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Alexander Mining PLC

30 September 2016

30 September 2016

ALEXANDER MINING PLC

INTERIM REPORT FOR SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2016

Alexander Mining plc ("Alexander" or "the Company"), the AIM quoted mining and mineral processing technologies company, announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2016.

The Company's objective is to become a low cost, highly profitable and diversified mining technology company. This will be achieved by the commercialisation of its proprietary mineral processing technologies, partnerships with producing mines and the acquisition of equity positions in advanced projects.

Highlights

   --    Successful placing to raise GBP500,000 and Bonus Warrant issue in May to fund working capital 
   --    Continued granting of important patents 

-- Continuing mining industry interest in using AmmLeach(R) for base metals' recovery from amenable deposits

   --    Post period end - Licence agreement with Accudo Metals in Australia to investigate a range of opportunities 

-- Company investigating exciting potential to use its leaching technologies for the recovery of cobalt, a key component of most electric car lithium ion batteries

Chairman's Review

I am pleased to report on behalf of your Board of Directors the Company's results for the six months ended 30 June 2016.

It has remained a challenging business environment for the company, however there are tentative signs that we may have seen the mining industry's fortunes bottom out and can expect improving conditions ahead. It is therefore pleasing to report on some positive progress in our commercialisation efforts.

As we have often stated, Alexander's technologies are pertinent in a low metals' price environment due to the significant potential benefits offered from capital and operating cost savings. In addition, the unique environmental and operational efficiency attributes of our technologies for the recovery of specific metals are of interest regardless of metals' prices.

The licence granted to Accudo Metals in August is a significant development. Accudo is funded by sophisticated investors and clients of BlueMount Capital ("BlueMount"), a national mid-tier Australian investment bank. Pre-funding for test work and a full Scoping Study on the first targeted opportunity has been committed. Subject to the Scoping Study being positive, Accudo foundation funders and BlueMount clients will fund a detailed feasibility study.

Accudo has initiated laboratory testing on various samples of ore from a project in Australia with target oxide and transitional ores. The tests have been conducted and are being analysed. Results to date are within expected performance and are encouraging. Further details of the licence granted to Accudo are in the announcement released by the Company on 25 August 2016.

Regarding other exciting opportunities, there is the potential to use Alexander's leaching technologies to process certain cobalt minerals for the recovery of cobalt metal at the mine site. This is an especially interesting opportunity given the strong growth forecast for electric vehicles sales and the batteries they need. Many of the preferred batteries used, as well needing lithium, also require significant quantities of cobalt. There is an industry problem in obtaining supply using ethical production methods, in particular from countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC"). With such a restriction, the key challenge, given the DRC's dominance of world cobalt production and reserves (circa over 50% for each), will be securing supply from such acceptable sources.

Finally, during the period the Company continued to add granted patents to its portfolio of intellectual property as well as make additional applications.

Financial

The Company has been assiduous in keeping its overheads to the minimum necessary, whilst maintaining required expenditure on business development and intellectual property protection.

In May, the Company raised GBP500,000 in a placing (the "Placing"). The net proceeds of the Placing were for general working capital purposes.

Due to the impact of the Placing on existing shareholders, in order to partially alleviate the impact of dilution and provide existing shareholders at the time with some ability to subscribe, the Board decided to issue new warrants ("Warrants") to existing shareholders on the record date ("Qualifying Shareholders") on a pro rata basis of one Warrant for every four Ordinary Shares ("Qualifying Shares") held (the "Warrant Bonus Issue").

With the net proceeds from the Placing, potential cash proceeds from the Warrant Bonus Issue exercise (of which 32,494,811 out of a total of 90,477,572 have been exercised to date) and also potential revenue from the commercialisation of our proprietary leaching technologies, the Company should have adequate working capital through until at least the end of the May 2017.

Outlook

The global economy and world stock markets remain volatile. Nevertheless, there is a general tone of cautious optimism returning to the mining sector, which we subscribe to. Accordingly, we remain confident about commercial interest in using our technologies to capitalise on its benefits for cost savings, operational efficiency and strongly positive environmental benefits.

Given the background of the Company's directors and senior employees, we are also reviewing several complementary opportunities of interest in the mining sector.

Finally, I would like to thank Alexander's valued shareholders for their continuing support and our employees, directors, consultants and advisers for their commitment during difficult times.

Matt Sutcliffe

Executive Chairman

30 September 2016

For further information, please contact:

 
 Martin Rosser             Matt Sutcliffe 
------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Chief Executive Officer   Executive Chairman 
------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Mobile: + 44 (0) 7770     Mobile: +44 (0) 7887 930 
  865 341                   758 
------------------------  ------------------------- 
 

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Consolidated income statement

 
                                     Six months   Six months     Year ended 
                                          ended        ended    31 December 
                                        30 June      30 June           2015 
                                           2016         2015 
                                        GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
----------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Continuing operations 
 Revenue                                      -            8              8 
 Cost of sales                                -            -              - 
----------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Gross profit                                 -            8              8 
 Administrative expenses                  (189)        (377)          (608) 
 Research and development 
  expenses                                 (89)        (151)          (249) 
 Operating loss                           (278)        (520)          (849) 
 Finance income                               -            -              - 
 Finance cost                              (46)           35              - 
----------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss before taxation                     (324)        (485)          (849) 
 Income tax expense                           -            -              - 
----------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss for the period from 
  continuing operations                   (324)        (485)          (849) 
 Loss for the period from 
  discontinued operations                     -            -              - 
----------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss for the period                      (324)        (485)          (849) 
----------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Basic and diluted (loss) 
  per share (pence) 
  from continuing operations:           (0.07)p      (0.19)p        (0.30)p 
 from continuing and discontinued 
  operations                            (0.07)p      (0.19)p        (0.30)p 
 from discontinued operations                 -            -            nil 
----------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 All components of profit or loss are attributable 
  to equity holders of the parent. 
 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

 
                                  Six months   Six months     Year ended 
                                       ended        ended    31 December 
                                     30 June      30 June           2015 
                                        2016         2015 
                                     GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
-------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss for the period                   (324)        (485)          (849) 
 Other comprehensive income: 
  Items that will or may 
  be reclassified to profit 
  or loss: 
 Exchange differences realised        -            - 
  on disposal of subsidiary                                            - 
 
 Total comprehensive loss 
  for the period attributable 
  to equity holders of the 
  parent                               (324)        (485)          (849) 
-------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 

Consolidated balance sheet

 
                                    As at      As at          As at 
                                  30 June    30 June    31 December 
                                     2016       2015           2015 
                                  GBP'000    GBP'000        GBP'000 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
 Assets 
 Property, plant & equipment            -          -              - 
 
 Total non-current assets               -          -              - 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
 Trade and other receivables           50         48             41 
 Cash and cash equivalents            415         46            165 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 Total current assets                 465         94            206 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 Total assets                         465         94            206 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
 Equity attributable to 
  owners of the parent 
 Issued share capital              14,325     13,719         13,825 
 Share premium                     13,780     13,598         13,822 
 Translation reserve                    -          -              - 
 Accumulated losses              (28,260)   (27,686)       (27,971) 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
 Total equity                       (155)      (369)          (324) 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
 Liabilities 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables             620        463            530 
 Provisions                             -          -              - 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 Total current liabilities            620        463            530 
 
 Total liabilities                    620        463            530 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
 Total equity and liabilities         465         94            206 
------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 

Consolidated statement of cash flows

 
                                    Six months   Six months     Year ended 
                                         ended        ended    31 December 
                                       30 June      30 June           2015 
                                          2016         2015 
                                       GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
---------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities 
 Operating loss - continuing 
  operations                             (278)        (520)          (849) 
 Operating loss - discontinued               -            - 
  operations                                                             - 
 (Increase) / decrease in 
  trade and other receivables              (9)           19             26 
 Increase / (decrease) in 
  trade and other payables                  91           25             92 
 Increase / (decrease) in 
  provisions                                 -         (18)           (18) 
 Shares issued in payment 
  of expenses                                -           51             57 
 Share option charge                        26           10             32 
 
 Net cash outflow from operating 
  activities                             (170)        (434)          (660) 
---------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Cash flows from investing 
  activities 
 Interest received                           -            -              - 
 
 Net cash inflow from investing              -            - 
  activities                                                             - 
---------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Cash flows from financing 
  activities 
 Proceeds from the issue 
  of share capital                         466          328            709 
 
 Proceeds from issue of                      -            - 
  share options                                                          - 
---------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Net cash inflow from financing 
  activities                               466          328            709 
---------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Net increase / (decrease) 
  in cash and cash equivalents             296        (105)             49 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at beginning of period                   165          116            116 
 Exchange differences                     (46)           35              - 
---------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at end of period                         415           46            165 
---------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

 
                                   Share      Share    Shares   Translation   Accumulated     Total 
                                 capital    premium     to be       reserve        losses    equity 
                                                       issued 
                                 GBP'000    GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000       GBP'000   GBP'000 
 At 1 January 
  2015                            13,639     13,298         -             -      (27,211)     (274) 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------  --------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 Accumulated 
  loss for period                      -          -         -             -         (485)     (485) 
 Total comprehensive 
  loss for the 
  period attributable 
  to equity 
  holders of 
  the parent                           -          -         -             -         (485)     (485) 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------  --------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 Share option 
  costs                                -          -         -             -            10        10 
 
 Shares issued                        80        331         -             -             -       411 
 Share issue 
  costs                                        (31)                                            (31) 
 At 30 June 
  2015                            13,719     13,598         -             -      (27,686)     (369) 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------  --------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 Accumulated 
  loss for period                      -          -         -             -         (364)     (364) 
 Total comprehensive 
  loss for the 
  period attributable 
  to equity 
  holders of 
  the parent                           -          -         -             -         (364)     (364) 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------  --------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 Share option 
  and Warrant 
  costs                                -          -         -             -            79        79 
 Shares issued                       106        264         -             -             -       370 
 Share issue 
  costs                                        (40)                                            (40) 
 At 31 December 
  2015                            13,825     13,822         -             -      (27,971)     (324) 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------  --------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 Accumulated 
  loss for period                      -          -         -             -         (324)     (324) 
 Total comprehensive 
  loss for the 
  period attributable 
  to equity 
  holders of 
  the parent                           -          -         -             -         (324)     (324) 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------  --------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 Share option 
  and Warrant 
  costs                                -          -         -             -            35        35 
 Shares issued                       500        (8)         -             -             -       492 
 Share issue 
  costs                                -       (34)         -             -             -      (34) 
 At 30 June 
  2016                            14,325     13,780         -             -      (28,260)     (155) 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------  --------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 

Notes to the interim financial information

1. Basis of preparation

The interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs") in force at the reporting date and their interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") as adopted for use within the European Union. The accounting policies, methods of computation and presentation used in the preparation of the interim financial information are the same as those used in the Group's audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.

The financial information in this statement does not constitute full statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2015 is unaudited. The comparative information for the year ended 31 December 2015 was derived from the Group's audited financial statements for that period as filed with the Registrar of Companies. It does not constitute the financial statements for that period. Those financial statements received an unqualified audit report, but contained an emphasis of matter in respect of going concern.

Going Concern

In common with many mining, exploration and intellectual property development companies, the Company has raised finance for its activities in discrete tranches to finance its activities for limited periods. On 20 May 2016 the Company raised GBP500,000, before expenses, by way of an equity placing. It is anticipated that further funding will be required in the next twelve months and the Directors believe that the Company currently has a range of corporate development opportunities which could give rise to significant funding in the next twelve months.

On this basis, the Directors have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the interim financial information on the going concern basis. However, there can be no certainty that the corporate development opportunities will be secured and give rise to the further funding in the necessary timescale. This indicates the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the company and the group to continue as a going concern and therefore, that it may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the Company and Group were unable to continue as a going concern.

2. Loss per share

The calculation of loss per share is based on the weighted average number of shares in issue in the six months to 30 June 2016 of 474,547,651 (six months to 30 June 2015: 249,945,195 and year to 31 December 2015: 279,185,132) and computed on the respective loss figures as follows:

 
                                  6 months            6 Months           Full year 
                                      2016                2015                2015 
                 GBP'000               Per   GBP'000       Per   GBP'000       Per 
                                     share               share               share 
 (Loss) - continuing 
  operations               (315)   (0.07)p     (485)   (0.19)p     (849)     (0.30)p 
 (Loss) - discontinued         -         -         -         -         -           - 
 operations 
 (Loss) - continuing 
  and discontinued 
  operations               (315)   (0.07)p     (485)   (0.19)p     (849)     (0.30)p 
 
 

There is no difference between the diluted loss per share and the basic loss per share presented. Share options granted to employees, consultants and directors could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future, but were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive for the period presented.

At 30 June 2016 there were 12,900,000 (at 30 June 2015: 12,900,000; at 31 December 2015: 12,900,000) share options in issue that could have a potentially dilutive effect on the basic earnings per share in the future.

At 30 June 2016 there were 186,436,945 (at 30 June 2015: 3,600,000; at 31 December 2015: 45,959,373) share warrants in issue that could have a potentially dilutive effect on the basic earnings per share in the future.

3. Share Capital

Changes in issued share capital and share premium during the reporting period occurred as follows:

 
Ordinary shares                          Number of shares       Share       Share 
                                                              capital     premium 
 
Balance at 1 January 2016                     361,910,288     361,910  13,822,084 
20 May- shares issued for cash at 0.5p 
 each                                         500,000,000     500,000    (34,200) 
24 May - Warrant issue to Shareholders                  -           -     (8,109) 
 
 
Balance at 30 June 2016                       861,910,288     861,910  13,779,775 
=======================================  ================  ==========  ========== 
Deferred shares                                              Deferred 
                                                                share 
                                         Number of shares     capital 
 
Balance at 1 January 2016                     135,986,542  13,462,667 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------- 
Balance at 30 June 2016                       135,986,542  13,462,667 
=======================================  ================  ========== 
 

4. Share options and Warrants

All Share Option costs incurred are allocated to Accumulated Losses.

The Company has a total of 12,900,000 Share Options in issue during the period (all with exercise prices of 4.92p per share), representing 1.22 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company on a fully diluted basis. Share option charges for the six months to 30 June 2016 amounted to GBP8,021 (2015: GBP9,626).

The Company had a total of 60,959,375 warrants in issue during the period for the provision of Broker services (3,600,000 with an exercise price of 0.5p per share, 7,359,375 with an exercise price of 0.4p per share and 50,000,000 with an exercise price of 0.1p per share. Warrant charges for the six months to 30 June 2016 amounted to GBP18,726.47 (2015: GBPnil).

The Company has a total of 34,999,998 warrants in issue during the period granted to subscribers of the 2 October 2015 placing with an exercise price of 0.45 pence per share.

The Company had a total of 90,477,572 warrants in issue granted to existing shareholders of the Company at 4.30 pm on the 24 May 2016 on the basis of 1 warrant per every 4 qualifying shares held by shareholders. A charge of GBP8,109 was made to equity for the six months ending 30 June 2016 (2015: GBPnil).

5. Post balance sheet events:

Exercise of Warrants

On the 21 July 2016, the Company issued 15,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1p per ordinary share following the exercise of 15,000,000 broker warrants held by Cornhill Capital Limited at 0.1p per share, following the admission of the shares the Company had 876,910,288 shares in issue.

On the 28 July 2016, the company issued 32,494,811 new ordinary shares of 0.1p per ordinary share following the exercise of 32,494,811 warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Bonus issue announced on 20 May 2016 at 0.1p per share, following the admission of the shares the Company had 909,405,099 shares in issue.

On the 31 August 2016, the Company issued 11,741,665 new ordinary shares of 0.1p per ordinary share following the exercise of 11,741,665 broker warrants held by Cornhill Capital Limited at 0.1p per share, following the admission of the shares the Company had 921,146,764 shares in issue.

On the 29 September 2016, the Company issued 13,258,335 new ordinary shares of 0.1p per ordinary share following the exercise of 13,258,335 broker warrants held by Cornhill Capital Limited at 0.1p per share, following the admission of the shares the Company will have 934,405,099 shares in issue.

Issue of Share Options

On the 29 July 2016, the Board approved the grant of an additional 43,300,000 new share options at an exercise price of 0.22p ("exercise Price) to directors, employees and a consultant.

Copies of these announcements are available to view on the Company's website at www.alexandermining.com.

Disclaimers

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

This news release contains forward looking or future-oriented financial information, being information which is not historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential results of metallurgical testwork, anticipated applications for the Company's intellectual property and discussions of future plans and objectives. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected by such information are reasonable, these statements are based on assumptions and factors concerning future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Such statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions based on information available to the Company about itself and the business in which it operates. Information used in developing forward-looking information has been acquired from various sources including third party consultants, suppliers, regulators and other sources and is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are the continuing availability of capital resources to fund the commercialisation of Alexander's technologies; continued positive results from trials and applications of Alexander's AmmLeach(R) and HyperLeach(R) technologies and other factors as disclosed in Company documents filed from time to time. Management uses forward-looking statements because it believes they provide useful information to the shareholders with respect to proposed transactions involving Alexander, and cautions readers that the information may not be appropriate for other purposes and should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update such statements unless required by law.

This information is provided by RNS

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