Half-year Results

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

Operational Review

It is my pleasure to submit the Chairman’s Statement for the Company covering the six-month period to 30 June 2024.

During the period, the company continued to work closely with the board of Abyssinian Metals Limited ("AML"), the company developing the Kenticha Lithium Project located in Oromia State, Southern Ethiopia.

The proposed Reverse Takeover Transaction has taken longer than was initially intended and this is due to the emergence of a dispute between AML and its 49% joint venture partner in the project - Oromia Mining Share Company (the parastatal mining company for Oromia State). Negotiations are ongoing between the joint venture partners, the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Mines and there is now a clear process in motion to achieve a resolution of the dispute. AML, through its legal advisors (Clifford Chance LLP), constructed and tabled a proposal which not only serves as a dispute resolution, moreover, establishes a platform for a revised joint venture agreement, and the issuance of the Mining Licence for the Kenticha Lithium Project (currently an Exploration License exists over the primary rock resource).

The proposed transaction constitutes a reverse takeover under the Listing Rules, therefore, the Company requested its securities be suspended from trading with effect from 7 July 2023. The Company’s securities continue to be suspended as the transaction is ongoing.

The Company and AML have engaged professional advisors and continue to work through diligence and documentation to complete the Transaction.

I would like to thank our shareholders, my fellow directors and our colleagues at Orana Corporate for their continuing patience and ongoing support.

Financial Review

The Company incurred administrative expenses of £165,603 during the six months to 30 June 2024. At the end of the period the Company had cash of £162,941,

Outlook

The directors are working with the Company’s advisers on the acquisition of AML and the re-admission of the Company’s shares to trading on the London Stock Exchange with the aim of completing this transformational and value enhancing transaction in as short a time frame as possible.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

Related Party Transactions

No related party transactions have taken place in the first six months of the current financial year. There have been no changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report that could have a material effect on the financial position or performance of the Company in the first six months of the current financial year.

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities

Marcus Yeoman

Non-Executive Chairman

The address of its registered office is Central Working Victoria Eccleston Yards, 25 Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NF United Kingdom.

The principal activity of the Company is to pursue one or more acquisitions in the natural resources field.

2 Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation

The Interim Financial Statements of the Company are unaudited condensed financial statements for the six month period ended 30 June 2024.

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these Interim Financial Statements, are the same as those applied by the Company in its financial statements and have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies applied for the financial year to 31 December 2023 which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by UK for. The Company Financial Statements have been prepared using the measurement bases specified by IFRS each type of asset, liability, income and expense.

The functional currency for the Company is determined as the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. The functional and presentational currency of the Company is Pounds Sterling (£).

The business is not considered to be seasonal in nature.

The comparative figures have been presented as the Company Financial Statements cover the 6 month period ended 30 June 2023 and the 12 month period ended 31 December 2023.

New standards, amendments and interpretations adopted

During the current period the Company adopted all the new and revised standards, amendments and interpretations that are relevant to its operations and are effective for accounting periods beginning on 1 January 2024. This adoption did not have a material effect on the accounting policies of the Company.

New standards, amendments and interpretations not yet adopted by the Company.

The standards and interpretations that are relevant to the Company, issued, but not yet effective, up to the date of these interim Financial information have been evaluated by the Directors and they do not consider that there will be a material impact of transition on the financial information.

2.2 Going concern

The Company has based the going concern assumption on a base case, where any proposed transaction does not take place meaning the entity has the ability to meet its working capital requirements from existing cash. The existing cash are sufficient to meet the working capital requirements of the Company going forward when outgoings are reduced to only committed costs. This includes applying mitigation measures to reduce the cost base of the Company. As a result of this the directors believe that the going concern assumption is appropriate.

Under the scenario that any proposed acquisition does take place the Company would secure additional funding to ensure that all future capital commitments would be able to be satisfied.

Taking these matters into consideration, the Directors consider that the continued adoption of the going concern basis is appropriate having reviewed the forecasts for the coming 12 months from the date of signing and the financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that would be required if they were to be prepared other than on a going concern basis.

2.4 Cash and cash equivalents

2.5 Financial assets and liabilities

2.6 Earnings per Ordinary Share

2.7 Equity

Share capital is determined using the nominal value of shares that have been issued.

Retained losses includes all current and prior period results as disclosed in the income statement.

2.8 Critical accounting estimates and judgments

In preparing the Company Financial information, the Directors have to make judgments on how to apply the Company’s accounting policies and make estimates about the future. The Directors do not consider there to be any critical judgments that have been made in arriving at the amounts recognised in the interim financial information.

3 Loss per Ordinary Share

On 23rd June 2023 and January 2021 £149,109 and £157,428 was loaned to Abyssinian Metals Pty Ltd (AML) to fund working capital requirements. The loan accrues interest at 10% per annum payable in monthly instalments. The loan is repayable upon demand by the lender and can be converted into shares in AML subject to certain milestones. As at reporting date the loan has not been converted to equity. Due to inherent uncertainties around the collectability of the loan a provision has been raised and an impairment charge for the full amount recorded in the current year.

5 Share Capital

The weighted average time to expiry of the warrants as at 30 June 2024 is 1.5 years.

7 Related party transactions

There have been no material related party transactions in the period that require disclosure.

8 Events subsequent to the reporting date

There have been no material events subsequent to the reporting date.

9 Financial commitments and contingent liabilities

There were no financial commitments or contingent liabilities of the Company as at 30 June 2024.

10 Ultimate controlling party

As at 30 June 2024, there was no ultimate controlling party of the Company.