company maintains a healthy ratio of cash to active investments and
continues to monitor opportunities that could complement its portfolio by way
of income generation to mitigate being too heavily weighted in non-cash flow
generative opportunities.
Impact of the business on the environment and other environmental matters
The report does not contain such information, as the nature and principal
activity of the business is that of investment, the Board consider
environmental matters in forming any investment they may make and ensuring that
the potential investment opportunity maintains internal standards and
disciplines that demonstrate competence when evaluating their underlying
operations.
Within the mineral and natural resource industry, companies operating must
comply with legislative and regulatory policy when undertaking such activity,
including reclamation and environmental liabilities as a requisite of operating
in an industry that involves the extraction of minerals from the environment
and the remediation associated.
Company's employees
The employees of the company are the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
must adhere to high standards of operation consistent with managing a quoted
company at all times.
Social, community and human rights issues
The Board consider social, community and human right issues in forming any
investment they may make and ensuring that the potential investment opportunity
maintains internal standards and disciplines that demonstrate competence when
evaluating their underlying operations.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The company's principal activity is to acquire investment interests in global
mineral and natural resource opportunities through mechanisms including direct
asset investment, indirect asset investment (including investment in quoted
companies operating in the mineral/natural resource industry) and through
investing in instruments such as royalties that have the ability to generate
the company investment income.
For the year ending 31 December 2021, the company's most significant investment
interests are three unquoted investments in private companies operating in the
natural resource sector. The three companies were actively developing their
underlying assets through operating exploration and development activities in
base and industrial metals.
The company continue to focus on the underlying investments held generating
capital returns that can enable the company to consider redeployment of capital
in additional opportunities as the Directors see suitable or the distribution
of profits to the shareholders of the company in the form of a cash or
in-specie dividends.
The company's key investment objectives include;
1. Identification of undervalued opportunities that the Board can augment
through capital and direct involvement whether at the Board or Consultancy
level.
2. The generation of internal investment opportunities that can be developed
through investment and creative commercial structures.
3. To evaluate opportunities that post-investment are not reliant on the
company to provide consistent capital investment over a period of time that
will isolate and concentrate too much of the company ís investment portfolios
capital and focus.
The company's key investment disposal objectives include;
1. For the unquoted investment positions to achieve either a trade sale or
consummate a go public transaction that would result in a premium realised to
the cost of investment.
2. To redeploy capital where the Directors of the company identify suitable
opportunities that can generate sufficient returns for the company and its
shareholders.
3. To consider methods where shareholders can benefit in having exposure to the
company's underlying assets through in-specie dividends
SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT
The Directors are required to make a statement which describes their attitude
with regard to the matters set out in Section 172 (1) of the Companies Act
2006, namely:
Duty to promote the success of the company
(a) The likely consequences of any decision in the long term
(b) The interests of the company's employees
(c) The need to maintain the company's business relationships with suppliers,
customers and others
(d) The impact of the company's operations on the community and environment
(e) The desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high business
conduct
(f) The need to act fairly between members of the company
The Company is an investment company quoted on a minor exchange and its members
will be fully aware, through detailed announcements, shareholder meetings and
financial communications, of the Board's broad and specific intentions and the
rationale for its decisions. The Company pays its employees and creditors
promptly and keeps its costs to a minimum to protect shareholders funds. When
selecting investments, issues such as the impact on the community and the
environment have actively been taken into consideration; as is clear from the
portfolio set out in the Executive Director's report.
The Directors of the company commit to maintaining high operating standards and
fiscal discipline and frequently communicate and engage with each other in
order to consider and understand the underlying issues within the organisation.
In order to enhance the standards of the business, the Board considers the
global landscape that may present impediments to the business.
The Board maintains a disciplined internal evaluation process that is used to
identify opportunities consistent with its underlying investment strategy that
are determined as suitable investment opportunities. Thorough internal and
external analysis is completed and of much significance is a pre-determined
exit strategy with an associated timeframe for realisation of value.
The company is committed to the highest levels of integrity and transparency
with stakeholders.
Stakeholders include, suppliers, government and regulatory agencies, service
providers and shareholders. The Board, both individually and together, consider
that they have acted in the way they consider would be most likely to promote
the success of the Company as a whole. In order to do this, there is a process
of dialogue with stakeholders to understand the uses that they might have.
Communications with shareholders occur on an ongoing basis and as questions
arise.
Transparency and integrity are central themes for the Company's Directors. The
Directors of the company strive to provide our stakeholders with timely and
informative responses.
The Board recognises its responsibilities under Section 172 as outlined above
and has acted at all times in a way consistent with promoting the success of
the Company with regard to all stakeholders.
POST YEAR REVIEW
Following a defining year for the company and its underlying investments,
Evrima has three core investments all of which post year end have clearly
outlined materialisation strategies:
1. Premium Nickel Resources Corporation
Premium Nickel Resources and North American Nickel Sign Non-Binding LOI for
Reverse Takeover of North American Nickel
February 17, 2022
Premium Nickel Resources Corporation ("PNR") and North American Nickel Inc.
(TSXV: NAN) ("NAN") are pleased to announce that they have executed a
non-binding letter of intent ("Non-Binding LOI") providing for a business
combination of PNR and NAN, which would be implemented by way of a "Reverse
Takeover" (under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") of
NAN by PNR. Under the policies of the Exchange, PNR is a "Non-Arm's Length
Party" of NAN. The Non-Binding LOI will form the basis upon which PNR and NAN
will negotiate one or more definitive agreements governing the proposed RTO. It
is currently anticipated that the RTO will be completed by way of a triangular
amalgamation involving PNR, NAN and a wholly-owned subsidiary of NAN to be
formed; provided, however that the definitive structure of the RTO will be
determined based on further tax and structuring advice to be received prior to
the execution of definitive agreements governing the proposed RTO. In this news
release, references to the "Resulting Issuer" is to NAN after the closing of
the RTO.
Proposed Transaction Terms:
NAN currently owns approximately 9.8% of the outstanding common shares of PNR
on a basic, undiluted basis, and a warrant entitling NAN to purchase an
additional 15% of the equity in PNR, on an undiluted basis, for US$10 million,
until February 26, 2025 (the "15% Warrant").While a definitive exchange ratio
remains subject to ongoing due diligence, under the terms of the Non-Binding
LOI, each common share of PNR outstanding immediately prior to the closing of
the RTO, other than any common share of PNR held by NAN, would be exchanged for
5.27 common shares of the Resulting Issuer (before giving effect to any
Consolidation) and the 15% Warrant and the common shares of PNR held by NAN
would be extinguished.
Following completion of the RTO, approximately 25% of the outstanding common
shares of the Resulting Issuer are expected to be held by the current
shareholders of NAN and approximately 75% of the outstanding common shares of
the Resulting Issuer are expected to be held by the current shareholders of PNR
(other than NAN). In connection with the proposed RTO, and subject to any
required shareholder and regulatory approvals, NAN is expected to seek the
requisite shareholder and regulatory approvals to change the name and stock
ticker symbol of the Resulting Issuer as part of the RTO to such name and
ticker symbol as may be requested by PNR, acting reasonably, consolidate the
common shares of the Resulting Issuer (the "Consolidation") and reconstitute
the board of directors of the Resulting Issuer.
About North American Nickel Inc.
North American Nickel is a mineral exploration company with 100% owned
properties in Maniitsoq, Greenland and Ontario, Canada. In 2019, NAN became a
founding shareholder in PNR to provide direct exposure to Ni-Cu-Co
opportunities in the southern African region. Simultaneously, NAN is expanding
its area of exploration interest into Morocco.
North American Nickel and Premium Nickel Resources Execute Definitive Agreement
for Business Combination
April 26, 2022
Premium Nickel Resources Corporation ("PNR") and North American Nickel Inc.
(TSXV: NAN) ("NAN") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a
definitive amalgamation agreement (the "Amalgamation Agreement") in respect of
their previously announced reverse takeover transaction (the "RTO"), pursuant
to which PNR would "go-public" by way of a reverse takeover of NAN. In this
news release, references to the "Resulting Issuer" are to NAN after the closing
of the RTO. As certain directors and officers of NAN are also directors and
officers of PNR, the Amalgamation Agreement is considered as a "Non-Arm's
Length" agreement pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the
"Exchange").
Transaction Particulars and the Definitive Agreement
On April 25, 2022, NAN, PNR and 1000178269 Ontario Inc. ("NAN Subco"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of NAN incorporated under the Business Corporations Act
(Ontario) (the "OBCA"), entered into the Amalgamation Agreement, which provides
for, among other things, a three-cornered amalgamation (the "Amalgamation")
pursuant to which (i) NAN Subco will amalgamate with PNR under Section 174 of
the OBCA to form one corporation ("Amalco"), (ii) the securityholders of PNR
will receive securities of the Resulting Issuer in exchange for their
securities of PNR at an exchange ratio of 5.27 Resulting Issuer Shares (as
defined herein) for each outstanding share of PNR (subject to adjustments in
accordance with the Amalgamation Agreement) (the "Exchange Ratio"), and (iii)
the transactions will result in a RTO of NAN in accordance with the policies of
the Exchange, all in the manner contemplated by, and pursuant to, the terms and
conditions of the Amalgamation Agreement. A copy of the Amalgamation Agreement
will be available electronically on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) under NAN's issuer
profile in due course.
Conditional on PNR and NAN receiving all requisite corporate, regulatory and
shareholder approvals Evrima will materialise value through holding quoted
shares on a recognised investment exchange (TSX-V) providing immediate
liquidity, future potential capital growth and deeper optionality in how the
company seek to utilise its liquidity position.
2. Kalahari Key
Following extensive discussion and due diligence with Kavango Resources plc
("Kavango") through late 2021 and early 2022 with respect a proposed Sale and
Purchase Agreement in March 2022 Kavango formally withdrew their offer to
acquire an interest in Kalahari Key.
The commercial exercise undertaken at Kalahari Key was to establish market
interest in the Molop Farms Complex ("MFC", Kalahari Key's single project) and
secure both external capital investment and potential project partners/
co-investors. Following the completion of the Power Metal Resources (AIM: POW)
earn-in agreement in, 2021 the project-related objectives post-results from the
POW earn-in agreement included follow-up drill campaigns and the identification
of new targets based on the data and findings associated with the exploration
campaigns completed to date.
On 18 May 2022, Power Metal Resources plc announced a conditional sale and
purchase agreement supported by all the underlying shareholders of Kalahari
Key. The agreement conditional on local compliance and in-country regulatory
approvals would see Power Metal Resources acquire a further 35% interest in
Kalahari Key resulting in an effective interest of 87.71% of the share capital
of Kalahari Key.
Evrima, supportive of the transaction have elected to retain their project
level interest in Kalahari Key should the Power Metal Resources acquisition
complete.
Evrima were one of the early investors in Kalahari Key in 2018. To date the
Molopo Farms Complex has managed to attract capital investment to further its
geological potential and at the forefront of this has been, AIM-quoted, Power
Metal Resources plc (AIM: POW). Should the transaction complete Power Metal
Resources would become both the single largest shareholder of the company and
the sole operator.
The Boards decision to retain its investment interest is one for which great
consideration has been given. The company are very much aware of the varying
risks associated with passing on the opportunity to exchange a private unquoted
asset with funding liabilities and dilutive risk for a more liquid asset with a
marketable value that has the potential to deliver capital returns to the
company.
The original model that the founders of Kalahari Key were most excited by
surrounded the potential to discover a feeder-styled deposit. The presence of
that model has yet to be determined and if were to be could carry considerable
value to the Company's equity interest in Kalahari Key. The key analysis that
drove the Board's decision was centred around the perceived value at point of
concluding the sale versus the internal analysis and optionality that the
Company maintain in augmenting value in our equity position in Kalahari Key.
In 2020, the Company acquired a further 17.2% interest in Kalahari Key from two
of its founding shareholders as they sought optionality in the financial
instrument, they held that provided them exposure to Kalahari Key, they chose
Evrima plc. The two founders not only remain shareholders of Evrima but are
Directors of Evrima investee, Eastport Ventures inc.
3. Eastport Ventures Inc. ("Eastport" or "EV")
Following extensive discussions with Eastport Ventures Inc. by way of a
conversion of debt to equity agreement the company acquired a further 2,839,281
shares in Eastport Ventures Inc. at a blended average purchase price of
CAD$0.23c resulting in Evrima plc owning a total 3,362,948 [6.82%] ordinary
shares in Eastport.
Eastport Ventures Inc.: 6-month Corporate Outlook
Eastport are currently engaged in commercial discussions to complete a go
public transaction by way of either Initial Public Offering ("IPO") or by
Reverse Takeover ("RTO") on an internationally recognised investment exchange.
It is anticipated that a definitive decision as to the company's preferred
method of going public is to be announced in the short-term.
Over the last 5-years Eastport has grown from a single-project focused entity
to a multi-faceted and streamlined junior development and venture capital
business. Eastport has five mineral interests in Botswana providing exposure to
nickel, copper, uranium and diamonds and an internal investment division with
in excess of $8,000,000 in, market value.
It is now the opinion of the Board of Eastport to enhance its market profile,
awareness and to have the flexibility of accessing capital markets to explore
mechanisms to further the company's underlying assets.
OUTLOOK
The activity of the company to the year end reflected one of strategic
positioning and accumulation of investment positions. The corporate activity at
the company as at date of this report as outlined in the post year end review
demonstrate that all three of the company's unquoted investments are now either
entering corporate transactions to strengthen their future outlook or at the
point of completing and progressing go public transactions that will enable
Evrima greater optionality in its liquidity profile which if met with a
positive market, dramatically reduce the company's dependency on working
capital by way of equity finance and/or debt finance and also offer the company
opportunity to reallocate capital gains for the purpose of investment
opportunities and distributions to the shareholders of the company.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
Mr B S Tennent-Bhohi - Director
Date: 29 June 2022
Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2021
2021 2020
Notes £ £
TURNOVER - 20,141
Administrative expenses (274,780) (262,296)
OPERATING LOSS 5 (274,780) (242,155)
Gain on revaluation of assets 1,338,384 69,769
1,063,604 (172,386)
Interest payable and similar 6 - (5,959)
expenses
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION 1,063,604 (178,345)
Tax on profit/(loss) 7 (135,958) (35,621)
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE 927,646 (213,966)
FINANCIAL YEAR
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR 927,646 (213,966)
THE YEAR
Earnings per shares expressed 8
in pence per share:
Basic 0.02 -0.14
Diluted 0.01 -0.14
Statement of Financial Position 31 December 2021
2021 2020
Notes £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Investments 9 1,814,387 344,976
CURRENT ASSETS
Investments 9 35,604 -
Debtors 10 376,059 68,895
Cash at Bank 106,119 163,607
517,782 232,502
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one 11 (92,567) (118,740)
year
NET CURRENT ASSETS 425,215 113,762
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT 2,239,602 458,738
LIABILITIES
Deferred tax 12 (135,958) -
2,103,644 458,738
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 13 244,068 229,668
Share premium 14 1,360,029 673,448
Other reserves 14 44,100 27,821
Retained earnings 14 455,447 (472,199)
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 2,103,644 458,738
Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2021
Called up Retained Share Other Total
share earnings premium reserves equity
capital
£ £ £ £ £
Balance at 1 January 2020 119,234 (258,233) 321,482 24,000 206,483
Changes in equity
Deficit for the year - (213,966) - - (213,966)
Other comprehensive income - - - 3,821 3,821
Total comprehensive income - (213,966) - 3,821 (210,145)
Issue of share capital 110,434 - 251,966 - 462,400
Balance at 31 December 2020 229,668 (472,199) 673,448 27,821 458,738
Changes in equity
Profit for the year - 927,646 - - 927,646
Other comprehensive income - - - 16,279 16,279
Total comprehensive income - 927,646 - 16,279 943,925
Issue of share capital (net 14,400 - 686,581 - 700,981
of share issue costs)
Balance at 31 December 2021 244,068 455,447 1,360,029 44,100 2,103,644
Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2021
2021 2020
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 (272,068) (233,802)
Interest paid - (5,959)
Net cash from operating activities (272,068) (239,761)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of fixed asset investments (166,631) (71,957)
Loans granted (319,589)
Sale of tangible fixed assets - (4,436)
Sale of investment property - 200,000
Loss on disposal of fixed assets - 4,436
Net cash from investing activities (486,220) 128,043
Cash flows from financing activities
Share issue net of issue costs 700,800 263,480
Net cash from financing activities 700,800 263,480
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash (57,488) 151,762
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of year 2 163,607 11,845
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 106,119 163,607
Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2021
1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT/(LOSS) BEOFRE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM
OPERATIONS
2021 2020
£ £
Profit/(loss) before taxation 1,063,604 (178,345)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets - 4,436
Gain on revaluation of fixed assets (1,338,384) (69,769)
Finance costs - 5,959
(274,780) (237,719)
Share based payment movement 16,279 -
Other non cash items 181 -
Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other debtors 12,425 (64,302)
(Decrease/increase in trade and other creditors (26,173) 68,219
Cash generated from operations (272,068) (233,802)
2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The amounts disclosed on the Statement of Cash Flows in respect of cash and
cash equivalents are in respect of these Statement of Financial Position
amounts:
Year ended 31 December 2021
31/12/21 1/1/21
£ £
Cash and cash equivalents 106,119 163,607
Year ended 31 December 2020 31/12/20 1/1/20
£ £
cash and cash equivalents 163,607 11,845
3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 1/1/21 Cash flow At 31/12/21
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 163,607 (57,488) 106,119
163,607 (57,488) 106,119
Total 163,607 (57,488) 106,119
4. MAJOR NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS
Excluded from the cashflows is the deferred tax of £135,958 recognised on the
fair value uplift on the investments
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