Talvivaara Mining Co Ahtium's Auditor's Report For The Financial Period 1 January - 31 December 2017
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Ahtium Plc
2 March 2018
Ahtium's Auditor's Report for the financial period 1 January - 31
December 2017
The Auditor's report for the financial period 1 January - 31 December
2017 to the Annual General Meeting of Ahtium Plc is the following:
The following document is an English translation of the Finnish
auditor's report.
Auditor's Report
To the Annual General Meeting of Ahtium Plc (former Talvivaara Mining
Company Plc)
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinion
In our opinion
-- the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the
group's financial position and financial performance and cash flows in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as
adopted by the EU
-- the financial statements give a true and fair view of the parent
company's financial performance and financial position in accordance with
the laws and regulations governing the preparation of the financial
statements in Finland and comply with statutory requirements.
Our opinion is consistent with the additional report to the Audit
Committee.
What we have audited
We have audited the financial statements of Ahtium Plc (business
identity code 1847894-2) for the period 1 January - 31 December 2017.
The financial statements comprise:
-- the consolidated balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in
equity, statement of cash flows and notes, including a summary of
significant accounting policies
-- the parent company's balance sheet, income statement, statement of
changes in equity, statement of cash flows and notes.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with good auditing practice in
Finland. Our responsibilities under good auditing practice are further
described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Financial Statements section of our report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We are independent of the parent company and of the group companies in
accordance with the ethical requirements that are applicable in Finland
and are relevant to our audit, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, the non-audit services that we
have provided to the parent company and to the group companies are in
accordance with the applicable law and regulations in Finland and we
have not provided non-audit services that are prohibited under Article
5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014. The non-audit services that we have
provided are disclosed in note 18 to the Financial Statements.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to note 2 in the financial statements, which describes
the basis of preparation of the financial statements on a non-going
concern basis, as well as the uncertainties relating to the Company's
ability to revise its reporting basis and to regain its status as a
going concern and to section "Statement of changes in equity" which
describes changes in the Company's equity during the financial period
and the amount of the equity as at 31 December 2017. Our opinion is not
qualified in respect of this matter.
Our Audit Approach
Overview
-- Overall group materiality is EUR 0.1 million, which represents 1 % of
borrowings
-- Group audit scope includes the parent company
-- Key audit matter:
-- Cash flow forecasting process
As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed
the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements. In
particular, we considered where management made subjective judgements;
for example, in respect of significant accounting estimates that
involved making assumptions and considering future events that are
inherently uncertain.
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality.
An audit is designed to obtain reasonable assurance whether the
financial statements are free from material misstatement. Misstatements
may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if
individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the
financial statements.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined certain quantitative
thresholds for materiality, including the overall group materiality for
the consolidated financial statements as set out in the table below.
These, together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine
the scope of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of our audit
procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements on the financial
statements as a whole.
Overall group materiality: EUR 0.1 million
How we determined it: 1 % of borrowings
Rationale for the materiality benchmark applied: We chose borrowings as
the benchmark because, in our view, in the absence of business
operations and in the circumstances of the group, it is a relevant
measure for the readers of the financial statements. We chose 1% which
is within the range of acceptable quantitative materiality thresholds in
auditing standards.
How we tailored our group audit scope
We tailored the scope of our audit, taking into account the
circumstances and operations of the group.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment,
were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of
the current period. 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.
As in all of our audits, we also addressed the risk of management
override of internal controls, including among other matters
consideration of whether there was evidence of bias that represented a
risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
Key audit matter in the audit of the group and the parent company
Cash flow forecasting process
Refer to the balance sheet and statement of cash flows
As at 31 December 2017, the group's cash and cash equivalents amounted
to EUR 0,4 million. The parent company does not currently have any
income generating business and is financing its operations from its cash
reserves. If the necessary cash flow is not secured, the parent company
may have to file for bankruptcy.
Our audit procedures focused on the cash flow forecast-ing process, as
accurate and timely cash forecasts are vital to the group's future.
There are no significant risks of material misstatements referred to in
Article 10(2c) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements or the parent company financial
statements.
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
We reviewed management's cash flow forecasting process and tested the
key assumptions as follows:
-- We made inquiries with management on their intention of funding and
financing new businesses.
-- We analysed management's monthly cash flow forecasts and compared them
with the actuals.
-- We tested mathematical accuracy of the monthly cash flow forecasts.
Responsibilities of the Board of Directors and the Managing Director for
the Financial
Statements
The Board of Directors and the Managing Director are responsible for the
preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as
adopted by the EU and comply with statutory requirements.
Board of Directors and the Managing Director are also responsible for
such internal control as they 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 Board of Directors and the
Managing Director are responsible for assessing the parent company's and
the group's ability to continue as going concern, disclosing, as
applicable, matters relating to going concern and using the going
concern basis of accounting. The financial statements are prepared using
the going concern basis of accounting unless there is an intention to
liquidate the parent company or the group or cease operations, or there
is no realistic alternative but to do so. When the financial statements
are not prepared on a going concern basis, that fact shall be disclosed
in the financial statements, together with the basis on which the
financial statements have been prepared and the reason why the entity is
not regarded as going concern.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance on 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 good
auditing practice 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.
As part of an audit in accordance good auditing practice, we exercise
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout
the audit. We also:
-- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit
procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk
of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher
than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,
forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of
internal control.
-- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in
order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the parent company's or the group's internal control.
-- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by
management.
-- Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors' and the
Managing Director's use of the basis of accounting on which the financial
statements have been prepared.
-- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial
statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial
statements represent the underlying transactions and events so that the
financial statements give a true and fair view.
-- Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial
information of the entities or business activities within the group to
express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are
responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group
audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other
matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit
findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control
that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we
have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence,
and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that
may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where
applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we
determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of
the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key
audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless
law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when,
in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not
be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing
so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits
of such communication.
Other Reporting Requirements
Appointment
We were first appointed as auditors by the annual general meeting on 9
September 2003. Our appointment represents a total period of
uninterrupted engagement of 15 years.
Other Information
The Board of Directors and the Managing Director are responsible for the
other information. The other information comprises information included
in the report of the Board of Directors.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other
information.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our
responsibility is to read the information included in the report of the
Board of Directors and, in doing so, consider whether the information
included in the report of the Board of Directors is materially
inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in
the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. Our
responsibility also includes considering whether the report of the Board
of Directors has been prepared in accordance with the applicable laws
and regulations.
In our opinion, the information in the report of the Board of Directors
is consistent with the information in the information in the financial
statements and the report of the Board of Directors has been prepared in
accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a
material misstatement of the information included in the report of the
Board of Directors, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing
to report in this regard.
Other Matter
We also draw attention to the disclosure "Risk management and key risks"
in the report of the Board of Directors, which describes the parent
company's near term risk factors that relate to the continuance of the
business operations and to disclosure "Events after the review period"
which states that the group's cash and cash equivalents amount
approximately euro 0.1 million as at 27 February 2018.
Helsinki 2 March 2018
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy
Authorised Public Accountants
Juha Wahlroos
Authorised Public Accountant (KHT)
Enquiries
Ahtium Plc Tel +358 20 7129 800
Pekka Perä, CEO
Pekka Erkinheimo, Deputy CEO
Ahtium Auditors Report: http://hugin.info/136227/R/2173155/837759.pdf
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Source: Ahtium Oyj via Globenewswire
http://www.talvivaara.com
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