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Supplying high quality iron ore to the global steel industry 22 August 2013
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Introduction Graeme Hossie – Chief Executive Officer
Highlights
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Marampa, Sierra Leone (100% owned)
Zero fatalities and lost time injuries for the period
Production volumes for H1 2013 up 229% year on year to 1,535,000dmt
Production and sales guidance unchanged, run rate of 5Mdmt/a expected to be achieved by year end
Wet season measures in place and performing as expected
Life of mine study to be completed in Q3 2013
Financial
First reported group operating profit of USD10.2m, an increase of USD15.8m
EBITDA contribution from Marampa of USD39.3m, an increase from USD13.1m in H1 2012
Operating cost of USD62/dmt, down 18% year on year as expected
Capital estimate of USD340m to complete 5Mdmt/a is reiterated, USD48m remaining
Strong balance sheet to complete expansion with USD72m cash at end of June
Operations Jim North – Chief Operating Officer
H1 2013 H1 2012 FY 2012
Concentrate produced (dmt) 1,535,000 670,000 1,522,000
Average daily production rate (wmt/d) 10,337 3,912 4,530
Sales (dmt) 1,483,000 559,000 1,191,000
Average concentrate grade sold (Fe%) 64.0 65.5 64.9
Moisture content (%) 7.5 5.9 6.7
Average FOB price (including hedges) (USD/dmt)* 99 106 104
Average freight (USD/dmt) 34 43 39
H1 2013 production numbers
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CONCENTRATE MOISTURE WELL BELOW TRANSPORTABLE LIMIT OF C.10.5%
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SIERRA LEONE RAINFALL
MARAMPA CONCENTRATE MOISTURE CONTENT
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2012 2013 5Mdmt/a
Production Sales
First ungeared panamax vessel
First self propelled barge
Floating crane transhipment unit
Second self propelled barge
Additional barging capacity
Production and sales growth
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PRODUCTION AND SALES VOLUME DOUBLED SINCE YEAR END
Rectification program completed on Pride of Marampa
Mining and processing
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Mining
ROM stockpile of over 2Mt in place
2Mt of in-pit ore stocks exposed ahead of wet season and maintained to date
Processing
Installed processing capacity is now 3.6Mdmt/a
Concentrate grade expected to increase to 65% Fe over Q4 with commissioning of ball mills
Expansion to 5Mdmt/a in Q4
• Civils and foundations complete
• Equipment installation underway
• Optimisation programme in current budget
• Power plant increased from 12 to 15MW
Logistics
Haul road and trucking
Haul fleet increased to move additional production, expanded fleet to arrive during Q3 2013
Improvement works to haul road undertaken for 2013 wet season delivering as expected
Barging
First self propelled barge operating from mid-April, second from mid-June
Additional barges to arrive in H2 for additional production volume
Transhipment
Loading of ungeared vessels using floating offshore transhipment platform commenced at end of March
Second transhipment vessel arrived in May and commenced operations immediately
Additional capacity allows faster loading of ocean going vessels in wet season
SALES GUIDANCE OF 3.6 TO 3.8MDMT MAINTAINED
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Financial Rachel Rhodes – Chief Financial Officer
Financial summary
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FIRST REPORTED GROUP OPERATING PROFIT DRIVEN BY SUCCESSFUL RAMP UP
First reported group operating profit of USD10.2m, an increase of USD15.8m
Group EBITDA of USD24.0m, a USD24.2m increase from H1 2012 (loss of USD0.2m)
Revenue of USD142.1m at Marampa, up 246% year on year
Operating cost of USD62/dmt, down 18% year on year
1.1Mdmt of H2 2013 sales hedged at an average price of USD120/dmt CFR; 0.7Mdmt of H1 2014 sales hedged at an average of USD118/dmt
Capital cost estimated to achieve 5Mdmt/a is unchanged at USD340m, USD48m residual spend
Strong balance sheet to complete expansion, following corporate debt restructuring: USD72m cash at end June
Further undrawn offtake prepayment facility of USD25m
Revenues of USD142m (average USD96/t FOB (including hedging))
Group EBITDA profit of USD24.0m (USD24.2m improvement)
Marampa EBITDA contribution of USD39.3m
Corporate costs reduced with further savings identified
Finance charge of USD25.7m includes
• USD5.7m unwinding of discount on non recourse royalty
Financial highlights: P&L
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Income Statement 2013
(USDm)
2012 (USDm) Restated
Revenue 142.1 57.7
EBITDA 24.0 (0.2)
Sierra Leone 39.3 13.1
Greenland (0.3) (0.6)
Saudi (0.1) (0.4)
Corporate cash (10.1) (11.6)
Corporate non-cash (4.8) (0.7)
Depreciation (13.8) (5.4)
Profit / (loss) from operations 10.2 (5.6)
Fair value gains – BlackRock royalty 10.5 0.6
Net finance costs (25.7) (14.1)
Taxation 2.1 2.5
Loss after tax (2.9) (16.6)
Discontinued operations (2.1) (2.0)
Loss for period (5.0) (18.6)
Marampa EBITDA – HY 2013
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USD39.3M FOR HALF YEAR WITH FOCUS ON MARGIN IMPROVEMENT
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Near term cost evolution
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DRIVEN BY ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND PROGRAMME OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
HY operating cost of USD62/dmt shows we are on track for target of USD50/dmt as we exit 2013
43% of costs were fixed at 1.5Mdmt and a further 40% under contract
Further cost reductions expected
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Steady state operations and improved rates Fixed overhead Transhipment
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Corporate cost evolution
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CORPORATE CASH COST REDUCTION PLAN BEING IMPLEMENTED
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2013 initiatives eg
• Reduction of senior management
• Head office salary freeze
• Waiver of executive cash bonuses
• Consolidation of technical team
Further initiatives scheduled to target steady state corporate cash cost of less than USD15m as part of all-in cost reduction plan
Cash flow from operations has increased by USD43.0m
• Positive EBITDA contribution from Marampa
• USD13.5m increase in receivables from ramp up in exports and mobilisation payments relating to Marampa
USD50.9m invested in Marampa, including:
• USD33m – 5Mdmt/a project (including optimisations)
• USD10.3m – owners team & overhead
• USD3.2m – development studies
Net USD5.5m from financing:
• USD84m raised from net SCB debt restructuring
• (USD55m) repaid to Vitol – unsecured loan
• (USD18m) interest paid (including USD5.6m Vitol 2012/13 charge)
Cash balance of USD71.8m
Cash flow statements
Period ended 30 June 2013
USDm 2012
USDm
Cash balance brought forward 92.7 67.8
Cash flow from operations 26.1 (14.0)
Investing cash out flow (52.5) (113.9)
Sierra Leone (50.9) (94.9)
Greenland (15Mdmt/a BFS) (1.1) (5.7)
Saudi (0.1) (0.4)
Colombia (ovens & exploration) (0.3) (10.2)
Other (0.1) (2.7)
Financing activities 5.5 151.3
Exchange - -
Net cash inflow/(outflow) (20.9) 23.4
Cash balance carry forward 71.8 91.2
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Proforma net debt
New USD180m facility used to restructure existing debt
Debt facilities in place for >2 years
• Underpins project completion and further expansion
Interest cost of USD34m, falls as debt repaid over 2 years
Strong cash flow generation permits net debt reduction or further restructuring at appropriate time
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NET DEBT SUPPORTED BY STRONG CASH FLOW GENERATION
Proforma net debt (USDm) 30 Jun
2013 31 Dec
2012
Cash 72 93
Bank loans (178) (91)
Convertible bond (100) (98)
Unsecured Vitol facility - (58)
Finance lease (18) (19)
Net debt (224) (173)
Strong balance sheet to fund 5Mdmt/a
Strong internal cash generation
• Increased realised prices with operation of transhipment vessels loading non geared vessels
• Reduced USD/t operating costs through optimisation and economies of scale
• Funding of non-core projects significantly reduced
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External sources of funds (30 June 2013) USDm
Cash on balance sheet – 30 June 2013 72
New Vitol prepayment facility 25
Total external sources of funds 97
Capital projects (2013) USDm
Sierra Leone – expansion to 5Mdmt/a (committed) 48
Sierra Leone – additional high return projects (uncommitted)
10 - 15
Sierra Leone - expansion studies 4
Greenland – EIA permitting 1
Total capital projects (2013) 63 - 68
Recurring
Sierra Leone – estimated sustaining capital 10 - 12
Summary
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2013 priorities
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Ramp up of Marampa to 5Mdmt/a by end 2013 on track and on budget
Life of mine study for Marampa to be completed in Q3 2013
Potential for near term incremental expansion under review
Cost reduction initiatives to reduce Marampa operating costs below USD50/dmt
• Economies of scale with higher volume
• Programme of continuous improvement
Disciplined use of free cash flow
• Funding the extension of the mine life and high return incremental expansions
• Cost reduction initiatives
• Reduction of net debt
Isua exploitation permit negotiations progressing, expected by end of 2013
FOCUS ON HIGH RETURN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT MARAMPA