EUROPEAN METALS HOLDINGS
LIMITED
ARBN 154 618 989
INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT
31 DECEMBER 2021
Note: The information contained in this condensed report is to be read in conjunction with European Metals Holding Limited's 2021 annual report and any announcements made by the company during the half year period ended 31 December 2021
European Metals Holdings Limited
ARBN 154 618 989
INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT 31 DECEMBER 2021
CORPORATE DIRECTORY
Directors
Mr Keith Coughlan Mr Richard Pavlik Mr Kiran Morzaria
Mr Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield, Jr
Company Secretary Mr Dennis Wilkins
Registered Office in Australia
Level 3
35 Outram Street West Perth WA 6005
Telephone 08 6245 2050 Facsimile 08 6245 2055
Email:www.europeanmet.com
Registered Address & Place of Incorporation Woodbourne Hall
PO Box 3162 Road Town TORTOLA VG1 110 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Share Register
Computershare Investor Services Limited Level 11
172 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Telephone: +61 8 9323 2000 Facsimile: +61 8 9323 2033
Auditor
Stantons International Audit & Consulting Pty Ltd Level 2, 40 Kings Park Road
WEST PERTH WA 6005 Telephone: +61 8 9481 3188 Facsimile: +61 8 9321 1204
Securities Exchange Listing - Australia Australian Securities Exchange Limited Level 40, Central Park
152-158 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000
ASX Code: EMH
Securities Exchange Listing - NASDAQ Nasdaq Inc
151 W. 42nd Street New York City
NY 10036 United States NASDAQ Code: EMHXYExecutive Chairman Executive Director Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director
Registered Office in Czech Republic GEOMET s.r.o.
Ruska 287 417 01 Dubi Bystrice The Czech Republic Telephone: +420 732 671 666
Nominated Nomad & Joint Broker WH Ireland Ltd
24 Martin Lane LONDON EC4R 0DR UNITED KINGDOM
Joint Broker
Shard Capital Partners LLP 23rd Floor, 20 Fenchurch Street LONDON EC3M 3BY
UNITED KINGDOM
UK Depository
Computershare Investor Services plc The Pavilions
Bridgewater Road BRISTOL BS99 6ZZ UNITED KINGDOM
Reporting Accountants (UK)
Chapman Davis LLP
2 Chapel Court LONDON SE1 1HH UNITED KINGDOM
Securities Exchange Listing - United Kingdom London Stock Exchange plc
10 Paternoster Square LONDON EC4M 7LS UNITED KINGDOM AIM Code: EMH
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European Metals Holdings Limited
ARBN 154 618 989
INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT 31 DECEMBER 2021
CONTENTS
Directors' Report 3
Auditor's Independence Declaration 11
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 12
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 13
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 14
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 15
Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 16
Directors' Declaration 22
Independent Audit Review Report to the members of European Metals Holdings Limited 23
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European Metals Holdings Limited
ARBN 154 618 989
INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT 31 DECEMBER 2021
DIRECTORS' REPORT
Your directors submit the financial report of the consolidated group for the half year ended 31 December 2021.
Directors
The names of the directors who held office during or since the end of the half year.
Mr Keith Coughlan | Executive Chairman | Appointed 30 June 2020 |
Previously Managing Director | Appointed 6 September 2013 | |
Mr Richard Pavlik | Executive Director | Appointed 27 June 2017 |
Mr Kiran Morzaria | Non-Executive Director | Appointed 10 December 2015 |
Ambassador Lincoln Palmer | Non-Executive Director | Appointed 3 January 2021 |
Bloomfield, Jr | ||
Results of Operations |
The consolidated loss for the half year ended 31 December 2021 amounted to $1,949,974 (2020: $2,317,327 loss).
Review of Operations
For the reporting period the Company continued to manage the advancement of the Cinovec Lithium/Tin Project in Czech Republic with a significant resource upgrade following an extensive drilling programme and very positive results returned from a life cycle environmental assessment ("LCA") conducted by Minviro, further highlighting the strong ESG credentials of the Project. The macro conditions relative to the Project have been very strong for the period. Prices for the Project's two key metals, lithium and tin, continued to increase significantly.
Subsequent to the end of the reporting period, the Company made two very significant announcements.
The first of these was an update to the 2019 Preliminary Feasibility Study, highlighting significant increases in the key financial parameters of the Project, an increase in overall lithium production, and further enhancements to the ESG credentials. The 2022 PFS Update shows an NPV of US$1.938B (post tax, 8%); an up-front capital cost of US$644M; and an increase in the overall annual production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide ("LiOH") to 29,386 tpa (refer to the Company's ASX release dated 19 January 2022). In addition, the post tax IRR has increased to 36.3% (PFS Update delivers outstanding results).
Secondly, the Company successfully completed a capital raising of approximately AUD 14.4 million and welcomed Ellerston Capital, a leading Sydney-based fund manager, and another institutional fund to the register. (refer to the Company's ASX release dated 19 January 2022) (Successful Placing to raise AUD14.4M).
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ongoing and has had a negative impact on the Project's timelines. Travel logistics globally have improved since the end of the period, however it is difficult to estimate the ongoing potential impact. The situation is rapidly developing and is dependent on measures imposed by various governments, such as maintaining social distancing requirements, quarantine, travel restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.
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European Metals Holdings Limited
ARBN 154 618 989
INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT 31 DECEMBER 2021
PFS UPDATE DELIVERS OUTSTANDING RESULTS
As announced on 19 January 2022, the 2019 PFS Update for the Cinovec Project has been updated to demonstrate the effect of changes in the mining process to incorporate the use of paste backfill, which results in an increase in annual production, together with changes in lithium and by-product prices to reflect current and expected market conditions.
The effect of the use of the paste backfill option was to enable the mining schedule to increase the mine life to 25 years whilst increasing the amount of ore mined to 2.25mtpa, thereby increasing the amount of lithium hydroxide produced each year from 25,267 tonnes to 29,386 tonnes.
The use of approximately 54% of the plant tailings for backfill will result in a far smaller environmental impact, with much smaller dry stack tailings storage required, further enhancing the already strong ESG credentials of the Project.
NPV8 (post tax) increases from US$1.108B to US$1.938B, an increase of 74.9%
The 2022 PFS Update highlights the very strong increase in value which results from the increase in the price of battery-grade lithium hydroxide when combined with the use of backfill, and an increase in the overall production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide to 29,386 tpa. The 2022 PFS Update shows a NPV of US$1.938B (post tax, 8%) and an up-front capital cost of US$644M.
Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
NPV @8% Discount | $1,108 M | Average LiOH Production rate | 25,267 tpa |
IRR (Post tax) | 28.8 % | Avg Production Cost (without credits) | $4,876 /t LiOH |
Capital Expenditure | $482.6 M | Avg Production Cost (with credits) | $3,435 /t LiOH |
Total Mined Ore | 34.4 Mt | Avg Mill Rate (yr. 3-20) | 1.68 Mtpa |
Peak Mill Feed | 1.8 Mtpa | Life of Mine | 21 years |
Table 1: 2019 PFS Update Project Financial Summary
Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
NPV @8% Discount | $1.94B | Average LiOH Production rate | 29,386 tpa |
IRR (Post tax) | 36% | Avg Production Cost (without credits) | $6,727 /t LiOH |
Capital Expenditure | $644 M | Avg Production Cost (with credits) | $5,567 /t LiOH |
Total Mined Ore | 54.5 Mt | Avg Mill Rate (yr. 2-25) | 2.25 Mtpa |
Peak Mill Feed | 2.34Mtpa | Life of Mine | 25 years |
Table 2: 2022 PFS Update Project Financial Summary
LCA QUANTIFIES CINOVEC LITHIUM CHEMICAL PRODUCTION CO2 EMISSIONS AND MITIGATION SCENARIOS IDENTIFIED TO PRODUCE LOW CARBON PRODUCTS, CEZ TO PROVIDE GREEN POWER TO PROJECT
In line with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) adoption, the Company engaged UK-based and globally recognised sustainability and life cycle assessment consultancy, Minviro, to provide an ISO-compliant life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Cinovec project. This assessment covered both battery-grade lithium carbonate and battery-grade lithium hydroxide and was benchmarked against global lithium peers. Minviro has identified decarbonisation optimisation in the developing feasibility study for Cinovec.
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