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Appendix 5B
Orion Minerals Limited
Incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia
Australian Company Number 098 939 274
ASX share code: ORN
JSE share code: ORN
ISIN: AU000000ORN1
(“Orion” or “the Company”)
APPENDIX 5B
Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report
Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10, 01/05/13, 01/09/16
Name of entity
Orion Minerals Ltd
ABN Quarter ended (“current quarter”)
76 098 939 274 March 2019
Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter Year to date
$A’000 (9 months)
$A’000
1. Cash flows from operating activities
1.1 Receipts from customers --- ---
1.2 Payments for
(a) exploration & evaluation (2,612) (12,935)
(b) development --- ---
(c) production --- ---
(d) staff costs (398) (1,269)
(e) administration and corporate costs (617) (2,032)
1.3 Dividends received (see note 3) --- ---
1.4 Interest received 5 80
1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid (248) (1,566)
1.6 Income taxes paid --- ---
1.7 Research and development refunds --- ---
1.8 Other (provide details if material) --- ---
1.9 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (3,870) (17,722)
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter Year to date
$A’000 (9 months)
$A’000
2. Cash flows from investing activities
2.1 Payments to acquire:
(a) property, plant and equipment --- ---
(b) tenements (see item 10) --- ---
(c) investments --- ---
(d) other non-current assets (17) (47)
2.2 Proceeds from the disposal of:
(a) property, plant and equipment --- ---
(b) tenements (see item 10) --- 2,500
(c) investments --- ---
(d) other non-current assets --- ---
2.3 Cash flows from loans to other entities --- ---
2.4 Dividends received (see note 3) --- ---
2.5 Other (provide details if material) --- ---
2.6 Net cash from / (used in) investing activities (17) 2,453
3. Cash flows from financing activities
3.1 Proceeds from issues of shares --- 14,509
3.2 Proceeds from issue of convertible notes --- ---
3.3 Proceeds from exercise of share options --- ---
3.4 Transaction costs related to issues of shares, --- (394)
convertible notes or options
3.5 Proceeds from borrowings 3,000 3,000
3.6 Repayment of borrowings --- (5,498)
3.7 Transaction costs related to loans and --- ---
borrowings
3.8 Dividends paid --- ---
3.9 Other (provide details if material) --- ---
3.10 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities 3,000 11,617
4. Net increase / (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents for the period
4.1 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period 2,034 4,811
4.2 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (3,870) (17,722)
(item 1.9 above)
4.3 Net cash from / (used in) investing activities (17) 2,453
(item 2.6 above)
4.4 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities 3,000 11,617
(item 3.10 above)
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter Year to date
$A’000 (9 months)
$A’000
4.5 Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash (52) (64)
held
4.6 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 1,095 1,095
5. Reconciliation of cash and cash Current quarter Previous quarter
equivalents $A’000 $A’000
at the end of the quarter (as shown in the
consolidated statement of cash flows) to the
related items in the accounts
5.1 Bank balances 1,095 2,034
5.2 Call deposits --- ---
5.3 Bank overdrafts --- ---
5.4 Other (provide details) --- ---
5.5 Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter 1,095 2,034
(should equal item 4.6 above)
6. Payments to directors of the entity and their associates Current quarter
$A'000
6.1 Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2 155
6.2 Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included in ---
item 2.3
6.3 Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in items 6.1 and 6.2
Payments to directors and associates were on normal commercial terms. These payments represent director
fees and payments in terms of consultancy agreements with director-related entities.
7. Payments to related entities of the entity and their associates Current quarter
$A'000
7.1 Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2 ---
7.2 Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included in ---
item 2.3
7.3 Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in items 7.1 and 7.2
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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8. Financing facilities available Total facility amount Amount drawn at
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of at quarter end quarter end
the position $A’000 $A’000
8.1 Loan facilities 5,200 5,200
8.2 Credit standby arrangements --- ---
8.3 Other (please specify) 7,600 7,600
8.4 Include below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate and whether it is
secured or unsecured. If any additional facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered
into after quarter end, include details of those facilities as well.
Note: Amounts above exclude capitalised interest and fees.
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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Convertible Note
On 17 March 2017, Orion Minerals Ltd (Company) issued 232,692,294 convertible notes each with a face value of 2.6 cents,
raising $6.05M (Notes). Key terms of the Notes are as follows:
• Security: secured over certain assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Maturity Date: 30 September 2019. In January 2019, noteholders approved extension of the Maturity Date from 17
March 2019 to 30 September 2019.
• Interest: 12% per annum calculated and payable quarterly in arrears.
• Conversion: Noteholders may elect to convert part or all of their Notes at any time prior to the maturity date.
• Conversion Price: 2.6 cents per fully paid ordinary share (Share).
• Early redemption by the Company: Company may elect to redeem all or some of the Notes by notice to the noteholder,
however the noteholder shall have the right, within 14 days of receipt of an early redemption notice from the Company,
to convert the Notes the subject of the early redemption notice into Shares at the Conversion Price.
• Early redemption by the noteholder: noteholders may require the Company to redeem the Notes if an event of default
occurs and the noteholders by special resolution approve the redemption. At any time before the Maturity Date, a
noteholder may elect to redeem and set off some or all of the Notes held by it for the redemption amount as part of an
equity capital raising by the Company permitted by the note deed and in which the noteholder may have a right to
participate in (Equity Raising), such that the redemption amount is set off against the amount payable by the
Noteholder to subscribe for securities under the Equity Raising.
• Redemption amount: the redemption amount is the outstanding facility amount with respect to each Note. If any Notes
are redeemed by the Company within 12 months after their issue, an additional early repayment fee of 5% of the
facility amount of the Notes being redeemed is payable by the Company.
Interest accrued at the end of the quarter was $0.2M. Further details of the key terms of the Notes are set out in the
Company’s 8 March 2017 ASX release.
Convertible Loan
On 25 January 2019, the Company announced a $3.6M loan facility with Tembo Capital Mining Fund II LP (Tembo) (Loan
Facility). The key terms of the Loan Facility are:
• Loan Facility Amount: Up to $3.6M, available in two tranches. The first tranche is to be in one instalment of $0.6M to
repay all amounts owing under the previous Bridge Loan, with further tranches to be in minimum instalments of $1M
each;
• Interest: Capitalised at 12% per annum accrued daily on the amount drawn down;
• Repayment: Tembo may elect for repayment of the Outstanding Amount to be satisfied by the issue of Shares by the
Company to Tembo at a deemed issue price of 2.6 cents per Share, subject to receipt of Shareholder approval. The
Outstanding Amount must be repaid by 25 January 2020, or if Tembo elects to receive Shares in repayment of the
Outstanding Amount in lieu of payment in cash, the date on which the Shares are to be issued to Tembo (or such later
date as may be agreed between Tembo and Orion);
• Establishment fee:
o Cash - capitalised 5% of the Loan Facility Amount, payable on the Repayment date; and
o Options - 11M unlisted Orion options, exercisable at a price of 3.0 cents per option, expiring on the date which is
5 years after the date of issue of the options, provided that Orion's obligation to issue Shares on exercise of the
options is subject to receipt of shareholder approval.
• Security: Loan Facility is unsecured.
At quarter end, the balance of the Loan Facility was $3.84M (including capitalised interest and fees).
Redeemable Preference Shares
A subscription agreement was entered into between Repli Trading No 27 (Pty) Ltd (Repli) (a 73.33% owned subsidiary of
Agama Exploration & Mining (Pty) Ltd (Agama)) and Anglo American sefa Mining Fund (AASMF) on 2 November 2015.
Under the terms of the agreement, AASMF subscribed for 15,750,000 Repli redeemable preference shares at a subscription
price of ZAR1 per redeemable preference share. The key terms of the agreement are as follows:
• 15,750,000 cumulative redeemable non-participating preference shares;
• Subscription price ZAR15.75M;
• Dividend rate – prime lending rate in South Africa;
• Dividend payment – dividends accrue annually based on the subscription price. Fifty percent of the dividends which
have accrued and accumulated from the date of issue until 2 years after the Copperton Project mining right (Mining
Right) has been issued shall become due and payable on the scheduled dividend date (approximately 4 years after
the issue date). Balance of the accrued and accumulated dividends to be paid at the relevant redemption date;
• Redemption date is the earlier of 7 years after the issue date or 4 years after the Mining Right has been issued;
• Redemption amount consists of:
o ZAR15.75M;
o any unpaid and accumulated dividends; and
o Settlement premium based on IRR of 13.5%, taking into account all cash flows from the preference shares in
order to get an overall IRR of 13.5% (IRR is fixed for the duration that the preference shares are outstanding).
• Preference shares are unsecured, but AASMF will hold 26% voting rights in Repli in the event that there is a default on
the part of Repli;
• Funding to principally used for a 12 month exploration program on the NW Oxide Zone and the use the results to
update the scoping study.
On 5 November 2015, AASMF paid the subscription price of ZAR15.75M (~$1.53M) to Repli and the preference shares were
issued to AASMF by Repli. At quarter end, the balance was $2.36M (including the subscription price and the provision for
dividends and settlement premium (effective rate 13.5%)). For further information, refer to the Company’s Full Year Statutory
Accounts for financial year ending 30 June 2018.
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On 4 March 2019, the Company announced that it had reached agreement with AASMF for Repli to redeem the preference
shares held by AASMF for Shares. Under the agreement, Repli will voluntarily redeem the preference shares in
consideration for which the Company will issue to AASMF, the relevant number of Shares. The value of the Shares to be
issued by the Company in consideration for the redemption will be between ~$2.40M - $2.50M. A shareholder meeting to
approve the transaction is planned to occur in early June 2019.
AASMF Loan
On 2 November 2015, Repli and AASMF entered into a loan agreement for the further exploration and development of the
Copperton Project. Under the terms of the loan, AASMF shall advance ZAR14.25M to Repli. The key terms of the
agreement are as follows:
• Loan amount ZAR14.25M;
• Interest rate will be the prime lending rate in South Africa;
• The disbursement of the loan will be subject to AASMF notifying Repli that it is satisfied with the results of the updated
scoping study;
• Repayment date will be the earlier of 3 years from the date of the advance or on the date which Repli raises any
additional finance for the further development of the Copperton Project; and
• On the advancement of the loan, 29.17% of the shares held in Repli by the Agama group (a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company), will be pledged as security to AASMF for the performance of Repli's obligations in terms of the loan.
On 1 August 2017, Repli drew down on the AASMF Loan in full (ZAR14.25M (~$1.38M). For further information, refer to the
Company’s Full Year Statutory Accounts for financial year ending 30 June 2018. At quarter end, the balance of the loan was
$1.64M (including capitalised interest).
9. Estimated cash outflows for next quarter $A’000
9.1 Exploration and evaluation (for information in relation to capital raising 3,800
initiatives, refer to the Company’s March 2019 Activities Report)
9.2 Development ---
9.3 Production ---
9.4 Staff costs ---
9.5 Administration and corporate costs 700
9.6 Other (provide details if material) ---
9.7 Total estimated cash outflows 4,500
10. Changes in Tenement reference and Nature of Interest at Interest
tenements location interest beginning at end of
(items 2.1(b) of quarter quarter
and 2.2(b)
above)
10.1 Interests in South Africa Prospecting Rights
mining ---
tenements
WA Exploration Licence
and petroleum
tenements ---
lapsed, VIC Exploration Licence
relinquished ---
or reduced
10.2 Interests in South Africa Prospecting Rights
mining ---
tenements
WA Exploration Licence
and petroleum
tenements ---
acquired or VIC Exploration Licence
increased ---
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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Compliance statement
1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which
comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.
2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 30 April 2019
(Company secretary)
Print name: Martin Bouwmeester
Notes
1. The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been
financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose
additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes included in or attached to this
report.
2. If this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards,
the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources
and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly report has been
prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule
19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.
3. Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows
from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.
30 April 2019
ENQUIRIES
Investors JSE Sponsor
Errol Smart – Managing Director & CEO Rick Irving
Denis Waddell – Chairman Merchantec Capital
T: +61 (0) 3 8080 7170 T: +27 (0) 11 325 6363
E: info@orionminerals.com.au E: rick@merchantec.co.za
Media
Nicholas Read Barnaby Hayward
Read Corporate, Australia Tavistock, UK
T: +61 (0) 419 929 046 T: +44 (0) 207 920 3150
E: nicholas@readcorporate.com.au E: orion@tavistock.co.uk
Suite 617, 530 Little Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC, 3000
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