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Silver Falcon PLC
25 September 2017
Silver Falcon Plc
("SILF" or "the Company")
Half-year Report
Interim Results for the period ended 30 June 2017
Silver Falcon Plc, (LSE: SILF), which has agreed to acquire the
biotechnology company Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals Limited
("Hemogenyx"), announces unaudited interim results for the
six-month period ended 30 June 2017.
Post-period end highlights
-- Agreement to acquire Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals for GBP8m in
shares and raise GBP2m in a Placing and Subscription
-- Hemogenyx is developing two products for the $8-9billion bone
marrow / haematopoietic stem cell transplant market which could
replace chemotherapy and radiation as a means of pre-transplant
conditioning, as well address the problem of stem cell donor
availability and issues around relapse or cell rejection after
transplantation:
1. Conditioning product - CDX bi-specific antibodies which
redirect a patient's own immune cells to eliminate unwanted blood
stem cells preparing a patient for bone marrow transplantation
2. Cell therapy product - Cell replacement product using human
postnatal hemogenic endothelial cells to generate cancer-free,
patient-matched blood stem cells after transplant into the
patient
-- The acquisition is classified as a reverse takeover for the
purpose of the Listing Rules and a General Meeting will be held on
4 October 2017
-- From 5 October the Company will trade under the new name of
Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals Plc and new ticker symbol "HEMO" with an
expected market capitalisation of GBP12.46m on Admission.
Interim Results - financials
-- Loss of GBP179,871 (H1 2016: GBP174,936) attributed to
professional fees surrounding proposed acquisition
-- Cash balance at the date of this report is GBP0.915m
Geoffrey Dart, current Chairman, commented: "We listed Silver
Falcon in November 2015 with the aim of finding a value-enhancing
reverse transaction. After a lengthy and extensive search, we
believe we have found an exciting transaction, acquiring a company
with the potential to transform blood stem cell transplant
treatments, and bring relief to sufferers of several severe
diseases. It has the potential, we believe, for substantial gains
for new and existing shareholders."
Silver Falcon Plc www.hemogenyx.com
Peter Redmond, Director Via Walbrook PR
Walbrook PR Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or hemogenyx@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893
Chairman's Statement
I hereby present the Interim Report for the six months ended 30
June 2017. During the period the Company made a loss of GBP179,871
(six months to 30 June 2016: loss of GBP174,936) which is mainly
attributable to professional fees incurred on the proposed
acquisition of Hemogenyx LLC as announced on 11 September 2017 and
general administration expenses. As at the date of this report the
Company has approximately GBP0.915m of cash balances.
Following its listing on the London Stock Exchange on 9 November
2015, the Company has evaluated and worked to complete a number of
acquisition opportunities and felt it was better to wait for the
right opportunity rather than complete a deal which did not fully
pass muster.
We strongly believe that we have found such an opportunity and
in the circumstances I am particularly pleased that post period end
we have been able to announce, on 11 September 2017, that we had
entered into an agreement to acquire Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals
Limited for GBP8m (the "Acquisition") to be satisfied by the issue
of 228,571,428 Consideration Shares at a price of 3.5p per
share.
Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals Limited is the holding company for
Hemogenyx LLC ("Hemogenyx"), a US based biotechnology company
developing therapies to transform bone marrow and blood stem cell
transplantation. These therapies will replace the need for existing
methods of preparation of patients for a transplantation such as
chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and will address the problem
of finding a matching stem cell donor and reduce the risk of blood
stem cell rejection after transplantation.
At the same time we announced the intention to raise GBP2m
through the issue of 57,142,857 New Ordinary Shares in a Placing
and Subscription at a price of 3.5p per share, plus 1 for 2
warrants to qualifying shareholders over 62,021,429 New Ordinary
Shares at 4.0p per share.
The Directors believe this to be an exciting transaction which
will give shareholders exposure to an important and growing area of
treatment for what are now often killer diseases, such as
leukaemia. The processes being developed by Hemogenyx, if they
fulfil their promise, have we believe the potential to transform,
if not revolutionise the treatment of these diseases.
Hemogenyx's founder, Dr Vladislav Sandler, has to date made
impressive progress on his two products on limited financial
resources, based as it is on a key discovery that Dr Sandler made
regarding the survival of a class of cells into adulthood - where
they were previously thought not to survive birth - and their
potential ability to provide a much safer and more reliable form of
treatment. With the additional resources that will be at his
disposal, he will we believe be able to take the initial
conditioning product to a position to start clinical trials and to
make significant progress with the therapy product. Shareholders
should be aware that at that stage grant and joint venture funding
can be available to take products through clinical trials.
The products will when developed satisfy a large and growing
need and be sold into a market that is already substantial. If
successful, Hemogenyx's products will enable a much wider range of
patients to be treated than is presently the case as the products
should be applicable to the very many patients who are unfit for
or, through the lack of suitable cell donors, unable to receive
blood stem cell treatment at present.
Completion of the Acquisition, Placing and Subscription is
conditional upon the Resolutions being passed at the General
Meeting of the Company, to be held at the offices of Charles
Russell Speechlys LLP, 5 Fleet Place, London EC4M 7RD at 10.00 a.m.
on 4 October 2017. The Directors unanimously recommend the
transaction and trust that shareholders will vote to approve it, as
the Directors are committed to do in respect to their own
beneficial holdings, representing approximately 17.5 per cent. of
the existing share capital.
With all resolutions passed the Company will then trade under
the new company name of Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals Plc and new
ticker symbol "HEMO" and the market capitalisation of the Company
is expected to be GBP12.46m on Admission.
I would like to reiterate the Board's belief that we have
presented shareholders with an exciting transaction, acquiring a
company with the potential to transform blood stem cell transplant
treatments, and bring relief to growing numbers of sufferers of
several severe diseases. The acquisition, we believe, has the
potential to generate substantial gains for new and existing
shareholders.
I would thank all those who have assisted in relation to this
acquisition and I remain confident of a successful future for the
Company.
Geoffrey Dart
Executive Chairman
22 September 2017
Responsibility Statement
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
-- the Interim Report has been prepared in accordance with
International Accounting Standards 34, Interim Financial Reporting,
as adopted by the EU; and
-- gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities,
financial position and loss of the Company; and
-- the Interim Report includes a fair review of the information
required by DTR 4.2.7R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules,
being an indication of important events that have occurred during
the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the
set of interim financial statements; and a description of the
principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of
the year.
-- The Interim Report includes a fair review of the information
required by DTR 4.2.8R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules,
being the information required on related party transactions.
The interim Report was approved by the Board of Directors and
the above responsibility statement was signed on its behalf by:
Geoffrey Dart
Executive Chairman
22 September 2017
Interim Statement of Comprehensive
Income
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to 31 December
30 June 30 June 2016 Audited
2017 2016 GBP
Unaudited Unaudited
GBP GBP
Revenue - - -
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Administration expenses (179,871) (174,936) (519,898)
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Operating Profit/(Loss) (179,871) (174,936) (519,898)
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Profit/(Loss) before tax (179,871) (174,936) (519,898)
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Tax - - -
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Profit/(Loss) for the period (179,871) (174,936) (519,898)
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Profit/(Loss) for the period attributable
to:
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Owners of the Company (179,871) (174,936) (519,898)
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Profit/(Loss) for the period (179,871) (174,936) (519,898)
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Total comprehensive income attributable
to:
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Owners of the Company - - -
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Total comprehensive Profit/(Loss)
for the period (179,871) (174,936) (519,898)
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Earnings per share Note 3.
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Basic and diluted earnings per
share attributable to equity holders
of the Company (GBP per share) (0.0027) (0.0027) (0.008)
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Statement of Financial Position
30 June 30 June 31 December
2017 2016 2016
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP GBP GBP
ASSETS
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Current assets
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Other receivables 12,662 49,169 1,680
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Cash and cash equivalents 929,275 1,214,901 1,045,723
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Total assets 941,937 1,264,070 1,047,403
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EQUITY
Capital and reserves attributable
to owners of the Company
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Ordinary shares 669,000 649,000 669,000
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Share Premium 841,243 781,243 841,243
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Retained Earnings (786,406) (261,573) (606,535)
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723,837 1,168,670 903,708
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LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 218,100 95,400 143,695
Total liabilities 218,100 95,400 143,695
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Total Equity and Liabilities 941,937 1,264,070 1,047,403
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Statement of Changes In Equity
Attributable to owners of
the Company
Share Share Premium Retained
Capital earnings Total
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Balance as at 1 January 2016 649,000 781,243 (86.637) 1343,606
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Profit/(Loss) for period - - (519,898) (519,898)
Total other comprehensive income - - -
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Total comprehensive income
for the period - - (519,898) (519,898)
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Transaction with owners
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Issue of share capital net
of issue costs 20,000 60,000 - 80,000
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Balance as at 31 December 2016 669,000 841,243 (606,535) 903,708
Balance as at 1 January 2017 669,000 841,243 (606,535) 903,708
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Profit/(Loss) for year - - (179,871) (179,871)
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Total other comprehensive income - - - -
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Total comprehensive income
for the period - - (179,871) (179,871)
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Balance as at 30 June 2017 669,000 841,243 (786,406) 723,837
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Statement of Cash Flows
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to 31 December
30 June 30 June 2016
Cash flow from operating activities 2017 2016 Audited
Unaudited Unaudited GBP
GBP GBP
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Profit/(Loss) for the period (179,871) (174,936) (519,898)
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Adjustments for:
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Share-based payment - - 80,000
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Changes in working capital:
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(Increase)/decrease in trade and
other receivables (10,982) (18,002) 29,487
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Increase in trade and other payables 74,405 83,970 132,265
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Net cash flow from operating activities (116,448) (108,968) (278,146)
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Net increase/decrease in cash and
cash equivalents (116,448) (108,968) (278,146)
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of the period 1,045,723 1,323,869 1,323,869
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Cash and cash equivalents at end
of the period 929,275 1,214,901 1,045,723
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Non-cash transactions
On 11(th) November 2016 2,000,000 new Ordinary Shares of
GBP0.01nominal value were issued at a premium of GBP0.03 per share
to M6 Limited as settlement for a fee of GBP80,000 for online
marketing services.
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
1. Basis of preparation
The Interim Report, which includes the interim financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with International
Accounting Standard 34 'Interim Financial Reporting'. The Interim
Report should be read in conjunction with the annual financial
statements for the year ended 31 December 2016, which have been
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union.
Cyclicality
The interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017 are
not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the
full year ending 31 December 2017. Due to the nature of the entity,
the operations are not affected by seasonal variations at this
stage.
2. Financial Information
The Interim Report for the period 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017
is unaudited. This report has not been reviewed by the company's
auditors in accordance with the International Standard on Review
Engagements 2410 issued by the Auditing Practices Board. In the
opinion of the Directors the interim financial statements, included
in the Interim Report, for the period presents fairly the financial
position, and results from operations and cash flows for the period
in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied. The interim financial statements incorporate
unaudited comparative figures for the interim period 1 January 2016
to 30 June 2016 and extracts from the audited financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2016.
The Interim Report, which includes the interim financial
statements, set out above does not constitute statutory accounts
within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006. It has been prepared
on a going concern basis in accordance with the recognition and
measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) as adopted by the European Union. Except as described below,
the accounting policies applied in preparing the interim financial
statements are consistent with those that have been adopted in the
Company's 2016 audited financial statements. Statutory financial
statements for the year ended 31 December 2016 were approved by the
Board of Directors on 24 April 2017 and delivered to the Registrar
of Companies. The report of the auditors on those financial
statements was unqualified.
Risks and uncertainties
The key risks that could affect the Company's short and medium
term performance and the factors that mitigate those risks have not
substantially changed from those set out in the Company's 2016
audited financial statements, a copy of which is available on the
Company's website: http://www.silverfalconplc.com
The Company's key risk is the maintenance of its reserves of
cash and cash equivalents whilst it targets an acquisition
following its listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Accounting Policies
Critical accounting estimates and judgements
The preparation of the interim financial statements requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting
period. Due to the nature of the Company, the Directors do not
believe there to be any material critical accounting estimates and
judgements that were used in preparing these financial
statements.
Changes in accounting policy and disclosures.
New and amended standards adopted by the Company:
There are no IFRSs or IFRIC interpretations that are effective
for the first time for the financial year commencing 1 January 2017
that would be expected to have a material impact on the
Company.
Going Concern
The directors have made appropriate enquiries, consider that
adequate resources exist for the company to continue in operational
existence for the foreseeable future and that, therefore, it is
appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the
Interim Report for the period ended 30 June 2017.
3. Earnings per share
The calculation of the Basic and fully diluted earnings per
share is calculated by dividing the loss for the six month period
to 30 June 2017 from continuing operations of GBP179,871 (six
months to 30 June 2016: GBP174,936 and 2016 year end: GBP519,898)
for the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares
in issue during those periods of 66,900,000, 64,900,000 and
65,173,973 respectively.
There are no potential dilutive shares in issue.
4. Share Capital
30 June 2017 30 June 2016 31 December
Unaudited Unaudited 2016
Audited
Allotted and issued GBP GBP GBP
66,900,000 ordinary shares
of GBP0.01 each 669,000 649,000 669,000
On 11 November 2016 2,000,000 new Ordinary Shares of
GBP0.01nominal value were issued at a premium of GBP0.03 per share
to M6 Limited as settlement for a fee of GBP80,000 for online
marketing services.
The ordinary shares have attached to them full voting, dividend
and capital distribution rights (including on a winding up). The
ordinary shares do not confer any rights of redemption.
5. Related Party Transactions
With effect from 11 November 2015, M6 Limited ("M6") entered
into an agreement to provide web development, online marketing,
mobile application development and marketing, content production,
advertising, public relations, and lead generation services to the
Company for a fee of GBP80,000. The Company has agreed with M6 to
issue 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares at the Placing Price at Admission
in settlement of monies owed to M6. As at 11 November 2016,
2,000,000 Ordinary Shares were issued to M6 as payment for their
services. Adrian Beeston, a director of the Company, is also a
director of M6 and holds c.17 per cent. of the issued ordinary
share capital of M6 Limited.
During the period, the Company paid GBP7,150, (six months to 30
June 2016: GBP9,832 and year end 2016: GBP20,239) to Dukemount
Capital Plc in respect of rent. Geoffrey Dart, a Director of the
Company, is also a Director of Dukemount Capital Plc. As at the end
of the three periods GBPNil was owed to Dukemount Capital Plc in
respect of rent.
6. Ultimate Controlling Party
The Directors consider there to be no ultimate controlling party
at 30 June 2017.
7. Approval of the Interim Report
The Interim Report, which includes the interim financial
statements, were approved by the Board of Directors on 22 September
2017.
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