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African Medical Investments PLC

30 November 2012

African Medical Investments plc / Index: AIM / Epic: AMEI / Sector: Healthcare

30 November 2012

African Medical Investments plc ('African Medical' or 'the Company')

Interim Results

African Medical Investments plc, the AIM listed company operating in the African healthcare sector, announces its results for the six month period ended 31 August 2012.

OVERVIEW:

   --    Improved medical case mix in hospitals lays foundation for sustainable revenue improvements 
   --    Cost control initiatives bear fruit with 16% reduction in Group operating expenses 
   --    Operating loss down 19%, with losses per share from continuing operations down 26% 

-- Defined growth strategy - Tete, Mozambique facility opened and to be developed into fully fledged hospital over the next two years

-- Balance sheet restructure continued through disposal of Air Evacuation subsidiary and other non-core assets

-- Maputo hospital access disrupted by major roadworks, negatively impacting turnover; however construction will enhance long term access

-- Harare facility remains the subject of legal dispute negatively impacting results for the period through loss of revenue and increased legal costs

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STATEMENT

Our strategy review and growth objectives remain centred on the stabilisation of our current portfolio of medical facilities, being the AMI Hospital Maputo, AMI Hospital Dar es Salaam and AMI Hospital Harare, as we focus on creating a foundation for sustainable profitability moving forward. Nonetheless, we have also made important strides forward with our expansion plans, and have now opened a clinic in Tete, Mozambique, and remain in advanced negotiations to secure a hospital management contract in Lusaka, Zambia. With a defined development and growth strategy continuing to fuel the Group's turnaround, African Medical is continuing to build on its offering of excellent international standard healthcare to create a leading specialist hospital brand in Africa.

This opportunity to create a leading specialist hospital brand remains a hugely attractive prospect for the Group, as the economic fundamentals of Africa continue to underpin the demand and requirement for a quality private healthcare provider. With a rapidly growing, and increasingly urban population there is an ever expanding captive market for international quality healthcare. This mainly stems from the burgeoning African middle class, foreign business investors, governments and health insurers, looking to secure high quality and affordable medical support. With this in mind, we have looked to further tailor our healthcare offerings to meet these requirements and identified potential new opportunities to expand and attract new patients and corporate clients.

Our primary focus throughout the period has been on the continued recovery of our existing operations, concentrating particularly on revenue, cost control, governance and reporting. On a broader Group level, we have also started the necessary process of restructuring and strengthening our balance sheet and I would like to thank shareholders for their recent approval, which has given the directors the ability to issue further ordinary shares to convert the existing convertible loan notes owned by our long term investment partner, Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd ('Harbinger'), which will enhance our balance sheet further.

Finally, the Group continues to outsource non-core activities and dispose of non-core businesses in order to focus on its primary revenue drivers, its healthcare facilities, which the Board believe have the optimum potential to deliver returns for shareholders.

Key objectives at each of the Group's hospital facilities have included attracting specialist doctors and consultants to the facilities to drive supplier-induced demand, forging and improving relationships with insurers and corporates to secure preferred provider contracting status, and improving the accessibility and affordability of our primary care and casualty facilities. These three points remain the key ingredients to creating the optimum case mix for a hospital with the objective of establishing a consistent and reliable revenue stream. In addition, cost control remains high on the agenda resulting in an overall reduction in continuing operating expenses in each of the hospitals. The overall reduction in overhead expenses of 16% is, however, attributable to the inactivity at the Harare hospital. Group central operating expenses have risen 13% following the appointment of the new management in the second half of 2012.

AMI Hospital Dar es Salaam

The above described process of improving the case mix has produced solid results at the 30 bed AMI Hospital Dar es Salaam, with revenues increasing 18% to US$1.3m (2011: US$1.1m). Revenues have benefited from price reductions driving a 28% increase in patient numbers from approximately 1,000 per month to more than 1,300 per month during the period. We are confident of maintaining these trends and remain proactive in negotiating contracts with new insurers and corporates to ensure we remain a preferred provider in Tanzania. In conjunction with the upswing in insurance demand, the number of patients drawn to the hospital due to specialist doctors has also increased following the appointment of key clinical staff in the strategically important disciplines of gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, and urology. In line with this, I am confident that as word continues to spread regarding clinical specialities, further supplier led business will be generated henceforth.

Cost of sales in this AMI Hospital Dar es Salaam has declined by 27%, resulting in a reduction in gross loss from $1m to $0.3m.

The restructuring of hospital operations at the AMI Hospital Dar es Salaam has also enabled us to refocus our most value accretive and efficient clinical activities, which include minor and routine surgical procedures. To capitalise on these high margin procedures, we have tailored our theatres and case mix to optimise efficiencies and theatre usage. Improving facilities, such as our day theatre, is an important step for the Group, and in the same vein, the disposal of non-core facilities and services is a necessary tool in reducing operating expenditure and improving efficiencies. With this in mind, the decision to dispose of our aesthetics business at the Dar es Salaam hospital was taken in order for us to concentrate fully on our core specialities including women's, children's and specialist surgery.

AMI Hospital Maputo

A key challenge at our 35 bed AMI Hospital Maputo has been the reduction of debtors and improving our cost of sales, and we are making headway in both regards. Key initiatives have included the tightening of controls over credit and insurance sales since February 2012 and this has borne fruit for the hospital during the reporting period. Having established this facility as a centre of excellence for disciplines such as paediatrics, gynaecology, surgery, orthopaedics, and dentistry, we have worked hard to establish the right case mix to improve revenues. However revenues have been negatively impacted during the period, with turnover down 28% to US$2.3m (2011: US$3.2m) due to outsourcing of the pathology lab, sale of the aesthetics unit, pricing contracts with insurers and disruptions to access owing to road infrastructure upgrades in front of the hospital from July 2012. The combined effect of these factors has been a reduction in patient numbers from approximately 3,400 per month to 2,300 per month. Despite the short term impacts of the road works, we are confident that the upgrade will have a positive long term affect on our revenue generation potential as our hospital will be located on a major dual carriage thoroughfare of Maputo. This will both increase traffic passing the facility providing emergency patients with easier access, and provide the hospital with further visibility and exposure for patients requiring specialist care or non-emergency clinical assistance. Importantly during this period, in-patient numbers, an important driver of profitability, remained stable.

Cost of sales in the AMI Hospital Maputo declined 15% resulting in a gross profit of $0.2m compared with $0.7m in the previous period. This reduction in gross profit was due to both the reduced patient numbers and revenues described above, but also certain semi-variable costs, particularly employment costs that continued to be incurred.

AMI Hospital Harare

The Group's third hospital facility, the 18 bed AMI Hospital Harare, has been the subject of a legal dispute following the forcible occupation of the hospital by the former management company led by the previous chief executive. Proceedings in the Supreme Court are on-going and the arguments in the case have now been heard. We await a judgement regarding the eviction order which we anticipate to receive by the end of 2012. As would be expected, the continuing legal issues and loss of revenue at Harare has affected the Group's overall financial performance, with Harare revenue during the period down to US$ nil (2011: US$0.9m).

Tete and Lusaka developments

The third dimension to our development strategy, following the stabilisation and growth of our current facilities, concerns the expansion into new geographic locations. This strategy began during the period with the opening of a small clinic in Tete in northern Mozambique. Whilst this remains a small facility compared with our other healthcare units, our objective is to establish a fully-fledged specialist hospital at the site over the next two years. The clinic is now generating modest revenues and with a rapidly expanding mining hub with limited healthcare services currently within easy access, we believe this represents a good opportunity to build a significant business in Tete. In addition, management is in advanced negotiations to secure a hospital management contract in Lusaka, Zambia.

Corporate strategy and financing

In terms of corporate strategy, we have focussed on putting the foundations in place to recapitalise the Group and rationalise our structure, which has included the commencement of initiatives to dispose of unnecessary offshore subsidiaries. We have supplemented our interim cash requirements during the period through the issue of convertible loan notes to Harbinger, as has been announced previously, and also through the disposal of our aviation business. Whilst this has enabled the Group to continue to implement its turnaround strategy, our immediate objective is to secure the Group's funding requirements through appropriate long-term gearing of the restructured balance sheet as well as attracting new strategic and/or financial investors as we continue to believe the Group has the potential to create substantial value for shareholders.

I look forward to providing further updates regarding our funding strategy in due course, and would like to extend my thanks to our valued shareholders and partners for their continued commitment as we establish African Medical as a leading medical brand across the continent.

Peter Botha

Chief Executive Officer

30 November 2012

** ENDS **

For further information please visit www.amiplc.com or contact:

 
 Peter Botha       African Medical Investments   Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 
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 Jonathan Wright   Seymour Pierce Ltd            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 
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 David Foreman     Seymour Pierce Ltd            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 
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 Hugo de Salis     St Brides Media & Finance     Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 
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Condensed Consolidated Income Statement

For the six month period to 31 August 2012

 
                                                             Unaudited          Unaudited       Unaudited 
                                             Note             6 months           6 months      year ended 
                                                                    to                 to     29 February 
                                                             31 August          31 August            2012 
                                                                  2012               2011 
                                                                 $'000              $'000           $'000 
                                                   -------------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Revenue                                                         3,560              5,254          10,944 
 Cost of sales                                                 (3,735)            (5,102)        (10,452) 
                                                   -------------------  -----------------  -------------- 
  Gross (loss) / profit                                          (175)                152             492 
 Operating expenses                                            (3,054)            (3,635)         (8,641) 
 Loss from financial irregularities                               (24)              (272)           (450) 
 Loss from sale of property, plant 
  and equipment                                                      -                  -           (191) 
 Impairment reversal of property, plant                            215                  -               - 
  and equipment 
 Impairment of property, plant and 
  equipment                                                          -                  -         (4,302) 
 Impairment of current loans receivable                              -                  -             131 
 Operating loss                                                (3,038)            (3,755)        (12,961) 
 Other (losses) and gains                                          (1)                  1              50 
 Net finance (expense) 
  / income                                                       (390)                  2           (540) 
                                                   -------------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Loss for the period from continuing 
  operations                                                   (3,429)            (3,752)        (13,451) 
                                                   -------------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 
 Discontinued operations 
 Loss for the period from discontinued 
  operations                                    4                (405)              (122)         (1,570) 
 Loss for the period attributable to 
  owners of the company                                        (3,834)            (3,874)        (15,021) 
                                                   -------------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 
 Loss per share                                 5                            (1.49 cents)    (5.31 cents) 
  - Basic and diluted (cents)                             (1.19 cents) 
 
 Loss per share from continuing                 5                            (1.44 cents)    (4.76 cents) 
  operations                                              (1.06 cents) 
  - Basic and diluted (cents) 
 Loss per share from discontinued               5                            (0.05 cents)    (0.56 cents) 
  operations                                              (0.13 cents) 
  - Basic and diluted (cents) 
 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the six month period to 31 August 2012

 
                                                  Unaudited         Unaudited      Unaudited 
                                                   6 months          6 months     year ended 
                                                         to                to    29 February 
                                                  31 August         31 August           2012 
                                                       2012              2011 
                                                      $'000             $'000          $'000 
                                                -----------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 Loss for the period                                (3,834)           (3,874)       (15,021) 
 Other comprehensive income net of 
  tax: 
 Foreign exchange translation (loss) 
  / gain                                               (37)               654            207 
                                                -----------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the 
  period                                            (3,871)           (3,220)       (14,814) 
                                                -----------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 Comprehensive income attributable 
  to owners of the parent                           (3,871)           (3,220)       (14,814) 
                                                -----------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 

Condensed ConsolidatedBalance Sheet

As at 31 August 2012

 
                                          Unaudited    Unaudited       Unaudited 
                                          31 August    31 August     29 February 
                                               2012         2011            2012 
                                  Note        $'000        $'000           $'000 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 Assets 
 Non current assets 
 Property, plant and equipment               13,223       21,369          15,263 
 Total non-current assets                    13,223       21,369          15,263 
 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                    938          444             642 
 Trade receivables                              968        1,556           1,009 
 Other receivables                              670          476             293 
 Cash and cash equivalents                      338          626             195 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 Total current assets                         2,914        3,102           2,139 
 
 Total assets                                16,137       24,471          17,402 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
 Liabilities 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade payables                             (1,791)        (996)         (1,309) 
 Other payables                             (3,813)      (2,499)         (3,732) 
 Bank overdraft                               (863)            -           (283) 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 Total assets                               (6,467)      (3,495)         (5,324) 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Interest bearing loans              6      (6,294)      (4,750)         (5,271) 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 Total liabilities                         (12,761)      (8,245)        (10,595) 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
  Net assets                                  3,376       16,226           6,807 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
 Equity 
 Issued share capital                7       57,267       55,267          57,267 
 Other reserves                      6        1,444          987           1,004 
 Share based payment reserve                    217           59             217 
 Warrant reserve                                647          647             647 
 Translation reserve                            619        1,103             656 
 Retained earnings                         (56,818)     (41,837)        (52,984) 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
  Total equity                                3,376       16,226           6,807 
                                        -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
 
 
 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
  As at 31 August 2012 
                     Issued       Other   Share-based     Warrant    Translation    Retained     Minority      Total 
                      share    reserves       payment     reserve        reserve    earnings    interests      $'000 
                    capital       $'000       reserve       $'000          $'000       $'000        $'000 
                      $'000                     $'000 
                  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Balances at 1 
  March 2011         55,267         987            59         647            449    (37,963)            -     19,446 
 Loss for the 6 
  months to 31 
  August 2011             -           -             -           -              -     (3,874)            -    (3,874) 
  Other 
  comprehensive 
  income 
 Exchange 
  translation 
  differences 
  on foreign 
  operations              -           -             -           -            654           -            -        654 
                  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for 
  the year                -           -             -           -            654     (3,874)            -    (3,220) 
 
 Balance at 31 
  August 2011        55,267         987            59         647          1,103    (41,837)            -     16,226 
 Loss for 6 
  months to 29 
  February 
  2012                    -           -             -           -              -    (11,147)            -   (11,147) 
  Other 
  comprehensive 
  income 
 Exchange 
  translation 
  differences 
  on foreign 
  operations              -           -             -           -          (447)           -            -      (447) 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for 
  the year                -           -             -           -          (447)    (11,147)            -   (11,594) 
 Transactions 
 with owners 
 Convertible 
  loan note 
  issue 
  - equity 
  portion                 -          17             -           -              -           -            -         17 
 Share based 
  payment charge          -           -           158           -              -           -            -        158 
 Share issues         2,000           -             -           -              -           -            -      2,000 
                  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total 
  transactions 
  with owners         2,000          17           158           -              -           -            -      2,175 
 
 Balance at 29 
  February 2012      57,267       1,004           217         647            656    (52,984)            -      6,807 
                  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (continued) 
   As at 31 August 2012 
                     Issued       Other   Share-based     Warrant    Translation    Retained     Minority      Total 
                      share    reserves       payment     reserve        reserve    earnings    interests      $'000 
                    capital       $'000       reserve       $'000          $'000       $'000        $'000 
                      $'000                     $'000 
                  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Balance at 1 
  March 2012         57,267       1,004           217         647            656    (52,984)            -      6,807 
 Loss for the 6 
  months to 31 
  August 2012             -           -             -           -              -     (3,834)            -    (3,834) 
 
 Other 
 comprehensive 
 income 
 Exchange 
  translation 
  differences 
  on foreign 
  operations              -           -             -           -           (37)           -            -       (37) 
                  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for 
  the year                -           -             -           -           (37)     (3,834)            -    (3,871) 
 Transactions 
 with owners 
 Convertible 
  loan note 
  issue 
  - equity 
  portion                 -         440             -           -              -           -            -        440 
                  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 Total 
  transactions 
  with owners             -         440             -           -              -           -            -        440 
 
 Balance at 31 
  August 2012        57,267       1,444           217         647            619    (56,818)            -      3,376 
                  =========  ==========  ============  ==========  =============  ==========  ===========  ========= 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the six months to 31 August 2011

 
                                                   Unaudited   Unaudited     Unaudited 
                                                    6 months    6 months       Year to 
                                                          to          to   29 February 
                                                   31 August   31 August          2012 
                                                        2012        2011 
                                                       $'000       $'000         $'000 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
Loss before taxation                                 (3,429)     (3,752)      (13,451) 
Adjustments for: 
- Depreciation of property, plant and equipment          138         975         1,309 
- Share based payments expense                             -           -           290 
- Provision for bad debts (decrease) / 
 increase                                               (13)           -           897 
- Loss on disposal of property, plant and 
 equipment                                               356           6           191 
- Other gains and losses                                  65         (2)         (132) 
- Net interest expense / (income)                        390         (2)           540 
- Impairment reversal of property, plant 
 and equipment                                         (215)           -             - 
- Impairment of property, plant and equipment              -           -         4,302 
- Impairment of current loans receivables                  -           -         (131) 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
Operating cash outflow before movements 
 in working capital                                  (2,708)     (2,775)       (6,185) 
Working capital adjustments: 
- Increase in inventories                              (144)       (128)         (330) 
- Decrease / (increase) in trade and other 
 receivables                                              43       (636)         (892) 
- Increase / (decrease) in trade and other 
 payables                                                543       (354)         1,094 
- FCTR effect in income statement                          -          94             - 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
Cash used in operations                              (2,266)     (3,799)       (6,313) 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
Interest received                                          -           2             1 
Finance costs                                            (5)           -           (3) 
Net cash used in discontinued operations               (147)       (288)         (322) 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
Net cash used in operating activities                (2,418)     (4,085)       (6,637) 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment              (188)       (602)         (806) 
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant 
 and equipment                                           114          13           137 
Proceeds on disposal of subsidiary                       972           -             - 
Net cash used in investing in discontinued 
 activities                                              (3)        (62)         (158) 
Net cash used in investing activities                    895       (651)         (827) 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 FINANCING ACTIVITIES 
Proceeds from issue of share capital                       -           -         2,000 
Proceeds from issue of convertible loan 
 note                                                  1,075         700           700 
Net cash flow from financing activities                1,075         700         2,700 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents              (448)     (4,036)       (4,764) 
Cash and cash equivalents at start of the 
 period                                                 (88)       4,681         4,681 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                   11        (19)           (5) 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the 
 period                                                (525)         626          (88) 
                                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 
 1.   General Information 
 

African Medical Investments plc ("the Company") and its subsidiaries (together "the Group") are focused on the African healthcare sector. The Company is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in the Isle of Man. The address of its registered office is Fort Anne, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PD.

The Company is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange plc.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 31 August 2012 were approved for issue by the board on 30 November 2012.

The figures for the six months ended 31 August 2012 and 31 August 2011 are unaudited and do not constitute full accounts. The comparative figures for the year ended 29 February 2012 are extracts from the annual report, subject to adjustment for the reclassification of discontinued operations, and do not constitute statutory accounts.

The interim consolidated financial statements have been presented and prepared in US Dollars because this is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates.

 
 2.   Basis of preparation 
 

The basis of preparation and accounting policies set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 29 February 2012 have been applied in the preparation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements. These are in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union ("EU") and with those of the Standing Interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC") of the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"). References to IFRS hereafter should be construed as references to IFRS as adopted by the EU.

 
 3.   Accounting policies 
 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a consistent basis with the accounting policies that are expected to apply in the full year financial statements for the year ending 28 February 2013, which will be prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU. The current and comparative periods have been prepared using the accounting policies and practices consistent with those adopted in the annual financial statements for the year ended 29 February 2012.

The financial information set out in this interim report does not constitute statutory accounts. The financial information for the six month periods ended 31 August 2012 and 2011 is neither audited nor reviewed. Information relating to the year 29 February 2012 is derived from the statutory accounts for that period, which have been reported on by the Company's auditors. The auditors' report on those accounts contained an emphasis of matter in regard to going concern, and an emphasis of matter in regard to losses and impairments arising from financial irregularities and other asset impairments.

 
 4.            Discontinued operations 
 

On 15 June 2012, the company entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, AMI Aviation Services (Pty) Ltd ('AMI Aviation'), for US$1.3 million. The disposal was in accordance with the Board's strategy of consolidating the Company's portfolio of specialist private hospitals and improving its financial performance.

Consequently, the aviation business has been reclassified as a discontinued operation and its trading results are included in the income statement as a single line below 'Loss for the period from continuing operations' and the comparatives restated accordingly. The trading results' arising from the discontinued operations was as follows:

 
                                   Unaudited   Unaudited     Unaudited 
                                   31 August   31 August   29 February 
                                        2012        2011          2012 
                                       $'000       $'000         $'000 
                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 Revenue                                 371         687         1,147 
 Cost of sales                           (1)         (3)         (753) 
                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 Gross profit                            370         684           394 
 Operating expenses                    (582)       (806)       (1,057) 
 Impairment of property, plant 
  and equipment                            -           -       (1,056) 
 Other gains and losses                  (4)           -           149 
 Loss on disposal of subsidiary        (189)           -             - 
                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 Loss for the year                     (405)       (122)       (1,570) 
                                  ----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 
 5.   Loss per share 
 

The calculation of basic and diluted loss per share is based on the following data:

 
                                                    Unaudited      Unaudited      Unaudited 
                                                     6 months       6 months        Year to 
                                                           to             to    29 February 
                                                    31 August      31 August           2012 
                                                         2012           2011 
                                                        $'000          $'000          $'000 
                                                -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Loss for the purpose of basic loss 
  per share (loss for the period attributable 
  to equity holders of the parent)                    (3,834)        (3,874)       (15,021) 
                                                -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
 Loss for the purpose of basic loss 
  per share on continuing operations 
  (loss for the period on continuing 
  operations attributable to equity 
  holders of the parent)                              (3,429)        (3,752)       (13,451) 
                                                -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
 Loss for the purpose of basic loss 
  per share on discontinued operations 
  (loss for the period on discontinued 
  operations attributable to equity 
  holders of the parent)                                (405)          (122)        (1,570) 
                                                -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
  Number of shares: 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares for the purposes of basic 
  and diluted loss per share                      322,233,871    260,526,741    282,638,463 
                                                -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Loss per share                                  (1.19 cents)   (1.49 cents)   (5.31 cents) 
 
 Loss per share from                             (1.06 cents)   (1.44 cents)   (4.76 cents) 
  continuing operations 
 
 Loss per share from                             (0.13 cents)   (0.05 cents)   (0.56 cents) 
  discontinued operations 
 
 

Due to the loss incurred in the period, there is no dilutive effect of share options.

 
 6.    Interest bearing loans 
 
 
                                           Unaudited      Unaudited 
                                            6 months        Year to 
                                                  to    29 February 
                                           31 August           2012 
                                                2012 
                                               $'000          $'000 
                                         -----------  ------------- 
 Nominal value of convertible 
  loan notes in issue at the beginning 
  of the year                                  6,275          5,036 
 Convertible loan notes issued 
  during the year                              1,122            700 
 Interest                                        342            538 
                                         -----------  ------------- 
                                               7,738          6,275 
                                         ===========  ============= 
 
 Represented by: 
 Fair value of convertible loan 
  notes                                        6,294          5,271 
 Equity - Other reserves                       1,444          1,004 
 Total liability                               7,738          6,275 
                                         ===========  ============= 
 
 

On 2 February 2011 convertible loan notes to the value of $5,000,000 were issued to Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund Limited ('Harbinger') bearing interest at 10% per annum. An extension of this agreement was finalised on 16 August 2011 with the issue of a further $700,000 convertible loan notes. On 29 August 2012, the terms of the convertible loan notes were amended to provide the Group with the right to convert the loan notes to equity and such that the conversion price for the loan notes was reduced to 0.875p per share or any lower price if shares were subsequently issued at such lower price.

During the period, loan notes were issued to Harbinger on 7 March 2012 and 20 April 2012 for $450,000 and $375,000 respectively with compound annual interest rates of 10% and 18% respectively. On 29 August 2012 the terms of these loan notes were amended to provide Harbinger and the Group the right to convert the loan notes to equity at 0.875p per share or any lower price if shares are subsequently issued at such lower price, and to reduce the interest rate to 10% compounded annually.

On 29 August 2012 further convertible loan notes for $250,000 were issued to Harbinger bearing interest at 10% per annum compounded annually and convertible into equity by either Harbinger or the Group at 0.875p per share or any lower price if shares were subsequently issued at such lower price. In respect of the same loan note agreement, Harbinger subscribed for further loan notes for $750,000 on the same terms and conditions, the subscription of which completed on 18 October 2012. As a result of certain delays in this final subscription the conversion price for all convertible loan notes in issue was raised to 1.125p per share.

The convertible loan note instruments constitute a compound financial instrument. The fair value of the instruments has been calculated using a discount rate of 15%, being the director's best estimate of a fair rate of interest for an ordinary loan excluding any equity elements.

 
 7.      Share capital 
                                                                   Ordinary shares of no 
                                                                               par value 
                                                                 Allotted and fully paid 
                                                                Number             $'000 
                                                          ------------  ---------------- 
 At 1 March 2011 and 31 August 
  2011                                                     260,526,741            55,267 
                                                          ------------  ---------------- 
 Issue of shares (a)                                        61,707,130             2,000 
                                                          ------------  ---------------- 
 At 1 March 2012 and 31 August 
  2012                                                     322,233,871            57,267 
                                                          ------------  ---------------- 
 
 

(a) Upon his appointment as Chief Executive Officer on 5 July 2011, Dr. Peter Botha subscribed for a total of 61,707,130 shares in the company at a price of 2 pence per share. All requirements necessary for the completion of this subscription were met on 28 September 2011.

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