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Thu 22 Sep 2011, 9:00 SIM - Simmer & Jack Mines Limited - Reviewed condensed provisional
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SIM - Simmer & Jack Mines Limited - Reviewed condensed provisional              
consolidated financial results for the 15 months ended 30 June 2011             
Simmer & Jack Mines Limited                                                     
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1924/007778/06)                                           
JSE code: SIM ISIN code: ZAE000006722                                           
("Simmers" or "the company")                                                    
REVIEWED CONDENSED PROVISIONAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE 15        
MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2011                                                       
Salient features                                                                
- Simmer & Jack Mines Limited successfully concludes the disposal of the        
majority of its assets to Village Main Reef Limited (Village) effective 27      
June 2011.                                                                      
- Simmers receive 597 512 158 Village shares as consideration for the           
disposal group assets.                                                          
- On 27 June 2011, all Village shares received by Simmers as consideration      
successfully distributed to Simmers shareholders, resulting in Simmers          
shareholders holding some 66% of Village.                                       
- Simmers transformed into a cash company, with its only remaining assets,      
R20 million in cash and a discontinued operation in the form of Transvaal       
Gold Mining Estates Limited (TGME).                                             
- The TGME disposal remains subject to the fulfilment of certain                
conditions, in particular the conversion of mineral rights under section        
11.                                                                             
- The comprehensive income statement reflects a loss on disposal of the         
majority of the Simmers assets to Village of R407,6 million.                    
- Simmer & Jack changed year-end from 31 March to 30 June, accordingly          
Simmers will have a 15 month reporting period for this financial year           
ending 30 June 2011.                                                            
Post period-end                                                                 
- Stonewall Mining (Proprietary) Limited undertook to deposit the full          
purchase price of R25 million in relation to TGME in an attorney`s trust        
account for the benefit of Simmers, subject to both parties signing the         
second addendum to the sale agreement.                                          
Accounting implications of the Village transaction                              
The results for this reporting period have been prepared on a liquidation       
basis as the merger between Simmers and Village successfully concluded.         
This basis of reporting requires the asset, liabilities, income and             
expenditures of those entities forming part of the transaction, to be           
disclosed as assets available for sale and losses on non-current assets         
held for sale, respectively. This basis of accounting requires that all         
assets and liabilities are accounted for at fair value less costs to sell.      
This is a departure from the valuation methodology applied in the previous      
financial year in relation to the investment in FIU, which were accounted       
for on the value in use basis.                                                  
The change in the basis of preparation required Simmers to reclassify all       
information contained in the statement of comprehensive income into profit      
and loss from continuing and discontinued operations.                           
The reviewed condensed financial statements have been reviewed by Grant         
Thornton whose modified review report is available for inspection at the        
Group`s registered office. The modification relates to the fact that the        
condensed provisional financial statements have been prepared on the            
liquidation basis. Extracts from their report states the following:             
"Without qualifying our conclusion, we draw attention to the fact that at       
period end, the group`s main assets are cash and a discontinued operation.      
The condensed provisional statements have been prepared on the liquidation      
basis."                                                                         
The condensed financial information was prepared by the company for the         
period ending 30 June 2011 and was supervised by Mr A Avis (B.Compt. (Hons)     
CTA.) and was reviewed by Mrs C Pretorius, CA (SA) of Grant Thornton            
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More detail disclosure and notes are available on SENS.                         
Reviewed condensed provisional consolidated statement of financial position     
at 30 June 2011 with no dividend declaration                                    
                                                      30 June   31 March        
2011      2010            
                                            Notes     R`000     R`000           
Assets                                                                          
Non-current assets                                                              
Investment property                                    -         37,376         
Property, plant and equipment                3         -         583,803        
Investments in subsidiaries                            -         -              
Investment in associate                                -         2,001,030      
Financial assets                                       -         21,852         
Environmental rehabilitation trust fund                -         123,424        
                                                                                
                                                      -         2,767,485       
Current assets                                                                  
Loans to group companies and associate                 -         110,594        
Financial assets                                       2,865     -              
Current tax receivable                                 -         18             
Inventories                                            -         26,565         
Trade and other receivables                            -         71,436         
Reimbursive asset                                      -         71,227         
Cash and cash equivalents                    4         20,000    632,798        

                                                      22,865    912,638         
Non-current assets held for sale             5         29,605    4,903          
                                                                                
Total assets                                           52,470    3,685,026      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Equity and liabilities                                                          
Equity                                                                          
Equity attributable to owners of the parent                                     
Share capital and premium                              581,648   1,231,913      
Reserves                                               340,082   420,185        
Retained income                                        (899,457) 1,464,136      
                                                                                
Equity attributable to owners of the parent            22,273    3,116,234      
Non-controlling interest                               1         1              

                                                      22,274    3,116,235       
Liabilities                                                                     
Non-current liabilities                                                         
Finance lease obligation                               -         4,024          
Environmental rehabilitation provision                 -         219,316        
Financial liabilities                                  -         210,044        
                                                                                
-         433,384         
Current liabilities                                                             
Finance lease obligation                               -         2,933          
Financial liabilities                                  -         13,657         
Loans from group companies and associate               -         -              
Trade and other payables                               4,760     118,817        
                                                                                
                                                      4,760     135,407         
Non-current liabilities held for sale        5         25,436    -              
Total liabilities                                      30,196    568,791        
                                                                                
Total equity and liabilities                           52,470    3,685,026      

Reviewed Condensed Provisional Consolidated                                     
Statement of Comprehensive Income                                               
for the 15 months ended 30 June 2011                                            
15 months     12 months          
                                               ended         Ended              
                                               30 June       31 March           
                                               2011          2010               
Figures in Rand thousand               Notes    R`000         R`000             
                                                                                
Loss from disposal of assets and       6        (407,634)     -                 
subsidiaries                                                                    
Loss on interest in subsidiary         7        (268,880)     -                 
TGME disposal group                    8        (23,424)      (340,457)         
Simmers disposal group                 8        (1,663,654)   (395,906)         
                                                                                
Loss for the period from discontinued           (2,363,593)   (736,363)         
operations                                                                      
                                                                                
Other comprehensive income                                                      
Share of other comprehensive                                                    
 income of discontinued operations             -             89,765             
Movement in available-for-sale                                                  
 financial instruments                         -             7,658              

Other comprehensive income for                                                  
 the period, net of taxation                   -             97,423             
                                                                                
Total comprehensive loss for                                                    
 the period                                    (2,363,593)   (638,940)          
Other comprehensive income for the                            97,243            
period from discontinued operations,                                            
net of taxation                                                                 
Total comprehensive loss for the                                                
 period                                        (2,363,593)   (736,363)          
                                                                                
Total comprehensive loss                                                        
 attributable to:                                                               
Owners of the parent                            (2,363,593)   (638,940)         
Non-controlling interest                        -             -                 

                                               (2,363,593)   (638,940)          
                                                                                
Earnings per share from continuing                                              
operations                                                                      
Basic (loss)/earnings per                                                       
 share (cents)                                 0.00          0.00               
Diluted (loss)/earnings per                                                     
share (cents)                                 0.00          0.00               
                                                                                
Earnings per share from discontinued                                            
operations                                                                      
Basic (loss)/earnings per                                                       
 share (cents)                        10       (190.88)      (61.51)            
Diluted (loss)/earnings per                                                     
 share (cents)                        10       (190.88)      (61.51)            
Headline loss per share (cents)        10       (91.06)       (40.90)           
Diluted headline loss per                                                       
 share (cents)                        10        (91.06)      (40.90)            
Reviewed condensed provisional consolidated                                     
Statement of changes in equity                                                  
for the 15 months ended 30 June 2011                                            
                          Attributable to owners of the parent                  
Figures in Rand thousand   Share       Share       Share-      Available-       
capital     premium     based       for-sale          
                                                  payment     valuation         
                                                  reserve                       
                                                                                
Balance at 1 April 2009    21,757      930,090     264,782     4,080            
Comprehensive profit for                                                        
 the year                 -           -           -           7,658             
Issue of shares for cash   2,199       286,970     -           -                
Share issue cost written                                                        
 off against share        -           (9,103)     -           -                 
premium                                                                         
Exercise of call and put                                                        
options                  -           -           3,762       -                 
Share-based payments       -           -           50,138      -                
Total changes for the year 2,199       277,867     53,900      7,658            
Balance at 31 March 2010   23,956      1,207,957   318,682     11,738           

Comprehensive loss for                                                          
 the year                 -           -           -           -                 
Issue of shares for cash   791         36,083      -           -                
Share-based payments       -           -           21,400      -                
Capital distribution       -           (687,139)   -           -                
Disposal of assets and                                                          
 subsidiary               -           -           -           (11,738)          
Total changes for the year 791         (651,056)   21,400      (11,738)         
Balance at 30 June 2011    24,747      556,901     340,082     -                
Reviewed Condensed Provisional Consolidated                                     
Statement of Changes in Equity                                                  
for the 15 months ended 30 June 2011 (continued)                                
                             Attributable to owners of the parent               
Figures in Rand thousand      Other        Accumulated     Total                
                             reserves     (loss)/retaine  attributable          
d income        to owners of          
                                                          the parent            
                                                                                
Balance at 1 April 2009       -            2,200,499       3,421,208            
Comprehensive profit for                                                        
 the year                    89,765       (736,363)       (638,940)             
Issue of shares for cash      -            -               289,169              
Share issue cost written                                                        
off against share premium   -            -               (9,103)               
Exercise of call and                                                            
 put options                 -            -               3,762                 
Share based payments          -            -               50,138               
Total changes for the year    89,765       (736,363)       (304,974)            
Balance at 31 March 2010      89,765       1,464,136       3,116,234            
                                                                                
Comprehensive loss for                                                          
the year                    -            (2,363,593)     (2,363,593)           
Issue of shares for cash      -            -               36,874               
Share based payments          -            -               21,400               
Capital distribution          -            -               (687,139)            
Disposal of assets and                                                          
 subsidiary                  (89,765)     -               (101,503)             
Total changes for the year    (89,765)     (2,363,593)     (3,093,961)          
Balance at 30 June 2011       -            (899,457)       22,273               
Reviewed Condensed Provisional Consolidated                                     
Statement of Changes in Equity                                                  
for the 15 months ended 30 June 2011 (continued)                                
                                                                                
Figures in Rand thousand                   Non-            Total equity         
                                          controlling                           
                                          interest                              
Balance at 1 April 2009                    1               3,492,941            
Comprehensive profit for the year          -               (638,940)            
Issue of shares for cash                   -               289,169              
Share issue cost written off against                                            
 share premium                            -               (9,103)               
Exercise of call and put options           -               3,762                
Share based payments                       -               50,138               
Total changes for the year                 -               (304,974)            
Balance at 31 March 2010                   1               3,116,235            

Comprehensive loss for the year            -               (2,363,593)          
Issue of shares for cash                   -               36,874               
Share based payments                       -               21,400               
Capital distribution                       -               (687,139)            
Disposal of assets and subsidiary          -               (101,503)            
Total changes for the year                 -               (3,093,961)          
Balance at 30 June 2011                    1               22,274               
Reviewed Condensed Provisional Consolidated                                     
Statement of Cash Flows                                                         
for the 15 months ended 30 June 2011                                            
                                                15 months    12 months          
ended        ended              
                                                30 June      31 March           
                                                2011         2010               
                                         Notes  R`000        R`000              

Cash flows from operating activities                                            
Cash generated / (absorbed) by operations 9       1,031,480   (199,320)         
Finance income                                   -            76,908            
Finance charges                                  -            (9,101)           
Tax paid                                         -            (54)              
Net cash from operating activities               1,040,830    (131,567)         
                                                                                
Cash flows from investing activities                                            
Purchase of property, plant and equipment        -            (165,311)         
Sale of property, plant and equipment            -            19                
Net movement in discontinued operations          (911,974)    -                 
Net movement in loans to Group companies                                        
 and associates                                 -            (175,269)          
Net increase in financial assets                 (2,865)      -                 
Net movement in environmental                                                   
rehabilitation trust fund                      -            (1,500)            
Proceeds on disposal of assets                                                  
 held for sale                                  -            180                
                                                                                
Cash flows from investing activities             (914,839)    (341,881)         
                                                                                
Cash flows from financing activities                                            
Proceeds from shares issued                      36,874       279,596           
Repayment of share premium                       (687,139)    -                 
Repayments to Aberdeen                           -            (13,291)          
Finance lease entered into                       -            -                 
Repayment of finance lease                       -            (2,737)           

Cash flows from financing activities             (650,265)    263,568           
                                                                                
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents        (533,624)    (209,880)         
Cash and cash equivalents at the                                                
 beginning of the period/year                   632,798      842,678            
Included in disposal group                       (79,174)     -                 
                                                                                
Total cash and cash equivalents at                                              
 end of the period/year                  4      20,000       632,798            
                                                                                
Notes to the reviewed condensed                                                 
provisional financial statements                                                
for the 15 months ended 30 June 2011                                            
1 Accounting policies                                                           
1.1 General information                                                         
Simmer and Jack Mines, Limited (`the Company`) and its subsidiaries             
(together `the Group`) are a holding company whose main assets are cash and     
a discontinued operation.                                                       
Simmers disposed of its assets, including Simmer and Jack Investments           
(Proprietary) Limited (`SJ&I`), its investment in First Uranium Corporation     
Limited (`FIU`), as well as 392 874 secured convertible Rand denominated        
notes issued by Mine Waste Solutions (Proprietary) Limited with face value      
of R1000 each (`MWS Rand Notes`), to Village Main Reef Limited (`Village`),     
during the period under review (`collectively referred to as the Village        
transaction or disposal group`). SJ&I is the owner of Buffelsfontein Gold       
Mines Limited (`BGM`), who in turn holds 100% of Buffelsfontein Mine            
(`Buffels`) and Tau Lekoa Mine (`Tau Lekoa`).                                   
1.2 Presentation of financial statements                                        
The reviewed condensed provisional consolidated financial statements have       
been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS)        
34: Interim Financial Reporting, JSE Listings Requirements and the              
requirement of the Companies Act of South Africa They should be read in         
conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31          
March 2010, which have been prepared in accordance with International           
Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting         
Standards Board (IFRS) and are consistent with those applied in the annual      
report. The financial statements have been prepared on the liquidation          
basis.                                                                          
These accounting policies are consistent with the previous year. The fact       
that the financial statements have been prepared on the liquidation basis       
has no material impact on the 30 June 2011 Statement of Financial Position.     
The financial information has been reviewed by Grant Thornton whose             
modified report is available for inspection at the Group`s registered           
office. The modification relates to the fact that the condensed financial       
statements have been prepared on the liquidation basis. Extract from their      
report states the following: "Without qualifying our conclusion, we draw        
attention to the fact that at period end, the group`s main assets are cash      
and a discontinued operation. The condensed provisional consolidated            
financial statements have been prepared on the liquidation basis."              
1.3 Basis of consolidation                                                      
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company. Control exists when        
the Company has the power, directly or indirectly, to govern the financial      
and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its           
activities. In assessing control, potential voting rights that presently        
are exercisable or convertible, are taken into account. The financial           
statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial           
statements from the date that control commences, until the date that            
control ceases. Subsidiaries are recognised at cost less impairment losses      
in the Company`s separate accounts.                                             
Intra-group balances and any unrealised gains and losses or income and          
expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated in preparing      
the consolidated financial statements.  Unrealised gains arising from           
transactions with associates and jointly controlled entities are eliminated     
to the extent of the Group`s interest in equity.  Unrealised losses are         
eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains, but only to the extent that     
there is no evidence of impairment.                                             
2. Statements and interpretations not yet effective                             
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, certain new         
standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards have been       
published but are not yet effective, and have not been early adopted by the     
Group.                                                                          
Management anticipates that all of the pronouncements will be adopted in        
the Group`s accounting policies for the first period beginning after the        
effective date of the pronouncement. Management does not expect the new         
standards and interpretations that have been issued to date to have a           
material impact on the Group financial statements.                              
3. Property, plant and equipment                                                
                                              2011                              
                                Cost          Accumulated    Carrying           
deprecia-      value              
                                              tion and                          
                                              impairment                        
                                R`000         R`000          R`000              

Land and buildings               -             -              -                 
Plant and equipment              -             -              -                 
Furniture and fixtures           -             -              -                 
Motor vehicles                   -             -              -                 
Mining assets                    -             -              -                 
Computer equipment and software  -             -              -                 
Development and infrastructure   -             -              -                 
Mining rights                    -             -              -                 
Exploration costs                -             -              -                 
                                                                                
Total                            -             -              -                 

3. Property, plant and equipment (continued)                                    
                                              2010                              
                                Cost          Accumulated    Carrying           
deprecia-      value              
                                              tion and                          
                                              impairment                        
                                R`000         R`000          R`000              

Land and buildings               8,553         (2,142)        6,411             
Plant and equipment              286,391       (189,795)      96,596            
Furniture and fixtures           25,583        (8,905)        16,678            
Motor vehicles                   1,589         (605)          984               
Mining assets                    574,894       (115,943)      458,951           
Computer equipment and software  12,058        (9,312)        2,746             
Development and infrastructure   134,866       (134,866)      -                 
Mining rights                    6,485         (6,485)        -                 
Exploration costs                1,437         -              1,437             
                                                                                
Total                            1,051,856     (468,053)      583,803           

Reconciliation of property, plant and equipment - 2011                          
                                Carrying      Additions      Disposals          
                                value                                           
beginning of                                    
                                year                                            
                                R`000         R`000          R`000              
Land and buildings               6,411         42,610         (46,493)          
Plant and equipment              96,696        12,124         (102,941)         
Furniture and fixtures           16,678        9,027          (20,666)          
Motor vehicles                   984           319            (1,114)           
Mining assets                    458,951       623,639        (981,106)         
Computer equipment and software  2,746         1,182          (1,561)           
Development and infrastructure   -             -              -                 
Mining rights                    -             -              -                 
Exploration costs                1,437         2,233          (3,670)           

Total                            583,903       691,134        (1,157,551)       
                                                                                
Reconciliation of property, plant and equipment - 2011 (continued)              
Depreciation  Transfer to    Carrying           
                                              assets held    value at 30        
                                              for sale       June 2011          
                                R`000         R`000          R`000              
Land and buildings               (2,128)       (400)          -                 
Plant and equipment              (4,548)       (1,331)        -                 
Furniture and fixtures           (5,035)       (4)            -                 
Motor vehicles                   (130)         (59)           -                 
Mining assets                    (91,632)      (9,852)        -                 
Computer equipment and software  (2,316)       (51)           -                 
Development and infrastructure   -             -              -                 
Mining rights                    -             -              -                 
Exploration costs                -             -              -                 
                                                                                
Total                            (105,789)     (11,698)       -                 
                                                                                
4. Cash and cash equivalents                                                    
                                               15 months     12 months          
                                               ended         Ended              
                                               30 June       31 March           
2011          2010               
Cash and cash equivalents consist of:           R`000         R`000             
                                                                                
Cash on hand                                    -             82                
Bank balances                                   20,000        632,716           
                                                                                
                                               20,000        632,798            
                                                                                
5. Non-current assets held for sale                                             
Investment property                                                             
                                                                                
The non-current assets held-for-sale in the     -             4,903             
prior year consist of residential houses and                                    
property in Stilfontein, which is part of the                                   
BGM reporting segment. These houses are held                                    
at fair value and are to be sold within the                                     
next 12 months.                                                                 
                                                                                
Balance at beginning of the year                4,903         1,969             
Transferred from investment property            3,924         4,304             
Fair value adjustment                           (903)         (960)             
Disposals                                       -             (410)             
Transferred to Simmers disposal group included  (7,924)       -                 
in assets held-for-sale                                                         
Closing balance                                 -             4,903             
                                                                                
Transvaal Gold Mining Estate Ltd                                                
                                                                                
On 9 September 2010, Simmers entered into an                                    
agreement with Stonewall Mining (Proprietary)                                   
Limited (Stonewall) to acquire Transvaal Gold                                   
Mining Estates Ltd (TGME), Sabie Mines                                          
(Proprietary) Limited and Vanaxe Shareblock                                     
(Proprietary) Limited for R25 million. The                                      
sale is subject to a number of conditions,                                      
which must be fulfilled by no later than 28                                     
February 2012.                                                                  
                                                                                
In terms of the agreement, Stonewall has                                        
assumed all care and maintenance costs as from                                  
1 September 2010.                                                               
                                                                                
The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities                                  
in the TGME disposal group as at year-end is                                    
summarised as follows:                                                          
                                                                                
Non-current assets                                                              
Investment properties                           6,206         -                 
Property, plant and equipment                   11,698        -                 
Environmental rehabilitation trust fund         5,796         -                 
Current assets                                                                  
Inventories                                     2,014         -                 
Trade and other receivables                     3,589         -                 
Cash and cash equivalents                       302           -                 
Assets classified as held for sale              29,605        -                 
                                                                                
Non-current liabilities                         -             -                 
                                               -             -                  
Finance lease obligation                        (442)         -                 
Environmental rehabilitation provision          (8,692)       -                 
Current liabilities                                                             
Finance lease obligation                        (2,916)       -                 
Trade and other payables                        (13,386)      -                 
                                                                                
Liabilities classified as held for sale         (25,436)      -                 
6 Disposal of Simmers disposal group                                            
A merger transaction between Simmers and Village Main Reef Limited              
(`Village`) was approved by the Simmers and Village shareholders on 25          
March 2011. In terms of the merger Simmers and Village had entered into an      
agreement in terms of which Village would acquire the majority of the           
Simmers assets in exchange for Village sharers, which Village shares would      
be unbundled to Simmers` shareholders.                                          
The sale assets (collectively referred to as the Simmers disposal group)        
consisted of:                                                                   
- 100% shareholding in and claims on loan account against Simmer and Jack       
Investments (Proprietary) Limited, which is the holding company of              
Buffelsfontein Gold Mines Limited, which, in turn, owns the Buffelsfontein      
Gold Mine, Hartebeesfontein Gold Mine and the Tau Lekoa Mine;                   
- 60,622,653 common shares in First Uranium Corporation (FIU); and              
- 392 874 Mine Waste Solutions (Proprietary) Limited (MWS) Notes                
The liabilities assumed by Village were as follows:                             
- all of Simmers` rights and obligations under the Absa Note Programme          
- all of Simmers` rights and obligations under the Forward Gold Purchase        
Transaction                                                                     
- payment by Village to Simmers of any amount which is or becomes or will       
become due, owing and payable by Simmers to any other person under, in          
terms of or arising out of the Absa Note Programme Documents                    
- payment by Village to Simmers of any amount which is or becomes or will       
become due, owing and payable by Simmers to any other person under, in          
terms of or arising out of the Forward Gold Purchase Transaction Documents      
- all loss, liability, damage or expense which Simmers may suffer as a          
result of or which may be attributable to any claims arising out of, or         
connected with, the Aberdeen loan agreement                                     
This transactions was finalised and became effective on the 27 June 2011        
                                15 months                     12 months         
                                ended                         ended             
30 June                       31 March          
                                2011                          2010              
                                R`000                         R`000             
                                                                                
Carrying value of assets sold                                                   
Investment properties            28,859                        -                
Property, plant and equipment    1,157,551                     -                
Environmental rehabilitation     119,853                       -                
trust fund                                                                      
Financial assets                 321,101                       -                
Available for sale investments   242,674                       -                
                                                                                
Total non-current assets         1,870,038                                      
                                                                                
Financial asset                  4,750                         -                
Reimbursive assets               70,553                        -                
Loan ceded to Village            249,839                       -                
Inventories                      28,221                        -                
Trade and other receivables      36,780                        -                
Cash and cash equivalents (R96   96,000                        -                
million is not available for                                                    
general use)                                                                    
                                                                                
Total current assets             486,143                                        

Non-current assets held for sale 31,581                        -                
                                                                                
Financial liabilities            (230,809)                     -                
Environmental rehabilitation     (239,063)                     -                
provision                                                                       
                                                                                
Total non-current liabilities    (469,872)                     -                
(328,767)                     -                 
Trade and other payables                                                        
Financial liabilities            (162,955)                     -                
Bank overdraft                   (16,862)                                       

Total current liabilities        (508,548)                     -                
                                                                                
Non-current liabilities held for (45,689)                      -                
sale                                                                            
                                                                                
Total net assets, excluding cash                                                
 disposed of                    1,363,653                     -                 
Consideration received           956,019                       -                
Net consideration received       956,019                                        
                                                                                
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries                                                
and associate                  (407,634)                     -                 
                                                                                
7. Loss on investment of                                                        
subsidiary                                                                      

On 17 June 2011 Simmer and Jack                                                 
Mine, Limited received 597 512                                                  
158 shares in Village Main Reef                                                 
Limited as consideration for the                                                
sale of the disposal assets as                                                  
shown above. These shares were                                                  
unbundled to the shareholders on                                                
27 June 2011.                                                                   
                                                                                
Value of shares on 17 June 2011                                                 
597 512 158 at R1.60 per share   956,019                       -                

Value of shares on 27 June 2011                                                 
597 512 158 at R1.15 per share   687,139                       -                
                                                                                
Loss on unbundling               268,880                       -                
                                                                                
8. Disposal groups classified as                                                
held-for-sale and discontinued                                                  
operations                                                                      
                                                                                
Transvaal Gold Mining Estates                                                   
Limited Group disposal                                                          

On 9 September 2010 Simmers                                                     
agreed to sell its wholly owned                                                 
subsidiary, Transvaal Gold                                                      
Mining Estates Ltd (TGME) Sabie                                                 
Mines (Proprietary) Limited and                                                 
Vanaxe Shareblock (Proprietary)                                                 
Limited to Stonewall Mining                                                     
(Proprietary) Limited                                                           
(Stonewall) for R25 million. The                                                
sale is subject to a number of                                                  
conditions, which must be                                                       
fulfilled by no later than 28                                                   
February 2012.                                                                  
                                                                                
In terms of the agreement,                                                      
Stonewall has assumed all care                                                  
and maintenance costs as from 1                                                 
September 2010.                                                                 
                                                                                
Revenue                          10,451                        73,372           
Cost of production               (34,120)                      (129,578)        
Gross loss                       (23,669)                      (56,206)         
Other income                     4,651                         3,556            
Operating expenses,                                                             
administrative                                                                  
 and general expenses           (4,038)                       (11,702)          
Impairments                      -                             (269,176)        
Operating loss                   (23,056)                      (333,528)        
Investment revenue               43                            171              
Restructuring costs              (876)                         (4,830)          
Fair value adjustments           2,043                         (1,262)          
Finance cost                     (739)                         (1,008)          
Loss from discontinued                                                          
operations                                                                      
 before tax                     (22,585)                      (340,457)         
Tax expense                      -                             -                
Loss for the period/year         (22,585)                      (340,457)        
Remeasurement to fair value less                                                
 cost to sell                   (839)                         -                 
Tax expense on loss on           -                             -                
remeasurement                                                                   
Loss for the period/year from                                                   
 discontinued operations        (23,424)                      (340,457)         

Simmers disposal group                                                          
Operating results for the                                                       
current and prior period until                                                  
the date of disposal is                                                         
summarised as follows:                                                          
                                                                                
Revenue                          1,755,258                     867,395          
Cost of production               (1,685,090)                   (923,432)        
Gross profit/(loss)              70,168                        (56,037)         
Other income                     70,107                        36,102           
Operating expenses,                                                             
administrative                                                                  
 and general expenses           (20,088)                      (190,540)         
Impairments                      (30,905)                      2,127            
Operating loss                   89,283                        (208,348)        
Finance income                   187,337                       133,292          
Loss from equity-accounted       (873,476)                     (291,770)        
investment                                                                      
Restructuring costs              (49,629)                      (3,650)          
Fair value adjustments           36,156                        9,740            
Loss on impairment of investment                                                
 in associate                   (972,126)                     -                 
Loss/gain on non-current assets                                                 
held for sale                  -                             (230)             
Finance charges                  (178,622)                     (34,940)         
Loss before taxation             (1,761,077)                   (395,906)        
Taxation                         -                             -                
Loss for the period/year         (1,761,077)                   (395,906)        
Remeasurement to fair value less                                                
 cost to sell                   -                             -                 
Transfer from Other              97,423                        -                
Comprehensive Income from                                                       
previous periods                                                                
Loss for the period/year from                                                   
 discontinued operations        (1,663,654)                   (395,906)         

9. Cash absorbed by operations                                                  
Comprehensive loss before income (2,363,593)                   (638,940)        
tax                                                                             
Adjustments for:                                                                
Depreciation and amortisation    -                             48,637           
Loss/(profit) on sale of assets  -                             (10)             
Loss/(gain) on non-current                                                      
assets                                                                          
 held for sale                  -                             230               
Loss from equity accounted       873,476                       291,770          
investment                                                                      
Movement in Aberdeen liability   -                             (43,367)         
Finance income                   -                             (133,463)        
Non-cash portion included in     -                             56,555           
finance income                                                                  
Finance charges                  -                             35,948           
Non-cash finance charges         -                             (26,847)         
Non-cash items on Rehabilitation -                             16,607           
Trust Fund                                                                      
Fair value adjustments           -                             (7,241)          
Impairment of investment in      972,126                       -                
associate                                                                       
Impairment loss                  -                             267,049          
Share option costs               14,403                        39,794           
Share of other comprehensive                                                    
income of                                                                       
 equity accounted investment    -                             (89,765)          
Net movement from sale of        1,551,124                     -                
disposal group                                                                  
Movement in treasury shares      -                             470              
Increase in financial asset      -                             (7,658)          
Increase in environmental                                                       
rehabilitation                                                                  
 provision                      -                             29,019            
Increase in finance lease        -                             5,220            

Changes in working capital:                                                     
Net movement in inventories      26,565                        11,386           
relating to the disposal group                                                  
and assets held-for-sale                                                        
Net movement in trade and other  71,436                        1,263            
receivables relating to the                                                     
disposal group and assets held-                                                 
for sale                                                                        
Net movement in trade and other  (118,817)                     -                
payables relating to the                                                        
disposal group and assets held-                                                 
for sale                                                                        
Trade and other payables         4,760                         (55,977)         
                                1,031,480                     (199,320)         
                                                                                
10. Headline loss                                                               
                                                                                
Reconciliation between                                                          
earnings/(loss) and                                                             
headline loss:                                                                 
                                                                                
Basic (loss)/earnings for the    (2,363,593)                   (736,363)        
year                                                                            
Add back:                                                                       
Non-controlling interest         -                             -                
                                                                                
Attributable to the owners of    (2,363,593)                   (736,363)        
the parent                                                                      
Impairment of property, plant    6,311                         253,667          
and equipment                                                                   
Disposal of property, plant and                                                 
equipment - (gain)/loss        (1,865)                       (10)              
Impairment on investment in                                                     
 associate                      972,126                       230               
Loss on disposal of Simmers      407,634                                        
disposal group                                                                  
Part disposal of investment in   (50,401)                      -                
associates                                                                      
Reclassification of gains on     (97,423)                      -                
available-for-sale financial                                                    
assets                                                                          
Post-tax loss recognised on                                                     
measurement                                                                     
to fair value less cost to     1,100                         -                 
sell                                                                            
Fair value adjustment -          (1,442)                       (8,201)          
investment property                                                             
Impairment of assets             -                             -                
Fair value adjustment on held-                                                  
for-sale                                                                        
 Assets                         -                             960               

Headline loss for the year       (1,127,553)                   (489,717)        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Basic (loss)/profit per share    (190.88)                      (61.51)          
(cents)*                                                                        
Diluted (loss)/profit per share  (190.88)                      (61.51)          
(cents)*                                                                        
Headline loss per share (cents)* (91.06)                       (40.90)          
Diluted headline loss per share  (91.06)                       (40.90)          
(cents)*                                                                        
Net asset value per share        1.77                          255.15           
(cents)                                                                         
                                                                                
* Based on weighted average                                                     
number of shares in issue                                                       

Reconciliation of number of      `000                          `000             
shares issued                                                                   
                                                                                
Reported at 1 April              1,221,318                     1,111,368        
Shares issued to Simmers Share   -                             -                
Trust                                                                           
Shares issued for cash           39,540                        109,950          
Shares issued at 30 June         1,260,858                     1,221,318        
                                                                                
Weighted average number of                                                      
ordinary                                                                        
shares in issue                1,238,239                     1,197,219         
Adjusted for:                                                                   
- Share options                  -                             -                
                                                                                
Weighted average number of                                                      
ordinary shares                                                                 
 for diluted earnings per share 1,238,239                     1,197,219         
                                                                                
Basic earnings per share are                                                    
calculated by dividing the                                                      
profit attributable to equity                                                   
holders of the Company by the                                                   
weighted average number of                                                      
ordinary shares in issue during                                                 
the year.                                                                       
Date: 22/09/2011 09:00:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
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