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Atlatsa announces results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 201228.03.2013 | 14:01 Uhr | CNW
JOHANNESBURG, March 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Atlatsa Resources Corporation ("Atlatsa" or the "Company") (TSXV: ATL; NYSE MKT: ATL; JSE: ATL) announces its operating and financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012. This release should be read together with the Company's Financial Statements, Management Discussion & Analysis and Form 20-F currently filed on www.atlatsaresources.co.za and www.sedar.com. Currency values are presented in South African Rand (ZAR), Canadian Dollars ($) and United States Dollars (US$). The 2012 financial year brought with it many changes for the Company, including:
Operating and financial performance After a stellar performance by the new management team appointed at Bokoni Mine which resulted in quarter-on-quarter improvements of approximately 15% on all key measuring metrics, Bokoni Mine was negatively impacted by an unprotected strike resulting in almost no production at the operations during Q4 2012. A summary of the unprotected strike and its impact is set out below. Unprotected strike On October 1, 2012, employees at the Bokoni Mine embarked on unprotected strike action, as part of an industry-wide strike contagion. Employees who participated in the strike action were not paid during this period. Following numerous unsuccessful efforts to resolve the situation, all striking employees (approximately 2,300 people) were dismissed on November 8, 2012. Following interventions from community leaders and other interested and affected parties, dismissed employees were provided with an opportunity to be re-instated if they returned to work by December 7, 2012. An agreement was reached with the three recognised unions at the Bokoni Mine - National Union of Mineworkers ("NUM"), United Association of South Africa ("UASA") and Togetherness Amalgamated Workers Union of South Africa ("TAWUSA") - allowing for employees to return to work on the following basis:
Employees were re-instated on December 7, 2012. A summary of financial losses incurred due to the unprotected strike are as follows:
Set out below are summaries of the key operating and financial results for Bokoni Mine and the Company for the periods under review.
Safety It is with deep regret that the Company reports that Mr Zimele Gwantshu was fatally injured in an accident on 14 February, 2012 at UM2 shaft, following a fall of ground incident. Pleasingly, group LTIFR improved significantly to 0.93 per 200,000 hours in 2012 from 1.87 in 2011. Positive engagement with the South African Department of Mineral Resources on safety matters has continued. Operational results All key operating metrics at Bokoni Mine showed significant improvements under the new management team during Q2 2012 and Q3 2012, where a positive production trend had started to develop. Unfortunately all of these efforts, when measured on an annual basis, were marred by the negative impacts of the unprotected strike during Q4 2012. The most notable improvements achieved at the operations during 2012 included material improvements in mining efficiency, feed grades and plant recoveries through a much improved performance at the Bokoni Concentrator plant, all of which resulted in a 9% year-on-year improvement in recovered grade. Operational efficiencies also improved through the introduction of a number of new management initiatives, including an amended bonus system, adjusted crew size compositions, variable pay and leave cycles. Encouragingly, the production start up at Bokoni Mine after the unprotected strike in Q1 2013 has gone better than anticipated, with production having normalised immediately after the year-end break in January 2013. Financial results Revenue for FY 2012 was $117.6 million (ZAR963.6 million) (FY 2011: $144.4 million (ZAR1,055.6 million)). The unprotected strike had a significant negative influence in revenue. The average PGM basket price achieved for FY 2012 was US$1,221/oz (ZAR9,978/oz), representing a 12% decrease on FY 2011 at US$1,380/oz (ZAR10,028/oz). The average ZAR to $ exchange rate achieved for FY 2012 was ZAR8.19=$1 (FY 2011: ZAR7.33=$1). Cash operating costs for FY 2012 decreased to $158.4 million (ZAR1,298.3 million) from $167.9 million (ZAR1,230.7 million) in FY 2011, primarily attributable to the unprotected strike at Bokoni Mine. From Q1 to Q3 2012 the mine achieved a decrease in ZAR/4E unit costs of 23%. Revised Restructure Plan Subsequent to year-end, on March 27, 2013, the Company announced that it had entered into a ZAR3.5 billion (US$ 380 million) Revised Restructure Plan with Anglo American Platinum, which will have a material positive impact on the Company's operational and financial outlook going forward. Upon implementation of the Revised Restructure Plan, Atlatsa and the Bokoni group will be well positioned to implement their business strategy on a more conservative, lower risk and sustainable basis. The Revised Restructure Plan retains most of the elements agreed between the Parties in the Initial Restructure Plan announced on 2 February, 2012 and improves on the Initial Restructure Plan as follows:
The implementation of the Revised Restructure Plan will be subject, inter alia, to the fulfillment or, where appropriate, waiver of the following conditions precedent:
For additional information on the Revised Restructure Plan refer to the news releases of Atlatsa dated February 2, 2012, September 27, 2012 and March 27, 2013 as well as the material change reports filed on February 13, 2012 and September 27, 2012, all of which are available at www.sedar.com. Earnings Largely as a result of the negative financial impacts of the unprotected strike at Bokoni Mine, the Company incurred an operating loss attributable to Atlatsa shareholders of $18.7 million, a basic and diluted loss of 4 cents per share, for the 2012 financial year. The Company recognised a fair value gain at year-end of $90.6 million arising from the implementation of phase one of the Revised Restructure Plan, which took place on 28 September 2012. This had a material positive impact on the Company's earnings for the period. The FY 2012 financial statements are prepared on the basis of accounting policies applicable to a going concern. This basis presumes that the Revised Restructure Plan described above is successfully approved by Atlatsa shareholders before 30 June, 2013. The audit report included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F ("20-F") contained an opinion from its independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG Inc., which included a "going concern" explanatory paragraph. The Company discusses this matter in Note 2 to the financial statements included in its 20-F. This press release does not represent any change or amendment to the Company's financial statements or its 20-F. Note on cautionary and no conference call Atlatsa will not be holding a conference call or presentation to accompany these results. The Company will resume detailed shareholder communications in due course. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The NYSE Amex has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. Cautionary and forward-looking information This document contains "forward-looking statements" that were based on Atlatsa's expectations, estimates and projections as of the dates as of which those statements were made, including statements relating to the Bokoni Group restructure and refinancing and anticipated financial or operational performance. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "outlook", "anticipate", "project", "target", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "should" and similar expressions. Atlatsa believes that such forward-looking statements are based on material factors and reasonable assumptions, including the following assumptions: the Bokoni Mine will increase or continue to achieve production levels similar to previous years; the Ga-Phasha, Boikgantsho, Kwanda and Platreef Projects exploration results will continue to be positive; contracted parties provide goods and/or services on the agreed timeframes; equipment necessary for construction and development is available as scheduled and does not incur unforeseen breakdowns; no material labour slowdowns or strikes are incurred; plant and equipment functions as specified; geological or financial parameters do not necessitate future mine plan changes; and no geological or technical problems occur. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These include but are not limited to:
For further information on Atlatsa, investors should review the Company's Annual Report disclosed in the Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed at www.sedar.com and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission www.sec.gov and other disclosure documents that are available at www.sedar.com.
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