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Mon 3 Sep 2007, 17:45 MVL - Mvelaphanda Resources Limited - Reviewed Res
MVL
 MVL                                                                             
MVL - Mvelaphanda Resources Limited - Reviewed Results for the year ended 30    
June 2007                                                                       
MVELAPHANDA RESOURCES LIMITED                                                   
Registration number: 1980/001395/06                                             
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
Share code: MVL                                                                 
ISIN number: ZAE000050266                                                       
REVIEWED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2007                                
FEATURES                                                                        
-Afripalm Transaction boosts balance sheet and repositions the company          
-Adjusted earnings rise from 46cps to 111cps                                    
-Strong underlying performance from Northam and Trans Hex                       
-Headline loss of 1,199cps largely due to 32% decline in                        
Gold Fields share price and IFRS treatment of Afripalm Transaction              
SHARE PRICE & RELATIVE TO RESOURCE INDEX (REBASED)                              
GROUP BALANCE SHEET                                                             
R`000                                                                           
As at             Notes          Reviewed         Audited                       
                            30 June 2007    30 June 2006                        
ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current assets                                                              
Investmentin                                                                    
associate companies               866,863         785,959                       
-Northam Platinum                                                               
Limited                           788,411         725,016                       
-    Trans Hex Group                                                            
-    Limited                         78,452          60,943                     
GFI-SA loan            2         5,273,000      7,400,000                       
Trans Hex Group                                                                 
Limited forward                                                                 
purchased shares       3          208,342        140,614                        
Non-strategic                                                                   
listed investments     4              380          3,518                        
Goodwill                           75,869         75,869                        
Deferred taxation      7           39,776         12,394                        
Property, plant                                                                 
and equipment                         856            927                        
Total non-current                                                               
assets                          6,465,086      8,419,281                        
Current assets                                                                  
Inventories                           255            255                        
Accounts                                                                        
receivable and                                                                  
prepayments                         5,662          7,231                        
Cash and cash                                                                   
equivalents            5        1,503,326        174,628                        
Total current                                                                   
assets                          1,509,243        182,114                        
Non-current                                                                     
assets classified                                                               
as held for sale                                                                
Booysendal                                                                      
Platinum project                  315,892        315,892                        
TOTAL  ASSETS          8,         290,221      8,917,287                        
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          
Share capital and                                                               
reserves                       5,834,722      6,142,705                         
Total share                                                                     
capital and                                                                     
reserves                        5,834,722      6,142,705                        
Non-current                                                                     
liabilities                                                                     
"A" ordinary shares                   700              -                        
Senior bank                                                                     
loan (GFI-SA)                     230,736        532,424                        
Mezzanine finance                                                               
(GFI-SA)               6        1,593,551      1,414,343                        
Provision for                                                                   
employee long-term                                                              
incentive costs       8           29,620         17,289                         
Deferred taxation      7          173,733        472,845                        
Total non-current                                                               
liabilities                    2,028,340      2,436,901                         
Current liabilities                                                             
Accounts payable                                                                
and accruals                      17,283         13,187                         
Provision for                                                                   
employee long-term                                                              
incentive costs       8          107,538         26,645                         
Short-term portion                                                              
of senior                                                                       
bank loan                         301,688        277,201                        
Taxation                              650            648                        
Total current                                                                   
liabilities                       427,159        317,681                        
Liabilities directly                                                            
associated with                                                                 
non-current assets                                                              
classified as held                                                              
for sale                                                                        
Booysendal                                                                      
Platinum project                                                                
accrual                                 -         20,000                        
TOTAL EQUITY                                                                    
AND LIABILITIES                 8,290,221      8,917,287                        
GROUP INCOME STATEMENT                                                          
R`000            Notes                                                          
                                Reviewed        Audited                         
                            12 months to   12 months to                         
30 June 2007   30 June 2006                         
INCOME                                                                          
Earnings from                                                                   
associate                                                                       
companies                         272,274        134,853                        
- Northam                                                                       
Platinum Limited                  272,954        145,653                        
- Trans Hex                                                                     
Group Limited                       (680)       (10,800)                        
Interest earned                                                                 
on GFI-SA loan                   437,405        437,405                         
Interest earned on                                                              
cash and cash                                                                   
equivalents                        43,383         10,952                        
Other income                          905          1,702                        
Total income                      753,967        584,912                        
OPERATING EXPENSES                                                              
Exploration and                                                                 
project                                                                         
development costs      9         (67,564)       (86,967)                        
Corporate expenses               (35,421)       (25,129)                        
Share-based                                                                     
incentive costs        9        (129,060)       (54,382)                        
Finance costs                   (320,235)      (320,389)                        
- Senior bank                                                                   
loan (GFI-SA)                    (77,605)      (104,809)                        
- Mezzanine                                                                     
finance (GFI-SA)                (242,363)      (215,580)                        
- Other                            (267)              -                         
Total operating                                                                 
expenses                        (552,280)        486,867                        
PROFIT BEFORE OTHER                                                             
(EXPENSES)/INCOME                 201,687         98,045                        
OTHER (EXPENSES)/INCOME                                                         
Impairment                                                                      
write-back/                                                                     
(write down)                       17,312      (114,564)                        
(Loss)/gain on                                                                  
revaluation                                                                     
of financial                                                                    
instruments                   (2,059,272)      3,155,282                        
- GFI-SA loan                (2,127,000)      3,414,000                         
- Mezzanine finance                    -      (188,000)                         
- Trans Hex                                                                     
Group Limited                                                                   
forward purchased                                                               
shares                            67,728       (70,718)                         
Costs associated                                                                
with the Afripalm                                                               
transaction           10        (543,700)              -                        
Other expenses                          -        (1,628)                        
Total other                                                                     
(expenses)/income             (2,585,660)      3,039,090                        
(LOSS)/PROFIT                                                                   
BEFORE TAXATION               (2,383,973)      3,137,135                        
TAXATION                          292,401      (484,585)                        
- Normal                        (34,093)       (34,207)                         
- Deferred            7          326,494      (450,378)                         
ATTRIBUTABLE                                                                    
(LOSS)/INCOME                 (2,091,572)      2,652,550                        
(LOSS)/EARNINGS                                                                 
PER ORDINARY                                                                    
SHARE (cents)                                                                   
- Basic                          (1,189)          1,594                         
- Headline           11(a)       (1,199)          1,663                         
- Diluted                        (1,189)          1,586                         
- Adjusted           11(b)           111             46                         
GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                            
R`000                                              Total                        
Balance at 30 June 2005                        3,402,357                        
Attributable profit for the                                                     
year                                           2,652,550                        
Equity compensation reserve                       73,910                        
Proceeds from shares issued                       13,361                        
Equity accounted portion of                                                     
share-based payments of associates                 1,407                        
Equity accounted portion of foreign                                             
currency translation reserve                          73                        
Equity accounted portion of fair                                                
value adjustment on available-for-sale                                          
financial assets                                   (379)                        
Unrealised gain on revaluation                                                  
of listed investments                                510                        
Other equity accounted movements                 (1,084)                        
Balance at 30 June 2006                        6,142,705                        
Attributable loss for the year               (2,091,572)                        
Equity compensation reserve                      268,067                        
Net proceeds from shares issued                1,182,767                        
Share-based expense - Afripalm Transaction       328,000                        
Equity accounted portion of                                                     
share-based payments of associates                 2,503                        
Equity accounted portion of foreign                                             
currency translation reserve                      1,183                         
Equity accounted portion of                                                     
fair value adjustment on available-for-sale financial assets 34                 
Unrealised gain on revaluation                                                  
of listed investments                                359                        
Unclaimed dividends forfeited                      1,376                        
"A" ordinary shares reclassified                                                
as non-current liabilities                         (700)                        
Balance at 30 June 2007                        5,834,722                        
GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                                       
                               REVIEWED         Audited                         
                           12 months to    12 months to                         
30 June 2007    30 June 2006                         
CASH FLOWS FROM                                                                 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                                            
Cash utilised in                                                                
operations                      (67,868)        (47,661)                        
Interest received                480,788         448,357                        
Finance costs                  (141,027)       (164,226)                        
Taxation paid                                                                   
(mainly Mvela Gold)             (34,091)        (65,423)                        
NET CASH GENERATED                                                              
BY OPERATING                                                                    
ACTIVITIES                       237,802         171,047                        
CASH FLOWS FROM                                                                 
INVESTING                                                                       
ACTIVITIES                                                                      
Dividends                                                                       
received                                                                        
from associated                                                                 
companies                        212,404          84,440                        
- Northam                                                                       
Platinum Limited                 212,127          82,781                        
- Trans Hex                                                                     
Group Limited                        277           1,659                        
Acquisition of                                                                  
furniture,                                                                      
fittings and                                                                    
office equipment                   (271)           (443)                        
Repayment of                                                                    
Booysendal                                                                      
Liability                       (20,000)               -                        
Cash received                                                                   
from the disposal                                                               
of non-strategic                                                                
investments                        3,172               -                        
Other                                 25               7                        
NET CASH GENERATED                                                              
BY INVESTING                                                                    
ACTIVITIES                       195,330          84,004                        
CASH FLOWS FROM                                                                 
FINANCING                                                                       
ACTIVITIES                                                                      
Capital repayment                                                               
in respect of                                                                   
senior bank loan               (277,201)       (254,807)                        
Issue of shares                                                                 
(net of share issue costs)     1,182,767          13,361                        
Issue of options                                                                
to Afripalm                       10,000               -                        
Cancellation of                                                                 
management agreement            (20,000)                                        
NET CASH GENERATED BY                                                           
/(UTILISED IN)                                                                  
FINANCING ACTIVITIES             895,566       (241,446)                        
Net increase in cash                                                            
and cash                                                                        
equivalents                    1,328,698          13,605                        
Cash and cash                                                                   
Equivalents                                                                     
at beginning of                                                                 
the period                      174,628         161,023                         
CASH AND CASH                                                                   
EQUIVALENTS AT                                                                  
END OF THE PERIOD              1,503,326         174,628                        
ABRIDGED GROUP SEGMENTAL RESULTS*                                               
R`000                            Reviewed        Audited                        
                            12 months to   12 months to                         
30 June 2007   30 June 2006                                                     
Net(loss)                                                                       
/profit after taxation                                                          
- Gold                       (1,791,602)       2,763,668                        
- Platinum                       272,855         141,376                        
- Diamonds                        68,142       (192,786)                        
- Other                      **(640,967)        (59,708)                        
ATTRIBUTABLE(LOSS)                                                              
/INCOME                      (2,091,572)       2,652,550                        
*  A detailed segmental income statement is available on the company`s website: 
www.mvelares.co.za.                                                             
** Includes costs associated with the Afripalm Transaction.                     
NOTES                                                                           
1.   Basis of preparation                                                       
These condensed consolidated group financial statements have been prepared on   
the historical costs basis, except for financial instruments which are fair     
valued, in accordance with the group`s accounting policies compliant with       
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), IAS 34: "Interim Financial
Reporting", the South African Companies Act,1973, as amended, and the JSE       
Listings Requirements. The group`s accounting policies are consistent with those
adopted in the financial year ended 30 June 2006. The adoption of changes to IAS
21, IAS 39, IFRS 6, IFRIC 4, IFRIC 9 and IFRIC 10 did not have a material impact
on the group`s accounting policies. The guidance in IFRIC 8 has been applied in 
accounting for the Afripalm Transaction.                                        
2.   GFI-SA loan                                                                
R`000                           Reviewed         Audited                        
30 June 2007    30 June 2006                         
Loan advanced to                                                                
GFI-SA by Mvela Gold                                                            
(March 2004)                  4,139,000       4,139,000                         
Unrealised fair                                                                 
value adjustment                                                                
at end of the year             1,134,000       3,261,000                        
GFI-SA loan at fair value      5,273,000       7,400,000                        
The value of this                                                               
investment is sensitive                                                         
to the following key drivers:                                                   
- Rand/dollar exchange rate;                                                    
- US dollar gold price; and                                                     
- Gold Fields` share price.                                                     
The fair valuation of this investment takes into account the change in the value
of the Gold Fields shares attributable to the group, impacted by the above      
drivers, and the difference between the present value of the future interest    
payments from GFI-SA until 17 March 2009 and the present value of the estimated 
future dividends foregone over the same period.                                 
The decrease in the value of the GFI-SA loan to R5.3 billion from R7.4 billion  
(as at 30 June 2006) is primarily attributable to the decrease in the Gold      
Fields share price from R162.00 (as at 30 June 2006) to R109.40 (as at 30 June  
2007).  As at 30 June 2007, the number of Gold Fields shares attributable to the
group was calculated at 47.4 million despite the increase in the rand/gold price
(30 June 2006: 48 million).                                                     
3.   Trans Hex Group Limited forward purchased shares                           
This represents the fair value of 16 million Trans Hex Group Limited forward    
purchased shares for delivery on 5 March 2008.  The fair value is based on the  
market price of Trans Hex Group Limited shares as at 30 June 2007 and the       
contingent liability at that date, of R18 million (30 June 2006: R36 million)   
relating to the debenture coupon that was guaranteed by Mvela Resources.        
4.   Non-strategic listed investments                                           
A non-strategic investment, comprising 12,067 B shares in Royal Dutch Shell, was
sold in August 2006 for a consideration of R3 million.                          
5.   Cash and cash equivalents                                                  
The significant increase in cash and cash equivalents is directly attributable  
to a cash injection of R1.2 billion arising from the issue of 40 million        
ordinary shares to Afripalm Resources pursuant to the Afripalm Transaction.     
6.   Mezzanine finance                                                          
R`000                           Reviewed         Audited                        
30 June 2007    30 June 2006                         
Loan advanced to                                                                
Mvela Gold (March 2004)        1,086,000       1,086,000                        
Net interest                                                                    
capitalised at                                                                  
beginning of the year            328,343         172,180                        
Net interest                                                                    
capitalised during                                                              
the year                         179,208         156,163                        
Mezzanine finance                                                               
at fair value                  1,593,551       1,414,343                        
The mezzanine finance was advanced to Mvela Gold in March 2004 by a special     
purpose vehicle company (SPV), on a back-to-back arrangement (the same          
arrangements which are applicable to the SPV are applicable to Mvela Gold).  The
Mezzanine finance is repayable in March 2009.                                   
7.   Deferred tax                                                               
The deferred tax provision mainly relates to the fair value adjustment on the   
GFI-SA loan.  The deferred tax asset relates to the provision for employee long-
term incentive costs.                                                           
8.   Provision for employee long-term incentive costs                           
The provision for employee incentive costs relates to share appreciation rights 
that could potentially be exercised any time in the next 10 years.  The         
accounting for these cash-settled share appreciation rights is described in note
9 below.                                                                        
9.   Share-based payment costs                                                  
The Group recognises the cost of the Gold Fields warrants, non executive        
directors` share options and share appreciation rights (collectively referred to
as share-based payments) in terms of IFRS2:  Share-based payments.  Equity-     
settled share options are valued at grant date, and the cost is spread equally  
over the vesting period of the options. The resulting credit is accounted for in
shareholders` equity.  Cash-settled share appreciation rights are valued at the 
fair value of the rights at each balance sheet date, with any changes in fair   
value recognised in profit and loss over the vesting period of the rights.      
Included in exploration and project development costs is the cost of the Gold   
Field`s warrants, amounting to R56 million (30 June 2006: R73 million).         
10. Costs associated with the Afripalm Transaction                              
R`000                           Reviewed         Audited                        
                           30 June 2007    30 June 2006                         
Transaction discount             328,000               -                        
Share options (10 million)       195,700               -                        
Cancellation of management                                                      
agreement with Mvela Holdings    20,000               -                         
                                543,700               -                         
In terms of the Afripalm Transaction that was approved by shareholders in       
February 2007, Newshelf 848 (Pty) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Afripalm    
Resources, acquired 40 million ordinary shares in Mvela Resources at a price of 
R29.20 per share, which represented a 15% discount to the 30 day volume weighted
average price (VWAP) on 5 December 2006.  The transaction discount has been     
expensed in the income statement, with a corresponding credit to equity and     
therefore results in no change to the net asset value of the group.  The        
transaction also included the issue of 10 million share options to Afripalm     
Resources 2, for which an upfront consideration of R10 million was paid.  The 10
million share options were granted to Afripalm Resources 2 at a strike price of 
R34.35 per share, escalating at 75% of Absa`s Prime overdraft rate ruling from  
time-to-time, compounded monthly in arrears, to date of exercise. The options   
are exercisable from 1 May 2010 until 30 April 2014 and the cost thereof has    
been determined using option pricing methodologies.                             
The transaction has been accounted for in terms of IFRS 2 and the guidance in   
IFRIC 8, which require that the difference between the fair value of the equity 
instruments granted and cash consideration received, be expensed. Accordingly,  
the transaction discount has been calculated as the difference between the fair 
value of the shares issued to Afripalm Resources at grant date and the          
consideration received.                                                         
Management believes that the accounting treatment of the transaction discount is
not consistent with the value accretive nature of the transaction, which had a  
significant and immediate positive impact on the company`s share price and      
eliminated the significant net asset value discount to which the company`s share
have historically traded                                                        
11. (Loss)/Earnings per ordinary share are calculated as follows:               
                               Reviewed         Audited                         
                           30 June 2007    30 June 2006                         
 (a)  Headline (loss)                                                           
(b)  /earnings per                                                              
(c)  share (cents)             (1,199)           1,663                          
R`000                                                                           
Attributable                                                                    
(loss)/earnings              (2,091,572)       2,652,550                        
Impairment (write-back)                                                         
/write-down                     (17,312)         114,564                        
Headline (loss)/earnings     (2,108,884)       2,767,114                        
Weighted average number                                                         
of ordinary shares                                                              
in issue                     175,866,989     166,407,584                        
(b) Adjusted headline                                                           
earnings per ordinary                                                           
share (cents)                       111              46                         
R`000                                                                           
Attributable (loss)                                                             
/earnings                    (2,091,572)       2,652,550                        
"Other expenses/(income)                                                        
" per income statement         2,585,660     (3,039,090)                        
Taxation relating to                                                            
"other expenses/(income)"      (298,594)         462,616                        
Adjusted headline earnings       195,494          76,076                        
Weighted average number of                                                      
ordinary shares in issue    175,866,989     166,407,584                         
12.  Post balance sheet events                                                  
Northam Platinum Limited declared a final dividend of 280 cents per share which 
was paid on 27 August 2007.                                                     
This has translated into a cash inflow of R145 million for the Mvela Resources  
group, bringing the group`s cash reserves post year-end to R1.65 billion.       
13.  Cautionary announcement                                                    
On 11 June 2007 the company issued a cautionary statement, which was renewed on 
23 July 2007, advising its shareholders that negotiations were in progress      
which, if successful, may have an effect on the price at which Mvela Resources` 
shares trade.  Shareholders are advised to exercise caution in dealing in the   
company`s shares until an announcement is made.                                 
14.  Audit review opinion                                                       
These financial results have been reviewed by the group`s auditors,             
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., and their unqualified review opinion is available  
for inspection at the company`s registered office.                              
15.  Directorate                                                                
The following changes occurred during the period under review:                  
- Mr Tokyo Sexwale stepped down as Chairman of the board with effect from 30    
April 2007, but remains as non-executive director.                              
- Mr Lazarus Zim was appointed as non-executive director and Chairman of the    
board with effect from 30 April 2007.                                           
- Mr Clyde Johnson resigned as executive director with effect from 7 January    
2007                                                                            
- Mr Oyama Mabandla and Mr Paseka Ncholo resigned as non-executive directors    
with effect from 30 April 2007.                                                 
- Ms Philisiwe Buthelezi and Mr Ragi Moonsamy were appointed as non-executive   
directors with effect from 30 April 2007.                                       
- Mr Sipho Mofokeng was appointed as executive director with effect from 30     
April 2007                                                                      
- Mr Zolani Mtshotshisa was appointed as alternate director to Mr Tokyo Sexwale 
on 18 June 2007.                                                                
Subsequent to year-end, Mr Kelello Chabedi was appointed as independent non-    
executive director with effect from 19 July 2007.                               
COMMENTARY                                                                      
CORPORATE ACTIVITY                                                              
An important turning point in the evolution of Mvelaphanda Resources was the    
conclusion of the Afripalm Transaction in March 2007, in terms of which Mvela   
Resources issued 40 million new ordinary shares, 35 million "A" ordinary shares 
and 10 million options to Afripalm Resources, a broad-based BEE company led by  
Lazarus Zim, thereby increasing Mvela Resources` BEE shareholding to over 50%.  
The total consideration raised from the transaction, amounting to approximately 
R1.2 billion, combined with existing cash reserves, has significantly           
strengthened the company`s balance sheet and given impetus for the pursuit of   
value accretive growth opportunities in the mining sector. The positive         
reception to the Afripalm Transaction by the market is reflected in the         
subsequent increase in Mvela Resources` share price from R35.00 the day before  
the deal was announced on 7 December 2006, to R61.00 on 30 June 2007, a 74%     
increase. This was accompanied by a narrowing of the net asset value discount   
that Mvela Resources share price has historically attracted, reflecting market  
expectations of a more positive outlook for the company.                        
Income Statement                                                                
Group earnings were once again volatile, shifting from headline earnings per    
share of 1,663 cents for the year ended 30 June 2006 to a headline loss of 1,199
cents for the year ended 30 June 2007.  The most significant driver of earnings 
was again, movement in the fair value of the group`s investment in GFI-SA.  In  
line with IFRS, the GFI-SA investment has been fair valued at year-end,         
resulting in a negative adjustment from a fair value of R7.4 billion on 30 June 
2006 to a fair value of R5.3 billion on 30 June 2007 - an unrealised, non-cash, 
fair value loss of R2.1 billion (refer to note 2: GFI-SA loan). This fair value 
loss is largely the result of the 32% decline in the share price of Gold Fields 
from R162.00 on 30 June 2006 to R109.40 on 30 June 2007.                        
A more accurate reflection of prevailing robust global commodity prices, is     
evident in the earnings contribution from Northam, which rose 87% due to an     
increase in Northam`s after tax earnings from R705 million in the 2006 financial
year-end to R1.3 billion in the current financial year. Trans Hex also had an   
improved performance, reporting a profit of R42 million for the year ended 31   
March 2007 compared to a loss of R119 million in the prior year. Consequently,  
total earnings from associates increased by 102% from R135 million in 2006 to   
R273 million for the year-ended 30 June 2007. Due to Trans Hex`s operational    
improvement and a positive outlook on diamond prices, management has considered 
it appropriate that the impairment loss of R45 million, raised against the      
investment in the 2006 financial year, be partly written back by R17 million to 
more appropriately reflect the value of the investment. This strong operational 
performance by Northam and Trans Hex is better reflected in Mvela Resources`    
normalised or adjusted earnings per share, which exclude "other expenses/income"
such as impairments, the effects of revaluation of financial instruments and    
costs associated with specific transactions such as the Afripalm Transaction.   
Accordingly, adjusted earnings more than doubled, from 46 cents in the year-    
ended 30 June 2006 to 111 cents in the year ended 30 June 2007.                 
The Afripalm Transaction has been accounted for in terms of IFRS 2 and guidance 
in IFRIC 8, which require that the difference between the fair value of the     
equity instruments granted and the cash consideration received, be expensed.    
Under IFRS, the fair value of the 40 million shares issued is determined on the 
grant date, which for the purposes of this Transaction was the date that        
agreement on suspensive conditions was reached between the parties to the       
Transaction. The difference between the fair value on that day (at a share price
of R44.00 per share adjusted for the lock-in discount) and the cash             
consideration received from Afripalm Resources (at the issue price of R29,20 per
share), applied to the 40 million shares issued, results in a calculated        
"transaction discount" of R328 million.                                         
Mvela Resources` management believes that the accounting treatment of the       
Afripalm Transaction does not correctly reflect or capture the value that       
shareholders have gained from the Afripalm Transaction.  The Afripalm           
Transaction has brought about a strategic repositioning for Mvela Resources and 
market acceptance of this, in management`s opinion, is reflected in the 74%     
share price increase from R35.00 per share the day before the Transaction was   
announced on 7 December 2006 (which is when the terms were announced and the    
market reacted to those terms), to R61.00 per share on 30 June 2007, as well as 
the 46% outperformance relative to the FTSE/JSE Resources Index over that time. 
Mvela Resources share price has also historically traded at a discount to its   
net asset value (NAV), but this had totally disappeared by 30 June 2007.        
Management of Mvela Resources finds it incongruent that a Transaction which is  
largely responsible for an increase in the company market capitalisation from   
R5.8 billion to R12.7 billion, and hence a similar gain in value for            
shareholders, should reflect as a R544 million cost to the company, merely      
because of how and when, the grant date is defined under IFRS.                  
The 10 million share options that were granted to Afripalm 2 pursuant to the    
Afripalm Transaction have also been valued at grant date using option pricing   
methodologies, and a once off cost of R195.7 million (net of the R10 million    
consideration paid by Afripalm Resources) has been recorded in terms of IFRS 2: 
"Share-based payments".                                                         
Share-based incentive costs comprise of share appreciation rights of management 
and staff and are valued at each balance sheet date in line with IFRS 2: "Share-
based payments". These costs increased substantially, primarily due to the      
significant increase in the company`s share price by 69% from R36.00 as at 30   
June 2006 to R61.00 as at 30 June 2007.                                         
As in the previous year, a significant portion (R55 million: 2006 R73 million)  
of the current year`s exploration expenditure relates to exploration warrants   
granted to Gold Fields as consideration for Mvela Resources` share of its       
exploration expenditure in Africa. This represents non-cash expenditure which is
valued in terms of IFRS 2: "Share-based payments". A major portion of the       
exploration costs relates to the Essakane project in Burkina Faso.              
The previous year`s unrealised gain of R3.2 billion on the GFI-SA investment    
gave rise to a provision for a deferred tax liability being raised at a capital 
gains tax (CGT) rate of 14,5%. This provision has now been reversed pursuant to 
the reported unrealised loss on the GFI-SA investment, resulting in a net       
deferred tax credit of R326 million.                                            
Balance Sheet                                                                   
Notable movements in the balance sheet relate primarily to: (a) the GFI-SA      
investment ("the GFI-SA loan"), the value of which decreased by R2.1 billion    
from R7.4 billion as at 30 June 2006 to R5.3 billion as at 30 June 2007 as      
already explained in the Income Statement section above; and (b) the cash       
injection of R1.2 billion from the Afripalm Transaction, which, combined with   
existing cash reserves of R300 million, significantly boosted the group`s cash  
reserves to R1.5 billion at 30 June 2007.                                       
Despite the impact of the GFI-SA investment, which is underpinned by a volatile 
Gold Fields share price, the group boasts a robust capital structure with total 
assets of R8.3 billion and shareholders` equity of R5.8 billion as at 30 June   
2007.                                                                           
Cash flow Statement                                                             
Cash flows from financing activities were significantly boosted by the cash     
inflow of R1.2 billion arising from the issue of shares and options to Afripalm 
Resources as discussed above. Cash generated from investing activities was      
significantly boosted by dividends received from Northam, which comprised of a  
final dividend of 165 cents per share for 2006 and an interim dividend of 245   
cents per share for 2007. This resulted in dividends received from Northam      
increasing by 152% from R84 million in the 2006 financial year to R212 million  
in the 2007 financial year. Northam declared a final dividend for 2007 of 280   
cents per share, which has translated into a cash injection to Mvela Resources  
of R145 million, bringing the group`s cash reserves post year-end to R1.6       
billion. Other major cash flow items during the year included R23 million       
received on exercise of Gold Fields warrants (1,375,584 at a strike price of    
R16.93) and a final payment of R20 million for the finalisation of the          
Booysendal/Khumama acquisition.                                                 
Prospects                                                                       
While the fallout from the sub-prime crisis in the US has impacted negatively on
global equities and commodity prices to some extent, at this stage, and assuming
global financial authorities continue to manage the situation, it does not      
appear as if it will have a long lasting impact on the commodity markets.       
Barring further exogenous shocks, growth in China and India should continue to  
support metal demand and in the sectors that Mvela Resources is invested in,    
supply shortfalls continue to surprise market commentators.                     
Mvela Resources is well positioned for growth, with a robust balance sheet and  
delivery on its strategic intent should continue to deliver value to            
shareholders through the 2008 financial year.                                   
For and on behalf of the board                                                  
PL Zim                                        PC Pienaar                        
Chairman                         Chief Executive Officer                        
Sponsor                                                                         
PWC                                                                             
3 September 2007                                                                
Johannesburg                                                                    
Directors                                                                       
PL Zim (Chairman)   PC Pienaar* (CEO)  NS Ntsaluba* (FD)                        
SW Mofokeng*               KB Mosehla*    BR van Rooyen*                        
ME Beckett (British)***    P Buthelezi     CK Chabedi***                        
R Moonsamy           NE Mtshotshisa***   Z Mtshotshisa**                        
TMG Sexwale          MJ Willcox              MSMM Xayiya                        
(* Executive Directors)     (**Alternate to TMG Sexwale)                        
(***Independent)                                                                
Registration number:  1980/001395/06                                            
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